diff --git a/examples/__init__.py b/examples/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/foiaghost_beaker.py b/examples/foiaghost.py
similarity index 78%
rename from src/foiaghost_beaker.py
rename to examples/foiaghost.py
index 856d1ca..405beaf 100644
--- a/src/foiaghost_beaker.py
+++ b/examples/foiaghost.py
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ async def add_response(obj_with_url):
 
 
 # current thinking, beakers exist within a recipe
-recipe = Recipe("fetch urls")
+recipe = Recipe("fetch urls", "url_example.db")
 recipe.add_beaker("agencies")
 recipe.add_beaker("responses")
+recipe.add_beaker("bad_requests")
 recipe.add_beaker("good_urls", temp=True)
 recipe.add_beaker("missing_urls", temp=True)
 recipe.add_conditional(
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ recipe.add_conditional(
     if_true="good_urls",
     if_false="missing_urls",
 )
-recipe.add_pour("good_urls", "responses", add_response)
+recipe.add_transform(
+    "good_urls", "responses", add_response, error_beaker="bad_requests"
+)
 
 recipe.csv_to_beaker("agencies.csv", "agencies")
-recipe.run_push()
+recipe.run_once()
diff --git a/examples/fruits.py b/examples/fruits.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f632ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fruits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from beakers.recipe import Recipe
+
+recipe = Recipe("example01")
+words_beaker = recipe.add_beaker("words", temp=True)
+recipe.add_beaker("fruits")
+recipe.add_beaker("other")
+recipe.add_beaker("sentences")
+recipe.add_conditional(
+    "words",
+    lambda x: x["word"]
+    in (
+        "apple",
+        "banana",
+        "fig",
+        "grape",
+        "lemon",
+        "mango",
+        "orange",
+        "pear",
+        "raspberry",
+    ),
+    "fruits",
+    "other",
+)
+recipe.add_transform("fruits", "sentences", lambda x: f"I like to eat {x['word']}")
+recipe.add_transform(
+    "other", "sentences", lambda x: f"I'm not so sure about {x['word']}"
+)
diff --git a/src/foiaghost.py b/foiaghost.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/foiaghost.py
rename to foiaghost.py
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a16f77a..109f7d1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.poetry]
-name = "foiaghost"
+name = "beakers"
 version = "0.1.0"
 description = ""
 authors = ["James Turk <dev@jamesturk.net>"]
diff --git a/src/beakers/cli.py b/src/beakers/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ab3f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/beakers/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import importlib
+import typer
+import sys
+from typing_extensions import Annotated
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+
+
+def _load_recipe(dotted_path: str):
+    sys.path.append(".")
+    path, name = dotted_path.rsplit(".", 1)
+    mod = importlib.import_module(path)
+    return getattr(mod, name)
+
+
+@app.command()
+def reset(recipe: Annotated[str, typer.Option(...)]):
+    mod = _load_recipe(recipe)
+    mod.reset()
+
+
+@app.command()
+def show(recipe: Annotated[str, typer.Option(...)]):
+    mod = _load_recipe(recipe)
+    mod.show()
+
+
+@app.command()
+def run(recipe: Annotated[str, typer.Option(...)]):
+    mod = _load_recipe(recipe)
+    mod.run_once()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app()
diff --git a/src/beakers/recipe.py b/src/beakers/recipe.py
index b245a52..c927d10 100644
--- a/src/beakers/recipe.py
+++ b/src/beakers/recipe.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import csv
 import json
+import typer
 import inspect
 import sqlite3
 import hashlib
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ def get_sha512(filename: str) -> str:
 
 
 class Recipe:
-    def __init__(self, name):
+    def __init__(self, name, db_name="beakers.db"):
         self.name = name
         self.graph = networkx.DiGraph()
         self.beakers = {}
-        self.db = sqlite3.connect("beakers.db")
+        self.db = sqlite3.connect(db_name)
         cursor = self.db.cursor()
         cursor.execute(
             "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS _metadata (table_name TEXT PRIMARY KEY, data JSON)"
@@ -41,9 +42,15 @@ class Recipe:
         return self.beakers[name]
 
     def add_transform(
-        self, from_beaker: str, to_beaker: str, transform_func: callable
+        self,
+        from_beaker: str,
+        to_beaker: str,
+        transform_func: callable,
+        error_beaker: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
-        self.graph.add_edge(from_beaker, to_beaker, transform=transform_func)
+        self.graph.add_edge(
+            from_beaker, to_beaker, transform=transform_func, error_beaker=error_beaker
+        )
 
     def add_conditional(
         self,
@@ -130,8 +137,23 @@ class Recipe:
                 lg.info("from_csv", case="match")
         return beaker
 
-    def run_push(self):
-        log.info("recipe", recipe=self)
+    def show(self):
+        for node in networkx.topological_sort(self.graph):
+            beaker = self.beakers[node]
+            temp = isinstance(beaker, TempBeaker)
+            if temp:
+                typer.secho(node, fg=typer.colors.CYAN)
+            else:
+                lb = len(beaker)
+                typer.secho(
+                    f"{node} ({lb})",
+                    fg=typer.colors.GREEN if lb else typer.colors.YELLOW,
+                )
+            for from_b, to_b, edge in self.graph.out_edges(node, data=True):
+                print(f"  {from_b} -> {to_b} ({edge})")
+
+    def run_once(self):
+        log.info("run_once", recipe=self)
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
         # go through each node in forward order, pushing data
@@ -143,19 +165,39 @@ class Recipe:
                 if "transform" not in edge:
                     raise ValueError(f"unknown edge: {edge}")
 
+                if error_b := edge.get("error_beaker"):
+                    error_beaker = self.beakers[error_b]
+                else:
+                    error_beaker = None
+
                 from_beaker = self.beakers[from_b]
                 to_beaker = self.beakers[to_b]
                 func = edge["transform"]
                 log.info("transform", from_b=from_b, to_b=to_b, items=len(from_beaker))
                 if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(func):
-                    for id, item in from_beaker.items():
-                        log.debug("transform item", id=id, item=item, async_=True)
-                        transformed = loop.run_until_complete(func(item))
-                        if transformed:
-                            to_beaker.add_item(transformed, from_beaker.name, id)
+                    t_func = lambda x: loop.run_until_complete(func(x))
                 else:
-                    for id, item in from_beaker.items():
-                        log.debug("transform item", id=id, item=item, async_=False)
-                        transformed = func(item)
+                    t_func = func
+
+                #     for id, item in from_beaker.items():
+                #         try:
+                #             transformed = loop.run_until_complete(func(item))
+                #             if transformed:
+                #                 to_beaker.add_item(transformed, from_beaker.name, id)
+                #         except Exception as e:
+                #             error_beaker.add_item(
+                #                 {"exception": str(e), "exc_type": type(e)}
+                #                 from_beaker.name, id
+                #             )
+                # else:
+                for id, item in from_beaker.items():
+                    try:
+                        transformed = t_func(item)
                         if transformed:
                             to_beaker.add_item(transformed, from_beaker.name, id)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        error_beaker.add_item(
+                            {"exception": str(e), "exc_type": str(type(e))},
+                            from_beaker.name,
+                            id,
+                        )
diff --git a/src/sort_example.py b/src/sort_example.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b8907d..0000000
--- a/src/sort_example.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-from beakers.recipe import Recipe
-
-words = [
-    "apple",
-    "banana",
-    "cactus",
-    "daikon",
-    "eel",
-    "fig",
-    "grape",
-    "hibiscus",
-    "ice",
-    "jelly",
-    "kingfish",
-    "lemon",
-    "mango",
-    "nougat",
-    "orange",
-    "pear",
-    "quail",
-    "raspberry",
-    "sturgeon",
-    "tamarind",
-]
-
-recipe = Recipe("example01")
-words_beaker = recipe.add_beaker("words", temp=True)
-recipe.add_beaker("fruits")
-recipe.add_beaker("other")
-recipe.add_beaker("sentences")
-recipe.add_conditional(
-    "words",
-    lambda x: x
-    in (
-        "apple",
-        "banana",
-        "fig",
-        "grape",
-        "lemon",
-        "mango",
-        "orange",
-        "pear",
-        "raspberry",
-    ),
-    "fruits",
-    "other",
-)
-recipe.add_pour("fruits", "sentences", lambda x: f"I like to eat {x}")
-recipe.add_pour("other", "sentences", lambda x: f"I'm not so sure about {x}")
-
-for word in words:
-    words_beaker.add_item(word)
-recipe.run_push()