diff --git a/adapter/adapter.go b/adapter/adapter.go
index 62108ec..dc048d4 100644
--- a/adapter/adapter.go
+++ b/adapter/adapter.go
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ type Adapter interface {
 	Name() string
 	Subscribe(string) []error
 	Fetch(string, []string) error
-	Do(string) error
+	Do(string, []string) error
 	DefaultSubscriptionFilter() string
 }
diff --git a/adapter/mastodon.go b/adapter/mastodon.go
index a5f0cef..99cf317 100644
--- a/adapter/mastodon.go
+++ b/adapter/mastodon.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (self *MastoAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *MastoAdapter) Do(action string) error {
+func (self *MastoAdapter) Do(action string, data []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/adapter/misskey.go b/adapter/misskey.go
index 24f886d..2728b25 100644
--- a/adapter/misskey.go
+++ b/adapter/misskey.go
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toAuthor(usr mkm.User, bustCache bool) *Author {
 func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
 	for _, id := range ids {
 		switch etype {
+		case "byAuthor":
+			// fetch notes by this author
 		case "message":
 			data, err := self.mk.Notes().Show(id)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -360,13 +362,13 @@ func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
 					self.send(a)
 				}
 			}
-
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Do(action string) error {
+func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Do(action string, data []string) error {
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/adapter/nostr.go b/adapter/nostr.go
index ef836dc..7f07712 100644
--- a/adapter/nostr.go
+++ b/adapter/nostr.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (self *NostrAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *NostrAdapter) Do(action string) error {
+func (self *NostrAdapter) Do(action string, data []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index d406c9e..e864f28 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ import (
 func Process(args ...string) error {
 	// allocate storage for the settings array
 	var settings []models.Settings
-	var s models.Settings
+	var s *models.Settings
+
+	if len(args) < 3 {
+		return errors.New("CLI requires at least 3 args: ADAPTER ACTION DATA...")
+	}
 
 	// get adapter from first arg
 	adapterName := args[0]
@@ -30,10 +35,15 @@ func Process(args ...string) error {
 	}
 	for _, x := range settings {
 		if x.Nickname == adapterName {
-			s = x
+			s = &x
 			break
 		}
 	}
+
+	if s == nil {
+		return errors.New("given adapter " + adapterName + " is not in the config file")
+	}
+
 	// instantiate adapter with config
 	var a adapter.Adapter
 	switch s.Protocol {
@@ -46,10 +56,14 @@ func Process(args ...string) error {
 	default:
 		break
 	}
-	a.Init(s, nil)
+	a.Init(*s, nil)
 	// process remaining args and execute
 
 	switch args[0] {
+	case "fetch":
+		a.Fetch(args[1], args[2:])
+	case "do":
+		a.Do(args[1], args[2:])
 	default:
 		log.Print(args)
 	}