diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/spider.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/spider.hoon
index aabb395c1..26184d96f 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/spider.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/spider.hoon
@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@
 ::
 ++  handle-inline-thread
   ~/  %handle-inline-thread
-  |=  [parent-tid=(unit tid) use=(unit tid) =beak =shred:spider]
-  (prep-thread parent-tid use beak %& shred)
+  |=  [parent-tid=(unit tid) use=(unit tid) =beak =shed:khan]
+  (prep-thread parent-tid use beak %& shed)
 ::
 ++  prep-thread
   |=  $:  parent-tid=(unit tid)  use=(unit tid)  =beak
-          source=(each shred:spider [file=term =vase])
+          source=(each shed:khan [file=term =vase])
       ==
   ^-  (quip card ^state)
   =/  parent-yarn=yarn
@@ -385,10 +385,10 @@
   (begin-thread yarn p.res)
 ::
 ++  begin-thread
-  |=  [=yarn =shred:spider]
+  |=  [=yarn =shed:khan]
   ?<  (~(has of running.state) yarn)
   =/  m  (strand ,vase)
-  =/  =eval-form:eval:m  (from-form:eval:m shred)
+  =/  =eval-form:eval:m  (from-form:eval:m shed)
   =.  running.state  (~(put of running.state) yarn eval-form)
   (take-input yarn ~)
 ::
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
index 4d657f989..51bd7fc77 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ::  /sys/lull
 ::  %lull: arvo structures
-::
+!:
 =>  ..part
 |%
 ++  lull  %329
@@ -2126,10 +2126,11 @@
     $~  [%vega ~]                                       ::
     $%  $>(%born vane-task)                             ::  new unix process
         [%done ~]                                       ::  socket closed
-        ::  XX  mark ignored
-        ::
+        ::  TODO  mark ignored                          ::
+        ::                                              ::
         [%fard p=(fyrd cage)]                           ::  in-arvo thread
         [%fyrd p=(fyrd cast)]                           ::  external thread
+        [%lard =bear =shed]                             ::  inline thread
         $>(%trim vane-task)                             ::  trim state
         $>(%vega vane-task)                             ::  report upgrade
     ==                                                  ::
@@ -2138,8 +2139,200 @@
   +$  bear  $@(desk beak)                               ::  partial $beak
   +$  cast  (pair mark page)                            ::  output mark + input
   ++  fyrd  |$  [a]  [=bear name=term args=a]           ::  thread run request
+  ::                                                    ::
+  +$  shed  _*form:(strand:rand ,vase)                  ::  compute vase
   --  ::khan
 ::
+++  rand                                                ::  computation
+  |%
+  +$  card  card:agent:gall
+  +$  input
+    $%  [%poke =cage]
+        [%sign =wire =sign-arvo]
+        [%agent =wire =sign:agent:gall]
+        [%watch =path]
+    ==
+  +$  strand-input  [=bowl in=(unit input)]
+  +$  tid   @tatid
+  +$  bowl
+    $:  our=ship
+        src=ship
+        tid=tid
+        mom=(unit tid)
+        wex=boat:gall
+        sup=bitt:gall
+        eny=@uvJ
+        now=@da
+        byk=beak
+    ==
+  ::
+  ::  cards:  cards to send immediately.  These will go out even if a
+  ::          later stage of the computation fails, so they shouldn't have
+  ::          any semantic effect on the rest of the system.
+  ::          Alternately, they may record an entry in contracts with
+  ::          enough information to undo the effect if the computation
+  ::          fails.
+  ::  wait:   don't move on, stay here.  The next sign should come back
+  ::          to this same callback.
+  ::  skip:   didn't expect this input; drop it down to be handled
+  ::          elsewhere
+  ::  cont:   continue computation with new callback.
+  ::  fail:   abort computation; don't send effects
+  ::  done:   finish computation; send effects
+  ::
+  ++  strand-output-raw
+    |*  a=mold
+    $~  [~ %done *a]
+    $:  cards=(list card)
+        $=  next
+        $%  [%wait ~]
+            [%skip ~]
+            [%cont self=(strand-form-raw a)]
+            [%fail err=(pair term tang)]
+            [%done value=a]
+        ==
+    ==
+  ::
+  ++  strand-form-raw
+    |*  a=mold
+    $-(strand-input (strand-output-raw a))
+  ::
+  ::  Abort strand computation with error message
+  ::
+  ++  strand-fail
+    |=  err=(pair term tang)
+    |=  strand-input
+    [~ %fail err]
+  ::
+  ::  Asynchronous transcaction monad.
+  ::
+  ::  Combo of four monads:
+  ::  - Reader on input
+  ::  - Writer on card
+  ::  - Continuation
+  ::  - Exception
+  ::
+  ++  strand
+    |*  a=mold
+    |%
+    ++  output  (strand-output-raw a)
+    ::
+    ::  Type of an strand computation.
+    ::
+    ++  form  (strand-form-raw a)
+    ::
+    ::  Monadic pure.  Identity computation for bind.
+    ::
+    ++  pure
+      |=  arg=a
+      ^-  form
+      |=  strand-input
+      [~ %done arg]
+    ::
+    ::  Monadic bind.  Combines two computations, associatively.
+    ::
+    ++  bind
+      |*  b=mold
+      |=  [m-b=(strand-form-raw b) fun=$-(b form)]
+      ^-  form
+      |=  input=strand-input
+      =/  b-res=(strand-output-raw b)
+        (m-b input)
+      ^-  output
+      :-  cards.b-res
+      ?-    -.next.b-res
+        %wait  [%wait ~]
+        %skip  [%skip ~]
+        %cont  [%cont ..$(m-b self.next.b-res)]
+        %fail  [%fail err.next.b-res]
+        %done  [%cont (fun value.next.b-res)]
+      ==
+    ::
+    ::  The strand monad must be evaluted in a particular way to maintain
+    ::  its monadic character.  +take:eval implements this.
+    ::
+    ++  eval
+      |%
+      ::  Indelible state of a strand
+      ::
+      +$  eval-form
+        $:  =form
+        ==
+      ::
+      ::  Convert initial form to eval-form
+      ::
+      ++  from-form
+        |=  =form
+        ^-  eval-form
+        form
+      ::
+      ::  The cases of results of +take
+      ::
+      +$  eval-result
+        $%  [%next ~]
+            [%fail err=(pair term tang)]
+            [%done value=a]
+        ==
+      ::
+      ++  validate-mark
+        |=  [in=* =mark =bowl]
+        ^-  cage
+        =+  .^  =dais:clay  %cb
+                /(scot %p our.bowl)/[q.byk.bowl]/(scot %da now.bowl)/[mark]
+            ==
+        =/  res  (mule |.((vale.dais in)))
+        ?:  ?=(%| -.res)
+          ~|  %spider-mark-fail
+          (mean leaf+"spider: ames vale fail {<mark>}" p.res)
+        [mark p.res]
+      ::
+      ::  Take a new sign and run the strand against it
+      ::
+      ++  take
+        ::  cards: accumulate throughout recursion the cards to be
+        ::         produced now
+        =|  cards=(list card)
+        |=  [=eval-form =strand-input]
+        ^-  [[(list card) =eval-result] _eval-form]
+        =*  take-loop  $
+        =.  in.strand-input
+          ?~  in.strand-input  ~
+          =/  in  u.in.strand-input
+          ?.  ?=(%agent -.in)      `in
+          ?.  ?=(%fact -.sign.in)  `in
+          ::
+          :-  ~
+          :^  %agent  wire.in  %fact
+          (validate-mark q.q.cage.sign.in p.cage.sign.in bowl.strand-input)
+        ::  run the strand callback
+        ::
+        =/  =output  (form.eval-form strand-input)
+        ::  add cards to cards
+        ::
+        =.  cards
+          %+  welp
+            cards
+          ::  XX add tag to wires?
+          cards.output
+        ::  case-wise handle next steps
+        ::
+        ?-  -.next.output
+            %wait  [[cards %next ~] eval-form]
+            %skip  [[cards %next ~] eval-form]
+            %fail  [[cards %fail err.next.output] eval-form]
+            %done  [[cards %done value.next.output] eval-form]
+            %cont
+          ::  recurse to run continuation with initialization input
+          ::
+          %_  take-loop
+            form.eval-form  self.next.output
+            strand-input    [bowl.strand-input ~]
+          ==
+        ==
+      --
+    --
+  --  ::strand
+::
 +$  gift-arvo                                           ::  out result <-$
   $~  [%doze ~]
   $%  gift:ames
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/khan.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/khan.hoon
index 62b1999b9..64b8a35fa 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/khan.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/khan.hoon
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@
   =/  =beam  (need (de-beam t.wire))
   ?>(?=([@ ~] s.beam) beam(s i.s.beam))
 ::
-++  start-spider
-  |=  =vase
+++  poke-spider
+  |=  =cage
   ^-  note
-  [%g %deal [our our] %spider %poke %spider-start vase]
+  [%g %deal [our our] %spider %poke cage]
 ::
 ++  watch-spider
   |=  =path
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     :_  khan-gate
     %+  turn
       :~  (watch-spider /thread-result/[tid])
-          (start-spider !>(args))
+          (poke-spider %spider-start !>(args))
       ==
     |=(=note ^-(move [hen %pass //g note]))
   ::
@@ -159,6 +159,21 @@
       (slap (vale.dais q.q.args.fyd) !,(*hoon [~ u=.]))
     =-  [[hen %pass wire -]~ khan-gate]
     [%k %fard bear.fyd name.fyd p.q.args.fyd vase]
+  ::
+      %lard
+    =/  tid=@ta
+      %^  cat  3
+        'khan-lard--'
+      (scot %uv (sham (mix tic eny)))
+    =.  tic         +(tic)
+    =/  =beak       (get-beak bear.task now)
+    =/  args        [~ `tid beak shed.task]
+    :_  khan-gate
+    %+  turn
+      :~  (watch-spider /thread-result/[tid])
+          (poke-spider %spider-inline !>(args))
+      ==
+    |=(=note ^-(move [hen %pass //g note]))
   ==
 ::  +load: migrate an old state to a new khan version
 ::
diff --git a/pkg/base-dev/lib/strand.hoon b/pkg/base-dev/lib/strand.hoon
index b52651432..b0db35b27 100644
--- a/pkg/base-dev/lib/strand.hoon
+++ b/pkg/base-dev/lib/strand.hoon
@@ -1,187 +1 @@
-|%
-+$  card          card:agent:gall
-+$  input
-  $%  [%poke =cage]
-      [%sign =wire =sign-arvo]
-      [%agent =wire =sign:agent:gall]
-      [%watch =path]
-  ==
-+$  strand-input  [=bowl in=(unit input)]
-+$  tid   @tatid
-+$  bowl
-  $:  our=ship
-      src=ship
-      tid=tid
-      mom=(unit tid)
-      wex=boat:gall
-      sup=bitt:gall
-      eny=@uvJ
-      now=@da
-      byk=beak
-  ==
-::
-::  cards:  cards to send immediately.  These will go out even if a
-::          later stage of the computation fails, so they shouldn't have
-::          any semantic effect on the rest of the system.
-::          Alternately, they may record an entry in contracts with
-::          enough information to undo the effect if the computation
-::          fails.
-::  wait:   don't move on, stay here.  The next sign should come back
-::          to this same callback.
-::  skip:   didn't expect this input; drop it down to be handled
-::          elsewhere
-::  cont:   continue computation with new callback.
-::  fail:   abort computation; don't send effects
-::  done:   finish computation; send effects
-::
-++  strand-output-raw
-  |*  a=mold
-  $~  [~ %done *a]
-  $:  cards=(list card)
-      $=  next
-      $%  [%wait ~]
-          [%skip ~]
-          [%cont self=(strand-form-raw a)]
-          [%fail err=(pair term tang)]
-          [%done value=a]
-      ==
-  ==
-::
-++  strand-form-raw
-  |*  a=mold
-  $-(strand-input (strand-output-raw a))
-::
-::  Abort strand computation with error message
-::
-++  strand-fail
-  |=  err=(pair term tang)
-  |=  strand-input
-  [~ %fail err]
-::
-::  Asynchronous transcaction monad.
-::
-::  Combo of four monads:
-::  - Reader on input
-::  - Writer on card
-::  - Continuation
-::  - Exception
-::
-++  strand
-  |*  a=mold
-  |%
-  ++  output  (strand-output-raw a)
-  ::
-  ::  Type of an strand computation.
-  ::
-  ++  form  (strand-form-raw a)
-  ::
-  ::  Monadic pure.  Identity computation for bind.
-  ::
-  ++  pure
-    |=  arg=a
-    ^-  form
-    |=  strand-input
-    [~ %done arg]
-  ::
-  ::  Monadic bind.  Combines two computations, associatively.
-  ::
-  ++  bind
-    |*  b=mold
-    |=  [m-b=(strand-form-raw b) fun=$-(b form)]
-    ^-  form
-    |=  input=strand-input
-    =/  b-res=(strand-output-raw b)
-      (m-b input)
-    ^-  output
-    :-  cards.b-res
-    ?-    -.next.b-res
-      %wait  [%wait ~]
-      %skip  [%skip ~]
-      %cont  [%cont ..$(m-b self.next.b-res)]
-      %fail  [%fail err.next.b-res]
-      %done  [%cont (fun value.next.b-res)]
-    ==
-  ::
-  ::  The strand monad must be evaluted in a particular way to maintain
-  ::  its monadic character.  +take:eval implements this.
-  ::
-  ++  eval
-    |%
-    ::  Indelible state of a strand
-    ::
-    +$  eval-form
-      $:  =form
-      ==
-    ::
-    ::  Convert initial form to eval-form
-    ::
-    ++  from-form
-      |=  =form
-      ^-  eval-form
-      form
-    ::
-    ::  The cases of results of +take
-    ::
-    +$  eval-result
-      $%  [%next ~]
-          [%fail err=(pair term tang)]
-          [%done value=a]
-      ==
-    ::
-    ++  validate-mark
-      |=  [in=* =mark =bowl]
-      ^-  cage
-      =+  .^  =dais:clay  %cb
-              /(scot %p our.bowl)/[q.byk.bowl]/(scot %da now.bowl)/[mark]
-          ==
-      =/  res  (mule |.((vale.dais in)))
-      ?:  ?=(%| -.res)
-        ~|(%spider-mark-fail (mean leaf+"spider: ames vale fail {<mark>}" p.res))
-      [mark p.res]
-    ::
-    ::  Take a new sign and run the strand against it
-    ::
-    ++  take
-      ::  cards: accumulate throughout recursion the cards to be
-      ::         produced now
-      =|  cards=(list card)
-      |=  [=eval-form =strand-input]
-      ^-  [[(list card) =eval-result] _eval-form]
-      =*  take-loop  $
-      =.  in.strand-input
-        ?~  in.strand-input  ~
-        =/  in  u.in.strand-input
-        ?.  ?=(%agent -.in)      `in
-        ?.  ?=(%fact -.sign.in)  `in
-        ::
-        :-  ~
-        :+  %agent  wire.in
-        [%fact (validate-mark q.q.cage.sign.in p.cage.sign.in bowl.strand-input)]
-      ::  run the strand callback
-      ::
-      =/  =output  (form.eval-form strand-input)
-      ::  add cards to cards
-      ::
-      =.  cards
-        %+  welp
-          cards
-        ::  XX add tag to wires?
-        cards.output
-      ::  case-wise handle next steps
-      ::
-      ?-  -.next.output
-          %wait  [[cards %next ~] eval-form]
-          %skip  [[cards %next ~] eval-form]
-          %fail  [[cards %fail err.next.output] eval-form]
-          %done  [[cards %done value.next.output] eval-form]
-          %cont
-        ::  recurse to run continuation with initialization input
-        ::
-        %_  take-loop
-          form.eval-form  self.next.output
-          strand-input    [bowl.strand-input ~]
-        ==
-      ==
-    --
-  --
---
+rand
diff --git a/pkg/base-dev/sur/spider.hoon b/pkg/base-dev/sur/spider.hoon
index 2a6a8207e..7c212681f 100644
--- a/pkg/base-dev/sur/spider.hoon
+++ b/pkg/base-dev/sur/spider.hoon
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /+  libstrand=strand
 =,  strand=strand:libstrand
 |%
-+$  thread  $-(vase _*form:(strand ,vase))
++$  thread  $-(vase shed:khan)
 +$  input   [=tid =cage]
 +$  tid     tid:strand
 +$  bowl    bowl:strand
@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@
       file=term
       =vase
   ==
++$  inline-args
+  $:  parent=(unit tid)
+      use=(unit tid)
+      =beak
+      =shed:khan
+  ==
 --