diff --git a/packages/core/protocols/schema-bundle.bin b/packages/core/protocols/schema-bundle.bin
index dced317..23a2021 100644
--- a/packages/core/protocols/schema-bundle.bin
+++ b/packages/core/protocols/schema-bundle.bin
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ ByteString
 ByteString„„µ±
 fragmented´³seqof´³atom³
 ByteString„„„„„³	NoiseSpec´³andµ´³dict·³key´³named³key´³atom³
-ByteString„„³service´³named³service´³refµ„³ServiceSelector„„„„´³named³protocol´³refµ„³
NoiseProtocol„„´³named³
preSharedKeys´³refµ„³NoisePreSharedKeys„„„„³	NoiseStep´³rec´³lit³noise„´³tupleµ´³named³service´³refµ„³ServiceSelector„„„„„³NoiseService´³rec´³lit³noise„´³tupleµ´³named³spec´³refµ„³NoiseServiceSpec„„„„„³
NoiseProtocol´³orµµ±present´³dict·³protocol´³named³protocol´³atom³String„„„„„µ±invalid´³dict·³protocol´³named³protocol³any„„„„µ±absent´³dict·„„„„„³NoiseRouteStep´³rec´³lit³noise„´³tupleµ´³named³spec´³refµ„³	NoiseSpec„„„„„³SecretKeyField´³orµµ±present´³dict·³	secretKey´³named³	secretKey´³atom³
-ByteString„„„„„µ±invalid´³dict·³	secretKey´³named³	secretKey³any„„„„µ±absent´³dict·„„„„„³DefaultProtocol´³lit±!Noise_NK_25519_ChaChaPoly_BLAKE2s„³ServiceSelector³any³NoiseServiceSpec´³andµ´³named³base´³refµ³noise„³	NoiseSpec„„´³named³	secretKey´³refµ„³SecretKeyField„„„„³NoisePreSharedKeys´³orµµ±present´³dict·³
preSharedKeys´³named³
preSharedKeys´³seqof´³atom³
-ByteString„„„„„„µ±invalid´³dict·³
preSharedKeys´³named³
preSharedKeys³any„„„„µ±absent´³dict·„„„„„„³embeddedType€„„µ³timer„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³SetTimer´³rec´³lit³	set-timer„´³tupleµ´³named³label³any„´³named³seconds´³atom³Double„„´³named³kind´³refµ„³	TimerKind„„„„„³	LaterThan´³rec´³lit³
+ByteString„„³service´³named³service´³refµ„³ServiceSelector„„„„´³named³protocol´³refµ„³
NoiseProtocol„„´³named³
preSharedKeys´³refµ„³NoisePreSharedKeys„„„„³
NoiseProtocol´³orµµ±present´³dict·³protocol´³named³protocol´³atom³String„„„„„µ±invalid´³dict·³protocol´³named³protocol³any„„„„µ±absent´³dict·„„„„„³
NoiseStepType´³lit³noise„³SecretKeyField´³orµµ±present´³dict·³	secretKey´³named³	secretKey´³atom³
+ByteString„„„„„µ±invalid´³dict·³	secretKey´³named³	secretKey³any„„„„µ±absent´³dict·„„„„„³DefaultProtocol´³lit±!Noise_NK_25519_ChaChaPoly_BLAKE2s„³NoiseStepDetail´³refµ„³ServiceSelector„³ServiceSelector³any³NoiseServiceSpec´³andµ´³named³base´³refµ³noise„³	NoiseSpec„„´³named³	secretKey´³refµ„³SecretKeyField„„„„³NoisePreSharedKeys´³orµµ±present´³dict·³
preSharedKeys´³named³
preSharedKeys´³seqof´³atom³
+ByteString„„„„„„µ±invalid´³dict·³
preSharedKeys´³named³
preSharedKeys³any„„„„µ±absent´³dict·„„„„„³NoisePathStepDetail´³refµ„³	NoiseSpec„³NoiseDescriptionDetail´³refµ„³NoiseServiceSpec„„³embeddedType€„„µ³timer„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³SetTimer´³rec´³lit³	set-timer„´³tupleµ´³named³label³any„´³named³seconds´³atom³Double„„´³named³kind´³refµ„³	TimerKind„„„„„³	LaterThan´³rec´³lit³
 later-than„´³tupleµ´³named³seconds´³atom³Double„„„„„³	TimerKind´³orµµ±relative´³lit³relative„„µ±absolute´³lit³absolute„„µ±clear´³lit³clear„„„„³TimerExpired´³rec´³lit³
timer-expired„´³tupleµ´³named³label³any„´³named³seconds´³atom³Double„„„„„„³embeddedType€„„µ³trace„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Oid³any³Name´³orµµ±	anonymous´³rec´³lit³	anonymous„´³tupleµ„„„„µ±named´³rec´³lit³named„´³tupleµ´³named³name³any„„„„„„„³Target´³rec´³lit³entity„´³tupleµ´³named³actor´³refµ„³ActorId„„´³named³facet´³refµ„³FacetId„„´³named³oid´³refµ„³Oid„„„„„³TaskId³any³TurnId³any³ActorId³any³FacetId³any³	TurnCause´³orµµ±turn´³rec´³lit³	caused-by„´³tupleµ´³named³id´³refµ„³TurnId„„„„„„µ±cleanup´³rec´³lit³cleanup„´³tupleµ„„„„µ±linkedTaskRelease´³rec´³lit³linked-task-release„´³tupleµ´³named³id´³refµ„³TaskId„„´³named³reason´³refµ„³LinkedTaskReleaseReason„„„„„„µ±periodicActivation´³rec´³lit³periodic-activation„´³tupleµ´³named³period´³atom³Double„„„„„„µ±delay´³rec´³lit³delay„´³tupleµ´³named³causingTurn´³refµ„³TurnId„„´³named³amount´³atom³Double„„„„„„µ±external´³rec´³lit³external„´³tupleµ´³named³description³any„„„„„„„³	TurnEvent´³orµµ±assert´³rec´³lit³assert„´³tupleµ´³named³	assertion´³refµ„³AssertionDescription„„´³named³handle´³refµ³protocol„³Handle„„„„„„µ±retract´³rec´³lit³retract„´³tupleµ´³named³handle´³refµ³protocol„³Handle„„„„„„µ±message´³rec´³lit³message„´³tupleµ´³named³body´³refµ„³AssertionDescription„„„„„„µ±sync´³rec´³lit³sync„´³tupleµ´³named³peer´³refµ„³Target„„„„„„µ±	breakLink´³rec´³lit³
 break-link„´³tupleµ´³named³source´³refµ„³ActorId„„´³named³handle´³refµ³protocol„³Handle„„„„„„„„³
 ExitStatus´³orµµ±ok´³lit³ok„„µ±Error´³refµ³protocol„³Error„„„„³
@@ -24,13 +24,17 @@ controller
 ByteString´³lit³
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 TAttenuate´³refµ„³
-TAttenuate„„µ±TRef´³refµ„³TRef„„µ±Lit´³refµ„³Lit„„µ±	TCompound´³refµ„³	TCompound„„„„³	PCompound´³orµµ±rec´³rec´³lit³rec„´³tupleµ´³named³label³any„´³named³fields´³seqof´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„„„µ±arr´³rec´³lit³arr„´³tupleµ´³named³items´³seqof´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„„„µ±dict´³rec´³lit³dict„´³tupleµ´³named³entries´³dictof³any´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„„„„„³	PEmbedded´³lit³Embedded„³	SturdyRef´³rec´³lit³ref„´³tupleµ´³named³oid³any„´³named³caveatChain´³seqof´³refµ„³Caveat„„„´³named³sig´³atom³
-ByteString„„„„„³	TCompound´³orµµ±rec´³rec´³lit³rec„´³tupleµ´³named³label³any„´³named³fields´³seqof´³refµ„³Template„„„„„„„µ±arr´³rec´³lit³arr„´³tupleµ´³named³items´³seqof´³refµ„³Template„„„„„„„µ±dict´³rec´³lit³dict„´³tupleµ´³named³entries´³dictof³any´³refµ„³Template„„„„„„„„„³
-SturdyStep´³refµ„³	SturdyRef„³
-TAttenuate´³rec´³lit³	attenuate„´³tupleµ´³named³template´³refµ„³Template„„´³named³attenuation´³seqof´³refµ„³Caveat„„„„„„³
SturdyService´³rec´³lit³ref„´³tupleµ´³named³oid³any„´³named³key´³atom³
-ByteString„„„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³worker„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Instance´³rec´³lit³Instance„´³tupleµ´³named³name´³atom³String„„´³named³argument³any„„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³service„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³State´³orµµ±started´³lit³started„„µ±ready´³lit³ready„„µ±failed´³lit³failed„„µ±complete´³lit³complete„„µ±userDefined³any„„„³
+TAttenuate„„µ±TRef´³refµ„³TRef„„µ±Lit´³refµ„³Lit„„µ±	TCompound´³refµ„³	TCompound„„„„³	PCompound´³orµµ±rec´³rec´³lit³rec„´³tupleµ´³named³label³any„´³named³fields´³seqof´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„„„µ±arr´³rec´³lit³arr„´³tupleµ´³named³items´³seqof´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„„„µ±dict´³rec´³lit³dict„´³tupleµ´³named³entries´³dictof³any´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„„„„„³	PEmbedded´³lit³Embedded„³	SturdyRef´³rec´³lit³ref„´³tupleµ´³named³
+parameters´³refµ„³
+Parameters„„„„„³	TCompound´³orµµ±rec´³rec´³lit³rec„´³tupleµ´³named³label³any„´³named³fields´³seqof´³refµ„³Template„„„„„„„µ±arr´³rec´³lit³arr„´³tupleµ´³named³items´³seqof´³refµ„³Template„„„„„„„µ±dict´³rec´³lit³dict„´³tupleµ´³named³entries´³dictof³any´³refµ„³Template„„„„„„„„„³
+Parameters´³andµ´³dict·³oid´³named³oid³any„³sig´³named³sig´³atom³
+ByteString„„„„´³named³caveats´³refµ„³CaveatsField„„„„³
+TAttenuate´³rec´³lit³	attenuate„´³tupleµ´³named³template´³refµ„³Template„„´³named³attenuation´³seqof´³refµ„³Caveat„„„„„„³CaveatsField´³orµµ±present´³dict·³caveats´³named³caveats´³seqof´³refµ„³Caveat„„„„„„µ±invalid´³dict·³caveats´³named³caveats³any„„„„µ±absent´³dict·„„„„„³SturdyStepType´³lit³ref„³SturdyStepDetail´³refµ„³
+Parameters„³SturdyPathStepDetail´³refµ„³
+Parameters„³SturdyDescriptionDetail´³dict·³key´³named³key´³atom³
+ByteString„„³oid´³named³oid³any„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³worker„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Instance´³rec´³lit³Instance„´³tupleµ´³named³name´³atom³String„„´³named³argument³any„„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³service„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³State´³orµµ±started´³lit³started„„µ±ready´³lit³ready„„µ±failed´³lit³failed„„µ±complete´³lit³complete„„µ±userDefined³any„„„³
 RunService´³rec´³lit³run-service„´³tupleµ´³named³serviceName³any„„„„³ServiceState´³rec´³lit³
service-state„´³tupleµ´³named³serviceName³any„´³named³state´³refµ„³State„„„„„³
ServiceObject´³rec´³lit³service-object„´³tupleµ´³named³serviceName³any„´³named³object³any„„„„³RequireService´³rec´³lit³require-service„´³tupleµ´³named³serviceName³any„„„„³RestartService´³rec´³lit³restart-service„´³tupleµ´³named³serviceName³any„„„„³ServiceDependency´³rec´³lit³
 depends-on„´³tupleµ´³named³depender³any„´³named³dependee´³refµ„³ServiceState„„„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³protocol„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Oid´³atom³
SignedInteger„³Sync´³rec´³lit³sync„´³tupleµ´³named³peer´³embedded´³lit�„„„„„„³Turn´³seqof´³refµ„³	TurnEvent„„³Error´³rec´³lit³error„´³tupleµ´³named³message´³atom³String„„´³named³detail³any„„„„³Event´³orµµ±Assert´³refµ„³Assert„„µ±Retract´³refµ„³Retract„„µ±Message´³refµ„³Message„„µ±Sync´³refµ„³Sync„„„„³Assert´³rec´³lit³assert„´³tupleµ´³named³	assertion´³refµ„³	Assertion„„´³named³handle´³refµ„³Handle„„„„„³Handle´³atom³
SignedInteger„³Packet´³orµµ±Turn´³refµ„³Turn„„µ±Error´³refµ„³Error„„µ±	Extension´³refµ„³	Extension„„„„³Message´³rec´³lit³message„´³tupleµ´³named³body´³refµ„³	Assertion„„„„„³Retract´³rec´³lit³retract„´³tupleµ´³named³handle´³refµ„³Handle„„„„„³	Assertion³any³	Extension´³rec´³named³label³any„´³named³fields´³seqof³any„„„³	TurnEvent´³tupleµ´³named³oid´³refµ„³Oid„„´³named³event´³refµ„³Event„„„„„³embeddedType€„„µ³	dataspace„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Observe´³rec´³lit³Observe„´³tupleµ´³named³pattern´³refµ³dataspacePatterns„³Pattern„„´³named³observer´³embedded³any„„„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³
-gatekeeper„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Bind´³rec´³lit³bind„´³tupleµ´³named³description´³refµ„³Description„„´³named³target´³embedded³any„„´³named³observer´³refµ„³BindObserver„„„„„³Step´³rec´³named³stepType´³atom³Symbol„„´³named³details´³seqof³any„„„³Bound´³orµµ±bound´³rec´³lit³bound„´³tupleµ´³named³step³any„„„„„µ±Rejected´³refµ„³Rejected„„„„³Route´³rec´³lit³route„´³tuplePrefixµ´³named³
-transports´³seqof³any„„„´³named³	pathSteps´³seqof´³refµ„³PathStep„„„„„³Resolve´³rec´³lit³resolve„´³tupleµ´³named³step´³refµ„³Step„„´³named³observer´³embedded´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„„³PathStep´³rec´³named³stepType´³atom³Symbol„„´³named³details´³seqof³any„„„³Rejected´³rec´³lit³rejected„´³tupleµ´³named³detail³any„„„„³Resolved´³orµµ±accepted´³rec´³lit³accepted„´³tupleµ´³named³responderSession´³embedded³any„„„„„„µ±Rejected´³refµ„³Rejected„„„„³Description´³rec´³named³stepType´³atom³Symbol„„´³named³details´³seqof³any„„„³ResolvePath´³rec´³lit³resolve-path„´³tupleµ´³named³route´³refµ„³Route„„´³named³addr³any„´³named³control´³embedded´³refµ„³TransportControl„„„´³named³resolved´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„³BindObserver´³orµµ±present´³embedded´³refµ„³Bound„„„µ±absent´³lit€„„„„³ForceDisconnect´³rec´³lit³force-disconnect„´³tupleµ„„„³ResolvedPathStep´³rec´³lit³	path-step„´³tupleµ´³named³origin´³embedded´³refµ„³Resolve„„„´³named³pathStep´³refµ„³PathStep„„´³named³resolved´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„³TransportControl´³refµ„³ForceDisconnect„³TransportConnection´³rec´³lit³connect-transport„´³tupleµ´³named³addr³any„´³named³control´³embedded´³refµ„³TransportControl„„„´³named³resolved´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³transportAddress„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Tcp´³rec´³lit³tcp„´³tupleµ´³named³host´³atom³String„„´³named³port´³atom³
SignedInteger„„„„„³Unix´³rec´³lit³unix„´³tupleµ´³named³path´³atom³String„„„„„³Stdio´³rec´³lit³stdio„´³tupleµ„„„³	WebSocket´³rec´³lit³ws„´³tupleµ´³named³url´³atom³String„„„„„„³embeddedType€„„µ³dataspacePatterns„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³DLit´³rec´³lit³lit„´³tupleµ´³named³value´³refµ„³AnyAtom„„„„„³DBind´³rec´³lit³bind„´³tupleµ´³named³pattern´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„³AnyAtom´³orµµ±bool´³atom³Boolean„„µ±float´³atom³Float„„µ±double´³atom³Double„„µ±int´³atom³
SignedInteger„„µ±string´³atom³String„„µ±bytes´³atom³
+gatekeeper„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Bind´³rec´³lit³bind„´³tupleµ´³named³description´³refµ„³Description„„´³named³target´³embedded³any„„´³named³observer´³refµ„³BindObserver„„„„„³Step´³rec´³named³stepType´³atom³Symbol„„´³tupleµ´³named³detail³any„„„„³Bound´³orµµ±bound´³rec´³lit³bound„´³tupleµ´³named³pathStep´³refµ„³PathStep„„„„„„µ±Rejected´³refµ„³Rejected„„„„³Route´³rec´³lit³route„´³tuplePrefixµ´³named³
+transports´³seqof³any„„„´³named³	pathSteps´³seqof´³refµ„³PathStep„„„„„³Resolve´³rec´³lit³resolve„´³tupleµ´³named³step´³refµ„³Step„„´³named³observer´³embedded´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„„³PathStep´³rec´³named³stepType´³atom³Symbol„„´³tupleµ´³named³detail³any„„„„³Rejected´³rec´³lit³rejected„´³tupleµ´³named³detail³any„„„„³Resolved´³orµµ±accepted´³rec´³lit³accepted„´³tupleµ´³named³responderSession´³embedded³any„„„„„„µ±Rejected´³refµ„³Rejected„„„„³Description´³rec´³named³stepType´³atom³Symbol„„´³tupleµ´³named³detail³any„„„„³ResolvePath´³rec´³lit³resolve-path„´³tupleµ´³named³route´³refµ„³Route„„´³named³addr³any„´³named³control´³embedded´³refµ„³TransportControl„„„´³named³resolved´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„³BindObserver´³orµµ±present´³embedded´³refµ„³Bound„„„µ±absent´³lit€„„„„³ForceDisconnect´³rec´³lit³force-disconnect„´³tupleµ„„„³ResolvedPathStep´³rec´³lit³	path-step„´³tupleµ´³named³origin´³embedded´³refµ„³Resolve„„„´³named³pathStep´³refµ„³PathStep„„´³named³resolved´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„³TransportControl´³refµ„³ForceDisconnect„³TransportConnection´³rec´³lit³connect-transport„´³tupleµ´³named³addr³any„´³named³control´³embedded´³refµ„³TransportControl„„„´³named³resolved´³refµ„³Resolved„„„„„„³embeddedType´³refµ³	EntityRef„³Cap„„„µ³transportAddress„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³Tcp´³rec´³lit³tcp„´³tupleµ´³named³host´³atom³String„„´³named³port´³atom³
SignedInteger„„„„„³Unix´³rec´³lit³unix„´³tupleµ´³named³path´³atom³String„„„„„³Stdio´³rec´³lit³stdio„´³tupleµ„„„³	WebSocket´³rec´³lit³ws„´³tupleµ´³named³url´³atom³String„„„„„„³embeddedType€„„µ³dataspacePatterns„´³schema·³version‘³definitions·³DLit´³rec´³lit³lit„´³tupleµ´³named³value´³refµ„³AnyAtom„„„„„³DBind´³rec´³lit³bind„´³tupleµ´³named³pattern´³refµ„³Pattern„„„„„³AnyAtom´³orµµ±bool´³atom³Boolean„„µ±float´³atom³Float„„µ±double´³atom³Double„„µ±int´³atom³
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diff --git a/packages/core/protocols/schemas/gatekeeper.prs b/packages/core/protocols/schemas/gatekeeper.prs
index d93ea36..ca53dca 100644
--- a/packages/core/protocols/schemas/gatekeeper.prs
+++ b/packages/core/protocols/schemas/gatekeeper.prs
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ embeddedType EntityRef.Cap .
 ; `observer`.
 Resolve = <resolve @step Step @observer #!Resolved> .
 Resolved = <accepted @responderSession #!any> / Rejected .
-Step = <<rec> @stepType symbol @details [any ...]> .
+Step = <<rec> @stepType symbol [@detail any]> .
 
 ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Protocol at dataspaces *associated* with gatekeeper entities
 
-; Assertion. Gatekeeper will compute an appropriate Step from `description` pointing at
+; Assertion. Gatekeeper will compute an appropriate PathStep from `description` pointing at
 ; `target`, and will respond with a `Bound` to `observer` (if supplied).
 Bind = <bind @description Description @target #!any @observer BindObserver> .
-Description = <<rec> @stepType symbol @details [any ...]> .
+Description = <<rec> @stepType symbol [@detail any]> .
 BindObserver = @present #!Bound / @absent #f .
-Bound = <bound @step any> / Rejected .
+Bound = <bound @pathStep PathStep> / Rejected .
 
 ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Protocol at client-side dataspaces, for resolution utilities
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ResolvePath = <resolve-path @route Route @addr any @control #!TransportControl @
 
 TransportConnection = <connect-transport @addr any @control #!TransportControl @resolved Resolved> .
 ResolvedPathStep = <path-step @origin #!Resolve @pathStep PathStep @resolved Resolved> .
-PathStep = <<rec> @stepType symbol @details [any ...]> .
+PathStep = <<rec> @stepType symbol [@detail any]> .
 
 ; A `Route` describes a network path that can be followed to reach some target entity.
 ;
diff --git a/packages/core/protocols/schemas/noise.prs b/packages/core/protocols/schemas/noise.prs
index 24219cb..c0482f0 100644
--- a/packages/core/protocols/schemas/noise.prs
+++ b/packages/core/protocols/schemas/noise.prs
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ version 1 .
 ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Binding and connection
 
-; A gatekeeper.Step for use with `gatekeeper.Resolve`.
-NoiseStep = <noise @service ServiceSelector> .
+NoiseStepType = =noise .
 
-; A gatekeeper.PathStep for use in a `gatekeeper.Route`.
-NoiseRouteStep = <noise @spec NoiseSpec> .
+; In a gatekeeper.Step, use ServiceSelector as detail.
+NoiseStepDetail = ServiceSelector .
 
-; A gatekeeper.Description for use with `gatekeeper.Bind` etc.
-NoiseService = <noise @spec NoiseServiceSpec> .
+; In a gatekeeper.PathStep, use a NoiseSpec as detail.
+NoisePathStepDetail = NoiseSpec .
+
+; In a gatekeeper.Description, use a NoiseServiceSpec as detail.
+NoiseDescriptionDetail = NoiseServiceSpec .
 
 ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Specification of target and bind addresses
diff --git a/packages/core/protocols/schemas/sturdy.prs b/packages/core/protocols/schemas/sturdy.prs
index 2381af0..3be0e23 100644
--- a/packages/core/protocols/schemas/sturdy.prs
+++ b/packages/core/protocols/schemas/sturdy.prs
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 version 1 .
 embeddedType EntityRef.Cap .
 
-; Serves as both gatekeeper.Step and gatekeeper.PathStep.
-SturdyStep = SturdyRef .
-; A gatekeeper.Description.
-SturdyService = <ref @oid any @key bytes> .
+;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Binding and connection
+
+SturdyStepType = =ref .
+
+; In a gatekeeper.Step or gatekeeper.PathStep, use Parameters as detail.
+SturdyStepDetail = Parameters .
+SturdyPathStepDetail = Parameters .
+
+; In a gatekeeper.Description, use the following detail.
+SturdyDescriptionDetail = {
+  oid: any,
+  key: bytes,
+} .
+
+;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Macaroons
 
 ; The sequence of Caveats is run RIGHT-TO-LEFT.
 ; That is, the newest Caveats are at the right.
@@ -15,7 +28,12 @@ SturdyService = <ref @oid any @key bytes> .
 ;
 ; The `sig` is then f(f(f(f(k, e(oid)), ...), e(Caveat)), ...).
 ;
-SturdyRef = <ref @oid any @caveatChain [Caveat ...] @sig bytes>.
+SturdyRef = <ref @parameters Parameters> .
+Parameters = {
+  oid: any,
+  sig: bytes,
+} & @caveats CaveatsField .
+CaveatsField = @present { caveats: [Caveat ...] } / @invalid { caveats: any } / @absent {} .
 
 ; embodies 1st-party caveats over assertion structure, but nothing else
 ; can add 3rd-party caveats and richer predicates later
