diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 133a492..20ae0ae 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -eo pipefail
 # running in guest
 
 guest_name="$(qubesdb-read /name)"
-#guest_repo_dir="$(realpath ""$@"")"
+
 guest_repo_dir="$(dirname $(realpath ""$0""))"
 echo $guest_repo_dir
 pushd ${guest_repo_dir} >/dev/null
@@ -24,3 +24,44 @@ git bundle create .bundles/domu.bundle "${branch}"
 
 popd >/dev/null
 
+# piped to bash in dom0
+
+cat <<-DOM0
+set -eo pipefail
+
+echo "(dom0) bringing bundle from qubes '${guest_name}'" >&2
+
+qvm-run -p ${guest_name} "cat ${guest_repo_dir}/.bundles/domu.bundle" </dev/null >/tmp/saltstuff.bundle
+
+echo "{dom0} cloning into \$1; checking out branch '${branch}'" >&2
+
+git clone /tmp/saltstuff.bundle -b "${branch}" "\$1"
+
+pushd "\$1"
+
+echo "{dom0} setting up remote '${guest_name}' to push/pull changes via bundle" >&2
+
+mkdir .bundles
+mv /tmp/saltstuff.bundle .bundles/domu.bundle
+git remote remove origin
+git remote add "${guest_name}" \${pwd}/.bundles/domu.bundle
+
+# ensure remote refs are present in each repo
+git fetch "${guest_name}" # ensure remote refs are present in the dom0 repo
+
+git bundle create .bundles/dom0.bundle main~1..main main
+
+qvm-run -p "${guest_name}" "cat > ${guest_repo_dir}/.bundles/dom0.bundle" <.bundles/dom0.bundle
+
+qvm-run -p "${guest_name}" "cd ${guest_repo_dir} && git fetch dom0" </dev/null
+
+# configure pointer to guest VM and path
+
+echo "GUEST=${guest_name}" > .bundle-env
+echo "GUEST_REPO=${guest_repo_dir}" >> .bundle-env
+
+echo "${dom0} has pulled!" >&2
+
+popd
+DOM0
+