diff --git a/modules/aspects/dependencies.nix b/modules/aspects/dependencies.nix
index 32ac447..6b83f41 100644
--- a/modules/aspects/dependencies.nix
+++ b/modules/aspects/dependencies.nix
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ let
         (statics den.default)
         (owned HM)
         (statics HM)
-        (owned OS)
-        (statics OS)
         (parametric.fixedTo context OS)
       ];
     };
diff --git a/nix/fn-can-take.nix b/nix/fn-can-take.nix
index 69a8e06..598aa5a 100644
--- a/nix/fn-can-take.nix
+++ b/nix/fn-can-take.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ let
   check =
     params: func:
     let
+      givenFn = builtins.isFunction func || (builtins.isAttrs func && func ? __functor);
       givenArgs = builtins.isAttrs params;
       fargs = lib.functionArgs func;
       provided = builtins.attrNames params;
       args = lib.mapAttrsToList (name: optional: { inherit name optional; }) fargs;
       required = map (x: x.name) (lib.filter (x: !x.optional) args);
       intersection = lib.intersectLists required provided;
-      satisfied = givenArgs && lib.length required == lib.length intersection;
+      satisfied = givenFn && givenArgs && lib.length required == lib.length intersection;
       noExtras = lib.length required == lib.length provided;
       exactly = satisfied && noExtras;
     in
diff --git a/nix/lib.nix b/nix/lib.nix
index f058dff..ef1f87c 100644
--- a/nix/lib.nix
+++ b/nix/lib.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let
       };
     };
 
-  isFn = f: (builtins.isFunction f) || (f ? __functor);
+  isFn = f: (builtins.isFunction f) || (builtins.isAttrs f && f ? __functor);
   canTake = import ./fn-can-take.nix lib;
 
   # an aspect producing only owned configs
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ let
     // {
       __functor =
         self:
-        # deadnix: skip
-        { class, aspect-chain }@ctx:
-        funk applyStatics self ctx;
+        { class, aspect-chain }:
+        {
+          includes = map (applyStatics { inherit class aspect-chain; }) self.includes;
+        };
     };
 
   applyStatics =
@@ -51,10 +52,7 @@ let
     class = "";
     aspect-chain = [ ];
   };
-  isCtxStatic = (lib.flip canTake.exactly) (
-    # deadnix: skip
-    { class, aspect-chain }: true
-  );
+  isCtxStatic = (lib.flip canTake.exactly) ({ class, aspect-chain }: class aspect-chain);
 
   take.unused = _unused: used: used;
   take.exactly = take canTake.exactly;
@@ -66,39 +64,39 @@ let
   parametric.atLeast = funk (lib.flip take.atLeast);
   parametric.exactly = funk (lib.flip take.exactly);
   parametric.expands =
-    attrs: aspect: ctx:
-    parametric.fixedTo (ctx // attrs) aspect;
+    attrs: parametric.withOwn (aspect: ctx: parametric.atLeast aspect (ctx // attrs));
   parametric.fixedTo =
-    ctx: aspect:
-    { class, aspect-chain }:
-    {
-      includes = [
-        (parametric.atLeast aspect ctx)
-        (parametricStatics aspect { inherit class aspect-chain; })
-      ];
+    attrs: aspect:
+    aspect
+    // {
+      __functor =
+        self:
+        { class, aspect-chain }:
+        {
+          includes = [
+            (owned self)
+            (statics self { inherit class aspect-chain; })
+            (parametric.atLeast self attrs)
+          ];
+        };
     };
   parametric.withOwn =
     functor: aspect:
     aspect
     // {
       __functor = self: ctx: {
-        includes = [
-          (functor self ctx)
-          (parametricStatics self ctx)
-        ];
+        includes =
+          if isCtxStatic ctx then
+            [
+              (owned self)
+              (statics self ctx)
+            ]
+          else
+            [ (functor self ctx) ];
       };
     };
   parametric.__functor = _: parametric.withOwn parametric.atLeast;
 
-  parametricStatics = self: ctx: {
-    includes = lib.optionals (isCtxStatic ctx) [
-      (owned self)
-      {
-        includes = map (applyStatics ctx) self.includes;
-      }
-    ];
-  };
-
   aspects = inputs.flake-aspects.lib lib;
 
   __findFile = import ./den-brackets.nix { inherit lib config; };
diff --git a/templates/examples/modules/_example/ci/parametric-with-owned.nix b/templates/examples/modules/_example/ci/parametric-with-owned.nix
index 708150c..d25d2c2 100644
--- a/templates/examples/modules/_example/ci/parametric-with-owned.nix
+++ b/templates/examples/modules/_example/ci/parametric-with-owned.nix
@@ -1,28 +1,36 @@
-{ den, lib, ... }:
+{
+  den,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
 let
   # a test module to check context was forwarded
-  fwdModule.nixos.options.fwd = {
+  fwdModule.options.fwd = {
     a = strOpt;
     b = strOpt;
     c = strOpt;
     d = strOpt;
     e = strOpt;
     f = strOpt;
-    # unlike strings, pkgs cannot be duplicated, we use this to
+    # unlike strings, pkgs cannot be duplicated/merged, we use this to
     # ensure no-dups are created from parametric owned modules.
-    pkg = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.package; };
+    pkg = pkgOpt;
+    pkg2 = pkgOpt;
+    pkg3 = pkgOpt;
   };
   strOpt = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.str; };
+  pkgOpt = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.package; };
 
   inherit (den.lib) parametric;
 in
 {
-
   den.aspects.rockhopper.includes = [
-    fwdModule
+    { nixos.imports = [ fwdModule ]; }
+    { homeManager.imports = [ fwdModule ]; }
     den.aspects.fwd._.first
   ];
   den.aspects.rockhopper.nixos.fwd.c = "host owned C";
+  den.aspects.rockhopper.homeManager.fwd.a = "host home-managed A";
 
   # this aspect will take any context and also forward it
   # into any includes function that can take same context.
@@ -33,6 +41,11 @@ in
         fwd.a = "First owned A";
         fwd.pkg = pkgs.hello;
       };
+    homeManager =
+      { pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        fwd.pkg = builtins.break pkgs.vim;
+      };
     includes = [
       den.aspects.fwd._.second
       { nixos.fwd.d = "First static includes D"; }
@@ -46,8 +59,18 @@ in
   den.aspects.fwd._.second =
     { host, ... }:
     parametric.fixedTo { third = "Impact"; } {
-      nixos.fwd.b = "Second owned B for ${host.name}";
       includes = [ den.aspects.fwd._.third ];
+      nixos =
+        { pkgs, ... }:
+        {
+          fwd.b = "Second owned B for ${host.name}";
+          fwd.pkg2 = pkgs.bat;
+        };
+      homeManager =
+        { pkgs, ... }:
+        {
+          fwd.pkg2 = pkgs.helix;
+        };
     };
 
   den.aspects.fwd._.third =
@@ -58,6 +81,16 @@ in
 
   den.aspects.fwd._.fourth = parametric.expands { planet = "Earth"; } {
     includes = [ den.aspects.fwd._.fifth ];
+    nixos =
+      { pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        fwd.pkg3 = pkgs.emacs-nox;
+      };
+    homeManager =
+      { pkgs, ... }:
+      {
+        fwd.pkg3 = pkgs.emacs-nox;
+      };
   };
 
   den.aspects.fwd._.fifth =
@@ -73,7 +106,12 @@ in
     };
 
   perSystem =
-    { checkCond, rockhopper, ... }:
+    {
+      checkCond,
+      rockhopper,
+      alice-at-rockhopper,
+      ...
+    }:
     {
       checks.parametric-fwd-a = checkCond "fwd-a" (rockhopper.config.fwd.a == "First owned A");
       checks.parametric-fwd-b = checkCond "fwd-b" (
@@ -83,7 +121,25 @@ in
       checks.parametric-fwd-d = checkCond "fwd-d" (rockhopper.config.fwd.d == "First static includes D");
       checks.parametric-fwd-e = checkCond "fwd-e" (rockhopper.config.fwd.e == "Third Impact");
       checks.parametric-fwd-f = checkCond "fwd-f" (rockhopper.config.fwd.f == "Fifth Earth rockhopper");
+
       checks.parametric-fwd-pkg = checkCond "fwd-pkg" (lib.getName rockhopper.config.fwd.pkg == "hello");
+      checks.parametric-fwd-pkg2 = checkCond "fwd-pkg2" (lib.getName rockhopper.config.fwd.pkg2 == "bat");
+      checks.parametric-fwd-pkg3 = checkCond "fwd-pkg3" (
+        lib.getName rockhopper.config.fwd.pkg3 == "emacs-nox"
+      );
+
+      checks.parametric-fwd-hm-a = checkCond "fwd-hm-a" (
+        alice-at-rockhopper.fwd.a == "host home-managed A"
+      );
+      checks.parametric-fwd-hm-pkg = checkCond "fwd-hm-pkg" (
+        lib.getName alice-at-rockhopper.fwd.pkg == "vim"
+      );
+      checks.parametric-fwd-hm-pkg2 = checkCond "fwd-hm-pkg2" (
+        lib.getName alice-at-rockhopper.fwd.pkg2 == "helix"
+      );
+      checks.parametric-fwd-hm-pkg3 = checkCond "fwd-hm-pkg3" (
+        lib.getName alice-at-rockhopper.fwd.pkg3 == "emacs-nox"
+      );
     };
 
 }