diff --git a/my/config.py b/my/config.py
index 0b30d9a..b6f91e6 100644
--- a/my/config.py
+++ b/my/config.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class bluemaestro:
 class stackexchange:
     export_path: Paths = ''
 
+class pinboard:
+    export_dir: Paths = ''
+
 class google:
     takeout_path: Paths = ''
 
diff --git a/my/kobo.py b/my/kobo.py
index 51a86f1..337d9c7 100644
--- a/my/kobo.py
+++ b/my/kobo.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 [[https://uk.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-aura-one][Kobo]] e-ink reader: annotations and reading stats
 """
 
-# TODO require installing kobuddy, need to upload to pypi as well?
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from .core import Paths
+REQUIRES = [
+    'kobuddy',
+]
+
+
+from .core import Paths, dataclass
 from my.config import kobo as user_config
 @dataclass
 class kobo(user_config):
@@ -31,11 +34,9 @@ from kobuddy import *
 
 
 
-def stats():
-    from .core import stat
-    return {
-        **stat(get_highlights),
-    }
+from .core import stat, Stats
+def stats() -> Stats:
+    return stat(get_highlights)
 
 ## TODO hmm. not sure if all this really belongs here?... perhaps orger?
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def by_annotation(predicatish: Predicatish, **kwargs) -> List[Highlight]:
     return res
 
 
-def get_todos():
+def get_todos() -> List[Highlight]:
     def with_todo(ann):
         if ann is None:
             ann = ''
@@ -71,6 +72,6 @@ def get_todos():
     return by_annotation(with_todo)
 
 
-def test_todos():
+def test_todos() -> None:
     todos = get_todos()
     assert len(todos) > 3
diff --git a/my/pinboard.py b/my/pinboard.py
index d37ba07..354f15c 100644
--- a/my/pinboard.py
+++ b/my/pinboard.py
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 """
 [[https://pinboard.in][Pinboard]] bookmarks
 """
-from .common import get_files
+REQUIRES = [
+    'git+https://github.com/karlicoss/pinbexport',
+]
 
-from my.config.repos.pinbexport import dal as pinbexport
 from my.config import pinboard as config
 
-# TODO would be nice to make interfaces available for mypy...
+
+import pinbexport.dal as pinbexport
+
 Bookmark = pinbexport.Bookmark
 
 
 # yep; clearly looks that the purpose of my. package is to wire files to DAL implicitly; otherwise it's just passtrhough.
-def dal():
-    sources = get_files(config.export_dir, glob='*.json')
-    model = pinbexport.DAL(sources)
+def dal() -> pinbexport.DAL:
+    from .core import get_files
+    inputs = get_files(config.export_dir) # todo rename to export_path
+    model = pinbexport.DAL(inputs)
     return model
 
 
-def bookmarks():
+from typing import Iterable
+def bookmarks() -> Iterable[pinbexport.Bookmark]:
     return dal().bookmarks()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9dd4e17..eee4796 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ commands =
     hpi module install my.pocket
     hpi module install my.reddit
     hpi module install my.stackexchange.stexport
+    hpi module install my.pinboard
 
     # TODO fuck. -p my.github isn't checking the subpackages?? wtf...
     python3 -m mypy \
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ commands =
                     -p my.pocket                      \
                     -p my.reddit                      \
                     -p my.stackexchange.stexport      \
+                    -p my.pinboard                    \
                     -p my.body.exercise.cardio        \
                     -p my.body.exercise.cross_trainer \
                     -p my.bluemaestro                 \