diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f18c341..e38d189 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "packages/*/examples/*/"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@preserves/core": "0.993.0",
+    "@preserves/core": "0.994.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.0",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0",
     "@types/node": "^14",
diff --git a/packages/browser-stdenv/package.json b/packages/browser-stdenv/package.json
index 9a7c5fa..173e714 100644
--- a/packages/browser-stdenv/package.json
+++ b/packages/browser-stdenv/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     "veryclean": "yarn run clean && rm -rf node_modules"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@preserves/core": "0.993.0",
-    "@preserves/schema": "0.993.0",
+    "@preserves/core": "0.994.0",
+    "@preserves/schema": "0.994.0",
     "@syndicate-lang/compiler": "^0.19.0",
     "@syndicate-lang/core": "^0.24.0",
     "@syndicate-lang/html2": "^0.25.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/local-protocols/schemas/queuedTasks.prs b/packages/core/local-protocols/schemas/queuedTasks.prs
index a0d079c..9276711 100644
--- a/packages/core/local-protocols/schemas/queuedTasks.prs
+++ b/packages/core/local-protocols/schemas/queuedTasks.prs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ ActionDescription =
 / @spawnActor <spawn-actor @detail OptionalAny @initialAssertions #{protocol.Handle}>
 / @stopActor <stop-actor @error OptionalAny>
 / @inertCheck <inert-check>
-/ <assert @target #!any @crossSpace bool @handle protocol.Handle @assertion any>
-/ <retract @target #!any @crossSpace bool @handle protocol.Handle>
-/ <message @target #!any @assertion any>
-/ <sync @target #!any @callback #!any>
+/ <assert @target #:any @crossSpace bool @handle protocol.Handle @assertion any>
+/ <retract @target #:any @crossSpace bool @handle protocol.Handle>
+/ <message @target #:any @assertion any>
+/ <sync @target #:any @callback #:any>
 .
 
 OptionalAny = <none> / <some @value any> .
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 3bdd4e0..f998973 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "author": "Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@leastfixedpoint.com>",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@preserves/core": "0.993.0",
-    "@preserves/schema-cli": "0.993.0"
+    "@preserves/core": "0.994.0",
+    "@preserves/schema-cli": "0.994.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@preserves/core": "0.993.0"
+    "@preserves/core": "0.994.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "salty-crypto": "0.3.1"
diff --git a/packages/create/template/package.json b/packages/create/template/package.json
index 5e61454..8c78bff 100644
--- a/packages/create/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/create/template/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "license": "GPL-3.0+",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@preserves/schema-cli": "0.993.0",
+    "@preserves/schema-cli": "0.994.0",
     "@syndicate-lang/ts-plugin": "*",
     "@syndicate-lang/tsc": "*",
     "rollup": "^2.60",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "typescript-language-server": "^3.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@preserves/core": "0.993.0",
+    "@preserves/core": "0.994.0",
     "@syndicate-lang/core": "*",
     "@syndicate-lang/html": "*",
     "@syndicate-lang/ws-relay": "*"
diff --git a/packages/fs/bin/syndicate-fs.js b/packages/fs/bin/syndicate-fs.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/packages/fs/package.json b/packages/fs/package.json
index 8ac0fc2..66ad63b 100644
--- a/packages/fs/package.json
+++ b/packages/fs/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "syndicate-fs": "./bin/syndicate-fs.js"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@preserves/core": "0.993.0"
+    "@preserves/core": "0.994.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@syndicate-lang/core": "^0.24.0",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@preserves/schema-cli": "0.993.0",
+    "@preserves/schema-cli": "0.994.0",
     "@syndicate-lang/ts-plugin": "^0.25.0",
     "@syndicate-lang/tsc": "^0.25.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/fs/protocols/schemas/fs.prs b/packages/fs/protocols/schemas/fs.prs
index f47eaae..a8923ef 100644
--- a/packages/fs/protocols/schemas/fs.prs
+++ b/packages/fs/protocols/schemas/fs.prs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version 1 .
 
 Config = @core CoreConfig & @awaitWriteFinish AwaitWriteFinishConfig .
 CoreConfig = {
-  dataspace: #!any,
+  dataspace: #:any,
   label: any,
   path: string,
 } .
diff --git a/packages/syndicatec/bin/syndicate-maptool.js b/packages/syndicatec/bin/syndicate-maptool.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/packages/syndicatec/bin/syndicatec.js b/packages/syndicatec/bin/syndicatec.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/packages/tsc/bin/syndicate-tsc.js b/packages/tsc/bin/syndicate-tsc.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/packages/ws-relay/package.json b/packages/ws-relay/package.json
index c31fb5c..b790c46 100644
--- a/packages/ws-relay/package.json
+++ b/packages/ws-relay/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "author": "Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@leastfixedpoint.com>",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@preserves/core": "0.993.0"
+    "@preserves/core": "0.994.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@syndicate-lang/core": "^0.24.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 75821c5..7f72b31 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1403,30 +1403,30 @@
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/openapi-types" "^12.11.0"
 
-"@preserves/core@0.993.0", "@preserves/core@^0.993.0":
-  version "0.993.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@preserves/core/-/core-0.993.0.tgz#68209a962bfdd30794c95257982de2152fb9db86"
-  integrity sha512-Qet/scZNvyGhLwzEWjVeeFCrtrsbW6arAL4zHez9MOTxncvKwEW2Q7vMOM25845aFyqQgWaUPvrL6HaUi07K1w==
+"@preserves/core@0.994.0", "@preserves/core@^0.994.0":
+  version "0.994.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@preserves/core/-/core-0.994.0.tgz#bf01e629135a729c554b0626c7c0e24f10a2c8b5"
+  integrity sha512-NxmjSaUAALECr0oBVWR0Qax9GFyv6jzwYlLezXbYvvKL6j/y/11ccxExsG37h07k84STC9DPtz8b1n59xq/3PA==
 
-"@preserves/schema-cli@0.993.0":
-  version "0.993.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@preserves/schema-cli/-/schema-cli-0.993.0.tgz#73fa331211cbef2c02801610dac998730f6b9e69"
-  integrity sha512-fkpGjFA9c/VVFkN31QrcaxrdQ8pRcaeFP/60XIID5uZBNpuJ+51IyWykQBcJVxdxtuCaP2PRzwu9gPi2qxnZkg==
+"@preserves/schema-cli@0.994.0":
+  version "0.994.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@preserves/schema-cli/-/schema-cli-0.994.0.tgz#ac8caca7ff1dcc60d9649cfa93c96623f6ef42b0"
+  integrity sha512-WLJkpjYetZfQ7JsswGXbaL+ePQeKgOVH9LdhBPPWPTU5AaNccxiwxEkHJwGdv5hrsupsbMT0WVjNiIZvxBKdWA==
   dependencies:
-    "@preserves/core" "^0.993.0"
-    "@preserves/schema" "^0.993.0"
+    "@preserves/core" "^0.994.0"
+    "@preserves/schema" "^0.994.0"
     chalk "^4.1"
     chokidar "^3.5"
     commander "^7.2"
     glob "^7.1"
     minimatch "^3.0"
 
-"@preserves/schema@0.993.0", "@preserves/schema@^0.993.0":
-  version "0.993.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@preserves/schema/-/schema-0.993.0.tgz#b90d03de90763f97e8ad061ae66d87b12d7e6799"
-  integrity sha512-Wng97KvmcKuI1MjcQ9pCmmsB+drH2IHchcTRPUq97CL5p2OgNDUn2hktlE0skTKdwir8sGBBmlfL1uZhxvXPbA==
+"@preserves/schema@0.994.0", "@preserves/schema@^0.994.0":
+  version "0.994.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@preserves/schema/-/schema-0.994.0.tgz#8937e2e13b73b1d9d26a8033c031e8ac93dc47ef"
+  integrity sha512-eDIjJvrmAykDmBWEPxPq1HD5XsLTlB0atX9kA5b4W0bmstTqOxJcsyIP+WK3Rp3HZN74Wg3UnQ21kf9KgDWAhA==
   dependencies:
-    "@preserves/core" "^0.993.0"
+    "@preserves/core" "^0.994.0"
 
 "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve@^13.0":
   version "13.3.0"