diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0702314..58fbce9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ From Node:
       });
 
 
-From the CLI:
-
-    TBD
+From the CLI (-l start repl in fork):
 
+    ./bin/multicouch -p 5984 -d data -l
+    
+    couch.start() // to initiate dbs
+
+    couch.db.xxx.allDocs()
+    couch.db.xxx.get("id")
+    couch.db.xxx.post({test:"test"})
+    couch.db.xxx.put("id", "rev",{test:"test"})
+    couch.db.xxx.head()
+    couch.db.xxx.del("id", "rev")
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/bin/multicouch b/bin/multicouch
index 8812b2a..8e59f80 100755
--- a/bin/multicouch
+++ b/bin/multicouch
@@ -1,28 +1,44 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 var mc = require("../lib/multicouch"),
-    cmdline = require('commander');
+    cmdline = require('commander'),
+    repl = require("repl"),
+    couchr = require('../lib/couchrwrap');
 
 var opts = cmdline
     .usage('[options] [<prefix>]')
     .option("-p, --port [number]", "bind server to port", parseInt)
     .option("-d, --db_dir [path]", "database directory")
     .option("-c, --couchdb_path [path]", "executable path")
+    .option("-l, --repl", "repl couch")
 .parse(process.argv);
 
 if (opts.args.length) opts.prefix = opts.args[0];
-
 var couch_process = new mc(opts);
 couch_process.start();
 
-// HACK: keep process alive until a quit-ly signal is received
-setInterval(function (){}, 60000);
 
-function quit() {
-    couch_process.on('stop', function() { process.exit(0); });
-    couch_process.stop();
+if (opts.repl) {
+	var exp = repl.start({
+	    prompt: "repl couch> ",
+	    input: couch_process.stdin,
+	    output: couch_process.stdout
+	  }).on('exit', function() {
+	    couch_process.on('stop', function() { process.exit(0); });
+	    couch_process.stop();
+	  });
+	exp.context.couch = couchr;
+} else {
+	//HACK: keep process alive until a quit-ly signal is received
+	setInterval(function (){}, 60000);
+
+	function quit() {
+	    couch_process.on('stop', function() { process.exit(0); });
+	    couch_process.stop();
+	}
+	// HT: node-supervisor
+	['SIGTERM', 'SIGINT', 'SIGHUP', 'SIGQUIT'].forEach(function (s) {
+	    process.on(s, quit);
+	});	
 }
-// HT: node-supervisor
-['SIGTERM', 'SIGINT', 'SIGHUP', 'SIGQUIT'].forEach(function (s) {
-    process.on(s, quit);
-});
+
diff --git a/lib/couchrwrap.js b/lib/couchrwrap.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c369e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/couchrwrap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+var couchr = require('couchr');
+var json_tb = require('json-table');
+var _ = require('lodash');
+
+function treatErr(err) {
+	if (err) {
+		console.log(err);
+		process.exit(1);		
+	}
+}
+
+function showData(data) {
+
+	//console.log(_.pluck(data, 'doc'));
+
+
+	var json_tb_out = new json_tb(_.pluck(data, 'doc'), {
+	  chars: { 'top': '═' , 'top-mid': '╤' , 'top-left': '╔' , 'top-right': '╗'
+	    , 'bottom': '═' , 'bottom-mid': '╧' , 'bottom-left': '╚' , 'bottom-right': '╝'
+	    , 'left': '║' , 'left-mid': '╟' , 'mid': '─' , 'mid-mid': '┼'
+	    , 'right': '║' , 'right-mid': '╢' , 'middle': '│' }
+	}, function(table) {
+	    table.show() // **have to call show() function to print out the table**
+	})
+}
+
+function api(host, db) {
+	return {
+		allDocs: function() {
+			couchr.get(host + '/' + db + '/_all_docs', { include_docs: true }, function (err, _data, resp) {
+				treatErr(err);
+				showData(_data.rows);
+			})
+		},
+		get: function(id) {
+			couchr.get(host + '/' + db + '/' + id, { include_docs: true }, function (err, data, resp) {
+				treatErr(err);
+				showData([{doc: data}]);
+			})
+		},
+		post: function(data) {
+			couchr.post(host + '/' + db, data, function (err, _data, resp) {
+				treatErr(err);
+				showData([{doc: _data}])
+			})
+		},
+		head:  function(data) {
+			couchr.post(host + '/' + db, data, function (err, _data, resp) {
+				treatErr(err);
+				showData([{doc: _data}])
+			})
+		},
+		put: function(id, rev, data) {
+			data._id = id;
+			data._rev = rev;
+			couchr.put(host + '/' + db + '/' + id, data, function (err, _data, resp) {
+				treatErr(err);
+				showData([{doc: _data}])
+			})
+		},
+		del: function(id, rev) {
+			var data = {
+				rev: rev
+			}
+			couchr.del(host + '/' + db + '/' + id , data, function (err, _data, resp) {
+				treatErr(err);
+				showData([{doc: _data}])
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function wrap_couchr() {
+	var wrap = {
+		host: process.env.COUCH_URL || 'http://localhost:5984',
+		db: {},
+		start: function () {
+			var self = this;
+			couchr.get(this.host + '/_all_dbs', function (err, list) {
+				treatErr(err);
+				list.forEach(function (key, value) {
+					console.log(key, value)
+					self.db[key] = api(self.host, key);
+				})
+			})
+		},
+		use: function () {
+
+			Object.keys(couchr).forEach(function (propertyValue, propertyName) {
+			  	wrap[propertyName] = function () {
+			  		return couchr[propertyName].apply(couchr, arguments)
+			  	}
+			});
+		}
+	};
+
+
+	return wrap;
+};
+
+module.exports = wrap_couchr();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/multicouch.js b/lib/multicouch.js
index 0dda74c..a9e0092 100644
--- a/lib/multicouch.js
+++ b/lib/multicouch.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var exec = require("child_process").exec;
 
 function MultiCouch(args) {
   events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+  var self = this;
   var prefix = args.prefix || (process.platform === "win32" ? process.env["TEMP"] : "/tmp");
   var win_ini, win_bin;
   if (process.platform === "win32") {
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ function MultiCouch(args) {
     default_sys_ini: args.default_sys_ini || system_couch.default_ini || "/usr/local/etc/couchdb/default.ini",
     pid_file: args.pid_file || prefix + "/couch.pid",
     couchdb_path: args.couchdb_path || win_bin || system_couch.bin,
-    respawn: args.respawn === undefined ? 5: args.respawn
+    respawn: args.respawn === undefined ? 5: args.respawn,
+    repl: args.repl
   };
 
   var iniContent = {
@@ -46,9 +48,13 @@ function MultiCouch(args) {
     }
   };
 
+  this.stdin = process.stdin;
+  this.stdout = process.stdout;
+
   this.start = function() {
     // do the start
-    var out = fs.openSync(options.stdout_file, "a");
+    var iin = (options.repl) ? self.stdin : "ignore";
+    var out = (options.repl) ? self.stdout : fs.openSync(options.stdout_file, "a");
     var err = fs.openSync(options.stderr_file, "a");
 
     if(fs.existsSync(options.ini_file)) {
@@ -81,29 +87,32 @@ function MultiCouch(args) {
         "-detached"
       ];
       couch = spawn(path.join(path.dirname(options.couchdb_path), "erl.exe"),args,{
-        stdio:["ignore", out, err],
+        stdio:[iin, out, err],
         env: process.env,
         detached: true,
         cwd: path.dirname(options.couchdb_path)
       });
       couch.unref();
     } else {
-      args = [
-        "-b",
-        "-o " + options.stdout_file,
-        "-e " + options.stderr_file,
+      args = [];
+      if (!options.repl) args.push("-b");
+      if (!options.repl) args.push("-o " + options.stdout_file);
+      if (!options.repl) args.push("-e " + options.stderr_file);
+      args.push(
         "-p " + options.pid_file,
         "-n", // reset config file chain
         "-a " + options.default_sys_ini, // re add system default
         "-a " + options.ini_file
-      ];
+      );
       if (options.respawn) {
         args.unshift("-r " + options.respawn);
       }
       couch = spawn(options.couchdb_path, args, {
-        stdio: ["ignore", out, err],
+        stdio: [iin, out, err],
         env: process.env
       });
+      if (options.repl) 
+        options.pid_file = couch.pid
     }
     this.emit("start");
   };
@@ -113,15 +122,20 @@ function MultiCouch(args) {
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
       process.kill(fs.readFileSync(options.pid_file,{encoding:"utf8"}));
     } else {
-      var out = fs.openSync(options.stdout_file, "a");
+      var iin = (options.repl) ? self.stdin : "ignore";
+      var out = (options.repl) ? self.stdout : fs.openSync(options.stdout_file, "a");
       var err = fs.openSync(options.stderr_file, "a");
-      var couch = spawn(options.couchdb_path, [
-          "-d",
-          "-p " + options.pid_file + ""
-          ], {
-          stdio: ["ignore", out, err],
-          env: process.env
-      });
+      if (options.repl) {
+        process.kill(options.pid_file);        
+      } else {
+        var couch = spawn(options.couchdb_path, [
+            "-d",
+            "-p " + options.pid_file + ""
+            ], {
+            stdio: [iin, out, err],
+            env: process.env
+        });        
+      }
     }
     this.emit("stop");
   };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b4760c..d4b6784 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "multicouch",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "Launch multiple CouchDBs from the same installation.",
   "main": "lib/multicouch.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
   "license": "Apache 2",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "dependencies": {
+    "cli-table": "^0.3.1",
     "commander": "^1.3.2",
-    "which": "^1.0.5",
+    "couchr": "0.0.15",
     "ini": "^1.2.1",
-    "shelljs": "^0.2.6"
+    "json-table": "^0.1.3",
+    "lodash": "^2.4.1",
+    "shelljs": "^0.2.6",
+    "which": "^1.0.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "^0.4.5",