diff --git a/.cursorius/build.py b/.cursorius/build.py
index f1a1813..f2d20b0 100644
--- a/.cursorius/build.py
+++ b/.cursorius/build.py
@@ -1 +1,79 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import grpc
+
+# HACK: need to fix how protobuf is generated to get imports working
+sys.path.append("/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/cursorius_pipeline_api_v2/")
+from cursorius_pipeline_api_v2 import get_runner_pb2, get_runner_pb2_grpc
+from cursorius_pipeline_api_v2 import run_command_pb2, run_command_pb2_grpc
+from cursorius_pipeline_api_v2 import release_runner_pb2, release_runner_pb2_grpc
+
+
 print("Hello world!")
+
+run_id = os.environ.get("CURSORIUS_RUN_ID")
+src_dir = os.environ.get("CURSORIUS_SRC_DIR")
+server_url = os.environ.get("CURSORIUS_SERVER_URL")
+
+print(f"{run_id=}")
+print(f"{src_dir=}")
+print(f"{server_url=}")
+
+# create GRPc connection
+channel = grpc.insecure_channel(server_url)
+
+# GetRunner stub
+get_runner_stub = get_runner_pb2_grpc.GetRunnerServiceStub(channel)
+
+# GetRunner Request
+request = get_runner_pb2.GetRunnerRequest()
+
+# Call GetRunner
+get_runner_resp = None
+try:
+    get_runner_resp = get_runner_stub.GetRunner(request)
+except grpc._channel._InactiveRpcError as e:
+    print(f"Error: {e.details()}")
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+# Print ID of allocated runner
+print(get_runner_resp.id)
+
+# RunCommand stub
+run_command_stub = run_command_pb2_grpc.RunCommandServiceStub(channel)
+
+# RunCommand request
+request = run_command_pb2.RunCommandRequest(
+    id=get_runner_resp.id,
+    command="ls",
+    args=["-lah"],
+)
+
+# Call RunCommand
+run_command_resp = None
+try:
+    run_command_resp = run_command_stub.RunCommand(request)
+except grpc._channel._InactiveRpcError as e:
+    print(f"Error: {e.details()}")
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+print(f"return code: {run_command_resp.return_code}")
+print(f"stdout: {run_command_resp.stdout}")
+print(f"stderr: {run_command_resp.stderr}")
+
+
+# ReleaseRunner stub
+release_runner_stub = release_runner_pb2_grpc.ReleaseRunnerServiceStub(channel)
+
+# ReleaseRunner request
+request = release_runner_pb2.ReleaseRunnerRequest(
+    id=get_runner_resp.id,
+)
+
+# Call ReleaseRunner
+release_runner_resp = None
+try:
+    release_runner_resp = release_runner_stub.ReleaseRunner(request)
+except grpc._channel._InactiveRpcError as e:
+    print(f"Error: {e.details()}")
+    sys.exit(-1)