diff --git a/piker/data/cli.py b/piker/data/cli.py
index 554048a4..994b9da4 100644
--- a/piker/data/cli.py
+++ b/piker/data/cli.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ marketstore cli.
 
 """
 from functools import partial
-from pprint import pformat
+from pprint import (
+    pformat,
+    pprint,
+)
 
 from anyio_marketstore import open_marketstore_client
 import trio
@@ -113,15 +116,11 @@ def ms_stream(
 
 @cli.command()
 @click.option(
-    '--tl',
-    is_flag=True,
-    help='Enable tractor logging')
-@click.option(
-    '--host',
+    '--tsdb_host',
     default='localhost'
 )
 @click.option(
-    '--port',
+    '--tsdb_port',
     default=5993
 )
 @click.argument('symbols', nargs=-1)
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ def storesh(
     Start an IPython shell ready to query the local marketstore db.
 
     '''
-    from piker.data.marketstore import tsdb_history_update
+    from piker.data.marketstore import open_tsdb_client
     from piker._daemon import open_piker_runtime
 
     async def main():
@@ -148,7 +147,63 @@ def storesh(
             enable_modules=['piker.data._ahab'],
         ):
             symbol = symbols[0]
-            await tsdb_history_update(symbol)
+
+            async with open_tsdb_client(symbol) as storage:
+                # TODO: ask if user wants to write history for detected
+                # available shm buffers?
+                from tractor.trionics import ipython_embed
+                await ipython_embed()
+
+    trio.run(main)
+
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.option(
+    '--host',
+    default='localhost'
+)
+@click.option(
+    '--port',
+    default=5993
+)
+@click.option(
+    '--delete',
+    '-d',
+    is_flag=True,
+    help='Delete history (1 Min) for symbol(s)',
+)
+@click.argument('symbols', nargs=-1)
+@click.pass_obj
+def storage(
+    config,
+    host,
+    port,
+    symbols: list[str],
+    delete: bool,
+
+):
+    '''
+    Start an IPython shell ready to query the local marketstore db.
+
+    '''
+    from piker.data.marketstore import open_tsdb_client
+    from piker._daemon import open_piker_runtime
+
+    async def main():
+        nonlocal symbols
+
+        async with open_piker_runtime(
+            'tsdb_storage',
+            enable_modules=['piker.data._ahab'],
+        ):
+            symbol = symbols[0]
+            async with open_tsdb_client(symbol) as storage:
+                if delete:
+                    for fqsn in symbols:
+                        syms = await storage.client.list_symbols()
+                        breakpoint()
+                        await storage.delete_ts(fqsn, 60)
+                        await storage.delete_ts(fqsn, 1)
 
     trio.run(main)
 
diff --git a/piker/data/marketstore.py b/piker/data/marketstore.py
index 190667d6..792396e3 100644
--- a/piker/data/marketstore.py
+++ b/piker/data/marketstore.py
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ class Storage:
 
         client = self.client
         syms = await client.list_symbols()
-        print(syms)
         if key not in syms:
             raise KeyError(f'`{key}` table key not found in\n{syms}?')
 
@@ -627,10 +626,10 @@ async def open_storage_client(
         yield Storage(client)
 
 
-async def tsdb_history_update(
-    fqsn: Optional[str] = None,
-
-) -> list[str]:
+@acm
+async def open_tsdb_client(
+    fqsn: str,
+) -> Storage:
 
     # TODO: real-time dedicated task for ensuring
     # history consistency between the tsdb, shm and real-time feed..
@@ -659,7 +658,7 @@ async def tsdb_history_update(
     #     - https://github.com/pikers/piker/issues/98
     #
     profiler = Profiler(
-        disabled=False,  # not pg_profile_enabled(),
+        disabled=True,  # not pg_profile_enabled(),
         delayed=False,
     )
 
@@ -700,14 +699,10 @@ async def tsdb_history_update(
 
             # profiler('Finished db arrays diffs')
 
-        syms = await storage.client.list_symbols()
-        log.info(f'Existing tsdb symbol set:\n{pformat(syms)}')
-        profiler(f'listed symbols {syms}')
-
-        # TODO: ask if user wants to write history for detected
-        # available shm buffers?
-        from tractor.trionics import ipython_embed
-        await ipython_embed()
+            syms = await storage.client.list_symbols()
+            # log.info(f'Existing tsdb symbol set:\n{pformat(syms)}')
+            # profiler(f'listed symbols {syms}')
+            yield storage
 
         # for array in [to_append, to_prepend]:
         #     if array is None: