diff --git a/lib/application/app.go b/lib/application/app.go
index 67a87c9..849f469 100644
--- a/lib/application/app.go
+++ b/lib/application/app.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // App holds context for the application
 type App struct {
 	Target  uint64
-	Buckets []bucket.Bucket
+	Buckets bucket.Buckets
 }
 
 // New returns an instance of the app
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func New(args ...string) (*App, error) {
 
 	app := App{
 		Target:  target,
-		Buckets: []bucket.Bucket{},
+		Buckets: bucket.Buckets{},
 	}
 
 	for _, arg := range args[1:] {
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ func New(args ...string) (*App, error) {
 // Run runs the application
 func (a *App) Run() error {
 	fmt.Printf("target: %d\n", a.Target)
-	for i, bucket := range a.Buckets {
-		fmt.Printf("bucket %d: %s\n", i+1, bucket.String())
+	fmt.Printf("buckets: %s\n", a.Buckets.String())
+	for _, solution := range a.Buckets.FindTarget((a.Target)) {
+		fmt.Println(solution)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/lib/bucket/bucket.go b/lib/bucket/bucket.go
index bb8c4bb..7e6f563 100644
--- a/lib/bucket/bucket.go
+++ b/lib/bucket/bucket.go
@@ -10,6 +10,43 @@ type Bucket struct {
 	Volume uint64
 }
 
+// Fill returns a copy Bucket filled
+func Fill(b Bucket) Bucket {
+	return Bucket{
+		Volume:   b.Capacity,
+		Capacity: b.Capacity,
+	}
+}
+
+// Empty returns a copy Bucket set to empty
+func Empty(b Bucket) Bucket {
+	return Bucket{
+		Volume:   0,
+		Capacity: b.Capacity,
+	}
+}
+
+// Pour fills the target bucket to the top
+func Pour(src, target Bucket) (Bucket, Bucket) {
+	s := Bucket{
+		Capacity: src.Capacity,
+		Volume:   src.Volume,
+	}
+	t := Bucket{
+		Capacity: target.Capacity,
+		Volume:   target.Volume,
+	}
+	availableVolume := t.Capacity - t.Volume
+	if availableVolume > s.Volume {
+		t.Volume += s.Volume
+		s.Volume = 0
+	} else {
+		s.Volume -= availableVolume
+		t.Volume += availableVolume
+	}
+	return s, t
+}
+
 // Fill sets the volume to the capacity to fill bucket
 func (b *Bucket) Fill() {
 	b.Volume = b.Capacity
@@ -20,6 +57,16 @@ func (b *Bucket) Empty() {
 	b.Volume = 0
 }
 
+// IsEmpty is true no volume
+func (b *Bucket) IsEmpty() bool {
+	return b.Volume == 0
+}
+
+// IsFull is true if bucket is at capacity
+func (b *Bucket) IsFull() bool {
+	return b.Volume == b.Capacity
+}
+
 // Pour fills the target bucket to the top
 func (b *Bucket) Pour(target *Bucket) {
 	availableVolume := target.Capacity - target.Volume
diff --git a/lib/bucket/buckets.go b/lib/bucket/buckets.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b16e5c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bucket/buckets.go
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+package bucket
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Buckets manages bucket objects
+type Buckets []Bucket
+
+// // action name
+type actionType int
+
+const (
+	actionTypeUnknown actionType = iota
+	actionTypeEmpty
+	actionTypeFill
+	actionTypePour
+)
+
+type action struct {
+	kind   actionType
+	src    int
+	target int
+}
+
+type actions []action
+
+func (a actions) String() string {
+	acts := []string{}
+	for _, act := range a {
+		acts = append(acts, act.String())
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", strings.Join(acts, ","))
+}
+
+func (a action) String() string {
+	switch a.kind {
+	case actionTypeEmpty:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("empty %d   ", a.target)
+	case actionTypeFill:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("fill %d    ", a.target)
+	case actionTypePour:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("pour %d → %d", a.src, a.target)
+	case actionTypeUnknown:
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("unknown (src: %d, target: %d)", a.src, a.target)
+}
+
+type result struct {
+	mapping map[string][]actions
+	matched map[string]interface{}
+}
+
+func (r *result) get(key string) ([]actions, bool) {
+	acts, ok := r.mapping[key]
+	return acts, ok
+}
+
+func (r *result) keys() []string {
+	keys := []string{}
+	for key := range r.mapping {
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	return keys
+}
+
+func (r *result) matchedKeys() []string {
+	keys := []string{}
+	for key := range r.matched {
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	return keys
+}
+
+func (r *result) bestMatches() ([]string, bool) {
+	var best []string
+	found := false
+	numActions := 0
+
+	matched := r.matchedKeys()
+	for _, key := range matched {
+		acts, ok := r.get(key)
+		if found == false && ok && len(acts) > 0 {
+			found = true
+			numActions = len(acts[0])
+			best = []string{key}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if numActions > len(acts[0]) {
+			numActions = len(acts[0])
+			best = []string{key}
+		} else if numActions == len(acts[0]) {
+			best = append(best, key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !found {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return best, true
+}
+
+func (r *result) addMatch(key string) {
+	r.matched[key] = struct{}{}
+}
+
+func (r *result) addActions(key string, acts actions) bool {
+	currentActions, ok := r.mapping[key]
+	if !ok || len(currentActions) == 0 {
+		currentActions = []actions{acts}
+		r.mapping[key] = currentActions
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if len(acts) > len(currentActions[0]) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if len(acts) == len(currentActions[0]) {
+		r.mapping[key] = append(currentActions, acts)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	r.mapping[key] = []actions{acts}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (b Buckets) empty(index int) {
+	buk := &b[index]
+	buk.Empty()
+	b[index] = *buk
+}
+
+func (b Buckets) fill(index int) {
+	buk := &b[index]
+	buk.Fill()
+	b[index] = *buk
+}
+
+func (b Buckets) pour(i, j int) {
+	src := &b[i]
+	dest := &b[j]
+	src.Pour(dest)
+	b[i] = *src
+	b[j] = *dest
+}
+
+// HasTarget returns true
+func (b Buckets) HasTarget(target uint64) bool {
+	for _, bucket := range b {
+		if bucket.Volume == target {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (b Buckets) String() string {
+	bucketStrs := []string{}
+	for _, bucket := range b {
+		bucketStrs = append(bucketStrs, bucket.String())
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", strings.Join(bucketStrs, ","))
+}
+
+// FindTarget returns actions to find target
+func (b Buckets) FindTarget(target uint64) []string {
+	r := &result{
+		mapping: map[string][]actions{},
+		matched: map[string]interface{}{},
+	}
+	b.findTarget(target, r, actions{})
+
+	keys, found := r.bestMatches()
+	if !found {
+		return []string{"No solution"}
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("%d solutions\n", len(keys))
+	for i, key := range keys {
+		allacts, ok := r.get(key)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		newState := make(Buckets, len(b))
+		copy(newState, b)
+		fmt.Printf("solution %d\n", i+1)
+		for _, acts := range allacts {
+			if len(acts) == 0 {
+				fmt.Println("no actions required")
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, act := range acts {
+				newState = newState.performAction(act)
+				fmt.Printf("%s\t%s\n", act.String(), newState.String())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	ret := []string{}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func (b Buckets) performAction(act action) Buckets {
+	newState := make(Buckets, len(b))
+	copy(newState, b)
+
+	switch act.kind {
+	case actionTypeEmpty:
+		newState.empty(act.target)
+	case actionTypeFill:
+		newState.fill(act.target)
+	case actionTypePour:
+		newState.pour(act.src, act.target)
+	}
+
+	return newState
+}
+
+func (b Buckets) findTarget(
+	target uint64,
+	states *result,
+	prevActions actions,
+) {
+	key := b.String()
+
+	added := states.addActions(key, prevActions)
+
+	if b.HasTarget(target) {
+		states.addMatch(key)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !added {
+		return
+	}
+
+	possibleActions := b.possibleActions()
+	for _, act := range possibleActions {
+		newActions := append(prevActions, act)
+		newState := b.performAction(act)
+		newState.findTarget(target, states, newActions)
+	}
+}
+
+func (b Buckets) possibleActions() actions {
+	ret := actions{}
+	for i, bucket := range b {
+		if !bucket.IsFull() {
+			ret = append(ret, action{kind: actionTypeFill, target: i})
+		}
+		if !bucket.IsEmpty() {
+			// ret = append(ret, action{kind: actionTypeEmpty, fn: b.empty(i), target: i})
+			ret = append(ret, action{kind: actionTypeEmpty, target: i})
+			for j, target := range b {
+				if !target.IsFull() && i != j {
+					// ret = append(ret, action{kind: actionTypePour, fn: b.pour(i, j), src: i, target: j})
+					ret = append(ret, action{kind: actionTypePour, src: i, target: j})
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ret
+}