diff --git a/api/client/electron.mjs b/api/client/electron.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff73ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/client/electron.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * notion-enhancer core: api
+ * (c) 2021 dragonwocky <thedragonring.bod@gmail.com> (https://dragonwocky.me/)
+ * (https://notion-enhancer.github.io/) under the MIT license
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * access to electron renderer apis
+ * @module notion-enhancer/api/env
+ */
+
+/**
+ * access to the electron BrowserWindow instance for the current window
+ * see https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/browser-window
+ * @type {BrowserWindow}
+ */
+export const browser = window.__enhancerElectronApi?.browser;
+
+/**
+ * access to the electron webFrame instance for the current page
+ * see https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/web-frame
+ * @type {webFrame}
+ */
+export const webFrame = window.__enhancerElectronApi?.webFrame;
+
+/**
+ * send a message to the main electron process
+ * @param {string} channel - the message identifier
+ * @param {any} data - the data to pass along with the message
+ */
+export const sendMessage = window.__enhancerElectronApi?.sendMessage;
+
+/**
+ * send a message to the webview's parent renderer process
+ * @param {string} channel - the message identifier
+ * @param {any} data - the data to pass along with the message
+ */
+export const sendMessageToHost = window.__enhancerElectronApi?.sendMessageToHost;
+
+/**
+ * receive a message from either the main process or
+ * the webview's parent renderer process
+ * @param {string} channel - the message identifier to listen for
+ * @param {function} listener - the message handler, passed the args (event, data)
+ */
+export const onMessage = window.__enhancerElectronApi?.onMessage;
diff --git a/api/index.mjs b/api/index.mjs
index def92b8..a53a104 100644
--- a/api/index.mjs
+++ b/api/index.mjs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ export * as fs from './client/fs.mjs';
 /** environment-specific data persistence */
 export * as storage from './client/storage.mjs';
 
+/** access to electron renderer apis */
+export * as electron from './client/electron.mjs';
+
 /** a basic wrapper around notion's unofficial api */
 export * as notion from './client/notion.mjs';
 /** helpers for formatting, validating and parsing values */