diff --git a/cli/uxnvm/uxnvm.tal b/cli/uxnvm/uxnvm.tal
index a121793..68d7967 100644
--- a/cli/uxnvm/uxnvm.tal
+++ b/cli/uxnvm/uxnvm.tal
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 @on-reset ( -> )
 	.Console/type DEI ?&>has-arg
-		;Dict/usage <perr>
+		;dict/usage &err <print-str>
 		#010f DEO
 		BRK &>has-arg
 	;on-waitsrc .Console/vector DEO2
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 	BRK
 
 @on-ready ( -> )
-	;src load-rom reset run #800f DEO
+	<reset>
+	;src load-rom run #800f DEO
 	BRK
 
 (
@@ -32,21 +33,17 @@
 
 @load-rom ( filename* -- )
 	.File/name DEO2
-	#fff0 ;rom/reset SUB2 .File/length DEO2
+	#fff0 ;rom/reset SUB2 DUP2 .File/length DEO2
 	;rom/reset .File/read DEO2
-	.File/success DEI2 #fff0 ;rom/reset SUB2 EQU2 ?&err-overflow
-	.File/success DEI2 #0000 EQU2 ?&err-empty
-	JMP2r
-	&err-empty ( -- )
-		( TODO ) JMP2r
-	&err-overflow ( -- )
-		( TODO ) JMP2r
+	.File/success DEI2 SUB2 <print-dec>
+	;dict/bytes-free !<print-str>
 
 @run ( -- )
 	[ LIT2 00 -emu/sleep ] STZ
 	#0000
 	&w ( -- )
-		step .uxn/err LDZ ?&err
+		<step> POP
+		.uxn/err LDZ ?&err
 		.emu/sleep LDZ ?&end
 		INC2 ORAk ?&w
 	&end POP2
@@ -56,6 +53,10 @@
 		#00 ;rst/ptr STA
 		JMP2r
 
+@halt ( opcode -- opcode )
+	#01 .emu/sleep STZ
+	JMP2r
+
 @send ( v* p* -- )
 	NIP
 	( | handlers )
@@ -77,10 +78,6 @@
 	#0a18 DEO
 	JMP2r
 
-@halt ( opcode -- )
-	#01 .emu/sleep STZ
-	JMP2r
-
 (
 @|stdlib )
 
@@ -91,14 +88,13 @@
 		POP2 #01 JMP2r
 
 @scap ( str* -- end* )
-	!&a
+	!&
 	&w ( -- )
-		INC2 &a LDAk ?&w
+		INC2 & LDAk ?&w
 	JMP2r
 
 @sput ( chr str* -- )
-	scap INC2k #00 ROT ROT STA
-	STA
+	scap/ ROT #00 SWP2 STA2
 	JMP2r
 
 @<phex> ( short* -- )
@@ -109,22 +105,26 @@
 		#0f AND DUP #09 GTH #27 MUL ADD LIT "0 ADD #18 DEO
 		JMP2r
 
-@<perr> ( err* -- )
-	!&a
-	&w ( -- )
-		LDAk #19 DEO
-		INC2 &a LDAk ?&w
-	POP2 JMP2r
-
 @<print-str> ( str* -- )
 	&w ( -- )
-		LDAk #18 DEO
+		LDAk #19 DEO
 		INC2 LDAk ?&w
 	POP2 JMP2r
 
+@<print-dec> ( short* -- )
+	#2710 [ LIT2r 00fb ]
+	&w ( -- )
+		DIV2k #000a DIV2k MUL2 SUB2 SWPr EQUk OVR STHkr EQU AND ?&>skip
+			DUP LIT "0 ADD #19 DEO
+			INCr &>skip
+		POP2 #000a DIV2 SWPr INCr STHkr ?&w
+	POP2r POP2 POP2 JMP2r
+
 (
 @|res )
 
-@Dict &usage "usage: 20 "uxnvm.rom 20 "game.rom 0a $1
+@dict &usage "usage: 20 "uxnvm.rom 20 "game.rom 0a $1
+	&bytes-free 20 "bytes 20 "free. 0a $1
+
 ~vm.tal
 
diff --git a/cli/uxnvm/vm.tal b/cli/uxnvm/vm.tal
index eb494b5..5f70796 100644
--- a/cli/uxnvm/vm.tal
+++ b/cli/uxnvm/vm.tal
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ( emulator )
 
-@reset ( -- )
+@<reset> ( -- )
 	#00 .uxn/err STZ
 	#0100 .uxn/pc STZ2
 	#0000 ;wst/ptr STA2
 	#0000 ;rst/ptr STA2
-	#0000 ;step/cycles STA2
+	#0000 ;<step>/cycles STA2
 	JMP2r
 
-@step ( -- )
+@<step> ( -- ok )
 	( get opcode ) .uxn/pc LDZ2 ;rom ADD2 LDA
 	( exit on BRK ) DUP #00 EQU ?halt
 	( move PC ) .uxn/pc LDZ2k INC2 ROT STZ2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	( get routine ) #00 OVR #1f AND DUP2 ADD2 ;optbl ADD2 LDA2 JSR2
 	( incr time ) [ LIT2 &cycles $2 ] INC2 ,&cycles STR2
 	( check err ) .uxn/err LDZ ?halt
-	POP JMP2r
+	JMP2r
 
 (
 @|primitives )