diff --git a/core.sh b/core.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3def78e..0000000
--- a/core.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# ============================================
-# Core Bootstrap
-# ============================================
-
-WGCTL_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/log.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/context.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/utils.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/module.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/command.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/command_mixins.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/flag.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/json.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/ui.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/color.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/fmt.sh"
-source "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/test/test.sh"
-
-command::_load_mixins
diff --git a/core/__pycache__/json_helper.cpython-311.pyc b/core/__pycache__/json_helper.cpython-311.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 54cb7e6..0000000
Binary files a/core/__pycache__/json_helper.cpython-311.pyc and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/core/context.sh b/core/app/context.sh
similarity index 81%
rename from core/context.sh
rename to core/app/context.sh
index 6a7afaf..45ff0b9 100644
--- a/core/context.sh
+++ b/core/app/context.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
 # Static Context — resolved once at source time
 # ============================================
 
-_CTX_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 _CTX_WG="/etc/wireguard"
-_CTX_CORE="${_CTX_ROOT}/core"
-_CTX_MODULES="${_CTX_ROOT}/modules"
-_CTX_COMMANDS="${_CTX_ROOT}/commands"
+_CTX_WGCTL="/etc/wireguard/wgctl"
 _CTX_CLIENTS="${_CTX_WG}/clients"
 
 # ── Directory layout ──────────────────────────────────
@@ -17,10 +14,10 @@ _CTX_CLIENTS="${_CTX_WG}/clients"
 #   data/       ← all persistent data (rules, identities, etc.)
 #   daemon/     ← runtime files (logs, caches)
 
-_CTX_WGCTL="${_CTX_WG}/.wgctl"
-_CTX_CONFIG="${_CTX_WGCTL}/config"
-_CTX_DATA="${_CTX_WGCTL}/data"
-_CTX_DAEMON="${_CTX_WGCTL}/daemon"
+_CTX_WGCTL_ARTIFACT="${_CTX_WG}/.wgctl"
+_CTX_CONFIG="${_CTX_WGCTL_ARTIFACT}/config"
+_CTX_DATA="${_CTX_WGCTL_ARTIFACT}/data"
+_CTX_DAEMON="${_CTX_WGCTL_ARTIFACT}/daemon"
 
 # ── Data subdirs ──────────────────────────────────────
 _CTX_RULES="${_CTX_DATA}/rules"
@@ -44,15 +41,11 @@ _CTX_CONFIG_FILE="${_CTX_CONFIG}/wgctl.json"
 # Accessors
 # ============================================
 
-function ctx::root()                { echo "$_CTX_ROOT"; }
-function ctx::core()                { echo "$_CTX_CORE"; }
-function ctx::modules()             { echo "$_CTX_MODULES"; }
-function ctx::commands()            { echo "$_CTX_COMMANDS"; }
 function ctx::wg()                  { echo "$_CTX_WG"; }
 function ctx::clients()             { echo "$_CTX_CLIENTS"; }
 
 # Top-level dirs
-function ctx::wgctl()               { echo "$_CTX_WGCTL"; }
+function ctx::wgctl()               { echo "$_CTX_WGCTL_ARTIFACT"; } # needs to change to ctx::wgctl_artifact or ctx::artifact
 function ctx::config()              { echo "$_CTX_CONFIG"; }
 function ctx::data()                { echo "$_CTX_DATA"; }
 function ctx::daemon()              { echo "$_CTX_DAEMON"; }
@@ -83,9 +76,9 @@ function ctx::endpoint_cache()      { echo "${_CTX_DAEMON}/endpoint_cache.json";
 function ctx::accept_events_log()   { echo "${_CTX_DAEMON}/accept_events.log"; }
 
 # Tool paths
-function ctx::json_helper()         { echo "${_CTX_CORE}/json_helper.py"; }
-function ctx::monitor_script()      { echo "${_CTX_ROOT}/daemon/wgctl-monitor.py"; }
-function ctx::lib()                 { echo "${_CTX_CORE}/lib"; }
+function ctx::json_helper()         { echo "${_CTX_WGCTL}/core/json_helper.py"; }
+function ctx::monitor_script()      { echo "${_CTX_WGCTL}/daemon/wgctl-monitor.py"; }
+function ctx::lib()                 { echo "${_CTX_WGCTL}/core/lib"; }
 
 function ctx::block_history()       { echo "${_CTX_DATA}/block-history"; }
 
diff --git a/core/app/core.sh b/core/app/core.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca828ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/app/core.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+_APP_CORE_DIR="$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+# ============================================
+# Core Bootstrap
+# ============================================
+
+source "${_APP_CORE_DIR}/context.sh"
+source "${_APP_CORE_DIR}/json.sh"
+
+export PYTHONPATH="$(ctx::core):${PYTHONPATH:-}"
+
+function app::_load_mixins() {
+  local mixin_file
+  for mixin_file in "${WGCTL_DIR}/commands/mixins/"*.mixin.sh; do
+    [[ -f "$mixin_file" ]] && source "$mixin_file"
+  done
+}
+app::_load_mixins
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/json.sh b/core/app/json.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from core/json.sh
rename to core/app/json.sh
index bdad396..457c6f1 100644
--- a/core/json.sh
+++ b/core/app/json.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-JSON_HELPER="${_CTX_ROOT}/core/json_helper.py"
+JSON_HELPER="$(ctx::app)/json_helper.py"
+# echo "JSON_HELPER: $JSON_HELPER"
 
 function json::get()                    { python3 "$JSON_HELPER" get                    "$@" </dev/null; }
 function json::set()                    { python3 "$JSON_HELPER" set                    "$@" </dev/null; }
diff --git a/core/json_helper.py b/core/app/json_helper.py
similarity index 100%
rename from core/json_helper.py
rename to core/app/json_helper.py
diff --git a/core/core.sh b/core/core.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ad5ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/core.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# ============================================
+# Core Bootstrap
+# ============================================
+
+WGCTL_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+FRAMEWORK_DIR="$WGCTL_DIR/core/framework"
+APP_CORE_DIR="$WGCTL_DIR/core/app"
+
+source "${FRAMEWORK_DIR}/core.sh"
+source "${APP_CORE_DIR}/core.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/color.sh b/core/framework/color.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/color.sh
rename to core/framework/color.sh
diff --git a/core/command.sh b/core/framework/command.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/command.sh
rename to core/framework/command.sh
diff --git a/core/command_mixins.sh b/core/framework/command_mixins.sh
similarity index 98%
rename from core/command_mixins.sh
rename to core/framework/command_mixins.sh
index 2e441e3..3acfe23 100644
--- a/core/command_mixins.sh
+++ b/core/framework/command_mixins.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ declare -a _ACTIVE_MIXINS=()
 function command::_load_mixins() {
   local mixin_file
   local -a mixin_paths=(
-    "${WGCTL_DIR}/core/mixins/"*.mixin.sh
-    "${WGCTL_DIR}/commands/mixins/"*.mixin.sh
+    "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/mixins/"*.mixin.sh
   )
   for mixin_file in "${mixin_paths[@]:-}"; do
     [[ -f "$mixin_file" ]] && source "$mixin_file"
diff --git a/core/framework/context.sh b/core/framework/context.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37aeb83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/framework/context.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# ============================================
+# Static Context — resolved once at source time
+# ============================================
+
+_CTX_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
+_CTX_CORE="${_CTX_ROOT}/core"
+_CTX_FRAMEWORK_CORE="${_CTX_ROOT}/core/framework"
+_CTX_APP_CORE="${_CTX_ROOT}/core/app"
+_CTX_MODULES="${_CTX_ROOT}/modules"
+_CTX_COMMANDS="${_CTX_ROOT}/commands"
+
+# echo "ctx::root: $_CTX_ROOT"
+# echo "ctx::modules: $_CTX_MODULES"
+
+# ============================================
+# Accessors
+# ============================================
+
+function ctx::root()                { echo "$_CTX_ROOT"; }
+function ctx::core()                { echo "$_CTX_CORE"; }
+function ctx::framework()           { echo "$_CTX_FRAMEWORK_CORE"; }
+function ctx::app()                 { echo "$_CTX_APP_CORE"; }
+function ctx::modules()             { echo "$_CTX_MODULES"; }
+function ctx::commands()            { echo "$_CTX_COMMANDS"; }
+
+# ============================================
+# Path Helpers
+# ============================================
+
+function ctx::core::path()          { local IFS="/"; echo "$_CTX_CORE/$*"; }
+function ctx::framework::path()     { local IFS="/"; echo "$_CTX_FRAMEWORK_CORE/$*"; }
+function ctx::module::path()        { local IFS="/"; echo "$_CTX_MODULES/$*"; }
+function ctx::command::path()       { local IFS="/"; echo "$_CTX_COMMANDS/$*"; }
diff --git a/core/framework/core.sh b/core/framework/core.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..476960c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/framework/core.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# core/framework/core.sh
+
+_FRAMEWORK_DIR="$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/context.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/module.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/command.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/command_mixins.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/flag.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/hook.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/help.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/mixin.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/ui.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/color.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/fmt.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/log.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/utils.sh"
+source "${_FRAMEWORK_DIR}/test/test.sh"
+
+command::_load_mixins
+
diff --git a/core/flag.sh b/core/framework/flag.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/flag.sh
rename to core/framework/flag.sh
diff --git a/core/fmt.sh b/core/framework/fmt.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/fmt.sh
rename to core/framework/fmt.sh
diff --git a/core/fmt_helper.py b/core/framework/fmt_helper.py
similarity index 100%
rename from core/fmt_helper.py
rename to core/framework/fmt_helper.py
diff --git a/core/framework/help.sh b/core/framework/help.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f641a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/framework/help.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/core/framework/hook.sh b/core/framework/hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f641a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/framework/hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/core/log.sh b/core/framework/log.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/log.sh
rename to core/framework/log.sh
diff --git a/core/framework/mixin.sh b/core/framework/mixin.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f641a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/framework/mixin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/core/mixins/json_output.mixin.sh b/core/framework/mixins/json_output.mixin.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/mixins/json_output.mixin.sh
rename to core/framework/mixins/json_output.mixin.sh
diff --git a/core/mixins/no_color.mixin.sh b/core/framework/mixins/no_color.mixin.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/mixins/no_color.mixin.sh
rename to core/framework/mixins/no_color.mixin.sh
diff --git a/core/module.sh b/core/framework/module.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/module.sh
rename to core/framework/module.sh
diff --git a/core/test/test.sh b/core/framework/test/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/test/test.sh
rename to core/framework/test/test.sh
diff --git a/core/ui.sh b/core/framework/ui.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/ui.sh
rename to core/framework/ui.sh
diff --git a/core/utils.sh b/core/framework/utils.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from core/utils.sh
rename to core/framework/utils.sh
diff --git a/wgctl b/wgctl
index 21eb188..4b6e332 100755
--- a/wgctl
+++ b/wgctl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -uo pipefail
 
-source "$(cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)/core.sh"
+source "$(cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)/core/core.sh"
 
 LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG