diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp.go b/baseapp/baseapp.go
index 210900d614..84a18aa06d 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp.go
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) setDeliverState(header abci.Header) {
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
+
 // ABCI
 
 // Implements ABCI
diff --git a/client/lcd/root.go b/client/lcd/root.go
index b166d4ce46..a7be5079bf 100644
--- a/client/lcd/root.go
+++ b/client/lcd/root.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func createHandler(cdc *wire.Codec) http.Handler {
 	keys.RegisterRoutes(r)
 	rpc.RegisterRoutes(ctx, r)
 	tx.RegisterRoutes(ctx, r, cdc)
-	auth.RegisterRoutes(ctx, r, cdc, "main")
+	auth.RegisterRoutes(ctx, r, cdc, "acc")
 	bank.RegisterRoutes(ctx, r, cdc, kb)
 	ibc.RegisterRoutes(ctx, r, cdc, kb)
 	return r
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/app.go b/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
index 690dafe538..a9cf248e1c 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
@@ -58,8 +59,14 @@ func NewGaiaApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *GaiaApp {
 		keyStake:   sdk.NewKVStoreKey("stake"),
 	}
 
-	// add accountMapper/handlers
-	app.accountMapper = auth.NewAccountMapper(app.cdc, app.keyMain, &auth.BaseAccount{})
+	// define the accountMapper
+	app.accountMapper = auth.NewAccountMapper(
+		app.cdc,
+		app.keyAccount,      // target store
+		&auth.BaseAccount{}, // prototype
+	)
+
+	// add handlers
 	app.coinKeeper = bank.NewKeeper(app.accountMapper)
 	app.ibcMapper = ibc.NewMapper(app.cdc, app.keyIBC, app.RegisterCodespace(ibc.DefaultCodespace))
 	app.stakeKeeper = stake.NewKeeper(app.cdc, app.keyStake, app.coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(stake.DefaultCodespace))
@@ -117,3 +124,23 @@ func (app *GaiaApp) initChainer(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain) abci
 
 	return abci.ResponseInitChain{}
 }
+
+// export the state of gaia for a genesis f
+func (app *GaiaApp) ExportAppStateJSON() (appState json.RawMessage, err error) {
+	ctx := app.NewContext(true, abci.Header{})
+
+	// iterate to get the accounts
+	accounts := []GenesisAccount{}
+	appendAccount := func(acc sdk.Account) (stop bool) {
+		account := NewGenesisAccountI(acc)
+		accounts = append(accounts, account)
+		return false
+	}
+	app.accountMapper.IterateAccounts(ctx, appendAccount)
+
+	genState := GenesisState{
+		Accounts:  accounts,
+		StakeData: stake.WriteGenesis(ctx, app.stakeKeeper),
+	}
+	return wire.MarshalJSONIndent(app.cdc, genState)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go b/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go
index 513430ec9a..7d0fb01d0c 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/genesis.go
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ func NewGenesisAccount(acc *auth.BaseAccount) GenesisAccount {
 	}
 }
 
+func NewGenesisAccountI(acc sdk.Account) GenesisAccount {
+	return GenesisAccount{
+		Address: acc.GetAddress(),
+		Coins:   acc.GetCoins(),
+	}
+}
+
 // convert GenesisAccount to auth.BaseAccount
 func (ga *GenesisAccount) ToAccount() (acc *auth.BaseAccount) {
 	return &auth.BaseAccount{
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go
index ab0a98c695..93d6b57b91 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiacli/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	// add query/post commands (custom to binary)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		client.GetCommands(
-			authcmd.GetAccountCmd("main", cdc, authcmd.GetAccountDecoder(cdc)),
+			authcmd.GetAccountCmd("acc", cdc, authcmd.GetAccountDecoder(cdc)),
 			stakecmd.GetCmdQueryCandidate("stake", cdc),
 			//stakecmd.GetCmdQueryCandidates("stake", cdc),
 			stakecmd.GetCmdQueryDelegatorBond("stake", cdc),
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go
index 0417671a2f..f64498d850 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
+	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -23,19 +23,20 @@ func main() {
 		PersistentPreRunE: server.PersistentPreRunEFn(ctx),
 	}
 
-	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, app.GaiaAppInit(), generateApp)
+	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, app.GaiaAppInit(),
+		server.ConstructAppCreator(newApp, "gaia"),
+		server.ConstructAppExporter(exportAppState, "gaia"))
 
 	// prepare and add flags
 	executor := cli.PrepareBaseCmd(rootCmd, "GA", app.DefaultNodeHome)
 	executor.Execute()
 }
 
-func generateApp(rootDir string, logger log.Logger) (abci.Application, error) {
-	dataDir := filepath.Join(rootDir, "data")
-	db, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("gaia", dataDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	bapp := app.NewGaiaApp(logger, db)
-	return bapp, nil
+func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) abci.Application {
+	return app.NewGaiaApp(logger, db)
+}
+
+func exportAppState(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+	gapp := app.NewGaiaApp(logger, db)
+	return gapp.ExportAppStateJSON()
 }
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
index a1ec9a38bf..d3eae85c04 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/common"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func NewBasecoinApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *BasecoinApp {
 	// Define the accountMapper.
 	app.accountMapper = auth.NewAccountMapper(
 		cdc,
-		app.keyMain,         // target store
+		app.keyAccount,      // target store
 		&types.AppAccount{}, // prototype
 	)
 
@@ -119,3 +121,25 @@ func (app *BasecoinApp) initChainer(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain)
 	}
 	return abci.ResponseInitChain{}
 }
+
+// Custom logic for state export
+func (app *BasecoinApp) ExportAppStateJSON() (appState json.RawMessage, err error) {
+	ctx := app.NewContext(true, abci.Header{})
+
+	// iterate to get the accounts
+	accounts := []*types.GenesisAccount{}
+	appendAccount := func(acc sdk.Account) (stop bool) {
+		account := &types.GenesisAccount{
+			Address: acc.GetAddress(),
+			Coins:   acc.GetCoins(),
+		}
+		accounts = append(accounts, account)
+		return false
+	}
+	app.accountMapper.IterateAccounts(ctx, appendAccount)
+
+	genState := types.GenesisState{
+		Accounts: accounts,
+	}
+	return wire.MarshalJSONIndent(app.cdc, genState)
+}
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go
index 50800450fe..f5385b5596 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/main.go
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version"
+	authcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/cli"
 	bankcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/client/cli"
 	ibccmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/client/cli"
 	stakecmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake/client/cli"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/app"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/types"
 )
 
 // rootCmd is the entry point for this binary
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ func main() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(client.LineBreak)
 
 	// add query/post commands (custom to binary)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(
+		client.GetCommands(
+			authcmd.GetAccountCmd("acc", cdc, types.GetAccountDecoder(cdc)),
+		)...)
+
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		client.PostCommands(
 			bankcmd.SendTxCmd(cdc),
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go
index 8d14821c6a..4e6a30a086 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind/main.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ func main() {
 		PersistentPreRunE: server.PersistentPreRunEFn(ctx),
 	}
 
-	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, server.DefaultAppInit, generateApp)
+	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, server.DefaultAppInit,
+		server.ConstructAppCreator(newApp, "basecoin"),
+		server.ConstructAppExporter(exportAppState, "basecoin"))
 
 	// prepare and add flags
 	rootDir := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.basecoind")
@@ -33,12 +35,11 @@ func main() {
 	executor.Execute()
 }
 
-func generateApp(rootDir string, logger log.Logger) (abci.Application, error) {
-	dataDir := filepath.Join(rootDir, "data")
-	db, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("basecoin", dataDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	bapp := app.NewBasecoinApp(logger, db)
-	return bapp, nil
+func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) abci.Application {
+	return app.NewBasecoinApp(logger, db)
+}
+
+func exportAppState(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+	bapp := app.NewBasecoinApp(logger, db)
+	return bapp.ExportAppStateJSON()
 }
diff --git a/examples/democoin/app/app.go b/examples/democoin/app/app.go
index aabd4c41c5..7c8250b189 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/app/app.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/common"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
@@ -36,6 +38,13 @@ type DemocoinApp struct {
 	capKeyIBCStore     *sdk.KVStoreKey
 	capKeyStakingStore *sdk.KVStoreKey
 
+	// keepers
+	coinKeeper  bank.Keeper
+	coolKeeper  cool.Keeper
+	powKeeper   pow.Keeper
+	ibcMapper   ibc.Mapper
+	stakeKeeper simplestake.Keeper
+
 	// Manage getting and setting accounts
 	accountMapper sdk.AccountMapper
 }
@@ -59,26 +68,26 @@ func NewDemocoinApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *DemocoinApp {
 	// Define the accountMapper.
 	app.accountMapper = auth.NewAccountMapper(
 		cdc,
-		app.capKeyMainStore, // target store
-		&types.AppAccount{}, // prototype
+		app.capKeyAccountStore, // target store
+		&types.AppAccount{},    // prototype
 	)
 
 	// Add handlers.
-	coinKeeper := bank.NewKeeper(app.accountMapper)
-	coolKeeper := cool.NewKeeper(app.capKeyMainStore, coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(cool.DefaultCodespace))
-	powKeeper := pow.NewKeeper(app.capKeyPowStore, pow.NewConfig("pow", int64(1)), coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(pow.DefaultCodespace))
-	ibcMapper := ibc.NewMapper(app.cdc, app.capKeyIBCStore, app.RegisterCodespace(ibc.DefaultCodespace))
-	stakeKeeper := simplestake.NewKeeper(app.capKeyStakingStore, coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(simplestake.DefaultCodespace))
+	app.coinKeeper = bank.NewKeeper(app.accountMapper)
+	app.coolKeeper = cool.NewKeeper(app.capKeyMainStore, app.coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(cool.DefaultCodespace))
+	app.powKeeper = pow.NewKeeper(app.capKeyPowStore, pow.NewConfig("pow", int64(1)), app.coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(pow.DefaultCodespace))
+	app.ibcMapper = ibc.NewMapper(app.cdc, app.capKeyIBCStore, app.RegisterCodespace(ibc.DefaultCodespace))
+	app.stakeKeeper = simplestake.NewKeeper(app.capKeyStakingStore, app.coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(simplestake.DefaultCodespace))
 	app.Router().
-		AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(coinKeeper)).
-		AddRoute("cool", cool.NewHandler(coolKeeper)).
-		AddRoute("pow", powKeeper.Handler).
+		AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(app.coinKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("cool", cool.NewHandler(app.coolKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("pow", app.powKeeper.Handler).
 		AddRoute("sketchy", sketchy.NewHandler()).
-		AddRoute("ibc", ibc.NewHandler(ibcMapper, coinKeeper)).
-		AddRoute("simplestake", simplestake.NewHandler(stakeKeeper))
+		AddRoute("ibc", ibc.NewHandler(app.ibcMapper, app.coinKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("simplestake", simplestake.NewHandler(app.stakeKeeper))
 
 	// Initialize BaseApp.
-	app.SetInitChainer(app.initChainerFn(coolKeeper, powKeeper))
+	app.SetInitChainer(app.initChainerFn(app.coolKeeper, app.powKeeper))
 	app.MountStoresIAVL(app.capKeyMainStore, app.capKeyAccountStore, app.capKeyPowStore, app.capKeyIBCStore, app.capKeyStakingStore)
 	app.SetAnteHandler(auth.NewAnteHandler(app.accountMapper, auth.BurnFeeHandler))
 	err := app.LoadLatestVersion(app.capKeyMainStore)
@@ -127,13 +136,13 @@ func (app *DemocoinApp) initChainerFn(coolKeeper cool.Keeper, powKeeper pow.Keep
 		}
 
 		// Application specific genesis handling
-		err = coolKeeper.InitGenesis(ctx, genesisState.CoolGenesis)
+		err = cool.InitGenesis(ctx, app.coolKeeper, genesisState.CoolGenesis)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err) // TODO https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/468
 			//	return sdk.ErrGenesisParse("").TraceCause(err, "")
 		}
 
-		err = powKeeper.InitGenesis(ctx, genesisState.POWGenesis)
+		err = pow.InitGenesis(ctx, app.powKeeper, genesisState.POWGenesis)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err) // TODO https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/468
 			//	return sdk.ErrGenesisParse("").TraceCause(err, "")
@@ -142,3 +151,27 @@ func (app *DemocoinApp) initChainerFn(coolKeeper cool.Keeper, powKeeper pow.Keep
 		return abci.ResponseInitChain{}
 	}
 }
+
+// Custom logic for state export
+func (app *DemocoinApp) ExportAppStateJSON() (appState json.RawMessage, err error) {
+	ctx := app.NewContext(true, abci.Header{})
+
+	// iterate to get the accounts
+	accounts := []*types.GenesisAccount{}
+	appendAccount := func(acc sdk.Account) (stop bool) {
+		account := &types.GenesisAccount{
+			Address: acc.GetAddress(),
+			Coins:   acc.GetCoins(),
+		}
+		accounts = append(accounts, account)
+		return false
+	}
+	app.accountMapper.IterateAccounts(ctx, appendAccount)
+
+	genState := types.GenesisState{
+		Accounts:    accounts,
+		POWGenesis:  pow.WriteGenesis(ctx, app.powKeeper),
+		CoolGenesis: cool.WriteGenesis(ctx, app.coolKeeper),
+	}
+	return wire.MarshalJSONIndent(app.cdc, genState)
+}
diff --git a/examples/democoin/cmd/democli/main.go b/examples/democoin/cmd/democli/main.go
index 45a448c2ef..cdf9396d6c 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/cmd/democli/main.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/cmd/democli/main.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func main() {
 	// start with commands common to basecoin
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		client.GetCommands(
-			authcmd.GetAccountCmd("main", cdc, types.GetAccountDecoder(cdc)),
+			authcmd.GetAccountCmd("acc", cdc, types.GetAccountDecoder(cdc)),
 		)...)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		client.PostCommands(
diff --git a/examples/democoin/cmd/democoind/main.go b/examples/democoin/cmd/democoind/main.go
index afca80bce3..3283da58ae 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/cmd/democoind/main.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/cmd/democoind/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -32,18 +31,24 @@ func CoolAppGenState(cdc *wire.Codec, appGenTxs []json.RawMessage) (appState jso
 	key := "cool"
 	value := json.RawMessage(`{
         "trend": "ice-cold"
+      }`)
+	appState, err = server.AppendJSON(cdc, appState, key, value)
+	key = "pow"
+	value = json.RawMessage(`{
+        "difficulty": 1,
+        "count": 0
       }`)
 	appState, err = server.AppendJSON(cdc, appState, key, value)
 	return
 }
 
-func generateApp(rootDir string, logger log.Logger) (abci.Application, error) {
-	db, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("democoin", filepath.Join(rootDir, "data"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	bapp := app.NewDemocoinApp(logger, db)
-	return bapp, nil
+func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) abci.Application {
+	return app.NewDemocoinApp(logger, db)
+}
+
+func exportAppState(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+	dapp := app.NewDemocoinApp(logger, db)
+	return dapp.ExportAppStateJSON()
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -56,7 +61,9 @@ func main() {
 		PersistentPreRunE: server.PersistentPreRunEFn(ctx),
 	}
 
-	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, CoolAppInit, generateApp)
+	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, CoolAppInit,
+		server.ConstructAppCreator(newApp, "democoin"),
+		server.ConstructAppExporter(exportAppState, "democoin"))
 
 	// prepare and add flags
 	rootDir := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.democoind")
diff --git a/examples/democoin/x/cool/keeper.go b/examples/democoin/x/cool/keeper.go
index b180cd23c4..fef93b954d 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/x/cool/keeper.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/x/cool/keeper.go
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ func (k Keeper) CheckTrend(ctx sdk.Context, guessedTrend string) bool {
 }
 
 // InitGenesis - store the genesis trend
-func (k Keeper) InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, data Genesis) error {
+func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper, data Genesis) error {
 	k.setTrend(ctx, data.Trend)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// WriteGenesis - output the genesis trend
+func WriteGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper) Genesis {
+	trend := k.GetTrend(ctx)
+	return Genesis{trend}
+}
diff --git a/examples/democoin/x/cool/keeper_test.go b/examples/democoin/x/cool/keeper_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aca3cc2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/democoin/x/cool/keeper_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package cool
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
+	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/wire"
+	auth "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	bank "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
+)
+
+func setupMultiStore() (sdk.MultiStore, *sdk.KVStoreKey) {
+	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
+	capKey := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("capkey")
+	ms := store.NewCommitMultiStore(db)
+	ms.MountStoreWithDB(capKey, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, db)
+	ms.LoadLatestVersion()
+	return ms, capKey
+}
+
+func TestCoolKeeper(t *testing.T) {
+	ms, capKey := setupMultiStore()
+	cdc := wire.NewCodec()
+	auth.RegisterBaseAccount(cdc)
+
+	am := auth.NewAccountMapper(cdc, capKey, &auth.BaseAccount{})
+	ctx := sdk.NewContext(ms, abci.Header{}, false, nil)
+	ck := bank.NewKeeper(am)
+	keeper := NewKeeper(capKey, ck, DefaultCodespace)
+
+	err := InitGenesis(ctx, keeper, Genesis{"icy"})
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	genesis := WriteGenesis(ctx, keeper)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, genesis, Genesis{"icy"})
+
+	res := keeper.GetTrend(ctx)
+	assert.Equal(t, res, "icy")
+
+	keeper.setTrend(ctx, "fiery")
+	res = keeper.GetTrend(ctx)
+	assert.Equal(t, res, "fiery")
+}
diff --git a/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler_test.go b/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler_test.go
index 8a4f81de24..0fffb8f5b2 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler_test.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestPowHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	count := uint64(1)
 	difficulty := uint64(2)
 
-	err := keeper.InitGenesis(ctx, Genesis{uint64(1), uint64(0)})
+	err := InitGenesis(ctx, keeper, Genesis{uint64(1), uint64(0)})
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 	nonce, proof := mine(addr, count, difficulty)
diff --git a/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper.go b/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper.go
index 9a5edf0b5c..931e41a320 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper.go
@@ -36,13 +36,29 @@ func NewKeeper(key sdk.StoreKey, config Config, ck bank.Keeper, codespace sdk.Co
 	return Keeper{key, config, ck, codespace}
 }
 
-// Init Genessis for the POW module
-func (k Keeper) InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, genesis Genesis) error {
+// InitGenesis for the POW module
+func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper, genesis Genesis) error {
 	k.SetLastDifficulty(ctx, genesis.Difficulty)
 	k.SetLastCount(ctx, genesis.Count)
 	return nil
 }
 
+// WriteGenesis for the PoW module
+func WriteGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper) Genesis {
+	difficulty, err := k.GetLastDifficulty(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	count, err := k.GetLastCount(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return Genesis{
+		difficulty,
+		count,
+	}
+}
+
 var lastDifficultyKey = []byte("lastDifficultyKey")
 
 // get the last mining difficulty
diff --git a/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper_test.go b/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper_test.go
index 4c01559f6c..cb021eb16b 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper_test.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/x/pow/keeper_test.go
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ func TestPowKeeperGetSet(t *testing.T) {
 	ck := bank.NewKeeper(am)
 	keeper := NewKeeper(capKey, config, ck, DefaultCodespace)
 
-	err := keeper.InitGenesis(ctx, Genesis{uint64(1), uint64(0)})
+	err := InitGenesis(ctx, keeper, Genesis{uint64(1), uint64(0)})
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
+	genesis := WriteGenesis(ctx, keeper)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, genesis, Genesis{uint64(1), uint64(0)})
+
 	res, err := keeper.GetLastDifficulty(ctx)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, res, uint64(1))
diff --git a/server/constructors.go b/server/constructors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d6950062b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/constructors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
+	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/log"
+)
+
+// AppCreator lets us lazily initialize app, using home dir
+// and other flags (?) to start
+type AppCreator func(string, log.Logger) (abci.Application, error)
+
+// AppExporter dumps all app state to JSON-serializable structure
+type AppExporter func(home string, log log.Logger) (json.RawMessage, error)
+
+// ConstructAppCreator returns an application generation function
+func ConstructAppCreator(appFn func(log.Logger, dbm.DB) abci.Application, name string) AppCreator {
+	return func(rootDir string, logger log.Logger) (abci.Application, error) {
+		dataDir := filepath.Join(rootDir, "data")
+		db, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB(name, dataDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		app := appFn(logger, db)
+		return app, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// ConstructAppExporter returns an application export function
+func ConstructAppExporter(appFn func(log.Logger, dbm.DB) (json.RawMessage, error), name string) AppExporter {
+	return func(rootDir string, logger log.Logger) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+		dataDir := filepath.Join(rootDir, "data")
+		db, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB(name, dataDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return appFn(logger, db)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/export.go b/server/export.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d0e49a126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/export.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/wire"
+)
+
+// ExportCmd dumps app state to JSON
+func ExportCmd(ctx *Context, cdc *wire.Codec, appExporter AppExporter) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "export",
+		Short: "Export state to JSON",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			home := viper.GetString("home")
+			appState, err := appExporter(home, ctx.Logger)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Errorf("Error exporting state: %v\n", err)
+			}
+			fmt.Println(string(appState))
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/start.go b/server/start.go
index c9a38abdff..23e38749be 100644
--- a/server/start.go
+++ b/server/start.go
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/abci/server"
-	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 
 	tcmd "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/cmd/tendermint/commands"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	pvm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/priv_validator"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/common"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -21,10 +19,6 @@ const (
 	flagAddress        = "address"
 )
 
-// AppCreator lets us lazily initialize app, using home dir
-// and other flags (?) to start
-type AppCreator func(string, log.Logger) (abci.Application, error)
-
 // StartCmd runs the service passed in, either
 // stand-alone, or in-process with tendermint
 func StartCmd(ctx *Context, appCreator AppCreator) *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/server/util.go b/server/util.go
index ed91f30489..313d4fc5b2 100644
--- a/server/util.go
+++ b/server/util.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func PersistentPreRunEFn(context *Context) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error
 func AddCommands(
 	ctx *Context, cdc *wire.Codec,
 	rootCmd *cobra.Command, appInit AppInit,
-	appCreator AppCreator) {
+	appCreator AppCreator, appExport AppExporter) {
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("log_level", ctx.Config.LogLevel, "Log level")
 
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ func AddCommands(
 		UnsafeResetAllCmd(ctx),
 		ShowNodeIDCmd(ctx),
 		ShowValidatorCmd(ctx),
+		ExportCmd(ctx, cdc, appExport),
+		UnsafeResetAllCmd(ctx),
 		version.VersionCmd,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/types/account.go b/types/account.go
index 91ad499795..7f4de12d30 100644
--- a/types/account.go
+++ b/types/account.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type AccountMapper interface {
 	NewAccountWithAddress(ctx Context, addr Address) Account
 	GetAccount(ctx Context, addr Address) Account
 	SetAccount(ctx Context, acc Account)
+	IterateAccounts(ctx Context, process func(Account) (stop bool))
 }
 
 // AccountDecoder unmarshals account bytes
diff --git a/types/initgenesis.go b/types/initgenesis.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ff3c03cf4d..0000000000
--- a/types/initgenesis.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package types
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-)
-
-// Run only once on chain initialization, should write genesis state to store
-// or throw an error if some required information was not provided, in which case
-// the application will panic.
-type InitGenesis func(ctx Context, data json.RawMessage) error
diff --git a/x/auth/mapper.go b/x/auth/mapper.go
index b815fada7a..f9e202c8a2 100644
--- a/x/auth/mapper.go
+++ b/x/auth/mapper.go
@@ -62,6 +62,23 @@ func (am accountMapper) SetAccount(ctx sdk.Context, acc sdk.Account) {
 	store.Set(addr, bz)
 }
 
+// Implements sdk.AccountMapper.
+func (am accountMapper) IterateAccounts(ctx sdk.Context, process func(sdk.Account) (stop bool)) {
+	store := ctx.KVStore(am.key)
+	iter := store.Iterator(nil, nil)
+	for {
+		if !iter.Valid() {
+			return
+		}
+		val := iter.Value()
+		acc := am.decodeAccount(val)
+		if process(acc) {
+			return
+		}
+		iter.Next()
+	}
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------
 // misc.
 
diff --git a/x/stake/handler.go b/x/stake/handler.go
index e397203857..2b55ba3b1e 100644
--- a/x/stake/handler.go
+++ b/x/stake/handler.go
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper, data GenesisState) {
 	for _, candidate := range data.Candidates {
 		k.setCandidate(ctx, candidate)
 	}
+	for _, bond := range data.Bonds {
+		k.setDelegatorBond(ctx, bond)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteGenesis - output genesis parameters
+func WriteGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper) GenesisState {
+	pool := k.GetPool(ctx)
+	params := k.GetParams(ctx)
+	candidates := k.GetCandidates(ctx, 32767)
+	bonds := k.getBonds(ctx, 32767)
+	return GenesisState{
+		pool,
+		params,
+		candidates,
+		bonds,
+	}
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper.go b/x/stake/keeper.go
index f1b4363140..e53d5ce09b 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper.go
@@ -371,6 +371,30 @@ func (k Keeper) GetDelegatorBond(ctx sdk.Context,
 	return bond, true
 }
 
+// load all bonds
+func (k Keeper) getBonds(ctx sdk.Context, maxRetrieve int16) (bonds []DelegatorBond) {
+	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
+	iterator := store.Iterator(subspace(DelegatorBondKeyPrefix))
+
+	bonds = make([]DelegatorBond, maxRetrieve)
+	i := 0
+	for ; ; i++ {
+		if !iterator.Valid() || i > int(maxRetrieve-1) {
+			iterator.Close()
+			break
+		}
+		bondBytes := iterator.Value()
+		var bond DelegatorBond
+		err := k.cdc.UnmarshalBinary(bondBytes, &bond)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		bonds[i] = bond
+		iterator.Next()
+	}
+	return bonds[:i] // trim
+}
+
 // load all bonds of a delegator
 func (k Keeper) GetDelegatorBonds(ctx sdk.Context, delegator sdk.Address, maxRetrieve int16) (bonds []DelegatorBond) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper_test.go b/x/stake/keeper_test.go
index e3edfbf9e2..3878b7bbb6 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, found)
 }
 
-// tests GetDelegatorBond, GetDelegatorBonds, SetDelegatorBond, removeDelegatorBond
+// tests GetDelegatorBond, GetDelegatorBonds, SetDelegatorBond, removeDelegatorBond, GetBonds
 func TestBond(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _, keeper := createTestInput(t, false, 0)
 
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ func TestBond(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond2to1, resBonds[0]))
 	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond2to2, resBonds[1]))
 	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond2to3, resBonds[2]))
+	allBonds := keeper.getBonds(ctx, 1000)
+	require.Equal(t, 6, len(allBonds))
+	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond1to1, allBonds[0]))
+	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond1to2, allBonds[1]))
+	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond1to3, allBonds[2]))
+	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond2to1, allBonds[3]))
+	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond2to2, allBonds[4]))
+	assert.True(t, bondsEqual(bond2to3, allBonds[5]))
 
 	// delete a record
 	keeper.removeDelegatorBond(ctx, bond2to3)
diff --git a/x/stake/types.go b/x/stake/types.go
index 634b51186b..6e15acd96d 100644
--- a/x/stake/types.go
+++ b/x/stake/types.go
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import (
 
 // GenesisState - all staking state that must be provided at genesis
 type GenesisState struct {
-	Pool       Pool        `json:"pool"`
-	Params     Params      `json:"params"`
-	Candidates []Candidate `json:"candidates"`
+	Pool       Pool            `json:"pool"`
+	Params     Params          `json:"params"`
+	Candidates []Candidate     `json:"candidates"`
+	Bonds      []DelegatorBond `json:"bonds"`
 }
 
 //_________________________________________________________________________