diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e2a772..103adde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@
   "author": "Jeff Dickey @jdxcode",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/oclif/parser/issues",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@heroku/linewrap": "^1.0.0"
+    "@heroku/linewrap": "^1.0.0",
+    "chalk": "^2.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@oclif/errors": "^1.0.2",
-    "@oclif/tslint": "^1.0.2",
+    "@oclif/errors": "^1.0.3",
+    "@oclif/tslint": "^1.1.0",
     "@types/chai": "^4.1.2",
     "@types/mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/nock": "^9.1.2",
-    "@types/node": "^9.6.0",
+    "@types/node": "^9.6.2",
     "@types/node-notifier": "^0.0.28",
     "@types/read-pkg": "^3.0.0",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
-    "chalk": "^2.3.2",
     "concurrently": "^3.5.1",
     "eslint": "^4.19.1",
-    "eslint-config-oclif": "^1.3.8",
+    "eslint-config-oclif": "^1.4.0",
     "mocha": "^5.0.5",
     "ts-node": "^5.0.1",
     "tslint": "^5.9.1",
-    "typescript": "^2.7.2"
+    "typescript": "^2.8.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=8.0.0"
diff --git a/src/deps.ts b/src/deps.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index decf230..0000000
--- a/src/deps.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import chalk = require('chalk')
-
-import args = require('./args')
-import errors = require('./errors')
-import flags = require('./flags')
-import list = require('./list')
-import parse = require('./parse')
-import validate = require('./validate')
-
-export const deps = {
-  // local
-  get args(): typeof args { return args },
-  get flags(): typeof flags { return flags },
-  get parse(): typeof parse { return parse },
-  get validate(): typeof validate { return validate },
-  get renderList(): typeof list.renderList { return list.renderList },
-  get errors(): typeof errors { return errors },
-
-  // remote
-  get chalk(): typeof chalk.default | undefined {
-    try {
-      return chalk.default
-      // tslint:disable-next-line no-unused
-    } catch (err) {}
-  },
-}
diff --git a/src/errors.ts b/src/errors.ts
index 2ecdb27..18156d1 100644
--- a/src/errors.ts
+++ b/src/errors.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import {CLIError} from '@oclif/errors'
 
 import {Arg} from './args'
-import {deps} from './deps'
 import * as flags from './flags'
 import {flagUsages} from './help'
+import {renderList} from './list'
 import {ParserInput, ParserOutput} from './parse'
 
 export interface ICLIParseErrorOptions {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class RequiredArgsError extends CLIParseError {
     let message = `Missing ${args.length} required arg${args.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
     const namedArgs = args.filter(a => a.name)
     if (namedArgs.length) {
-      const list = deps.renderList(namedArgs.map(a => [a.name, a.description] as [string, string]))
+      const list = renderList(namedArgs.map(a => [a.name, a.description] as [string, string]))
       message += `:\n${list}`
     }
     super({parse, message})
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class RequiredFlagError extends CLIParseError {
   public flags: flags.IFlag<any>[]
 
   constructor({flags, parse}: ICLIParseErrorOptions & { flags: flags.IFlag<any>[] }) {
-    const usage = deps.renderList(flagUsages(flags, {displayRequired: false}))
+    const usage = renderList(flagUsages(flags, {displayRequired: false}))
     const message = `Missing required flag${flags.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}:\n${usage}`
     super({parse, message})
     this.flags = flags
diff --git a/src/help.ts b/src/help.ts
index a757d95..f2a8135 100644
--- a/src/help.ts
+++ b/src/help.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import {deps} from './deps'
+import chalk from 'chalk'
+
 import {IFlag} from './flags'
 import {sortBy} from './util'
 
 function dim(s: string): string {
-  if (deps.chalk) return deps.chalk.dim(s)
+  if (chalk) return chalk.dim(s)
   return s
 }
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a7199d0..2e6da58 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // tslint:disable interface-over-type-literal
 
 import * as args from './args'
-import {OutputArgs, OutputFlags, ParserOutput as Output} from './parse'
+import {OutputArgs, OutputFlags, Parser, ParserOutput as Output} from './parse'
 export {args}
 import * as flags from './flags'
+import {validate} from './validate'
 export {flags}
 export {flagUsages} from './help'
-import {deps} from './deps'
 
 export type Input<TFlags extends flags.Output> = {
   flags?: flags.Input<TFlags>
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ export function parse<TFlags, TArgs extends {[name: string]: string}>(argv: stri
   const input = {
     argv,
     context: options.context,
-    args: (options.args || []).map((a: any) => deps.args.newArg(a as any)),
+    args: (options.args || []).map((a: any) => args.newArg(a as any)),
     '--': options['--'],
     flags: {
-      color: deps.flags.defaultFlags.color,
+      color: flags.defaultFlags.color,
       ...((options.flags || {})) as any,
     },
     strict: options.strict !== false,
   }
-  const parser = new deps.parse.Parser(input)
+  const parser = new Parser(input)
   const output = parser.parse()
-  deps.validate.validate({input, output})
+  validate({input, output})
   return output as any
 }
 
diff --git a/src/validate.ts b/src/validate.ts
index 9203ae5..8719d41 100644
--- a/src/validate.ts
+++ b/src/validate.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {deps} from './deps'
+import {RequiredArgsError, RequiredFlagError, UnexpectedArgsError} from './errors'
 import {ParserInput, ParserOutput} from './parse'
 
 export function validate(parse: { input: ParserInput; output: ParserOutput<any, any> }) {
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ export function validate(parse: { input: ParserInput; output: ParserOutput<any,
     const maxArgs = parse.input.args.length
     if (parse.input.strict && parse.output.argv.length > maxArgs) {
       const extras = parse.output.argv.slice(maxArgs)
-      throw new deps.errors.UnexpectedArgsError({parse, args: extras})
+      throw new UnexpectedArgsError({parse, args: extras})
     }
     const requiredArgs = parse.input.args.filter(a => a.required)
     const missingRequiredArgs = requiredArgs.slice(parse.output.argv.length)
     if (missingRequiredArgs.length) {
-      throw new deps.errors.RequiredArgsError({parse, args: missingRequiredArgs})
+      throw new RequiredArgsError({parse, args: missingRequiredArgs})
     }
   }
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function validate(parse: { input: ParserInput; output: ParserOutput<any,
     const flags = Object.keys(parse.input.flags)
       .map(f => parse.input.flags[f])
       .filter(f => f.required && !parse.output.flags[f.name])
-    if (flags.length) throw new deps.errors.RequiredFlagError({parse, flags})
+    if (flags.length) throw new RequiredFlagError({parse, flags})
   }
 
   validateArgs()
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cad3442..e92cbc5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@heroku/linewrap/-/linewrap-1.0.0.tgz#a9d4e99f0a3e423a899b775f5f3d6747a1ff15c6"
 
-"@oclif/errors@^1.0.2":
-  version "1.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/errors/-/errors-1.0.2.tgz#0a3f773d673a3ccd8dc26bf2e3c49580afcbe30e"
+"@oclif/errors@^1.0.3":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/errors/-/errors-1.0.3.tgz#f23c024075855c7d116d041ee158f99bd51175af"
   dependencies:
     clean-stack "^1.3.0"
     fs-extra "^5.0.0"
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^3.0.1"
 
-"@oclif/tslint@^1.0.2":
-  version "1.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/tslint/-/tslint-1.0.2.tgz#793d39758082f359469dba8ce5cfba041d7a7847"
+"@oclif/tslint@^1.1.0":
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/tslint/-/tslint-1.1.0.tgz#a2d494a61afa882a685fe5f4d866dafd18990728"
   dependencies:
-    tslint-xo "^0.6.0"
+    tslint-xo "^0.7.0"
 
 "@types/chai@^4.1.2":
   version "4.1.2"
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
   version "9.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-9.4.0.tgz#b85a0bcf1e1cc84eb4901b7e96966aedc6f078d1"
 
-"@types/node@^9.6.0":
-  version "9.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-9.6.0.tgz#d3480ee666df9784b1001a1872a2f6ccefb6c2d7"
+"@types/node@^9.6.2":
+  version "9.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-9.6.2.tgz#e49ac1adb458835e95ca6487bc20f916b37aff23"
 
 "@types/normalize-package-data@*":
   version "2.4.0"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ diff@^3.1.0, diff@^3.2.0:
   version "3.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-3.4.0.tgz#b1d85507daf3964828de54b37d0d73ba67dda56c"
 
-doctrine@^0.7.2:
+doctrine@0.7.2:
   version "0.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/doctrine/-/doctrine-0.7.2.tgz#7cb860359ba3be90e040b26b729ce4bfa654c523"
   dependencies:
@@ -390,34 +390,34 @@ eslint-ast-utils@^1.0.0:
     lodash.get "^4.4.2"
     lodash.zip "^4.2.0"
 
-eslint-config-oclif@^1.3.8:
-  version "1.3.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-config-oclif/-/eslint-config-oclif-1.3.8.tgz#901b2b9603b0e7c1b4f028fa48a7fb5098fe2a68"
+eslint-config-oclif@^1.4.0:
+  version "1.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-config-oclif/-/eslint-config-oclif-1.4.0.tgz#a165329e015bc3841d23bd374d70c2f96dc1078c"
   dependencies:
-    eslint-config-xo-space "^0.17.0"
-    eslint-plugin-mocha "^4.11.0"
-    eslint-plugin-node "^6.0.0"
+    eslint-config-xo-space "^0.18.0"
+    eslint-plugin-mocha "^4.12.1"
+    eslint-plugin-node "^6.0.1"
     eslint-plugin-unicorn "^4.0.2"
 
-eslint-config-xo-space@^0.17.0:
-  version "0.17.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-config-xo-space/-/eslint-config-xo-space-0.17.0.tgz#b712feb4f4547e28001900cbeecc9c2f2f456af2"
+eslint-config-xo-space@^0.18.0:
+  version "0.18.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-config-xo-space/-/eslint-config-xo-space-0.18.0.tgz#92c8130b1ebaad9162bb822fdc8bc8e9f4fa5b8a"
   dependencies:
-    eslint-config-xo "^0.18.0"
+    eslint-config-xo "^0.20.0"
 
-eslint-config-xo@^0.18.0:
-  version "0.18.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-config-xo/-/eslint-config-xo-0.18.2.tgz#0a157120875619929e735ffd6b185c41e8a187af"
+eslint-config-xo@^0.20.0:
+  version "0.20.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-config-xo/-/eslint-config-xo-0.20.1.tgz#ad04db35e62bacedcf7b7e8a76388364a78d616d"
 
-eslint-plugin-mocha@^4.11.0:
-  version "4.11.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-mocha/-/eslint-plugin-mocha-4.11.0.tgz#91193a2f55e20a5e35974054a0089d30198ee578"
+eslint-plugin-mocha@^4.12.1:
+  version "4.12.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-mocha/-/eslint-plugin-mocha-4.12.1.tgz#dbacc543b178b4536ec5b19d7f8e8864d85404bf"
   dependencies:
-    ramda "^0.24.1"
+    ramda "^0.25.0"
 
-eslint-plugin-node@^6.0.0:
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-node/-/eslint-plugin-node-6.0.0.tgz#5ad5ee6b5346aec6cc9cde0b8619caed2c6d8f25"
+eslint-plugin-node@^6.0.1:
+  version "6.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-node/-/eslint-plugin-node-6.0.1.tgz#bf19642298064379315d7a4b2a75937376fa05e4"
   dependencies:
     ignore "^3.3.6"
     minimatch "^3.0.4"
@@ -944,9 +944,9 @@ pseudomap@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pseudomap/-/pseudomap-1.0.2.tgz#f052a28da70e618917ef0a8ac34c1ae5a68286b3"
 
-ramda@^0.24.1:
-  version "0.24.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ramda/-/ramda-0.24.1.tgz#c3b7755197f35b8dc3502228262c4c91ddb6b857"
+ramda@^0.25.0:
+  version "0.25.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ramda/-/ramda-0.25.0.tgz#8fdf68231cffa90bc2f9460390a0cb74a29b29a9"
 
 readable-stream@^2.2.2:
   version "2.3.3"
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ ts-node@^5.0.1:
     source-map-support "^0.5.3"
     yn "^2.0.0"
 
-tslib@^1.0.0, tslib@^1.7.1, tslib@^1.8.0, tslib@^1.8.1:
+tslib@1.9.0, tslib@^1.7.1, tslib@^1.8.0, tslib@^1.8.1:
   version "1.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-1.9.0.tgz#e37a86fda8cbbaf23a057f473c9f4dc64e5fc2e8"
 
@@ -1190,13 +1190,13 @@ tslint-consistent-codestyle@^1.11.0:
     tslib "^1.7.1"
     tsutils "^2.12.2"
 
-tslint-eslint-rules@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslint-eslint-rules/-/tslint-eslint-rules-4.1.1.tgz#7c30e7882f26bc276bff91d2384975c69daf88ba"
+tslint-eslint-rules@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslint-eslint-rules/-/tslint-eslint-rules-5.1.0.tgz#3232b318da55dbb5a83e3f5d657c1ddbb27b9ff2"
   dependencies:
-    doctrine "^0.7.2"
-    tslib "^1.0.0"
-    tsutils "^1.4.0"
+    doctrine "0.7.2"
+    tslib "1.9.0"
+    tsutils "2.8.0"
 
 tslint-microsoft-contrib@^5.0.2:
   version "5.0.2"
@@ -1204,12 +1204,12 @@ tslint-microsoft-contrib@^5.0.2:
   dependencies:
     tsutils "^2.12.1"
 
-tslint-xo@^0.6.0:
-  version "0.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslint-xo/-/tslint-xo-0.6.0.tgz#95a05b8dcac7aaa1f4d6ca1397a3c4c45a8b848e"
+tslint-xo@^0.7.0:
+  version "0.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslint-xo/-/tslint-xo-0.7.0.tgz#be5a1d67f8ade5d92aa8c0a21d9cfdcbaf06f3e0"
   dependencies:
     tslint-consistent-codestyle "^1.11.0"
-    tslint-eslint-rules "^4.1.1"
+    tslint-eslint-rules "^5.1.0"
     tslint-microsoft-contrib "^5.0.2"
 
 tslint@^5.9.1:
@@ -1229,9 +1229,11 @@ tslint@^5.9.1:
     tslib "^1.8.0"
     tsutils "^2.12.1"
 
-tsutils@^1.4.0:
-  version "1.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tsutils/-/tsutils-1.9.1.tgz#b9f9ab44e55af9681831d5f28d0aeeaf5c750cb0"
+tsutils@2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tsutils/-/tsutils-2.8.0.tgz#0160173729b3bf138628dd14a1537e00851d814a"
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^1.7.1"
 
 tsutils@^2.12.1, tsutils@^2.12.2:
   version "2.19.1"
@@ -1253,9 +1255,9 @@ typedarray@^0.0.6:
   version "0.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typedarray/-/typedarray-0.0.6.tgz#867ac74e3864187b1d3d47d996a78ec5c8830777"
 
-typescript@^2.7.2:
-  version "2.7.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-2.7.2.tgz#2d615a1ef4aee4f574425cdff7026edf81919836"
+typescript@^2.8.1:
+  version "2.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-2.8.1.tgz#6160e4f8f195d5ba81d4876f9c0cc1fbc0820624"
 
 universalify@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"