diff --git a/gosh.go b/gosh.go
index 953e113..17d0f8d 100644
--- a/gosh.go
+++ b/gosh.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func New() *Goshell {
 // Init initializes the shell with the given context
 func (gosh *Goshell) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	gosh.ctx = ctx
-	gosh.printSplash()
 	return gosh.loadCommands()
 }
 
@@ -85,24 +84,6 @@ func (gosh *Goshell) loadCommands() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// TODO delegate splash to a plugin
-func (gosh *Goshell) printSplash() {
-	fmt.Println(`	
-                        888      
-                        888      
-                        888      
- .d88b.  .d88b. .d8888b 88888b.  
-d88P"88bd88""88b88K     888 "88b 
-888  888888  888"Y8888b.888  888 
-Y88b 888Y88..88P     X88888  888 
- "Y88888 "Y88P"  88888P'888  888 
-     888                         
-Y8b d88P                         
- "Y88P"
- 
- `)
-}
-
 // Open opens the shell for the given reader
 func (gosh *Goshell) Open(r *bufio.Reader) {
 	loopCtx := gosh.ctx
@@ -196,7 +177,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	shell := New()
 	if err := shell.Init(ctx); err != nil {
-		fmt.Print("\n\nfailed to initialize:", err)
+		fmt.Println("\n\nfailed to initialize:\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/00_splash.go b/plugins/00_splash.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ecb78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/00_splash.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+// this is on the back burner, not needed at the moment
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/Merith-TK/gosh/api"
+)
+
+type splashCmd string
+type splashCmds struct{}
+
+func (t *splashCmds) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// to set your splash, modify the text in the println statement below, multiline is supported
+	fmt.Println(`-------------------------`)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *splashCmds) Registry() map[string]api.Command {
+	return map[string]api.Command{}
+}
+
+var Commands splashCmds