diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 30f3436..bcd167d 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
 # Now explicitly add the source code, Cargo files and readme:
 !Cargo.toml
-!Cargo.lock
 !rustfmt.toml
 !deny.toml
 !src/
+!resources/
 !README.rst
 !LICENSE.txt
 !ci/extra_checks.sh
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e3dcf1..98ecab0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ coverage
 # Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
 bower_components
 
-# node-waf configuration
+# expression-waf configuration
 .lock-wscript
 
 # Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fcd52ad..4df55e6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "anyhow"
+version = "1.0.40"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "28b2cd92db5cbd74e8e5028f7e27dd7aa3090e89e4f2a197cc7c8dfb69c7063b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-channel"
 version = "1.6.1"
@@ -63,12 +69,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "async-io"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4bbfd5cf2794b1e908ea8457e6c45f8f8f1f6ec5f74617bf4662623f47503c3b"
+checksum = "a811e6a479f2439f0c04038796b5cfb3d2ad56c230e0f2d3f7b04d68cfee607b"
 dependencies = [
  "concurrent-queue",
- "fastrand",
  "futures-lite",
  "libc",
  "log",
@@ -149,12 +154,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cdb031dd78e28731d87d56cc8ffef4a8f36ca26c38fe2de700543e627f8a464a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "1.3.3"
@@ -207,9 +206,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
-version = "3.6.1"
+version = "3.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "63396b8a4b9de3f4fdfb320ab6080762242f66a8ef174c49d8e19b674db4cdbe"
+checksum = "9c59e7af012c713f529e7a3ee57ce9b31ddd858d4b512923602f74608b009631"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "byte-tools"
@@ -241,9 +240,9 @@ checksum = "631ae5198c9be5e753e5cc215e1bd73c2b466a3565173db433f52bb9d3e66dba"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.67"
+version = "1.0.68"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e3c69b077ad434294d3ce9f1f6143a2a4b89a8a2d54ef813d85003a4fd1137fd"
+checksum = "4a72c244c1ff497a746a7e1fb3d14bd08420ecda70c8f25c7112f2781652d787"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -283,11 +282,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-utils"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.8.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4feb231f0d4d6af81aed15928e58ecf5816aa62a2393e2c82f46973e92a9a278"
+checksum = "d82cfc11ce7f2c3faef78d8a684447b40d503d9681acebed6cb728d45940c4db"
 dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "lazy_static",
 ]
@@ -333,9 +331,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "17392a012ea30ef05a610aa97dfb49496e71c9f676b27879922ea5bdf60d9d3f"
+checksum = "a19187fea3ac7e84da7dacf48de0c45d63c6a76f9490dae389aead16c243fce3"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "humantime",
@@ -420,9 +418,9 @@ checksum = "acc499defb3b348f8d8f3f66415835a9131856ff7714bf10dadfc4ec4bdb29a1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-lite"
-version = "1.11.3"
+version = "1.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b4481d0cd0de1d204a4fa55e7d45f07b1d958abcb06714b3446438e2eff695fb"
+checksum = "7694489acd39452c77daa48516b894c153f192c3578d5a839b62c58099fcbf48"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
  "futures-core",
@@ -455,15 +453,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c9495705279e7140bf035dde1f6e750c162df8b625267cd52cc44e0b156732c8"
+checksum = "7fcd999463524c52659517fe2cea98493cfe485d10565e7b0fb07dbba7ad2753"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "wasi 0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "glob"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b919933a397b79c37e33b77bb2aa3dc8eb6e165ad809e58ff75bc7db2e34574"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gloo-timers"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -479,18 +483,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "87cbf45460356b7deeb5e3415b5563308c0a9b057c85e12b06ad551f98d0a6ac"
+checksum = "6d621efb26863f0e9924c6ac577e8275e5e6b77455db64ffa6c65c904e9e132c"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-segmentation",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
-version = "0.1.18"
+version = "0.1.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "322f4de77956e22ed0e5032c359a0f1273f1f7f0d79bfa3b8ffbc730d7fbcc5c"
+checksum = "62b467343b94ba476dcb2500d242dadbb39557df889310ac77c5d99100aaac33"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -518,6 +522,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-normalization",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "include_dir"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "23d58bdeb22b1c4691106c084b1063781904c35d0f22eda2a283598968eac61a"
+dependencies = [
+ "glob",
+ "include_dir_impl",
+ "proc-macro-hack",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "include_dir_impl"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "327869970574819d24d1dca25c891856144d29159ab797fa9dc725c5c3f57215"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "proc-macro-hack",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "instant"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -605,9 +633,9 @@ checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.94"
+version = "0.2.98"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "18794a8ad5b29321f790b55d93dfba91e125cb1a9edbd4f8e3150acc771c1a5e"
+checksum = "320cfe77175da3a483efed4bc0adc1968ca050b098ce4f2f1c13a56626128790"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
@@ -636,6 +664,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "dirs",
  "env_logger",
+ "include_dir",
  "jemallocator",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
@@ -727,9 +756,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
-version = "1.7.2"
+version = "1.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "af8b08b04175473088b46763e51ee54da5f9a164bc162f615b91bc179dbf15a3"
+checksum = "692fcb63b64b1758029e0a96ee63e049ce8c5948587f2f7208df04625e5f6b56"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opaque-debug"
@@ -803,9 +832,9 @@ checksum = "d4fd5641d01c8f18a23da7b6fe29298ff4b55afcccdf78973b24cf3175fee32e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc0e1f259c92177c30a4c9d177246edd0a3568b25756a977d0632cf8fa37e905"
+checksum = "8d31d11c69a6b52a174b42bdc0c30e5e11670f90788b2c471c31c1d17d449443"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-utils"
@@ -815,14 +844,14 @@ checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polling"
-version = "2.0.3"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4fc12d774e799ee9ebae13f4076ca003b40d18a11ac0f3641e6f899618580b7b"
+checksum = "92341d779fa34ea8437ef4d82d440d5e1ce3f3ff7f824aa64424cd481f9a1f25"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "wepoll-sys",
+ "wepoll-ffi",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]
 
@@ -856,11 +885,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-hack"
+version = "0.5.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dbf0c48bc1d91375ae5c3cd81e3722dff1abcf81a30960240640d223f59fe0e5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.26"
+version = "1.0.27"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a152013215dca273577e18d2bf00fa862b89b24169fb78c4c95aeb07992c9cec"
+checksum = "f0d8caf72986c1a598726adc988bb5984792ef84f5ee5aa50209145ee8077038"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
@@ -889,14 +924,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0ef9e7e66b4468674bfcb0c81af8b7fa0bb154fa9f28eb840da5c447baeb8d7e"
+checksum = "2e7573632e6454cf6b99d7aac4ccca54be06da05aca2ef7423d22d27d4d4bcd8"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "rand_chacha 0.3.0",
- "rand_core 0.6.2",
- "rand_hc 0.3.0",
+ "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
+ "rand_core 0.6.3",
+ "rand_hc 0.3.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -911,12 +946,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e12735cf05c9e10bf21534da50a147b924d555dc7a547c42e6bb2d5b6017ae0d"
+checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
 dependencies = [
  "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core 0.6.2",
+ "rand_core 0.6.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -930,11 +965,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
-version = "0.6.2"
+version = "0.6.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34cf66eb183df1c5876e2dcf6b13d57340741e8dc255b48e40a26de954d06ae7"
+checksum = "d34f1408f55294453790c48b2f1ebbb1c5b4b7563eb1f418bcfcfdbb06ebb4e7"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.2",
+ "getrandom 0.2.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -948,18 +983,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_hc"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3190ef7066a446f2e7f42e239d161e905420ccab01eb967c9eb27d21b2322a73"
+checksum = "d51e9f596de227fda2ea6c84607f5558e196eeaf43c986b724ba4fb8fdf497e7"
 dependencies = [
- "rand_core 0.6.2",
+ "rand_core 0.6.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "742739e41cd49414de871ea5e549afb7e2a3ac77b589bcbebe8c82fab37147fc"
+checksum = "5ab49abadf3f9e1c4bc499e8845e152ad87d2ad2d30371841171169e9d75feee"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
@@ -970,7 +1005,7 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "528532f3d801c87aec9def2add9ca802fe569e44a544afe633765267840abe64"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.2",
+ "getrandom 0.2.3",
  "redox_syscall",
 ]
 
@@ -1107,9 +1142,9 @@ checksum = "8ea5119cdb4c55b55d432abb513a0429384878c15dde60cc77b1c99de1a95a6a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "structopt"
-version = "0.3.21"
+version = "0.3.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5277acd7ee46e63e5168a80734c9f6ee81b1367a7d8772a2d765df2a3705d28c"
+checksum = "69b041cdcb67226aca307e6e7be44c8806423d83e018bd662360a93dabce4d71"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -1119,9 +1154,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "structopt-derive"
-version = "0.4.14"
+version = "0.4.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5ba9cdfda491b814720b6b06e0cac513d922fc407582032e8706e9f137976f90"
+checksum = "7813934aecf5f51a54775e00068c237de98489463968231a51746bbbc03f9c10"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro-error",
@@ -1132,9 +1167,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.72"
+version = "1.0.73"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a1e8cdbefb79a9a5a65e0db8b47b723ee907b7c7f8496c76a1770b5c310bab82"
+checksum = "f71489ff30030d2ae598524f61326b902466f72a0fb1a8564c001cc63425bcc7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1149,7 +1184,7 @@ checksum = "dac1c663cfc93810f88aed9b8941d48cabf856a1b111c29a40439018d870eb22"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
- "rand 0.8.3",
+ "rand 0.8.4",
  "redox_syscall",
  "remove_dir_all",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
@@ -1205,18 +1240,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-normalization"
-version = "0.1.17"
+version = "0.1.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "07fbfce1c8a97d547e8b5334978438d9d6ec8c20e38f56d4a4374d181493eaef"
+checksum = "d54590932941a9e9266f0832deed84ebe1bf2e4c9e4a3554d393d18f5e854bf9"
 dependencies = [
  "tinyvec",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-segmentation"
-version = "1.7.1"
+version = "1.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb0d2e7be6ae3a5fa87eed5fb451aff96f2573d2694942e40543ae0bbe19c796"
+checksum = "8895849a949e7845e06bd6dc1aa51731a103c42707010a5b591c0038fb73385b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-width"
@@ -1244,11 +1279,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "value-bag"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.6"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6b676010e055c99033117c2343b33a40a30b91fecd6c49055ac9cd2d6c305ab1"
+checksum = "dd320e1520f94261153e96f7534476ad869c14022aee1e59af7c778075d840ae"
 dependencies = [
  "ctor",
+ "version_check",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1358,10 +1394,10 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "wepoll-sys"
-version = "3.0.1"
+name = "wepoll-ffi"
+version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0fcb14dea929042224824779fbc82d9fab8d2e6d3cbc0ac404de8edf489e77ff"
+checksum = "d743fdedc5c64377b5fc2bc036b01c7fd642205a0d96356034ae3404d49eb7fb"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3f7ccd9..5842f73 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,18 +17,19 @@ name = "mango"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.125", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.126", features = ["derive"] }
 bincode = "1.3.3"
 serde_json = "1.0.64"
 dirs = "3.0.2"
 whoami = "1.1.2"
-structopt = { version = "0.3.21", features = [ "paw" ] }
+structopt = { version = "0.3.22", features = [ "paw" ] }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 ws = "0.9.1"
 log = "0.4.14"
 async-std = "1.9.0"
-env_logger = "0.8.3"
+env_logger = "0.8.4"
 paw = "1.0.0"
+include_dir = "0.6.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = "0.5.1"
diff --git a/ci/simple.Dockerfile b/ci/simple.Dockerfile
index dc410c1..bc1e9d8 100644
--- a/ci/simple.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/simple.Dockerfile
@@ -1,33 +1,16 @@
 
-FROM clux/muslrust:nightly-2021-04-24 AS build
-
-ENV RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-
-RUN rustup component add rustfmt
-RUN rustup component add clippy
-RUN cargo install cargo-outdated
-RUN cargo install cargo-audit
-RUN cargo install cargo-deny
-RUN cargo install cargo-tree
-
-# Add the files needed to compile dependencies.
-COPY ./Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
-RUN mkdir -p src && \
-    printf '\nfn main() {\n\tprintln!("something went wrong while building the docker image")\n}\n' | tee src/main.rs
-
-# Build the dependencies, remove Cargo files so they have to be re-added.
-RUN cargo build --tests &&\
-    cargo build --release &&\
-    rm -rf Cargo.toml Cargo.lock src/
+#TODO @mark: why compile still takes >1 min each despite pre-compiled dependencies?
+FROM mangocode/mango_daily_base:2021-06-27 AS build
 
 # Copy the actual code.
-COPY ./Cargo.toml ./Cargo.lock ./deny.toml ./rustfmt.toml ./
+# exclude .lock file for now as it slows down dependencies
+COPY ./Cargo.toml ./deny.toml ./rustfmt.toml ./
 COPY ./src/ ./src
 
 # Build (for test)
 RUN find . -name target -prune -o -type f &&\
     touch -c src/main.rs &&\
-    cargo --offline build --tests
+    cargo build --tests
 
 #TODO @mark: move up^
 ENV RUST_LOG='debug,ws=warn,mio=warn'
@@ -65,7 +48,8 @@ FROM scratch AS executable
 
 ENV PATH=/
 ENV RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-ENV RUST_LOG='debug,ws=warn,mio=warn'
+#ENV RUST_LOG='debug,ws=warn,mio=warn'
+ENV RUST_LOG='warn'
 ENV MANGO_USER_CACHE_PATH='/cache'
 ENV MANGO_USER_CONFIG_PATH='/conf'
 WORKDIR /code
diff --git a/resources/init/main.mnc b/resources/init/main.mnc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17a3dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/init/main.mnc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+use sys.print
+
+main:
+    # add your own code here!
+    print('hello world!')
+
+test "make sure tests are run":
+    assert 1 + 1 == 2
+
diff --git a/resources/init/mango.sh b/resources/init/mango.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29f42e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/init/mango.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Wrapper that runs Mango using Docker. Arguments are passed on to Mango CLI.
+# A continuously-running daemon container is started, if it is not running.
+
+# Configuration is done through environment variables
+# - PROJECT_NAME: name of the project (no whitespace)
+# - MANGO_DOCKER_IMAGE: docker image including tag to use
+
+if [ -z "$PROJECT_NAME" ];
+then
+    PROJECT_NAME="$(basename "$(pwd)")"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$MANGO_DOCKER_IMAGE" ];
+then
+    MANGO_DOCKER_IMAGE="mangocode/mango:latest"
+fi
+
+# Checks
+
+set -eu
+
+if ! command -v docker 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+then
+    printf "Docker must be installed to run Mango\n" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+#TODO @mark: check that this is the root dir of the Mango project
+
+# Docker network
+
+docker network inspect 'mangod-network' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
+    docker network create --driver bridge 'mangod-network'
+
+# Mango daemon
+
+if [ -z "$(docker ps -q -f name=mangod)" ]
+then
+    printf "Starting mango daemon container (mangod)\n"
+    docker run \
+        --name "mangod" \
+        --label started-by="$PROJECT_NAME" \
+        -d --rm \
+        --network 'mangod-network' \
+        -p 47558:47558 \
+        "$MANGO_DOCKER_IMAGE" \
+            run-as-daemon \
+            --hostname 127.0.0.1 --port 47558
+fi
+
+# Mango cli
+
+docker run \
+    --name "mango-$PROJECT_NAME" \
+    -it --rm \
+    --network 'mangod-network' \
+    --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/code \
+    "$MANGO_DOCKER_IMAGE" \
+        "$@"
+
diff --git a/resources/init/mod.mon b/resources/init/mod.mon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d7403f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/init/mod.mon
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+package = {
+    name = "$PROJECT_NAME$"
+    version = "0.1.0"
+}
+
+targets = {
+    $PROJECT_NAME$: {
+        type = "executable"
+        path = "main.mns"
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies = {
+    test_dependency = "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/e2e.rs b/src/cli/e2e.rs
index b160b5d..91e4719 100644
--- a/src/cli/e2e.rs
+++ b/src/cli/e2e.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ fn run_with_daemon(args: &[&str], test: impl FnOnce(i32, &str, &str)) {
         .unwrap()
         .as_ref()
         .map(|exe_pth| {
-            eprintln!("HELLO A"); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
             let mut child = Command::new(&exe_pth)
                 .arg("run-as-daemon")
                 .arg("-p")
@@ -85,13 +84,10 @@ fn run_with_daemon(args: &[&str], test: impl FnOnce(i32, &str, &str)) {
                 .env("RUST_LOG", "debug,ws=warn,mio=warn")
                 .spawn()
                 .unwrap();
-            eprintln!("HELLO B"); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
             let (_, out, _) = run_cli(&["daemon", "get", "status"]);
-            eprintln!("HELLO C"); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
             debug!("started mango daemon, status: {}", out);
             let (status, out, err) = run_cli_with(&exe_pth, args);
             test(status, &out, &err);
-            eprintln!("HELLO D"); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
             debug!("going to stop mango daemon");
             sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
             let (code, _, err) = run_cli(&["daemon", "stop"]);
@@ -113,13 +109,13 @@ fn show_help() {
 //TODO @mark: - failing to start second daemon should fail test
 //TODO @mark: - it should not start a daemon because one is running
 //#[test] //TODO @mark: disabled
-// fn compile_ir() {
-//     run_with_daemon(&["compile"], |status, out, err| {
-//         assert!(status == 0);
-//         println!("out: {}\n/out", out); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
-//         println!("err: {}\n/err", err); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
-//     });
-// }
+//fn compile_ir() {
+//    run_with_daemon(&["compile"], |status, out, err| {
+//        assert!(status == 0);
+//        println!("out: {}\n/out", out); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
+//        println!("err: {}\n/err", err); //TODO @mark: TEMPORARY! REMOVE THIS!
+//    });
+//}
 
 #[test]
 fn daemon_start_stop() {
diff --git a/src/cli/init/mod.rs b/src/cli/init/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ce91da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/init/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use ::std::io::stdin;
+
+use crate::cli::options::init::InitCmd;
+
+pub fn handle_init_cmd(args: &InitCmd) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let name = args.name.clone()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| ask_name("project name? ")?);
+
+
+    unimplemented!()
+}
+
+fn ask_name(prompt: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    print!("{}", prompt);
+    let q: Name = Name::new();
+    let mut name = String::with_capacity(16);
+    loop {
+        let input = stdin().read_line(&mut name);
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 37a7f0f..bc26c68 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod init;
 pub mod compile;
 pub mod options;
 pub mod source;
diff --git a/src/cli/options/init.rs b/src/cli/options/init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3177c07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/options/init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use ::structopt::StructOpt;
+
+#[derive(StructOpt, Debug)]
+pub struct InitCmd {
+    #[structopt(
+        short = "n",
+        long = "name",
+        help = "Name of the project to initialize. If omitted, you will be asked interactively."
+    )]
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/options/mod.rs b/src/cli/options/mod.rs
index 17d511b..f57cf83 100644
--- a/src/cli/options/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/options/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use ::structopt::StructOpt;
 
 use crate::common::util::MangodArgs;
 
+pub mod init;
 pub mod clean;
 pub mod compile;
 pub mod daemon;
@@ -34,19 +35,15 @@ pub struct MangoArgs {
     )]
     pub quiet: bool,
 
-    #[structopt(
-        long = "daemon",
-        help = "Only show the most important output.",
-        hidden_short_help=true
-    )]
-    pub daemon: bool,
-
     #[structopt(subcommand)]
     pub cmd: MangoCommand,
 }
 
 #[derive(StructOpt, Debug)]
 pub enum MangoCommand {
+    #[structopt(about = "Initialize the current directory as a Mango project")]
+    Init(init::InitCmd),
+
     // Note: this particular about text is part of a Github Action to check the CLI
     #[structopt(about = "Compile the code in the current directory to one of various formats")]
     Compile(compile::CompileCmd),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 814b7a9..bebb03d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,24 +7,28 @@
 // #[allow(unused_imports)]
 // use ::mangolib;
 
-#[global_allocator]
-static ALLOC: jemallocator::Jemalloc = jemallocator::Jemalloc;
-
 use ::std::process::exit;
 
 use ::env_logger;
+use ::include_dir::{Dir, include_dir};
 
 use crate::cli::compile::handle_compile_cmd;
+use crate::cli::init::handle_init_cmd;
 use crate::cli::options::MangoArgs;
 use crate::cli::options::MangoCommand;
 use crate::cli::status::handle_daemon_cmd;
 use crate::common::util::MangodStatus;
 use crate::daemon::run_mango_daemon;
 
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOC: jemallocator::Jemalloc = jemallocator::Jemalloc;
+
 mod cli;
 mod common;
 mod daemon;
 
+pub(crate) const RESOURCES: Dir = include_dir!("resources");
+
 #[paw::main]
 fn main(args: MangoArgs) {
     env_logger::init();
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ pub fn cli(args: MangoArgs) -> Result<(), String> {
     // };
     let status = MangodStatus::determine();
     match args.cmd {
+        MangoCommand::Init(init) => handle_init_cmd(&init),
         MangoCommand::Compile(compile) => handle_compile_cmd(&compile, &status),
         //TODO @mark:
         // match compile.target {