diff --git a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
index 3865802..ff2033e 100644
--- a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
+++ b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) Root(options ...ConfigureOptionFn) *cobra.Command {
 
 				inputs := b.getRootInputs()
 				inputs.ParamSet.Native.Directory = proxy.ResolvePath(args[0])
-				if inputs.ParamSet.Native.CPU {
-					inputs.ParamSet.Native.NoW = 0
+
+				if inputs.WorkerPoolFam.Native.CPU {
+					inputs.WorkerPoolFam.Native.NoWorkers = 0
 				}
 
 				profile := inputs.ProfileFam.Native.Profile
-				if err := inputs.ParamSet.Native.ValidateProfile(profile, b.profiles); err != nil {
+				if err := b.profiles.Validate(profile); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
index fdd8822..dfe659e 100644
--- a/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
+++ b/src/app/command/shrink-cmd.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildShrinkCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 					// validate the profile
 					//
 					profile := inputs.RootInputs.ProfileFam.Native.Profile
-					if err := inputs.RootInputs.ParamSet.Native.ValidateProfile(profile, b.profiles); err != nil {
+					if err := b.profiles.Validate(profile); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/enter-root.go b/src/app/proxy/enter-root.go
index 90f6f7f..501d840 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/enter-root.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/enter-root.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/configuration"
 	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/nav"
 	"github.com/snivilised/lorax/boost"
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func (e *RootEntry) ConfigureOptions(o *nav.TraverseOptions) {
 }
 
 func (e *RootEntry) run() error {
-	runnerWith := composeWith(e.Inputs.ParamSet)
+	runnerWith := composeWith(e.Inputs)
 
 	// root does not need to support resume
 	//
@@ -101,10 +100,10 @@ func (e *RootEntry) run() error {
 	)
 }
 
-func composeWith(rps *assistant.ParamSet[RootParameterSet]) nav.CreateNewRunnerWith {
+func composeWith(inputs *RootCommandInputs) nav.CreateNewRunnerWith {
 	with := nav.RunnerDefault
 
-	if rps.Native.CPU || rps.Native.NoW >= 0 {
+	if inputs.WorkerPoolFam.Native.CPU || inputs.WorkerPoolFam.Native.NoWorkers >= 0 {
 		with |= nav.RunnerWithPool
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
index c13505e..8c8993c 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/enter-shrink.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (e *ShrinkEntry) run(config configuration.ViperConfig) error {
 		e.readProfile3rdPartyFlags(),
 	)
 
-	runnerWith := composeWith(e.Inputs.RootInputs.ParamSet)
+	runnerWith := composeWith(e.Inputs.RootInputs)
 	resumption := &nav.Resumption{
 		// actually, we need to come up with a convenient way for the restore
 		// file to be found. Let's assume we declare a specific location for
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
index bf1022e..1aa2791 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/entry-base.go
@@ -46,28 +46,34 @@ func (e *EntryBase) ConfigureOptions(o *nav.TraverseOptions) {
 	// file filters, we need to define a custom compound
 	// filter.
 	//
+
 	switch {
-	case e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.FilesGlob != "":
+	case e.Inputs.FoldersFam.Native.FoldersGlob != "":
+		pattern := e.Inputs.FoldersFam.Native.FoldersGlob
 		o.Store.FilterDefs = &nav.FilterDefinitions{
 			Node: nav.FilterDef{
 				Type:        nav.FilterTypeGlobEn,
-				Description: fmt.Sprintf("--files-gb(G): '%v'", e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.FilesGlob),
-				Pattern:     e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.FilesGlob,
+				Description: fmt.Sprintf("--folders-gb(Z): '%v'", pattern),
+				Pattern:     pattern,
 				Scope:       nav.ScopeFileEn,
 			},
 		}
 
-	case e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.FilesRexEx != "":
+	case e.Inputs.FoldersFam.Native.FoldersRexEx != "":
+		pattern := e.Inputs.FoldersFam.Native.FoldersRexEx
 		o.Store.FilterDefs = &nav.FilterDefinitions{
 			Node: nav.FilterDef{
 				Type:        nav.FilterTypeRegexEn,
-				Description: fmt.Sprintf("--files-rx(X): '%v'", e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.FilesRexEx),
-				Pattern:     e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.FilesRexEx,
+				Description: fmt.Sprintf("--folders-rx(Y): '%v'", pattern),
+				Pattern:     pattern,
 				Scope:       nav.ScopeFileEn,
 			},
 		}
 
 	default:
+		// TODO: there is still confusion here. Why do we need to set up
+		// a default image filter in base, when base is only interested in folders?
+		// shouldn't this default just be in shrink, which is interested in files.
 		filterType := nav.FilterTypeRegexEn
 		description := "Default image types supported by pixa"
 		pattern := "\\.(jpe?g|png)$"
@@ -116,11 +122,12 @@ func ResolvePath(path string) string {
 }
 
 func (e *EntryBase) readProfile3rdPartyFlags() cobrass.ThirdPartyCommandLine {
-	fmt.Printf("------> 💦💦💦 readProfile3rdPartyFlags: '%v'\n", e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.Profile)
+	profile := e.Inputs.ProfileFam.Native.Profile
+	fmt.Printf("------> 💦💦💦 readProfile3rdPartyFlags: '%v'\n", profile)
 
-	return lo.TernaryF(e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.Profile != "",
+	return lo.TernaryF(profile != "",
 		func() []string {
-			configPath := "profiles." + e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.Profile
+			configPath := "profiles." + profile
 			return e.Config.GetStringSlice(configPath)
 		},
 		func() []string {
@@ -150,7 +157,7 @@ func (e *EntryBase) navigate(
 		AccelerationInfo: &nav.Acceleration{
 			WgAn:        wgan,
 			RoutineName: navigatorRoutineName,
-			NoW:         e.Inputs.ParamSet.Native.NoW,
+			NoW:         e.Inputs.WorkerPoolFam.Native.NoWorkers,
 			JobsChOut:   make(boost.JobStream[nav.TraverseItemInput], DefaultJobsChSize),
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/general-params.go b/src/app/proxy/general-params.go
index 958f67c..8f61335 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/general-params.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/general-params.go
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package proxy
 
-type GeneralParameters struct {
-	NoW     int
-	Profile string
-}
-
 type FilterParameters struct {
 	FolderRexEx string
 	FolderGlob  string
diff --git a/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go b/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go
index a54454f..831bf96 100644
--- a/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go
+++ b/src/app/proxy/image-defs.go
@@ -9,18 +9,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type RootParameterSet struct { // should contain RootCommandInputs
-	GeneralParameters // is this wrong?, it should come from family
-	FilterParameters
 	Directory string
-	CPU       bool
-	Language  string
+	Language  string // TODO: move this to family store
 }
 
 type ConfiguredProfiles map[string][]string
 
-func (ps *RootParameterSet) ValidateProfile(profile string, profiles ConfiguredProfiles) error {
+func (ps ConfiguredProfiles) Validate(profile string) error {
 	if profile != "" {
-		if _, found := profiles[profile]; !found {
+		if _, found := ps[profile]; !found {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no such profile: '%v'", profile)
 		}
 	}