diff --git a/.config/kak/scripts/kakpipe.sh b/.config/kak/scripts/kakpipe.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b5826667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/kak/scripts/kakpipe.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# check for filter string
+while getopts "f:" opt; do
+    case "$opt" in
+        f)
+            filter="$OPTARG"
+            ;;
+        \?)
+            echo "Invalid option"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$filter" ]; then
+    echo "No filter!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+tempdir="$(mktemp -d kakpipe-XXXXXX)"
+fifo="${tempdir}/fifo"
+
+# cleanup
+rm -r "$tempdir"