diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 1309780..914c41c 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -33,22 +33,20 @@ func main() {
 	w := app.NewWindow("PatchWorks")
 	w.Resize(windowSize)
 
-	userEntry := widget.NewEntry()
-	passEntry := widget.NewPasswordEntry()
 	targEntry := widget.NewEntry()
 	var book string
-	
-	inputContainer := draw.MakeInputContainer(userEntry, passEntry, targEntry, &book, w)
-	infoContainer := draw.MakeInfoContainer()
 
-	content := container.NewBorder(
-		nil, // top
-		nil,            // bottom
-		nil,            // left
-		nil,            // right
-		inputContainer,            // center
+	inputContainer := draw.MakeInput(targEntry, &book)
+	footerContainer := draw.MakeFooter(targEntry, &book, app)
+
+	center := container.NewBorder(
+		nil,             // top
+		footerContainer, // bottom
+		nil,             // left
+		nil,             // right
+		inputContainer,  // center
 	)
 
-	w.SetContent(content)
+	w.SetContent(center)
 	w.ShowAndRun()
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/define.go b/src/modules/draw/define.go
index 28bfce6..a9030cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/define.go
+++ b/src/modules/draw/define.go
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ package draw
 import "fyne.io/fyne/v2"
 
 var (
-	entrySize fyne.Size = fyne.NewSize(300, 50)
+	entrySize  fyne.Size = fyne.NewSize(300, 50)
+	buttonSize fyne.Size = fyne.NewSize(250, 50)
 )
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/draw.go b/src/modules/draw/draw.go
index 834dc32..ad4322b 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/draw.go
+++ b/src/modules/draw/draw.go
@@ -8,24 +8,18 @@ import (
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/layout"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
 
+	runner "patchworks/src/modules/runner"
 	tasks "patchworks/src/modules/tasks"
 )
 
-func MakeInputContainer(userEntry, passEntry, targEntry *widget.Entry, book *string, win fyne.Window) *fyne.Container {
+func MakeInput(targEntry *widget.Entry, book *string) *fyne.Container {
 	availBooks, err := tasks.ListAvailableBooks()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("failed to read available books on disk")
 	}
 
-	loginBox := container.NewVBox(
-		widget.NewLabel("MeshCentral Username"),
-		userEntry,
-		widget.NewLabel("MeshCentral Password"),
-		passEntry,
-	)
-
 	targetBox := container.NewVBox(
-		widget.NewLabel("MeshCentral Target Device or Group"),
+		widget.NewLabel("MeshCentral Target Group"),
 		targEntry,
 	)
 
@@ -51,15 +45,46 @@ func MakeInputContainer(userEntry, passEntry, targEntry *widget.Entry, book *str
 	)
 
 	inputBox := container.New(
-		layout.NewGridLayoutWithColumns(3),
-		loginBox,  // column 1
-		targetBox, // column 2
-		bookBox,   // column 3
+		layout.NewGridLayoutWithColumns(2),
+		targetBox, // column 1
+		bookBox,   // column 2
 	)
-
 	return inputBox
 }
 
-func MakeInfoContainer(book *string) *fyne.Container {
+func MakeFooter(targEntry *widget.Entry, book *string, app fyne.App) *fyne.Container {
+	actionBtn := widget.NewButton("Execute", func() {
+		log.Println("Beginning execution with external binary")
 
+		ok, path := runner.FindMeshbookBinary()
+		if !ok {
+			log.Println("something went wrong while looking for the binary, see above for details")
+		}
+		ok, result := runner.RunMeshbook(path, *book, targEntry.Text)
+		if !ok {
+			log.Println("something went wrong while running the meshbook, see above for details")
+		}
+		log.Println(result)
+
+	})
+	actionWrap := container.NewGridWrap(
+		buttonSize,
+		actionBtn,
+	)
+
+	cancelBtn := widget.NewButton("Exit", func() {
+		log.Println("Quitting")
+		app.Quit()
+	})
+	cancelWrap := container.NewGridWrap(
+		buttonSize,
+		cancelBtn,
+	)
+
+	bottomBox := container.NewHBox(
+		actionWrap,         // left
+		layout.NewSpacer(), // flexible space
+		cancelWrap,         // right
+	)
+	return bottomBox
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/runner/runner.go b/src/modules/runner/runner.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfc46c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/runner/runner.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package runner
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+)
+
+func FindMeshbookBinary() (bool, string) {
+	var osBin string
+
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "windows":
+		osBin = "meshbook.exe"
+	case "linux":
+		osBin = "meshbook"
+	default:
+		log.Println("undefined operating system")
+	}
+
+	log.Println("going to search for:", osBin)
+
+	binaryFound := false
+	var binaryPath string
+	for _, f := range []string{("./" + osBin), ("./bin/" + osBin)} {
+		objInfo, err := os.Stat(f)
+
+		if err == nil && objInfo.Mode().IsRegular() {
+			binaryFound = true
+			binaryPath = f
+			log.Printf("found binary at %s", f)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if binaryFound {
+		return true, binaryPath
+	} else {
+		return false, ""
+	}
+}
+
+func RunMeshbook(binPath, bookPath, targGroup string) (bool, string) {
+	var args []string
+	if len(bookPath) == 0 {
+		args = []string{"--help"}
+	} else {
+		args = []string{"--nograce", "-mb", bookPath, "--group", targGroup}
+	}
+	log.Printf("running with parameters: %v", args)
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(binPath, args...)
+	cOut, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("something went wrong when running the command: %v", err)
+		log.Printf("captured output: %s", string(cOut))
+		return false, ""
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("captured output: %s", string(cOut))
+	return true, ""
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/tasks/tasks.go b/src/modules/tasks/tasks.go
index 29a392e..2fc79e5 100644
--- a/src/modules/tasks/tasks.go
+++ b/src/modules/tasks/tasks.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ func ListAvailableBooks() ([]string, error) {
 		}
 
 		fName := f.Name()
-		log.Println(fName)
 		if isYaml(fName) {
 			fullRelPath := "./books/" + fName
 			foundBooks = append(foundBooks, fullRelPath)