diff --git a/forge/forge.lisp b/forge/forge.lisp
index 03a7e59..51db2ab 100644
--- a/forge/forge.lisp
+++ b/forge/forge.lisp
@@ -4,36 +4,33 @@
 
 (defpackage :scopes/forge
   (:use :common-lisp)
-  (:export #:hello #:new-forge-env #:data-stack #:exec 
+  (:export #:new-forge-env #:data-stack #:exec 
 		   #:add))
 
 (in-package :scopes/forge)
 
 (defun new-forge-env ()
-  nil)
+  (vector nil))
 
-(defun exec (fe &rest code)
-  code
-  fe)
+(defun exec (fe code)
+  (dolist (x code)
+	(if (numberp x)
+	  (pushd fe x)
+	  (funcall x fe))))
 
 (defun data-stack (fe)
-  fe)
+  (elt fe 0))
 
 ; forge primitives
 
 (defun add (fe)
-  (pushd (+ (popd fe) (popd fe)) fe ))
-
-; dummy exampled, to be removed
-
-(defun hello ()
-  (format t "Hello Common Lisp - 2024-04-19"))
+  (pushd fe (+ (popd fe) (popd fe))))
 
 ; internal definitions
 
 (defun popd (fe)
-  (pop fe))
+  (pop (elt fe 0)))
 
 (defun pushd (fe v)
-  (push v fe))
+  (push v (elt fe 0)))
 
diff --git a/test/test-forge.lisp b/test/test-forge.lisp
index 793c329..b8244a6 100644
--- a/test/test-forge.lisp
+++ b/test/test-forge.lisp
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 (in-package :scopes/test-forge)
 
 (defun run ()
-  (scf:hello)
   (let ((fe (scf:new-forge-env))
 		(tst (sct:test-suite)))
    (scf:exec fe '(4 2 scf:add))
    (sct:assert-eql tst (car (scf:data-stack fe)) 6)
-   (format t "~%tst ~a" tst)
+   ;;(format t "~%fe ~a" fe)
    (sct:result tst)
   ))