diff --git a/crates/forest/src/cli.rs b/crates/forest/src/cli.rs
index 518f616..fa7aecc 100644
--- a/crates/forest/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/forest/src/cli.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use kdl::KdlDocument;
 use rusty_s3::{Bucket, Credentials, S3Action};
 
-use crate::{model::Project, plan_reconciler::PlanReconciler, state::SharedState};
+use crate::{
+    model::{Plan, Project},
+    plan_reconciler::PlanReconciler,
+    state::SharedState,
+};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None, subcommand_required = true)]
@@ -64,11 +68,18 @@ pub async fn execute() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             let project_doc: KdlDocument = project_file.parse()?;
 
             let project: Project = project_doc.try_into()?;
-            tracing::trace!("found a project name: {}, {:?}", project.name, project);
+            tracing::trace!("found a project name: {}", project.name);
 
-            PlanReconciler::new()
+            if let Some(plan_file_path) = PlanReconciler::new()
                 .reconcile(&project, &project_path)
-                .await?;
+                .await?
+            {
+                let plan_file = tokio::fs::read_to_string(&plan_file_path).await?;
+                let plan_doc: KdlDocument = plan_file.parse()?;
+
+                let project: Plan = plan_doc.try_into()?;
+                tracing::trace!("found a plan name: {}", project.name);
+            }
         }
 
         Commands::Serve {
diff --git a/crates/forest/src/model.rs b/crates/forest/src/model.rs
index 21e2b60..0a393fa 100644
--- a/crates/forest/src/model.rs
+++ b/crates/forest/src/model.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,36 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use kdl::{KdlDocument, KdlNode, KdlValue};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Plan {
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<KdlDocument> for Plan {
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
+
+    fn try_from(value: KdlDocument) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let plan_section = value.get("plan").ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!(
+            "forest.kdl plan file must have a plan object"
+        ))?;
+
+        let plan_children = plan_section
+            .children()
+            .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!("a forest plan must have children"))?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            name: plan_children
+                .get_arg("name")
+                .and_then(|n| match n {
+                    KdlValue::String(s) => Some(s),
+                    _ => None,
+                })
+                .cloned()
+                .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!("a forest kuddle plan must have a name"))?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum ProjectPlan {
     Local { path: PathBuf },
diff --git a/crates/forest/src/plan_reconciler.rs b/crates/forest/src/plan_reconciler.rs
index 0bce170..6405c84 100644
--- a/crates/forest/src/plan_reconciler.rs
+++ b/crates/forest/src/plan_reconciler.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ impl PlanReconciler {
         Self {}
     }
 
-    pub async fn reconcile(&self, project: &Project, destination: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub async fn reconcile(
+        &self,
+        project: &Project,
+        destination: &Path,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<PathBuf>> {
         tracing::info!("reconciling project");
         if project.plan.is_none() {
             tracing::debug!("no plan, returning");
-            return Ok(());
+            return Ok(None);
         }
 
         // prepare the plan dir
@@ -41,12 +45,12 @@ impl PlanReconciler {
             }
             crate::model::ProjectPlan::NoPlan => {
                 tracing::debug!("no plan, returning");
-                return Ok(());
+                return Ok(None);
             }
         }
 
         tracing::info!("recociled project");
 
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(Some(plan_dir.join("forest.kdl")))
     }
 }