diff --git a/service/abort.lua b/examples/abort.lua
similarity index 50%
rename from service/abort.lua
rename to examples/abort.lua
index 755675a6..305cfdb5 100644
--- a/service/abort.lua
+++ b/examples/abort.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.abort
 
 skynet.abort()
diff --git a/examples/cluster1.lua b/examples/cluster1.lua
index 27c00371..6623aba3 100644
--- a/examples/cluster1.lua
+++ b/examples/cluster1.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
 local cluster = require "cluster"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.name
 
 skynet.start(function()
 	local sdb = skynet.newservice("simpledb")
diff --git a/examples/globallog.lua b/examples/globallog.lua
index 2939756c..e45d33dc 100644
--- a/examples/globallog.lua
+++ b/examples/globallog.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.register
 
 skynet.start(function()
 	skynet.dispatch("lua", function(session, address, ...)
diff --git a/examples/main_log.lua b/examples/main_log.lua
index 2a3fbd30..4dc700c4 100644
--- a/examples/main_log.lua
+++ b/examples/main_log.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
 local harbor = require "skynet.harbor"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.monitor
 
 local function monitor_master()
 	harbor.linkmaster()
diff --git a/examples/simpledb.lua b/examples/simpledb.lua
index 3a7649e6..d073dfe6 100644
--- a/examples/simpledb.lua
+++ b/examples/simpledb.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.register
 local db = {}
 
 local command = {}
diff --git a/lualib/skynet.lua b/lualib/skynet.lua
index 39b867c5..4e099ba6 100644
--- a/lualib/skynet.lua
+++ b/lualib/skynet.lua
@@ -284,35 +284,6 @@ function skynet.wait()
 	session_id_coroutine[session] = nil
 end
 
-local function globalname(name, handle)
-	local c = string.sub(name,1,1)
-	assert(c ~= ':')
-	if c == '.' then
-		return false
-	end
-
-	assert(#name <= 16)	-- GLOBALNAME_LENGTH is 16, defined in skynet_harbor.h
-	assert(tonumber(name) == nil)	-- global name can't be number
-
-	local harbor = require "skynet.harbor"
-
-	harbor.globalname(name, handle)
-
-	return true
-end
-
-function skynet.register(name)
-	if not globalname(name) then
-		c.command("REG", name)
-	end
-end
-
-function skynet.name(name, handle)
-	if not globalname(name, handle) then
-		c.command("NAME", name .. " " .. skynet.address(handle))
-	end
-end
-
 local self_handle
 function skynet.self()
 	if self_handle then
@@ -329,13 +300,6 @@ function skynet.localname(name)
 	end
 end
 
-function skynet.launch(...)
-	local addr = c.command("LAUNCH", table.concat({...}," "))
-	if addr then
-		return string_to_handle(addr)
-	end
-end
-
 function skynet.now()
 	return tonumber(c.command("NOW"))
 end
@@ -374,14 +338,6 @@ function skynet.exit()
 	coroutine_yield "QUIT"
 end
 
-function skynet.kill(name)
-	if type(name) == "number" then
-		skynet.send(".launcher","lua","REMOVE",name, true)
-		name = skynet.address(name)
-	end
-	c.command("KILL",name)
-end
-
 function skynet.getenv(key)
 	local ret = c.command("GETENV",key)
 	if ret == "" then
@@ -528,7 +484,7 @@ local function raw_dispatch_message(prototype, msg, sz, session, source, ...)
 	end
 end
 
-local function dispatch_message(...)
+function skynet.dispatch_message(...)
 	local succ, err = pcall(raw_dispatch_message,...)
 	while true do
 		local key,co = next(fork_queue)
@@ -650,7 +606,7 @@ function skynet.pcall(start)
 	return xpcall(init_template, debug.traceback, start)
 end
 
-local function init_service(start)
+function skynet.init_service(start)
 	local ok, err = skynet.pcall(start)
 	if not ok then
 		skynet.error("init service failed: " .. tostring(err))
@@ -662,33 +618,9 @@ local function init_service(start)
 end
 
 function skynet.start(start_func)
-	c.callback(dispatch_message)
+	c.callback(skynet.dispatch_message)
 	skynet.timeout(0, function()
-		init_service(start_func)
-	end)
-end
-
-function skynet.filter(f ,start_func)
-	c.callback(function(...)
-		dispatch_message(f(...))
-	end)
-	skynet.timeout(0, function()
-		init_service(start_func)
-	end)
-end
-
-function skynet.forward_type(map, start_func)
-	c.callback(function(ptype, msg, sz, ...)
-		local prototype = map[ptype]
-		if prototype then
-			dispatch_message(prototype, msg, sz, ...)
-		else
-			dispatch_message(ptype, msg, sz, ...)
-			c.trash(msg, sz)
-		end
-	end, true)
-	skynet.timeout(0, function()
-		init_service(start_func)
+		skynet.init_service(start_func)
 	end)
 end
 
@@ -696,22 +628,6 @@ function skynet.endless()
 	return c.command("ENDLESS")~=nil
 end
 
-function skynet.abort()
-	c.command("ABORT")
-end
-
-function skynet.monitor(service, query)
-	local monitor
-	if query then
-		monitor = skynet.queryservice(true, service)
-	else
-		monitor = skynet.uniqueservice(true, service)
-	end
-	assert(monitor, "Monitor launch failed")
-	c.command("MONITOR", string.format(":%08x", monitor))
-	return monitor
-end
-
 function skynet.mqlen()
 	return tonumber(c.command "MQLEN")
 end
@@ -738,7 +654,7 @@ end
 -- Inject internal debug framework
 local debug = require "skynet.debug"
 debug(skynet, {
-	dispatch = dispatch_message,
+	dispatch = skynet.dispatch_message,
 	clear = clear_pool,
 	suspend = suspend,
 })
diff --git a/lualib/skynet/manager.lua b/lualib/skynet/manager.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4365d2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lualib/skynet/manager.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+local skynet = require "skynet"
+local c = require "skynet.core"
+
+function skynet.launch(...)
+	local addr = c.command("LAUNCH", table.concat({...}," "))
+	if addr then
+		return tonumber("0x" .. string.sub(addr , 2))
+	end
+end
+
+function skynet.kill(name)
+	if type(name) == "number" then
+		skynet.send(".launcher","lua","REMOVE",name, true)
+		name = skynet.address(name)
+	end
+	c.command("KILL",name)
+end
+
+function skynet.abort()
+	c.command("ABORT")
+end
+
+local function globalname(name, handle)
+	local c = string.sub(name,1,1)
+	assert(c ~= ':')
+	if c == '.' then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	assert(#name <= 16)	-- GLOBALNAME_LENGTH is 16, defined in skynet_harbor.h
+	assert(tonumber(name) == nil)	-- global name can't be number
+
+	local harbor = require "skynet.harbor"
+
+	harbor.globalname(name, handle)
+
+	return true
+end
+
+function skynet.register(name)
+	if not globalname(name) then
+		c.command("REG", name)
+	end
+end
+
+function skynet.name(name, handle)
+	if not globalname(name, handle) then
+		c.command("NAME", name .. " " .. skynet.address(handle))
+	end
+end
+
+local dispatch_message = skynet.dispatch_message
+
+function skynet.forward_type(map, start_func)
+	c.callback(function(ptype, msg, sz, ...)
+		local prototype = map[ptype]
+		if prototype then
+			dispatch_message(prototype, msg, sz, ...)
+		else
+			dispatch_message(ptype, msg, sz, ...)
+			c.trash(msg, sz)
+		end
+	end, true)
+	skynet.timeout(0, function()
+		skynet.init_service(start_func)
+	end)
+end
+
+function skynet.filter(f ,start_func)
+	c.callback(function(...)
+		dispatch_message(f(...))
+	end)
+	skynet.timeout(0, function()
+		skynet.init_service(start_func)
+	end)
+end
+
+function skynet.monitor(service, query)
+	local monitor
+	if query then
+		monitor = skynet.queryservice(true, service)
+	else
+		monitor = skynet.uniqueservice(true, service)
+	end
+	assert(monitor, "Monitor launch failed")
+	c.command("MONITOR", string.format(":%08x", monitor))
+	return monitor
+end
+
+return skynet
diff --git a/service/bootstrap.lua b/service/bootstrap.lua
index e1df7170..269654c3 100644
--- a/service/bootstrap.lua
+++ b/service/bootstrap.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
 local harbor = require "skynet.harbor"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.launch, ...
 
 skynet.start(function()
 	local standalone = skynet.getenv "standalone"
diff --git a/service/cdummy.lua b/service/cdummy.lua
index 52b70d7c..62865222 100644
--- a/service/cdummy.lua
+++ b/service/cdummy.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.launch, ...
 
 local globalname = {}
 local queryname = {}
diff --git a/service/clusterproxy.lua b/service/clusterproxy.lua
index ad81bc3d..abdff0cc 100644
--- a/service/clusterproxy.lua
+++ b/service/clusterproxy.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
 local cluster = require "cluster"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- inject skynet.forward_type
 
 local node, address = ...
 
diff --git a/service/cslave.lua b/service/cslave.lua
index d1717bb8..63d98eea 100644
--- a/service/cslave.lua
+++ b/service/cslave.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
 local socket = require "socket"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.launch, ...
 local table = table
 
 local slaves = {}
diff --git a/service/launcher.lua b/service/launcher.lua
index 634eeb1e..82e7d4be 100644
--- a/service/launcher.lua
+++ b/service/launcher.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
 local core = require "skynet.core"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import manager apis
 local string = string
 
 local services = {}
diff --git a/service/service_mgr.lua b/service/service_mgr.lua
index 4d9e4119..d94b0a3d 100644
--- a/service/service_mgr.lua
+++ b/service/service_mgr.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local skynet = require "skynet"
+require "skynet.manager"	-- import skynet.register
 local snax = require "snax"
 
 local cmd = {}