diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
+{-# language OverloadedStrings #-}
 module Main where
 
 import Rasa (rasa)
+import Rasa.Ext
 import Rasa.Ext.Style
+import Rasa.Ext.Bufs
 import Rasa.Ext.Vim
 import Rasa.Ext.Files
 import Rasa.Ext.StatusBar
 import Rasa.Ext.Logger
 import Rasa.Ext.Cursors
-import Rasa.Renderer.Slate
+import Rasa.Ext.Slate
 
--- | This is the main of an executable that runs rasa with the given extensions registered to receive event hooks
--- 
--- 'terminalEvents' is an event provider which listens for key-presses etc.
+import Control.Monad
+
+-- | This is the main of an executable that runs rasa with any extensions the
+-- user wants
+--
 -- The @do@ block is of type 'Rasa.Ext.Scheduler.Scheduler'
+
 main :: IO ()
-main = rasa [terminalEvents] $ do
+main = rasa $ do
+  onInit . void $ newBuffer "This is a buffer to get you started!\nYou can also pass command line args to rasa"
+  bufs
   vim
   statusBar
   files
diff --git a/rasa-example-config.cabal b/rasa-example-config.cabal
--- a/rasa-example-config.cabal
+++ b/rasa-example-config.cabal
@@ -1,35 +1,38 @@
-name:                rasa-example-config
-version:             0.1.0.0
-synopsis:            Example user config for Rasa
-description:         Example user config for Rasa
-homepage:            https://github.com/ChrisPenner/rasa/
-license:             MIT
-license-file:        LICENSE
-author:              Chris Penner
-maintainer:          christopher.penner@gmail.com
-copyright:           2016 Chris Penner
-category:            Config
-build-type:          Simple
--- extra-source-files:
-cabal-version:       >=1.10
+name: rasa-example-config
+version: 0.1.1
+cabal-version: >=1.10
+build-type: Simple
+license: MIT
+license-file: LICENSE
+copyright: 2016 Chris Penner
+maintainer: christopher.penner@gmail.com
+homepage: https://github.com/ChrisPenner/rasa/
+synopsis: Example user config for Rasa
+description:
+    Example user config for Rasa
+category: Config
+author: Chris Penner
 
+source-repository head
+    type: git
+    location: https://github.com/ChrisPenner/rasa
+
 executable rasa
-  hs-source-dirs:      app
-  main-is:             Main.hs
-  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
-                     , rasa
-                     , rasa-ext-vim
-                     , rasa-ext-style
-                     , rasa-ext-cursors
-                     , rasa-ext-status-bar
-                     , rasa-ext-logger
-                     , rasa-ext-files
-                     , rasa-ext-slate
-                     , lens
-                     , mtl
-  default-language:    Haskell2010
-  ghc-options:         -Wall -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
+    main-is: Main.hs
+    build-depends:
+        base >=4.8 && <5,
+        rasa >=0.1.4 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-bufs >=0.1.1 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-vim >=0.1.1 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-style >=0.1.1 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-cursors >=0.1.1 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-status-bar >=0.1.1 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-logger >=0.1.1 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-files >=0.1.1 && <0.2,
+        rasa-ext-slate >=0.1.2 && <0.2,
+        lens ==4.14.*,
+        mtl >=2.2.1 && <2.3
+    default-language: Haskell2010
+    hs-source-dirs: app
+    ghc-options: -Wall -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
 
-source-repository head
-  type:     git
-  location: https://github.com/ChrisPenner/rasa