diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c2bbd2..38a967d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Make sure you have emscripten, git, and the various C build tools installed. The
 sudo apt install make cmake emscripten autoconf automake libtool pkg-config wget xxd
 ```
 
-The build script will generate `client/out/libcurl.js` as well as `client/out/libcurl_module.mjs`, which is an ES6 module. You can supply the following arguments to the build script to control the build:
+The build script will generate `client/out/libcurl.js` as well as `client/out/libcurl.mjs`, which is an ES6 module. You can supply the following arguments to the build script to control the build:
 - `release` - Use all optimizations.
-- `single_file` - Include the WASM binary in the outputted JS using base64.
+- `single_file` - Include the WASM binary in the outputted JS using base64. 
 - `all` - Build twice, once normally, and once as a single file.
 
 ## Javascript API:
@@ -34,12 +34,19 @@ The build script will generate `client/out/libcurl.js` as well as `client/out/li
 To import the library, follow the build instructions in the previous section, and copy `client/out/libcurl.js` and `client/out/libcurl.wasm` to a directory of your choice. After the script is loaded, call `libcurl.load_wasm`, specifying the url of the `libcurl.wasm` file.
 
 ```html
-<script defer src="./out/libcurl.js" onload="libcurl.load_wasm('/out/emscripten_compiled.wasm');"></script>
+<script defer src="./out/libcurl.js" onload="libcurl.load_wasm('/out/libcurl.wasm');"></script>
+```
+
+Alternatively, prebuilt versions can be found on NPM and jsDelivr. You can use the following URLs to load libcurl.js from a third party CDN.
+```
+https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/libcurl.js@latest/libcurl.js
+https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/libcurl.js@latest/libcurl.wasm
 ```
 
 To know when libcurl.js has finished loading, you can use the `libcurl_load` DOM event. 
 ```js
 document.addEventListener("libcurl_load", ()=>{
+  libcurl.set_websocket(`wss://${location.hostname}/ws/`);
   console.log("libcurl.js ready!");
 });
 ```
@@ -63,14 +70,12 @@ Most of the standard Fetch API's features are supported, with the exception of:
 To use WebSockets, create a `libcurl.WebSocket` object, which works identically to the regular [WebSocket](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSocket) object.
 ```js
 let ws = new libcurl.WebSocket("wss://echo.websocket.org");
-ws.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
 ws.addEventListener("open", () => {
   console.log("ws connected!");
   ws.send("hello".repeat(128));
 });
 ws.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
-  let text = new TextDecoder().decode(event.data);
-  console.log(text);
+  console.log(event.data);
 });
 ```
 
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ You can change the URL of the websocket proxy by using `libcurl.set_websocket`.
 ```js
 libcurl.set_websocket("ws://localhost:6001/");
 ```
+If the websocket proxy URL is not set and one of the other API functions is called, an error will be thrown.
 
 ## Proxy Server:
 The proxy server consists of a standard [Wisp](https://github.com/MercuryWorkshop/wisp-protocol) server, allowing multiple TCP connections to share the same websocket.
diff --git a/client/build.sh b/client/build.sh
index c9e1a53..76bf163 100755
--- a/client/build.sh
+++ b/client/build.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ sed -i "/__extra_libraries__/r $JAVSCRIPT_DIR/messages.js" $OUT_FILE
 sed -i "/__extra_libraries__/r $JAVSCRIPT_DIR/websocket.js" $OUT_FILE
 
 #apply patches
-python3 scripts/patcher.py $FRAGMENTS_DIR $OUT_FILE
+python3 tools/patch_js.py $FRAGMENTS_DIR $OUT_FILE
 
 #generate es6 module
 cp $OUT_FILE $ES6_FILE
diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index a52feab..37c5d40 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <script defer src="./out/libcurl.js" onload="libcurl.load_wasm('/out/libcurl.wasm');"></script>
     <script>
       document.addEventListener("libcurl_load", ()=>{
+        libcurl.set_websocket(`wss://${location.hostname}/ws/`);
         console.log("libcurl.js ready!");
       });
     </script>
diff --git a/client/javascript/main.js b/client/javascript/main.js
index 851fbdf..7821043 100644
--- a/client/javascript/main.js
+++ b/client/javascript/main.js
@@ -1,17 +1,35 @@
-//everything is wrapped in a function to prevent emscripten from polluting the global scope
-window.libcurl = (function() {
+/*
+ading2210/libcurl.js - A port of libcurl to WASM for the browser.
+Copyright (C) 2023 ading2210
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
 
 if (typeof window === "undefined") {
   throw new Error("NodeJS is not supported. This only works inside the browser.");
 }
 
+//everything is wrapped in a function to prevent emscripten from polluting the global scope
+window.libcurl = (function() {
+
 //emscripten compiled code is inserted here
 /* __emscripten_output__ */
 
 //extra client code goes here
 /* __extra_libraries__ */
 
-var websocket_url = `wss://${location.hostname}/ws/`;
+var websocket_url = null;
 var event_loop = null;
 var active_requests = 0;
 var wasm_ready = false;
@@ -20,6 +38,9 @@ function check_loaded() {
   if (!wasm_ready) {
     throw new Error("wasm not loaded yet, please call libcurl.load_wasm first");
   }
+  if (!websocket_url) {
+    throw new Error("websocket proxy url not set, please call libcurl.set_websocket");
+  }
 }
 
 //a case insensitive dictionary for request headers
@@ -50,10 +71,6 @@ class HeadersDict {
   }
 }
 
-function is_str(obj) {
-  return typeof obj === 'string' || obj instanceof String;
-}
-
 function allocate_str(str) {
   return allocate(intArrayFromString(str), ALLOC_NORMAL);
 }
@@ -247,7 +264,7 @@ async function libcurl_fetch(url, params={}) {
 }
 
 function set_websocket_url(url) {
-  check_loaded();
+  websocket_url = url;
   if (!Module.websocket) {
     document.addEventListener("libcurl_load", () => {
       set_websocket_url(url);
@@ -257,7 +274,6 @@ function set_websocket_url(url) {
 }
 
 function main() {
-  console.log("emscripten module loaded");
   wasm_ready = true;
   _init_curl();
   set_websocket_url(websocket_url);
diff --git a/client/javascript/websocket.js b/client/javascript/websocket.js
index 26f9094..d60fb22 100644
--- a/client/javascript/websocket.js
+++ b/client/javascript/websocket.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 class CurlWebSocket extends EventTarget {
   constructor(url, protocols=[]) {
     super();
+    check_loaded();
     if (!url.startsWith("wss://") && !url.startsWith("ws://")) {
       throw new SyntaxError("invalid url");
     }
diff --git a/client/npm/package.json b/client/package.json
similarity index 91%
rename from client/npm/package.json
rename to client/package.json
index 16d300c..a4f4d97 100644
--- a/client/npm/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "libcurl.js",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "An experimental port of libcurl to WebAssembly for use in the browser.",
-  "main": "index.js",
+  "main": "libcurl.mjs",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
diff --git a/client/publish.sh b/client/publish.sh
index 1287029..58ae332 100755
--- a/client/publish.sh
+++ b/client/publish.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 #publish libcurl.js as an npm package
-#run build.sh first
 
-cp npm/* out
+./build.sh all
+
+cp package.json out
 cp ../README.md out
 cd out
 npm publish
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/scripts/patcher.py b/client/tools/patch_js.py
similarity index 100%
rename from client/scripts/patcher.py
rename to client/tools/patch_js.py