diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/configure b/scwrypts/remote/configure
index aa66928..2626fe7 100755
--- a/scwrypts/remote/configure
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/configure
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #####################################################################
 
 MAIN() {
-	EDIT "$REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE"
+	utils.io.edit "$REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE"
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/connect b/scwrypts/remote/connect
index b06c65a..89a1d69 100755
--- a/scwrypts/remote/connect
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/connect
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use config --group remote
 
 USAGE__options="
 	-c, --command   override configured remote command
-	-s, --shell     override configured remote login shell 
+	-s, --shell     override configured remote login shell
 	-t, --type      one of the following connection types:
 	                 - ssh       (default) simple ssh execution
 	                 - xserver   ssh connection with remote-xserver settings
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ USAGE__description="
 
 MAIN() {
 	[ $REMOTE__TARGET ] \
-		|| ERROR 'missing REMOTE__TARGET context; this must be run through scwrypts' \
+		|| echo.error 'missing REMOTE__TARGET context; this must be run through scwrypts' \
 		|| return 1
 
 	local CONNECTION_TYPE=ssh
@@ -45,38 +45,38 @@ MAIN() {
 	do
 		local _S=1
 		case $1 in
-			-t | --type    ) ((_S+=1)); CONNECTION_TYPE=$2 ;;
-			-c | --command ) ((_S+=1)); REMOTE_COMMAND=$2  ;;
-			-s | --shell   ) ((_S+=1)); LOGIN_SHELL=$2     ;;
+			( -t | --type    ) ((_S+=1)); CONNECTION_TYPE=$2 ;;
+			( -c | --command ) ((_S+=1)); REMOTE_COMMAND=$2  ;;
+			( -s | --shell   ) ((_S+=1)); LOGIN_SHELL=$2     ;;
 
-			--no-rc  ) LOAD_RC=false ;;
-			--no-tty ) USE_TTY=false ;;
+			( --no-rc  ) LOAD_RC=false ;;
+			( --no-tty ) USE_TTY=false ;;
 
-			--use-bastion )
+			( --use-bastion )
 				((_S+=1))
 				USE_BASTION=$2
 				case $USE_BASTION in
-					true | false ) ;;
-					* ) ERROR "invalid setting for '--use-bastion' (must be 'true' or 'false')" ;;
+					( true | false ) ;;
+					( * ) echo.error "invalid setting for '--use-bastion' (must be 'true' or 'false')" ;;
 				esac
 				;;
 
-			--force-local-login ) FORCE_LOCAL_LOGIN=true ;;
+			( --force-local-login ) FORCE_LOCAL_LOGIN=true ;;
 
-			* ) ERROR "unknown argument '$1'" ;;
+			* ) echo.error "unknown argument '$1'" ;;
 		esac
 		[[ $_S -le $# ]] \
 			&& shift $_S \
-			|| ERROR "missing argument for '$1'" \
+			|| echo.error "missing argument for '$1'" \
 			|| shift $#
 	done
 
-	CHECK_ERRORS
+	utils.check-errors --fail
 
 	##########################################
 
 	GET_SSH_ARGS() {
-		REMOTE__GET_SSH_ARGS \
+		remote.config.get-ssh-args \
 			--type $CONNECTION_TYPE \
 			--use-tty $USE_TTY \
 			$REMOTE_NAME \
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ MAIN() {
 
 	##########################################
 
-	local CONNECTION_STRING=$(REMOTE__GET_CONNECTION_STRING $REMOTE_NAME)
+	local CONNECTION_STRING=$(remote.config.get-connection-string $REMOTE_NAME)
 	[ $CONNECTION_STRING ] \
 		|| FAIL 1 'unable to determine connection string'
 
 	##########################################
 
 	LOGIN_SHELL=$(\
-		REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK \
+		remote.config.query-connection-with-fallback \
 			"$LOGIN_SHELL" \
 			".$REMOTE_NAME.shell" \
 			".default.shell" \
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ MAIN() {
 	)
 
 	REMOTE_COMMAND=$(\
-		REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK  \
+		remote.config.query-connection-with-fallback  \
 			"$REMOTE_COMMAND" \
 			".sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.$CONNECTION_TYPE.command" \
 			".sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.command" \
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ MAIN() {
 
 	[ $REMOTE_COMMAND ] || {
 		case $CONNECTION_TYPE in
-			tmux )
+			( tmux )
 				local TMUX_SESSION_NAME=$(
-					REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK \
+					remote.config.query-connection-with-fallback \
 						".sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.tmux.session" \
 						".default.tmux.session" \
 						"wryn" \
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ MAIN() {
 
 	[ $USE_BASTION ] || {
 		USE_BASTION=$(\
-			REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK \
+			remote.config.query-connection-with-fallback \
 				".sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.bastion.preferred" \
 				'false' \
 				;
@@ -145,15 +145,15 @@ MAIN() {
 	local BASTION_HOST
 	[[ $USE_BASTION =~ true ]] && {
 		BASTION_HOST=$(\
-			REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK \
+			remote.config.query-connection-with-fallback \
 				".sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.bastion.session" \
 			)
 	}
 
 
 	[ $BASTION_HOST ] && {
-		DEBUG "REMOTE_COMMAND : $REMOTE_COMMAND"
-		PASSTHROUGH_COMMAND="$(GET_PASSTHROUGH_PREFIX) connect $REMOTE_NAME --"
+		echo.debug "REMOTE_COMMAND : $REMOTE_COMMAND"
+		PASSTHROUGH_COMMAND="$(remote.bastion.get-passthrough-prefix) connect $REMOTE_NAME --"
 		[ "$REMOTE_COMMAND" ] && PASSTHROUGH_COMMAND+=" -c $(printf "%q " "$REMOTE_COMMAND")"
 
 		BASTION_TARGET=$REMOTE_NAME REMOTE__TARGET=$BASTION_HOST MAIN --command "$PASSTHROUGH_COMMAND"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ MAIN() {
 	[ $REMOTE_COMMAND ] && [[ $LOAD_RC =~ true ]] && {
 		REMOTE_COMMAND="$LOGIN_SHELL -l -c 'source ~/.$(basename $LOGIN_SHELL)rc &>/dev/null; $REMOTE_COMMAND'"
 	}
-	
+
 	[ ! $REMOTE_COMMAND ] && {
 		[[ $LOAD_RC =~ true ]] \
 			&& REMOTE_COMMAND="$LOGIN_SHELL -l" \
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ MAIN() {
 
 	[ $BASTION_TARGET ] && CONNECTION_TYPE=bastion
 
-	DEBUG " 
+	echo.debug "
 	attempting execution:
 	  netpath    : $(hostnamectl --static) -> $([ $BASTION_TARGET ] && echo "$BASTION_TARGET -> ")$REMOTE_NAME
 	  type       : $CONNECTION_TYPE
 	  connection : $REMOTE_NAME
 	  command    : \"$REMOTE_COMMAND\"
 	 "
-	
+
 	case $CONNECTION_STRING in
 		localhost | $USER@localhost )
 			eval "cd; $REMOTE_COMMAND"
@@ -189,6 +189,6 @@ MAIN() {
 			;;
 	esac
 
-	DEBUG "ssh ${SSH_ARGS[@]} $CONNECTION_STRING \"$REMOTE_COMMAND\""
+	echo.debug "ssh ${SSH_ARGS[@]} $CONNECTION_STRING \"$REMOTE_COMMAND\""
 	ssh ${SSH_ARGS[@]} $CONNECTION_STRING "$REMOTE_COMMAND"
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/lib/bastion.module.zsh b/scwrypts/remote/lib/bastion.module.zsh
index 2310725..b7513a2 100644
--- a/scwrypts/remote/lib/bastion.module.zsh
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/lib/bastion.module.zsh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-GET_PASSTHROUGH_PREFIX() {
+${scwryptsmodule}.get-passthrough-prefix() {
 	echo "source ~/.zshrc &>/dev/null; SUBSCWRYPT=$((SUBSCWRYPT+1)) SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL=$SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL scwrypts"
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/lib/config.module.zsh b/scwrypts/remote/lib/config.module.zsh
index a81eecd..eb527eb 100644
--- a/scwrypts/remote/lib/config.module.zsh
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/lib/config.module.zsh
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ DEPENDENCIES+=(yq)
 
 #####################################################################
 
-REMOTE__GET_CONNECTION_STRING() {
+${scwryptsmodule}.get-connection-string() {
 	local REMOTE_NAME="$1"
-	[ $(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.host) ] \
-		|| ERROR "no such connection $REMOTE_NAME exists" \
+	[ $(remote.config.query-connection .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.host) ] \
+		|| echo.error "no such connection $REMOTE_NAME exists" \
 		|| return 1
 
-	local CONNECTION_HOST=$(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.host)
+	local CONNECTION_HOST=$(remote.config.query-connection .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.host)
 	[ $CONNECTION_HOST ] \
-		|| ERROR "connection $REMOTE_NAME is misconfigured; missing 'host' field" \
+		|| echo.error "connection $REMOTE_NAME is misconfigured; missing 'host' field" \
 		|| return 1
 
-	local CONNECTION_USER=$(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.user)
-	[ $CONNECTION_USER ] || CONNECTION_USER=$(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION .default.user)
+	local CONNECTION_USER=$(remote.config.query-connection .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.user)
+	[ $CONNECTION_USER ] || CONNECTION_USER=$(remote.config.query-connection .default.user)
 
 	[ $CONNECTION_USER ] \
 		&& CONNECTION_STRING="${CONNECTION_USER}@${CONNECTION_HOST}" \
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ REMOTE__GET_CONNECTION_STRING() {
 	echo $CONNECTION_STRING
 }
 
-REMOTE__GET_SSH_ARGS() {
+${scwryptsmodule}.get-ssh-args() {
 	local REMOTE_NAME
 	local TYPE=ssh
 	local USE_TTY=true
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ REMOTE__GET_SSH_ARGS() {
 	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
 	do
 		case $1 in
-			-t | --type ) TYPE=$2;    shift 1 ;;
-			--use-tty   ) USE_TTY=$2; shift 1 ;;
+			( -t | --type ) TYPE=$2;    shift 1 ;;
+			( --use-tty   ) USE_TTY=$2; shift 1 ;;
 
-			--no-tty ) USE_TTY=false ;;
+			( --no-tty ) USE_TTY=false ;;
 
-			* )
-				[ $REMOTE_NAME ] && { ERROR "too many args :c"; return 1; }
+			( * )
+				[ $REMOTE_NAME ] && { echo.error "too many args :c"; return 1; }
 				REMOTE_NAME=$1
 				;;
 		esac
@@ -53,25 +53,25 @@ REMOTE__GET_SSH_ARGS() {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	local PORT=$(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.port)
+	local PORT=$(remote.config.query-connection .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.port)
 
 	[ $PORT ] && {
 		case $TYPE in
-			ssh | xserver | tmux ) ARGS+=(-p $PORT) ;;
-			scp ) ARGS+=(-P $PORT) ;; # not really in use, just a sample
-			* ) 
-				WARNING " 
+			( ssh | xserver | tmux ) ARGS+=(-p $PORT) ;;
+			( scp ) ARGS+=(-P $PORT) ;; # not really in use, just a sample
+			( * )
+				WARNING "
 					port is specified, but I'm not sure whether to use '-p' or '-P'
 
 					if this command fails, try adding your --type to the appropriate
-					list in '$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote/lib/config.module.zsh'
+					list in '$(scwrypts.config.group remote root)/lib/config.module.zsh'
 				 "
 				ARGS+=(-p $PORT)
 				;;
 		esac
 	}
 
-	ARGS+=($(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION .session.$REMOTE_NAME.$TYPE.args))
+	ARGS+=($(remote.config.query-connection .session.$REMOTE_NAME.$TYPE.args))
 
 	[[ $USE_TTY =~ true ]] && ARGS+=(-t)
 
@@ -80,17 +80,17 @@ REMOTE__GET_SSH_ARGS() {
 
 #####################################################################
 
-REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION() {
-	YQ -oy -r $@ "$REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE" \
+${scwryptsmodule}.query-connection() {
+	utils.yq -oy -r $@ "$REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE" \
 		| grep -v ^null$
 }
 
-REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK() {
+${scwryptsmodule}.query-connection-with-fallback() {
 	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]] && [ ! $QUERY_RESULT ]
 	do
 		case $1 in
-			.* ) QUERY_RESULT=$(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION $1) ;;
-			 * ) QUERY_RESULT="$1" ;;  # allows raw default value
+			( .* ) QUERY_RESULT=$(remote.config.query-connection $1) ;;
+			(  * ) QUERY_RESULT="$1" ;;  # allows raw default value
 		esac
 		shift 1
 	done
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/lib/omni.module.zsh b/scwrypts/remote/lib/omni.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd59c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/lib/omni.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#####################################################################
+
+OMNI_SOCKET="omni.socket"
+
+OMNI_LOGDIR="${XDG_STATE_HOME:-${HOME}/.local/state}/wryn/omni"
+mkdir -p "${OMNI_LOGDIR}"
+
+${scwryptsmodule}.tmux() {
+	tmux -L ${OMNI_SOCKET} $@
+}
+
+
+#####################################################################
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/lib/tmux.module.zsh b/scwrypts/remote/lib/tmux.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/remote.scwrypts.zsh b/scwrypts/remote/remote.scwrypts.zsh
index a76c4fa..2b43d10 100644
--- a/scwrypts/remote/remote.scwrypts.zsh
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/remote.scwrypts.zsh
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-SCWRYPTS_GROUPS+=(remote)
-[ $DOTWRYN ] || source "$HOME/.config/wryn/env.zsh"
+readonly ${scwryptsgroup}__type=zsh
+readonly ${scwryptsgroup}__color=$(utils.colors.blue)
 
-export SCWRYPTS_TYPE__remote=zsh
-export SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote="$DOTWRYN/scwrypts/remote"
-export SCWRYPTS_COLOR__remote='\033[0;34m'
+#####################################################################
 
 DEPENDENCIES+=(yq)
-REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE="$HOME/.config/wryn/remote-connections.toml"
+REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}/wryn/remote-connections.toml"
 
-SCWRYPTS__LIST_AVAILABLE_SCWRYPTS__remote() {
+${scwryptsgroup}.list-available() {
 	[ -f "$REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE" ] || {
 		mkdir -p "$(dirname -- "$REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE")" &>/dev/null
 		echo "
@@ -27,20 +25,25 @@ SCWRYPTS__LIST_AVAILABLE_SCWRYPTS__remote() {
 		echo "tmux/omni"
 		echo "configure"
 		echo "test"
-	} | sed "s|^|$SCWRYPTS_TYPE__remote/|"
+	} | sed "s|^|zsh/|"
 }
 
-SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__remote__zsh() {
+${scwryptsgroup}.zsh.get-runstring() {
 	local SCWRYPT_FILENAME
 	case $SCWRYPT_NAME in
-		connect/* ) 
-			SCWRYPT_FILENAME="$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote/connect"
+		connect/* )
+			SCWRYPT_FILENAME="$(scwrypts.config.group remote root)/connect"
 			echo "export REMOTE__TARGET=$(echo $SCWRYPT_NAME | sed 's|^.*connect/||')"
 			;;
 		* )
-			SCWRYPT_FILENAME="$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote/$SCWRYPT_NAME"
+			SCWRYPT_FILENAME="$(scwrypts.config.group remote root)/$SCWRYPT_NAME"
 			;;
 	esac
 
-	SCWRYPTS__GET_RUNSTRING__zsh__generic "$SCWRYPT_FILENAME"
+	scwrypts.get-runstring.zsh.generic
+}
+
+remote.config.yq() {
+	utils.yq -oy -r $@ "${REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_FILE}" \
+		| grep -v ^null$
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/test b/scwrypts/remote/test
index 12393ff..550ff05 100755
--- a/scwrypts/remote/test
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/test
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ MAIN() {
 			-n | --name )
 				((_S+=1))
 				REMOTE_NAME=$2
-				CONNECTION_STRING=$(REMOTE__GET_CONNECTION_STRING $REMOTE_NAME)
+				CONNECTION_STRING=$(remote.config.get-connection-string $REMOTE_NAME)
 				;;
-			-s | --connection_string ) 
+			-s | --connection_string )
 				((_S+=1))
 				CONNECTION_STRING="$2"
 				;;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ MAIN() {
 				((_S+=1))
 				TIMEOUT_SECONDS=$2
 				[[ $TIMEOUT_SECONDS -gt 0 ]] \
-					|| ERROR "invalid timeout seconds '$TIMEOUT_SECONDS'"
+					|| echo.error "invalid timeout seconds '$TIMEOUT_SECONDS'"
 				;;
 			-c | --command )
 				((_S+=1))
@@ -55,31 +55,31 @@ MAIN() {
 				USE_BASTION=$2
 				case $USE_BASTION in
 					true | false ) ;;
-					* ) ERROR "invalid setting for '--use-bastion' (must be 'true' or 'false')" ;;
+					* ) echo.error "invalid setting for '--use-bastion' (must be 'true' or 'false')" ;;
 				esac
 				;;
-			* ) ERROR "unrecognized argument '$1'" ;;
+			* ) echo.error "unrecognized argument '$1'" ;;
 		esac
 		[[ $_S -le $# ]] \
 			&& shift $_S \
-			|| ERROR "missing argument for '$1'" \
+			|| echo.error "missing argument for '$1'" \
 			|| shift $#
 	done
 
 	[ $CONNECTION_STRING ] \
-		|| ERROR "unable to determine connection string"
+		|| echo.error "unable to determine connection string"
 
 
 	[ $USE_BASTION ] || {
 		USE_BASTION=$(\
-			REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK \
+			remote.config.query-connection-with-fallback \
 				".sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.bastion.preferred" \
 				'false' \
 				;
 			)
 	}
 
-	CHECK_ERRORS
+	utils.check-errors --fail
 
 
 	##########################################
@@ -87,46 +87,46 @@ MAIN() {
 	local BASTION_HOST
 	[[ $USE_BASTION =~ true ]] && {
 		BASTION_HOST=$(\
-			REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION_WITH_FALLBACK \
+			remote.config.query-connection-with-fallback \
 				".sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.bastion.session" \
 			)
 	}
 
 	[[ $USE_BASTION =~ true ]] && {
 		[ $BASTION_HOST ] \
-			|| ERROR "cannot connect to $REMOTE_NAME; no configured bastion host" \
+			|| echo.error "cannot connect to $REMOTE_NAME; no configured bastion host" \
 			|| return 1
 	}
-	
+
 	case $CONNECTION_STRING in
 		localhost | $USER@localhost )
 			CONNECTION_TEST() { return 0; } # current user on local machine can always connect
 			;;
-		* ) 
+		* )
 			[[ $USE_BASTION =~ true ]] && {
-				DEBUG "MAIN -n $BASTION_HOST -c \"$(GET_PASSTHROUGH_PREFIX) remote test -- -n $REMOTE_NAME -c \"$COMMAND\"\""
-				BASTION_TARGET="$REMOTE_NAME" MAIN -n $BASTION_HOST -c "$(GET_PASSTHROUGH_PREFIX) remote test -- -n $REMOTE_NAME -c \"$COMMAND\""
+				echo.debug "MAIN -n $BASTION_HOST -c \"$(remote.bastion.get-passthrough-prefix) remote test -- -n $REMOTE_NAME -c \"$COMMAND\"\""
+				BASTION_TARGET="$REMOTE_NAME" MAIN -n $BASTION_HOST -c "$(remote.bastion.get-passthrough-prefix) remote test -- -n $REMOTE_NAME -c \"$COMMAND\""
 				return $?
 			}
 
 			CONNECTION_TEST() {
 				[ $REMOTE_NAME ] && {
-					[[ $(REMOTE__QUERY_CONNECTION .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.enabled) =~ false ]] && {
+					[[ $(remote.config.query-connection .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.enabled) =~ false ]] && {
 						return 1
 					}
 				}
 				local REMOTE_ARGS=()
-				REMOTE_ARGS+=($(REMOTE__GET_SSH_ARGS --type ssh $REMOTE_NAME))
+				REMOTE_ARGS+=($(remote.config.get-ssh-args --type ssh $REMOTE_NAME))
 				REMOTE_ARGS+=(-o BatchMode=yes)
-				DEBUG "attempting\ntimeout $TIMEOUT_SECONDS ssh $REMOTE_ARGS $CONNECTION_STRING "'\'"\"$COMMAND"'\'"\"" >&2
+				echo.debug "attempting\ntimeout $TIMEOUT_SECONDS ssh $REMOTE_ARGS $CONNECTION_STRING "'\'"\"$COMMAND"'\'"\"" >&2
 				timeout --foreground $TIMEOUT_SECONDS ssh ${REMOTE_ARGS[@]} "$CONNECTION_STRING" "$COMMAND" >&2
 			}
 			;;
 	esac
 
 	[ $REMOTE_NAME ] || REMOTE_NAME=explicit
-	STATUS "testing connection $CONNECTION_STRING ($REMOTE_NAME$([ $BASTION_TARGET ] && echo " -> $BASTION_TARGET"))" \
+	echo.status "testing connection $CONNECTION_STRING ($REMOTE_NAME$([ $BASTION_TARGET ] && echo " -> $BASTION_TARGET"))" \
 		&& CONNECTION_TEST \
-		&& SUCCESS "successfully connected to '$CONNECTION_STRING' ($REMOTE_NAME)" \
-		|| ERROR "connection to '$CONNECTION_STRING ($REMOTE_NAME)' failed" \
+		&& echo.success "successfully connected to '$CONNECTION_STRING' ($REMOTE_NAME)" \
+		|| echo.error "connection to '$CONNECTION_STRING ($REMOTE_NAME)' failed" \
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/manager b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/manager
index 553add8..fa2d574 100755
--- a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/manager
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/manager
@@ -1,66 +1,56 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zsh
 #
-# works as a standalone zsh script
+# must work as a standalone zsh script
 #
+eval "$(scwrypts --config)" \
+	&& use omni --group remote \
+	&& utils.check-environment \
+	|| { echo 'scwrypts config error; aborting' >&2; sleep 5; return 1; }
 
 #####################################################################
 
-CONNECTIONS_FILE="$HOME/.config/wryn/remote-connections.toml"
+OMNI_LOGFILE="${OMNI_LOGDIR}/omni.current.txt"
 
-OMNI_LOGDIR="$HOME/.local/share/scwrypts/dotwryn"
-OMNI_LOGFILE="$HOME/.local/share/scwrypts/dotwryn/omni.current.txt"
-
-[ ! -d "$OMNI_LOGDIR" ] && mkdir -p "$OMNI_LOGDIR"
-
-[ -f "$OMNI_LOGFILE" ] && {
+[ -f "${OMNI_LOGFILE}" ] && {
 	for x in {1..99}
 	do
-		[ ! -f "$OMNI_LOGDIR/omni.$x.txt" ] && break
+		[ ! -f "${OMNI_LOGDIR}/omni.${x}.txt" ] && {
+			mv "${OMNI_LOGFILE}" "${OMNI_LOGDIR}/omni.${x}.txt"
+			break
+		}
 	done
-
-	[ ! -f "$OMNI_LOGDIR/omni.$x.txt" ] && mv "$OMNI_LOGFILE" "$OMNI_LOGDIR/omni.$x.txt"
 }
 
-echo "OMNI MANAGER START : $(date)" > "$OMNI_LOGFILE"
+echo "OMNI MANAGER START : $(date)" > "${OMNI_LOGFILE}"
 
-OMNI_SOCKET="omni.socket"
-OMNI_TMUX() { tmux -L $OMNI_SOCKET $@; }
+#####################################################################
 
-CONFIG_QUERY() { yq -oy -r $@ "$CONNECTIONS_FILE" | grep -v ^null$; }
-
-CONNECTED() {
-	[ $WINDOW_ID ] \
-		&& echo "\\033[1;32mconnected (window $WINDOW_ID)\\033[0m" >&2 \
-		|| echo "\\033[1;32mconnected\\033[0m" >&2 \
-}
-DISCONNECTED() { echo "\\033[1;31mdisconnected\\033[0m" >&2; }
-
-GET_UNIQUE_WINDOW_ID() {
+get-unique-window-id() {
 	local MODE=use-default
 
-	local WINDOW_ID="$(eval "echo \$WINDOW_ID__$REMOTE_NAME")"
+	local WINDOW_ID="$(eval echo "\$WINDOW_ID__${REMOTE_NAME}")"
 	: \
-		&& [[ $(eval "echo \$CAN_CONNECT__$REMOTE_NAME") =~ true ]] \
-		&& [ $WINDOW_ID ] \
-		&& echo $WINDOW_ID \
+		&& [[ $(eval echo "\$CAN_CONNECT__${REMOTE_NAME}") =~ true ]] \
+		&& [ ${WINDOW_ID} ] \
+		&& echo ${WINDOW_ID} \
 		&& return 0 \
 		;
 
-	unset WINDOW_ID__$REMOTE_NAME &>>"$OMNI_LOGFILE"
+	unset WINDOW_ID__${REMOTE_NAME} &>>"${OMNI_LOGFILE}"
 
 	WINDOW_ID="$1"
-	WINDOW_ID=$(CONFIG_QUERY .sessions.$REMOTE_NAME.id)
-	[ $WINDOW_ID ] && MODE=specify-preferred
+	WINDOW_ID=$(remote.config.yq .sessions.${REMOTE_NAME}.id)
+	[ ${WINDOW_ID} ] && MODE=specify-preferred
 
 	WINDOW_ID_IS_TAKEN() {
 		: \
-			&& [[   $(OMNI_TMUX list-windows -t=omni | grep "^$WINDOW_ID:" | wc -l) -gt 0 ]] \
-			&& [[ ! $(OMNI_TMUX list-windows -t=omni | grep "^$WINDOW_ID:" | awk '{print $2;}' =~ ^$REMOTE_NAME$) ]] \
+			&& [[   $(remote.omni.tmux list-windows -t=omni | grep "^${WINDOW_ID}:" | wc -l) -gt 0 ]] \
+			&& [[ ! $(remote.omni.tmux list-windows -t=omni | grep "^${WINDOW_ID}:" | awk '{print $2;}' =~ ^${REMOTE_NAME}$) ]] \
 			;
 	}
 
 	local FALLBACK_STARTING_POINT
-	case $MODE in
+	case ${MODE} in
 		use-default       ) FALLBACK_STARTING_POINT=42 ;;
 		specify-preferred ) FALLBACK_STARTING_POINT=69 ;;
 	esac
@@ -68,78 +58,78 @@ GET_UNIQUE_WINDOW_ID() {
 	local I=0
 	while WINDOW_ID_IS_TAKEN
 	do
-		echo "$REMOTE_NAME tried to acquire window id $WINDOW_ID, but it is already in-use (trying $(($FALLBACK_STARTING_POINT-$I)))" >&2
-		WINDOW_ID=$(($FALLBACK_STARTING_POINT-$I))
+		echo "${REMOTE_NAME} tried to acquire window id ${WINDOW_ID}, but it is already in-use (trying $((${FALLBACK_STARTING_POINT}-${I})))" >&2
+		WINDOW_ID=$((${FALLBACK_STARTING_POINT}-${I}))
 		((I+=1))
-		[[ $I -gt 10 ]] && WINDOW_ID= && break
+		[[ ${I} -gt 10 ]] && WINDOW_ID= && break
 	done
 
-	echo $WINDOW_ID
+	echo ${WINDOW_ID}
 }
 
 #####################################################################
 
-sleep 1
-OMNI_TMUX new-window -t=omni-manager -dn 'harakiri' "
+remote.omni.tmux new-window -t=omni-manager -dn 'harakiri' "
+echo 'waiting for omni-manager to close'
 while true
 do
-	tmux -L $OMNI_SOCKET list-sessions | grep -v omni-manager | grep -qi omni || {
-		tmux -L $OMNI_SOCKET kill-session -t omni-manager
-	}
 	sleep 5
+	tmux -L ${OMNI_SOCKET} list-sessions 2>/dev/null | grep -v omni-manager | grep -qi omni || {
+		echo 'no active sessions detected; killing omni-manager session'
+		tmux -L ${OMNI_SOCKET} kill-session -t omni-manager
+	}
 done
 "
 
 while true
 do
-	clear
-	for REMOTE_NAME in $(CONFIG_QUERY '.sessions | keys | .[]')
+	#clear
+	for REMOTE_NAME in $(remote.config.yq '.sessions | keys | .[]')
 	do
-		WINDOW_ID=$(GET_UNIQUE_WINDOW_ID)
-		export WINDOW_ID__$REMOTE_NAME=$WINDOW_ID
+		WINDOW_ID=$(get-unique-window-id)
+		export WINDOW_ID__${REMOTE_NAME}=${WINDOW_ID}
 
-		OMNI_TMUX list-windows -t=omni | awk '{print $2;}' | grep -q $REMOTE_NAME \
+		remote.omni.tmux list-windows -t=omni | awk '{print $2;}' | grep -q ${REMOTE_NAME} \
 			&& continue
 
-		printf "testing connection $REMOTE_NAME..."
-		echo "testing connection $REMOTE_NAME..." &>>"$OMNI_LOGFILE"
+		printf "testing connection ${REMOTE_NAME}..."
+		echo "testing connection ${REMOTE_NAME}..." &>>"${OMNI_LOGFILE}"
 		scwrypts --name test --group remote --type zsh \
 				-- \
-				--name $REMOTE_NAME \
+				--name ${REMOTE_NAME} \
 				--command 'command -v tmux' \
-				&>>"$OMNI_LOGFILE" \
-			&& export CAN_CONNECT__$REMOTE_NAME=true \
-			|| export CAN_CONNECT__$REMOTE_NAME=false \
+				&>>"${OMNI_LOGFILE}" \
+			&& export CAN_CONNECT__${REMOTE_NAME}=true \
+			|| export CAN_CONNECT__${REMOTE_NAME}=false \
 			;
 
-		[[ $(eval echo "\$CAN_CONNECT__$REMOTE_NAME") =~ true ]] \
-			&&   echo " \\033[1;32m✔\\033[0m" >&2 \
-			|| { echo " \\033[1;31m✖\\033[0m" >&2; continue; }
+		[[ $(eval echo "\$CAN_CONNECT__${REMOTE_NAME}") =~ true ]] \
+			&&   utils.colors.print bright-green " ✔\n" >&2 \
+			|| { utils.colors.print bright-red   " ✖\n" >&2; continue; }
 
-		OMNI_TMUX new-window \
-			-t=omni:$WINDOW_ID \
-			-dn $REMOTE_NAME "
+		remote.omni.tmux new-window \
+			-t=omni:${WINDOW_ID} \
+			-dn ${REMOTE_NAME} "
 				source ~/.zshrc &>/dev/null
-				TMUX='' scwrypts -n connect/$REMOTE_NAME -- --type tmux
+				TMUX='' scwrypts -n connect/${REMOTE_NAME} -- --type tmux
 				echo 'connection closed'
 				sleep 2
 			"
 
-		OMNI_TMUX list-window -t=omni | awk '{print $1;}' | grep -q '99:' && OMNI_TMUX kill-window -t omni:99
+		remote.omni.tmux list-window -t=omni | awk '{print $1;}' | grep -q '99:' && remote.omni.tmux kill-window -t omni:99
 
-		OMNI_TMUX list-windows -t=omni | awk '{print $2;}' | grep -q $REMOTE_NAME \
-			|| export CAN_CONNECT__$REMOTE_NAME=false
+		remote.omni.tmux list-windows -t=omni | awk '{print $2;}' | grep -q ${REMOTE_NAME} \
+			|| export CAN_CONNECT__${REMOTE_NAME}=false
 	done
 
-	clear
+	#clear
 	echo "connections:\n"
-	local STATUS
 	{
-		for REMOTE_NAME in $(CONFIG_QUERY '.sessions | keys | .[]')
+		for REMOTE_NAME in $(remote.config.yq '.sessions | keys | .[]')
 		do
-			[[ $(eval "echo \$CAN_CONNECT__$REMOTE_NAME") =~ true ]] \
-				&& echo "${REMOTE_NAME}^$(eval "echo \$WINDOW_ID__$REMOTE_NAME")^\\033[1;32mconnected\\033[0m" \
-				|| echo "${REMOTE_NAME}^-^\\033[1;31mdisconnected\\033[0m" \
+			[[ $(eval echo "\$CAN_CONNECT__${REMOTE_NAME}") =~ true ]] \
+				&& echo "${REMOTE_NAME}^$(eval echo "\$WINDOW_ID__${REMOTE_NAME}")^$(utils.colors.print bright-green connected)" \
+				|| echo "${REMOTE_NAME}^-^$(utils.colors.print bright-red disconnected)" \
 				;
 		done
 	} | column -ts '^'
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni
index e35ea2c..4bc40b5 100755
--- a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/omni
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
+#####################################################################
+
 DEPENDENCIES+=(tmux scwrypts)
+
+use omni --group remote
+
 #####################################################################
 
 USAGE__description="
@@ -12,7 +17,7 @@ USAGE__description="
 	Switch between connections by using 'M-s' followed by the session ID
 	number (or use any other default default tmux navigation command). Full
 	configuration can be found here:
-	  - $SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote/omni/tmux.conf
+	  - $(scwrypts.config.group remote root)/omni/tmux.conf
 
 	Shut-down the omni-session by pressing 'M-Q' (Q not q! ALT + SHIFT + Q)
 
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ USAGE__description="
 
 	A background process periodically attempts to refresh lost connections.
 	Immediate retry can be forced with 'M-R'.
-	
+
 	Running this command in an existing tmux session will likely result
 	in an infinite loop, so:
 	  - don't run the omni-session in a TMUX session
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ USAGE__description="
 #####################################################################
 
 MAIN() {
-	[[ $TERM =~ tmux ]] && ERROR "\n Cannot run tmux-omni within a tmux session!\n  "
+	[[ $TERM =~ tmux ]] && echo.error "\n Cannot run tmux-omni within a tmux session!\n  "
 
 	local BACKGROUND_LAUNCH=false
 
@@ -43,33 +48,34 @@ MAIN() {
 		esac
 		[[ $_S -le $# ]] \
 			&& shift $_S \
-			|| ERROR "missing argument for '$1'" \
+			|| echo.error "missing argument for '$1'" \
 			|| shift $# \
 			;
 	done
 
-	CHECK_ERRORS
+	utils.check-errors --fail
 
-	local OMNI_SOCKET="omni.socket"
-	OMNI_TMUX() { tmux -L $OMNI_SOCKET $@; }
+	local SCWRYPTS_ROOT_REMOTE="$(scwrypts.config.group remote root)"
 
-	OMNI_TMUX list-sessions 2>/dev/null | grep -v omni-manager | grep -qi omni || {
-		STATUS "initializing omni server"
-		OMNI_TMUX kill-session -t=omni-manager >/dev/null 2>&1
-	
-		OMNI_TMUX -f "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote/tmux/tmux.conf" new -d -s omni \
-			"echo searching for first connection...; sleep 30" \; \
-			split-window "sleep 3; TMUX= tmux -L $OMNI_SOCKET a -t=omni-manager" \; \
+	remote.omni.tmux list-sessions 2>/dev/null | grep -v omni-manager | grep -qi omni || {
+		echo.status "initializing omni server"
+		remote.omni.tmux kill-session -t=omni-manager >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+		echo.debug "${SCWRYPTS_ROOT_REMOTE}/tmux/tmux.conf"
+		remote.omni.tmux -f "${SCWRYPTS_ROOT_REMOTE}/tmux/tmux.conf" new -d -s omni \
+			"echo searching for first connection...; sleep 10" \; \
+			split-window "sleep 1; TMUX= tmux -L ${OMNI_SOCKET} a -t=omni-manager" \; \
 			move-window -t 99 \;
-	
-		OMNI_TMUX new -d -s omni-manager "$SCWRYPTS_ROOT__remote/tmux/manager"
+
+
+		remote.omni.tmux new -d -s omni-manager "${SCWRYPTS_ROOT_REMOTE}/tmux/manager"
 	}
 
 	[[ $BACKGROUND_LAUNCH =~ true ]] && {
-		SUCCESS "omni server activated"
+		echo.success "omni server activated"
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	STATUS 'connecting to omni server'
-	OMNI_TMUX a -t=omni
+	echo.status 'connecting to omni server'
+	remote.omni.tmux a -t=omni
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/tmux.conf b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/tmux.conf
index eed1d22..59b1066 100644
--- a/scwrypts/remote/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/scwrypts/remote/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -57,14 +57,12 @@ bind-key -n M-q   send-keys M-q
 bind-key -n M-z   send-keys M-z
 bind-key -n M-w   send-keys C-M-w
 
-bind-key -n M-Q   kill-session
-
 unbind-key C-b
 bind-key C-b   send-prefix
 set-option -g  prefix M-s
 bind-key M-s   send-keys M-s
 
-bind-key -n M-Q   kill-session
+bind-key -n M-Q   kill-server
 
 # force reload now
 bind-key -n M-R   send-keys -t omni-manager ENTER