diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index aa48a52..98e97dd 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           pname = "hyprman";
           version = "${self.shortRev or "dirty"}";
           src = cleanSource ./.;
-          nimbleDepsHash = "sha256-72FYXiYIgEDX2j/bBADGvwX6+kd+7py0RHTz2WeyXO8=";
+          nimbleDepsHash = "sha256-hZ7aDy8mqfWxZqdCxB+z7OTc38u14fQaEwMqERSYqV0=";
         };
       });
       formatter = forAllSystems (pkgs: pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style);
diff --git a/hyprman.nimble b/hyprman.nimble
index 36cbcf9..831ade2 100644
--- a/hyprman.nimble
+++ b/hyprman.nimble
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ bin           = @["hyprman"]
 # Dependencies
 
 requires "nim >= 2.0.8"
-requires "cligen"
 requires "yaml"
 requires "jsony"
-requires "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/hwylterm#HEAD"
+requires "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/hwylterm#b6202f4f"
diff --git a/nimble.lock b/nimble.lock
index 5a893ac..286e74a 100644
--- a/nimble.lock
+++ b/nimble.lock
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 {
   "version": 2,
   "packages": {
-    "cligen": {
-      "version": "1.7.6",
-      "vcsRevision": "54f1da5d63cf7e116625e2392e85ae54c2b70719",
-      "url": "https://github.com/c-blake/cligen.git",
-      "downloadMethod": "git",
-      "dependencies": [],
-      "checksums": {
-        "sha1": "853785ddace4ee4f3c6c21bdf7f5e9ff0358eb3f"
-      }
-    },
     "hwylterm": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
-      "vcsRevision": "5c71355b5f319a9c174ea88132c7c67a78d00030",
+      "vcsRevision": "b6202f4f51edadd041d2b5f2aed1d75abcd4ee51",
       "url": "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/hwylterm",
       "downloadMethod": "git",
       "dependencies": [],
       "checksums": {
-        "sha1": "30f8f61787c36b63d484f3d5e149995fad16c63c"
+        "sha1": "eb38b434419ec70f080f79b7826c3c3989a2c74a"
       }
     },
     "jsony": {
diff --git a/src/hyprman.nim b/src/hyprman.nim
index 5370c46..14d45c4 100644
--- a/src/hyprman.nim
+++ b/src/hyprman.nim
@@ -1,42 +1,52 @@
 ## hyprman, the hyprland companion
 
 import std/[osproc, strformat]
-import hwylterm/cligen, cligen
+import hwylterm/hwylcli
 import ./[
   hyprland,
   lib,
   mako,
 ]
 
-hwylCli(clCfg)
+hwylCli:
+  name "hyprman"
+  subcommands:
+    --- mako
+    ... "interact with mako"
+    flags:
+      count:
+        T int
+        ? "# of notifications"
+        * 10
+        - c
+      json:
+        T bool
+        ? "output as json"
+        - j
+      reverse:
+        T bool
+        ? "swap notification order"
+        - r
+    run:
+      let history = getHistory(reverse, count)
+      if json: echo $(%* history)
+      else:
+        for n in history.notifications:
+          echo $bb(n)
 
-proc start() =
-  ## launch eww
-  notify("starting eww")
-  for i in 0..<getMonitors().len:
-    let code = execCmd fmt"eww open bar{i}"
-    if code != 0:
-      notify(fmt"failed to open eww bar{i}")
- 
-proc eww() =
-  ## watch hyprland events for eww class changes
-  streamEwwClasses()
+    --- start
+    ... "launch eww"
+    run:
+      notify("starting eww")
+      for i in 0..<getMonitors().len:
+        let code = execCmd fmt"eww open bar{i}"
+        if code != 0:
+          notify(fmt"failed to open eww bar{i}")
 
-proc watch() =
-  ## handle monitor changes on hyprland
-  watchHyprland()
+    --- watch
+    ... "handle monitor changes on hyprland"
+    run: watchHyprland()
 
-when isMainModule:
-  const
-    config   = //{"config": "path/to/config"}
-    makoHelp = config // {
-      "count" : "# of notifications",
-      "json"   : "output as json",
-      "reverse": "swap notification order"
-    }
-  dispatchMulti(
-    [makoCmd, usage = clCfg.use, help = makoHelp, cmdName = "mako",],
-    [start  , usage = clCfg.use],
-    [eww    , usage = clCfg.use],
-    [watch  , usage = clCfg.use],
-  )
+    --- eww
+    ... "watch hyprland events for eww class changes"
+    run: streamEwwClasses()
diff --git a/src/mako.nim b/src/mako.nim
index dae33ea..2616730 100644
--- a/src/mako.nim
+++ b/src/mako.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import std/[algorithm, strutils, json, osproc, wordwrap, terminal]
 import hwylterm
+export hwylterm, json
+
+# TODO: use jsony in this module
 
 type
   MakoNotificationData = object
@@ -12,14 +15,14 @@ type
   Notification = object
     appName, summary, body: string
   History = object
-    notifications: seq[Notification]
+    notifications*: seq[Notification]
 
 func toNotification(mn: MakoNotification): Notification =
   result.appName = mn.`app-name`.data
   result.summary = mn.summary.data
   result.body    = mn.body.data
 
-func toHistory(mh: MakoHistory): History =
+func toHistory*(mh: MakoHistory): History =
   for mn in mh.data[0]:
     result.notifications.add mn.toNotification()
 
@@ -31,12 +34,15 @@ func filter(h: History, reverse: bool, count: int): History =
   result.notifications =
     result.notifications[0..high]
 
-proc getMakoHistory(): MakoHistory =
+proc getMakoHistory*(): MakoHistory =
   let (output, errCode) = execCmdEx("makoctl history")
   if errCode != 0: quit output, errCode
   result = parseJson(output).to(MakoHistory)
 
-proc bb(n: Notification): BbString =
+proc getHistory*(reverse: bool, count: int): History =
+  getMakoHistory().toHistory().filter(reverse, count)
+
+proc bb*(n: Notification): BbString =
   template border(style: string): untyped = "[" & style & "]" & "┃ [/]"
   var raw: string
   raw.add border("magenta") & "[yellow]" & n.appName & "[/]\n"
@@ -45,12 +51,3 @@ proc bb(n: Notification): BbString =
     raw.add border("default") & line & "\n"
   result = bb(raw)
 
-proc makoCmd*(config = "", count = 10, json = false, reverse = false) =
-  ## interact with mako
-  let history = getMakoHistory().toHistory().filter(reverse, count)
-  if json:
-    echo $(%* history)
-  else:
-    for n in history.notifications: 
-      echo $bb(n)
-