diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/config.nims b/pkgs/oizys-nim/config.nims
index bbf9469..e55e4a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/config.nims
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/config.nims
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ task build, "build oizys":
 when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
   include "nimble.paths"
 # end Nimble config
+#
+--path:"../../../dev/github/daylinmorgan/hwylterm/src"
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/default.nix b/pkgs/oizys-nim/default.nix
index 1504c35..cdf5551 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/default.nix
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ buildNimblePackage {
   verions = "unstable";
   src = lib.cleanSource ./.;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ openssl ];
-  nimbleDepsHash = "sha256-WeTbNoF+TuzWriqoHWk5DBVgBXtNBIBHMkwy8/+a2JA=";
+  nimbleDepsHash = "sha256-o+CN0LlVOcgjLpDfjItW/5GCXTWcPSx9GfwQn+u2ST4=";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/nimble.lock b/pkgs/oizys-nim/nimble.lock
index 5fc6710..ff51e83 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/nimble.lock
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/nimble.lock
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 {
   "version": 2,
   "packages": {
-    "bbansi": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "vcsRevision": "9a85d9ed028f06f1ed1ee6851480a51408a6004e",
-      "url": "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/bbansi",
-      "downloadMethod": "git",
-      "dependencies": [],
-      "checksums": {
-        "sha1": "b338433f9a7a1b788b7583674c2b14096ced29ee"
-      }
-    },
     "cligen": {
       "version": "1.7.0",
       "vcsRevision": "4193f802796f15559c81c6dd56724d6f20345917",
@@ -21,6 +11,16 @@
         "sha1": "300bd7fdb6e48d2d98e34ed0661206b50331e99c"
       }
     },
+    "hwylterm": {
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "vcsRevision": "9afc339a9791f25010ea89a4f52204ad8eeda858",
+      "url": "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/hwylterm",
+      "downloadMethod": "git",
+      "dependencies": [],
+      "checksums": {
+        "sha1": "853c67ee7f789d825ec6f46c9fbae68e03e43cdb"
+      }
+    },
     "jsony": {
       "version": "1.1.5",
       "vcsRevision": "ea811bec7fa50f5abd3088ba94cda74285e93f18",
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/oizys.nimble b/pkgs/oizys-nim/oizys.nimble
index e5f2ac4..93d0d82 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/oizys.nimble
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/oizys.nimble
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ requires "nim >= 2.0.8"
 requires "cligen"
 requires "jsony"
 requires "zippy"
-requires "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/bbansi#9a85d9e"
+requires "https://github.com/daylinmorgan/hwylterm#9afc339"
+
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys.nim
index ac2ad92..04e66af 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys.nim
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys.nim
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ## nix begat oizys
 import std/[os, tables, sequtils, strformat,strutils]
 
-import cligen, bbansi
+import hwylterm
+import hwylterm/cli
 import oizys/[context, github, nix, overlay, logging]
 
-
 addHandler(
   newFancyConsoleLogger(
     levelThreshold=lvlAll,
@@ -91,31 +91,11 @@ proc `//`(t1: Table[string, string], t2: Table[string, string]): Table[string, s
   for k, v in t1.pairs(): result[k] = v
   for k, v in t2.pairs(): result[k] = v
 
-proc setupCligen() =
-  let isColor = getEnv("NO_COLOR") == ""
-  if clCfg.useMulti == "":
-    clCfg.useMulti =
-      if isColor: "${doc}\e[1mUsage\e[m:\n  $command {SUBCMD} [sub-command options & parameters]\n\n\e[1msubcommands\e[m:\n$subcmds"
-      else: "${doc}Usage:\n  $command {SUBCMD} [sub-command options & parameters]\n\nsubcommands:\n$subcmds"
-
-  if not isColor: return
-  if clCfg.helpAttr.len == 0:
-    clCfg.helpAttr = {"cmd": "\e[1;36m", "clDescrip": "", "clDflVal": "\e[33m",
-        "clOptKeys": "\e[32m", "clValType": "\e[31m", "args": "\e[3m"}.toTable()
-    clCfg.helpAttrOff = {"cmd": "\e[m", "clDescrip": "\e[m", "clDflVal": "\e[m",
-        "clOptKeys": "\e[m", "clValType": "\e[m", "args": "\e[m"}.toTable()
-    # clCfg.use  does nothing?
-    clCfg.useHdr = "\e[1musage\e[m:\n  "
 
 when isMainModule:
+  import cligen
   checkExes()
-  setupCligen()
-  let (optOpen, optClose) =
-    if getEnv("NO_COLOR") == "": ("\e[1m","\e[m")
-    else: ("","")
-  let
-    usage = &"$command [flags]\n$doc{optOpen}Options{optClose}:\n$options"
-    osUsage = &"$command [subcmd] [flags]\n$doc{optOpen}Options{optClose}:\n$options"
+  hwylCli(clCfg)
 
   const
     sharedHelp = {
@@ -133,15 +113,18 @@ when isMainModule:
     cacheHelp = {
       "name"       : "name of cachix binary cache"
     }.toTable() // sharedHelp
+  let
+    # clUse must be set here using clCfg doesn't seem to work..
+    clUse* = $bb("$command $args\n${doc}[bold]Options[/]:\n$options")
+    osUsage = $bb("$command [[subcmd] $args\n$doc[bold]Options[/]:\n$options")
 
-  # setting clCfg.use wasn't working?
   dispatchMulti(
-    [build,  help = sharedHelp, usage = usage],
-    [cache,  help = cacheHelp,  usage = usage],
-    [ci,     help = ciHelp,     usage = usage],
-    [dry,    help = sharedHelp, usage = usage],
+    [build,  help = sharedHelp],
+    [cache,  help = cacheHelp ],
+    [ci,     help = ciHelp    ],
+    [dry,    help = sharedHelp],
     [osCmd,  help = sharedHelp, usage = osUsage, cmdName = "os"],
-    [output, help = sharedHelp, usage = usage],
-    [update, help = updateHelp, usage = usage],
+    [output, help = sharedHelp],
+    [update, help = updateHelp],
   )
 
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/context.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/context.nim
index ee6c81d..379fbce 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/context.nim
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/context.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/[logging, os, strformat, strutils]
 from std/nativesockets import getHostname
-import bbansi
+import hwylterm
 import ./logging
 
 type
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim
index 6555dff..ad1da3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import std/[
   strutils, streams, logging
 ]
 
-import ./spin
+import hwylterm
 
 
 func addArgs*(cmd: var string, args: openArray[string]) =
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/github.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/github.nim
index 1cb2dfb..f5b63d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/github.nim
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/github.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import std/[httpclient,logging, os, strformat, strutils, json, tables, tempfiles]
-import jsony, bbansi, zippy/ziparchives
+import jsony, hwylterm, zippy/ziparchives
 import ./[logging, exec, context]
 
 # localPassC is used by zippy but the additional
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/logging.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/logging.nim
index 708a43a..f1f7993 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/logging.nim
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/logging.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import std/[logging,strutils]
 export logging
 
-import bbansi
+import hwylterm
 
 var
   handlers {.threadvar.}: seq[Logger]
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/nix.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/nix.nim
index 2c6a247..8c70007 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/nix.nim
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/nix.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import std/[
   enumerate, os, sequtils, strformat,
   strutils, sugar, logging, tables
 ]
-import bbansi, jsony
+import hwylterm, jsony
 import ./[context, exec, logging]
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/spin.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/spin.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index ab5f4b0..0000000
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/spin.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-import std/[os, locks, sequtils, terminal]
-
-import bbansi
-
-type
-  SpinnerKind* = enum
-    Dots
-  Spinner* = object
-    interval*: int
-    frames*: seq[string]
-
-proc makeSpinner*(interval: int, frames: seq[string]): Spinner =
-  Spinner(interval: interval, frames: frames)
-
-const Spinners*: array[SpinnerKind, Spinner] = [
-  # Dots
-  Spinner(interval: 80, frames: @["⠋","⠙","⠹","⠸","⠼","⠴","⠦","⠧","⠇","⠏"]),
-]
-
-
-type
-  Spinny = ref object
-    t: Thread[Spinny]
-    lock: Lock
-    text: string
-    running: bool
-    frames: seq[string]
-    frame: string
-    interval: int
-    customSymbol: bool
-    style: string
-
-  EventKind = enum
-    Stop, SymbolChange, TextChange,
-
-  SpinnyEvent = object
-    kind: EventKind
-    payload: string
-
-var spinnyChannel: Channel[SpinnyEvent]
-
-proc newSpinny*(text: string, s: Spinner): Spinny =
-  let style = "bold blue"
-  Spinny(
-    text: text,
-    running: true,
-    frames: mapIt(s.frames, $bb(it, style)),
-    customSymbol: false,
-    interval: s.interval,
-    style: "bold blue"
-  )
-
-proc newSpinny*(text: string, spinType: SpinnerKind): Spinny =
-  newSpinny(text, Spinners[spinType])
-
-proc setSymbolColor*(spinny: Spinny, style: string) =
-  spinny.frames = mapIt(spinny.frames, $bb(it, style))
-
-proc setSymbol*(spinny: Spinny, symbol: string) =
-  spinnyChannel.send(SpinnyEvent(kind: SymbolChange, payload: symbol))
-
-proc setText*(spinny: Spinny, text: string) =
-  spinnyChannel.send(SpinnyEvent(kind: TextChange, payload: text))
-
-proc handleEvent(spinny: Spinny, eventData: SpinnyEvent): bool =
-  result = true
-  case eventData.kind
-  of Stop:
-    result = false
-  of SymbolChange:
-    spinny.customSymbol = true
-    spinny.frame = eventData.payload
-  of TextChange:
-    spinny.text = eventData.payload
-
-proc spinnyLoop(spinny: Spinny) {.thread.} =
-  var frameCounter = 0
-
-  while spinny.running:
-    let data = spinnyChannel.tryRecv()
-    if data.dataAvailable:
-      # If we received a Stop event
-      if not spinny.handleEvent(data.msg):
-        spinnyChannel.close()
-        # This is required so we can reopen the same channel more than once
-        # See https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/6369
-        spinnyChannel = default(typeof(spinnyChannel))
-        # TODO: Do we need spinny.running at all?
-        spinny.running = false
-        break
-
-    stdout.flushFile()
-    if not spinny.customSymbol:
-      spinny.frame = spinny.frames[frameCounter]
-
-    withLock spinny.lock:
-      eraseLine()
-      stdout.write(spinny.frame & " " & spinny.text)
-      stdout.flushFile()
-
-    sleep spinny.interval
-
-    if frameCounter >= spinny.frames.len - 1:
-      frameCounter = 0
-    else:
-      frameCounter += 1
-
-proc start*(spinny: Spinny) =
-  initLock spinny.lock
-  spinnyChannel.open()
-  createThread(spinny.t, spinnyLoop, spinny)
-
-proc stop(spinny: Spinny, kind: EventKind, payload = "") =
-  spinnyChannel.send(SpinnyEvent(kind: kind, payload: payload))
-  spinnyChannel.send(SpinnyEvent(kind: Stop))
-  joinThread spinny.t
-  eraseLine stdout
-  flushFile stdout
-
-
-proc stop*(spinny: Spinny) =
-  spinny.stop(Stop)
-
-template withSpinner*(msg: string = "", body: untyped): untyped =
-  var spinner {.inject.} = newSpinny(msg, Dots)
-  if isatty(stdout): # don't spin if it's not a tty
-    start spinner
-
-  body
-
-  if isatty(stdout):
-    stop spinner
-
-template withSpinner*(body: untyped): untyped =
-  withSpinner("", body)
-
-