diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2ea7bd..75a39bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 This is a tool heavily targeting my own personal use-cases.
 It is a collection of utility commands which primarily serve to manage a multiple-workspace setup in Sway.
 
+**This software is unfinished and in early development. It is not ready for use, and its behavior is subject to change drastically between now and release.**
+
 ## Building
 
 ### Universal:
@@ -30,4 +32,16 @@ Probably, idk man don't judge
 
 > Is it good?
 
-Probably not
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+Probably not
+
+## todo
+
+* better failure/error handling
+
+## Exit Codes (reference)
+
+* 0: success
+* 1: generic
+* 2: sway ipc/exec failure
+* 3: bad configuration
+* 4: bad cli args
diff --git a/src/lib/get.rs b/src/lib/get.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0fa366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/get.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use crate::{config::Config, profile::{active_profile,profile_from_index}, ErrorMessage, ProfileGetCommand};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+
+pub fn print(config: Config,info: &ProfileGetCommand) -> Result<String,ErrorMessage> {
+    match active_profile() {
+        Ok(i) => {
+            match profile_from_index(config, i) {
+                Ok(p) => {
+                    match info {
+                        ProfileGetCommand::Json => Ok(json!(p).to_string()),
+                        ProfileGetCommand::Name => Ok(p.name),
+                        ProfileGetCommand::Icon => Ok(p.icon),
+                    }
+/*                    Ok(if monitor {
+                        let xdg_directories = BaseDirectories::new();
+                        let config = notify::Config::default().with_compare_contents(true).with_compare_contents(true).with_poll_interval(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.5));
+                        let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+                        let mut watcher = PollWatcher::new(tx, config).unwrap();
+                        watcher.watch(xdg_directories.runtime_dir.unwrap().join("sway-profiles-rs/active-profile.json").as_path(),RecursiveMode::Recursive);
+                        for _res in rx {
+                            match info {
+                                ProfileGetCommand::Json => println!("{}",json!(p).to_string()),
+                                ProfileGetCommand::Name => println!("{}",p.name),
+                                ProfileGetCommand::Icon => println!("{}",p.icon),
+                            };
+                            match res {
+                                Ok(event) => println!("changed: {:?}", event),
+                                Err(e) => println!("watch error: {:?}", e),
+                            }; 
+                        }
+                    })*/
+                }
+                Err(e) => Err(e),
+            }
+        },
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/lib/launch.rs b/src/lib/launch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51505a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/launch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use crate::{config::Programs, ErrorMessage};
+
+pub fn profile_launch(programs_config: HashMap<String, Programs>, program_arg: &String) -> Result<String,ErrorMessage> {
+    match programs_config.iter().find(|x|x.0.eq(program_arg)) {
+        Some(p) => {
+            println!("{:?}",p);
+            let mut swaymsg_command = format!("exec {}", p.1.command);
+            for a in &p.1.arguments {
+                    swaymsg_command = format!("{} {}",swaymsg_command,a);
+                }
+            Ok(swaymsg_command)
+        },
+        None => {
+            Err(ErrorMessage { message: Some(String::from("no matching program found")), code: Some(3) })
+        },
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/lib/profile.rs b/src/lib/profile.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8d11c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/profile.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+use std::fs::{self, write};
+
+use serde_json::json;
+use swayipc::Connection;
+use xdg::BaseDirectories;
+
+use crate::{config::{Config, Profile}, sway::run_sway_command, ErrorMessage};
+
+pub fn initialize(mut sway_connection: Connection, profile: Profile,profile_index: String,uindex: usize) -> Result<(),ErrorMessage> { //payload: String) {
+    //todo: preserve keyboard layout, where 0 is last in workspace index
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        let _ = match run_sway_command(&mut sway_connection, format!("bindsym $mod+{} workspace number {}{}:{}",i,profile_index,i,profile.icon)) {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                let base_directories = BaseDirectories::new();
+                let active_profile_cache = base_directories.get_runtime_directory().unwrap().join("sway-profiles-rs/active-profile.json");
+                let active_profile = json!(uindex);
+                let _ = write(active_profile_cache, active_profile.to_string());
+                Ok(())
+            },
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        };
+    }
+    match run_sway_command(&mut sway_connection, format!("workspace number {}1:{}",profile_index,profile.icon)) {
+        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn profile_from_index(config: Config, index: usize) -> Result<Profile,ErrorMessage>{
+    match config.profiles.get(index) {
+        Some(p) => Ok(p.clone()),
+        None => Err(ErrorMessage { message: Some("Profile not found for index".to_string()), code: Some(3) }),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn _profile_from_name(config: Config, name: String) -> Result<Profile,ErrorMessage> {
+    match config.profiles.iter().find(|x|x.name == name) {
+        Some(p) => Ok(p.clone()),
+        None => Err(ErrorMessage { message: Some(format!("Profile not found with name {}",name)), code: Some(3) }),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn switch_by_index(config: Config,index: usize,sway_connection: Connection) -> Result<(),ErrorMessage> {
+    match profile_from_index(config, index) {
+        Ok(p) => match initialize(sway_connection, p.clone(), index_string(index), index) {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                println!("successfully switched to profile at index {}",index);
+                Ok(())
+            },
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        },
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn switch_by_name(config: Config,name: String,sway_connection: Connection) -> Result<(),ErrorMessage> {
+    match index_from_name(config.clone(), name.clone()) {
+        Ok(index) => match switch_by_index(config, index, sway_connection) {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                println!("Successfully switched to profile with name {}",name);
+                Ok(())
+            },
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        },
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+
+/*    match profile_from_name(config, name) {
+        Ok(p) => match  {
+            
+        },
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    } */
+}
+
+pub fn active_profile() -> Result<usize,ErrorMessage> {
+    let base_directories = BaseDirectories::new();
+    let active_profile_cache_json = base_directories.get_runtime_directory().unwrap().join("sway-profiles-rs/active-profile.json");
+    match active_profile_cache_json.exists() {
+        true => {
+            match fs::File::open(active_profile_cache_json) {
+                Ok(f) => {
+                    match serde_json::from_reader::<fs::File,usize>(f) {
+                        Ok(u) => {
+                            Ok(u)
+                        },
+                        Err(_) => Err(ErrorMessage { message: Some("could not parse json from active profile cache file".to_string()), code: Some(3) }),
+                   }
+                },
+                Err(_) => Err(ErrorMessage { message: Some("could not open active profile cache file".to_string()), code: Some(3) }),
+            }
+        },
+        false => Err(ErrorMessage { message: Some("no active profile cache file".to_string()), code: Some(3) }),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn next(config: Config, sway_connection: Connection) -> Result<(),ErrorMessage> {
+    match active_profile() {
+        Ok(u) => {
+            let profile_count = config.profiles.len();
+            let mut next_profile = u + 1;
+            if next_profile.ge(&profile_count) {
+                next_profile = 0
+            }
+            match switch_by_index(config, next_profile, sway_connection) {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    println!("switched to next profile ({})",next_profile);
+                    Ok(())
+                },
+                Err(e) => Err(e),
+            }
+        },
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn previous(config: Config, sway_connection: Connection) -> Result<(),ErrorMessage> {
+    match active_profile() {
+        Ok(u) => {
+            let prev_profile: usize = if u.eq(&0) {
+                config.profiles.len() - 1
+            } else {
+                u - 1
+            };
+            match switch_by_index(config, prev_profile, sway_connection) {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    println!("switched to prev profile ({})",prev_profile);
+                    Ok(())
+                },
+                Err(e) => Err(e),
+            }
+        },
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn index_from_name(config: Config, name: String) -> Result<usize, ErrorMessage>{
+    match config.profiles.iter().position(|x|x.name == name) {
+        Some(i) => Ok(i),
+        None => Err(ErrorMessage { message: Some(String::from("Index not found for profile?")), code: Some(3) }),
+    }
+}
+pub fn index_string(index: usize) -> String {
+    index.to_string().trim_matches('0').to_string()
+}
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diff --git a/src/lib/sway.rs b/src/lib/sway.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e850f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/sway.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use swayipc::Connection;
+
+use crate::ErrorMessage;
+
+pub fn run_sway_command(sway_connection: &mut Connection,payload: String) -> Result<(),ErrorMessage> {
+    match sway_connection.run_command(&payload) {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            println!("Command [{}] ran successfully",payload);
+            Ok(())
+        },
+        Err(e) => Err(ErrorMessage{ message: Some(e.to_string()), code: Some(2) }),
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ef15d05..ee26914 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-use std::process::exit;
+#![deny(unused_crate_dependencies)]
 
-use clap::{Parser,Subcommand,ArgAction};
+use std::{process::exit, time::Duration};
+
+use clap::{ArgAction, Parser, Subcommand};
 use swayipc::{Connection, Event, EventType, Fallible};
+use notify::{PollWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 
 mod config;
 #[path = "lib/windows.rs"]
@@ -13,8 +16,21 @@ use workspaces::print_workspace_array;
 #[path = "lib/lock.rs"]
 mod lock;
 use lock::lock_screen;
+#[path = "lib/launch.rs"]
+mod launch;
+use launch::profile_launch;
+#[path = "lib/sway.rs"]
+mod sway;
+use sway::run_sway_command;
+#[path = "lib/profile.rs"]
+mod profile;
+#[path = "lib/get.rs"]
+mod get;
 
 use config::Config;
+use xdg::BaseDirectories;
+
+use crate::profile::switch_by_index;
 
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -28,10 +44,6 @@ pub struct Cli {
     #[arg(short = 'm', long = "monitor", action = ArgAction::SetTrue)]
     monitor: Option<bool>,
 
-//    /// Sets a custom config file
-//    #[arg(short, long, value_name = "FILE")]
-//    config: Option<PathBuf>,
-
     /// Turn debugging information on
     #[arg(short, long, action = ArgAction::Count)]
     debug: u8,
@@ -56,32 +68,97 @@ enum Commands {
         #[arg(short, long, action = ArgAction::SetTrue)]
         force_render_background: Option<bool>,
     },
-    //Rename,
-    Profile,
+    /// Profile WIP,
+    Profile {
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        profile_command: ProfileCommand,
+    },
+    /// Shortcuts TODO
     Shortcuts {
         #[arg(short, long, action = ArgAction::SetTrue)]
         global: Option<bool>,
-    },
-//    Monitor {
-//        /// monitor a sway activity type
-//        #[arg(short, long)]
-//        #[command(subcommand)]
-//        monitor_type: MonitorTypes,
-//    },
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
-enum MonitorTypes {
-    /// Monitors workspace changes
-    Workspaces,
-    /// Monitor window changes
-    Windows,
-    /// Monitor active profile
-    Profile
+enum ProfileCommand {
+    /// switch profiles
+    #[clap(alias = "s")]
+    Switch {
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        switch_command: Option<ProfileSwitchCommand>,
+
+    },
+    /// get profile info
+    #[clap(alias = "g")]
+    Get {
+        /// monitor profile information
+        #[arg(short, long, action = ArgAction::SetTrue)]
+        monitor: Option<bool>,
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        get_command: ProfileGetCommand,
+    },
+    /// Initialize sway-profiles-rs
+    #[clap(alias = "i")]
+    Init
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum ProfileSwitchCommand {
+    /// switch to next profile
+    #[clap(alias = "n")]
+    Next,
+    /// switch to previous profile
+    #[clap(alias = "p")]
+    Prev,
+    /// switch to profile by name or id
+    #[clap(alias = "t")]
+    To {
+        #[clap(group = "switch_to")]
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        name: Option<String>,
+        #[clap(group = "switch_to")]
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        index: Option<usize>,
+        query: Option<String>
+
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum ProfileGetCommand {
+    /// get profile json
+    #[clap(alias = "j")]
+    Json,
+    /// get profile name
+    #[clap(alias = "n")]
+    Name,
+    /// get profile icon
+    #[clap(alias = "i")]
+    Icon
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ErrorMessage {
+    message: Option<String>,
+    code: Option<i32>
+}
+
+pub fn error_handler(error: ErrorMessage) {
+    println!("ERROR: {}",error.message.unwrap_or_default());
+    exit(error.code.unwrap_or(1))
+}
+
+pub fn setup_runtime_dir(xdg_directories: BaseDirectories) {
+    match xdg_directories.create_runtime_directory("sway-profiles-rs") {
+        Ok(_) => println!("success"),
+        Err(_) => println!("failed"),
+    }
 }
 
 fn main() -> Fallible<()> {
     //let xdg_dirs = BaseDirectories::with_prefix("sway-profiles-rs");
+    let xdg_directories = BaseDirectories::new();
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 //    let config = config::parse_config();
     let config = confy::load("sway-profiles-rs", "config").unwrap();
@@ -91,24 +168,24 @@ fn main() -> Fallible<()> {
         Commands::Windows => {
             print_window_title(sway_connection.get_tree().unwrap().iter().find(|&x | x.focused).unwrap().clone(), &cli, &config);
             if cli.monitor.unwrap() {
-                monitor_events(EventType::Window, cli, config);
+                monitor_sway_events(EventType::Window, cli, config);
             }
         }
         Commands::Workspaces => {
             print_workspace_array(sway_connection.get_workspaces().unwrap());
             if cli.monitor.unwrap() {
-                monitor_events(EventType::Workspace, cli, config);
+                monitor_sway_events(EventType::Workspace, cli, config);
             }
         }
         Commands::Launch { program } => {
-            if let Some(launch_program) = config.programs.iter().find(|x|x.0 == program) {
-                println!("found: {:#?} {:?}",launch_program.1.command, launch_program.1.arguments);
-                let mut swaymsg_command = "exec ".to_owned() + &launch_program.1.command;
-                for a in &launch_program.1.arguments {
-                    swaymsg_command = swaymsg_command + " " + a;
-                }
-                println!("{:#?}",swaymsg_command);
-                let _ = sway_connection.run_command(swaymsg_command);
+             match profile_launch(config.programs, program) {
+                Ok(p) => {
+                    match run_sway_command(&mut sway_connection,p) {
+                        Ok(_) => todo!(),
+                        Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(e) => error_handler(e),
             }
         },
         Commands::Lock { force_render_background } => {
@@ -117,33 +194,119 @@ fn main() -> Fallible<()> {
                 Err(e) => println!("{:?}",e),
             };
         },
-        //Commands::Rename => todo!(),
-        Commands::Profile => {
-            println!("{:?}", config.profiles.len());
-            for p in config.profiles {
-                println!("{:?} {:?}",p.0, p.1.name )
+        Commands::Profile { profile_command} => {
+            println!("{:?}",xdg_directories.get_runtime_directory());
+            setup_runtime_dir(xdg_directories.clone());
+            match profile_command {
+                ProfileCommand::Init => {
+                    match profile::profile_from_index(config.clone(), 0) {
+                        Ok(_) => {
+                            match switch_by_index(config, 0, sway_connection) {
+                                Ok(_) => todo!(),
+                                Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+                    }
+                },
+                ProfileCommand::Switch { switch_command} => {
+                    match switch_command {
+                        Some(ProfileSwitchCommand::To { index,name,query }) => {
+                            match index {
+                                Some(i) => {
+                                    match profile::switch_by_index(config, *i, sway_connection) {
+                                        Ok(_) => println!("successfully switched to profile at index {}",i),
+                                        Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+                                    };
+                                },
+                                None => {
+                                    match name {
+                                        Some(n) => {
+                                            match profile::switch_by_name(config, n.to_string(), sway_connection) {
+                                                Ok(_) => (),
+                                                Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+                                            }
+                                        },
+                                        None => match query {
+                                            Some(q) => match q.parse::<usize>() {
+                                                Ok(i) => match profile::switch_by_index(config.clone(), i, sway_connection) {
+                                                    Ok(_) => (),
+                                                    Err(_) => match profile::switch_by_name(config, q.to_string(), Connection::new().unwrap()) {
+                                                        Ok(_) => (),
+                                                        Err(_) => error_handler(ErrorMessage { message: Some(format!("Could not find profile with index or name: {}",q)), code: Some(4) }),
+                                                    },
+                                                },
+                                                Err(_) => match profile::switch_by_name(config, q.to_string(), sway_connection) {
+                                                    Ok(_) => (),
+                                                    Err(_) => error_handler(ErrorMessage { message: Some(format!("Could not find profile with index or name: {}",q)), code: Some(4) }),
+                                                },
+                                            },
+                                            None => error_handler(ErrorMessage { message: Some("No profile index or name provided.".to_string()), code: Some(4) }),
+                                        },
+                                    }
+                                },
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Some(ProfileSwitchCommand::Next) => match profile::next(config, sway_connection) {
+                            Ok(p) => {
+                                println!("{:?}",p)
+                            },
+                            Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+                        },
+                        Some(ProfileSwitchCommand::Prev) => match profile::previous(config, sway_connection) {
+                            Ok(p) => {
+                                println!("{:?}",p)
+                            },
+                            Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+                        },
+                        None => {
+                            // Would like for this to eventually present a menu (using wofi/worf?) which can be used to select the profile from a list
+                            todo!();
+/*                            match run_sway_command(&mut sway_connection, payload) {
+                                Ok(_) => todo!(),
+                                Err(_) => todo!(),
+                            } */
+                        },
+                    }
+                },
+                ProfileCommand::Get { get_command, monitor } => {
+                    match Some(get_command) {
+                        Some(g) => {
+                            println!("{}",get::print(config.clone(),g).unwrap());
+                            if monitor.unwrap() {
+                                let notify_config = notify::Config::default().with_compare_contents(true).with_poll_interval(Duration::from_millis(500));
+                                let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+                                let mut watcher = PollWatcher::new(tx, notify_config).unwrap();
+                                match watcher.watch(xdg_directories.runtime_dir.unwrap().join("sway-profiles-rs/active-profile.json").as_path(),RecursiveMode::Recursive) {
+                                    Ok(_) => {
+                                        for _res in rx {
+                                            println!("{}",get::print(config.clone(),g).unwrap());
+                                        }
+                                    },
+                                    Err(_) => error_handler(ErrorMessage { message: Some("Watcher failed".to_string()), code: Some(1) }),
+                                };
+                            }
+                        },
+                        None => error_handler(ErrorMessage { message: Some("No matching Profile Detail".to_string()), code: Some(4) }),
+                    }
+                }
             }
         },
-        Commands::Shortcuts { global: _ } => todo!(),
+        Commands::Shortcuts { global: _ } => {
+            todo!()
+        },
     }
     exit(0);
 }
 
-pub fn monitor_events(event_type: EventType, cli: Cli, config: Config) {
-/*    let subs = [
-        // Valid EventTypes: Workspace, Output, Input, Tick, Shutdown, Mode, Window, BarStateUpdate, BarConfigUpdate, Binding
-        //EventType::Workspace,
-        //EventType::Tick,
-        //EventType::Window,
-        event_type
-    ]; */
+pub fn monitor_sway_events(event_type: EventType, cli: Cli, config: Config) {
     let sway_connection = Connection::new().unwrap();
     for event in sway_connection.subscribe([event_type]).unwrap() {
         let e = event.unwrap();
         match e {
             Event::Window(w) => {
                 print_window_title(w.container, &cli, &config);
-},
+            },
             Event::Workspace(_) => {
                 print_workspace_array(self::Connection::get_workspaces(&mut self::Connection::new().unwrap()).unwrap());
             },