diff --git a/include/gryphn/gryphn.h b/include/gryphn/gryphn.h
index 8d6b08b..1d9a128 100644
--- a/include/gryphn/gryphn.h
+++ b/include/gryphn/gryphn.h
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@
 #include <core/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h>
 #include <core/textures/gryphn_texture.h>
 #include <core/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h>
+#include <core/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h>
+#include <core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass.h>
diff --git a/src/core/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h b/src/core/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc154b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <core/command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h>
+#include "core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass.h"
+
+typedef struct gnCommandBuffer_t {
+    struct gnPlatformCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer;
+} gnCommandBuffer;
+
+gnReturnCode gnBeginCommandBuffer(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffer);
+void gnCommandBufferBeginRenderPass(struct gnRenderPassInfo_t passInfo);
diff --git a/src/core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h b/src/core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h
index f55d51d..0657e10 100644
--- a/src/core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h
+++ b/src/core/debugger/gryphn_debugger.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct gnDebugger_t {
 gnReturnCode gnCreateDebugger(gnDebugger* debugger, const struct gnDebuggerInfo_t info);
 void gnDestroyDebugger(gnDebugger* debugger);
 
-static void gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(gnDebugger* debugger, gnMessageData data) {
+void gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(gnDebugger* debugger, gnMessageData data) {
     debugger->info.callback(
         GN_MESSAGE_ERROR,
         GN_DEBUG_MESSAGE_VALIDATION,
diff --git a/src/core/gryphn_platform_functions.h b/src/core/gryphn_platform_functions.h
index 28bcdb9..365f6b7 100644
--- a/src/core/gryphn_platform_functions.h
+++ b/src/core/gryphn_platform_functions.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "pipelines/graphics_pipeline/gryphn_graphics_pipeline.h"
 #include "framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h"
 #include "command/command_pool/gryphn_command_pool.h"
+#include "command/command_buffer/gryphn_command_buffer.h"
 
 typedef struct gnFunctions_t {
     gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateInstance)(gnInstance* instance, struct gnInstanceInfo_t info);
@@ -71,3 +72,7 @@ typedef struct gnDeviceFunctions_t {
     gnReturnCode (*_gnCreateCommandPool)(struct gnCommandPool_t* commandPool, struct gnOutputDevice_t* device, struct gnCommandPoolInfo_t info);
     void (*_gnDestroyCommandPool)(struct gnCommandPool_t* commandPool);
 } gnDeviceFunctions;
+
+typedef struct gnCommandFunctions_t {
+    gnReturnCode (*_gnCommandPoolAllocateCommandBuffers)(struct gnCommandBuffer_t* commandBuffers, uint32_t count, struct gnCommandPool_t* pool);
+} gnCommandFunctions;
diff --git a/src/core/gryphn_rendering_api.h b/src/core/gryphn_rendering_api.h
index 7c84888..bdc986a 100644
--- a/src/core/gryphn_rendering_api.h
+++ b/src/core/gryphn_rendering_api.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ typedef enum gnRenderingAPI_t {
     GN_RENDERINGAPI_METAL
 } gnRenderingAPI;
 
-static gnString gnRenderingAPIName(gnRenderingAPI api) {
+gnString gnRenderingAPIName(gnRenderingAPI api) {
     switch (api) {
         case GN_RENDERINGAPI_NONE: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_NONE");
         case GN_RENDERINGAPI_SOFTWARE: return gnCreateString("GN_RENDERINGAPI_SOFTWARE");
diff --git a/src/core/instance/gryphn_instance.h b/src/core/instance/gryphn_instance.h
index 23a1fa0..5f73195 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/gryphn_instance.h
+++ b/src/core/instance/gryphn_instance.h
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ typedef struct gnInstanceInfo_t {
 
 typedef struct gnInstance_t {
     struct gnPlatformInstance_t* instance;
-    gnBool valid, loadDeviceFunctions;
+    gnBool valid,
+        loadDeviceFunctions,
+        loadCommandFunctions;
+
+    struct gnDynamicLibrary_t* dynamicLib;
 
     struct gnFunctions_t* functions;
     struct gnDeviceFunctions_t* deviceFunctions;
-    struct gnDynamicLibrary_t* dynamicLib;
+    struct gnCommandFunctions_t* commandFunctions;
 
     struct gnDebugger_t* debugger;
 } gnInstance;
diff --git a/src/core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h b/src/core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h
index 3af945b..c92147a 100644
--- a/src/core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h
+++ b/src/core/output_device/gryphn_physical_output_device.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ typedef struct gnPhysicalDeviceProperties_t {
 } gnPhysicalDeviceProperties;
 
 typedef struct gnPhysicalDeviceFeatures_t {
-
+    gnBool supportsGeometryShader;
 } gnPhysicalDeviceFeatures;
 
 typedef enum gnQueueTypeFlags_e {
diff --git a/src/core/pipelines/gryphn_uniform_layout.h b/src/core/pipelines/gryphn_uniform_layout.h
index f3c37eb..60b3dc9 100644
--- a/src/core/pipelines/gryphn_uniform_layout.h
+++ b/src/core/pipelines/gryphn_uniform_layout.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "stdint.h"
 
 typedef struct gnUniformLayout_t {
-
+    uint32_t pushConstantCount;
 } gnUniformLayout;
diff --git a/src/core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass.h b/src/core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37c3a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/renderpass/gryphn_render_pass.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "gryphn_render_pass_descriptor.h"
+#include "core/framebuffer/gryphn_framebuffer.h"
+
+typedef struct gnRenderPassInfo_t {
+    struct gnRenderPassDescriptor_t* renderPassDescriptor;
+    struct gnFramebuffer_t* framebuffer;
+    gnUInt2 offset;
+    gnUInt2 size;
+} gnRenderPassInfo;
diff --git a/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h b/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h
index b599a20..4a61982 100644
--- a/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h
+++ b/src/utils/gryphn_error_code.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ typedef enum gnReturnCode_t {
 } gnReturnCode;
 
 typedef gnReturnCode gnErrorCode;
-static const char* gnErrorCodeToCString(enum gnReturnCode_t returnCode) {
+const char* gnErrorCodeToCString(enum gnReturnCode_t returnCode) {
     switch (returnCode) {
     default: return "GN_FORGOT";
     case GN_SUCCESS: return "GN_SUCCESS";
diff --git a/src/utils/strings/gryphn_string.h b/src/utils/strings/gryphn_string.h
index 7a58d47..399446c 100644
--- a/src/utils/strings/gryphn_string.h
+++ b/src/utils/strings/gryphn_string.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static gnString gnCreateStringFromChar(gnChar input) {
     string.value[1] = '\0';
     return string;
 }
-static gnString gnCreateEmptyString() {
+gnString gnCreateEmptyString(void) {
     gnString string;
     string.value = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char));
     string.value[0] = '\0';
@@ -110,31 +110,31 @@ static gnString gnCreateEmptyString() {
     gnChar: gnCreateStringFromChar \
 )(input)
 
-static const char* gnToCString(const gnString string) { return string.value; }
-static int gnStringLength(const gnString string) { return strlen(string.value); }
-static int gnStringFindChar(const gnString string, const gnChar letter) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < strlen(string.value); i++)
+const char* gnToCString(const gnString string) { return string.value; }
+int gnStringLength(const gnString string) { return strlen(string.value); }
+int gnStringFindChar(const gnString string, const gnChar letter) {
+    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < strlen(string.value); i++)
         if (string.value[i] == letter)
-            return i;
+            return (int)i;
     return -1;
 }
-static int gnStringFindString(const gnString string, const gnString value) {
+int gnStringFindString(const gnString string, const gnString value) {
     char first_char = value.value[0];
-    for (int i = 0; i < strlen(string.value); i++)
+    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < strlen(string.value); i++)
         if (string.value[i] == first_char) {
             gnBool same = gnTrue;
-            for (int c = 1; c < strlen(value.value); c++)
+            for (unsigned long c = 1; c < strlen(value.value); c++)
                 if (string.value[i + c] != value.value[c]) {
                     same = gnFalse;
                     break;
                 }
 
             if (same)
-                return i;
+                return (int)i;
         }
     return -1;
 }
-static gnString gnSubstring(const gnString string, int index1, int index2) {
+gnString gnSubstring(const gnString string, int index1, int index2) {
     if (index2 == -1) index2 = gnStringLength(string);
     char* out_value = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char) * ((index2 - index1) + 1));
     for (int i = 0; i < (index2 - index1); i++)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static gnString gnSubstring(const gnString string, int index1, int index2) {
     return gnCreateString(out_value); // zero error checking on this function should really add that in later but like I dont have a logging library that I want to use
                                       // my code never breaks either so I dont need error checks, il just not make errors cuz im not tim
 }
-static int gnLetterCount(const gnString string, const gnChar letter) {
+int gnLetterCount(const gnString string, const gnChar letter) {
     int count = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < gnStringLength(string); i++) if (string.value[i] == letter) count++;
     return count;
@@ -154,16 +154,16 @@ static int gnLetterCount(const gnString string, const gnChar letter) {
     const gnString: gnStringFindValue \
 )(string, value)
 
-static void gnAddCharToString(gnString* string, gnChar val) {
+void gnAddCharToString(gnString* string, gnChar val) {
     string->value = add_char_to_string(string->value, val);
 }
-static void gnAddCharPtrToString(gnString* string, gnChar* val) {
+void gnAddCharPtrToString(gnString* string, gnChar* val) {
     string->value = add_string_to_string(string->value, val);
 }
-static void gnAddConstCharPtrToString(gnString* string, const gnChar* val) {
+void gnAddConstCharPtrToString(gnString* string, const gnChar* val) {
     string->value = add_string_to_string(string->value, (gnChar*)val);
 }
-static void gnAddContGnStringToString(gnString* string, gnString val) {
+void gnAddContGnStringToString(gnString* string, gnString val) {
     string->value = add_string_to_string(string->value, val.value);
 }
 
@@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ static void gnAddContGnStringToString(gnString* string, gnString val) {
     gnString: gnAddContGnStringToString \
 )(string, value)
 
-static gnString gnCombineStringsChar(const gnString string, gnChar val) {
+gnString gnCombineStringsChar(const gnString string, gnChar val) {
      return gnCreateString(add_char_to_string(string.value, val));
 }
-static gnString gnCombineStringsCharPtr(const gnString string, gnChar* val) {
+gnString gnCombineStringsCharPtr(const gnString string, gnChar* val) {
     return gnCreateString(add_string_to_string(string.value, val));
 }
-static gnString gnCombineStringsConstCharPtr(const gnString string, const gnChar* val) {
+gnString gnCombineStringsConstCharPtr(const gnString string, const gnChar* val) {
     return gnCreateString(add_string_to_string(string.value, (gnChar*)val));
 }
-static gnString gnCombineStringsString(const gnString string, const gnString val) {
+gnString gnCombineStringsString(const gnString string, const gnString val) {
     return gnCreateString(add_string_to_string(string.value, val.value));
 }
 
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ static gnString gnCombineStringsString(const gnString string, const gnString val
     gnString: gnCombineStringsString \
 )(string, value)
 
-static gnBool gnStringEqualsCharPtr(const gnString string, gnChar* val) { return (strcmp(string.value, val) == 0); }
-static gnBool gnStringEqualsConstCharPtr(const gnString string,const gnChar* val) { return (strcmp(string.value, (gnChar*)val) == 0); }
-static gnBool gnStringEqualsString(const gnString string, const gnString val) { return (strcmp(string.value, val.value) == 0); }
+gnBool gnStringEqualsCharPtr(const gnString string, gnChar* val) { return (strcmp(string.value, val) == 0); }
+gnBool gnStringEqualsConstCharPtr(const gnString string,const gnChar* val) { return (strcmp(string.value, (gnChar*)val) == 0); }
+gnBool gnStringEqualsString(const gnString string, const gnString val) { return (strcmp(string.value, val.value) == 0); }
 
 #define gnStringEquals(string, value) _Generic((value), \
     gnChar*: gnStringEqualsCharPtr, \
@@ -206,25 +206,25 @@ static gnBool gnStringEqualsString(const gnString string, const gnString val) {
     gnString: gnStringEqualsString \
 )(string, value)
 
-static gnChar gnGetCharAt(const gnString string, int index) { return string.value[0]; }
-static void gnSetCharAt(gnString* string, int index, gnChar letter) { string->value[0] = letter; }
+gnChar gnGetCharAt(const gnString string, int index) { return string.value[index]; }
+void gnSetCharAt(gnString* string, int index, gnChar letter) { string->value[index] = letter; }
 
-static void gnSetStringToChar(gnString* string, gnChar input) {
+void gnSetStringToChar(gnString* string, gnChar input) {
     string->value = (gnChar*)malloc(sizeof(gnChar) * 2);
     string->value[0] = input;
     string->value[1] = '\0';
 }
-static void gnSetStringToCharPtr(gnString* string, gnChar* input) {
+void gnSetStringToCharPtr(gnString* string, gnChar* input) {
     string->value = (gnChar*)malloc(sizeof(gnChar) * (strlen(input) + 1));
     strcpy(string->value, input);
     string->value[strlen(input)] = '\0';
 }
-static void gnSetStringToConstCharPtr(gnString* string, const gnChar* input) {
+void gnSetStringToConstCharPtr(gnString* string, const gnChar* input) {
     string->value = (gnChar*)malloc(sizeof(gnChar) * (strlen(input) + 1));
     strcpy(string->value, input);
     string->value[strlen(input)] = '\0';
 }
-static void gnSetStringToString(gnString* string, const gnString input) {
+void gnSetStringToString(gnString* string, const gnString input) {
     string->value = (gnChar*)malloc(sizeof(gnChar) * (strlen(input.value) + 1));
     strcpy(string->value, input.value);
     string->value[strlen(input.value)] = '\0';