diff --git a/src/ncomplib.c b/src/ncomplib.c
index 12037fe..935f52f 100644
--- a/src/ncomplib.c
+++ b/src/ncomplib.c
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ bool ncl_defaultHandler(ncl_VFSRequest *request) {
 		stat->lastModified = s.st_mtime;
 		return true;
 	}
+	if(request->action == NCL_VFS_MKDIR) {
+		// we're not meant to have executables.
+		int mode = 6*64 + 6*8 + 6;
+		return mkdir(request->mkdir, mode) == 0;
+	}
 #endif
 	return false; // not supported
 }
@@ -141,9 +146,41 @@ void ncl_closefile(ncl_VFS vfs, void *file) {
 	vfs.handler(&req);
 }
 
-bool ncl_readfile(ncl_VFS vfs, void *file, char *buf, size_t *len);
-bool ncl_writefile(ncl_VFS vfs, void *file, const char *data, size_t len);
-bool ncl_seekfile(ncl_VFS vfs, void *file, nn_FSWhence whence, int *off);
+bool ncl_readfile(ncl_VFS vfs, void *file, char *buf, size_t *len) {
+	ncl_VFSRequest req;
+	req.state = vfs.state;
+	req.action = NCL_VFS_READ;
+	req.read.file = file;
+	req.read.buf = buf;
+	req.read.len = *len;
+	if(!vfs.handler(&req)) return false;
+	if(req.read.buf == NULL) return false;
+	*len = req.read.len;
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool ncl_writefile(ncl_VFS vfs, void *file, const char *data, size_t len) {
+	ncl_VFSRequest req;
+	req.state = vfs.state;
+	req.action = NCL_VFS_WRITE;
+	req.write.file = file;
+	req.write.buf = data;
+	req.write.len = len;
+	return vfs.handler(&req);
+}
+
+bool ncl_seekfile(ncl_VFS vfs, void *file, nn_FSWhence whence, int *off) {
+	ncl_VFSRequest req;
+	req.state = vfs.state;
+	req.action = NCL_VFS_SEEK;
+	req.seek.file = file;
+	req.seek.whence = whence;
+	req.seek.off = *off;
+	if(!vfs.handler(&req)) return false;
+	*off = req.seek.off;
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool ncl_stat(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path, ncl_Stat *stat) {
 	ncl_VFSRequest req;
 	req.state = vfs.state;
@@ -221,6 +258,31 @@ size_t ncl_spaceUsedBy(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path) {
 	return spaceUsed;
 }
 
+bool ncl_exists(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path) {
+	ncl_Stat s;
+	return ncl_stat(vfs, path, &s);
+}
+
+bool ncl_remove(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path) {
+	ncl_VFSRequest req;
+	req.state = vfs.state;
+	req.action = NCL_VFS_REMOVE;
+	req.remove = path;
+	return vfs.handler(&req);
+}
+
+bool ncl_removeRecursive(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
+
+bool ncl_mkdir(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path) {
+	ncl_VFSRequest req;
+	req.state = vfs.state;
+	req.action = NCL_VFS_MKDIR;
+	req.mkdir = path;
+	return vfs.handler(&req);
+}
+
+bool ncl_mkdirRecursive(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
+
 typedef struct ncl_ScreenPixel {
 	nn_codepoint codepoint;
 	int storedFg;
diff --git a/src/ncomplib.h b/src/ncomplib.h
index 521ab1c..f54d21b 100644
--- a/src/ncomplib.h
+++ b/src/ncomplib.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ typedef enum ncl_VFSAction {
 
 	// non-recursively remove entry
 	NCL_VFS_REMOVE,
+	// non-recursively make directory
+	NCL_VFS_MKDIR,
 
 	NCL_VFS_STAT,
 } ncl_VFSAction;
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ typedef struct ncl_VFSRequest {
 		} readdir;
 		void *closedir;
 		const char *remove;
+		const char *mkdir;
 		struct {
 			// set to NULL if missing
 			const char *path;
@@ -138,9 +141,14 @@ size_t ncl_spaceUsedIn(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
 // gets the real space used
 size_t ncl_spaceUsedBy(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
 
+bool ncl_exists(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
+
 bool ncl_remove(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
 bool ncl_removeRecursive(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
 
+bool ncl_mkdir(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
+bool ncl_mkdirRecursive(ncl_VFS vfs, const char *path);
+
 typedef struct ncl_EncodedState {
 	char *buf;
 	size_t len;