diff --git a/apps/os/src/cli.rs b/apps/os/src/cli.rs
index 824b125..9beca8e 100644
--- a/apps/os/src/cli.rs
+++ b/apps/os/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use clap::ArgMatches;
+use marts::CliPart;
 use core::result::Result::Err;
 use core::unimplemented;
 use mize::flume::bounded;
@@ -66,20 +67,22 @@ pub fn info(sub_matches: &ArgMatches, instance: &mut Mize) -> MizeResult<()> {
     Err(mize_err!("not implemented"))
 }
 
-pub fn run(sub_matches: &ArgMatches, instance: &mut Mize) -> MizeResult<()> {
+pub fn run(sub_matches: &ArgMatches, mize: &mut Mize) -> MizeResult<()> {
   match sub_matches.subcommand() {
-    None => {
-      instance.wait();
+    None => { // run a mize instance (does whatever it's config will say)
+      mize.wait();
     }
-    Some((runnable, sub_matches)) => {
-      let ext_args: Vec<String> = sub_matches
+    Some((runnable, sub_matches)) => { // run smth from a part. for now registered cli commands
+      let mut ext_args: Vec<String> = sub_matches
           .get_many::<OsString>("")
           .unwrap_or_default()
           .map(|v| v.to_string_lossy().to_string())
           .collect();
+      let mut ext_cmdline = vec![runnable.to_owned()];
+      ext_cmdline.append(&mut ext_args);
       
-      println!("runnable: {}", runnable);
-      println!("args: {:?}", ext_args);
+      let mut cli = mize.get_part_native::<CliPart>("cli")?;
+      cli.run(ext_cmdline)?;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/os/src/main.rs b/apps/os/src/main.rs
index 95dbc25..e154abc 100644
--- a/apps/os/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/os/src/main.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ macro_rules! compile_in_parts {
         $(
             if enable_str.contains(&$name) {
                 tracing::info!("enabling compiled_in_part: {}", $name);
-                $part(&mut $mize);
+                if let Err(e) = $part(&mut $mize) {
+                  print!("part '{}' failed with: ", $name);
+                  e.log();
+                }
             }
         )+
     };
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ fn tried_main() -> MizeResult<()> {
       //"matrix": marts::part_matrix,
       "ppc.server": marts::ppc::server::part_ppc_server,
       "c2vi": marts::part_c2vi,
+      "sci.timetrack": marts::timetrack::part_timetrack,
     };
     
 
diff --git a/marts/src/auth/client.rs b/marts/src/auth/client.rs
index cffb9c0..490ccdf 100644
--- a/marts/src/auth/client.rs
+++ b/marts/src/auth/client.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::{path::PathBuf, thread};
-use tracing::info;
+use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 // console_log macro
 // that can be copied into other files for debugging purposes
@@ -658,6 +658,11 @@ fn update_spacetimedb_token(new_token: &str) -> MizeResult<()> {
 
     let file_path = config_dir.join("spacetime").join("cli.toml");
 
+    if !file_path.exists() {
+      warn!("spacetime config file does not exist, not updating token there");
+      return Ok(());
+    };
+
     // Read existing file (or create empty document if it doesn't exist)
     let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&file_path).unwrap_or_default();
     let mut data = ItemData::from_toml(content.as_str())?;
diff --git a/marts/src/cli/mod.rs b/marts/src/cli/mod.rs
index 1633a56..173e11b 100644
--- a/marts/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/marts/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,17 @@ pub fn cli_spawn_setup(mize: Mize, conn_id: u64, wait_rx: flume::Receiver<()>) -
     })
 }
 
-pub fn cli_spawn(cmd: String) -> MizeResult<()> {
+pub fn cli_spawn(mize: &mut Mize, cmd: String) -> MizeResult<()> {
+    // spawn locally
+    if !mize.get_config("cli.daemonMode").unwrap_or(ItemData::new()).as_bool().unwrap_or(false) {
+      std::process::Command::new("/bin/sh")
+          .arg("-c")
+          .arg(&cmd)
+          .status()?;
+      return Ok(());
+    }
+    
+    // for spawning in the client if we are running in the daemon (which is eg attached to the users tty)
     MIZE_CLI_SPAWN.with(|cell| {
         if let Some(spawn) = cell.borrow().as_ref() {
             let conn_id = spawn.conn_id.ok_or(mize_err!("no conn_id set"))?;
@@ -143,8 +153,8 @@ fn cli_msg_handler(
     mize: &mut Mize,
     spawn_wait_rx: flume::Receiver<()>,
 ) -> MizeResult<()> {
-    let binding = msg.data()?;
-    let data = binding
+    let tmp = msg.data()?;
+    let data = tmp
         .cbor()
         .as_array()
         .ok_or(mize_err!("cli message data was not an array"))?;
@@ -274,4 +284,16 @@ impl CliPart {
         self.cmds.insert(self.current_cmd_name.clone(), cmd);
         Ok(())
     }
+    pub fn run(&mut self, cmdline: Vec<String>) -> MizeResult<()> {
+      let cmd_name = cmdline.iter().nth(0).ok_or(mize_err!("empty cmdline"))?;
+      let cmd = self.cmds.remove(cmd_name).ok_or(mize_err!("cmd {} not found in CliPart", cmd_name))?;
+
+      let matches = cmd.get_matches_from(cmdline);
+      let sub_name = matches.subcommand_name().ok_or(mize_err!("subcommand not found"))?;
+      let sub_matches = matches.subcommand_matches(sub_name).ok_or(mize_err!("subcommand matches not found"))?;
+      let action = self.actions.remove(sub_name).ok_or(mize_err!("action for subcommand not found"))?;
+      action(sub_matches, self.mize.clone())?;
+      
+      Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/marts/src/timetrack/mod.rs b/marts/src/timetrack/mod.rs
index 51f832a..94891cb 100644
--- a/marts/src/timetrack/mod.rs
+++ b/marts/src/timetrack/mod.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ pub struct TimeTrack {
     mize: Mize,
 }
 
-pub fn timetrack(mize: &mut Mize) -> MizeResult<()> {
+pub fn part_timetrack(mize: &mut Mize) -> MizeResult<()> {
     #[cfg(feature = "target-os")] {
       let mut cli = mize.get_part_native::<crate::CliPart>("cli")?;
-      cli.set_command("ppc");
+      cli.set_command("sci");
   
       cli.subcommand(
           Command::new("editActionList").alias("aal").arg(
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ fn command_edit_action_list(matches: &ArgMatches, mut mize: Mize) -> MizeResult<
         .map_err(|e| mize_err!("Failed to write temp file: {}", e))?;
 
     // open $EDITOR blocking
-    crate::cli_spawn(format!("nvim {}", tmp_file.display()))?;
+    crate::cli_spawn(&mut mize, format!("nvim {}", tmp_file.display()))?;
 
     // read file and update db
     let new_file_content = std::fs::read_to_string(&tmp_file)
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ fn command_edit_activities(_: &ArgMatches, mut mize: Mize) -> MizeResult<()> {
 
     loop {
         // open $EDITOR blocking
-        crate::cli_spawn(format!("nvim {}", tmp_file.display()))?;
+        crate::cli_spawn(&mut mize, format!("nvim {}", tmp_file.display()))?;
 
         let new_file_content = std::fs::read_to_string(&tmp_file)
             .map_err(|e| mize_err!("Failed to read temp file: {}", e))?;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 914dcb7..32dde86 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ thread_local! {
 macro_rules! out {
     ($($arg:tt)*) => {
         // format_args! handles string interpolation safely at compile time
-        if let Err(e) = $crate::write_to_stdout(format_args!($($arg)*)) {
+        if let Err(e) = $crate::write_to_mize_stdout(format_args!($($arg)*)) {
             // Choose your error handling behavior here (panic, print to stderr, or ignore)
             eprintln!("out! macro failed to write!!");
         }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn out_macro_stdout() -> MizeResult<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn write_to_stdout(args: std::fmt::Arguments) -> MizeResult<()> {
+pub fn write_to_mize_stdout(args: std::fmt::Arguments) -> MizeResult<()> {
     MIZE_STDOUT.with(|stdout| {
         if let Some(fun) = stdout.borrow().as_ref() {
             fun(format!("{}", args));