diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ba67ba4..cffd59d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ Return a `css` stream using [sheetify](https://github.com/stackcss/sheetify).
 ### assets.js(browserify, src, opts?)
 Return a `js` stream. `src` is the bundle entry file. `opts` are passed
 directly to `browserify`
+- __opts.id__ id to expose the root bundle as via `require()`. Defaults to `bankai-app`
+- __opts.basedir__ directory to resolve `src` from. Defaults to `process.cwd()`
+- __opts.fullPaths__ use full module paths as module ids. Defaults to `true`
 
 ## CLI
 
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ $ node ./bin/ --help
 Projects showing exemplary usage are provided. Install root project dependencies,
 example project dependencies and execute `npm start` to start an example.
 
-- [Basic](./example/basic) - Showing default settings, Hot Module Replacement
+- [Basic](./example/basic) - Minimal CLI and API usage
 
 ## See Also
 - [budo](https://www.npmjs.com/package/budo)
diff --git a/example/basic/.gitignore b/example/basic/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..849ddff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/basic/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dist/
diff --git a/example/basic/package.json b/example/basic/package.json
index bc318e78..b7b00b8c 100644
--- a/example/basic/package.json
+++ b/example/basic/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
   "description": "Basic example of using bankai",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "../../bin/index.js start --css.use sheetify-cssnext"
+    "start": "../../bin/index.js start --css.use sheetify-cssnext",
+    "build": "../../bin/index.js build --css.use sheetify-cssnext",
+    "server": "node server.js"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/example/basic/readme.md b/example/basic/readme.md
index ea90877f..02ab5690 100644
--- a/example/basic/readme.md
+++ b/example/basic/readme.md
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ of developers looking into bankai as development tool.
 
 ## Features
 
-*  Easy cli usage of default bankai
+*  Easy cli usage of default bankai server `npm start`
+*  Builds via `npm run build`
+*  Minimalistic bankai server implemented with node api `npm run server`
 *  Scoped styles via sheetify
 
 ## Installation
@@ -17,5 +19,7 @@ npm install
 ## Usage
 
 ```shell
-npm start
+npm start # start a default bankai server via "bankai start" cli
+npm run build # run default bankai build process via "bankai build" cli
+npm run server # run a minimal bankai server via bankai node api
 ```
diff --git a/example/basic/server.js b/example/basic/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cff67f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/basic/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const serverRouter = require('server-router')
+const browserify = require('browserify')
+const bankai = require('../../')()
+const http = require('http')
+
+const html = bankai.html()
+const css = bankai.css({use: ['sheetify-cssnext']})
+const js = bankai.js(browserify, './index.js', {basedir: __dirname})
+
+const routes = [
+  ['/', html],
+  ['/404', html],
+  ['/bundle.css', css],
+  ['bundle.js', js]
+]
+
+const router = serverRouter('/404', routes)
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => router(req, res).pipe(res))
+
+server.listen(1337, () => {
+  console.log('Started bankai on http://localhost:1337')
+})
diff --git a/handler-js.js b/handler-js.js
index 08f96f50..7e3b6432 100644
--- a/handler-js.js
+++ b/handler-js.js
@@ -29,19 +29,18 @@ function js (state) {
       opts: opts
     }
 
-    const resolvedSrc = require.resolve(src)
-
     const baseBrowserifyOpts = {
       id: 'bankai-app',
+      basedir: process.cwd(),
       cache: {},
       packageCache: {},
-      entries: [resolvedSrc],
+      entries: [src],
       fullPaths: true
     }
     const browserifyOpts = xtend(baseBrowserifyOpts, opts)
     var b = browserify(browserifyOpts)
 
-    b.require(resolvedSrc, {
+    b.require(src, {
       expose: browserifyOpts.id
     })