diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 157cb28..d11d205 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-.PHONY: all
+.PHONY: all install
 
 SOURCES_LIBS:=$(shell find lib -type f)
 SOURCES_SRC:=$(shell find src -type f )
+INSTALL_PATH:= $(shell echo ${HOME}/repo/.bin)
 
 all: repotool
 
+install: repotool
+	mkdir -p ${INSTALL_PATH}
+	install repotool repotool.zsh ${INSTALL_PATH}
+
+
 src/lib/repotool/stdlib.sh: $(SOURCES_LIBS)
 	bashly add --source . stdlib -f
 
diff --git a/lib/stdlib.sh b/lib/stdlib.sh
index 84f412b..05321d2 100755
--- a/lib/stdlib.sh
+++ b/lib/stdlib.sh
@@ -34,5 +34,14 @@ lecho()
   echo $@ >&2
 }
 
+linspect()
+{
+  if [[ -z "$DEBUG_LOG" || "$DEBUG_LOG" == 0 ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  inspect_args>&2
+}
+
 
 
diff --git a/repotool b/repotool
index 659b559..9fd42c7 100755
--- a/repotool
+++ b/repotool
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ repotool_usage() {
     printf "%s\n" "Environment Variables:"
 
     # :environment_variable.usage
-    printf "  %s\n" "REPOS_PATH"
+    printf "  %s\n" "REPOTOOL_PATH"
     printf "    default path to clone to\n"
     printf "    Default: $HOME/repo\n"
     echo
@@ -247,13 +247,23 @@ lecho()
   echo $@ >&2
 }
 
+linspect()
+{
+  if [[ -z "$DEBUG_LOG" || "$DEBUG_LOG" == 0 ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  inspect_args>&2
+}
+
 # :command.command_functions
 # :command.function
 repotool_get_command() {
   # src/get_command.sh
-  #inspect_args>&2
-  local resp
 
+  linspect
+
+  local resp
   resp=$(valid_url ${args[repo]})
   if [[ $resp == -1 ]]; then
     echo "${args[repo]} is not a valid repo"
@@ -262,6 +272,10 @@ repotool_get_command() {
 
   local regex="${deps[perl]} -n -l -e"
 
+  local git="${deps[git]}"
+
+  local base_path=$REPOTOOL_PATH
+
   local ssh_user;
   # the ssh user to clone with
 
@@ -315,8 +329,7 @@ http_user: $http_user
 http_pass: $http_pass
 EOF
 
-  local target_dir="$REPOS_PATH/$domain/$path"
-  #mkdir for our target directory
+  local target_dir="$base_path/$domain/$path"
 
   if [[ ! -d $target_dir ]]; then
     mkdir -p $target_dir
@@ -335,23 +348,26 @@ EOF
       repo_url="$method://$domain/$path.git"
       ;;
     *)
-      >&2 echo "unrecognized clone method $method"
+      echo "unrecognized clone method $method"
       exit 1
   esac
 
   # we check if we have cloned the repo via the if the .git folder exists
   if [[ ! -d .git ]]; then
     # check if the remote actually exists
-    git ls-remote $repo_url > /dev/null && RC=$? || RC=$?
+    $git ls-remote $repo_url > /dev/null && RC=$? || RC=$?
     if [[ $RC == 0 ]]; then
-      git clone $repo_url $target_dir >&2
+      $git clone $repo_url $target_dir >&2
     else
-      >&2 echo "Could not find repo: $repo_url"
+      echo "Could not find repo: $repo_url"
+      exit 1
     fi
   fi
 
   echo dir=$target_dir domain=$domain path=$path repo_url=$repo_url
 
+  exit 0
+
 }
 
 # :command.parse_requirements
@@ -379,10 +395,10 @@ parse_requirements() {
 
   # :command.environment_variables_filter
   # :command.environment_variables_default
-  export REPOS_PATH="${REPOS_PATH:-$HOME/repo}"
+  export REPOTOOL_PATH="${REPOTOOL_PATH:-$HOME/repo}"
   export DEBUG_LOG="${DEBUG_LOG:-0}"
 
-  env_var_names+=("REPOS_PATH")
+  env_var_names+=("REPOTOOL_PATH")
   env_var_names+=("DEBUG_LOG")
 
   # :command.command_filter
@@ -579,7 +595,7 @@ initialize() {
   set -e
 
   # :command.environment_variables_default
-  export REPOS_PATH="${REPOS_PATH:-$HOME/repo}"
+  export REPOTOOL_PATH="${REPOTOOL_PATH:-$HOME/repo}"
   export DEBUG_LOG="${DEBUG_LOG:-0}"
 
 }
diff --git a/repotool.plugin.zsh b/repotool.plugin.zsh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c65cc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repotool.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+[[ -z "$REPOTOOL_PATH" ]] && export REPOTOOL_PATH="$HOME/repo"
+
+alias repo=". $REPOTOOL_PATH/.bin/repotool.zsh"
diff --git a/repotool.zsh b/repotool.zsh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e258ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repotool.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+[[ -z "$REPOTOOL_PATH" ]] && export REPOTOOL_PATH="$HOME/repo"
+
+_activate_hook() {
+  if [[ -f "$REPOTOOL_PATH/.hooks/$1.zsh" ]]; then
+    . "$REPOTOOL_PATH/.hooks/$1.zsh" $2
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [[ -f "$REPOTOOL_PATH/.hooks/$1.sh" ]]; then
+    . "$REPOTOOL_PATH/.hooks/$1.sh" $2
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [[ -f "$REPOTOOL_PATH/.hooks/$1" ]]; then
+    . "$REPOTOOL_PATH/.hooks/$1" $2
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+case "$1" in
+  get)
+    shift;
+    response=$($REPOTOOL_PATH/.bin/repotool get $@)
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]] then;
+      exit $?
+    fi
+    declare -A obj
+    for item in ${(z)response}; do
+      parts=(${(s[=])item})
+      # NOTE: zsh is 1 indexed  arrays
+      obj[${parts[1]}]=${parts[2]}
+    done
+    _activate_hook "before_cd" $response
+    cd ${obj[dir]}
+    _activate_hook "after_cd" $response
+    ;;
+  'help' | "-h"| "-help" | "--help")
+esac
diff --git a/src/bashly.yml b/src/bashly.yml
index cb4be57..2aebccd 100644
--- a/src/bashly.yml
+++ b/src/bashly.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ help: repo tool
 version: 0.1.0
 
 environment_variables:
-- name: REPOS_PATH
+- name: REPOTOOL_PATH
   default: $HOME/repo
   help: default path to clone to
 - name: DEBUG_LOG
diff --git a/src/get_command.sh b/src/get_command.sh
index 9a93bab..5f8f95e 100755
--- a/src/get_command.sh
+++ b/src/get_command.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#inspect_args>&2
-local resp
 
+linspect
+
+local resp
 resp=$(valid_url ${args[repo]})
 if [[ $resp == -1 ]]; then
   echo "${args[repo]} is not a valid repo"
@@ -9,6 +10,10 @@ fi
 
 local regex="${deps[perl]} -n -l -e"
 
+local git="${deps[git]}"
+
+local base_path=$REPOTOOL_PATH
+
 
 local ssh_user;
 # the ssh user to clone with
@@ -65,8 +70,7 @@ http_pass: $http_pass
 EOF
 
 
-local target_dir="$REPOS_PATH/$domain/$path"
-#mkdir for our target directory
+local target_dir="$base_path/$domain/$path"
 
 if [[ ! -d $target_dir ]]; then
   mkdir -p $target_dir
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ case $method in
     repo_url="$method://$domain/$path.git"
     ;;
   *)
-    >&2 echo "unrecognized clone method $method"
+    echo "unrecognized clone method $method"
     exit 1
 esac
 
@@ -94,12 +98,15 @@ esac
 # we check if we have cloned the repo via the if the .git folder exists
 if [[ ! -d .git ]]; then
   # check if the remote actually exists
-  git ls-remote $repo_url > /dev/null && RC=$? || RC=$?
+  $git ls-remote $repo_url > /dev/null && RC=$? || RC=$?
   if [[ $RC == 0 ]]; then
-    git clone $repo_url $target_dir >&2
+    $git clone $repo_url $target_dir >&2
   else
-    >&2 echo "Could not find repo: $repo_url"
+    echo "Could not find repo: $repo_url"
+    exit 1
   fi
 fi
 
 echo dir=$target_dir domain=$domain path=$path repo_url=$repo_url
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/src/lib/repotool/stdlib.sh b/src/lib/repotool/stdlib.sh
index 84f412b..05321d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/repotool/stdlib.sh
+++ b/src/lib/repotool/stdlib.sh
@@ -34,5 +34,14 @@ lecho()
   echo $@ >&2
 }
 
+linspect()
+{
+  if [[ -z "$DEBUG_LOG" || "$DEBUG_LOG" == 0 ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  inspect_args>&2
+}
+