diff --git a/doc/dev/todo/steven b/doc/dev/todo/steven
index 0ff17f6a..41306a66 100644
--- a/doc/dev/todo/steven
+++ b/doc/dev/todo/steven
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
 Object:
    code_remote
-   code_local
+   code
    gencode_local
    gencode_remote
 
+   path_remote
+
 Type:
-   explorer_path
+   explorer_dir
+   remote_explorer_dir
+
+   explorer_remote_dir
+
+
+GlobalExplorer:
+   out_path: local path into which the output is written
+
+   cdist.core.GlobalExplorer.base_dir - local directory containing explorers
+   cdist.core.GlobalExplorer.remote_base_dir - remote directory containing explorers
+
+   path: local path to explorer
+   remote_path: remote path to explorer
+
+   See config_install: run_global_explorers()
diff --git a/lib/cdist/config_install.py b/lib/cdist/config_install.py
index 9e2b5edc..e3e15548 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/config_install.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/config_install.py
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ CODE_HEADER = "#!/bin/sh -e\n"
 class ConfigInstall:
     """Cdist main class to hold arbitrary data"""
 
-    def __init__(self, target_host, 
-                    initial_manifest=False,
-                    home=None,
+    def __init__(self, target_host, initial_manifest=False,
                     exec_path=sys.argv[0],
                     debug=False):
 
@@ -51,30 +49,11 @@ class ConfigInstall:
 
         self.path = cdist.path.Path(self.target_host, 
                         initial_manifest=initial_manifest,
-                        base_dir=home,
                         debug=debug)
         
     def cleanup(self):
         self.path.cleanup()
 
-    def run_global_explorers(self):
-        """Run global explorers"""
-        log.info("Running global explorers")
-        explorers = self.path.list_global_explorers()
-        if(len(explorers) == 0):
-            raise cdist.Error("No explorers found in " + self.path.global_explorer_dir)
-
-        self.path.transfer_global_explorers()
-        for explorer in explorers:
-            output = self.path.global_explorer_output_path(explorer)
-            output_fd = open(output, mode='w')
-            cmd = []
-            cmd.append("__explorer=" + cdist.path.REMOTE_GLOBAL_EXPLORER_DIR)
-            cmd.append(self.path.remote_global_explorer_path(explorer))
-
-            cdist.exec.run_or_fail(cmd, stdout=output_fd, remote_prefix=True)
-            output_fd.close()
-
     def run_type_explorer(self, cdist_object):
         """Run type specific explorers for objects"""
 
@@ -102,10 +81,7 @@ class ConfigInstall:
             cdist.exec.run_or_fail(remote_cmd, stdout=output_fd, remote_prefix=True)
             output_fd.close()
 
-    def link_emulator(self):
-        """Link emulator to types"""
-        cdist.emulator.link(self.exec_path,
-            self.path.bin_dir, self.path.list_types())
+
 
     def run_initial_manifest(self):
         """Run the initial manifest"""
@@ -226,6 +202,34 @@ class ConfigInstall:
                 cdist.exec.run_or_fail([remote_remote_code], remote_prefix=True)
                 
     ### Cleaned / check functions: Round 1 :-) #################################
+    def link_emulator(self):
+        """Link emulator to types"""
+        src = os.path.abspath(self.exec_path)
+        for type in cdist.core.Type.list_types():
+            log.debug("Linking emulator: %s to %s", source, destination)
+            dst = os.path.join(self.context.bin_dir, type.name)
+            # FIXME: handle exception / make it more beautiful
+            os.symlink(src, dst)
+
+    def run_global_explorers(self):
+        """Run global explorers"""
+        log.info("Running global explorers")
+
+        src = cdist.core.GlobalExplorer.base_dir
+        dst = cdist.core.GlobalExplorer.remote_base_dir
+
+        self.context.transfer_dir(src, dst)
+
+        for explorer in cdist.core.GlobalExplorer.list_explorers():
+            output_fd = open(explorer.out_path, mode='w')
+            cmd = []
+            cmd.append("__explorer=" + cdist.core.GlobalExplorer.remote_base_dir)
+            cmd.append(explorer.remote_path)
+
+            cdist.exec.run_or_fail(cmd, stdout=output_fd, remote_prefix=True)
+            output_fd.close()
+
+
     def stage_run(self):
         """The final (and real) step of deployment"""
         log.info("Generating and executing code")
diff --git a/lib/cdist/emulator.py b/lib/cdist/emulator.py
index f3e9ac30..77f26e7f 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/emulator.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/emulator.py
@@ -142,12 +142,3 @@ def run(argv):
     source_fd.close()
 
     log.debug("Finished " + type + "/" + object_id + repr(params))
-
-
-def link(exec_path, bin_dir, type_list):
-    """Link type names to cdist-type-emulator"""
-    source = os.path.abspath(exec_path)
-    for type in type_list:
-        destination = os.path.join(bin_dir, type)
-        log.debug("Linking %s to %s", source, destination)
-        os.symlink(source, destination)