diff --git a/cmd/fsm_demo/main.go b/cmd/fsm_demo/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..552e422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/fsm_demo/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"code.ndumas.com/ndumas/obsidian-pipeline/fsm"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var (
+		source, target, attachmentsDir, blogDir string
+		dev                                     bool
+	)
+	l, _ := zap.NewProduction()
+
+	flag.BoolVar(&dev, "dev", false, "developer mode")
+	flag.StringVar(&source, "source", "", "source directory containing your vault")
+	flag.StringVar(&target, "target", "", "target directory containing your hugo site")
+	flag.StringVar(&attachmentsDir, "attachments", "", "directory containing your vault's attachments")
+	flag.StringVar(&blogDir, "blog", "", "vault directory containing blog posts to-be-published")
+
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	m := fsm.NewStateMachine(&fsm.NoteFound)
+	note := "bleep"
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), "note", note)
+	_, err := m.Transition(ctx, "CopyPost")
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Fatal("could not transition from NoteFound to CopyPost", zap.Error(err))
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/fsm/fsm.go b/fsm/fsm.go
index bf6f8fd..172ebec 100644
--- a/fsm/fsm.go
+++ b/fsm/fsm.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package obspipeline
+package fsm
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type State string
+
 type Event string
 
 type Action func(ctx context.Context) error
@@ -57,3 +58,14 @@ func (m *StateMachine) Transition(ctx context.Context, event Event) (*Node, erro
 
 	return m.CurrentNode, nil
 }
+
+func NewStateMachine(initialNode *Node) *StateMachine {
+	if initialNode == nil {
+		return &StateMachine{}
+	}
+
+	return &StateMachine{
+		initialNode: initialNode,
+		CurrentNode: initialNode,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/fsm/nodes.go b/fsm/nodes.go
index 3c24354..27e425d 100644
--- a/fsm/nodes.go
+++ b/fsm/nodes.go
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-package obspipeline
+package fsm
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+var (
+	l, _ = zap.NewProduction()
 )
 
 var CopyPost = Node{
@@ -28,6 +34,9 @@ var NoteFound = Node{
 		"CopyPost": &Transition{
 			Node: &CopyPost,
 			Action: func(ctx context.Context) error {
+				l = l.Named("NoteFound")
+				note := ctx.Value("note").(string)
+				l.Info("creating post from note", zap.String("filename", note))
 				// scan for attachments here
 				// if len() attachments > 0
 				//
@@ -86,6 +95,6 @@ var SanitizeLinks = Node{
 }
 
 var Terminate = Node{
-	State:       "SanitizeLinks",
+	State:       "Terminate",
 	Transitions: map[Event]*Transition{},
 }