diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pom.xml.asc
 *.class
 /lib/
 /classes/
+/store/
 /target/
 /checkouts/
 .lein-deps-sum
diff --git a/doc/intro.md b/doc/intro.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Introduction to jable
+
+TODO: write [great documentation](http://jacobian.org/writing/what-to-write/)
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
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+++ b/project.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+(defproject jable "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+  :description "Jepsen tests for the Sable IRCd"
+  :url "https://git.tf/val/jable/"
+  :license {:name "AGPL-3.0-only"
+            :url "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt"}
+  :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.11.1"]
+                 [jepsen "0.3.3"]]
+  :repl-options {:init-ns jable.core}
+  :main jable.cli)
diff --git a/src/jable/cli.clj b/src/jable/cli.clj
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index 0000000..7f929e2
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+++ b/src/jable/cli.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+; Copyright (C) 2023  Val Lorentz
+; 
+; This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+; terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, as published by the Free
+; Software Foundation.
+; 
+; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+; WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+; PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+; 
+; You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with
+; this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(ns jable.cli
+  (:require [jepsen.cli :as cli]
+            [jepsen.tests :as tests]
+            [jepsen.os.debian :as debian]
+            [jable.db :as db]))
+
+(defn sable-test
+  "Given an options map from the command line runner (e.g. :nodes, :ssh,
+  :concurrency, ...), constructs a test map."
+  [opts]
+  (merge tests/noop-test
+         opts
+         {:name "etcd"
+          :os   debian/os
+          :db   (db/sable (:sable-bin opts))
+          :pure-generators true}))
+
+(def cli-opts
+  "Additional command line options."
+  [[nil "--sable-bin SABLE/BIN/" "Path to a directory containing Sable's binary (eg. ~/sable/target/debug/)"]])
+
+(defn -main
+  "Handles command line arguments. Can either run a test, or a web server for
+  browsing results."
+  [& args]
+  (cli/run! (merge (cli/single-test-cmd {:test-fn sable-test
+                                         :opt-spec cli-opts})
+                   (cli/serve-cmd))
+            args))
diff --git a/src/jable/core.clj b/src/jable/core.clj
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index 0000000..f0b4a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jable/core.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+(ns jable.core)
+
+(defn foo
+  "I don't do a whole lot."
+  [x]
+  (println x "Hello, World!"))
diff --git a/src/jable/db.clj b/src/jable/db.clj
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index 0000000..038fcb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jable/db.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+; Copyright (C) 2023  Val Lorentz
+; 
+; This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+; terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, as published by the Free
+; Software Foundation.
+; 
+; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+; WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+; PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+; 
+; You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with
+; this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(ns jable.db
+  (:require [clojure.tools.logging :refer :all]
+            [clojure.string :as str]
+            [jepsen [control :as c]
+                    [db :as db]]
+            [jepsen.control.util :as cu]
+            [jepsen.control.core :as cc]
+            [jepsen.control.scp :as scp]
+            [jepsen.os.debian :as debian]))
+
+(defn sable
+  "Sable IRCd install from binaries in a local directory."
+  [sable_bin_path]
+  (reify db/DB
+    (setup! [_ test node]
+      (info node "installing Sable from" sable_bin_path)
+      (c/exec "rm" "-rf" "/tmp/sable_upload")
+      (c/exec "mkdir" "/tmp/sable_upload")
+      (let [remote_bin_path (c/upload (map (fn [file] (str sable_bin_path file))
+                                           ["auth_client" "listener_process" "sable_ircd"])
+                                      "/tmp/sable_upload")]
+        (c/su
+          (c/exec* "cp" (str remote_bin_path "/*") "/usr/local/bin"))))
+
+    (teardown! [_ test node]
+      (info node "tearing down Sable"))))
diff --git a/test/jable/core_test.clj b/test/jable/core_test.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcc13b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jable/core_test.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(ns jable.core-test
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer :all]
+            [jable.core :refer :all]))
+
+(deftest a-test
+  (testing "FIXME, I fail."
+    (is (= 0 1))))