diff --git a/.fixme-new/config b/.fixme-new/config
index eb48d693..f56ef141 100644
--- a/.fixme-new/config
+++ b/.fixme-new/config
@@ -52,3 +52,7 @@ fixme-comments ";" "--"
 
 (set-template default short)
 
+(define (ls) (report))
+
+(define (stage) (fixme:stage:show))
+
diff --git a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs
index d9a0b2ea..c7691aa1 100644
--- a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs
+++ b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs
@@ -271,6 +271,27 @@ runTop forms = do
         fme <- lift listFixmies
         pure ()
 
+       entry $ bindMatch "delete" $ nil_ \case
+         [FixmeHashLike hash] -> lift $ delete hash
+
+         _ -> throwIO $ BadFormException @C nil
+
+       entry $ bindMatch "modify" $ nil_ \case
+         [FixmeHashLike hash, StringLike a, StringLike b] -> do
+           lift $ modify_ hash a b
+
+         _ -> throwIO $ BadFormException @C nil
+
+       entry $ bindMatch "fixme:stage:show" $ nil_ $ const do
+          stage <- lift selectStage
+          liftIO $ print $ vcat (fmap pretty stage)
+
+       entry $ bindMatch "fixme:stage:drop" $ nil_ $ const do
+          lift cleanStage
+
+       entry $ bindMatch "fixme:stage:clean" $ nil_ $ const do
+          lift cleanStage
+
        entry $ bindMatch "fixme:scan-git-local" $ nil_ $ const do
         lift $ scanGitLocal mempty Nothing
 
@@ -304,5 +325,10 @@ runTop forms = do
 
   conf <- readConfig
 
-  run dict (conf <> forms) >>= eatNil display
+  argz <- liftIO getArgs
+
+  let args = zipWith (\i s -> bindValue (mkId ("%" <> show i)) (mkStr @C s )) [1..] argz
+               & HM.unions
+
+  run (dict <> args) (conf <> forms) >>= eatNil display
 
diff --git a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run/Internal.hs b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run/Internal.hs
index c1038e56..7b2c6bbe 100644
--- a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run/Internal.hs
+++ b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run/Internal.hs
@@ -291,3 +291,18 @@ cat_ metaOnly hash = do
 
       liftIO $ action  dict (LBS8.unlines w)
 
+
+delete :: FixmePerks m => Text -> FixmeM m ()
+delete txt = do
+  acts <- asks fixmeEnvUpdateActions >>= readTVarIO
+  hashes <- selectFixmeHashes txt
+  for_ hashes $ \ha -> do
+    insertFixmeDelStaged ha
+
+modify_ :: FixmePerks m => Text -> String -> String -> FixmeM m ()
+modify_ txt a b = do
+  acts <- asks fixmeEnvUpdateActions >>= readTVarIO
+  void $ runMaybeT do
+    ha <- toMPlus =<< lift (selectFixmeHash txt)
+    lift $ insertFixmeModStaged ha (fromString a) (fromString b)
+
diff --git a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
index 426873e6..7677f998 100644
--- a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
+++ b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ pattern TimeStampLike  e <- (tsFromFromSyn -> Just e)
 class MkId a where
   mkId :: a -> Id
 
+instance MkId String where
+  mkId s = fromString s
+
 instance MkId FixmeAttrName where
   mkId (k :: FixmeAttrName) = Id ("$" <> coerce k)