diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1f504a8ea..829111b67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v10
-      with:
-        skip_adding_nixpkgs_channel: true
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v11
     #- run: nix flake check
     - run: nix-build -A checks.$(if [[ `uname` = Linux ]]; then echo x86_64-linux; else echo x86_64-darwin; fi)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ea27c8c8..b087cd8d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,22 +5,12 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 /aclocal.m4
 /autom4te.cache
 /precompiled-headers.h.gch
-/precompiled-headers.h.pch
 /config.*
 /configure
 /stamp-h1
 /svn-revision
 /libtool
 
-/corepkgs/config.nix
-
-# /corepkgs/channels/
-/corepkgs/channels/unpack.sh
-
-# /corepkgs/nar/
-/corepkgs/nar/nar.sh
-/corepkgs/nar/unnar.sh
-
 # /doc/manual/
 /doc/manual/*.1
 /doc/manual/*.5
@@ -107,7 +97,7 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 
 /src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies
 
-inst/
+outputs/
 
 *.a
 *.o
@@ -126,4 +116,10 @@ GRTAGS
 GSYMS
 GTAGS
 
+# ccls
+/.ccls-cache
+
+# auto-generated compilation database
+compile_commands.json
+
 nix-rust/target
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f472ca7e5..c50d2c40f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ OPTIMIZE = 1
 ifeq ($(OPTIMIZE), 1)
   GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O3
 else
-  GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O0
+  GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O0 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 endif
 
 include mk/lib.mk
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03c5deb7b..11fe5f932 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ for more details.
 
 ## Installation
 
-On Linux and macOS the easiest way to Install Nix is to run the following shell command
+On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command
 (as a user other than root):
 
 ```console
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Information on additional installation methods is available on the [Nix download
 
 ## Building And Developing
 
-See our [Hacking guide](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/build.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-hacking) in our manual for instruction on how to
+See our [Hacking guide](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/build.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual/hacking.html) in our manual for instruction on how to
 build nix from source with nix-build or how to get a development environment.
 
 ## Additional Resources
diff --git a/corepkgs/config.nix.in b/corepkgs/config.nix.in
deleted file mode 100644
index cb9945944..000000000
--- a/corepkgs/config.nix.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# FIXME: remove this file?
-let
-  fromEnv = var: def:
-    let val = builtins.getEnv var; in
-    if val != "" then val else def;
-in rec {
-  nixBinDir = fromEnv "NIX_BIN_DIR" "@bindir@";
-  nixPrefix = "@prefix@";
-  nixLibexecDir = fromEnv "NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR" "@libexecdir@";
-  nixLocalstateDir = "@localstatedir@";
-  nixSysconfDir = "@sysconfdir@";
-  nixStoreDir = fromEnv "NIX_STORE_DIR" "@storedir@";
-}
diff --git a/corepkgs/local.mk b/corepkgs/local.mk
index 2c72d3a31..0bc91cfab 100644
--- a/corepkgs/local.mk
+++ b/corepkgs/local.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 corepkgs_FILES = \
-  unpack-channel.nix \
-  derivation.nix \
   fetchurl.nix
 
-$(foreach file,config.nix $(corepkgs_FILES),$(eval $(call install-data-in,$(d)/$(file),$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs)))
-
-template-files += $(d)/config.nix
+$(foreach file,$(corepkgs_FILES),$(eval $(call install-data-in,$(d)/$(file),$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs)))
diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-builtins.jq b/doc/manual/generate-builtins.jq
deleted file mode 100644
index c38799479..000000000
--- a/doc/manual/generate-builtins.jq
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-. | to_entries | sort_by(.key) | map(
-  "  - `builtins." + .key + "` "
-  + (.value.args | map("*" + . + "*") | join(" "))
-  + "  \n\n"
-  + (.value.doc | split("\n") | map("    " + . + "\n") | join("")) + "\n\n"
-) | join("")
diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix b/doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..416a7fdba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+with builtins;
+with import ./utils.nix;
+
+builtins:
+
+concatStrings (map
+  (name:
+    let builtin = builtins.${name}; in
+    "  - `builtins.${name}` " + concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") builtin.args)
+    + "  \n\n"
+    + concatStrings (map (s: "    ${s}\n") (splitLines builtin.doc)) + "\n\n"
+  )
+  (attrNames builtins))
+
diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.jq b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.jq
deleted file mode 100644
index dd632f162..000000000
--- a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.jq
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-def show_flags:
-  .flags
-  | map_values(select(.category != "config"))
-  | to_entries
-  | map(
-      "  - `--" + .key + "`"
-      + (if .value.shortName then " / `" + .value.shortName + "`" else "" end)
-      + (if .value.labels then " " + (.value.labels | map("*" + . + "*") | join(" ")) else "" end)
-      + "  \n"
-      + "    " + .value.description + "\n\n")
-  | join("")
-  ;
-
-def show_synopsis:
-  "`" + .command + "` [*flags*...] " + (.args | map("*" + .label + "*" + (if has("arity") then "" else "..." end)) | join(" ")) + "\n\n"
-  ;
-
-def show_command:
-  . as $top |
-  .section + " Name\n\n"
-  + "`" + .command + "` - " + .def.description + "\n\n"
-  + .section + " Synopsis\n\n"
-  + ({"command": .command, "args": .def.args} | show_synopsis)
-  + (if .def | has("doc")
-     then .section + " Description\n\n" + .def.doc + "\n\n"
-     else ""
-     end)
-  + (if (.def.flags | length) > 0 then
-      .section + " Flags\n\n"
-      + (.def | show_flags)
-    else "" end)
-  + (if (.def.examples | length) > 0 then
-      .section + " Examples\n\n"
-      + (.def.examples | map(.description + "\n\n```console\n" + .command + "\n```\n" ) | join("\n"))
-      + "\n"
-     else "" end)
-  + (if .def.commands then .def.commands | to_entries | map(
-      "# Subcommand `" + ($top.command + " " + .key) + "`\n\n"
-      + ({"command": ($top.command + " " + .key), "section": "##", "def": .value} | show_command)
-    ) | join("") else "" end)
-  ;
-
-"Title: nix\n\n"
-+ ({"command": "nix", "section": "#", "def": .} | show_command)
diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db266750a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+with builtins;
+with import ./utils.nix;
+
+let
+
+  showCommand =
+    { command, section, def }:
+    "${section} Name\n\n"
+    + "`${command}` - ${def.description}\n\n"
+    + "${section} Synopsis\n\n"
+    + showSynopsis { inherit command; args = def.args; }
+    + (if def ? doc
+       then "${section} Description\n\n" + def.doc + "\n\n"
+       else "")
+    + (let s = showFlags def.flags; in
+       if s != ""
+       then "${section} Flags\n\n${s}"
+       else "")
+    + (if def.examples or [] != []
+       then
+         "${section} Examples\n\n"
+         + concatStrings (map ({ description, command }: "${description}\n\n```console\n${command}\n```\n\n") def.examples)
+       else "")
+    + (if def.commands or [] != []
+       then concatStrings (
+         map (name:
+           "# Subcommand `${command} ${name}`\n\n"
+           + showCommand { command = command + " " + name; section = "##"; def = def.commands.${name}; })
+           (attrNames def.commands))
+       else "");
+
+  showFlags = flags:
+    concatStrings
+      (map (longName:
+        let flag = flags.${longName}; in
+        if flag.category or "" != "config"
+        then
+          "  - `--${longName}`"
+          + (if flag ? shortName then " / `${flag.shortName}`" else "")
+          + (if flag ? labels then " " + (concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") flag.labels)) else "")
+          + "  \n"
+          + "    " + flag.description + "\n\n"
+        else "")
+        (attrNames flags));
+
+  showSynopsis =
+    { command, args }:
+    "`${command}` [*flags*...] ${concatStringsSep " "
+      (map (arg: "*${arg.label}*" + (if arg ? arity then "" else "...")) args)}\n\n";
+
+in
+
+command:
+
+showCommand { command = "nix"; section = "#"; def = command; }
diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-options.jq b/doc/manual/generate-options.jq
deleted file mode 100644
index ccf62e8ed..000000000
--- a/doc/manual/generate-options.jq
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-. | to_entries | sort_by(.key) | map(
-  "  - `" + .key + "`  \n\n"
-  + (.value.description | split("\n") | map("    " + . + "\n") | join("")) + "\n\n"
-  + "    **Default:** " + (
-      if .value.value == "" or .value.value == []
-      then "*empty*"
-      elif (.value.value | type) == "array"
-      then "`" + (.value.value | join(" ")) + "`"
-      else "`" + (.value.value | tostring) + "`"
-      end)
-  + "\n\n"
-  + (if (.value.aliases | length) > 0
-     then "    **Deprecated alias:** " + (.value.aliases | map("`" + . + "`") | join(", ")) + "\n\n"
-     else ""
-     end)
-) | join("")
diff --git a/doc/manual/generate-options.nix b/doc/manual/generate-options.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c31a4eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/manual/generate-options.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+with builtins;
+with import ./utils.nix;
+
+options:
+
+concatStrings (map
+  (name:
+    let option = options.${name}; in
+    "  - `${name}`  \n\n"
+    + concatStrings (map (s: "    ${s}\n") (splitLines option.description)) + "\n\n"
+    + "    **Default:** " + (
+      if option.value == "" || option.value == []
+      then "*empty*"
+      else if isBool option.value
+      then (if option.value then "`true`" else "`false`")
+      else
+        # n.b. a StringMap value type is specified as a string, but
+        # this shows the value type.  The empty stringmap is "null" in
+        # JSON, but that converts to "{ }" here.
+        (if isAttrs option.value then "`\"\"`"
+         else "`" + toString option.value + "`")) + "\n\n"
+    + (if option.aliases != []
+       then "    **Deprecated alias:** " + (concatStringsSep ", " (map (s: "`${s}`") option.aliases)) + "\n\n"
+       else "")
+    )
+  (attrNames options))
diff --git a/doc/manual/local.mk b/doc/manual/local.mk
index 297a73414..7d9a1a3e8 100644
--- a/doc/manual/local.mk
+++ b/doc/manual/local.mk
@@ -15,34 +15,51 @@ clean-files += $(d)/*.1 $(d)/*.5 $(d)/*.8
 
 dist-files += $(man-pages)
 
+nix-eval = $(bindir)/nix eval --experimental-features nix-command -I nix/corepkgs=corepkgs --store dummy:// --impure --raw --expr
+
 $(d)/%.1: $(d)/src/command-ref/%.md
-	$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^ -o $@
+	@printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .1)" > $^.tmp
+	@cat $^ >> $^.tmp
+	$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^.tmp -o $@
+	@rm $^.tmp
 
 $(d)/%.8: $(d)/src/command-ref/%.md
-	$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^ -o $@
+	@printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .8)" > $^.tmp
+	@cat $^ >> $^.tmp
+	$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^.tmp -o $@
+	@rm $^.tmp
 
 $(d)/nix.conf.5: $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md
-	$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^ -o $@
+	@printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .5)" > $^.tmp
+	@cat $^ >> $^.tmp
+	$(trace-gen) lowdown -sT man $^.tmp -o $@
+	@rm $^.tmp
 
-$(d)/src/command-ref/nix.md: $(d)/nix.json $(d)/generate-manpage.jq
-	jq -r -f doc/manual/generate-manpage.jq $< > $@
+$(d)/src/command-ref/nix.md: $(d)/nix.json $(d)/generate-manpage.nix $(bindir)/nix
+	$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) 'import doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' > $@.tmp
+	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
-$(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md: $(d)/conf-file.json $(d)/generate-options.jq $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md
-	cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md > $@
-	jq -r -f doc/manual/generate-options.jq $< >> $@
+$(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md: $(d)/conf-file.json $(d)/generate-options.nix $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix
+	@cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md > $@.tmp
+	$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) 'import doc/manual/generate-options.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp
+	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
 $(d)/nix.json: $(bindir)/nix
-	$(trace-gen) $(bindir)/nix __dump-args > $@
+	$(trace-gen) $(bindir)/nix __dump-args > $@.tmp
+	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
 $(d)/conf-file.json: $(bindir)/nix
-	$(trace-gen) env -i NIX_CONF_DIR=/dummy HOME=/dummy $(bindir)/nix show-config --json --experimental-features nix-command > $@
+	$(trace-gen) env -i NIX_CONF_DIR=/dummy HOME=/dummy NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/dummy/no-ca-bundle.crt $(bindir)/nix show-config --json --experimental-features nix-command > $@.tmp
+	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
-$(d)/src/expressions/builtins.md: $(d)/builtins.json $(d)/generate-builtins.jq $(d)/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md
-	cat doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md > $@
-	jq -r -f doc/manual/generate-builtins.jq $< >> $@
+$(d)/src/expressions/builtins.md: $(d)/builtins.json $(d)/generate-builtins.nix $(d)/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix
+	@cat doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md > $@.tmp
+	$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) 'import doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp
+	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
 $(d)/builtins.json: $(bindir)/nix
-	$(trace-gen) $(bindir)/nix __dump-builtins > $@
+	$(trace-gen) NIX_PATH=nix/corepkgs=corepkgs $(bindir)/nix __dump-builtins > $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
 
 # Generate the HTML manual.
 install: $(docdir)/manual/index.html
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md
index 04c6cd859..9987393d2 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix.conf
-
 # Name
 
 `nix.conf` - Nix configuration file
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md
index 4bcb8db40..4565bfbc2 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-build.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-build
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-build` - build a Nix expression
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md
index f0e205967..4ca12d2cc 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-channel.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-channel
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-channel` - manage Nix channels
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md
index 62a6b7ca0..296165993 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-collect-garbage
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-collect-garbage` - delete unreachable store paths
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md
index 5ce320af7..dcb844a72 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-copy-closure
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-copy-closure` - copy a closure to or from a remote machine via SSH
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-daemon.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-daemon.md
index bd5d25026..e91cb01dd 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-daemon.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-daemon.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-daemon
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-daemon` - Nix multi-user support daemon
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md
index ee838581b..1c23bb0ad 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-env
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-env` - manipulate or query Nix user environments
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md
index d3f91f8e9..7ed82cdfc 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-hash.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-hash
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-hash` - compute the cryptographic hash of a path
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md
index d09f5ed6a..c369397b6 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-instantiate
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-instantiate` - instantiate store derivations from Nix expressions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md
index 1cd1063cd..78c612cd4 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-prefetch-url
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-prefetch-url` - copy a file from a URL into the store and print its hash
@@ -51,6 +49,9 @@ Nix store is also printed.
     result to the Nix store. The resulting hash can be used with
     functions such as Nixpkgs’s `fetchzip` or `fetchFromGitHub`.
 
+  - `--executable`  
+    Set the executable bit on the downloaded file.
+
   - `--name` *name*  
     Override the name of the file in the Nix store. By default, this is
     `hash-basename`, where *basename* is the last component of *url*.
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md
index fc42a202a..45a5ff08c 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-shell.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-shell
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-shell` - start an interactive shell based on a Nix expression
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md
index 4680339e4..827adbd05 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Title: nix-store
-
 # Name
 
 `nix-store` - manipulate or query the Nix store
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/hacking.md b/doc/manual/src/hacking.md
index 9049e42bb..2a1e55e5b 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/hacking.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/hacking.md
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ To build Nix itself in this shell:
 
 ```console
 [nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh
-[nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags
+[nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags --prefix=$(pwd)/outputs/out
 [nix-shell]$ make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
 ```
 
-To install it in `$(pwd)/inst` and test it:
+To install it in `$(pwd)/outputs` and test it:
 
 ```console
 [nix-shell]$ make install
-[nix-shell]$ make installcheck
-[nix-shell]$ ./inst/bin/nix --version
-nix (Nix) 2.4
+[nix-shell]$ make installcheck -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
+[nix-shell]$ ./outputs/out/bin/nix --version
+nix (Nix) 3.0
 ```
 
 To run a functional test:
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ To run a functional test:
 make tests/test-name-should-auto-complete.sh.test
 ```
 
+To run the unit-tests for C++ code:
+
+```
+make check
+```
+
 If you have a flakes-enabled Nix you can replace:
 
 ```console
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-1.7.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-1.7.md
index 8d49ae54e..fb18e797d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-1.7.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-1.7.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ features:
   - The binary tarball installer has been improved. You can now install
     Nix by running:
     
-        $ bash <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install)
+        $ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)
 
   - More evaluation errors include position information. For instance,
     selecting a missing attribute will print something like
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.1.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.1.md
index b88834c83..a9592657b 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.1.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.1.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ in certain situations. In addition, it has the following new features:
   - The Nix installer now supports performing a Multi-User
     installation for Linux computers which are running systemd. You
     can select a Multi-User installation by passing the `--daemon`
-    flag to the installer: `sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install)
+    flag to the installer: `sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install)
     --daemon`.
 
     The multi-user installer cannot handle systems with SELinux. If
diff --git a/doc/manual/utils.nix b/doc/manual/utils.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50150bf3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/manual/utils.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+with builtins;
+
+{
+  splitLines = s: filter (x: !isList x) (split "\n" s);
+
+  concatStrings = concatStringsSep "";
+}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f4368b170..822a73332 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@
     "lowdown-src": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1598296217,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ha7lyNY1d8m+osmDpPc9f/bfZ3ZC1IVIXwfyklSWg8I=",
-        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "lastModified": 1598695561,
+        "narHash": "sha256-gyH/5j+h/nWw0W8AcR2WKvNBUsiQ7QuxqSJNXAwV+8E=",
+        "owner": "kristapsdz",
         "repo": "lowdown",
-        "rev": "c7a4e715af1e233080842db82d15b261cb74cb28",
+        "rev": "1705b4a26fbf065d9574dce47a94e8c7c79e052f",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "ref": "no-structs-in-anonymous-unions",
+        "owner": "kristapsdz",
         "repo": "lowdown",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9c79c0bbf..a5710f608 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   description = "The purely functional package manager";
 
   inputs.nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-20.03-small";
-  inputs.lowdown-src = { url = "github:edolstra/lowdown/no-structs-in-anonymous-unions"; flake = false; };
+  inputs.lowdown-src = { url = "github:kristapsdz/lowdown"; flake = false; };
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, lowdown-src }:
 
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         configureFlags =
           lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
             "--with-sandbox-shell=${sh}/bin/busybox"
+            "LDFLAGS=-fuse-ld=gold"
           ];
 
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@
 
           enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-          makeFlags = "profiledir=$(out)/etc/profile.d";
+          makeFlags = "profiledir=$(out)/etc/profile.d PRECOMPILE_HEADERS=1";
 
           doCheck = true;
 
@@ -349,9 +350,6 @@
             # syntax-check generated dot files, it still requires some
             # fonts.  So provide those.
             FONTCONFIG_FILE = texFunctions.fontsConf;
-
-            # To test building without precompiled headers.
-            makeFlagsArray = [ "PRECOMPILE_HEADERS=0" ];
           };
 
         # System tests.
diff --git a/local.mk b/local.mk
index b1ca832a6..fe314b902 100644
--- a/local.mk
+++ b/local.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
 $(foreach i, config.h $(wildcard src/lib*/*.hh), \
   $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(i), $(includedir)/nix, 0644)))
 
-$(GCH) $(PCH): src/libutil/util.hh config.h
+$(GCH): src/libutil/util.hh config.h
 
 GCH_CXXFLAGS = -I src/libutil
diff --git a/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in b/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in
index 9f26296a9..c334639e2 100644
--- a/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in
+++ b/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   <dict>
     <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
     <dict>
+      <key>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</key>
+      <string>/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt</string>
       <key>OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY</key>
       <string>YES</string>
     </dict>
diff --git a/mk/precompiled-headers.mk b/mk/precompiled-headers.mk
index 500c99e4a..cdd3daecd 100644
--- a/mk/precompiled-headers.mk
+++ b/mk/precompiled-headers.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PRECOMPILE_HEADERS ?= 1
+PRECOMPILE_HEADERS ?= 0
 
 print-var-help += \
   echo "  PRECOMPILE_HEADERS ($(PRECOMPILE_HEADERS)): Whether to use precompiled headers to speed up the build";
@@ -10,33 +10,12 @@ $(GCH): precompiled-headers.h
 	@mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
 	$(trace-gen) $(CXX) -x c++-header -o $@ $< $(GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS) $(GCH_CXXFLAGS)
 
-PCH = $(buildprefix)precompiled-headers.h.pch
-
-$(PCH): precompiled-headers.h
-	@rm -f $@
-	@mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
-	$(trace-gen) $(CXX) -x c++-header -o $@ $< $(GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS) $(GCH_CXXFLAGS)
-
-clean-files += $(GCH) $(PCH)
+clean-files += $(GCH)
 
 ifeq ($(PRECOMPILE_HEADERS), 1)
 
-  ifeq ($(findstring g++,$(CXX)), g++)
+  GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS_PCH += -include $(buildprefix)precompiled-headers.h -Winvalid-pch
 
-    GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS_PCH += -include $(buildprefix)precompiled-headers.h -Winvalid-pch
-
-    GLOBAL_ORDER_AFTER += $(GCH)
-
-  else ifeq ($(findstring clang++,$(CXX)), clang++)
-
-    GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS_PCH += -include-pch $(PCH) -Winvalid-pch
-
-    GLOBAL_ORDER_AFTER += $(PCH)
-
-  else
-
-    $(error Don't know how to precompile headers on $(CXX))
-
-  endif
+  GLOBAL_ORDER_AFTER += $(GCH)
 
 endif
diff --git a/nix-rust/src/lib.rs b/nix-rust/src/lib.rs
index 27ea69fbd..101de106f 100644
--- a/nix-rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nix-rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#[allow(improper_ctypes_definitions)]
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 mod c;
 mod error;
diff --git a/nix-rust/src/store/path.rs b/nix-rust/src/store/path.rs
index 47b5975c0..99f7a1f18 100644
--- a/nix-rust/src/store/path.rs
+++ b/nix-rust/src/store/path.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ impl StorePath {
         }
         Self::new_from_base_name(
             path.file_name()
-                .ok_or(Error::BadStorePath(path.into()))?
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::BadStorePath(path.into()))?
                 .to_str()
-                .ok_or(Error::BadStorePath(path.into()))?,
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::BadStorePath(path.into()))?,
         )
     }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl StorePath {
 
     pub fn new_from_base_name(base_name: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         if base_name.len() < STORE_PATH_HASH_CHARS + 1
-            || base_name.as_bytes()[STORE_PATH_HASH_CHARS] != '-' as u8
+            || base_name.as_bytes()[STORE_PATH_HASH_CHARS] != b'-'
         {
             return Err(Error::BadStorePath(base_name.into()));
         }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl StorePathHash {
         Ok(Self(bytes))
     }
 
-    pub fn hash<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a [u8; STORE_PATH_HASH_BYTES] {
+    pub fn hash(&self) -> &[u8; STORE_PATH_HASH_BYTES] {
         &self.0
     }
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub struct StorePathName(String);
 
 impl StorePathName {
     pub fn new(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        if s.len() == 0 {
+        if s.is_empty() {
             return Err(Error::StorePathNameEmpty);
         }
 
@@ -106,25 +106,24 @@ impl StorePathName {
             return Err(Error::StorePathNameTooLong);
         }
 
-        if s.starts_with('.')
-            || !s.chars().all(|c| {
-                c.is_ascii_alphabetic()
-                    || c.is_ascii_digit()
-                    || c == '+'
-                    || c == '-'
-                    || c == '.'
-                    || c == '_'
-                    || c == '?'
-                    || c == '='
-            })
-        {
+        let is_good_path_name = s.chars().all(|c| {
+            c.is_ascii_alphabetic()
+                || c.is_ascii_digit()
+                || c == '+'
+                || c == '-'
+                || c == '.'
+                || c == '_'
+                || c == '?'
+                || c == '='
+        });
+        if s.starts_with('.') || !is_good_path_name {
             return Err(Error::BadStorePathName);
         }
 
         Ok(Self(s.to_string()))
     }
 
-    pub fn name<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a str {
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
         &self.0
     }
 }
diff --git a/nix-rust/src/util/base32.rs b/nix-rust/src/util/base32.rs
index efd4a2901..7e71dc920 100644
--- a/nix-rust/src/util/base32.rs
+++ b/nix-rust/src/util/base32.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn decoded_len(input_len: usize) -> usize {
     input_len * 5 / 8
 }
 
-static BASE32_CHARS: &'static [u8; 32] = &b"0123456789abcdfghijklmnpqrsvwxyz";
+static BASE32_CHARS: &[u8; 32] = &b"0123456789abcdfghijklmnpqrsvwxyz";
 
 lazy_static! {
     static ref BASE32_CHARS_REVERSE: Box<[u8; 256]> = {
diff --git a/perl/configure.ac b/perl/configure.ac
index c3769e142..255744afd 100644
--- a/perl/configure.ac
+++ b/perl/configure.ac
@@ -70,19 +70,6 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NIX], [nix-store])
 
 NEED_PROG([NIX], [nix])
 
-# Get nix configure values
-export NIX_REMOTE=daemon
-nixbindir=$("$NIX" --experimental-features nix-command eval --raw -f '<nix/config.nix>' nixBinDir)
-nixlibexecdir=$("$NIX" --experimental-features nix-command eval --raw -f '<nix/config.nix>' nixLibexecDir)
-nixlocalstatedir=$("$NIX" --experimental-features nix-command eval --raw -f '<nix/config.nix>' nixLocalstateDir)
-nixsysconfdir=$("$NIX" --experimental-features nix-command eval --raw -f '<nix/config.nix>' nixSysconfDir)
-nixstoredir=$("$NIX" --experimental-features nix-command eval --raw -f '<nix/config.nix>' nixStoreDir)
-AC_SUBST(nixbindir)
-AC_SUBST(nixlibexecdir)
-AC_SUBST(nixlocalstatedir)
-AC_SUBST(nixsysconfdir)
-AC_SUBST(nixstoredir)
-
 # Expand all variables in config.status.
 test "$prefix" = NONE && prefix=$ac_default_prefix
 test "$exec_prefix" = NONE && exec_prefix='${prefix}'
diff --git a/perl/lib/Nix/Config.pm.in b/perl/lib/Nix/Config.pm.in
index bc1749e60..f7c6f2484 100644
--- a/perl/lib/Nix/Config.pm.in
+++ b/perl/lib/Nix/Config.pm.in
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@ use MIME::Base64;
 
 $version = "@PACKAGE_VERSION@";
 
-$binDir = $ENV{"NIX_BIN_DIR"} || "@nixbindir@";
-$libexecDir = $ENV{"NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR"} || "@nixlibexecdir@";
-$stateDir = $ENV{"NIX_STATE_DIR"} || "@nixlocalstatedir@/nix";
-$logDir = $ENV{"NIX_LOG_DIR"} || "@nixlocalstatedir@/log/nix";
-$confDir = $ENV{"NIX_CONF_DIR"} || "@nixsysconfdir@/nix";
-$storeDir = $ENV{"NIX_STORE_DIR"} || "@nixstoredir@";
-
-$useBindings = 1;
+$binDir = Nix::Store::getBinDir;
+$storeDir = Nix::Store::getStoreDir;
 
 %config = ();
 
diff --git a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm
index d226264d4..179f1dc90 100644
--- a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm
+++ b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package Nix::Store;
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Nix::Config;
 
 require Exporter;
 
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
     addToStore makeFixedOutputPath
     derivationFromPath
     addTempRoot
+    getBinDir getStoreDir
 );
 
 our $VERSION = '0.15';
@@ -34,62 +34,8 @@ sub backtick {
     return $res;
 }
 
-if ($Nix::Config::useBindings) {
-    require XSLoader;
-    XSLoader::load('Nix::Store', $VERSION);
-} else {
-
-    # Provide slow fallbacks of some functions on platforms that don't
-    # support the Perl bindings.
-
-    use File::Temp;
-    use Fcntl qw/F_SETFD/;
-
-    *hashFile = sub {
-        my ($algo, $base32, $path) = @_;
-        my $res = backtick("$Nix::Config::binDir/nix-hash", "--flat", $path, "--type", $algo, $base32 ? "--base32" : ());
-        chomp $res;
-        return $res;
-    };
-
-    *hashPath = sub {
-        my ($algo, $base32, $path) = @_;
-        my $res = backtick("$Nix::Config::binDir/nix-hash", $path, "--type", $algo, $base32 ? "--base32" : ());
-        chomp $res;
-        return $res;
-    };
-
-    *hashString = sub {
-        my ($algo, $base32, $s) = @_;
-        my $fh = File::Temp->new();
-        print $fh $s;
-        my $res = backtick("$Nix::Config::binDir/nix-hash", $fh->filename, "--type", $algo, $base32 ? "--base32" : ());
-        chomp $res;
-        return $res;
-    };
-
-    *addToStore = sub {
-        my ($srcPath, $recursive, $algo) = @_;
-        die "not implemented" if $recursive || $algo ne "sha256";
-        my $res = backtick("$Nix::Config::binDir/nix-store", "--add", $srcPath);
-        chomp $res;
-        return $res;
-    };
-
-    *isValidPath = sub {
-        my ($path) = @_;
-        my $res = backtick("$Nix::Config::binDir/nix-store", "--check-validity", "--print-invalid", $path);
-        chomp $res;
-        return $res ne $path;
-    };
-
-    *queryPathHash = sub {
-        my ($path) = @_;
-        my $res = backtick("$Nix::Config::binDir/nix-store", "--query", "--hash", $path);
-        chomp $res;
-        return $res;
-    };
-}
+require XSLoader;
+XSLoader::load('Nix::Store', $VERSION);
 
 1;
 __END__
diff --git a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs
index 4e038866e..599921151 100644
--- a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs
+++ b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.xs
@@ -303,11 +303,14 @@ SV * derivationFromPath(char * drvPath)
             hash = newHV();
 
             HV * outputs = newHV();
-            for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(*store()))
+            for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndOptPaths(*store())) {
                 hv_store(
                     outputs, i.first.c_str(), i.first.size(),
-                    newSVpv(store()->printStorePath(i.second.second).c_str(), 0),
+                    !i.second.second
+                        ? newSV(0) /* null value */
+                        : newSVpv(store()->printStorePath(*i.second.second).c_str(), 0),
                     0);
+            }
             hv_stores(hash, "outputs", newRV((SV *) outputs));
 
             AV * inputDrvs = newAV();
@@ -348,3 +351,13 @@ void addTempRoot(char * storePath)
         } catch (Error & e) {
             croak("%s", e.what());
         }
+
+
+SV * getBinDir()
+    PPCODE:
+        XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(settings.nixBinDir.c_str(), 0)));
+
+
+SV * getStoreDir()
+    PPCODE:
+        XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(settings.nixStore.c_str(), 0)));
diff --git a/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh b/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh
index 6efd8af18..14fb91534 100644
--- a/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+umask 0022
+
 dest="/nix"
 self="$(dirname "$0")"
 nix="@nix@"
diff --git a/scripts/install.in b/scripts/install.in
index 1d26c4ff0..39fae37e3 100644
--- a/scripts/install.in
+++ b/scripts/install.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ oops() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+umask 0022
+
 tmpDir="$(mktemp -d -t nix-binary-tarball-unpack.XXXXXXXXXX || \
           oops "Can't create temporary directory for downloading the Nix binary tarball")"
 cleanup() {
diff --git a/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc b/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc
index ce5127113..9a0e9f08d 100644
--- a/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc
+++ b/src/build-remote/build-remote.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static bool allSupportedLocally(Store & store, const std::set<std::string>& requ
     return true;
 }
 
-static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_build_remote(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     {
         logger = makeJSONLogger(*logger);
@@ -297,4 +297,4 @@ connected:
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("build-remote", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_build_remote("build-remote", main_build_remote);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh
index 8ffffc0ed..e23e45c94 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace nix::eval_cache {
 
 MakeError(CachedEvalError, EvalError);
 
-class AttrDb;
+struct AttrDb;
 class AttrCursor;
 
 class EvalCache : public std::enable_shared_from_this<EvalCache>
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 8c97b3760..d6366050c 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static void printValue(std::ostream & str, std::set<const Value *> & active, con
             else if (*i == '\n') str << "\\n";
             else if (*i == '\r') str << "\\r";
             else if (*i == '\t') str << "\\t";
+            else if (*i == '$' && *(i+1) == '{') str << "\\" << *i;
             else str << *i;
         str << "\"";
         break;
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ EvalState::EvalState(const Strings & _searchPath, ref<Store> store)
     , sEpsilon(symbols.create(""))
     , repair(NoRepair)
     , store(store)
+    , regexCache(makeRegexCache())
     , baseEnv(allocEnv(128))
     , staticBaseEnv(false, 0)
 {
@@ -369,7 +371,11 @@ EvalState::EvalState(const Strings & _searchPath, ref<Store> store)
         for (auto & i : _searchPath) addToSearchPath(i);
         for (auto & i : evalSettings.nixPath.get()) addToSearchPath(i);
     }
-    addToSearchPath("nix=" + canonPath(settings.nixDataDir + "/nix/corepkgs", true));
+
+    try {
+        addToSearchPath("nix=" + canonPath(settings.nixDataDir + "/nix/corepkgs", true));
+    } catch (Error &) {
+    }
 
     if (evalSettings.restrictEval || evalSettings.pureEval) {
         allowedPaths = PathSet();
@@ -1348,7 +1354,7 @@ void EvalState::autoCallFunction(Bindings & args, Value & fun, Value & res)
     }
 
     Value * actualArgs = allocValue();
-    mkAttrs(*actualArgs, fun.lambda.fun->formals->formals.size());
+    mkAttrs(*actualArgs, std::max(static_cast<uint32_t>(fun.lambda.fun->formals->formals.size()), args.size()));
 
     if (fun.lambda.fun->formals->ellipsis) {
         // If the formals have an ellipsis (eg the function accepts extra args) pass
@@ -2075,7 +2081,7 @@ Strings EvalSettings::getDefaultNixPath()
 
 EvalSettings evalSettings;
 
-static GlobalConfig::Register r1(&evalSettings);
+static GlobalConfig::Register rEvalSettings(&evalSettings);
 
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 80078d8a5..0e1f61baa 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "symbol-table.hh"
 #include "config.hh"
 
-#include <regex>
 #include <map>
 #include <optional>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -65,6 +64,11 @@ typedef std::list<SearchPathElem> SearchPath;
 void initGC();
 
 
+struct RegexCache;
+
+std::shared_ptr<RegexCache> makeRegexCache();
+
+
 class EvalState
 {
 public:
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ private:
     std::unordered_map<Path, Path> resolvedPaths;
 
     /* Cache used by prim_match(). */
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::regex> regexCache;
+    std::shared_ptr<RegexCache> regexCache;
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
index 01f464859..bae4d65e5 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using namespace flake;
 
 namespace flake {
 
-typedef std::pair<Tree, FlakeRef> FetchedFlake;
+typedef std::pair<fetchers::Tree, FlakeRef> FetchedFlake;
 typedef std::vector<std::pair<FlakeRef, FetchedFlake>> FlakeCache;
 
 static std::optional<FetchedFlake> lookupInFlakeCache(
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ static std::tuple<fetchers::Tree, FlakeRef, FlakeRef> fetchOrSubstituteTree(
                 resolvedRef = originalRef.resolve(state.store);
                 auto fetchedResolved = lookupInFlakeCache(flakeCache, originalRef);
                 if (!fetchedResolved) fetchedResolved.emplace(resolvedRef.fetchTree(state.store));
-                flakeCache.push_back({resolvedRef, fetchedResolved.value()});
-                fetched.emplace(fetchedResolved.value());
+                flakeCache.push_back({resolvedRef, *fetchedResolved});
+                fetched.emplace(*fetchedResolved);
             }
             else {
                 throw Error("'%s' is an indirect flake reference, but registry lookups are not allowed", originalRef);
             }
         }
-        flakeCache.push_back({originalRef, fetched.value()});
+        flakeCache.push_back({originalRef, *fetched});
     }
 
-    auto [tree, lockedRef] = fetched.value();
+    auto [tree, lockedRef] = *fetched;
 
     debug("got tree '%s' from '%s'",
         state.store->printStorePath(tree.storePath), lockedRef);
@@ -215,10 +215,9 @@ static Flake getFlake(
 
     if (auto outputs = vInfo.attrs->get(sOutputs)) {
         expectType(state, tLambda, *outputs->value, *outputs->pos);
-        flake.vOutputs = allocRootValue(outputs->value);
 
-        if ((*flake.vOutputs)->lambda.fun->matchAttrs) {
-            for (auto & formal : (*flake.vOutputs)->lambda.fun->formals->formals) {
+        if (outputs->value->lambda.fun->matchAttrs) {
+            for (auto & formal : outputs->value->lambda.fun->formals->formals) {
                 if (formal.name != state.sSelf)
                     flake.inputs.emplace(formal.name, FlakeInput {
                         .ref = parseFlakeRef(formal.name)
@@ -248,7 +247,7 @@ Flake getFlake(EvalState & state, const FlakeRef & originalRef, bool allowLookup
 }
 
 /* Compute an in-memory lock file for the specified top-level flake,
-   and optionally write it to file, it the flake is writable. */
+   and optionally write it to file, if the flake is writable. */
 LockedFlake lockFlake(
     EvalState & state,
     const FlakeRef & topRef,
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ LockedFlake lockFlake(
 
                 /* If we have an --update-input flag for an input
                    of this input, then we must fetch the flake to
-                   to update it. */
+                   update it. */
                 auto lb = lockFlags.inputUpdates.lower_bound(inputPath);
 
                 auto hasChildUpdate =
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.hh b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.hh
index c2bb2888b..69c779af8 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.hh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct Flake
     std::optional<std::string> description;
     std::shared_ptr<const fetchers::Tree> sourceInfo;
     FlakeInputs inputs;
-    RootValue vOutputs;
     ~Flake();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/flakeref.cc b/src/libexpr/flake/flakeref.cc
index 6363446f6..833e8a776 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/flakeref.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/flakeref.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "flakeref.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
 #include "url.hh"
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 #include "fetchers.hh"
 #include "registry.hh"
 
@@ -15,10 +16,10 @@ const static std::string subDirRegex = subDirElemRegex + "(?:/" + subDirElemRege
 
 std::string FlakeRef::to_string() const
 {
-    auto url = input.toURL();
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> extraQuery;
     if (subdir != "")
-        url.query.insert_or_assign("dir", subdir);
-    return url.to_string();
+        extraQuery.insert_or_assign("dir", subdir);
+    return input.toURLString(extraQuery);
 }
 
 fetchers::Attrs FlakeRef::toAttrs() const
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ std::pair<FlakeRef, std::string> parseFlakeRefWithFragment(
         } else {
             if (!hasPrefix(path, "/"))
                 throw BadURL("flake reference '%s' is not an absolute path", url);
-            path = canonPath(path);
+            auto query = decodeQuery(match[2]);
+            path = canonPath(path + "/" + get(query, "dir").value_or(""));
         }
 
         fetchers::Attrs attrs;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc b/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc
index a74846944..bb46e1bb4 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "lockfile.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
@@ -12,12 +13,12 @@ FlakeRef getFlakeRef(
 {
     auto i = json.find(attr);
     if (i != json.end()) {
-        auto attrs = jsonToAttrs(*i);
+        auto attrs = fetchers::jsonToAttrs(*i);
         // FIXME: remove when we drop support for version 5.
         if (info) {
             auto j = json.find(info);
             if (j != json.end()) {
-                for (auto k : jsonToAttrs(*j))
+                for (auto k : fetchers::jsonToAttrs(*j))
                     attrs.insert_or_assign(k.first, k.second);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.hh b/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.hh
index 5e7cfda3e..627794d8c 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.hh
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 class Store;
-struct StorePath;
+class StorePath;
 }
 
 namespace nix::flake {
 
-using namespace fetchers;
-
 typedef std::vector<FlakeId> InputPath;
 
 struct LockedNode;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
index 5d6e39aa0..91916e8bf 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ DrvInfo::DrvInfo(EvalState & state, ref<Store> store, const std::string & drvPat
     auto i = drv.outputs.find(outputName);
     if (i == drv.outputs.end())
         throw Error("derivation '%s' does not have output '%s'", store->printStorePath(drvPath), outputName);
+    auto & [outputName, output] = *i;
 
-    outPath = store->printStorePath(i->second.path(*store, drv.name));
+    auto optStorePath = output.path(*store, drv.name, outputName);
+    if (optStorePath)
+        outPath = store->printStorePath(*optStorePath);
 }
 
 
@@ -77,12 +80,15 @@ string DrvInfo::queryDrvPath() const
 
 string DrvInfo::queryOutPath() const
 {
-    if (outPath == "" && attrs) {
+    if (!outPath && attrs) {
         Bindings::iterator i = attrs->find(state->sOutPath);
         PathSet context;
-        outPath = i != attrs->end() ? state->coerceToPath(*i->pos, *i->value, context) : "";
+        if (i != attrs->end())
+            outPath = state->coerceToPath(*i->pos, *i->value, context);
     }
-    return outPath;
+    if (!outPath)
+        throw UnimplementedError("CA derivations are not yet supported");
+    return *outPath;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.hh b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.hh
index d7860fc6a..29bb6a660 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.hh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ private:
     mutable string name;
     mutable string system;
     mutable string drvPath;
-    mutable string outPath;
+    mutable std::optional<string> outPath;
     mutable string outputName;
     Outputs outputs;
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc b/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc
index 76e1a26bf..9ca5ac86d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ public:
     {
         return handle_value<void(Value&, const char*)>(mkString, val.c_str());
     }
+#if NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION_MAJOR >= 3 && NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+    bool binary(binary_t&)
+    {
+        // This function ought to be unreachable
+        assert(false);
+        return true;
+    }
+#endif
 
     bool start_object(std::size_t len)
     {
diff --git a/src/libexpr/local.mk b/src/libexpr/local.mk
index d84b150e0..687a8ccda 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/local.mk
+++ b/src/libexpr/local.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/nix-expr.pc, $(prefix)/lib/pkgconfig, 0644))
 $(foreach i, $(wildcard src/libexpr/flake/*.hh), \
   $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(i), $(includedir)/nix/flake, 0644)))
 
-$(d)/primops.cc: $(d)/imported-drv-to-derivation.nix.gen.hh
+$(d)/primops.cc: $(d)/imported-drv-to-derivation.nix.gen.hh $(d)/primops/derivation.nix.gen.hh
 
 $(d)/flake/flake.cc: $(d)/flake/call-flake.nix.gen.hh
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index 24b21f7da..a4c84c526 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -614,8 +614,7 @@ Path resolveExprPath(Path path)
         // Basic cycle/depth limit to avoid infinite loops.
         if (++followCount >= maxFollow)
             throw Error("too many symbolic links encountered while traversing the path '%s'", path);
-        if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-            throw SysError("getting status of '%s'", path);
+        st = lstat(path);
         if (!S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) break;
         path = absPath(readLink(path), dirOf(path));
     }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 3350d05d4..2b304aab0 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ void EvalState::realiseContext(const PathSet & context)
             throw InvalidPathError(store->printStorePath(ctx));
         if (!outputName.empty() && ctx.isDerivation()) {
             drvs.push_back(StorePathWithOutputs{ctx, {outputName}});
-
-            /* Add the output of this derivation to the allowed
-               paths. */
-            if (allowedPaths) {
-                auto drv = store->derivationFromPath(ctx);
-                DerivationOutputs::iterator i = drv.outputs.find(outputName);
-                if (i == drv.outputs.end())
-                    throw Error("derivation '%s' does not have an output named '%s'", ctxS, outputName);
-                allowedPaths->insert(store->printStorePath(i->second.path(*store, drv.name)));
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,8 +59,50 @@ void EvalState::realiseContext(const PathSet & context)
     store->queryMissing(drvs, willBuild, willSubstitute, unknown, downloadSize, narSize);
 
     store->buildPaths(drvs);
+
+    /* Add the output of this derivations to the allowed
+       paths. */
+    if (allowedPaths) {
+        for (auto & [drvPath, outputs] : drvs) {
+            auto outputPaths = store->queryDerivationOutputMap(drvPath);
+            for (auto & outputName : outputs) {
+                if (outputPaths.count(outputName) == 0)
+                    throw Error("derivation '%s' does not have an output named '%s'",
+                            store->printStorePath(drvPath), outputName);
+                allowedPaths->insert(store->printStorePath(outputPaths.at(outputName)));
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
+/* Add and attribute to the given attribute map from the output name to
+   the output path, or a placeholder.
+
+   Where possible the path is used, but for floating CA derivations we
+   may not know it. For sake of determinism we always assume we don't
+   and instead put in a place holder. In either case, however, the
+   string context will contain the drv path and output name, so
+   downstream derivations will have the proper dependency, and in
+   addition, before building, the placeholder will be rewritten to be
+   the actual path.
+
+   The 'drv' and 'drvPath' outputs must correspond. */
+static void mkOutputString(EvalState & state, Value & v,
+    const StorePath & drvPath, const BasicDerivation & drv,
+    std::pair<string, DerivationOutput> o)
+{
+    auto optOutputPath = o.second.path(*state.store, drv.name, o.first);
+    mkString(
+        *state.allocAttr(v, state.symbols.create(o.first)),
+        optOutputPath
+            ? state.store->printStorePath(*optOutputPath)
+            /* Downstream we would substitute this for an actual path once
+               we build the floating CA derivation */
+            /* FIXME: we need to depend on the basic derivation, not
+               derivation */
+            : downstreamPlaceholder(*state.store, drvPath, o.first),
+        {"!" + o.first + "!" + state.store->printStorePath(drvPath)});
+}
 
 /* Load and evaluate an expression from path specified by the
    argument. */
@@ -114,9 +146,8 @@ static void import(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value & vPath, Value * vS
         state.mkList(*outputsVal, drv.outputs.size());
         unsigned int outputs_index = 0;
 
-        for (const auto & o : drv.outputsAndPaths(*state.store)) {
-            v2 = state.allocAttr(w, state.symbols.create(o.first));
-            mkString(*v2, state.store->printStorePath(o.second.second), {"!" + o.first + "!" + path});
+        for (const auto & o : drv.outputs) {
+            mkOutputString(state, w, storePath, drv, o);
             outputsVal->listElems()[outputs_index] = state.allocValue();
             mkString(*(outputsVal->listElems()[outputs_index++]), o.first);
         }
@@ -1080,16 +1111,18 @@ static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * *
 
     /* Optimisation, but required in read-only mode! because in that
        case we don't actually write store derivations, so we can't
-       read them later. */
-    drvHashes.insert_or_assign(drvPath,
-        hashDerivationModulo(*state.store, Derivation(drv), false));
+       read them later.
+
+       However, we don't bother doing this for floating CA derivations because
+       their "hash modulo" is indeterminate until built. */
+    if (drv.type() != DerivationType::CAFloating)
+        drvHashes.insert_or_assign(drvPath,
+            hashDerivationModulo(*state.store, Derivation(drv), false));
 
     state.mkAttrs(v, 1 + drv.outputs.size());
     mkString(*state.allocAttr(v, state.sDrvPath), drvPathS, {"=" + drvPathS});
-    for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(*state.store)) {
-        mkString(*state.allocAttr(v, state.symbols.create(i.first)),
-            state.store->printStorePath(i.second.second), {"!" + i.first + "!" + drvPathS});
-    }
+    for (auto & i : drv.outputs)
+        mkOutputString(state, v, drvPath, drv, i);
     v.attrs->sort();
 }
 
@@ -1671,7 +1704,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_toFile({
         ...
         cp ${configFile} $out/etc/foo.conf
       ";
-    ```
+      ```
 
       Note that `${configFile}` is an
       [antiquotation](language-values.md), so the result of the
@@ -2203,6 +2236,10 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_catAttrs({
 static void prim_functionArgs(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
+    if (args[0]->type == tPrimOpApp || args[0]->type == tPrimOp) {
+        state.mkAttrs(v, 0);
+        return;
+    }
     if (args[0]->type != tLambda)
         throw TypeError({
             .hint = hintfmt("'functionArgs' requires a function"),
@@ -3052,17 +3089,25 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_hashString({
     .fun = prim_hashString,
 });
 
-/* Match a regular expression against a string and return either
-   ‘null’ or a list containing substring matches. */
+struct RegexCache
+{
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::regex> cache;
+};
+
+std::shared_ptr<RegexCache> makeRegexCache()
+{
+    return std::make_shared<RegexCache>();
+}
+
 void prim_match(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
 {
     auto re = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos);
 
     try {
 
-        auto regex = state.regexCache.find(re);
-        if (regex == state.regexCache.end())
-            regex = state.regexCache.emplace(re, std::regex(re, std::regex::extended)).first;
+        auto regex = state.regexCache->cache.find(re);
+        if (regex == state.regexCache->cache.end())
+            regex = state.regexCache->cache.emplace(re, std::regex(re, std::regex::extended)).first;
 
         PathSet context;
         const std::string str = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos);
@@ -3532,9 +3577,10 @@ void EvalState::createBaseEnv()
 
     /* Add a wrapper around the derivation primop that computes the
        `drvPath' and `outPath' attributes lazily. */
-    string path = canonPath(settings.nixDataDir + "/nix/corepkgs/derivation.nix", true);
-    sDerivationNix = symbols.create(path);
-    evalFile(path, v);
+    sDerivationNix = symbols.create("//builtin/derivation.nix");
+    eval(parse(
+        #include "primops/derivation.nix.gen.hh"
+        , foFile, sDerivationNix, "/", staticBaseEnv), v);
     addConstant("derivation", v);
 
     /* Now that we've added all primops, sort the `builtins' set,
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.hh b/src/libexpr/primops.hh
index ed5e2ea58..9d42d6539 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.hh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
 #include "eval.hh"
 
 #include <tuple>
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc
index dbb93bae6..b570fca31 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/context.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static void prim_unsafeDiscardStringContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos,
     mkString(v, s, PathSet());
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r1("__unsafeDiscardStringContext", 1, prim_unsafeDiscardStringContext);
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_unsafeDiscardStringContext("__unsafeDiscardStringContext", 1, prim_unsafeDiscardStringContext);
 
 
 static void prim_hasContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void prim_hasContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args,
     mkBool(v, !context.empty());
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r2("__hasContext", 1, prim_hasContext);
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_hasContext("__hasContext", 1, prim_hasContext);
 
 
 /* Sometimes we want to pass a derivation path (i.e. pkg.drvPath) to a
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static void prim_unsafeDiscardOutputDependency(EvalState & state, const Pos & po
     mkString(v, s, context2);
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r3("__unsafeDiscardOutputDependency", 1, prim_unsafeDiscardOutputDependency);
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_unsafeDiscardOutputDependency("__unsafeDiscardOutputDependency", 1, prim_unsafeDiscardOutputDependency);
 
 
 /* Extract the context of a string as a structured Nix value.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void prim_getContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args,
     v.attrs->sort();
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r4("__getContext", 1, prim_getContext);
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_getContext("__getContext", 1, prim_getContext);
 
 
 /* Append the given context to a given string.
@@ -191,6 +191,6 @@ static void prim_appendContext(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * arg
     mkString(v, orig, context);
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r5("__appendContext", 2, prim_appendContext);
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_appendContext("__appendContext", 2, prim_appendContext);
 
 }
diff --git a/corepkgs/derivation.nix b/src/libexpr/primops/derivation.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from corepkgs/derivation.nix
rename to src/libexpr/primops/derivation.nix
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
index cef85cfef..a77035c16 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #include "store-api.hh"
 #include "fetchers.hh"
 #include "url.hh"
-
-#include <regex>
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
@@ -88,6 +87,6 @@ static void prim_fetchMercurial(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
         state.allowedPaths->insert(tree.actualPath);
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r("fetchMercurial", 1, prim_fetchMercurial);
+static RegisterPrimOp r_fetchMercurial("fetchMercurial", 1, prim_fetchMercurial);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
index 06e8304b8..7cd4d0fbf 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void prim_fetchTree(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, V
     fetchTree(state, pos, args, v, std::nullopt);
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r("fetchTree", 1, prim_fetchTree);
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_fetchTree("fetchTree", 1, prim_fetchTree);
 
 static void fetch(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v,
     const string & who, bool unpack, std::string name)
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc
index b00827a4b..77bff44ae 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fromTOML.cc
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ static void prim_fromTOML(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Va
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterPrimOp r("fromTOML", 1, prim_fromTOML);
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_fromTOML("fromTOML", 1, prim_fromTOML);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc
index eaa635595..49851f7bc 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ ParsedURL Input::toURL() const
     return scheme->toURL(*this);
 }
 
+std::string Input::toURLString(const std::map<std::string, std::string> & extraQuery) const
+{
+    auto url = toURL();
+    for (auto & attr : extraQuery)
+        url.query.insert(attr);
+    return url.to_string();
+}
+
 std::string Input::to_string() const
 {
     return toURL().to_string();
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh
index be71b786b..e8ae59143 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh
+++ b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct InputScheme;
 
 struct Input
 {
-    friend class InputScheme;
+    friend struct InputScheme;
 
     std::shared_ptr<InputScheme> scheme; // note: can be null
     Attrs attrs;
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public:
 
     ParsedURL toURL() const;
 
+    std::string toURLString(const std::map<std::string, std::string> & extraQuery = {}) const;
+
     std::string to_string() const;
 
     Attrs toAttrs() const;
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
     StorePath computeStorePath(Store & store) const;
 
-    // Convience functions for common attributes.
+    // Convenience functions for common attributes.
     std::string getType() const;
     std::optional<Hash> getNarHash() const;
     std::optional<std::string> getRef() const;
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ public:
 
 struct InputScheme
 {
+    virtual ~InputScheme()
+    { }
+
     virtual std::optional<Input> inputFromURL(const ParsedURL & url) = 0;
 
     virtual std::optional<Input> inputFromAttrs(const Attrs & attrs) = 0;
@@ -119,12 +124,14 @@ DownloadFileResult downloadFile(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable);
+    bool immutable,
+    const Headers & headers = {});
 
 std::pair<Tree, time_t> downloadTarball(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable);
+    bool immutable,
+    const Headers & headers = {});
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/git.cc b/src/libfetchers/git.cc
index 5ca0f8521..a6411b02b 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/git.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/git.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "tarfile.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
@@ -451,6 +452,6 @@ struct GitInputScheme : InputScheme
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<GitInputScheme>()); });
+static auto rGitInputScheme = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<GitInputScheme>()); });
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/github.cc b/src/libfetchers/github.cc
index 1cc0c5e2e..92ff224f7 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/github.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/github.cc
@@ -3,19 +3,30 @@
 #include "fetchers.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "types.hh"
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 
+#include <optional>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
 namespace nix::fetchers {
 
-// A github or gitlab url
-const static std::string urlRegexS = "[a-zA-Z0-9.]*"; // FIXME: check
-std::regex urlRegex(urlRegexS, std::regex::ECMAScript);
+struct DownloadUrl
+{
+    std::string url;
+    Headers headers;
+};
+
+// A github or gitlab host
+const static std::string hostRegexS = "[a-zA-Z0-9.]*"; // FIXME: check
+std::regex hostRegex(hostRegexS, std::regex::ECMAScript);
 
 struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
 {
     virtual std::string type() = 0;
 
+    virtual std::optional<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> accessHeaderFromToken(const std::string & token) const = 0;
+
     std::optional<Input> inputFromURL(const ParsedURL & url) override
     {
         if (url.scheme != type()) return {};
@@ -50,9 +61,9 @@ struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
                     throw BadURL("URL '%s' contains multiple branch/tag names", url.url);
                 ref = value;
             }
-            else if (name == "url") {
-                if (!std::regex_match(value, urlRegex))
-                    throw BadURL("URL '%s' contains an invalid instance url", url.url);
+            else if (name == "host") {
+                if (!std::regex_match(value, hostRegex))
+                    throw BadURL("URL '%s' contains an invalid instance host", url.url);
                 host_url = value;
             }
             // FIXME: barf on unsupported attributes
@@ -67,7 +78,7 @@ struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
         input.attrs.insert_or_assign("repo", path[1]);
         if (rev) input.attrs.insert_or_assign("rev", rev->gitRev());
         if (ref) input.attrs.insert_or_assign("ref", *ref);
-        if (host_url) input.attrs.insert_or_assign("url", *host_url);
+        if (host_url) input.attrs.insert_or_assign("host", *host_url);
 
         return input;
     }
@@ -77,7 +88,7 @@ struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
         if (maybeGetStrAttr(attrs, "type") != type()) return {};
 
         for (auto & [name, value] : attrs)
-            if (name != "type" && name != "owner" && name != "repo" && name != "ref" && name != "rev" && name != "narHash" && name != "lastModified")
+            if (name != "type" && name != "owner" && name != "repo" && name != "ref" && name != "rev" && name != "narHash" && name != "lastModified" && name != "host")
                 throw Error("unsupported input attribute '%s'", name);
 
         getStrAttr(attrs, "owner");
@@ -129,9 +140,31 @@ struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
         return input;
     }
 
+    std::optional<std::string> getAccessToken(const std::string & host) const
+    {
+        auto tokens = settings.accessTokens.get();
+        if (auto token = get(tokens, host))
+            return *token;
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    Headers makeHeadersWithAuthTokens(const std::string & host) const
+    {
+        Headers headers;
+        auto accessToken = getAccessToken(host);
+        if (accessToken) {
+            auto hdr = accessHeaderFromToken(*accessToken);
+            if (hdr)
+                headers.push_back(*hdr);
+            else
+                warn("Unrecognized access token for host '%s'", host);
+        }
+        return headers;
+    }
+
     virtual Hash getRevFromRef(nix::ref<Store> store, const Input & input) const = 0;
 
-    virtual std::string getDownloadUrl(const Input & input) const = 0;
+    virtual DownloadUrl getDownloadUrl(const Input & input) const = 0;
 
     std::pair<Tree, Input> fetch(ref<Store> store, const Input & _input) override
     {
@@ -160,7 +193,7 @@ struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
 
         auto url = getDownloadUrl(input);
 
-        auto [tree, lastModified] = downloadTarball(store, url, "source", true);
+        auto [tree, lastModified] = downloadTarball(store, url.url, "source", true, url.headers);
 
         input.attrs.insert_or_assign("lastModified", lastModified);
 
@@ -182,49 +215,52 @@ struct GitHubInputScheme : GitArchiveInputScheme
 {
     std::string type() override { return "github"; }
 
-    void addAccessToken(std::string & url) const
+    std::optional<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> accessHeaderFromToken(const std::string & token) const override
     {
-        std::string accessToken = settings.githubAccessToken.get();
-        if (accessToken != "")
-            url += "?access_token=" + accessToken;
+        // Github supports PAT/OAuth2 tokens and HTTP Basic
+        // Authentication.  The former simply specifies the token, the
+        // latter can use the token as the password.  Only the first
+        // is used here. See
+        // https://developer.github.com/v3/#authentication and
+        // https://docs.github.com/en/developers/apps/authorizing-oath-apps
+        return std::pair<std::string, std::string>("Authorization", fmt("token %s", token));
     }
 
     Hash getRevFromRef(nix::ref<Store> store, const Input & input) const override
     {
-        auto host_url = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "url").value_or("github.com");
+        auto host = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "host").value_or("github.com");
         auto url = fmt("https://api.%s/repos/%s/%s/commits/%s", // FIXME: check
-            host_url, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"), *input.getRef());
+            host, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"), *input.getRef());
 
-        addAccessToken(url);
+        Headers headers = makeHeadersWithAuthTokens(host);
 
         auto json = nlohmann::json::parse(
             readFile(
                 store->toRealPath(
-                    downloadFile(store, url, "source", false).storePath)));
+                    downloadFile(store, url, "source", false, headers).storePath)));
         auto rev = Hash::parseAny(std::string { json["sha"] }, htSHA1);
         debug("HEAD revision for '%s' is %s", url, rev.gitRev());
         return rev;
     }
 
-    std::string getDownloadUrl(const Input & input) const override
+    DownloadUrl getDownloadUrl(const Input & input) const override
     {
         // FIXME: use regular /archive URLs instead? api.github.com
         // might have stricter rate limits.
-        auto host_url = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "url").value_or("github.com");
+        auto host = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "host").value_or("github.com");
         auto url = fmt("https://api.%s/repos/%s/%s/tarball/%s", // FIXME: check if this is correct for self hosted instances
-            host_url, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"),
+            host, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"),
             input.getRev()->to_string(Base16, false));
 
-        addAccessToken(url);
-
-        return url;
+        Headers headers = makeHeadersWithAuthTokens(host);
+        return DownloadUrl { url, headers };
     }
 
     void clone(const Input & input, const Path & destDir) override
     {
-        auto host_url = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "url").value_or("github.com");
+        auto host = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "host").value_or("github.com");
         Input::fromURL(fmt("git+ssh://git@%s/%s/%s.git",
-                host_url, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo")))
+                host, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo")))
             .applyOverrides(input.getRef().value_or("HEAD"), input.getRev())
             .clone(destDir);
     }
@@ -234,48 +270,71 @@ struct GitLabInputScheme : GitArchiveInputScheme
 {
     std::string type() override { return "gitlab"; }
 
+    std::optional<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> accessHeaderFromToken(const std::string & token) const override
+    {
+        // Gitlab supports 4 kinds of authorization, two of which are
+        // relevant here: OAuth2 and PAT (Private Access Token).  The
+        // user can indicate which token is used by specifying the
+        // token as <TYPE>:<VALUE>, where type is "OAuth2" or "PAT".
+        // If the <TYPE> is unrecognized, this will fall back to
+        // treating this simply has <HDRNAME>:<HDRVAL>.  See
+        // https://docs.gitlab.com/12.10/ee/api/README.html#authentication
+        auto fldsplit = token.find_first_of(':');
+        // n.b. C++20 would allow: if (token.starts_with("OAuth2:")) ...
+        if ("OAuth2" == token.substr(0, fldsplit))
+            return std::make_pair("Authorization", fmt("Bearer %s", token.substr(fldsplit+1)));
+        if ("PAT" == token.substr(0, fldsplit))
+            return std::make_pair("Private-token", token.substr(fldsplit+1));
+        warn("Unrecognized GitLab token type %s",  token.substr(0, fldsplit));
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
     Hash getRevFromRef(nix::ref<Store> store, const Input & input) const override
     {
-        auto host_url = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "url").value_or("gitlab.com");
+        auto host = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "host").value_or("gitlab.com");
+        // See rate limiting note below
         auto url = fmt("https://%s/api/v4/projects/%s%%2F%s/repository/commits?ref_name=%s",
-            host_url, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"), *input.getRef());
+            host, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"), *input.getRef());
+
+        Headers headers = makeHeadersWithAuthTokens(host);
+
         auto json = nlohmann::json::parse(
             readFile(
                 store->toRealPath(
-                    downloadFile(store, url, "source", false).storePath)));
+                    downloadFile(store, url, "source", false, headers).storePath)));
         auto rev = Hash::parseAny(std::string(json[0]["id"]), htSHA1);
         debug("HEAD revision for '%s' is %s", url, rev.gitRev());
         return rev;
     }
 
-    std::string getDownloadUrl(const Input & input) const override
+    DownloadUrl getDownloadUrl(const Input & input) const override
     {
-        // FIXME: This endpoint has a rate limit threshold of 5 requests per minute
-        auto host_url = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "url").value_or("gitlab.com");
+        // This endpoint has a rate limit threshold that may be
+        // server-specific and vary based whether the user is
+        // authenticated via an accessToken or not, but the usual rate
+        // is 10 reqs/sec/ip-addr.  See
+        // https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/gitlab_com/index.html#gitlabcom-specific-rate-limits
+        auto host = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "host").value_or("gitlab.com");
         auto url = fmt("https://%s/api/v4/projects/%s%%2F%s/repository/archive.tar.gz?sha=%s",
-            host_url, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"),
+            host, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo"),
             input.getRev()->to_string(Base16, false));
 
-        /* # FIXME: add privat token auth (`curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>"`)
-        std::string accessToken = settings.githubAccessToken.get();
-        if (accessToken != "")
-            url += "?access_token=" + accessToken;*/
-
-        return url;
+        Headers headers = makeHeadersWithAuthTokens(host);
+        return DownloadUrl { url, headers };
     }
 
     void clone(const Input & input, const Path & destDir) override
     {
-        auto host_url = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "url").value_or("gitlab.com");
+        auto host = maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "host").value_or("gitlab.com");
         // FIXME: get username somewhere
         Input::fromURL(fmt("git+ssh://git@%s/%s/%s.git",
-                host_url, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo")))
+                host, getStrAttr(input.attrs, "owner"), getStrAttr(input.attrs, "repo")))
             .applyOverrides(input.getRef().value_or("HEAD"), input.getRev())
             .clone(destDir);
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<GitHubInputScheme>()); });
-static auto r2 = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<GitLabInputScheme>()); });
+static auto rGitHubInputScheme = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<GitHubInputScheme>()); });
+static auto rGitLabInputScheme = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<GitLabInputScheme>()); });
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/indirect.cc b/src/libfetchers/indirect.cc
index b981d4d8e..10e59919a 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/indirect.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/indirect.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "fetchers.hh"
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 
 namespace nix::fetchers {
 
@@ -99,6 +100,6 @@ struct IndirectInputScheme : InputScheme
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<IndirectInputScheme>()); });
+static auto rIndirectInputScheme = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<IndirectInputScheme>()); });
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc b/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc
index 3e76ffc4d..7d3d52751 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "tarfile.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
@@ -292,6 +293,6 @@ struct MercurialInputScheme : InputScheme
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<MercurialInputScheme>()); });
+static auto rMercurialInputScheme = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<MercurialInputScheme>()); });
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/path.cc b/src/libfetchers/path.cc
index 99d4b4e8f..bcb904c0d 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/path.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/path.cc
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ struct PathInputScheme : InputScheme
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<PathInputScheme>()); });
+static auto rPathInputScheme = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<PathInputScheme>()); });
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc b/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc
index a2d16365e..8c0f20475 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "store-api.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
 #include "tarfile.hh"
+#include "types.hh"
 
 namespace nix::fetchers {
 
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ DownloadFileResult downloadFile(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable)
+    bool immutable,
+    const Headers & headers)
 {
     // FIXME: check store
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ DownloadFileResult downloadFile(
         return useCached();
 
     FileTransferRequest request(url);
+    request.headers = headers;
     if (cached)
         request.expectedETag = getStrAttr(cached->infoAttrs, "etag");
     FileTransferResult res;
@@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ std::pair<Tree, time_t> downloadTarball(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable)
+    bool immutable,
+    const Headers & headers)
 {
     Attrs inAttrs({
         {"type", "tarball"},
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ std::pair<Tree, time_t> downloadTarball(
             getIntAttr(cached->infoAttrs, "lastModified")
         };
 
-    auto res = downloadFile(store, url, name, immutable);
+    auto res = downloadFile(store, url, name, immutable, headers);
 
     std::optional<StorePath> unpackedStorePath;
     time_t lastModified;
@@ -227,6 +231,6 @@ struct TarballInputScheme : InputScheme
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<TarballInputScheme>()); });
+static auto rTarballInputScheme = OnStartup([] { registerInputScheme(std::make_unique<TarballInputScheme>()); });
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc b/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc
index be3c06a38..07b45b3b5 100644
--- a/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/progress-bar.cc
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         else if (type == resBuildLogLine || type == resPostBuildLogLine) {
-            auto lastLine = trim(getS(fields, 0));
+            auto lastLine = chomp(getS(fields, 0));
             if (!lastLine.empty()) {
                 auto i = state->its.find(act);
                 assert(i != state->its.end());
diff --git a/src/libmain/shared.cc b/src/libmain/shared.cc
index 22ae51e47..2247aeca4 100644
--- a/src/libmain/shared.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/shared.cc
@@ -386,18 +386,12 @@ RunPager::~RunPager()
 }
 
 
-string showBytes(uint64_t bytes)
-{
-    return (format("%.2f MiB") % (bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0))).str();
-}
-
-
 PrintFreed::~PrintFreed()
 {
     if (show)
-        std::cout << format("%1% store paths deleted, %2% freed\n")
-            % results.paths.size()
-            % showBytes(results.bytesFreed);
+        std::cout << fmt("%d store paths deleted, %s freed\n",
+            results.paths.size(),
+            showBytes(results.bytesFreed));
 }
 
 Exit::~Exit() { }
diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
index 5433fe50d..f6224d6a0 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "nar-accessor.hh"
 #include "json.hh"
 #include "thread-pool.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <future>
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 BinaryCacheStore::BinaryCacheStore(const Params & params)
-    : Store(params)
+    : BinaryCacheStoreConfig(params)
+    , Store(params)
 {
     if (secretKeyFile != "")
         secretKey = std::unique_ptr<SecretKey>(new SecretKey(readFile(secretKeyFile)));
@@ -140,17 +142,10 @@ struct FileSource : FdSource
     }
 };
 
-void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource,
-    RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs)
+ref<const ValidPathInfo> BinaryCacheStore::addToStoreCommon(
+    Source & narSource, RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs,
+    std::function<ValidPathInfo(HashResult)> mkInfo)
 {
-    assert(info.narSize);
-
-    if (!repair && isValidPath(info.path)) {
-        // FIXME: copyNAR -> null sink
-        narSource.drain();
-        return;
-    }
-
     auto [fdTemp, fnTemp] = createTempFile();
 
     AutoDelete autoDelete(fnTemp);
@@ -160,13 +155,15 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource
     /* Read the NAR simultaneously into a CompressionSink+FileSink (to
        write the compressed NAR to disk), into a HashSink (to get the
        NAR hash), and into a NarAccessor (to get the NAR listing). */
-    HashSink fileHashSink(htSHA256);
+    HashSink fileHashSink { htSHA256 };
     std::shared_ptr<FSAccessor> narAccessor;
+    HashSink narHashSink { htSHA256 };
     {
     FdSink fileSink(fdTemp.get());
-    TeeSink teeSink(fileSink, fileHashSink);
-    auto compressionSink = makeCompressionSink(compression, teeSink);
-    TeeSource teeSource(narSource, *compressionSink);
+    TeeSink teeSinkCompressed { fileSink, fileHashSink };
+    auto compressionSink = makeCompressionSink(compression, teeSinkCompressed);
+    TeeSink teeSinkUncompressed { *compressionSink, narHashSink };
+    TeeSource teeSource { narSource, teeSinkUncompressed };
     narAccessor = makeNarAccessor(teeSource);
     compressionSink->finish();
     fileSink.flush();
@@ -174,9 +171,8 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource
 
     auto now2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
+    auto info = mkInfo(narHashSink.finish());
     auto narInfo = make_ref<NarInfo>(info);
-    narInfo->narSize = info.narSize;
-    narInfo->narHash = info.narHash;
     narInfo->compression = compression;
     auto [fileHash, fileSize] = fileHashSink.finish();
     narInfo->fileHash = fileHash;
@@ -298,6 +294,41 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource
     writeNarInfo(narInfo);
 
     stats.narInfoWrite++;
+
+    return narInfo;
+}
+
+void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource,
+    RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs)
+{
+    if (!repair && isValidPath(info.path)) {
+        // FIXME: copyNAR -> null sink
+        narSource.drain();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    addToStoreCommon(narSource, repair, checkSigs, {[&](HashResult nar) {
+        /* FIXME reinstate these, once we can correctly do hash modulo sink as
+           needed. We need to throw here in case we uploaded a corrupted store path. */
+        // assert(info.narHash == nar.first);
+        // assert(info.narSize == nar.second);
+        return info;
+    }});
+}
+
+StorePath BinaryCacheStore::addToStoreFromDump(Source & dump, const string & name,
+    FileIngestionMethod method, HashType hashAlgo, RepairFlag repair)
+{
+    if (method != FileIngestionMethod::Recursive || hashAlgo != htSHA256)
+        unsupported("addToStoreFromDump");
+    return addToStoreCommon(dump, repair, CheckSigs, [&](HashResult nar) {
+        ValidPathInfo info {
+            makeFixedOutputPath(method, nar.first, name),
+            nar.first,
+        };
+        info.narSize = nar.second;
+        return info;
+    })->path;
 }
 
 bool BinaryCacheStore::isValidPathUncached(const StorePath & storePath)
@@ -365,50 +396,52 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & storePath,
 StorePath BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const string & name, const Path & srcPath,
     FileIngestionMethod method, HashType hashAlgo, PathFilter & filter, RepairFlag repair)
 {
-    // FIXME: some cut&paste from LocalStore::addToStore().
+    /* FIXME: Make BinaryCacheStore::addToStoreCommon support
+       non-recursive+sha256 so we can just use the default
+       implementation of this method in terms of addToStoreFromDump. */
 
-    /* Read the whole path into memory. This is not a very scalable
-       method for very large paths, but `copyPath' is mainly used for
-       small files. */
-    StringSink sink;
-    std::optional<Hash> h;
+    HashSink sink { hashAlgo };
     if (method == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive) {
         dumpPath(srcPath, sink, filter);
-        h = hashString(hashAlgo, *sink.s);
     } else {
-        auto s = readFile(srcPath);
-        dumpString(s, sink);
-        h = hashString(hashAlgo, s);
+        readFile(srcPath, sink);
     }
+    auto h = sink.finish().first;
 
-    ValidPathInfo info {
-        makeFixedOutputPath(method, *h, name),
-        Hash::dummy, // Will be fixed in addToStore, which recomputes nar hash
-    };
-
-    auto source = StringSource { *sink.s };
-    addToStore(info, source, repair, CheckSigs);
-
-    return std::move(info.path);
+    auto source = sinkToSource([&](Sink & sink) {
+        dumpPath(srcPath, sink, filter);
+    });
+    return addToStoreCommon(*source, repair, CheckSigs, [&](HashResult nar) {
+        ValidPathInfo info {
+            makeFixedOutputPath(method, h, name),
+            nar.first,
+        };
+        info.narSize = nar.second;
+        info.ca = FixedOutputHash {
+            .method = method,
+            .hash = h,
+        };
+        return info;
+    })->path;
 }
 
 StorePath BinaryCacheStore::addTextToStore(const string & name, const string & s,
     const StorePathSet & references, RepairFlag repair)
 {
-    ValidPathInfo info {
-        computeStorePathForText(name, s, references),
-        Hash::dummy, // Will be fixed in addToStore, which recomputes nar hash
-    };
-    info.references = references;
+    auto textHash = hashString(htSHA256, s);
+    auto path = makeTextPath(name, textHash, references);
 
-    if (repair || !isValidPath(info.path)) {
-        StringSink sink;
-        dumpString(s, sink);
-        auto source = StringSource { *sink.s };
-        addToStore(info, source, repair, CheckSigs);
-    }
+    if (!repair && isValidPath(path))
+        return path;
 
-    return std::move(info.path);
+    auto source = StringSource { s };
+    return addToStoreCommon(source, repair, CheckSigs, [&](HashResult nar) {
+        ValidPathInfo info { path, nar.first };
+        info.narSize = nar.second;
+        info.ca = TextHash { textHash };
+        info.references = references;
+        return info;
+    })->path;
 }
 
 ref<FSAccessor> BinaryCacheStore::getFSAccessor()
diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
index 9bcdf5901..5224d7ec8 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
@@ -11,17 +11,21 @@ namespace nix {
 
 struct NarInfo;
 
-class BinaryCacheStore : public Store
+struct BinaryCacheStoreConfig : virtual StoreConfig
 {
-public:
+    using StoreConfig::StoreConfig;
 
-    const Setting<std::string> compression{this, "xz", "compression", "NAR compression method ('xz', 'bzip2', or 'none')"};
-    const Setting<bool> writeNARListing{this, false, "write-nar-listing", "whether to write a JSON file listing the files in each NAR"};
-    const Setting<bool> writeDebugInfo{this, false, "index-debug-info", "whether to index DWARF debug info files by build ID"};
-    const Setting<Path> secretKeyFile{this, "", "secret-key", "path to secret key used to sign the binary cache"};
-    const Setting<Path> localNarCache{this, "", "local-nar-cache", "path to a local cache of NARs"};
-    const Setting<bool> parallelCompression{this, false, "parallel-compression",
+    const Setting<std::string> compression{(StoreConfig*) this, "xz", "compression", "NAR compression method ('xz', 'bzip2', or 'none')"};
+    const Setting<bool> writeNARListing{(StoreConfig*) this, false, "write-nar-listing", "whether to write a JSON file listing the files in each NAR"};
+    const Setting<bool> writeDebugInfo{(StoreConfig*) this, false, "index-debug-info", "whether to index DWARF debug info files by build ID"};
+    const Setting<Path> secretKeyFile{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "secret-key", "path to secret key used to sign the binary cache"};
+    const Setting<Path> localNarCache{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "local-nar-cache", "path to a local cache of NARs"};
+    const Setting<bool> parallelCompression{(StoreConfig*) this, false, "parallel-compression",
         "enable multi-threading compression, available for xz only currently"};
+};
+
+class BinaryCacheStore : public Store, public virtual BinaryCacheStoreConfig
+{
 
 private:
 
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ public:
 
 public:
 
-    virtual void init();
+    virtual void init() override;
 
 private:
 
@@ -68,6 +72,10 @@ private:
 
     void writeNarInfo(ref<NarInfo> narInfo);
 
+    ref<const ValidPathInfo> addToStoreCommon(
+        Source & narSource, RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs,
+        std::function<ValidPathInfo(HashResult)> mkInfo);
+
 public:
 
     bool isValidPathUncached(const StorePath & path) override;
@@ -81,6 +89,9 @@ public:
     void addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource,
         RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs) override;
 
+    StorePath addToStoreFromDump(Source & dump, const string & name,
+        FileIngestionMethod method, HashType hashAlgo, RepairFlag repair) override;
+
     StorePath addToStore(const string & name, const Path & srcPath,
         FileIngestionMethod method, HashType hashAlgo,
         PathFilter & filter, RepairFlag repair) override;
diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index dd932cee9..05a9ef088 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "machines.hh"
 #include "daemon.hh"
 #include "worker-protocol.hh"
+#include "topo-sort.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -294,9 +296,21 @@ public:
     ~Worker();
 
     /* Make a goal (with caching). */
-    GoalPtr makeDerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath, const StringSet & wantedOutputs, BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
-    std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> makeBasicDerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath,
-        const BasicDerivation & drv, BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
+
+    /* derivation goal */
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> makeDerivationGoalCommon(
+        const StorePath & drvPath, const StringSet & wantedOutputs,
+        std::function<std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal>()> mkDrvGoal);
+public:
+    std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> makeDerivationGoal(
+        const StorePath & drvPath,
+        const StringSet & wantedOutputs, BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
+    std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> makeBasicDerivationGoal(
+        const StorePath & drvPath, const BasicDerivation & drv,
+        const StringSet & wantedOutputs, BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
+
+    /* substitution goal */
     GoalPtr makeSubstitutionGoal(const StorePath & storePath, RepairFlag repair = NoRepair, std::optional<ContentAddress> ca = std::nullopt);
 
     /* Remove a dead goal. */
@@ -717,6 +731,33 @@ typedef enum {rpAccept, rpDecline, rpPostpone} HookReply;
 
 class SubstitutionGoal;
 
+/* Unless we are repairing, we don't both to test validity and just assume it,
+   so the choices are `Absent` or `Valid`. */
+enum struct PathStatus {
+    Corrupt,
+    Absent,
+    Valid,
+};
+
+struct InitialOutputStatus {
+    StorePath path;
+    PathStatus status;
+    /* Valid in the store, and additionally non-corrupt if we are repairing */
+    bool isValid() const {
+        return status == PathStatus::Valid;
+    }
+    /* Merely present, allowed to be corrupt */
+    bool isPresent() const {
+        return status == PathStatus::Corrupt
+            || status == PathStatus::Valid;
+    }
+};
+
+struct InitialOutput {
+    bool wanted;
+    std::optional<InitialOutputStatus> known;
+};
+
 class DerivationGoal : public Goal
 {
 private:
@@ -744,19 +785,14 @@ private:
 
     /* The remainder is state held during the build. */
 
-    /* Locks on the output paths. */
+    /* Locks on (fixed) output paths. */
     PathLocks outputLocks;
 
     /* All input paths (that is, the union of FS closures of the
        immediate input paths). */
     StorePathSet inputPaths;
 
-    /* Outputs that are already valid.  If we're repairing, these are
-       the outputs that are valid *and* not corrupt. */
-    StorePathSet validPaths;
-
-    /* Outputs that are corrupt or not valid. */
-    StorePathSet missingPaths;
+    std::map<std::string, InitialOutput> initialOutputs;
 
     /* User selected for running the builder. */
     std::unique_ptr<UserLock> buildUser;
@@ -795,6 +831,10 @@ private:
        paths to the sandbox as a result of recursive Nix calls. */
     AutoCloseFD sandboxMountNamespace;
 
+    /* On Linux, whether we're doing the build in its own user
+       namespace. */
+    bool usingUserNamespace = true;
+
     /* The build hook. */
     std::unique_ptr<HookInstance> hook;
 
@@ -839,6 +879,31 @@ private:
     typedef map<StorePath, StorePath> RedirectedOutputs;
     RedirectedOutputs redirectedOutputs;
 
+    /* The outputs paths used during the build.
+
+       - Input-addressed derivations or fixed content-addressed outputs are
+         sometimes built when some of their outputs already exist, and can not
+         be hidden via sandboxing. We use temporary locations instead and
+         rewrite after the build. Otherwise the regular predetermined paths are
+         put here.
+
+       - Floating content-addressed derivations do not know their final build
+         output paths until the outputs are hashed, so random locations are
+         used, and then renamed. The randomness helps guard against hidden
+         self-references.
+     */
+    OutputPathMap scratchOutputs;
+
+    /* The final output paths of the build.
+
+       - For input-addressed derivations, always the precomputed paths
+
+       - For content-addressed derivations, calcuated from whatever the hash
+         ends up being. (Note that fixed outputs derivations that produce the
+         "wrong" output still install that data under its true content-address.)
+     */
+    OutputPathMap finalOutputs;
+
     BuildMode buildMode;
 
     /* If we're repairing without a chroot, there may be outputs that
@@ -859,8 +924,8 @@ private:
        result. */
     std::map<Path, ValidPathInfo> prevInfos;
 
-    const uid_t sandboxUid = 1000;
-    const gid_t sandboxGid = 100;
+    uid_t sandboxUid() { return usingUserNamespace ? 1000 : buildUser->getUID(); }
+    gid_t sandboxGid() { return usingUserNamespace ?  100 : buildUser->getGID(); }
 
     const static Path homeDir;
 
@@ -900,10 +965,12 @@ private:
     friend struct RestrictedStore;
 
 public:
-    DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath, const StringSet & wantedOutputs,
-        Worker & worker, BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
+    DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath,
+        const StringSet & wantedOutputs, Worker & worker,
+        BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
     DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath, const BasicDerivation & drv,
-        Worker & worker, BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
+        const StringSet & wantedOutputs, Worker & worker,
+        BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
     ~DerivationGoal();
 
     /* Whether we need to perform hash rewriting if there are valid output paths. */
@@ -937,13 +1004,16 @@ private:
     void getDerivation();
     void loadDerivation();
     void haveDerivation();
-    void outputsSubstituted();
+    void outputsSubstitutionTried();
+    void gaveUpOnSubstitution();
     void closureRepaired();
     void inputsRealised();
     void tryToBuild();
     void tryLocalBuild();
     void buildDone();
 
+    void resolvedFinished();
+
     /* Is the build hook willing to perform the build? */
     HookReply tryBuildHook();
 
@@ -998,13 +1068,27 @@ private:
     void handleEOF(int fd) override;
     void flushLine();
 
+    /* Wrappers around the corresponding Store methods that first consult the
+       derivation.  This is currently needed because when there is no drv file
+       there also is no DB entry. */
+    std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> queryPartialDerivationOutputMap();
+    OutputPathMap queryDerivationOutputMap();
+
     /* Return the set of (in)valid paths. */
-    StorePathSet checkPathValidity(bool returnValid, bool checkHash);
+    void checkPathValidity();
 
     /* Forcibly kill the child process, if any. */
     void killChild();
 
-    void addHashRewrite(const StorePath & path);
+    /* Create alternative path calculated from but distinct from the
+       input, so we can avoid overwriting outputs (or other store paths)
+       that already exist. */
+    StorePath makeFallbackPath(const StorePath & path);
+    /* Make a path to another based on the output name along with the
+       derivation hash. */
+    /* FIXME add option to randomize, so we can audit whether our
+       rewrites caught everything */
+    StorePath makeFallbackPath(std::string_view outputName);
 
     void repairClosure();
 
@@ -1021,8 +1105,8 @@ private:
 const Path DerivationGoal::homeDir = "/homeless-shelter";
 
 
-DerivationGoal::DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath, const StringSet & wantedOutputs,
-    Worker & worker, BuildMode buildMode)
+DerivationGoal::DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath,
+    const StringSet & wantedOutputs, Worker & worker, BuildMode buildMode)
     : Goal(worker)
     , useDerivation(true)
     , drvPath(drvPath)
@@ -1030,7 +1114,9 @@ DerivationGoal::DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath, const StringSet & want
     , buildMode(buildMode)
 {
     state = &DerivationGoal::getDerivation;
-    name = fmt("building of '%s'", worker.store.printStorePath(this->drvPath));
+    name = fmt(
+        "building of '%s' from .drv file",
+        StorePathWithOutputs { drvPath, wantedOutputs }.to_string(worker.store));
     trace("created");
 
     mcExpectedBuilds = std::make_unique<MaintainCount<uint64_t>>(worker.expectedBuilds);
@@ -1039,15 +1125,18 @@ DerivationGoal::DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath, const StringSet & want
 
 
 DerivationGoal::DerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath, const BasicDerivation & drv,
-    Worker & worker, BuildMode buildMode)
+    const StringSet & wantedOutputs, Worker & worker, BuildMode buildMode)
     : Goal(worker)
     , useDerivation(false)
     , drvPath(drvPath)
+    , wantedOutputs(wantedOutputs)
     , buildMode(buildMode)
 {
     this->drv = std::make_unique<BasicDerivation>(BasicDerivation(drv));
     state = &DerivationGoal::haveDerivation;
-    name = fmt("building of %s", worker.store.showPaths(drv.outputPaths(worker.store)));
+    name = fmt(
+        "building of '%s' from in-memory derivation",
+        StorePathWithOutputs { drvPath, drv.outputNames() }.to_string(worker.store));
     trace("created");
 
     mcExpectedBuilds = std::make_unique<MaintainCount<uint64_t>>(worker.expectedBuilds);
@@ -1179,43 +1268,60 @@ void DerivationGoal::haveDerivation()
 {
     trace("have derivation");
 
+    if (drv->type() == DerivationType::CAFloating)
+        settings.requireExperimentalFeature("ca-derivations");
+
     retrySubstitution = false;
 
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-        worker.store.addTempRoot(i.second.second);
+    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndOptPaths(worker.store))
+        if (i.second.second)
+            worker.store.addTempRoot(*i.second.second);
 
     /* Check what outputs paths are not already valid. */
-    auto invalidOutputs = checkPathValidity(false, buildMode == bmRepair);
+    checkPathValidity();
+    bool allValid = true;
+    for (auto & [_, status] : initialOutputs) {
+        if (!status.wanted) continue;
+        if (!status.known || !status.known->isValid()) {
+            allValid = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     /* If they are all valid, then we're done. */
-    if (invalidOutputs.size() == 0 && buildMode == bmNormal) {
+    if (allValid && buildMode == bmNormal) {
         done(BuildResult::AlreadyValid);
         return;
     }
 
     parsedDrv = std::make_unique<ParsedDerivation>(drvPath, *drv);
 
-    if (drv->type() == DerivationType::CAFloating) {
-        settings.requireExperimentalFeature("ca-derivations");
-        throw UnimplementedError("ca-derivations isn't implemented yet");
-    }
-
 
     /* We are first going to try to create the invalid output paths
        through substitutes.  If that doesn't work, we'll build
        them. */
     if (settings.useSubstitutes && parsedDrv->substitutesAllowed())
-        for (auto & i : invalidOutputs)
-            addWaitee(worker.makeSubstitutionGoal(i, buildMode == bmRepair ? Repair : NoRepair, getDerivationCA(*drv)));
+        for (auto & [_, status] : initialOutputs) {
+            if (!status.wanted) continue;
+            if (!status.known) {
+                warn("do not know how to query for unknown floating content-addressed derivation output yet");
+                /* Nothing to wait for; tail call */
+                return DerivationGoal::gaveUpOnSubstitution();
+            }
+            addWaitee(worker.makeSubstitutionGoal(
+                status.known->path,
+                buildMode == bmRepair ? Repair : NoRepair,
+                getDerivationCA(*drv)));
+        }
 
     if (waitees.empty()) /* to prevent hang (no wake-up event) */
-        outputsSubstituted();
+        outputsSubstitutionTried();
     else
-        state = &DerivationGoal::outputsSubstituted;
+        state = &DerivationGoal::outputsSubstitutionTried;
 }
 
 
-void DerivationGoal::outputsSubstituted()
+void DerivationGoal::outputsSubstitutionTried()
 {
     trace("all outputs substituted (maybe)");
 
@@ -1239,7 +1345,14 @@ void DerivationGoal::outputsSubstituted()
         return;
     }
 
-    auto nrInvalid = checkPathValidity(false, buildMode == bmRepair).size();
+    checkPathValidity();
+    size_t nrInvalid = 0;
+    for (auto & [_, status] : initialOutputs) {
+        if (!status.wanted) continue;
+        if (!status.known || !status.known->isValid())
+            nrInvalid++;
+    }
+
     if (buildMode == bmNormal && nrInvalid == 0) {
         done(BuildResult::Substituted);
         return;
@@ -1252,9 +1365,14 @@ void DerivationGoal::outputsSubstituted()
         throw Error("some outputs of '%s' are not valid, so checking is not possible",
             worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
 
-    /* Otherwise, at least one of the output paths could not be
-       produced using a substitute.  So we have to build instead. */
+    /* Nothing to wait for; tail call */
+    gaveUpOnSubstitution();
+}
 
+/* At least one of the output paths could not be
+   produced using a substitute.  So we have to build instead. */
+void DerivationGoal::gaveUpOnSubstitution()
+{
     /* Make sure checkPathValidity() from now on checks all
        outputs. */
     wantedOutputs.clear();
@@ -1287,15 +1405,16 @@ void DerivationGoal::repairClosure()
        that produced those outputs. */
 
     /* Get the output closure. */
+    auto outputs = queryDerivationOutputMap();
     StorePathSet outputClosure;
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store)) {
+    for (auto & i : outputs) {
         if (!wantOutput(i.first, wantedOutputs)) continue;
-        worker.store.computeFSClosure(i.second.second, outputClosure);
+        worker.store.computeFSClosure(i.second, outputClosure);
     }
 
     /* Filter out our own outputs (which we have already checked). */
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-        outputClosure.erase(i.second.second);
+    for (auto & i : outputs)
+        outputClosure.erase(i.second);
 
     /* Get all dependencies of this derivation so that we know which
        derivation is responsible for which path in the output
@@ -1305,9 +1424,10 @@ void DerivationGoal::repairClosure()
     std::map<StorePath, StorePath> outputsToDrv;
     for (auto & i : inputClosure)
         if (i.isDerivation()) {
-            Derivation drv = worker.store.derivationFromPath(i);
-            for (auto & j : drv.outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-                outputsToDrv.insert_or_assign(j.second.second, i);
+            auto depOutputs = worker.store.queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(i);
+            for (auto & j : depOutputs)
+                if (j.second)
+                    outputsToDrv.insert_or_assign(*j.second, i);
         }
 
     /* Check each path (slow!). */
@@ -1369,23 +1489,60 @@ void DerivationGoal::inputsRealised()
     /* Determine the full set of input paths. */
 
     /* First, the input derivations. */
-    if (useDerivation)
-        for (auto & i : dynamic_cast<Derivation *>(drv.get())->inputDrvs) {
+    if (useDerivation) {
+        auto & fullDrv = *dynamic_cast<Derivation *>(drv.get());
+
+        if (!fullDrv.inputDrvs.empty() && fullDrv.type() == DerivationType::CAFloating) {
+            /* We are be able to resolve this derivation based on the
+               now-known results of dependencies. If so, we become a stub goal
+               aliasing that resolved derivation goal */
+            std::optional attempt = fullDrv.tryResolve(worker.store);
+            assert(attempt);
+            Derivation drvResolved { *std::move(attempt) };
+
+            auto pathResolved = writeDerivation(worker.store, drvResolved);
+            /* Add to memotable to speed up downstream goal's queries with the
+               original derivation. */
+            drvPathResolutions.lock()->insert_or_assign(drvPath, pathResolved);
+
+            auto msg = fmt("Resolved derivation: '%s' -> '%s'",
+                worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath),
+                worker.store.printStorePath(pathResolved));
+            act = std::make_unique<Activity>(*logger, lvlInfo, actBuildWaiting, msg,
+                Logger::Fields {
+                       worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath),
+                       worker.store.printStorePath(pathResolved),
+                   });
+
+            auto resolvedGoal = worker.makeDerivationGoal(
+                pathResolved, wantedOutputs, buildMode);
+            addWaitee(resolvedGoal);
+
+            state = &DerivationGoal::resolvedFinished;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (auto & [depDrvPath, wantedDepOutputs] : fullDrv.inputDrvs) {
             /* Add the relevant output closures of the input derivation
                `i' as input paths.  Only add the closures of output paths
                that are specified as inputs. */
-            assert(worker.store.isValidPath(i.first));
-            Derivation inDrv = worker.store.derivationFromPath(i.first);
-            for (auto & j : i.second) {
-                auto k = inDrv.outputs.find(j);
-                if (k != inDrv.outputs.end())
-                    worker.store.computeFSClosure(k->second.path(worker.store, inDrv.name), inputPaths);
-                else
+            assert(worker.store.isValidPath(drvPath));
+            auto outputs = worker.store.queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(depDrvPath);
+            for (auto & j : wantedDepOutputs) {
+                if (outputs.count(j) > 0) {
+                    auto optRealizedInput = outputs.at(j);
+                    if (!optRealizedInput)
+                        throw Error(
+                            "derivation '%s' requires output '%s' from input derivation '%s', which is supposedly realized already, yet we still don't know what path corresponds to that output",
+                            worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), j, worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
+                    worker.store.computeFSClosure(*optRealizedInput, inputPaths);
+                } else
                     throw Error(
                         "derivation '%s' requires non-existent output '%s' from input derivation '%s'",
-                        worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), j, worker.store.printStorePath(i.first));
+                        worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), j, worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
             }
         }
+    }
 
     /* Second, the input sources. */
     worker.store.computeFSClosure(drv->inputSrcs, inputPaths);
@@ -1426,14 +1583,18 @@ void DerivationGoal::tryToBuild()
 {
     trace("trying to build");
 
-    /* Obtain locks on all output paths.  The locks are automatically
-       released when we exit this function or Nix crashes.  If we
-       can't acquire the lock, then continue; hopefully some other
-       goal can start a build, and if not, the main loop will sleep a
-       few seconds and then retry this goal. */
+    /* Obtain locks on all output paths, if the paths are known a priori.
+
+       The locks are automatically released when we exit this function or Nix
+       crashes.  If we can't acquire the lock, then continue; hopefully some
+       other goal can start a build, and if not, the main loop will sleep a few
+       seconds and then retry this goal. */
     PathSet lockFiles;
-    for (auto & outPath : drv->outputPaths(worker.store))
-        lockFiles.insert(worker.store.Store::toRealPath(outPath));
+    /* FIXME: Should lock something like the drv itself so we don't build same
+       CA drv concurrently */
+    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndOptPaths(worker.store))
+        if (i.second.second)
+            lockFiles.insert(worker.store.Store::toRealPath(*i.second.second));
 
     if (!outputLocks.lockPaths(lockFiles, "", false)) {
         if (!actLock)
@@ -1452,24 +1613,29 @@ void DerivationGoal::tryToBuild()
        omitted, but that would be less efficient.)  Note that since we
        now hold the locks on the output paths, no other process can
        build this derivation, so no further checks are necessary. */
-    validPaths = checkPathValidity(true, buildMode == bmRepair);
-    if (buildMode != bmCheck && validPaths.size() == drv->outputs.size()) {
+    checkPathValidity();
+    bool allValid = true;
+    for (auto & [_, status] : initialOutputs) {
+        if (!status.wanted) continue;
+        if (!status.known || !status.known->isValid()) {
+            allValid = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (buildMode != bmCheck && allValid) {
         debug("skipping build of derivation '%s', someone beat us to it", worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
         outputLocks.setDeletion(true);
         done(BuildResult::AlreadyValid);
         return;
     }
 
-    missingPaths = drv->outputPaths(worker.store);
-    if (buildMode != bmCheck)
-        for (auto & i : validPaths) missingPaths.erase(i);
-
     /* If any of the outputs already exist but are not valid, delete
        them. */
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store)) {
-        if (worker.store.isValidPath(i.second.second)) continue;
-        debug("removing invalid path '%s'", worker.store.printStorePath(i.second.second));
-        deletePath(worker.store.Store::toRealPath(i.second.second));
+    for (auto & [_, status] : initialOutputs) {
+        if (!status.known || status.known->isValid()) continue;
+        auto storePath = status.known->path;
+        debug("removing invalid path '%s'", worker.store.printStorePath(status.known->path));
+        deletePath(worker.store.Store::toRealPath(storePath));
     }
 
     /* Don't do a remote build if the derivation has the attribute
@@ -1477,7 +1643,6 @@ void DerivationGoal::tryToBuild()
        supported for local builds. */
     bool buildLocally = buildMode != bmNormal || parsedDrv->willBuildLocally(worker.store);
 
-    /* Is the build hook willing to accept this job? */
     if (!buildLocally) {
         switch (tryBuildHook()) {
             case rpAccept:
@@ -1505,6 +1670,13 @@ void DerivationGoal::tryToBuild()
 
     actLock.reset();
 
+    state = &DerivationGoal::tryLocalBuild;
+    worker.wakeUp(shared_from_this());
+}
+
+void DerivationGoal::tryLocalBuild() {
+    bool buildLocally = buildMode != bmNormal || parsedDrv->willBuildLocally(worker.store);
+
     /* Make sure that we are allowed to start a build.  If this
        derivation prefers to be done locally, do it even if
        maxBuildJobs is 0. */
@@ -1515,12 +1687,6 @@ void DerivationGoal::tryToBuild()
         return;
     }
 
-    state = &DerivationGoal::tryLocalBuild;
-    worker.wakeUp(shared_from_this());
-}
-
-void DerivationGoal::tryLocalBuild() {
-
     /* If `build-users-group' is not empty, then we have to build as
        one of the members of that group. */
     if (settings.buildUsersGroup != "" && getuid() == 0) {
@@ -1568,7 +1734,34 @@ void DerivationGoal::tryLocalBuild() {
 }
 
 
-void replaceValidPath(const Path & storePath, const Path tmpPath)
+static void chmod_(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
+{
+    if (chmod(path.c_str(), mode) == -1)
+        throw SysError("setting permissions on '%s'", path);
+}
+
+
+/* Move/rename path 'src' to 'dst'. Temporarily make 'src' writable if
+   it's a directory and we're not root (to be able to update the
+   directory's parent link ".."). */
+static void movePath(const Path & src, const Path & dst)
+{
+    auto st = lstat(src);
+
+    bool changePerm = (geteuid() && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) && !(st.st_mode & S_IWUSR));
+
+    if (changePerm)
+        chmod_(src, st.st_mode | S_IWUSR);
+
+    if (rename(src.c_str(), dst.c_str()))
+        throw SysError("renaming '%1%' to '%2%'", src, dst);
+
+    if (changePerm)
+        chmod_(dst, st.st_mode);
+}
+
+
+void replaceValidPath(const Path & storePath, const Path & tmpPath)
 {
     /* We can't atomically replace storePath (the original) with
        tmpPath (the replacement), so we have to move it out of the
@@ -1576,11 +1769,20 @@ void replaceValidPath(const Path & storePath, const Path tmpPath)
        we're repairing (say) Glibc, we end up with a broken system. */
     Path oldPath = (format("%1%.old-%2%-%3%") % storePath % getpid() % random()).str();
     if (pathExists(storePath))
-        rename(storePath.c_str(), oldPath.c_str());
-    if (rename(tmpPath.c_str(), storePath.c_str()) == -1) {
-        rename(oldPath.c_str(), storePath.c_str()); // attempt to recover
-        throw SysError("moving '%s' to '%s'", tmpPath, storePath);
+        movePath(storePath, oldPath);
+
+    try {
+        movePath(tmpPath, storePath);
+    } catch (...) {
+        try {
+            // attempt to recover
+            movePath(oldPath, storePath);
+        } catch (...) {
+            ignoreException();
+        }
+        throw;
     }
+
     deletePath(oldPath);
 }
 
@@ -1661,8 +1863,10 @@ void DerivationGoal::buildDone()
             /* Move paths out of the chroot for easier debugging of
                build failures. */
             if (useChroot && buildMode == bmNormal)
-                for (auto & i : missingPaths) {
-                    auto p = worker.store.printStorePath(i);
+                for (auto & [_, status] : initialOutputs) {
+                    if (!status.known) continue;
+                    if (buildMode != bmCheck && status.known->isValid()) continue;
+                    auto p = worker.store.printStorePath(status.known->path);
                     if (pathExists(chrootRootDir + p))
                         rename((chrootRootDir + p).c_str(), p.c_str());
                 }
@@ -1692,7 +1896,10 @@ void DerivationGoal::buildDone()
                 fmt("running post-build-hook '%s'", settings.postBuildHook),
                 Logger::Fields{worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath)});
             PushActivity pact(act.id);
-            auto outputPaths = drv->outputPaths(worker.store);
+            StorePathSet outputPaths;
+            for (auto i : drv->outputs) {
+                outputPaths.insert(finalOutputs.at(i.first));
+            }
             std::map<std::string, std::string> hookEnvironment = getEnv();
 
             hookEnvironment.emplace("DRV_PATH", worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath));
@@ -1794,6 +2001,9 @@ void DerivationGoal::buildDone()
     done(BuildResult::Built);
 }
 
+void DerivationGoal::resolvedFinished() {
+    done(BuildResult::Built);
+}
 
 HookReply DerivationGoal::tryBuildHook()
 {
@@ -1864,11 +2074,19 @@ HookReply DerivationGoal::tryBuildHook()
 
     /* Tell the hook all the inputs that have to be copied to the
        remote system. */
-    writeStorePaths(worker.store, hook->sink, inputPaths);
+    worker_proto::write(worker.store, hook->sink, inputPaths);
 
     /* Tell the hooks the missing outputs that have to be copied back
        from the remote system. */
-    writeStorePaths(worker.store, hook->sink, missingPaths);
+    {
+        StorePathSet missingPaths;
+        for (auto & [_, status] : initialOutputs) {
+            if (!status.known) continue;
+            if (buildMode != bmCheck && status.known->isValid()) continue;
+            missingPaths.insert(status.known->path);
+        }
+        worker_proto::write(worker.store, hook->sink, missingPaths);
+    }
 
     hook->sink = FdSink();
     hook->toHook.writeSide = -1;
@@ -1885,13 +2103,6 @@ HookReply DerivationGoal::tryBuildHook()
 }
 
 
-static void chmod_(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
-{
-    if (chmod(path.c_str(), mode) == -1)
-        throw SysError("setting permissions on '%s'", path);
-}
-
-
 int childEntry(void * arg)
 {
     ((DerivationGoal *) arg)->runChild();
@@ -1919,8 +2130,15 @@ StorePathSet DerivationGoal::exportReferences(const StorePathSet & storePaths)
     for (auto & j : paths2) {
         if (j.isDerivation()) {
             Derivation drv = worker.store.derivationFromPath(j);
-            for (auto & k : drv.outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-                worker.store.computeFSClosure(k.second.second, paths);
+            for (auto & k : drv.outputsAndOptPaths(worker.store)) {
+                if (!k.second.second)
+                    /* FIXME: I am confused why we are calling
+                       `computeFSClosure` on the output path, rather than
+                       derivation itself. That doesn't seem right to me, so I
+                       won't try to implemented this for CA derivations. */
+                    throw UnimplementedError("exportReferences on CA derivations is not yet implemented");
+                worker.store.computeFSClosure(*k.second.second, paths);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1951,7 +2169,7 @@ void linkOrCopy(const Path & from, const Path & to)
            file (e.g. 32000 of ext3), which is quite possible after a
            'nix-store --optimise'. FIXME: actually, why don't we just
            bind-mount in this case?
-           
+
            It can also fail with EPERM in BeegFS v7 and earlier versions
            which don't allow hard-links to other directories */
         if (errno != EMLINK && errno != EPERM)
@@ -2013,9 +2231,64 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
 
     chownToBuilder(tmpDir);
 
-    /* Substitute output placeholders with the actual output paths. */
-    for (auto & output : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-        inputRewrites[hashPlaceholder(output.first)] = worker.store.printStorePath(output.second.second);
+    for (auto & [outputName, status] : initialOutputs) {
+        /* Set scratch path we'll actually use during the build.
+
+           If we're not doing a chroot build, but we have some valid
+           output paths.  Since we can't just overwrite or delete
+           them, we have to do hash rewriting: i.e. in the
+           environment/arguments passed to the build, we replace the
+           hashes of the valid outputs with unique dummy strings;
+           after the build, we discard the redirected outputs
+           corresponding to the valid outputs, and rewrite the
+           contents of the new outputs to replace the dummy strings
+           with the actual hashes. */
+        auto scratchPath =
+            !status.known
+                ? makeFallbackPath(outputName)
+            : !needsHashRewrite()
+                /* Can always use original path in sandbox */
+                ? status.known->path
+            : !status.known->isPresent()
+                /* If path doesn't yet exist can just use it */
+                ? status.known->path
+            : buildMode != bmRepair && !status.known->isValid()
+                /* If we aren't repairing we'll delete a corrupted path, so we
+                   can use original path */
+                ? status.known->path
+            :   /* If we are repairing or the path is totally valid, we'll need
+                   to use a temporary path */
+                makeFallbackPath(status.known->path);
+        scratchOutputs.insert_or_assign(outputName, scratchPath);
+
+        /* A non-removed corrupted path needs to be stored here, too */
+        if (buildMode == bmRepair && !status.known->isValid())
+            redirectedBadOutputs.insert(status.known->path);
+
+        /* Substitute output placeholders with the scratch output paths.
+           We'll use during the build. */
+        inputRewrites[hashPlaceholder(outputName)] = worker.store.printStorePath(scratchPath);
+
+        /* Additional tasks if we know the final path a priori. */
+        if (!status.known) continue;
+        auto fixedFinalPath = status.known->path;
+
+        /* Additional tasks if the final and scratch are both known and
+           differ. */
+        if (fixedFinalPath == scratchPath) continue;
+
+        /* Ensure scratch path is ours to use. */
+        deletePath(worker.store.printStorePath(scratchPath));
+
+        /* Rewrite and unrewrite paths */
+        {
+            std::string h1 { fixedFinalPath.hashPart() };
+            std::string h2 { scratchPath.hashPart() };
+            inputRewrites[h1] = h2;
+        }
+
+        redirectedOutputs.insert_or_assign(std::move(fixedFinalPath), std::move(scratchPath));
+    }
 
     /* Construct the environment passed to the builder. */
     initEnv();
@@ -2086,7 +2359,8 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
                     worker.store.computeFSClosure(worker.store.toStorePath(i.second.source).first, closure);
             } catch (InvalidPath & e) {
             } catch (Error & e) {
-                throw Error("while processing 'sandbox-paths': %s", e.what());
+                e.addTrace({}, "while processing 'sandbox-paths'");
+                throw;
             }
         for (auto & i : closure) {
             auto p = worker.store.printStorePath(i);
@@ -2154,15 +2428,14 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
                 "root:x:0:0:Nix build user:%3%:/noshell\n"
                 "nixbld:x:%1%:%2%:Nix build user:%3%:/noshell\n"
                 "nobody:x:65534:65534:Nobody:/:/noshell\n",
-                sandboxUid, sandboxGid, settings.sandboxBuildDir));
+                sandboxUid(), sandboxGid(), settings.sandboxBuildDir));
 
         /* Declare the build user's group so that programs get a consistent
            view of the system (e.g., "id -gn"). */
         writeFile(chrootRootDir + "/etc/group",
-            (format(
-                "root:x:0:\n"
+            fmt("root:x:0:\n"
                 "nixbld:!:%1%:\n"
-                "nogroup:x:65534:\n") % sandboxGid).str());
+                "nogroup:x:65534:\n", sandboxGid()));
 
         /* Create /etc/hosts with localhost entry. */
         if (!(derivationIsImpure(derivationType)))
@@ -2185,10 +2458,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
         for (auto & i : inputPaths) {
             auto p = worker.store.printStorePath(i);
             Path r = worker.store.toRealPath(p);
-            struct stat st;
-            if (lstat(r.c_str(), &st))
-                throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%s'", p);
-            if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+            if (S_ISDIR(lstat(r).st_mode))
                 dirsInChroot.insert_or_assign(p, r);
             else
                 linkOrCopy(r, chrootRootDir + p);
@@ -2199,8 +2469,15 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
            rebuilding a path that is in settings.dirsInChroot
            (typically the dependencies of /bin/sh).  Throw them
            out. */
-        for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-            dirsInChroot.erase(worker.store.printStorePath(i.second.second));
+        for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndOptPaths(worker.store)) {
+            /* If the name isn't known a priori (i.e. floating
+               content-addressed derivation), the temporary location we use
+               should be fresh.  Freshness means it is impossible that the path
+               is already in the sandbox, so we don't need to worry about
+               removing it.  */
+            if (i.second.second)
+                dirsInChroot.erase(worker.store.printStorePath(*i.second.second));
+        }
 
 #elif __APPLE__
         /* We don't really have any parent prep work to do (yet?)
@@ -2210,33 +2487,8 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
 #endif
     }
 
-    if (needsHashRewrite()) {
-
-        if (pathExists(homeDir))
-            throw Error("home directory '%1%' exists; please remove it to assure purity of builds without sandboxing", homeDir);
-
-        /* We're not doing a chroot build, but we have some valid
-           output paths.  Since we can't just overwrite or delete
-           them, we have to do hash rewriting: i.e. in the
-           environment/arguments passed to the build, we replace the
-           hashes of the valid outputs with unique dummy strings;
-           after the build, we discard the redirected outputs
-           corresponding to the valid outputs, and rewrite the
-           contents of the new outputs to replace the dummy strings
-           with the actual hashes. */
-        if (validPaths.size() > 0)
-            for (auto & i : validPaths)
-                addHashRewrite(i);
-
-        /* If we're repairing, then we don't want to delete the
-           corrupt outputs in advance.  So rewrite them as well. */
-        if (buildMode == bmRepair)
-            for (auto & i : missingPaths)
-                if (worker.store.isValidPath(i) && pathExists(worker.store.printStorePath(i))) {
-                    addHashRewrite(i);
-                    redirectedBadOutputs.insert(i);
-                }
-    }
+    if (needsHashRewrite() && pathExists(homeDir))
+        throw Error("home directory '%1%' exists; please remove it to assure purity of builds without sandboxing", homeDir);
 
     if (useChroot && settings.preBuildHook != "" && dynamic_cast<Derivation *>(drv.get())) {
         printMsg(lvlChatty, format("executing pre-build hook '%1%'")
@@ -2380,6 +2632,13 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
 
         options.allowVfork = false;
 
+        Path maxUserNamespaces = "/proc/sys/user/max_user_namespaces";
+        static bool userNamespacesEnabled =
+            pathExists(maxUserNamespaces)
+            && trim(readFile(maxUserNamespaces)) != "0";
+
+        usingUserNamespace = userNamespacesEnabled;
+
         Pid helper = startProcess([&]() {
 
             /* Drop additional groups here because we can't do it
@@ -2398,9 +2657,11 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
                 PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_STACK, -1, 0);
             if (stack == MAP_FAILED) throw SysError("allocating stack");
 
-            int flags = CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_NEWNS | CLONE_NEWIPC | CLONE_NEWUTS | CLONE_PARENT | SIGCHLD;
+            int flags = CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_NEWNS | CLONE_NEWIPC | CLONE_NEWUTS | CLONE_PARENT | SIGCHLD;
             if (privateNetwork)
                 flags |= CLONE_NEWNET;
+            if (usingUserNamespace)
+                flags |= CLONE_NEWUSER;
 
             pid_t child = clone(childEntry, stack + stackSize, flags, this);
             if (child == -1 && errno == EINVAL) {
@@ -2409,11 +2670,12 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
                 flags &= ~CLONE_NEWPID;
                 child = clone(childEntry, stack + stackSize, flags, this);
             }
-            if (child == -1 && (errno == EPERM || errno == EINVAL)) {
+            if (usingUserNamespace && child == -1 && (errno == EPERM || errno == EINVAL)) {
                 /* Some distros patch Linux to not allow unprivileged
                  * user namespaces. If we get EPERM or EINVAL, try
                  * without CLONE_NEWUSER and see if that works.
                  */
+                usingUserNamespace = false;
                 flags &= ~CLONE_NEWUSER;
                 child = clone(childEntry, stack + stackSize, flags, this);
             }
@@ -2424,7 +2686,8 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
                 _exit(1);
             if (child == -1) throw SysError("cloning builder process");
 
-            writeFull(builderOut.writeSide.get(), std::to_string(child) + "\n");
+            writeFull(builderOut.writeSide.get(),
+                fmt("%d %d\n", usingUserNamespace, child));
             _exit(0);
         }, options);
 
@@ -2438,23 +2701,38 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
 
         userNamespaceSync.readSide = -1;
 
+        /* Close the write side to prevent runChild() from hanging
+           reading from this. */
+        Finally cleanup([&]() {
+            userNamespaceSync.writeSide = -1;
+        });
+
         pid_t tmp;
-        if (!string2Int<pid_t>(readLine(builderOut.readSide.get()), tmp)) abort();
+        auto ss = tokenizeString<std::vector<std::string>>(readLine(builderOut.readSide.get()));
+        assert(ss.size() == 2);
+        usingUserNamespace = ss[0] == "1";
+        if (!string2Int<pid_t>(ss[1], tmp)) abort();
         pid = tmp;
 
-        /* Set the UID/GID mapping of the builder's user namespace
-           such that the sandbox user maps to the build user, or to
-           the calling user (if build users are disabled). */
-        uid_t hostUid = buildUser ? buildUser->getUID() : getuid();
-        uid_t hostGid = buildUser ? buildUser->getGID() : getgid();
+        if (usingUserNamespace) {
+            /* Set the UID/GID mapping of the builder's user namespace
+               such that the sandbox user maps to the build user, or to
+               the calling user (if build users are disabled). */
+            uid_t hostUid = buildUser ? buildUser->getUID() : getuid();
+            uid_t hostGid = buildUser ? buildUser->getGID() : getgid();
 
-        writeFile("/proc/" + std::to_string(pid) + "/uid_map",
-            (format("%d %d 1") % sandboxUid % hostUid).str());
+            writeFile("/proc/" + std::to_string(pid) + "/uid_map",
+                fmt("%d %d 1", sandboxUid(), hostUid));
 
-        writeFile("/proc/" + std::to_string(pid) + "/setgroups", "deny");
+            writeFile("/proc/" + std::to_string(pid) + "/setgroups", "deny");
 
-        writeFile("/proc/" + std::to_string(pid) + "/gid_map",
-            (format("%d %d 1") % sandboxGid % hostGid).str());
+            writeFile("/proc/" + std::to_string(pid) + "/gid_map",
+                fmt("%d %d 1", sandboxGid(), hostGid));
+        } else {
+            debug("note: not using a user namespace");
+            if (!buildUser)
+                throw Error("cannot perform a sandboxed build because user namespaces are not enabled; check /proc/sys/user/max_user_namespaces");
+        }
 
         /* Save the mount namespace of the child. We have to do this
            *before* the child does a chroot. */
@@ -2464,7 +2742,6 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
 
         /* Signal the builder that we've updated its user namespace. */
         writeFull(userNamespaceSync.writeSide.get(), "1");
-        userNamespaceSync.writeSide = -1;
 
     } else
 #endif
@@ -2484,11 +2761,14 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
     /* Check if setting up the build environment failed. */
     while (true) {
         string msg = readLine(builderOut.readSide.get());
+        if (string(msg, 0, 1) == "\2") break;
         if (string(msg, 0, 1) == "\1") {
-            if (msg.size() == 1) break;
-            throw Error(string(msg, 1));
+            FdSource source(builderOut.readSide.get());
+            auto ex = readError(source);
+            ex.addTrace({}, "while setting up the build environment");
+            throw ex;
         }
-        debug(msg);
+        debug("sandbox setup: " + msg);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2612,8 +2892,11 @@ void DerivationGoal::writeStructuredAttrs()
 
     /* Add an "outputs" object containing the output paths. */
     nlohmann::json outputs;
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-        outputs[i.first] = rewriteStrings(worker.store.printStorePath(i.second.second), inputRewrites);
+    for (auto & i : drv->outputs) {
+        /* The placeholder must have a rewrite, so we use it to cover both the
+           cases where we know or don't know the output path ahead of time. */
+        outputs[i.first] = rewriteStrings(hashPlaceholder(i.first), inputRewrites);
+    }
     json["outputs"] = outputs;
 
     /* Handle exportReferencesGraph. */
@@ -2706,18 +2989,23 @@ void DerivationGoal::writeStructuredAttrs()
     chownToBuilder(tmpDir + "/.attrs.sh");
 }
 
+struct RestrictedStoreConfig : LocalFSStoreConfig
+{
+    using LocalFSStoreConfig::LocalFSStoreConfig;
+    const std::string name() { return "Restricted Store"; }
+};
 
 /* A wrapper around LocalStore that only allows building/querying of
    paths that are in the input closures of the build or were added via
    recursive Nix calls. */
-struct RestrictedStore : public LocalFSStore
+struct RestrictedStore : public LocalFSStore, public virtual RestrictedStoreConfig
 {
     ref<LocalStore> next;
 
     DerivationGoal & goal;
 
     RestrictedStore(const Params & params, ref<LocalStore> next, DerivationGoal & goal)
-        : Store(params), LocalFSStore(params), next(next), goal(goal)
+        : StoreConfig(params), Store(params), LocalFSStore(params), next(next), goal(goal)
     { }
 
     Path getRealStoreDir() override
@@ -2778,14 +3066,6 @@ struct RestrictedStore : public LocalFSStore
         goal.addDependency(info.path);
     }
 
-    StorePath addToStoreFromDump(Source & dump, const string & name,
-        FileIngestionMethod method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive, HashType hashAlgo = htSHA256, RepairFlag repair = NoRepair) override
-    {
-        auto path = next->addToStoreFromDump(dump, name, method, hashAlgo, repair);
-        goal.addDependency(path);
-        return path;
-    }
-
     StorePath addTextToStore(const string & name, const string & s,
         const StorePathSet & references, RepairFlag repair = NoRepair) override
     {
@@ -2815,19 +3095,20 @@ struct RestrictedStore : public LocalFSStore
         StorePathSet newPaths;
 
         for (auto & path : paths) {
-            if (path.path.isDerivation()) {
-                if (!goal.isAllowed(path.path))
-                    throw InvalidPath("cannot build unknown path '%s' in recursive Nix", printStorePath(path.path));
-                auto drv = derivationFromPath(path.path);
-                for (auto & output : drv.outputsAndPaths(*this))
-                    if (wantOutput(output.first, path.outputs))
-                        newPaths.insert(output.second.second);
-            } else if (!goal.isAllowed(path.path))
+            if (!goal.isAllowed(path.path))
                 throw InvalidPath("cannot build unknown path '%s' in recursive Nix", printStorePath(path.path));
         }
 
         next->buildPaths(paths, buildMode);
 
+        for (auto & path : paths) {
+            if (!path.path.isDerivation()) continue;
+            auto outputs = next->queryDerivationOutputMap(path.path);
+            for (auto & output : outputs)
+                if (wantOutput(output.first, path.outputs))
+                    newPaths.insert(output.second);
+        }
+
         StorePathSet closure;
         next->computeFSClosure(newPaths, closure);
         for (auto & path : closure)
@@ -2979,9 +3260,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::addDependency(const StorePath & path)
             if (pathExists(target))
                 throw Error("store path '%s' already exists in the sandbox", worker.store.printStorePath(path));
 
-            struct stat st;
-            if (lstat(source.c_str(), &st))
-                throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%s'", source);
+            auto st = lstat(source);
 
             if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
 
@@ -3313,9 +3592,9 @@ void DerivationGoal::runChild()
             /* Switch to the sandbox uid/gid in the user namespace,
                which corresponds to the build user or calling user in
                the parent namespace. */
-            if (setgid(sandboxGid) == -1)
+            if (setgid(sandboxGid()) == -1)
                 throw SysError("setgid failed");
-            if (setuid(sandboxUid) == -1)
+            if (setuid(sandboxUid()) == -1)
                 throw SysError("setuid failed");
 
             setUser = false;
@@ -3444,14 +3723,10 @@ void DerivationGoal::runChild()
                 if (derivationIsImpure(derivationType))
                     sandboxProfile += "(import \"sandbox-network.sb\")\n";
 
-                /* Our rwx outputs */
+                /* Add the output paths we'll use at build-time to the chroot */
                 sandboxProfile += "(allow file-read* file-write* process-exec\n";
-                for (auto & i : missingPaths)
-                    sandboxProfile += fmt("\t(subpath \"%s\")\n", worker.store.printStorePath(i));
-
-                /* Also add redirected outputs to the chroot */
-                for (auto & i : redirectedOutputs)
-                    sandboxProfile += fmt("\t(subpath \"%s\")\n", worker.store.printStorePath(i.second));
+                for (auto & [_, path] : scratchOutputs)
+                    sandboxProfile += fmt("\t(subpath \"%s\")\n", worker.store.printStorePath(path));
 
                 sandboxProfile += ")\n";
 
@@ -3537,7 +3812,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::runChild()
             args.push_back(rewriteStrings(i, inputRewrites));
 
         /* Indicate that we managed to set up the build environment. */
-        writeFull(STDERR_FILENO, string("\1\n"));
+        writeFull(STDERR_FILENO, string("\2\n"));
 
         /* Execute the program.  This should not return. */
         if (drv->isBuiltin()) {
@@ -3558,7 +3833,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::runChild()
                     throw Error("unsupported builtin function '%1%'", string(drv->builder, 8));
                 _exit(0);
             } catch (std::exception & e) {
-                writeFull(STDERR_FILENO, "error: " + string(e.what()) + "\n");
+                writeFull(STDERR_FILENO, e.what() + std::string("\n"));
                 _exit(1);
             }
         }
@@ -3567,62 +3842,31 @@ void DerivationGoal::runChild()
 
         throw SysError("executing '%1%'", drv->builder);
 
-    } catch (std::exception & e) {
-        writeFull(STDERR_FILENO, "\1while setting up the build environment: " + string(e.what()) + "\n");
+    } catch (Error & e) {
+        writeFull(STDERR_FILENO, "\1\n");
+        FdSink sink(STDERR_FILENO);
+        sink << e;
+        sink.flush();
         _exit(1);
     }
 }
 
 
-/* Parse a list of reference specifiers.  Each element must either be
-   a store path, or the symbolic name of the output of the derivation
-   (such as `out'). */
-StorePathSet parseReferenceSpecifiers(Store & store, const BasicDerivation & drv, const Strings & paths)
-{
-    StorePathSet result;
-    for (auto & i : paths) {
-        if (store.isStorePath(i))
-            result.insert(store.parseStorePath(i));
-        else if (drv.outputs.count(i))
-            result.insert(drv.outputs.find(i)->second.path(store, drv.name));
-        else throw BuildError("derivation contains an illegal reference specifier '%s'", i);
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-
-static void moveCheckToStore(const Path & src, const Path & dst)
-{
-    /* For the rename of directory to succeed, we must be running as root or
-       the directory must be made temporarily writable (to update the
-       directory's parent link ".."). */
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(src.c_str(), &st) == -1) {
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", src);
-    }
-
-    bool changePerm = (geteuid() && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) && !(st.st_mode & S_IWUSR));
-
-    if (changePerm)
-        chmod_(src, st.st_mode | S_IWUSR);
-
-    if (rename(src.c_str(), dst.c_str()))
-        throw SysError("renaming '%1%' to '%2%'", src, dst);
-
-    if (changePerm)
-        chmod_(dst, st.st_mode);
-}
-
-
 void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
 {
     /* When using a build hook, the build hook can register the output
        as valid (by doing `nix-store --import').  If so we don't have
-       to do anything here. */
+       to do anything here.
+
+       We can only early return when the outputs are known a priori. For
+       floating content-addressed derivations this isn't the case.
+     */
     if (hook) {
         bool allValid = true;
-        for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store))
-            if (!worker.store.isValidPath(i.second.second)) allValid = false;
+        for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndOptPaths(worker.store)) {
+            if (!i.second.second || !worker.store.isValidPath(*i.second.second))
+                allValid = false;
+        }
         if (allValid) return;
     }
 
@@ -3643,47 +3887,51 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
        Nix calls. */
     StorePathSet referenceablePaths;
     for (auto & p : inputPaths) referenceablePaths.insert(p);
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store)) referenceablePaths.insert(i.second.second);
+    for (auto & i : scratchOutputs) referenceablePaths.insert(i.second);
     for (auto & p : addedPaths) referenceablePaths.insert(p);
 
-    /* Check whether the output paths were created, and grep each
-       output path to determine what other paths it references.  Also make all
-       output paths read-only. */
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store)) {
-        auto path = worker.store.printStorePath(i.second.second);
-        if (!missingPaths.count(i.second.second)) continue;
+    /* FIXME `needsHashRewrite` should probably be removed and we get to the
+       real reason why we aren't using the chroot dir */
+    auto toRealPathChroot = [&](const Path & p) -> Path {
+        return useChroot && !needsHashRewrite()
+            ? chrootRootDir + p
+            : worker.store.toRealPath(p);
+    };
 
-        Path actualPath = path;
-        if (needsHashRewrite()) {
-            auto r = redirectedOutputs.find(i.second.second);
-            if (r != redirectedOutputs.end()) {
-                auto redirected = worker.store.Store::toRealPath(r->second);
-                if (buildMode == bmRepair
-                    && redirectedBadOutputs.count(i.second.second)
-                    && pathExists(redirected))
-                    replaceValidPath(path, redirected);
-                if (buildMode == bmCheck)
-                    actualPath = redirected;
-            }
-        } else if (useChroot) {
-            actualPath = chrootRootDir + path;
-            if (pathExists(actualPath)) {
-                /* Move output paths from the chroot to the Nix store. */
-                if (buildMode == bmRepair)
-                    replaceValidPath(path, actualPath);
-                else
-                    if (buildMode != bmCheck && rename(actualPath.c_str(), worker.store.toRealPath(path).c_str()) == -1)
-                        throw SysError("moving build output '%1%' from the sandbox to the Nix store", path);
-            }
-            if (buildMode != bmCheck) actualPath = worker.store.toRealPath(path);
+    /* Check whether the output paths were created, and make all
+       output paths read-only.  Then get the references of each output (that we
+       might need to register), so we can topologically sort them. For the ones
+       that are most definitely already installed, we just store their final
+       name so we can also use it in rewrites. */
+    StringSet outputsToSort;
+    struct AlreadyRegistered { StorePath path; };
+    struct PerhapsNeedToRegister { StorePathSet refs; };
+    std::map<std::string, std::variant<AlreadyRegistered, PerhapsNeedToRegister>> outputReferencesIfUnregistered;
+    std::map<std::string, struct stat> outputStats;
+    for (auto & [outputName, _] : drv->outputs) {
+        auto actualPath = toRealPathChroot(worker.store.printStorePath(scratchOutputs.at(outputName)));
+
+        outputsToSort.insert(outputName);
+
+        /* Updated wanted info to remove the outputs we definitely don't need to register */
+        auto & initialInfo = initialOutputs.at(outputName);
+
+        /* Don't register if already valid, and not checking */
+        initialInfo.wanted = buildMode == bmCheck
+            || !(initialInfo.known && initialInfo.known->isValid());
+        if (!initialInfo.wanted) {
+            outputReferencesIfUnregistered.insert_or_assign(
+                outputName,
+                AlreadyRegistered { .path = initialInfo.known->path });
+            continue;
         }
 
         struct stat st;
         if (lstat(actualPath.c_str(), &st) == -1) {
             if (errno == ENOENT)
                 throw BuildError(
-                    "builder for '%s' failed to produce output path '%s'",
-                    worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), path);
+                    "builder for '%s' failed to produce output path for output '%s' at '%s'",
+                    worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), outputName, actualPath);
             throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%s'", actualPath);
         }
 
@@ -3694,162 +3942,293 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
            user. */
         if ((!S_ISLNK(st.st_mode) && (st.st_mode & (S_IWGRP | S_IWOTH))) ||
             (buildUser && st.st_uid != buildUser->getUID()))
-            throw BuildError("suspicious ownership or permission on '%1%'; rejecting this build output", path);
+            throw BuildError(
+                    "suspicious ownership or permission on '%s' for output '%s'; rejecting this build output",
+                    actualPath, outputName);
 #endif
 
-        /* Apply hash rewriting if necessary. */
-        bool rewritten = false;
-        if (!outputRewrites.empty()) {
-            logWarning({
-                .name = "Rewriting hashes",
-                .hint = hintfmt("rewriting hashes in '%1%'; cross fingers", path)
-            });
+        /* Canonicalise first.  This ensures that the path we're
+           rewriting doesn't contain a hard link to /etc/shadow or
+           something like that. */
+        canonicalisePathMetaData(actualPath, buildUser ? buildUser->getUID() : -1, inodesSeen);
 
-            /* Canonicalise first.  This ensures that the path we're
-               rewriting doesn't contain a hard link to /etc/shadow or
-               something like that. */
-            canonicalisePathMetaData(actualPath, buildUser ? buildUser->getUID() : -1, inodesSeen);
+        debug("scanning for references for output '%s' in temp location '%s'", outputName, actualPath);
 
-            /* FIXME: this is in-memory. */
-            StringSink sink;
-            dumpPath(actualPath, sink);
-            deletePath(actualPath);
-            sink.s = make_ref<std::string>(rewriteStrings(*sink.s, outputRewrites));
-            StringSource source(*sink.s);
-            restorePath(actualPath, source);
+        /* Pass blank Sink as we are not ready to hash data at this stage. */
+        NullSink blank;
+        auto references = worker.store.parseStorePathSet(
+            scanForReferences(blank, actualPath, worker.store.printStorePathSet(referenceablePaths)));
 
-            rewritten = true;
-        }
+        outputReferencesIfUnregistered.insert_or_assign(
+            outputName,
+            PerhapsNeedToRegister { .refs = references });
+        outputStats.insert_or_assign(outputName, std::move(st));
+    }
 
-        /* Check that fixed-output derivations produced the right
-           outputs (i.e., the content hash should match the specified
-           hash). */
-        std::optional<ContentAddress> ca;
-
-        if (! std::holds_alternative<DerivationOutputInputAddressed>(i.second.first.output)) {
-            DerivationOutputCAFloating outputHash;
-            std::visit(overloaded {
-                [&](DerivationOutputInputAddressed doi) {
-                    assert(false); // Enclosing `if` handles this case in other branch
+    auto sortedOutputNames = topoSort(outputsToSort,
+        {[&](const std::string & name) {
+            return std::visit(overloaded {
+                /* Since we'll use the already installed versions of these, we
+                   can treat them as leaves and ignore any references they
+                   have. */
+                [&](AlreadyRegistered _) { return StringSet {}; },
+                [&](PerhapsNeedToRegister refs) {
+                    StringSet referencedOutputs;
+                    /* FIXME build inverted map up front so no quadratic waste here */
+                    for (auto & r : refs.refs)
+                        for (auto & [o, p] : scratchOutputs)
+                            if (r == p)
+                                referencedOutputs.insert(o);
+                    return referencedOutputs;
                 },
-                [&](DerivationOutputCAFixed dof) {
-                    outputHash = DerivationOutputCAFloating {
-                        .method = dof.hash.method,
-                        .hashType = dof.hash.hash.type,
-                    };
-                },
-                [&](DerivationOutputCAFloating dof) {
-                    outputHash = dof;
-                },
-            }, i.second.first.output);
+            }, outputReferencesIfUnregistered.at(name));
+        }},
+        {[&](const std::string & path, const std::string & parent) {
+            // TODO with more -vvvv also show the temporary paths for manual inspection.
+            return BuildError(
+                "cycle detected in build of '%s' in the references of output '%s' from output '%s'",
+                worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), path, parent);
+        }});
 
+    std::reverse(sortedOutputNames.begin(), sortedOutputNames.end());
+
+    for (auto & outputName : sortedOutputNames) {
+        auto output = drv->outputs.at(outputName);
+        auto & scratchPath = scratchOutputs.at(outputName);
+        auto actualPath = toRealPathChroot(worker.store.printStorePath(scratchPath));
+
+        auto finish = [&](StorePath finalStorePath) {
+            /* Store the final path */
+            finalOutputs.insert_or_assign(outputName, finalStorePath);
+            /* The rewrite rule will be used in downstream outputs that refer to
+               use. This is why the topological sort is essential to do first
+               before this for loop. */
+            if (scratchPath != finalStorePath)
+                outputRewrites[std::string { scratchPath.hashPart() }] = std::string { finalStorePath.hashPart() };
+        };
+
+        std::optional<StorePathSet> referencesOpt = std::visit(overloaded {
+            [&](AlreadyRegistered skippedFinalPath) -> std::optional<StorePathSet> {
+                finish(skippedFinalPath.path);
+                return std::nullopt;
+            },
+            [&](PerhapsNeedToRegister r) -> std::optional<StorePathSet> {
+                return r.refs;
+            },
+        }, outputReferencesIfUnregistered.at(outputName));
+
+        if (!referencesOpt)
+            continue;
+        auto references = *referencesOpt;
+
+        auto rewriteOutput = [&]() {
+            /* Apply hash rewriting if necessary. */
+            if (!outputRewrites.empty()) {
+                logWarning({
+                    .name = "Rewriting hashes",
+                    .hint = hintfmt("rewriting hashes in '%1%'; cross fingers", actualPath),
+                });
+
+                /* FIXME: this is in-memory. */
+                StringSink sink;
+                dumpPath(actualPath, sink);
+                deletePath(actualPath);
+                sink.s = make_ref<std::string>(rewriteStrings(*sink.s, outputRewrites));
+                StringSource source(*sink.s);
+                restorePath(actualPath, source);
+
+                /* FIXME: set proper permissions in restorePath() so
+                   we don't have to do another traversal. */
+                canonicalisePathMetaData(actualPath, -1, inodesSeen);
+            }
+        };
+
+        auto rewriteRefs = [&]() -> std::pair<bool, StorePathSet> {
+            /* In the CA case, we need the rewritten refs to calculate the
+               final path, therefore we look for a *non-rewritten
+               self-reference, and use a bool rather try to solve the
+               computationally intractable fixed point. */
+            std::pair<bool, StorePathSet> res {
+                false,
+                {},
+            };
+            for (auto & r : references) {
+                auto name = r.name();
+                auto origHash = std::string { r.hashPart() };
+                if (r == scratchPath)
+                    res.first = true;
+                else if (outputRewrites.count(origHash) == 0)
+                    res.second.insert(r);
+                else {
+                    std::string newRef = outputRewrites.at(origHash);
+                    newRef += '-';
+                    newRef += name;
+                    res.second.insert(StorePath { newRef });
+                }
+            }
+            return res;
+        };
+
+        auto newInfoFromCA = [&](const DerivationOutputCAFloating outputHash) -> ValidPathInfo {
+            auto & st = outputStats.at(outputName);
             if (outputHash.method == FileIngestionMethod::Flat) {
                 /* The output path should be a regular file without execute permission. */
                 if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || (st.st_mode & S_IXUSR) != 0)
                     throw BuildError(
                         "output path '%1%' should be a non-executable regular file "
                         "since recursive hashing is not enabled (outputHashMode=flat)",
-                        path);
+                        actualPath);
             }
-
-            /* Check the hash. In hash mode, move the path produced by
-               the derivation to its content-addressed location. */
-            Hash h2 = outputHash.method == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive
-                ? hashPath(outputHash.hashType, actualPath).first
-                : hashFile(outputHash.hashType, actualPath);
-
-            auto dest = worker.store.makeFixedOutputPath(outputHash.method, h2, i.second.second.name());
-
-            // true if either floating CA, or incorrect fixed hash.
-            bool needsMove = true;
-
-            if (auto p = std::get_if<DerivationOutputCAFixed>(& i.second.first.output)) {
-              Hash & h = p->hash.hash;
-              if (h != h2) {
-
-                /* Throw an error after registering the path as
-                   valid. */
-                worker.hashMismatch = true;
-                delayedException = std::make_exception_ptr(
-                    BuildError("hash mismatch in fixed-output derivation '%s':\n  wanted: %s\n  got:    %s",
-                        worker.store.printStorePath(dest),
-                        h.to_string(SRI, true),
-                        h2.to_string(SRI, true)));
-              } else {
-                  // matched the fixed hash, so no move needed.
-                  needsMove = false;
-              }
+            rewriteOutput();
+            /* FIXME optimize and deduplicate with addToStore */
+            std::string oldHashPart { scratchPath.hashPart() };
+            HashModuloSink caSink { outputHash.hashType, oldHashPart };
+            switch (outputHash.method) {
+            case FileIngestionMethod::Recursive:
+                dumpPath(actualPath, caSink);
+                break;
+            case FileIngestionMethod::Flat:
+                readFile(actualPath, caSink);
+                break;
             }
-
-            if (needsMove) {
-                Path actualDest = worker.store.Store::toRealPath(dest);
-
-                if (worker.store.isValidPath(dest))
-                    std::rethrow_exception(delayedException);
-
-                if (actualPath != actualDest) {
-                    PathLocks outputLocks({actualDest});
-                    deletePath(actualDest);
-                    if (rename(actualPath.c_str(), actualDest.c_str()) == -1)
-                        throw SysError("moving '%s' to '%s'", actualPath, worker.store.printStorePath(dest));
-                }
-
-                path = worker.store.printStorePath(dest);
-                actualPath = actualDest;
-            }
-            else
-                assert(worker.store.parseStorePath(path) == dest);
-
-            ca = FixedOutputHash {
-                .method = outputHash.method,
-                .hash = h2,
+            auto got = caSink.finish().first;
+            auto refs = rewriteRefs();
+            HashModuloSink narSink { htSHA256, oldHashPart };
+            dumpPath(actualPath, narSink);
+            auto narHashAndSize = narSink.finish();
+            ValidPathInfo newInfo0 {
+                worker.store.makeFixedOutputPath(
+                    outputHash.method,
+                    got,
+                    outputPathName(drv->name, outputName),
+                    refs.second,
+                    refs.first),
+                narHashAndSize.first,
             };
+            newInfo0.narSize = narHashAndSize.second;
+            newInfo0.ca = FixedOutputHash {
+                .method = outputHash.method,
+                .hash = got,
+            };
+            newInfo0.references = refs.second;
+            if (refs.first)
+                newInfo0.references.insert(newInfo0.path);
+
+            assert(newInfo0.ca);
+            return newInfo0;
+        };
+
+        ValidPathInfo newInfo = std::visit(overloaded {
+            [&](DerivationOutputInputAddressed output) {
+                /* input-addressed case */
+                auto requiredFinalPath = output.path;
+                /* Preemptively add rewrite rule for final hash, as that is
+                   what the NAR hash will use rather than normalized-self references */
+                if (scratchPath != requiredFinalPath)
+                    outputRewrites.insert_or_assign(
+                        std::string { scratchPath.hashPart() },
+                        std::string { requiredFinalPath.hashPart() });
+                rewriteOutput();
+                auto narHashAndSize = hashPath(htSHA256, actualPath);
+                ValidPathInfo newInfo0 { requiredFinalPath, narHashAndSize.first };
+                newInfo0.narSize = narHashAndSize.second;
+                auto refs = rewriteRefs();
+                newInfo0.references = refs.second;
+                if (refs.first)
+                    newInfo0.references.insert(newInfo0.path);
+                return newInfo0;
+            },
+            [&](DerivationOutputCAFixed dof) {
+                auto newInfo0 = newInfoFromCA(DerivationOutputCAFloating {
+                    .method = dof.hash.method,
+                    .hashType = dof.hash.hash.type,
+                });
+
+                /* Check wanted hash */
+                Hash & wanted = dof.hash.hash;
+                assert(newInfo0.ca);
+                auto got = getContentAddressHash(*newInfo0.ca);
+                if (wanted != got) {
+                    /* Throw an error after registering the path as
+                       valid. */
+                    worker.hashMismatch = true;
+                    delayedException = std::make_exception_ptr(
+                        BuildError("hash mismatch in fixed-output derivation '%s':\n  wanted: %s\n  got:    %s",
+                            worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath),
+                            wanted.to_string(SRI, true),
+                            got.to_string(SRI, true)));
+                }
+                return newInfo0;
+            },
+            [&](DerivationOutputCAFloating dof) {
+                return newInfoFromCA(dof);
+            },
+        }, output.output);
+
+        /* Calculate where we'll move the output files. In the checking case we
+           will leave leave them where they are, for now, rather than move to
+           their usual "final destination" */
+        auto finalDestPath = worker.store.printStorePath(newInfo.path);
+
+        /* Lock final output path, if not already locked. This happens with
+           floating CA derivations and hash-mismatching fixed-output
+           derivations. */
+        PathLocks dynamicOutputLock;
+        auto optFixedPath = output.path(worker.store, drv->name, outputName);
+        if (!optFixedPath ||
+            worker.store.printStorePath(*optFixedPath) != finalDestPath)
+        {
+            assert(newInfo.ca);
+            dynamicOutputLock.lockPaths({worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath)});
         }
 
-        /* Get rid of all weird permissions.  This also checks that
-           all files are owned by the build user, if applicable. */
-        canonicalisePathMetaData(actualPath,
-            buildUser && !rewritten ? buildUser->getUID() : -1, inodesSeen);
-
-        /* For this output path, find the references to other paths
-           contained in it.  Compute the SHA-256 NAR hash at the same
-           time.  The hash is stored in the database so that we can
-           verify later on whether nobody has messed with the store. */
-        debug("scanning for references inside '%1%'", path);
-        // HashResult hash;
-        auto pathSetAndHash = scanForReferences(actualPath, worker.store.printStorePathSet(referenceablePaths));
-        auto references = worker.store.parseStorePathSet(pathSetAndHash.first);
-        HashResult hash = pathSetAndHash.second;
+        /* Move files, if needed */
+        if (worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath) != actualPath) {
+            if (buildMode == bmRepair) {
+                /* Path already exists, need to replace it */
+                replaceValidPath(worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath), actualPath);
+                actualPath = worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath);
+            } else if (buildMode == bmCheck) {
+                /* Path already exists, and we want to compare, so we leave out
+                   new path in place. */
+            } else if (worker.store.isValidPath(newInfo.path)) {
+                /* Path already exists because CA path produced by something
+                   else. No moving needed. */
+                assert(newInfo.ca);
+            } else {
+                auto destPath = worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath);
+                movePath(actualPath, destPath);
+                actualPath = destPath;
+            }
+        }
 
         if (buildMode == bmCheck) {
-            if (!worker.store.isValidPath(worker.store.parseStorePath(path))) continue;
-            ValidPathInfo info(*worker.store.queryPathInfo(worker.store.parseStorePath(path)));
-            if (hash.first != info.narHash) {
+            if (!worker.store.isValidPath(newInfo.path)) continue;
+            ValidPathInfo oldInfo(*worker.store.queryPathInfo(newInfo.path));
+            if (newInfo.narHash != oldInfo.narHash) {
                 worker.checkMismatch = true;
                 if (settings.runDiffHook || settings.keepFailed) {
-                    Path dst = worker.store.toRealPath(path + checkSuffix);
+                    auto dst = worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath + checkSuffix);
                     deletePath(dst);
-                    moveCheckToStore(actualPath, dst);
+                    movePath(actualPath, dst);
 
                     handleDiffHook(
                         buildUser ? buildUser->getUID() : getuid(),
                         buildUser ? buildUser->getGID() : getgid(),
-                        path, dst, worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), tmpDir);
+                        finalDestPath, dst, worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), tmpDir);
 
                     throw NotDeterministic("derivation '%s' may not be deterministic: output '%s' differs from '%s'",
-                        worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), worker.store.toRealPath(path), dst);
+                        worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath), dst);
                 } else
                     throw NotDeterministic("derivation '%s' may not be deterministic: output '%s' differs",
-                        worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), worker.store.toRealPath(path));
+                        worker.store.printStorePath(drvPath), worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath));
             }
 
             /* Since we verified the build, it's now ultimately trusted. */
-            if (!info.ultimate) {
-                info.ultimate = true;
-                worker.store.signPathInfo(info);
-                ValidPathInfos infos;
-                infos.push_back(std::move(info));
-                worker.store.registerValidPaths(infos);
+            if (!oldInfo.ultimate) {
+                oldInfo.ultimate = true;
+                worker.store.signPathInfo(oldInfo);
+                worker.store.registerValidPaths({ std::move(oldInfo) });
             }
 
             continue;
@@ -3866,26 +4245,22 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
 
         if (curRound == nrRounds) {
             worker.store.optimisePath(actualPath); // FIXME: combine with scanForReferences()
-            worker.markContentsGood(worker.store.parseStorePath(path));
+            worker.markContentsGood(newInfo.path);
         }
 
-        ValidPathInfo info {
-            worker.store.parseStorePath(path),
-            hash.first,
-        };
-        info.narSize = hash.second;
-        info.references = std::move(references);
-        info.deriver = drvPath;
-        info.ultimate = true;
-        info.ca = ca;
-        worker.store.signPathInfo(info);
+        newInfo.deriver = drvPath;
+        newInfo.ultimate = true;
+        worker.store.signPathInfo(newInfo);
 
-        if (!info.references.empty()) {
-            // FIXME don't we have an experimental feature for fixed output with references?
-            info.ca = {};
-        }
+        finish(newInfo.path);
 
-        infos.emplace(i.first, std::move(info));
+        /* If it's a CA path, register it right away. This is necessary if it
+           isn't statically known so that we can safely unlock the path before
+           the next iteration */
+        if (newInfo.ca)
+            worker.store.registerValidPaths({newInfo});
+
+        infos.emplace(outputName, std::move(newInfo));
     }
 
     if (buildMode == bmCheck) return;
@@ -3928,8 +4303,8 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
 
     /* If this is the first round of several, then move the output out of the way. */
     if (nrRounds > 1 && curRound == 1 && curRound < nrRounds && keepPreviousRound) {
-        for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store)) {
-            auto path = worker.store.printStorePath(i.second.second);
+        for (auto & [_, outputStorePath] : finalOutputs) {
+            auto path = worker.store.printStorePath(outputStorePath);
             Path prev = path + checkSuffix;
             deletePath(prev);
             Path dst = path + checkSuffix;
@@ -3946,8 +4321,8 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
     /* Remove the .check directories if we're done. FIXME: keep them
        if the result was not determistic? */
     if (curRound == nrRounds) {
-        for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store)) {
-            Path prev = worker.store.printStorePath(i.second.second) + checkSuffix;
+        for (auto & [_, outputStorePath] : finalOutputs) {
+            Path prev = worker.store.printStorePath(outputStorePath) + checkSuffix;
             deletePath(prev);
         }
     }
@@ -3957,7 +4332,9 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
        outputs, this will fail. */
     {
         ValidPathInfos infos2;
-        for (auto & i : infos) infos2.push_back(i.second);
+        for (auto & [outputName, newInfo] : infos) {
+            infos2.push_back(newInfo);
+        }
         worker.store.registerValidPaths(infos2);
     }
 
@@ -3965,6 +4342,27 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
        exception now that we have registered the output as valid. */
     if (delayedException)
         std::rethrow_exception(delayedException);
+
+    /* If we made it this far, we are sure the output matches the derivation
+       (since the delayedException would be a fixed output CA mismatch). That
+       means it's safe to link the derivation to the output hash. We must do
+       that for floating CA derivations, which otherwise couldn't be cached,
+       but it's fine to do in all cases. */
+    bool isCaFloating = drv->type() == DerivationType::CAFloating;
+
+    auto drvPathResolved = drvPath;
+    if (!useDerivation && isCaFloating) {
+        /* Once a floating CA derivations reaches this point, it
+           must already be resolved, so we don't bother trying to
+           downcast drv to get would would just be an empty
+           inputDrvs field. */
+        Derivation drv2 { *drv };
+        drvPathResolved = writeDerivation(worker.store, drv2);
+    }
+
+    if (useDerivation || isCaFloating)
+        for (auto & [outputName, newInfo] : infos)
+            worker.store.linkDeriverToPath(drvPathResolved, outputName, newInfo.path);
 }
 
 
@@ -4033,7 +4431,17 @@ void DerivationGoal::checkOutputs(const std::map<Path, ValidPathInfo> & outputs)
             {
                 if (!value) return;
 
-                auto spec = parseReferenceSpecifiers(worker.store, *drv, *value);
+                /* Parse a list of reference specifiers.  Each element must
+                   either be a store path, or the symbolic name of the output
+                   of the derivation (such as `out'). */
+                StorePathSet spec;
+                for (auto & i : *value) {
+                    if (worker.store.isStorePath(i))
+                        spec.insert(worker.store.parseStorePath(i));
+                    else if (finalOutputs.count(i))
+                        spec.insert(finalOutputs.at(i));
+                    else throw BuildError("derivation contains an illegal reference specifier '%s'", i);
+                }
 
                 auto used = recursive
                     ? getClosure(info.path).first
@@ -4242,31 +4650,67 @@ void DerivationGoal::flushLine()
 }
 
 
-StorePathSet DerivationGoal::checkPathValidity(bool returnValid, bool checkHash)
+std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> DerivationGoal::queryPartialDerivationOutputMap()
 {
-    StorePathSet result;
-    for (auto & i : drv->outputsAndPaths(worker.store)) {
-        if (!wantOutput(i.first, wantedOutputs)) continue;
-        bool good =
-            worker.store.isValidPath(i.second.second) &&
-            (!checkHash || worker.pathContentsGood(i.second.second));
-        if (good == returnValid) result.insert(i.second.second);
+    if (!useDerivation || drv->type() != DerivationType::CAFloating) {
+        std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> res;
+        for (auto & [name, output] : drv->outputs)
+            res.insert_or_assign(name, output.path(worker.store, drv->name, name));
+        return res;
+    } else {
+        return worker.store.queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(drvPath);
+    }
+}
+
+OutputPathMap DerivationGoal::queryDerivationOutputMap()
+{
+    if (!useDerivation || drv->type() != DerivationType::CAFloating) {
+        OutputPathMap res;
+        for (auto & [name, output] : drv->outputsAndOptPaths(worker.store))
+            res.insert_or_assign(name, *output.second);
+        return res;
+    } else {
+        return worker.store.queryDerivationOutputMap(drvPath);
     }
-    return result;
 }
 
 
-void DerivationGoal::addHashRewrite(const StorePath & path)
+void DerivationGoal::checkPathValidity()
 {
-    auto h1 = std::string(((std::string_view) path.to_string()).substr(0, 32));
-    auto p = worker.store.makeStorePath(
+    bool checkHash = buildMode == bmRepair;
+    for (auto & i : queryPartialDerivationOutputMap()) {
+        InitialOutput info {
+            .wanted = wantOutput(i.first, wantedOutputs),
+        };
+        if (i.second) {
+            auto outputPath = *i.second;
+            info.known = {
+                .path = outputPath,
+                .status = !worker.store.isValidPath(outputPath)
+                    ? PathStatus::Absent
+                    : !checkHash || worker.pathContentsGood(outputPath)
+                    ? PathStatus::Valid
+                    : PathStatus::Corrupt,
+            };
+        }
+        initialOutputs.insert_or_assign(i.first, info);
+    }
+}
+
+
+StorePath DerivationGoal::makeFallbackPath(std::string_view outputName)
+{
+    return worker.store.makeStorePath(
+        "rewrite:" + std::string(drvPath.to_string()) + ":name:" + std::string(outputName),
+        Hash(htSHA256), outputPathName(drv->name, outputName));
+}
+
+
+StorePath DerivationGoal::makeFallbackPath(const StorePath & path)
+{
+    return worker.store.makeStorePath(
         "rewrite:" + std::string(drvPath.to_string()) + ":" + std::string(path.to_string()),
         Hash(htSHA256), path.name());
-    auto h2 = std::string(((std::string_view) p.to_string()).substr(0, 32));
-    deletePath(worker.store.printStorePath(p));
-    inputRewrites[h1] = h2;
-    outputRewrites[h2] = h1;
-    redirectedOutputs.insert_or_assign(path, std::move(p));
 }
 
 
@@ -4699,35 +5143,52 @@ Worker::~Worker()
 }
 
 
-GoalPtr Worker::makeDerivationGoal(const StorePath & path,
-    const StringSet & wantedOutputs, BuildMode buildMode)
+std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> Worker::makeDerivationGoalCommon(
+    const StorePath & drvPath,
+    const StringSet & wantedOutputs,
+    std::function<std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal>()> mkDrvGoal)
 {
-    GoalPtr goal = derivationGoals[path].lock(); // FIXME
-    if (!goal) {
-        goal = std::make_shared<DerivationGoal>(path, wantedOutputs, *this, buildMode);
-        derivationGoals.insert_or_assign(path, goal);
+    WeakGoalPtr & abstract_goal_weak = derivationGoals[drvPath];
+    GoalPtr abstract_goal = abstract_goal_weak.lock(); // FIXME
+    std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> goal;
+    if (!abstract_goal) {
+        goal = mkDrvGoal();
+        abstract_goal_weak = goal;
         wakeUp(goal);
-    } else
-        (dynamic_cast<DerivationGoal *>(goal.get()))->addWantedOutputs(wantedOutputs);
+    } else {
+        goal = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<DerivationGoal>(abstract_goal);
+        assert(goal);
+        goal->addWantedOutputs(wantedOutputs);
+    }
     return goal;
 }
 
 
-std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> Worker::makeBasicDerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath,
-    const BasicDerivation & drv, BuildMode buildMode)
+std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> Worker::makeDerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath,
+    const StringSet & wantedOutputs, BuildMode buildMode)
 {
-    auto goal = std::make_shared<DerivationGoal>(drvPath, drv, *this, buildMode);
-    wakeUp(goal);
-    return goal;
+    return makeDerivationGoalCommon(drvPath, wantedOutputs, [&]() {
+        return std::make_shared<DerivationGoal>(drvPath, wantedOutputs, *this, buildMode);
+    });
+}
+
+
+std::shared_ptr<DerivationGoal> Worker::makeBasicDerivationGoal(const StorePath & drvPath,
+    const BasicDerivation & drv, const StringSet & wantedOutputs, BuildMode buildMode)
+{
+    return makeDerivationGoalCommon(drvPath, wantedOutputs, [&]() {
+        return std::make_shared<DerivationGoal>(drvPath, drv, wantedOutputs, *this, buildMode);
+    });
 }
 
 
 GoalPtr Worker::makeSubstitutionGoal(const StorePath & path, RepairFlag repair, std::optional<ContentAddress> ca)
 {
-    GoalPtr goal = substitutionGoals[path].lock(); // FIXME
+    WeakGoalPtr & goal_weak = substitutionGoals[path];
+    GoalPtr goal = goal_weak.lock(); // FIXME
     if (!goal) {
         goal = std::make_shared<SubstitutionGoal>(path, *this, repair, ca);
-        substitutionGoals.insert_or_assign(path, goal);
+        goal_weak = goal;
         wakeUp(goal);
     }
     return goal;
@@ -5158,7 +5619,7 @@ BuildResult LocalStore::buildDerivation(const StorePath & drvPath, const BasicDe
     BuildMode buildMode)
 {
     Worker worker(*this);
-    auto goal = worker.makeBasicDerivationGoal(drvPath, drv, buildMode);
+    auto goal = worker.makeBasicDerivationGoal(drvPath, drv, {}, buildMode);
 
     BuildResult result;
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/content-address.cc b/src/libstore/content-address.cc
index 0885c3d0e..90a3ad1f5 100644
--- a/src/libstore/content-address.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/content-address.cc
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-std::string FixedOutputHash::printMethodAlgo() const {
+std::string FixedOutputHash::printMethodAlgo() const
+{
     return makeFileIngestionPrefix(method) + printHashType(hash.type);
 }
 
-std::string makeFileIngestionPrefix(const FileIngestionMethod m) {
+std::string makeFileIngestionPrefix(const FileIngestionMethod m)
+{
     switch (m) {
     case FileIngestionMethod::Flat:
         return "";
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ std::string makeFixedOutputCA(FileIngestionMethod method, const Hash & hash)
         + hash.to_string(Base32, true);
 }
 
-std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca) {
+std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca)
+{
     return std::visit(overloaded {
         [](TextHash th) {
             return "text:" + th.hash.to_string(Base32, true);
@@ -37,54 +40,97 @@ std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca) {
     }, ca);
 }
 
-ContentAddress parseContentAddress(std::string_view rawCa) {
-    auto rest = rawCa;
+std::string renderContentAddressMethod(ContentAddressMethod cam)
+{
+    return std::visit(overloaded {
+        [](TextHashMethod &th) {
+            return std::string{"text:"} + printHashType(htSHA256);
+        },
+        [](FixedOutputHashMethod &fshm) {
+            return "fixed:" + makeFileIngestionPrefix(fshm.fileIngestionMethod) + printHashType(fshm.hashType);
+        }
+    }, cam);
+}
+
+/*
+  Parses content address strings up to the hash.
+ */
+static ContentAddressMethod parseContentAddressMethodPrefix(std::string_view & rest)
+{
+    std::string_view wholeInput { rest };
 
     std::string_view prefix;
     {
         auto optPrefix = splitPrefixTo(rest, ':');
         if (!optPrefix)
-            throw UsageError("not a content address because it is not in the form '<prefix>:<rest>': %s", rawCa);
+            throw UsageError("not a content address because it is not in the form '<prefix>:<rest>': %s", wholeInput);
         prefix = *optPrefix;
     }
 
     auto parseHashType_ = [&](){
         auto hashTypeRaw = splitPrefixTo(rest, ':');
         if (!hashTypeRaw)
-            throw UsageError("content address hash must be in form '<algo>:<hash>', but found: %s", rawCa);
+            throw UsageError("content address hash must be in form '<algo>:<hash>', but found: %s", wholeInput);
         HashType hashType = parseHashType(*hashTypeRaw);
         return std::move(hashType);
     };
 
     // Switch on prefix
     if (prefix == "text") {
-        // No parsing of the method, "text" only support flat.
+        // No parsing of the ingestion method, "text" only support flat.
         HashType hashType = parseHashType_();
         if (hashType != htSHA256)
             throw Error("text content address hash should use %s, but instead uses %s",
                 printHashType(htSHA256), printHashType(hashType));
-        return TextHash {
-            .hash = Hash::parseNonSRIUnprefixed(rest, std::move(hashType)),
-        };
+        return TextHashMethod {};
     } else if (prefix == "fixed") {
         // Parse method
         auto method = FileIngestionMethod::Flat;
         if (splitPrefix(rest, "r:"))
             method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive;
         HashType hashType = parseHashType_();
-        return FixedOutputHash {
-            .method = method,
-            .hash = Hash::parseNonSRIUnprefixed(rest, std::move(hashType)),
+        return FixedOutputHashMethod {
+            .fileIngestionMethod = method,
+            .hashType = std::move(hashType),
         };
     } else
         throw UsageError("content address prefix '%s' is unrecognized. Recogonized prefixes are 'text' or 'fixed'", prefix);
+}
+
+ContentAddress parseContentAddress(std::string_view rawCa) {
+    auto rest = rawCa;
+
+    ContentAddressMethod caMethod = parseContentAddressMethodPrefix(rest);
+
+    return std::visit(
+        overloaded {
+            [&](TextHashMethod thm) {
+                return ContentAddress(TextHash {
+                    .hash = Hash::parseNonSRIUnprefixed(rest, htSHA256)
+                });
+            },
+            [&](FixedOutputHashMethod fohMethod) {
+                return ContentAddress(FixedOutputHash {
+                    .method = fohMethod.fileIngestionMethod,
+                    .hash = Hash::parseNonSRIUnprefixed(rest, std::move(fohMethod.hashType)),
+                });
+            },
+        }, caMethod);
+}
+
+ContentAddressMethod parseContentAddressMethod(std::string_view caMethod)
+{
+    std::string_view asPrefix {std::string{caMethod} + ":"};
+    return parseContentAddressMethodPrefix(asPrefix);
+}
+
+std::optional<ContentAddress> parseContentAddressOpt(std::string_view rawCaOpt)
+{
+    return rawCaOpt == "" ? std::optional<ContentAddress>() : parseContentAddress(rawCaOpt);
 };
 
-std::optional<ContentAddress> parseContentAddressOpt(std::string_view rawCaOpt) {
-    return rawCaOpt == "" ? std::optional<ContentAddress> {} : parseContentAddress(rawCaOpt);
-};
-
-std::string renderContentAddress(std::optional<ContentAddress> ca) {
+std::string renderContentAddress(std::optional<ContentAddress> ca)
+{
     return ca ? renderContentAddress(*ca) : "";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/content-address.hh b/src/libstore/content-address.hh
index 22a039242..f6a6f5140 100644
--- a/src/libstore/content-address.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/content-address.hh
@@ -55,4 +55,23 @@ std::optional<ContentAddress> parseContentAddressOpt(std::string_view rawCaOpt);
 
 Hash getContentAddressHash(const ContentAddress & ca);
 
+/*
+  We only have one way to hash text with references, so this is single-value
+  type is only useful in std::variant.
+*/
+struct TextHashMethod { };
+struct FixedOutputHashMethod {
+  FileIngestionMethod fileIngestionMethod;
+  HashType hashType;
+};
+
+typedef std::variant<
+    TextHashMethod,
+    FixedOutputHashMethod
+  > ContentAddressMethod;
+
+ContentAddressMethod parseContentAddressMethod(std::string_view rawCaMethod);
+
+std::string renderContentAddressMethod(ContentAddressMethod caMethod);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/daemon.cc b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
index f35ddb522..99d8add92 100644
--- a/src/libstore/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "monitor-fd.hh"
 #include "worker-protocol.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
-#include "local-store.hh"
 #include "finally.hh"
 #include "affinity.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
@@ -102,17 +101,20 @@ struct TunnelLogger : public Logger
 
     /* stopWork() means that we're done; stop sending stderr to the
        client. */
-    void stopWork(bool success = true, const string & msg = "", unsigned int status = 0)
+    void stopWork(const Error * ex = nullptr)
     {
         auto state(state_.lock());
 
         state->canSendStderr = false;
 
-        if (success)
+        if (!ex)
             to << STDERR_LAST;
         else {
-            to << STDERR_ERROR << msg;
-            if (status != 0) to << status;
+            if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 26) {
+                to << STDERR_ERROR << *ex;
+            } else {
+                to << STDERR_ERROR << ex->what() << ex->status;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ struct ClientSettings
                 else if (setSubstituters(settings.extraSubstituters))
                     ;
                 else
-                    warn("ignoring the user-specified setting '%s', because it is a restricted setting and you are not a trusted user", name);
+                    debug("ignoring the client-specified setting '%s', because it is a restricted setting and you are not a trusted user", name);
             } catch (UsageError & e) {
                 warn(e.what());
             }
@@ -240,6 +242,23 @@ struct ClientSettings
     }
 };
 
+static void writeValidPathInfo(
+    ref<Store> store,
+    unsigned int clientVersion,
+    Sink & to,
+    std::shared_ptr<const ValidPathInfo> info)
+{
+    to << (info->deriver ? store->printStorePath(*info->deriver) : "")
+       << info->narHash.to_string(Base16, false);
+    worker_proto::write(*store, to, info->references);
+    to << info->registrationTime << info->narSize;
+    if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 16) {
+        to << info->ultimate
+           << info->sigs
+           << renderContentAddress(info->ca);
+    }
+}
+
 static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
     TrustedFlag trusted, RecursiveFlag recursive, unsigned int clientVersion,
     Source & from, BufferedSink & to, unsigned int op)
@@ -256,11 +275,11 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
     }
 
     case wopQueryValidPaths: {
-        auto paths = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, from);
+        auto paths = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         logger->startWork();
         auto res = store->queryValidPaths(paths);
         logger->stopWork();
-        writeStorePaths(*store, to, res);
+        worker_proto::write(*store, to, res);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -276,11 +295,11 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
     }
 
     case wopQuerySubstitutablePaths: {
-        auto paths = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, from);
+        auto paths = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         logger->startWork();
         auto res = store->querySubstitutablePaths(paths);
         logger->stopWork();
-        writeStorePaths(*store, to, res);
+        worker_proto::write(*store, to, res);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -309,7 +328,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
             paths = store->queryValidDerivers(path);
         else paths = store->queryDerivationOutputs(path);
         logger->stopWork();
-        writeStorePaths(*store, to, paths);
+        worker_proto::write(*store, to, paths);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -350,54 +369,90 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
     }
 
     case wopAddToStore: {
-        HashType hashAlgo;
-        std::string baseName;
-        FileIngestionMethod method;
-        {
-            bool fixed;
-            uint8_t recursive;
-            std::string hashAlgoRaw;
-            from >> baseName >> fixed /* obsolete */ >> recursive >> hashAlgoRaw;
-            if (recursive > (uint8_t) FileIngestionMethod::Recursive)
-                throw Error("unsupported FileIngestionMethod with value of %i; you may need to upgrade nix-daemon", recursive);
-            method = FileIngestionMethod { recursive };
-            /* Compatibility hack. */
-            if (!fixed) {
-                hashAlgoRaw = "sha256";
-                method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive;
+        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 25) {
+            auto name = readString(from);
+            auto camStr = readString(from);
+            auto refs = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
+            bool repairBool;
+            from >> repairBool;
+            auto repair = RepairFlag{repairBool};
+
+            logger->startWork();
+            auto pathInfo = [&]() {
+                // NB: FramedSource must be out of scope before logger->stopWork();
+                ContentAddressMethod contentAddressMethod = parseContentAddressMethod(camStr);
+                FramedSource source(from);
+                // TODO this is essentially RemoteStore::addCAToStore. Move it up to Store.
+                return std::visit(overloaded {
+                    [&](TextHashMethod &_) {
+                        // We could stream this by changing Store
+                        std::string contents = source.drain();
+                        auto path = store->addTextToStore(name, contents, refs, repair);
+                        return store->queryPathInfo(path);
+                    },
+                    [&](FixedOutputHashMethod &fohm) {
+                        if (!refs.empty())
+                            throw UnimplementedError("cannot yet have refs with flat or nar-hashed data");
+                        auto path = store->addToStoreFromDump(source, name, fohm.fileIngestionMethod, fohm.hashType, repair);
+                        return store->queryPathInfo(path);
+                    },
+                }, contentAddressMethod);
+            }();
+            logger->stopWork();
+
+            to << store->printStorePath(pathInfo->path);
+            writeValidPathInfo(store, clientVersion, to, pathInfo);
+
+        } else {
+            HashType hashAlgo;
+            std::string baseName;
+            FileIngestionMethod method;
+            {
+                bool fixed;
+                uint8_t recursive;
+                std::string hashAlgoRaw;
+                from >> baseName >> fixed /* obsolete */ >> recursive >> hashAlgoRaw;
+                if (recursive > (uint8_t) FileIngestionMethod::Recursive)
+                    throw Error("unsupported FileIngestionMethod with value of %i; you may need to upgrade nix-daemon", recursive);
+                method = FileIngestionMethod { recursive };
+                /* Compatibility hack. */
+                if (!fixed) {
+                    hashAlgoRaw = "sha256";
+                    method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive;
+                }
+                hashAlgo = parseHashType(hashAlgoRaw);
             }
-            hashAlgo = parseHashType(hashAlgoRaw);
+
+            StringSink saved;
+            TeeSource savedNARSource(from, saved);
+            RetrieveRegularNARSink savedRegular { saved };
+
+            if (method == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive) {
+                /* Get the entire NAR dump from the client and save it to
+                  a string so that we can pass it to
+                  addToStoreFromDump(). */
+                ParseSink sink; /* null sink; just parse the NAR */
+                parseDump(sink, savedNARSource);
+            } else
+                parseDump(savedRegular, from);
+
+            logger->startWork();
+            if (!savedRegular.regular) throw Error("regular file expected");
+
+            // FIXME: try to stream directly from `from`.
+            StringSource dumpSource { *saved.s };
+            auto path = store->addToStoreFromDump(dumpSource, baseName, method, hashAlgo);
+            logger->stopWork();
+
+            to << store->printStorePath(path);
         }
-
-        StringSink saved;
-        TeeSource savedNARSource(from, saved);
-        RetrieveRegularNARSink savedRegular { saved };
-
-        if (method == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive) {
-            /* Get the entire NAR dump from the client and save it to
-               a string so that we can pass it to
-               addToStoreFromDump(). */
-            ParseSink sink; /* null sink; just parse the NAR */
-            parseDump(sink, savedNARSource);
-        } else
-            parseDump(savedRegular, from);
-
-        logger->startWork();
-        if (!savedRegular.regular) throw Error("regular file expected");
-
-        // FIXME: try to stream directly from `from`.
-        StringSource dumpSource { *saved.s };
-        auto path = store->addToStoreFromDump(dumpSource, baseName, method, hashAlgo);
-        logger->stopWork();
-
-        to << store->printStorePath(path);
         break;
     }
 
     case wopAddTextToStore: {
         string suffix = readString(from);
         string s = readString(from);
-        auto refs = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, from);
+        auto refs = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         logger->startWork();
         auto path = store->addTextToStore(suffix, s, refs, NoRepair);
         logger->stopWork();
@@ -494,6 +549,20 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
            are in fact content-addressed if we don't trust them. */
         assert(derivationIsCA(drv.type()) || trusted);
 
+        /* Recompute the derivation path when we cannot trust the original. */
+        if (!trusted) {
+            /* Recomputing the derivation path for input-address derivations
+               makes it harder to audit them after the fact, since we need the
+               original not-necessarily-resolved derivation to verify the drv
+               derivation as adequate claim to the input-addressed output
+               paths. */
+            assert(derivationIsCA(drv.type()));
+
+            Derivation drv2;
+            static_cast<BasicDerivation &>(drv2) = drv;
+            drvPath = writeDerivation(*store, Derivation { drv2 });
+        }
+
         auto res = store->buildDerivation(drvPath, drv, buildMode);
         logger->stopWork();
         to << res.status << res.errorMsg;
@@ -556,7 +625,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
     case wopCollectGarbage: {
         GCOptions options;
         options.action = (GCOptions::GCAction) readInt(from);
-        options.pathsToDelete = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, from);
+        options.pathsToDelete = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         from >> options.ignoreLiveness >> options.maxFreed;
         // obsolete fields
         readInt(from);
@@ -625,7 +694,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         else {
             to << 1
                << (i->second.deriver ? store->printStorePath(*i->second.deriver) : "");
-            writeStorePaths(*store, to, i->second.references);
+            worker_proto::write(*store, to, i->second.references);
             to << i->second.downloadSize
                << i->second.narSize;
         }
@@ -636,11 +705,11 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         SubstitutablePathInfos infos;
         StorePathCAMap pathsMap = {};
         if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) < 22) {
-            auto paths = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, from);
+            auto paths = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
             for (auto & path : paths)
                 pathsMap.emplace(path, std::nullopt);
         } else
-            pathsMap = readStorePathCAMap(*store, from);
+            pathsMap = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathCAMap> {});
         logger->startWork();
         store->querySubstitutablePathInfos(pathsMap, infos);
         logger->stopWork();
@@ -648,7 +717,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         for (auto & i : infos) {
             to << store->printStorePath(i.first)
                << (i.second.deriver ? store->printStorePath(*i.second.deriver) : "");
-            writeStorePaths(*store, to, i.second.references);
+            worker_proto::write(*store, to, i.second.references);
             to << i.second.downloadSize << i.second.narSize;
         }
         break;
@@ -658,7 +727,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         logger->startWork();
         auto paths = store->queryAllValidPaths();
         logger->stopWork();
-        writeStorePaths(*store, to, paths);
+        worker_proto::write(*store, to, paths);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -675,15 +744,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         if (info) {
             if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 17)
                 to << 1;
-            to << (info->deriver ? store->printStorePath(*info->deriver) : "")
-               << info->narHash.to_string(Base16, false);
-            writeStorePaths(*store, to, info->references);
-            to << info->registrationTime << info->narSize;
-            if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 16) {
-                to << info->ultimate
-                   << info->sigs
-                   << renderContentAddress(info->ca);
-            }
+            writeValidPathInfo(store, clientVersion, to, info);
         } else {
             assert(GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 17);
             to << 0;
@@ -738,7 +799,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         ValidPathInfo info { path, narHash };
         if (deriver != "")
             info.deriver = store->parseStorePath(deriver);
-        info.references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, from);
+        info.references = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         from >> info.registrationTime >> info.narSize >> info.ultimate;
         info.sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(from);
         info.ca = parseContentAddressOpt(readString(from));
@@ -749,59 +810,12 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
             info.ultimate = false;
 
         if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 23) {
-
-            struct FramedSource : Source
-            {
-                Source & from;
-                bool eof = false;
-                std::vector<unsigned char> pending;
-                size_t pos = 0;
-
-                FramedSource(Source & from) : from(from)
-                { }
-
-                ~FramedSource()
-                {
-                    if (!eof) {
-                        while (true) {
-                            auto n = readInt(from);
-                            if (!n) break;
-                            std::vector<unsigned char> data(n);
-                            from(data.data(), n);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                size_t read(unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
-                {
-                    if (eof) throw EndOfFile("reached end of FramedSource");
-
-                    if (pos >= pending.size()) {
-                        size_t len = readInt(from);
-                        if (!len) {
-                            eof = true;
-                            return 0;
-                        }
-                        pending = std::vector<unsigned char>(len);
-                        pos = 0;
-                        from(pending.data(), len);
-                    }
-
-                    auto n = std::min(len, pending.size() - pos);
-                    memcpy(data, pending.data() + pos, n);
-                    pos += n;
-                    return n;
-                }
-            };
-
             logger->startWork();
-
             {
                 FramedSource source(from);
                 store->addToStore(info, source, (RepairFlag) repair,
                     dontCheckSigs ? NoCheckSigs : CheckSigs);
             }
-
             logger->stopWork();
         }
 
@@ -838,9 +852,9 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         uint64_t downloadSize, narSize;
         store->queryMissing(targets, willBuild, willSubstitute, unknown, downloadSize, narSize);
         logger->stopWork();
-        writeStorePaths(*store, to, willBuild);
-        writeStorePaths(*store, to, willSubstitute);
-        writeStorePaths(*store, to, unknown);
+        worker_proto::write(*store, to, willBuild);
+        worker_proto::write(*store, to, willSubstitute);
+        worker_proto::write(*store, to, unknown);
         to << downloadSize << narSize;
         break;
     }
@@ -924,10 +938,11 @@ void processConnection(
                    during addTextToStore() / importPath().  If that
                    happens, just send the error message and exit. */
                 bool errorAllowed = tunnelLogger->state_.lock()->canSendStderr;
-                tunnelLogger->stopWork(false, e.msg(), e.status);
+                tunnelLogger->stopWork(&e);
                 if (!errorAllowed) throw;
             } catch (std::bad_alloc & e) {
-                tunnelLogger->stopWork(false, "Nix daemon out of memory", 1);
+                auto ex = Error("Nix daemon out of memory");
+                tunnelLogger->stopWork(&ex);
                 throw;
             }
 
@@ -936,8 +951,13 @@ void processConnection(
             assert(!tunnelLogger->state_.lock()->canSendStderr);
         };
 
+    } catch (Error & e) {
+        tunnelLogger->stopWork(&e);
+        to.flush();
+        return;
     } catch (std::exception & e) {
-        tunnelLogger->stopWork(false, e.what(), 1);
+        auto ex = Error(e.what());
+        tunnelLogger->stopWork(&ex);
         to.flush();
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/libstore/daemon.hh b/src/libstore/daemon.hh
index 841ace316..67755d54e 100644
--- a/src/libstore/daemon.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/daemon.hh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
 #include "serialise.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/derivations.cc b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
index d263cf0c5..07b4e772b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/derivations.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-std::optional<StorePath> DerivationOutput::pathOpt(const Store & store, std::string_view drvName) const
+std::optional<StorePath> DerivationOutput::path(const Store & store, std::string_view drvName, std::string_view outputName) const
 {
     return std::visit(overloaded {
         [](DerivationOutputInputAddressed doi) -> std::optional<StorePath> {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ std::optional<StorePath> DerivationOutput::pathOpt(const Store & store, std::str
         },
         [&](DerivationOutputCAFixed dof) -> std::optional<StorePath> {
             return {
-                store.makeFixedOutputPath(dof.hash.method, dof.hash.hash, drvName)
+                dof.path(store, drvName, outputName)
             };
         },
         [](DerivationOutputCAFloating dof) -> std::optional<StorePath> {
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ std::optional<StorePath> DerivationOutput::pathOpt(const Store & store, std::str
 }
 
 
+StorePath DerivationOutputCAFixed::path(const Store & store, std::string_view drvName, std::string_view outputName) const {
+    return store.makeFixedOutputPath(
+        hash.method, hash.hash,
+        outputPathName(drvName, outputName));
+}
+
+
 bool derivationIsCA(DerivationType dt) {
     switch (dt) {
     case DerivationType::InputAddressed: return false;
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ bool BasicDerivation::isBuiltin() const
 
 
 StorePath writeDerivation(Store & store,
-    const Derivation & drv, RepairFlag repair)
+    const Derivation & drv, RepairFlag repair, bool readOnly)
 {
     auto references = drv.inputSrcs;
     for (auto & i : drv.inputDrvs)
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ StorePath writeDerivation(Store & store,
        held during a garbage collection). */
     auto suffix = std::string(drv.name) + drvExtension;
     auto contents = drv.unparse(store, false);
-    return settings.readOnlyMode
+    return readOnly || settings.readOnlyMode
         ? store.computeStorePathForText(suffix, contents, references)
         : store.addTextToStore(suffix, contents, references, repair);
 }
@@ -106,12 +113,15 @@ static string parseString(std::istream & str)
     return res;
 }
 
+static void validatePath(std::string_view s) {
+    if (s.size() == 0 || s[0] != '/')
+        throw FormatError("bad path '%1%' in derivation", s);
+}
 
 static Path parsePath(std::istream & str)
 {
-    string s = parseString(str);
-    if (s.size() == 0 || s[0] != '/')
-        throw FormatError("bad path '%1%' in derivation", s);
+    auto s = parseString(str);
+    validatePath(s);
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -140,7 +150,7 @@ static StringSet parseStrings(std::istream & str, bool arePaths)
 
 
 static DerivationOutput parseDerivationOutput(const Store & store,
-    StorePath path, std::string_view hashAlgo, std::string_view hash)
+    std::string_view pathS, std::string_view hashAlgo, std::string_view hash)
 {
     if (hashAlgo != "") {
         auto method = FileIngestionMethod::Flat;
@@ -148,40 +158,45 @@ static DerivationOutput parseDerivationOutput(const Store & store,
             method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive;
             hashAlgo = hashAlgo.substr(2);
         }
-        const HashType hashType = parseHashType(hashAlgo);
-
-        return hash != ""
-            ? DerivationOutput {
-                  .output = DerivationOutputCAFixed {
-                      .hash = FixedOutputHash {
-                          .method = std::move(method),
-                          .hash = Hash::parseNonSRIUnprefixed(hash, hashType),
-                      },
-                  }
-               }
-            : (settings.requireExperimentalFeature("ca-derivations"),
-              DerivationOutput {
-                  .output =  DerivationOutputCAFloating {
-                      .method = std::move(method),
-                      .hashType = std::move(hashType),
-                  },
-              });
-    } else
+        const auto hashType = parseHashType(hashAlgo);
+        if (hash != "") {
+            validatePath(pathS);
+            return DerivationOutput {
+                .output = DerivationOutputCAFixed {
+                    .hash = FixedOutputHash {
+                        .method = std::move(method),
+                        .hash = Hash::parseNonSRIUnprefixed(hash, hashType),
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+        } else {
+            settings.requireExperimentalFeature("ca-derivations");
+            assert(pathS == "");
+            return DerivationOutput {
+                .output = DerivationOutputCAFloating {
+                    .method = std::move(method),
+                    .hashType = std::move(hashType),
+                },
+            };
+        }
+    } else {
+        validatePath(pathS);
         return DerivationOutput {
             .output = DerivationOutputInputAddressed {
-                .path = std::move(path),
+                .path = store.parseStorePath(pathS),
             }
         };
+    }
 }
 
 static DerivationOutput parseDerivationOutput(const Store & store, std::istringstream & str)
 {
-    expect(str, ","); auto path = store.parseStorePath(parsePath(str));
+    expect(str, ","); const auto pathS = parseString(str);
     expect(str, ","); const auto hashAlgo = parseString(str);
     expect(str, ","); const auto hash = parseString(str);
     expect(str, ")");
 
-    return parseDerivationOutput(store, std::move(path), hashAlgo, hash);
+    return parseDerivationOutput(store, pathS, hashAlgo, hash);
 }
 
 
@@ -294,17 +309,19 @@ string Derivation::unparse(const Store & store, bool maskOutputs,
     for (auto & i : outputs) {
         if (first) first = false; else s += ',';
         s += '('; printUnquotedString(s, i.first);
-        s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, maskOutputs ? "" : store.printStorePath(i.second.path(store, name)));
         std::visit(overloaded {
             [&](DerivationOutputInputAddressed doi) {
+                s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, maskOutputs ? "" : store.printStorePath(doi.path));
                 s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, "");
                 s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, "");
             },
             [&](DerivationOutputCAFixed dof) {
+                s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, maskOutputs ? "" : store.printStorePath(dof.path(store, name, i.first)));
                 s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, dof.hash.printMethodAlgo());
                 s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, dof.hash.hash.to_string(Base16, false));
             },
             [&](DerivationOutputCAFloating dof) {
+                s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, "");
                 s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, makeFileIngestionPrefix(dof.method) + printHashType(dof.hashType));
                 s += ','; printUnquotedString(s, "");
             },
@@ -360,6 +377,16 @@ bool isDerivation(const string & fileName)
 }
 
 
+std::string outputPathName(std::string_view drvName, std::string_view outputName) {
+    std::string res { drvName };
+    if (outputName != "out") {
+        res += "-";
+        res += outputName;
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
+
 DerivationType BasicDerivation::type() const
 {
     std::set<std::string_view> inputAddressedOutputs, fixedCAOutputs, floatingCAOutputs;
@@ -452,12 +479,12 @@ DrvHashModulo hashDerivationModulo(Store & store, const Derivation & drv, bool m
         throw Error("Regular input-addressed derivations are not yet allowed to depend on CA derivations");
     case DerivationType::CAFixed: {
         std::map<std::string, Hash> outputHashes;
-        for (const auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(store)) {
-            auto & dof = std::get<DerivationOutputCAFixed>(i.second.first.output);
+        for (const auto & i : drv.outputs) {
+            auto & dof = std::get<DerivationOutputCAFixed>(i.second.output);
             auto hash = hashString(htSHA256, "fixed:out:"
                 + dof.hash.printMethodAlgo() + ":"
                 + dof.hash.hash.to_string(Base16, false) + ":"
-                + store.printStorePath(i.second.second));
+                + store.printStorePath(dof.path(store, drv.name, i.first)));
             outputHashes.insert_or_assign(i.first, std::move(hash));
         }
         return outputHashes;
@@ -508,21 +535,13 @@ bool wantOutput(const string & output, const std::set<string> & wanted)
 }
 
 
-StorePathSet BasicDerivation::outputPaths(const Store & store) const
-{
-    StorePathSet paths;
-    for (auto & i : outputsAndPaths(store))
-        paths.insert(i.second.second);
-    return paths;
-}
-
 static DerivationOutput readDerivationOutput(Source & in, const Store & store)
 {
-    auto path = store.parseStorePath(readString(in));
+    const auto pathS = readString(in);
     const auto hashAlgo = readString(in);
     const auto hash = readString(in);
 
-    return parseDerivationOutput(store, std::move(path), hashAlgo, hash);
+    return parseDerivationOutput(store, pathS, hashAlgo, hash);
 }
 
 StringSet BasicDerivation::outputNames() const
@@ -533,23 +552,12 @@ StringSet BasicDerivation::outputNames() const
     return names;
 }
 
-DerivationOutputsAndPaths BasicDerivation::outputsAndPaths(const Store & store) const {
-    DerivationOutputsAndPaths outsAndPaths;
-    for (auto output : outputs)
-        outsAndPaths.insert(std::make_pair(
-            output.first,
-            std::make_pair(output.second, output.second.path(store, name))
-            )
-        );
-    return outsAndPaths;
-}
-
 DerivationOutputsAndOptPaths BasicDerivation::outputsAndOptPaths(const Store & store) const {
     DerivationOutputsAndOptPaths outsAndOptPaths;
     for (auto output : outputs)
         outsAndOptPaths.insert(std::make_pair(
             output.first,
-            std::make_pair(output.second, output.second.pathOpt(store, output.first))
+            std::make_pair(output.second, output.second.path(store, name, output.first))
             )
         );
     return outsAndOptPaths;
@@ -576,7 +584,7 @@ Source & readDerivation(Source & in, const Store & store, BasicDerivation & drv,
         drv.outputs.emplace(std::move(name), std::move(output));
     }
 
-    drv.inputSrcs = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(store, in);
+    drv.inputSrcs = worker_proto::read(store, in, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
     in >> drv.platform >> drv.builder;
     drv.args = readStrings<Strings>(in);
 
@@ -594,24 +602,27 @@ Source & readDerivation(Source & in, const Store & store, BasicDerivation & drv,
 void writeDerivation(Sink & out, const Store & store, const BasicDerivation & drv)
 {
     out << drv.outputs.size();
-    for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(store)) {
-        out << i.first
-            << store.printStorePath(i.second.second);
+    for (auto & i : drv.outputs) {
+        out << i.first;
         std::visit(overloaded {
             [&](DerivationOutputInputAddressed doi) {
-                out << "" << "";
+                out << store.printStorePath(doi.path)
+                    << ""
+                    << "";
             },
             [&](DerivationOutputCAFixed dof) {
-                out << dof.hash.printMethodAlgo()
+                out << store.printStorePath(dof.path(store, drv.name, i.first))
+                    << dof.hash.printMethodAlgo()
                     << dof.hash.hash.to_string(Base16, false);
             },
             [&](DerivationOutputCAFloating dof) {
-                out << (makeFileIngestionPrefix(dof.method) + printHashType(dof.hashType))
+                out << ""
+                    << (makeFileIngestionPrefix(dof.method) + printHashType(dof.hashType))
                     << "";
             },
-        }, i.second.first.output);
+        }, i.second.output);
     }
-    writeStorePaths(store, out, drv.inputSrcs);
+    worker_proto::write(store, out, drv.inputSrcs);
     out << drv.platform << drv.builder << drv.args;
     out << drv.env.size();
     for (auto & i : drv.env)
@@ -625,5 +636,65 @@ std::string hashPlaceholder(const std::string & outputName)
     return "/" + hashString(htSHA256, "nix-output:" + outputName).to_string(Base32, false);
 }
 
+std::string downstreamPlaceholder(const Store & store, const StorePath & drvPath, std::string_view outputName)
+{
+    auto drvNameWithExtension = drvPath.name();
+    auto drvName = drvNameWithExtension.substr(0, drvNameWithExtension.size() - 4);
+    auto clearText = "nix-upstream-output:" + std::string { drvPath.hashPart() } + ":" + outputPathName(drvName, outputName);
+    return "/" + hashString(htSHA256, clearText).to_string(Base32, false);
+}
+
+
+// N.B. Outputs are left unchanged
+static void rewriteDerivation(Store & store, BasicDerivation & drv, const StringMap & rewrites) {
+
+    debug("Rewriting the derivation");
+
+    for (auto &rewrite: rewrites) {
+        debug("rewriting %s as %s", rewrite.first, rewrite.second);
+    }
+
+    drv.builder = rewriteStrings(drv.builder, rewrites);
+    for (auto & arg: drv.args) {
+        arg = rewriteStrings(arg, rewrites);
+    }
+
+    StringPairs newEnv;
+    for (auto & envVar: drv.env) {
+        auto envName = rewriteStrings(envVar.first, rewrites);
+        auto envValue = rewriteStrings(envVar.second, rewrites);
+        newEnv.emplace(envName, envValue);
+    }
+    drv.env = newEnv;
+}
+
+
+Sync<DrvPathResolutions> drvPathResolutions;
+
+std::optional<BasicDerivation> Derivation::tryResolve(Store & store) {
+    BasicDerivation resolved { *this };
+
+    // Input paths that we'll want to rewrite in the derivation
+    StringMap inputRewrites;
+
+    for (auto & input : inputDrvs) {
+        auto inputDrvOutputs = store.queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(input.first);
+        StringSet newOutputNames;
+        for (auto & outputName : input.second) {
+            auto actualPathOpt = inputDrvOutputs.at(outputName);
+            if (!actualPathOpt)
+                return std::nullopt;
+            auto actualPath = *actualPathOpt;
+            inputRewrites.emplace(
+                downstreamPlaceholder(store, input.first, outputName),
+                store.printStorePath(actualPath));
+            resolved.inputSrcs.insert(std::move(actualPath));
+        }
+    }
+
+    rewriteDerivation(store, resolved, inputRewrites);
+
+    return resolved;
+}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/derivations.hh b/src/libstore/derivations.hh
index 573502c90..6d292b2e5 100644
--- a/src/libstore/derivations.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/derivations.hh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "types.hh"
 #include "hash.hh"
 #include "content-address.hh"
+#include "sync.hh"
 
 #include <map>
 #include <variant>
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ struct DerivationOutputInputAddressed
 struct DerivationOutputCAFixed
 {
     FixedOutputHash hash; /* hash used for expected hash computation */
+    StorePath path(const Store & store, std::string_view drvName, std::string_view outputName) const;
 };
 
 /* Floating-output derivations, whose output paths are content addressed, but
@@ -49,14 +51,8 @@ struct DerivationOutput
     std::optional<HashType> hashAlgoOpt(const Store & store) const;
     /* Note, when you use this function you should make sure that you're passing
        the right derivation name. When in doubt, you should use the safer
-       interface provided by BasicDerivation::outputsAndPaths */
-    std::optional<StorePath> pathOpt(const Store & store, std::string_view drvName) const;
-    /* DEPRECATED: Remove after CA drvs are fully implemented */
-    StorePath path(const Store & store, std::string_view drvName) const {
-        auto p = pathOpt(store, drvName);
-        if (!p) throw UnimplementedError("floating content-addressed derivations are not yet implemented");
-        return *p;
-    }
+       interface provided by BasicDerivation::outputsAndOptPaths */
+    std::optional<StorePath> path(const Store & store, std::string_view drvName, std::string_view outputName) const;
 };
 
 typedef std::map<string, DerivationOutput> DerivationOutputs;
@@ -65,8 +61,6 @@ typedef std::map<string, DerivationOutput> DerivationOutputs;
    also contains, for each output, the (optional) store path in which it would
    be written. To calculate values of these types, see the corresponding
    functions in BasicDerivation */
-typedef std::map<string, std::pair<DerivationOutput, StorePath>>
-  DerivationOutputsAndPaths;
 typedef std::map<string, std::pair<DerivationOutput, std::optional<StorePath>>>
   DerivationOutputsAndOptPaths;
 
@@ -105,7 +99,7 @@ struct BasicDerivation
     StringPairs env;
     std::string name;
 
-    BasicDerivation() { }
+    BasicDerivation() = default;
     virtual ~BasicDerivation() { };
 
     bool isBuiltin() const;
@@ -113,17 +107,12 @@ struct BasicDerivation
     /* Return true iff this is a fixed-output derivation. */
     DerivationType type() const;
 
-    /* Return the output paths of a derivation. */
-    StorePathSet outputPaths(const Store & store) const;
-
     /* Return the output names of a derivation. */
     StringSet outputNames() const;
 
     /* Calculates the maps that contains all the DerivationOutputs, but
-       augmented with knowledge of the Store paths they would be written into.
-       The first one of these functions will be removed when the CA work is
-       completed */
-    DerivationOutputsAndPaths outputsAndPaths(const Store & store) const;
+       augmented with knowledge of the Store paths they would be written
+       into. */
     DerivationOutputsAndOptPaths outputsAndOptPaths(const Store & store) const;
 
     static std::string_view nameFromPath(const StorePath & storePath);
@@ -137,7 +126,17 @@ struct Derivation : BasicDerivation
     std::string unparse(const Store & store, bool maskOutputs,
         std::map<std::string, StringSet> * actualInputs = nullptr) const;
 
-    Derivation() { }
+    /* Return the underlying basic derivation but with these changes:
+
+	   1. Input drvs are emptied, but the outputs of them that were used are
+	      added directly to input sources.
+
+       2. Input placeholders are replaced with realized input store paths. */
+    std::optional<BasicDerivation> tryResolve(Store & store);
+
+    Derivation() = default;
+    Derivation(const BasicDerivation & bd) : BasicDerivation(bd) { }
+    Derivation(BasicDerivation && bd) : BasicDerivation(std::move(bd)) { }
 };
 
 
@@ -147,7 +146,9 @@ enum RepairFlag : bool { NoRepair = false, Repair = true };
 
 /* Write a derivation to the Nix store, and return its path. */
 StorePath writeDerivation(Store & store,
-    const Derivation & drv, RepairFlag repair = NoRepair);
+    const Derivation & drv,
+    RepairFlag repair = NoRepair,
+    bool readOnly = false);
 
 /* Read a derivation from a file. */
 Derivation parseDerivation(const Store & store, std::string && s, std::string_view name);
@@ -155,6 +156,13 @@ Derivation parseDerivation(const Store & store, std::string && s, std::string_vi
 // FIXME: remove
 bool isDerivation(const string & fileName);
 
+/* Calculate the name that will be used for the store path for this
+   output.
+
+   This is usually <drv-name>-<output-name>, but is just <drv-name> when
+   the output name is "out". */
+std::string outputPathName(std::string_view drvName, std::string_view outputName);
+
 // known CA drv's output hashes, current just for fixed-output derivations
 // whose output hashes are always known since they are fixed up-front.
 typedef std::map<std::string, Hash> CaOutputHashes;
@@ -194,6 +202,16 @@ typedef std::map<StorePath, DrvHashModulo> DrvHashes;
 
 extern DrvHashes drvHashes; // FIXME: global, not thread-safe
 
+/* Memoisation of `readDerivation(..).resove()`. */
+typedef std::map<
+    StorePath,
+    std::optional<StorePath>
+> DrvPathResolutions;
+
+// FIXME: global, though at least thread-safe.
+// FIXME: arguably overlaps with hashDerivationModulo memo table.
+extern Sync<DrvPathResolutions> drvPathResolutions;
+
 bool wantOutput(const string & output, const std::set<string> & wanted);
 
 struct Source;
@@ -202,6 +220,21 @@ struct Sink;
 Source & readDerivation(Source & in, const Store & store, BasicDerivation & drv, std::string_view name);
 void writeDerivation(Sink & out, const Store & store, const BasicDerivation & drv);
 
+/* This creates an opaque and almost certainly unique string
+   deterministically from the output name.
+
+   It is used as a placeholder to allow derivations to refer to their
+   own outputs without needing to use the hash of a derivation in
+   itself, making the hash near-impossible to calculate. */
 std::string hashPlaceholder(const std::string & outputName);
 
+/* This creates an opaque and almost certainly unique string
+   deterministically from a derivation path and output name.
+
+   It is used as a placeholder to allow derivations to refer to
+   content-addressed paths whose content --- and thus the path
+   themselves --- isn't yet known. This occurs when a derivation has a
+   dependency which is a CA derivation. */
+std::string downstreamPlaceholder(const Store & store, const StorePath & drvPath, std::string_view outputName);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/dummy-store.cc b/src/libstore/dummy-store.cc
index 7a5744bc1..98b745c3a 100644
--- a/src/libstore/dummy-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/dummy-store.cc
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
-static std::string uriScheme = "dummy://";
+struct DummyStoreConfig : virtual StoreConfig {
+    using StoreConfig::StoreConfig;
 
-struct DummyStore : public Store
+    const std::string name() override { return "Dummy Store"; }
+};
+
+struct DummyStore : public Store, public virtual DummyStoreConfig
 {
+    DummyStore(const std::string scheme, const std::string uri, const Params & params)
+        : DummyStore(params)
+    { }
+
     DummyStore(const Params & params)
-        : Store(params)
+        : StoreConfig(params)
+        , Store(params)
     { }
 
     string getUri() override
     {
-        return uriScheme;
+        return *uriSchemes().begin();
     }
 
     void queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & path,
@@ -21,6 +31,10 @@ struct DummyStore : public Store
         callback(nullptr);
     }
 
+    static std::set<std::string> uriSchemes() {
+        return {"dummy"};
+    }
+
     std::optional<StorePath> queryPathFromHashPart(const std::string & hashPart) override
     { unsupported("queryPathFromHashPart"); }
 
@@ -48,12 +62,6 @@ struct DummyStore : public Store
     { unsupported("buildDerivation"); }
 };
 
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
-{
-    if (uri != uriScheme) return nullptr;
-    return std::make_shared<DummyStore>(params);
-});
+static RegisterStoreImplementation<DummyStore, DummyStoreConfig> regDummyStore;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/export-import.cc b/src/libstore/export-import.cc
index ccd466d09..02c839520 100644
--- a/src/libstore/export-import.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/export-import.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void Store::exportPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink)
     teeSink
         << exportMagic
         << printStorePath(path);
-    writeStorePaths(*this, teeSink, info->references);
+    worker_proto::write(*this, teeSink, info->references);
     teeSink
         << (info->deriver ? printStorePath(*info->deriver) : "")
         << 0;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ StorePaths Store::importPaths(Source & source, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs)
 
         //Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, format("importing path '%s'") % info.path);
 
-        auto references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, source);
+        auto references = worker_proto::read(*this, source, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         auto deriver = readString(source);
         auto narHash = hashString(htSHA256, *saved.s);
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc b/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
index 4149f8155..c2c65af05 100644
--- a/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "s3.hh"
 #include "compression.hh"
 #include "finally.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_S3
 #include <aws/core/client/ClientConfiguration.h>
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 FileTransferSettings fileTransferSettings;
 
-static GlobalConfig::Register r1(&fileTransferSettings);
+static GlobalConfig::Register rFileTransferSettings(&fileTransferSettings);
 
 std::string resolveUri(const std::string & uri)
 {
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ struct curlFileTransfer : public FileTransfer
                 requestHeaders = curl_slist_append(requestHeaders, ("If-None-Match: " + request.expectedETag).c_str());
             if (!request.mimeType.empty())
                 requestHeaders = curl_slist_append(requestHeaders, ("Content-Type: " + request.mimeType).c_str());
+            for (auto it = request.headers.begin(); it != request.headers.end(); ++it){
+                requestHeaders = curl_slist_append(requestHeaders, fmt("%s: %s", it->first, it->second).c_str());
+            }
         }
 
         ~TransferItem()
diff --git a/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh b/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh
index 0d608c8d8..c89c51a21 100644
--- a/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ extern FileTransferSettings fileTransferSettings;
 struct FileTransferRequest
 {
     std::string uri;
+    Headers headers;
     std::string expectedETag;
     bool verifyTLS = true;
     bool head = false;
diff --git a/src/libstore/gc.cc b/src/libstore/gc.cc
index e6cbc525d..518a357ef 100644
--- a/src/libstore/gc.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/gc.cc
@@ -574,9 +574,12 @@ bool LocalStore::canReachRoot(GCState & state, StorePathSet & visited, const Sto
     /* If keep-derivations is set and this is a derivation, then
        don't delete the derivation if any of the outputs are alive. */
     if (state.gcKeepDerivations && path.isDerivation()) {
-        for (auto & i : queryDerivationOutputs(path))
-            if (isValidPath(i) && queryPathInfo(i)->deriver == path)
-                incoming.insert(i);
+        for (auto & [name, maybeOutPath] : queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(path))
+            if (maybeOutPath &&
+                isValidPath(*maybeOutPath) &&
+                queryPathInfo(*maybeOutPath)->deriver == path
+                )
+                incoming.insert(*maybeOutPath);
     }
 
     /* If keep-outputs is set, then don't delete this path if there
@@ -660,9 +663,7 @@ void LocalStore::removeUnusedLinks(const GCState & state)
         if (name == "." || name == "..") continue;
         Path path = linksDir + "/" + name;
 
-        struct stat st;
-        if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st) == -1)
-            throw SysError("statting '%1%'", path);
+        auto st = lstat(path);
 
         if (st.st_nlink != 1) {
             actualSize += st.st_size;
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index 04c78405e..f4a4f348f 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "util.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
 #include "args.hh"
+#include "abstract-setting-to-json.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <map>
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 Settings settings;
 
-static GlobalConfig::Register r1(&settings);
+static GlobalConfig::Register rSettings(&settings);
 
 Settings::Settings()
     : nixPrefix(NIX_PREFIX)
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ Settings::Settings()
 {
     buildUsersGroup = getuid() == 0 ? "nixbld" : "";
     lockCPU = getEnv("NIX_AFFINITY_HACK") == "1";
+    allowSymlinkedStore = getEnv("NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE") == "1";
 
     caFile = getEnv("NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE").value_or(getEnv("SSL_CERT_FILE").value_or(""));
     if (caFile == "") {
@@ -147,6 +149,12 @@ bool Settings::isWSL1()
 
 const string nixVersion = PACKAGE_VERSION;
 
+NLOHMANN_JSON_SERIALIZE_ENUM(SandboxMode, {
+    {SandboxMode::smEnabled, true},
+    {SandboxMode::smRelaxed, "relaxed"},
+    {SandboxMode::smDisabled, false},
+});
+
 template<> void BaseSetting<SandboxMode>::set(const std::string & str)
 {
     if (str == "true") value = smEnabled;
@@ -163,11 +171,6 @@ template<> std::string BaseSetting<SandboxMode>::to_string() const
     else abort();
 }
 
-template<> nlohmann::json BaseSetting<SandboxMode>::toJSON()
-{
-    return AbstractSetting::toJSON();
-}
-
 template<> void BaseSetting<SandboxMode>::convertToArg(Args & args, const std::string & category)
 {
     args.addFlag({
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh
index 8a2d3ff75..8c63c5b34 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh
@@ -859,8 +859,54 @@ public:
           are loaded as plugins (non-recursively).
         )"};
 
-    Setting<std::string> githubAccessToken{this, "", "github-access-token",
-        "GitHub access token to get access to GitHub data through the GitHub API for `github:<..>` flakes."};
+    Setting<StringMap> accessTokens{this, {}, "access-tokens",
+        R"(
+          Access tokens used to access protected GitHub, GitLab, or
+          other locations requiring token-based authentication.
+
+          Access tokens are specified as a string made up of
+          space-separated `host=token` values.  The specific token
+          used is selected by matching the `host` portion against the
+          "host" specification of the input. The actual use of the
+          `token` value is determined by the type of resource being
+          accessed:
+
+          * Github: the token value is the OAUTH-TOKEN string obtained
+            as the Personal Access Token from the Github server (see
+            https://docs.github.com/en/developers/apps/authorizing-oath-apps).
+
+          * Gitlab: the token value is either the OAuth2 token or the
+            Personal Access Token (these are different types tokens
+            for gitlab, see
+            https://docs.gitlab.com/12.10/ee/api/README.html#authentication).
+            The `token` value should be `type:tokenstring` where
+            `type` is either `OAuth2` or `PAT` to indicate which type
+            of token is being specified.
+
+          Example `~/.config/nix/nix.conf`:
+
+          ```
+          access-tokens = "github.com=23ac...b289 gitlab.mycompany.com=PAT:A123Bp_Cd..EfG gitlab.com=OAuth2:1jklw3jk"
+          ```
+
+          Example `~/code/flake.nix`:
+
+          ```nix
+          input.foo = {
+            type = "gitlab";
+            host = "gitlab.mycompany.com";
+            owner = "mycompany";
+            repo = "pro";
+          };
+          ```
+
+          This example specifies three tokens, one each for accessing
+          github.com, gitlab.mycompany.com, and sourceforge.net.
+
+          The `input.foo` uses the "gitlab" fetcher, which might
+          requires specifying the token type along with the token
+          value.
+          )"};
 
     Setting<Strings> experimentalFeatures{this, {}, "experimental-features",
         "Experimental Nix features to enable."};
@@ -880,6 +926,19 @@ public:
 
     Setting<std::string> flakeRegistry{this, "https://github.com/NixOS/flake-registry/raw/master/flake-registry.json", "flake-registry",
         "Path or URI of the global flake registry."};
+
+    Setting<bool> allowSymlinkedStore{
+        this, false, "allow-symlinked-store",
+        R"(
+          If set to `true`, Nix will stop complaining if the store directory
+          (typically /nix/store) contains symlink components.
+
+          This risks making some builds "impure" because builders sometimes
+          "canonicalise" paths by resolving all symlink components. Problems
+          occur if those builds are then deployed to machines where /nix/store
+          resolves to a different location from that of the build machine. You
+          can enable this setting if you are sure you're not going to do that.
+        )"};
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc
index 1733239fb..9d2a89f96 100644
--- a/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
 #include "filetransfer.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "nar-info-disk-cache.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
 MakeError(UploadToHTTP, Error);
 
-class HttpBinaryCacheStore : public BinaryCacheStore
+struct HttpBinaryCacheStoreConfig : virtual BinaryCacheStoreConfig
+{
+    using BinaryCacheStoreConfig::BinaryCacheStoreConfig;
+
+    const std::string name() override { return "Http Binary Cache Store"; }
+};
+
+class HttpBinaryCacheStore : public BinaryCacheStore, public HttpBinaryCacheStoreConfig
 {
 private:
 
@@ -24,9 +32,12 @@ private:
 public:
 
     HttpBinaryCacheStore(
-        const Params & params, const Path & _cacheUri)
-        : BinaryCacheStore(params)
-        , cacheUri(_cacheUri)
+        const std::string & scheme,
+        const Path & _cacheUri,
+        const Params & params)
+        : StoreConfig(params)
+        , BinaryCacheStore(params)
+        , cacheUri(scheme + "://" + _cacheUri)
     {
         if (cacheUri.back() == '/')
             cacheUri.pop_back();
@@ -55,6 +66,14 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    static std::set<std::string> uriSchemes()
+    {
+        static bool forceHttp = getEnv("_NIX_FORCE_HTTP") == "1";
+        auto ret = std::set<std::string>({"http", "https"});
+        if (forceHttp) ret.insert("file");
+        return ret;
+    }
+
 protected:
 
     void maybeDisable()
@@ -162,18 +181,6 @@ protected:
 
 };
 
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
-{
-    static bool forceHttp = getEnv("_NIX_FORCE_HTTP") == "1";
-    if (std::string(uri, 0, 7) != "http://" &&
-        std::string(uri, 0, 8) != "https://" &&
-        (!forceHttp || std::string(uri, 0, 7) != "file://"))
-        return 0;
-    auto store = std::make_shared<HttpBinaryCacheStore>(params, uri);
-    store->init();
-    return store;
-});
+static RegisterStoreImplementation<HttpBinaryCacheStore, HttpBinaryCacheStoreConfig> regHttpBinaryCacheStore;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
index dc03313f0..467169ce8 100644
--- a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
@@ -6,21 +6,28 @@
 #include "worker-protocol.hh"
 #include "ssh.hh"
 #include "derivations.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
-static std::string uriScheme = "ssh://";
-
-struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
+struct LegacySSHStoreConfig : virtual StoreConfig
 {
-    const Setting<int> maxConnections{this, 1, "max-connections", "maximum number of concurrent SSH connections"};
-    const Setting<Path> sshKey{this, "", "ssh-key", "path to an SSH private key"};
-    const Setting<bool> compress{this, false, "compress", "whether to compress the connection"};
-    const Setting<Path> remoteProgram{this, "nix-store", "remote-program", "path to the nix-store executable on the remote system"};
-    const Setting<std::string> remoteStore{this, "", "remote-store", "URI of the store on the remote system"};
+    using StoreConfig::StoreConfig;
+    const Setting<int> maxConnections{(StoreConfig*) this, 1, "max-connections", "maximum number of concurrent SSH connections"};
+    const Setting<Path> sshKey{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "ssh-key", "path to an SSH private key"};
+    const Setting<bool> compress{(StoreConfig*) this, false, "compress", "whether to compress the connection"};
+    const Setting<Path> remoteProgram{(StoreConfig*) this, "nix-store", "remote-program", "path to the nix-store executable on the remote system"};
+    const Setting<std::string> remoteStore{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "remote-store", "URI of the store on the remote system"};
 
+    const std::string name() override { return "Legacy SSH Store"; }
+};
+
+struct LegacySSHStore : public Store, public virtual LegacySSHStoreConfig
+{
     // Hack for getting remote build log output.
-    const Setting<int> logFD{this, -1, "log-fd", "file descriptor to which SSH's stderr is connected"};
+    // Intentionally not in `LegacySSHStoreConfig` so that it doesn't appear in
+    // the documentation
+    const Setting<int> logFD{(StoreConfig*) this, -1, "log-fd", "file descriptor to which SSH's stderr is connected"};
 
     struct Connection
     {
@@ -37,8 +44,11 @@ struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
 
     SSHMaster master;
 
-    LegacySSHStore(const string & host, const Params & params)
-        : Store(params)
+    static std::set<std::string> uriSchemes() { return {"ssh"}; }
+
+    LegacySSHStore(const string & scheme, const string & host, const Params & params)
+        : StoreConfig(params)
+        , Store(params)
         , host(host)
         , connections(make_ref<Pool<Connection>>(
             std::max(1, (int) maxConnections),
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
 
     string getUri() override
     {
-        return uriScheme + host;
+        return *uriSchemes().begin() + "://" + host;
     }
 
     void queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & path,
@@ -112,7 +122,7 @@ struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
             auto deriver = readString(conn->from);
             if (deriver != "")
                 info->deriver = parseStorePath(deriver);
-            info->references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+            info->references = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
             readLongLong(conn->from); // download size
             info->narSize = readLongLong(conn->from);
 
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
                 << printStorePath(info.path)
                 << (info.deriver ? printStorePath(*info.deriver) : "")
                 << info.narHash.to_string(Base16, false);
-            writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, info.references);
+            worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, info.references);
             conn->to
                 << info.registrationTime
                 << info.narSize
@@ -175,7 +185,7 @@ struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
             conn->to
                 << exportMagic
                 << printStorePath(info.path);
-            writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, info.references);
+            worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, info.references);
             conn->to
                 << (info.deriver ? printStorePath(*info.deriver) : "")
                 << 0
@@ -291,10 +301,10 @@ public:
         conn->to
             << cmdQueryClosure
             << includeOutputs;
-        writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, paths);
+        worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, paths);
         conn->to.flush();
 
-        for (auto & i : readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from))
+        for (auto & i : worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {}))
             out.insert(i);
     }
 
@@ -307,10 +317,10 @@ public:
             << cmdQueryValidPaths
             << false // lock
             << maybeSubstitute;
-        writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, paths);
+        worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, paths);
         conn->to.flush();
 
-        return readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+        return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
     }
 
     void connect() override
@@ -325,12 +335,6 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
-{
-    if (std::string(uri, 0, uriScheme.size()) != uriScheme) return 0;
-    return std::make_shared<LegacySSHStore>(std::string(uri, uriScheme.size()), params);
-});
+static RegisterStoreImplementation<LegacySSHStore, LegacySSHStoreConfig> regLegacySSHStore;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc
index 87d8334d7..7d979c5c2 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-class LocalBinaryCacheStore : public BinaryCacheStore
+struct LocalBinaryCacheStoreConfig : virtual BinaryCacheStoreConfig
+{
+    using BinaryCacheStoreConfig::BinaryCacheStoreConfig;
+
+    const std::string name() override { return "Local Binary Cache Store"; }
+};
+
+class LocalBinaryCacheStore : public BinaryCacheStore, public virtual LocalBinaryCacheStoreConfig
 {
 private:
 
@@ -13,8 +20,11 @@ private:
 public:
 
     LocalBinaryCacheStore(
-        const Params & params, const Path & binaryCacheDir)
-        : BinaryCacheStore(params)
+        const std::string scheme,
+        const Path & binaryCacheDir,
+        const Params & params)
+        : StoreConfig(params)
+        , BinaryCacheStore(params)
         , binaryCacheDir(binaryCacheDir)
     {
     }
@@ -26,6 +36,8 @@ public:
         return "file://" + binaryCacheDir;
     }
 
+    static std::set<std::string> uriSchemes();
+
 protected:
 
     bool fileExists(const std::string & path) override;
@@ -85,16 +97,14 @@ bool LocalBinaryCacheStore::fileExists(const std::string & path)
     return pathExists(binaryCacheDir + "/" + path);
 }
 
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
+std::set<std::string> LocalBinaryCacheStore::uriSchemes()
 {
-    if (getEnv("_NIX_FORCE_HTTP_BINARY_CACHE_STORE") == "1" ||
-        std::string(uri, 0, 7) != "file://")
-        return 0;
-    auto store = std::make_shared<LocalBinaryCacheStore>(params, std::string(uri, 7));
-    store->init();
-    return store;
-});
+    if (getEnv("_NIX_FORCE_HTTP_BINARY_CACHE_STORE") == "1")
+        return {};
+    else
+        return {"file"};
+}
+
+static RegisterStoreImplementation<LocalBinaryCacheStore, LocalBinaryCacheStoreConfig> regLocalBinaryCacheStore;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index a79b2da44..d29236a9c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "derivations.hh"
 #include "nar-info.hh"
 #include "references.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ namespace nix {
 
 
 LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
-    : Store(params)
+    : StoreConfig(params)
+    , Store(params)
     , LocalFSStore(params)
     , realStoreDir_{this, false, rootDir != "" ? rootDir + "/nix/store" : storeDir, "real",
         "physical path to the Nix store"}
@@ -108,12 +110,11 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
     }
 
     /* Ensure that the store and its parents are not symlinks. */
-    if (getEnv("NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE") != "1") {
+    if (!settings.allowSymlinkedStore) {
         Path path = realStoreDir;
         struct stat st;
         while (path != "/") {
-            if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-                throw SysError("getting status of '%1%'", path);
+            st = lstat(path);
             if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
                 throw Error(
                         "the path '%1%' is a symlink; "
@@ -417,10 +418,7 @@ static void canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(const Path & path, const struct
 
 void canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(const Path & path)
 {
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
-    canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(path, st);
+    canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(path, lstat(path));
 }
 
 
@@ -438,9 +436,7 @@ static void canonicalisePathMetaData_(const Path & path, uid_t fromUid, InodesSe
     }
 #endif
 
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
 
     /* Really make sure that the path is of a supported type. */
     if (!(S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)))
@@ -476,8 +472,7 @@ static void canonicalisePathMetaData_(const Path & path, uid_t fromUid, InodesSe
        ensure that we don't fail on hard links within the same build
        (i.e. "touch $out/foo; ln $out/foo $out/bar"). */
     if (fromUid != (uid_t) -1 && st.st_uid != fromUid) {
-        assert(!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode));
-        if (inodesSeen.find(Inode(st.st_dev, st.st_ino)) == inodesSeen.end())
+        if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) || !inodesSeen.count(Inode(st.st_dev, st.st_ino)))
             throw BuildError("invalid ownership on file '%1%'", path);
         mode_t mode = st.st_mode & ~S_IFMT;
         assert(S_ISLNK(st.st_mode) || (st.st_uid == geteuid() && (mode == 0444 || mode == 0555) && st.st_mtime == mtimeStore));
@@ -520,9 +515,7 @@ void canonicalisePathMetaData(const Path & path, uid_t fromUid, InodesSeen & ino
 
     /* On platforms that don't have lchown(), the top-level path can't
        be a symlink, since we can't change its ownership. */
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
 
     if (st.st_uid != geteuid()) {
         assert(S_ISLNK(st.st_mode));
@@ -578,13 +571,32 @@ void LocalStore::checkDerivationOutputs(const StorePath & drvPath, const Derivat
                 envHasRightPath(path, i.first);
             },
             [&](DerivationOutputCAFloating _) {
-                throw UnimplementedError("floating CA output derivations are not yet implemented");
+                /* Nothing to check */
             },
         }, i.second.output);
     }
 }
 
 
+void LocalStore::linkDeriverToPath(const StorePath & deriver, const string & outputName, const StorePath & output)
+{
+    auto state(_state.lock());
+    return linkDeriverToPath(*state, queryValidPathId(*state, deriver), outputName, output);
+}
+
+void LocalStore::linkDeriverToPath(State & state, uint64_t deriver, const string & outputName, const StorePath & output)
+{
+    retrySQLite<void>([&]() {
+        state.stmtAddDerivationOutput.use()
+            (deriver)
+            (outputName)
+            (printStorePath(output))
+            .exec();
+    });
+
+}
+
+
 uint64_t LocalStore::addValidPath(State & state,
     const ValidPathInfo & info, bool checkOutputs)
 {
@@ -618,12 +630,11 @@ uint64_t LocalStore::addValidPath(State & state,
            registration above is undone. */
         if (checkOutputs) checkDerivationOutputs(info.path, drv);
 
-        for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(*this)) {
-            state.stmtAddDerivationOutput.use()
-                (id)
-                (i.first)
-                (printStorePath(i.second.second))
-                .exec();
+        for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndOptPaths(*this)) {
+            /* Floating CA derivations have indeterminate output paths until
+               they are built, so don't register anything in that case */
+            if (i.second.second)
+                linkDeriverToPath(state, id, i.first, *i.second.second);
         }
     }
 
@@ -710,7 +721,7 @@ uint64_t LocalStore::queryValidPathId(State & state, const StorePath & path)
 {
     auto use(state.stmtQueryPathInfo.use()(printStorePath(path)));
     if (!use.next())
-        throw Error("path '%s' is not valid", printStorePath(path));
+        throw InvalidPath("path '%s' is not valid", printStorePath(path));
     return use.getInt(0);
 }
 
@@ -785,18 +796,58 @@ StorePathSet LocalStore::queryValidDerivers(const StorePath & path)
 }
 
 
-std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> LocalStore::queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(const StorePath & path)
+std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> LocalStore::queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(const StorePath & path_)
 {
+    auto path = path_;
     std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> outputs;
-    BasicDerivation drv = readDerivation(path);
+    Derivation drv = readDerivation(path);
     for (auto & [outName, _] : drv.outputs) {
         outputs.insert_or_assign(outName, std::nullopt);
     }
+    bool haveCached = false;
+    {
+        auto resolutions = drvPathResolutions.lock();
+        auto resolvedPathOptIter = resolutions->find(path);
+        if (resolvedPathOptIter != resolutions->end()) {
+            auto & [_, resolvedPathOpt] = *resolvedPathOptIter;
+            if (resolvedPathOpt)
+                path = *resolvedPathOpt;
+            haveCached = true;
+        }
+    }
+    /* can't just use else-if instead of `!haveCached` because we need to unlock
+       `drvPathResolutions` before it is locked in `Derivation::resolve`. */
+    if (!haveCached && drv.type() == DerivationType::CAFloating) {
+        /* Try resolve drv and use that path instead. */
+        auto attempt = drv.tryResolve(*this);
+        if (!attempt)
+            /* If we cannot resolve the derivation, we cannot have any path
+               assigned so we return the map of all std::nullopts. */
+            return outputs;
+        /* Just compute store path */
+        auto pathResolved = writeDerivation(*this, *std::move(attempt), NoRepair, true);
+        /* Store in memo table. */
+        /* FIXME: memo logic should not be local-store specific, should have
+           wrapper-method instead. */
+        drvPathResolutions.lock()->insert_or_assign(path, pathResolved);
+        path = std::move(pathResolved);
+    }
     return retrySQLite<std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>>>([&]() {
         auto state(_state.lock());
 
-        auto useQueryDerivationOutputs(state->stmtQueryDerivationOutputs.use()
-            (queryValidPathId(*state, path)));
+        uint64_t drvId;
+        try {
+            drvId = queryValidPathId(*state, path);
+        } catch (InvalidPath &) {
+            /* FIXME? if the derivation doesn't exist, we cannot have a mapping
+               for it. */
+            return outputs;
+        }
+
+        auto useQueryDerivationOutputs {
+            state->stmtQueryDerivationOutputs.use()
+            (drvId)
+        };
 
         while (useQueryDerivationOutputs.next())
             outputs.insert_or_assign(
@@ -1435,7 +1486,7 @@ static void makeMutable(const Path & path)
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    struct stat st = lstat(path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
 
     if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) && !S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) return;
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.hh b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
index bb4ed9b19..e7c9d1605 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
@@ -30,8 +30,19 @@ struct OptimiseStats
     uint64_t blocksFreed = 0;
 };
 
+struct LocalStoreConfig : virtual LocalFSStoreConfig
+{
+    using LocalFSStoreConfig::LocalFSStoreConfig;
 
-class LocalStore : public LocalFSStore
+    Setting<bool> requireSigs{(StoreConfig*) this,
+        settings.requireSigs,
+        "require-sigs", "whether store paths should have a trusted signature on import"};
+
+    const std::string name() override { return "Local Store"; }
+};
+
+
+class LocalStore : public LocalFSStore, public virtual LocalStoreConfig
 {
 private:
 
@@ -95,10 +106,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-    Setting<bool> requireSigs{(Store*) this,
-        settings.requireSigs,
-        "require-sigs", "whether store paths should have a trusted signature on import"};
-
     const PublicKeys & getPublicKeys();
 
 public:
@@ -279,6 +286,11 @@ private:
        specified by the ‘secret-key-files’ option. */
     void signPathInfo(ValidPathInfo & info);
 
+    /* Register the store path 'output' as the output named 'outputName' of
+       derivation 'deriver'. */
+    void linkDeriverToPath(const StorePath & deriver, const string & outputName, const StorePath & output);
+    void linkDeriverToPath(State & state, uint64_t deriver, const string & outputName, const StorePath & output);
+
     Path getRealStoreDir() override { return realStoreDir; }
 
     void createUser(const std::string & userName, uid_t userId) override;
diff --git a/src/libstore/misc.cc b/src/libstore/misc.cc
index f6aa570bb..ad4dccef9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/misc.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/misc.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "store-api.hh"
 #include "thread-pool.hh"
 #include "topo-sort.hh"
-
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
@@ -203,17 +203,24 @@ void Store::queryMissing(const std::vector<StorePathWithOutputs> & targets,
                 return;
             }
 
+            PathSet invalid;
+            /* true for regular derivations, and CA derivations for which we
+               have a trust mapping for all wanted outputs. */
+            auto knownOutputPaths = true;
+            for (auto & [outputName, pathOpt] : queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(path.path)) {
+                if (!pathOpt) {
+                    knownOutputPaths = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (wantOutput(outputName, path.outputs) && !isValidPath(*pathOpt))
+                    invalid.insert(printStorePath(*pathOpt));
+            }
+            if (knownOutputPaths && invalid.empty()) return;
+
             auto drv = make_ref<Derivation>(derivationFromPath(path.path));
             ParsedDerivation parsedDrv(StorePath(path.path), *drv);
 
-            PathSet invalid;
-            for (auto & j : drv->outputsAndPaths(*this))
-                if (wantOutput(j.first, path.outputs)
-                    && !isValidPath(j.second.second))
-                    invalid.insert(printStorePath(j.second.second));
-            if (invalid.empty()) return;
-
-            if (settings.useSubstitutes && parsedDrv.substitutesAllowed()) {
+            if (knownOutputPaths && settings.useSubstitutes && parsedDrv.substitutesAllowed()) {
                 auto drvState = make_ref<Sync<DrvState>>(DrvState(invalid.size()));
                 for (auto & output : invalid)
                     pool.enqueue(std::bind(checkOutput, printStorePath(path.path), drv, output, drvState));
diff --git a/src/libstore/names.cc b/src/libstore/names.cc
index d1c8a6101..41e28dc99 100644
--- a/src/libstore/names.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/names.cc
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #include "names.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
 
+#include <regex>
+
 
 namespace nix {
 
 
+struct Regex
+{
+    std::regex regex;
+};
+
+
 DrvName::DrvName()
 {
     name = "";
@@ -30,11 +38,18 @@ DrvName::DrvName(std::string_view s) : hits(0)
 }
 
 
+DrvName::~DrvName()
+{ }
+
+
 bool DrvName::matches(DrvName & n)
 {
     if (name != "*") {
-        if (!regex) regex = std::unique_ptr<std::regex>(new std::regex(name, std::regex::extended));
-        if (!std::regex_match(n.name, *regex)) return false;
+        if (!regex) {
+            regex = std::make_unique<Regex>();
+            regex->regex = std::regex(name, std::regex::extended);
+        }
+        if (!std::regex_match(n.name, regex->regex)) return false;
     }
     if (version != "" && version != n.version) return false;
     return true;
@@ -99,7 +114,7 @@ DrvNames drvNamesFromArgs(const Strings & opArgs)
 {
     DrvNames result;
     for (auto & i : opArgs)
-        result.push_back(DrvName(i));
+        result.emplace_back(i);
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/names.hh b/src/libstore/names.hh
index 00e14b8c7..bc62aac93 100644
--- a/src/libstore/names.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/names.hh
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "types.hh"
-#include <regex>
 
 namespace nix {
 
+struct Regex;
+
 struct DrvName
 {
     string fullName;
@@ -16,10 +17,12 @@ struct DrvName
 
     DrvName();
     DrvName(std::string_view s);
+    ~DrvName();
+
     bool matches(DrvName & n);
 
 private:
-    std::unique_ptr<std::regex> regex;
+    std::unique_ptr<Regex> regex;
 };
 
 typedef list<DrvName> DrvNames;
diff --git a/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc b/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc
index e4b4b6213..a0d482ddf 100644
--- a/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/optimise-store.cc
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 static void makeWritable(const Path & path)
 {
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
     if (chmod(path.c_str(), st.st_mode | S_IWUSR) == -1)
         throw SysError("changing writability of '%1%'", path);
 }
@@ -94,9 +92,7 @@ void LocalStore::optimisePath_(Activity * act, OptimiseStats & stats,
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
 
 #if __APPLE__
     /* HFS/macOS has some undocumented security feature disabling hardlinking for
@@ -187,9 +183,7 @@ void LocalStore::optimisePath_(Activity * act, OptimiseStats & stats,
 
     /* Yes!  We've seen a file with the same contents.  Replace the
        current file with a hard link to that file. */
-    struct stat stLink;
-    if (lstat(linkPath.c_str(), &stLink))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", linkPath);
+    auto stLink = lstat(linkPath);
 
     if (st.st_ino == stLink.st_ino) {
         debug(format("'%1%' is already linked to '%2%'") % path % linkPath);
@@ -282,21 +276,15 @@ void LocalStore::optimiseStore(OptimiseStats & stats)
     }
 }
 
-static string showBytes(uint64_t bytes)
-{
-    return (format("%.2f MiB") % (bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0))).str();
-}
-
 void LocalStore::optimiseStore()
 {
     OptimiseStats stats;
 
     optimiseStore(stats);
 
-    printInfo(
-        format("%1% freed by hard-linking %2% files")
-        % showBytes(stats.bytesFreed)
-        % stats.filesLinked);
+    printInfo("%s freed by hard-linking %d files",
+        showBytes(stats.bytesFreed),
+        stats.filesLinked);
 }
 
 void LocalStore::optimisePath(const Path & path)
diff --git a/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh b/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh
index 3fa09f34f..c9fbe68c4 100644
--- a/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
 #include "store-api.hh"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
diff --git a/src/libstore/profiles.cc b/src/libstore/profiles.cc
index c20386e2b..c3809bad7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/profiles.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/profiles.cc
@@ -39,13 +39,10 @@ std::pair<Generations, std::optional<GenerationNumber>> findGenerations(Path pro
     for (auto & i : readDirectory(profileDir)) {
         if (auto n = parseName(profileName, i.name)) {
             auto path = profileDir + "/" + i.name;
-            struct stat st;
-            if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st) != 0)
-                throw SysError("statting '%1%'", path);
             gens.push_back({
                 .number = *n,
                 .path = path,
-                .creationTime = st.st_mtime
+                .creationTime = lstat(path).st_mtime
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libstore/references.cc b/src/libstore/references.cc
index 62a3cda61..d2096cb49 100644
--- a/src/libstore/references.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/references.cc
@@ -79,9 +79,17 @@ void RefScanSink::operator () (const unsigned char * data, size_t len)
 std::pair<PathSet, HashResult> scanForReferences(const string & path,
     const PathSet & refs)
 {
-    RefScanSink refsSink;
     HashSink hashSink { htSHA256 };
-    TeeSink sink { refsSink, hashSink };
+    auto found = scanForReferences(hashSink, path, refs);
+    auto hash = hashSink.finish();
+    return std::pair<PathSet, HashResult>(found, hash);
+}
+
+PathSet scanForReferences(Sink & toTee,
+    const string & path, const PathSet & refs)
+{
+    RefScanSink refsSink;
+    TeeSink sink { refsSink, toTee };
     std::map<string, Path> backMap;
 
     /* For efficiency (and a higher hit rate), just search for the
@@ -111,9 +119,7 @@ std::pair<PathSet, HashResult> scanForReferences(const string & path,
         found.insert(j->second);
     }
 
-    auto hash = hashSink.finish();
-
-    return std::pair<PathSet, HashResult>(found, hash);
+    return found;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/references.hh b/src/libstore/references.hh
index 598a3203a..c2efd095c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/references.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/references.hh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace nix {
 
 std::pair<PathSet, HashResult> scanForReferences(const Path & path, const PathSet & refs);
 
+PathSet scanForReferences(Sink & toTee, const Path & path, const PathSet & refs);
+
 struct RewritingSink : Sink
 {
     std::string from, to, prev;
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index e4a4ef5af..23b1942ce 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "serialise.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
+#include "remote-fs-accessor.hh"
 #include "remote-store.hh"
 #include "worker-protocol.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "pool.hh"
 #include "finally.hh"
 #include "logging.hh"
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -22,44 +24,19 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-
-template<> StorePathSet readStorePaths(const Store & store, Source & from)
-{
-    StorePathSet paths;
-    for (auto & i : readStrings<Strings>(from))
-        paths.insert(store.parseStorePath(i));
-    return paths;
-}
-
-void writeStorePaths(const Store & store, Sink & out, const StorePathSet & paths)
-{
-    out << paths.size();
-    for (auto & i : paths)
-        out << store.printStorePath(i);
-}
-
-
-StorePathCAMap readStorePathCAMap(const Store & store, Source & from)
-{
-    StorePathCAMap paths;
-    auto count = readNum<size_t>(from);
-    while (count--)
-        paths.insert_or_assign(store.parseStorePath(readString(from)), parseContentAddressOpt(readString(from)));
-    return paths;
-}
-
-void writeStorePathCAMap(const Store & store, Sink & out, const StorePathCAMap & paths)
-{
-    out << paths.size();
-    for (auto & i : paths) {
-        out << store.printStorePath(i.first);
-        out << renderContentAddress(i.second);
-    }
-}
-
-
 namespace worker_proto {
 
+std::string read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::string> _)
+{
+    return readString(from);
+}
+
+void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::string & str)
+{
+    out << str;
+}
+
+
 StorePath read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<StorePath> _)
 {
     return store.parseStorePath(readString(from));
@@ -71,28 +48,58 @@ void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const StorePath & storePath)
 }
 
 
-template<>
+ContentAddress read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<ContentAddress> _)
+{
+    return parseContentAddress(readString(from));
+}
+
+void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const ContentAddress & ca)
+{
+    out << renderContentAddress(ca);
+}
+
+
 std::optional<StorePath> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::optional<StorePath>> _)
 {
     auto s = readString(from);
     return s == "" ? std::optional<StorePath> {} : store.parseStorePath(s);
 }
 
-template<>
 void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::optional<StorePath> & storePathOpt)
 {
     out << (storePathOpt ? store.printStorePath(*storePathOpt) : "");
 }
 
+
+std::optional<ContentAddress> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::optional<ContentAddress>> _)
+{
+    return parseContentAddressOpt(readString(from));
+}
+
+void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::optional<ContentAddress> & caOpt)
+{
+    out << (caOpt ? renderContentAddress(*caOpt) : "");
+}
+
 }
 
 
 /* TODO: Separate these store impls into different files, give them better names */
 RemoteStore::RemoteStore(const Params & params)
     : Store(params)
+    , RemoteStoreConfig(params)
     , connections(make_ref<Pool<Connection>>(
             std::max(1, (int) maxConnections),
-            [this]() { return openConnectionWrapper(); },
+            [this]() {
+                auto conn = openConnectionWrapper();
+                try {
+                    initConnection(*conn);
+                } catch (...) {
+                    failed = true;
+                    throw;
+                }
+                return conn;
+            },
             [this](const ref<Connection> & r) {
                 return
                     r->to.good()
@@ -119,19 +126,21 @@ ref<RemoteStore::Connection> RemoteStore::openConnectionWrapper()
 
 
 UDSRemoteStore::UDSRemoteStore(const Params & params)
-    : Store(params)
+    : StoreConfig(params)
+    , Store(params)
     , LocalFSStore(params)
     , RemoteStore(params)
 {
 }
 
 
-UDSRemoteStore::UDSRemoteStore(std::string socket_path, const Params & params)
-    : Store(params)
-    , LocalFSStore(params)
-    , RemoteStore(params)
-    , path(socket_path)
+UDSRemoteStore::UDSRemoteStore(
+        const std::string scheme,
+        std::string socket_path,
+        const Params & params)
+    : UDSRemoteStore(params)
 {
+    path.emplace(socket_path);
 }
 
 
@@ -175,8 +184,6 @@ ref<RemoteStore::Connection> UDSRemoteStore::openConnection()
 
     conn->startTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
-    initConnection(*conn);
-
     return conn;
 }
 
@@ -292,6 +299,8 @@ struct ConnectionHandle
             std::rethrow_exception(ex);
         }
     }
+
+    void withFramedSink(std::function<void(Sink & sink)> fun);
 };
 
 
@@ -320,9 +329,9 @@ StorePathSet RemoteStore::queryValidPaths(const StorePathSet & paths, Substitute
         return res;
     } else {
         conn->to << wopQueryValidPaths;
-        writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, paths);
+        worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, paths);
         conn.processStderr();
-        return readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+        return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
     }
 }
 
@@ -332,7 +341,7 @@ StorePathSet RemoteStore::queryAllValidPaths()
     auto conn(getConnection());
     conn->to << wopQueryAllValidPaths;
     conn.processStderr();
-    return readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+    return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
 }
 
 
@@ -349,9 +358,9 @@ StorePathSet RemoteStore::querySubstitutablePaths(const StorePathSet & paths)
         return res;
     } else {
         conn->to << wopQuerySubstitutablePaths;
-        writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, paths);
+        worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, paths);
         conn.processStderr();
-        return readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+        return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
     }
 }
 
@@ -373,7 +382,7 @@ void RemoteStore::querySubstitutablePathInfos(const StorePathCAMap & pathsMap, S
             auto deriver = readString(conn->from);
             if (deriver != "")
                 info.deriver = parseStorePath(deriver);
-            info.references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+            info.references = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
             info.downloadSize = readLongLong(conn->from);
             info.narSize = readLongLong(conn->from);
             infos.insert_or_assign(i.first, std::move(info));
@@ -386,9 +395,9 @@ void RemoteStore::querySubstitutablePathInfos(const StorePathCAMap & pathsMap, S
             StorePathSet paths;
             for (auto & path : pathsMap)
                 paths.insert(path.first);
-            writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, paths);
+            worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, paths);
         } else
-            writeStorePathCAMap(*this, conn->to, pathsMap);
+            worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, pathsMap);
         conn.processStderr();
         size_t count = readNum<size_t>(conn->from);
         for (size_t n = 0; n < count; n++) {
@@ -396,7 +405,7 @@ void RemoteStore::querySubstitutablePathInfos(const StorePathCAMap & pathsMap, S
             auto deriver = readString(conn->from);
             if (deriver != "")
                 info.deriver = parseStorePath(deriver);
-            info.references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+            info.references = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
             info.downloadSize = readLongLong(conn->from);
             info.narSize = readLongLong(conn->from);
         }
@@ -405,11 +414,28 @@ void RemoteStore::querySubstitutablePathInfos(const StorePathCAMap & pathsMap, S
 }
 
 
+ref<const ValidPathInfo> RemoteStore::readValidPathInfo(ConnectionHandle & conn, const StorePath & path)
+{
+    auto deriver = readString(conn->from);
+    auto narHash = Hash::parseAny(readString(conn->from), htSHA256);
+    auto info = make_ref<ValidPathInfo>(path, narHash);
+    if (deriver != "") info->deriver = parseStorePath(deriver);
+    info->references = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
+    conn->from >> info->registrationTime >> info->narSize;
+    if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 16) {
+        conn->from >> info->ultimate;
+        info->sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(conn->from);
+        info->ca = parseContentAddressOpt(readString(conn->from));
+    }
+    return info;
+}
+
+
 void RemoteStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & path,
     Callback<std::shared_ptr<const ValidPathInfo>> callback) noexcept
 {
     try {
-        std::shared_ptr<ValidPathInfo> info;
+        std::shared_ptr<const ValidPathInfo> info;
         {
             auto conn(getConnection());
             conn->to << wopQueryPathInfo << printStorePath(path);
@@ -425,17 +451,7 @@ void RemoteStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & path,
                 bool valid; conn->from >> valid;
                 if (!valid) throw InvalidPath("path '%s' is not valid", printStorePath(path));
             }
-            auto deriver = readString(conn->from);
-            auto narHash = Hash::parseAny(readString(conn->from), htSHA256);
-            info = std::make_shared<ValidPathInfo>(path, narHash);
-            if (deriver != "") info->deriver = parseStorePath(deriver);
-            info->references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
-            conn->from >> info->registrationTime >> info->narSize;
-            if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 16) {
-                conn->from >> info->ultimate;
-                info->sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(conn->from);
-                info->ca = parseContentAddressOpt(readString(conn->from));
-            }
+            info = readValidPathInfo(conn, path);
         }
         callback(std::move(info));
     } catch (...) { callback.rethrow(); }
@@ -448,7 +464,7 @@ void RemoteStore::queryReferrers(const StorePath & path,
     auto conn(getConnection());
     conn->to << wopQueryReferrers << printStorePath(path);
     conn.processStderr();
-    for (auto & i : readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from))
+    for (auto & i : worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {}))
         referrers.insert(i);
 }
 
@@ -458,7 +474,7 @@ StorePathSet RemoteStore::queryValidDerivers(const StorePath & path)
     auto conn(getConnection());
     conn->to << wopQueryValidDerivers << printStorePath(path);
     conn.processStderr();
-    return readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+    return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
 }
 
 
@@ -470,17 +486,32 @@ StorePathSet RemoteStore::queryDerivationOutputs(const StorePath & path)
     }
     conn->to << wopQueryDerivationOutputs << printStorePath(path);
     conn.processStderr();
-    return readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+    return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
 }
 
 
 std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> RemoteStore::queryPartialDerivationOutputMap(const StorePath & path)
 {
-    auto conn(getConnection());
-    conn->to << wopQueryDerivationOutputMap << printStorePath(path);
-    conn.processStderr();
-    return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>>> {});
-
+    if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(getProtocol()) >= 0x16) {
+        auto conn(getConnection());
+        conn->to << wopQueryDerivationOutputMap << printStorePath(path);
+        conn.processStderr();
+        return worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>>> {});
+    } else {
+        // Fallback for old daemon versions.
+        // For floating-CA derivations (and their co-dependencies) this is an
+        // under-approximation as it only returns the paths that can be inferred
+        // from the derivation itself (and not the ones that are known because
+        // the have been built), but as old stores don't handle floating-CA
+        // derivations this shouldn't matter
+        auto derivation = readDerivation(path);
+        auto outputsWithOptPaths = derivation.outputsAndOptPaths(*this);
+        std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> ret;
+        for (auto & [outputName, outputAndPath] : outputsWithOptPaths) {
+            ret.emplace(outputName, outputAndPath.second);
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
 }
 
 std::optional<StorePath> RemoteStore::queryPathFromHashPart(const std::string & hashPart)
@@ -494,6 +525,93 @@ std::optional<StorePath> RemoteStore::queryPathFromHashPart(const std::string &
 }
 
 
+ref<const ValidPathInfo> RemoteStore::addCAToStore(
+    Source & dump,
+    const string & name,
+    ContentAddressMethod caMethod,
+    const StorePathSet & references,
+    RepairFlag repair)
+{
+    std::optional<ConnectionHandle> conn_(getConnection());
+    auto & conn = *conn_;
+
+    if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 25) {
+
+        conn->to
+            << wopAddToStore
+            << name
+            << renderContentAddressMethod(caMethod);
+        worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, references);
+        conn->to << repair;
+
+        conn.withFramedSink([&](Sink & sink) {
+            dump.drainInto(sink);
+        });
+
+        auto path = parseStorePath(readString(conn->from));
+        return readValidPathInfo(conn, path);
+    }
+    else {
+        if (repair) throw Error("repairing is not supported when building through the Nix daemon protocol < 1.25");
+
+        std::visit(overloaded {
+            [&](TextHashMethod thm) -> void {
+                std::string s = dump.drain();
+                conn->to << wopAddTextToStore << name << s;
+                worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, references);
+                conn.processStderr();
+            },
+            [&](FixedOutputHashMethod fohm) -> void {
+                conn->to
+                    << wopAddToStore
+                    << name
+                    << ((fohm.hashType == htSHA256 && fohm.fileIngestionMethod == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive) ? 0 : 1) /* backwards compatibility hack */
+                    << (fohm.fileIngestionMethod == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive ? 1 : 0)
+                    << printHashType(fohm.hashType);
+
+                try {
+                    conn->to.written = 0;
+                    conn->to.warn = true;
+                    connections->incCapacity();
+                    {
+                        Finally cleanup([&]() { connections->decCapacity(); });
+                        if (fohm.fileIngestionMethod == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive) {
+                            dump.drainInto(conn->to);
+                        } else {
+                            std::string contents = dump.drain();
+                            dumpString(contents, conn->to);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    conn->to.warn = false;
+                    conn.processStderr();
+                } catch (SysError & e) {
+                    /* Daemon closed while we were sending the path. Probably OOM
+                      or I/O error. */
+                    if (e.errNo == EPIPE)
+                        try {
+                            conn.processStderr();
+                        } catch (EndOfFile & e) { }
+                    throw;
+                }
+
+            }
+        }, caMethod);
+        auto path = parseStorePath(readString(conn->from));
+        // Release our connection to prevent a deadlock in queryPathInfo().
+        conn_.reset();
+        return queryPathInfo(path);
+    }
+}
+
+
+StorePath RemoteStore::addToStoreFromDump(Source & dump, const string & name,
+        FileIngestionMethod method, HashType hashType, RepairFlag repair)
+{
+    StorePathSet references;
+    return addCAToStore(dump, name, FixedOutputHashMethod{ .fileIngestionMethod = method, .hashType = hashType }, references, repair)->path;
+}
+
+
 void RemoteStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
     RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs)
 {
@@ -509,7 +627,7 @@ void RemoteStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
             sink
                 << exportMagic
                 << printStorePath(info.path);
-            writeStorePaths(*this, sink, info.references);
+            worker_proto::write(*this, sink, info.references);
             sink
                 << (info.deriver ? printStorePath(*info.deriver) : "")
                 << 0 // == no legacy signature
@@ -519,7 +637,7 @@ void RemoteStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
 
         conn.processStderr(0, source2.get());
 
-        auto importedPaths = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+        auto importedPaths = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         assert(importedPaths.size() <= 1);
     }
 
@@ -528,84 +646,15 @@ void RemoteStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
                  << printStorePath(info.path)
                  << (info.deriver ? printStorePath(*info.deriver) : "")
                  << info.narHash.to_string(Base16, false);
-        writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, info.references);
+        worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, info.references);
         conn->to << info.registrationTime << info.narSize
                  << info.ultimate << info.sigs << renderContentAddress(info.ca)
                  << repair << !checkSigs;
 
         if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 23) {
-
-            conn->to.flush();
-
-            std::exception_ptr ex;
-
-            struct FramedSink : BufferedSink
-            {
-                ConnectionHandle & conn;
-                std::exception_ptr & ex;
-
-                FramedSink(ConnectionHandle & conn, std::exception_ptr & ex) : conn(conn), ex(ex)
-                { }
-
-                ~FramedSink()
-                {
-                    try {
-                        conn->to << 0;
-                        conn->to.flush();
-                    } catch (...) {
-                        ignoreException();
-                    }
-                }
-
-                void write(const unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
-                {
-                    /* Don't send more data if the remote has
-                       encountered an error. */
-                    if (ex) {
-                        auto ex2 = ex;
-                        ex = nullptr;
-                        std::rethrow_exception(ex2);
-                    }
-                    conn->to << len;
-                    conn->to(data, len);
-                };
-            };
-
-            /* Handle log messages / exceptions from the remote on a
-               separate thread. */
-            std::thread stderrThread([&]()
-            {
-                try {
-                    conn.processStderr(nullptr, nullptr, false);
-                } catch (...) {
-                    ex = std::current_exception();
-                }
-            });
-
-            Finally joinStderrThread([&]()
-            {
-                if (stderrThread.joinable()) {
-                    stderrThread.join();
-                    if (ex) {
-                        try {
-                            std::rethrow_exception(ex);
-                        } catch (...) {
-                            ignoreException();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-
-            {
-                FramedSink sink(conn, ex);
+            conn.withFramedSink([&](Sink & sink) {
                 copyNAR(source, sink);
-                sink.flush();
-            }
-
-            stderrThread.join();
-            if (ex)
-                std::rethrow_exception(ex);
-
+            });
         } else if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 21) {
             conn.processStderr(0, &source);
         } else {
@@ -616,57 +665,11 @@ void RemoteStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
 }
 
 
-StorePath RemoteStore::addToStore(const string & name, const Path & _srcPath,
-    FileIngestionMethod method, HashType hashAlgo, PathFilter & filter, RepairFlag repair)
-{
-    if (repair) throw Error("repairing is not supported when building through the Nix daemon");
-
-    auto conn(getConnection());
-
-    Path srcPath(absPath(_srcPath));
-
-    conn->to
-        << wopAddToStore
-        << name
-        << ((hashAlgo == htSHA256 && method == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive) ? 0 : 1) /* backwards compatibility hack */
-        << (method == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive ? 1 : 0)
-        << printHashType(hashAlgo);
-
-    try {
-        conn->to.written = 0;
-        conn->to.warn = true;
-        connections->incCapacity();
-        {
-            Finally cleanup([&]() { connections->decCapacity(); });
-            dumpPath(srcPath, conn->to, filter);
-        }
-        conn->to.warn = false;
-        conn.processStderr();
-    } catch (SysError & e) {
-        /* Daemon closed while we were sending the path. Probably OOM
-           or I/O error. */
-        if (e.errNo == EPIPE)
-            try {
-                conn.processStderr();
-            } catch (EndOfFile & e) { }
-        throw;
-    }
-
-    return parseStorePath(readString(conn->from));
-}
-
-
 StorePath RemoteStore::addTextToStore(const string & name, const string & s,
     const StorePathSet & references, RepairFlag repair)
 {
-    if (repair) throw Error("repairing is not supported when building through the Nix daemon");
-
-    auto conn(getConnection());
-    conn->to << wopAddTextToStore << name << s;
-    writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, references);
-
-    conn.processStderr();
-    return parseStorePath(readString(conn->from));
+    StringSource source(s);
+    return addCAToStore(source, name, TextHashMethod{}, references, repair)->path;
 }
 
 
@@ -765,7 +768,7 @@ void RemoteStore::collectGarbage(const GCOptions & options, GCResults & results)
 
     conn->to
         << wopCollectGarbage << options.action;
-    writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, options.pathsToDelete);
+    worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, options.pathsToDelete);
     conn->to << options.ignoreLiveness
         << options.maxFreed
         /* removed options */
@@ -827,9 +830,9 @@ void RemoteStore::queryMissing(const std::vector<StorePathWithOutputs> & targets
             ss.push_back(p.to_string(*this));
         conn->to << ss;
         conn.processStderr();
-        willBuild = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
-        willSubstitute = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
-        unknown = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*this, conn->from);
+        willBuild = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
+        willSubstitute = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
+        unknown = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
         conn->from >> downloadSize >> narSize;
         return;
     }
@@ -868,6 +871,18 @@ RemoteStore::Connection::~Connection()
     }
 }
 
+void RemoteStore::narFromPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink)
+{
+    auto conn(connections->get());
+    conn->to << wopNarFromPath << printStorePath(path);
+    conn->processStderr();
+    copyNAR(conn->from, sink);
+}
+
+ref<FSAccessor> RemoteStore::getFSAccessor()
+{
+    return make_ref<RemoteFSAccessor>(ref<Store>(shared_from_this()));
+}
 
 static Logger::Fields readFields(Source & from)
 {
@@ -910,9 +925,13 @@ std::exception_ptr RemoteStore::Connection::processStderr(Sink * sink, Source *
         }
 
         else if (msg == STDERR_ERROR) {
-            string error = readString(from);
-            unsigned int status = readInt(from);
-            return std::make_exception_ptr(Error(status, error));
+            if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(daemonVersion) >= 26) {
+                return std::make_exception_ptr(readError(from));
+            } else {
+                string error = readString(from);
+                unsigned int status = readInt(from);
+                return std::make_exception_ptr(Error(status, error));
+            }
         }
 
         else if (msg == STDERR_NEXT)
@@ -950,14 +969,49 @@ std::exception_ptr RemoteStore::Connection::processStderr(Sink * sink, Source *
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-static std::string uriScheme = "unix://";
-
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
+void ConnectionHandle::withFramedSink(std::function<void(Sink &sink)> fun)
 {
-    if (std::string(uri, 0, uriScheme.size()) != uriScheme) return 0;
-    return std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(std::string(uri, uriScheme.size()), params);
-});
+    (*this)->to.flush();
+
+    std::exception_ptr ex;
+
+    /* Handle log messages / exceptions from the remote on a
+        separate thread. */
+    std::thread stderrThread([&]()
+    {
+        try {
+            processStderr(nullptr, nullptr, false);
+        } catch (...) {
+            ex = std::current_exception();
+        }
+    });
+
+    Finally joinStderrThread([&]()
+    {
+        if (stderrThread.joinable()) {
+            stderrThread.join();
+            if (ex) {
+                try {
+                    std::rethrow_exception(ex);
+                } catch (...) {
+                    ignoreException();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    {
+        FramedSink sink((*this)->to, ex);
+        fun(sink);
+        sink.flush();
+    }
+
+    stderrThread.join();
+    if (ex)
+        std::rethrow_exception(ex);
+
+}
+
+static RegisterStoreImplementation<UDSRemoteStore, UDSRemoteStoreConfig> regUDSRemoteStore;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
index 7cf4c4d12..ec04be985 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
@@ -16,19 +16,23 @@ struct FdSource;
 template<typename T> class Pool;
 struct ConnectionHandle;
 
+struct RemoteStoreConfig : virtual StoreConfig
+{
+    using StoreConfig::StoreConfig;
+
+    const Setting<int> maxConnections{(StoreConfig*) this, 1,
+            "max-connections", "maximum number of concurrent connections to the Nix daemon"};
+
+    const Setting<unsigned int> maxConnectionAge{(StoreConfig*) this, std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max(),
+            "max-connection-age", "number of seconds to reuse a connection"};
+};
 
 /* FIXME: RemoteStore is a misnomer - should be something like
    DaemonStore. */
-class RemoteStore : public virtual Store
+class RemoteStore : public virtual Store, public virtual RemoteStoreConfig
 {
 public:
 
-    const Setting<int> maxConnections{(Store*) this, 1,
-            "max-connections", "maximum number of concurrent connections to the Nix daemon"};
-
-    const Setting<unsigned int> maxConnectionAge{(Store*) this, std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max(),
-            "max-connection-age", "number of seconds to reuse a connection"};
-
     virtual bool sameMachine() = 0;
 
     RemoteStore(const Params & params);
@@ -59,13 +63,21 @@ public:
     void querySubstitutablePathInfos(const StorePathCAMap & paths,
         SubstitutablePathInfos & infos) override;
 
+    /* Add a content-addressable store path. `dump` will be drained. */
+    ref<const ValidPathInfo> addCAToStore(
+        Source & dump,
+        const string & name,
+        ContentAddressMethod caMethod,
+        const StorePathSet & references,
+        RepairFlag repair);
+
+    /* Add a content-addressable store path. Does not support references. `dump` will be drained. */
+    StorePath addToStoreFromDump(Source & dump, const string & name,
+        FileIngestionMethod method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive, HashType hashAlgo = htSHA256, RepairFlag repair = NoRepair) override;
+
     void addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & nar,
         RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs) override;
 
-    StorePath addToStore(const string & name, const Path & srcPath,
-        FileIngestionMethod method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive, HashType hashAlgo = htSHA256,
-        PathFilter & filter = defaultPathFilter, RepairFlag repair = NoRepair) override;
-
     StorePath addTextToStore(const string & name, const string & s,
         const StorePathSet & references, RepairFlag repair) override;
 
@@ -102,8 +114,6 @@ public:
 
     void flushBadConnections();
 
-protected:
-
     struct Connection
     {
         AutoCloseFD fd;
@@ -119,6 +129,8 @@ protected:
 
     ref<Connection> openConnectionWrapper();
 
+protected:
+
     virtual ref<Connection> openConnection() = 0;
 
     void initConnection(Connection & conn);
@@ -131,24 +143,56 @@ protected:
 
     friend struct ConnectionHandle;
 
+    virtual ref<FSAccessor> getFSAccessor() override;
+
+    virtual void narFromPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink) override;
+
+    ref<const ValidPathInfo> readValidPathInfo(ConnectionHandle & conn, const StorePath & path);
+
 private:
 
     std::atomic_bool failed{false};
 
 };
 
-class UDSRemoteStore : public LocalFSStore, public RemoteStore
+struct UDSRemoteStoreConfig : virtual LocalFSStoreConfig, virtual RemoteStoreConfig
+{
+    UDSRemoteStoreConfig(const Store::Params & params)
+        : StoreConfig(params)
+        , LocalFSStoreConfig(params)
+        , RemoteStoreConfig(params)
+    {
+    }
+
+    UDSRemoteStoreConfig()
+        : UDSRemoteStoreConfig(Store::Params({}))
+    {
+    }
+
+    const std::string name() override { return "Local Daemon Store"; }
+};
+
+class UDSRemoteStore : public LocalFSStore, public RemoteStore, public virtual UDSRemoteStoreConfig
 {
 public:
 
     UDSRemoteStore(const Params & params);
-    UDSRemoteStore(std::string path, const Params & params);
+    UDSRemoteStore(const std::string scheme, std::string path, const Params & params);
 
     std::string getUri() override;
 
+    static std::set<std::string> uriSchemes()
+    { return {"unix"}; }
+
     bool sameMachine() override
     { return true; }
 
+    ref<FSAccessor> getFSAccessor() override
+    { return LocalFSStore::getFSAccessor(); }
+
+    void narFromPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink) override
+    { LocalFSStore::narFromPath(path, sink); }
+
 private:
 
     ref<RemoteStore::Connection> openConnection() override;
diff --git a/src/libstore/s3-binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/s3-binary-cache-store.cc
index a0a446bd3..552c4aac7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/s3-binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/s3-binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -172,20 +172,26 @@ S3Helper::FileTransferResult S3Helper::getObject(
     return res;
 }
 
-struct S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl : public S3BinaryCacheStore
+struct S3BinaryCacheStoreConfig : virtual BinaryCacheStoreConfig
 {
-    const Setting<std::string> profile{this, "", "profile", "The name of the AWS configuration profile to use."};
-    const Setting<std::string> region{this, Aws::Region::US_EAST_1, "region", {"aws-region"}};
-    const Setting<std::string> scheme{this, "", "scheme", "The scheme to use for S3 requests, https by default."};
-    const Setting<std::string> endpoint{this, "", "endpoint", "An optional override of the endpoint to use when talking to S3."};
-    const Setting<std::string> narinfoCompression{this, "", "narinfo-compression", "compression method for .narinfo files"};
-    const Setting<std::string> lsCompression{this, "", "ls-compression", "compression method for .ls files"};
-    const Setting<std::string> logCompression{this, "", "log-compression", "compression method for log/* files"};
+    using BinaryCacheStoreConfig::BinaryCacheStoreConfig;
+    const Setting<std::string> profile{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "profile", "The name of the AWS configuration profile to use."};
+    const Setting<std::string> region{(StoreConfig*) this, Aws::Region::US_EAST_1, "region", {"aws-region"}};
+    const Setting<std::string> scheme{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "scheme", "The scheme to use for S3 requests, https by default."};
+    const Setting<std::string> endpoint{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "endpoint", "An optional override of the endpoint to use when talking to S3."};
+    const Setting<std::string> narinfoCompression{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "narinfo-compression", "compression method for .narinfo files"};
+    const Setting<std::string> lsCompression{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "ls-compression", "compression method for .ls files"};
+    const Setting<std::string> logCompression{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "log-compression", "compression method for log/* files"};
     const Setting<bool> multipartUpload{
-        this, false, "multipart-upload", "whether to use multi-part uploads"};
+        (StoreConfig*) this, false, "multipart-upload", "whether to use multi-part uploads"};
     const Setting<uint64_t> bufferSize{
-        this, 5 * 1024 * 1024, "buffer-size", "size (in bytes) of each part in multi-part uploads"};
+        (StoreConfig*) this, 5 * 1024 * 1024, "buffer-size", "size (in bytes) of each part in multi-part uploads"};
 
+    const std::string name() override { return "S3 Binary Cache Store"; }
+};
+
+struct S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl : public S3BinaryCacheStore, virtual S3BinaryCacheStoreConfig
+{
     std::string bucketName;
 
     Stats stats;
@@ -193,8 +199,11 @@ struct S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl : public S3BinaryCacheStore
     S3Helper s3Helper;
 
     S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl(
-        const Params & params, const std::string & bucketName)
-        : S3BinaryCacheStore(params)
+        const std::string & scheme,
+        const std::string & bucketName,
+        const Params & params)
+        : StoreConfig(params)
+        , S3BinaryCacheStore(params)
         , bucketName(bucketName)
         , s3Helper(profile, region, scheme, endpoint)
     {
@@ -426,17 +435,11 @@ struct S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl : public S3BinaryCacheStore
         return paths;
     }
 
+    static std::set<std::string> uriSchemes() { return {"s3"}; }
+
 };
 
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
-{
-    if (std::string(uri, 0, 5) != "s3://") return 0;
-    auto store = std::make_shared<S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl>(params, std::string(uri, 5));
-    store->init();
-    return store;
-});
+static RegisterStoreImplementation<S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl, S3BinaryCacheStoreConfig> regS3BinaryCacheStore;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
index caae6b596..08d0bd565 100644
--- a/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/ssh-store.cc
@@ -8,19 +8,25 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-static std::string uriScheme = "ssh-ng://";
+struct SSHStoreConfig : virtual RemoteStoreConfig
+{
+    using RemoteStoreConfig::RemoteStoreConfig;
 
-class SSHStore : public RemoteStore
+    const Setting<Path> sshKey{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "ssh-key", "path to an SSH private key"};
+    const Setting<bool> compress{(StoreConfig*) this, false, "compress", "whether to compress the connection"};
+    const Setting<Path> remoteProgram{(StoreConfig*) this, "nix-daemon", "remote-program", "path to the nix-daemon executable on the remote system"};
+    const Setting<std::string> remoteStore{(StoreConfig*) this, "", "remote-store", "URI of the store on the remote system"};
+
+    const std::string name() override { return "SSH Store"; }
+};
+
+class SSHStore : public virtual RemoteStore, public virtual SSHStoreConfig
 {
 public:
 
-    const Setting<Path> sshKey{(Store*) this, "", "ssh-key", "path to an SSH private key"};
-    const Setting<bool> compress{(Store*) this, false, "compress", "whether to compress the connection"};
-    const Setting<Path> remoteProgram{(Store*) this, "nix-daemon", "remote-program", "path to the nix-daemon executable on the remote system"};
-    const Setting<std::string> remoteStore{(Store*) this, "", "remote-store", "URI of the store on the remote system"};
-
-    SSHStore(const std::string & host, const Params & params)
-        : Store(params)
+    SSHStore(const std::string & scheme, const std::string & host, const Params & params)
+        : StoreConfig(params)
+        , Store(params)
         , RemoteStore(params)
         , host(host)
         , master(
@@ -32,18 +38,16 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
+    static std::set<std::string> uriSchemes() { return {"ssh-ng"}; }
+
     std::string getUri() override
     {
-        return uriScheme + host;
+        return *uriSchemes().begin() + "://" + host;
     }
 
     bool sameMachine() override
     { return false; }
 
-    void narFromPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink) override;
-
-    ref<FSAccessor> getFSAccessor() override;
-
 private:
 
     struct Connection : RemoteStore::Connection
@@ -68,19 +72,6 @@ private:
     };
 };
 
-void SSHStore::narFromPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink)
-{
-    auto conn(connections->get());
-    conn->to << wopNarFromPath << printStorePath(path);
-    conn->processStderr();
-    copyNAR(conn->from, sink);
-}
-
-ref<FSAccessor> SSHStore::getFSAccessor()
-{
-    return make_ref<RemoteFSAccessor>(ref<Store>(shared_from_this()));
-}
-
 ref<RemoteStore::Connection> SSHStore::openConnection()
 {
     auto conn = make_ref<Connection>();
@@ -89,16 +80,9 @@ ref<RemoteStore::Connection> SSHStore::openConnection()
         + (remoteStore.get() == "" ? "" : " --store " + shellEscape(remoteStore.get())));
     conn->to = FdSink(conn->sshConn->in.get());
     conn->from = FdSource(conn->sshConn->out.get());
-    initConnection(*conn);
     return conn;
 }
 
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
-{
-    if (std::string(uri, 0, uriScheme.size()) != uriScheme) return 0;
-    return std::make_shared<SSHStore>(std::string(uri, uriScheme.size()), params);
-});
+static RegisterStoreImplementation<SSHStore, SSHStoreConfig> regSSHStore;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index a41441079..1bbc74db8 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 #include "json.hh"
 #include "url.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
-
-#include <future>
-
+#include "callback.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
@@ -140,21 +138,28 @@ StorePathWithOutputs Store::followLinksToStorePathWithOutputs(std::string_view p
 */
 
 
-StorePath Store::makeStorePath(const string & type,
-    const Hash & hash, std::string_view name) const
+StorePath Store::makeStorePath(std::string_view type,
+    std::string_view hash, std::string_view name) const
 {
     /* e.g., "source:sha256:1abc...:/nix/store:foo.tar.gz" */
-    string s = type + ":" + hash.to_string(Base16, true) + ":" + storeDir + ":" + std::string(name);
+    string s = std::string { type } + ":" + std::string { hash }
+        + ":" + storeDir + ":" + std::string { name };
     auto h = compressHash(hashString(htSHA256, s), 20);
     return StorePath(h, name);
 }
 
 
-StorePath Store::makeOutputPath(const string & id,
+StorePath Store::makeStorePath(std::string_view type,
     const Hash & hash, std::string_view name) const
 {
-    return makeStorePath("output:" + id, hash,
-        std::string(name) + (id == "out" ? "" : "-" + id));
+    return makeStorePath(type, hash.to_string(Base16, true), name);
+}
+
+
+StorePath Store::makeOutputPath(std::string_view id,
+    const Hash & hash, std::string_view name) const
+{
+    return makeStorePath("output:" + std::string { id }, hash, outputPathName(name, id));
 }
 
 
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ ValidPathInfo Store::addToStoreSlow(std::string_view name, const Path & srcPath,
 
 
 Store::Store(const Params & params)
-    : Config(params)
+    : StoreConfig(params)
     , state({(size_t) pathInfoCacheSize})
 {
 }
@@ -1002,7 +1007,6 @@ Derivation Store::readDerivation(const StorePath & drvPath)
     }
 }
 
-
 }
 
 
@@ -1012,9 +1016,6 @@ Derivation Store::readDerivation(const StorePath & drvPath)
 
 namespace nix {
 
-
-RegisterStoreImplementation::Implementations * RegisterStoreImplementation::implementations = 0;
-
 /* Split URI into protocol+hierarchy part and its parameter set. */
 std::pair<std::string, Store::Params> splitUriAndParams(const std::string & uri_)
 {
@@ -1028,24 +1029,6 @@ std::pair<std::string, Store::Params> splitUriAndParams(const std::string & uri_
     return {uri, params};
 }
 
-ref<Store> openStore(const std::string & uri_,
-    const Store::Params & extraParams)
-{
-    auto [uri, uriParams] = splitUriAndParams(uri_);
-    auto params = extraParams;
-    params.insert(uriParams.begin(), uriParams.end());
-
-    for (auto fun : *RegisterStoreImplementation::implementations) {
-        auto store = fun(uri, params);
-        if (store) {
-            store->warnUnknownSettings();
-            return ref<Store>(store);
-        }
-    }
-
-    throw Error("don't know how to open Nix store '%s'", uri);
-}
-
 static bool isNonUriPath(const std::string & spec) {
     return
         // is not a URL
@@ -1055,44 +1038,62 @@ static bool isNonUriPath(const std::string & spec) {
         && spec.find("/") != std::string::npos;
 }
 
-StoreType getStoreType(const std::string & uri, const std::string & stateDir)
+std::shared_ptr<Store> openFromNonUri(const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
 {
-    if (uri == "daemon") {
-        return tDaemon;
-    } else if (uri == "local" || isNonUriPath(uri)) {
-        return tLocal;
-    } else if (uri == "" || uri == "auto") {
+    if (uri == "" || uri == "auto") {
+        auto stateDir = get(params, "state").value_or(settings.nixStateDir);
         if (access(stateDir.c_str(), R_OK | W_OK) == 0)
-            return tLocal;
+            return std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params);
         else if (pathExists(settings.nixDaemonSocketFile))
-            return tDaemon;
+            return std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(params);
         else
-            return tLocal;
+            return std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params);
+    } else if (uri == "daemon") {
+        return std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(params);
+    } else if (uri == "local") {
+        return std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params);
+    } else if (isNonUriPath(uri)) {
+        Store::Params params2 = params;
+        params2["root"] = absPath(uri);
+        return std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params2);
     } else {
-        return tOther;
+        return nullptr;
     }
 }
 
-
-static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
-    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
+ref<Store> openStore(const std::string & uri_,
+    const Store::Params & extraParams)
 {
-    switch (getStoreType(uri, get(params, "state").value_or(settings.nixStateDir))) {
-        case tDaemon:
-            return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(params));
-        case tLocal: {
-            Store::Params params2 = params;
-            if (isNonUriPath(uri)) {
-                params2["root"] = absPath(uri);
-            }
-            return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params2));
-        }
-        default:
-            return nullptr;
-    }
-});
+    auto params = extraParams;
+    try {
+        auto parsedUri = parseURL(uri_);
+        params.insert(parsedUri.query.begin(), parsedUri.query.end());
 
+        auto baseURI = parsedUri.authority.value_or("") + parsedUri.path;
+
+        for (auto implem : *Implementations::registered) {
+            if (implem.uriSchemes.count(parsedUri.scheme)) {
+                auto store = implem.create(parsedUri.scheme, baseURI, params);
+                if (store) {
+                    store->init();
+                    store->warnUnknownSettings();
+                    return ref<Store>(store);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (BadURL &) {
+        auto [uri, uriParams] = splitUriAndParams(uri_);
+        params.insert(uriParams.begin(), uriParams.end());
+
+        if (auto store = openFromNonUri(uri, params)) {
+            store->warnUnknownSettings();
+            return ref<Store>(store);
+        }
+    }
+
+    throw Error("don't know how to open Nix store '%s'", uri_);
+}
 
 std::list<ref<Store>> getDefaultSubstituters()
 {
@@ -1126,5 +1127,6 @@ std::list<ref<Store>> getDefaultSubstituters()
     return stores;
 }
 
+std::vector<StoreFactory> * Implementations::registered = 0;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
index 61aa3ba7e..450c0f554 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -24,6 +24,31 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
+/**
+ * About the class hierarchy of the store implementations:
+ *
+ * Each store type `Foo` consists of two classes:
+ *
+ * 1. A class `FooConfig : virtual StoreConfig` that contains the configuration
+ *   for the store
+ *
+ *   It should only contain members of type `const Setting<T>` (or subclasses
+ *   of it) and inherit the constructors of `StoreConfig`
+ *   (`using StoreConfig::StoreConfig`).
+ *
+ * 2. A class `Foo : virtual Store, virtual FooConfig` that contains the
+ *   implementation of the store.
+ *
+ *   This class is expected to have a constructor `Foo(const Params & params)`
+ *   that calls `StoreConfig(params)` (otherwise you're gonna encounter an
+ *   `assertion failure` when trying to instantiate it).
+ *
+ * You can then register the new store using:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * cpp static RegisterStoreImplementation<Foo, FooConfig> regStore;
+ * ```
+ */
 
 MakeError(SubstError, Error);
 MakeError(BuildError, Error); // denotes a permanent build failure
@@ -33,6 +58,7 @@ MakeError(SubstituteGone, Error);
 MakeError(SubstituterDisabled, Error);
 MakeError(BadStorePath, Error);
 
+MakeError(InvalidStoreURI, Error);
 
 class FSAccessor;
 class NarInfoDiskCache;
@@ -144,12 +170,33 @@ struct BuildResult
     }
 };
 
-
-class Store : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Store>, public Config
+struct StoreConfig : public Config
 {
-public:
+    using Config::Config;
 
-    typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> Params;
+    /**
+     * When constructing a store implementation, we pass in a map `params` of
+     * parameters that's supposed to initialize the associated config.
+     * To do that, we must use the `StoreConfig(StringMap & params)`
+     * constructor, so we'd like to `delete` its default constructor to enforce
+     * it.
+     *
+     * However, actually deleting it means that all the subclasses of
+     * `StoreConfig` will have their default constructor deleted (because it's
+     * supposed to call the deleted default constructor of `StoreConfig`). But
+     * because we're always using virtual inheritance, the constructors of
+     * child classes will never implicitely call this one, so deleting it will
+     * be more painful than anything else.
+     *
+     * So we `assert(false)` here to ensure at runtime that the right
+     * constructor is always called without having to redefine a custom
+     * constructor for each `*Config` class.
+     */
+    StoreConfig() { assert(false); }
+
+    virtual ~StoreConfig() { }
+
+    virtual const std::string name() = 0;
 
     const PathSetting storeDir_{this, false, settings.nixStore,
         "store", "path to the Nix store"};
@@ -167,6 +214,14 @@ public:
         "system-features",
         "Optional features that the system this store builds on implements (like \"kvm\")."};
 
+};
+
+class Store : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Store>, public virtual StoreConfig
+{
+public:
+
+    typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> Params;
+
 protected:
 
     struct PathInfoCacheValue {
@@ -200,6 +255,11 @@ protected:
     Store(const Params & params);
 
 public:
+    /**
+     * Perform any necessary effectful operation to make the store up and
+     * running
+     */
+    virtual void init() {};
 
     virtual ~Store() { }
 
@@ -247,10 +307,12 @@ public:
     StorePathWithOutputs followLinksToStorePathWithOutputs(std::string_view path) const;
 
     /* Constructs a unique store path name. */
-    StorePath makeStorePath(const string & type,
+    StorePath makeStorePath(std::string_view type,
+        std::string_view hash, std::string_view name) const;
+    StorePath makeStorePath(std::string_view type,
         const Hash & hash, std::string_view name) const;
 
-    StorePath makeOutputPath(const string & id,
+    StorePath makeOutputPath(std::string_view id,
         const Hash & hash, std::string_view name) const;
 
     StorePath makeFixedOutputPath(FileIngestionMethod method,
@@ -389,13 +451,12 @@ public:
     /* Like addToStore(), but the contents of the path are contained
        in `dump', which is either a NAR serialisation (if recursive ==
        true) or simply the contents of a regular file (if recursive ==
-       false). */
+       false).
+       `dump` may be drained */
     // FIXME: remove?
     virtual StorePath addToStoreFromDump(Source & dump, const string & name,
         FileIngestionMethod method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive, HashType hashAlgo = htSHA256, RepairFlag repair = NoRepair)
-    {
-        throw Error("addToStoreFromDump() is not supported by this store");
-    }
+    { unsupported("addToStoreFromDump"); }
 
     /* Like addToStore, but the contents written to the output path is
        a regular file containing the given string. */
@@ -418,8 +479,38 @@ public:
         BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal);
 
     /* Build a single non-materialized derivation (i.e. not from an
-       on-disk .drv file). Note that ‘drvPath’ is only used for
-       informational purposes. */
+       on-disk .drv file).
+
+       ‘drvPath’ is used to deduplicate worker goals so it is imperative that
+       is correct. That said, it doesn't literally need to be store path that
+       would be calculated from writing this derivation to the store: it is OK
+       if it instead is that of a Derivation which would resolve to this (by
+       taking the outputs of it's input derivations and adding them as input
+       sources) such that the build time referenceable-paths are the same.
+
+       In the input-addressed case, we usually *do* use an "original"
+       unresolved derivations's path, as that is what will be used in the
+       `buildPaths` case. Also, the input-addressed output paths are verified
+       only by that contents of that specific unresolved derivation, so it is
+       nice to keep that information around so if the original derivation is
+       ever obtained later, it can be verified whether the trusted user in fact
+       used the proper output path.
+
+       In the content-addressed case, we want to always use the
+       resolved drv path calculated from the provided derivation. This serves
+       two purposes:
+
+         - It keeps the operation trustless, by ruling out a maliciously
+           invalid drv path corresponding to a non-resolution-equivalent
+           derivation.
+
+         - For the floating case in particular, it ensures that the derivation
+           to output mapping respects the resolution equivalence relation, so
+           one cannot choose different resolution-equivalent derivations to
+           subvert dependency coherence (i.e. the property that one doesn't end
+           up with multiple different versions of dependencies without
+           explicitly choosing to allow it).
+    */
     virtual BuildResult buildDerivation(const StorePath & drvPath, const BasicDerivation & drv,
         BuildMode buildMode = bmNormal) = 0;
 
@@ -456,7 +547,7 @@ public:
        - The collector isn't running, or it's just started but hasn't
          acquired the GC lock yet.  In that case we get and release
          the lock right away, then exit.  The collector scans the
-         permanent root and sees our's.
+         permanent root and sees ours.
 
        In either case the permanent root is seen by the collector. */
     virtual void syncWithGC() { };
@@ -624,22 +715,25 @@ protected:
 
 };
 
-
-class LocalFSStore : public virtual Store
+struct LocalFSStoreConfig : virtual StoreConfig
 {
-public:
-
-    // FIXME: the (Store*) cast works around a bug in gcc that causes
+    using StoreConfig::StoreConfig;
+    // FIXME: the (StoreConfig*) cast works around a bug in gcc that causes
     // it to omit the call to the Setting constructor. Clang works fine
     // either way.
-    const PathSetting rootDir{(Store*) this, true, "",
+    const PathSetting rootDir{(StoreConfig*) this, true, "",
         "root", "directory prefixed to all other paths"};
-    const PathSetting stateDir{(Store*) this, false,
+    const PathSetting stateDir{(StoreConfig*) this, false,
         rootDir != "" ? rootDir + "/nix/var/nix" : settings.nixStateDir,
         "state", "directory where Nix will store state"};
-    const PathSetting logDir{(Store*) this, false,
+    const PathSetting logDir{(StoreConfig*) this, false,
         rootDir != "" ? rootDir + "/nix/var/log/nix" : settings.nixLogDir,
         "log", "directory where Nix will store state"};
+};
+
+class LocalFSStore : public virtual Store, public virtual LocalFSStoreConfig
+{
+public:
 
     const static string drvsLogDir;
 
@@ -728,37 +822,48 @@ ref<Store> openStore(const std::string & uri = settings.storeUri.get(),
     const Store::Params & extraParams = Store::Params());
 
 
-enum StoreType {
-    tDaemon,
-    tLocal,
-    tOther
-};
-
-
-StoreType getStoreType(const std::string & uri = settings.storeUri.get(),
-    const std::string & stateDir = settings.nixStateDir);
-
 /* Return the default substituter stores, defined by the
    ‘substituters’ option and various legacy options. */
 std::list<ref<Store>> getDefaultSubstituters();
 
-
-/* Store implementation registration. */
-typedef std::function<std::shared_ptr<Store>(
-    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)> OpenStore;
-
-struct RegisterStoreImplementation
+struct StoreFactory
 {
-    typedef std::vector<OpenStore> Implementations;
-    static Implementations * implementations;
+    std::set<std::string> uriSchemes;
+    std::function<std::shared_ptr<Store> (const std::string & scheme, const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)> create;
+    std::function<std::shared_ptr<StoreConfig> ()> getConfig;
+};
 
-    RegisterStoreImplementation(OpenStore fun)
+struct Implementations
+{
+    static std::vector<StoreFactory> * registered;
+
+    template<typename T, typename TConfig>
+    static void add()
     {
-        if (!implementations) implementations = new Implementations;
-        implementations->push_back(fun);
+        if (!registered) registered = new std::vector<StoreFactory>();
+        StoreFactory factory{
+            .uriSchemes = T::uriSchemes(),
+            .create =
+                ([](const std::string & scheme, const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
+                 -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
+                 { return std::make_shared<T>(scheme, uri, params); }),
+            .getConfig =
+                ([]()
+                 -> std::shared_ptr<StoreConfig>
+                 { return std::make_shared<TConfig>(StringMap({})); })
+        };
+        registered->push_back(factory);
     }
 };
 
+template<typename T, typename TConfig>
+struct RegisterStoreImplementation
+{
+    RegisterStoreImplementation()
+    {
+        Implementations::add<T, TConfig>();
+    }
+};
 
 
 /* Display a set of paths in human-readable form (i.e., between quotes
diff --git a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
index 13cf8d4ab..b3705578e 100644
--- a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace nix {
 #define WORKER_MAGIC_1 0x6e697863
 #define WORKER_MAGIC_2 0x6478696f
 
-#define PROTOCOL_VERSION 0x118
+#define PROTOCOL_VERSION 0x11a
 #define GET_PROTOCOL_MAJOR(x) ((x) & 0xff00)
 #define GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(x) ((x) & 0x00ff)
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef enum {
     wopQueryReferences = 5, // obsolete
     wopQueryReferrers = 6,
     wopAddToStore = 7,
-    wopAddTextToStore = 8,
+    wopAddTextToStore = 8, // obsolete since 1.25, Nix 3.0. Use wopAddToStore
     wopBuildPaths = 9,
     wopEnsurePath = 10,
     wopAddTempRoot = 11,
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ typedef enum {
 class Store;
 struct Source;
 
-template<class T> T readStorePaths(const Store & store, Source & from);
-
-void writeStorePaths(const Store & store, Sink & out, const StorePathSet & paths);
-
 /* To guide overloading */
 template<typename T>
 struct Phantom {};
@@ -78,76 +74,81 @@ struct Phantom {};
 namespace worker_proto {
 /* FIXME maybe move more stuff inside here */
 
-StorePath read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<StorePath> _);
-void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const StorePath & storePath);
+#define MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(TEMPLATE, T) \
+    TEMPLATE T read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom< T > _); \
+    TEMPLATE void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const T & str)
 
-template<typename T>
-std::map<std::string, T> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::map<std::string, T>> _);
-template<typename T>
-void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::map<string, T> & resMap);
-template<typename T>
-std::optional<T> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::optional<T>> _);
-template<typename T>
-void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::optional<T> & optVal);
+MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(, std::string);
+MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(, StorePath);
+MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(, ContentAddress);
 
-/* Specialization which uses and empty string for the empty case, taking
-   advantage of the fact StorePaths always serialize to a non-empty string.
-   This is done primarily for backwards compatability, so that StorePath <=
-   std::optional<StorePath>, where <= is the compatability partial order.
+MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(template<typename T>, std::set<T>);
+
+#define X_ template<typename K, typename V>
+#define Y_ std::map<K, V>
+MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(X_, Y_);
+#undef X_
+#undef Y_
+
+/* These use the empty string for the null case, relying on the fact
+   that the underlying types never serialize to the empty string.
+
+   We do this instead of a generic std::optional<T> instance because
+   ordinal tags (0 or 1, here) are a bit of a compatability hazard. For
+   the same reason, we don't have a std::variant<T..> instances (ordinal
+   tags 0...n).
+
+   We could the generic instances and then these as specializations for
+   compatability, but that's proven a bit finnicky, and also makes the
+   worker protocol harder to implement in other languages where such
+   specializations may not be allowed.
  */
-template<>
-void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::optional<StorePath> & optVal);
+MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(, std::optional<StorePath>);
+MAKE_WORKER_PROTO(, std::optional<ContentAddress>);
 
 template<typename T>
-std::map<std::string, T> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::map<std::string, T>> _)
+std::set<T> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::set<T>> _)
 {
-    std::map<string, T> resMap;
-    auto size = (size_t)readInt(from);
+    std::set<T> resSet;
+    auto size = readNum<size_t>(from);
     while (size--) {
-        auto thisKey = readString(from);
-        resMap.insert_or_assign(std::move(thisKey), nix::worker_proto::read(store, from, Phantom<T> {}));
+        resSet.insert(read(store, from, Phantom<T> {}));
+    }
+    return resSet;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::set<T> & resSet)
+{
+    out << resSet.size();
+    for (auto & key : resSet) {
+        write(store, out, key);
+    }
+}
+
+template<typename K, typename V>
+std::map<K, V> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::map<K, V>> _)
+{
+    std::map<K, V> resMap;
+    auto size = readNum<size_t>(from);
+    while (size--) {
+        auto k = read(store, from, Phantom<K> {});
+        auto v = read(store, from, Phantom<V> {});
+        resMap.insert_or_assign(std::move(k), std::move(v));
     }
     return resMap;
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::map<string, T> & resMap)
+template<typename K, typename V>
+void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::map<K, V> & resMap)
 {
     out << resMap.size();
     for (auto & i : resMap) {
-        out << i.first;
-        nix::worker_proto::write(store, out, i.second);
+        write(store, out, i.first);
+        write(store, out, i.second);
     }
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-std::optional<T> read(const Store & store, Source & from, Phantom<std::optional<T>> _)
-{
-    auto tag = readNum<uint8_t>(from);
-    switch (tag) {
-    case 0:
-        return std::nullopt;
-    case 1:
-        return nix::worker_proto::read(store, from, Phantom<T> {});
-    default:
-        throw Error("got an invalid tag bit for std::optional: %#04x", tag);
-    }
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void write(const Store & store, Sink & out, const std::optional<T> & optVal)
-{
-    out << (optVal ? 1 : 0);
-    if (optVal)
-        nix::worker_proto::write(store, out, *optVal);
-}
-
-
-}
-
-
-StorePathCAMap readStorePathCAMap(const Store & store, Source & from);
-
-void writeStorePathCAMap(const Store & store, Sink & out, const StorePathCAMap & paths);
-
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/abstract-setting-to-json.hh b/src/libutil/abstract-setting-to-json.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3fbc84f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil/abstract-setting-to-json.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include "config.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+template<typename T>
+std::map<std::string, nlohmann::json> BaseSetting<T>::toJSONObject()
+{
+    auto obj = AbstractSetting::toJSONObject();
+    obj.emplace("value", value);
+    obj.emplace("defaultValue", defaultValue);
+    return obj;
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/libutil/archive.cc b/src/libutil/archive.cc
index 14399dea3..f1479329f 100644
--- a/src/libutil/archive.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/archive.cc
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ struct ArchiveSettings : Config
         #endif
         "use-case-hack",
         "Whether to enable a Darwin-specific hack for dealing with file name collisions."};
+    Setting<bool> preallocateContents{this, true, "preallocate-contents",
+        "Whether to preallocate files when writing objects with known size."};
 };
 
 static ArchiveSettings archiveSettings;
 
-static GlobalConfig::Register r1(&archiveSettings);
+static GlobalConfig::Register rArchiveSettings(&archiveSettings);
 
 const std::string narVersionMagic1 = "nix-archive-1";
 
@@ -66,9 +68,7 @@ static void dump(const Path & path, Sink & sink, PathFilter & filter)
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
 
     sink << "(";
 
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ struct RestoreSink : ParseSink
 
     void preallocateContents(uint64_t len)
     {
+        if (!archiveSettings.preallocateContents)
+            return;
+
 #if HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE
         if (len) {
             errno = posix_fallocate(fd.get(), 0, len);
diff --git a/src/libutil/args.cc b/src/libutil/args.cc
index 147602415..2760b830b 100644
--- a/src/libutil/args.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/args.cc
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ Args::Flag Args::Flag::mkHashTypeOptFlag(std::string && longName, std::optional<
     };
 }
 
-static void completePath(std::string_view prefix, bool onlyDirs)
+static void _completePath(std::string_view prefix, bool onlyDirs)
 {
     pathCompletions = true;
     glob_t globbuf;
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ static void completePath(std::string_view prefix, bool onlyDirs)
 
 void completePath(size_t, std::string_view prefix)
 {
-    completePath(prefix, false);
+    _completePath(prefix, false);
 }
 
 void completeDir(size_t, std::string_view prefix)
 {
-    completePath(prefix, true);
+    _completePath(prefix, true);
 }
 
 Strings argvToStrings(int argc, char * * argv)
diff --git a/src/libutil/args.hh b/src/libutil/args.hh
index 3c1f87f7e..f41242e17 100644
--- a/src/libutil/args.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/args.hh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public:
     {
         expectArgs({
             .label = label,
-            .optional = true,
+            .optional = optional,
             .handler = {dest}
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/libutil/callback.hh b/src/libutil/callback.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef31794be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil/callback.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <future>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+/* A callback is a wrapper around a lambda that accepts a valid of
+   type T or an exception. (We abuse std::future<T> to pass the value or
+   exception.) */
+template<typename T>
+class Callback
+{
+    std::function<void(std::future<T>)> fun;
+    std::atomic_flag done = ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT;
+
+public:
+
+    Callback(std::function<void(std::future<T>)> fun) : fun(fun) { }
+
+    Callback(Callback && callback) : fun(std::move(callback.fun))
+    {
+        auto prev = callback.done.test_and_set();
+        if (prev) done.test_and_set();
+    }
+
+    void operator()(T && t) noexcept
+    {
+        auto prev = done.test_and_set();
+        assert(!prev);
+        std::promise<T> promise;
+        promise.set_value(std::move(t));
+        fun(promise.get_future());
+    }
+
+    void rethrow(const std::exception_ptr & exc = std::current_exception()) noexcept
+    {
+        auto prev = done.test_and_set();
+        assert(!prev);
+        std::promise<T> promise;
+        promise.set_exception(exc);
+        fun(promise.get_future());
+    }
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libutil/config.cc b/src/libutil/config.cc
index 3cf720bce..521733025 100644
--- a/src/libutil/config.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/config.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "config.hh"
 #include "args.hh"
+#include "abstract-setting-to-json.hh"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
@@ -137,11 +138,7 @@ nlohmann::json Config::toJSON()
     auto res = nlohmann::json::object();
     for (auto & s : _settings)
         if (!s.second.isAlias) {
-            auto obj = nlohmann::json::object();
-            obj.emplace("description", s.second.setting->description);
-            obj.emplace("aliases", s.second.setting->aliases);
-            obj.emplace("value", s.second.setting->toJSON());
-            res.emplace(s.first, obj);
+            res.emplace(s.first, s.second.setting->toJSON());
         }
     return res;
 }
@@ -168,19 +165,21 @@ void AbstractSetting::setDefault(const std::string & str)
 
 nlohmann::json AbstractSetting::toJSON()
 {
-    return to_string();
+    return nlohmann::json(toJSONObject());
+}
+
+std::map<std::string, nlohmann::json> AbstractSetting::toJSONObject()
+{
+    std::map<std::string, nlohmann::json> obj;
+    obj.emplace("description", description);
+    obj.emplace("aliases", aliases);
+    return obj;
 }
 
 void AbstractSetting::convertToArg(Args & args, const std::string & category)
 {
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-nlohmann::json BaseSetting<T>::toJSON()
-{
-    return value;
-}
-
 template<typename T>
 void BaseSetting<T>::convertToArg(Args & args, const std::string & category)
 {
@@ -259,11 +258,6 @@ template<> std::string BaseSetting<Strings>::to_string() const
     return concatStringsSep(" ", value);
 }
 
-template<> nlohmann::json BaseSetting<Strings>::toJSON()
-{
-    return value;
-}
-
 template<> void BaseSetting<StringSet>::set(const std::string & str)
 {
     value = tokenizeString<StringSet>(str);
@@ -274,9 +268,24 @@ template<> std::string BaseSetting<StringSet>::to_string() const
     return concatStringsSep(" ", value);
 }
 
-template<> nlohmann::json BaseSetting<StringSet>::toJSON()
+template<> void BaseSetting<StringMap>::set(const std::string & str)
 {
-    return value;
+    auto kvpairs = tokenizeString<Strings>(str);
+    for (auto & s : kvpairs)
+    {
+        auto eq = s.find_first_of('=');
+        if (std::string::npos != eq)
+            value.emplace(std::string(s, 0, eq), std::string(s, eq + 1));
+        // else ignored
+    }
+}
+
+template<> std::string BaseSetting<StringMap>::to_string() const
+{
+    Strings kvstrs;
+    std::transform(value.begin(), value.end(), back_inserter(kvstrs),
+        [&](auto kvpair){ return kvpair.first + "=" + kvpair.second; });
+    return concatStringsSep(" ", kvstrs);
 }
 
 template class BaseSetting<int>;
@@ -289,6 +298,7 @@ template class BaseSetting<bool>;
 template class BaseSetting<std::string>;
 template class BaseSetting<Strings>;
 template class BaseSetting<StringSet>;
+template class BaseSetting<StringMap>;
 
 void PathSetting::set(const std::string & str)
 {
diff --git a/src/libutil/config.hh b/src/libutil/config.hh
index 2b4265806..1f5f4e7b9 100644
--- a/src/libutil/config.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/config.hh
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ protected:
 
     virtual std::string to_string() const = 0;
 
-    virtual nlohmann::json toJSON();
+    nlohmann::json toJSON();
+
+    virtual std::map<std::string, nlohmann::json> toJSONObject();
 
     virtual void convertToArg(Args & args, const std::string & category);
 
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ class BaseSetting : public AbstractSetting
 protected:
 
     T value;
+    const T defaultValue;
 
 public:
 
@@ -229,6 +232,7 @@ public:
         const std::set<std::string> & aliases = {})
         : AbstractSetting(name, description, aliases)
         , value(def)
+        , defaultValue(def)
     { }
 
     operator const T &() const { return value; }
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ public:
 
     void convertToArg(Args & args, const std::string & category) override;
 
-    nlohmann::json toJSON() override;
+    std::map<std::string, nlohmann::json> toJSONObject() override;
 };
 
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.cc b/src/libutil/error.cc
index fd6f69b7f..803a72953 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/error.cc
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ const std::string nativeSystem = SYSTEM;
 
 BaseError & BaseError::addTrace(std::optional<ErrPos> e, hintformat hint)
 {
-    err.traces.push_front(Trace { .pos = e, .hint = hint});
+    err.traces.push_front(Trace { .pos = e, .hint = hint });
     return *this;
 }
 
 // c++ std::exception descendants must have a 'const char* what()' function.
 // This stringifies the error and caches it for use by what(), or similarly by msg().
-const string& BaseError::calcWhat() const
+const string & BaseError::calcWhat() const
 {
     if (what_.has_value())
         return *what_;
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ const string& BaseError::calcWhat() const
 
 std::optional<string> ErrorInfo::programName = std::nullopt;
 
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const hintformat &hf)
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, const hintformat & hf)
 {
     return os << hf.str();
 }
 
-string showErrPos(const ErrPos &errPos)
+string showErrPos(const ErrPos & errPos)
 {
     if (errPos.line > 0) {
         if (errPos.column > 0) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ string showErrPos(const ErrPos &errPos)
     }
 }
 
-std::optional<LinesOfCode> getCodeLines(const ErrPos &errPos)
+std::optional<LinesOfCode> getCodeLines(const ErrPos & errPos)
 {
     if (errPos.line <= 0)
         return std::nullopt;
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ std::optional<LinesOfCode> getCodeLines(const ErrPos &errPos)
                 return loc;
             }
         }
-        catch (EndOfFile &eof) {
+        catch (EndOfFile & eof) {
             if (loc.errLineOfCode.has_value())
                 return loc;
             else
                 return std::nullopt;
         }
-        catch (std::exception &e) {
+        catch (std::exception & e) {
             printError("error reading nix file: %s\n%s", errPos.file, e.what());
             return std::nullopt;
         }
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ std::optional<LinesOfCode> getCodeLines(const ErrPos &errPos)
 }
 
 // print lines of code to the ostream, indicating the error column.
-void printCodeLines(std::ostream &out,
-    const string &prefix,
-    const ErrPos &errPos,
-    const LinesOfCode &loc)
+void printCodeLines(std::ostream & out,
+    const string & prefix,
+    const ErrPos & errPos,
+    const LinesOfCode & loc)
 {
     // previous line of code.
     if (loc.prevLineOfCode.has_value()) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void printCodeLines(std::ostream &out,
     }
 }
 
-void printAtPos(const string &prefix, const ErrPos &pos, std::ostream &out)
+void printAtPos(const string & prefix, const ErrPos & pos, std::ostream & out)
 {
     if (pos)
     {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void printAtPos(const string &prefix, const ErrPos &pos, std::ostream &out)
     }
 }
 
-std::ostream& showErrorInfo(std::ostream &out, const ErrorInfo &einfo, bool showTrace)
+std::ostream & showErrorInfo(std::ostream & out, const ErrorInfo & einfo, bool showTrace)
 {
     auto errwidth = std::max<size_t>(getWindowSize().second, 20);
     string prefix = "";
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.hh b/src/libutil/error.hh
index f3babcbde..d1b6d82bb 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/error.hh
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct Trace {
 struct ErrorInfo {
     Verbosity level;
     string name;
-    string description;
+    string description; // FIXME: remove? it seems to be barely used
     std::optional<hintformat> hint;
     std::optional<ErrPos> errPos;
     std::list<Trace> traces;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 
     const string & msg() const { return calcWhat(); }
-    const ErrorInfo & info() { calcWhat(); return err; }
+    const ErrorInfo & info() const { calcWhat(); return err; }
 
     template<typename... Args>
     BaseError & addTrace(std::optional<ErrPos> e, const string &fs, const Args & ... args)
diff --git a/src/libutil/fmt.hh b/src/libutil/fmt.hh
index a39de041f..85c0e9429 100644
--- a/src/libutil/fmt.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/fmt.hh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include "ansicolor.hh"
 
@@ -77,11 +76,11 @@ template <class T>
 struct yellowtxt
 {
     yellowtxt(const T &s) : value(s) {}
-    const T &value;
+    const T & value;
 };
 
 template <class T>
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &out, const yellowtxt<T> &y)
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & out, const yellowtxt<T> & y)
 {
     return out << ANSI_YELLOW << y.value << ANSI_NORMAL;
 }
@@ -89,12 +88,12 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &out, const yellowtxt<T> &y)
 template <class T>
 struct normaltxt
 {
-    normaltxt(const T &s) : value(s) {}
-    const T &value;
+    normaltxt(const T & s) : value(s) {}
+    const T & value;
 };
 
 template <class T>
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &out, const normaltxt<T> &y)
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & out, const normaltxt<T> & y)
 {
     return out << ANSI_NORMAL << y.value;
 }
@@ -102,26 +101,30 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &out, const normaltxt<T> &y)
 class hintformat
 {
 public:
-    hintformat(const string &format) :fmt(format)
+    hintformat(const string & format) : fmt(format)
     {
-        fmt.exceptions(boost::io::all_error_bits ^ 
+        fmt.exceptions(boost::io::all_error_bits ^
                        boost::io::too_many_args_bit ^
                        boost::io::too_few_args_bit);
     }
 
-    hintformat(const hintformat &hf)
-    : fmt(hf.fmt)
-    {}
+    hintformat(const hintformat & hf)
+        : fmt(hf.fmt)
+    { }
+
+    hintformat(format && fmt)
+        : fmt(std::move(fmt))
+    { }
 
     template<class T>
-    hintformat& operator%(const T &value)
+    hintformat & operator%(const T & value)
     {
         fmt % yellowtxt(value);
         return *this;
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    hintformat& operator%(const normaltxt<T> &value)
+    hintformat & operator%(const normaltxt<T> & value)
     {
         fmt % value.value;
         return *this;
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ private:
     format fmt;
 };
 
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const hintformat &hf);
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, const hintformat & hf);
 
 template<typename... Args>
 inline hintformat hintfmt(const std::string & fs, const Args & ... args)
diff --git a/src/libutil/logging.cc b/src/libutil/logging.cc
index cbbf64395..8a6752e22 100644
--- a/src/libutil/logging.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/logging.cc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 LoggerSettings loggerSettings;
 
-static GlobalConfig::Register r1(&loggerSettings);
+static GlobalConfig::Register rLoggerSettings(&loggerSettings);
 
 static thread_local ActivityId curActivity = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/libutil/serialise.cc b/src/libutil/serialise.cc
index 00c945113..5c9f6f901 100644
--- a/src/libutil/serialise.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/serialise.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void Source::operator () (unsigned char * data, size_t len)
 }
 
 
-std::string Source::drain()
+void Source::drainInto(Sink & sink)
 {
     std::string s;
     std::vector<unsigned char> buf(8192);
@@ -101,12 +101,19 @@ std::string Source::drain()
         size_t n;
         try {
             n = read(buf.data(), buf.size());
-            s.append((char *) buf.data(), n);
+            sink(buf.data(), n);
         } catch (EndOfFile &) {
             break;
         }
     }
-    return s;
+}
+
+
+std::string Source::drain()
+{
+    StringSink s;
+    drainInto(s);
+    return *s.s;
 }
 
 
@@ -259,6 +266,24 @@ Sink & operator << (Sink & sink, const StringSet & s)
     return sink;
 }
 
+Sink & operator << (Sink & sink, const Error & ex)
+{
+    auto info = ex.info();
+    sink
+        << "Error"
+        << info.level
+        << info.name
+        << info.description
+        << (info.hint ? info.hint->str() : "")
+        << 0 // FIXME: info.errPos
+        << info.traces.size();
+    for (auto & trace : info.traces) {
+        sink << 0; // FIXME: trace.pos
+        sink << trace.hint.str();
+    }
+    return sink;
+}
+
 
 void readPadding(size_t len, Source & source)
 {
@@ -312,6 +337,30 @@ template Paths readStrings(Source & source);
 template PathSet readStrings(Source & source);
 
 
+Error readError(Source & source)
+{
+    auto type = readString(source);
+    assert(type == "Error");
+    ErrorInfo info;
+    info.level = (Verbosity) readInt(source);
+    info.name = readString(source);
+    info.description = readString(source);
+    auto hint = readString(source);
+    if (hint != "") info.hint = hintformat(std::move(format("%s") % hint));
+    auto havePos = readNum<size_t>(source);
+    assert(havePos == 0);
+    auto nrTraces = readNum<size_t>(source);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < nrTraces; ++i) {
+        havePos = readNum<size_t>(source);
+        assert(havePos == 0);
+        info.traces.push_back(Trace {
+            .hint = hintformat(std::move(format("%s") % readString(source)))
+        });
+    }
+    return Error(std::move(info));
+}
+
+
 void StringSink::operator () (const unsigned char * data, size_t len)
 {
     static bool warned = false;
diff --git a/src/libutil/serialise.hh b/src/libutil/serialise.hh
index a6f1c42e9..d7fe0b81e 100644
--- a/src/libutil/serialise.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/serialise.hh
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ struct Sink
     }
 };
 
+/* Just throws away data. */
+struct NullSink : Sink
+{
+    void operator () (const unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
+    { }
+};
 
 /* A buffered abstract sink. Warning: a BufferedSink should not be
    used from multiple threads concurrently. */
@@ -63,6 +69,8 @@ struct Source
 
     virtual bool good() { return true; }
 
+    void drainInto(Sink & sink);
+
     std::string drain();
 };
 
@@ -313,6 +321,7 @@ inline Sink & operator << (Sink & sink, uint64_t n)
 Sink & operator << (Sink & sink, const string & s);
 Sink & operator << (Sink & sink, const Strings & s);
 Sink & operator << (Sink & sink, const StringSet & s);
+Sink & operator << (Sink & in, const Error & ex);
 
 
 MakeError(SerialisationError, Error);
@@ -334,7 +343,7 @@ T readNum(Source & source)
         ((uint64_t) buf[6] << 48) |
         ((uint64_t) buf[7] << 56);
 
-    if (n > std::numeric_limits<T>::max())
+    if (n > (uint64_t)std::numeric_limits<T>::max())
         throw SerialisationError("serialised integer %d is too large for type '%s'", n, typeid(T).name());
 
     return (T) n;
@@ -374,6 +383,8 @@ Source & operator >> (Source & in, bool & b)
     return in;
 }
 
+Error readError(Source & source);
+
 
 /* An adapter that converts a std::basic_istream into a source. */
 struct StreamToSourceAdapter : Source
@@ -398,4 +409,93 @@ struct StreamToSourceAdapter : Source
 };
 
 
+/* A source that reads a distinct format of concatenated chunks back into its
+   logical form, in order to guarantee a known state to the original stream,
+   even in the event of errors.
+
+   Use with FramedSink, which also allows the logical stream to be terminated
+   in the event of an exception.
+*/
+struct FramedSource : Source
+{
+    Source & from;
+    bool eof = false;
+    std::vector<unsigned char> pending;
+    size_t pos = 0;
+
+    FramedSource(Source & from) : from(from)
+    { }
+
+    ~FramedSource()
+    {
+        if (!eof) {
+            while (true) {
+                auto n = readInt(from);
+                if (!n) break;
+                std::vector<unsigned char> data(n);
+                from(data.data(), n);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    size_t read(unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
+    {
+        if (eof) throw EndOfFile("reached end of FramedSource");
+
+        if (pos >= pending.size()) {
+            size_t len = readInt(from);
+            if (!len) {
+                eof = true;
+                return 0;
+            }
+            pending = std::vector<unsigned char>(len);
+            pos = 0;
+            from(pending.data(), len);
+        }
+
+        auto n = std::min(len, pending.size() - pos);
+        memcpy(data, pending.data() + pos, n);
+        pos += n;
+        return n;
+    }
+};
+
+/* Write as chunks in the format expected by FramedSource.
+
+   The exception_ptr reference can be used to terminate the stream when you
+   detect that an error has occurred on the remote end.
+*/
+struct FramedSink : nix::BufferedSink
+{
+    BufferedSink & to;
+    std::exception_ptr & ex;
+
+    FramedSink(BufferedSink & to, std::exception_ptr & ex) : to(to), ex(ex)
+    { }
+
+    ~FramedSink()
+    {
+        try {
+            to << 0;
+            to.flush();
+        } catch (...) {
+            ignoreException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void write(const unsigned char * data, size_t len) override
+    {
+        /* Don't send more data if the remote has
+            encountered an error. */
+        if (ex) {
+            auto ex2 = ex;
+            ex = nullptr;
+            std::rethrow_exception(ex2);
+        }
+        to << len;
+        to(data, len);
+    };
+};
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/split.hh b/src/libutil/split.hh
index d19d7d8ed..87a23b13e 100644
--- a/src/libutil/split.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/split.hh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 // If `separator` is found, we return the portion of the string before the
 // separator, and modify the string argument to contain only the part after the
-// separator. Otherwise, wer return `std::nullopt`, and we leave the argument
+// separator. Otherwise, we return `std::nullopt`, and we leave the argument
 // string alone.
 static inline std::optional<std::string_view> splitPrefixTo(std::string_view & string, char separator) {
     auto sepInstance = string.find(separator);
diff --git a/src/libutil/tests/config.cc b/src/libutil/tests/config.cc
index c5abefe11..c7777a21f 100644
--- a/src/libutil/tests/config.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/tests/config.cc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace nix {
         Setting<std::string> setting{&config, "", "name-of-the-setting", "description"};
         setting.assign("value");
 
-        ASSERT_EQ(config.toJSON().dump(), R"#({"name-of-the-setting":{"aliases":[],"description":"description\n","value":"value"}})#");
+        ASSERT_EQ(config.toJSON().dump(), R"#({"name-of-the-setting":{"aliases":[],"defaultValue":"","description":"description\n","value":"value"}})#");
     }
 
     TEST(Config, setSettingAlias) {
diff --git a/src/libutil/topo-sort.hh b/src/libutil/topo-sort.hh
index 7a68ff169..7418be5e0 100644
--- a/src/libutil/topo-sort.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/topo-sort.hh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
 #include "error.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
diff --git a/src/libutil/types.hh b/src/libutil/types.hh
index 2170e4c93..6c4c5ab74 100644
--- a/src/libutil/types.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/types.hh
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ typedef string Path;
 typedef list<Path> Paths;
 typedef set<Path> PathSet;
 
+typedef vector<std::pair<string, string>> Headers;
+
 /* Helper class to run code at startup. */
 template<typename T>
 struct OnStartup
diff --git a/src/libutil/url-parts.hh b/src/libutil/url-parts.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68be15cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil/url-parts.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <regex>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+// URI stuff.
+const static std::string pctEncoded = "(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F])";
+const static std::string schemeRegex = "(?:[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*)";
+const static std::string ipv6AddressRegex = "(?:\\[[0-9a-fA-F:]+\\])";
+const static std::string unreservedRegex = "(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-._~])";
+const static std::string subdelimsRegex = "(?:[!$&'\"()*+,;=])";
+const static std::string hostnameRegex = "(?:(?:" + unreservedRegex + "|" + pctEncoded + "|" + subdelimsRegex + ")*)";
+const static std::string hostRegex = "(?:" + ipv6AddressRegex + "|" + hostnameRegex + ")";
+const static std::string userRegex = "(?:(?:" + unreservedRegex + "|" + pctEncoded + "|" + subdelimsRegex + "|:)*)";
+const static std::string authorityRegex = "(?:" + userRegex + "@)?" + hostRegex + "(?::[0-9]+)?";
+const static std::string pcharRegex = "(?:" + unreservedRegex + "|" + pctEncoded + "|" + subdelimsRegex + "|[:@])";
+const static std::string queryRegex = "(?:" + pcharRegex + "|[/? \"])*";
+const static std::string segmentRegex = "(?:" + pcharRegex + "+)";
+const static std::string absPathRegex = "(?:(?:/" + segmentRegex + ")*/?)";
+const static std::string pathRegex = "(?:" + segmentRegex + "(?:/" + segmentRegex + ")*/?)";
+
+// A Git ref (i.e. branch or tag name).
+const static std::string refRegexS = "[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*"; // FIXME: check
+extern std::regex refRegex;
+
+// Instead of defining what a good Git Ref is, we define what a bad Git Ref is
+// This is because of the definition of a ref in refs.c in https://github.com/git/git
+// See tests/fetchGitRefs.sh for the full definition
+const static std::string badGitRefRegexS = "//|^[./]|/\\.|\\.\\.|[[:cntrl:][:space:]:?^~\[]|\\\\|\\*|\\.lock$|\\.lock/|@\\{|[/.]$|^@$|^$";
+extern std::regex badGitRefRegex;
+
+// A Git revision (a SHA-1 commit hash).
+const static std::string revRegexS = "[0-9a-fA-F]{40}";
+extern std::regex revRegex;
+
+// A ref or revision, or a ref followed by a revision.
+const static std::string refAndOrRevRegex = "(?:(" + revRegexS + ")|(?:(" + refRegexS + ")(?:/(" + revRegexS + "))?))";
+
+const static std::string flakeIdRegexS = "[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*";
+extern std::regex flakeIdRegex;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libutil/url.cc b/src/libutil/url.cc
index 88c09eef9..c1bab866c 100644
--- a/src/libutil/url.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/url.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "url.hh"
+#include "url-parts.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
diff --git a/src/libutil/url.hh b/src/libutil/url.hh
index 2ef88ef2a..6e77142e3 100644
--- a/src/libutil/url.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/url.hh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "error.hh"
 
-#include <regex>
-
 namespace nix {
 
 struct ParsedURL
@@ -29,40 +27,4 @@ std::map<std::string, std::string> decodeQuery(const std::string & query);
 
 ParsedURL parseURL(const std::string & url);
 
-// URI stuff.
-const static std::string pctEncoded = "(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F])";
-const static std::string schemeRegex = "(?:[a-z+]+)";
-const static std::string ipv6AddressRegex = "(?:\\[[0-9a-fA-F:]+\\])";
-const static std::string unreservedRegex = "(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-._~])";
-const static std::string subdelimsRegex = "(?:[!$&'\"()*+,;=])";
-const static std::string hostnameRegex = "(?:(?:" + unreservedRegex + "|" + pctEncoded + "|" + subdelimsRegex + ")*)";
-const static std::string hostRegex = "(?:" + ipv6AddressRegex + "|" + hostnameRegex + ")";
-const static std::string userRegex = "(?:(?:" + unreservedRegex + "|" + pctEncoded + "|" + subdelimsRegex + "|:)*)";
-const static std::string authorityRegex = "(?:" + userRegex + "@)?" + hostRegex + "(?::[0-9]+)?";
-const static std::string pcharRegex = "(?:" + unreservedRegex + "|" + pctEncoded + "|" + subdelimsRegex + "|[:@])";
-const static std::string queryRegex = "(?:" + pcharRegex + "|[/? \"])*";
-const static std::string segmentRegex = "(?:" + pcharRegex + "+)";
-const static std::string absPathRegex = "(?:(?:/" + segmentRegex + ")*/?)";
-const static std::string pathRegex = "(?:" + segmentRegex + "(?:/" + segmentRegex + ")*/?)";
-
-// A Git ref (i.e. branch or tag name).
-const static std::string refRegexS = "[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*"; // FIXME: check
-extern std::regex refRegex;
-
-// Instead of defining what a good Git Ref is, we define what a bad Git Ref is
-// This is because of the definition of a ref in refs.c in https://github.com/git/git
-// See tests/fetchGitRefs.sh for the full definition
-const static std::string badGitRefRegexS = "//|^[./]|/\\.|\\.\\.|[[:cntrl:][:space:]:?^~\[]|\\\\|\\*|\\.lock$|\\.lock/|@\\{|[/.]$|^@$|^$";
-extern std::regex badGitRefRegex;
-
-// A Git revision (a SHA-1 commit hash).
-const static std::string revRegexS = "[0-9a-fA-F]{40}";
-extern std::regex revRegex;
-
-// A ref or revision, or a ref followed by a revision.
-const static std::string refAndOrRevRegex = "(?:(" + revRegexS + ")|(?:(" + refRegexS + ")(?:/(" + revRegexS + "))?))";
-
-const static std::string flakeIdRegexS = "[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*";
-extern std::regex flakeIdRegex;
-
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 16cfa654f..9804e9a51 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -325,7 +325,12 @@ void writeFile(const Path & path, const string & s, mode_t mode)
     AutoCloseFD fd = open(path.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT | O_CLOEXEC, mode);
     if (!fd)
         throw SysError("opening file '%1%'", path);
-    writeFull(fd.get(), s);
+    try {
+        writeFull(fd.get(), s);
+    } catch (Error & e) {
+        e.addTrace({}, "writing file '%1%'", path);
+        throw;
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -337,11 +342,16 @@ void writeFile(const Path & path, Source & source, mode_t mode)
 
     std::vector<unsigned char> buf(64 * 1024);
 
-    while (true) {
-        try {
-            auto n = source.read(buf.data(), buf.size());
-            writeFull(fd.get(), (unsigned char *) buf.data(), n);
-        } catch (EndOfFile &) { break; }
+    try {
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                auto n = source.read(buf.data(), buf.size());
+                writeFull(fd.get(), (unsigned char *) buf.data(), n);
+            } catch (EndOfFile &) { break; }
+        }
+    } catch (Error & e) {
+        e.addTrace({}, "writing file '%1%'", path);
+        throw;
     }
 }
 
@@ -511,22 +521,24 @@ std::string getUserName()
 }
 
 
-static Path getHome2()
+Path getHome()
 {
-    auto homeDir = getEnv("HOME");
-    if (!homeDir) {
-        std::vector<char> buf(16384);
-        struct passwd pwbuf;
-        struct passwd * pw;
-        if (getpwuid_r(geteuid(), &pwbuf, buf.data(), buf.size(), &pw) != 0
-            || !pw || !pw->pw_dir || !pw->pw_dir[0])
-            throw Error("cannot determine user's home directory");
-        homeDir = pw->pw_dir;
-    }
-    return *homeDir;
-};
-
-Path getHome() { return getHome2(); }
+    static Path homeDir = []()
+    {
+        auto homeDir = getEnv("HOME");
+        if (!homeDir) {
+            std::vector<char> buf(16384);
+            struct passwd pwbuf;
+            struct passwd * pw;
+            if (getpwuid_r(geteuid(), &pwbuf, buf.data(), buf.size(), &pw) != 0
+                || !pw || !pw->pw_dir || !pw->pw_dir[0])
+                throw Error("cannot determine user's home directory");
+            homeDir = pw->pw_dir;
+        }
+        return *homeDir;
+    }();
+    return homeDir;
+}
 
 
 Path getCacheDir()
@@ -1641,4 +1653,11 @@ AutoCloseFD createUnixDomainSocket(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
     return fdSocket;
 }
 
+
+string showBytes(uint64_t bytes)
+{
+    return fmt("%.2f MiB", bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0));
+}
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index 082e26375..129d59a97 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -12,13 +12,9 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 
 #include <functional>
-#include <limits>
-#include <cstdio>
 #include <map>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <optional>
-#include <future>
-#include <iterator>
 
 #ifndef HAVE_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYPE
 #define DT_UNKNOWN 0
@@ -480,43 +476,8 @@ std::optional<typename T::mapped_type> get(const T & map, const typename T::key_
 }
 
 
-/* A callback is a wrapper around a lambda that accepts a valid of
-   type T or an exception. (We abuse std::future<T> to pass the value or
-   exception.) */
 template<typename T>
-class Callback
-{
-    std::function<void(std::future<T>)> fun;
-    std::atomic_flag done = ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT;
-
-public:
-
-    Callback(std::function<void(std::future<T>)> fun) : fun(fun) { }
-
-    Callback(Callback && callback) : fun(std::move(callback.fun))
-    {
-        auto prev = callback.done.test_and_set();
-        if (prev) done.test_and_set();
-    }
-
-    void operator()(T && t) noexcept
-    {
-        auto prev = done.test_and_set();
-        assert(!prev);
-        std::promise<T> promise;
-        promise.set_value(std::move(t));
-        fun(promise.get_future());
-    }
-
-    void rethrow(const std::exception_ptr & exc = std::current_exception()) noexcept
-    {
-        auto prev = done.test_and_set();
-        assert(!prev);
-        std::promise<T> promise;
-        promise.set_exception(exc);
-        fun(promise.get_future());
-    }
-};
+class Callback;
 
 
 /* Start a thread that handles various signals. Also block those signals
@@ -612,4 +573,7 @@ template<class... Ts> struct overloaded : Ts... { using Ts::operator()...; };
 template<class... Ts> overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
 
 
+std::string showBytes(uint64_t bytes);
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
index 471bcc10d..a79b1086b 100755
--- a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
+++ b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ std::vector<string> shellwords(const string & s)
     return res;
 }
 
-static void _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     auto dryRun = false;
     auto runEnv = std::regex_search(argv[0], std::regex("nix-shell$"));
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ static void _main(int argc, char * * argv)
 
     // List of environment variables kept for --pure
     std::set<string> keepVars{
-        "HOME", "USER", "LOGNAME", "DISPLAY", "PATH", "TERM",
-        "IN_NIX_SHELL", "TZ", "PAGER", "NIX_BUILD_SHELL", "SHLVL",
+        "HOME", "USER", "LOGNAME", "DISPLAY", "PATH", "TERM", "IN_NIX_SHELL",
+        "NIX_SHELL_PRESERVE_PROMPT", "TZ", "PAGER", "NIX_BUILD_SHELL", "SHLVL",
         "http_proxy", "https_proxy", "ftp_proxy", "all_proxy", "no_proxy"
     };
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void _main(int argc, char * * argv)
                 "PATH=%4%:\"$PATH\"; "
                 "SHELL=%5%; "
                 "set +e; "
-                R"s([ -n "$PS1" ] && PS1='\n\[\033[1;32m\][nix-shell:\w]\$\[\033[0m\] '; )s"
+                R"s([ -n "$PS1" -a -z "$NIX_SHELL_PRESERVE_PROMPT" ] && PS1='\n\[\033[1;32m\][nix-shell:\w]\$\[\033[0m\] '; )s"
                 "if [ \"$(type -t runHook)\" = function ]; then runHook shellHook; fi; "
                 "unset NIX_ENFORCE_PURITY; "
                 "shopt -u nullglob; "
@@ -487,52 +487,58 @@ static void _main(int argc, char * * argv)
 
         std::vector<StorePathWithOutputs> pathsToBuild;
 
-        std::map<Path, Path> drvPrefixes;
-        std::map<Path, Path> resultSymlinks;
-        std::vector<Path> outPaths;
+        std::map<StorePath, std::pair<size_t, StringSet>> drvMap;
 
         for (auto & drvInfo : drvs) {
-            auto drvPath = drvInfo.queryDrvPath();
-            auto outPath = drvInfo.queryOutPath();
+            auto drvPath = store->parseStorePath(drvInfo.queryDrvPath());
 
             auto outputName = drvInfo.queryOutputName();
             if (outputName == "")
-                throw Error("derivation '%s' lacks an 'outputName' attribute", drvPath);
+                throw Error("derivation '%s' lacks an 'outputName' attribute", store->printStorePath(drvPath));
 
-            pathsToBuild.push_back({store->parseStorePath(drvPath), {outputName}});
+            pathsToBuild.push_back({drvPath, {outputName}});
 
-            std::string drvPrefix;
-            auto i = drvPrefixes.find(drvPath);
-            if (i != drvPrefixes.end())
-                drvPrefix = i->second;
+            auto i = drvMap.find(drvPath);
+            if (i != drvMap.end())
+                i->second.second.insert(outputName);
             else {
-                drvPrefix = outLink;
-                if (drvPrefixes.size())
-                    drvPrefix += fmt("-%d", drvPrefixes.size() + 1);
-                drvPrefixes[drvPath] = drvPrefix;
+                drvMap[drvPath] = {drvMap.size(), {outputName}};
             }
-
-            std::string symlink = drvPrefix;
-            if (outputName != "out") symlink += "-" + outputName;
-
-            resultSymlinks[symlink] = outPath;
-            outPaths.push_back(outPath);
         }
 
         buildPaths(pathsToBuild);
 
         if (dryRun) return;
 
-        for (auto & symlink : resultSymlinks)
-            if (auto store2 = store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>())
-                store2->addPermRoot(store->parseStorePath(symlink.second), absPath(symlink.first));
+        std::vector<StorePath> outPaths;
+
+        for (auto & [drvPath, info] : drvMap) {
+            auto & [counter, wantedOutputs] = info;
+            std::string drvPrefix = outLink;
+            if (counter)
+                drvPrefix += fmt("-%d", counter + 1);
+
+            auto builtOutputs = store->queryDerivationOutputMap(drvPath);
+
+            for (auto & outputName : wantedOutputs) {
+                auto outputPath = builtOutputs.at(outputName);
+
+                if (auto store2 = store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>()) {
+                    std::string symlink = drvPrefix;
+                    if (outputName != "out") symlink += "-" + outputName;
+                    store2->addPermRoot(outputPath, absPath(symlink));
+                }
+
+                outPaths.push_back(outputPath);
+            }
+        }
 
         logger->stop();
 
         for (auto & path : outPaths)
-            std::cout << path << '\n';
+            std::cout << store->printStorePath(path) << '\n';
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-build", _main);
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s2("nix-shell", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_build("nix-build", main_nix_build);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_shell("nix-shell", main_nix_build);
diff --git a/src/nix-channel/nix-channel.cc b/src/nix-channel/nix-channel.cc
index 3ccf620c9..309970df6 100755
--- a/src/nix-channel/nix-channel.cc
+++ b/src/nix-channel/nix-channel.cc
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ static void update(const StringSet & channelNames)
 
     auto store = openStore();
 
+    auto [fd, unpackChannelPath] = createTempFile();
+    writeFull(fd.get(),
+        #include "unpack-channel.nix.gen.hh"
+        );
+    fd = -1;
+    AutoDelete del(unpackChannelPath, false);
+
     // Download each channel.
     Strings exprs;
     for (const auto & channel : channels) {
@@ -104,7 +111,7 @@ static void update(const StringSet & channelNames)
 
         bool unpacked = false;
         if (std::regex_search(filename, std::regex("\\.tar\\.(gz|bz2|xz)$"))) {
-            runProgram(settings.nixBinDir + "/nix-build", false, { "--no-out-link", "--expr", "import <nix/unpack-channel.nix> "
+            runProgram(settings.nixBinDir + "/nix-build", false, { "--no-out-link", "--expr", "import " + unpackChannelPath +
                         "{ name = \"" + cname + "\"; channelName = \"" + name + "\"; src = builtins.storePath \"" + filename + "\"; }" });
             unpacked = true;
         }
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ static void update(const StringSet & channelNames)
     // Unpack the channel tarballs into the Nix store and install them
     // into the channels profile.
     std::cerr << "unpacking channels...\n";
-    Strings envArgs{ "--profile", profile, "--file", "<nix/unpack-channel.nix>", "--install", "--from-expression" };
+    Strings envArgs{ "--profile", profile, "--file", unpackChannelPath, "--install", "--from-expression" };
     for (auto & expr : exprs)
         envArgs.push_back(std::move(expr));
     envArgs.push_back("--quiet");
@@ -146,7 +153,7 @@ static void update(const StringSet & channelNames)
     replaceSymlink(profile, channelLink);
 }
 
-static int _main(int argc, char ** argv)
+static int main_nix_channel(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
     {
         // Figure out the name of the `.nix-channels' file to use
@@ -243,4 +250,4 @@ static int _main(int argc, char ** argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-channel", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_channel("nix-channel", main_nix_channel);
diff --git a/corepkgs/unpack-channel.nix b/src/nix-channel/unpack-channel.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from corepkgs/unpack-channel.nix
rename to src/nix-channel/unpack-channel.nix
diff --git a/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc b/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc
index bcf1d8518..57092b887 100644
--- a/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc
+++ b/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void removeOldGenerations(std::string dir)
     }
 }
 
-static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_collect_garbage(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     {
         bool removeOld = false;
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-collect-garbage", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_collect_garbage("nix-collect-garbage", main_nix_collect_garbage);
diff --git a/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc b/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
index b10184718..10990f7b5 100755
--- a/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
+++ b/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 using namespace nix;
 
-static int _main(int argc, char ** argv)
+static int main_nix_copy_closure(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
     {
         auto gzip = false;
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ static int _main(int argc, char ** argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-copy-closure", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_copy_closure("nix-copy-closure", main_nix_copy_closure);
diff --git a/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc b/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
index cfa634a44..fc6195cf0 100644
--- a/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
+++ b/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "local-store.hh"
+#include "remote-store.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
 #include "serialise.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ static void daemonLoop(char * * argv)
 }
 
 
-static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_daemon(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     {
         auto stdio = false;
@@ -285,44 +286,28 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
         initPlugins();
 
         if (stdio) {
-            if (getStoreType() == tDaemon) {
-                //  Forward on this connection to the real daemon
-                auto socketPath = settings.nixDaemonSocketFile;
-                auto s = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-                if (s == -1)
-                    throw SysError("creating Unix domain socket");
+            if (auto store = openUncachedStore().dynamic_pointer_cast<RemoteStore>()) {
+                auto conn = store->openConnectionWrapper();
+                int from = conn->from.fd;
+                int to = conn->to.fd;
 
-                auto socketDir = dirOf(socketPath);
-                if (chdir(socketDir.c_str()) == -1)
-                    throw SysError("changing to socket directory '%1%'", socketDir);
-
-                auto socketName = std::string(baseNameOf(socketPath));
-                auto addr = sockaddr_un{};
-                addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-                if (socketName.size() + 1 >= sizeof(addr.sun_path))
-                    throw Error("socket name %1% is too long", socketName);
-                strcpy(addr.sun_path, socketName.c_str());
-
-                if (connect(s, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
-                    throw SysError("cannot connect to daemon at %1%", socketPath);
-
-                auto nfds = (s > STDIN_FILENO ? s : STDIN_FILENO) + 1;
+                auto nfds = std::max(from, STDIN_FILENO) + 1;
                 while (true) {
                     fd_set fds;
                     FD_ZERO(&fds);
-                    FD_SET(s, &fds);
+                    FD_SET(from, &fds);
                     FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &fds);
                     if (select(nfds, &fds, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr) == -1)
                         throw SysError("waiting for data from client or server");
-                    if (FD_ISSET(s, &fds)) {
-                        auto res = splice(s, nullptr, STDOUT_FILENO, nullptr, SSIZE_MAX, SPLICE_F_MOVE);
+                    if (FD_ISSET(from, &fds)) {
+                        auto res = splice(from, nullptr, STDOUT_FILENO, nullptr, SSIZE_MAX, SPLICE_F_MOVE);
                         if (res == -1)
                             throw SysError("splicing data from daemon socket to stdout");
                         else if (res == 0)
                             throw EndOfFile("unexpected EOF from daemon socket");
                     }
                     if (FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &fds)) {
-                        auto res = splice(STDIN_FILENO, nullptr, s, nullptr, SSIZE_MAX, SPLICE_F_MOVE);
+                        auto res = splice(STDIN_FILENO, nullptr, to, nullptr, SSIZE_MAX, SPLICE_F_MOVE);
                         if (res == -1)
                             throw SysError("splicing data from stdin to daemon socket");
                         else if (res == 0)
@@ -345,4 +330,4 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-daemon", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_daemon("nix-daemon", main_nix_daemon);
diff --git a/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc b/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc
index e5a433ac0..e6667e7f5 100644
--- a/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc
+++ b/src/nix-env/nix-env.cc
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static DrvInfos filterBySelector(EvalState & state, const DrvInfos & allElems,
 {
     DrvNames selectors = drvNamesFromArgs(args);
     if (selectors.empty())
-        selectors.push_back(DrvName("*"));
+        selectors.emplace_back("*");
 
     DrvInfos elems;
     set<unsigned int> done;
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ static void opVersion(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 }
 
 
-static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_env(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     {
         Strings opFlags, opArgs;
@@ -1460,4 +1460,4 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-env", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_env("nix-env", main_nix_env);
diff --git a/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc b/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
index 539092cbe..18a0049a6 100644
--- a/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
+++ b/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void processExpr(EvalState & state, const Strings & attrPaths,
 }
 
 
-static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_instantiate(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     {
         Strings files;
@@ -192,4 +192,4 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-instantiate", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_instantiate("nix-instantiate", main_nix_instantiate);
diff --git a/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc b/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc
index 1001f27af..3bdee55a7 100644
--- a/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc
+++ b/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ string resolveMirrorUri(EvalState & state, string uri)
 }
 
 
-static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_prefetch_url(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     {
         HashType ht = htSHA256;
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
         bool fromExpr = false;
         string attrPath;
         bool unpack = false;
+        bool executable = false;
         string name;
 
         struct MyArgs : LegacyArgs, MixEvalArgs
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
             }
             else if (*arg == "--unpack")
                 unpack = true;
+            else if (*arg == "--executable")
+                executable = true;
             else if (*arg == "--name")
                 name = getArg(*arg, arg, end);
             else if (*arg != "" && arg->at(0) == '-')
@@ -175,7 +178,11 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
 
             /* Download the file. */
             {
-                AutoCloseFD fd = open(tmpFile.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0600);
+                auto mode = 0600;
+                if (executable)
+                    mode = 0700;
+
+                AutoCloseFD fd = open(tmpFile.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, mode);
                 if (!fd) throw SysError("creating temporary file '%s'", tmpFile);
 
                 FdSink sink(fd.get());
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
                     tmpFile = unpacked;
             }
 
-            const auto method = unpack ? FileIngestionMethod::Recursive : FileIngestionMethod::Flat;
+            const auto method = unpack || executable ? FileIngestionMethod::Recursive : FileIngestionMethod::Flat;
 
             auto info = store->addToStoreSlow(name, tmpFile, method, ht, expectedHash);
             storePath = info.path;
@@ -222,4 +229,4 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-prefetch-url", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_prefetch_url("nix-prefetch-url", main_nix_prefetch_url);
diff --git a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
index 3f2594712..14baabc36 100644
--- a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #endif
 
 
+namespace nix_store {
+
+
 using namespace nix;
 using std::cin;
 using std::cout;
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ static PathSet realisePath(StorePathWithOutputs path, bool build = true)
 
     if (path.path.isDerivation()) {
         if (build) store->buildPaths({path});
+        auto outputPaths = store->queryDerivationOutputMap(path.path);
         Derivation drv = store->derivationFromPath(path.path);
         rootNr++;
 
@@ -76,7 +80,8 @@ static PathSet realisePath(StorePathWithOutputs path, bool build = true)
             if (i == drv.outputs.end())
                 throw Error("derivation '%s' does not have an output named '%s'",
                     store2->printStorePath(path.path), j);
-            auto outPath = store2->printStorePath(i->second.path(*store, drv.name));
+            auto outPath = outputPaths.at(i->first);
+            auto retPath = store->printStorePath(outPath);
             if (store2) {
                 if (gcRoot == "")
                     printGCWarning();
@@ -84,10 +89,10 @@ static PathSet realisePath(StorePathWithOutputs path, bool build = true)
                     Path rootName = gcRoot;
                     if (rootNr > 1) rootName += "-" + std::to_string(rootNr);
                     if (i->first != "out") rootName += "-" + i->first;
-                    outPath = store2->addPermRoot(store->parseStorePath(outPath), rootName);
+                    retPath = store2->addPermRoot(outPath, rootName);
                 }
             }
-            outputs.insert(outPath);
+            outputs.insert(retPath);
         }
         return outputs;
     }
@@ -217,8 +222,13 @@ static StorePathSet maybeUseOutputs(const StorePath & storePath, bool useOutput,
     if (useOutput && storePath.isDerivation()) {
         auto drv = store->derivationFromPath(storePath);
         StorePathSet outputs;
-        for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(*store))
-            outputs.insert(i.second.second);
+        if (forceRealise)
+            return store->queryDerivationOutputs(storePath);
+        for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndOptPaths(*store)) {
+            if (!i.second.second)
+                throw UsageError("Cannot use output path of floating content-addressed derivation until we know what it is (e.g. by building it)");
+            outputs.insert(*i.second.second);
+        }
         return outputs;
     }
     else return {storePath};
@@ -308,11 +318,9 @@ static void opQuery(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 
         case qOutputs: {
             for (auto & i : opArgs) {
-                auto i2 = store->followLinksToStorePath(i);
-                if (forceRealise) realisePath({i2});
-                Derivation drv = store->derivationFromPath(i2);
-                for (auto & j : drv.outputsAndPaths(*store))
-                    cout << fmt("%1%\n", store->printStorePath(j.second.second));
+                auto outputs = maybeUseOutputs(store->followLinksToStorePath(i), true, forceRealise);
+                for (auto & outputPath : outputs)
+                    cout << fmt("%1%\n", store->printStorePath(outputPath));
             }
             break;
         }
@@ -817,7 +825,7 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
             case cmdQueryValidPaths: {
                 bool lock = readInt(in);
                 bool substitute = readInt(in);
-                auto paths = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, in);
+                auto paths = worker_proto::read(*store, in, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
                 if (lock && writeAllowed)
                     for (auto & path : paths)
                         store->addTempRoot(path);
@@ -847,19 +855,19 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
                         }
                 }
 
-                writeStorePaths(*store, out, store->queryValidPaths(paths));
+                worker_proto::write(*store, out, store->queryValidPaths(paths));
                 break;
             }
 
             case cmdQueryPathInfos: {
-                auto paths = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, in);
+                auto paths = worker_proto::read(*store, in, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
                 // !!! Maybe we want a queryPathInfos?
                 for (auto & i : paths) {
                     try {
                         auto info = store->queryPathInfo(i);
                         out << store->printStorePath(info->path)
                             << (info->deriver ? store->printStorePath(*info->deriver) : "");
-                        writeStorePaths(*store, out, info->references);
+                        worker_proto::write(*store, out, info->references);
                         // !!! Maybe we want compression?
                         out << info->narSize // downloadSize
                             << info->narSize;
@@ -887,7 +895,7 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 
             case cmdExportPaths: {
                 readInt(in); // obsolete
-                store->exportPaths(readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, in), out);
+                store->exportPaths(worker_proto::read(*store, in, Phantom<StorePathSet> {}), out);
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -936,9 +944,9 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
             case cmdQueryClosure: {
                 bool includeOutputs = readInt(in);
                 StorePathSet closure;
-                store->computeFSClosure(readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, in),
+                store->computeFSClosure(worker_proto::read(*store, in, Phantom<StorePathSet> {}),
                     closure, false, includeOutputs);
-                writeStorePaths(*store, out, closure);
+                worker_proto::write(*store, out, closure);
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -953,7 +961,7 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
                 };
                 if (deriver != "")
                     info.deriver = store->parseStorePath(deriver);
-                info.references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, in);
+                info.references = worker_proto::read(*store, in, Phantom<StorePathSet> {});
                 in >> info.registrationTime >> info.narSize >> info.ultimate;
                 info.sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(in);
                 info.ca = parseContentAddressOpt(readString(in));
@@ -1020,7 +1028,7 @@ static void opVersion(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 /* Scan the arguments; find the operation, set global flags, put all
    other flags in a list, and put all other arguments in another
    list. */
-static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_store(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
     {
         Strings opFlags, opArgs;
@@ -1116,4 +1124,6 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
     }
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-store", _main);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_store("nix-store", main_nix_store);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/add-to-store.cc b/src/nix/add-to-store.cc
index 04ab664b3..df51e72d5 100644
--- a/src/nix/add-to-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix/add-to-store.cc
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ struct CmdAddToStore : MixDryRun, StoreCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdAddToStore>("add-to-store");
+static auto rCmdAddToStore = registerCommand<CmdAddToStore>("add-to-store");
diff --git a/src/nix/build.cc b/src/nix/build.cc
index 75a42ac55..d85a482db 100644
--- a/src/nix/build.cc
+++ b/src/nix/build.cc
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ struct CmdBuild : InstallablesCommand, MixDryRun, MixProfile
                             store2->addPermRoot(bo.path, absPath(symlink));
                         },
                         [&](BuildableFromDrv bfd) {
-                            for (auto & output : bfd.outputs) {
+                            auto builtOutputs = store->queryDerivationOutputMap(bfd.drvPath);
+                            for (auto & output : builtOutputs) {
                                 std::string symlink = outLink;
                                 if (i) symlink += fmt("-%d", i);
                                 if (output.first != "out") symlink += fmt("-%s", output.first);
@@ -87,4 +88,4 @@ struct CmdBuild : InstallablesCommand, MixDryRun, MixProfile
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdBuild>("build");
+static auto rCmdBuild = registerCommand<CmdBuild>("build");
diff --git a/src/nix/bundle.cc b/src/nix/bundle.cc
index 241c8699b..fc41da9e4 100644
--- a/src/nix/bundle.cc
+++ b/src/nix/bundle.cc
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ struct CmdBundle : InstallableCommand
         if (!evalState->isDerivation(*vRes))
             throw Error("the bundler '%s' does not produce a derivation", bundler.what());
 
-        auto attr1 = vRes->attrs->find(evalState->sDrvPath);
+        auto attr1 = vRes->attrs->get(evalState->sDrvPath);
         if (!attr1)
             throw Error("the bundler '%s' does not produce a derivation", bundler.what());
 
         PathSet context2;
         StorePath drvPath = store->parseStorePath(evalState->coerceToPath(*attr1->pos, *attr1->value, context2));
 
-        auto attr2 = vRes->attrs->find(evalState->sOutPath);
+        auto attr2 = vRes->attrs->get(evalState->sOutPath);
         if (!attr2)
             throw Error("the bundler '%s' does not produce a derivation", bundler.what());
 
diff --git a/src/nix/cat.cc b/src/nix/cat.cc
index 97306107c..eef172cfc 100644
--- a/src/nix/cat.cc
+++ b/src/nix/cat.cc
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ struct CmdCatNar : StoreCommand, MixCat
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdCatStore>("cat-store");
-static auto r2 = registerCommand<CmdCatNar>("cat-nar");
+static auto rCmdCatStore = registerCommand<CmdCatStore>("cat-store");
+static auto rCmdCatNar = registerCommand<CmdCatNar>("cat-nar");
diff --git a/src/nix/command.cc b/src/nix/command.cc
index efac230bd..ba7de9fdd 100644
--- a/src/nix/command.cc
+++ b/src/nix/command.cc
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ void MixProfile::updateProfile(const Buildables & buildables)
             },
             [&](BuildableFromDrv bfd) {
                 for (auto & output : bfd.outputs) {
-                    result.push_back(output.second);
+                    /* Output path should be known because we just tried to
+                       build it. */
+                    assert(output.second);
+                    result.push_back(*output.second);
                 }
             },
         }, buildable);
diff --git a/src/nix/copy.cc b/src/nix/copy.cc
index 811c8ab34..cb31aac8f 100644
--- a/src/nix/copy.cc
+++ b/src/nix/copy.cc
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ struct CmdCopy : StorePathsCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdCopy>("copy");
+static auto rCmdCopy = registerCommand<CmdCopy>("copy");
diff --git a/src/nix/describe-stores.cc b/src/nix/describe-stores.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dd384c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/describe-stores.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "common-args.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct CmdDescribeStores : Command, MixJSON
+{
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "show registered store types and their available options";
+    }
+
+    Category category() override { return catUtility; }
+
+    void run() override
+    {
+        auto res = nlohmann::json::object();
+        for (auto & implem : *Implementations::registered) {
+            auto storeConfig = implem.getConfig();
+            auto storeName = storeConfig->name();
+            res[storeName] = storeConfig->toJSON();
+        }
+        if (json) {
+            std::cout << res;
+        } else {
+            for (auto & [storeName, storeConfig] : res.items()) {
+                std::cout << "## " << storeName << std::endl << std::endl;
+                for (auto & [optionName, optionDesc] : storeConfig.items()) {
+                    std::cout << "### " << optionName << std::endl << std::endl;
+                    std::cout << optionDesc["description"].get<std::string>() << std::endl;
+                    std::cout << "default: " << optionDesc["defaultValue"] << std::endl <<std::endl;
+                    if (!optionDesc["aliases"].empty())
+                        std::cout << "aliases: " << optionDesc["aliases"] << std::endl << std::endl;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+static auto rDescribeStore = registerCommand<CmdDescribeStores>("describe-stores");
diff --git a/src/nix/develop.cc b/src/nix/develop.cc
index 516e7bda9..a46ea39b6 100644
--- a/src/nix/develop.cc
+++ b/src/nix/develop.cc
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ StorePath getDerivationEnvironment(ref<Store> store, const StorePath & drvPath)
     /* Build the derivation. */
     store->buildPaths({{shellDrvPath}});
 
-    for (auto & outPath : drv.outputPaths(*store)) {
+    for (auto & [_0, outputAndOptPath] : drv.outputsAndOptPaths(*store)) {
+        auto & [_1, optPath] = outputAndOptPath;
+        assert(optPath);
+        auto & outPath = *optPath;
         assert(store->isValidPath(outPath));
         auto outPathS = store->toRealPath(outPath);
         if (lstat(outPathS).st_size)
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ struct CmdDevelop : Common, MixEnvironment
 
             auto bashInstallable = std::make_shared<InstallableFlake>(
                 state,
-                std::move(installable->nixpkgsFlakeRef()),
+                installable->nixpkgsFlakeRef(),
                 Strings{"bashInteractive"},
                 Strings{"legacyPackages." + settings.thisSystem.get() + "."},
                 lockFlags);
@@ -440,5 +443,5 @@ struct CmdPrintDevEnv : Common
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdPrintDevEnv>("print-dev-env");
-static auto r2 = registerCommand<CmdDevelop>("develop");
+static auto rCmdPrintDevEnv = registerCommand<CmdPrintDevEnv>("print-dev-env");
+static auto rCmdDevelop = registerCommand<CmdDevelop>("develop");
diff --git a/src/nix/diff-closures.cc b/src/nix/diff-closures.cc
index 4199dae0f..30e7b20e1 100644
--- a/src/nix/diff-closures.cc
+++ b/src/nix/diff-closures.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void printClosureDiff(
         auto beforeSize = totalSize(beforeVersions);
         auto afterSize = totalSize(afterVersions);
         auto sizeDelta = (int64_t) afterSize - (int64_t) beforeSize;
-        auto showDelta = abs(sizeDelta) >= 8 * 1024;
+        auto showDelta = std::abs(sizeDelta) >= 8 * 1024;
 
         std::set<std::string> removed, unchanged;
         for (auto & [version, _] : beforeVersions)
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@ struct CmdDiffClosures : SourceExprCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdDiffClosures>("diff-closures");
+static auto rCmdDiffClosures = registerCommand<CmdDiffClosures>("diff-closures");
diff --git a/src/nix/doctor.cc b/src/nix/doctor.cc
index 82e92cdd0..4588ac05e 100644
--- a/src/nix/doctor.cc
+++ b/src/nix/doctor.cc
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ struct CmdDoctor : StoreCommand
     {
         logger->log("Running checks against store uri: " + store->getUri());
 
-        auto type = getStoreType();
-
-        if (type < tOther) {
+        if (store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>()) {
             success &= checkNixInPath();
             success &= checkProfileRoots(store);
         }
@@ -133,4 +131,4 @@ struct CmdDoctor : StoreCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdDoctor>("doctor");
+static auto rCmdDoctor = registerCommand<CmdDoctor>("doctor");
diff --git a/src/nix/dump-path.cc b/src/nix/dump-path.cc
index e1de71bf8..6fd197531 100644
--- a/src/nix/dump-path.cc
+++ b/src/nix/dump-path.cc
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ struct CmdDumpPath : StorePathCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdDumpPath>("dump-path");
+static auto rDumpPath = registerCommand<CmdDumpPath>("dump-path");
diff --git a/src/nix/edit.cc b/src/nix/edit.cc
index 378a3739c..51c16f5a9 100644
--- a/src/nix/edit.cc
+++ b/src/nix/edit.cc
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ struct CmdEdit : InstallableCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdEdit>("edit");
+static auto rCmdEdit = registerCommand<CmdEdit>("edit");
diff --git a/src/nix/eval.cc b/src/nix/eval.cc
index 754ffc911..8da81d667 100644
--- a/src/nix/eval.cc
+++ b/src/nix/eval.cc
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ struct CmdEval : MixJSON, InstallableCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdEval>("eval");
+static auto rCmdEval = registerCommand<CmdEval>("eval");
diff --git a/src/nix/flake.cc b/src/nix/flake.cc
index 90ffaad7c..43176d887 100644
--- a/src/nix/flake.cc
+++ b/src/nix/flake.cc
@@ -965,4 +965,4 @@ struct CmdFlake : NixMultiCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdFlake>("flake");
+static auto rCmdFlake = registerCommand<CmdFlake>("flake");
diff --git a/src/nix/hash.cc b/src/nix/hash.cc
index 945d8e990..7f3d5717a 100644
--- a/src/nix/hash.cc
+++ b/src/nix/hash.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct CmdHash : Command
         switch (mode) {
         case FileIngestionMethod::Flat:
             d = "print cryptographic hash of a regular file";
+            break;
         case FileIngestionMethod::Recursive:
             d = "print cryptographic hash of the NAR serialisation of a path";
         };
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ struct CmdHash : Command
     }
 };
 
-static RegisterCommand r1("hash-file", [](){ return make_ref<CmdHash>(FileIngestionMethod::Flat); });
-static RegisterCommand r2("hash-path", [](){ return make_ref<CmdHash>(FileIngestionMethod::Recursive); });
+static RegisterCommand rCmdHashFile("hash-file", [](){ return make_ref<CmdHash>(FileIngestionMethod::Flat); });
+static RegisterCommand rCmdHashPath("hash-path", [](){ return make_ref<CmdHash>(FileIngestionMethod::Recursive); });
 
 struct CmdToBase : Command
 {
@@ -111,10 +112,10 @@ struct CmdToBase : Command
     }
 };
 
-static RegisterCommand r3("to-base16", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(Base16); });
-static RegisterCommand r4("to-base32", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(Base32); });
-static RegisterCommand r5("to-base64", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(Base64); });
-static RegisterCommand r6("to-sri", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(SRI); });
+static RegisterCommand rCmdToBase16("to-base16", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(Base16); });
+static RegisterCommand rCmdToBase32("to-base32", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(Base32); });
+static RegisterCommand rCmdToBase64("to-base64", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(Base64); });
+static RegisterCommand rCmdToSRI("to-sri", [](){ return make_ref<CmdToBase>(SRI); });
 
 /* Legacy nix-hash command. */
 static int compatNixHash(int argc, char * * argv)
@@ -166,4 +167,4 @@ static int compatNixHash(int argc, char * * argv)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static RegisterLegacyCommand s1("nix-hash", compatNixHash);
+static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_hash("nix-hash", compatNixHash);
diff --git a/src/nix/installables.cc b/src/nix/installables.cc
index 1f1ed680f..9bf6b7caa 100644
--- a/src/nix/installables.cc
+++ b/src/nix/installables.cc
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ struct InstallableStorePath : Installable
     Buildables toBuildables() override
     {
         if (storePath.isDerivation()) {
-            std::map<std::string, StorePath> outputs;
+            std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> outputs;
             auto drv = store->readDerivation(storePath);
-            for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(*store))
-                outputs.emplace(i.first, i.second.second);
+            for (auto & [name, output] : drv.outputsAndOptPaths(*store))
+                outputs.emplace(name, output.second);
             return {
                 BuildableFromDrv {
                     .drvPath = storePath,
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Buildables InstallableValue::toBuildables()
 {
     Buildables res;
 
-    std::map<StorePath, OutputPathMap> drvsToOutputs;
+    std::map<StorePath, std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>>> drvsToOutputs;
 
     // Group by derivation, helps with .all in particular
     for (auto & drv : toDerivations()) {
@@ -674,8 +674,11 @@ StorePathSet toStorePaths(ref<Store> store,
                     outPaths.insert(bo.path);
                 },
                 [&](BuildableFromDrv bfd) {
-                    for (auto & output : bfd.outputs)
-                        outPaths.insert(output.second);
+                    for (auto & output : bfd.outputs) {
+                        if (!output.second)
+                            throw Error("Cannot operate on output of unbuilt CA drv");
+                        outPaths.insert(*output.second);
+                    }
                 },
             }, b);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/nix/installables.hh b/src/nix/installables.hh
index 26e87ee3a..c7c2f8981 100644
--- a/src/nix/installables.hh
+++ b/src/nix/installables.hh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct BuildableOpaque {
 
 struct BuildableFromDrv {
     StorePath drvPath;
-    std::map<std::string, StorePath> outputs;
+    std::map<std::string, std::optional<StorePath>> outputs;
 };
 
 typedef std::variant<
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct Installable
 
     virtual FlakeRef nixpkgsFlakeRef() const
     {
-        return std::move(FlakeRef::fromAttrs({{"type","indirect"}, {"id", "nixpkgs"}}));
+        return FlakeRef::fromAttrs({{"type","indirect"}, {"id", "nixpkgs"}});
     }
 };
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct InstallableValue : Installable
     struct DerivationInfo
     {
         StorePath drvPath;
-        StorePath outPath;
+        std::optional<StorePath> outPath;
         std::string outputName;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/nix/local.mk b/src/nix/local.mk
index e96200685..f37b73384 100644
--- a/src/nix/local.mk
+++ b/src/nix/local.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ nix_CXXFLAGS += -I src/libutil -I src/libstore -I src/libfetchers -I src/libexpr
 
 nix_LIBS = libexpr libmain libfetchers libstore libutil
 
-nix_LDFLAGS = -pthread $(SODIUM_LIBS) $(EDITLINE_LIBS) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) -lboost_context -lboost_thread -lboost_system -llowdown
+nix_LDFLAGS = -pthread $(SODIUM_LIBS) $(EDITLINE_LIBS) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) -llowdown
 
 $(foreach name, \
   nix-build nix-channel nix-collect-garbage nix-copy-closure nix-daemon nix-env nix-hash nix-instantiate nix-prefetch-url nix-shell nix-store, \
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ $(eval $(call install-symlink, $(bindir)/nix, $(libexecdir)/nix/build-remote))
 src/nix-env/user-env.cc: src/nix-env/buildenv.nix.gen.hh
 
 src/nix/develop.cc: src/nix/get-env.sh.gen.hh
+
+src/nix-channel/nix-channel.cc: src/nix-channel/unpack-channel.nix.gen.hh
diff --git a/src/nix/log.cc b/src/nix/log.cc
index 33380dcf5..33a3053f5 100644
--- a/src/nix/log.cc
+++ b/src/nix/log.cc
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ struct CmdLog : InstallableCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdLog>("log");
+static auto rCmdLog = registerCommand<CmdLog>("log");
diff --git a/src/nix/ls.cc b/src/nix/ls.cc
index a9664e7c3..f39fdb2fd 100644
--- a/src/nix/ls.cc
+++ b/src/nix/ls.cc
@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@ struct CmdLsNar : Command, MixLs
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdLsStore>("ls-store");
-static auto r2 = registerCommand<CmdLsNar>("ls-nar");
+static auto rCmdLsStore = registerCommand<CmdLsStore>("ls-store");
+static auto rCmdLsNar = registerCommand<CmdLsNar>("ls-nar");
diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
index e9479f564..1e9e07bc0 100644
--- a/src/nix/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix/main.cc
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ void mainWrapped(int argc, char * * argv)
     }
 
     if (argc == 2 && std::string(argv[1]) == "__dump-builtins") {
+        evalSettings.pureEval = false;
         EvalState state({}, openStore("dummy://"));
         auto res = nlohmann::json::object();
         auto builtins = state.baseEnv.values[0]->attrs;
diff --git a/src/nix/make-content-addressable.cc b/src/nix/make-content-addressable.cc
index 38b60fc38..df3ec5194 100644
--- a/src/nix/make-content-addressable.cc
+++ b/src/nix/make-content-addressable.cc
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ struct CmdMakeContentAddressable : StorePathsCommand, MixJSON
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdMakeContentAddressable>("make-content-addressable");
+static auto rCmdMakeContentAddressable = registerCommand<CmdMakeContentAddressable>("make-content-addressable");
diff --git a/src/nix/optimise-store.cc b/src/nix/optimise-store.cc
index b45951879..51a7a9756 100644
--- a/src/nix/optimise-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix/optimise-store.cc
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ struct CmdOptimiseStore : StoreCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdOptimiseStore>("optimise-store");
+static auto rCmdOptimiseStore = registerCommand<CmdOptimiseStore>("optimise-store");
diff --git a/src/nix/path-info.cc b/src/nix/path-info.cc
index 0c12efaf0..63cf885f9 100644
--- a/src/nix/path-info.cc
+++ b/src/nix/path-info.cc
@@ -127,4 +127,4 @@ struct CmdPathInfo : StorePathsCommand, MixJSON
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdPathInfo>("path-info");
+static auto rCmdPathInfo = registerCommand<CmdPathInfo>("path-info");
diff --git a/src/nix/ping-store.cc b/src/nix/ping-store.cc
index 127397a29..8db78d591 100644
--- a/src/nix/ping-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix/ping-store.cc
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ struct CmdPingStore : StoreCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdPingStore>("ping-store");
+static auto rCmdPingStore = registerCommand<CmdPingStore>("ping-store");
diff --git a/src/nix/profile.cc b/src/nix/profile.cc
index def7db03b..75426b2e3 100644
--- a/src/nix/profile.cc
+++ b/src/nix/profile.cc
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ struct CmdProfileInstall : InstallablesCommand, MixDefaultProfile
                 auto [attrPath, resolvedRef, drv] = installable2->toDerivation();
 
                 ProfileElement element;
-                element.storePaths = {drv.outPath}; // FIXME
+                if (!drv.outPath)
+                    throw UnimplementedError("CA derivations are not yet supported by 'nix profile'");
+                element.storePaths = {*drv.outPath}; // FIXME
                 element.source = ProfileElementSource{
                     installable2->flakeRef,
                     resolvedRef,
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ struct CmdProfileInstall : InstallablesCommand, MixDefaultProfile
 
                 manifest.elements.emplace_back(std::move(element));
             } else
-                throw Error("'nix profile install' does not support argument '%s'", installable->what());
+                throw UnimplementedError("'nix profile install' does not support argument '%s'", installable->what());
         }
 
         store->buildPaths(pathsToBuild);
@@ -349,7 +351,9 @@ struct CmdProfileUpgrade : virtual SourceExprCommand, MixDefaultProfile, MixProf
                 printInfo("upgrading '%s' from flake '%s' to '%s'",
                     element.source->attrPath, element.source->resolvedRef, resolvedRef);
 
-                element.storePaths = {drv.outPath}; // FIXME
+                if (!drv.outPath)
+                    throw UnimplementedError("CA derivations are not yet supported by 'nix profile'");
+                element.storePaths = {*drv.outPath}; // FIXME
                 element.source = ProfileElementSource{
                     installable.flakeRef,
                     resolvedRef,
@@ -463,4 +467,4 @@ struct CmdProfile : NixMultiCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdProfile>("profile");
+static auto rCmdProfile = registerCommand<CmdProfile>("profile");
diff --git a/src/nix/registry.cc b/src/nix/registry.cc
index 941785e55..9352e00a7 100644
--- a/src/nix/registry.cc
+++ b/src/nix/registry.cc
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ struct CmdRegistryList : StoreCommand
                     registry->type == Registry::User   ? "user  " :
                     registry->type == Registry::System ? "system" :
                     "global",
-                    entry.from.to_string(),
-                    entry.to.to_string());
+                    entry.from.toURLString(),
+                    entry.to.toURLString(attrsToQuery(entry.extraAttrs)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@ struct CmdRegistry : virtual NixMultiCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdRegistry>("registry");
+static auto rCmdRegistry = registerCommand<CmdRegistry>("registry");
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index 50d9b2568..9ff386b1d 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ bool NixRepl::processLine(string line)
             if (runProgram(settings.nixBinDir + "/nix", Strings{"build", "--no-link", drvPathRaw}) == 0) {
                 auto drv = state->store->readDerivation(drvPath);
                 std::cout << std::endl << "this derivation produced the following outputs:" << std::endl;
-                for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndPaths(*state->store))
-                    std::cout << fmt("  %s -> %s\n", i.first, state->store->printStorePath(i.second.second));
+                for (auto & i : drv.outputsAndOptPaths(*state->store))
+                    std::cout << fmt("  %s -> %s\n", i.first, state->store->printStorePath(*i.second.second));
             }
         } else if (command == ":i") {
             runProgram(settings.nixBinDir + "/nix-env", Strings{"-i", drvPathRaw});
@@ -825,6 +825,6 @@ struct CmdRepl : StoreCommand, MixEvalArgs
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdRepl>("repl");
+static auto rCmdRepl = registerCommand<CmdRepl>("repl");
 
 }
diff --git a/src/nix/run.cc b/src/nix/run.cc
index cbaba9d90..790784382 100644
--- a/src/nix/run.cc
+++ b/src/nix/run.cc
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ struct CmdShell : InstallablesCommand, RunCommon, MixEnvironment
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdShell>("shell");
+static auto rCmdShell = registerCommand<CmdShell>("shell");
 
 struct CmdRun : InstallableCommand, RunCommon
 {
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ struct CmdRun : InstallableCommand, RunCommon
                 "To run Blender:",
                 "nix run blender-bin"
             },
+            Example{
+                "To run vim from nixpkgs:",
+                "nix run nixpkgs#vim"
+            },
+            Example{
+                "To run vim from nixpkgs with arguments:",
+                "nix run nixpkgs#vim -- --help"
+            },
         };
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +209,7 @@ struct CmdRun : InstallableCommand, RunCommon
     }
 };
 
-static auto r2 = registerCommand<CmdRun>("run");
+static auto rCmdRun = registerCommand<CmdRun>("run");
 
 void chrootHelper(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/nix/search.cc b/src/nix/search.cc
index 2f7eb23bb..47770e128 100644
--- a/src/nix/search.cc
+++ b/src/nix/search.cc
@@ -185,4 +185,4 @@ struct CmdSearch : InstallableCommand, MixJSON
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdSearch>("search");
+static auto rCmdSearch = registerCommand<CmdSearch>("search");
diff --git a/src/nix/show-config.cc b/src/nix/show-config.cc
index 328cd2ff2..91721219b 100644
--- a/src/nix/show-config.cc
+++ b/src/nix/show-config.cc
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ struct CmdShowConfig : Command, MixJSON
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdShowConfig>("show-config");
+static auto rShowConfig = registerCommand<CmdShowConfig>("show-config");
diff --git a/src/nix/show-derivation.cc b/src/nix/show-derivation.cc
index 8c4bfb03e..2542537d3 100644
--- a/src/nix/show-derivation.cc
+++ b/src/nix/show-derivation.cc
@@ -67,21 +67,22 @@ struct CmdShowDerivation : InstallablesCommand
 
             {
                 auto outputsObj(drvObj.object("outputs"));
-                for (auto & output : drv.outputsAndPaths(*store)) {
-                    auto outputObj(outputsObj.object(output.first));
-                    outputObj.attr("path", store->printStorePath(output.second.second));
-
+                for (auto & [_outputName, output] : drv.outputs) {
+                    auto & outputName = _outputName; // work around clang bug
+                    auto outputObj { outputsObj.object(outputName) };
                     std::visit(overloaded {
                         [&](DerivationOutputInputAddressed doi) {
+                            outputObj.attr("path", store->printStorePath(doi.path));
                         },
                         [&](DerivationOutputCAFixed dof) {
+                            outputObj.attr("path", store->printStorePath(dof.path(*store, drv.name, outputName)));
                             outputObj.attr("hashAlgo", dof.hash.printMethodAlgo());
                             outputObj.attr("hash", dof.hash.hash.to_string(Base16, false));
                         },
                         [&](DerivationOutputCAFloating dof) {
                             outputObj.attr("hashAlgo", makeFileIngestionPrefix(dof.method) + printHashType(dof.hashType));
                         },
-                    }, output.second.first.output);
+                    }, output.output);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -122,4 +123,4 @@ struct CmdShowDerivation : InstallablesCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdShowDerivation>("show-derivation");
+static auto rCmdShowDerivation = registerCommand<CmdShowDerivation>("show-derivation");
diff --git a/src/nix/sigs.cc b/src/nix/sigs.cc
index 7821a5432..44916c77f 100644
--- a/src/nix/sigs.cc
+++ b/src/nix/sigs.cc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct CmdCopySigs : StorePathsCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdCopySigs>("copy-sigs");
+static auto rCmdCopySigs = registerCommand<CmdCopySigs>("copy-sigs");
 
 struct CmdSignPaths : StorePathsCommand
 {
@@ -144,4 +144,4 @@ struct CmdSignPaths : StorePathsCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r2 = registerCommand<CmdSignPaths>("sign-paths");
+static auto rCmdSignPaths = registerCommand<CmdSignPaths>("sign-paths");
diff --git a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc
index a880bdae0..66ecc5b34 100644
--- a/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc
+++ b/src/nix/upgrade-nix.cc
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ struct CmdUpgradeNix : MixDryRun, StoreCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdUpgradeNix>("upgrade-nix");
+static auto rCmdUpgradeNix = registerCommand<CmdUpgradeNix>("upgrade-nix");
diff --git a/src/nix/verify.cc b/src/nix/verify.cc
index 26f755fd9..ec7333d03 100644
--- a/src/nix/verify.cc
+++ b/src/nix/verify.cc
@@ -189,4 +189,4 @@ struct CmdVerify : StorePathsCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdVerify>("verify");
+static auto rCmdVerify = registerCommand<CmdVerify>("verify");
diff --git a/src/nix/why-depends.cc b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
index f49d19ab2..57b9a2208 100644
--- a/src/nix/why-depends.cc
+++ b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
@@ -263,4 +263,4 @@ struct CmdWhyDepends : SourceExprCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto r1 = registerCommand<CmdWhyDepends>("why-depends");
+static auto rCmdWhyDepends = registerCommand<CmdWhyDepends>("why-depends");
diff --git a/src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies.cc b/src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies.cc
index 434ad80a6..d30227e4e 100644
--- a/src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies.cc
+++ b/src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies.cc
@@ -111,11 +111,7 @@ std::set<std::string> runResolver(const Path & filename)
 
 bool isSymlink(const Path & path)
 {
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st) == -1)
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
-
-    return S_ISLNK(st.st_mode);
+    return S_ISLNK(lstat(path).st_mode);
 }
 
 Path resolveSymlink(const Path & path)
diff --git a/tests/content-addressed.nix b/tests/content-addressed.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dcf916c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/content-addressed.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+with import ./config.nix;
+
+{ seed ? 0 }:
+# A simple content-addressed derivation.
+# The derivation can be arbitrarily modified by passing a different `seed`,
+# but the output will always be the same
+rec {
+  rootLegacy = mkDerivation {
+    name = "simple-input-addressed";
+    buildCommand = ''
+      set -x
+      echo "Building a legacy derivation"
+      mkdir -p $out
+      echo "Hello World" > $out/hello
+    '';
+  };
+  rootCA = mkDerivation {
+    name = "dependent";
+    outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+    buildCommand = ''
+      echo "building a CA derivation"
+      echo "The seed is ${toString seed}"
+      mkdir -p $out
+      echo ${rootLegacy}/hello > $out/dep
+      # test symlink at root
+      ln -s $out $dev
+    '';
+    __contentAddressed = true;
+    outputHashMode = "recursive";
+    outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+  };
+  dependentCA = mkDerivation {
+    name = "dependent";
+    buildCommand = ''
+      echo "building a dependent derivation"
+      mkdir -p $out
+      echo ${rootCA}/hello > $out/dep
+    '';
+    __contentAddressed = true;
+    outputHashMode = "recursive";
+    outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+  };
+  transitivelyDependentCA = mkDerivation {
+    name = "transitively-dependent";
+    buildCommand = ''
+      echo "building transitively-dependent"
+      cat ${dependentCA}/dep
+      echo ${dependentCA} > $out
+    '';
+    __contentAddressed = true;
+    outputHashMode = "recursive";
+    outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/content-addressed.sh b/tests/content-addressed.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61ec03fe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/content-addressed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source common.sh
+
+drv=$(nix-instantiate --experimental-features ca-derivations ./content-addressed.nix -A rootCA --arg seed 1)
+nix --experimental-features 'nix-command ca-derivations' show-derivation --derivation "$drv" --arg seed 1
+
+testDerivation () {
+    local derivationPath=$1
+    local commonArgs=("--experimental-features" "ca-derivations" "./content-addressed.nix" "-A" "$derivationPath" "--no-out-link")
+    local out1 out2
+    out1=$(nix-build "${commonArgs[@]}" --arg seed 1)
+    out2=$(nix-build "${commonArgs[@]}" --arg seed 2 "${secondSeedArgs[@]}")
+    test "$out1" == "$out2"
+}
+
+testDerivation rootCA
+# The seed only changes the root derivation, and not it's output, so the
+# dependent derivations should only need to be built once.
+secondSeedArgs=(-j0)
+# Don't directly build depenentCA, that way we'll make sure we dodn't rely on
+# dependent derivations always being already built.
+#testDerivation dependentCA
+testDerivation transitivelyDependentCA
+
+nix-instantiate --experimental-features ca-derivations ./content-addressed.nix -A rootCA --arg seed 5
+nix-collect-garbage --experimental-features ca-derivations --option keep-derivations true
diff --git a/tests/describe-stores.sh b/tests/describe-stores.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fea61483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/describe-stores.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+source common.sh
+
+# Query an arbitrary value in `nix describe-stores --json`'s output just to
+# check that it has the right structure
+[[ $(nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' describe-stores --json | jq '.["SSH Store"]["compress"]["defaultValue"]') == false ]]
+
+# Ensure that the output of `nix describe-stores` isn't empty
+[[ -n $(nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' describe-stores) ]]
diff --git a/tests/install-darwin.sh b/tests/install-darwin.sh
index 9933eba94..7e44e54c4 100755
--- a/tests/install-darwin.sh
+++ b/tests/install-darwin.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ trap finish EXIT
 
 # First setup Nix
 cleanup
-curl -o install https://nixos.org/nix/install
+curl -L -o install https://nixos.org/nix/install
 yes | bash ./install
 verify
 
diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-okay-ind-string.exp b/tests/lang/eval-okay-ind-string.exp
index 9cf4bd2ee..7862331fa 100644
--- a/tests/lang/eval-okay-ind-string.exp
+++ b/tests/lang/eval-okay-ind-string.exp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"This is an indented multi-line string\nliteral.  An amount of whitespace at\nthe start of each line matching the minimum\nindentation of all lines in the string\nliteral together will be removed.  Thus,\nin this case four spaces will be\nstripped from each line, even though\n  THIS LINE is indented six spaces.\n\nAlso, empty lines don't count in the\ndetermination of the indentation level (the\nprevious empty line has indentation 0, but\nit doesn't matter).\nIf the string starts with whitespace\n  followed by a newline, it's stripped, but\n  that's not the case here. Two spaces are\n  stripped because of the \"  \" at the start. \nThis line is indented\na bit further.\nAnti-quotations, like so, are\nalso allowed.\n  The \\ is not special here.\n' can be followed by any character except another ', e.g. 'x'.\nLikewise for $, e.g. $$ or $varName.\nBut ' followed by ' is special, as is $ followed by {.\nIf you want them, use anti-quotations: '', ${.\n   Tabs are not interpreted as whitespace (since we can't guess\n   what tab settings are intended), so don't use them.\n\tThis line starts with a space and a tab, so only one\n   space will be stripped from each line.\nAlso note that if the last line (just before the closing ' ')\nconsists only of whitespace, it's ignored.  But here there is\nsome non-whitespace stuff, so the line isn't removed. \nThis shows a hacky way to preserve an empty line after the start.\nBut there's no reason to do so: you could just repeat the empty\nline.\n  Similarly you can force an indentation level,\n  in this case to 2 spaces.  This works because the anti-quote\n  is significant (not whitespace).\nstart on network-interfaces\n\nstart script\n\n  rm -f /var/run/opengl-driver\n  ln -sf 123 /var/run/opengl-driver\n\n  rm -f /var/log/slim.log\n   \nend script\n\nenv SLIM_CFGFILE=abc\nenv SLIM_THEMESDIR=def\nenv FONTCONFIG_FILE=/etc/fonts/fonts.conf  \t\t\t\t# !!! cleanup\nenv XKB_BINDIR=foo/bin         \t\t\t\t# Needed for the Xkb extension.\nenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH=libX11/lib:libXext/lib:/usr/lib/          # related to xorg-sys-opengl - needed to load libglx for (AI)GLX support (for compiz)\n\nenv XORG_DRI_DRIVER_PATH=nvidiaDrivers/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ \n\nexec slim/bin/slim\nEscaping of ' followed by ': ''\nEscaping of $ followed by {: ${\nAnd finally to interpret \\n etc. as in a string: \n, \r, \t.\nfoo\n'bla'\nbar\ncut -d $'\\t' -f 1\nending dollar $$\n"
+"This is an indented multi-line string\nliteral.  An amount of whitespace at\nthe start of each line matching the minimum\nindentation of all lines in the string\nliteral together will be removed.  Thus,\nin this case four spaces will be\nstripped from each line, even though\n  THIS LINE is indented six spaces.\n\nAlso, empty lines don't count in the\ndetermination of the indentation level (the\nprevious empty line has indentation 0, but\nit doesn't matter).\nIf the string starts with whitespace\n  followed by a newline, it's stripped, but\n  that's not the case here. Two spaces are\n  stripped because of the \"  \" at the start. \nThis line is indented\na bit further.\nAnti-quotations, like so, are\nalso allowed.\n  The \\ is not special here.\n' can be followed by any character except another ', e.g. 'x'.\nLikewise for $, e.g. $$ or $varName.\nBut ' followed by ' is special, as is $ followed by {.\nIf you want them, use anti-quotations: '', \${.\n   Tabs are not interpreted as whitespace (since we can't guess\n   what tab settings are intended), so don't use them.\n\tThis line starts with a space and a tab, so only one\n   space will be stripped from each line.\nAlso note that if the last line (just before the closing ' ')\nconsists only of whitespace, it's ignored.  But here there is\nsome non-whitespace stuff, so the line isn't removed. \nThis shows a hacky way to preserve an empty line after the start.\nBut there's no reason to do so: you could just repeat the empty\nline.\n  Similarly you can force an indentation level,\n  in this case to 2 spaces.  This works because the anti-quote\n  is significant (not whitespace).\nstart on network-interfaces\n\nstart script\n\n  rm -f /var/run/opengl-driver\n  ln -sf 123 /var/run/opengl-driver\n\n  rm -f /var/log/slim.log\n   \nend script\n\nenv SLIM_CFGFILE=abc\nenv SLIM_THEMESDIR=def\nenv FONTCONFIG_FILE=/etc/fonts/fonts.conf  \t\t\t\t# !!! cleanup\nenv XKB_BINDIR=foo/bin         \t\t\t\t# Needed for the Xkb extension.\nenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH=libX11/lib:libXext/lib:/usr/lib/          # related to xorg-sys-opengl - needed to load libglx for (AI)GLX support (for compiz)\n\nenv XORG_DRI_DRIVER_PATH=nvidiaDrivers/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ \n\nexec slim/bin/slim\nEscaping of ' followed by ': ''\nEscaping of $ followed by {: \${\nAnd finally to interpret \\n etc. as in a string: \n, \r, \t.\nfoo\n'bla'\nbar\ncut -d $'\\t' -f 1\nending dollar $$\n"
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 53035da41..a1929f96d 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ nix_tests = \
   linux-sandbox.sh \
   build-dry.sh \
   build-remote-input-addressed.sh \
+  ssh-relay.sh \
   nar-access.sh \
   structured-attrs.sh \
   fetchGit.sh \
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ nix_tests = \
   post-hook.sh \
   function-trace.sh \
   recursive.sh \
-  flakes.sh
+  describe-stores.sh \
+  flakes.sh \
+  content-addressed.sh
   # parallel.sh
   # build-remote-content-addressed-fixed.sh \
 
diff --git a/tests/multiple-outputs.nix b/tests/multiple-outputs.nix
index 4a9010d18..b915493f7 100644
--- a/tests/multiple-outputs.nix
+++ b/tests/multiple-outputs.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ with import ./config.nix;
 
 rec {
 
+  # Want to ensure that "out" doesn't get a suffix on it's path.
+  nameCheck = mkDerivation {
+    name = "multiple-outputs-a";
+    outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+    builder = builtins.toFile "builder.sh"
+      ''
+        mkdir $first $second
+        test -z $all
+        echo "first" > $first/file
+        echo "second" > $second/file
+        ln -s $first $second/link
+      '';
+    helloString = "Hello, world!";
+  };
+
   a = mkDerivation {
     name = "multiple-outputs-a";
     outputs = [ "first" "second" ];
diff --git a/tests/multiple-outputs.sh b/tests/multiple-outputs.sh
index bedbc39a4..7a6ec181d 100644
--- a/tests/multiple-outputs.sh
+++ b/tests/multiple-outputs.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ clearStore
 
 rm -f $TEST_ROOT/result*
 
+# Test whether the output names match our expectations
+outPath=$(nix-instantiate multiple-outputs.nix --eval -A nameCheck.out.outPath)
+[ "$(echo "$outPath" | sed -E 's_^".*/[^-/]*-([^/]*)"$_\1_')" = "multiple-outputs-a" ]
+outPath=$(nix-instantiate multiple-outputs.nix --eval -A nameCheck.dev.outPath)
+[ "$(echo "$outPath" | sed -E 's_^".*/[^-/]*-([^/]*)"$_\1_')" = "multiple-outputs-a-dev" ]
+
 # Test whether read-only evaluation works when referring to the
 # ‘drvPath’ attribute.
 echo "evaluating c..."
diff --git a/tests/recursive.sh b/tests/recursive.sh
index cf10d55bf..80a178cc7 100644
--- a/tests/recursive.sh
+++ b/tests/recursive.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ rm -f $TEST_ROOT/result
 
 export unreachable=$(nix add-to-store ./recursive.sh)
 
-nix --experimental-features 'nix-command recursive-nix' build -o $TEST_ROOT/result -L --impure --expr '
+NIX_BIN_DIR=$(dirname $(type -p nix)) nix --experimental-features 'nix-command recursive-nix' build -o $TEST_ROOT/result -L --impure --expr '
   with import ./config.nix;
-  with import <nix/config.nix>;
   mkDerivation {
     name = "recursive";
     dummy = builtins.toFile "dummy" "bla bla";
@@ -24,9 +23,10 @@ nix --experimental-features 'nix-command recursive-nix' build -o $TEST_ROOT/resu
 
     buildCommand = '\'\''
       mkdir $out
-      PATH=${nixBinDir}:$PATH
       opts="--experimental-features nix-command"
 
+      PATH=${builtins.getEnv "NIX_BIN_DIR"}:$PATH
+
       # Check that we can query/build paths in our input closure.
       nix $opts path-info $dummy
       nix $opts build $dummy
diff --git a/tests/repair.sh b/tests/repair.sh
index ec7ad5dca..ba019028d 100644
--- a/tests/repair.sh
+++ b/tests/repair.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ hash=$(nix-hash $path2)
 chmod u+w $path2
 touch $path2/bad
 
-if nix-store --verify --check-contents -v; then
-    echo "nix-store --verify succeeded unexpectedly" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
+(! nix-store --verify --check-contents -v)
 
 # The path can be repaired by rebuilding the derivation.
 nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair
 
+(! [ -e $path2/bad ])
+(! [ -w $path2 ])
+
 nix-store --verify-path $path2
 
 # Re-corrupt and delete the deriver. Now --verify --repair should
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ touch $path2/bad
 
 nix-store --delete $(nix-store -qd $path2)
 
-if nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair; then
-    echo "nix-store --verify --repair succeeded unexpectedly" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
+(! nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair)
 
 nix-build dependencies.nix -o $TEST_ROOT/result --repair
 
diff --git a/tests/simple.sh b/tests/simple.sh
index 37631b648..15bd2bd16 100644
--- a/tests/simple.sh
+++ b/tests/simple.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ outPath=$(nix-store -rvv "$drvPath")
 
 echo "output path is $outPath"
 
+(! [ -w $outPath ])
+
 text=$(cat "$outPath"/hello)
 if test "$text" != "Hello World!"; then exit 1; fi
 
 # Directed delete: $outPath is not reachable from a root, so it should
 # be deleteable.
 nix-store --delete $outPath
-if test -e $outPath/hello; then false; fi
+(! [ -e $outPath/hello ])
 
 outPath="$(NIX_REMOTE=local?store=/foo\&real=$TEST_ROOT/real-store nix-instantiate --readonly-mode hash-check.nix)"
 if test "$outPath" != "/foo/lfy1s6ca46rm5r6w4gg9hc0axiakjcnm-dependencies.drv"; then
diff --git a/tests/ssh-relay.sh b/tests/ssh-relay.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dce50974b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ssh-relay.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+source common.sh
+
+echo foo > $TEST_ROOT/hello.sh
+
+ssh_localhost=ssh://localhost
+remote_store=?remote-store=$ssh_localhost
+
+store=$ssh_localhost
+
+store+=$remote_store
+store+=$remote_store
+store+=$remote_store
+
+out=$(nix add-to-store --store "$store" $TEST_ROOT/hello.sh)
+
+[ foo = $(< $out) ]
diff --git a/tests/tarball.sh b/tests/tarball.sh
index 88a1a07a0..fe65a22e4 100644
--- a/tests/tarball.sh
+++ b/tests/tarball.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test_tarball() {
     local compressor="$2"
 
     tarball=$TEST_ROOT/tarball.tar$ext
-    (cd $TEST_ROOT && tar c tarball) | $compressor > $tarball
+    (cd $TEST_ROOT && tar cf - tarball) | $compressor > $tarball
 
     nix-env -f file://$tarball -qa --out-path | grep -q dependencies
 
diff --git a/tests/user-envs.nix b/tests/user-envs.nix
index 1aa410cc9..43eff1a68 100644
--- a/tests/user-envs.nix
+++ b/tests/user-envs.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
     builder = ./user-envs.builder.sh;
   } // {
     meta = {
-      description = "A silly test package";
+      description = "A silly test package with some \${escaped anti-quotation} in it";
     };
   });