diff --git a/lib/csys/environ.ex b/lib/csys/environ.ex
index 00451b5..5e9954d 100644
--- a/lib/csys/environ.ex
+++ b/lib/csys/environ.ex
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSys.Environ do
       [:csys, :created | _rest] -> 
         process_creation(msg, scope)
         send(env, msg)
-      [dom, :for, cat, item] ->
-        #IO.inspect(CSys.state(scope).cells)
-        cell = get_in(state.cells, [{dom, cat}, item])
-        CSys.send_message(cell, [dom, :data], Shape.data(msg))
       _ -> send(env, msg) # forward message to application
     end
   end
@@ -50,11 +46,22 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSys.Environ do
     end
   end
 
-  def send_message(state, [dom, cat, item], head, data) do
-    cell = get_in(state.cells, [{dom, cat}, item])
+  # accessing cell registry via state.cells
+
+  def get_cell(state, [dom, cat, item]) do
+    get_in(state.cells, [{dom, cat}, item])
+  end
+
+  def send_message(state, addr, head, data) do
+    cell = get_cell(state, addr)
     CSys.send_message(cell, head, data)
   end
 
+  def connect(state, addr, target, op) do
+    send_message(state, addr, ~w(csys connect)a,
+      %{target: get_cell(state, target), op: op})
+  end
+
   # delegating tasks to env
 
   def delegate(env, func) do
@@ -63,6 +70,5 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSys.Environ do
 
   def forward_value(env, addr, value) do
     delegate(env, &send_message(&1, addr, ~w(csys data)a, %{value: value}))
-    #CSys.send_message(env, [dom, :for, cat, item], %{value: value})
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/csys/program.ex b/lib/csys/program.ex
index 3aced4a..ea83c4b 100644
--- a/lib/csys/program.ex
+++ b/lib/csys/program.ex
@@ -153,11 +153,15 @@ defmodule Scopes.CSys.Program do
   end
 
   def init_recursive_1() do [
-    fn %Environ.State{neurons: [zero]} -> 
-      #zero = [:csys, :c00, {0, 0}]
-      CSys.send_message(zero, ~w(csys connect)a, %{target: zero, op: negate()}) 
+    fn state -> 
+      zero = [:csys, :c00, {0, 0}]
+      #%Environ.State{neurons: [zero]} = state
+      #CSys.send_message(zero, ~w(csys connect)a, %{target: zero, op: negate()}) 
       #Environ.send_message(state, zero, ~w(csys connect)a, %{target: zero, op: negate()})
-      CSys.send_message(zero, ~w(csys create succ)a, %{addr: [:csys, :e01, {1, 1}]})
+      Environ.connect(state, zero, zero, negate())
+      Environ.send_message(state, zero, ~w(csys create succ)a, 
+        %{addr: [:csys, :e01, {1, 1}]})
+      #CSys.send_message(zero, ~w(csys create succ)a, %{addr: [:csys, :e01, {1, 1}]})
     end
   ]
   end