diff --git a/cvm/.gitignore b/cvm/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41d74cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cvm/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/blkfs
+/forth
+/stage
diff --git a/cvm/Makefile b/cvm/Makefile
index 880fddf..909f49e 100644
--- a/cvm/Makefile
+++ b/cvm/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ vm.o: vm.c blkfs
 .PHONY: updatebootstrap
 updatebootstrap: stage xcomp.fs pack
 	./stage < xcomp.fs > new.bin
+	mv new.bin forth.bin
 
 .PHONY: pack
 pack:
diff --git a/cvm/forth.bin b/cvm/forth.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26f2583
Binary files /dev/null and b/cvm/forth.bin differ
diff --git a/cvm/stage.c b/cvm/stage.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1a1a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cvm/stage.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "vm.h"
+
+#define RAMSTART 0
+#define STDIO_PORT 0x00
+// To know which part of RAM to dump, we listen to port 2, which at the end of
+// its compilation process, spits its HERE addr to port 2 (MSB first)
+#define HERE_PORT 0x02
+
+VM *vm;
+// We support double-pokes, that is, a first poke to tell where to start the
+// dump and a second one to tell where to stop. If there is only one poke, it's
+// then ending HERE and we start at sizeof(KERNEL).
+static uint16_t start_here = 0;
+static uint16_t end_here = 0;
+
+static uint8_t iord_stdio()
+{
+    int c = getc(stdin);
+    if (c == EOF) {
+        vm->running = false;
+    }
+    return (uint8_t)c;
+}
+
+static void iowr_stdio(uint8_t val)
+{
+    // comment if you don't like verbose staging output
+    putc(val, stderr);
+}
+
+static void iowr_here(uint8_t val)
+{
+    start_here <<=8;
+    start_here |= (end_here >> 8);
+    end_here <<= 8;
+    end_here |= val;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    vm = VM_init();
+    if (vm == NULL) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    vm->iord[STDIO_PORT] = iord_stdio;
+    vm->iowr[STDIO_PORT] = iowr_stdio;
+    vm->iowr[HERE_PORT] = iowr_here;
+    while (VM_steps(1));
+
+    // We're done, now let's spit dict data
+    for (int i=start_here; i<end_here; i++) {
+        putchar(vm->mem[i]);
+    }
+    VM_printdbg();
+    VM_deinit();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/cvm/vm.c b/cvm/vm.c
index d159efe..eff275d 100644
--- a/cvm/vm.c
+++ b/cvm/vm.c
@@ -238,18 +238,8 @@ static void MINUS2() { push(pop()-2); }
 static void PLUS2() { push(pop()+2); }
 static void RSHIFT() { word u = pop(); push(pop()>>u); }
 static void LSHIFT() { word u = pop(); push(pop()<<u); }
-// create a native word with a specific target offset. target is addr of
-// wordref.
-static void create_native_t(word target, char *name, NativeWord func) {
-    int len = strlen(name);
-    strcpy(&vm.mem[target-len-3], name);
-    word prev_off = target - 3 - vm.xcurrent;
-    sw(target-3, prev_off);
-    vm.mem[target-1] = len;
-    vm.mem[target] = 0; // native word type
-    vm.mem[target+1] = vm.nativew_count;
+static void native(NativeWord func) {
     vm.nativew[vm.nativew_count++] = func;
-    vm.xcurrent = target;
 }
 
 /* INITIAL BOOTSTRAP PLAN
@@ -299,63 +289,62 @@ VM* VM_init() {
         vm.iowr[i] = NULL;
     }
     vm.iowr[BLK_PORT] = iowr_blk;
-    vm.xcurrent = 0x3f; // make EXIT's prev field 0
-    create_native_t(0x42, "EXIT", EXIT);
-    create_native_t(0x53, "(br)", _br_);
-    create_native_t(0x67, "(?br)", _cbr_);
-    create_native_t(0x80, "(loop)", _loop_);
-    create_native_t(0xa9, "2>R", SP_to_R_2);
-    create_native_t(0xbf, "(n)", nlit);
-    create_native_t(0xd4, "(s)", slit);
+    native(EXIT);
+    native(_br_);
+    native(_cbr_);
+    native(_loop_);
+    native(SP_to_R_2);
+    native(nlit);
+    native(slit);
     // End of stable ABI
-    create_native_t(0xe7, ">R", SP_to_R);
-    create_native_t(0xf4, "R>", R_to_SP);
-    create_native_t(0x102, "2R>", R_to_SP_2);
-    create_native_t(0x1d4, "EXECUTE", EXECUTE);
-    create_native_t(0x1e1, "ROT", ROT);
-    create_native_t(0x1f4, "DUP", DUP);
-    create_native_t(0x205, "?DUP", CDUP);
-    create_native_t(0x21a, "DROP", DROP);
-    create_native_t(0x226, "SWAP", SWAP);
-    create_native_t(0x238, "OVER", OVER);
-    create_native_t(0x24b, "PICK", PICK);
-    create_native_t(0x26c, "(roll)", _roll_);
-    create_native_t(0x283, "2DROP", DROP2);
-    create_native_t(0x290, "2DUP", DUP2);
-    create_native_t(0x2a2, "S0", S0);
-    create_native_t(0x2af, "'S", Saddr);
-    create_native_t(0x2be, "AND", AND);
-    create_native_t(0x2d3, "OR", OR);
-    create_native_t(0x2e9, "XOR", XOR);
-    create_native_t(0x2ff, "NOT", NOT);
-    create_native_t(0x314, "+", PLUS);
-    create_native_t(0x323, "-", MINUS);
-    create_native_t(0x334, "*", MULT);
-    create_native_t(0x358, "/MOD", DIVMOD);
-    create_native_t(0x37c, "!", STORE);
-    create_native_t(0x389, "@", FETCH);
-    create_native_t(0x39a, "C!", CSTORE);
-    create_native_t(0x3a6, "C@", CFETCH);
-    create_native_t(0x3b8, "PC!", IO_OUT);
-    create_native_t(0x3c6, "PC@", IO_IN);
-    create_native_t(0x3d7, "I", RI);
-    create_native_t(0x3e7, "I'", RI_);
-    create_native_t(0x3f6, "J", RJ);
-    create_native_t(0x407, "BYE", BYE);
-    create_native_t(0x416, "(resSP)", _resSP_);
-    create_native_t(0x427, "(resRS)", _resRS_);
-    create_native_t(0x434, "S=", Seq);
-    create_native_t(0x457, "CMP", CMP);
-    create_native_t(0x476, "_find", _find);
-    create_native_t(0x4a4, "0", ZERO);
-    create_native_t(0x4b0, "1", ONE);
-    create_native_t(0x4bd, "-1", MONE);
-    create_native_t(0x4ca, "1+", PLUS1);
-    create_native_t(0x4d9, "1-", MINUS1);
-    create_native_t(0x4e8, "2+", PLUS2);
-    create_native_t(0x4f8, "2-", MINUS2);
-    create_native_t(0x50c, "RSHIFT", RSHIFT);
-    create_native_t(0x52a, "LSHIFT", LSHIFT);
+    native(SP_to_R);
+    native(R_to_SP);
+    native(R_to_SP_2);
+    native(EXECUTE);
+    native(ROT);
+    native(DUP);
+    native(CDUP);
+    native(DROP);
+    native(SWAP);
+    native(OVER);
+    native(PICK);
+    native(_roll_);
+    native(DROP2);
+    native(DUP2);
+    native(S0);
+    native(Saddr);
+    native(AND);
+    native(OR);
+    native(XOR);
+    native(NOT);
+    native(PLUS);
+    native(MINUS);
+    native(MULT);
+    native(DIVMOD);
+    native(STORE);
+    native(FETCH);
+    native(CSTORE);
+    native(CFETCH);
+    native(IO_OUT);
+    native(IO_IN);
+    native(RI);
+    native(RI_);
+    native(RJ);
+    native(BYE);
+    native(_resSP_);
+    native(_resRS_);
+    native(Seq);
+    native(CMP);
+    native(_find);
+    native(ZERO);
+    native(ONE);
+    native(MONE);
+    native(PLUS1);
+    native(MINUS1);
+    native(PLUS2);
+    native(MINUS2);
+    native(RSHIFT);
+    native(LSHIFT);
     vm.IP = gw(0x04) + 1; // BOOT
     sw(SYSVARS+0x02, gw(0x08)); // CURRENT
     sw(SYSVARS+0x04, gw(0x08)); // HERE
diff --git a/cvm/xcomp.fs b/cvm/xcomp.fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d056f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cvm/xcomp.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+0xe800 CONSTANT RAMSTART
+0xff00 CONSTANT RS_ADDR
+0xfffa CONSTANT PS_ADDR
+: CODE ( natidx -- ) (entry) 0 C, C, ;
+VARIABLE ORG
+CREATE BIN( 0 ,
+: PC H@ ORG @ - ;
+262 LOAD  ( xcomp )
+270 LOAD  ( xcomp overrides )
+
+H@ ORG !
+ORG @ 0x3b + HERE !
+," EXIT"
+0 , ( prev ) 4 C,
+H@ XCURRENT ! ( set current tip of dict, 0x42 )
+0 C, 0 C,
+ORG @ 0x4c + HERE !
+0x01 CODE (br) ( 0x53 )
+ORG @ 0x5f + HERE !
+0x02 CODE (?br) ( 0x67 )
+ORG @ 0x77 + HERE !
+0x03 CODE (loop) ( 0x80 )
+ORG @ 0xa3 + HERE !
+0x04 CODE 2>R ( 0xa9 )
+ORG @ 0xb9 + HERE !
+0x05 CODE (n) ( 0xbf )
+ORG @ 0xce + HERE !
+0x06 CODE (s) ( 0xd4 )
+( END OF STABLE ABI )
+0x07 CODE >R
+0x08 CODE R>
+0x09 CODE 2R>
+0x0a CODE EXECUTE
+0x0b CODE ROT
+0x0c CODE DUP
+0x0d CODE ?DUP
+0x0e CODE DROP
+0x0f CODE SWAP
+0x10 CODE OVER
+0x11 CODE PICK
+0x12 CODE (roll)
+0x13 CODE 2DROP
+0x14 CODE 2DUP
+0x15 CODE S0
+0x16 CODE 'S
+0x17 CODE AND
+0x18 CODE OR
+0x19 CODE XOR
+0x1a CODE NOT
+0x1b CODE +
+0x1c CODE -
+0x1d CODE *
+0x1e CODE /MOD
+0x1f CODE !
+0x20 CODE @
+0x21 CODE C!
+0x22 CODE C@
+0x23 CODE PC!
+0x24 CODE PC@
+0x25 CODE I
+0x26 CODE I'
+0x27 CODE J
+0x28 CODE BYE
+0x29 CODE (resSP)
+0x2a CODE (resRS)
+0x2b CODE S=
+0x2c CODE CMP
+0x2d CODE _find
+0x2e CODE 0
+0x2f CODE 1
+0x30 CODE -1
+0x31 CODE 1+
+0x32 CODE 1-
+0x33 CODE 2+
+0x34 CODE 2-
+0x35 CODE RSHIFT
+0x36 CODE LSHIFT
+353 LOAD  ( xcomp core low )
+: (emit) 0 PC! ;
+: (key) 0 PC@ ;
+: EFS@
+    1 3 PC! ( read )
+    256 /MOD 3 PC! 3 PC! ( blkid )
+    BLK( 256 /MOD 3 PC! 3 PC! ( dest )
+;
+: EFS!
+    2 3 PC! ( write )
+    256 /MOD 3 PC! 3 PC! ( blkid )
+    BLK( 256 /MOD 3 PC! 3 PC! ( dest )
+;
+: COLS 80 ; : LINES 32 ;
+: AT-XY 6 PC! ( y ) 5 PC! ( x ) ;
+
+380 LOAD  ( xcomp core high )
+(entry) _
+( Update LATEST )
+PC ORG @ 8 + !
+," CURRENT @ HERE ! "
+," BLK$ "
+," ' EFS@ BLK@* ! "
+," ' EFS! BLK!* ! "
+EOT,
+ORG @ 256 /MOD 2 PC! 2 PC!
+H@ 256 /MOD 2 PC! 2 PC!