diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1b7f142..b48c5fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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@@ -263,9 +123,7 @@ name = "pts_tester"
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- "dir_rpc",
  "shlex",
- "vfs_rpc",
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-
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+checksum = "89132cd0bf050864e1d38dc3bbc07a0eb8e7530af26344d3d2bbbef83499f590"
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-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
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- "postcard",
- "serde",
-]
-
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 checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
+
+[[patch.unused]]
+name = "serde"
+version = "1.0.210"
+
+[[patch.unused]]
+name = "serde_derive"
+version = "1.0.210"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1cb9ff5..f987b7c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.5.18", features = ["derive"] }
-dir_rpc = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../dir_rpc" }
 shlex = "1.3.0"
-vfs_rpc = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../vfs/vfs_rpc" }
+
+[patch.crates-io]
+serde = { path = "../serde/serde" }
+serde_derive = { path = "../serde/serde_derive" }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c304160..01debb3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     io::{self, Write},
-    os::mikros::syscalls,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    path::{Component, Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
 use clap::Parser;
@@ -16,17 +15,31 @@ struct Cat {
     path: PathBuf,
 }
 
-fn main() {
-    let vfs_pid = loop {
-        if let Some(pid) = syscalls::try_get_registered(0) {
-            break pid;
-        }
-    };
-    let vfs_client = vfs_rpc::Client::new(vfs_pid);
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+struct Cd {
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
 
+fn canonicalize_path(path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+    path.components()
+        .fold(PathBuf::from("/"), |mut buf, component| match component {
+            Component::Prefix(_) => unreachable!(),
+            Component::RootDir | Component::Normal(_) => {
+                buf.push(component);
+                buf
+            }
+            Component::CurDir => buf,
+            Component::ParentDir => {
+                buf.pop();
+                buf
+            }
+        })
+}
+
+fn main() {
     let mut line = String::new();
 
-    let cwd = Path::new("/").to_owned();
+    let mut cwd = Path::new("/").to_owned();
 
     loop {
         print!(
@@ -62,17 +75,20 @@ fn main() {
                 let abs_path = if cmd_path.is_relative() {
                     let mut abs_path = cwd.clone();
                     abs_path.push(cmd_path.clone());
-                    abs_path
+                    canonicalize_path(&abs_path)
                 } else {
                     cmd_path.clone()
                 };
-                let Ok((fs_pid, dir_fd)) = vfs_client.open_dir(&abs_path) else {
-                    println!("ls: {}: failed to open", cmd_path.display());
-                    continue;
+                let dir = match std::fs::read_dir(&abs_path) {
+                    Ok(val) => val,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        println!("ls: {}: {}", cmd_path.display(), e);
+                        continue;
+                    }
                 };
-                let fs_client = dir_rpc::Client::new(fs_pid);
-                while let Some(entry) = fs_client.next_entry(dir_fd).unwrap() {
-                    println!("{}", entry);
+                for entry in dir {
+                    let entry = entry.unwrap();
+                    println!("{}", entry.file_name().to_string_lossy());
                 }
             }
             "cat" => {
@@ -86,13 +102,16 @@ fn main() {
                 let abs_path = if cmd.path.is_relative() {
                     let mut abs_path = cwd.clone();
                     abs_path.push(cmd.path.clone());
-                    abs_path
+                    canonicalize_path(&abs_path)
                 } else {
                     cmd.path.clone()
                 };
-                let Ok(contents) = std::fs::read(&abs_path) else {
-                    println!("cat: {}: failed to read", cmd.path.display());
-                    continue;
+                let contents = match std::fs::read(&abs_path) {
+                    Ok(val) => val,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        println!("cat: {}: {}", cmd.path.display(), e);
+                        continue;
+                    }
                 };
                 io::stdout().lock().write_all(&contents).unwrap();
                 if let Some(&last_byte) = contents.last() {
@@ -101,6 +120,32 @@ fn main() {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            "cd" => {
+                let cmd = match Cd::try_parse_from(&cmd) {
+                    Ok(cmd) => cmd,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        err.print().unwrap();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                let abs_path = if cmd.path.is_relative() {
+                    let mut abs_path = cwd.clone();
+                    abs_path.push(cmd.path.clone());
+                    canonicalize_path(&abs_path)
+                } else {
+                    cmd.path.clone()
+                };
+                // Try to open the given directory, if it fails it's not a valid directory.
+                // Use Metadata instead once it's implemented.
+                match std::fs::read_dir(&abs_path) {
+                    Ok(_) => (),
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        println!("cd: {}: {}", cmd.path.display(), e);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                cwd = abs_path;
+            }
             "exit" => {
                 break;
             }