diff --git a/bin/run b/bin/run
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f092e00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/run
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/* eslint-disable no-unpublished-require */
+
+const undefault = m => m.__esModule === true ? m.default : m
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
+const dev = fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, '../tsconfig.json'))
+
+if (dev) require('ts-node/register')
+
+undefault(require('@dxcli/engine'))()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 55f014b4..32264327 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@
     "typescript": "^2.6.2"
   },
   "dxcli": {
-    "commands": "./lib/commands",
-    "hooks": {
-      "init": "./lib/hooks/init"
-    }
+    "commands": "./lib/commands"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=8.0.0"
diff --git a/src/hooks/init.ts b/src/hooks/init.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c42b8aa4..00000000
--- a/src/hooks/init.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import {Hooks, IHook} from '@dxcli/config'
-import cli from 'cli-ux'
-
-const hook: IHook<Hooks['init']> = async opts => {
-  cli.info(`example hook running ${opts.id}\nDisable by deleting ./src/hooks/init.ts`)
-}
-
-export default hook
diff --git a/test/hooks/init.test.ts b/test/hooks/init.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d49ac4c..00000000
--- a/test/hooks/init.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import {expect, test} from '@dxcli/dev-test'
-
-describe('hooks', () => {
-  test
-  .stdout()
-  .hook('init', {id: 'mycommand'})
-  .do(output => expect(output.stdout).to.contain('example hook running mycommand'))
-  .it('shows a message')
-})