diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49956a9e..48da46a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+- File cache for workspace
+- Smart task metadata transformation for workspace
 - Add `readOnly` property to descriptors
 - Add `specOrNull` delegate to meta and Scheme
 - Suspended read methods to the `Binary`
@@ -9,11 +11,13 @@
 - More fine-grained types in Action builders.
 
 ### Changed
+- `PluginFactory` no longer requires plugin class
+- Collection<Named> toMap -> associateByName
 - Simplified `DFTL` envelope format. Closing symbols are unnecessary. Properties are discontinued.
 - Meta `get` method allows nullable receiver
 - `withDefault` functions do not add new keys to meta children and are consistent.
 - `dataforge.meta.values` package is merged into `dataforge.meta` for better star imports
-- Kotlin 1.7.20
+- Kotlin 1.8.20
 - `Factory` is now `fun interface` and uses `build` instead of `invoke`. `invoke moved to an extension.
 - KTor 2.0
 - DataTree `items` call is blocking.
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f7d70463..8df17860 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "space.kscience"
-    version = "0.6.1-dev-4"
+    version = "0.6.1-dev-5"
 }
 
 subprojects {
diff --git a/dataforge-context/build.gradle.kts b/dataforge-context/build.gradle.kts
index b8637203..be9036d0 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dataforge-context/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ kscience {
     js()
     native()
     useCoroutines()
+    useSerialization()
     dependencies {
         api(project(":dataforge-meta"))
     }
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/AbstractPlugin.kt b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/AbstractPlugin.kt
index 3357a0f1..e83d301c 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/AbstractPlugin.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/AbstractPlugin.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFInternal
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
@@ -24,25 +25,33 @@ public abstract class AbstractPlugin(override val meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY) : Plu
         this._context = null
     }
 
-    final override fun dependsOn(): Map<PluginFactory<*>, Meta> = dependencies
+    override fun dependsOn(): Map<PluginFactory<*>, Meta> = dependencies
+
+    protected fun <P : Plugin> require(
+        factory: PluginFactory<P>,
+        type: KClass<P>,
+        meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY,
+    ): ReadOnlyProperty<AbstractPlugin, P> {
+        dependencies[factory] = meta
+        return PluginDependencyDelegate(factory, type)
+    }
 
     /**
      * Register plugin dependency and return a delegate which provides lazily initialized reference to dependent plugin
      */
-    protected fun <P : Plugin> require(
+    protected inline fun <reified P : Plugin> require(
         factory: PluginFactory<P>,
         meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY,
-    ): ReadOnlyProperty<AbstractPlugin, P> {
-        dependencies[factory] = meta
-        return PluginDependencyDelegate(factory.type)
-    }
+    ): ReadOnlyProperty<AbstractPlugin, P> = require(factory, P::class, meta)
 }
 
-public fun <T : Named> Collection<T>.toMap(): Map<Name, T> = associate { it.name to it }
+public fun <T : Named> Collection<T>.associateByName(): Map<Name, T> = associate { it.name to it }
 
-private class PluginDependencyDelegate<P : Plugin>(val type: KClass<out P>) : ReadOnlyProperty<AbstractPlugin, P> {
+private class PluginDependencyDelegate<P : Plugin>(val factory: PluginFactory<P>, val type: KClass<P>) :
+    ReadOnlyProperty<AbstractPlugin, P> {
+    @OptIn(DFInternal::class)
     override fun getValue(thisRef: AbstractPlugin, property: KProperty<*>): P {
         if (!thisRef.isAttached) error("Plugin dependency must not be called eagerly during initialization.")
-        return thisRef.context.plugins[type] ?: error("Plugin with type $type not found")
+        return thisRef.context.plugins.getByType(type, factory.tag) ?: error("Plugin ${factory.tag} not found")
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/Context.kt b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/Context.kt
index 427d8611..bb74d605 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/Context.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/Context.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.*
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.ThreadSafe
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.provider.Provider
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
-import kotlin.jvm.Synchronized
 
 /**
  * The local environment for anything being done in DataForge framework. Contexts are organized into tree structure with [Global] at the top.
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ public open class Context internal constructor(
      * @param name the relative (tail) name of the new context. If null, uses context hash code as a marker.
      */
     @OptIn(DFExperimental::class)
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     public fun buildContext(name: Name? = null, block: ContextBuilder.() -> Unit = {}): Context {
         val existing = name?.let { childrenContexts[name] }
-        return  existing?.modify(block)?: ContextBuilder(this, name).apply(block).build().also {
+        return existing?.modify(block) ?: ContextBuilder(this, name).apply(block).build().also {
             childrenContexts[it.name] = it
         }
     }
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/LogManager.kt b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/LogManager.kt
index d11d0c2f..4f551b88 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/LogManager.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/LogManager.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.plus
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 public fun interface Logger {
     public fun log(tag: String, body: () -> String)
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ public class DefaultLogManager : AbstractPlugin(), LogManager {
         override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): DefaultLogManager = DefaultLogManager()
 
         override val tag: PluginTag = PluginTag(group = PluginTag.DATAFORGE_GROUP, name = "log.default")
-        override val type: KClass<out DefaultLogManager> = DefaultLogManager::class
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginBuilder.kt b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginBuilder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c931880c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginBuilder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package space.kscience.dataforge.context
+
+import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
+import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
+
+/**
+ * A convenience factory to build simple plugins
+ */
+public class PluginBuilder(
+    name: String,
+    group: String = "",
+    version: String = "",
+) {
+    public val tag: PluginTag = PluginTag(name, group, version)
+
+    private val content = HashMap<String, MutableMap<Name, Any>>()
+    private val dependencies = HashMap<PluginFactory<*>, Meta>()
+
+    public fun requires(
+        factory: PluginFactory<*>,
+        meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY,
+    ) {
+        dependencies[factory] = meta
+    }
+
+    public fun provides(target: String, items: Map<Name, Any>) {
+        content.getOrPut(target) { HashMap() }.putAll(items)
+    }
+
+    public fun provides(target: String, vararg items: Named) {
+        provides(target, items.associateBy { it.name })
+    }
+
+    public fun build(): PluginFactory<*> {
+
+        return object : PluginFactory<Plugin> {
+            override val tag: PluginTag get() = this@PluginBuilder.tag
+
+            override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): Plugin = object : AbstractPlugin() {
+                override val tag: PluginTag get() = this@PluginBuilder.tag
+
+                override fun content(target: String): Map<Name, Any> = this@PluginBuilder.content[target] ?: emptyMap()
+
+                override fun dependsOn(): Map<PluginFactory<*>, Meta> = this@PluginBuilder.dependencies
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+public fun PluginFactory(
+    name: String,
+    group: String = "",
+    version: String = "",
+    block: PluginBuilder.() -> Unit,
+): PluginFactory<*> = PluginBuilder(name, group, version).apply(block).build()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginFactory.kt b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginFactory.kt
index b7b0eb3a..308e3bbb 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginFactory.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginFactory.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 @Type(PluginFactory.TYPE)
 public interface PluginFactory<T : Plugin> : Factory<T> {
     public val tag: PluginTag
-    public val type: KClass<out T>
 
     public companion object {
         public const val TYPE: String = "pluginFactory"
@@ -20,5 +18,4 @@ public interface PluginFactory<T : Plugin> : Factory<T> {
 internal class DeFactoPluginFactory<T : Plugin>(val plugin: T) : PluginFactory<T> {
     override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): T = plugin
     override val tag: PluginTag get() = plugin.tag
-    override val type: KClass<out T> get() = plugin::class
 }
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginManager.kt b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginManager.kt
index 6f36cacd..4a241be6 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginManager.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginManager.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFInternal
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.plus
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+import kotlin.reflect.cast
 
 
 /**
@@ -64,15 +66,17 @@ public class PluginManager internal constructor(
      * @param <T>
      * @return
      */
-    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-    public operator fun <T : Any> get(type: KClass<out T>, tag: PluginTag? = null, recursive: Boolean = true): T? =
-        find(recursive) { type.isInstance(it) && (tag == null || tag.matches(it.tag)) } as T?
+    @DFInternal
+    public fun <T : Any> getByType(type: KClass<T>, tag: PluginTag? = null, inherit: Boolean = true): T? =
+        find(inherit) { type.isInstance(it) && (tag == null || tag.matches(it.tag)) }?.let { type.cast(it) }
 
+    @OptIn(DFInternal::class)
     public inline operator fun <reified T : Any> get(tag: PluginTag? = null, recursive: Boolean = true): T? =
-        get(T::class, tag, recursive)
+        getByType(T::class, tag, recursive)
 
+    @OptIn(DFInternal::class)
     public inline operator fun <reified T : Plugin> get(factory: PluginFactory<T>, recursive: Boolean = true): T? =
-        get(factory.type, factory.tag, recursive)
+        getByType(T::class, factory.tag, recursive)
 
     override fun iterator(): Iterator<Plugin> = plugins.iterator()
 }
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginTag.kt b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginTag.kt
index 146b61ed..b1d18c96 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginTag.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/PluginTag.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.MetaRepr
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.MetaRepr
  *
  * @author Alexander Nozik
  */
+@Serializable
 public data class PluginTag(
     val name: String,
     val group: String = "",
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/jsMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJs.kt b/dataforge-context/src/jsMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJs.kt
index 65b74bfa..7942183e 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/jsMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJs.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/jsMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJs.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 public class ConsoleLogManager : AbstractPlugin(), LogManager {
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ public class ConsoleLogManager : AbstractPlugin(), LogManager {
         override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): ConsoleLogManager = ConsoleLogManager()
 
         override val tag: PluginTag = PluginTag(group = PluginTag.DATAFORGE_GROUP, name = "log.jsConsole")
-        override val type: KClass<out ConsoleLogManager> = ConsoleLogManager::class
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJvm.kt b/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJvm.kt
index 38796a32..4d96aa0b 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJvm.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/context/loggingJvm.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.context
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 public class SlfLogManager : AbstractPlugin(), LogManager {
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ public class SlfLogManager : AbstractPlugin(), LogManager {
         override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): SlfLogManager = SlfLogManager()
 
         override val tag: PluginTag = PluginTag(group = PluginTag.DATAFORGE_GROUP, name = "log.kotlinLogging")
-        override val type: KClass<out SlfLogManager> = SlfLogManager::class
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/provider/dfType.kt b/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/provider/dfType.kt
index 98591513..b44e509b 100644
--- a/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/provider/dfType.kt
+++ b/dataforge-context/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/provider/dfType.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.provider
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.Context
+import space.kscience.dataforge.context.PluginBuilder
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.gather
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Named
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.Type
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
@@ -35,3 +37,13 @@ public inline fun <reified T : Any> Provider.top(): Map<Name, T> {
 public inline fun <reified T : Any> Context.gather(inherit: Boolean = true): Map<Name, T> =
     gather<T>(T::class.dfType, inherit)
 
+
+@DFExperimental
+public inline fun <reified T : Any> PluginBuilder.provides(items: Map<Name, T>) {
+    provides(T::class.dfType, items)
+}
+
+@DFExperimental
+public inline fun <reified T : Any> PluginBuilder.provides(vararg items: Named) {
+    provides(T::class.dfType, *items)
+}
diff --git a/dataforge-data/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/data/DataTreeBuilder.kt b/dataforge-data/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/data/DataTreeBuilder.kt
index 746c5501..b23d594b 100644
--- a/dataforge-data/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/data/DataTreeBuilder.kt
+++ b/dataforge-data/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/data/DataTreeBuilder.kt
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFInternal
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.ThreadSafe
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
 import kotlin.collections.set
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
 import kotlin.coroutines.coroutineContext
-import kotlin.jvm.Synchronized
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
 import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class DataTreeBuilder<T : Any>(
 
     override val updates: MutableSharedFlow<Name> = MutableSharedFlow<Name>()
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     private fun remove(token: NameToken) {
         if (treeItems.remove(token) != null) {
             launch {
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ public class DataTreeBuilder<T : Any>(
         (getItem(name.cutLast()).tree as? DataTreeBuilder)?.remove(name.lastOrNull()!!)
     }
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     private fun set(token: NameToken, data: Data<T>) {
         treeItems[token] = DataTreeItem.Leaf(data)
     }
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     private fun set(token: NameToken, node: DataTree<T>) {
         treeItems[token] = DataTreeItem.Node(node)
     }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public fun <T : Any> DataSource(
     block: DataSourceBuilder<T>.() -> Unit,
 ): DataTreeBuilder<T> = DataTreeBuilder<T>(type, parent.coroutineContext).apply(block)
 
-@Suppress("OPT_IN_USAGE","FunctionName")
+@Suppress("OPT_IN_USAGE", "FunctionName")
 public inline fun <reified T : Any> DataSource(
     parent: CoroutineScope,
     crossinline block: DataSourceBuilder<T>.() -> Unit,
diff --git a/dataforge-io/dataforge-io-yaml/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/yaml/YamlPlugin.kt b/dataforge-io/dataforge-io-yaml/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/yaml/YamlPlugin.kt
index c26487a5..f707f513 100644
--- a/dataforge-io/dataforge-io-yaml/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/yaml/YamlPlugin.kt
+++ b/dataforge-io/dataforge-io-yaml/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/yaml/YamlPlugin.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.io.EnvelopeFormatFactory
 import space.kscience.dataforge.io.IOPlugin
 import space.kscience.dataforge.io.MetaFormatFactory
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.asName
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 public class YamlPlugin(meta: Meta) : AbstractPlugin(meta) {
     public val io: IOPlugin by require(IOPlugin)
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ public class YamlPlugin(meta: Meta) : AbstractPlugin(meta) {
     public companion object : PluginFactory<YamlPlugin> {
         override val tag: PluginTag = PluginTag("io.yaml", group = PluginTag.DATAFORGE_GROUP)
 
-        override val type: KClass<out YamlPlugin> = YamlPlugin::class
         override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): YamlPlugin = YamlPlugin(meta)
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/IOPlugin.kt b/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/IOPlugin.kt
index dd890a77..c3248021 100644
--- a/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/IOPlugin.kt
+++ b/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/io/IOPlugin.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.get
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.string
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFInternal
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
 import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 
@@ -54,8 +53,8 @@ public class IOPlugin(meta: Meta) : AbstractPlugin(meta) {
     }
 
     override fun content(target: String): Map<Name, Any> = when (target) {
-        META_FORMAT_TYPE -> defaultMetaFormats.toMap()
-        ENVELOPE_FORMAT_TYPE -> defaultEnvelopeFormats.toMap()
+        META_FORMAT_TYPE -> defaultMetaFormats.associateByName()
+        ENVELOPE_FORMAT_TYPE -> defaultEnvelopeFormats.associateByName()
         IO_FORMAT_TYPE -> content(META_FORMAT_TYPE) + content(ENVELOPE_FORMAT_TYPE)
         else -> super.content(target)
     }
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ public class IOPlugin(meta: Meta) : AbstractPlugin(meta) {
 
         override val tag: PluginTag = PluginTag("io", group = PluginTag.DATAFORGE_GROUP)
 
-        override val type: KClass<out IOPlugin> = IOPlugin::class
         override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): IOPlugin = IOPlugin(meta)
 
         public val WORK_DIRECTORY_KEY: Name = Name.of("io", "workDirectory")
diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/MutableMeta.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/MutableMeta.kt
index ffd1d6e1..b8e565f7 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/MutableMeta.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/MutableMeta.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package space.kscience.dataforge.meta
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.ThreadSafe
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
 import kotlin.js.JsName
-import kotlin.jvm.Synchronized
 
 
 /**
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ private fun ObservableMeta.adoptBy(parent: MutableMetaImpl, key: NameToken) {
  */
 private class MutableMetaImpl(
     value: Value?,
-    children: Map<NameToken, Meta> = emptyMap()
+    children: Map<NameToken, Meta> = emptyMap(),
 ) : AbstractObservableMeta(), ObservableMutableMeta {
     override var value = value
-        @Synchronized set(value) {
+        @ThreadSafe set(value) {
             val oldValue = field
             field = value
             if (oldValue != value) {
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ private class MutableMetaImpl(
     override fun getOrCreate(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta =
         if (name.isEmpty()) this else get(name) ?: createNode(name)
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     private fun replaceItem(
         key: NameToken,
         oldItem: ObservableMutableMeta?,
-        newItem: ObservableMutableMeta?
+        newItem: ObservableMutableMeta?,
     ) {
         if (oldItem != newItem) {
             if (newItem == null) {
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ private class MutableMetaImpl(
             }
         )
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     override fun setMeta(name: Name, node: Meta?) {
         val oldItem: ObservableMutableMeta? = get(name)
         if (oldItem != node) {
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ private class MutableMetaImpl(
                         children[token] = newNode
                     }
                 }
+
                 else -> {
                     val token = name.firstOrNull()!!
                     //get existing or create new node.
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ public inline fun Meta.copy(block: MutableMeta.() -> Unit = {}): Meta =
 
 
 private class MutableMetaWithDefault(
-    val source: MutableMeta, val default: MetaProvider, val rootName: Name
+    val source: MutableMeta, val default: MetaProvider, val rootName: Name,
 ) : MutableMeta by source {
     override val items: Map<NameToken, MutableMeta>
         get() {
diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMeta.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMeta.kt
index 8fa432cc..835c7e9a 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMeta.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMeta.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.meta
 
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.ThreadSafe
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
-import kotlin.jvm.Synchronized
 import kotlin.reflect.KProperty1
 
 
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ internal abstract class AbstractObservableMeta : ObservableMeta {
         listeners.forEach { it.callback(this, name) }
     }
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     override fun onChange(owner: Any?, callback: Meta.(name: Name) -> Unit) {
         listeners.add(MetaListener(owner, callback))
     }
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     override fun removeListener(owner: Any?) {
         listeners.removeAll { it.owner === owner }
     }
diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMetaWrapper.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMetaWrapper.kt
index 2172f40d..d244e8d3 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMetaWrapper.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/ObservableMetaWrapper.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.meta
 
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.ThreadSafe
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
-import kotlin.jvm.Synchronized
 
 /**
  * A class that takes [MutableMeta] provider and adds obsevability on top of that
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import kotlin.jvm.Synchronized
 private class ObservableMetaWrapper(
     val root: MutableMeta,
     val absoluteName: Name,
-    val listeners: MutableSet<MetaListener>
+    val listeners: MutableSet<MetaListener>,
 ) : ObservableMutableMeta {
     override val items: Map<NameToken, ObservableMutableMeta>
         get() = root.items.keys.associateWith {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ private class ObservableMetaWrapper(
     override fun getMeta(name: Name): ObservableMutableMeta? =
         root.getMeta(name)?.let { ObservableMetaWrapper(root, this.absoluteName + name, listeners) }
 
-    @Synchronized
+    @ThreadSafe
     override fun onChange(owner: Any?, callback: Meta.(name: Name) -> Unit) {
         listeners.add(
             MetaListener(Pair(owner, absoluteName)) { name ->
diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/Scheme.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/Scheme.kt
index e61b740d..269ec86a 100644
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/Scheme.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/meta/Scheme.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.descriptors.MetaDescriptor
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.descriptors.get
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.descriptors.validate
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.ThreadSafe
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.*
-import kotlin.jvm.Synchronized
 
 /**
  * A base for delegate-based or descriptor-based scheme. [Scheme] has an empty constructor to simplify usage from [Specification].
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public open class Scheme : Described, MetaRepr, MutableMetaProvider, Configurabl
             listeners.forEach { it.callback(this@Scheme.meta, pathName + name) }
         }
 
-        @Synchronized
+        @ThreadSafe
         override fun onChange(owner: Any?, callback: Meta.(name: Name) -> Unit) {
             listeners.add(MetaListener(owner) { changedName ->
                 if (changedName.startsWith(pathName)) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public open class Scheme : Described, MetaRepr, MutableMetaProvider, Configurabl
             })
         }
 
-        @Synchronized
+        @ThreadSafe
         override fun removeListener(owner: Any?) {
             listeners.removeAll { it.owner === owner }
         }
diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/misc/ThreadSafe.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/misc/ThreadSafe.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..856cf5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/misc/ThreadSafe.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package space.kscience.dataforge.misc
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMultiplatform::class)
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY_GETTER, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY_SETTER)
+@MustBeDocumented
+@OptionalExpectation
+public expect annotation class ThreadSafe()
diff --git a/dataforge-meta/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/misc/threadSafeJvm.kt b/dataforge-meta/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/misc/threadSafeJvm.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22a0f0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/misc/threadSafeJvm.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package space.kscience.dataforge.misc
+
+public actual typealias ThreadSafe = Synchronized
diff --git a/dataforge-scripting/build.gradle.kts b/dataforge-scripting/build.gradle.kts
index 31a38f95..be81fe70 100644
--- a/dataforge-scripting/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dataforge-scripting/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ plugins {
 
 kscience{
     jvm()
-    js()
     dependencies {
         api(projects.dataforgeWorkspace)
         implementation(kotlin("scripting-common"))
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/build.gradle.kts b/dataforge-workspace/build.gradle.kts
index c784cc68..3e20f40f 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ kscience{
     js()
     native()
     useCoroutines()
+    useSerialization{
+        protobuf()
+    }
     dependencies {
         api(projects.dataforgeContext)
         api(projects.dataforgeData)
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/InMemoryWorkspaceCache.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/InMemoryWorkspaceCache.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53968c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/InMemoryWorkspaceCache.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package space.kscience.dataforge.workspace
+
+import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
+import kotlin.reflect.KType
+
+private typealias TaskResultId = Pair<Name, Meta>
+
+
+public class InMemoryWorkspaceCache : WorkspaceCache {
+
+    // never do that at home!
+    private val cache = HashMap<TaskResultId, HashMap<Name, TaskData<*>>>()
+
+    //TODO do actual check
+    @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
+    private fun <T : Any> TaskData<*>.checkType(taskType: KType): TaskData<T> = this as TaskData<T>
+
+    override suspend fun <T : Any> evaluate(result: TaskResult<T>): TaskResult<T> {
+        for (d: TaskData<T> in result) {
+            cache.getOrPut(result.taskName to result.taskMeta) { HashMap() }.getOrPut(d.name) { d }
+        }
+
+        return object : TaskResult<T> by result {
+            override fun iterator(): Iterator<TaskData<T>> = (cache[result.taskName to result.taskMeta]
+                ?.values?.map { it.checkType<T>(result.dataType) }
+                ?: emptyList()).iterator()
+
+            override fun get(name: Name): TaskData<T>? {
+                val cached: TaskData<*> = cache[result.taskName to result.taskMeta]?.get(name) ?: return null
+                //TODO check types
+                return cached.checkType(result.dataType)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+public fun WorkspaceBuilder.inMemoryCache(): Unit = cache(InMemoryWorkspaceCache())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceBuilder.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceBuilder.kt
index 7784bfcc..1538460f 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceBuilder.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceBuilder.kt
@@ -124,15 +124,15 @@ public class WorkspaceBuilder(private val parentContext: Context = Global) : Tas
         tasks[taskName] = task
     }
 
-    public fun useCache() {
-        cache = InMemoryWorkspaceCache()
+    public fun cache(cache: WorkspaceCache) {
+        this.cache = cache
     }
 
     public fun build(): Workspace {
         val postProcess: suspend (TaskResult<*>) -> TaskResult<*> = { result ->
             cache?.evaluate(result) ?: result
         }
-        return WorkspaceBase(context ?: parentContext, data ?: DataSet.EMPTY, targets, tasks, postProcess)
+        return WorkspaceImpl(context ?: parentContext, data ?: DataSet.EMPTY, targets, tasks, postProcess)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceCache.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceCache.kt
index af0dc0bf..62df6744 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceCache.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceCache.kt
@@ -1,40 +1,5 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.workspace
 
-import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
-import kotlin.reflect.KType
-
 public interface WorkspaceCache {
     public suspend fun <T : Any> evaluate(result: TaskResult<T>): TaskResult<T>
 }
-
-private typealias TaskResultId = Pair<Name, Meta>
-
-public class InMemoryWorkspaceCache : WorkspaceCache {
-
-    // never do that at home!
-    private val cache = HashMap<TaskResultId, HashMap<Name, TaskData<*>>>()
-
-    //TODO do actual check
-    @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
-    private fun <T : Any> TaskData<*>.checkType(taskType: KType): TaskData<T> = this as TaskData<T>
-
-    override suspend fun <T : Any> evaluate(result: TaskResult<T>): TaskResult<T> {
-        for (d: TaskData<T> in result) {
-            cache.getOrPut(result.taskName to result.taskMeta) { HashMap() }.getOrPut(d.name) { d }
-        }
-
-        return object : TaskResult<T> by result {
-            override fun iterator(): Iterator<TaskData<T>> = (cache[result.taskName to result.taskMeta]
-                ?.values?.map { it.checkType<T>(result.dataType) }
-                ?: emptyList()).iterator()
-
-            override fun get(name: Name): TaskData<T>? {
-                val cached: TaskData<*> = cache[result.taskName to result.taskMeta]?.get(name) ?: return null
-                //TODO check types
-                return cached.checkType(result.dataType)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceBase.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceImpl.kt
similarity index 90%
rename from dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceBase.kt
rename to dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceImpl.kt
index 411605a3..dae9667a 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceBase.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/WorkspaceImpl.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 
 
-/**
- * A simple workspace without caching
- */
-public class WorkspaceBase internal constructor(
+internal class WorkspaceImpl internal constructor(
     override val context: Context,
     data: DataSet<*>,
     override val targets: Map<String, Meta>,
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/taskBuilders.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/taskBuilders.kt
index baf17ee1..09791d15 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/taskBuilders.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/taskBuilders.kt
@@ -4,34 +4,56 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.context.PluginFactory
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.DataSet
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.forEach
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.map
-import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.MutableMeta
-import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.toMutableMeta
+import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.*
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.Name
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.plus
 
+/**
+ * A task meta without a node corresponding to the task itself (removing a node with name of the task).
+ */
+public val TaskResultBuilder<*>.defaultDependencyMeta: Meta
+    get() = taskMeta.copy {
+        remove(taskName)
+    }
+
 /**
  * Select data using given [selector]
+ *
+ * @param selector a workspace data selector. Could be either task selector or initial data selector.
+ * @param dependencyMeta meta used for selector. The same meta is used for caching. By default, uses [defaultDependencyMeta].
  */
 public suspend fun <T : Any> TaskResultBuilder<*>.from(
     selector: DataSelector<T>,
-    meta: Meta = taskMeta
-): DataSet<T> = selector.select(workspace, meta)
+    dependencyMeta: Meta = defaultDependencyMeta,
+): DataSet<T> = selector.select(workspace, dependencyMeta)
 
+public suspend inline fun <T : Any, reified P : WorkspacePlugin> TaskResultBuilder<*>.from(
+    plugin: P,
+    dependencyMeta: Meta = defaultDependencyMeta,
+    selectorBuilder: P.() -> TaskReference<T>,
+): DataSet<T> {
+    require(workspace.context.plugins.contains(plugin)){"Plugin $plugin is not loaded into $workspace"}
+    val taskReference: TaskReference<T> = plugin.selectorBuilder()
+    return workspace.produce(plugin.name + taskReference.taskName, dependencyMeta) as TaskResult<T>
+}
 
 /**
  * Select data from a [WorkspacePlugin] attached to this [Workspace] context.
+ *
+ * @param pluginFactory a plugin which contains the task definition. The plugin must be loaded into Workspace context.
+ * @param dependencyMeta meta used for selector. The same meta is used for caching. By default, uses [defaultDependencyMeta].
+ * @param selectorBuilder a builder of task from the plugin.
  */
 public suspend inline fun <T : Any, reified P : WorkspacePlugin> TaskResultBuilder<*>.from(
     pluginFactory: PluginFactory<P>,
-    meta: Meta = taskMeta,
+    dependencyMeta: Meta = defaultDependencyMeta,
     selectorBuilder: P.() -> TaskReference<T>,
 ): DataSet<T> {
     val plugin = workspace.context.plugins[pluginFactory]
         ?: error("Plugin ${pluginFactory.tag} not loaded into workspace context")
     val taskReference: TaskReference<T> = plugin.selectorBuilder()
-    return workspace.produce(plugin.name + taskReference.taskName, meta) as TaskResult<T>
+    return workspace.produce(plugin.name + taskReference.taskName, dependencyMeta) as TaskResult<T>
 }
 
 public val TaskResultBuilder<*>.allData: DataSelector<*>
@@ -42,18 +64,23 @@ public val TaskResultBuilder<*>.allData: DataSelector<*>
 /**
  * Perform a lazy mapping task using given [selector] and [action]. The meta of resulting
  * TODO move selector to receiver with multi-receivers
+ *
+ * @param selector a workspace data selector. Could be either task selector or initial data selector.
+ * @param dependencyMeta meta used for selector. The same meta is used for caching. By default, uses [defaultDependencyMeta].
+ * @param dataMetaTransform additional transformation of individual data meta.
+ * @param action process individual data asynchronously.
  */
 @DFExperimental
 public suspend inline fun <T : Any, reified R : Any> TaskResultBuilder<R>.pipeFrom(
     selector: DataSelector<T>,
-    selectorMeta: Meta = taskMeta,
-    dataMetaTransform: MutableMeta.() -> Unit = {},
+    dependencyMeta: Meta = defaultDependencyMeta,
+    dataMetaTransform: MutableMeta.(name: Name) -> Unit = {},
     crossinline action: suspend (arg: T, name: Name, meta: Meta) -> R,
 ) {
-    from(selector, selectorMeta).forEach { data ->
+    from(selector, dependencyMeta).forEach { data ->
         val meta = data.meta.toMutableMeta().apply {
-            taskName put taskMeta
-            dataMetaTransform()
+            taskMeta[taskName]?.let {  taskName.put(it) }
+            dataMetaTransform(data.name)
         }
 
         val res = data.map(workspace.context.coroutineContext, meta) {
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/FileWorkspaceCache.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/FileWorkspaceCache.kt
index 16af238b..5d17baf3 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/FileWorkspaceCache.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/FileWorkspaceCache.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.workspace
 
+import io.ktor.utils.io.core.Input
+import io.ktor.utils.io.core.Output
+import io.ktor.utils.io.core.readBytes
+import io.ktor.utils.io.core.writeFully
+import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import kotlinx.serialization.protobuf.ProtoBuf
+import kotlinx.serialization.serializer
+import space.kscience.dataforge.context.error
+import space.kscience.dataforge.context.logger
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.request
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.Data
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.await
@@ -14,9 +24,32 @@ import kotlin.io.path.div
 import kotlin.io.path.exists
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
 
+public class JsonIOFormat<T : Any>(override val type: KType) : IOFormat<T> {
+
+    private val serializer: KSerializer<T> = serializer(type) as KSerializer<T>
+
+    override fun readObject(input: Input): T = Json.decodeFromString(serializer, input.readUtf8String())
+
+    override fun writeObject(output: Output, obj: T) {
+        output.writeUtf8String(Json.encodeToString(serializer, obj))
+    }
+}
+
+public class ProtobufIOFormat<T : Any>(override val type: KType) : IOFormat<T> {
+
+    private val serializer: KSerializer<T> = serializer(type) as KSerializer<T>
+
+    override fun readObject(input: Input): T = ProtoBuf.decodeFromByteArray(serializer, input.readBytes())
+
+    override fun writeObject(output: Output, obj: T) {
+        output.writeFully(ProtoBuf.encodeToByteArray(serializer, obj))
+    }
+}
+
+
 public class FileWorkspaceCache(public val cacheDirectory: Path) : WorkspaceCache {
 
-    private fun <T : Any> TaskData<*>.checkType(taskType: KType): TaskData<T> = this as TaskData<T>
+//    private fun <T : Any> TaskData<*>.checkType(taskType: KType): TaskData<T> = this as TaskData<T>
 
 
     @OptIn(DFExperimental::class, DFInternal::class)
@@ -24,23 +57,24 @@ public class FileWorkspaceCache(public val cacheDirectory: Path) : WorkspaceCach
         val io = result.workspace.context.request(IOPlugin)
 
         val format: IOFormat<T> = io.resolveIOFormat(result.dataType, result.taskMeta)
+            ?: ProtobufIOFormat(result.dataType)
             ?: error("Can't resolve IOFormat for ${result.dataType}")
 
-        fun cachedDataPath(dataName: Name): Path = cacheDirectory /
-                result.taskName.withIndex(result.taskMeta.hashCode().toString(16)).toString() /
-                dataName.toString()
-
         fun evaluateDatum(data: TaskData<T>): TaskData<T> {
-            val path = cachedDataPath(data.name)
+
+            val path = cacheDirectory /
+                    result.taskName.withIndex(result.taskMeta.hashCode().toString(16)).toString() /
+                    data.name.toString()
+
             val datum: Data<T> = Data<T>(data.type, meta = data.meta, dependencies = data.dependencies) {
                 // return cached data if it is present
                 if (path.exists()) {
                     try {
                         val envelope: Envelope = io.readEnvelopeFile(path)
                         if (envelope.meta != data.meta) error("Wrong metadata in cached result file")
-                        return@Data envelope.data?.readWith(format)
-                            ?: error("Can't convert envelope without data to Data")
+                        return@Data (envelope.data ?: Binary.EMPTY).readWith(format)
                     } catch (ex: Exception) {
+                        result.workspace.logger.error { "Failed to read data from cache: ${ex.localizedMessage}" }
                         //cleanup cache file
                         path.deleteIfExists()
                     }
@@ -63,9 +97,11 @@ public class FileWorkspaceCache(public val cacheDirectory: Path) : WorkspaceCach
 
         return object : TaskResult<T> by result {
             override fun iterator(): Iterator<TaskData<T>> =
-                iterator().asSequence().map { evaluateDatum(it) }.iterator()
+                result.iterator().asSequence().map { evaluateDatum(it) }.iterator()
 
             override fun get(name: Name): TaskData<T>? = result[name]?.let { evaluateDatum(it) }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+public fun WorkspaceBuilder.fileCache(cacheDir: Path): Unit = cache(FileWorkspaceCache(cacheDir))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/workspaceJvm.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/workspaceJvm.kt
index 2d368d09..ea6ffb85 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/workspaceJvm.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/workspaceJvm.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.names.matches
  * Select the whole data set from the workspace filtered by type.
  */
 @OptIn(DFExperimental::class)
-public inline fun <reified T : Any> TaskResultBuilder<*>.data(namePattern: Name? = null): DataSelector<T> =
+public inline fun <reified T : Any> TaskResultBuilder<*>.dataByType(namePattern: Name? = null): DataSelector<T> =
     object : DataSelector<T> {
         override suspend fun select(workspace: Workspace, meta: Meta): DataSet<T> =
             workspace.data.filterByType { name, _ ->
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/CachingWorkspaceTest.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/CachingWorkspaceTest.kt
index 8bcbf736..4e1923bc 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/CachingWorkspaceTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/CachingWorkspaceTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package space.kscience.dataforge.workspace
 
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.startAll
@@ -9,41 +10,58 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.boolean
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.get
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class, DFExperimental::class)
 internal class CachingWorkspaceTest {
-    private val workspace = Workspace {
-        data {
-            //statically initialize data
-            repeat(5) {
-                static("myData[$it]", it)
-            }
-        }
-
-        useCache()
-
-        val doFirst by task<Any> {
-            pipeFrom(data()) { _, name, _ ->
-                println("Done first on $name with flag=${taskMeta["flag"].boolean ?: false}")
-            }
-        }
-
-        @Suppress("UNUSED_VARIABLE") val doSecond by task<Any>{
-            pipeFrom(doFirst) { _, name, _ ->
-                println("Done second on $name with flag=${taskMeta["flag"].boolean ?: false}")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 
     @Test
     fun testMetaPropagation() = runTest {
+        var firstCounter = 0
+        var secondCounter = 0
+
+        val workspace = Workspace {
+            data {
+                //statically initialize data
+                repeat(5) {
+                    static("myData[$it]", it)
+                }
+            }
+
+            inMemoryCache()
+
+            val doFirst by task<Any> {
+                pipeFrom(allData) { _, name, _ ->
+                    firstCounter++
+                    println("Done first on $name with flag=${taskMeta["flag"].boolean}")
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Suppress("UNUSED_VARIABLE")
+            val doSecond by task<Any> {
+                pipeFrom(
+                    doFirst,
+                    dependencyMeta = if(taskMeta["flag"].boolean == true) taskMeta else Meta.EMPTY
+                ) { _, name, _ ->
+                    secondCounter++
+                    println("Done second on $name with flag=${taskMeta["flag"].boolean ?: false}")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         val first = workspace.produce("doFirst")
         val secondA = workspace.produce("doSecond")
         val secondB = workspace.produce("doSecond", Meta { "flag" put true })
-        first.startAll(this)
-        secondA.startAll(this)
-        secondB.startAll(this)
+        val secondC = workspace.produce("doSecond")
+        coroutineScope {
+            first.startAll(this)
+            secondA.startAll(this)
+            secondB.startAll(this)
+            //repeat to check caching
+            secondC.startAll(this)
+        }
+        assertEquals(10, firstCounter)
+        assertEquals(10, secondCounter)
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/DataPropagationTest.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/DataPropagationTest.kt
index b0c2ebf4..18086902 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/DataPropagationTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/DataPropagationTest.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.context.PluginFactory
 import space.kscience.dataforge.context.PluginTag
 import space.kscience.dataforge.data.*
 import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ class DataPropagationTestPlugin : WorkspacePlugin() {
 
     companion object : PluginFactory<DataPropagationTestPlugin> {
 
-        override val type: KClass<out DataPropagationTestPlugin> = DataPropagationTestPlugin::class
 
         override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): DataPropagationTestPlugin = DataPropagationTestPlugin()
 
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/FileWorkspaceCacheTest.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/FileWorkspaceCacheTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d427a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/FileWorkspaceCacheTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package space.kscience.dataforge.workspace
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import space.kscience.dataforge.data.startAll
+import space.kscience.dataforge.data.static
+import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
+import java.nio.file.Files
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class,DFExperimental::class)
+class FileWorkspaceCacheTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testCaching() = runTest {
+        val workspace = Workspace {
+            data {
+                //statically initialize data
+                repeat(5) {
+                    static("myData[$it]", it)
+                }
+            }
+            fileCache(Files.createTempDirectory("dataforge-temporary-cache"))
+
+            task<String> {
+                pipeFrom(dataByType<String>()) { arg, _, _ -> arg }
+            }
+        }
+
+        workspace.produce("echo").startAll(this)
+
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/SimpleWorkspaceTest.kt b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/SimpleWorkspaceTest.kt
index 5e06f45c..7bfe0927 100644
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/SimpleWorkspaceTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/jvmTest/kotlin/space/kscience/dataforge/workspace/SimpleWorkspaceTest.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import space.kscience.dataforge.meta.*
 import space.kscience.dataforge.misc.DFExperimental
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.get
 import space.kscience.dataforge.names.plus
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
@@ -22,11 +21,10 @@ import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 /**
  * Make a fake-factory for a one single plugin. Useful for unique or test plugins
  */
-public inline fun <reified P : Plugin> P.toFactory(): PluginFactory<P> = object : PluginFactory<P> {
+public fun <P : Plugin> P.toFactory(): PluginFactory<P> = object : PluginFactory<P> {
     override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): P = this@toFactory
 
     override val tag: PluginTag = this@toFactory.tag
-    override val type: KClass<out P> = P::class
 }
 
 public fun Workspace.produceBlocking(task: String, block: MutableMeta.() -> Unit = {}): DataSet<Any> = runBlocking {
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ internal object TestPlugin : WorkspacePlugin() {
 
     val test by task {
         // type is inferred
-        pipeFrom(data<Int>()) { arg, _, _ ->
+        pipeFrom(dataByType<Int>()) { arg, _, _ ->
             logger.info { "Test: $arg" }
             arg
         }
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ internal class SimpleWorkspaceTest {
         }
 
         val square by task<Int> {
-            pipeFrom(data<Int>()) { arg, name, meta ->
+            pipeFrom(dataByType<Int>()) { arg, name, meta ->
                 if (meta["testFlag"].boolean == true) {
                     println("Side effect")
                 }
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ internal class SimpleWorkspaceTest {
         }
 
         val linear by task<Int> {
-            pipeFrom(data<Int>()) { arg, name, _ ->
+            pipeFrom(dataByType<Int>()) { arg, name, _ ->
                 workspace.logger.info { "Starting linear on $name" }
                 arg * 2 + 1
             }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index cf8696b2..8792120f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ kotlin.mpp.stability.nowarn=true
 kotlin.incremental.js.ir=true
 kotlin.native.ignoreDisabledTargets=true
 
-toolsVersion=0.14.3-kotlin-1.8.20-RC
+toolsVersion=0.14.4-kotlin-1.8.20-RC
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 070cb702..e1bef7e8 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index a183e7ac..e9fb1b81 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 rootProject.name = "dataforge-core"
 
 enableFeaturePreview("TYPESAFE_PROJECT_ACCESSORS")
-enableFeaturePreview("VERSION_CATALOGS")
+//enableFeaturePreview("VERSION_CATALOGS")
 
 pluginManagement {