diff --git a/cmd/cromp/editor.go b/cmd/cromp/editor.go
index 0f31121..d129e7f 100644
--- a/cmd/cromp/editor.go
+++ b/cmd/cromp/editor.go
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/peterbourgon/ff/v2/ffcli"
 	"suah.dev/cromp/db"
+	cromp "suah.dev/cromp/internal"
 )
 
 // NewEditor makes the "cromp edit" command
@@ -33,35 +35,108 @@ func NewEditor() *ffcli.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			fmt.Println(*updatedEntry)
+			fmt.Printf("%#v\n", updatedEntry)
 
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
 }
 
-// OpenInEditor opens a cromp doc in $EDITOR
-func OpenInEditor(id uuid.UUID) (*string, error) {
-	var err error
-	var params db.GetEntryParams
-	resp := &db.Entry{}
+// NewDoc opens a new doc in $EDITOR
+func NewDoc() (*uuid.UUID, error) {
+	var s string
+	entry := &db.CreateEntryParams{}
+	editor, args := editorCmd()
+
+	entry.EntryID = uuid.New()
+
+	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", fmt.Sprintf("cromp-%s", entry.EntryID.String()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	args = append(args, f.Name())
+
+	defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+
+	// TODO populate with a user defined template here
+	f.Write([]byte(entry.Body))
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(editor, args...)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	err = cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(f.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	s = string(b)
+
+	header, err := cromp.ParseHeader(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	entry.Title = header.Title
+	entry.Body = s
+
+	result := make(map[string]string)
+
+	err = Post("/entries/add", entry, result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", result)
+
+	return &entry.EntryID, nil
+}
+
+func editorCmd() (string, []string) {
 	editor := "vi"
-	s := ""
-
-	params.EntryID = id
-
 	if c := os.Getenv("EDITOR"); c != "" {
 		editor = c
 	}
+
+	var args []string
+	if pos := strings.Index(editor, " "); pos != -1 {
+		args = strings.Fields(editor[pos+1:])
+		editor = editor[:pos]
+	}
+
+	return editor, args
+}
+
+// OpenInEditor opens an existing cromp doc in $EDITOR
+func OpenInEditor(id uuid.UUID) (*string, error) {
+	var err error
+	var params db.GetEntryParams
+	var saveParams db.UpdateEntryParams
+
+	s := ""
+	resp := &db.Entry{}
+
+	params.EntryID = id
+
 	err = Post("/entries/get", params, resp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	cmd, args := editorCmd()
+
 	if f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", fmt.Sprintf("cromp-%s", resp.EntryID.String())); err == nil {
+		args = append(args, f.Name())
+
 		defer os.Remove(f.Name())
 		f.Write([]byte(resp.Body))
-		cmd := exec.Command(editor, f.Name())
+
+		cmd := exec.Command(cmd, args...)
 		cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
 		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
@@ -76,5 +151,25 @@ func OpenInEditor(id uuid.UUID) (*string, error) {
 		s = string(b)
 	}
 
-	return &s, err
+	header, err := cromp.ParseHeader(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", header)
+
+	saveParams.EntryID = params.EntryID
+	saveParams.Body = s
+	saveParams.Title = header.Title
+
+	result := make(map[string]string)
+
+	err = Post("/entries/update", saveParams, result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%#v\n", result)
+
+	return nil, err
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cromp/login.go b/cmd/cromp/login.go
index cdbf396..c5a3a1e 100644
--- a/cmd/cromp/login.go
+++ b/cmd/cromp/login.go
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ func NewLogin() *ffcli.Command {
 				return fmt.Errorf("please specify -url")
 			}
 
+			cfg.URL = *urlConfFS
+			err = cfg.WriteConfig()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			user, err := Prompt("Login: ")
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/cromp/main.go b/cmd/cromp/main.go
index 53d0791..b77b670 100644
--- a/cmd/cromp/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cromp/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 	)
 
 	root := &ffcli.Command{
-		ShortUsage: "cromp <subcommand>",
+		ShortUsage: "cromp",
 		FlagSet:    rootFlagSet,
 		Subcommands: []*ffcli.Command{
 			NewConfig(),
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ func main() {
 			NewSimilar(),
 		},
 		Exec: func(context.Context, []string) error {
-			return flag.ErrHelp
+			entryID, err := NewDoc()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("Created entry: %s\n", entryID.String())
+
+			return nil
 		},
 	}