diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/do.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/do.go
index 1f370366..2d7e5e3d 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/do.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/do.go
@@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ func loadPlan() (*plan.Plan, error) {
 	}
 
 	return plan.Load(context.Background(), plan.Config{
-		Args:   []string{planPath},
-		With:   viper.GetStringSlice("with"),
-		Vendor: !viper.GetBool("no-vendor"),
+		Args: []string{planPath},
+		With: viper.GetStringSlice("with"),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -106,23 +105,32 @@ func doHelp(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 0, 1, ' ', tabwriter.StripEscape)
 	defer w.Flush()
 
+	planPath := viper.GetString("plan")
+
+	var (
+		errorMsg            string
+		loadedMsg           string
+		actionLookupPathMsg string
+		actions             []*plan.Action
+	)
+
 	p, err := loadPlan()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%s", err)
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "failed to load plan")
-		return
+		errorMsg = "Error: failed to load plan\n\n"
+	} else {
+		loadedMsg = "Plan loaded from " + planPath
+		actionLookupPath := getTargetPath(cmd.Flags().Args())
+		actions = p.Action().FindByPath(actionLookupPath).Children
+		actionLookupPathMsg = fmt.Sprintf(`%s:`, actionLookupPath.String())
 	}
-	planPath := viper.GetString("plan")
-	actionLookupPath := getTargetPath(cmd.Flags().Args())
-	actions := p.Action().FindByPath(actionLookupPath).Children
-
-	fmt.Printf(`Execute a dagger action.
+	fmt.Printf(`%s%s
 
 %s
 
-Plan loaded from %s:
 %s
-`, cmd.UsageString(), planPath, "\n"+actionLookupPath.String()+":")
+
+%s
+`, errorMsg, cmd.Short, cmd.UsageString(), loadedMsg, actionLookupPathMsg)
 
 	// fmt.Fprintln(w, "Actions\tDescription\tPackage")
 	// fmt.Fprintln(w, "\t\t")
@@ -136,8 +144,7 @@ Plan loaded from %s:
 
 func init() {
 	doCmd.Flags().StringArrayP("with", "w", []string{}, "")
-	doCmd.Flags().Bool("no-vendor", false, "Force up, disable inputs check")
-	doCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("plan", "p", ".", "Path to plan (defaults to current directory)")
+	doCmd.Flags().StringP("plan", "p", ".", "Path to plan (defaults to current directory)")
 
 	doCmd.SetHelpFunc(doHelp)
 
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/root.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/root.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 87d934ab..00000000
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/root.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package mod
-
-import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-// Cmd exposes the top-level command
-var Cmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "mod",
-	Short: "Manage an environment's dependencies",
-}
-
-func init() {
-	Cmd.AddCommand(
-		getCmd,
-	)
-}
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/init.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/init.go
index ce3b261f..862cf606 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/init.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/init.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var sep = string(os.PathSeparator)
 
 var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   fmt.Sprintf("init [path%sto%sproject]", sep, sep),
-	Short: "Initialize a new empty project.",
+	Short: "Initialize a new empty project",
 	Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		// Fix Viper bug for duplicate flags:
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/root.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/projectroot.go
similarity index 97%
rename from cmd/dagger/cmd/project/root.go
rename to cmd/dagger/cmd/project/projectroot.go
index 733fe173..386ebe0a 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/root.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/projectroot.go
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ func init() {
 
 	Cmd.AddCommand(
 		initCmd,
+		updateCmd,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/get.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/update.go
similarity index 67%
rename from cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/get.go
rename to cmd/dagger/cmd/project/update.go
index e668c918..e1f97e9b 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/get.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/project/update.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package mod
+package project
 
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/pkg"
 )
 
-var getCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "get [packages]",
-	Short: "download and install dependencies",
+var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "update [package]",
+	Short: "Download and install dependencies",
 	Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		// Fix Viper bug for duplicate flags:
@@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ var getCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		var err error
 
-		cueModPath := pkg.GetCueModParent()
-		err = pkg.CueModInit(ctx, cueModPath, "")
-		if err != nil {
-			lg.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to initialize cue.mod")
-			panic(err)
+		cueModPath, cueModExists := pkg.GetCueModParent()
+		if !cueModExists {
+			lg.Fatal().Msg("dagger project not found. Run `dagger project init`")
+		}
+
+		if len(args) == 0 {
+			lg.Debug().Msg("No package specified, updating all packages")
+			pkg.Vendor(ctx, cueModPath)
+			return
 		}
 
 		var update = viper.GetBool("update")
@@ -64,11 +68,11 @@ var getCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	getCmd.Flags().String("private-key-file", "", "Private ssh key")
-	getCmd.Flags().String("private-key-password", "", "Private ssh key password")
-	getCmd.Flags().BoolP("update", "u", false, "Update specified package")
+	updateCmd.Flags().String("private-key-file", "", "Private ssh key")
+	updateCmd.Flags().String("private-key-password", "", "Private ssh key password")
+	updateCmd.Flags().BoolP("update", "u", false, "Update specified package")
 
-	if err := viper.BindPFlags(getCmd.Flags()); err != nil {
+	if err := viper.BindPFlags(updateCmd.Flags()); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/root.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/root.go
index 4d8fb161..3f0e03fb 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/root.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/appcontext"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	"go.dagger.io/dagger/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod"
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/cmd/dagger/cmd/project"
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/cmd/dagger/logger"
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ func init() {
 		upCmd,
 		versionCmd,
 		docCmd,
-		mod.Cmd,
 		doCmd,
 		project.Cmd,
 	)
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go
index 82b3c2b9..6297189a 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ func europaUp(ctx context.Context, cl *client.Client, args ...string) error {
 		Args:   args,
 		With:   viper.GetStringSlice("with"),
 		Target: viper.GetString("target"),
-		Vendor: !viper.GetBool("no-vendor"),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		lg.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to load plan")
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ func init() {
 	upCmd.Flags().BoolP("force", "f", false, "Force up, disable inputs check")
 	upCmd.Flags().StringArrayP("with", "w", []string{}, "")
 	upCmd.Flags().StringP("target", "t", "", "Run a single target of the DAG (for debugging only)")
-	upCmd.Flags().Bool("no-vendor", false, "Force up, disable inputs check")
 
 	if err := viper.BindPFlags(upCmd.Flags()); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/pkg/pkg.go b/pkg/pkg.go
index 9385871e..f5680a48 100644
--- a/pkg/pkg.go
+++ b/pkg/pkg.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 
 func Vendor(ctx context.Context, p string) error {
 	if p == "" {
-		p = GetCueModParent()
+		p, _ = GetCueModParent()
 	}
 
 	cuePkgDir := path.Join(p, "cue.mod", "pkg")
@@ -144,12 +144,14 @@ func extractModules(dest string) error {
 }
 
 // GetCueModParent traverses the directory tree up through ancestors looking for a cue.mod folder
-func GetCueModParent() string {
+func GetCueModParent() (string, bool) {
 	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	parentDir := cwd
+	found := false
 
 	for {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(parentDir, "cue.mod")); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			found = true
 			break // found it!
 		}
 
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ func GetCueModParent() string {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return parentDir
+	return parentDir, found
 }
 
 func CueModInit(ctx context.Context, parentDir, module string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/universe.dagger.io/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/pkg/universe.dagger.io/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/pkg/universe.dagger.io/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/universe.dagger.io/cue.mod/pkg/dagger.io b/pkg/universe.dagger.io/cue.mod/pkg/dagger.io
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..cb095939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/universe.dagger.io/cue.mod/pkg/dagger.io
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plan/plan.go b/plan/plan.go
index 2b5c7702..6090554c 100644
--- a/plan/plan.go
+++ b/plan/plan.go
@@ -32,18 +32,14 @@ type Config struct {
 	Args   []string
 	With   []string
 	Target string
-	Vendor bool
 }
 
 func Load(ctx context.Context, cfg Config) (*Plan, error) {
 	log.Ctx(ctx).Debug().Interface("args", cfg.Args).Msg("loading plan")
 
-	// FIXME: move vendoring to explicit project update command
-	if cfg.Vendor {
-		// FIXME: vendoring path
-		if err := pkg.Vendor(ctx, ""); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	_, cueModExists := pkg.GetCueModParent()
+	if !cueModExists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dagger project not found. Run `dagger project init`")
 	}
 
 	v, err := compiler.Build("", nil, cfg.Args...)
diff --git a/tests/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cue.mod/pkg/dagger.io b/tests/cue.mod/pkg/dagger.io
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..61c69ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cue.mod/pkg/dagger.io
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../pkg/dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cue.mod/pkg/universe.dagger.io b/tests/cue.mod/pkg/universe.dagger.io
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..9b1eece6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cue.mod/pkg/universe.dagger.io
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../pkg/universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/plan/platform/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/plan/platform/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/plan/platform/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/plan/platform/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/plan/platform/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index a72db682..00000000
--- a/tests/plan/platform/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
-dagger.lock
diff --git a/tests/project.bats b/tests/project.bats
index cb62cd1d..4b8b409a 100644
--- a/tests/project.bats
+++ b/tests/project.bats
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ setup() {
 	common_setup
 }
 
-@test "project init" {
-	cd "$TESTDIR"
-	# mkdir -p ./project/init
-	"$DAGGER" project init ./project/init --name "github.com/foo/bar"
-	test -d ./project/init/cue.mod/pkg
-	test -d ./project/init/cue.mod/usr
-	test -f ./project/init/cue.mod/module.cue
-	contents=$(cat ./project/init/cue.mod/module.cue)
+@test "project init and update" {
+	TEMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+	echo "TEMPDIR=$TEMPDIR"
+	cd "$TEMPDIR"
+	
+	"$DAGGER" project init ./ --name "github.com/foo/bar"
+	test -d ./cue.mod/pkg
+	test -d ./cue.mod/usr
+	test -f ./cue.mod/module.cue
+	contents=$(cat ./cue.mod/module.cue)
 	[ "$contents" == 'module: "github.com/foo/bar"' ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	dagger project update
+	test -d ./cue.mod/pkg/dagger.io
+	test -d ./cue.mod/pkg/universe.dagger.io
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/build/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/build/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/build/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/copy/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/dockerfile/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/dockerfile/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/dockerfile/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/dockerfile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/dockerfile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/dockerfile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/exec/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/exec/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/exec/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/exec/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/exec/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/exec/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index ec3af5b0..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.io
-dagger.lock
diff --git a/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/usr/testing.dagger.io/hidden/hidden.cue b/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/usr/testing.dagger.io/hidden/hidden.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index 454bcea0..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/hidden/cue.mod/usr/testing.dagger.io/hidden/hidden.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package hidden
-
-import (
-)
-
-#Hidden: {
-	_pull: dagger.#Pull & {
-		source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
-	}
-	_write: dagger.#WriteFile & {
-		input:       _pull.output
-		path:        "/testing"
-		contents:    "1,2,3"
-		permissions: 700
-	}
-	_readfile: dagger.#ReadFile & {
-		input: _write.output
-		path:  "/testing"
-	} & {
-		// assert result
-		contents: "1,2,3"
-	}
-	output:   _write.output
-	contents: _readfile.contents
-}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/mkdir/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/pull/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/pull/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/pull/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/pull/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/pull/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/pull/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/push/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/push/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/push/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/push/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/push/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/push/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/readfile/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/readfile/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/readfile/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/readfile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/readfile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/readfile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tasks/writefile/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/writefile/cue.mod/module.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index f8af9cef..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/writefile/cue.mod/module.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/writefile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/writefile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3152ec..00000000
--- a/tests/tasks/writefile/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# generated by dagger
-dagger.lock
-dagger.io
-universe.dagger.io
\ No newline at end of file