diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0be0f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*/wave
+*/work
diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a05ef46..0000000
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import typer
-
-app = typer.Typer()
-
-@app.command()
-def synth():
-    print("Synth!")
-
-@app.command()
-def build():
-    print("Build!")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app()
diff --git a/scripts/build_env.py b/scripts/build_env.py
index 571ec7f..7479baa 100644
--- a/scripts/build_env.py
+++ b/scripts/build_env.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def createBuildEnv():
        return -1
     ## Create build env
     os.makedirs("work",exist_ok=True)
-    addAllVHDLFiles(init=False)
+    addAllVHDLFiles(init=True)
     return 0
 
 def addAllVHDLFiles(init=False):
diff --git a/scripts/gantry.py b/scripts/gantry.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bd06ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gantry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import typer
+import synth as syn
+import build_env
+from typing_extensions import Annotated
+
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+
+
+@app.command()
+def init():
+    print("Initializing GHDL project in current directory...")
+    build_env.createBuildEnv()
+
+
+
+def complete_vhdl_ver():
+    return ["87", "93", "93c", "00", "02", "08"]
+
+@app.command()
+def synth(
+        topdef: Annotated[str, typer.Argument(help="Top Definition entity to synthesize")] = "",
+        arch: Annotated[str, typer.Argument(help="Architecture to synthesize within the top definition provided")] = "",
+        library: Annotated[str, typer.Option("--library", "-l", help="Library to compile from")] = "work",
+        std: Annotated[str, typer.Option(help="Which VHDL standard to use. 87, 93, 93c, 00, 02 or 08", autocompletion=complete_vhdl_ver)] = "93c"
+        ):
+    print(f"Synthesizing {topdef} with arch {arch} in library {library}. VHDL {std}")
+    syn.synthDesign(topdef, arch, library, std)
+
+@app.command()
+def run(
+        topdef: Annotated[str, typer.Argument(help="Top Definition entity to synthesize")] = "",
+        arch: Annotated[str, typer.Argument(help="Architecture to synthesize within the top definition provided")] = "",
+        library: Annotated[str, typer.Option("--library", "-l", help="Library to compile from")] = "work",
+        std: Annotated[str, typer.Option(help="Which VHDL standard to use. 87, 93, 93c, 00, 02 or 08", autocompletion=complete_vhdl_ver)] = "93c"
+        ):
+    print(f"Running (and synthesizing if needed) {topdef} with arch {arch} in library {library}. VHDL {std}")
+    syn.runDesign(topdef, arch, library, std)
+
+@app.command()
+def build():
+    print("Build!")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app()
diff --git a/scripts/synth.py b/scripts/synth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85e5a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/synth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import build_env
+
+def synthDesign(topDef: str, arch: str, lib: str, std: str):
+    ## Add all source files present in pwd
+    if build_env.addAllVHDLFiles() == -1:
+        print("build env not working")
+        return -1
+    command = [
+        "ghdl", "-m", f"--workdir={lib}", f"--work={lib}", f"--std={std}",
+        "-o", f"{lib}/{topDef}-{arch}", f"{lib}.{topDef}", f"{arch}"]
+    subprocess.run(command)
+
+def runDesign(topDef: str, arch: str, lib: str, std: str):
+    ## synth first, then run
+    if synthDesign(topDef, arch, lib, std) == -1:
+        print("synth failed")
+        return -1
+    os.makedirs("wave",exist_ok=True)
+    libPath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), lib)
+    wavePath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "wave")
+    command = [ ## may add -v for verbose
+        "ghdl", "-r", f"{topDef}", f"{arch}", 
+        f"--wave={os.path.join(libPath, topDef)}-{arch}.ghw" ##, "--read-wave-opt=<See"
+            ]
+    subprocess.run(command, cwd=libPath)
+    command = [
+        "gtkwave", f"{topDef}-{arch}.ghw", "--rcvar", 
+        "do_initial_zoom_fit yes"]
+    subprocess.run(command, cwd=wavePath)