diff --git a/csys/csys.lisp b/csys/csys.lisp
index 562c2c8..fb9b2d9 100644
--- a/csys/csys.lisp
+++ b/csys/csys.lisp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    (stage :accessor stage :initform :initial)
    (proc :accessor proc :initarg :proc :initform #'std-proc)
    (program :reader program :initarg :program :initform nil)
-   (actions :reader actions :initarg :actions :initform nil)
+   (actions :accessor actions :initarg :actions :initform nil)
    (syns :accessor syns :initform nil)
    (environ :reader environ :initarg :environ)))
 
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
   (apply #'make-instance 'scope :program program args))
 
 (defun reset-scope (scope &rest args)
-  (apply #'scope (program scope) :environ (environ scope) args))
+  (apply #'scope (or (getf args :program) (program scope)) 
+         :categ (or (getf args :categ) (categ scope))
+         :environ (or (getf args :environ) (environ scope)) 
+         args))
 
 ;;;; neurons (= async tasks) and synapses (= connections)
 
@@ -58,8 +61,7 @@
     (update nscope)))
 
 (defun create (msg scope)
-  ;todo: use message data for modifying new scope
-  (let ((new (neuron (reset scope))))
+  (let ((new (neuron (apply #'reset scope (shape:data msg)))))
     (notify-created msg new scope)))
 
 (defun do-log (msg scope)
diff --git a/csys/environ.lisp b/csys/environ.lisp
index 56f5285..3c7c94a 100644
--- a/csys/environ.lisp
+++ b/csys/environ.lisp
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
                     (:csys :scopes/csys)
                     (:message :scopes/core/message)
                     )
-  (:export #:send #:send-message)
+  (:export #:forward #:forward-message)
   )
 
 (in-package :scopes/csys/environ)
 
-(defun send-message (head data &key customer)
-  (send (message:create head :data data :customer customer)))
+(defun forward-message (head scope &key data customer)
+  (forward (message:create head :data data :customer customer) scope))
 
-(defun send (msg)
-  (dolist (sn (find-sensors msg)) 
-    (actor:send sn msg)))
+(defun forward (msg scope)
+  (dolist (cell (find-cells (message:addr msg) scope)) 
+    (actor:send cell msg)))