diff --git a/bindings/pylibafl/src/lib.rs b/bindings/pylibafl/src/lib.rs
index 4bc7c82116..809ffdbfa6 100644
--- a/bindings/pylibafl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/pylibafl/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use libafl;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 use libafl_qemu;
 use libafl_sugar;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
@@ -92,10 +93,14 @@ pub fn python_module(py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
 
     modules.set_item("pylibafl.sugar", sugar_module)?;
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     let qemu_module = PyModule::new(py, "qemu")?;
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     libafl_qemu::python_module(py, qemu_module)?;
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     m.add_submodule(qemu_module)?;
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     modules.set_item("pylibafl.qemu", qemu_module)?;
 
     let libafl_module = PyModule::new(py, "libafl")?;
diff --git a/libafl/src/corpus/cached.rs b/libafl/src/corpus/cached.rs
index cf4a150234..e100dcd139 100644
--- a/libafl/src/corpus/cached.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/corpus/cached.rs
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ where
 /// ``CachedOnDiskCorpus`` Python bindings
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::corpus::pybind::PythonCorpus;
-    use crate::corpus::CachedOnDiskCorpus;
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
+    use crate::{corpus::pybind::PythonCorpus, corpus::CachedOnDiskCorpus, inputs::BytesInput};
     use alloc::string::String;
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
diff --git a/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory.rs b/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory.rs
index e3bbcf084a..d353b9984f 100644
--- a/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory.rs
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ where
 /// `InMemoryCorpus` Python bindings
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::corpus::pybind::PythonCorpus;
-    use crate::corpus::InMemoryCorpus;
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
+    use crate::{
+        corpus::{pybind::PythonCorpus, InMemoryCorpus},
+        inputs::BytesInput,
+    };
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
diff --git a/libafl/src/corpus/mod.rs b/libafl/src/corpus/mod.rs
index 36a0a676a6..892e0feb95 100644
--- a/libafl/src/corpus/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/corpus/mod.rs
@@ -56,18 +56,19 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::corpus::inmemory::pybind::PythonInMemoryCorpus;
-    use crate::corpus::testcase::pybind::PythonTestcaseWrapper;
-    use crate::corpus::{Corpus, Testcase};
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
-    use crate::Error;
+    use crate::{
+        corpus::{
+            cached::pybind::PythonCachedOnDiskCorpus, inmemory::pybind::PythonInMemoryCorpus,
+            ondisk::pybind::PythonOnDiskCorpus, testcase::pybind::PythonTestcaseWrapper, Corpus,
+            Testcase,
+        },
+        inputs::BytesInput,
+        Error,
+    };
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     use std::cell::RefCell;
 
-    use super::cached::pybind::PythonCachedOnDiskCorpus;
-    use super::ondisk::pybind::PythonOnDiskCorpus;
-
     #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
     enum PythonCorpusWrapper {
         InMemory(Py<PythonInMemoryCorpus>),
diff --git a/libafl/src/corpus/ondisk.rs b/libafl/src/corpus/ondisk.rs
index e4aef0ecd3..8126bade8a 100644
--- a/libafl/src/corpus/ondisk.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/corpus/ondisk.rs
@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 /// `OnDiskCorpus` Python bindings
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::corpus::pybind::PythonCorpus;
-    use crate::corpus::OnDiskCorpus;
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
+    use crate::{
+        corpus::{pybind::PythonCorpus, OnDiskCorpus},
+        inputs::BytesInput,
+    };
     use alloc::string::String;
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
diff --git a/libafl/src/corpus/testcase.rs b/libafl/src/corpus/testcase.rs
index 0c7b8b2416..d01d5d6044 100644
--- a/libafl/src/corpus/testcase.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/corpus/testcase.rs
@@ -351,12 +351,13 @@ crate::impl_serdeany!(SchedulerTestcaseMetaData);
 /// `Testcase` Python bindings
 pub mod pybind {
     use super::{HasMetadata, Testcase};
-    use crate::bolts::ownedref::OwnedPtrMut;
-    use crate::inputs::{BytesInput, HasBytesVec};
-    use crate::pybind::PythonMetadata;
+    use crate::{
+        bolts::ownedref::OwnedPtrMut,
+        inputs::{BytesInput, HasBytesVec},
+        pybind::PythonMetadata,
+    };
     use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec::Vec};
-    use pyo3::prelude::*;
-    use pyo3::types::PyDict;
+    use pyo3::{prelude::*, types::PyDict};
 
     /// `PythonTestcase` with fixed generics
     pub type PythonTestcase = Testcase<BytesInput>;
diff --git a/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs b/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
index 52d0116b6a..c108ad87be 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     events::{
         BrokerEventResult, Event, EventConfig, EventFirer, EventManager, EventManagerId,
-        EventProcessor, EventRestarter, HasEventManagerId, ProgressReporter,
+        EventProcessor, EventRestarter, HasCustomBufHandlers, HasEventManagerId, ProgressReporter,
     },
     executors::{Executor, HasObservers},
     fuzzer::{EvaluatorObservers, ExecutionProcessor},
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ use crate::{
     observers::ObserversTuple,
     Error,
 };
-use alloc::string::ToString;
+use alloc::{
+    boxed::Box,
+    string::{String, ToString},
+    vec::Vec,
+};
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use core::sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, Ordering};
 use core::{marker::PhantomData, time::Duration};
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ use std::net::{SocketAddr, ToSocketAddrs};
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use typed_builder::TypedBuilder;
 
+use super::{CustomBufEventResult, CustomBufHandlerFn};
+
 /// Forward this to the client
 const _LLMP_TAG_EVENT_TO_CLIENT: Tag = 0x2C11E471;
 /// Only handle this in the broker
@@ -228,14 +234,15 @@ where
                 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
                 println!("[LOG {}]: {}", severity_level, message);
                 Ok(BrokerEventResult::Handled)
-            } //_ => Ok(BrokerEventResult::Forward),
+            }
+            Event::CustomBuf { .. } => Ok(BrokerEventResult::Forward),
+            //_ => Ok(BrokerEventResult::Forward),
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// An [`EventManager`] that forwards all events to other attached fuzzers on shared maps or via tcp,
 /// using low-level message passing, [`crate::bolts::llmp`].
-#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct LlmpEventManager<I, OT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
@@ -244,12 +251,33 @@ where
     //CE: CustomEvent<I>,
 {
     llmp: LlmpClient<SP>,
+    /// The custom buf handler
+    custom_buf_handlers: Vec<Box<CustomBufHandlerFn<S>>>,
     #[cfg(feature = "llmp_compression")]
     compressor: GzipCompressor,
     configuration: EventConfig,
     phantom: PhantomData<(I, OT, S)>,
 }
 
+impl<I, OT, S, SP> core::fmt::Debug for LlmpEventManager<I, OT, S, SP>
+where
+    I: Input,
+    OT: ObserversTuple<I, S>,
+    SP: ShMemProvider + 'static,
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        let mut debug_struct = f.debug_struct("LlmpEventManager");
+        let debug = debug_struct.field("llmp", &self.llmp);
+        //.field("custom_buf_handlers", &self.custom_buf_handlers)
+        #[cfg(feature = "llmp_compression")]
+        let debug = debug.field("compressor", &self.compressor);
+        debug
+            .field("configuration", &self.configuration)
+            .field("phantom", &self.phantom)
+            .finish_non_exhaustive()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<I, OT, S, SP> Drop for LlmpEventManager<I, OT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
@@ -276,6 +304,7 @@ where
             compressor: GzipCompressor::new(COMPRESS_THRESHOLD),
             configuration,
             phantom: PhantomData,
+            custom_buf_handlers: vec![],
         })
     }
 
@@ -294,6 +323,7 @@ where
             compressor: GzipCompressor::new(COMPRESS_THRESHOLD),
             configuration,
             phantom: PhantomData,
+            custom_buf_handlers: vec![],
         })
     }
 
@@ -310,6 +340,7 @@ where
             compressor: GzipCompressor::new(COMPRESS_THRESHOLD),
             configuration,
             phantom: PhantomData,
+            custom_buf_handlers: vec![],
         })
     }
 
@@ -330,6 +361,7 @@ where
             compressor: GzipCompressor::new(COMPRESS_THRESHOLD),
             configuration,
             phantom: PhantomData,
+            custom_buf_handlers: vec![],
         })
     }
 
@@ -384,6 +416,14 @@ where
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
+            Event::CustomBuf { tag, buf } => {
+                for handler in &mut self.custom_buf_handlers {
+                    if handler(state, &tag, &buf)? == CustomBufEventResult::Handled {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
             _ => Err(Error::unknown(format!(
                 "Received illegal message that message should not have arrived: {:?}.",
                 event.name()
@@ -496,6 +536,20 @@ where
 {
 }
 
+impl<I, OT, S, SP> HasCustomBufHandlers<S> for LlmpEventManager<I, OT, S, SP>
+where
+    I: Input,
+    OT: ObserversTuple<I, S>,
+    SP: ShMemProvider,
+{
+    fn add_custom_buf_handler(
+        &mut self,
+        handler: Box<dyn FnMut(&mut S, &String, &[u8]) -> Result<CustomBufEventResult, Error>>,
+    ) {
+        self.custom_buf_handlers.push(handler);
+    }
+}
+
 impl<I, OT, S, SP> ProgressReporter<I> for LlmpEventManager<I, OT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
diff --git a/libafl/src/events/mod.rs b/libafl/src/events/mod.rs
index f90e027776..0cf6fa42f6 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub use llmp::*;
 
 use ahash::AHasher;
 use alloc::{
+    boxed::Box,
     string::{String, ToString},
     vec::Vec,
 };
@@ -36,8 +37,6 @@ pub struct EventManagerId {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "introspection")]
 use crate::monitors::ClientPerfMonitor;
-#[cfg(feature = "introspection")]
-use alloc::boxed::Box;
 
 /// The log event severity
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -63,6 +62,15 @@ impl fmt::Display for LogSeverity {
     }
 }
 
+/// The result of a custom buf handler added using [`HasCustomBufHandlers::add_custom_buf_handler`]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum CustomBufEventResult {
+    /// Exit early from event handling
+    Handled,
+    /// Call the next handler, if available
+    Next,
+}
+
 /// Indicate if an event worked or not
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum BrokerEventResult {
@@ -231,6 +239,13 @@ where
         /// `PhantomData`
         phantom: PhantomData<I>,
     },
+    /// Sends a custom buffer to other clients
+    CustomBuf {
+        /// The buffer
+        buf: Vec<u8>,
+        /// Tag of this buffer
+        tag: String,
+    },
     /*/// A custom type
     Custom {
         // TODO: Allow custom events
@@ -270,12 +285,13 @@ where
                 introspection_monitor: _,
                 phantom: _,
             } => "PerfMonitor",
-            Event::Objective { objective_size: _ } => "Objective",
+            Event::Objective { .. } => "Objective",
             Event::Log {
                 severity_level: _,
                 message: _,
                 phantom: _,
             } => "Log",
+            Event::CustomBuf { .. } => "CustomBuf",
             /*Event::Custom {
                 sender_id: _, /*custom_event} => custom_event.name()*/
             } => "todo",*/
@@ -451,6 +467,16 @@ where
 {
 }
 
+/// The handler function for custom buffers exchanged via [`EventManager`]
+type CustomBufHandlerFn<S> =
+    dyn FnMut(&mut S, &String, &[u8]) -> Result<CustomBufEventResult, Error>;
+
+/// Supports custom buf handlers to handle `CustomBuf` events.
+pub trait HasCustomBufHandlers<S> {
+    /// Adds a custom buffer handler that will run for each incoming `CustomBuf` event.
+    fn add_custom_buf_handler(&mut self, handler: Box<CustomBufHandlerFn<S>>);
+}
+
 /// An eventmgr for tests, and as placeholder if you really don't need an event manager.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct NopEventManager {}
@@ -479,6 +505,14 @@ impl<E, I, S, Z> EventProcessor<E, I, S, Z> for NopEventManager {
 
 impl<E, I, S, Z> EventManager<E, I, S, Z> for NopEventManager where I: Input {}
 
+impl<S> HasCustomBufHandlers<S> for NopEventManager {
+    fn add_custom_buf_handler(
+        &mut self,
+        _handler: Box<dyn FnMut(&mut S, &String, &[u8]) -> Result<CustomBufEventResult, Error>>,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
+
 impl<I> ProgressReporter<I> for NopEventManager where I: Input {}
 
 impl HasEventManagerId for NopEventManager {
@@ -548,16 +582,17 @@ mod tests {
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::events::simple::pybind::PythonSimpleEventManager;
-    use crate::events::{
-        Event, EventFirer, EventManager, EventManagerId, EventProcessor, EventRestarter,
-        HasEventManagerId, ProgressReporter,
+    use crate::{
+        events::{
+            simple::pybind::PythonSimpleEventManager, Event, EventFirer, EventManager,
+            EventManagerId, EventProcessor, EventRestarter, HasEventManagerId, ProgressReporter,
+        },
+        executors::pybind::PythonExecutor,
+        fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzer,
+        inputs::BytesInput,
+        state::pybind::PythonStdState,
+        Error,
     };
-    use crate::executors::pybind::PythonExecutor;
-    use crate::fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzer;
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
-    use crate::state::pybind::PythonStdState;
-    use crate::Error;
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
     #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/libafl/src/events/simple.rs b/libafl/src/events/simple.rs
index 605cd19f3c..03fdc42945 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/simple.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/simple.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ use crate::{
     monitors::Monitor,
     Error,
 };
-use alloc::{string::ToString, vec::Vec};
+use alloc::{
+    boxed::Box,
+    string::{String, ToString},
+    vec::Vec,
+};
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use core::sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, Ordering};
+use core::{fmt::Debug, marker::PhantomData};
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 
@@ -23,10 +28,11 @@ use crate::bolts::os::{fork, ForkResult};
 use crate::{
     bolts::{shmem::ShMemProvider, staterestore::StateRestorer},
     corpus::Corpus,
+    executors::Executor,
     state::{HasCorpus, HasSolutions},
 };
 
-use super::ProgressReporter;
+use super::{CustomBufEventResult, CustomBufHandlerFn, HasCustomBufHandlers, ProgressReporter};
 
 /// The llmp connection from the actual fuzzer to the process supervising it
 const _ENV_FUZZER_SENDER: &str = "_AFL_ENV_FUZZER_SENDER";
@@ -35,24 +41,40 @@ const _ENV_FUZZER_RECEIVER: &str = "_AFL_ENV_FUZZER_RECEIVER";
 const _ENV_FUZZER_BROKER_CLIENT_INITIAL: &str = "_AFL_ENV_FUZZER_BROKER_CLIENT";
 
 /// A simple, single-threaded event manager that just logs
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+pub struct SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
     /// The monitor
     monitor: MT,
     /// The events that happened since the last handle_in_broker
     events: Vec<Event<I>>,
+    /// The custom buf handler
+    custom_buf_handlers: Vec<Box<CustomBufHandlerFn<S>>>,
+    phantom: PhantomData<S>,
 }
 
-impl<I, MT> EventFirer<I> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+impl<I, MT, S> Debug for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug,
 {
-    fn fire<S>(&mut self, _state: &mut S, event: Event<I>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("SimpleEventManager")
+            //.field("custom_buf_handlers", self.custom_buf_handlers)
+            .field("monitor", &self.monitor)
+            .field("events", &self.events)
+            .finish_non_exhaustive()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<I, MT, S> EventFirer<I> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
+where
+    I: Input,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+{
+    fn fire<S2>(&mut self, _state: &mut S2, event: Event<I>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         match Self::handle_in_broker(&mut self.monitor, &event)? {
             BrokerEventResult::Forward => self.events.push(event),
             BrokerEventResult::Handled => (),
@@ -61,17 +83,17 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<I, MT, S> EventRestarter<S> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+impl<I, MT, S> EventRestarter<S> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
 }
 
-impl<E, I, MT, S, Z> EventProcessor<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+impl<E, I, MT, S, Z> EventProcessor<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
     fn process(
         &mut self,
@@ -88,44 +110,60 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<E, I, MT, S, Z> EventManager<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+impl<E, I, MT, S, Z> EventManager<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
 }
 
-impl<I, MT> ProgressReporter<I> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+impl<I, MT, S> HasCustomBufHandlers<S> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+{
+    /// Adds a custom buffer handler that will run for each incoming `CustomBuf` event.
+    fn add_custom_buf_handler(
+        &mut self,
+        handler: Box<dyn FnMut(&mut S, &String, &[u8]) -> Result<CustomBufEventResult, Error>>,
+    ) {
+        self.custom_buf_handlers.push(handler);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<I, MT, S> ProgressReporter<I> for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
+where
+    I: Input,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
 }
 
-impl<I, MT> HasEventManagerId for SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+impl<I, MT, S> HasEventManagerId for SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug,
 {
     fn mgr_id(&self) -> EventManagerId {
         EventManagerId { id: 0 }
     }
 }
 
-impl<I, MT> SimpleEventManager<I, MT>
+impl<I, MT, S> SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>
 where
     I: Input,
-    MT: Monitor, //TODO CE: CustomEvent,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //TODO CE: CustomEvent,
 {
     /// Creates a new [`SimpleEventManager`].
     pub fn new(monitor: MT) -> Self {
         Self {
             monitor,
             events: vec![],
+            custom_buf_handlers: vec![],
+            phantom: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 
-    // Handle arriving events in the broker
+    /// Handle arriving events in the broker
     #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_wraps)]
     fn handle_in_broker(monitor: &mut MT, event: &Event<I>) -> Result<BrokerEventResult, Error> {
         match event {
@@ -201,17 +239,26 @@ where
                 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
                 println!("[LOG {}]: {}", severity_level, message);
                 Ok(BrokerEventResult::Handled)
-            } //_ => Ok(BrokerEventResult::Forward),
+            }
+            Event::CustomBuf { .. } => Ok(BrokerEventResult::Forward),
+            //_ => Ok(BrokerEventResult::Forward),
         }
     }
 
     // Handle arriving events in the client
     #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value, clippy::unused_self)]
-    fn handle_in_client<S>(&mut self, _state: &mut S, event: Event<I>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        Err(Error::unknown(format!(
-            "Received illegal message that message should not have arrived: {:?}.",
-            event
-        )))
+    fn handle_in_client(&mut self, state: &mut S, event: Event<I>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if let Event::CustomBuf { tag, buf } = &event {
+            for handler in &mut self.custom_buf_handlers {
+                handler(state, tag, buf)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::unknown(format!(
+                "Received illegal message that message should not have arrived: {:?}.",
+                event
+            )))
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -220,25 +267,25 @@ where
 /// `restarter` will start a new process each time the child crashes or times out.
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 #[allow(clippy::default_trait_access)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
     /// The actual simple event mgr
-    simple_event_mgr: SimpleEventManager<I, MT>,
+    simple_event_mgr: SimpleEventManager<I, MT, S>,
     /// [`StateRestorer`] for restarts
     staterestorer: StateRestorer<SP>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl<I, MT, SP> EventFirer<I> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+impl<I, MT, S, SP> EventFirer<I> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
     fn fire<S2>(&mut self, _state: &mut S2, event: Event<I>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.simple_event_mgr.fire(_state, event)
@@ -246,12 +293,12 @@ where
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl<I, MT, S, SP> EventRestarter<S> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+impl<I, MT, S, SP> EventRestarter<S> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
     S: Serialize,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
     /// Reset the single page (we reuse it over and over from pos 0), then send the current state to the next runner.
     fn on_restart(&mut self, state: &mut S) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -262,12 +309,12 @@ where
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl<E, I, S, SP, MT, Z> EventProcessor<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+impl<E, I, S, SP, MT, Z> EventProcessor<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
     S: Serialize,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
     fn process(&mut self, fuzzer: &mut Z, state: &mut S, executor: &mut E) -> Result<usize, Error> {
         self.simple_event_mgr.process(fuzzer, state, executor)
@@ -275,30 +322,46 @@ where
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl<E, I, S, SP, MT, Z> EventManager<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+impl<E, I, S, SP, MT, Z> EventManager<E, I, S, Z> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
+    E: Executor<Self, I, S, Z>,
     I: Input,
     S: Serialize,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl<I, MT, SP> ProgressReporter<I> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+impl<I, MT, S, SP> HasCustomBufHandlers<S> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
+{
+    fn add_custom_buf_handler(
+        &mut self,
+        handler: Box<dyn FnMut(&mut S, &String, &[u8]) -> Result<CustomBufEventResult, Error>>,
+    ) {
+        self.simple_event_mgr.add_custom_buf_handler(handler);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl<I, MT, S, SP> ProgressReporter<I> for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
+where
+    I: Input,
+    SP: ShMemProvider,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //CE: CustomEvent<I, OT>,
 {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl<I, MT, SP> HasEventManagerId for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+impl<I, MT, S, SP> HasEventManagerId for SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug,
 {
     fn mgr_id(&self) -> EventManagerId {
         self.simple_event_mgr.mgr_id()
@@ -307,11 +370,11 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity, clippy::too_many_lines)]
-impl<I, MT, SP> SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, SP>
+impl<I, MT, S, SP> SimpleRestartingEventManager<I, MT, S, SP>
 where
     I: Input,
     SP: ShMemProvider,
-    MT: Monitor, //TODO CE: CustomEvent,
+    MT: Monitor + Debug, //TODO CE: CustomEvent,
 {
     /// Creates a new [`SimpleEventManager`].
     fn new_launched(monitor: MT, staterestorer: StateRestorer<SP>) -> Self {
@@ -325,9 +388,10 @@ where
     /// This [`EventManager`] is simple and single threaded,
     /// but can still used shared maps to recover from crashes and timeouts.
     #[allow(clippy::similar_names)]
-    pub fn launch<S>(mut monitor: MT, shmem_provider: &mut SP) -> Result<(Option<S>, Self), Error>
+    pub fn launch(mut monitor: MT, shmem_provider: &mut SP) -> Result<(Option<S>, Self), Error>
     where
         S: DeserializeOwned + Serialize + HasCorpus<I> + HasSolutions<I>,
+        MT: Debug,
     {
         // We start ourself as child process to actually fuzz
         let mut staterestorer = if std::env::var(_ENV_FUZZER_SENDER).is_err() {
@@ -430,18 +494,18 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::events::pybind::PythonEventManager;
-    use crate::events::SimpleEventManager;
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
-    use crate::monitors::pybind::PythonMonitor;
+    use crate::{
+        events::pybind::PythonEventManager, events::SimpleEventManager, inputs::BytesInput,
+        monitors::pybind::PythonMonitor, state::pybind::PythonStdState,
+    };
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
     #[pyclass(unsendable, name = "SimpleEventManager")]
-    #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+    #[derive(Debug)]
     /// Python class for SimpleEventManager
     pub struct PythonSimpleEventManager {
         /// Rust wrapped SimpleEventManager object
-        pub inner: SimpleEventManager<BytesInput, PythonMonitor>,
+        pub inner: SimpleEventManager<BytesInput, PythonMonitor, PythonStdState>,
     }
 
     #[pymethods]
diff --git a/libafl/src/executors/command.rs b/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
index 4549a7d6ff..2db7822f3d 100644
--- a/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[cfg(unix)]
     fn test_builder() {
-        let mut mgr = SimpleEventManager::<BytesInput, _>::new(SimpleMonitor::new(|status| {
+        let mut mgr = SimpleEventManager::<BytesInput, _, ()>::new(SimpleMonitor::new(|status| {
             println!("{}", status);
         }));
 
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_parse_afl_cmdline() {
         use alloc::string::ToString;
 
-        let mut mgr = SimpleEventManager::<BytesInput, _>::new(SimpleMonitor::new(|status| {
+        let mut mgr = SimpleEventManager::<BytesInput, _, ()>::new(SimpleMonitor::new(|status| {
             println!("{}", status);
         }));
 
diff --git a/libafl/src/executors/inprocess.rs b/libafl/src/executors/inprocess.rs
index 54d5fb0360..ff3d3bec87 100644
--- a/libafl/src/executors/inprocess.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/executors/inprocess.rs
@@ -1689,16 +1689,16 @@ mod tests {
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 /// `InProcess` Python bindings
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::events::pybind::PythonEventManager;
-    use crate::executors::pybind::PythonExecutor;
-    use crate::executors::{inprocess::OwnedInProcessExecutor, ExitKind};
-    use crate::fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzerWrapper;
-    use crate::inputs::{BytesInput, HasBytesVec};
-    use crate::observers::pybind::PythonObserversTuple;
-    use crate::state::pybind::{PythonStdState, PythonStdStateWrapper};
+    use crate::{
+        events::pybind::PythonEventManager,
+        executors::{inprocess::OwnedInProcessExecutor, pybind::PythonExecutor, ExitKind},
+        fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzerWrapper,
+        inputs::{BytesInput, HasBytesVec},
+        observers::pybind::PythonObserversTuple,
+        state::pybind::{PythonStdState, PythonStdStateWrapper},
+    };
     use alloc::boxed::Box;
-    use pyo3::prelude::*;
-    use pyo3::types::PyBytes;
+    use pyo3::{prelude::*, types::PyBytes};
 
     #[pyclass(unsendable, name = "InProcessExecutor")]
     #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/libafl/src/monitors/mod.rs b/libafl/src/monitors/mod.rs
index 53c56b64d0..a54022b917 100644
--- a/libafl/src/monitors/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/monitors/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub mod disk;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub use disk::OnDiskTOMLMonitor;
 
-use alloc::{string::String, vec::Vec};
+use alloc::{fmt::Debug, string::String, vec::Vec};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "introspection")]
 use alloc::string::ToString;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ impl Default for NopMonitor {
 }
 
 /// Tracking monitor during fuzzing.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SimpleMonitor<F>
 where
     F: FnMut(String),
@@ -292,6 +292,18 @@ where
     client_stats: Vec<ClientStats>,
 }
 
+impl<F> Debug for SimpleMonitor<F>
+where
+    F: FnMut(String),
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("SimpleMonitor")
+            .field("start_time", &self.start_time)
+            .field("client_stats", &self.client_stats)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<F> Monitor for SimpleMonitor<F>
 where
     F: FnMut(String),
diff --git a/libafl/src/stages/mod.rs b/libafl/src/stages/mod.rs
index d77daff648..d85fc0ab8f 100644
--- a/libafl/src/stages/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/stages/mod.rs
@@ -261,13 +261,14 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::events::pybind::PythonEventManager;
-    use crate::executors::pybind::PythonExecutor;
-    use crate::fuzzer::pybind::{PythonStdFuzzer, PythonStdFuzzerWrapper};
-    use crate::stages::mutational::pybind::PythonStdMutationalStage;
-    use crate::stages::{Stage, StagesTuple};
-    use crate::state::pybind::{PythonStdState, PythonStdStateWrapper};
-    use crate::Error;
+    use crate::{
+        events::pybind::PythonEventManager,
+        executors::pybind::PythonExecutor,
+        fuzzer::pybind::{PythonStdFuzzer, PythonStdFuzzerWrapper},
+        stages::{mutational::pybind::PythonStdMutationalStage, Stage, StagesTuple},
+        state::pybind::{PythonStdState, PythonStdStateWrapper},
+        Error,
+    };
     use alloc::vec::Vec;
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
diff --git a/libafl/src/stages/mutational.rs b/libafl/src/stages/mutational.rs
index 6c364e80b8..d1e785c798 100644
--- a/libafl/src/stages/mutational.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/stages/mutational.rs
@@ -166,14 +166,15 @@ where
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 /// `StdMutationalStage` Python bindings
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::events::pybind::PythonEventManager;
-    use crate::executors::pybind::PythonExecutor;
-    use crate::fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzer;
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
-    use crate::mutators::pybind::PythonMutator;
-    use crate::stages::pybind::PythonStage;
-    use crate::stages::StdMutationalStage;
-    use crate::state::pybind::PythonStdState;
+    use crate::{
+        events::pybind::PythonEventManager,
+        executors::pybind::PythonExecutor,
+        fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzer,
+        inputs::BytesInput,
+        mutators::pybind::PythonMutator,
+        stages::{pybind::PythonStage, StdMutationalStage},
+        state::pybind::PythonStdState,
+    };
     use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
     #[pyclass(unsendable, name = "StdMutationalStage")]
diff --git a/libafl/src/state/mod.rs b/libafl/src/state/mod.rs
index b07ded8368..366e70d5aa 100644
--- a/libafl/src/state/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/state/mod.rs
@@ -655,22 +655,22 @@ where
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 /// `State` Python bindings
 pub mod pybind {
-    use crate::bolts::ownedref::OwnedPtrMut;
-    use crate::bolts::rands::pybind::PythonRand;
-    use crate::corpus::pybind::PythonCorpus;
-    use crate::events::pybind::PythonEventManager;
-    use crate::executors::pybind::PythonExecutor;
-    use crate::feedbacks::pybind::PythonFeedback;
-    use crate::fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzerWrapper;
-    use crate::generators::pybind::PythonGenerator;
-    use crate::inputs::BytesInput;
-    use crate::pybind::PythonMetadata;
-    use crate::state::{
-        HasCorpus, HasExecutions, HasMaxSize, HasMetadata, HasRand, HasSolutions, StdState,
+    use crate::{
+        bolts::{ownedref::OwnedPtrMut, rands::pybind::PythonRand},
+        corpus::pybind::PythonCorpus,
+        events::pybind::PythonEventManager,
+        executors::pybind::PythonExecutor,
+        feedbacks::pybind::PythonFeedback,
+        fuzzer::pybind::PythonStdFuzzerWrapper,
+        generators::pybind::PythonGenerator,
+        inputs::BytesInput,
+        pybind::PythonMetadata,
+        state::{
+            HasCorpus, HasExecutions, HasMaxSize, HasMetadata, HasRand, HasSolutions, StdState,
+        },
     };
     use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec::Vec};
-    use pyo3::prelude::*;
-    use pyo3::types::PyDict;
+    use pyo3::{prelude::*, types::PyDict};
     use std::path::PathBuf;
 
     /// `StdState` with fixed generics