diff --git a/advent-of-code-2024.ipkg b/advent-of-code-2024.ipkg
index 1f46027..5470c76 100644
--- a/advent-of-code-2024.ipkg
+++ b/advent-of-code-2024.ipkg
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ modules = Main, Utils, AllDays,
           Data.Problem,
           Day1.Part1, Day1.Part2,
           Day2.Part1, Day2.Part2,
-          Day3.Part1, Day3.Part2
+          Day3.Part1, Day3.Part2,
+          Day4.Part1
diff --git a/src/AllDays.idr b/src/AllDays.idr
index 5b288cb..1ea98fb 100644
--- a/src/AllDays.idr
+++ b/src/AllDays.idr
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ import public Day2.Part1
 import public Day2.Part2
 import public Day3.Part1
 import public Day3.Part2
+import public Day4.Part1
diff --git a/src/Day4/Part1.idr b/src/Day4/Part1.idr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c8674f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Day4/Part1.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+module Day4.Part1
+
+import Data.String
+import Data.Vect
+
+%default total
+
+--- TYPES
+
+Board : Nat -> Nat -> Type
+Board h w = Vect h (Vect w Char)
+
+Pos : Nat -> Nat -> Type
+Pos h w = (Fin h, Fin w)
+
+
+data Direction = U | UR | R | DR | D | DL | L | UL
+
+directions : List Direction
+directions = [U, UR, R, DR, D, DL, L, UL]
+
+--- PARSING
+
+parseInput : String -> Maybe (h ** w ** Board h w)
+parseInput inp =
+  let ls@(row :: _) = unpack <$> lines inp
+        | [] => Just (0 ** 0 ** [])
+      width = length row
+  in map (\l => (length l ** width ** fromList l))
+       (traverse (toVect width) ls)
+
+--- DATA
+
+index : Pos h w -> Board h w -> Char
+index (i, j) = index j . index i
+
+predFin : Fin n -> Maybe (Fin n)
+predFin FZ = Nothing
+predFin (FS x) = Just $ weaken x
+
+moveDir : {h, w : _} -> Direction -> Pos h w -> Maybe (Pos h w)
+moveDir U (i, j) = (,j) <$> predFin i
+moveDir UR (i, j) = (,) <$> predFin i <*> strengthen (FS j)
+moveDir R (i, j) = (i,) <$> strengthen (FS j)
+moveDir DR (i, j) = (,) <$> strengthen (FS i) <*> strengthen (FS j)
+moveDir D (i, j) = (,j) <$> strengthen (FS i)
+moveDir DL (i, j) = (,) <$> strengthen (FS i) <*> predFin j
+moveDir L (i, j) = (i,) <$> predFin j
+moveDir UL (i, j) = (,) <$> predFin i <*> predFin j
+
+checkString : {h, w : _}
+              -> Board h w -> String -> Pos h w -> Direction -> Bool
+checkString board str = go (unpack str)
+  where
+    go : List Char -> Pos h w -> Direction -> Bool
+    go [] _ _ = True
+    go (c :: cs) pos dir =
+      let Just next = moveDir dir pos
+          | Nothing => False
+      in index next board == c && go cs next dir
+
+
+findChar : {h, w : _} -> Board h w -> Char -> List (Pos h w)
+findChar board c = do
+  i <- toList $ range {len=h}
+  j <- toList $ range {len=w}
+  guard (index (i, j) board == c)
+  pure (i, j)
+
+countString : {h, w : _} -> Board h w -> String -> Nat
+countString board str with (strUncons str)
+  _ | Nothing = 0
+  _ | Just (c, str') =
+    count (uncurry $ checkString board str')
+      $ (,) <$> findChar board c <*> directions
+
+--- SOLUTION
+
+export
+solution : String -> Maybe Nat
+solution inp =
+  let Just (_ ** _ ** board) = parseInput inp
+      | Nothing => Nothing
+  in Just $ countString board "XMAS"
diff --git a/src/Main.idr b/src/Main.idr
index 079d5c8..2ea9f25 100644
--- a/src/Main.idr
+++ b/src/Main.idr
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import AllDays
 ||| The latest problem that has been solved.
 -- NOTE: UPDATE AFTER EACH SOLUTION
 latest : Problem
-latest = Pr 3 Part2
+latest = Pr 4 Part1
 
 
 solMap : SortedMap Problem (String -> String)