diff --git a/chub/init.go b/chub/init.go
index 4aabbfc..694c078 100644
--- a/chub/init.go
+++ b/chub/init.go
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-package init
\ No newline at end of file
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func initCommand(guid string) {
+
+	fmt.Printf("initializing %v\n", guid)
+
+}
diff --git a/chub/main.go b/chub/main.go
index a3edea8..461205b 100644
--- a/chub/main.go
+++ b/chub/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
 
 func main() {
-	fmt.Println("I am going to eat all the configuration I can!")
+
+	if len(os.Args[1:]) < 2 {
+		usage()
+		return
+	}
+
+	command := os.Args[1]
+	switch {
+	case command == "init":
+		machineId := os.Args[2]
+		initCommand(machineId)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func usage() {
+	fmt.Println("Configuration Hub v0.1")
+	fmt.Println("")
+	fmt.Println("Usage:")
+	fmt.Println("\tchub init <machine-uuid> - connects your server to the config hub machine id <machine-uiid>")
 }
diff --git a/chub/util/slices.go b/chub/util/slices.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29