diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 23e2090..de3ea5c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ gem "byebug"
 gem "dry-validation"
 
 gem "mocktail"
+
+gem "pry"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f49f61c..7833dd3 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ GEM
     benchmark (0.2.1)
     bigdecimal (3.1.4)
     byebug (11.1.3)
+    coderay (1.1.3)
     concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     connection_pool (2.4.1)
     diff-lcs (1.5.0)
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ GEM
       kramdown (~> 2.0)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
+    method_source (1.0.0)
     minitest (5.20.0)
     mocktail (2.0.0)
       sorbet-eraser (~> 0.3.1)
@@ -104,6 +106,9 @@ GEM
     parser (3.2.2.4)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
+    pry (0.14.2)
+      coderay (~> 1.1)
+      method_source (~> 1.0)
     racc (1.7.1)
     rainbow (3.1.1)
     rake (13.0.6)
@@ -195,6 +200,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   cove!
   dry-validation
   mocktail
+  pry
   rake (~> 13.0)
   rspec (~> 3.0)
   solargraph
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5099d8..9bee762 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 # Cove
 
-Welcome to your new gem! In this directory, you'll find the files you need to be able to package up your Ruby library into a gem. Put your Ruby code in the file `lib/cove`. To experiment with that code, run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt.
+## Console
 
-TODO: Delete this and the text above, and describe your gem
+Start:
+
+```
+bin/console
+```
+
+Execute a step on a host
+
+```
+role = roles["nginx/web"]
+result = with_connection("host1") { |c| Cove::Steps::GetExistingContainerDetails.call(c, role) }
+result.select(&:running?).map(&:name)
+```
+
+`roles`, `services`, and `hosts` are forwarded to `Cove.registry`
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index 6c501da..ee252c9 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "bundler/setup"
-require "cove"
 
-# You can add fixtures and/or initialization code here to make experimenting
-# with your gem easier. You can also use a different console, if you like.
+Thread.report_on_exception = false
 
-# (If you use this, don't forget to add pry to your Gemfile!)
-# require "pry"
-# Pry.start
+ENV["COVE_CONSOLE_SESSION"] = "true"
 
-Cove.init
-include Cove
+require "pry"
+require "cove"
+require "cove/console_helpers"
+include Cove::ConsoleHelpers
 
-require "irb"
-IRB.start(__FILE__)
+Cove.init
+Pry.start
diff --git a/bin/cove b/bin/cove
index 73f4d54..03834db 100755
--- a/bin/cove
+++ b/bin/cove
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "bundler/setup"
 require "cove"
 
 Thread.report_on_exception = false
-
 Cove.init
 
 Cove::CLI::Main.start(ARGV)
diff --git a/lib/cove.rb b/lib/cove.rb
index 4dbf3af..828f8e9 100644
--- a/lib/cove.rb
+++ b/lib/cove.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@
   "cli" => "CLI",
   "docker_cli" => "DockerCLI"
 )
+if ENV["COVE_CONSOLE_SESSION"] == "true"
+  loader.enable_reloading
+end
 loader.setup
 
+$zeitwerk_loader = loader
+
 module Cove
   class Error < StandardError; end
 
@@ -40,6 +45,10 @@ def self.init(config: root)
     Initialization.new(config, registry).perform
   end
 
+  def self.farts
+    "smell"
+  end
+
   def self.root
     ENV.fetch("COVE_CONFIG_DIR", "./")
   end
diff --git a/lib/cove/console_helpers.rb b/lib/cove/console_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c783a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cove/console_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+module Cove
+  module ConsoleHelpers
+    class ConnectionWrapper
+      include SSHKit::DSL
+
+      def initialize(host, block)
+        @host = host
+        @block = block
+      end
+
+      def call
+        block = @block
+        result = nil
+
+        on(@host) do |connection|
+          result = block.call(self)
+        end
+
+        result
+      end
+    end
+
+    def with_connection(host, &block)
+      ConnectionWrapper.new(ssh_host(host), block).call
+    end
+
+    def reload!
+      $zeitwerk_loader.reload
+    end
+
+    def ssh_host(name)
+      hosts[name].sshkit_host
+    end
+
+    def hosts
+      registry.hosts
+    end
+
+    def services
+      registry.services
+    end
+
+    def roles
+      registry.roles
+    end
+
+    def registry
+      Cove.registry
+    end
+  end
+end