diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/Described.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/Described.kt
index 0ae7a13c..f355c828 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/Described.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/Described.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
 package hep.dataforge.descriptors
 
+import hep.dataforge.descriptors.Described.Companion.DESCRIPTOR_NODE
+import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import hep.dataforge.meta.get
+import hep.dataforge.meta.node
+
 /**
  * An object which provides its descriptor
  */
 interface Described {
     val descriptor: NodeDescriptor
-}
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+
+    companion object {
+        const val DESCRIPTOR_NODE = "@descriptor"
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * If meta node supplies explicit descriptor, return it, otherwise try to use descriptor node from meta itself
+ */
+val Meta.descriptor: NodeDescriptor?
+    get() {
+        return if (this is Described) {
+            descriptor
+        } else {
+            get(DESCRIPTOR_NODE).node?.let { NodeDescriptor.wrap(it) }
+        }
+    }
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diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/NodeDescriptor.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/NodeDescriptor.kt
index df748acf..a9f73af5 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/NodeDescriptor.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/descriptors/NodeDescriptor.kt
@@ -126,5 +126,7 @@ class NodeDescriptor(override val config: Config) : Specific {
         const val VALUE_KEY = "value"
 
         override fun wrap(config: Config): NodeDescriptor = NodeDescriptor(config)
+
+        //TODO infer descriptor from spec
     }
 }
diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MetaTransformation.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MetaTransformation.kt
index 22a294b1..ab1a95fa 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MetaTransformation.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MetaTransformation.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package hep.dataforge.meta
 
 import hep.dataforge.names.Name
+import hep.dataforge.names.startsWith
 
 /**
  * A transformation for meta item or a group of items
@@ -27,17 +28,18 @@ interface TransformationRule {
 }
 
 /**
- * A transformation which transforms an element with given [name] to itself.
+ * A transformation which keeps all elements, matching [selector] unchanged.
  */
-data class SelfTransformationRule(val name: Name) : TransformationRule {
+data class KeepTransformationRule(val selector: (Name) -> Boolean) : TransformationRule {
     override fun matches(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?): Boolean {
-        return name == name
+        return selector(name)
     }
 
-    override fun selectItems(meta: Meta): Sequence<Name> = sequenceOf(name)
+    override fun selectItems(meta: Meta): Sequence<Name> =
+        meta.sequence().map { it.first }.filter(selector)
 
     override fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> transformItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?, target: M) {
-        if (name == this.name) target[name] = item
+        if (selector(name)) target[name] = item
     }
 }
 
@@ -46,8 +48,7 @@ data class SelfTransformationRule(val name: Name) : TransformationRule {
  */
 data class SingleItemTransformationRule(
     val from: Name,
-    val to: Name,
-    val transform: MutableMeta<*>.(MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit
+    val transform: MutableMeta<*>.(Name, MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit
 ) : TransformationRule {
     override fun matches(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?): Boolean {
         return name == from
@@ -57,14 +58,29 @@ data class SingleItemTransformationRule(
 
     override fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> transformItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?, target: M) {
         if (name == this.from) {
-            target.transform(item)
+            target.transform(name, item)
         }
     }
 }
 
-class MetaTransformation {
-    private val transformations = HashSet<TransformationRule>()
+data class RegexpItemTransformationRule(
+    val from: Regex,
+    val transform: MutableMeta<*>.(MatchResult, MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit
+) : TransformationRule {
+    override fun matches(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?): Boolean {
+        return from.matches(name.toString())
+    }
 
+    override fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> transformItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?, target: M) {
+        val match = from.matchEntire(name.toString())
+        if (match != null) {
+            target.transform(match, item)
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+inline class MetaTransformation(val transformations: Collection<TransformationRule>) {
 
     /**
      * Produce new meta using only those items that match transformation rules
@@ -89,7 +105,36 @@ class MetaTransformation {
         }
     }
 
-    companion object{
+    /**
+     * Listens for changes in the source node and translates them into second node if transformation set contains a corresponding rule.
+     */
+    fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> bind(source: MutableMeta<*>, target: M) {
+        source.onChange(target) { name, oldItem, newItem ->
+            transformations.forEach { t ->
+                if (t.matches(name, newItem)) {
+                    t.transformItem(name, newItem, target)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
 
     }
+}
+
+class MetaTransformationBuilder {
+    val transformations = HashSet<TransformationRule>()
+
+    fun keep(selector: (Name) -> Boolean) {
+        transformations.add(KeepTransformationRule(selector))
+    }
+
+    fun keep(name: Name) {
+        keep{it == name}
+    }
+
+    fun keepNode(name: Name){
+        keep{it.startsWith(name)}
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/Name.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/Name.kt
index d8513e9c..b0aa8a7d 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/Name.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/Name.kt
@@ -122,4 +122,14 @@ fun Name.withIndex(index: String): Name {
 }
 
 operator fun <T> Map<Name, T>.get(name: String) = get(name.toName())
-operator fun <T> MutableMap<Name, T>.set(name: String, value: T) = set(name.toName(), value)
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+operator fun <T> MutableMap<Name, T>.set(name: String, value: T) = set(name.toName(), value)
+
+/* Name comparison operations */
+
+fun Name.startsWith(token: NameToken): Boolean = first() == token
+
+fun Name.endsWith(token: NameToken): Boolean = last() == token
+
+fun Name.startsWith(name: Name): Boolean = tokens.subList(0, name.length) == name.tokens
+
+fun Name.endsWith(name: Name): Boolean = tokens.subList(length - name.length, length) == name.tokens
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diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/NameTest.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/NameTest.kt
index 1302777e..a3116040 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/NameTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/NameTest.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package hep.dataforge.names
 
-import kotlin.test.Test
-import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.*
 
 class NameTest {
     @Test
@@ -16,4 +15,14 @@ class NameTest {
         val name2 = "token1".toName() + "token2[2].token3"
         assertEquals(name1, name2)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun comparisonTest(){
+        val name1 = "token1.token2.token3".toName()
+        val name2 = "token1.token2".toName()
+        val name3 = "token3".toName()
+        assertTrue { name1.startsWith(name2) }
+        assertTrue { name1.endsWith(name3) }
+        assertFalse { name1.startsWith(name3) }
+    }
 }
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