diff --git a/.anycable-rails-revision b/.anycable-rails-revision
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1b440c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.anycable-rails-revision
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://github.com/anycable/anycable-rails.git#feat/actioncable-v8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8025759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - master
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  wsdirector:
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      BUNDLE_JOBS: 4
+      BUNDLE_RETRY: 3
+      CI: true
+    services:
+      redis:
+        image: redis:7.0-alpine
+        ports: ["6379:6379"]
+        options: --health-cmd="redis-cli ping" --health-interval 1s --health-timeout 3s --health-retries 30
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        server: ["puma", "anycable"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+      with:
+        ruby-version: 3.3
+        bundler-cache: true
+    - name: Run server
+      run: |
+        bundle exec bento --${{ matrix.server }} &
+        bin/wait_tcp 8080
+    - name: Run echo scenario
+      run: |
+        SCENARIO=echo make wsdirector
+    - name: Run broadcast scenario
+      run: |
+        SCENARIO=broadcast make wsdirector
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36dd26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+anycable-go-*
+k6
+
+.rails-path
+.anycable-path
+
+bin/dist
+!bin/dist/.keep
+
+Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/.rails-revision b/.rails-revision
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dff62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rails-revision
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://github.com/palkan/rails.git#refactor/action-cable-server-adapterization
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbf10e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+rails_path = File.file?(File.join(__dir__, ".rails-path")) ? File.read(File.join(__dir__, ".rails-path")).strip : File.join(__dir__, "../rails")
+
+# Use local Rails copy if available
+if File.directory?(rails_path)
+  gem "rails", group: :preload, path: rails_path
+# Use Rails from a git repo
+elsif File.file?(File.join(__dir__, ".rails-revision"))
+  git, branch = *File.read(File.join(__dir__, ".rails-revision")).strip.split("#", 2)
+  gem "rails", group: :preload, git:, branch:
+else
+  gem "rails", "~> 8.0"
+end
+
+# Baseline setup: Puma + Redis pub/sub
+gem "puma", "~> 6.4"
+gem "redis", "~> 5.0", group: :preload
+
+# Async setup
+# TODO
+
+# AnyCable setup
+gem "grpc_kit" if ENV["ANYCABLE_GRPC_IMPL"] == "grpc_kit"
+gem "grpc" unless ENV["ANYCABLE_GRPC_IMPL"] == "grpc_kit"
+
+anycable_dir_path = File.file?(File.join(__dir__, ".anycable-path")) ? File.read(File.join(__dir__, ".anycable-path")).strip : File.join(__dir__, "..")
+
+if File.file?(File.join(anycable_dir_path, "anycable/anycable-core.gemspec"))
+  gem "anycable-core", group: :preload, path: File.join(anycable_dir_path, "anycable")
+elsif File.file?(File.join(__dir__, ".anycable-revision"))
+  git, branch = *File.read(File.join(__dir__, ".anycable-revision")).strip.split("#", 2)
+  gem "anycable-core", require: false, group: :preload, git:, branch:
+else
+  gem "anycable-core"
+end
+
+if File.file?(File.join(anycable_dir_path, "anycable-rails/anycable-rails.gemspec"))
+  gem "anycable-rails", group: :preload, path: File.join(anycable_dir_path, "anycable-rails")
+elsif File.file?(File.join(__dir__, ".anycable-rails-revision"))
+  git, branch = *File.read(File.join(__dir__, ".anycable-rails-revision")).strip.split("#", 2)
+  gem "anycable-rails", require: false, group: :preload, git:, branch:
+else
+  gem "anycable-rails"
+end
+
+# Tools
+gem "wsdirector-cli", require: false
+
+gem "debug" unless ENV["CI"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e3c0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+SCENARIO ?= echo
+SCALE ?= 10
+
+websocket-bench:
+	websocket-bench broadcast ws://localhost:8080/cable \
+		--concurrent 8 \
+		--sample-size 100 \
+		--step-size 200 \
+		--payload-padding 200 \
+		--total-steps 10 \
+		--origin http://0.0.0.0 \
+		--server-type=actioncable
+
+build-k6:
+	@test -x ./k6 || \
+		xk6 build v0.42.0 --with github.com/anycable/xk6-cable@latest
+
+k6: build-k6
+	./k6 run scripts/k6/benchmark.js
+
+wsdirector:
+	@bundle exec wsdirector -f scripts/wsdirector/$(SCENARIO).yml -u ws://localhost:8080/cable -s $(SCALE)
+
+.PHONY: websocket-bench
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc9e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Action Cable 8 playground
+
+This is a support project for the Action Server adapterization happening here: [rails/rails#50979][the-pr].
+
+This project contains examples, tests and benchmarks aiming to ensure that the refactoring goes well and brings the promised benefits.
+
+## Usage
+
+Install the dependencies:
+
+```sh
+bundle install
+```
+
+NOTE: You can use local dependencies (Rails, AnyCable) either by following path conventions or by providing `.xxx-path` files (see the Gemfile).
+
+Now you should be able to run a minimal Action Cable application via one of the supported web servers. By default, Puma is used:
+
+```sh
+$ bundle exec bento
+
+⚡️ Running Action Cable via puma
+
+[18378] Puma starting in cluster mode...
+
+...
+```
+
+Other servers:
+
+```sh
+# AnyCable
+
+$ bundle exec bento --anycable
+
+⚡️ Running Action Cable via anycable
+
+2024-09-13 10:07:54.272 INF Starting AnyCable 1.5.3-56288f0 (pid: 37818, open file limit: 122880, gomaxprocs: 8) nodeid=NFoelH
+
+...
+```
+
+## Tests
+
+You can run basic smoke tests via [wsdirector][] as follows (NOTE: the server must be running):
+
+```sh
+# The default scenario is echo
+$ make wsdirector
+
+10 clients, 0 failures
+
+# Run broadcast scenario
+$ SCENARIO=broadcast make wsdirector
+
+Group publisher: 10 clients, 0 failures
+Group listener: 20 clients, 0 failures
+
+# You can specify the scale factor, too (default: 10)
+$ SCALE=20 SCENARIO=broadcast make wsdirector
+
+Group publisher: 20 clients, 0 failures
+Group listener: 40 clients, 0 failures
+
+```
+
+[the-pr]: https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/50979
+[wsdirector]: https://github.com/palkan/wsdirector
diff --git a/bento b/bento
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ec5f95f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bento
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require "bundler/setup"
+
+$stdout.puts "YJIT is enabled 🎉" if RUBY_DESCRIPTION =~ /\+YJIT/
+
+require "optparse"
+
+$benchmark_server = :puma
+
+OptionParser.new do |opts|
+  opts.banner = "Usage: bento [options]"
+
+  opts.on('--puma', 'Run Rails via Puma server') do |v|
+    $benchmark_server = :puma
+  end
+
+  opts.on('--anycable', 'Run AnyCable RPC server') do |v|
+    $benchmark_server = :anycable
+  end
+
+  opts.on('--falcon', 'Run Falcon/Async server') do |v|
+    $benchmark_server = :falcon
+  end
+end.parse!
+
+require_relative "lib/application"
+
+$stdout.puts "⚡️ Running Action Cable via #{$benchmark_server}"
+
+BenchmarkServer.run!
diff --git a/bin/anycable-go b/bin/anycable-go
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..91efe9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/anycable-go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd $(dirname $0)/..
+
+# It's recommended to use the exact version of AnyCable-Go here
+version="1.5.3"
+
+if [ ! -f ./bin/dist/anycable-go ]; then
+  echo "AnyCable server is not installed, downloading..."
+  ./bin/rails g anycable:download --version=$version --bin-path=$(pwd)/bin/dist
+fi
+
+curVersion=$(./bin/dist/anycable-go -v)
+
+if [[ "$version" != "latest" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$curVersion" != "$version"* ]]; then
+    echo "AnyCable server version is not $version, downloading a new one..."
+    ./bin/rails g anycable:download --version=$version --bin-path=$(pwd)/bin/dist
+  fi
+fi
+
+./bin/dist/anycable-go $@
diff --git a/bin/rails b/bin/rails
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6f92e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/rails
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require "bundler/setup"
+
+APP_PATH = File.expand_path("../lib/application", __dir__)
+
+require_relative APP_PATH
+
+Dir.chdir(File.dirname(APP_PATH))
+
+require "rails/commands"
diff --git a/bin/wait_tcp b/bin/wait_tcp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..297c891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/wait_tcp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require "socket"
+
+host = "127.0.0.1"
+port = ARGV[0]
+timeout = ARGV[1]&.to_f || 5.0 # seconds
+
+$stdout.puts "Waiting for TCP server to start at #{port}"
+
+while timeout > 0
+  begin
+    Socket.tcp(host, port, connect_timeout: 1).close
+    $stdout.puts "TCP server is listening at #{port}"
+    return
+  rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED, Errno::EHOSTUNREACH, SocketError
+  end
+
+  sleep 0.5
+  timeout -= 0.5
+end
+
+$stderr.puts "No server is listening at #{port}"
+exit(1)
diff --git a/lib/application.rb b/lib/application.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b9a2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/application.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails"
+require "global_id"
+
+require "action_controller/railtie"
+require "action_view/railtie"
+require "action_cable/engine"
+
+require "debug" unless ENV["CI"]
+
+# config/application.rb
+class App < Rails::Application
+  config.root = __dir__
+  config.eager_load = false
+  config.consider_all_requests_local = true
+  config.action_dispatch.show_exceptions = false
+  config.secret_key_base = "i_am_a_secret"
+
+  config.hosts = []
+
+  config.logger = ActiveSupport::Logger.new((ENV["LOG"] == "1") ? $stdout : IO::NULL)
+  config.log_level = (ENV["LOG"] == "1") ? :debug : :fatal
+
+  routes.append do
+    # Add routes here if needed
+  end
+end
+
+ActionCable.server.config.connection_class = -> { ApplicationCable::Connection }
+ActionCable.server.config.disable_request_forgery_protection = true
+ActionCable.server.config.logger = Rails.logger
+
+# Load server configuration
+require_relative "servers/#{$benchmark_server}" if defined?($benchmark_server)
+
+Rails.application.initialize!
+
+module ApplicationCable
+  class Connection < ActionCable::Connection::Base
+    identified_by :uid
+  end
+
+  class Channel < ActionCable::Channel::Base
+  end
+end
+
+class BenchmarkChannel < ApplicationCable::Channel
+  def subscribed
+    stream_from "all#{stream_id}"
+  end
+
+  def echo(data)
+    transmit data
+  end
+
+  def broadcast(data)
+    ActionCable.server.broadcast "all#{stream_id}", data
+    data["action"] = "broadcastResult"
+    transmit data
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def stream_id
+    params[:id] || ""
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/servers/anycable.rb b/lib/servers/anycable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc9d591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/servers/anycable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "redis"
+require "anycable-rails"
+
+ActionCable.server.config.cable = {
+  "adapter" => $benchmark_server == :anycable ? "any_cable" : "redis",
+  "url" => ENV["REDIS_URL"]
+}
+
+class BenchmarkServer
+  def self.run!
+    require "anycable/cli"
+    cli = AnyCable::CLI.new
+    # We're already within the app context
+    cli.define_singleton_method(:boot_app!) { }
+
+    anycable_server_path = Rails.root.join("../bin/anycable-go")
+    cli.run(["--server-command", "#{anycable_server_path} --host 0.0.0.0"])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/servers/falcon.rb b/lib/servers/falcon.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b06c507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/servers/falcon.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# TODO: This is an old version from here: https://github.com/anycable/anycable/blob/a0c48aeffe7b57f8abcf49ec244e2129f7424c97/benchmarks/rails/bento#L113
+# Requires upgrade for Action Cable 8
+class AsyncApp
+  def call(req)
+		Async::WebSocket::Adapters::HTTP.open(req) do |connection|
+      env = {url: "/cable"}
+
+      connected = AnyCable.rpc_handler.handle(
+        :connect,
+        AnyCable::ConnectionRequest.new(env: env)
+      ).then do |response|
+        handle_response(connection, response)
+
+        if response.status != :SUCCESS
+          connection.close
+          next false
+        end
+
+        true
+      end
+
+      next unless connected
+
+      loop do
+        msg = connection.read
+        cmd = Protocol::WebSocket::JSONMessage.wrap(msg)&.to_h
+
+        next unless cmd
+
+        identifier = cmd[:identifier]
+        command = cmd[:command]
+
+        case command
+        when "subscribe"
+          AnyCable.rpc_handler.handle(
+            :command,
+            AnyCable::CommandMessage.new(
+              command:,
+              identifier:,
+              connection_identifiers: "{}",
+              env:
+            )
+          ).then do |response|
+            handle_response(connection, response, identifier)
+          end
+        when "message"
+          AnyCable.rpc_handler.handle(
+            :command,
+            AnyCable::CommandMessage.new(
+              command:,
+              identifier:,
+              connection_identifiers: "{}",
+              data: cmd[:data],
+              env:
+            )
+          ).then do |response|
+            handle_response(connection, response, identifier)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    rescue EOFError
+		end
+	end
+
+  private
+
+  def handle_response(connection, response, identifier = nil)
+    response.transmissions&.each do |msg|
+      connection.write(msg)
+    end
+    connection.flush
+
+    # Command response
+    if identifier
+      writer = proc do |msg|
+        msg = {identifier: identifier, message: JSON.parse(msg)}.to_json
+        connection.write(msg)
+        connetion.flush
+      end
+
+      response.streams&.each do |stream|
+        ActionCable.server.pubsub.subscribe(stream, writer)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+class BenchmarkServer
+  def self.run!
+    require "async/websocket"
+    require "async/websocket/adapters/http"
+    require 'protocol/websocket/json_message'
+
+    require "falcon/command"
+    require "falcon/command/serve"
+
+    # Patch Action Cable subscriber to be async-aware
+    require "async/semaphore"
+    ActionCable::SubscriptionAdapter::SubscriberMap.prepend(Module.new do
+      def initialize(...)
+        super
+        @semaphore = Async::Semaphore.new(1024)
+      end
+
+      def broadcast(channel, message)
+        list = @sync.synchronize do
+          return if !@subscribers.key?(channel)
+          @subscribers[channel].dup
+        end
+
+        Async do
+          list.each do |subscriber|
+            @semaphore.async do
+              invoke_callback(subscriber, message)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end)
+
+    cmd = Falcon::Command::Serve.new(["-p", "8080", "-b", "tcp://0.0.0.0", "--#{ENV.fetch("FALCON_MODE", "forked")}"])
+    cmd.define_singleton_method(:load_app) { AsyncApp.new }
+    cmd.call
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/servers/puma.rb b/lib/servers/puma.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daefc52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/servers/puma.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+ActionCable.server.config.cable = {
+  "adapter" => ENV.fetch("ACTION_CABLE_ADAPTER", "redis"),
+  "url" => ENV["REDIS_URL"]
+}
+
+class BenchmarkServer
+  def self.run!
+    require "puma/cli"
+    cli = Puma::CLI.new(["-w", "#{ENV.fetch("WEB_CONCURRENCY", 4)}", "-t", "5", "-p", "8080", "-b", "tcp://0.0.0.0"])
+    cli.instance_variable_get(:@conf).options[:app] = Rails.application
+    cli.run
+  end
+end
diff --git a/scripts/wsdirector/broadcast.yml b/scripts/wsdirector/broadcast.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55af650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/wsdirector/broadcast.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+- client:
+    multiplier: ":scale"
+    name: "publisher"
+    protocol: "action_cable"
+    actions:
+      - subscribe:
+          channel: "BenchmarkChannel"
+      - wait_all
+      - perform:
+          channel: "BenchmarkChannel"
+          action: "broadcast"
+          data:
+            text: "hello"
+
+- client:
+    name: "listener"
+    multiplier: ":scale * 2"
+    protocol: "action_cable"
+    actions:
+      - subscribe:
+          channel: "BenchmarkChannel"
+      - wait_all
+      - receive:
+          multiplier: ":scale"
+          channel: "BenchmarkChannel"
+          data:
+            text: "hello"
diff --git a/scripts/wsdirector/echo.yml b/scripts/wsdirector/echo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a586087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/wsdirector/echo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+- client:
+    multiplier: ":scale"
+    protocol: "action_cable"
+    actions:
+      - subscribe:
+          channel: "BenchmarkChannel"
+      - perform:
+          channel: "BenchmarkChannel"
+          action: "echo"
+          data:
+            text: "ping"
+      - receive:
+          channel: "BenchmarkChannel"
+          data:
+            text: "ping"