diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 35bd457..f9dd845 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ checksum = "ace50bade8e6234aa140d9a2f552bbee1db4d353f69b8217bc503490fc1a9f26"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.5.38"
+version = "4.5.53"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed93b9805f8ba930df42c2590f05453d5ec36cbb85d018868a5b24d31f6ac000"
+checksum = "c9e340e012a1bf4935f5282ed1436d1489548e8f72308207ea5df0e23d2d03f8"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.5.38"
+version = "4.5.53"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "379026ff283facf611b0ea629334361c4211d1b12ee01024eec1591133b04120"
+checksum = "d76b5d13eaa18c901fd2f7fca939fefe3a0727a953561fefdf3b2922b8569d00"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
-version = "4.5.32"
+version = "4.5.49"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "09176aae279615badda0765c0c0b3f6ed53f4709118af73cf4655d85d1530cd7"
+checksum = "2a0b5487afeab2deb2ff4e03a807ad1a03ac532ff5a2cee5d86884440c7f7671"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 name = "hyphae"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "clap",
  "num",
  "organelle",
  "serde",
diff --git a/hyphae/Cargo.toml b/hyphae/Cargo.toml
index 06538cd..4d8fe1b 100644
--- a/hyphae/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hyphae/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,28 @@ name = "hyphae"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
+[lib]
+name = "hyphae"
+crate-type = ["lib"]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "hphc"
+path = "src/bin/hphc.rs"
+required-features = ["cli"]
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "hphdump"
+path = "src/bin/hphdump.rs"
+required-features = ["cli"]
+
+[features]
+cli = ["clap"]
+
 [dependencies]
 organelle = { path = "../organelle" }
 num = { version = "0.4.3", features = ["alloc"] }
+clap = { version = "4.5.53", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["alloc", "derive"] }
diff --git a/hyphae/src/bin/hphc.rs b/hyphae/src/bin/hphc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e5f35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyphae/src/bin/hphc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*  Mycelium Scheme
+ *  Copyright (C) 2025 Ava Affine
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use hyphae;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::fs::{read, File};
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+const HPHC_SUFFIX:  &str= "hph";
+const HPHC_DEFAULT: &str = "out";
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(version, about = "HyphaeVM assembly compiler")]
+struct Args {
+    /// path to input program assembly
+    compile: PathBuf,
+
+    /// path for output bytecode
+    #[arg(short = 'o')]
+    output:  Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // parse arguments
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    // set output filepath
+    let outfile = args.output
+        .or(Some({
+            let mut c = args.compile.clone();
+            if c.as_path().is_dir() || c.as_path().file_name().is_none() {
+                c = String::from(HPHC_DEFAULT).into();
+            } else {
+                c = c.as_path().file_name().unwrap().into();
+            }
+
+            c.set_extension(HPHC_SUFFIX);
+            c
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // check input validity
+    if args.compile.as_path().is_dir() {
+        panic!("will not compile directory!");
+    }
+
+    // compile input program
+    let input_bytes = read(args.compile)?;
+    let input = str::from_utf8(input_bytes.as_slice())?;
+    let program = hyphae::serializer::Program::from_str(input)?;
+
+    // dump program bytecode to output
+    let bytecode: Vec<u8> = program.into();
+    let mut out_file = File::create(outfile)?;
+    out_file.write_all(&bytecode)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/hyphae/src/bin/hphdump.rs b/hyphae/src/bin/hphdump.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d083a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyphae/src/bin/hphdump.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*  Mycelium Scheme
+ *  Copyright (C) 2025 Ava Affine
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use hyphae;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::fs::read;
+use std::error::Error;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(version, about = "HyphaeVM compiled binary inspector")]
+struct Args {
+    /// path to input program
+    decompile: PathBuf,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // parse arguments
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    // check input validity
+    if args.decompile.as_path().is_dir() {
+        panic!("cannot dump directory!");
+    }
+
+    // load input program
+    let program: hyphae::serializer::Program;
+    program = read(args.decompile)?
+        .as_slice()
+        .try_into()?;
+
+    // Display
+    println!("{}", program);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/hyphae/src/serializer.rs b/hyphae/src/serializer.rs
index e0b990c..91186be 100644
--- a/hyphae/src/serializer.rs
+++ b/hyphae/src/serializer.rs
@@ -153,16 +153,16 @@ impl FromStr for Operand {
             "$oper4" => Ok(Operand(Address::Oper4, 0)),
             "true"   => Ok(Operand(Address::Bool,  1)),
             "false"  => Ok(Operand(Address::Bool,  0)),
-            a if a.chars().nth(0).unwrap() == '%' &&
-                a.len() > 1 &&
-                a[1..].parse::<usize>().is_ok() =>
+            a if a.len() > 1 &&
+                 a.chars().nth(0).unwrap() == '%' &&
+                 a[1..].parse::<usize>().is_ok() =>
                     Ok(Operand(Address::Stack, a[1..].parse::<usize>().unwrap())),
-            a if a.chars().nth(0).unwrap() == '@' &&
-                a.len() > 1 &&
-                a[1..].parse::<usize>().is_ok() =>
+            a if a.len() > 1 &&
+                 a.chars().nth(0).unwrap() == '@' &&
+                 a[1..].parse::<usize>().is_ok() =>
                     Ok(Operand(Address::Instr, a[1..].parse::<usize>().unwrap())),
-            a if a.chars().nth(0).unwrap() == '\'' &&
-                 a.len() == 3 &&
+            a if a.len() == 3 &&
+                 a.chars().nth(0).unwrap() == '\'' &&
                  a.chars().nth(2).unwrap() == '\'' =>
                     Ok(Operand(Address::Char, a.chars().nth(1).unwrap() as usize)),
             a if a.parse::<usize>().is_ok() =>
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ impl Into<Vec<u8>> for Instruction {
 impl FromStr for Instruction {
     type Err = &'static str;
     fn from_str(v: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        let toks: Vec<&str> = v.trim().split(' ').collect();
+        let toks: Vec<&str> = v
+            .trim()
+            .split(' ')
+            .filter(|x| x.len() > 0)
+            .collect();
         if toks.len() < 1 {
             return Err("empty string");
         }
@@ -256,7 +260,7 @@ impl FromStr for Instruction {
 
 impl Display for Instruction {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), E> {
-        write!(f, "{}\t", self.0)?;
+        write!(f, "{} \t", self.0)?;
         if self.1.len() > 0 {
             write!(f, "{}", self.1[0])?;
         }
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for Program {
             }
             cur += 1;
             while cur < value.len() {
+
                 let instruction: Instruction = value[cur..].try_into()?;
                 cur += instruction.byte_length() as usize;
                 prog.push(instruction);
@@ -318,9 +323,13 @@ impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for Program {
 
 impl Into<Vec<u8>> for Program {
     fn into(self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let mut res: Vec<u8> = vec![];
-        for instr in self.0 {
-            res.append(&mut instr.into())
+        let mut res: Vec<u8> = vec![DeserializerControlCode::DataChunk as u8];
+        for dat in self.0 {
+            res.append(&mut dat.into());
+        }
+        res.push(DeserializerControlCode::CodeChunk as u8);
+        for instr in self.1 {
+            res.append(&mut instr.into());
         }
         res
     }
@@ -337,12 +346,12 @@ impl Display for Program {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), E> {
         write!(f, "DATA:\n")?;
         for i in self.0.iter() {
-            write!(f, "    {}", i)?;
+            write!(f, "    {}\n", i)?;
         }
 
-        write!(f, "\nCODE:\n")?;
+        write!(f, "CODE:\n")?;
         for i in self.1.iter() {
-            write!(f, "    {}", i)?;
+            write!(f, "    {}\n", i)?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -354,7 +363,10 @@ impl FromStr for Program {
     fn from_str(val: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         //let mut datum = vec![];
         let mut instrs = vec![];
-        let lines: Vec<&str> = val.split('\n').collect();
+        let lines: Vec<&str> = val
+            .split('\n')
+            .filter(|x| x.len() > 0)
+            .collect();
         let mut cur = 0;
         let mut toggle = 0;
 
@@ -368,7 +380,7 @@ impl FromStr for Program {
                 match lines[cur] {
                     "DATA:" => return Err("datum parser unimplemented"),
                     "CODE:" => toggle = 1,
-                    a => return Err("unknown section in document: "),
+                    _ => return Err("unknown section in document: "),
                 }
             }