diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3c80d98..4b3eb56 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -397,6 +397,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "atoi"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f28d99ec8bfea296261ca1af174f24225171fea9664ba9003cbebee704810528"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atomic-waker"
 version = "1.1.2"
@@ -1742,6 +1751,7 @@ name = "lemur"
 version = "0.2.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "atoi",
  "bitflags 2.6.0",
  "bytemuck",
  "cc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f7e7434..0e1b3fb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
+atoi = "2"
 bitflags = { version = "2", features = ["serde"] }
 bytemuck = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/gdbserver.rs b/src/gdbserver.rs
index 97171e0..ae11619 100644
--- a/src/gdbserver.rs
+++ b/src/gdbserver.rs
@@ -212,6 +212,33 @@ impl GdbConnection {
             } else if req.match_str("c") || req.match_str("vCont;c:") {
                 self.client.send_command(EmulatorCommand::Resume);
                 // Don't send a response until we hit a breakpoint or get interrupted
+            } else if req.match_str("p") {
+                let Some(register) = req.match_hex::<u32>() else {
+                    let res = self.response();
+                    self.send(res).await?;
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let res = self.response().write_hex(register);
+                self.send(res).await?;
+            } else if req.match_str("m") {
+                let mut read_params = || {
+                    let start = req.match_hex::<u32>()?;
+                    if !req.match_str(",") {
+                        return None;
+                    };
+                    let size = req.match_hex::<u32>()?;
+                    Some((start, size))
+                };
+                let Some((start, size)) = read_params() else {
+                    let res = self.response();
+                    self.send(res).await?;
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let mut res = self.response();
+                for i in 0..size {
+                    res = res.write_hex((start + i) as u8);
+                }
+                self.send(res).await?;
             } else {
                 // unrecognized command
                 let res = self.response();
diff --git a/src/gdbserver/request.rs b/src/gdbserver/request.rs
index 63f66e8..6648794 100644
--- a/src/gdbserver/request.rs
+++ b/src/gdbserver/request.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use atoi::FromRadix16;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt as _};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -6,11 +7,32 @@ pub enum RequestKind {
     Signal,
     Command,
 }
+impl RequestKind {
+    fn name(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Signal => "Signal",
+            Self::Command => "Command",
+        }
+    }
+}
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Request<'a> {
     pub kind: RequestKind,
-    body: &'a str,
+    buffer: &'a [u8],
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for Request<'_> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let mut ds = f.debug_tuple(self.kind.name());
+        match self.kind {
+            RequestKind::Signal => ds.field(&self.buffer),
+            RequestKind::Command => match std::str::from_utf8(self.buffer) {
+                Ok(str) => ds.field(&str),
+                Err(_) => ds.field(&self.buffer),
+            },
+        };
+        ds.finish()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Request<'a> {
@@ -31,10 +53,9 @@ impl<'a> Request<'a> {
         if char == 0x03 {
             // This is how the client "cancels an in-flight request"
             buffer.push(char);
-            let body = std::str::from_utf8(buffer)?;
             return Ok(Self {
                 kind: RequestKind::Signal,
-                body,
+                buffer,
             });
         }
         if char != b'$' {
@@ -61,24 +82,34 @@ impl<'a> Request<'a> {
 
         let mut checksum_bytes = [b'0'; 2];
         reader.read_exact(&mut checksum_bytes).await?;
-        let checksum_str = std::str::from_utf8(&checksum_bytes)?;
-        let real_checksum = u8::from_str_radix(checksum_str, 16)?;
-        if checksum != real_checksum {
+        let (real_checksum, 2) = u8::from_radix_16(&checksum_bytes) else {
             bail!("invalid checksum");
+        };
+        if checksum != real_checksum {
+            bail!("mismatched checksum");
         }
 
-        let body = std::str::from_utf8(buffer)?;
         Ok(Self {
             kind: RequestKind::Command,
-            body,
+            buffer,
         })
     }
 
     pub fn match_str(&mut self, prefix: &str) -> bool {
-        if let Some(new_body) = self.body.strip_prefix(prefix) {
-            self.body = new_body;
+        if let Some(new_buffer) = self.buffer.strip_prefix(prefix.as_bytes()) {
+            self.buffer = new_buffer;
             return true;
         }
         false
     }
+
+    pub fn match_hex<I: FromRadix16>(&mut self) -> Option<I> {
+        match I::from_radix_16(self.buffer) {
+            (_, 0) => None,
+            (val, used) => {
+                self.buffer = self.buffer.split_at(used).1;
+                Some(val)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/gdbserver/response.rs b/src/gdbserver/response.rs
index fdd9220..b7c684e 100644
--- a/src/gdbserver/response.rs
+++ b/src/gdbserver/response.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use num_traits::ToBytes;
+
 pub struct Response {
     buffer: Vec<u8>,
     checksum: u8,
@@ -17,22 +19,24 @@ impl Response {
     }
 
     pub fn write_str(mut self, str: &str) -> Self {
-        for char in str.as_bytes() {
-            self.buffer.push(*char);
-            self.checksum = self.checksum.wrapping_add(*char);
+        for byte in str.as_bytes() {
+            self.buffer.push(*byte);
+            self.checksum = self.checksum.wrapping_add(*byte);
         }
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn write_hex_u8(mut self, value: u8) -> Self {
-        for digit in [(value >> 4), (value & 0xf)] {
-            let char = if digit > 9 {
-                b'a' + digit - 10
-            } else {
-                b'0' + digit
-            };
-            self.buffer.push(char);
-            self.checksum = self.checksum.wrapping_add(char);
+    pub fn write_hex<T: ToBytes>(mut self, value: T) -> Self {
+        for byte in value.to_be_bytes().as_ref() {
+            for digit in [(byte >> 4), (byte & 0xf)] {
+                let char = if digit > 9 {
+                    b'a' + digit - 10
+                } else {
+                    b'0' + digit
+                };
+                self.buffer.push(char);
+                self.checksum = self.checksum.wrapping_add(char);
+            }
         }
         self
     }
@@ -40,6 +44,6 @@ impl Response {
     pub fn finish(mut self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let checksum = self.checksum;
         self.buffer.push(b'#');
-        self.write_hex_u8(checksum).buffer
+        self.write_hex(checksum).buffer
     }
 }