diff --git a/src/interpreter.c b/src/interpreter.c
index 843d233..92dfe11 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.c
+++ b/src/interpreter.c
@@ -149,9 +149,63 @@ GroundValueType stringToValueType(char* in) {
     if (strcmp(in, "list") == 0) {
         return LIST;
     }
+    if (strcmp(in, "function") == 0) {
+        return FUNCTION;
+    }
     return CUSTOM;
 }
 
+GroundDebugInstruction parseDebugInstruction(char* in) {
+    GroundDebugInstruction gdi;
+    size_t insize = strlen(in);
+    size_t spacepos = -1;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < insize; i++) {
+        if (in[i] == ' ') {
+            spacepos = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (spacepos == -1) {
+        spacepos = insize;
+    }
+
+    char* instruction = malloc(spacepos + 1);
+    if (!instruction) {
+        gdi.type = UNKNOWN;
+        gdi.arg = NULL;
+        return gdi;
+    }
+    strncpy(instruction, in, spacepos);
+    instruction[spacepos] = '\0';
+
+    if (strcmp(instruction, "dump") == 0) {
+        gdi.type = DUMP;
+    } else if (strcmp(instruction, "inspect") == 0) {
+        gdi.type = INSPECT;
+    } else if (strcmp(instruction, "eval") == 0) {
+        gdi.type = EVAL;
+    } else if (strcmp(instruction, "continue") == 0) {
+        gdi.type = CONTINUE;
+    } else if (strcmp(instruction, "exit") == 0) {
+        gdi.type = EXIT;
+    } else if (strcmp(instruction, "help") == 0) {
+        gdi.type = HELP;
+    } else {
+        gdi.type = UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
+    size_t arglen = insize - spacepos;
+    gdi.arg = malloc(arglen + 1);
+    if (gdi.arg) {
+        strcpy(gdi.arg, in + spacepos + 1);
+    }
+
+    free(instruction);
+    return gdi;
+}   
+
 GroundValue interpretGroundProgram(GroundProgram* in, GroundScope* inScope) {
     GroundLabel* labels = NULL;
     GroundVariable* variables = NULL;
@@ -223,6 +277,92 @@ GroundValue interpretGroundProgram(GroundProgram* in, GroundScope* inScope) {
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (in->instructions[i].type == PAUSE) {
+            printf("Paused execution\n");
+            printf("Previous instruction: ");
+            if (i > 0) {
+                printGroundInstruction(&in->instructions[i - 1]);
+            }
+            while (true) {
+                printf("\nprompt> ");
+                char buffer[256];
+                if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), stdin) != NULL) {
+                    buffer[strcspn(buffer, "\n")] = '\0';
+                } else {
+                    runtimeError(FIXME, "Failed to read input from console with fgets", NULL, -1);
+                }
+                GroundDebugInstruction gdi = parseDebugInstruction(buffer);
+                
+                bool shouldBreak = false;
+                switch (gdi.type) {
+                    case CONTINUE: {
+                        shouldBreak = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case EXIT: {
+                        exit(0);
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    case DUMP: { 
+                        if (scope.variables == NULL) {
+                            printf("Can't access variables");
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        if (*scope.variables == NULL) {
+                            printf("Can't access variables");
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        GroundVariable* entry;
+                        GroundVariable* tmp;
+                        GroundVariable* head = *scope.variables;
+                        HASH_ITER(hh, head, entry, tmp) {
+                            if (entry != NULL) {
+                                printf("%s: ", entry->id);
+                                printGroundValue(&entry->value);
+                                printf("\n");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case INSPECT: {
+                        printf("%s: ", gdi.arg);
+                        GroundVariable* var = findVariable(*scope.variables, gdi.arg);
+                        if (var == NULL) {
+                            printf("(nothing)");
+                        } else {
+                            printGroundValue(&var->value);
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case EVAL: {
+                        GroundProgram program = parseFile(gdi.arg);
+                        interpretGroundProgram(&program, &scope);
+                        freeGroundProgram(&program);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case HELP: {
+                        printf("Ground Debugger Help\n");
+                        printf("Didn't mean to end up here? Type \"continue\" to escape this prompt.\n");
+                        printf("Commands:\n");
+                        printf("    continue: Continue execution of the program\n");
+                        printf("    exit: Stop execution early\n");
+                        printf("    dump: Shows all variables and their contents\n");
+                        printf("    inspect (variable): Shows the contents of a variable\n");
+                        printf("    eval (code): Runs Ground code in the current scope\n");
+                        printf("    help: Shows this help message");
+                    }
+                    case UNKNOWN: {
+                        printf("Unknown instruction (type \"help\" for help)");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                } 
+                if (shouldBreak) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
         int ci = currentInstruction;
         GroundValue gv = interpretGroundInstruction(in->instructions[i], &scope);
         if (gv.type != NONE) {
diff --git a/src/interpreter.h b/src/interpreter.h
index 32b700f..62897f3 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.h
+++ b/src/interpreter.h
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ typedef enum GroundRuntimeError {
     ARG_TYPE_MISMATCH, TOO_FEW_ARGS, TOO_MANY_ARGS, UNKNOWN_LABEL, UNKNOWN_VARIABLE, LIST_ERROR, STRING_ERROR, MATH_ERROR, RETURN_TYPE_MISMATCH, FIXME
 } GroundRuntimeError;
 
+typedef enum GroundDebugInstructionType {
+    DUMP, INSPECT, EVAL, CONTINUE, EXIT, HELP, UNKNOWN
+} GroundDebugInstructionType;
+
 typedef struct GroundLabel {
     char id[MAX_ID_LEN];
     int lineNum;
@@ -27,6 +31,11 @@ typedef struct GroundScope {
     GroundVariable** variables;
 } GroundScope;
 
+typedef struct GroundDebugInstruction {
+    GroundDebugInstructionType type;
+    char* arg;
+} GroundDebugInstruction;
+
 GroundValue interpretGroundProgram(GroundProgram* in, GroundScope* inScope);
 GroundValue interpretGroundInstruction(GroundInstruction inst, GroundScope* scope);
 
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index d408645..3408340 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static GroundInstType getInstructionType(const char* inst) {
     if (strcmp(inst, "init") == 0) return INIT;
     if (strcmp(inst, "use") == 0) return USE;
     if (strcmp(inst, "extern") == 0) return EXTERN;
+    if (strcmp(inst, "PAUSE") == 0) return PAUSE;
     
     fprintf(stderr, "Error: Unknown instruction: %s\n", inst);
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/types.c b/src/types.c
index 206ff08..ed7e41a 100644
--- a/src/types.c
+++ b/src/types.c
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ void printGroundValue(GroundValue* gv) {
             printf("]");
             break;
         }
+        case FUNCTION: {
+            printf("<function>");
+            break;
+        }
         default: {
             printf("FIXME");
             break;
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index d035e43..3b561e5 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 typedef enum GroundInstType {
-    IF, JUMP, END, INPUT, PRINT, PRINTLN, SET, GETTYPE, EXISTS, SETLIST, SETLISTAT, GETLISTAT, GETLISTSIZE, LISTAPPEND, GETSTRSIZE, GETSTRCHARAT, ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, EQUAL, INEQUAL, NOT, GREATER, LESSER, STOI, STOD, TOSTRING, FUN, RETURN, ENDFUN, PUSHARG, CALL, STRUCT, ENDSTRUCT, INIT, USE, EXTERN, CREATELABEL
+    IF, JUMP, END, INPUT, PRINT, PRINTLN, SET, GETTYPE, EXISTS, SETLIST, SETLISTAT, GETLISTAT, GETLISTSIZE, LISTAPPEND, GETSTRSIZE, GETSTRCHARAT, ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, EQUAL, INEQUAL, NOT, GREATER, LESSER, STOI, STOD, TOSTRING, FUN, RETURN, ENDFUN, PUSHARG, CALL, STRUCT, ENDSTRUCT, INIT, USE, EXTERN, CREATELABEL, PAUSE
 } GroundInstType;
 
 typedef enum GroundValueType {
diff --git a/tests/function.grnd b/tests/function.grnd
index 2d4f46d..fb1fc5d 100644
--- a/tests/function.grnd
+++ b/tests/function.grnd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-fun !dingus -string -int &x
-    return "dinglefart"
+fun !dingus -string
+return "dingus"
 endfun
 
 call !dingus &e
diff --git a/tests/pause.grnd b/tests/pause.grnd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7709eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pause.grnd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fun !dingle -int
+
+endfun
+
+set &x 5
+set &y "dingle"
+PAUSE
+println "continuing"