diff --git a/cmd/main/main.go b/cmd/main/main.go
index 27bcd5e..8da8015 100644
--- a/cmd/main/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main/main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	channel := sonic.IngesterChannel{Connection: connection}
-	e = channel.Push("test", "default", "captain", "lol is truth")
-	fmt.Println(e)
+	c, e := channel.Count("test", "default", "captain")
+
+	fmt.Println(c, e)
 }
diff --git a/sonic/ingester.go b/sonic/ingester.go
index 7c20d29..be9d5cc 100644
--- a/sonic/ingester.go
+++ b/sonic/ingester.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package sonic
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
 
 type Ingestable interface {
 	Push(collection, bucket, object, text string) (err error)
@@ -42,11 +46,42 @@ func (i IngesterChannel) Push(collection, bucket, object, text string) (err erro
 }
 
 func (i IngesterChannel) Pop(collection, bucket, object, text string) (err error) {
-	panic("implement me")
+	err = i.write(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s %s \"%s\"", pop, collection, bucket, object, text))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// sonic should sent OK
+	_, err = i.read()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (i IngesterChannel) Count(collection, bucket, object string) (count int, err error) {
-	panic("implement me")
+func (i IngesterChannel) Count(collection, bucket, object string) (cnt int, err error) {
+	err = i.write(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", count, collection, buildCountQuery(bucket, object)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	// RESULT NUMBER
+	r, err := i.read()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return strconv.Atoi(r[7:])
+}
+
+func buildCountQuery(bucket, object string) string {
+	builder := strings.Builder{}
+	if bucket != "" {
+		builder.WriteString(bucket)
+		if object != "" {
+			builder.WriteString(" " + object)
+		}
+	}
+	return builder.String()
 }
 
 func (i IngesterChannel) FlushCollection(collection string) (err error) {