diff --git a/lib/core/processes/processWrapper.js b/lib/core/processes/processWrapper.js
index 5948444ec..8c90d67a6 100644
--- a/lib/core/processes/processWrapper.js
+++ b/lib/core/processes/processWrapper.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+process.on('uncaughtException', function(e) {
+  process.send({error: e.stack});
+});
+
 const constants = require('../../constants');
 const Events = require('./eventsWrapper');
 
diff --git a/lib/core/proxy.js b/lib/core/proxy.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a9018897..000000000
--- a/lib/core/proxy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-const httpProxy = require('http-proxy');
-const http = require('http');
-const constants = require('../constants.json');
-
-let commList = {};
-let transactions = {};
-let receipts = {};
-
-const {canonicalHost, defaultHost} = require('../utils/host');
-
-const parseRequest = function(reqBody){
-    let jsonO;
-    try {
-        jsonO = JSON.parse(reqBody);
-    } catch(e){
-        return; // Request is not a json. Do nothing
-    }
-    if(jsonO.method === "eth_sendTransaction"){
-        commList[jsonO.id] = {
-            type: 'contract-log',
-            address: jsonO.params[0].to,
-            data: jsonO.params[0].data
-        };
-    } else if(jsonO.method === "eth_getTransactionReceipt"){
-        if(transactions[jsonO.params[0]]){
-            transactions[jsonO.params[0]].receiptId = jsonO.id;
-            receipts[jsonO.id] = transactions[jsonO.params[0]].commListId;
-        }
-    }
-};
-
-const parseResponse = function(ipc, resBody){
-    let jsonO;
-    try {
-        jsonO = JSON.parse(resBody);
-    } catch(e) {
-        return; // Response is not a json. Do nothing
-    }
-
-    if(commList[jsonO.id]){
-        commList[jsonO.id].transactionHash = jsonO.result;
-        transactions[jsonO.result] = {commListId: jsonO.id};
-    } else if(receipts[jsonO.id] && jsonO.result && jsonO.result.blockNumber){
-        commList[receipts[jsonO.id]].blockNumber = jsonO.result.blockNumber;
-        commList[receipts[jsonO.id]].gasUsed = jsonO.result.gasUsed;
-        commList[receipts[jsonO.id]].status = jsonO.result.status;
-
-        if(ipc.connected && !ipc.connecting){
-            ipc.request('log', commList[receipts[jsonO.id]]);
-        } else {
-            ipc.connecting = true;
-            ipc.connect(() => {
-                ipc.connecting = false;
-            });
-        }
-
-        delete transactions[commList[receipts[jsonO.id]].transactionHash];
-        delete receipts[jsonO.id];
-        delete commList[jsonO.id];
-    }
-};
-
-exports.serve = function(ipc, host, port, ws){
-    let proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({
-        target: {
-            host: canonicalHost(host),
-            port: port + constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy
-          },
-        ws: ws
-    });
-
-    proxy.on('error', function (e) {
-        console.error(__("Error forwarding requests to blockchain/simulator"), e);
-    });
-
-    proxy.on('proxyRes', (proxyRes) => {
-        let resBody = [];
-        proxyRes.on('data', (b) => resBody.push(b));
-        proxyRes.on('end', function () {
-            resBody = Buffer.concat(resBody).toString();
-            if(resBody){
-                parseResponse(ipc, resBody);
-            }
-        });
-    });
-
-    let server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
-        let reqBody = [];
-        req.on('data', (b) => { reqBody.push(b); })
-            .on('end', () => {
-                reqBody = Buffer.concat(reqBody).toString();
-                if(reqBody){
-                    parseRequest(reqBody);
-                }
-            });
-
-        if(!ws){
-            proxy.web(req, res);
-        }
-    });
-
-    if(ws){
-        const WsParser = require('simples/lib/parsers/ws'); // npm install simples
-
-        server.on('upgrade', function (req, socket, head) {
-            proxy.ws(req, socket, head);
-        });
-
-        proxy.on('open', (proxySocket) => {
-            proxySocket.on('data', (data) => {
-                parseResponse(ipc, data.toString().substr(data.indexOf("{")));
-            });
-        });
-
-         proxy.on('proxyReqWs', (proxyReq, req, socket) => {
-             var parser = new WsParser(0, false);
-             socket.pipe(parser);
-             parser.on('frame', function (frame) {
-                parseRequest(frame.data);
-             });
-
-         });
-    }
-
-    server.listen(port, defaultHost);
-    return server;
-};
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index daf57ead5..f8b5c3313 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-let async = require('async');
-const constants = require('./constants');
-
-require('colors');
-
-// Override process.chdir so that we have a partial-implementation PWD for Windows
-const realChdir = process.chdir;
-process.chdir = (...args) => {
-  if (!process.env.PWD) {
-    process.env.PWD = process.cwd();
-  }
-  realChdir(...args);
-};
-
 let version = require('../package.json').version;
 
 class Embark {
@@ -33,444 +19,6 @@ class Embark {
     this.config.loadConfigFiles(options);
     this.plugins = this.config.plugins;
   }
-
-  blockchain(env, client) {
-    this.context = [constants.contexts.blockchain];
-    return require('./modules/blockchain_process/blockchain.js')(this.config.blockchainConfig, client, env).run();
-  }
-
-  simulator(options) {
-    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.simulator, constants.contexts.blockchain];
-    let Simulator = require('./cmds/simulator.js');
-    let simulator = new Simulator({
-      blockchainConfig: this.config.blockchainConfig,
-      logger: this.logger
-    });
-    simulator.run(options);
-  }
-
-  generateTemplate(templateName, destinationFolder, name, url) {
-    this.context = [constants.contexts.templateGeneration];
-    let TemplateGenerator = require('./cmds/template_generator.js');
-    let templateGenerator = new TemplateGenerator(templateName);
-
-    if (url) {
-      return templateGenerator.downloadAndGenerate(url, destinationFolder, name);
-    }
-    templateGenerator.generate(destinationFolder, name);
-  }
-
-  run(options) {
-    let self = this;
-    self.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.run, constants.contexts.build];
-    let Dashboard = require('./dashboard/dashboard.js');
-
-    let webServerConfig = {
-      enabled: options.runWebserver
-    };
-
-    if (options.serverHost) {
-      webServerConfig.host = options.serverHost;
-    }
-    if (options.serverPort) {
-      webServerConfig.port = options.serverPort;
-    }
-
-    const Engine = require('./core/engine.js');
-    const engine = new Engine({
-      env: options.env,
-      client: options.client,
-      locale: options.locale,
-      version: this.version,
-      embarkConfig: options.embarkConfig || 'embark.json',
-      logFile: options.logFile,
-      logLevel: options.logLevel,
-      context: self.context,
-      useDashboard: options.useDashboard,
-      webServerConfig: webServerConfig
-    });
-    engine.init();
-
-    if (!options.useDashboard) {
-      engine.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
-      engine.logger.info((__('Welcome to Embark') + ' ' + this.version).yellow.bold);
-      engine.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
-    }
-
-    async.parallel([
-      function startDashboard(callback) {
-        if (!options.useDashboard) {
-          return callback();
-        }
-
-        let dashboard = new Dashboard({
-          events: engine.events,
-          logger: engine.logger,
-          plugins: engine.plugins,
-          version: self.version,
-          env: engine.env
-        });
-        dashboard.start(function () {
-          engine.logger.info(__('dashboard start'));
-          callback();
-        });
-      },
-      function (callback) {
-        let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
-        if (pluginList.length > 0) {
-          engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
-        }
-
-        engine.startService("processManager");
-        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
-        engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        engine.startService("codeRunner");
-        engine.startService("web3");
-        engine.startService("pipeline");
-        engine.startService("deployment");
-        engine.startService("storage");
-        engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-        engine.startService("namingSystem");
-
-        engine.events.on('check:backOnline:Ethereum', function () {
-          engine.logger.info(__('Ethereum node detected') + '..');
-          engine.config.reloadConfig();
-          engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
-            if (err) {
-              return;
-            }
-            engine.logger.info(__('Deployment Done'));
-          });
-        });
-
-        engine.events.on('outputDone', function () {
-          engine.logger.info((__("Looking for documentation? You can find it at") + " ").cyan + "http://embark.status.im/docs/".green.underline + ".".cyan);
-          engine.logger.info(__("Ready").underline);
-          engine.events.emit("status", __("Ready").green);
-        });
-
-        if (options.runWebserver) {
-          engine.startService("webServer", {
-            host: options.serverHost,
-            port: options.serverPort
-          });
-        }
-        engine.startService("fileWatcher");
-        callback();
-      }
-    ], function (err, _result) {
-      if (err) {
-        engine.logger.error(err.message);
-        engine.logger.info(err.stack);
-      } else {
-        engine.events.emit('firstDeploymentDone');
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  build(options) {
-    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.build];
-
-    const Engine = require('./core/engine.js');
-    const engine = new Engine({
-      env: options.env,
-      client: options.client,
-      locale: options.locale,
-      version: this.version,
-      embarkConfig: 'embark.json',
-      interceptLogs: false,
-      logFile: options.logFile,
-      logLevel: options.logLevel,
-      events: options.events,
-      logger: options.logger,
-      config: options.config,
-      plugins: options.plugins,
-      context: this.context
-    });
-    engine.init();
-
-    async.waterfall([
-      function startServices(callback) {
-        let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
-        if (pluginList.length > 0) {
-          engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
-        }
-
-        engine.startService("processManager");
-        engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        engine.startService("codeRunner");
-        engine.startService("web3");
-        if (!options.onlyCompile) {
-          engine.startService("pipeline");
-        }
-        engine.startService("deployment", {onlyCompile: options.onlyCompile});
-        engine.startService("storage");
-        engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-
-        callback();
-      },
-      function deploy(callback) {
-        engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
-          callback(err);
-        });
-      },
-      function waitForWriteFinish(callback) {
-        if (options.onlyCompile) {
-          engine.logger.info("Finished compiling".underline);
-          return callback(null, true);
-        }
-        engine.logger.info("Finished deploying".underline);
-        engine.events.on('outputDone', (err) => {
-          engine.logger.info(__("finished building").underline);
-          callback(err, true);
-        });
-      }
-    ], function (err, canExit) {
-      if (err) {
-        engine.logger.error(err.message);
-        engine.logger.debug(err.stack);
-      }
-
-      // TODO: this should be moved out and determined somewhere else
-      if (canExit || !engine.config.contractsConfig.afterDeploy || !engine.config.contractsConfig.afterDeploy.length) {
-        process.exit();
-      }
-      engine.logger.info(__('Waiting for after deploy to finish...'));
-      engine.logger.info(__('You can exit with CTRL+C when after deploy completes'));
-    });
-  }
-
-  console(options) {
-    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.run, constants.contexts.console];
-    const REPL = require('./dashboard/repl.js');
-    const Engine = require('./core/engine.js');
-    const engine = new Engine({
-      env: options.env,
-      client: options.client,
-      locale: options.locale,
-      version: this.version,
-      embarkConfig: options.embarkConfig || 'embark.json',
-      logFile: options.logFile,
-      logLevel: options.logLevel,
-      context: this.context
-    });
-    engine.init();
-    async.waterfall([
-      function startServices(callback) {
-        let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
-        if (pluginList.length > 0) {
-          engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
-        }
-
-        engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        engine.startService("codeRunner");
-        engine.startService("web3");
-        engine.startService("pipeline");
-        engine.startService("deployment", {onlyCompile: false});
-        engine.startService("storage");
-        engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-        engine.startService("fileWatcher");
-
-        callback();
-      },
-      function deploy(callback) {
-        engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
-          callback(err);
-        });
-      },
-      function waitForWriteFinish(callback) {
-        engine.logger.info("Finished deploying".underline);
-        engine.events.once('outputDone', (err) => {
-          engine.logger.info(__("finished building").underline);
-          callback(err);
-        });
-      },
-      function startREPL(callback) {
-        let repl = new REPL({
-          env: engine.env,
-          plugins: engine.plugins,
-          version: engine.version,
-          events: engine.events
-        });
-        repl.start(callback);
-      }
-    ], function (err, _result) {
-      if (err) {
-        engine.logger.error(err.message);
-        engine.logger.info(err.stack);
-      } else {
-        engine.events.emit('firstDeploymentDone');
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  graph(options) {
-    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.graph];
-    options.onlyCompile = true;
-
-    const Engine = require('./core/engine.js');
-    const engine = new Engine({
-      env: options.env,
-      version: this.version,
-      embarkConfig: options.embarkConfig || 'embark.json',
-      logFile: options.logFile,
-      context: this.context
-    });
-    engine.init();
-
-    async.waterfall([
-      function (callback) {
-        let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
-        if (pluginList.length > 0) {
-          engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
-        }
-
-        engine.startService("processManager");
-        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
-        engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        engine.startService("pipeline");
-        engine.startService("deployment", {onlyCompile: true});
-        engine.startService("web3");
-        engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-
-        engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', callback);
-      }
-    ], (err) => {
-      if (err) {
-        engine.logger.error(err.message);
-        engine.logger.info(err.stack);
-      } else {
-
-        const GraphGenerator = require('./cmds/graph.js');
-        let graphGen = new GraphGenerator(engine);
-        graphGen.generate(options);
-
-        engine.logger.info(__("Done. %s generated", "./diagram.svg").underline);
-      }
-      process.exit();
-    });
-
-  }
-
-  reset() {
-    this.context = [constants.contexts.reset];
-    let resetCmd = require('./cmds/reset.js');
-    resetCmd();
-  }
-
-  scaffold(options) {
-    const Scaffolding = require('./cmds/scaffolding.js');
-
-    // initialise embark engine
-    let engine = new Engine({
-      env: options.env,
-      version: this.version,
-      embarkConfig: options.embarkConfig || 'embark.json',
-      logfile: options.logfile
-    });
-    engine.init();
-
-    let self = this;
-    
-    async.waterfall([
-      function generateUI(callback){
-        engine.events.on('contractsDeployed', function () { 
-          let scaffold = new Scaffolding(self, options);
-          let result = scaffold.generate(options.contract, engine.config.contractsConfig);
-          engine.logger.info(result);
-          callback();
-        });
-        self.build(options, engine, false);
-      }
-    ], function (err, _result) {
-      if (err) {
-        engine.logger.error(err.message);
-        engine.logger.debug(err.stack);
-      } else {
-        engine.logger.info("finished generating ui");
-      }
-      process.exit();
-    });
-  }
-
-  upload(options) {
-    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.upload, constants.contexts.build];
-
-    const Engine = require('./core/engine.js');
-    const engine = new Engine({
-      env: options.env,
-      client: options.client,
-      locale: options.locale,
-      version: this.version,
-      embarkConfig: 'embark.json',
-      interceptLogs: false,
-      logFile: options.logFile,
-      logLevel: options.logLevel,
-      events: options.events,
-      logger: options.logger,
-      config: options.config,
-      plugins: options.plugins,
-      context: this.context
-    });
-    engine.init();
-
-    let platform = engine.config.storageConfig.upload.provider;
-
-    async.waterfall([
-
-      function startServices(callback) {
-
-        engine.startService("processManager");
-        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
-        engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        engine.startService("codeRunner");
-        engine.startService("web3");
-        engine.startService("pipeline");
-        engine.startService("deployment");
-        engine.startService("storage");
-        engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-        callback();
-      },
-      function listLoadedPlugin(callback) {
-        let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
-        if (pluginList.length > 0) {
-          engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
-        }
-        callback();
-      },
-      function deploy(callback) {
-        engine.events.on('outputDone', function () {
-          engine.events.request("storage:upload", callback);
-        });
-        engine.events.on('check:backOnline:Ethereum', function () {
-          engine.logger.info(__('Ethereum node detected') + '..');
-          engine.config.reloadConfig();
-          engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
-            if (err) {
-              return;
-            }
-            engine.logger.info(__('Deployment Done'));
-          });
-        });
-      }
-    ], function (err, _result) {
-      if (err) {
-        engine.logger.error(err.message);
-        engine.logger.debug(err.stack);
-      } else {
-        engine.logger.info((__("finished building DApp and deploying to") + " " + platform).underline);
-      }
-
-      // needed due to child processes
-      process.exit();
-    });
-  }
-
-  runTests(options) {
-    this.context = [constants.contexts.test];
-    let RunTests = require('./tests/run_tests.js');
-    RunTests.run(options);
-  }
 }
 
 module.exports = Embark;