diff --git a/src/app/proxy/runner-full.go b/src/app/proxy/controller-full.go
similarity index 69%
rename from src/app/proxy/runner-full.go
rename to src/app/proxy/controller-full.go
index b1e9c46..c4b5793 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/runner-full.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/controller-full.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
 )
 
-type FullRunner struct {
-	baseRunner
+type FullController struct {
+	controller
 }
 
-func (r *FullRunner) OnNewShrinkItem(item *nav.TraverseItem,
+func (c *FullController) OnNewShrinkItem(item *nav.TraverseItem,
 	positional []string,
 	thirdPartyCL cobrass.ThirdPartyCommandLine,
 ) error {
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/controller-registry.go b/src/app/proxy/controller-registry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d9e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/proxy/controller-registry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
+func NewControllerRegistry(shared *SharedControllerInfo) *ControllerRegistry {
+	return &ControllerRegistry{
+		pool: sync.Pool{
+			// see: https://www.sobyte.net/post/2022-03/think-in-sync-pool/
+			//
+			New: func() interface{} {
+				switch shared.Type {
+				case ControllerTypeFullEn:
+					return &FullController{
+						controller: controller{
+							shared: shared,
+						},
+					}
+
+				case ControllerTypeSamplerEn:
+					return &SamplerController{
+						controller: controller{
+							shared: shared,
+						},
+					}
+				}
+
+				panic("undefined controller type")
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+type ControllerRegistry struct {
+	pool sync.Pool
+}
+
+func (cr *ControllerRegistry) Get() ItemController {
+	return cr.pool.Get().(ItemController)
+}
+
+func (cr *ControllerRegistry) Put(controller ItemController) {
+	controller.Reset()
+	cr.pool.Put(controller)
+}
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler.go b/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9128647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
+)
+
+type SamplerController struct {
+	controller
+}
+
+func (c *SamplerController) OnNewShrinkItem(item *nav.TraverseItem,
+	positional []string,
+) error {
+	_ = positional
+
+	profileName := c.shared.Inputs.Root.ProfileFam.Native.Profile
+	schemeName := c.shared.Inputs.Root.ProfileFam.Native.Scheme
+
+	var sequence Sequence
+
+	switch {
+	case profileName != "":
+		sequence = c.profileSequence(profileName, item.Path)
+
+	case schemeName != "":
+		sequence = c.schemeSequence(schemeName, item.Path)
+
+	default:
+		sequence = c.adhocSequence(item.Path)
+	}
+
+	return c.Run(item, sequence)
+}
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/runner-sampler_test.go b/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler_test.go
similarity index 97%
rename from src/app/proxy/runner-sampler_test.go
rename to src/app/proxy/controller-sampler_test.go
index cd023b3..ff52947 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/runner-sampler_test.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/controller-sampler_test.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func resetFS(index string, silent bool) (vfs storage.VirtualFS, root string) {
 	return vfs, root
 }
 
-type runnerTE struct {
+type controllerTE struct {
 	given    string
 	should   string
 	args     []string
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ type runnerTE struct {
 }
 
 type samplerTE struct {
-	runnerTE
+	controllerTE
 	scheme string
 }
 
-var _ = Describe("SamplerRunner", Ordered, func() {
+var _ = Describe("SamplerController", Ordered, func() {
 	var (
 		repo               string
 		l10nPath           string
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SamplerRunner", Ordered, func() {
 		},
 
 		Entry(nil, &samplerTE{
-			runnerTE: runnerTE{
+			controllerTE: controllerTE{
 				given:    "profile",
 				should:   "sample(first) with glob filter using the defined profile",
 				relative: backyardWorldsPlanet9Scan01,
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SamplerRunner", Ordered, func() {
 		}),
 
 		Entry(nil, &samplerTE{
-			runnerTE: runnerTE{
+			controllerTE: controllerTE{
 				given:    "profile",
 				should:   "sample(last) with glob filter using the defined profile",
 				relative: backyardWorldsPlanet9Scan01,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SamplerRunner", Ordered, func() {
 		}),
 
 		Entry(nil, &samplerTE{
-			runnerTE: runnerTE{
+			controllerTE: controllerTE{
 				given:    "profile without no-files in args",
 				should:   "sample(first) with glob filter, using no-files from config",
 				relative: backyardWorldsPlanet9Scan01,
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SamplerRunner", Ordered, func() {
 		}),
 
 		XEntry(nil, &samplerTE{
-			runnerTE: runnerTE{
+			controllerTE: controllerTE{
 				given:    "profile",
 				should:   "sample with regex filter using the defined profile",
 				relative: backyardWorldsPlanet9Scan01,
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SamplerRunner", Ordered, func() {
 		// ===
 
 		Entry(nil, &samplerTE{
-			runnerTE: runnerTE{
+			controllerTE: controllerTE{
 				given:    "scheme",
 				should:   "sample all profiles in the scheme",
 				relative: backyardWorldsPlanet9Scan01,
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/runner-base.go b/src/app/proxy/controller.go
similarity index 67%
rename from src/app/proxy/runner-base.go
rename to src/app/proxy/controller.go
index 015e094..abcaf1a 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/runner-base.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/controller.go
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ import (
 // scheme: adhoc and profile from a scheme
 //
 
-type baseRunner struct { // rename to be a controller instead of a runner
-	shared *SharedRunnerInfo
+type controller struct {
+	shared *SharedControllerInfo
 }
 
-func (r *baseRunner) profileSequence(
+func (c *controller) profileSequence(
 	name, itemPath string,
 ) Sequence {
-	changed := r.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongChangedCL
-	cl := r.composeProfileCL(name, changed)
+	changed := c.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongChangedCL
+	cl := c.composeProfileCL(name, changed)
 	step := &magickStep{
-		shared:       r.shared,
+		shared:       c.shared,
 		thirdPartyCL: cl,
 		sourcePath:   itemPath,
 		profile:      name,
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ func (r *baseRunner) profileSequence(
 	return Sequence{step}
 }
 
-func (r *baseRunner) schemeSequence(
+func (c *controller) schemeSequence(
 	name, itemPath string,
 ) Sequence {
-	changed := r.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongChangedCL
-	schemeCfg, _ := r.shared.sampler.Scheme(name) // scheme already validated
+	changed := c.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongChangedCL
+	schemeCfg, _ := c.shared.sampler.Scheme(name) // scheme already validated
 	sequence := make(Sequence, 0, len(schemeCfg.Profiles))
 
 	for _, current := range schemeCfg.Profiles {
-		cl := r.composeProfileCL(current, changed)
+		cl := c.composeProfileCL(current, changed)
 		step := &magickStep{
-			shared:       r.shared,
+			shared:       c.shared,
 			thirdPartyCL: cl,
 			sourcePath:   itemPath,
 			scheme:       name,
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ func (r *baseRunner) schemeSequence(
 	return sequence
 }
 
-func (r *baseRunner) adhocSequence(
+func (c *controller) adhocSequence(
 	itemPath string,
 ) Sequence {
-	changed := r.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongChangedCL
+	changed := c.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.LongChangedCL
 	step := &magickStep{
-		shared:       r.shared,
+		shared:       c.shared,
 		thirdPartyCL: changed,
 		sourcePath:   itemPath,
 		// outputPath: ,
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ func (r *baseRunner) adhocSequence(
 	return Sequence{step}
 }
 
-func (r *baseRunner) composeProfileCL(
+func (c *controller) composeProfileCL(
 	profileName string,
 	secondary clif.ThirdPartyCommandLine,
 ) clif.ThirdPartyCommandLine {
-	primary, _ := r.shared.profiles.Profile(profileName) // profile already validated
+	primary, _ := c.shared.profiles.Profile(profileName) // profile already validated
 
 	return cobrass.Evaluate(
 		primary,
-		r.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.KnownBy,
+		c.shared.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.ThirdPartySet.KnownBy,
 		secondary,
 	)
 }
 
-func (r *baseRunner) Run(item *nav.TraverseItem, sequence Sequence) error {
+func (c *controller) Run(item *nav.TraverseItem, sequence Sequence) error {
 	var (
 		zero      Step
 		resultErr error
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (r *baseRunner) Run(item *nav.TraverseItem, sequence Sequence) error {
 
 	iterator := collections.ForwardRunIt[Step, error](sequence, zero)
 	each := func(s Step) error {
-		return s.Run(r.shared)
+		return s.Run(c.shared)
 	}
 	while := func(_ Step, err error) bool {
 		if resultErr == nil {
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ func (r *baseRunner) Run(item *nav.TraverseItem, sequence Sequence) error {
 	// Perhaps we have an error policy including one that implements
 	// a retry.
 	//
-	if err := r.shared.fileManager.Setup(item); err != nil {
+	if err := c.shared.fileManager.Setup(item); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	iterator.RunAll(each, while)
 
-	return r.shared.fileManager.Tidy()
+	return c.shared.fileManager.Tidy()
 }
 
-func (r *baseRunner) Reset() {
+func (c *controller) Reset() {
 }
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
index 2700c02..7b94319 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ func (e *ShrinkEntry) PrincipalOptionsFn(o *nav.TraverseOptions) {
 				fmt.Sprintf("'%v'", item.Path),
 			}
 
-			runner := e.Registry.Get()
-			defer e.Registry.Put(runner)
+			controller := e.Registry.Get()
+			defer e.Registry.Put(controller)
 
-			return runner.OnNewShrinkItem(item, positional)
+			return controller.OnNewShrinkItem(item, positional)
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ func (e *ShrinkEntry) ConfigureOptions(o *nav.TraverseOptions) {
 	e.EntryBase.ConfigureOptions(o)
 
 	finder := e.createFinder()
-	e.Registry = NewRunnerRegistry(&SharedRunnerInfo{
-		Type:     RunnerTypeSamplerEn, // TODO: to come from an arg !!!
+	e.Registry = NewControllerRegistry(&SharedControllerInfo{
+		Type:     ControllerTypeSamplerEn, // TODO: to come from an arg !!!
 		Options:  e.Options,
 		program:  e.Program,
 		profiles: e.ProfilesCFG,
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ func (e *ShrinkEntry) resumeFn(item *nav.TraverseItem) error {
 		fmt.Sprintf("'%v'", item.Path),
 	}
 
-	runner := e.Registry.Get()
-	defer e.Registry.Put(runner)
+	controller := e.Registry.Get()
+	defer e.Registry.Put(controller)
 
-	return runner.OnNewShrinkItem(item, positional)
+	return controller.OnNewShrinkItem(item, positional)
 }
 
 func (e *ShrinkEntry) run(_ configuration.ViperConfig) error {
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
index 30979fe..802f15f 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type EntryBase struct {
 	Program     Executor
 	Config      configuration.ViperConfig
 	Options     *nav.TraverseOptions
-	Registry    *RunnerRegistry
+	Registry    *ControllerRegistry
 	ProfilesCFG ProfilesConfig
 	SamplerCFG  SamplerConfig
 	Vfs         storage.VirtualFS
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ func (e *EntryBase) ConfigureOptions(o *nav.TraverseOptions) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO: get the runner type properly, instead of hard coding to Sampler
+	// TODO: get the controller type properly, instead of hard coding to Sampler
 	// This should not be here; move to root
 	//
 	if e.Registry == nil {
-		e.Registry = NewRunnerRegistry(&SharedRunnerInfo{
-			Type:     RunnerTypeSamplerEn, // TODO: to come from an arg !!!
+		e.Registry = NewControllerRegistry(&SharedControllerInfo{
+			Type:     ControllerTypeSamplerEn, // TODO: to come from an arg !!!
 			Options:  e.Options,
 			program:  e.Program,
 			profiles: e.ProfilesCFG,
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/execution-step.go b/src/app/proxy/execution-step.go
index 2dfecdb..c90b313 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/execution-step.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/execution-step.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 // Step
 type Step interface {
-	Run(*SharedRunnerInfo) error
+	Run(*SharedControllerInfo) error
 }
 
 // Sequence
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ type Sequence []Step
 
 // magickStep knows how to combine parameters together so that the program
 // can be invoked correctly; but it does not know how to compose the input
-// and output file names; this is the responsibility of the runner, which uses
+// and output file names; this is the responsibility of the controller, which uses
 // the path-finder to accomplish that task.
 type magickStep struct {
-	shared       *SharedRunnerInfo
+	shared       *SharedControllerInfo
 	thirdPartyCL clif.ThirdPartyCommandLine
 	scheme       string
 	profile      string
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type magickStep struct {
 }
 
 // Run
-func (s *magickStep) Run(*SharedRunnerInfo) error {
+func (s *magickStep) Run(*SharedControllerInfo) error {
 	positional := []string{s.sourcePath}
 
 	return s.shared.program.Execute(clif.Expand(positional, s.thirdPartyCL, s.outputPath)...)
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/path-finder.go b/src/app/proxy/path-finder.go
index 088f7ef..a1f82f9 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/path-finder.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/path-finder.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (tc pfTemplatesCollection) evaluate(
 // EJECT: replicate the source directory struct but eject elsewhere
 // INLINE: create the file at the same location as the original but rename as required
 
-// The runner is aware of the output strategy moving files accordingly,
+// The controller is aware of the output strategy moving files accordingly,
 // using the path-finder to create the paths and the file-manager to interact
 // with the file system, using a vfs.
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ so we have 3 parameters:
 * --output <path> --trash <path>								[ous=eject; des=eject]
 */
 
-// PathFinder provides the common paths required, but its the runners that know
+// PathFinder provides the common paths required, but its the controller that know
 // the specific paths based around this common framework
 
 type strategies struct {
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go b/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go
index c263e3d..5d60abd 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/proxy-defs.go
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
 )
 
-type RunnerTypeEnum uint
+type ControllerTypeEnum uint
 
 const (
-	_ RunnerTypeEnum = iota
-	RunnerTypeFullEn
-	RunnerTypeSamplerEn
+	_ ControllerTypeEnum = iota
+	ControllerTypeFullEn
+	ControllerTypeSamplerEn
 )
 
-type SharedRunnerInfo struct {
-	Type        RunnerTypeEnum
+type SharedControllerInfo struct {
+	Type        ControllerTypeEnum
 	Options     *nav.TraverseOptions
 	program     Executor
 	profiles    ProfilesConfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type SharedRunnerInfo struct {
 }
 
 // ItemController
-type ItemRunner interface {
+type ItemController interface {
 	OnNewShrinkItem(item *nav.TraverseItem,
 		positional []string,
 	) error
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/runner-registry.go b/src/app/proxy/runner-registry.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cea11c..0000000
--- a/src/app/proxy/runner-registry.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-package proxy
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-)
-
-func NewRunnerRegistry(shared *SharedRunnerInfo) *RunnerRegistry {
-	return &RunnerRegistry{
-		pool: sync.Pool{
-			// see: https://www.sobyte.net/post/2022-03/think-in-sync-pool/
-			//
-			New: func() interface{} {
-				switch shared.Type {
-				case RunnerTypeFullEn:
-					return &FullRunner{
-						baseRunner: baseRunner{
-							shared: shared,
-						},
-					}
-
-				case RunnerTypeSamplerEn:
-					return &SamplerRunner{
-						baseRunner: baseRunner{
-							shared: shared,
-						},
-					}
-				}
-
-				panic("undefined runner type")
-			},
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-type RunnerRegistry struct {
-	pool sync.Pool
-}
-
-func (rr *RunnerRegistry) Get() ItemRunner {
-	return rr.pool.Get().(ItemRunner)
-}
-
-func (rr *RunnerRegistry) Put(runner ItemRunner) {
-	runner.Reset()
-	rr.pool.Put(runner)
-}
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/runner-sampler.go b/src/app/proxy/runner-sampler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c5488..0000000
--- a/src/app/proxy/runner-sampler.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-package proxy
-
-import (
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
-)
-
-type SamplerRunner struct {
-	baseRunner
-}
-
-func (r *SamplerRunner) OnNewShrinkItem(item *nav.TraverseItem,
-	positional []string,
-) error {
-	_ = positional
-
-	profileName := r.shared.Inputs.Root.ProfileFam.Native.Profile
-	schemeName := r.shared.Inputs.Root.ProfileFam.Native.Scheme
-
-	var sequence Sequence
-
-	switch {
-	case profileName != "":
-		sequence = r.profileSequence(profileName, item.Path)
-
-	case schemeName != "":
-		sequence = r.schemeSequence(schemeName, item.Path)
-
-	default:
-		sequence = r.adhocSequence(item.Path)
-	}
-
-	return r.Run(item, sequence)
-}