diff --git a/scala-cli-cask-attempt/.project b/scala-cli-cask-attempt/.project
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scala-cli-cask-attempt/Readme.org b/scala-cli-cask-attempt/Readme.org
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index 0000000..954e863
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+++ b/scala-cli-cask-attempt/Readme.org
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#+title: Readme
+* attempting to set up something more complex in a single small project
+** adding dependencies:
+#+begin_src scala
+//> using dep com.lihaoyi::pprint:0.8.1
+#+end_src
+
+this should be on the very top of the file, otherwise it's not visible to scala-cli
+
+that was my error for a while - having package declaration on top
diff --git a/scala-cli-cask-attempt/src/main/scala/Main.scala b/scala-cli-cask-attempt/src/main/scala/Main.scala
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diff --git a/scala-cli-cask-attempt/src/main/scala/app/Main.scala b/scala-cli-cask-attempt/src/main/scala/app/Main.scala
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index 0000000..3a008b7
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+++ b/scala-cli-cask-attempt/src/main/scala/app/Main.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//> using dep com.lihaoyi::cask:0.9.1
+//> using dep com.softwaremill.quicklens::quicklens:1.9.4
+//> using dep com.lihaoyi::pprint:0.8.1
+//> using dep org.scalameta::munit:1.0.0-M1
+
+// import munit.FunSuite
+package app
+
+object Main {
+  def main(args: Array[String]) = {
+    final case class Thingy(a: String, b: Int, c: List[Double])
+    val th = Thingy("hello", 1234, List(1D, 1.523, 1234.1234))
+    pprint.pprintln(th)
+    println(th)
+  }
+
+  // object MinimalExample extends cask.MainRoutes {
+  //   @cask.get("/")
+  //   def hello() = {
+  //     "Hello world!"
+  //   }
+
+  //   @cask.post("/do-thing")
+  //   def doThing(request: cask.Request) = {
+  //     request.text().reverse
+  //   }
+
+  //   initialize()
+  // }
+
+}
diff --git a/scala-cli-metals-attempt/src/test/scala/MyTests.test.scala b/scala-cli-metals-attempt/src/test/scala/MyTests.test.scala
index 4228ae8..d3ef001 100644
--- a/scala-cli-metals-attempt/src/test/scala/MyTests.test.scala
+++ b/scala-cli-metals-attempt/src/test/scala/MyTests.test.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //> using dep org.scalameta::munit::1.0.0-M1
 
+
 class MyTests extends munit.FunSuite {
   test("test") {
     val x = 2
diff --git a/scala-cli-tryout/Main.scala b/scala-cli-tryout/Main.scala
index d1261c4..eedb1be 100644
--- a/scala-cli-tryout/Main.scala
+++ b/scala-cli-tryout/Main.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+//> using dep com.lihaoyi::pprint:0.8.1
+
 object Hello {
   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
-    println(s"hello, i guess '${OtherObject.yoyo}'!!!")
+    case class Thingy(a: Long, b: List[String])
+    val th = Thingy(1234L, List("hello", "worlds"))
+    pprint.pprintln(s"hello, i guess '${OtherObject.yoyo}'!!!")
+    pprint.pprintln(th)
+    println(th)
+
   }
 }