diff --git a/crates/alacritty/crate.sh b/crates/alacritty/crate.sh
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+++ b/crates/alacritty/crate.sh
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+name="alacritty"
+description="Set up alacritty"
+
+files() {
+    descfile -l files/alacritty.yml {{home}}/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+}
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diff --git a/crates/alacritty/files/alacritty.yml b/crates/alacritty/files/alacritty.yml
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/alacritty/package.list b/crates/alacritty/package.list
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index 0000000..f681b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/alacritty/package.list
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alacritty
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diff --git a/crates/arch/crate.arch.sh b/crates/arch/crate.arch.sh
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+++ b/crates/arch/crate.arch.sh
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+
+name="arch custom"
+description="install's custom arch things"
+
+suscript ./
+
+conditionfn is_arch
+
+is_arch() {
+    grep -q "arch" /etc/os-release
+}
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diff --git a/crates/arch/package.arch.list b/crates/arch/package.arch.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/i3/crate.sh b/crates/i3/crate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bc6eeb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/i3/crate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+name="i3"
+description="Installs i3 with config"
+
+files() {
+    descfile -l ./files/i3config {{home}}/.config/i3/config
+}
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diff --git a/crates/i3/files/i3config b/crates/i3/files/i3config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/i3/package.list b/crates/i3/package.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0df1fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/i3/package.list
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+i3
+i3blocks
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diff --git a/dot.sh b/dot.sh
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index 0000000..fa1130a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+for lib in $(find ./lib -type f -name *.lib.sh); do
+    . $lib
+done
+
+__log_lvl=0
+
+for crate in $(crates); do
+    debug "loading $crate..."
+    
+done
+echo "OK"
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diff --git a/lib/crate-runner.sh b/lib/crate-runner.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..448b485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crate-runner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. ${LIB_DIR:-./lib}/crate.common.sh
+. ${LIB_DIR:-./lib}/log.lib.sh
+. ${LIB_DIR:-./lib}/vars.lib.sh
+
+file=$1
+action=$2
+
+
+run_crate_config_hooks() {
+    debug "running conditional functions..."
+    for condfn in $conditionfns; do
+        debug "running \"$condfn\"..."
+        $condfn || return 1
+    done
+    files
+}
+
+prompt_pending_actions() {
+    echo "This crate (${crate:-${1:-unknown}}) wants to make the following changes:"
+    if [ -n "$packages_marked_for_install" ]; then
+        echo "Install these packages:"
+        for pkg in $packages_marked_for_install; do
+            echo "  $pkg"
+        done
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$packages_marked_for_removal" ]; then
+        echo "Remove these packages:"
+        for pkg in $packages_marked_for_removal; do
+            echo "  $pkg"
+        done
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$files_to_link" ]; then
+        echo "Link these files:"
+        for link in $files_to_link; do
+            echo "  $(echo $link | sed 's/:/ \-\> /')"
+        done
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$files_to_copy" ]; then
+        echo "Copy these files:"
+        for file in $files_to_copy; do
+            echo "  $(echo $file | sed 's/:/ \-\> /')"
+        done
+    fi
+    printf "Is this okay? [press enter to continue] "
+    read
+}
+
+
+case $action in
+    config_check) 
+        if ! run_crate_config_hooks; then
+            warn "crate config failed"
+            exit 1
+        fi 
+
+        skip=0
+        trap 'skip=1' INT
+        prompt_pending_actions
+        [ $skip -eq 1 ] && exit 1
+        trap - INT
+    ;;
+    run)
+        if [ "$UID" = "0" ]; then
+            . 
+            for script in $scripts_to_run_as_su; do
+                debug "script $script"
+                $script
+            done
+            pm -i $packages_marked_for_install
+            pm -r $packages_marked_for_removal
+        else
+            for file in $files_to_copy; do
+                debug "link $(echo "$file" | sed 's/:/ \-\> /g')"
+                cp $(echo "$file" | sed s'/:.*//g') $(echo "$file" | sed s'/.*://g')
+            done
+            for file in $files_to_link; do
+                debug "link $(echo "$file" | sed 's/:/ \-\> /g')"
+                ln $(echo "$file" | sed s'/:.*//g') $(echo "$file" | sed s'/.*://g')
+            done
+            for script in $scripts_to_run; do
+                debug "script $script"
+                $script
+            done
+        fi
+    ;;
+esac
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diff --git a/lib/crate.common.sh b/lib/crate.common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4712537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crate.common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+script() {
+    scripts_to_run="$scripts_to_run $1"
+}
+
+suscript() {
+    scripts_to_run_as_su="$scripts_to_run_as_su $1"
+}
+
+pkgs() {
+    for pkg in $@; do
+        pkgname="$(echo $pkg | cut -c 2-)"
+        case $(echo $pkg | cut -c 1) in
+            +)
+                packages_marked_for_install="$packages_marked_for_install $pkgname"
+            ;;
+            -)
+                packages_marked_for_removal="$packages_marked_for_removal $pkgname"
+            ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+conditionfn() {
+    conditionfns="$conditionfns $1"
+}
+
+descfile() {
+    islink=${ALWAYS_LINK:-0}
+    while getopts "l" opt; do
+        case $opt in
+            l) 
+                islink=1
+            ;;
+        esac
+    done
+    shift $((OPTIND-1))
+    if [ $islink -eq 1 ]; then
+        files_to_link="$files_to_link $(subvars $1):$(subvars $2)" 
+    else
+        files_to_copy="$files_to_copy $(subvars $1):$(subvars $2)"
+    fi
+}
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diff --git a/lib/crates.lib.sh b/lib/crates.lib.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cf133b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crates.lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+crates() {
+    for c in $(find ./crates -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d); do
+        [ -f "$c/crate.sh" ] && echo $(basename $c)
+    done
+}
+
+crate_runner() {
+    [ -d "$1" ] || return 1
+    sh ./lib/crate-runner.sh $1 $2
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/log.lib.sh b/lib/log.lib.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4a9640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/log.lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+__log_lvl=1
+
+__log_get_lvl() {
+    case ${1:-$__log_lvl} in
+        0)
+            echo debug
+        ;;
+        1)
+            echo info
+        ;;
+        2)
+            echo warn
+        ;;
+        3)
+            echo err
+        ;;
+        4)
+            echo fatal
+        ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+__log() {
+    [ $1 -ge $__log_lvl ] || return
+    level=$(__log_get_lvl $1)
+    shift
+    printf "[%s] %s\n" "$level" "$@"
+}
+
+debug() {
+    __log 0 "$@"
+}
+
+info() {
+    __log 1 "$@"
+}
+
+warn() {
+    __log 2 "$@"
+}
+
+err() {
+    __log 3 "$@"
+}
+
+fatal() {
+    while getopts "e:" opt; do
+        case $opt in
+            e)
+                exitnum=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        esac
+    done
+    shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+    __log 4 "$@"
+    exit ${exitnum:-1} 
+}
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diff --git a/lib/vars.lib.sh b/lib/vars.lib.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de58b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vars.lib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+safevar() {
+    echo "$@" | sed 's_/_\\/_g' 
+}
+
+subvars() {
+    echo "$@" \
+        | sed "s/{{home}}/$(safevar $HOME)/g" \
+        | sed "s/{{user}}/$USER/g"
+}
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