diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a86718..9161861 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 blas
+!blas/
 !cmd/blas/
 Session.vim
 coverage.txt
diff --git a/pkg/blas/blas.go b/pkg/blas/blas.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45e13b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/blas/blas.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package blas
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
+	"dynatron.me/x/blasphem/internal/common"
+	"dynatron.me/x/blasphem/pkg/bus"
+	"dynatron.me/x/blasphem/pkg/config"
+	"dynatron.me/x/blasphem/pkg/storage"
+)
+
+type Blas struct {
+	*bus.Bus
+	storage.Store
+	Config *config.Config
+}
+
+func (b *Blas) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	b.Bus.Shutdown()
+	return ctx.Err()
+}
+
+func (b *Blas) ConfigDir() (cd string) {
+	if b.Config.DataDir != nil {
+		cd = *b.Config.DataDir
+	}
+
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case cd == "":
+		return path.Join(home, "."+common.AppName)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(cd, "~/"):
+		return path.Join(home, cd[2:])
+	default:
+		return cd
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Blas) openStore() error {
+	stor, err := storage.Open(os.DirFS(b.ConfigDir()))
+	b.Store = stor
+	return err
+}
+
+func New(cfg *config.Config) (*Blas, error) {
+	b := &Blas{
+		Bus:    bus.New(),
+		Config: cfg,
+	}
+
+	err := b.openStore()
+	return b, err
+}