diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5f11eca88f..c1b65efed6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
     tools = {
       flake = false;
-      url = "github:urbit/tools";
+      url = "github:urbit/tools/d454e2482c3d4820d37db6d5625a6d40db975864";
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/nix/test-fake-ship.nix b/nix/test-fake-ship.nix
index eeb3b9bd4f..b593ea0a38 100644
--- a/nix/test-fake-ship.nix
+++ b/nix/test-fake-ship.nix
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@ let
     -- 
     
   '';
-  testThread = dojoCommand:
-    pkgs.writeTextFile {
-      name = "${dojoCommand}.hoon";
-      text = ''
-        ${poke}
-        =/  m  (strand ,vase)
-        ;<  [=ship =desk =case]  bind:m  get-beak
-        ;<  ok=?  bind:m  (poke [ship %dojo] %lens-command !>([%$ [%dojo '${dojoCommand}'] [%stdout ~]]))
-        (pure:m !>(ok))
-      '';
-    };
   appThread = generator: app:
     pkgs.writeTextFile {
       name = ":${app}|${generator}.hoon";
@@ -87,7 +76,7 @@ in pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
 
     sleep 2
 
-    ${click} -k -p -i ${testThread "-test %/tests ~"} ./pier
+    ${click} -c ./pier "[0 %fyrd [%base %test %noun %noun 0]]"
 
     ${click} -k -p -i ${pokeApp "%agents" "noun" "test"} ./pier
     ${click} -k -p -i ${pokeApp "%generators" "noun" "test"} ./pier
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/ted/test.hoon b/pkg/arvo/ted/test.hoon
index 16089e0914..e6dffabd94 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/ted/test.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/ted/test.hoon
@@ -7,52 +7,42 @@
 ::  $test-arm: test with name (derived from its arm name in a test core)
 ::  $test-func: single test, as gate; sample is entropy, produces failures
 ::
-+$  test       [=beam func=test-func]
++$  test       [=path func=test-func]
 +$  test-arm   [name=term func=test-func]
 +$  test-func  (trap tang)
-+$  args       quiet=?
 --
 =>
-|_  =args
-++  build-file
-  |=  =beam
-  =/  m  (strand ,[(unit vase) tang])
-  ^-  form:m
-  ;<  res=(unit vase)  bind:m
-    (build-file:strandio beam)
-  %+  pure:m  res
-  ?.  =(res ~)
-    ~
-  ~[leaf+"FAILED"]
-  ::  +run-test: execute an individual test
+|%
+::  +run-test: execute an individual test
 ::
 ++  run-test
-  |=  [bem=beam test=test-func]
-  ^-  [ok=? =tang]
+  |=  [pax=path test=test-func]
+  ^-  [ok=? output=tang result=tang]
+  =+  name=(spud pax)
   =+  run=(mule test)
   ?-  -.run
-    %|  |+p.run
+    %|  |+[p.run [leaf+"CRASHED {name}" ~]]
     %&  ?:  =(~ p.run)
-          &+~
-        |+(flop `tang`[leaf+"FAILED" p.run])
+          &+[p.run [leaf+"OK      {name}" ~]]
+        |+[p.run [leaf+"FAILED  {name}" ~]]
   ==
 ::  +resolve-test-paths: add test names to file paths to form full identifiers
 ::
 ++  resolve-test-paths
-  |=  paths-to-tests=(map beam (list test-arm))
+  |=  paths-to-tests=(map path (list test-arm))
   ^-  (list test)
-  %-  sort  :_  |=([a=test b=test] !(aor s.beam.a s.beam.b))
+  %-  sort  :_  |=([a=test b=test] !(aor path.a path.b))
   ^-  (list test)
   %-  zing
   %+  turn  ~(tap by paths-to-tests)
-  |=  [=beam test-arms=(list test-arm)]
+  |=  [=path test-arms=(list test-arm)]
   ^-  (list test)
   ::  for each test, add the test's name to :path
   ::
   %+  turn  test-arms
   |=  =test-arm
   ^-  test
-  [beam(s (weld s.beam /[name.test-arm])) func.test-arm]
+  [(weld path /[name.test-arm]) func.test-arm]
 ::  +get-test-arms: convert test arms to functions and produce them
 ::
 ++  get-test-arms
@@ -65,7 +55,7 @@
   =/  fire-arm=nock
     ~|  [%failed-to-compile-test-arm name]
     q:(~(mint ut typ) p:!>(*tang) [%limb name])
-  [name |.(;;(tang ?:(quiet.args .*(cor fire-arm) ~>(%bout.[1 name] .*(cor fire-arm)))))]
+  [name |.(;;(tang ~>(%bout.[1 name] .*(cor fire-arm))))]
 ::  +has-test-prefix: does the arm define a test we should run?
 ::
 ++  has-test-prefix
@@ -102,66 +92,51 @@
   ?.  hov
     ~|(no-tests-at-path+i.bez !!)
   loop(bez t.bez, fiz (~(put in fiz) [[-.i.bez (snoc xup %hoon)] `tex]))
-++  print-failures
-  |=  ls=(list [=beam =tang])
-  ^+  same
-  ?~  ls
-    same
-  =/  =tank
-    [%rose ["\0a" "/={(trip q.beam.i.ls)}={(spud s.beam.i.ls)}:\0a" ""] tang.i.ls]
-  ~>  %slog.[3 tank]
-  $(ls t.ls)
 --
 ^-  thread:spider
 |=  arg=vase
 =/  m  (strand ,vase)
 ^-  form:m
 ;<  =bowl:strand  bind:m  get-bowl:strandio
-=/  [quiet=? paz=(list path)]
-  ::  if no args, test everything under /=base=/tests
+=/  paz=(list path)
+  :: if no args, test everything under /=base=/tests
   ::
-  =*  default-tests
+  ?~  q.arg
     ~[/(scot %p our.bowl)/[q.byk.bowl]/(scot %da now.bowl)/tests]
-  ?+  q.arg  !!
-    ~                                                   [& default-tests]
-    [~ ?]      =+  !<([~ quiet=?] arg)                  [quiet default-tests]
-    [~ ? ^ *]  =+  !<([~ quiet=? paz=(list path)] arg)  [quiet paz]
-    [~ ? ^]    =+  !<([~ quiet=? pax=path] arg)         [quiet pax ~]
-    [~ ^ *]    =+  !<([~ paz=(list path)] arg)          [& paz]
-    [~ *]      =+  !<([~ pax=path] arg)                 [& pax ~]
-  ==
-=.  quiet.args  quiet
+  :: else cast path to ~[path] if needed
+  ::
+  ?~  +.q.arg
+    ~[/(scot %p our.bowl)/[q.byk.bowl]/(scot %da now.bowl)/tests]
+  ?@  +<.q.arg
+    [(tail !<([~ path] arg)) ~]
+  (tail !<([~ (list path)] arg))
 =/  bez=(list beam)
   (turn paz |=(p=path ~|([%test-not-beam p] (need (de-beam p)))))
 ;<  fiz=(set [=beam test=(unit term)])  bind:m  (find-test-files bez)
 =>  .(fiz (sort ~(tap in fiz) aor))
-=|  test-arms=(map beam (list test-arm))
-=|  build-failed=(list [beam tang])
+=|  test-arms=(map path (list test-arm))
+=|  build-ok=?
 |-  ^-  form:m
 =*  gather-tests  $
 ?^  fiz
-  ;<  [cor=(unit vase) =tang]  bind:m  (build-file beam.i.fiz)
+  ;<  cor=(unit vase)  bind:m  (build-file:strandio beam.i.fiz)
   ?~  cor
-    gather-tests(fiz t.fiz, build-failed [[beam.i.fiz tang] build-failed])
+    ~>  %slog.3^leaf+"FAILED  {(spud s.beam.i.fiz)} (build)"
+    gather-tests(fiz t.fiz, build-ok |)
+  ~>  %slog.0^leaf+"built   {(spud s.beam.i.fiz)}"
   =/  arms=(list test-arm)  (get-test-arms u.cor)
   ::  if test path specified an arm prefix, filter arms to match
   =?  arms  ?=(^ test.i.fiz)
     %+  skim  arms
     |=  test-arm
     =((end [3 (met 3 u.test.i.fiz)] name) u.test.i.fiz)
-  =.  test-arms  (~(put by test-arms) beam.i.fiz(s (snip s.beam.i.fiz)) arms)
+  =.  test-arms  (~(put by test-arms) (snip s.beam.i.fiz) arms)
   gather-tests(fiz t.fiz)
-=;  res=_build-failed
-  %-  (print-failures res)
-  %-  pure:m  !>  ^=  failed
-  %+  turn  res
-  |=  [=beam *]
-  beam
+%-  pure:m  !>  ^=  ok
 %+  roll  (resolve-test-paths test-arms)
-|=  [[=beam =test-func] failed=_build-failed]
-^+  failed
-=/  res  (run-test beam test-func)
-?:  -.res
-  failed
-:_  failed
-[beam +.res]
+|=  [[=path =test-func] ok=_build-ok]
+^+  ok
+=/  res  (run-test path test-func)
+%-  (%*(. slog pri ?:(ok.res 0 3)) output.res)
+%-  (%*(. slog pri ?:(ok.res 0 3)) result.res)
+&(ok ok.res)
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