diff --git a/hbs2-core/hbs2-core.cabal b/hbs2-core/hbs2-core.cabal
index d9a15ca0..cdb3e271 100644
--- a/hbs2-core/hbs2-core.cabal
+++ b/hbs2-core/hbs2-core.cabal
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ test-suite test
     default-language: Haskell2010
 
     other-modules:  TestFakeMessaging
+                  , TestActors
 
     -- other-extensions:
 
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ test-suite test
     main-is:          Main.hs
     build-depends:
           base ^>=4.15.1.0, hbs2-core
+        , async
         , bytestring
         , containers
         , hashable
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ test-suite test
         , random
         , safe
         , serialise
+        , stm
         , tasty
         , tasty-hunit
         , transformers
diff --git a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Actors.hs b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Actors.hs
index f207d567..56b836b0 100644
--- a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Actors.hs
+++ b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Actors.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,56 @@
-module HBS2.Actors where
+module HBS2.Actors
+  ( Pipeline
+  , newPipeline
+  , runPipeline
+  , stopPipeline
+  , addJob
+  ) where
+
+import HBS2.Prelude
+import HBS2.Clock
+
+import Control.Concurrent.STM
+import Control.Concurrent.STM.TBMQueue qualified as TBMQ
+import Control.Concurrent.STM.TBMQueue (TBMQueue)
+import Control.Concurrent.STM.TVar qualified as TVar
+import Control.Monad
+import Data.Function
+import Data.Functor
+
+data Pipeline m a =
+  Pipeline
+  { stopAdding :: TVar Bool
+  , toQueue    :: TBMQueue ( m a )
+  }
+
+newPipeline :: forall a m . MonadIO m => Int -> m (Pipeline m a)
+newPipeline size = do
+  tv <- liftIO $ TVar.newTVarIO False
+  liftIO $ TBMQ.newTBMQueueIO size <&> Pipeline tv
 
 
+runPipeline :: MonadIO m => Pipeline m a -> m ()
+runPipeline pip = fix \next -> do
+  mbJob <- liftIO $ atomically $ TBMQ.readTBMQueue (toQueue pip)
+
+  case mbJob of
+    Nothing  -> pure ()
+    Just job -> void job >> next
+
+stopPipeline :: MonadIO m => Pipeline m a -> m ()
+stopPipeline pip = liftIO $ do
+  atomically $ TVar.writeTVar ( stopAdding pip ) True
+  fix \next -> do
+    mt <- atomically $ TBMQ.isEmptyTBMQueue ( toQueue pip )
+    if mt then
+      atomically $ TBMQ.closeTBMQueue ( toQueue pip )
+    else do
+      pause ( 0.01 :: Timeout 'Seconds) >> next
+
+addJob :: forall a m . MonadIO m => Pipeline m a -> m a -> m ()
+addJob pip act = liftIO $ do
+  doWrite <- atomically $ TVar.readTVar ( stopAdding pip )
+  unless doWrite $ do
+    atomically $ TBMQ.writeTBMQueue (toQueue pip) act
 
 
diff --git a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/Actors/BlockInfo.hs b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/Actors/BlockInfo.hs
index 204327e8..af137939 100644
--- a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/Actors/BlockInfo.hs
+++ b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Net/Proto/Actors/BlockInfo.hs
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import HBS2.Net.Proto
 import HBS2.Clock
 
 import Data.Function
-import Control.Concurrent.STM.TBMQueue (TBMQueue)
-import Control.Concurrent.STM.TBMQueue qualified as TBMQ
-import Control.Concurrent.STM
 
 -- needs: logger
 -- needs: reader and shit
@@ -18,7 +15,7 @@ import Control.Concurrent.STM
 
 data BlockInfoActor =
   BlockInfoActor
-  { tasks :: TBMQueue (IO ())
+  {
   }
 
 
@@ -30,8 +27,7 @@ data BlockInfoActor =
 
 createBlockInfoActor :: MonadIO m => m BlockInfoActor
 createBlockInfoActor = do
-  qtask <- liftIO $ atomically $ TBMQ.newTBMQueue 500 -- FIXME: settings
-  pure $ BlockInfoActor undefined
+  pure $ BlockInfoActor
 
 runBlockInfoActor :: MonadIO m => BlockInfoActor -> m ()
 runBlockInfoActor _ =
diff --git a/hbs2-core/test/Main.hs b/hbs2-core/test/Main.hs
index cccb3d05..b8eb0774 100644
--- a/hbs2-core/test/Main.hs
+++ b/hbs2-core/test/Main.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module Main where
 
 import TestFakeMessaging
+import TestActors
 
 import Test.Tasty
 import Test.Tasty.HUnit
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ main =
     testGroup "root"
       [
         testCase "testFakeMessaging1" testFakeMessaging1
+      , testCase "testActorsBasic" testActorsBasic
       ]
 
 
diff --git a/hbs2-core/test/TestActors.hs b/hbs2-core/test/TestActors.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca3bf801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hbs2-core/test/TestActors.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+module TestActors where
+
+import HBS2.Actors
+import HBS2.Clock
+
+import Test.Tasty.HUnit
+
+import Control.Monad
+import Control.Concurrent.STM
+import Control.Concurrent.STM.TQueue qualified as Q
+import Control.Concurrent.STM.TQueue (newTQueueIO)
+import Control.Concurrent.Async
+import Control.Concurrent
+
+testActorsBasic :: IO ()
+testActorsBasic = do
+
+  sink <- newTQueueIO @Int
+
+  pip <- newPipeline 10
+
+  wpip <- async $ runPipeline pip
+
+  let nums = [1..1000] :: [Int]
+
+  forConcurrently_ nums $ \n -> do
+    addJob pip do
+      atomically $ Q.writeTQueue sink n
+
+  pause ( 0.25 :: Timeout 'Seconds )
+
+  stopPipeline pip
+
+  void $ waitAnyCatchCancel [wpip]
+
+  ll <- atomically $ Q.flushTQueue sink
+
+  assertEqual "alive" 1000 (length ll)
+
+
+