diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38b4746..a615c6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ssb-plugins2
+# ssb-plugins
 
 proof of concept muxrpc plugins as separate process
 
diff --git a/help.js b/help.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aef82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+var Module = {
+  single: 'module',
+  args: {
+    module: {
+      type: 'string',
+      description: 'a module@version-range string'
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function desc(d, type) {
+  return Object.assign({
+    description: d,
+    type: type
+  }, Module)
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  description: 'manage ssb plugins',
+  commands: {
+    install: desc('install a plugin', 'source'),
+    uninstall: desc('remove a plugin', 'source'),
+    enable: desc('enable an installed plugin, must restart ssb-server afterwards', 'async'),
+    disable: desc('disable an installed plugin (without uninstalling), must restart ssb-server afterwards', 'async'),
+  }
+}
+
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a51e6b7..94fa891 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -15,10 +15,21 @@ var mdm = require('mdmanifest')
 var explain = require('explain-error')
 var valid = require('muxrpc-validation')({})
 
+function isObject(o) {
+  return o && 'object' === typeof o
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   name: 'plugins',
   version: '1.0.0',
-  manifest: mdm.manifest(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'api.md'), 'utf8')),
+  manifest: {
+    install: 'source',
+    uninstall: 'source',
+    enable: 'async',
+    disable: 'async',
+    help: 'sync'
+  }
+//mdm.manifest(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'api.md'), 'utf8')),
   permissions: {
     master: {allow: ['install', 'uninstall', 'enable', 'disable']}
   },
@@ -30,6 +41,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // helper to enable/disable plugins
     function configPluginEnabled (b) {
       return function (pluginName, cb) {
+        if(isObject(pluginName)) pluginName = pluginName.module
         checkInstalled(pluginName, function (err) {
           if (err) return cb(err)
 
@@ -58,6 +70,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // write the plugin config to ~/.ssb/config
     function writePluginConfig (pluginName, value) {
+
       var cfgPath = path.join(config.path, 'config')
       // load ~/.ssb/config
       let existingConfig
@@ -86,6 +99,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       install: valid.source(function (pluginName, opts) {
+        if(isObject(pluginName)) pluginName = pluginName.module
         var p = pushable()
         var dryRun = opts && opts['dry-run']
         var from   = opts && opts.from
@@ -157,6 +171,7 @@ module.exports = {
         ])
       }, 'string', 'object?'),
       uninstall: valid.source(function (pluginName, opts) {
+        if(isObject(pluginName)) pluginName = pluginName.module
         var p = pushable()
         if (!pluginName || typeof pluginName !== 'string')
           return pull.error(new Error('plugin name is required'))
@@ -174,7 +189,8 @@ module.exports = {
         return p
       }, 'string', 'object?'),
       enable: valid.async(configPluginEnabled(true), 'string'),
-      disable: valid.async(configPluginEnabled(false), 'string')
+      disable: valid.async(configPluginEnabled(false), 'string'),
+      help: function () { return require('./help') }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -192,7 +208,14 @@ module.exports.loadUserPlugins = function (createSsbServer, config) {
 
     if (createSsbServer.plugins.some(plug => plug.name === name))
       throw new Error('already loaded plugin named:'+name)
-      var plugin = require(path.join(nodeModulesPath, module_name))
+      var pkg = require(path.join(nodeModulesPath, module_name, 'package.json'))
+      var plugin
+      if(pkg.ssb && pkg.ssb.outOfProcess) {
+        plugin = load(path.join(nodeModulesPath, module_name), name)
+      } else {
+        plugin = require(path.join(nodeModulesPath, module_name))
+      }
+
       if(!plugin || plugin.name !== name)
         throw new Error('plugin at:'+module_name+' expected name:'+name+' but had:'+(plugin||{}).name)
       assertSsbServerPlugin(plugin)
@@ -225,3 +248,5 @@ function validatePluginName (name) {
   return true
 }
 
+
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c5f302..fdf0878 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "ssb-plugins2",
+  "name": "ssb-plugins",
   "description": "",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/dominictarr/ssb-plugins2",
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "muxrpc": "^6.4.0",
     "muxrpc-validation": "^3.0.0",
     "mv": "^2.1.1",
-    "nimraf": "^1.1.0",
     "osenv": "^0.1.5",
     "pull-cat": "^1.1.11",
     "pull-many": "^1.0.8",
@@ -35,3 +34,4 @@
   "author": "Dominic Tarr <dominic.tarr@gmail.com> (http://dominictarr.com)",
   "license": "MIT"
 }
+
diff --git a/run-standalone.js b/run-standalone.js
deleted file mode 100755
index e63f547..0000000
--- a/run-standalone.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env node
-
-var path = require('path')
-var fs = require('fs')
-
-if (process.argv.length !== 3) {
-  console.error(`usage: ${process.argv[1]} pluginPath`)
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-const pluginPath = process.argv[2]
-try {
-  fs.statSync(pluginPath)
-} catch (e) {
-  console.error('could not locate specified pluginPath')
-  console.warn('exception:', e)
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-var {child, manifest} = require('./run')(pluginPath)
-var api = require('muxrpc/api')({}, manifest, child)
-
-api.callback('bob', function (err, value) {
-  if (err) throw err
-  console.error('from cb', value)
-  api.hello('DARRYL', function (err, value) {
-    if (err) throw err
-    console.error('from hello', value)
-    process.exit()
-  })
-})