diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e19043a9a..a6592238a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ test:
 	go test -cover -short ./...
 
 build:
-	go build -o debian/drone/usr/local/bin/drone  -ldflags "-X main.revision $(SHA)" github.com/drone/drone/client
+	go build -o debian/drone/usr/local/bin/drone  -ldflags "-X main.revision $(SHA)" github.com/drone/drone/cmd
 	go build -o debian/drone/usr/local/bin/droned -ldflags "-X main.revision $(SHA)" github.com/drone/drone/server
 
 install:
diff --git a/cmd/client.go b/client/client.go
similarity index 60%
rename from cmd/client.go
rename to client/client.go
index 690cc8a1c..30c2ce7ba 100644
--- a/cmd/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package client
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 )
 
+type Client struct {
+	token string
+	url   string
+
+	Commits *CommitService
+	Repos   *RepoService
+	Users   *UserService
+}
+
+func New(token, url string) *Client {
+	c := Client{
+		token: token,
+		url:   url,
+	}
+
+	c.Commits = &CommitService{&c}
+	c.Repos = &RepoService{&c}
+	c.Users = &UserService{&c}
+	return &c
+}
+
 var (
 	ErrNotFound       = errors.New("Not Found")
 	ErrForbidden      = errors.New("Forbidden")
@@ -18,17 +39,12 @@ var (
 	ErrInternalServer = errors.New("Internal Server Error")
 )
 
-type Client struct {
-	Token string
-	URL   string
-}
-
-// Do submits an http.Request and parses the JSON-encoded http.Response,
+// runs an http.Request and parses the JSON-encoded http.Response,
 // storing the result in the value pointed to by v.
-func (c *Client) Do(method, path string, in, out interface{}) error {
+func (c *Client) run(method, path string, in, out interface{}) error {
 
 	// create the URI
-	uri, err := url.Parse(c.URL + path)
+	uri, err := url.Parse(c.url + path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -37,9 +53,9 @@ func (c *Client) Do(method, path string, in, out interface{}) error {
 		uri.Scheme = "http"
 	}
 
-	if len(c.Token) > 0 {
+	if len(c.token) > 0 {
 		params := uri.Query()
-		params.Add("access_token", c.Token)
+		params.Add("access_token", c.token)
 		uri.RawQuery = params.Encode()
 	}
 
@@ -102,3 +118,36 @@ func (c *Client) Do(method, path string, in, out interface{}) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// do makes an http.Request and returns the response
+func (c *Client) do(method, path string) (*http.Response, error) {
+
+	// create the URI
+	uri, err := url.Parse(c.url + path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(uri.Scheme) == 0 {
+		uri.Scheme = "http"
+	}
+
+	if len(c.token) > 0 {
+		params := uri.Query()
+		params.Add("access_token", c.token)
+		uri.RawQuery = params.Encode()
+	}
+
+	// create the request
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:           uri,
+		Method:        method,
+		ProtoMajor:    1,
+		ProtoMinor:    1,
+		Close:         true,
+		ContentLength: 0,
+	}
+
+	// make the request using the default http client
+	return http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+}
diff --git a/client/commits.go b/client/commits.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96b9fa9cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/commits.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/model"
+)
+
+type CommitService struct {
+	*Client
+}
+
+// GET /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}/branch/{branch}/commit/{commit}
+func (s *CommitService) Get(host, owner, name, branch, sha string) (*model.Commit, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s/branch/%s/commit/%s", host, owner, name, branch, sha)
+	var commit = model.Commit{}
+	var err = s.run("GET", path, nil, &commit)
+	return &commit, err
+}
+
+// GET /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}/branches/{branch}/commits/{commit}/console
+func (s *CommitService) GetOutput(host, owner, name, branch, sha string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s/branch/%s/commit/%s/console", host, owner, name, branch, sha)
+	resp, err := s.do("GET", path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
+// POST /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}/branches/{branch}/commits/{commit}?action=rebuild
+func (s *CommitService) Rebuild(host, owner, name, branch, sha string) error {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s/branch/%s/commit/%s", host, owner, name, branch, sha)
+	return s.run("POST", path, nil, nil)
+}
+
+// GET /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}/feed
+func (s *CommitService) List(host, owner, name string) ([]*model.Commit, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s/feed", host, owner, name)
+	var list []*model.Commit
+	var err = s.run("GET", path, nil, &list)
+	return list, err
+}
+
+// GET /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}/branch/{branch}
+func (s *CommitService) ListBranch(host, owner, name, branch string) ([]*model.Commit, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s/branch/%s", host, owner, name, branch)
+	var list []*model.Commit
+	var err = s.run("GET", path, nil, &list)
+	return list, err
+}
diff --git a/client/main.go b/client/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d3868a52..000000000
--- a/client/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,314 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/build"
-	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/build/docker"
-	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/build/log"
-	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/build/repo"
-	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/build/script"
-
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v1"
-)
-
-var (
-	// identity file (id_rsa) that will be injected
-	// into the container if specified
-	identity = flag.String("identity", "", "")
-
-	// runs Drone in parallel mode if True
-	parallel = flag.Bool("parallel", false, "")
-
-	// build will timeout after N milliseconds.
-	// this will default to 500 minutes (6 hours)
-	timeout = flag.Duration("timeout", 300*time.Minute, "")
-
-	// build will run in a privileged container
-	privileged = flag.Bool("privileged", false, "")
-
-	// runs Drone with verbose output if True
-	verbose = flag.Bool("v", false, "")
-
-	// displays the help / usage if True
-	help = flag.Bool("h", false, "")
-
-	// version number, currently deterined by the
-	// git revision number (sha)
-	version string
-)
-
-func init() {
-	// default logging
-	log.SetPrefix("\033[2m[DRONE] ")
-	log.SetSuffix("\033[0m\n")
-	log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
-	log.SetPriority(log.LOG_NOTICE)
-	docker.Logging = false
-}
-
-func main() {
-	// Parse the input parameters
-	flag.Usage = usage
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	if *help {
-		flag.Usage()
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	if *verbose {
-		log.SetPriority(log.LOG_DEBUG)
-	}
-
-	// Must speicify a command
-	args := flag.Args()
-	if len(args) == 0 {
-		flag.Usage()
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	switch {
-	// run drone build assuming the current
-	// working directory contains the drone.yml
-	case args[0] == "build" && len(args) == 1:
-		path, _ := os.Getwd()
-		path = filepath.Join(path, ".drone.yml")
-		run(path)
-
-	// run drone build where the path to the
-	// source directory is provided
-	case args[0] == "build" && len(args) == 2:
-		path := args[1]
-		path = filepath.Clean(path)
-		path, _ = filepath.Abs(path)
-		path = filepath.Join(path, ".drone.yml")
-		run(path)
-
-	// run drone vet where the path to the
-	// source directory is provided
-	case args[0] == "vet" && len(args) == 2:
-		path := args[1]
-		path = filepath.Clean(path)
-		path, _ = filepath.Abs(path)
-		path = filepath.Join(path, ".drone.yml")
-		vet(path)
-
-	// run drone vet assuming the current
-	// working directory contains the drone.yml
-	case args[0] == "vet" && len(args) == 1:
-		path, _ := os.Getwd()
-		path = filepath.Join(path, ".drone.yml")
-		vet(path)
-
-	// print the version / revision number
-	case args[0] == "version" && len(args) == 1:
-		println(version)
-
-	// print the help message
-	case args[0] == "help" && len(args) == 1:
-		flag.Usage()
-	}
-
-	os.Exit(0)
-}
-
-func vet(path string) {
-	// parse the Drone yml file
-	script, err := script.ParseBuildFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Err(err.Error())
-		os.Exit(1)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// print the Drone yml as parsed
-	out, _ := yaml.Marshal(script)
-	log.Noticef("parsed yaml:\n%s", string(out))
-}
-
-func run(path string) {
-	dockerClient := docker.New()
-
-	// parse the Drone yml file
-	s, err := script.ParseBuildFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Err(err.Error())
-		os.Exit(1)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// remove deploy & publish sections
-	// for now, until I fix bug
-	s.Publish = nil
-	s.Deploy = nil
-
-	// get the repository root directory
-	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
-	code := repo.Repo{
-		Name:   filepath.Base(dir),
-		Branch: "HEAD", // should we do this?
-		Path:   dir,
-	}
-
-	// does the local repository match the
-	// $GOPATH/src/{package} pattern? This is
-	// important so we know the target location
-	// where the code should be copied inside
-	// the container.
-	if gopath, ok := getRepoPath(dir); ok {
-		code.Dir = gopath
-
-	} else if gopath, ok := getGoPath(dir); ok {
-		// in this case we found a GOPATH and
-		// reverse engineered the package path
-		code.Dir = gopath
-
-	} else {
-		// otherwise just use directory name
-		code.Dir = filepath.Base(dir)
-	}
-
-	// this is where the code gets uploaded to the container
-	// TODO move this code to the build package
-	code.Dir = filepath.Join("/var/cache/drone/src", filepath.Clean(code.Dir))
-
-	// track all build results
-	var builders []*build.Builder
-
-	// ssh key to import into container
-	var key []byte
-	if len(*identity) != 0 {
-		key, err = ioutil.ReadFile(*identity)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("[Error] Could not find or read identity file %s\n", *identity)
-			os.Exit(1)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	builds := []*script.Build{s}
-
-	// loop through and create builders
-	for _, b := range builds { //script.Builds {
-		builder := build.New(dockerClient)
-		builder.Build = b
-		builder.Repo = &code
-		builder.Key = key
-		builder.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		builder.Timeout = *timeout
-		builder.Privileged = *privileged
-
-		if *parallel == true {
-			var buf bytes.Buffer
-			builder.Stdout = &buf
-		}
-
-		builders = append(builders, builder)
-	}
-
-	switch *parallel {
-	case false:
-		runSequential(builders)
-	case true:
-		runParallel(builders)
-	}
-
-	// if in parallel mode, print out the buffer
-	// if we had a failure
-	for _, builder := range builders {
-		if builder.BuildState.ExitCode == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if buf, ok := builder.Stdout.(*bytes.Buffer); ok {
-			log.Noticef("printing stdout for failed build %s", builder.Build.Name)
-			println(buf.String())
-		}
-	}
-
-	// this exit code is initially 0 and will
-	// be set to an error code if any of the
-	// builds fail.
-	var exit int
-
-	fmt.Printf("\nDrone Build Results \033[90m(%v)\033[0m\n", len(builders))
-
-	// loop through and print results
-	for _, builder := range builders {
-		build := builder.Build
-		res := builder.BuildState
-		duration := time.Duration(res.Finished - res.Started)
-		switch {
-		case builder.BuildState.ExitCode == 0:
-			fmt.Printf(" \033[32m\u2713\033[0m %v \033[90m(%v)\033[0m\n", build.Name, humanizeDuration(duration*time.Second))
-		case builder.BuildState.ExitCode != 0:
-			fmt.Printf(" \033[31m\u2717\033[0m %v \033[90m(%v)\033[0m\n", build.Name, humanizeDuration(duration*time.Second))
-			exit = builder.BuildState.ExitCode
-		}
-	}
-
-	os.Exit(exit)
-}
-
-func runSequential(builders []*build.Builder) {
-	// loop through and execute each build
-	for _, builder := range builders {
-		if err := builder.Run(); err != nil {
-			log.Errf("Error executing build: %s", err.Error())
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func runParallel(builders []*build.Builder) {
-	// spawn four worker goroutines
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for _, builder := range builders {
-		// Increment the WaitGroup counter
-		wg.Add(1)
-		// Launch a goroutine to run the build
-		go func(builder *build.Builder) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			builder.Run()
-		}(builder)
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond) // get weird iptables failures unless we sleep.
-	}
-
-	// wait for the workers to finish
-	wg.Wait()
-}
-
-var usage = func() {
-	fmt.Println(`Drone is a tool for building and testing code in Docker containers.
-
-Usage:
-
-	drone command [arguments]
-
-The commands are:
-
-   build           build and test the repository
-   version         print the version number
-   vet             validate the yaml configuration file
-
-  -v               runs drone with verbose output
-  -h               display this help and exit
-  --parallel       runs drone build tasks in parallel
-  --timeout=300ms  timeout build after 300 milliseconds
-  --privileged     runs drone build in a privileged container
-
-Examples:
-  drone build                 builds the source in the pwd
-  drone build /path/to/repo   builds the source repository
-
-Use "drone help [command]" for more information about a command.
-`)
-}
diff --git a/client/repos.go b/client/repos.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19569c99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/repos.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/model"
+)
+
+type RepoService struct {
+	*Client
+}
+
+// GET /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}
+func (s *RepoService) Get() (*model.Repo, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s")
+	var repo = model.Repo{}
+	var err = s.run("PUT", path, nil, &repo)
+	return &repo, err
+}
+
+// PUT /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}
+func (s *RepoService) Update(repo *model.Repo) (*model.Repo, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s")
+	var result = model.Repo{}
+	var err = s.run("PUT", path, &repo, &result)
+	return &result, err
+}
+
+// POST /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}
+func (s *RepoService) Enable(host, owner, name string) error {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s", host, owner, name)
+	return s.run("POST", path, nil, nil)
+}
+
+// DELETE /v1/repos/{host}/{owner}/{name}
+func (s *RepoService) Disable(host, owner, name string) error {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/%s/%s", host, owner, name)
+	return s.run("DELETE", path, nil, nil)
+}
+
+// GET /v1/user/repos
+func (s *RepoService) List() ([]*model.Repo, error) {
+	var repos []*model.Repo
+	var err = s.run("GET", "/v1/user/repos", nil, &repos)
+	return repos, err
+}
diff --git a/client/users.go b/client/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1728a62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/model"
+)
+
+type UserService struct {
+	*Client
+}
+
+// GET /v1/users/{host}/{login}
+func (s *UserService) Get(remote, login string) (*model.User, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/users/%s/%s", remote, login)
+	var user = model.User{}
+	var err = s.run("GET", path, nil, &user)
+	return &user, err
+}
+
+// GET /v1/user
+func (s *UserService) GetCurrent() (*model.User, error) {
+	var user = model.User{}
+	var err = s.run("GET", "/v1/user", nil, &user)
+	return &user, err
+}
+
+// POST /v1/users/{host}/{login}
+func (s *UserService) Create(remote, login string) (*model.User, error) {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/users/%s/%s", remote, login)
+	var user = model.User{}
+	var err = s.run("POST", path, nil, &user)
+	return &user, err
+}
+
+// DELETE /v1/users/{host}/{login}
+func (s *UserService) Delete(remote, login string) error {
+	var path = fmt.Sprintf("/v1/users/%s/%s", remote, login)
+	return s.run("DELETE", path, nil, nil)
+}
+
+// GET /v1/users
+func (s *UserService) List() ([]*model.User, error) {
+	var users []*model.User
+	var err = s.run("GET", "/v1/users", nil, &users)
+	return users, err
+}
diff --git a/client/util.go b/client/util.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a5f628ca1..000000000
--- a/client/util.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// getGoPath checks the source codes absolute path
-// in reference to the host operating system's GOPATH
-// to correctly determine the code's package path. This
-// is Go-specific, since Go code must exist in
-// $GOPATH/src/github.com/{owner}/{name}
-func getGoPath(dir string) (string, bool) {
-	path := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
-	if len(path) == 0 {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	// append src to the GOPATH, since
-	// the code will be stored in the src dir
-	path = filepath.Join(path, "src")
-	if !filepath.HasPrefix(dir, path) {
-		return "", false
-	}
-
-	// remove the prefix from the directory
-	// this should leave us with the go package name
-	return dir[len(path):], true
-}
-
-var gopathExp = regexp.MustCompile("./src/(github.com/[^/]+/[^/]+|bitbucket.org/[^/]+/[^/]+|code.google.com/[^/]+/[^/]+)")
-
-// getRepoPath checks the source codes absolute path
-// on the host operating system in an attempt
-// to correctly determine the code's package path. This
-// is Go-specific, since Go code must exist in
-// $GOPATH/src/github.com/{owner}/{name}
-func getRepoPath(dir string) (path string, ok bool) {
-	// let's get the package directory based
-	// on the path in the host OS
-	indexes := gopathExp.FindStringIndex(dir)
-	if len(indexes) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	index := indexes[len(indexes)-1]
-
-	// if the dir is /home/ubuntu/go/src/github.com/foo/bar
-	// the index will start at /src/github.com/foo/bar.
-	// We'll need to strip "/src/" which is where the
-	// magic number 5 comes from.
-	index = strings.LastIndex(dir, "/src/")
-	return dir[index+5:], true
-}
-
-// getGitOrigin checks the .git origin in an attempt
-// to correctly determine the code's package path. This
-// is Go-specific, since Go code must exist in
-// $GOPATH/src/github.com/{owner}/{name}
-func getGitOrigin(dir string) (path string, ok bool) {
-	// TODO
-	return
-}
-
-// prints the time as a human readable string
-func humanizeDuration(d time.Duration) string {
-	if seconds := int(d.Seconds()); seconds < 1 {
-		return "Less than a second"
-	} else if seconds < 60 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d seconds", seconds)
-	} else if minutes := int(d.Minutes()); minutes == 1 {
-		return "About a minute"
-	} else if minutes < 60 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d minutes", minutes)
-	} else if hours := int(d.Hours()); hours == 1 {
-		return "About an hour"
-	} else if hours < 48 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d hours", hours)
-	} else if hours < 24*7*2 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d days", hours/24)
-	} else if hours < 24*30*3 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d weeks", hours/24/7)
-	} else if hours < 24*365*2 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d months", hours/24/30)
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%f years", d.Hours()/24/365)
-}
diff --git a/cmd/disable.go b/cmd/disable.go
index 5cdc4aae5..7f4467f18 100644
--- a/cmd/disable.go
+++ b/cmd/disable.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+	"github.com/drone/drone/client"
 )
 
 // NewDisableCommand returns the CLI command for "disable".
@@ -17,18 +18,13 @@ func NewDisableCommand() cli.Command {
 }
 
 // disableCommandFunc executes the "disable" command.
-func disableCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *Client) error {
-	var repo string
-	var arg = c.Args()
+func disableCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *client.Client) error {
+	var host, owner, name string
+	var args = c.Args()
 
-	if len(arg) != 0 {
-		repo = arg[0]
+	if len(args) != 0 {
+		host, owner, name = parseRepo(args[0])
 	}
 
-	err := client.Do("DELETE", "/v1/repos/"+repo, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return client.Repos.Disable(host, owner, name)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/enable.go b/cmd/enable.go
index 5332a39dd..c6b8ebadb 100644
--- a/cmd/enable.go
+++ b/cmd/enable.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+	"github.com/drone/drone/client"
 )
 
 // NewEnableCommand returns the CLI command for "enable".
@@ -17,18 +18,13 @@ func NewEnableCommand() cli.Command {
 }
 
 // enableCommandFunc executes the "enable" command.
-func enableCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *Client) error {
-	var repo string
-	var arg = c.Args()
+func enableCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *client.Client) error {
+	var host, owner, name string
+	var args = c.Args()
 
-	if len(arg) != 0 {
-		repo = arg[0]
+	if len(args) != 0 {
+		host, owner, name = parseRepo(args[0])
 	}
 
-	err := client.Do("POST", "/v1/repos/"+repo, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return client.Repos.Enable(host, owner, name)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/handle.go b/cmd/handle.go
index 3634fd4f5..a7fc48f6b 100644
--- a/cmd/handle.go
+++ b/cmd/handle.go
@@ -4,25 +4,28 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+	"github.com/drone/drone/client"
 )
 
-type handlerFunc func(*cli.Context, *Client) error
+type handlerFunc func(*cli.Context, *client.Client) error
 
 // handle wraps the command function handlers and
 // sets up the environment.
 func handle(c *cli.Context, fn handlerFunc) {
-	client := Client{}
-	client.Token = os.Getenv("DRONE_TOKEN")
-	client.URL = os.Getenv("DRONE_HOST")
+	var token = c.GlobalString("token")
+	var server = c.GlobalString("server")
 
-	// if no url is provided we can default
+	// if no server url is provided we can default
 	// to the hosted Drone service.
-	if len(client.URL) == 0 {
-		client.URL = "http://test.drone.io"
+	if len(server) == 0 {
+		server = "http://test.drone.io"
 	}
 
+	// create the drone client
+	client := client.New(token, server)
+
 	// handle the function
-	if err := fn(c, &client); err != nil {
+	if err := fn(c, client); err != nil {
 		println(err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index d103a22bf..f8fd15697 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -5,11 +5,31 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+var (
+	// commit sha for the current build.
+	version  string = "0.3-dev"
+	revision string
+)
+
 func main() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "drone"
-	app.Version = "1.0"
+	app.Version = version
 	app.Usage = "command line utility"
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "t, token",
+			Value:  "",
+			Usage:  "server auth token",
+			EnvVar: "DRONE_TOKEN",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "s, server",
+			Value:  "",
+			Usage:  "server location",
+			EnvVar: "DRONE_SERVER",
+		},
+	}
 
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		NewBuildCommand(),
diff --git a/cmd/restart.go b/cmd/restart.go
index 29ec5561d..e8657ccad 100644
--- a/cmd/restart.go
+++ b/cmd/restart.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+	"github.com/drone/drone/client"
 )
 
 // NewRestartCommand returns the CLI command for "restart".
@@ -19,22 +18,19 @@ func NewRestartCommand() cli.Command {
 }
 
 // restartCommandFunc executes the "restart" command.
-func restartCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *Client) error {
-	var branch string = "master"
-	var commit string
-	var repo string
-	var arg = c.Args()
+func restartCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *client.Client) error {
+	var host, owner, repo, branch, sha string
+	var args = c.Args()
 
-	switch len(arg) {
-	case 2:
-		repo = arg[0]
-		commit = arg[1]
-	case 3:
-		repo = arg[0]
-		branch = arg[1]
-		commit = arg[2]
+	if len(args) == 5 {
+		host, owner, repo = parseRepo(args[0])
+	} else {
+		host = "unknown"
+		owner = "unknown"
+		repo = "unknown"
+		branch = "unknown"
+		sha = "unknown"
 	}
 
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("/v1/repos/%s/branches/%s/commits/%s?action=rebuild", repo, branch, commit)
-	return client.Do("POST", path, nil, nil)
+	return client.Commits.Rebuild(host, owner, repo, branch, sha)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index a5f628ca1..1208d288f 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+func parseRepo(str string) (host, owner, repo string) {
+	var parts = strings.Split(str, "/")
+	if len(repo) != 3 {
+		host = "undefined"
+		owner = "undefined"
+		repo = "undefined"
+		return
+	}
+	host = parts[0]
+	owner = parts[1]
+	repo = parts[2]
+	return
+}
+
 // getGoPath checks the source codes absolute path
 // in reference to the host operating system's GOPATH
 // to correctly determine the code's package path. This
diff --git a/cmd/whoami.go b/cmd/whoami.go
index 0c3716fab..3b96301dd 100644
--- a/cmd/whoami.go
+++ b/cmd/whoami.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
-	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/model"
+	"github.com/drone/drone/client"
 )
 
 // NewWhoamiCommand returns the CLI command for "whoami".
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ func NewWhoamiCommand() cli.Command {
 }
 
 // whoamiCommandFunc executes the "logout" command.
-func whoamiCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *Client) error {
-	user := model.User{}
-	err := client.Do("GET", "/v1/user", nil, &user)
+func whoamiCommandFunc(c *cli.Context, client *client.Client) error {
+	user, err := client.Users.GetCurrent()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}