diff --git a/src/syndicate.nim b/src/syndicate.nim
index 92f73e7..6075df5 100644
--- a/src/syndicate.nim
+++ b/src/syndicate.nim
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ proc `?`*(typ: static typedesc): Pattern {.inline.} =
 proc `?`*(typ: static typedesc; bindings: sink openArray[(int, Pattern)]): Pattern {.inline.} =
   patterns.grab(typ, bindings)
 
+proc `?`*(typ: static typedesc; bindings: sink openArray[(Assertion, Pattern)]): Pattern {.inline.} =
+  patterns.grab(typ, bindings)
+
 proc `??`*(pat: Pattern; bindings: openArray[(int, Pattern)]): Pattern {.inline.} =
   patterns.inject(pat, bindings)
 
diff --git a/src/syndicate/patterns.nim b/src/syndicate/patterns.nim
index b7aa8fc..442b97a 100644
--- a/src/syndicate/patterns.nim
+++ b/src/syndicate/patterns.nim
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ proc grabRecord*(label: Preserve[Cap], fields: varargs[Pattern]): Pattern =
         """<rec Says [<bind <_>> <bind <_>>]>"""
   DCompoundRec(label: label, fields: fields.toSeq).toPattern
 
+proc grabRecord*(label: string, fields: varargs[Pattern]): Pattern =
+  ## Sugar for creating record patterns.
+  ## `label` is converted to a symbol value.
+  grabRecord(label.toSymbol(Cap), fields)
+
 proc grabDictionary*(bindings: sink openArray[(Value, Pattern)]): Pattern =
   ## Construct a pattern that grabs some dictionary pairs.
   DCompoundDict(entries: bindings.toTable).toPattern
diff --git a/syndicate.nimble b/syndicate.nimble
index 3444268..470108d 100644
--- a/syndicate.nimble
+++ b/syndicate.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20230725"
+version = "20230726"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "Syndicated actors for conversational concurrency"
 license       = "Unlicense"