diff --git a/src/client.test.ts b/src/client.test.ts
index d96b1b5..e196e6d 100644
--- a/src/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/client.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { WmClient } from './client';
+import { TilingDirection } from './types';
 
 describe.sequential('[CLIENT]', async () => {
   const client = new WmClient();
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ describe.sequential('[CLIENT]', async () => {
       expect(workspaces.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
 
-    it.concurrent('focused container', async () => {
-      const focused = await client.queryFocused();
+    it.concurrent('focused', async () => {
+      const { focused } = await client.queryFocused();
       expect(focused).toBeDefined();
     });
 
@@ -36,6 +37,17 @@ describe.sequential('[CLIENT]', async () => {
       const { version } = await client.queryAppMetadata();
       expect(typeof version).toBe('string');
     });
+
+    it.concurrent('tiling direction', async () => {
+      const { directionContainer, tilingDirection } =
+        await client.queryTilingDirection();
+
+      expect(directionContainer).toBeDefined();
+      expect(
+        tilingDirection === TilingDirection.HORIZONTAL ||
+          tilingDirection === TilingDirection.VERTICAL,
+      ).toBeTruthy();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('(command)', () => {
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 1412d17..bce5289 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,21 @@ import {
 } from 'ws';
 
 import {
-  type BindingModeConfig,
   WmEventType,
   type WmEventData,
   type Monitor,
   type ServerMessage,
   type Workspace,
   type Window,
-  type AppMetadata,
+  type AppMetadataResponse,
+  type TilingDirectionResponse,
+  type BindingModesResponse,
+  type FocusedResponse,
+  type WindowsResponse,
+  type MonitorsResponse,
+  type WorkspacesResponse,
+  type RunCommandResponse,
+  type SubscribeResponse,
 } from './types';
 
 export interface WmClientOptions {
@@ -58,55 +65,57 @@ export class WmClient {
   /**
    * Gets all monitors. {@link Monitor}
    */
-  async queryMonitors(): Promise<{ monitors: Monitor[] }> {
-    return this._sendAndWaitReply<{ monitors: Monitor[] }>(
-      'query monitors',
-    );
+  async queryMonitors(): Promise<MonitorsResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<MonitorsResponse>('query monitors');
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets all active workspaces. {@link Workspace}
    */
-  async queryWorkspaces(): Promise<{ workspaces: Workspace[] }> {
-    return this._sendAndWaitReply<{ workspaces: Workspace[] }>(
-      'query workspaces',
-    );
+  async queryWorkspaces(): Promise<WorkspacesResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<WorkspacesResponse>('query workspaces');
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets all managed windows. {@link Window}
    */
-  async queryWindows(): Promise<{ windows: Window[] }> {
-    return this._sendAndWaitReply<{ windows: Window[] }>('query windows');
+  async queryWindows(): Promise<WindowsResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<WindowsResponse>('query windows');
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets the currently focused container. This can either be a
    * {@link Window} or a {@link Workspace} without any descendant windows.
    */
-  async queryFocused(): Promise<{ focused: Window | Workspace }> {
-    return this._sendAndWaitReply<{ focused: Window | Workspace }>(
-      'query focused',
-    );
+  async queryFocused(): Promise<FocusedResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<FocusedResponse>('query focused');
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the active binding modes. {@link BindingModeConfig}
+   * Gets the active binding modes.
    */
-  async queryBindingModes(): Promise<{
-    bindingModes: BindingModeConfig[];
-  }> {
-    return this._sendAndWaitReply<{ bindingModes: BindingModeConfig[] }>(
+  async queryBindingModes(): Promise<BindingModesResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<BindingModesResponse>(
       'query binding-modes',
     );
   }
 
   /**
    * Gets metadata about the running GlazeWM application.
-   * {@link AppMetadata}
    */
-  async queryAppMetadata(): Promise<AppMetadata> {
-    return this._sendAndWaitReply<AppMetadata>('query app-metadata');
+  async queryAppMetadata(): Promise<AppMetadataResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<AppMetadataResponse>(
+      'query app-metadata',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the tiling direction of the focused container.
+   */
+  async queryTilingDirection(): Promise<TilingDirectionResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<TilingDirectionResponse>(
+      'query tiling-direction',
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -120,8 +129,8 @@ export class WmClient {
   async runCommand(
     command: string,
     subjectContainerId?: string,
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    await this._sendAndWaitReply<{ subjectContainerId: string }>(
+  ): Promise<RunCommandResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<RunCommandResponse>(
       subjectContainerId
         ? `command --id ${subjectContainerId} ${command}`
         : `command ${command}`,
@@ -185,9 +194,10 @@ export class WmClient {
     events: T,
     callback: SubscribeCallback<T[number]>,
   ): Promise<UnlistenFn> {
-    const { subscriptionId } = await this._sendAndWaitReply<{
-      subscriptionId: string;
-    }>(`sub --events ${events.join(' ')}`);
+    const { subscriptionId } =
+      await this._sendAndWaitReply<SubscribeResponse>(
+        `sub --events ${events.join(' ')}`,
+      );
 
     const unlisten = this.onMessage(e => {
       const serverMessage: ServerMessage<WmEventData> = JSON.parse(
@@ -206,9 +216,7 @@ export class WmClient {
     return async () => {
       unlisten();
 
-      await this._sendAndWaitReply<{ subscriptionId: string }>(
-        `unsub --id ${subscriptionId}`,
-      );
+      await this._sendAndWaitReply<void>(`unsub --id ${subscriptionId}`);
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/common/app-metadata.ts b/src/types/common/app-metadata.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c66a6ac..0000000
--- a/src/types/common/app-metadata.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-export interface AppMetadata {
-  version: string;
-}
diff --git a/src/types/common/index.ts b/src/types/common/index.ts
index b602b58..b2b0003 100644
--- a/src/types/common/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/common/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-export * from './app-metadata';
 export * from './display-state';
 export * from './length-unit';
 export * from './rect-delta';
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 4354786..39037ed 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+export * from './common';
 export * from './config';
 export * from './containers';
 export * from './events';
+export * from './responses';
 export * from './server-message';
-export * from './common';
 export * from './wm-events';
diff --git a/src/types/responses/app-metadata-response.ts b/src/types/responses/app-metadata-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..911c0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/app-metadata-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface AppMetadataResponse {
+  version: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/binding-modes-response.ts b/src/types/responses/binding-modes-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43ed121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/binding-modes-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { BindingModeConfig } from '../config';
+
+export interface BindingModesResponse {
+  bindingModes: BindingModeConfig[];
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/focused-response.ts b/src/types/responses/focused-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc961c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/focused-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { Window, Workspace } from '../containers';
+
+export interface FocusedResponse {
+  focused: Window | Workspace;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/index.ts b/src/types/responses/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45c1ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export * from './app-metadata-response';
+export * from './binding-modes-response';
+export * from './focused-response';
+export * from './monitors-response';
+export * from './run-command-response';
+export * from './subscribe-response';
+export * from './tiling-direction-response';
+export * from './windows-response';
+export * from './workspaces-response';
diff --git a/src/types/responses/monitors-response.ts b/src/types/responses/monitors-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a770bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/monitors-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { Monitor } from '../containers';
+
+export interface MonitorsResponse {
+  monitors: Monitor[];
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/run-command-response.ts b/src/types/responses/run-command-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..265016f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/run-command-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface RunCommandResponse {
+  subjectContainerId: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/subscribe-response.ts b/src/types/responses/subscribe-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a0b811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/subscribe-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface SubscribeResponse {
+  subscriptionId: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/tiling-direction-response.ts b/src/types/responses/tiling-direction-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..607adec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/tiling-direction-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { TilingDirection } from '../common';
+import type { SplitContainer, Workspace } from '../containers';
+
+export interface TilingDirectionResponse {
+  tilingDirection: TilingDirection;
+  directionContainer: Workspace | SplitContainer;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/windows-response.ts b/src/types/responses/windows-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23223ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/windows-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { Window } from '../containers';
+
+export interface WindowsResponse {
+  windows: Window[];
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/workspaces-response.ts b/src/types/responses/workspaces-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8977e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/workspaces-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { Workspace } from '../containers';
+
+export interface WorkspacesResponse {
+  workspaces: Workspace[];
+}