diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8afa62..0ceab63 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if(MCOPY_EXE AND MKFS_EXE AND CPIO_EXE)
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
         COMMAND sh -c "find . -mindepth 1 ! -name '*.cpio' -print0 | ${CPIO_EXE} --null -ov -H newc > \"${INITRAMFS_CPIO_FILE}\""
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${INITRAMFS_SRC_DIR}
-        DEPENDS ${INIT_FILES} init_elf
+        DEPENDS ${INIT_FILES} init debug
         VERBATIM
         COMMENT "Packing initramfs to cpio..."
     )
diff --git a/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 48c777e..b8f8e0e 100644
--- a/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE KERNEL_SOURCES CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
     "src/mm/*.c"
     "src/shell/*.c"
     "src/fs/*.c"
+    "src/syscalls/*.c"
     
     "data/*.c"
 )
diff --git a/kernel/inc/arch/x86_64/syscall.h b/kernel/inc/arch/x86_64/syscall.h
index 5fb2b39..92fd997 100644
--- a/kernel/inc/arch/x86_64/syscall.h
+++ b/kernel/inc/arch/x86_64/syscall.h
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
 
 typedef enum {
     SYS_EXIT,
-    SYS_EXEC,
+    SYS_SPAWN,
+    SYS_MEM,
     SYS_WRITE,
+    SYS_READ,
 } syscalls;
 
 void syscall_init();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/inc/core/loader.h b/kernel/inc/core/loader.h
index e57b41d..3b46941 100644
--- a/kernel/inc/core/loader.h
+++ b/kernel/inc/core/loader.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <types.h>
-#include <core/scheduler.h>
 
-bool exec_init(process* p, const char* path);
+i32 process_spawn(const char* path, const char* name);
 void init_task_entry();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/inc/core/scheduler.h b/kernel/inc/core/scheduler.h
index 5ce4de7..ff7d8d0 100644
--- a/kernel/inc/core/scheduler.h
+++ b/kernel/inc/core/scheduler.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ typedef struct process {
     u64 pml4_phys;
     struct process* parent;
     char name[32];
+    u64 heap_start;
+    u64 heap_cur;
 } process;
 
 typedef struct task {
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ typedef struct task {
     struct task* next;
     u32 id;
     u32 sleep_ticks;
+    process_state task_state; // reusing process_state cuz wn
     u64 kernel_stack_top;
     process* proc;
 } task;
diff --git a/kernel/inc/drivers/console.h b/kernel/inc/drivers/console.h
index c02fa9c..11bbd49 100644
--- a/kernel/inc/drivers/console.h
+++ b/kernel/inc/drivers/console.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ void console_set_color(u32 color);
 void console_set_default_color(u32 color);
 void console_set_cursor_pos(SG_Point *p);
 char console_getc();
+void console_putc(char c);
 void kprint(const char *str);
 void kprintf(const char *fmt, ...);
 void kgets(char* buff, u32 lim);
diff --git a/kernel/inc/syscalls/io.h b/kernel/inc/syscalls/io.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ab5626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/inc/syscalls/io.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+#include <types.h>
+
+u64 sys_write(u64 fd, u64 buff, u64 len);
+u64 sys_read(u64 fd, u64 buff, u64 count);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/inc/syscalls/mem.h b/kernel/inc/syscalls/mem.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d6d396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/inc/syscalls/mem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+#include <types.h>
+
+u64 sys_mem(u64 size);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/inc/syscalls/proc.h b/kernel/inc/syscalls/proc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9b51c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/inc/syscalls/proc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <types.h>
+
+u64 sys_exit(i32 code);
+u64 sys_spawn(const char* path);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/cpuinfo.c b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/cpuinfo.c
index 321b92b..5924123 100644
--- a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/cpuinfo.c
+++ b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/cpuinfo.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 // Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
 
-#include "types.h"
+#include <types.h>
 #include <cpuinfo.h>
 
 #define MSR_GS_BASE         0xC0000101
diff --git a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.asm b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.asm
index e0c622e..78e33d2 100644
--- a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.asm
+++ b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.asm
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ syscall_entry:
     pop r11 ; rflags
     add rsp, 8 ; skip rsp
 
-    mov [gs:8], rsp
     mov rsp, [gs:0]
     swapgs
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.c b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.c
index 788a7e1..b6b6f41 100644
--- a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/syscall.c
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include <mm/pmm.h>
 #include <mm/vmm.h>
 
+#include <syscalls/proc.h>
+#include <syscalls/mem.h>
+#include <syscalls/io.h>
+
 static inline void wrmsr(u32 msr, u64 val) {
     u32 low = (u32)val;
     u32 high = (u32)(val >> 32);
@@ -47,20 +51,14 @@ void syscall_init() {
 }
 
 u64 syscall_dispatch(u64 id, u64 arg1, u64 arg2, u64 arg3, u64 arg4, u64 arg5) {
+    __asm__ volatile("cli");
     switch (id) {
-        case SYS_EXIT: {
-            kprintf("\n[Dewar] process exited with code %d", arg1);
-            while(1) __asm__ ("hlt"); // stub
-            return 0;
-        }
-        case SYS_EXEC: {
-            kprintf("\n[Dewar] process called exec syscall");
-            return 0; // stub as well
-        }
-        case SYS_WRITE: {
-            kprintf("%s", (char*)arg1);
-            return 0;
-        }
+        case SYS_EXIT:  return sys_exit(arg1);
+        case SYS_SPAWN: return sys_spawn((const char*)arg1);
+        case SYS_MEM:   return sys_mem(arg1);
+        case SYS_WRITE: return sys_write(arg1, arg2, arg3);
+        case SYS_READ: return sys_read(arg1, arg2, arg3);
         default: kprintf("[Dewar] Unknown syscall %d\n", id); return -1;
     }
+    __asm__ volatile("sti");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/core/hot.c b/kernel/src/core/hot.c
index 1b88f20..c1c7b9b 100644
--- a/kernel/src/core/hot.c
+++ b/kernel/src/core/hot.c
@@ -19,27 +19,30 @@ u64 load_hot(process* proc, u8* data) {
     }
 
     hot_segment* segments = (hot_segment*)(data + sizeof(hot_header));
-    u64 kernel_cr3 = vmm_get_current_cr3();
     for (u64 i = 0; i < header->segments_count; i++) {
         hot_segment* seg = &segments[i];
         if (seg->memsz == 0) continue;
 
-        u64 start = seg->vaddr & ~(0xFFF);
-        u64 end = (seg->vaddr + seg->memsz + 0xFFF) & ~(0xFFF);
+        u64 start = seg->vaddr & ~(0xFFFULL);
+        u64 end = (seg->vaddr + seg->memsz + 0xFFF) & ~(0xFFFULL);
+
         for (u64 addr = start; addr < end; addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
             void* phys = pmm_alloc_page();
-            vmm_map_page((u64*)proc->pml4_phys, (u64)phys, addr, PTE_USER | PTE_RW | PTE_PRESENT);  
-        }
+            vmm_map_page((u64*)proc->pml4_phys, (u64)phys, addr, PTE_USER | PTE_RW | PTE_PRESENT);
+            void* kernel_virt = (void*)((u64)phys + HHDM_OFFSET);
+            memset(kernel_virt, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+            u64 page_overleap_start = (addr > seg->vaddr) ? addr : seg->vaddr;
+            u64 page_overleap_end = (addr + PAGE_SIZE < seg->vaddr + seg->filesz) 
+                ? (addr + PAGE_SIZE) 
+                : (seg->vaddr + seg->filesz);
+            if (page_overleap_start < page_overleap_end) {
+                u64 copy_size = page_overleap_end - page_overleap_start;
+                u64 src_offset = seg->offset + (page_overleap_start - seg->vaddr);
+                u64 dst_offset = page_overleap_start - addr;
 
-        load_cr3(proc->pml4_phys);
-        if (seg->filesz > 0) memcpy((void*)seg->vaddr, data + seg->offset, seg->filesz);
-        if (seg->memsz > seg->filesz) {
-            u64 bss_start = seg->vaddr + seg->filesz;
-            u64 bss_len = seg->memsz - seg->filesz;
-            memset((void*)bss_start, 0, bss_len);
+                memcpy((u8*)kernel_virt + dst_offset, data + src_offset, copy_size);
+            }
         }
-
-        load_cr3(kernel_cr3);
     }
 
     return header->entry_point;
diff --git a/kernel/src/core/loader.c b/kernel/src/core/loader.c
index 0c6c867..4db4014 100644
--- a/kernel/src/core/loader.c
+++ b/kernel/src/core/loader.c
@@ -20,28 +20,48 @@
 #include <types.h>
 
 extern task* curr_task;
+extern u32 next_pid;
 
 #define USER_STACK_TOP  0x70000000
+#define HEAP_START 0x40000000
 
-void init_task_entry() {
-    process* init_proc = (process*)malloc(sizeof(process));
-    init_proc->pid = 1; 
-    init_proc->state = RUNNING; 
-    init_proc->pml4_phys = vmm_create_address_space();
-    strcpy(init_proc->name, "init");
+i32 process_spawn(const char* path, const char* name) {
+    fs_node* file = vfs_open(path);
+    if (!file) return -1;
 
-    fs_node* file = vfs_open("/init");
-    if (!file) panic("FATAL: /init not found!");
+    process* new_proc = (process*)malloc(sizeof(process));
+    if (!new_proc) return -2;
+    memset(new_proc, 0, sizeof(process));
+    new_proc->pid = next_pid++; 
+    new_proc->state = RUNNING; 
+    new_proc->pml4_phys = vmm_create_address_space();
+    new_proc->heap_start = HEAP_START;
+    new_proc->heap_cur = HEAP_START;
+    strncpy(new_proc->name, name, 31);
 
     u8* file_buffer = (u8*)malloc(file->len);
+    if (!file_buffer) {
+        free(new_proc);
+        return -3;
+    }
     vfs_read(file, 0, file->len, file_buffer);
 
-    u64 entry = load_hot(init_proc, file_buffer);
-    if (!entry) panic("Invalid HOT executable");
-    
-    free(file_buffer); 
-    vmm_setup_user_stack((u64*)init_proc->pml4_phys);
-    sched_spawn((void(*)())entry, init_proc, true, USER_STACK_TOP);
+    u64 entry = load_hot(new_proc, file_buffer);
+    if (!entry) return -4;
 
-    while(1) { __asm__("sti; hlt"); } 
+    free(file_buffer);
+
+    vmm_setup_user_stack((u64*)new_proc->pml4_phys);
+    sched_spawn((void(*)())entry, new_proc, true, USER_STACK_TOP);
+
+    return new_proc->pid;
+}
+
+void init_task_entry() {
+    i32 pid = process_spawn("/init", "init");
+    if (pid < 0) {
+        panic("FATAL: Failed to spawn /init");
+    }
+
+    while (1) { __asm__("sti; hlt"); }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/core/panic.c b/kernel/src/core/panic.c
index eda398e..645bb85 100644
--- a/kernel/src/core/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/src/core/panic.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const char* fun_messages[] = {
     "Code have been eaten by Aliens",
     "That's all, folks!",
     "Raiden, answer me, Raiden, respond! Raiden?! RAIDEEEEEEEEEN!",
-    "Fatal error has been occurred.\n\t\t\t\t Your device will be terminated in 30 seconds.",
     "I'll be back",
     "Hastla la vista, baby",
     "Ti chego mne tut nagovoril...",
diff --git a/kernel/src/core/scheduler.c b/kernel/src/core/scheduler.c
index a5f783a..b6ae56f 100644
--- a/kernel/src/core/scheduler.c
+++ b/kernel/src/core/scheduler.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <core/string.h>
 #include <mm/heap.h>
 #include <mm/vmm.h>
+#include <mm/memory.h>
 #include <cpuinfo.h>
 #include <gdt.h>
 
@@ -17,6 +18,12 @@ extern u64 pml4_kernel_phys;
 
 static process kernel_process;
 
+void idle_task() {
+    while (1) {
+        __asm__ volatile ("hlt");
+    }
+}
+
 void sched_init() {
     kernel_process.pid = 0;
     kernel_process.state = RUNNING;
@@ -24,12 +31,15 @@ void sched_init() {
     strcpy(kernel_process.name, "kernel");
 
     task* kt = (task*)malloc(sizeof(task));
+    memset(kt, 0, sizeof(task));
     kt->id = 0;
     kt->proc = &kernel_process;
     kt->sleep_ticks = 0;
     kt->next = kt;
+    kt->task_state = RUNNING;
 
     curr_task = kt;
+    sched_spawn(idle_task, &kernel_process, false, 0);
 }
 
 task* sched_spawn(void(*entry)(), process* owner, bool is_user, u64 fixed_user_stack) {
@@ -66,6 +76,7 @@ task* sched_spawn(void(*entry)(), process* owner, bool is_user, u64 fixed_user_s
     t->sleep_ticks = 0;
     t->next = curr_task->next;
     t->kernel_stack_top = (u64)stack_base + stack_size;
+    t->task_state = RUNNING;
     curr_task->next = t;
     return t;
 }
@@ -84,6 +95,12 @@ u64 sched_next(u64 curr_rsp) {
     if (curr_task->sleep_ticks > 0) curr_task->sleep_ticks--;
 
     task* next = curr_task->next;
+    while (next->task_state == DEAD) {
+        // TODO: add gc here;
+        next = next->next;
+        if (next == curr_task) panic("no alive tasks");
+    }
+
     while (next != curr_task && next->sleep_ticks > 0) next = next->next; // what the fuck i just wrote  
 
     if (next->proc->pml4_phys != curr_task->proc->pml4_phys) load_cr3(next->proc->pml4_phys);
diff --git a/kernel/src/drivers/console.c b/kernel/src/drivers/console.c
index d11b9ab..403c706 100644
--- a/kernel/src/drivers/console.c
+++ b/kernel/src/drivers/console.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void console_set_cursor_pos(SG_Point *p) {
     s_cursor_pos.y = p->y;
 }
 
-static void console_putc(char c) {
+void console_putc(char c) {
     serial_writec(c);
     if (!ctx_ptr) return;
     if (c == '\n') {
diff --git a/kernel/src/syscalls/io.c b/kernel/src/syscalls/io.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf04278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/src/syscalls/io.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <syscalls/io.h>
+#include <drivers/console.h>
+
+u64 sys_write(u64 fd, u64 buff, u64 len) {
+    if (fd == 1 || fd == 2) {
+        char* str = (char*)buff;
+        for (u64 i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            console_putc(str[i]);
+        }
+        return len;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+u64 sys_read(u64 fd, u64 buff, u64 count) {
+    char* buf = (char*)buff;
+    if (fd == 0) {
+        for (u64 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            buf[i] = console_getc();
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/syscalls/mem.c b/kernel/src/syscalls/mem.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86b9d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/src/syscalls/mem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <syscalls/mem.h>
+
+#include <core/scheduler.h>
+
+#include <mm/pmm.h>
+#include <mm/vmm.h>
+#include <mm/memory.h>
+
+extern task* curr_task;
+
+u64 sys_mem(u64 size) {
+    if (size == 0) return 0;
+    process* proc = curr_task->proc;
+    u64 addr_to_ret = proc->heap_cur;
+
+    u64 pages_needed = (size + (PAGE_SIZE-1)) / PAGE_SIZE;
+
+    for (u64 i = 0; i < pages_needed; i++) {
+        void* phys = pmm_alloc_page();
+        if (!phys) return 0;
+
+        vmm_map_page((u64*)proc->pml4_phys, (u64)phys, proc->heap_cur, PTE_PRESENT | PTE_RW | PTE_USER);
+        memset((void*)PHYS_TO_HHDM((u64)phys), 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+        proc->heap_cur += 4096;
+    }
+
+    return addr_to_ret;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/src/syscalls/proc.c b/kernel/src/syscalls/proc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..013f2d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/src/syscalls/proc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <syscalls/proc.h>
+#include <core/scheduler.h>
+#include <drivers/console.h>
+#include <core/loader.h>
+
+extern task* curr_task;
+
+u64 sys_exit(i32 code) {
+    kprintf("\n[Dewar] process %s exited with code %d", curr_task->proc->name, code);
+    curr_task->task_state = DEAD;
+    sched_next(curr_task->rsp); 
+    while (1) { __asm__ ("hlt"); }
+}
+
+
+u64 sys_spawn(const char* path) {
+    return process_spawn(path, path);
+}
+
diff --git a/userspace/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d9caf3..18c1f0d 100644
--- a/userspace/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ set(CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 message(STATUS "Building termOS's userspace")
 
-add_subdirectory(init)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory(libterm)
+add_subdirectory(init)
+add_subdirectory(debug)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/debug/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/debug/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc72855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/debug/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+project(termOSdbg LANGUAGES C)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE debug_SOURCES "src/*.c")
+
+add_termos_executable(debug "${debug_SOURCES}")
diff --git a/userspace/debug/src/main.c b/userspace/debug/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db5df75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/debug/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+
+#define VECTOR_BUFFER_SIZE 8
+
+typedef struct {
+    i32* data;
+    u64 size;
+    u64 capacity;
+} Vector;
+
+void vector_init(Vector* vec) {
+    vec->data = nullptr;
+    vec->size = 0;
+    vec->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+u8 vector_append(Vector* vec, const i32 num) {
+    if (vec->size >= vec->capacity) {
+        u64 new_cap = (vec->capacity == 0) ? VECTOR_BUFFER_SIZE : vec->capacity * 2;
+
+        i32* new_data = realloc(vec->data, new_cap * sizeof(i32));
+        if (!new_data) return 2; // Out of memory
+
+        vec->data = new_data;
+        vec->capacity = new_cap;
+    }
+    vec->data[vec->size] = num;
+    vec->size++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void vector_reset(Vector* vec) {
+    vec->size = 0;
+}
+
+u8 vector_reserve(Vector* vec, u64 new_cap) {
+    if (new_cap <= vec->capacity) return 0;
+    i32* new_data = realloc(vec->data, new_cap * sizeof(i32));
+    if (!new_data) return 2;
+
+    vec->data = new_data;
+    vec->capacity = new_cap;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void vector_free(Vector* vec) {
+    free(vec->data);
+    vec->data = nullptr;
+    vec->size = vec->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+void render_list(Vector* numbers) {
+    printf("\nNumbers [%d/%d]: [", numbers->size, numbers->capacity);
+    if (numbers->size == 0) printf("]");
+    for (u64 i = 0; i < numbers->size; i++) {
+        printf("%d", numbers->data[i]);
+        if (i + 1 >= numbers->size) {
+            printf("]");
+            break;
+        }
+        printf(", ");
+    }
+}
+
+int main() {
+    Vector nums;
+    vector_init(&nums);
+    printf("Heap test\n");
+    printf("press any key to add 1 number press 'q' to exit\n");
+    char c = 'd';
+    u64 i = 0;
+    while (c != 'q') {
+        render_list(&nums);
+        vector_append(&nums, i);
+        i++;
+        c = getchar();
+    }
+    vector_free(&nums);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/init/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/init/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c4b181..e22ea24 100644
--- a/userspace/init/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/init/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,33 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 project(termOSinit LANGUAGES C)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 23)
-set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-set(CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE INIT_SOURCES "src/*.c")
 
-get_filename_component(TOOLS_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../tools/elf2hot" ABSOLUTE)
-set(FINAL_INIT_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../initramfs/init")
-
-file(GLOB_RECURSE INIT_SOURCES "src/*.asm" "src/*.c")
-
-add_executable(init_elf ${INIT_SOURCES})
-
-set_target_properties(init_elf PROPERTIES 
-    OUTPUT_NAME "init"
-    LINKER_LANGUAGE C
-)
-
-target_link_options(init_elf PRIVATE
-    -nostdlib
-    -static
-    -T "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linker.ld"
-)
-
-add_custom_command(TARGET init_elf POST_BUILD
-    COMMAND cargo run --release --quiet -- $<TARGET_FILE:init_elf> ${FINAL_INIT_PATH}
-    
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${TOOLS_DIR}
-    
-    COMMENT "Cargo is converting ELF to HOT! format..."
-    VERBATIM
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_termos_executable(init "${INIT_SOURCES}")
diff --git a/userspace/init/src/crt0.asm b/userspace/init/src/crt0.asm
deleted file mode 100644
index a39c6a7..0000000
--- a/userspace/init/src/crt0.asm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[bits 64]
-
-section .text
-global start
-extern main
-
-start:
-    call main
-.hang:
-    jmp .hang
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/init/src/main.c b/userspace/init/src/main.c
index f4bb7e8..56cb533 100644
--- a/userspace/init/src/main.c
+++ b/userspace/init/src/main.c
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-static inline void sys_write(const char* str) {
-    __asm__ volatile (
-        "mov $2, %%rax\n\t"   
-        "mov %0, %%rdi\n\t"
-        "syscall"
-        :
-        : "r"(str)
-        : "rax", "rdi", "rcx", "r11", "memory" 
-    );
-}
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <process.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 
 int main() {
-    sys_write("Meowww!!!\n");
-    sys_write("Nyaaaaa");
-    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) sys_write("a"); 
+    printf("Launching debug\n");
+    spawn("debug");
+    while (1) {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/libterm/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ff95e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(libterm LANGUAGES C ASM_NASM)
+
+set(USER_C_FLAGS
+    -ffreestanding
+    -nostdlib
+    -nostdinc
+    -fno-stack-protector
+    -fno-pic
+    -fno-pie
+    -m64
+    -mno-red-zone
+    -mcmodel=small
+    -Wall
+    -Wextra
+    -Werror
+    -O2
+)
+
+set(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS "-f elf64")
+
+set(LIBTERM_SOURCES
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/syscalls.asm
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/stdio.c
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/malloc.c
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/string.c
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ctype.c
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/process.c
+)
+
+add_library(term STATIC ${LIBTERM_SOURCES})
+
+target_compile_options(term PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:${USER_C_FLAGS}>)
+
+target_include_directories(term PUBLIC inc)
+
+add_library(crt0_obj OBJECT src/crt0.asm)
+target_compile_options(crt0_obj PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:${USER_C_FLAGS}>)
+
+function(add_termos_executable NAME SOURCES)
+    add_executable(${NAME} ${SOURCES})
+    
+    target_sources(${NAME} PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:crt0_obj>)
+    
+    target_compile_options(${NAME} PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:${USER_C_FLAGS}>)
+    target_link_libraries(${NAME} PRIVATE term)
+    
+    target_link_options(${NAME} PRIVATE
+        -T ${libterm_SOURCE_DIR}/linker.ld
+        -nostdlib
+        -static
+    )
+
+    set(ELF2HOT_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/elf2hot")
+    set(FINAL_HOT_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/initramfs/${NAME}")
+
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${NAME} POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND cargo run --release --quiet -- $<TARGET_FILE:${NAME}> ${FINAL_HOT_PATH}
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${ELF2HOT_DIR}
+        COMMENT "elf2hot: Converting ${NAME} to HOT! format..."
+        VERBATIM
+    )
+endfunction()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/inc/malloc.h b/userspace/libterm/inc/malloc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac79909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/inc/malloc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+#include <types.h>
+
+#define HEADER_MAGIC 0x1CE1CE
+
+typedef struct block_header {
+    u64 magic;
+    struct block_header* next;
+    struct block_header* prev;
+    u64 size;
+    bool is_free;
+} block_header;
+
+void* malloc(u64 size);
+void free(void* ptr);
+void* realloc(void* ptr, u64 new_size);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/inc/process.h b/userspace/libterm/inc/process.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59778f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/inc/process.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+#include <types.h>
+
+u64 spawn(const char* path);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/inc/stdarg.h b/userspace/libterm/inc/stdarg.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..099c20a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/inc/stdarg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+typedef __builtin_va_list va_list;
+
+#define va_start(v, l) __builtin_va_start(v, l)
+#define va_end(v)      __builtin_va_end(v)
+#define va_arg(v, l)   __builtin_va_arg(v, l)
+#define va_copy(d, s)  __builtin_va_copy(d, s)
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/inc/stdio.h b/userspace/libterm/inc/stdio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e682313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/inc/stdio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+#include <types.h>
+
+void printf(const char *fmt, ...);
+int getchar();
+char* gets(char* str);
+char* gets_s(char* str, u64 size);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/inc/string.h b/userspace/libterm/inc/string.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0344051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/inc/string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+#include <types.h>
+
+void *memset(void *ptr, int value, usize num);
+void* memcpy(void* dest, const void* src, u64 n);
+i32 strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
+i32 strncmp(const char* s1, const char* s2, u64 n);
+char* strcpy(char* dest, const char* src);
+char* strncpy(char* dest, const char* src, u64 n);
+u64 strlen(const char* str);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/inc/types.h b/userspace/libterm/inc/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..422ef65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/inc/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2025 0xKarinyash
+
+#pragma once
+
+typedef unsigned char      u8;
+typedef unsigned short     u16;
+typedef unsigned int       u32;
+typedef unsigned long long u64; 
+
+typedef signed char        i8;
+typedef signed short       i16;
+typedef signed int         i32;
+typedef signed long long   i64;
+
+typedef u64 usize;
+typedef u64 uintptr_t;
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+    #define bool _Bool
+    #define true 1
+    #define false 0
+#endif
diff --git a/userspace/init/linker.ld b/userspace/libterm/linker.ld
similarity index 96%
rename from userspace/init/linker.ld
rename to userspace/libterm/linker.ld
index f688562..718aab9 100644
--- a/userspace/init/linker.ld
+++ b/userspace/libterm/linker.ld
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ENTRY(start)
+ENTRY(_start)
 
 SECTIONS
 {
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/src/crt0.asm b/userspace/libterm/src/crt0.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bed6c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/src/crt0.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+; SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+; Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+[bits 64]
+
+section .text
+global _start
+extern main
+extern sys_exit
+
+_start:
+    call main
+    mov rdi, rax
+    call sys_exit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/src/ctype.c b/userspace/libterm/src/ctype.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/src/malloc.c b/userspace/libterm/src/malloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..546421d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/src/malloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+// brutally copypasting from kernel/mm/heap.c
+
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static block_header* heap_list_head = nullptr;
+extern u64 sys_mem(u64 size);
+
+void combine_forward(block_header* curr) {
+    if (!curr->next || !curr->next->is_free) return;
+    curr->size += sizeof(block_header) + curr->next->size;
+    curr->next = curr->next->next;
+    if (curr->next) curr->next->prev = curr; // what the fuck
+}
+
+void* malloc(u64 size) {
+    if (size == 0) return nullptr;
+    u64 aligned_size = (size + 15) & ~15;
+
+    block_header* curr = heap_list_head;
+    block_header* last = nullptr;
+    while (curr) {
+        if (curr->is_free && curr->size >= aligned_size) {
+            if (curr->size > aligned_size + sizeof(block_header) + 16) {
+                block_header* new_block = (block_header*)((u64)curr + sizeof(block_header) + aligned_size);
+                new_block->size = curr->size - aligned_size - sizeof(block_header);
+                new_block->is_free = true;
+                new_block->next = curr->next;
+                new_block->prev = curr;
+                new_block->magic = HEADER_MAGIC;
+                
+                if (curr->next) curr->next->prev = new_block;
+                curr->next = new_block;
+                curr->size = aligned_size;
+            }
+            curr->is_free = false;
+            return (void*)((u64)curr + sizeof(block_header));
+        }
+        last = curr;
+        curr = curr->next;
+    }
+
+    u64 need_to_alloc = aligned_size + sizeof(block_header);
+    
+    u64 page_aligned_size = (need_to_alloc + 4095) & ~4095;
+
+    u64 new_mem_addr = sys_mem(page_aligned_size);
+    if (new_mem_addr == 0) return nullptr; 
+
+    block_header* new_block = (block_header*)new_mem_addr;
+    new_block->size = page_aligned_size - sizeof(block_header);
+    new_block->is_free = true;
+    new_block->magic = HEADER_MAGIC;
+    new_block->next = nullptr;
+    new_block->prev = last;
+
+    if (last) {
+        last->next = new_block;
+    } else {
+        heap_list_head = new_block;
+    }
+
+    return malloc(size);
+}
+
+void free(void* ptr) {
+    if (!ptr) return;
+
+    block_header* curr = (block_header*)((u64)ptr - sizeof(block_header));
+    if (curr->magic != HEADER_MAGIC) return;
+    
+    curr->is_free = true;
+    if (curr->next && curr->next->is_free) combine_forward(curr);
+    if (curr->prev && curr->prev->is_free) combine_forward(curr->prev);
+}
+
+void* realloc(void* ptr, u64 new_size) {
+    if (!ptr) return malloc(new_size);
+    if (new_size == 0) { 
+        free(ptr); 
+        return nullptr; 
+    }
+
+    block_header* curr = (block_header*)((u64)ptr - sizeof(block_header));
+    if (curr->size >= new_size) return ptr;
+
+    if (curr->next &&
+        curr->next->is_free &&
+        (curr->size + sizeof(block_header) + curr->next->size) >= new_size) { // why ts so fucking unreadable
+            combine_forward(curr);
+            return ptr;
+    }
+
+    void* new_ptr = malloc(new_size);
+    if (!new_ptr) return nullptr;
+
+    memcpy(new_ptr, ptr, curr->size);
+    free(ptr);
+
+    return new_ptr;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/src/process.c b/userspace/libterm/src/process.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95a5107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/src/process.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <process.h>
+
+extern u64 sys_spawn(const char* path);
+
+u64 spawn(const char* path) {
+    return sys_spawn(path);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/src/stdio.c b/userspace/libterm/src/stdio.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9611681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/src/stdio.c
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <types.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define EOF (-1)
+
+extern u64 sys_read(u64 fd, void* buf, u64 len);
+extern u64 sys_write(u64 fd, const void* buf, u64 len);
+
+static void putchar(char c) {
+    sys_write(1, &c, 1);
+}
+
+static void print_str(const char* str) {
+    if (!str) str = "(null)";
+    sys_write(1, str, strlen(str));
+}
+
+static void print_dec(long long n) {
+    if (n < 0) {
+        putchar('-');
+        n = -n;
+    }
+    unsigned long long u = (unsigned long long)n;
+    char buffer[32];
+    int i = 0;
+    do {
+        buffer[i++] = (u % 10) + '0';
+        u /= 10;
+    } while (u > 0);
+    while (--i >= 0) putchar(buffer[i]);
+}
+
+static void print_hex(unsigned long long u, int padding) {
+    char buffer[16];
+    int i = 0;
+    const char* hex_chars = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+
+    do {
+        buffer[i++] = hex_chars[u % 16];
+        u /= 16;
+    } while (u > 0);
+
+    while (i < padding) buffer[i++] = '0';
+
+    print_str("0x");
+    while (--i >= 0) putchar(buffer[i]);
+}
+
+void printf(const char *fmt, ...) {
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+
+    for (int i = 0; fmt[i] != '\0'; i++) {
+        if (fmt[i] == '%') {
+            i++;
+            switch (fmt[i]) {
+                case 's': print_str(va_arg(args, const char*)); break;
+                case 'c': putchar((char)va_arg(args, int));     break;
+                case 'd': print_dec(va_arg(args, int));         break;
+                case 'x': print_hex(va_arg(args, unsigned long long), 0);  break;
+                case 'X': print_hex(va_arg(args, unsigned long long), 16); break;
+                case '%': putchar('%'); break;
+                default:  putchar(fmt[i]); break;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            putchar(fmt[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
+int getchar() {
+    char c;
+    unsigned long long res = sys_read(0, &c, 1);
+    if (res <= 0) return EOF;
+    return (int)(unsigned char)c;
+}
+
+char* gets(char* str) {
+    int i = 0;
+    int c;
+    
+    while (1) {
+        c = getchar();
+        
+        if (c == EOF || c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
+            break;
+        }
+        
+        str[i++] = (char)c;
+        
+        char ch = (char)c;
+        sys_write(1, &ch, 1); 
+    }
+    
+    str[i] = '\0';
+    
+    char nl = '\n';
+    sys_write(1, &nl, 1);
+    
+    return str;
+}
+
+char* gets_s(char* str, u64 size) {
+    if (size == 0) return str;
+    
+    u64 i = 0;
+    int c;
+    
+    while (i < size - 1) {
+        c = getchar();
+        if (c == EOF || c == '\n' || c == '\r') break;
+        
+        str[i++] = (char)c;
+        
+        char ch = (char)c;
+        sys_write(1, &ch, 1);
+    }
+    
+    str[i] = '\0';
+    char nl = '\n';
+    sys_write(1, &nl, 1);
+    
+    return str;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/src/string.c b/userspace/libterm/src/string.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac5f7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/src/string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+void *memset(void *ptr, int value, usize num) {
+    u8 *p = (u8 *)ptr;
+    while (num--) {
+        *p++ = (u8)value;
+    }
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+void* memcpy(void* dest, const void* src, u64 n) {
+    u8* d = (u8*)dest;
+    const u8* s = (const u8*)src;
+
+    while (n >= 8) {
+        *(u64*)d = *(const u64*)s;
+        d += 8;
+        s += 8;
+        n -= 8;
+    }
+
+    while (n > 0) {
+        *d++ = *s++;
+        n--;
+    }
+
+    return dest;
+}
+
+i32 strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2) {
+    while (*s1 && (*s1 == *s2)) {
+        s1++;
+        s2++;
+    }
+    return *(const unsigned char*)s1 - *(const unsigned char*)s2;
+}
+
+i32 strncmp(const char* s1, const char* s2, u64 n) {
+    while (n > 0) {
+        if (*s1 != *s2) return *(unsigned char*)s1 - *(unsigned char*)s2;
+        if (*s1 == '\0') return 0;
+        s1++;
+        s2++;
+        n--;
+    }
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+char* strcpy(char* dest, const char* src) {
+    char* saved = dest;
+    while (*src) *dest++ = *src++;
+    *dest = 0;
+    return saved;
+}
+
+char* strncpy(char* dest, const char* src, u64 n) {
+    char* saved = dest;
+    while (*src && n > 0) {
+        *dest++ = *src++;
+        n--;
+    }
+    while (n > 0) {
+        *dest++ = 0;
+        n--;
+    }
+    return saved;
+}
+
+u64 strlen(const char* str) {
+    u64 res = 0;
+    for (res = 0; str[res]; res++);
+    return res;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userspace/libterm/src/syscalls.asm b/userspace/libterm/src/syscalls.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..122a6b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/libterm/src/syscalls.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+; SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+; Copyright (c) 2026 0xKarinyash
+
+bits 64
+
+section .text
+
+global sys_exit
+global sys_spawn
+global sys_mem
+global sys_write
+global sys_read
+
+sys_exit:
+    mov rax, 0
+    syscall
+    ret
+
+sys_spawn:
+    mov rax, 1
+    syscall
+    ret
+
+sys_mem:
+    mov rax, 2
+    syscall
+    ret
+
+sys_write:
+    mov rax, 3
+    syscall
+    ret
+
+sys_read:
+    mov rax, 4
+    syscall
+    ret