diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8830bb1..a3b27ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,25 +17,17 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        node-version: [lts/*, 17.x, 16.x, 14.x]
+        node-version: [24.x, 22.x]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - run: npm install
-      # manually install peerdeps for node 14
-      - run: npm i seneca seneca-promisify seneca-entity @seneca/entity-util
       - run: npm run prettier
       - run: npm run build --if-present
       - run: npm test
-
-      - name: Coveralls
-        uses: coverallsapp/github-action@master
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          path-to-lcov: ./coverage/lcov.info
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 7230309..be1b3cd 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2021 Seneca Microservices Framework
+Copyright (c) 2026 Seneca Microservices Framework
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/dist-test/basic.messages.d.ts b/dist-test/basic.messages.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..859bac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-test/basic.messages.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+declare const _default: {
+  print: boolean
+  pattern: string
+  allow: {
+    missing: boolean
+  }
+  calls: never[]
+}
+export default _default
diff --git a/dist-test/basic.messages.js b/dist-test/basic.messages.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c37b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-test/basic.messages.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict'
+// Basic progressral: sent email invite to a friend
+Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true })
+exports.default = {
+  print: false,
+  pattern: 'sys:progress',
+  allow: { missing: true },
+  calls: [
+    /*
+    {
+      name: 'create-alice',
+      pattern: 'create:entry', // call { biz:progress, create:entry, ...params }
+      params: {
+        user_id: 'u01',
+        kind: 'standard', // avoid using 'type', 'kind' has fewer conflicts
+        email: 'alice@example.com',
+      },
+      out: {
+        ok: true,
+        entry: {
+          user_id: 'u01', // _id suffix for foreign keys
+          kind: 'standard',
+          email: 'alice@example.com',
+        },
+        occur: {
+          user_id: 'u01',
+          entry_kind: 'standard',
+          kind: 'create',
+          email: 'alice@example.com',
+        }
+      },
+    },
+    */
+    // Print entire database
+    // { print: true, pattern: 'biz:null,role:mem-store,cmd:dump' },
+  ],
+}
+//# sourceMappingURL=basic.messages.js.map
diff --git a/dist-test/basic.messages.js.map b/dist-test/basic.messages.js.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa1a9f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-test/basic.messages.js.map
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"version":3,"file":"basic.messages.js","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../test/basic.messages.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":";AAAA,mDAAmD;;AAEnD,kBAAe;IACb,KAAK,EAAE,KAAK;IACZ,OAAO,EAAE,cAAc;IACvB,KAAK,EAAE,EAAE,OAAO,EAAE,IAAI,EAAE;IAExB,KAAK,EAAE;IACL;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;MAwBE;IACF,wBAAwB;IACxB,gEAAgE;KACjE;CACF,CAAA"}
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diff --git a/dist-test/progress.test.d.ts b/dist-test/progress.test.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..336ce12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-test/progress.test.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {}
diff --git a/dist-test/progress.test.js b/dist-test/progress.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbaf05e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-test/progress.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+'use strict'
+var __importDefault =
+  (this && this.__importDefault) ||
+  function (mod) {
+    return mod && mod.__esModule ? mod : { default: mod }
+  }
+Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true })
+/* Copyright © 2026 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
+const node_test_1 = require('node:test')
+const code_1 = require('@hapi/code')
+const seneca_1 = __importDefault(require('seneca'))
+const seneca_msg_test_1 = __importDefault(require('seneca-msg-test'))
+// import { Maintain } from '@seneca/maintain'
+const __1 = __importDefault(require('..'))
+const __2 = __importDefault(require('..'))
+const basic_messages_1 = __importDefault(require('./basic.messages'))
+;(0, node_test_1.describe)('progress', () => {
+  ;(0, node_test_1.test)('happy', async () => {
+    // console.log(Progress)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(__2.default).exist()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(__1.default).exist()
+    const seneca = (0, seneca_1.default)({ legacy: false })
+      .test()
+      .use('promisify')
+      .use('entity')
+      .use(__2.default)
+    await seneca.ready()
+  })
+  ;(0, node_test_1.test)('simple', async () => {
+    const seneca = await makeSeneca()
+    let p0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,create:progress', {
+      kind: 'simple',
+    })
+    // console.log('p0', p0)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0.ok).true()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0.item).contains({
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 0,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    let p0g0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+    })
+    // console.log('p0g0', p0g0)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0g0.ok).true()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0g0.item).contains({
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 0,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    let p0g1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+      full: true,
+    })
+    // console.log('p0g1', p0g1)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0g1.ok).true()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0g1.item).contains({
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 0,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0g1.list).equal([])
+    let p0u0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,update:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+      how: 'step',
+    })
+    // console.log('p0u0', p0u0)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0.ok).true()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 10,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0.entry).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0.list).equal([])
+    let p0u0g0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0u0.item.id,
+    })
+    // console.log('p0u0g0', p0u0g0)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0g0.ok).true()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0g0.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 10,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0g0.list).equal([])
+    let p0u0g1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0u0.item.id,
+      full: true,
+    })
+    // console.log('p0u0g1', p0u0g1)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0g1.ok).true()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0g1.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 10,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u0g1.list[0]).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+    })
+    let p0u1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,update:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+      how: 'val',
+      val: 95,
+      note: 'aaa',
+      full: true,
+    })
+    // console.log('p0u1', p0u1)
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u1.ok).true()
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u1.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 100,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u1.entry).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+      note: 'aaa',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u1.list[0]).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+    })
+    ;(0, code_1.expect)(p0u1.list[1]).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+      note: 'aaa',
+    })
+  })
+  ;(0, node_test_1.test)('basic.messages', async () => {
+    const seneca = await makeSeneca()
+    await (0, seneca_msg_test_1.default)(seneca, basic_messages_1.default)()
+  })
+  // test('maintain', Maintain)
+})
+async function makeSeneca(options) {
+  options = options || {}
+  const seneca = (0, seneca_1.default)({ legacy: false })
+    .test()
+    .use('promisify')
+    .use('entity')
+    .use('entity-util', { when: { active: true, human: 'y' } })
+    .use(__2.default, options.progress)
+  await seneca.ready()
+  // print all message patterns
+  // console.log(seneca.list())
+  return seneca
+}
+//# sourceMappingURL=progress.test.js.map
diff --git a/dist-test/progress.test.js.map b/dist-test/progress.test.js.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ec7905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-test/progress.test.js.map
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/Progress.d.ts b/dist/Progress.d.ts
index c9b5663..0bdc6dd 100644
--- a/dist/Progress.d.ts
+++ b/dist/Progress.d.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ declare function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions): {
     exports: {};
 };
 export default Progress;
+//# sourceMappingURL=Progress.d.ts.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/Progress.d.ts.map b/dist/Progress.d.ts.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67db3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/Progress.d.ts.map
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/Progress.js b/dist/Progress.js
index e1821e5..ec09471 100644
--- a/dist/Progress.js
+++ b/dist/Progress.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 "use strict";
-/* Copyright © 2022 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
+/* Copyright © 2026 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 // Default options.
 const defaults = {
@@ -23,33 +23,32 @@ function Progress(options) {
         .message('get:progress', params.GetProgress, msgGetProgress)
         .message('list:progress', params.ListProgress, msgListProgress);
     // TODO: seneca.prepare should not be affected by seneca.fix
-    seneca
-        .prepare(prepare);
+    seneca.prepare(prepare);
     // class SkipNumber extends Number { skip = true }
-    // Deliberately not importing Gubu, instead using Gubu expressions as an example. 
+    // Deliberately not importing Gubu, instead using Gubu expressions as an example.
     function makeParams() {
         return {
             CreateProgress: {
-                kind: String,
-                id$: Skip(String),
-                step: Skip(0),
-                start: Skip(0),
-                end: Skip(0),
-                code: Skip(String),
-                owner: Skip(String),
-                ref: Skip(String),
-                user_id: Skip(String),
-                custom: Skip(Object),
-                note: Skip(String),
+                kind: String, // Categorize this progress instance, required.
+                id$: Skip(String), // Custom id, otherwise generated entity id.
+                step: Skip(0), // Step size; Undefined (skipped) means use default from options.
+                start: Skip(0), // Start value; Undefined (skipped) means use default from options.
+                end: Skip(0), // Start value; Undefined (skipped) means use default from options.
+                code: Skip(String), // Custom code string.
+                owner: Skip(String), // Reference to the "owner" (E.g. an entity id).
+                ref: Skip(String), // Reference to an associated entity.
+                user_id: Skip(String), // Reference to an associated user.
+                custom: Skip(Object), // Custom data.
+                note: Skip(String), // Custom note string.
                 expire: Skip(Number), // Expires in millis fron now.
             },
             UpdateProgress: {
                 id: String,
-                how: Exact('step', 'val', 'set'),
+                how: Exact('step', 'val', 'set'), // step=>incr by step value, val=>custom value.
                 val: Skip(Number),
-                status: Skip(String),
-                code: Skip(String),
-                custom: Skip(Object),
+                status: Skip(String), // Set status manually.
+                code: Skip(String), // Custom code string for Entry.
+                custom: Skip(Object), // Custom data for Entry.
                 note: Skip(String), // Custom note string for Entry.
             },
             GetProgress: {
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ function Progress(options) {
             }
             entry = await entry.save$({
                 status: progress.status,
-                val: progress.val
+                val: progress.val,
             });
             progress = await progress.save$();
             out.item = progress;
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ function Progress(options) {
         if (full) {
             const eq = {
                 progress_id: progress.id,
-                sort$: { 'when': 1 }
+                sort$: { when: 1 },
             };
             const list = await makeEntryEnt(seneca).list$(eq);
             return list;
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ function Progress(options) {
     }
     async function checkExpired(progress) {
         if ('active' == progress.status &&
-            Date.now() < (progress.when + progress.expire)) {
+            Date.now() < progress.when + progress.expire) {
             progress.status = 'expired';
             await progress.save$();
         }
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ function Progress(options) {
         return seneca.entity('sys/progressentry');
     }
     return {
-        exports: {}
+        exports: {},
     };
 }
 Object.assign(Progress, { defaults });
diff --git a/dist/Progress.js.map b/dist/Progress.js.map
index b79cbda..6d8a60a 100644
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diff --git a/dist/ProgressDoc.d.ts b/dist/ProgressDoc.d.ts
index 963d17c..624e21c 100644
--- a/dist/ProgressDoc.d.ts
+++ b/dist/ProgressDoc.d.ts
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diff --git a/dist/ProgressDoc.js.map b/dist/ProgressDoc.js.map
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diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
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-  transform: {
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-  },
-  testEnvironment: 'node',
-  testMatch: ['**/test/**/*.test.ts'],
-  watchPathIgnorePatterns: ['dist\\/'],
-  collectCoverageFrom: ['src/**/*.ts'],
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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-    "watch": "tsc -w -d",
-    "build": "tsc -d",
+    "test": "node --enable-source-maps --test \"dist-test/**/*.test.js\"",
+    "test-some": "node --enable-source-maps --test-name-pattern=\"$TEST_PATTERN\" --test \"dist-test/**/*.test.js\"",
+    "watch": "tsc --build src test -w",
+    "build": "tsc --build src test",
     "doc": "seneca-doc",
-    "clean": "rm -rf node_modules yarn.lock package-lock.json dist",
-    "reset": "npm run clean && npm i && npm test",
+    "clean": "rm -rf dist dist-test node_modules yarn.lock package-lock.json",
+    "reset": "npm run clean && npm i && npm run build && npm test",
     "repo-tag": "REPO_VERSION=`node -e \"console.log(require('./package').version)\"` && echo TAG: v$REPO_VERSION && git commit -a -m v$REPO_VERSION && git push && git tag v$REPO_VERSION && git push --tags;",
     "repo-publish": "npm run clean && npm i && npm run repo-publish-quick",
     "repo-publish-quick": "npm run build && npm run test && npm run doc && npm run repo-tag && npm publish --access public --registry https://registry.npmjs.org "
@@ -36,24 +35,22 @@
     "LICENSE"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=22"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@seneca/maintain": "^0.0.22",
-    "@types/jest": "^28.1.8",
-    "@types/node": "^18.7.13",
-    "esbuild": "^0.15.5",
-    "esbuild-jest": "^0.5.0",
-    "jest": "^29.0.0",
-    "prettier": "2.7.1",
+    "@hapi/code": "^9.0.3",
+    "@seneca/maintain": "^0.1.0",
+    "@types/node": "^25.3.2",
+    "prettier": "3.8.1",
     "seneca-doc": "^2.1.3",
-    "seneca-msg-test": "^3.4.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.7.4"
+    "seneca-msg-test": "^4.1.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@seneca/entity-util": ">=1",
-    "seneca": ">=3",
-    "seneca-entity": ">=18",
+    "@seneca/entity-util": ">=3",
+    "gubu": ">=9",
+    "seneca": ">=3||>=4.0.0-rc2",
+    "seneca-entity": ">=26",
     "seneca-promisify": ">=3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Progress.ts b/src/Progress.ts
index 43d2dc5..aa082f7 100644
--- a/src/Progress.ts
+++ b/src/Progress.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright © 2022 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
-
+/* Copyright © 2026 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
 
 type Options = {
   debug: boolean
@@ -16,10 +15,8 @@ const defaults = {
   end: 100,
 }
 
-
 export type ProgressOptions = Partial<Options>
 
-
 type Out = {
   ok: boolean
   why?: string
@@ -35,7 +32,6 @@ const INIT_OUT = {
   why: 'unknown',
 }
 
-
 function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
   const seneca: any = this
   const { Skip, Exact, Default, Min } = seneca.valid
@@ -50,12 +46,11 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
     .message('list:progress', params.ListProgress, msgListProgress)
 
   // TODO: seneca.prepare should not be affected by seneca.fix
-  seneca
-    .prepare(prepare)
+  seneca.prepare(prepare)
 
   // class SkipNumber extends Number { skip = true }
 
-  // Deliberately not importing Gubu, instead using Gubu expressions as an example. 
+  // Deliberately not importing Gubu, instead using Gubu expressions as an example.
   function makeParams() {
     return {
       CreateProgress: {
@@ -95,7 +90,6 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
     }
   }
 
-
   async function msgCreateProgress(this: any, msg: any) {
     const seneca = this
 
@@ -136,7 +130,6 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
     return out
   }
 
-
   async function msgUpdateProgress(this: any, msg: any) {
     const seneca = this
     const out: Out = { ...INIT_OUT }
@@ -160,14 +153,11 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
       let stepval = 0
       if ('step' === how) {
         stepval = progress.step
-      }
-      else if ('val' === how) {
+      } else if ('val' === how) {
         stepval = entryval
-      }
-      else if ('set' === how) {
+      } else if ('set' === how) {
         stepval = 0
-      }
-      else {
+      } else {
         out.why = 'invalid-how'
         out.details = { how }
         return out
@@ -196,8 +186,7 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
       // Can't go beyond end.
       if (0 < progress.end && progress.end < progress.val) {
         progress.val = progress.end
-      }
-      else if (progress.end < 0 && progress.val < progress.end) {
+      } else if (progress.end < 0 && progress.val < progress.end) {
         progress.val = progress.end
       }
 
@@ -207,7 +196,7 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
 
       entry = await entry.save$({
         status: progress.status,
-        val: progress.val
+        val: progress.val,
       })
       progress = await progress.save$()
 
@@ -218,15 +207,13 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
 
       delete out.why
       out.ok = true
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
       out.why = 'not-found'
     }
 
     return out
   }
 
-
   async function msgGetProgress(this: any, msg: any) {
     const seneca = this
     const out: Out = { ...INIT_OUT }
@@ -245,15 +232,13 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
 
       delete out.why
       out.ok = true
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
       out.why = 'not-found'
     }
 
     return out
   }
 
-
   async function msgListProgress(this: any, msg: any) {
     const seneca = this
     const out: Out = { ...INIT_OUT }
@@ -276,17 +261,15 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
     return out
   }
 
-
   async function prepare(this: any) {
     const seneca = this
   }
 
-
   async function listEntries(seneca: any, full: boolean, progress: any) {
     if (full) {
       const eq = {
         progress_id: progress.id,
-        sort$: { 'when': 1 }
+        sort$: { when: 1 },
       }
       const list = await makeEntryEnt(seneca).list$(eq)
       return list
@@ -294,11 +277,10 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
     return []
   }
 
-
   async function checkExpired(progress: any) {
     if (
       'active' == progress.status &&
-      Date.now() < (progress.when + progress.expire)
+      Date.now() < progress.when + progress.expire
     ) {
       progress.status = 'expired'
       await progress.save$()
@@ -306,7 +288,6 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
     return progress
   }
 
-
   function makeProgressEnt(seneca: any) {
     return seneca.entity('sys/progress')
   }
@@ -315,14 +296,11 @@ function Progress(this: any, options: ProgressOptions) {
     return seneca.entity('sys/progressentry')
   }
 
-
   return {
-    exports: {
-    }
+    exports: {},
   }
 }
 
-
 Object.assign(Progress, { defaults })
 
 // Prevent name mangling
diff --git a/src/ProgressDoc.ts b/src/ProgressDoc.ts
index 9ab134b..e22c487 100644
--- a/src/ProgressDoc.ts
+++ b/src/ProgressDoc.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* Copyright © 2023 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
 
-const docs = {
-}
+const docs = {}
 
 export default docs
 
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/src/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0b196f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "module": "nodenext",
+    "noEmitOnError": true,
+    "outDir": "../dist",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "strict": true,
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "composite": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/basic.messages.ts b/test/basic.messages.ts
index e8ded59..2330f34 100644
--- a/test/basic.messages.ts
+++ b/test/basic.messages.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ export default {
       },
     },
     */
-
     // Print entire database
     // { print: true, pattern: 'biz:null,role:mem-store,cmd:dump' },
-
   ],
 }
-
diff --git a/test/progress.test.ts b/test/progress.test.ts
index ef7655b..4654c9d 100644
--- a/test/progress.test.ts
+++ b/test/progress.test.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-/* Copyright © 2023 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
+/* Copyright © 2026 Seneca Project Contributors, MIT License. */
+import { describe, test } from 'node:test'
+import { expect } from '@hapi/code'
 
 import Seneca from 'seneca'
 import SenecaMsgTest from 'seneca-msg-test'
 // import { Maintain } from '@seneca/maintain'
 
-import ProgressDoc from '../src/ProgressDoc'
-import Progress from '../src/Progress'
+import ProgressDoc from '..'
+import Progress from '..'
 
 import BasicMessages from './basic.messages'
 
-
 describe('progress', () => {
   test('happy', async () => {
     // console.log(Progress)
-    expect(Progress).toBeDefined()
-    expect(ProgressDoc).toBeDefined()
+    expect(Progress).exist()
+    expect(ProgressDoc).exist()
     const seneca = Seneca({ legacy: false })
       .test()
       .use('promisify')
@@ -23,14 +24,15 @@ describe('progress', () => {
     await seneca.ready()
   })
 
-
   test('simple', async () => {
     const seneca = await makeSeneca()
 
-    let p0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,create:progress', { kind: 'simple' })
+    let p0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,create:progress', {
+      kind: 'simple',
+    })
     // console.log('p0', p0)
-    expect(p0.ok).toEqual(true)
-    expect(p0.item).toMatchObject({
+    expect(p0.ok).true()
+    expect(p0.item).includes({
       kind: 'simple',
       step: 10,
       start: 0,
@@ -39,10 +41,12 @@ describe('progress', () => {
       status: 'active',
     })
 
-    let p0g0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', { id: p0.item.id })
+    let p0g0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+    })
     // console.log('p0g0', p0g0)
-    expect(p0g0.ok).toEqual(true)
-    expect(p0g0.item).toMatchObject({
+    expect(p0g0.ok).true()
+    expect(p0g0.item).includes({
       kind: 'simple',
       step: 10,
       start: 0,
@@ -51,10 +55,13 @@ describe('progress', () => {
       status: 'active',
     })
 
-    let p0g1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', { id: p0.item.id, full: true })
+    let p0g1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+      full: true,
+    })
     // console.log('p0g1', p0g1)
-    expect(p0g1.ok).toEqual(true)
-    expect(p0g1.item).toMatchObject({
+    expect(p0g1.ok).true()
+    expect(p0g1.item).includes({
       kind: 'simple',
       step: 10,
       start: 0,
@@ -62,108 +69,102 @@ describe('progress', () => {
       val: 0,
       status: 'active',
     })
-    expect(p0g1.list).toEqual([])
+    expect(p0g1.list).equal([])
 
-    let p0u0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,update:progress',
-      { id: p0.item.id, how: 'step' })
+    let p0u0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,update:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+      how: 'step',
+    })
     // console.log('p0u0', p0u0)
-    expect(p0u0).toMatchObject({
-      ok: true,
-      item: {
-        'entity$': '-/sys/progress',
-        kind: 'simple',
-        step: 10,
-        start: 0,
-        end: 100,
-        val: 10,
-        status: 'active',
-      },
-      entry: {
-        'entity$': '-/sys/progressentry',
-      },
-      list: []
-    })
-
-    let p0u0g0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', { id: p0u0.item.id })
+    expect(p0u0.ok).true()
+    expect(p0u0.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 10,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    expect(p0u0.entry).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+    })
+    expect(p0u0.list).equal([])
+
+    let p0u0g0 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0u0.item.id,
+    })
     // console.log('p0u0g0', p0u0g0)
-    expect(p0u0g0).toMatchObject({
-      ok: true,
-      item: {
-        'entity$': '-/sys/progress',
-        kind: 'simple',
-        step: 10,
-        start: 0,
-        end: 100,
-        val: 10,
-        status: 'active',
-      },
-      list: []
-    })
-
-    let p0u0g1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress',
-      { id: p0u0.item.id, full: true })
+    expect(p0u0g0.ok).true()
+    expect(p0u0g0.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 10,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    expect(p0u0g0.list).equal([])
+
+    let p0u0g1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,get:progress', {
+      id: p0u0.item.id,
+      full: true,
+    })
     // console.log('p0u0g1', p0u0g1)
-    expect(p0u0g1).toMatchObject({
-      ok: true,
-      item: {
-        'entity$': '-/sys/progress',
-        kind: 'simple',
-        step: 10,
-        start: 0,
-        end: 100,
-        val: 10,
-        status: 'active',
-      },
-      list: [
-        {
-          'entity$': '-/sys/progressentry',
-        }
-      ]
-    })
-
-    let p0u1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,update:progress',
-      { id: p0.item.id, how: 'val', val: 95, note: 'aaa', full: true })
+    expect(p0u0g1.ok).true()
+    expect(p0u0g1.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 10,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    expect(p0u0g1.list[0]).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+    })
+
+    let p0u1 = await seneca.post('sys:progress,update:progress', {
+      id: p0.item.id,
+      how: 'val',
+      val: 95,
+      note: 'aaa',
+      full: true,
+    })
     // console.log('p0u1', p0u1)
-    expect(p0u1).toMatchObject({
-      ok: true,
-      item: {
-        'entity$': '-/sys/progress',
-        kind: 'simple',
-        step: 10,
-        start: 0,
-        end: 100,
-        val: 100,
-        status: 'active',
-      },
-      entry: {
-        'entity$': '-/sys/progressentry',
-        note: 'aaa',
-      },
-      list: [
-        {
-          'entity$': '-/sys/progressentry',
-        },
-        {
-          'entity$': '-/sys/progressentry',
-          note: 'aaa',
-        }
-      ]
+    expect(p0u1.ok).true()
+    expect(p0u1.item).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progress',
+      kind: 'simple',
+      step: 10,
+      start: 0,
+      end: 100,
+      val: 100,
+      status: 'active',
+    })
+    expect(p0u1.entry).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+      note: 'aaa',
+    })
+    expect(p0u1.list[0]).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+    })
+    expect(p0u1.list[1]).includes({
+      entity$: '-/sys/progressentry',
+      note: 'aaa',
     })
   })
 
-
   test('basic.messages', async () => {
     const seneca = await makeSeneca()
     await SenecaMsgTest(seneca, BasicMessages)()
   })
 
-
-
-
   // test('maintain', Maintain)
 })
 
-
 async function makeSeneca(options?: any) {
   options = options || {}
   const seneca = Seneca({ legacy: false })
@@ -180,4 +181,3 @@ async function makeSeneca(options?: any) {
 
   return seneca
 }
-
diff --git a/test/tsconfig.json b/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c4cc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "module": "nodenext",
+    "noEmitOnError": true,
+    "outDir": "../dist-test",
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "composite": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b5809e..0000000
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "sourceMap": true,
-    "isolatedModules": true,
-    "module": "commonjs",
-    "noEmitOnError": true,
-    "outDir": "dist",
-    "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "rootDir": "src",
-    "strict": true,
-    "target": "ES2019"
-  },
-  "exclude": ["test", "dist", "node_modules"]
-}