diff --git a/csys/csys.lisp b/csys/csys.lisp
index 77bfe57..562c2c8 100644
--- a/csys/csys.lisp
+++ b/csys/csys.lisp
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
                     (:util :scopes/util)
                     (:alx :alexandria))
   (:export #:scope #:environ
-           #:send #:send-message
-           #:neuron #:synapse #:std-proc #:update
+           #:neuron #:synapse #:std-proc #:update #:create
            #:handle-action))
 
 (in-package :scopes/csys)
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@
     (update nscope)))
 
 (defun create (msg scope)
+  ;todo: use message data for modifying new scope
   (let ((new (neuron (reset scope))))
     (notify-created msg new scope)))
 
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
     (funcall act msg scope)))
 
 (defun notify-created (msg new scope)
-  (let* ((head (list (car (shape:head msg)) :created))
-         (data (list :new new :old actor:*self*)) ; todo: update existing data
+  (let* ((head (list (message:domain msg) :created))
+         (data (util:plist-merge (shape:data scope) '(:new new :parent actor:*self*)))
          (msg1 (message:create head :data data))) 
     (notify msg1 scope))
   )
diff --git a/test/test-csys.lisp b/test/test-csys.lisp
index 2148b7d..ea4a7e1 100644
--- a/test/test-csys.lisp
+++ b/test/test-csys.lisp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   (config:add-action '(:csys) (constantly nil))
   )
 
-(defun env-proc (msg scope)
+(defun proc-env (msg scope)
   (let ((t:*test-suite* (csys:environ scope))) 
     (destructuring-bind (nmsg scope) (csys:handle-action msg scope)
       (util:lgi nmsg)
@@ -45,35 +45,35 @@
     (load (t:test-path "config-csys" "etc"))
     (async:init)
     (unwind-protect
-      (test-basic-1)
+      (test-basic-0)
       (sleep 0.1)
       (t:show-result))))
 
 ;;;; test: initialization
 
-(defun setup-test-basic-1 ()
+(defun setup-test-basic-0 ()
   (setup-config)
   (core:setup-services)
   (setf (tc:receiver t:*test-suite*) (core:find-service :test-receiver))
   ;(csys:add-action '(:csys :sensor) #'csys:create-sensor)
-  (let ((env (csys:neuron (csys:scope #'env-proc
-                             :environ (tc:receiver t:*test-suite*)))) 
-    ;(csys:add-sensor '(:csys :init :zero) zero)
-    )))
+  (let ((env (csys:neuron (csys:scope #'proc-env
+                             :environ (tc:receiver t:*test-suite*)))))
+    ;(csys:create) ; or: (environ:setup program:basic-0 #'proc-env)
+    ))
 
-(deftest test-basic-1 ()
-    (setup-test-basic-1)
+(deftest test-basic-0 ()
+    (setup-test-basic-0)
     (sleep 0.1)
     (core:shutdown)
     )
 
 (deftest x-test-init ()
-    (csys:send-message '(:csys :sensor :init :zero) '(:std :s1))
-    (csys:send-message '(:csys :sensor :init :zero) '(:std :s2))
+    ;(csys:send-message '(:csys :sensor :init :zero) '(:std :s1))
+    ;(csys:send-message '(:csys :sensor :init :zero) '(:std :s2))
     (sleep 0.1)
-    (csys:send-message '(:csys :add :std :s1) 1)
-    (csys:send-message '(:csys :add :std :s1) 3)
-    (csys:send-message '(:csys :sub :std :s2) 4)
-    (csys:send-message '(:csys :add :std :s2) 5) 
+    ;(csys:send-message '(:csys :add :std :s1) 1)
+    ;(csys:send-message '(:csys :add :std :s1) 3)
+    ;(csys:send-message '(:csys :sub :std :s2) 4)
+    ;(csys:send-message '(:csys :add :std :s2) 5) 
     (core:shutdown)
     )
diff --git a/util/util.lisp b/util/util.lisp
index d741ab9..13c8e2a 100644
--- a/util/util.lisp
+++ b/util/util.lisp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
            #:ptr
            #:rfill #:rtrim 
            #:loop-plist #:filter-plist #:map-plist 
-           #:plist-pairs #:plist-equal #:plist-add
+           #:plist-pairs #:plist-equal #:plist-add #:plist-merge
            #:flatten-str #:from-keyword #:to-keyword #:to-integer #:to-string
            #:from-bytes #:to-bytes #:b64-decode #:b64-encode #:from-b64 #:to-b64
            #:absolute-dir #:check-dir #:ensure-dir #:home-path #:path-from-string
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
 (defun plist-pairs (pl)
   (loop-plist pl k v collect (list k v)))
 
+(defun plist-merge (pl1 pl2)
+  (loop-plist pl2 k v do (setf (getf pl1 k nil) v))
+  pl1)
+
 (defun plist-equal (l1 l2)
   (unless (= (length l1) (length l2))
     (return-from plist-equal nil))