diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4916481..1aab33d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ but a package with the name of a handler of the package has an installable candi
 the handler will be installed, made available and used.
 
 ## Features 
+- Cross-handler dependencies (e.g. logcli script needs go)
+  -> currently implemented with `HANDLER_dependencies` files
 
 ### What instalee is not
 - a (central) package repository containing package sources
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ the handler will be installed, made available and used.
 ### TODOs
 - Debug corner cases
 - Handler preparation - update repos and cache last update time in /tmp
+- Handler providers e.g. different make mechanisms on arch and debian
 
 ### Windows
 - Install choco and git offline
diff --git a/instalee b/instalee
index 397131e..1f05273 100755
--- a/instalee
+++ b/instalee
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ getentries() {
 installpkg() {
 	test "$1" = "--quiet" && local quiet=true && shift
 	local pkgs=$(getentries "$1")
+	local pkgdir="$home/packages/$1/"
 	if test -z "$pkgs"; then
-		local handlers=$(find "$home/packages/$1/" -type f -printf "%f\n" 2>/dev/null)
+		local handlers=$(find "$pkgdir" -type f -printf "%f\n" 2>/dev/null)
 		for handler in $handlers
 		do installpkg --quiet "$handler" &&
 				echo "$handler" >> "$home/handlers.available" &&
@@ -43,13 +44,17 @@ installpkg() {
 		set -e
 		local name="$(basename $pkg)"
 		local base="${name%_*}"
+		for dependency in $(cat "${pkgdir}dependencies" "${pkgdir}${base}_dependencies" 2>/dev/null)
+		do runinstalee $dependency
+		done
 
 		local ext="${name#$base}"
 		local handler="$home/handlers/$base"
 		if test -d "$handler"
 		then
 			# This declaration needs to be ahead, otherwise it overrides failing exit codes
-			local args install
+			local args
+			local install
 			args="$(getcontent "$pkg")"
 			args="${args:-$1}"
 			install="$(find "$handler" -name "install$ext" | head -1)"
diff --git a/packages/go/apt b/packages/go/apt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5267c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/go/apt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+golang
diff --git a/packages/go/arch b/packages/go/arch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/logcli/arch b/packages/logcli/arch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/logcli/script_dependencies b/packages/logcli/script_dependencies
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4023f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logcli/script_dependencies
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+go