diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 9ac9b97..cbf001f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -75,11 +75,10 @@ func (cfg *Base) WithMessageHandler(hdlr lib.MessageHandler) *Base {
 	return cfg
 }
 
-func (cfg *Base) WithAction(pattern string, spec lib.ActionSpec) lib.Config {
+func (cfg *Base) AddAction(pattern string, spec lib.ActionSpec) {
 	act := ActionConfig(pattern, nil)
 	act.specs = append(act.specs, spec)
 	cfg.actions = append(cfg.actions, act)
-	return cfg
 }
 
 func MakeBase(name string, starter lib.StartProc) *Base {
diff --git a/lib/action/action.go b/lib/action/action.go
index cd0392d..a2efcf7 100644
--- a/lib/action/action.go
+++ b/lib/action/action.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func Forward(act lib.Action) bool {
 	msg := act.Message()
 	for _, rcvr := range act.Spec().Receivers() {
 		addr := message.SimpleAddress(rcvr)
-		message.Send(ctx, addr, msg)
+		lib.Send(ctx, addr, msg)
 	}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/lib/lib.go b/lib/lib.go
index 98d55f1..1ad6241 100644
--- a/lib/lib.go
+++ b/lib/lib.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Config interface {
 	Actions() []ActionConfig
 	Children() []Config
 	Add(Config)
-	WithAction(string, ActionSpec) Config
+	AddAction(string, ActionSpec)
 }
 
 type Services map[string]Context
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ type StepProc = func(Context) bool
 type MessageHandler = func(Context, Message) bool
 type ActionHandler = func(Action) bool
 
-// async Runners
+// library functions
 
 func RunCtx(ctx Context, fct Proc) {
 	ctx.WaitGroup().Add(1)
@@ -78,3 +78,9 @@ func RunCtx(ctx Context, fct Proc) {
 		fct(ctx)
 	}()
 }
+
+func Send(ctx Context, addr Address, msg Message) {
+	if srv, ok := ctx.Services()[addr.Service()]; ok {
+		srv.Mailbox() <- msg
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/message/message.go b/lib/message/message.go
index be5c11d..2650eaf 100644
--- a/lib/message/message.go
+++ b/lib/message/message.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (addr *address) Service() string {
 }
 
 func (addr *address) Send(ctx lib.Context, msg lib.Message) {
-	Send(ctx, addr, msg)
+	lib.Send(ctx, addr, msg)
 }
 
 func SimpleAddress(srv string) *address {
@@ -39,11 +39,3 @@ func SimpleAddress(srv string) *address {
 		service: srv,
 	}
 }
-
-// public functions
-
-func Send(ctx lib.Context, addr lib.Address, msg lib.Message) {
-	if srv, ok := ctx.Services()[addr.Service()]; ok {
-		srv.Mailbox() <- msg
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tests/etc/etc.go b/tests/etc/etc.go
index 19ae1e1..3d119ee 100644
--- a/tests/etc/etc.go
+++ b/tests/etc/etc.go
@@ -12,20 +12,26 @@ import (
 func Config() lib.Config {
 	ovr := Overrides().Use
 	b := config.MakeBase
+
 	cfg := app.Cfg{
-		Base: b("testing", testing.Start).
-			WithAction("demo",
-				action.BaseSpec(action.Forward,
-					[]string{"test-receiver"})).(*config.Base),
+		Base:    b("testing", testing.Start),
 		Home:    ovr(".", HOME),
 		AppType: "standard",
 	}
-	cfg.Add(config.Cfg{
+	cfg.AddAction("demo",
+		action.BaseSpec(action.Forward,
+			[]string{"test-receiver"}))
+
+	cfg_config := config.Cfg{
 		Base:         b("config", config.Start),
 		ConfigFormat: "etc",
-	})
-	cfg.Add(b("test-receiver", core.Start).
-		WithAction("*", action.BaseSpec(AH_Receiver, nil)))
+	}
+	cfg.Add(cfg_config)
+
+	cfg_test_rcvr := b("test-receiver", core.Start)
+	cfg_test_rcvr.AddAction("*", action.BaseSpec(AH_Receiver, nil))
+	cfg.Add(cfg_test_rcvr)
+
 	return &cfg
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/scopes_test.go b/tests/scopes_test.go
index 1a83798..7c2fa92 100644
--- a/tests/scopes_test.go
+++ b/tests/scopes_test.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ func SendTest(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := t.Ctx
 	rcvr := message.SimpleAddress("testing")
 	msg := message.StrMessage("demo")
-	rcvr.Send(ctx, msg)
+	lib.Send(ctx, rcvr, msg)
 	rcvr = message.SimpleAddress("test-receiver")
-	rcvr.Send(ctx, msg)
+	lib.Send(ctx, rcvr, msg)
 }
 
 // action handlers