diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e491b53..934b268 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,10 +18,18 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.13.0"
+version = "0.14.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
+tengri        = { path = "./tengri" }
+tengri_core   = { path = "./core"   }
+tengri_input  = { path = "./input"  }
+tengri_output = { path = "./output" }
+tengri_tui    = { path = "./tui"    }
+tengri_dsl    = { path = "./dsl"    }
+tengri_proc   = { path = "./proc"   }
+
 anyhow          = { version = "1.0" }
 atomic_float    = { version = "1" }
 better-panic    = { version = "0.3.0" }
diff --git a/dsl/src/dsl.rs b/dsl/src/dsl.rs
index d6cc366..a522258 100644
--- a/dsl/src/dsl.rs
+++ b/dsl/src/dsl.rs
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ pub trait DslNs<'t, T: 't>: 't {
         }
     }
     /// Resolve as literal if valid.
-    fn from_literal <D: Dsl> (&self, dsl: &D) -> Perhaps<T> {
+    fn from_literal <D: Dsl> (&self, _: &D) -> Perhaps<T> {
         Ok(None)
     }
     /// Resolve a symbol if known.
diff --git a/input/Cargo.toml b/input/Cargo.toml
index d3bf1ec..0c9218d 100644
--- a/input/Cargo.toml
+++ b/input/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ description = "UI metaframework, input layer."
 version     = { workspace = true }
 edition     = { workspace = true }
 
-[features]
-dsl = [ "tengri_dsl" ]
+[lib]
+path = "input.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 tengri_core = { path = "../core" }
-tengri_dsl  = { optional = true, path = "../dsl" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tengri_tui = { path = "../tui" }
diff --git a/input/README.md b/input/README.md
index 4261a22..2fa3ef8 100644
--- a/input/README.md
+++ b/input/README.md
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
-# `tengri_engine`
+***tengri_input*** is where tengri's input handling is defined.
 
-## rendering
-
-## input handling
-
-the **input thread** polls for keyboard events
-and passes them onto the application's `Handle::handle` method.
-
-thus, for a type to be a valid application for engine `E`,
-it must implement the trait `Handle<E>`, which allows it
-to respond to user input.
-
-this thread has write access to the application state,
-and is responsible for mutating it in response to
-user activity.
+the following items are provided:
+* `Input` trait, for defining for input sources
+* `Handle` trait and `handle!` macro, for defining input handlers
+* `Command` trait and the `command!` macro, for defining commands that inputs may result in
diff --git a/input/input.rs b/input/input.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2695a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/input.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#![feature(associated_type_defaults)]
+#![feature(if_let_guard)]
+
+pub(crate) use tengri_core::*;
+
+#[cfg(test)] mod input_test;
+
+/// Event source
+pub trait Input: Sized {
+    /// Type of input event
+    type Event;
+    /// Result of handling input
+    type Handled; // TODO: make this an Option<Box dyn Command<Self>> containing the undo
+    /// Currently handled event
+    fn event (&self) -> &Self::Event;
+    /// Whether component should exit
+    fn is_done (&self) -> bool;
+    /// Mark component as done
+    fn done (&self);
+}
+
+flex_trait_mut!(Handle <E: Input> {
+    fn handle (&mut self, _input: &E) -> Perhaps<E::Handled> {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+});
+
+pub trait Command<S>: Send + Sync + Sized {
+    fn execute (self, state: &mut S) -> Perhaps<Self>;
+    fn delegate <T> (self, state: &mut S, wrap: impl Fn(Self)->T) -> Perhaps<T>
+        where Self: Sized
+    {
+        Ok(self.execute(state)?.map(wrap))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, T: Command<S>> Command<S> for Option<T> {
+    fn execute (self, _: &mut S) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+    fn delegate <U> (self, _: &mut S, _: impl Fn(Self)->U) -> Perhaps<U>
+        where Self: Sized
+    {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Implement [Command] for given `State` and `handler`
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! command {
+    ($(<$($l:lifetime),+>)?|$self:ident:$Command:ty,$state:ident:$State:ty|$handler:expr) => {
+        impl$(<$($l),+>)? ::tengri::input::Command<$State> for $Command {
+            fn execute ($self, $state: &mut $State) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+                Ok($handler)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// Implement [Handle] for given `State` and `handler`.
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! handle {
+    (|$self:ident:$State:ty,$input:ident|$handler:expr) => {
+        impl<E: Engine> ::tengri::input::Handle<E> for $State {
+            fn handle (&mut $self, $input: &E) -> Perhaps<E::Handled> {
+                $handler
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    ($E:ty: |$self:ident:$State:ty,$input:ident|$handler:expr) => {
+        impl ::tengri::input::Handle<$E> for $State {
+            fn handle (&mut $self, $input: &$E) ->
+                Perhaps<<$E as ::tengri::input::Input>::Handled>
+            {
+                $handler
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/input/src/input_test.rs b/input/input_test.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from input/src/input_test.rs
rename to input/input_test.rs
diff --git a/input/src/input.rs b/input/src/input.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 48e692f..0000000
--- a/input/src/input.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-/// Event source
-pub trait Input: Sized {
-    /// Type of input event
-    type Event;
-    /// Result of handling input
-    type Handled; // TODO: make this an Option<Box dyn Command<Self>> containing the undo
-    /// Currently handled event
-    fn event (&self) -> &Self::Event;
-    /// Whether component should exit
-    fn is_done (&self) -> bool;
-    /// Mark component as done
-    fn done (&self);
-}
-flex_trait_mut!(Handle <E: Input> {
-    fn handle (&mut self, _input: &E) -> Perhaps<E::Handled> {
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-});
-pub trait Command<S>: Send + Sync + Sized {
-    fn execute (self, state: &mut S) -> Perhaps<Self>;
-    fn delegate <T> (self, state: &mut S, wrap: impl Fn(Self)->T) -> Perhaps<T>
-        where Self: Sized
-    {
-        Ok(self.execute(state)?.map(wrap))
-    }
-}
-impl<S, T: Command<S>> Command<S> for Option<T> {
-    fn execute (self, _: &mut S) -> Perhaps<Self> {
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-    fn delegate <U> (self, _: &mut S, _: impl Fn(Self)->U) -> Perhaps<U>
-        where Self: Sized
-    {
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/input/src/input_dsl.rs b/input/src/input_dsl.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 77c6c94..0000000
--- a/input/src/input_dsl.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-use std::{sync::Arc, collections::BTreeMap, path::PathBuf};
-/// A collection of input bindings.
-///
-/// Each contained layer defines a mapping from input event to command invocation
-/// over a given state. Furthermore, each layer may have an associated cond,
-/// so that only certain layers are active at a given time depending on state.
-///
-/// When a key is pressed, the bindings for it are checked in sequence.
-/// When the first non-conditional or true conditional binding is executed,
-/// that .event()binding's value is returned.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct EventMap<E, C>(
-    /// Map of each event (e.g. key combination) to
-    /// all command expressions bound to it by
-    /// all loaded input layers.
-    pub BTreeMap<E, Vec<Binding<C>>>
-);
-/// An input binding.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Binding<C> {
-    pub commands:    Arc<[C]>,
-    pub condition:   Option<Condition>,
-    pub description: Option<Arc<str>>,
-    pub source:      Option<Arc<PathBuf>>,
-}
-impl<C> Binding<C> {
-    pub fn from_dsl (dsl: impl Dsl) -> Usually<Self> {
-        let command:     Option<C>            = None;
-        let condition:   Option<Condition>    = None;
-        let description: Option<Arc<str>>     = None;
-        let source:      Option<Arc<PathBuf>> = None;
-        if let Some(command) = command {
-            Ok(Self { commands: [command].into(), condition, description, source })
-        } else {
-            Err(format!("no command in {dsl:?}").into())
-        }
-    }
-}
-/// Input bindings are only returned if this evaluates to true
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct Condition(Arc<Box<dyn Fn()->bool + Send + Sync>>);
-impl_debug!(Condition |self, w| { write!(w, "*") });
-/// Default is always empty map regardless if `E` and `C` implement [Default].
-impl<E, C> Default for EventMap<E, C> {
-    fn default () -> Self { Self(Default::default()) }
-}
-impl<E: Clone + Ord, C> EventMap<E, C> {
-    /// Create a new event map
-    pub fn new () -> Self {
-        Default::default()
-    }
-    /// Add a binding to an owned event map.
-    pub fn def (mut self, event: E, binding: Binding<C>) -> Self {
-        self.add(event, binding);
-        self
-    }
-    /// Add a binding to an event map.
-    pub fn add (&mut self, event: E, binding: Binding<C>) -> &mut Self {
-        if !self.0.contains_key(&event) {
-            self.0.insert(event.clone(), Default::default());
-        }
-        self.0.get_mut(&event).unwrap().push(binding);
-        self
-    }
-    /// Return the binding(s) that correspond to an event.
-    pub fn query (&self, event: &E) -> Option<&[Binding<C>]> {
-        self.0.get(event).map(|x|x.as_slice())
-    }
-    /// Return the first binding that corresponds to an event, considering conditions.
-    pub fn dispatch (&self, event: &E) -> Option<&Binding<C>> {
-        self.query(event)
-            .map(|bb|bb.iter().filter(|b|b.condition.as_ref().map(|c|(c.0)()).unwrap_or(true)).next())
-            .flatten()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/input/src/input_macros.rs b/input/src/input_macros.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e47b902..0000000
--- a/input/src/input_macros.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/// Implement [Command] for given `State` and `handler`
-#[macro_export] macro_rules! command {
-    ($(<$($l:lifetime),+>)?|$self:ident:$Command:ty,$state:ident:$State:ty|$handler:expr) => {
-        impl$(<$($l),+>)? ::tengri::input::Command<$State> for $Command {
-            fn execute ($self, $state: &mut $State) -> Perhaps<Self> {
-                Ok($handler)
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-/// Implement [Handle] for given `State` and `handler`.
-#[macro_export] macro_rules! handle {
-    (|$self:ident:$State:ty,$input:ident|$handler:expr) => {
-        impl<E: Engine> ::tengri::input::Handle<E> for $State {
-            fn handle (&mut $self, $input: &E) -> Perhaps<E::Handled> {
-                $handler
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    ($E:ty: |$self:ident:$State:ty,$input:ident|$handler:expr) => {
-        impl ::tengri::input::Handle<$E> for $State {
-            fn handle (&mut $self, $input: &$E) ->
-                Perhaps<<$E as ::tengri::input::Input>::Handled>
-            {
-                $handler
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/input/src/lib.rs b/input/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 800ee2f..0000000
--- a/input/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#![feature(associated_type_defaults)]
-#![feature(if_let_guard)]
-pub(crate) use tengri_core::*;
-mod input_macros;
-mod input; pub use self::input::*;
-#[cfg(feature = "dsl")] pub(crate) use ::tengri_dsl::*;
-#[cfg(feature = "dsl")] mod input_dsl;
-#[cfg(feature = "dsl")] pub use self::input_dsl::*;
-#[cfg(test)] mod input_test;
diff --git a/tengri/Cargo.toml b/tengri/Cargo.toml
index cd87dfc..c14cdf8 100644
--- a/tengri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tengri/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ default = [ "input", "output", "tui" ]
 input   = [ "tengri_input" ]
 output  = [ "tengri_output" ]
 tui     = [ "tengri_tui" ]
-dsl     = [ "tengri_dsl", "tengri_input/dsl", "tengri_output/dsl", "tengri_tui/dsl" ]
+dsl     = [ "tengri_dsl", "tengri_output/dsl", "tengri_tui/dsl" ]
 
 [dependencies]
-tengri_core   = { path = "../core" }
+tengri_core   = { workspace = true }
 tengri_dsl    = { optional = true, path = "../dsl"    }
 tengri_input  = { optional = true, path = "../input"  }
 tengri_output = { optional = true, path = "../output" }
diff --git a/tui/Cargo.toml b/tui/Cargo.toml
index 5fe3f34..284ad75 100644
--- a/tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ version     = { workspace = true }
 edition     = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
-dsl = [ "tengri_dsl", "tengri_input/dsl", "tengri_output/dsl" ]
+dsl = [ "tengri_dsl", "tengri_output/dsl" ]
 
 [dependencies]
-tengri_core   = { path = "../core" }
-tengri_input  = { path = "../input"  }
-tengri_output = { path = "../output" }
-tengri_dsl    = { optional = true, path = "../dsl" }
+tengri_core   = { workspace = true }
+tengri_input  = { workspace = true }
+tengri_output = { workspace = true }
+tengri_dsl    = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 palette       = { workspace = true }
 rand          = { workspace = true }
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ quanta        = { workspace = true }
 unicode-width = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tengri      = { path = "../tengri", features = [ "dsl" ] }
-tengri_dsl  = { path = "../dsl"  }
-tengri_proc = { path = "../proc" }
+tengri      = { workspace = true, features = [ "dsl" ] }
+tengri_dsl  = { workspace = true }
+tengri_proc = { workspace = true }