diff --git a/api/scripts/systemInit.sas b/api/scripts/systemInit.sas
index 87c1cd4..c92e858 100644
--- a/api/scripts/systemInit.sas
+++ b/api/scripts/systemInit.sas
@@ -4,11 +4,24 @@
   @details This program is inserted into every sasjs/server program invocation,
   _before_ any user-provided content.
 
+  A number of useful CORE macros are also compiled below, so that they can be
+  available "out of the box".
+
   <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
   @li mcf_stpsrv_header.sas
+  @li mf_getuser.sas
+  @li mf_getvarlist.sas
+  @li mf_mkdir.sas
+  @li mf_nobs.sas
+  @li mf_uid.sas
+  @li mfs_httpheader.sas
+  @li mp_dirlist.sas
+  @li mp_ds2ddl.sas
+  @li mp_ds2md.sas
+  @li mp_getdbml.sas
+  @li mp_init.sas
+  @li mp_makedata.sas
+  @li mp_zip.sas
 
 **/
 
-/* to be replaced with mfs_httpheader
-%mcf_stpsrv_header(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ac1747c..1ac1754 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "": {
       "name": "server",
       "version": "0.0.27",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@sasjs/core": "4.9.0"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "prettier": "^2.3.1",
         "standard-version": "^9.3.2"
@@ -56,6 +59,11 @@
         "node": ">=6.9.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@sasjs/core": {
+      "version": "4.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-4.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zc1Ey0ylHt/eRZAfK0mVG3EqNyq//wLxbiguiK0R6FhVqwYFEkprs3IiLGZ5M9ttKs2rHRIjOe/ckklHm+6HNQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/minimist": {
       "version": "1.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.2.tgz",
@@ -2145,6 +2153,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-H9XAx3hc0BQHY6l+IFSWHDySypcXsvsuLhgYLUGywmJ5pswRVQJUHpOsobnLYp2ZUaUlKiKDrgWWhosOwAEM8Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@sasjs/core": {
+      "version": "4.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-4.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zc1Ey0ylHt/eRZAfK0mVG3EqNyq//wLxbiguiK0R6FhVqwYFEkprs3IiLGZ5M9ttKs2rHRIjOe/ckklHm+6HNQ=="
+    },
     "@types/minimist": {
       "version": "1.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f5135d..3e41fd2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "prettier": "^2.3.1",
     "standard-version": "^9.3.2"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@sasjs/core": "4.9.0"
   }
 }