diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 1f6ad39..eb4d34c 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -232,6 +232,117 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     _ = im.c.ImGui_ImplVulkan_CreateFontsTexture();
     defer im.c.ImGui_ImplVulkan_Shutdown();
 
+    const vert = try au.D.createShaderModule(&vk.ShaderModuleCreateInfo{
+        .code_size = shaders.triangle_vert.len,
+        .p_code = @ptrCast(&shaders.triangle_vert),
+    }, null);
+    defer au.D.destroyShaderModule(vert, null);
+
+    const frag = try au.D.createShaderModule(&vk.ShaderModuleCreateInfo{
+        .code_size = shaders.triangle_frag.len,
+        .p_code = @ptrCast(&shaders.triangle_frag),
+    }, null);
+    defer au.D.destroyShaderModule(frag, null);
+
+    const cache = try au.D.createPipelineCache(&vk.PipelineCacheCreateInfo{}, null);
+    defer au.D.destroyPipelineCache(cache, null);
+
+    const layout = try au.D.createPipelineLayout(&vk.PipelineLayoutCreateInfo{
+        // todo
+    }, null);
+    defer au.D.destroyPipelineLayout(layout, null);
+
+    const gpci: vk.GraphicsPipelineCreateInfo = .{
+        .stage_count = 2,
+        .p_stages = &.{
+            vk.PipelineShaderStageCreateInfo{ .stage = .{ .vertex_bit = true }, .module = vert, .p_name = "main" },
+            vk.PipelineShaderStageCreateInfo{ .stage = .{ .fragment_bit = true }, .module = frag, .p_name = "main" },
+        },
+        .p_vertex_input_state = &vk.PipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo{
+            .vertex_binding_description_count = 1,
+            .p_vertex_binding_descriptions = @ptrCast(&Vertex.binding_description),
+            .vertex_attribute_description_count = Vertex.attribute_description.len,
+            .p_vertex_attribute_descriptions = &Vertex.attribute_description,
+        },
+        .p_input_assembly_state = &vk.PipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo{
+            .topology = .triangle_list,
+            .primitive_restart_enable = vk.FALSE,
+        },
+        .p_tessellation_state = null,
+        .p_viewport_state = &vk.PipelineViewportStateCreateInfo{
+            .viewport_count = 1,
+            .scissor_count = 1,
+        },
+        .p_rasterization_state = &vk.PipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo{
+            .depth_clamp_enable = vk.FALSE,
+            .rasterizer_discard_enable = vk.FALSE,
+            .polygon_mode = .fill,
+            .cull_mode = .{ .back_bit = true },
+            .front_face = .counter_clockwise,
+            .depth_bias_enable = vk.FALSE,
+            .depth_bias_constant_factor = 0.0,
+            .depth_bias_clamp = 0.0,
+            .depth_bias_slope_factor = 0.0,
+            .line_width = 1.0,
+        },
+        .p_multisample_state = &vk.PipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo{
+            .rasterization_samples = .{ .@"1_bit" = true },
+            .sample_shading_enable = vk.FALSE,
+            .min_sample_shading = 1,
+            .alpha_to_coverage_enable = vk.FALSE,
+            .alpha_to_one_enable = vk.FALSE,
+        },
+        .p_depth_stencil_state = null,
+        .p_color_blend_state = &vk.PipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo{
+            .logic_op_enable = vk.FALSE,
+            .logic_op = .copy,
+            .blend_constants = [_]f32{ 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+            .attachment_count = 1,
+            .p_attachments = &.{
+                vk.PipelineColorBlendAttachmentState{
+                    .blend_enable = vk.FALSE,
+                    .color_blend_op = .add,
+                    .src_color_blend_factor = .one,
+                    .dst_color_blend_factor = .zero,
+                    .alpha_blend_op = .add,
+                    .src_alpha_blend_factor = .one,
+                    .dst_alpha_blend_factor = .zero,
+                    .color_write_mask = .{ .r_bit = true, .g_bit = true, .b_bit = true, .a_bit = true },
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        .p_dynamic_state = &vk.PipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo{
+            .flags = .{},
+            .dynamic_state_count = 2,
+            .p_dynamic_states = &.{
+                .viewport,
+                .scissor,
+            },
+        },
+        .layout = layout,
+        .render_pass = .null_handle, // set via dynamic rendering
+        .subpass = 0,
+        .base_pipeline_handle = .null_handle,
+        .base_pipeline_index = -1,
+        .p_next = &vk.PipelineRenderingCreateInfo{
+            .color_attachment_count = 1,
+            .p_color_attachment_formats = &.{au.device_config.format.format},
+            .depth_attachment_format = .undefined,
+            .stencil_attachment_format = .undefined,
+            .view_mask = 0,
+        },
+    };
+
+    var pipeline: vk.Pipeline = undefined;
+    _ = try au.D.createGraphicsPipelines(
+        cache,
+        1,
+        @ptrCast(&gpci),
+        null,
+        @ptrCast(&pipeline),
+    );
+    defer au.D.destroyPipeline(pipeline, null);
+
     while (!au.W.should_close()) {
         im.c.ImGui_ImplGlfw_NewFrame();
         im.c.ImGui_ImplVulkan_NewFrame();