diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 080f2ef..7b4d6d7 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 gemspec
 
 gem "rake", "~> 13.0"
+gem "rackup"
 
 gem "rspec", "~> 3.0"
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 06b3bf4..4aad841 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,41 +1,82 @@
+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    skeksis (0.1.0)
+
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    eventmachine (1.2.7)
-    faraday (0.9.2)
-      multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
-    faraday-detailed_logger (1.0.0)
-      faraday
-    faraday_middleware (0.14.0)
-      faraday (>= 0.7.4, < 1.0)
-    faye-websocket (0.10.9)
-      eventmachine (>= 0.12.0)
-      websocket-driver (>= 0.5.1)
-    gemini-rb (0.0.2)
-      eventmachine (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.9.1)
-      faraday (~> 0.9.2, >= 0.9.2)
-      faraday-detailed_logger (~> 1.0.0, >= 1.0.0)
-      faraday_middleware (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.0)
-      faye-websocket (~> 0.10.3)
-      json (~> 1.8.3, >= 1.8.3)
-    json (1.8.6)
-    multipart-post (2.3.0)
+    ast (2.4.2)
+    diff-lcs (1.5.0)
+    json (2.6.3)
+    language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
+    lint_roller (1.1.0)
+    parallel (1.23.0)
+    parser (3.2.2.3)
+      ast (~> 2.4.1)
+      racc
+    racc (1.7.1)
     rack (3.0.8)
     rackup (2.1.0)
       rack (>= 3)
       webrick (~> 1.8)
+    rainbow (3.1.1)
+    rake (13.0.6)
+    regexp_parser (2.8.1)
+    rexml (3.2.6)
+    rspec (3.12.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.12.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.12.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-core (3.12.2)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.12.3)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.12.6)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-support (3.12.1)
+    rubocop (1.52.1)
+      json (~> 2.3)
+      parallel (~> 1.10)
+      parser (>= 3.2.2.3)
+      rainbow (>= 2.2.2, < 4.0)
+      regexp_parser (>= 1.8, < 3.0)
+      rexml (>= 3.2.5, < 4.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 1.28.0, < 2.0)
+      ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
+      unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 3.0)
+    rubocop-ast (1.29.0)
+      parser (>= 3.2.1.0)
+    rubocop-performance (1.18.0)
+      rubocop (>= 1.7.0, < 2.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 0.4.0)
+    ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
+    standard (1.30.1)
+      language_server-protocol (~> 3.17.0.2)
+      lint_roller (~> 1.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.52.0)
+      standard-custom (~> 1.0.0)
+      standard-performance (~> 1.1.0)
+    standard-custom (1.0.2)
+      lint_roller (~> 1.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.50)
+    standard-performance (1.1.2)
+      lint_roller (~> 1.1)
+      rubocop-performance (~> 1.18.0)
+    unicode-display_width (2.4.2)
     webrick (1.8.1)
-    websocket-driver (0.7.6)
-      websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
-    websocket-extensions (0.1.5)
 
 PLATFORMS
   arm64-darwin-22
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  gemini-rb
-  rack
   rackup
+  rake (~> 13.0)
+  rspec (~> 3.0)
+  skeksis!
+  standard (~> 1.3)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.15
diff --git a/config.ru b/config.ru
index 1e2137c..6bc7a3b 100644
--- a/config.ru
+++ b/config.ru
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-SERVE_DIR="/Volumes/Exodrive/Code/gemini-bridge-rack/skeksis/pub_gemini"
+require 'skeksis'
+
+SERVE_DIR="/Users/madeline/Code/gemini-bridge-rack/gemini"
 
 class SkeksisApp
   def call(env)
@@ -15,7 +17,9 @@ class SkeksisApp
       return Dir.each_child(path).map {|i| "#{i}\n"}
     elsif File.exist?(path)
       file = File.open(path, 'r')
-      file.readlines
+      data = file.readlines
+      Skeksis::Parser.parse(data)
+      data
     else # path is invalid
       return nil
     end
diff --git a/lib/skeksis.rb b/lib/skeksis.rb
index f1336bc..abb9265 100644
--- a/lib/skeksis.rb
+++ b/lib/skeksis.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require_relative "skeksis/version"
+require_relative "skeksis/parser"
 
 module Skeksis
   class Error < StandardError; end
diff --git a/lib/skeksis/parser.rb b/lib/skeksis/parser.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59989b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/skeksis/parser.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Code adapted from MIT-licensed gemini-rb project
+# parser.rb hosted at
+# https://github.com/genenetwork/gemini-rb/blob/main/lib/gemini-rb/parser.rb
+
+module Skeksis
+  module Parser
+    extend self
+
+    def parse(input)
+      puts("##### PARSING STARTED #####")
+
+      list = []
+
+      data = input.map(&:chomp)
+
+      in_verbatim_block = false
+      data.each do |line|
+        type = get_type(line)
+        if type == :verbatim and in_verbatim_block == false
+          in_verbatim_block = true
+        elsif type == :verbatim
+          in_verbatim_block = false
+        end
+        
+        if in_verbatim_block == true
+          list.push({ type: :verbatim, content: [line] })
+        else
+          list.push({ type: type, content: [line] })
+        end
+      end
+
+      puts strip_markers(list)
+      puts("##### PARSING FINISHED #####")
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def strip_markers(gemtext)
+      gemtext.map do |line|
+        type = line[:type]
+        content = line[:content]
+        text = content[0]
+
+        case type
+        when :blank
+          #{ type: type, content: nil }
+          { type: type }
+        when :header
+          m = /^(#+)(\s*)(.*)/.match(text)
+          level = m[1].count("#")
+          { type: type, level: level, content: [m[3]] }
+        when :list
+          { type: type, content: content.map { |t| t.sub(/^\*\s*/, "") } }
+        when :quote
+          { type: type, content: content.map { |t| t.sub(/^\>\s?/, "") } }
+        when :uri
+          a = text.sub(/^=>\s*/, "").split(" ", 2)
+          link = a[0]
+          text = a[1]
+          { type: type, link: link, text: text }
+        when :verbatim
+          # TODO: Match with syntax highlighting, maybe 
+          m = /^```(.*)/.match(text)
+          unless m.nil?
+            nil
+          else
+            { type: type, content: content }
+          end
+        else
+          { type: type, content: content }
+        end
+      end.compact
+    end
+
+    def get_type(l)
+      case l
+      when ""
+        :blank
+      when /^#/
+        :header
+      when /^\*/
+        :list
+      when /^\>/
+        :quote
+      when /^\=>/
+        :uri
+      when /^```/
+        :verbatim
+      else
+        :text
+      end
+    end
+
+    def parse_line(line)
+
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/skeksis.gemspec b/skeksis.gemspec
index e771c7f..a8b1469 100644
--- a/skeksis.gemspec
+++ b/skeksis.gemspec
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.authors = ["maddiebaka"]
   spec.email = ["madeline@cray.lgbt"]
 
-  spec.summary = "TODO: Write a short summary, because RubyGems requires one."
-  spec.description = "TODO: Write a longer description or delete this line."
-  spec.homepage = "TODO: Put your gem's website or public repo URL here."
+  spec.summary = "An http->gemini bridge in ruby"
+  #spec.description = "TODO: Write a longer description or delete this line."
+  spec.homepage = "https://maddie.info"
   spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.6.0"
 
-  spec.metadata["allowed_push_host"] = "TODO: Set to your gem server 'https://example.com'"
+  #spec.metadata["allowed_push_host"] = "TODO: Set to your gem server 'https://example.com'"
 
   spec.metadata["homepage_uri"] = spec.homepage
-  spec.metadata["source_code_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's public repo URL here."
-  spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
+  #spec.metadata["source_code_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's public repo URL here."
+  #spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "TODO: Put your gem's CHANGELOG.md URL here."
 
   # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
   # The `git ls-files -z` loads the files in the RubyGem that have been added into git.