diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5b3678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.installed
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b630725..6107ec4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1 @@
-# Raine's Dotfiles
-
-## Crates
-Everything is a crate.  
-If something is distro specific you should follow the following naming scheme:
-`crate.<DISTRO>.sh`
-
-## Using it
-Just use the script tbh
-```sh
-curl -L https://via.ixvd.net/sh | sh
-```
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+# Strix's Dotfiles
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diff --git a/configs/default.sh b/configs/default.sh
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index 0000000..2010628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/default.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+crate_apply ssh
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diff --git a/configs/laptop.sh b/configs/laptop.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa35a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/laptop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+crate_apply tlp
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diff --git a/crates/example/.invalid b/crates/example/.invalid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/example/apply.sh b/crates/example/apply.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/example/remove.sh b/crates/example/remove.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/ssh/apply.sh b/crates/ssh/apply.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24b6033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ssh/apply.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "pulling ssh key..."
+scp \
+    strix@hydrogen.red.helix.saluco.nl:.ssh/config \
+    strix@hydrogen.red.helix.saluco.nl:.ssh/authorized_keys \
+    strix@hydrogen.red.helix.saluco.nl:.ssh/id_rsa \
+    strix@hydrogen.red.helix.saluco.nl:.ssh/id_rsa.pub \
+    ~/.ssh
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diff --git a/crates/ssh/remove.sh b/crates/ssh/remove.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff5c53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ssh/remove.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm -rf ~/.ssh
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diff --git a/crates/tlp/apply.sh b/crates/tlp/apply.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13f4793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tlp/apply.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
diff --git a/lib/crates.sh b/lib/crates.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce4603b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crates.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+DF_CRATE_STRICT=${DF_CRATE_STRICT:-0}
+
+# crate_validate <crate> <exit_on_invalid>
+# example:
+#   crate_validate $1 1
+#   crate_validate $1 0 || return 1
+crate_validate() {
+    a=$DF_RUNNER_VERBOSE
+    DF_RUNNER_VERBOSE=
+    err=0
+    [ -d "crates/$1" ] || err=1
+    [ -f "crates/$1/apply.sh" ] || err=1
+    [ -f "crates/$1/.invalid" ] && err=1
+    if [ $err = 1 ]; then
+        if [ "${2:-$DF_CRATE_STRICT}" = "1" ]; then
+            echo "$1 is an invalid crate"
+            exit 1
+        else
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    DF_RUNNER_VERBOSE=$a
+}
+
+in_crate() {
+    crate=$1
+    crate_validate $1 0 || return 1
+    shift
+    DF_RUNNER_WORKDIR="$(pwd)/crates/$crate" ./runner $@
+}
+
+crate_applied() {
+    crate_validate $1 0 || return 1
+    in_crate "$1" [ -f ".installed" ]
+}
+
+crate_has_root_apply() {
+    crate_validate $1 0 || return 1
+    in_crate "$1" [ -f "apply_root.sh" ]
+}
+
+crate_has_root_remove() {
+    crate_validate $1 0 || return 1
+    in_crate "$1" [ -f "remove_root.sh" ]
+}
+
+crate_removable() {
+    crate_validate $1 0 || return 1
+    in_crate "$1" [ -f "remove.sh" ]
+}
+
+crate_info() {
+    if ! crate_validate $1 0; then
+        printf "%s " "!"
+    else
+        if crate_applied $1; then
+            if crate_removable $1; then
+                printf "%s " "+"
+            else
+                printf "%s " "*"
+            fi
+        else
+            printf "%s " "-"
+        fi
+    fi
+    printf "%s " $1
+    crate_removable $1 && printf "[removable] "
+    crate_has_root_apply $1 && printf "[has root apply] "
+    crate_has_root_remove $1 && printf "[has root remove] "
+    printf "\n"
+}
+
+crate_apply() {
+    crate_validate $1 1
+    echo "applying crates/$1..."
+    in_crate $1 sh apply.sh
+}
diff --git a/main b/main
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c22098d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. lib/crates.sh
+
+cmd=$1
+if [ -z "$cmd" ]; then
+    exit 1
+else
+    shift
+fi
+
+case $cmd in
+apply-crates) crate_apply $@ ;;
+remove-crate)
+    if crate_removable $1; then
+        crate_remove $1
+    else
+        echo "crate can't be removed"
+    fi
+    ;;
+list-crates)
+    for c in ${@:-$(ls crates)}; do
+        crate_info $c
+    done
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/runner b/runner
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..453acab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# DF_SRC_ROOT: dotfiles source root
+# DF_RUNNER_WORKDIR: runner workdir
+# DF_RUNNER_LIBS: libs to include in runner
+# DF_RUNNER_VERBOSE: verbosity runner
+
+
+if [ -n "$DF_RUNNER_WORKDIR" ]; then
+    [ $DF_RUNNER_VERBOSE ] && echo "workdir: $DF_RUNNER_WORKDIR"
+    DF_SRC_ROOT=${DF_SRC_ROOT:-$(pwd)}
+    cd $DF_RUNNER_WORKDIR
+fi
+
+for lib in ${DF_RUNNER_LIBS:-}; do
+    if [ -n "$DF_SRC_ROOT" ]; then
+        oldpwd=$(pwd)
+        cd $DF_SRC_ROOT
+    fi
+    [ $DF_RUNNER_VERBOSE ] && echo "include: lib/$lib.sh"
+    . lib/$lib.sh
+    if [ -n "$DF_SRC_ROOT" ]; then
+        cd $oldpwd
+    fi
+done
+
+[ $DF_RUNNER_VERBOSE ] && echo "command: $@"
+
+$@
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