diff --git a/npmextra.json b/npmextra.json
index aa842b7..193d59b 100644
--- a/npmextra.json
+++ b/npmextra.json
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 {
   "npmci": {
-    "npmGlobalTools": [
-      "@gitzone/npmts",
-      "ts-node"
-    ]
+    "npmGlobalTools": [],
+    "npmAccessLevel": "public"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ce7092d..f78c59e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "smartmarkdown",
+  "name": "@pushrocks/smartmarkdown",
   "version": "1.0.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/marked": {
+      "version": "0.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/marked/-/marked-0.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZqEGxppVG1x9QK/hkHxzmf6m4xcnk9CaHjNCqwvUeN3pMdCcQkPxmvrbLZ5GbP7K25TgiT1nKIGnz0U3M+G05Q=="
+    },
     "@types/node": {
       "version": "10.10.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.10.3.tgz",
@@ -566,6 +571,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-c3sIjNUow0+8swNwVpqoH4YCShKNFkMaw6oH1mNS2haDZQqkeZFlHS3dhoeEbKKmJB4vXpJucU6oH75aDYeE9g==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "marked": {
+      "version": "0.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UhjmkCWKu1SS/BIePL2a59BMJ7V42EYtTfksodPRXzPEGEph3Inp5dylseqt+KbU9Jglsx8xcMKmlumfJMBXAA=="
+    },
     "mime-db": {
       "version": "1.36.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.36.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d6865b..e512afc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartmarkdown",
   "version": "1.0.2",
+  "private": true,
   "description": "do more with markdown files",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
     "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.7",
     "@types/node": "^10.10.3"
   },
-  "dependencies": {},
-  "private": true
-}
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@types/marked": "^0.4.1",
+    "marked": "^0.5.0"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 2007592..2e95db3 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
 import * as smartmarkdown from '../ts/index';
 
 tap.test('first test', async () => {
-  console.log(smartmarkdown.standardExport);
+  const mdString = smartmarkdown.markdownToHtml('# Hi!');
+  expect(mdString).to.equal('<h1 id="hi-">Hi!</h1>\n');
 });
 
 tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 807d832..8a582c6 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartmarkdown.plugins';
 
-export let standardExport = 'Hi there! :) This is an exported string';
+export const markdownToHtml = (mdString: string): string => plugins.marked(mdString);
diff --git a/ts/smartmarkdown.plugins.ts b/ts/smartmarkdown.plugins.ts
index 29aa9da..379d433 100644
--- a/ts/smartmarkdown.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/smartmarkdown.plugins.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-const removeme = {};
-export { removeme };
+import marked = require('marked');
+
+export { marked };