diff --git a/global.funcs.zsh b/global.zsh
similarity index 100%
rename from global.funcs.zsh
rename to global.zsh
diff --git a/tools.zsh b/tools.zsh
index d7bb68c..aefa2c8 100644
--- a/tools.zsh
+++ b/tools.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+autoload zshlibs_boot zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure zshlibs_fpath_add \
+         zshlibs_path_add zshlibs_start zshlibs_update
 function zbootstrap()
 {
-  autoload zshlibs_boot zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure zshlibs_fpath_add \
-           zshlibs_path_add zshlibs_start zshlibs_update
   zshlibs_start
 }
diff --git a/zbootstrap.zsh b/zbootstrap.zsh
index e04e387..af91820 100644
--- a/zbootstrap.zsh
+++ b/zbootstrap.zsh
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ else
   zshlibs_update
 fi
 
-
 source ${zshlibs_install}/tools.zsh
-source ${zshlibs_install}/zconfig.funcs.zsh
-source ${zshlibs_install}/global.funcs.zsh
+source ${zshlibs_install}/zconfig.zsh
+source ${zshlibs_install}/global.zsh
 source ${zshlibs_install}/zssh.zsh
diff --git a/zconfig.funcs.zsh b/zconfig.funcs.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b8260c..0000000
--- a/zconfig.funcs.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-
-function zconfig_checkload()
-{
-  typeset -a -g zconfig_loaded
-  if [[ ! ${zconfig_loaded[(r)${1}]} ]]
-  then
-    zshlibs_log zconfig "sourcing config '$1'"
-    . -- $1 2>&1 >(zshlibs_log zconfig)
-    zconfig_loaded+=("$1")
-    zshlibs_log zconfig "end sourcing config '$1'"
-  else
-    zshlibs_log zconfig "config '$1' already loaded"
-    zshlibs_log zconfig "currently loaded configs: ${zconfig_loaded}"
-  fi
-}
-
-function zconfigs_load()
-{
-  zshlibs_log zconfig "loading supplied config names"
-  for configfile in ${*}; do
-    zconfig_checkload $configfile
-  done
-}
-
-function zconfigs_local_load()
-{
-  if [[ ! -a ${zconfig_local_path} ]]; then
-    zshlibs_log zconfig "local config missing, recreating from '${zconfig_shared_path}/zshconfig.example'"
-    mkdir -p -m 700 "${zconfig_local_path}"
-    cp ${zconfig_shared_path}/zshconfig.example ${zconfig_local_path}/local.config.zsh
-  fi
-  if [[ ! -d ${zconfig_local_path} ]]; then
-    zshlibs_log zconfig "local config appears to be a file, loading '${zconfig_local_path}'"
-    zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_local_path}
-  else
-    zshlibs_log zconfig "local config is a directory, loading '${zconfig_local_path}/*.config.zsh'"
-    zconfigs_load ${zconfig_local_path}/*.config.zsh;
-  fi
-}
-
-# zconfig bootup
-
-function zconfig_boot()
-{
-  zconfig_configure
-  zconfig_setup
-  zconfig_setup_interactive
-}
-
-function zconfig_configure()
-{
-  typeset -a -g zconfig_loaded
-  typeset -a -g config_extra # user populatable config names in zshlibs location
-  typeset -g zconfig_shared_path="${zshlibs_install}/config"
-  typeset -g zconfig_local_path="${HOME}/.config/zsh"
-}
-
-function zbootstrap_noninteractive()
-{
-  zshlibs_log zconfig "WARNING: legacy function called"
-  zconfig_configure
-  zconfig_setup
-}
-
-function zconfig_setup()
-{
-  zshlibs_log zconfig 'load global config'
-  zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/global.config.zsh
-  zshlibs_log zconfig 'load local configs'
-  zconfigs_local_load
-  for zconfig in $config_extra; do
-    zshlibs_log zconfig 'load config extra $zconfig'
-    zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/${zconfig}.config.zsh
-  done
-}
-
-function zconfig_setup_interactive()
-{
-  zshlibs_log zconfig "loading interactive config"
-  zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/global.style.zsh
-  zshlibs_log zconfig "done loading interactive config"
-}
diff --git a/zconfig.zsh b/zconfig.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b11bd94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fpath+=(${zshlibs_install}/zconfig)
+autoload zconfig_boot zconfig_checkload zconfig_configure \
+         zconfig_setup zconfig_setup_interactive zconfigs_load \
+         zconfigs_local_load
diff --git a/zconfig/zconfig_boot b/zconfig/zconfig_boot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6cc726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig/zconfig_boot
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function zconfig_boot()
+{
+  zconfig_configure
+  zconfig_setup
+  zconfig_setup_interactive
+}
diff --git a/zconfig/zconfig_checkload b/zconfig/zconfig_checkload
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c7954f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig/zconfig_checkload
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+function zconfig_checkload()
+{
+  typeset -a -g zconfig_loaded
+  if [[ ! ${zconfig_loaded[(r)${1}]} ]]
+  then
+    zshlibs_log zconfig "sourcing config '$1'"
+    . -- $1 2>&1 >(zshlibs_log zconfig)
+    zconfig_loaded+=("$1")
+    zshlibs_log zconfig "end sourcing config '$1'"
+  else
+    zshlibs_log zconfig "config '$1' already loaded"
+    zshlibs_log zconfig "currently loaded configs: ${zconfig_loaded}"
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/zconfig/zconfig_configure b/zconfig/zconfig_configure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b27dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig/zconfig_configure
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function zconfig_configure()
+{
+  typeset -a -g zconfig_loaded
+  typeset -a -g config_extra # user populatable config names in zshlibs location
+  typeset -g zconfig_shared_path="${zshlibs_install}/config"
+  typeset -g zconfig_local_path="${HOME}/.config/zsh"
+}
diff --git a/zconfig/zconfig_setup b/zconfig/zconfig_setup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d5736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig/zconfig_setup
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+function zconfig_setup()
+{
+  zshlibs_log zconfig 'load global config'
+  zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/global.config.zsh
+  zshlibs_log zconfig 'load local configs'
+  zconfigs_local_load
+  for zconfig in $config_extra; do
+    zshlibs_log zconfig 'load config extra $zconfig'
+    zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/${zconfig}.config.zsh
+  done
+}
diff --git a/zconfig/zconfig_setup_interactive b/zconfig/zconfig_setup_interactive
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ceeb04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig/zconfig_setup_interactive
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function zconfig_setup_interactive()
+{
+  zshlibs_log zconfig "loading interactive config"
+  zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/global.style.zsh
+  zshlibs_log zconfig "done loading interactive config"
+}
diff --git a/zconfig/zconfigs_load b/zconfig/zconfigs_load
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aeaa02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig/zconfigs_load
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function zconfigs_load()
+{
+  zshlibs_log zconfig "loading supplied config names"
+  for configfile in ${*}; do
+    zconfig_checkload $configfile
+  done
+}
diff --git a/zconfig/zconfigs_local_load b/zconfig/zconfigs_local_load
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..331ed3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zconfig/zconfigs_local_load
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+function zconfigs_local_load()
+{
+  if [[ ! -a ${zconfig_local_path} ]]; then
+    zshlibs_log zconfig "local config missing, recreating from '${zconfig_shared_path}/zshconfig.example'"
+    mkdir -p -m 700 "${zconfig_local_path}"
+    cp ${zconfig_shared_path}/zshconfig.example ${zconfig_local_path}/local.config.zsh
+  fi
+  if [[ ! -d ${zconfig_local_path} ]]; then
+    zshlibs_log zconfig "local config appears to be a file, loading '${zconfig_local_path}'"
+    zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_local_path}
+  else
+    zshlibs_log zconfig "local config is a directory, loading '${zconfig_local_path}/*.config.zsh'"
+    zconfigs_load ${zconfig_local_path}/*.config.zsh;
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/zssh.zsh b/zssh.zsh
index d61a9fb..c7250c2 100644
--- a/zssh.zsh
+++ b/zssh.zsh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 fpath+=(${zshlibs_install}/zssh/)
-autoload zssh_boot
+autoload zssh_configure zssh_process zssh_check_pubkeys zssh_enumeratenodes \
+         zssh_generate_config4 zssh_generate_hostaccessconfig zssh_generate_privkey4 \
+         zssh_host_info zssh_install_peers zssh_mail_pubkey2 zssh_node_info \
+         zssh_publish_configs zssh_publish_pubkeys zssh_boot
 
diff --git a/zssh/zssh_boot b/zssh/zssh_boot
index 7917122..e6ac75f 100644
--- a/zssh/zssh_boot
+++ b/zssh/zssh_boot
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ function zssh_boot()
   typeset -g zssh_private_configs="${zssh_ssh_dotdir}/config.d"
   typeset -g zssh_global_configs=${globaldots_path}/config/ssh
   typeset -g zssh_global_pubkeys=${globaldots_path}/keys/ssh
-  autoload zssh_configure zssh_process zssh_check_pubkeys zssh_enumeratenodes \
-           zssh_generate_config4 zssh_generate_hostaccessconfig zssh_generate_privkey4 \
-           zssh_host_info zssh_install_peers zssh_mail_pubkey2 zssh_node_info \
-           zssh_publish_configs zssh_publish_pubkeys
   zssh_configure
   zssh_process
 }