diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47815fde6..83313fe0a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ outputs/
 
 *.a
 *.o
+*.o.tmp
 *.so
 *.dylib
 *.dll
diff --git a/src/libcmd/command.cc b/src/libcmd/command.cc
index 517cdf617..ab51c229d 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/command.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/command.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "derivations.hh"
 #include "nixexpr.hh"
 #include "profiles.hh"
+#include "repl.hh"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ ref<EvalState> EvalCommand::getEvalState()
             ;
 
         if (startReplOnEvalErrors) {
-            evalState->debugRepl = &runRepl;
+            evalState->debugRepl = &AbstractNixRepl::runSimple;
         };
     }
     return ref<EvalState>(evalState);
@@ -218,20 +219,6 @@ void StorePathCommand::run(ref<Store> store, std::vector<StorePath> && storePath
     run(store, *storePaths.begin());
 }
 
-Strings editorFor(const Path & file, uint32_t line)
-{
-    auto editor = getEnv("EDITOR").value_or("cat");
-    auto args = tokenizeString<Strings>(editor);
-    if (line > 0 && (
-        editor.find("emacs") != std::string::npos ||
-        editor.find("nano") != std::string::npos ||
-        editor.find("vim") != std::string::npos ||
-        editor.find("kak") != std::string::npos))
-        args.push_back(fmt("+%d", line));
-    args.push_back(file);
-    return args;
-}
-
 MixProfile::MixProfile()
 {
     addFlag({
diff --git a/src/libcmd/command.hh b/src/libcmd/command.hh
index d16bdbc4b..1516daa00 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/command.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/command.hh
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ static RegisterCommand registerCommand2(std::vector<std::string> && name)
     return RegisterCommand(std::move(name), [](){ return make_ref<T>(); });
 }
 
-/* Helper function to generate args that invoke $EDITOR on
-   filename:lineno. */
-Strings editorFor(const Path & file, uint32_t line);
-
 struct MixProfile : virtual StoreCommand
 {
     std::optional<Path> profile;
@@ -284,8 +280,4 @@ void printClosureDiff(
     const StorePath & afterPath,
     std::string_view indent);
 
-
-void runRepl(
-    ref<EvalState> evalState,
-    const ValMap & extraEnv);
 }
diff --git a/src/libcmd/editor-for.cc b/src/libcmd/editor-for.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f674f32bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/editor-for.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "util.hh"
+#include "editor-for.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+Strings editorFor(const Path & file, uint32_t line)
+{
+    auto editor = getEnv("EDITOR").value_or("cat");
+    auto args = tokenizeString<Strings>(editor);
+    if (line > 0 && (
+        editor.find("emacs") != std::string::npos ||
+        editor.find("nano") != std::string::npos ||
+        editor.find("vim") != std::string::npos ||
+        editor.find("kak") != std::string::npos))
+        args.push_back(fmt("+%d", line));
+    args.push_back(file);
+    return args;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcmd/editor-for.hh b/src/libcmd/editor-for.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fbd08792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/editor-for.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "types.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+/* Helper function to generate args that invoke $EDITOR on
+   filename:lineno. */
+Strings editorFor(const Path & file, uint32_t line);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.cc b/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9377f0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "installable-attr-path.hh"
+#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "util.hh"
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "eval-cache.hh"
+#include "url.hh"
+#include "registry.hh"
+#include "build-result.hh"
+
+#include <regex>
+#include <queue>
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+InstallableAttrPath::InstallableAttrPath(
+    ref<EvalState> state,
+    SourceExprCommand & cmd,
+    Value * v,
+    const std::string & attrPath,
+    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec)
+    : InstallableValue(state)
+    , cmd(cmd)
+    , v(allocRootValue(v))
+    , attrPath(attrPath)
+    , extendedOutputsSpec(std::move(extendedOutputsSpec))
+{ }
+
+std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> InstallableAttrPath::toValue(EvalState & state)
+{
+    auto [vRes, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(state, attrPath, *cmd.getAutoArgs(state), **v);
+    state.forceValue(*vRes, pos);
+    return {vRes, pos};
+}
+
+DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableAttrPath::toDerivedPaths()
+{
+    auto v = toValue(*state).first;
+
+    Bindings & autoArgs = *cmd.getAutoArgs(*state);
+
+    DrvInfos drvInfos;
+    getDerivations(*state, *v, "", autoArgs, drvInfos, false);
+
+    // Backward compatibility hack: group results by drvPath. This
+    // helps keep .all output together.
+    std::map<StorePath, OutputsSpec> byDrvPath;
+
+    for (auto & drvInfo : drvInfos) {
+        auto drvPath = drvInfo.queryDrvPath();
+        if (!drvPath)
+            throw Error("'%s' is not a derivation", what());
+
+        auto newOutputs = std::visit(overloaded {
+            [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Default & d) -> OutputsSpec {
+                std::set<std::string> outputsToInstall;
+                for (auto & output : drvInfo.queryOutputs(false, true))
+                    outputsToInstall.insert(output.first);
+                return OutputsSpec::Names { std::move(outputsToInstall) };
+            },
+            [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Explicit & e) -> OutputsSpec {
+                return e;
+            },
+        }, extendedOutputsSpec.raw());
+
+        auto [iter, didInsert] = byDrvPath.emplace(*drvPath, newOutputs);
+
+        if (!didInsert)
+            iter->second = iter->second.union_(newOutputs);
+    }
+
+    DerivedPathsWithInfo res;
+    for (auto & [drvPath, outputs] : byDrvPath)
+        res.push_back({
+            .path = DerivedPath::Built {
+                .drvPath = drvPath,
+                .outputs = outputs,
+            },
+        });
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+InstallableAttrPath InstallableAttrPath::parse(
+    ref<EvalState> state,
+    SourceExprCommand & cmd,
+    Value * v,
+    std::string_view prefix,
+    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec)
+{
+    return {
+        state, cmd, v,
+        prefix == "." ? "" : std::string { prefix },
+        extendedOutputsSpec
+    };
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.hh b/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c06132ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/installable-attr-path.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "installable-value.hh"
+#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "util.hh"
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "eval-cache.hh"
+#include "url.hh"
+#include "registry.hh"
+#include "build-result.hh"
+
+#include <regex>
+#include <queue>
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+class InstallableAttrPath : public InstallableValue
+{
+    SourceExprCommand & cmd;
+    RootValue v;
+    std::string attrPath;
+    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec;
+
+    InstallableAttrPath(
+        ref<EvalState> state,
+        SourceExprCommand & cmd,
+        Value * v,
+        const std::string & attrPath,
+        ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec);
+
+    std::string what() const override { return attrPath; };
+
+    std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> toValue(EvalState & state) override;
+
+    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() override;
+
+public:
+
+    static InstallableAttrPath parse(
+        ref<EvalState> state,
+        SourceExprCommand & cmd,
+        Value * v,
+        std::string_view prefix,
+        ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec);
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installable-flake.cc b/src/libcmd/installable-flake.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60a97deaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/installable-flake.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "installable-flake.hh"
+#include "installable-derived-path.hh"
+#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "util.hh"
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "shared.hh"
+#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "eval-cache.hh"
+#include "url.hh"
+#include "registry.hh"
+#include "build-result.hh"
+
+#include <regex>
+#include <queue>
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+std::vector<std::string> InstallableFlake::getActualAttrPaths()
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> res;
+
+    for (auto & prefix : prefixes)
+        res.push_back(prefix + *attrPaths.begin());
+
+    for (auto & s : attrPaths)
+        res.push_back(s);
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+Value * InstallableFlake::getFlakeOutputs(EvalState & state, const flake::LockedFlake & lockedFlake)
+{
+    auto vFlake = state.allocValue();
+
+    callFlake(state, lockedFlake, *vFlake);
+
+    auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
+    assert(aOutputs);
+
+    state.forceValue(*aOutputs->value, [&]() { return aOutputs->value->determinePos(noPos); });
+
+    return aOutputs->value;
+}
+
+static std::string showAttrPaths(const std::vector<std::string> & paths)
+{
+    std::string s;
+    for (const auto & [n, i] : enumerate(paths)) {
+        if (n > 0) s += n + 1 == paths.size() ? " or " : ", ";
+        s += '\''; s += i; s += '\'';
+    }
+    return s;
+}
+
+InstallableFlake::InstallableFlake(
+    SourceExprCommand * cmd,
+    ref<EvalState> state,
+    FlakeRef && flakeRef,
+    std::string_view fragment,
+    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec,
+    Strings attrPaths,
+    Strings prefixes,
+    const flake::LockFlags & lockFlags)
+    : InstallableValue(state),
+      flakeRef(flakeRef),
+      attrPaths(fragment == "" ? attrPaths : Strings{(std::string) fragment}),
+      prefixes(fragment == "" ? Strings{} : prefixes),
+      extendedOutputsSpec(std::move(extendedOutputsSpec)),
+      lockFlags(lockFlags)
+{
+    if (cmd && cmd->getAutoArgs(*state)->size())
+        throw UsageError("'--arg' and '--argstr' are incompatible with flakes");
+}
+
+DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths()
+{
+    Activity act(*logger, lvlTalkative, actUnknown, fmt("evaluating derivation '%s'", what()));
+
+    auto attr = getCursor(*state);
+
+    auto attrPath = attr->getAttrPathStr();
+
+    if (!attr->isDerivation()) {
+
+        // FIXME: use eval cache?
+        auto v = attr->forceValue();
+
+        if (v.type() == nPath) {
+            PathSet context;
+            auto storePath = state->copyPathToStore(context, Path(v.path));
+            return {{
+                .path = DerivedPath::Opaque {
+                    .path = std::move(storePath),
+                }
+            }};
+        }
+
+        else if (v.type() == nString) {
+            PathSet context;
+            auto s = state->forceString(v, context, noPos, fmt("while evaluating the flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath));
+            auto storePath = state->store->maybeParseStorePath(s);
+            if (storePath && context.count(std::string(s))) {
+                return {{
+                    .path = DerivedPath::Opaque {
+                        .path = std::move(*storePath),
+                    }
+                }};
+            } else
+                throw Error("flake output attribute '%s' evaluates to the string '%s' which is not a store path", attrPath, s);
+        }
+
+        else
+            throw Error("flake output attribute '%s' is not a derivation or path", attrPath);
+    }
+
+    auto drvPath = attr->forceDerivation();
+
+    std::optional<NixInt> priority;
+
+    if (attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sOutputSpecified)) {
+    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sMeta)) {
+        if (auto aPriority = aMeta->maybeGetAttr("priority"))
+            priority = aPriority->getInt();
+    }
+
+    return {{
+        .path = DerivedPath::Built {
+            .drvPath = std::move(drvPath),
+            .outputs = std::visit(overloaded {
+                [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Default & d) -> OutputsSpec {
+                    std::set<std::string> outputsToInstall;
+                    if (auto aOutputSpecified = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sOutputSpecified)) {
+                        if (aOutputSpecified->getBool()) {
+                            if (auto aOutputName = attr->maybeGetAttr("outputName"))
+                                outputsToInstall = { aOutputName->getString() };
+                        }
+                    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sMeta)) {
+                        if (auto aOutputsToInstall = aMeta->maybeGetAttr("outputsToInstall"))
+                            for (auto & s : aOutputsToInstall->getListOfStrings())
+                                outputsToInstall.insert(s);
+                    }
+
+                    if (outputsToInstall.empty())
+                        outputsToInstall.insert("out");
+
+                    return OutputsSpec::Names { std::move(outputsToInstall) };
+                },
+                [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Explicit & e) -> OutputsSpec {
+                    return e;
+                },
+            }, extendedOutputsSpec.raw()),
+        },
+        .info = {
+            .priority = priority,
+            .originalRef = flakeRef,
+            .resolvedRef = getLockedFlake()->flake.lockedRef,
+            .attrPath = attrPath,
+            .extendedOutputsSpec = extendedOutputsSpec,
+        }
+    }};
+}
+
+std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> InstallableFlake::toValue(EvalState & state)
+{
+    return {&getCursor(state)->forceValue(), noPos};
+}
+
+std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
+InstallableFlake::getCursors(EvalState & state)
+{
+    auto evalCache = openEvalCache(state,
+        std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(state, flakeRef, lockFlags)));
+
+    auto root = evalCache->getRoot();
+
+    std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>> res;
+
+    Suggestions suggestions;
+    auto attrPaths = getActualAttrPaths();
+
+    for (auto & attrPath : attrPaths) {
+        debug("trying flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath);
+
+        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(parseAttrPath(state, attrPath));
+        if (attr) {
+            res.push_back(ref(*attr));
+        } else {
+            suggestions += attr.getSuggestions();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (res.size() == 0)
+        throw Error(
+            suggestions,
+            "flake '%s' does not provide attribute %s",
+            flakeRef,
+            showAttrPaths(attrPaths));
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> InstallableFlake::getLockedFlake() const
+{
+    if (!_lockedFlake) {
+        flake::LockFlags lockFlagsApplyConfig = lockFlags;
+        lockFlagsApplyConfig.applyNixConfig = true;
+        _lockedFlake = std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(*state, flakeRef, lockFlagsApplyConfig));
+    }
+    return _lockedFlake;
+}
+
+FlakeRef InstallableFlake::nixpkgsFlakeRef() const
+{
+    auto lockedFlake = getLockedFlake();
+
+    if (auto nixpkgsInput = lockedFlake->lockFile.findInput({"nixpkgs"})) {
+        if (auto lockedNode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const flake::LockedNode>(nixpkgsInput)) {
+            debug("using nixpkgs flake '%s'", lockedNode->lockedRef);
+            return std::move(lockedNode->lockedRef);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return Installable::nixpkgsFlakeRef();
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installable-flake.hh b/src/libcmd/installable-flake.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c75765086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/installable-flake.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "installable-value.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
+{
+    FlakeRef flakeRef;
+    Strings attrPaths;
+    Strings prefixes;
+    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec;
+    const flake::LockFlags & lockFlags;
+    mutable std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> _lockedFlake;
+
+    InstallableFlake(
+        SourceExprCommand * cmd,
+        ref<EvalState> state,
+        FlakeRef && flakeRef,
+        std::string_view fragment,
+        ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec,
+        Strings attrPaths,
+        Strings prefixes,
+        const flake::LockFlags & lockFlags);
+
+    std::string what() const override { return flakeRef.to_string() + "#" + *attrPaths.begin(); }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> getActualAttrPaths();
+
+    Value * getFlakeOutputs(EvalState & state, const flake::LockedFlake & lockedFlake);
+
+    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() override;
+
+    std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> toValue(EvalState & state) override;
+
+    /* Get a cursor to every attrpath in getActualAttrPaths()
+       that exists. However if none exists, throw an exception. */
+    std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
+    getCursors(EvalState & state) override;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> getLockedFlake() const;
+
+    FlakeRef nixpkgsFlakeRef() const override;
+};
+
+ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
+    EvalState & state,
+    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> lockedFlake);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installable-value.hh b/src/libcmd/installable-value.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6cdc4797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/installable-value.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "installables.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct InstallableValue : Installable
+{
+    ref<EvalState> state;
+
+    InstallableValue(ref<EvalState> state) : state(state) {}
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 85edc28cf..cfc13a60f 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "installables.hh"
 #include "installable-derived-path.hh"
+#include "installable-attr-path.hh"
+#include "installable-flake.hh"
 #include "outputs-spec.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
 #include "command.hh"
@@ -390,111 +392,6 @@ static StorePath getDeriver(
     return *derivers.begin();
 }
 
-struct InstallableAttrPath : InstallableValue
-{
-    SourceExprCommand & cmd;
-    RootValue v;
-    std::string attrPath;
-    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec;
-
-    InstallableAttrPath(
-        ref<EvalState> state,
-        SourceExprCommand & cmd,
-        Value * v,
-        const std::string & attrPath,
-        ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec)
-        : InstallableValue(state)
-        , cmd(cmd)
-        , v(allocRootValue(v))
-        , attrPath(attrPath)
-        , extendedOutputsSpec(std::move(extendedOutputsSpec))
-    { }
-
-    std::string what() const override { return attrPath; }
-
-    std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> toValue(EvalState & state) override
-    {
-        auto [vRes, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(state, attrPath, *cmd.getAutoArgs(state), **v);
-        state.forceValue(*vRes, pos);
-        return {vRes, pos};
-    }
-
-    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() override
-    {
-        auto v = toValue(*state).first;
-
-        Bindings & autoArgs = *cmd.getAutoArgs(*state);
-
-        DrvInfos drvInfos;
-        getDerivations(*state, *v, "", autoArgs, drvInfos, false);
-
-        // Backward compatibility hack: group results by drvPath. This
-        // helps keep .all output together.
-        std::map<StorePath, OutputsSpec> byDrvPath;
-
-        for (auto & drvInfo : drvInfos) {
-            auto drvPath = drvInfo.queryDrvPath();
-            if (!drvPath)
-                throw Error("'%s' is not a derivation", what());
-
-            auto newOutputs = std::visit(overloaded {
-                [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Default & d) -> OutputsSpec {
-                    std::set<std::string> outputsToInstall;
-                    for (auto & output : drvInfo.queryOutputs(false, true))
-                        outputsToInstall.insert(output.first);
-                    return OutputsSpec::Names { std::move(outputsToInstall) };
-                },
-                [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Explicit & e) -> OutputsSpec {
-                    return e;
-                },
-            }, extendedOutputsSpec.raw());
-
-            auto [iter, didInsert] = byDrvPath.emplace(*drvPath, newOutputs);
-
-            if (!didInsert)
-                iter->second = iter->second.union_(newOutputs);
-        }
-
-        DerivedPathsWithInfo res;
-        for (auto & [drvPath, outputs] : byDrvPath)
-            res.push_back({
-                .path = DerivedPath::Built {
-                    .drvPath = drvPath,
-                    .outputs = outputs,
-                },
-            });
-
-        return res;
-    }
-};
-
-std::vector<std::string> InstallableFlake::getActualAttrPaths()
-{
-    std::vector<std::string> res;
-
-    for (auto & prefix : prefixes)
-        res.push_back(prefix + *attrPaths.begin());
-
-    for (auto & s : attrPaths)
-        res.push_back(s);
-
-    return res;
-}
-
-Value * InstallableFlake::getFlakeOutputs(EvalState & state, const flake::LockedFlake & lockedFlake)
-{
-    auto vFlake = state.allocValue();
-
-    callFlake(state, lockedFlake, *vFlake);
-
-    auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
-    assert(aOutputs);
-
-    state.forceValue(*aOutputs->value, [&]() { return aOutputs->value->determinePos(noPos); });
-
-    return aOutputs->value;
-}
-
 ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
     EvalState & state,
     std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> lockedFlake)
@@ -524,187 +421,6 @@ ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
         });
 }
 
-static std::string showAttrPaths(const std::vector<std::string> & paths)
-{
-    std::string s;
-    for (const auto & [n, i] : enumerate(paths)) {
-        if (n > 0) s += n + 1 == paths.size() ? " or " : ", ";
-        s += '\''; s += i; s += '\'';
-    }
-    return s;
-}
-
-InstallableFlake::InstallableFlake(
-    SourceExprCommand * cmd,
-    ref<EvalState> state,
-    FlakeRef && flakeRef,
-    std::string_view fragment,
-    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec,
-    Strings attrPaths,
-    Strings prefixes,
-    const flake::LockFlags & lockFlags)
-    : InstallableValue(state),
-      flakeRef(flakeRef),
-      attrPaths(fragment == "" ? attrPaths : Strings{(std::string) fragment}),
-      prefixes(fragment == "" ? Strings{} : prefixes),
-      extendedOutputsSpec(std::move(extendedOutputsSpec)),
-      lockFlags(lockFlags)
-{
-    if (cmd && cmd->getAutoArgs(*state)->size())
-        throw UsageError("'--arg' and '--argstr' are incompatible with flakes");
-}
-
-DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths()
-{
-    Activity act(*logger, lvlTalkative, actUnknown, fmt("evaluating derivation '%s'", what()));
-
-    auto attr = getCursor(*state);
-
-    auto attrPath = attr->getAttrPathStr();
-
-    if (!attr->isDerivation()) {
-
-        // FIXME: use eval cache?
-        auto v = attr->forceValue();
-
-        if (v.type() == nPath) {
-            PathSet context;
-            auto storePath = state->copyPathToStore(context, Path(v.path));
-            return {{
-                .path = DerivedPath::Opaque {
-                    .path = std::move(storePath),
-                }
-            }};
-        }
-
-        else if (v.type() == nString) {
-            PathSet context;
-            auto s = state->forceString(v, context, noPos, fmt("while evaluating the flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath));
-            auto storePath = state->store->maybeParseStorePath(s);
-            if (storePath && context.count(std::string(s))) {
-                return {{
-                    .path = DerivedPath::Opaque {
-                        .path = std::move(*storePath),
-                    }
-                }};
-            } else
-                throw Error("flake output attribute '%s' evaluates to the string '%s' which is not a store path", attrPath, s);
-        }
-
-        else
-            throw Error("flake output attribute '%s' is not a derivation or path", attrPath);
-    }
-
-    auto drvPath = attr->forceDerivation();
-
-    std::optional<NixInt> priority;
-
-    if (attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sOutputSpecified)) {
-    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sMeta)) {
-        if (auto aPriority = aMeta->maybeGetAttr("priority"))
-            priority = aPriority->getInt();
-    }
-
-    return {{
-        .path = DerivedPath::Built {
-            .drvPath = std::move(drvPath),
-            .outputs = std::visit(overloaded {
-                [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Default & d) -> OutputsSpec {
-                    std::set<std::string> outputsToInstall;
-                    if (auto aOutputSpecified = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sOutputSpecified)) {
-                        if (aOutputSpecified->getBool()) {
-                            if (auto aOutputName = attr->maybeGetAttr("outputName"))
-                                outputsToInstall = { aOutputName->getString() };
-                        }
-                    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sMeta)) {
-                        if (auto aOutputsToInstall = aMeta->maybeGetAttr("outputsToInstall"))
-                            for (auto & s : aOutputsToInstall->getListOfStrings())
-                                outputsToInstall.insert(s);
-                    }
-
-                    if (outputsToInstall.empty())
-                        outputsToInstall.insert("out");
-
-                    return OutputsSpec::Names { std::move(outputsToInstall) };
-                },
-                [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Explicit & e) -> OutputsSpec {
-                    return e;
-                },
-            }, extendedOutputsSpec.raw()),
-        },
-        .info = {
-            .priority = priority,
-            .originalRef = flakeRef,
-            .resolvedRef = getLockedFlake()->flake.lockedRef,
-            .attrPath = attrPath,
-            .extendedOutputsSpec = extendedOutputsSpec,
-        }
-    }};
-}
-
-std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> InstallableFlake::toValue(EvalState & state)
-{
-    return {&getCursor(state)->forceValue(), noPos};
-}
-
-std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
-InstallableFlake::getCursors(EvalState & state)
-{
-    auto evalCache = openEvalCache(state,
-        std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(state, flakeRef, lockFlags)));
-
-    auto root = evalCache->getRoot();
-
-    std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>> res;
-
-    Suggestions suggestions;
-    auto attrPaths = getActualAttrPaths();
-
-    for (auto & attrPath : attrPaths) {
-        debug("trying flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath);
-
-        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(parseAttrPath(state, attrPath));
-        if (attr) {
-            res.push_back(ref(*attr));
-        } else {
-            suggestions += attr.getSuggestions();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (res.size() == 0)
-        throw Error(
-            suggestions,
-            "flake '%s' does not provide attribute %s",
-            flakeRef,
-            showAttrPaths(attrPaths));
-
-    return res;
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> InstallableFlake::getLockedFlake() const
-{
-    if (!_lockedFlake) {
-        flake::LockFlags lockFlagsApplyConfig = lockFlags;
-        lockFlagsApplyConfig.applyNixConfig = true;
-        _lockedFlake = std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(*state, flakeRef, lockFlagsApplyConfig));
-    }
-    return _lockedFlake;
-}
-
-FlakeRef InstallableFlake::nixpkgsFlakeRef() const
-{
-    auto lockedFlake = getLockedFlake();
-
-    if (auto nixpkgsInput = lockedFlake->lockFile.findInput({"nixpkgs"})) {
-        if (auto lockedNode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const flake::LockedNode>(nixpkgsInput)) {
-            debug("using nixpkgs flake '%s'", lockedNode->lockedRef);
-            return std::move(lockedNode->lockedRef);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return Installable::nixpkgsFlakeRef();
-}
-
 std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
     ref<Store> store, std::vector<std::string> ss)
 {
@@ -739,9 +455,8 @@ std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
             auto [prefix, extendedOutputsSpec] = ExtendedOutputsSpec::parse(s);
             result.push_back(
                 std::make_shared<InstallableAttrPath>(
-                    state, *this, vFile,
-                    prefix == "." ? "" : std::string { prefix },
-                    extendedOutputsSpec));
+                    InstallableAttrPath::parse(
+                        state, *this, vFile, prefix, extendedOutputsSpec)));
         }
 
     } else {
@@ -993,8 +708,8 @@ void InstallablesCommand::prepare()
     installables = load();
 }
 
-Installables InstallablesCommand::load() {
-    Installables installables;
+Installables InstallablesCommand::load()
+{
     if (_installables.empty() && useDefaultInstallables())
         // FIXME: commands like "nix profile install" should not have a
         // default, probably.
@@ -1004,11 +719,8 @@ Installables InstallablesCommand::load() {
 
 std::vector<std::string> InstallablesCommand::getFlakesForCompletion()
 {
-    if (_installables.empty()) {
-        if (useDefaultInstallables())
-            return {"."};
-        return {};
-    }
+    if (_installables.empty() && useDefaultInstallables())
+        return {"."};
     return _installables;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.hh b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
index da6a3addd..be77fdc81 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
@@ -161,54 +161,4 @@ struct Installable
 
 typedef std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> Installables;
 
-struct InstallableValue : Installable
-{
-    ref<EvalState> state;
-
-    InstallableValue(ref<EvalState> state) : state(state) {}
-};
-
-struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
-{
-    FlakeRef flakeRef;
-    Strings attrPaths;
-    Strings prefixes;
-    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec;
-    const flake::LockFlags & lockFlags;
-    mutable std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> _lockedFlake;
-
-    InstallableFlake(
-        SourceExprCommand * cmd,
-        ref<EvalState> state,
-        FlakeRef && flakeRef,
-        std::string_view fragment,
-        ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec,
-        Strings attrPaths,
-        Strings prefixes,
-        const flake::LockFlags & lockFlags);
-
-    std::string what() const override { return flakeRef.to_string() + "#" + *attrPaths.begin(); }
-
-    std::vector<std::string> getActualAttrPaths();
-
-    Value * getFlakeOutputs(EvalState & state, const flake::LockedFlake & lockedFlake);
-
-    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() override;
-
-    std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> toValue(EvalState & state) override;
-
-    /* Get a cursor to every attrpath in getActualAttrPaths()
-       that exists. However if none exists, throw an exception. */
-    std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
-    getCursors(EvalState & state) override;
-
-    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> getLockedFlake() const;
-
-    FlakeRef nixpkgsFlakeRef() const override;
-};
-
-ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
-    EvalState & state,
-    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> lockedFlake);
-
 }
diff --git a/src/libcmd/local.mk b/src/libcmd/local.mk
index 152bc388d..541a7d2ba 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/local.mk
+++ b/src/libcmd/local.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ libcmd_DIR := $(d)
 
 libcmd_SOURCES := $(wildcard $(d)/*.cc)
 
-libcmd_CXXFLAGS += -I src/libutil -I src/libstore -I src/libexpr -I src/libmain -I src/libfetchers -I src/nix
+libcmd_CXXFLAGS += -I src/libutil -I src/libstore -I src/libexpr -I src/libmain -I src/libfetchers
 
 libcmd_LDFLAGS = $(EDITLINE_LIBS) $(LOWDOWN_LIBS) -pthread
 
diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index 4158439b6..7c7d13659 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 #endif
 
+#include "repl.hh"
+
 #include "ansicolor.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "eval.hh"
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "get-drvs.hh"
 #include "derivations.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
-#include "command.hh"
+#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "flake/lockfile.hh"
+#include "editor-for.hh"
 #include "finally.hh"
 #include "markdown.hh"
 #include "local-fs-store.hh"
@@ -45,18 +49,16 @@ extern "C" {
 namespace nix {
 
 struct NixRepl
+    : AbstractNixRepl,
     #if HAVE_BOEHMGC
-    : gc
+    gc
     #endif
 {
     std::string curDir;
-    ref<EvalState> state;
-    Bindings * autoArgs;
 
     size_t debugTraceIndex;
 
     Strings loadedFiles;
-    typedef std::vector<std::pair<Value*,std::string>> AnnotatedValues;
     std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues;
 
     const static int envSize = 32768;
@@ -69,8 +71,11 @@ struct NixRepl
 
     NixRepl(const Strings & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store,ref<EvalState> state,
             std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues);
-    ~NixRepl();
-    void mainLoop();
+    virtual ~NixRepl();
+
+    void mainLoop() override;
+    void initEnv() override;
+
     StringSet completePrefix(const std::string & prefix);
     bool getLine(std::string & input, const std::string & prompt);
     StorePath getDerivationPath(Value & v);
@@ -78,7 +83,6 @@ struct NixRepl
 
     void loadFile(const Path & path);
     void loadFlake(const std::string & flakeRef);
-    void initEnv();
     void loadFiles();
     void reloadFiles();
     void addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs);
@@ -92,7 +96,6 @@ struct NixRepl
     std::ostream & printValue(std::ostream & str, Value & v, unsigned int maxDepth, ValuesSeen & seen);
 };
 
-
 std::string removeWhitespace(std::string s)
 {
     s = chomp(s);
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ std::string removeWhitespace(std::string s)
 
 NixRepl::NixRepl(const Strings & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, ref<EvalState> state,
             std::function<NixRepl::AnnotatedValues()> getValues)
-    : state(state)
+    : AbstractNixRepl(state)
     , debugTraceIndex(0)
     , getValues(getValues)
     , staticEnv(new StaticEnv(false, state->staticBaseEnv.get()))
@@ -1029,8 +1032,22 @@ std::ostream & NixRepl::printValue(std::ostream & str, Value & v, unsigned int m
     return str;
 }
 
-void runRepl(
-    ref<EvalState>evalState,
+
+std::unique_ptr<AbstractNixRepl> AbstractNixRepl::create(
+   const Strings & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, ref<EvalState> state,
+   std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues)
+{
+    return std::make_unique<NixRepl>(
+        searchPath,
+        openStore(),
+        state,
+        getValues
+    );
+}
+
+
+void AbstractNixRepl::runSimple(
+    ref<EvalState> evalState,
     const ValMap & extraEnv)
 {
     auto getValues = [&]()->NixRepl::AnnotatedValues{
@@ -1054,91 +1071,4 @@ void runRepl(
     repl->mainLoop();
 }
 
-struct CmdRepl : InstallablesCommand
-{
-    CmdRepl() {
-        evalSettings.pureEval = false;
-    }
-
-    void prepare() override
-    {
-        if (!settings.isExperimentalFeatureEnabled(Xp::ReplFlake) && !(file) && this->_installables.size() >= 1) {
-            warn("future versions of Nix will require using `--file` to load a file");
-            if (this->_installables.size() > 1)
-                warn("more than one input file is not currently supported");
-            auto filePath = this->_installables[0].data();
-            file = std::optional(filePath);
-            _installables.front() = _installables.back();
-            _installables.pop_back();
-        }
-        installables = InstallablesCommand::load();
-    }
-
-    std::vector<std::string> files;
-
-    Strings getDefaultFlakeAttrPaths() override
-    {
-        return {""};
-    }
-
-    bool useDefaultInstallables() override
-    {
-        return file.has_value() or expr.has_value();
-    }
-
-    bool forceImpureByDefault() override
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    std::string description() override
-    {
-        return "start an interactive environment for evaluating Nix expressions";
-    }
-
-    std::string doc() override
-    {
-        return
-          #include "repl.md"
-          ;
-    }
-
-    void run(ref<Store> store) override
-    {
-        auto state = getEvalState();
-        auto getValues = [&]()->NixRepl::AnnotatedValues{
-            auto installables = load();
-            NixRepl::AnnotatedValues values;
-            for (auto & installable: installables){
-                auto what = installable->what();
-                if (file){
-                    auto [val, pos] = installable->toValue(*state);
-                    auto what = installable->what();
-                    state->forceValue(*val, pos);
-                    auto autoArgs = getAutoArgs(*state);
-                    auto valPost = state->allocValue();
-                    state->autoCallFunction(*autoArgs, *val, *valPost);
-                    state->forceValue(*valPost, pos);
-                    values.push_back( {valPost, what });
-                } else {
-                    auto [val, pos] = installable->toValue(*state);
-                    values.push_back( {val, what} );
-                }
-            }
-            return values;
-        };
-        auto repl = std::make_unique<NixRepl>(
-            searchPath,
-            openStore(),
-            state,
-            getValues
-        );
-        repl->autoArgs = getAutoArgs(*repl->state);
-        repl->initEnv();
-        repl->mainLoop();
-    }
-};
-
-static auto rCmdRepl = registerCommand<CmdRepl>("repl");
-
 }
diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.hh b/src/libcmd/repl.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfccc93e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "eval.hh"
+
+#if HAVE_BOEHMGC
+#define GC_INCLUDE_NEW
+#include <gc/gc_cpp.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct AbstractNixRepl
+{
+    ref<EvalState> state;
+    Bindings * autoArgs;
+
+    AbstractNixRepl(ref<EvalState> state)
+        : state(state)
+    { }
+
+    virtual ~AbstractNixRepl()
+    { }
+
+    typedef std::vector<std::pair<Value*,std::string>> AnnotatedValues;
+
+    static std::unique_ptr<AbstractNixRepl> create(
+        const Strings & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, ref<EvalState> state,
+        std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues);
+
+    static void runSimple(
+        ref<EvalState> evalState,
+        const ValMap & extraEnv);
+
+    virtual void initEnv() = 0;
+
+    virtual void mainLoop() = 0;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/bundle.cc b/src/nix/bundle.cc
index 6ae9460f6..dcf9a6f2d 100644
--- a/src/nix/bundle.cc
+++ b/src/nix/bundle.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "command.hh"
+#include "installable-flake.hh"
 #include "common-args.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
diff --git a/src/nix/develop.cc b/src/nix/develop.cc
index 16bbd8613..9d07a7a85 100644
--- a/src/nix/develop.cc
+++ b/src/nix/develop.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "eval.hh"
 #include "command.hh"
+#include "installable-flake.hh"
 #include "common-args.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
diff --git a/src/nix/edit.cc b/src/nix/edit.cc
index 76a134b1f..dfe75fbdf 100644
--- a/src/nix/edit.cc
+++ b/src/nix/edit.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "eval.hh"
 #include "attr-path.hh"
 #include "progress-bar.hh"
+#include "editor-for.hh"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/src/nix/flake.cc b/src/nix/flake.cc
index c025bc7a6..053a9c9e1 100644
--- a/src/nix/flake.cc
+++ b/src/nix/flake.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "command.hh"
+#include "installable-flake.hh"
 #include "common-args.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "eval.hh"
diff --git a/src/nix/profile.cc b/src/nix/profile.cc
index 32364e720..208542a5c 100644
--- a/src/nix/profile.cc
+++ b/src/nix/profile.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "command.hh"
+#include "installable-flake.hh"
 #include "common-args.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..679bdea77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "command.hh"
+#include "repl.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct CmdRepl : InstallablesCommand
+{
+    CmdRepl() {
+        evalSettings.pureEval = false;
+    }
+
+    void prepare() override
+    {
+        if (!settings.isExperimentalFeatureEnabled(Xp::ReplFlake) && !(file) && this->_installables.size() >= 1) {
+            warn("future versions of Nix will require using `--file` to load a file");
+            if (this->_installables.size() > 1)
+                warn("more than one input file is not currently supported");
+            auto filePath = this->_installables[0].data();
+            file = std::optional(filePath);
+            _installables.front() = _installables.back();
+            _installables.pop_back();
+        }
+        installables = InstallablesCommand::load();
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> files;
+
+    Strings getDefaultFlakeAttrPaths() override
+    {
+        return {""};
+    }
+
+    bool useDefaultInstallables() override
+    {
+        return file.has_value() or expr.has_value();
+    }
+
+    bool forceImpureByDefault() override
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "start an interactive environment for evaluating Nix expressions";
+    }
+
+    std::string doc() override
+    {
+        return
+          #include "repl.md"
+          ;
+    }
+
+    void run(ref<Store> store) override
+    {
+        auto state = getEvalState();
+        auto getValues = [&]()->AbstractNixRepl::AnnotatedValues{
+            auto installables = load();
+            AbstractNixRepl::AnnotatedValues values;
+            for (auto & installable: installables){
+                auto what = installable->what();
+                if (file){
+                    auto [val, pos] = installable->toValue(*state);
+                    auto what = installable->what();
+                    state->forceValue(*val, pos);
+                    auto autoArgs = getAutoArgs(*state);
+                    auto valPost = state->allocValue();
+                    state->autoCallFunction(*autoArgs, *val, *valPost);
+                    state->forceValue(*valPost, pos);
+                    values.push_back( {valPost, what });
+                } else {
+                    auto [val, pos] = installable->toValue(*state);
+                    values.push_back( {val, what} );
+                }
+            }
+            return values;
+        };
+        auto repl = AbstractNixRepl::create(
+            searchPath,
+            openStore(),
+            state,
+            getValues
+        );
+        repl->autoArgs = getAutoArgs(*repl->state);
+        repl->initEnv();
+        repl->mainLoop();
+    }
+};
+
+static auto rCmdRepl = registerCommand<CmdRepl>("repl");
+
+}