diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6a54eb..21cc9bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,16 @@
 vmfloaty
 ========
+
+A CLI helper tool for Puppet Labs vmpooler to help you stay afloat.
+
+## Install
+
+```
+gem install vmfloaty
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+TODO
+```
diff --git a/bin/floaty b/bin/floaty
index 795638b..5c5a3f6 100755
--- a/bin/floaty
+++ b/bin/floaty
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path('../../lib', __FILE__))
 
-require 'vmfloaty/cli'
+require 'vmfloaty'
+
+Vmfloaty.new(ENV).start
diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty.rb b/lib/vmfloaty.rb
index 2db041a..3f67104 100644
--- a/lib/vmfloaty.rb
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty.rb
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
 require 'vmfloaty/cli'
+
+class Vmfloaty
+
+  def initialize(env)
+    @vmpooler_url = env['VMPOOLER_URL']
+
+    unless @vmpooler_url
+      @vmpooler_url = 'http://vcloud.delivery.puppetlabs.net/vm'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def start
+    CLI.start(ARGV)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty/cli.rb b/lib/vmfloaty/cli.rb
index 52b4497..018af2e 100644
--- a/lib/vmfloaty/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty/cli.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 require 'thor'
+require 'net/http'
 
 class CLI < Thor
-  desc "get", "Gets a vm"
-  def get
-    say 'Get a vm here'
+  desc "get [operating system,...] [--withpe]", "Gets a VM"
+  option :withpe
+  def get(os)
+    say "vmpooler: #{@vmpooler_url}"
+    if options[:withpe]
+      say "Get a #{os} VM here and provision with PE verison #{options[:withpe]}"
+    else
+      say "Get a #{os} VM here"
+    end
   end
 
-  desc "modify", "Modify a vm"
-  def modify
+  desc "modify [hostname]", "Modify a VM"
+  def modify(hostname)
     say 'Modify a vm'
   end
 
-  desc "list", "List all active vms"
-  def list
-    say 'Listing your vms'
+  desc "status", "List status of all active VMs"
+  def status
+    say 'List of active VMs'
   end
 
-  desc "release", "Schedules a vm for deletion"
-  def release
-    say 'Releases a vm'
+  desc "list", "List all open VMs"
+  def list
+    say 'Listing open vms on vmpooler'
+  end
+
+  desc "release [hostname]", "Schedules a VM for deletion"
+  def release(hostname)
+    say 'Releases a VM'
   end
 end
-
-CLI.start(ARGV)