9 files changed, 52 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/dev/launch/LaunchKit/.keep b/dev/launch/LaunchKit/.keep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
--- a/dev/launch/LaunchKit/.keep
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/dev/launch/LaunchKit/LaunchKit.h b/dev/launch/LaunchKit/Foundation.h
index 34f7c223..24df46f6 100644
--- a/dev/launch/LaunchKit/LaunchKit.h
+++ b/dev/launch/LaunchKit/Foundation.h
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <libSystem/SystemKit/System.h>
+#include <CoreFoundation.fwrk/headers/Ref.h>
 
 /// @author Amlal El Mahrouss
-/// @brief NeKernel Launch Kit.
+/// @brief NeKernel Launch Kit - launch programs from it.
 
 #define NELAUNCH_INFO(MSG) PrintOut(nullptr, "INFO: [LAUNCH] %s\n", MSG)
 #define NELAUNCH_WARN(MSG) PrintOut(nullptr, "WARN: [LAUNCH] %s\n", MSG)
 
 namespace Launch {
-using LaunchAny    = VoidPtr;
-using LaunchStatus = SInt32;
+using AnyRef    = CF::CFRef<VoidPtr>;
+using StatusRef = CF::CFRef<SInt32>;
 }  // namespace Launch
diff --git a/dev/launch/ne_launch.json b/dev/launch/launch.json
index e3d26a46..dbc111b2 100644
--- a/dev/launch/ne_launch.json
+++ b/dev/launch/launch.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "compiler_path": "x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++",
   "compiler_std": "c++20",
-  "headers_path": ["../", "./"],
+  "headers_path": ["../", "./", "../../public/frameworks"],
   "sources_path": ["src/*.cc", "src/*.S"],
   "output_name": "ne_launch",
   "compiler_flags": [
diff --git a/dev/launch/src/AppMain.cc b/dev/launch/src/AppMain.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eef95fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/launch/src/AppMain.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* -------------------------------------------
+
+   Copyright (C) 2025, Amlal El Mahrouss, all rights reserved.
+
+   ------------------------------------------- */
+
+#include <LaunchKit/Foundation.h>
+#include <libSystem/SystemKit/Err.h>
+#include <libSystem/SystemKit/Syscall.h>
+
+/// @note This called by _NeMain from its own runtime.
+extern "C" SInt32 nelaunch_startup_fn(Void) {
+  /// @todo Start LaunchServices.fwrk services, make the launcher manageable too (via mgmt.launch)
+
+  NELAUNCH_INFO("Turning on launcher...");
+
+  UInt32* ret = (UInt32*) libsys_syscall_arg_1(libsys_hash_64("__launch_register_pid0"));
+
+  if (ret) {
+    switch (*ret) {
+      case kErrorSuccess: {
+        libsys_syscall_arg_1(libsys_hash_64("__launch_listen_as_root"));
+        return *ret;
+      }
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return kErrorExecutable;
+}
diff --git a/dev/launch/src/CRT0.S b/dev/launch/src/CRuntimeZero.S
index 84a293e6..8892c661 100644
--- a/dev/launch/src/CRT0.S
+++ b/dev/launch/src/CRuntimeZero.S
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@
 
    ------------------------------------------- */
 
- .text
+.text
 
 .extern nelaunch_startup_fn
+.extern ThrExitMainThread
 .globl _NeMain
 
 _NeMain:
   push %rbp
   movq %rsp, %rbp
   callq nelaunch_startup_fn
+  xor %rax, %rax
+  popq %rbp
+
+  push %rbp
+  movq %rsp, %rbp
+  movq %rcx, 0
+  callq ThrExitMainThread
   popq %rbp
 
   retq
diff --git a/dev/launch/src/LaunchSrv.cc b/dev/launch/src/LaunchSrv.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index b79fedf5..00000000
--- a/dev/launch/src/LaunchSrv.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/* -------------------------------------------
-
-   Copyright (C) 2025, Amlal El Mahrouss, all rights reserved.
-
-   ------------------------------------------- */
-
-#include <LaunchKit/LaunchKit.h>
-#include <libSystem/SystemKit/Err.h>
-
-/// @note This called by _NeMain from its own runtime.
-extern "C" SInt32 nelaunch_startup_fn(Void) {
-  /// @todo Start LaunchServices.fwrk services, make the launcher manageable too (via mgmt.launch)
-
-  NELAUNCH_INFO("Registering NeKernel Launcher...");
-
-  return kErrorSuccess;
-}
diff --git a/dev/libDDK/DriverKit/dev.h b/dev/libDDK/DriverKit/dev.h
index adb1c1d0..28f3617d 100644
--- a/dev/libDDK/DriverKit/dev.h
+++ b/dev/libDDK/DriverKit/dev.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ typedef struct _DDK_DEVICE DDK_FINAL {
 
 /// @brief Open a new device from path.
 /// @param path the device's path.
-DDK_EXTERN DDK_DEVICE_PTR open(const char* path);
+DDK_EXTERN DDK_DEVICE_PTR kopen_dev(const char* path);
 
 /// @brief Close any device.
 /// @param device valid device.
-DDK_EXTERN BOOL close(DDK_DEVICE_PTR device);
+DDK_EXTERN BOOL kclose_dev(DDK_DEVICE_PTR device);
diff --git a/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_dev.c b/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_dev.c
index d20684aa..c0396eb5 100644
--- a/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_dev.c
+++ b/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_dev.c
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
 #include <DriverKit/str.h>
 
 /// @brief Open a new binary device from path.
-DDK_EXTERN DDK_DEVICE_PTR open(const char* devicePath) {
+DDK_EXTERN DDK_DEVICE_PTR kopen_dev(const char* devicePath) {
   if (nil == devicePath) return nil;
 
-  return ke_call_dispatch("dk_open_dev", 1, (void*) devicePath, kstrlen(devicePath));
+  return (DDK_DEVICE_PTR)ke_call_dispatch("dk_open_dev", 1, (void*) devicePath, kstrlen(devicePath));
 }
 
 /// @brief Close any device.
 /// @param device valid device.
-DDK_EXTERN BOOL close(DDK_DEVICE_PTR device) {
+DDK_EXTERN BOOL kclose_dev(DDK_DEVICE_PTR device) {
   if (nil == device) return NO;
 
   ke_call_dispatch("dk_close_dev", 1, device, sizeof(DDK_DEVICE));
diff --git a/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_io.c b/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_io.c
index 825e82a7..ab0dd624 100644
--- a/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_io.c
+++ b/dev/libDDK/src/ddk_io.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -------------------------------------------
 
-  libDDK.
+  libDDK - Device Driver Kit
   Copyright 2025 - Amlal El Mahrouss and NeKernel contributors.
 
   File: ddk_io.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DDK_EXTERN void kputc(const char ch) {
 /// @param message UART to transmit.
 DDK_EXTERN void kprint(const char* message) {
   if (nil == message) return;
-  if (*message == 0) return;
+  if (*message == '\0') return;
 
   size_t index = 0;
   size_t len   = kstrlen(message);