diff --git a/ableos/Cargo.lock b/ableos/Cargo.lock
index 0eb2927..43c2c87 100644
--- a/ableos/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ableos/Cargo.lock
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ab_glyph",
  "acpi",
+ "axel",
  "bootloader",
  "cpuio",
  "ext2",
@@ -108,6 +109,17 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "axel"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "git+https://git.ablecorp.us/able/axel.git#2bd44d47d94158a85505581abbe526085ee62fb8"
+dependencies = [
+ "hashbrown 0.12.0",
+ "log",
+ "logos",
+ "versioning",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bare-metal"
 version = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/ableos/Cargo.toml b/ableos/Cargo.toml
index 702afe4..7c783dc 100644
--- a/ableos/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ableos/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ rhai = "1.5"
 libwasm = {git="https://git.ablecorp.us:443/able/libwasm.git"}
 acpi = "4.1.0"
 
+axel = { git = "https://git.ablecorp.us:443/able/axel.git" }
+
+
 [dependencies.logos]
 version = "0.12.0"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/ableos/assets/kernel.toml b/ableos/assets/kernel.toml
index e29e993..f12e603 100644
--- a/ableos/assets/kernel.toml
+++ b/ableos/assets/kernel.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ user_processes = ["shell"]
 [logging]
 enabled = true
 level = "Trace"
+log_to_serial = true
 
 [tests]
 run_tests = false
diff --git a/ableos/src/boot_conf.rs b/ableos/src/boot_conf.rs
index c48daf8..f875eef 100644
--- a/ableos/src/boot_conf.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/boot_conf.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ impl KernelConfig {
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct LoggingConfig {
     pub enabled: bool,
+    pub log_to_serial: bool,
     pub level: LogLevel,
 }
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/ableos/src/devices/dev_vterm.rs b/ableos/src/devices/dev_vterm.rs
index 40c348d..39909a1 100644
--- a/ableos/src/devices/dev_vterm.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/devices/dev_vterm.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ impl Style {
 }
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VTerm {
+    /// Internal ID of the vterm
     iid: u32,
     pub characters: [[VtermCharacter; VTERM_WIDTH as usize]; VTERM_HEIGHT as usize],
     /// The internal representation of the vterm
diff --git a/ableos/src/logger.rs b/ableos/src/logger.rs
index dfe539e..cc4cbba 100644
--- a/ableos/src/logger.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/logger.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use core::sync::atomic::Ordering;
-
+use crate::boot_conf;
+use crate::kmain::KERNEL_CONF;
 use crate::network::socket::{SimpleSock, Socket};
 use crate::time::fetch_time;
+use core::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 
 use kernel::TICK;
 use lliw::{Fg, Reset};
@@ -38,17 +39,18 @@ impl log::Log for SimpleLogger {
             );
             // kprint!("{}", msg);
             // NOTE: This needs to be fixed before merge
-
-            serial_println!(
-                "[{}{}{}][{}{}{}] {}",
-                color.0,
-                record.level(),
-                Fg::Reset,
-                Fg::Green,
-                time_float,
-                Reset,
-                record.args()
-            );
+            if KERNEL_CONF.logging.log_to_serial {
+                serial_println!(
+                    "[{}{}{}][{}{}{}] {}",
+                    color.0,
+                    record.level(),
+                    Fg::Reset,
+                    Fg::Green,
+                    time_float,
+                    Reset,
+                    record.args()
+                );
+            }
 
             let log_socket_id = SimpleSock::grab_socket("Logger".to_string());
             match log_socket_id {
diff --git a/ableos/src/rhai_shell/balloon.txt b/ableos/src/rhai_shell/balloon.txt
index 0685083..a44994c 100644
--- a/ableos/src/rhai_shell/balloon.txt
+++ b/ableos/src/rhai_shell/balloon.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
     ,-""""-.         OS: AbleOS
-  ,'      _ `.       Host: {}
- /       )_)  \      Kernel: AKern-{}-v{}
+  ,'\  _   _`.       Host: {}
+ /   \)_)-)_)-\      Kernel: AKern-{}-v{}
 :              :     Uptime: {}
 \              /     Packages: None
  \            /      Shell: RhaiShell
diff --git a/ableos/src/rhai_shell/mod.rs b/ableos/src/rhai_shell/mod.rs
index 47b4034..c93721b 100644
--- a/ableos/src/rhai_shell/mod.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/rhai_shell/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ pub fn shell() {
             Some('\u{0008}') => {
                 buf.pop();
             }
+
+            Some('\u{0009}') => {
+                buf.push(' ');
+                buf.push(' ');
+                buf.push(' ');
+                buf.push(' ');
+            }
+
             Some(chr) => buf.push(chr),
             None => (),
         }
diff --git a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
index f38b84c..da2a517 100644
--- a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ use crate::devices::Device::Vterm;
 
 /// Experimental scratchpad for testing.
 pub fn scratchpad() {
+    let axel_raw = "
+kernel{
+    vals=
+        time: 123
+    fn|
+        print: (None) -> (None);
+        foo: (None) -> (Num); 
+}
+";
+    let axel = axel::parse(axel_raw.to_string());
+    for node in axel {
+        info!("{:?}", node);
+    }
+
     shell();
 }