diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3c391ad..652f1b1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "mute"
 version = "0.1.0"
-author = "Raine Godmaire <its@raine.ing>"
+authors = ["Raine Godmaire <its@raine.ing>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+[[bin]]
+name = "mute"
+path = "src/bin/cli.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/bin/cli.rs
similarity index 76%
rename from src/main.rs
rename to src/bin/cli.rs
index 89beb1a..b11ae88 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cli.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
-use node::Node;
 use rustyline::{error::ReadlineError, DefaultEditor};
 
-mod env;
-mod error;
-mod evaluator;
-mod macros;
-mod node;
-mod parser;
+use mute::{eval, parse, Environment, Node};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 #[clap(version, author, about)]
@@ -35,14 +29,16 @@ fn main() {
     match args.command {
         Command::Run { file } => {
             let input = std::fs::read_to_string(file).unwrap();
-            let res = run(&input);
+            let env = Environment::new();
+            let res = run(&env, &input);
             match res {
                 Ok(expressions) => expressions.into_iter().for_each(|expr| println!("{expr}")),
                 Err(err) => println!("{}", err),
             }
         }
         Command::RunCommand { command } => {
-            let res = run(&command);
+            let env = Environment::new();
+            let res = run(&env, &command);
             match res {
                 Ok(expressions) => expressions.into_iter().for_each(|expr| println!("{expr}")),
                 Err(err) => println!("{}", err),
@@ -52,14 +48,13 @@ fn main() {
     }
 }
 
-fn run(command: &str) -> Result<Vec<Node>> {
-    let env = env::Environment::new();
-    let ast = parser::parse_str(command)?;
-    evaluator::eval(&env, ast)
+fn run(env: &Environment, command: &str) -> Result<Vec<Node>> {
+    let ast = parse(command)?;
+    eval(&env, ast)
 }
 
 fn repl() {
-    let env = env::Environment::new();
+    let env = Environment::new();
     let mut rl = DefaultEditor::new().unwrap();
 
     println!("Mute -- REPL");
@@ -71,12 +66,9 @@ fn repl() {
             Ok(line) => {
                 rl.add_history_entry(line.as_str()).unwrap();
 
-                let ast = parser::parse_str(&line).unwrap();
-                let res = evaluator::eval(&env, ast);
-
-                match res {
+                match run(&env, &line) {
                     Ok(expressions) => expressions.into_iter().for_each(|expr| println!("{expr}")),
-                    Err(err) => println!("{}", err),
+                    Err(err) => println!("error: {}", err),
                 }
             }
             Err(ReadlineError::Interrupted) => {
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a202d34..9dad68a 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
+    #[error("ParserError: {0}")]
+    ParserError(ParserError),
+
     #[error("could not find symbol '{0}' in environment")]
     NotInEnv(String),
     #[error("expression does not have a valid operator")]
@@ -18,4 +23,33 @@ pub enum Error {
     ExpectedString,
     #[error("expected {0} arguments, got {1}")]
     MismatchedArgCount(usize, usize),
+
+    #[error("please file a bug report")]
+    Unreachable,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum ParserError {
+    #[error("closing parenthesis does not have matching open parenthesis")]
+    UnopenedParenthesis,
+    #[error("unclosed list")]
+    UnclosedParenthesis,
+    #[error("closing bracket does not have matching open parenthesis")]
+    UnopenedBracket,
+    #[error("unclosed vector")]
+    UnclosedBracket,
+    #[error("closing brace does not have matching open parenthesis")]
+    UnopenedBrace,
+    #[error("unclosed hashmap")]
+    UnclosedBrace,
+
+    #[error("unexpected character '{0}'")]
+    UnexpectedChar(char),
+    #[error("string is never closed")]
+    UnterminatedString,
+    #[error("the quote does not have a valid follower node")]
+    NoFollowerNode,
+
+    #[error("please file a bug report")]
+    Unreachable,
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..383caa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+mod env;
+mod error;
+mod evaluator;
+mod macros;
+mod node;
+mod parser;
+
+pub use env::Environment;
+pub use error::{Error, Result};
+pub use node::Node;
+
+pub fn parse(input: &str) -> Result<Vec<Node>> {
+    parser::parse_str(input)
+}
+
+pub fn eval(env: &Environment, input: Vec<Node>) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Node>> {
+    evaluator::eval(env, input)
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/lexer.rs b/src/parser/lexer.rs
index 3db6dbe..5735c02 100644
--- a/src/parser/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/parser/lexer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{iter::Peekable, str::Chars};
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use crate::error::ParserError;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 pub enum Token {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub enum Token {
     Nil,
 }
 
-pub fn read(input: &str) -> Result<Vec<Token>> {
+pub fn read(input: &str) -> Result<Vec<Token>, ParserError> {
     let mut input = input.chars().peekable();
     let mut tokens = Vec::new();
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn read(input: &str) -> Result<Vec<Token>> {
     Ok(tokens)
 }
 
-fn next_token(input: &mut Peekable<Chars>) -> Result<Option<Token>> {
+fn next_token(input: &mut Peekable<Chars>) -> Result<Option<Token>, ParserError> {
     let tok = match input.next() {
         Some(tok) => tok,
         None => return Ok(None),
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ fn next_token(input: &mut Peekable<Chars>) -> Result<Option<Token>> {
             Some(tok) => tok,
             None => return Ok(None),
         },
-        _ => bail!("illegal token"),
+        c => Err(ParserError::UnexpectedChar(c))?,
     };
 
     Ok(Some(tok))
 }
 
-fn read_string(input: &mut Peekable<Chars>) -> Result<Token> {
+fn read_string(input: &mut Peekable<Chars>) -> Result<Token, ParserError> {
     let mut raw_str = Vec::new();
 
     loop {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn read_string(input: &mut Peekable<Chars>) -> Result<Token> {
             }
 
             Some(_) => (),
-            None => bail!("unbalanced string"),
+            None => Err(ParserError::UnterminatedString)?,
         }
 
         raw_str.push(input.next().unwrap())
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index b6f0444..865fd6f 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 use std::{iter::Peekable, vec::IntoIter};
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Result};
-
 mod lexer;
 use lexer::Token;
 
-use crate::node::Node;
+use crate::error::ParserError;
+use crate::{Error, Node};
 
-pub fn parse_str(input: &str) -> Result<Vec<Node>> {
-    let mut tokens = lexer::read(input)?.into_iter().peekable();
+pub fn parse_str(input: &str) -> crate::Result<Vec<Node>> {
+    let mut tokens = lexer::read(input)
+        .map_err(|err| Error::ParserError(err))?
+        .into_iter()
+        .peekable();
     let mut ast = Vec::new();
 
-    while let Some(node) = next_statement(&mut tokens)? {
+    while let Some(node) = next_statement(&mut tokens).map_err(|err| Error::ParserError(err))? {
         ast.push(node)
     }
 
     Ok(ast)
 }
 
-fn next_statement(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>) -> Result<Option<Node>> {
+fn next_statement(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>) -> Result<Option<Node>, ParserError> {
     let tok = match tokens.next() {
         Some(tok) => tok,
         None => return Ok(None),
@@ -26,13 +28,13 @@ fn next_statement(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>) -> Result<Option<Node>
 
     let node = match tok {
         Token::LeftParen => read_list(tokens, Token::RightParen)?,
-        Token::RightParen => bail!("closing parenthsis does not have matching open parenthesis"),
+        Token::RightParen => Err(ParserError::UnopenedParenthesis)?,
 
         Token::LeftBracket => read_list(tokens, Token::RightBracket)?,
-        Token::RightBracket => bail!("closing bracket does not have matching open bracket"),
+        Token::RightBracket => Err(ParserError::UnopenedBracket)?,
 
         Token::LeftBrace => read_list(tokens, Token::RightBrace)?,
-        Token::RightBrace => bail!("closing brace does not have matching open brace"),
+        Token::RightBrace => Err(ParserError::UnopenedBrace)?,
 
         Token::WeirdSign => read_quote(tokens, "splice-unquote")?,
         Token::Apostrophe => read_quote(tokens, "quote")?,
@@ -66,12 +68,12 @@ fn next_statement(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>) -> Result<Option<Node>
     Ok(Some(node))
 }
 
-fn read_list(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>, closer: Token) -> Result<Node> {
+fn read_list(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>, closer: Token) -> Result<Node, ParserError> {
     let mut list = match closer {
         Token::RightParen => Vec::new(),
         Token::RightBracket => vec![Node::Symbol("vector".into())],
         Token::RightBrace => vec![Node::Symbol("hashmap".into())],
-        _ => bail!("unreachable"),
+        _ => Err(ParserError::Unreachable)?,
     };
 
     loop {
@@ -88,10 +90,10 @@ fn read_list(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>, closer: Token) -> Result<No
         match next_statement(tokens)? {
             Some(node) => list.push(node),
             None => match closer {
-                Token::RightParen => bail!("unclosed list"),
-                Token::RightBracket => bail!("unclosed vector"),
-                Token::RightBrace => bail!("unclosed hashmap"),
-                _ => bail!("unreachable"),
+                Token::RightParen => Err(ParserError::UnclosedParenthesis)?,
+                Token::RightBracket => Err(ParserError::UnclosedBracket)?,
+                Token::RightBrace => Err(ParserError::UnclosedBrace)?,
+                _ => Err(ParserError::Unreachable)?,
             },
         }
     }
@@ -99,10 +101,13 @@ fn read_list(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>, closer: Token) -> Result<No
     Ok(Node::List(list))
 }
 
-fn read_quote(tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>, quote_type: &str) -> Result<Node> {
+fn read_quote(
+    tokens: &mut Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>,
+    quote_type: &str,
+) -> Result<Node, ParserError> {
     let follower_node = match next_statement(tokens)? {
         Some(node) => node,
-        None => bail!("quote does not have a valid follower node"),
+        None => Err(ParserError::NoFollowerNode)?,
     };
 
     Ok(Node::List(vec![