diff --git a/Pantograph.lean b/Pantograph.lean
index f1f194c..f9b5dc5 100644
--- a/Pantograph.lean
+++ b/Pantograph.lean
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ abbrev MainM := ReaderT Context (StateT State Lean.CoreM)
 -- certain monadic features in `MainM`
 abbrev CR α := Except Protocol.InteractionError α
 
-def runMetaM { α } (metaM: Lean.MetaM α): Lean.CoreM α :=
-  metaM.run'
-def runTermElabM { α } (termElabM: Lean.Elab.TermElabM α): Lean.CoreM α :=
-  termElabM.run' (ctx := {
-    declName? := .none,
-    errToSorry := false,
-  }) |>.run'
-
 def execute (command: Protocol.Command): MainM Lean.Json := do
   let run { α β: Type } [Lean.FromJson α] [Lean.ToJson β] (comm: α → MainM (CR β)): MainM Lean.Json :=
     match Lean.fromJson? command.payload with
@@ -57,9 +49,6 @@ def execute (command: Protocol.Command): MainM Lean.Json := do
       errorCommand s!"Unknown command {cmd}"
     return Lean.toJson error
   where
-  errorI (type desc: String): Protocol.InteractionError := { error := type, desc := desc }
-  errorCommand := errorI "command"
-  errorIndex := errorI "index"
   -- Command Functions
   reset (_: Protocol.Reset): MainM (CR Protocol.StatResult) := do
     let state ← get
@@ -80,22 +69,7 @@ def execute (command: Protocol.Command): MainM Lean.Json := do
     Environment.addDecl args
   expr_echo (args: Protocol.ExprEcho): MainM (CR Protocol.ExprEchoResult) := do
     let state ← get
-    let env ← Lean.MonadEnv.getEnv
-    let syn ← match syntax_from_str env args.expr with
-      | .error str => return .error $ errorI "parsing" str
-      | .ok syn => pure syn
-    runTermElabM (do
-      match ← syntax_to_expr syn with
-      | .error str => return .error $ errorI "elab" str
-      | .ok expr => do
-        try
-          let type ← Lean.Meta.inferType expr
-          return .ok {
-              type := (← serialize_expression (options := state.options) type),
-              expr := (← serialize_expression (options := state.options) expr)
-          }
-        catch exception =>
-          return .error $ errorI "typing" (← exception.toMessageData.toString))
+    exprEcho args state.options
   options_set (args: Protocol.OptionsSet): MainM (CR Protocol.OptionsSetResult) := do
     let state ← get
     let options := state.options
diff --git a/Pantograph/Library.lean b/Pantograph/Library.lean
index 07e4656..cdc112f 100644
--- a/Pantograph/Library.lean
+++ b/Pantograph/Library.lean
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import Pantograph.Environment
 import Pantograph.Protocol
 import Lean
 
-
 namespace Lean
 
 /-- This is better than the default version since it handles `.` and doesn't
@@ -35,6 +34,18 @@ end Lean
 
 namespace Pantograph
 
+def runMetaM { α } (metaM: Lean.MetaM α): Lean.CoreM α :=
+  metaM.run'
+def runTermElabM { α } (termElabM: Lean.Elab.TermElabM α): Lean.CoreM α :=
+  termElabM.run' (ctx := {
+    declName? := .none,
+    errToSorry := false,
+  }) |>.run'
+
+def errorI (type desc: String): Protocol.InteractionError := { error := type, desc := desc }
+def errorCommand := errorI "command"
+def errorIndex := errorI "index"
+
 @[export pantograph_version]
 def pantographVersion: String := version
 
@@ -67,10 +78,50 @@ def createCoreState (imports: Array String): IO Lean.Core.State := do
     (trustLevel := 1)
   return { env := env }
 
-@[export pantograph_catalog]
-def catalog (cc: Lean.Core.Context) (cs: Lean.Core.State): IO Protocol.EnvCatalogResult := do
+@[export pantograph_env_catalog]
+def envCatalog (cc: Lean.Core.Context) (cs: Lean.Core.State): IO Protocol.EnvCatalogResult := do
   let coreM: Lean.CoreM _ := Environment.catalog ({}: Protocol.EnvCatalog)
   let (result, _) ← coreM.toIO cc cs
   return result
 
+@[export pantograph_env_inspect]
+def envInspect (cc: Lean.Core.Context) (cs: Lean.Core.State)
+    (name: String) (value: Bool) (dependency: Bool) (options: Protocol.Options): IO (Protocol.CR Protocol.EnvInspectResult) := do
+  let coreM: Lean.CoreM _ := Environment.inspect ({
+    name, value? := .some value, dependency?:= .some dependency
+  }: Protocol.EnvInspect) options
+  let (result, _) ← coreM.toIO cc cs
+  return result
+
+@[export pantograph_env_add]
+def envAdd (cc: Lean.Core.Context) (cs: Lean.Core.State)
+  (name: String) (type: String) (value: String) (isTheorem: Bool): IO (Protocol.CR Protocol.EnvAddResult) := do
+  let coreM: Lean.CoreM _ := Environment.addDecl { name, type, value, isTheorem }
+  let (result, _) ← coreM.toIO cc cs
+  return result
+
+def exprEcho (args: Protocol.ExprEcho) (options: @&Protocol.Options): Lean.CoreM (Protocol.CR Protocol.ExprEchoResult) := do
+    let env ← Lean.MonadEnv.getEnv
+    let syn ← match syntax_from_str env args.expr with
+      | .error str => return .error $ errorI "parsing" str
+      | .ok syn => pure syn
+    runTermElabM (do
+      match ← syntax_to_expr syn with
+      | .error str => return .error $ errorI "elab" str
+      | .ok expr => do
+        try
+          let type ← Lean.Meta.inferType expr
+          return .ok {
+              type := (← serialize_expression options type),
+              expr := (← serialize_expression options expr)
+          }
+        catch exception =>
+          return .error $ errorI "typing" (← exception.toMessageData.toString))
+
+@[export pantograph_expr_echo]
+def exprEchoExport (cc: Lean.Core.Context) (cs: Lean.Core.State) (expr: String) (options: @&Protocol.Options): IO (Protocol.CR Protocol.ExprEchoResult) := do
+  let coreM: Lean.CoreM _ := exprEcho { expr } options
+  let (result, _) ← coreM.toIO cc cs
+  return result
+
 end Pantograph
diff --git a/Pantograph/Protocol.lean b/Pantograph/Protocol.lean
index 84e0cc2..5015ad1 100644
--- a/Pantograph/Protocol.lean
+++ b/Pantograph/Protocol.lean
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ structure EnvAdd where
   name: String
   type: String
   value: String
-  isTheorem?: Bool
+  isTheorem: Bool
   deriving Lean.FromJson
 structure EnvAddResult where
   deriving Lean.ToJson
diff --git a/Pantograph/Serial.lean b/Pantograph/Serial.lean
index 38d1f14..547b3dc 100644
--- a/Pantograph/Serial.lean
+++ b/Pantograph/Serial.lean
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ partial def serialize_expression_ast (expr: Expr) (sanitize: Bool := true): Meta
     | .instImplicit => " :instImplicit"
   of_name (name: Name) := name_to_ast name sanitize
 
-def serialize_expression (options: Protocol.Options) (e: Expr): MetaM Protocol.Expression := do
+def serialize_expression (options: @&Protocol.Options) (e: Expr): MetaM Protocol.Expression := do
   let pp := toString (← Meta.ppExpr e)
   let pp?: Option String := match options.printExprPretty with
     | true => .some pp