diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index bea931b..7ac922c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ linters-settings:
       - performance
       - style
   govet:
-    check-shadowing: true
+    shadow: true
     disable:
       - fieldalignment # too strict
 
   nolintlint:
     require-explanation: false
-    require-specific: false
-
+    require-specific: true
 linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
@@ -29,22 +28,22 @@ linters:
     # it can be re-enabled.
     # https://github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard#example-configs
     # - depguard
+    - copyloopvar
     - dogsled
     # - dupl
     - errcheck
-    - exportloopref
     - exhaustive
     - goconst
     - gocritic
     - gofmt
     - goimports
-    - gomnd
     - gocyclo
     - gosec
     - gosimple
     - govet
     - ineffassign
     - misspell
+    - mnd
     - nolintlint
     - nakedret
     - prealloc
@@ -70,4 +69,4 @@ issues:
 
 run:
   issues-exit-code: 1
-  timeout: 5m
+  timeout: "5m"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index cd09558..f263848 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
-    rev: v1.54.2
+    rev: v1.56.2
     hooks:
       - id: golangci-lint
 
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 081e421..8028cde 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "bodyclose",
     "cmds",
     "cobrass",
+    "copyloopvar",
     "coverpkg",
     "coverprofile",
     "cubiest",
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@
     "dupl",
     "errcheck",
     "exportloopref",
-    "extendio",
     "fieldalignment",
     "GOARCH",
     "goconst",
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "linters",
     "mattn",
     "nakedret",
+    "natefinch",
     "nefilim",
     "nicksnyder",
     "nolint",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c743ab9..ec97dbb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.34.2
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0
-	github.com/snivilised/extendio v0.7.0
 	github.com/snivilised/li18ngo v0.1.7
 	github.com/snivilised/nefilim v0.1.4
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/avfs/avfs v0.33.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.4.1
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/snivilised/cobrass v0.4.5
+	github.com/snivilised/cobrass v0.5.0
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cc192e0..b7f5ed4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.4.0 h1:kuoIxZQy2WRRk1pttg9asf+WVv6tWQuBNVmK8+nqPr0=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:ukJfTF/6rtPPRCnwkur4qwRxa8vTRFBF0uk2lLoLwho=
-github.com/avfs/avfs v0.33.0 h1:5WQXbUbr6VS7aani39ZN2Vrd/s3wLnyih1Sc4ExWTxs=
-github.com/avfs/avfs v0.33.0/go.mod h1:Q59flcFRYe9KYkNMfrLUJney3yeKGQpcWRyxsDBW7vI=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/cubiest/jibberjabber v1.0.1 h1:JxKC9EZcdw8azEbyWaNj62ppPMkbFJBf2ayPY1vBeDI=
 github.com/cubiest/jibberjabber v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Ovt9ZAmzAgwQ8cWgvZ1se9oaGYzjHrlAXKM3NOzlQOs=
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240827171923-fa2c70bbbfe5 h1:5iH8iuqE5apketRbSFBy+X1V0o+l+8NF1avt4HWl7cA=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240827171923-fa2c70bbbfe5/go.mod h1:vavhavw2zAxS5dIdcRluK6cSGGPlZynqzFM8NdvU144=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 h1:0Anlzjpi4vEasTeNFn2mLJgTSwt0+6sfsiTG8qcWGx4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
@@ -49,8 +45,6 @@ github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 h1:IeQXZAiQcpL9mgcAe1Nu6cX9LLw6ExEHKjN0V
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7/go.mod h1:Dhd985XPs7jluiymwWYZ0G4Z61jb3vdS329zhj2hYo0=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 h1:jeMsZIYE/09sWLaz43PL7Gy6RuMjD2eJVyuac5Z2hdY=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RRV2QTWOzhPopBRo=
-github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826 h1:RWengNIwukTxcDr9M+97sNutRR1RKhG96O6jWumTTnw=
-github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826/go.mod h1:TaXosZuwdSHYgviHp1DAtfrULt5eUgsSMsZf+YrPgl8=
 github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible h1:4QJd3OLAMgj7ph+yZTuX13Ld4UpgHp07nNdFX7mqFfM=
 github.com/natefinch/lumberjack v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:Wi9p2TTF5DG5oU+6YfsmYQpsTIOm0B1VNzQg9Mw6nPk=
 github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.4.1 h1:zwzjtX4uYyiaU02K5Ia3zSkpJZrByARkRB4V3YPrr0g=
@@ -84,14 +78,10 @@ github.com/sagikazarmark/slog-shim v0.1.0 h1:diDBnUNK9N/354PgrxMywXnAwEr1QZcOr6g
 github.com/sagikazarmark/slog-shim v0.1.0/go.mod h1:SrcSrq8aKtyuqEI1uvTDTK1arOWRIczQRv+GVI1AkeQ=
 github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0 h1:z7RynLwP5nbyRscyvcD043DWYoOcYRv3mV8lBeqOCLc=
 github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0/go.mod h1:RmDH9Ct32Qy3gduHQuKJ3gW1fMHAnE/fAzQuf6He5cU=
-github.com/snivilised/cobrass v0.4.5 h1:NeU/NwuOuJzotqa4JwnqGqbV1fs1SjB6GF53sXFOSGU=
-github.com/snivilised/cobrass v0.4.5/go.mod h1:hGVu/zjWVG3tRKo3P0tjelm5S44vMTa/w29ygnvi+lY=
-github.com/snivilised/extendio v0.7.0 h1:MY6w9qCK5wVEvP2WpMT5ywJwpDJe97WHDGuwrsTLpek=
-github.com/snivilised/extendio v0.7.0/go.mod h1:l8MwJOy9ojMQYJrSKRbQS3WfDylevnRtBp/zwAmFEKc=
+github.com/snivilised/cobrass v0.5.0 h1:mjoxyO2e17d7vPRHm9s0QrfRvL2ybGs0HzuQSngyxnQ=
+github.com/snivilised/cobrass v0.5.0/go.mod h1:nm1jWE7F6i5R8eRlnWv3mzLFjutXIZs2vo5At5RS+TY=
 github.com/snivilised/li18ngo v0.1.7 h1:XRYpmP7jSAxzRyg5WH0PViFb9ycWGFcDkQQqd2GsjzQ=
 github.com/snivilised/li18ngo v0.1.7/go.mod h1:NVOexqt/aIhnenNPQDqbJchLNte92io87j5o2l+HNqs=
-github.com/snivilised/lorax v0.5.2 h1:iReIJl63tydiPSSD0YzsNQFX1CctmvMkYx0aSxoZJKo=
-github.com/snivilised/lorax v0.5.2/go.mod h1:7H1JPgSn4h4p8NSqfl64raacYefdm/FiFkfcZ51PVHY=
 github.com/snivilised/nefilim v0.1.4 h1:bhiENDl/T6ZQO146eF8UnxtXLQenSzEyjwuTeWScImw=
 github.com/snivilised/nefilim v0.1.4/go.mod h1:+4/hKxgfvE8eNjLMJC+3ropEZSQuiR/NqfPtIuw7ZMw=
 github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 h1:OQTbbt6P72L20UqAkXXuLOj79LfEanQ+YQFNpLA9ySo=
@@ -121,14 +111,12 @@ github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Dk4QP5c2W3ibzajGcXpNraDfq2IrhjMIvMSW
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
-go.uber.org/mock v0.4.0 h1:VcM4ZOtdbR4f6VXfiOpwpVJDL6lCReaZ6mw31wqh7KU=
-go.uber.org/mock v0.4.0/go.mod h1:a6FSlNadKUHUa9IP5Vyt1zh4fC7uAwxMutEAscFbkZc=
+go.uber.org/mock v0.5.0 h1:KAMbZvZPyBPWgD14IrIQ38QCyjwpvVVV6K/bHl1IwQU=
+go.uber.org/mock v0.5.0/go.mod h1:ge71pBPLYDk7QIi1LupWxdAykm7KIEFchiOqd6z7qMM=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
-go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.2.0 h1:FtGenNNeCATRB3CmB/yEUnjEFeJWpB/pMcy7e2bKPYs=
-go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:t0gqAIdh1MfKv9EwN/dLwfZnJxe9ITAZN78HEWPFWDQ=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
diff --git a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
index 517abf3..858e0d0 100644
--- a/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
+++ b/src/app/command/bootstrap.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/locale"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/configuration"
-	ci18n "github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/i18n"
+	ci18n "github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/locale"
 	"github.com/snivilised/li18ngo"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
diff --git a/src/app/command/root-cmd_test.go b/src/app/command/root-cmd_test.go
index 7a8abdc..0070085 100644
--- a/src/app/command/root-cmd_test.go
+++ b/src/app/command/root-cmd_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/app/command"
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/internal/helpers"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
+	nef "github.com/snivilised/nefilim"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("RootCmd", Ordered, func() {
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ var _ = Describe("RootCmd", Ordered, func() {
 	BeforeAll(func() {
 		repo = helpers.Repo("")
 		l10nPath = helpers.Path(repo, "test/data/l10n")
-		Expect(utils.FolderExists(l10nPath)).To(BeTrue())
+		fS := nef.NewUniversalABS()
+		Expect(fS.DirectoryExists(l10nPath)).To(BeTrue())
 	})
 
 	It("🧪 should: execute", func() {
diff --git a/src/app/command/widget-cmd.go b/src/app/command/widget-cmd.go
index 05304cf..d10c785 100644
--- a/src/app/command/widget-cmd.go
+++ b/src/app/command/widget-cmd.go
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant"
+	"github.com/snivilised/li18ngo"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
-	xi18n "github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
-
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/app/domain"
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/locale"
 )
@@ -27,8 +26,8 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) buildWidgetCommand(container *assistant.CobraContainer) *cob
 	//
 	widgetCommand := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "widget",
-		Short: xi18n.Text(locale.WidgetCmdShortDescTemplData{}),
-		Long:  xi18n.Text(locale.WidgetCmdLongDescTemplData{}),
+		Short: li18ngo.Text(locale.WidgetCmdShortDescTemplData{}),
+		Long:  li18ngo.Text(locale.WidgetCmdLongDescTemplData{}),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var appErr error
 
diff --git a/src/app/command/widget_cmd_test.go b/src/app/command/widget_cmd_test.go
index cb6d87b..952f5ff 100644
--- a/src/app/command/widget_cmd_test.go
+++ b/src/app/command/widget_cmd_test.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/app/command"
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/internal/helpers"
 	"github.com/snivilised/arcadia/src/locale"
-	xi18n "github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
+	"github.com/snivilised/li18ngo"
+	nef "github.com/snivilised/nefilim"
 
-	ci18n "github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/i18n"
+	ci18n "github.com/snivilised/cobrass/src/assistant/locale"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("WidgetCmd", Ordered, func() {
@@ -27,22 +27,22 @@ var _ = Describe("WidgetCmd", Ordered, func() {
 	BeforeAll(func() {
 		repo = helpers.Repo("")
 		l10nPath = helpers.Path(repo, "test/data/l10n")
-		Expect(utils.FolderExists(l10nPath)).To(BeTrue(),
+		fS := nef.NewUniversalABS()
+		Expect(fS.DirectoryExists(l10nPath)).To(BeTrue(),
 			fmt.Sprintf("💥 l10Path: '%v' does not exist", l10nPath),
 		)
 	})
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		xi18n.ResetTx()
-		err := xi18n.Use(func(uo *xi18n.UseOptions) {
-			uo.From = xi18n.LoadFrom{
+		err := li18ngo.Use(func(uo *li18ngo.UseOptions) {
+			uo.From = li18ngo.LoadFrom{
 				Path: l10nPath,
-				Sources: xi18n.TranslationFiles{
-					locale.ArcadiaSourceID: xi18n.TranslationSource{
+				Sources: li18ngo.TranslationFiles{
+					locale.ArcadiaSourceID: li18ngo.TranslationSource{
 						Name: "pixa",
 					},
 
-					ci18n.CobrassSourceID: xi18n.TranslationSource{
+					ci18n.CobrassSourceID: li18ngo.TranslationSource{
 						Name: "cobrass",
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/src/internal/log/log-defs.go b/src/internal/log/log-defs.go
index f13629b..8192c6e 100644
--- a/src/internal/log/log-defs.go
+++ b/src/internal/log/log-defs.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package log
 
 import (
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
@@ -24,8 +23,6 @@ type Logger interface {
 	Sync() error
 }
 
-type Ref utils.RoProp[Logger]
-
 type Rotation struct {
 	Filename       string
 	MaxSizeInMb    int
diff --git a/src/internal/log/new-logger.go b/src/internal/log/new-logger.go
index 8ec332e..7d07792 100644
--- a/src/internal/log/new-logger.go
+++ b/src/internal/log/new-logger.go
@@ -1,39 +1,35 @@
 package log
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/xfs/utils"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
-
-	"github.com/snivilised/extendio/i18n"
 )
 
-func NewLogger(info *LoggerInfo) Ref {
-	return utils.NewRoProp(lo.TernaryF(info.Enabled,
-		func() Logger {
-			if info.Path == "" {
-				panic(i18n.NewInvalidConfigEntryError(info.Path, "-"))
-			}
+func NewLogger(info *LoggerInfo) (Logger, error) {
+	if !info.Enabled {
+		return zap.NewNop(), nil
+	}
 
-			ws := zapcore.AddSync(&lumberjack.Logger{
-				Filename:   info.Path,
-				MaxSize:    info.Rotation.MaxSizeInMb,
-				MaxBackups: info.Rotation.MaxNoOfBackups,
-				MaxAge:     info.Rotation.MaxAgeInDays,
-			})
-			config := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
-			config.EncodeTime = zapcore.TimeEncoderOfLayout(info.TimeStampFormat)
-			core := zapcore.NewCore(
-				zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(config),
-				ws,
-				info.Level,
-			)
+	if info.Path == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid config, value: %q", info.Path)
+	}
 
-			return zap.New(core)
-		}, func() Logger {
-			return zap.NewNop()
-		}),
+	ws := zapcore.AddSync(&lumberjack.Logger{
+		Filename:   info.Path,
+		MaxSize:    info.Rotation.MaxSizeInMb,
+		MaxBackups: info.Rotation.MaxNoOfBackups,
+		MaxAge:     info.Rotation.MaxAgeInDays,
+	})
+	config := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
+	config.EncodeTime = zapcore.TimeEncoderOfLayout(info.TimeStampFormat)
+	core := zapcore.NewCore(
+		zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(config),
+		ws,
+		info.Level,
 	)
+
+	return zap.New(core), nil
 }
diff --git a/src/locale/messages.go b/src/locale/messages.go
index a6552da..2145f30 100644
--- a/src/locale/messages.go
+++ b/src/locale/messages.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 // FooBarTemplData - TODO: this is a none existent error that should be
 // replaced by the client. Its just defined here to illustrate the pattern
-// that should be used to implement i18n with extendio. Also note,
+// that should be used to implement i18n with li18ngo. Also note,
 // that this message has been removed from the translation files, so
 // it is not useable at run time.
 type FooBarTemplData struct {