diff --git a/lib/csys/csys.ex b/lib/csys/csys.ex
index 0f7cc6d..65e10bd 100644
--- a/lib/csys/csys.ex
+++ b/lib/csys/csys.ex
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSys do
     proc(scope).(msg, scope)
   end
 
+  def send_message(rcvr, head, data) do
+    Actor.send(rcvr, Shape.create(head, data: data))
+  end
+
   def send_value(rcvr, val) do
-    msg = Shape.create([:csys, :data], data: %{value: val})
-    Actor.send(rcvr, msg)
+    send_message(rcvr, [:csys, :data], %{value: val}) 
   end
 
   def state(scope), do: elem(scope, 0)
diff --git a/lib/csys/environ.ex b/lib/csys/environ.ex
index 8f4b5f0..1157bd3 100644
--- a/lib/csys/environ.ex
+++ b/lib/csys/environ.ex
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 defmodule Scopes.CSys.Environ do
-  use Agent
 
   alias Scopes.CSys
 
-  def setup(proc) do
+  def setup({state, proc}) do
     env = CSys.neuron({[], &proc_env/2, [], self()})
-    CSys.neuron({[], proc, [], env})
+    CSys.neuron({state, proc, [], env})
   end
 
   def proc_env(msg, scope) do
diff --git a/lib/csys/program.ex b/lib/csys/program.ex
index 428c1c9..8433187 100644
--- a/lib/csys/program.ex
+++ b/lib/csys/program.ex
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSys.Program do
     neuron: 1, update_neuron: 1, synapse: 3, 
     syns: 1, env: 1
   ]
-
   alias Scopes.Core.Actor
 
-  # programs
+  defmodule State do
+    defstruct [:value, :stage, :prog]
+  end
+
+  def prepare(prog) do
+    {%State{value: 0, stage: :initial, prog: prog}, elem(prog, 0)[:initial]}
+  end
+
+  # basic program
 
   def basic_prog() do
     default = &basic_active/2
@@ -24,26 +31,32 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSys.Program do
     {stages, transitions}
   end
 
+  def prepare_basic() do
+    prepare(basic_prog())
+  end
+
   # basic processors
   
   def basic_initial(msg, scope) do
-    basic(msg, scope, {:initial, basic_prog()})
+    basic(msg, scope)
   end
 
   def basic_active(msg, scope) do
-    basic(msg, scope, {:active, basic_prog()})
+    basic(msg, scope)
   end
 
-  def basic(msg = {head, _info}, scope, _meta) do
+  def basic(msg = {head, _info}, scope) do
     case head do
       [:csys, :create, :pred | _rest] -> create_pred(scope)
       [:csys, :create, :succ | _rest] -> create_succ(scope)
       #[:csys, :next | _rest] -> next(scope, meta)
+      #[:csys, :data | rest] -> process_data(rest, Shape.data(msg), scope)
+      #[:csys, action | rest] -> transition(action, scope)
       _ -> forward(msg, scope) || notify(msg, scope)
     end
   end
 
-  def basic(msg, scope, _meta) do
+  def basic(msg, scope) do
     forward(msg, scope) || notify(msg, scope)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/csys_test.exs b/test/csys_test.exs
index 527e994..70f2858 100644
--- a/test/csys_test.exs
+++ b/test/csys_test.exs
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSysTest do
 
   describe "basic:" do
     test "minimal-neural-net" do
-      {stages, _trans} = Program.basic_prog()
-      zero = Environ.setup(stages[:initial])
+      zero = Environ.setup(Program.prepare_basic())
       #Actor.send(zero, "Hello Zero!")
       CSys.send_value(zero, "Hello Zero!")
       assert "Hello Zero!" = receive_data().value