diff --git a/Bytecode/Basic.lean b/Bytecode/Basic.lean
index 99415d9..aebaa8f 100644
--- a/Bytecode/Basic.lean
+++ b/Bytecode/Basic.lean
@@ -1 +1,99 @@
-def hello := "world"
+import Batteries.Data.Rat.Basic
+import Batteries.Control.Lawful.MonadLift
+
+inductive Ast
+| lit (n : Rat)
+| add (l r : Ast)
+| sub (l r : Ast)
+| mul (l r : Ast)
+| div (l r : Ast)
+
+instance : Coe Rat Ast where coe := .lit
+instance : OfScientific Ast where
+  ofScientific a b c := .lit (.ofScientific a b c)
+instance : OfNat Ast n where ofNat := .lit n
+
+instance : Add Ast where add := .add
+instance : Sub Ast where sub := .sub
+instance : Mul Ast where mul := .mul
+instance : Div Ast where div := .div
+
+def Ast.interpret : Ast → Rat
+| lit n => n
+| add l r => l.interpret + r.interpret
+| sub l r => l.interpret - r.interpret
+| mul l r => l.interpret * r.interpret
+| div l r => l.interpret / r.interpret
+
+#eval Ast.interpret <| 3/2 + 0.5
+
+inductive Op
+| push (n : Rat)
+| add
+| sub
+| mul
+| div
+  deriving Repr
+
+-- TODO: prove that the stack manip is all good throughout
+def Op.pop_push : Op → Nat × Nat
+| push _ => (0, 1)
+| _ => (2, 1)
+
+abbrev Ops := Array Op
+
+def pushM (x : α) : StateM (Array α) Unit :=
+  modify <| (·.push x)
+
+def popM? : StateM (Array α) (Option α) := do
+  let top ← Array.back? <$> get
+  modify Array.pop
+  return top
+
+abbrev M := OptionT (StateM (Array Rat))
+instance : LawfulMonad M := sorry
+
+def Op.action (op : Op) : M Unit := do
+  match op with
+  | .push n => pushM n
+  | .add => pushM <| (← popM?) + (← popM?)
+  | .sub => pushM <| (← popM?) - (← popM?)
+  | .mul => pushM <| (← popM?) * (← popM?)
+  | .div => pushM <| (← popM?) / (← popM?)
+
+def Ops.action (ops : Ops) : M Unit := ops.forM Op.action
+
+def Ops.run (ops : Ops) : Option Rat :=
+  (do
+    ops.action
+    popM?
+  ).run #[] |>.fst
+
+def Ast.compile : Ast → Ops
+| .lit n => #[.push n]
+| .add l r => l.compile ++ r.compile ++ #[.add]
+| .sub l r => l.compile ++ r.compile ++ #[.sub]
+| .mul l r => l.compile ++ r.compile ++ #[.mul]
+-- Note that l and r are flipped here. compilation!
+| .div l r => r.compile ++ l.compile ++ #[.div]
+
+#eval (3/2 + 0.5 : Ast) |>.compile.run
+
+@[simp]
+theorem Ops.append_action (a b : Ops)
+    : (a ++ b).action = (do a.action; b.action) := by
+  rw [action]
+  exact Array.forM_append
+
+@[simp]
+theorem Ops.push_action (ops : Ops) (op : Op)
+    : action (ops.push op) = (do ops.action; op.action) := by
+  rw [Array.push_eq_append, append_action]
+  have : op.action = action #[op] := by simp [action]
+  rw [this]
+
+theorem Ast.compile_sound (ast : Ast)
+    : ast.compile.run = some ast.interpret := by
+  induction ast
+  · rfl
+  simp [compile]
diff --git a/lake-manifest.json b/lake-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5072ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lake-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{"version": "1.1.0",
+ "packagesDir": ".lake/packages",
+ "packages":
+ [{"url": "https://github.com/leanprover-community/batteries",
+   "type": "git",
+   "subDir": null,
+   "scope": "leanprover-community",
+   "rev": "f1a7afdb343196b33bf9137b232eb69446065925",
+   "name": "batteries",
+   "manifestFile": "lake-manifest.json",
+   "inputRev": "main",
+   "inherited": false,
+   "configFile": "lakefile.toml"}],
+ "name": "bytecode",
+ "lakeDir": ".lake"}
diff --git a/lakefile.toml b/lakefile.toml
index afcbbed..ca22313 100644
--- a/lakefile.toml
+++ b/lakefile.toml
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ name = "Bytecode"
 [[lean_exe]]
 name = "bytecode"
 root = "Main"
+
+[[require]]
+name = "batteries"
+scope = "leanprover-community"
+rev = "main"
diff --git a/lean-toolchain b/lean-toolchain
index a3edb8f..c7e245c 100644
--- a/lean-toolchain
+++ b/lean-toolchain
@@ -1 +1 @@
-leanprover/lean4:v4.16.0-rc2
+leanprover/lean4:v4.19.0-rc2
\ No newline at end of file