diff --git a/test/etc/config-web.lisp b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
index 6cf9e56..0e52967 100644
--- a/test/etc/config-web.lisp
+++ b/test/etc/config-web.lisp
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 
 (let ((cfg (config:add *config* :client 
                        :class 'client:config
-                       :base-url "http://localhost:8899"))))
+                       :base-url "http://localhost:8899"
+                       :doc-path "/" :api-path "/api/"))))
diff --git a/test/test-web.lisp b/test/test-web.lisp
index e021555..5c984f8 100644
--- a/test/test-web.lisp
+++ b/test/test-web.lisp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   (:local-nicknames (:config :scopes/config)
                     (:core :scopes/core)
                     (:client :scopes/web/client)
+                    (:message :scopes/core/message)
                     (:server :scopes/web/server)
                     (:t :scopes/testing))
   (:export #:run)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     (== (parse-integer (server:port cfg)) 8899)))
 
 (t:deftest test-client ()
-  (let ((ctx (core:find-service :client)))
+  (let ((ctx (core:find-service :client))
+        (msg (message:simple-message '(:test :get-page) '(:path "demo.html"))))
     (== (client:base-url (core:config ctx)) "http://localhost:8899")
-    (== (client:send-request ctx nil) "Hello World!")))
+    (== (client:get-page ctx msg) "Hello World!")))
diff --git a/web/client.lisp b/web/client.lisp
index 0ffc6dc..c4c0a87 100644
--- a/web/client.lisp
+++ b/web/client.lisp
@@ -3,19 +3,23 @@
 (defpackage :scopes/web/client
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:local-nicknames (:config :scopes/config)
-                    (:core :scopes/core))
-  (:export #:config #:base-url
-           #:send-request))
+                    (:core :scopes/core)
+                    (:message :scopes/core/message))
+  (:export #:config #:base-url #:api-path #:doc-path
+           #:get-page))
 
 (in-package :scopes/web/client)
 
 (defclass config (config:base)
   ((config:setup :initform #'core:default-setup)
-   (base-url :reader base-url 
-             :initarg :base-url 
-             :initform "http://localhost:8135")))
+   (base-url :reader base-url :initarg :base-url :initform "http://localhost:8135")
+   (doc-path :reader doc-path :initarg :doc-path :initform "/")
+   (api-path :reader api-path :initarg :api-path :initform "/api/")))
 
 ;;;; client context (= service)
 
-(defun send-request (ctx msg)
-  (dex:get (base-url (core:config ctx))))
+(defun get-page (ctx msg)
+  (let* ((cfg (core:config ctx))
+         (path (getf (message:data msg) :path))
+         (url (str:concat (base-url cfg) (doc-path cfg) path)))
+    (dex:get url)))
diff --git a/web/server.lisp b/web/server.lisp
index a684c2c..39897ce 100644
--- a/web/server.lisp
+++ b/web/server.lisp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 (defvar *listener* nil)
 
 (defun app (env)
+  (print env)
   '(200 (:content-type "text/plain") ("Hello World!")))
 
 (defun start (cfg)