diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0adfd59..1b943b7 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func (cfg *base) Name() string {
 	return cfg.name
 }
 
+func (cfg *base) SetName(n string) {
+	cfg.name = n
+}
+
 func (cfg *base) Starter() lib.StartProc {
 	return cfg.starter
 }
diff --git a/core/context/context.go b/core/context/context.go
index d3660a6..c776e73 100644
--- a/core/context/context.go
+++ b/core/context/context.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package context
 
 import (
 	stdlib_context "context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ func (ctx *context) Config() lib.Config {
 	return ctx.cfg
 }
 
+func (ctx *context) Name() string {
+	return ctx.cfg.Name()
+}
+
 func (ctx *context) Parent() lib.Context {
 	return ctx.parent
 }
@@ -34,8 +39,13 @@ func (ctx *context) Services() Services {
 
 func (ctx *context) ChildContext(cfg lib.Config) Context {
 	cctx := makeCtx(cfg, ctx)
-	ctx.Services()[cfg.Name()] = cctx
 	ctx.children = append(ctx.children, cctx)
+	name := cfg.Name()
+	if name == "" {
+		cfg.SetName(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", ctx.Name(), len(ctx.children)))
+	} else {
+		ctx.Services()[name] = cctx
+	}
 	return cctx
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +86,16 @@ func makeCtx(cfg lib.Config, parent Context) *context {
 	}
 }
 
+// interface Addressable
+
+func (ctx *context) Cell() Context {
+	return ctx
+}
+
+func (ctx *context) Address() lib.Address {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // implement interface context.Context from standard library
 
 func (ctx *context) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
diff --git a/logging/event.go b/logging/event.go
index aafa5c1..01907ed 100644
--- a/logging/event.go
+++ b/logging/event.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func WithContext(ctx lib.Context, e *Evt) *Evt {
 	if e == nil || ctx == nil {
 		return e
 	}
-	return e.Str("service", ctx.Config().Name())
+	return e.Str("service", ctx.Name())
 }
 
 func Debug(ctx lib.Context) *Evt {
diff --git a/matrix/matrix.go b/matrix/matrix.go
index 7ce41de..e344ec6 100644
--- a/matrix/matrix.go
+++ b/matrix/matrix.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package matrix
 
 import (
 	lib "git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes"
+	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/config"
 	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/core"
 	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/core/action"
 )
@@ -12,6 +13,16 @@ func Start(ctx lib.Context) {
 	core.Start(ctx)
 }
 
+type celLConfig struct {
+	*config.BaseCfg
+}
+
 func create(act lib.Action) bool {
+	ctx := act.Context()
+	//msg := act.Message()
+	//spec := act.ActionSpec()
+	cctx := ctx.ChildContext(config.Base("", core.Start))
+	core.Start(cctx)
+	// msg.Sender().Cell().Send(message.New("matrix", "connect").WithSender(cctx))
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/scopes.go b/scopes.go
index 0a953ee..94d1d67 100644
--- a/scopes.go
+++ b/scopes.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type ContextState interface{}
 type Context interface {
 	stdlib_context.Context
 	Config() Config
+	Name() string
 	Parent() Context
 	Services() Services
 	ChildContext(Config) Context
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ type ActionHandler = func(Action) bool
 
 type Config interface {
 	Name() string
+	SetName(string)
 	Starter() StartProc
 	Step() StepProc
 	MessageHandler() MessageHandler
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ func HandleMsg(ctx Context, msg Message) bool {
 
 func Send(ctx Context, addr Address, msg Message) {
 	if svc, ok := ctx.Services()[addr.Service()]; ok {
+		// TODO: check Address for sid, iid
 		svc.Send(msg)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/matrix_test.go b/tests/matrix_test.go
index b2311a3..693fd8b 100644
--- a/tests/matrix_test.go
+++ b/tests/matrix_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestMatrixApp(tb *tbase.T) {
 	t := testing.SetUpApp(tb, etc.ConfigMx())
 	t.Run("app-matrix", MxTest)
 	t.TearDownApp("matrix")
-	t.AssertEqual(t.LogCheck(logfile, true), 6)
+	t.AssertEqual(t.LogCheck(logfile, true), 7)
 }
 
 func MxTest(t *testing.T) {