diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c98b578..da413c3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /*eslint no-console: 0 */
+const config = require('npm-package-config').list();
 const bootstrapPlv8 = require('./lib/bootstrap')
 const babel = require('babel-core')
 const browserify = require('browserify')
@@ -55,13 +56,13 @@ module.exports = class PLV8 {
       })
     })
     .then(code => {
-      return this.knex('v8.modules').select('*').where({ name: moduleName })
+      return this.knex.withSchema(config.pg_schema).select('*').from(config.pg_modules_table).where({ name: moduleName })
         .then(result => {
           if (result.length > 0) {
-            return this.knex('v8.modules').update({ code }).where({ name: moduleName })
+            return this.knex(`${config.pg_schema}.${config.pg_modules_table}`).update({ code }).where({ name: moduleName })
           }
           else {
-            return this.knex('v8.modules').insert({ code, name: moduleName })
+            return this.knex(`${config.pg_schema}.${config.pg_modules_table}`).insert({ code, name: moduleName })
           }
         })
     })
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ module.exports = class PLV8 {
 
   uninstall (moduleId) {
     const name = moduleId.replace(/^@\w+\//, '')
-    return this.knex('v8.modules').where({ name }).del()
+    return this.knex(`${config.pg_schema}.${config.pg_modules_table}`).where({ name }).del()
       .then(() => true)
   }
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = class PLV8 {
     }
     const code = es5.code.slice(0, -1)
 
-    return this.knex.raw('select v8.eval(?) as val', [ `${code}()` ])
+    return this.knex.raw(`select ${config.pg_schema}.eval(?) as val`, [ `${code}()` ])
       .then(({ rows: [ result ] }) => {
         const val = result && result.val
         if (val && val.error === true) {
@@ -135,13 +136,13 @@ module.exports = class PLV8 {
   }
 
   init () {
-    return this.knex('pg_catalog.pg_namespace').select().where({ nspname: 'v8' })
-      .then(([ schema ]) => {
-        if (schema) {
+    return this.knex('pg_catalog.pg_namespace').select(this.knex.raw(true)).where({ nspname: config.pg_schema })
+      .then(([ exists ]) => {
+        if (exists) {
           return
         }
         else {
-          return this.knex.raw('create schema if not exists "v8"')
+          return this.knex.raw(`create schema if not exists "${config.pg_schema}"`)
         }
       })
       .then(() => {
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ module.exports = class PLV8 {
           })
       })
       .then(() => {
-        return this.knex.schema.createTableIfNotExists('v8.modules', table => {
+        return this.knex.schema.withSchema(config.pg_schema).createTableIfNotExists(config.pg_modules_table, table => {
           table.increments()
           table.text('name')
           table.text('code')
diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.js b/lib/bootstrap.js
index e2faafa..2ca1aff 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.js
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const evalOptions = {
   ast: false,
   babelrc: false
 }
+const config = require('npm-package-config').list();
 
 function plv8_init () {
   return `
@@ -34,15 +35,15 @@ function plv8_log (level, message) {
 function plv8_emit (event, payload) {
   try {
     payload = JSON.stringify(payload)
-    plv8.execute('notify ' + event + ', \'' + payload + '\'')
+    plv8.execute(`notify ${event}, '${payload}'`)
   }
   catch (e) {
-    plv8.execute('notify ' + event)
+    plv8.execute(`notify ${event}`)
   }
 }
 
 function xpressionToBody(code){
-  return '(' + code + ')'
+  return `(${code})`
 }
 
 module.exports = function(knex) {
@@ -53,44 +54,44 @@ module.exports = function(knex) {
         EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN END;
       $$;`.replace(/\n/g, ''))
     .then(() => {
-      return knex.raw(`SET plv8.start_proc = 'v8.plv8_init';`)
+      return knex.raw(`SET plv8.start_proc = '${config.pg_schema}.plv8_init';`)
     })
     .then(() => {
       return knex.raw(`
         DO $$ BEGIN
-          CREATE DOMAIN v8.json AS json;
+          CREATE DOMAIN ${config.pg_schema}.json AS json;
           EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN END;
       $$;`.replace(/\n/g, ''))
     })
     .then(() => {
-      return knex.raw(createStoredProcedure('v8.plv8_init', { }, 'void', plv8_init(), true))
+      return knex.raw(createStoredProcedure(`${config.pg_schema}.plv8_init`, { }, 'void', plv8_init(), true))
     })
     .then(() => {
       return Promise.all([
-        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure('v8.eval', {
+        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure(`${config.pg_schema}.eval`, {
           str: 'text'
-        }, 'v8.json', plv8_eval)),
-        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure('v8.apply', {
+        }, `${config.pg_schema}.json`, plv8_eval)),
+        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure(`${config.pg_schema}.apply`, {
           str: 'text',
-          args: 'v8.json'
-        }, 'v8.json', plv8_apply)),
-        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure('v8.json_eval', {
+          args: `${config.pg_schema}.json`
+        }, `${config.pg_schema}.json`, plv8_apply)),
+        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure(`${config.pg_schema}.json_eval`, {
           code: 'text'
-        }, 'v8.json', wrapStoredProcedure(0), {
+        }, `${config.pg_schema}.json`, wrapStoredProcedure(0), {
           cascade: true,
           boot: true
         })),
-        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure('v8.json_eval', {
-          data: 'v8.json',
+        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure(`${config.pg_schema}.json_eval`, {
+          data: `${config.pg_schema}.json`,
           code: 'text'
-        }, 'v8.json', wrapStoredProcedure(-1), {
+        }, `${config.pg_schema}.json`, wrapStoredProcedure(-1), {
           cascade: true,
           boot: true
         })),
-        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure('v8.json_eval', {
+        knex.raw(createStoredProcedure(`${config.pg_schema}.json_eval`, {
           code: 'text',
-          data: 'v8.json'
-        }, 'v8.json', wrapStoredProcedure(1), {
+          data: `${config.pg_schema}.json`
+        }, `${config.pg_schema}.json`, wrapStoredProcedure(1), {
           cascade: true,
           boot: true
         }))
@@ -101,16 +102,17 @@ function plv8_eval (str) {
   return eval(str)
 }
 function plv8_apply (func, args){
-  func = '(function() {return (' + func + ');})()'
+  func = `(function() {return (${func});})()`
   return eval(func).apply(null, args)
 }
 
 function plv8_require (name) {
-  var module = plv8.execute('select name, code from v8.modules where name = $1', [ name ])[0];
+  var module = plv8.execute('select name, code from ${config.pg_schema}.${config.pg_modules_table} where name = $1', [ name ])[0];
 
   if (!module) {
-    plv8.elog(WARNING, 'Cannot find module \'' + name + '\'');
-    return new Error('Cannot find module \'' + name + '\'');
+    let msg = `Cannot find module '${name}`
+    plv8.elog(WARNING, msg);
+    return new Error(msg);
   }
 
   require.cache[name] = eval(module.code)
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ function wrapStoredProcedure (type = 1) {
 function createStoredProcedure (name, paramObj, ret, func, init) {
   const signature = _.map(paramObj, (type, key) => {
     return {
-      arg: (type === 'v8.json') ? `JSON.parse('${key}')` : key,
+      arg: (type === `${config.pg_schema}.json`) ? `JSON.parse('${key}')` : key,
       param: `${key} ${type}`
     }
   })
@@ -148,11 +150,11 @@ function createStoredProcedure (name, paramObj, ret, func, init) {
 
   let statement = `(${code})(${args})`
 
-  if (ret === 'v8.json') {
+  if (ret === `${config.pg_schema}.json`) {
     statement = `JSON.stringify(${statement})`
   }
 
-  let initStatement = 'plv8.execute("select v8.plv8_init()");'
+  let initStatement = `plv8.execute("select ${config.pg_schema}.plv8_init()");`
   if (init) {
     initStatement = ''
   }
diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..08ca6e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+'use strict';
+
+const config = require('npm-package-config').list();
+
+const program = require('commander')
+
+program
+  .version('1.0.0')
+
+program
+  .command('install <modules...>')
+  .description('install one or more packages into the DB')
+  .alias('i')
+  .action((modules, options) => install(modules,options))
+
+program
+  .command('uninstall <module...>')
+  .description('uninstall one or more packages from the DB')
+  .alias('u')
+  .action((modules, options) => uninstall(modules,options))
+
+program
+  .command('list')
+  .description('list the packages currently installed in the DB')
+  .alias('l')
+  .action((options) => list(options))
+
+program
+  .on('--help', () => console.log(`
+    Environment Configuration Options
+    (Set with npm config or in your package.json)
+
+      pg_user: The name of the PostgreSQL user with which to authenticate     -- default "postgres"; current "${config.pg_user}"
+      pg_pass: The password of the PostgreSQL user with which to authenticate -- default "postgres"; current "****"
+      pg_host: The name of the PostgreSQL server with which to connect        -- default "localhost"; current "${config.pg_host}"
+      pg_port: The port number of the PostgreSQL server                       -- default 5432; current "${config.pg_port}"
+      pg_database: The database with which to interact                        -- default "postgres"; current "${config.pg_database}"
+      pg_schema: the name of the schema in which to store modules             -- default "v8"; current "${config.pg_schema}"
+      pg_modules_table: The name of the table in which to store modules       -- default "modules"; current "${config.pg_modules_table}"
+    `)
+    )
+      
+program.parse(process.argv)
+
+function init(options) {
+  const PLV8 = require('..'),
+    knex = require('knex'),
+    plv8 = new PLV8(knex({
+      client: 'pg',
+      connection: {
+        host: config.pg_host,
+        port: config.pg_port,
+        database: config.pg_database,
+        user: config.pg_user,
+        password: config.pg_pass
+      }
+    }))
+  return plv8
+}
+
+
+function list(options) {
+  const plv8 = init(options)
+  console.log('Currently installed modules:')
+  plv8.knex
+    .select('name')
+    .from(`${config.pg_schema}.modules`)
+    .then(result => {
+      result.forEach(row => console.log(row.name));
+    })
+    .then(() => plv8.knex.destroy() )
+    .catch(err => {
+      console.log(""+err)
+      process.exit(1)
+    })
+}
+
+function uninstall(modules, options) {
+  const plv8 = init(options)
+  modules.forEach(name => {
+    plv8.knex(`${config.pg_schema}.${config.pg_modules_table}`)
+      .where({name})
+      .del()
+      .returning({name})
+      .then(result => console.log(`${result} removed`) )
+      .then(() => plv8.knex.destroy() )
+      .catch(err => {
+        console.log(""+err)
+        process.exit(1)
+      })
+  })
+}
+
+function install(modules, options) {
+  if (!modules.length) {
+    console.error('One or more package arguments required.')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  const plv8 = init(options)
+  let moduleInstalls = modules.reduce((promiseChain, item) => {
+    return promiseChain.then(() => new Promise((resolve) => {
+      plv8
+        .install({
+          modulePath: require.resolve(item),
+          moduleName: item
+        })
+        .then(moduleName => {
+          console.log(`module ${moduleName} installed`)
+          resolve()
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+          console.log(""+err)
+          process.exit(1)
+        })
+    }))
+  }, Promise.resolve())
+
+
+  moduleInstalls
+    .then(() => plv8.knex.destroy() )
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65e6e81..6ff070f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "require"
   ],
   "main": "index.js",
+  "bin": "./lib/cli.js",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/langateam/plv8.git"
@@ -27,6 +28,14 @@
       "email": "tjwebb@langa.io"
     }
   ],
+  "config": {
+    "pg_schema": "v8",
+    "pg_modules_table": "modules",
+    "pg_user": "postgres",
+    "pg_host": "localhost",
+    "pg_port": 5432,
+    "pg_database": "postgres"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha"
   },
@@ -40,7 +49,9 @@
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.9.0",
     "babelify": "^7.3.0",
     "browserify": "^13.1.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.13.1"
+    "commander": "^2.9.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.13.1",
+    "npm-package-config": "^0.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.9.0",