diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/schemas/proto/flux_releaser.proto b/crates/flux-releaser/schemas/proto/flux_releaser.proto
index c158b9c..4fde587 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/schemas/proto/flux_releaser.proto
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/schemas/proto/flux_releaser.proto
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ message UploadArtifactResponse {
 message CommitArtifactRequest {
   string app = 1;
   string branch = 2;
-  string folder = 3;
+  string upload_id = 3;
 }
 
 message CommitArtifactResponse {
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/app.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/app.rs
index 882184c..80bd6f6 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/app.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
 
-
-
-
-use self::infra::aws_s3::s3_client;
+use self::infra::{
+    aws_s3::s3_client,
+    grpc::{new_client, FluxReleaserGrpcClient},
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SharedApp(Arc<App>);
@@ -37,3 +37,32 @@ impl App {
 }
 
 pub mod infra;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SharedLocalApp(Arc<LocalApp>);
+
+impl Deref for SharedLocalApp {
+    type Target = Arc<LocalApp>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl SharedLocalApp {
+    pub fn new(app: LocalApp) -> Self {
+        Self(Arc::new(app))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct LocalApp {
+    pub grpc_client: FluxReleaserGrpcClient,
+}
+
+impl LocalApp {
+    pub async fn new(registry: impl Into<String>) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            grpc_client: new_client(registry).await?,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/app/infra.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/app/infra.rs
index d8acfad..14204a3 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/app/infra.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/app/infra.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
 pub mod aws_s3;
 pub mod nats;
+pub mod grpc {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    use anyhow::Context;
+    use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+    use tonic::transport::Channel;
+
+    use crate::grpc::gen::flux_releaser_client::FluxReleaserClient;
+
+    pub type FluxReleaserGrpcClient = Arc<Mutex<FluxReleaserClient<Channel>>>;
+
+    pub async fn new_client(registry: impl Into<String>) -> anyhow::Result<FluxReleaserGrpcClient> {
+        let registry = registry.into();
+
+        let client = FluxReleaserClient::connect(registry)
+            .await
+            .context("failed to connect to flux_releaser registry")?;
+
+        Ok(Arc::new(Mutex::new(client)))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/cli.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/cli.rs
index ec880cf..d3ff164 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
+use crate::services::flux_local_cluster::extensions::FluxLocalClusterManagerExt;
+
+pub mod server;
+pub mod client {
+    use crate::app::{LocalApp, SharedLocalApp};
+
+    pub async fn get_local_app(registry: impl Into<String>) -> anyhow::Result<SharedLocalApp> {
+        tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+        tracing::debug!("Starting client commit");
+
+        let app = SharedLocalApp::new(LocalApp::new(registry).await?);
+
+        Ok(app)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None, subcommand_required = true)]
 pub struct Command {
@@ -16,48 +33,43 @@ pub enum Commands {
         #[arg(env = "SERVICE_GRPC_HOST", long, default_value = "127.0.0.1:7900")]
         grpc_host: SocketAddr,
     },
+
+    Commit {
+        #[arg(long)]
+        app: String,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        branch: String,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        include: String,
+        #[arg(env = "FLUX_RELEASER_REGISTRY", long)]
+        registry: String,
+    },
 }
 
 impl Command {
     pub async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let cli = Command::parse();
 
-        if let Some(Commands::Serve { host, grpc_host }) = cli.command {
-            server::run_server(host, grpc_host).await?;
+        match cli.command {
+            Some(Commands::Serve { host, grpc_host }) => {
+                server::run_server(host, grpc_host).await?;
+            }
+            Some(Commands::Commit {
+                app,
+                branch,
+                include,
+                registry,
+            }) => {
+                let app = client::get_local_app(registry).await?;
+
+                let upload_id = app
+                    .flux_local_cluster_manager()
+                    .package_clusters(include)
+                    .await?;
+            }
+            _ => (),
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-pub mod server {
-    use std::net::SocketAddr;
-
-    use crate::{
-        api::axum_serve,
-        app::{App, SharedApp},
-        grpc::tonic_serve,
-    };
-
-    pub async fn run_server(
-        host: impl Into<SocketAddr>,
-        grpc_host: impl Into<SocketAddr>,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
-
-        tracing::info!("Starting service");
-
-        let app = SharedApp::new(App::new().await?);
-
-        tokio::select! {
-            res = axum_serve(host.into(), app.clone()) => {
-              res?;
-            },
-            res = tonic_serve(grpc_host.into(), app.clone()) => {
-              res?;
-            },
-        };
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/cli/server.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/cli/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90132f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/cli/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use crate::{
+    api::axum_serve,
+    app::{App, SharedApp},
+    grpc::tonic_serve,
+};
+
+pub async fn run_server(
+    host: impl Into<SocketAddr>,
+    grpc_host: impl Into<SocketAddr>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    tracing::info!("Starting service");
+
+    let app = SharedApp::new(App::new().await?);
+
+    tokio::select! {
+        res = axum_serve(host.into(), app.clone()) => {
+          res?;
+        },
+        res = tonic_serve(grpc_host.into(), app.clone()) => {
+          res?;
+        },
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/grpc.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/grpc.rs
index c3d3f7c..70e3629 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/grpc.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/grpc.rs
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ impl TryFrom<CommitArtifactRequest> for CommitArtifact {
         if value.branch.is_empty() {
             anyhow::bail!("branch cannot be empty")
         }
-        if value.folder.is_empty() {
+        if value.upload_id.is_empty() {
             anyhow::bail!("folder cannot be empty")
         }
 
         Ok(Self {
             app: value.app,
             branch: value.branch,
-            folder: value.folder.into(),
+            upload_id: value.upload_id.try_into()?,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services.rs
index ea1b36e..4ebf58d 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ pub mod archive;
 pub mod domain_events;
 pub mod file_reader;
 pub mod file_store;
+pub mod flux_local_cluster;
+pub mod flux_releaser_uploader;
 pub mod release_manager;
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs
index 0b50a19..4a42c8e 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,53 @@ pub struct Archive {}
 
 use std::io::Cursor;
 
+use super::file_reader::Files;
+
+impl Archive {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create_archive(&self, files: Files) -> anyhow::Result<ArchiveFile> {
+        tracing::trace!("archiving files: {}", files.len());
+
+        let buffer = Vec::new();
+        let cursor = Cursor::new(buffer);
+
+        let mut tar_builder = tar::Builder::new(cursor);
+
+        for file in files {
+            let abs_file_path = file.path;
+
+            let mut fd = std::fs::File::open(&abs_file_path)?;
+            if let Some(rel) = file.relative {
+                tracing::trace!("archiving rel file: {}", rel.display());
+                tar_builder.append_file(&rel, &mut fd)?;
+            } else {
+                tracing::trace!("archiving file: {}", abs_file_path.display());
+                tar_builder.append_file(&abs_file_path, &mut fd)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        tar_builder.finish()?;
+
+        let cursor = tar_builder.into_inner()?;
+        let buffer = cursor.into_inner();
+
+        Ok(buffer.into())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ArchiveFile {
+    pub content: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<u8>> for ArchiveFile {
+    fn from(value: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self { content: value }
+    }
+}
+
 pub mod extensions {
 
     use std::{env::temp_dir, path::PathBuf};
@@ -11,6 +58,7 @@ pub mod extensions {
     use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
     use uuid::Uuid;
 
+    use crate::app::SharedLocalApp;
     use crate::{app::SharedApp, services::release_manager::models::ArtifactID};
 
     use crate::services::file_store::FileStore;
@@ -28,6 +76,12 @@ pub mod extensions {
         }
     }
 
+    impl ArchiveExt for SharedLocalApp {
+        fn archive(&self) -> Archive {
+            Archive::new()
+        }
+    }
+
     #[async_trait]
     pub trait ArchiveUploadExt {
         async fn upload_archive(
@@ -89,50 +143,3 @@ pub mod extensions {
         }
     }
 }
-
-use super::file_reader::Files;
-
-impl Archive {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
-    }
-
-    pub async fn create_archive(&self, files: Files) -> anyhow::Result<ArchiveFile> {
-        tracing::trace!("archiving files: {}", files.len());
-
-        let buffer = Vec::new();
-        let cursor = Cursor::new(buffer);
-
-        let mut tar_builder = tar::Builder::new(cursor);
-
-        for file in files {
-            let abs_file_path = file.path;
-
-            let mut fd = std::fs::File::open(&abs_file_path)?;
-            if let Some(rel) = file.relative {
-                tracing::trace!("archiving rel file: {}", rel.display());
-                tar_builder.append_file(&rel, &mut fd)?;
-            } else {
-                tracing::trace!("archiving file: {}", abs_file_path.display());
-                tar_builder.append_file(&abs_file_path, &mut fd)?;
-            }
-        }
-
-        tar_builder.finish()?;
-
-        let cursor = tar_builder.into_inner()?;
-        let buffer = cursor.into_inner();
-
-        Ok(buffer.into())
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct ArchiveFile {
-    pub content: Vec<u8>,
-}
-
-impl From<Vec<u8>> for ArchiveFile {
-    fn from(value: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
-        Self { content: value }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader.rs
index 0614896..cc09f64 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 
 pub mod extensions;
 
-use anyhow::anyhow;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 
 impl FileReader {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ impl FileReader {
 
         let mut clusters: BTreeMap<String, Vec<File>> = BTreeMap::new();
 
-        let mut dir = tokio::fs::read_dir(&location).await?;
+        let mut dir = tokio::fs::read_dir(&location)
+            .await
+            .context(format!("failed to find location: {}", &location.display()))?;
         while let Some(dir_entry) = dir.next_entry().await? {
             if dir_entry.metadata().await?.is_dir() {
                 tracing::trace!("found cluster in: {}", dir_entry.path().display());
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader/extensions.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader/extensions.rs
index 7052b6a..63b51e4 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader/extensions.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/file_reader/extensions.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::app::SharedApp;
+use crate::app::{SharedApp, SharedLocalApp};
 
 use super::FileReader;
 
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ impl FileReaderExt for SharedApp {
         FileReader::new()
     }
 }
+
+impl FileReaderExt for SharedLocalApp {
+    fn file_reader(&self) -> FileReader {
+        FileReader::new()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_local_cluster.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_local_cluster.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9fab03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_local_cluster.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use crate::{app::infra::grpc::FluxReleaserGrpcClient, grpc::gen::CommitArtifactRequest};
+
+use super::{
+    archive::Archive,
+    file_reader::FileReader,
+    flux_releaser_uploader::FluxReleaserUploader,
+    release_manager::models::{ArtifactID, UploadArtifactID},
+};
+
+pub struct FluxLocalClusterManager {
+    file_reader: FileReader,
+    archive: Archive,
+    flux_uploader: FluxReleaserUploader,
+    flux_releaser_client: FluxReleaserGrpcClient,
+}
+
+impl FluxLocalClusterManager {
+    pub fn new(
+        file_reader: FileReader,
+        archive: Archive,
+        flux_uploader: FluxReleaserUploader,
+        flux_releaser_client: FluxReleaserGrpcClient,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            file_reader,
+            archive,
+            flux_uploader,
+            flux_releaser_client,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn package_clusters(
+        &self,
+        include: impl Into<PathBuf>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<UploadArtifactID> {
+        let files = self.file_reader.read_files(include.into()).await?;
+        let archive = self.archive.create_archive(files).await?;
+        let upload_id = self.flux_uploader.upload_archive(archive).await?;
+
+        Ok(upload_id)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn commit_artifact(
+        &self,
+        app: impl Into<String>,
+        branch: impl Into<String>,
+        upload_id: UploadArtifactID,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<ArtifactID> {
+        let artifact_id = self
+            .flux_releaser_client
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .commit_artifact(tonic::Request::new(CommitArtifactRequest {
+                app: app.into(),
+                branch: branch.into(),
+                upload_id: upload_id.to_string(),
+            }))
+            .await?;
+
+        artifact_id.into_inner().artifact_id.try_into()
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod extensions {
+    use crate::{
+        app::SharedLocalApp,
+        services::{
+            archive::extensions::ArchiveExt, file_reader::extensions::FileReaderExt,
+            flux_releaser_uploader::extensions::FluxReleaserUploaderExt,
+        },
+    };
+
+    use super::FluxLocalClusterManager;
+
+    pub trait FluxLocalClusterManagerExt {
+        fn flux_local_cluster_manager(&self) -> FluxLocalClusterManager;
+    }
+
+    impl FluxLocalClusterManagerExt for SharedLocalApp {
+        fn flux_local_cluster_manager(&self) -> FluxLocalClusterManager {
+            FluxLocalClusterManager::new(
+                self.file_reader(),
+                self.archive(),
+                self.flux_releaser_uploader(),
+                self.grpc_client.clone(),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_releaser_uploader.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_releaser_uploader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7b8a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_releaser_uploader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+use tonic::transport::Channel;
+
+use crate::{
+    app::infra::grpc::FluxReleaserGrpcClient,
+    grpc::gen::{flux_releaser_client::FluxReleaserClient, UploadArtifactRequest},
+};
+
+use super::{archive::ArchiveFile, release_manager::models::UploadArtifactID};
+
+pub struct FluxReleaserUploader {
+    flux_client: FluxReleaserGrpcClient,
+}
+
+impl FluxReleaserUploader {
+    pub fn new(flux_client: FluxReleaserGrpcClient) -> Self {
+        Self { flux_client }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn upload_archive(&self, archive: ArchiveFile) -> anyhow::Result<UploadArtifactID> {
+        let chunks = archive
+            .content
+            .chunks(1_000_000) // Slice by about 1MB
+            .map(|ch| UploadArtifactRequest {
+                content: ch.to_vec(),
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let resp = self
+            .flux_client
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .upload_artifact(tonic::Request::new(tokio_stream::iter(chunks)))
+            .await?;
+
+        resp.into_inner().upload_id.try_into()
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod extensions {
+    use crate::app::SharedLocalApp;
+
+    use super::FluxReleaserUploader;
+
+    pub trait FluxReleaserUploaderExt {
+        fn flux_releaser_uploader(&self) -> FluxReleaserUploader;
+    }
+
+    impl FluxReleaserUploaderExt for SharedLocalApp {
+        fn flux_releaser_uploader(&self) -> FluxReleaserUploader {
+            FluxReleaserUploader::new(self.grpc_client.clone())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager.rs
index c947fe4..c55bc96 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager.rs
@@ -48,12 +48,10 @@ impl ReleaseManager {
         tracing::debug!("committing artifact: {:?}", request);
         let artifact_id = ArtifactID::new();
 
-        let files = self.file_reader.read_files(request.folder).await?;
-
-        let archive = self.archive.create_archive(files).await?;
+        let artifact = self.file_store.get_temp(request.upload_id).await?;
 
         self.file_store
-            .upload_archive(artifact_id.clone(), archive)
+            .upload_file(artifact_id.clone(), artifact)
             .await?;
 
         self.domain_events
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager/models.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager/models.rs
index 0f6f480..4fba5c3 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager/models.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/release_manager/models.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{ops::Deref, path::PathBuf};
 pub struct CommitArtifact {
     pub app: String,
     pub branch: String,
-    pub folder: PathBuf,
+    pub upload_id: UploadArtifactID,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ impl From<PathBuf> for UploadArtifact {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct UploadArtifactID(uuid::Uuid);
 impl From<uuid::Uuid> for UploadArtifactID {
     fn from(value: uuid::Uuid) -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/testdata/flux_local_cluster/clusters/some_cluster/some_file.yaml b/crates/flux-releaser/testdata/flux_local_cluster/clusters/some_cluster/some_file.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/testdata/flux_local_cluster/clusters/some_other_cluster/some_other_file.yaml b/crates/flux-releaser/testdata/flux_local_cluster/clusters/some_other_cluster/some_other_file.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/tests/flux_local_cluster_manager_tests.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/tests/flux_local_cluster_manager_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec760a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/tests/flux_local_cluster_manager_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use flux_releaser::services::{
+    archive::Archive, file_reader::FileReader, flux_local_cluster::FluxLocalClusterManager,
+};
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn can_package_files() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt().init();
+
+    //let sut = FluxLocalClusterManager::new(FileReader::new(), Archive::new());
+
+    //sut.package_clusters("testdata/flux_local_cluster/").await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/tests/publish_artifacts.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/tests/publish_artifacts.rs
index 0375446..293a772 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/tests/publish_artifacts.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/tests/publish_artifacts.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 use std::{
-    env::temp_dir,
     net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr},
+    sync::Arc,
     time::Duration,
 };
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use flux_releaser::{
-    app::SharedApp,
-    grpc::gen::{
-        flux_releaser_client::FluxReleaserClient, CommitArtifactRequest, UploadArtifactRequest,
+    app::{LocalApp, SharedApp, SharedLocalApp},
+    grpc::gen::flux_releaser_client::FluxReleaserClient,
+    services::{
+        archive::ArchiveFile, file_store::extensions::FileStoreExt,
+        flux_local_cluster::extensions::FluxLocalClusterManagerExt,
+        flux_releaser_uploader::FluxReleaserUploader,
     },
-    services::file_store::extensions::FileStoreExt,
 };
-use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
-use tokio::{net::TcpListener, runtime::Runtime, time::sleep};
+use tokio::{net::TcpListener, runtime::Runtime, sync::Mutex, time::sleep};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 struct Server {
@@ -139,35 +140,34 @@ async fn setup() -> anyhow::Result<(Endpoints, SharedApp)> {
     Ok(unsafe { (ENDPOINTS.clone().unwrap(), APP.clone().unwrap()) })
 }
 
+async fn local_setup(endpoints: Endpoints) -> anyhow::Result<SharedLocalApp> {
+    Ok(SharedLocalApp::new(
+        LocalApp::new(format!("http://{}", endpoints.grpc)).await?,
+    ))
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn can_upload_artifact() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "flux_releaser=trace");
     let (endpoints, app) = setup().await?;
 
-    let mut client = FluxReleaserClient::connect(format!("http://{}", endpoints.grpc)).await?;
+    let client = FluxReleaserClient::connect(format!("http://{}", endpoints.grpc)).await?;
+    let client = FluxReleaserUploader::new(Arc::new(Mutex::new(client)));
 
-    let mut bytes: [u8; 10000] = [0; 10000];
-
-    thread_rng().fill(&mut bytes[..]);
-
-    let chunks = bytes
-        .chunks(bytes.len() / 100)
-        .map(|ch| UploadArtifactRequest {
-            content: ch.to_vec(),
+    let bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![0; 10_000_000];
+    let upload_id = client
+        .upload_archive(ArchiveFile {
+            content: bytes.clone(),
         })
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        .await?;
 
-    let req = tonic::Request::new(tokio_stream::iter(chunks));
+    assert!(!upload_id.to_string().is_empty());
 
-    let resp = client.upload_artifact(req).await?;
-
-    let upload_id = resp.into_inner().upload_id;
-    assert!(!upload_id.is_empty());
-
-    let actual_path = app.file_store().get_temp(upload_id.try_into()?).await?;
+    let actual_path = app.file_store().get_temp(upload_id).await?;
 
     let actual_content = tokio::fs::read(actual_path).await?;
 
-    assert_eq!(&bytes[..], actual_content.as_slice());
+    assert_eq!(&bytes, &actual_content);
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -177,40 +177,26 @@ async fn can_publish_artifact() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "flux_releaser=trace");
 
     let (endpoints, app) = setup().await?;
+    let local_app = local_setup(endpoints.clone()).await?;
 
-    let mut client = FluxReleaserClient::connect(format!("http://{}", endpoints.grpc)).await?;
-
-    let test_id = Uuid::new_v4();
-
-    let temp = temp_dir()
-        .join("flux_releaser")
-        .join("tests")
-        .join(test_id.to_string());
-
-    let file_path = temp
-        .join("clusters")
-        .join(Uuid::new_v4().to_string())
-        .join("some-file.yaml");
-    tokio::fs::create_dir_all(file_path.parent().unwrap()).await?;
-    let _ = tokio::fs::File::create(file_path).await?;
-
-    let resp = client
-        .commit_artifact(CommitArtifactRequest {
-            app: "some-app".into(),
-            branch: "some-branch".into(),
-            folder: temp.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-        })
+    let upload_id = local_app
+        .flux_local_cluster_manager()
+        .package_clusters("testdata/flux_local_cluster")
         .await?;
 
-    let artifact = resp.into_inner();
-
-    let archive = app
-        .file_store()
-        .get_archive(artifact.artifact_id.try_into()?)
-        .await?;
+    let archive = app.file_store().get_temp(upload_id.clone()).await?;
 
     assert!(archive.exists());
 
+    let artifact_id = local_app
+        .flux_local_cluster_manager()
+        .commit_artifact("some-app", "some-branch", upload_id)
+        .await?;
+
+    let artifact = app.file_store().get_archive(artifact_id).await?;
+
+    assert!(artifact.exists());
+
     Ok(())
 }