diff --git a/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-shellspy/shellspy.tcl b/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-shellspy/shellspy.tcl
index c5ce98d4..d3700448 100644
--- a/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-shellspy/shellspy.tcl
+++ b/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-shellspy/shellspy.tcl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if {[file extension $arg1] in [list .tCl]} {
         #try the lowercase version (extension lowercased only) so that file doesn't have to be renamed to use alternate dispatch
         set scriptfile [file rootname $scriptfile][string tolower [file extension $scriptfile]]
     }
-    source [file normalize $arg1]
+    source [$scriptfile]
 
     #package require app-punk
 
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@ namespace eval shellspy {
         #set exitinfo [shellfilter::run [list pwsh -nologo -noprofile -c {*}$args] -debug 1]
 
 
+        set id_err [shellfilter::stack::add stderr ansiwrap  -action sink -settings {-colour {red bold}}]
         set exitinfo [shellfilter::run [list pwsh -nologo -noprofile -c {*}$args] {*}$params]
+        shellfilter::stack::remove stderr $id_err
+
         #Passing args in as a single element will tend to make powershell treat the args as a 'script block'
         # (powershell sees items in curly brackets {} as a scriptblock  - when called from non-powershell, this tends to just echo back the contents)
         #set exitinfo [shellfilter::run [list pwsh -nologo -noprofile -c $args] {*}$params]
@@ -308,11 +311,17 @@ namespace eval shellspy {
         dict set params -teehandle shellspy
         set params [dict merge $params [get_channel_config $::testconfig]] ;#working: 5 unbuffered, 6 linebuffered
         
-        set cmdlist [list pwsh -nologo -noprofile -c {*}$args]
-        set cmdlist [shellfilter::get_scriptrun_from_cmdlist_dquote_if_not $cmdlist]
+        #set cmdlist [list pwsh -nologo -noprofile -c {*}$args]
+        set cmdlist [list pwsh -nologo -c {*}$args]
+        #the big problem with using the 'script' command is that we get stderr/stdout mashed together.
+
+        #set cmdlist [shellfilter::get_scriptrun_from_cmdlist_dquote_if_not $cmdlist]
         shellfilter::log::write $shellspy_status_log "do_in_powershell_terminal as script: '$cmdlist'"
         
+        set id_err [shellfilter::stack::add stderr ansiwrap  -action sink -settings {-colour {red bold}}]
         set exitinfo [shellfilter::run $cmdlist {*}$params]
+        shellfilter::stack::remove stderr $id_err
+
         if {[lindex $exitinfo 0] eq "exitcode"} {
             shellfilter::log::write $shellspy_status_log "do_in_powershell_terminal returning $exitinfo"
         }
@@ -332,11 +341,14 @@ namespace eval shellspy {
         set params [dict merge $params [get_channel_config $::testconfig]]
         
         #set id_out [shellfilter::stack::add stdout tounix -action sink-locked -settings {}]       
+        set id_err [shellfilter::stack::add stderr ansiwrap  -action sink-locked -settings {-colour {red bold}}]
 
         #set exitinfo [shellfilter::run "cmd /c $args" -debug 1]
         set exitinfo [shellfilter::run [list cmd /c {*}$args] {*}$params]
         #set exitinfo [shellfilter::run [list cmd /c {*}$args] -debug 1]
-        
+       
+        shellfilter::stack::remove stderr $id_err
+
         #shellfilter::stack::remove stdout $id_out
         
         
@@ -439,8 +451,33 @@ namespace eval shellspy {
 
         set params [dict merge $params [get_channel_config $::testconfig]]
 
+        set exedir [file dirname [info nameofexecutable]]
+        set libroot [file join $exedir scriptlib] 
+        if {[string match lib::* $scriptname]} {
+            set scriptname [string map [list "lib::" "" "::" "/"] $scriptname]
+            set scriptpath $libroot/$scriptname
+        } else {
+            set scriptpath $scriptname
+        }
+        if {![file exists $scriptpath]} {
+            set scriptpath [file rootname $scriptpath][string tolower [file extension $scriptpath]]
+            if {![file exists $scriptpath]} {
+                puts stderr "Failed to find script: '$scriptpath'"
+                error "bad scriptpath '$scriptpath'"
+            }
+        }
+
+        
+
+        set id_err [shellfilter::stack::add stderr ansiwrap  -action sink-locked -settings {-colour {red bold}}]
+
+
+
         #todo - use glob to check capitalisation of file tail (.TCL vs .tcl .Tcl etc)
-        set exitinfo [shellfilter::run [concat [auto_execok tclsh] $scriptname $args] {*}$params]
+        set exitinfo [shellfilter::run [concat [auto_execok tclsh] $scriptpath $args] {*}$params]
+
+        shellfilter::stack::remove stderr $id_err
+
         if {[lindex $exitinfo 0] eq "exitcode"} {
             shellfilter::log::write $shellspy_status_log "do_script_process returning $exitinfo"
         }
@@ -450,7 +487,23 @@ namespace eval shellspy {
         variable shellspy_status_log
         shellfilter::log::write $shellspy_status_log "do_script got scriptname:'$scriptname' replwhen:$replwhen args:'$args'"
         
-        set script [string map [list %a% $args %s% $scriptname] {
+        set exedir [file dirname [info nameofexecutable]]
+        set libroot [file join $exedir scriptlib] 
+        if {[string match lib::* $scriptname]} {
+            set scriptname [string map [list "lib::" "" "::" "/"] $scriptname]
+            set scriptpath $libroot/$scriptname
+        } else {
+            set scriptpath $scriptname
+        }
+        if {![file exists $scriptpath]} {
+            set scriptpath [file rootname $scriptpath][string tolower [file extension $scriptpath]]
+            if {![file exists $scriptpath]} {
+                puts stderr "Failed to find script: '$scriptpath'"
+                error "bad scriptpath '$scriptpath'"
+            }
+        }
+
+        set script [string map [list %a% $args %s% $scriptpath] {
 set scriptname %s%
 set ::argv [list %a%]
 set ::argc [llength $::argv]
@@ -479,8 +532,12 @@ source [file normalize $scriptname]
         
         set params [dict merge $params [get_channel_config $::testconfig]]
 
+        set id_err [shellfilter::stack::add stderr ansiwrap  -action sink-locked -settings {-colour {red bold}}]
         
         set exitinfo [shellfilter::run $script {*}$params]
+
+        shellfilter::stack::remove stderr $id_err
+
         if {[lindex $exitinfo 0] eq "exitcode"} {
           shellfilter::log::write $shellspy_status_log "do_script returning $exitinfo"
         }
@@ -638,7 +695,7 @@ source [file normalize $scriptname]
     ############################################################################################
 
     #echo raw args to diverted stderr before running the argument analysis
-    puts -nonewline stderr "rawargs: $::argv\n"
+    puts -nonewline stderr "exe:[info nameofexecutable]  script:[info script] shellspy-rawargs: $::argv\n"
     set i 1
     foreach a $::argv {
         puts -nonewline stderr "arg$i: '$a'\n"
@@ -646,7 +703,7 @@ source [file normalize $scriptname]
     }
     
     
-    puts stderr $::shellfilter::ansi::test
+    puts stderr "ansi-test:$::shellfilter::ansi::test"
     flush stderr
 
     set argdefinitions [list \
@@ -684,7 +741,7 @@ source [file normalize $scriptname]
         
         shellfilter::log::open shellspy-error {-tag shellspy-error -syslog 127.0.0.1:514}
         shellfilter::log::write shellspy-error "logtidyup error $errMsg\n [set ::errorInfo]"
-        after 500
+        after 200
     }
     #don't open more logs.. 
     #puts stdout ">$tidyinfo"
@@ -709,7 +766,7 @@ source [file normalize $scriptname]
     } errMsg]} {
         shellfilter::log::open shellspy-final {-tag shellspy-final -syslog 127.0.0.1:514}
         shellfilter::log::write shellspy-final "FINAL logtidyup error $errMsg\n [set ::errorInfo]"
-        after 500
+        after 200
         
     }