Index: src/0dev.org/commands/tbd/tbd.go
==================================================================
--- src/0dev.org/commands/tbd/tbd.go
+++ src/0dev.org/commands/tbd/tbd.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// tbd, a #tag-based dependency tool for low ceremony task tracking
+// tbd, a #tag-based dependency tool for task tracking
 package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 
 func main() {
 
 	var (
 		exitCode int
-		handlers []handler = []handler{counting(), tracing()}
+		handlers = handlerChain{counting(), tracing()}
 	)
 
 	// Parse command line elements and register handlers
 	if len(os.Args) == 1 {
 		handlers = append(handlers, cutoff())
@@ -60,18 +60,18 @@
 
 	os.Exit(exitCode)
 }
 
 // Processes input through the provided handlers
-func process(input io.Reader, handlers []handler) int {
+func process(input io.Reader, handlers handlerChain) int {
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(input)
 	for {
 		line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
 
 		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
 		if len(line) > 0 {
-			handle(handlers, &task{tags: parse(line), value: line})
+			handlers.do(&task{tags: parse(line), value: line, depends: make(tasks, 0, 8)})
 		}
 
 		// Process errors after handling as ReadString can return both data and error f
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == io.EOF {
@@ -149,14 +149,17 @@
 }
 
 // An alias interface for all task handler functions
 type handler func(*task) action
 
+// A slice of handlers
+type handlerChain []handler
+
 // Execute handlers against a task
-func handle(handlers []handler, t *task) {
-	for _, h := range handlers {
-		act := h(t)
+func (handlers handlerChain) do(t *task) {
+	for _, current := range handlers {
+		act := current(t)
 		if act.stop {
 			return
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -216,11 +219,12 @@
 		}
 		return action{stop: true}
 	}
 }
 
-// Returns a handler that stores every seen task and an ancillary function to retrieve those
+// Returns a handler that stores every seen task and its dependencies
+//    along with an ancillary function to retrieve those in a sorted order
 func collecting() (handler, func() tasks) {
 	var seen = make(map[*task]bool)
 	return func(t *task) action {
 			depth := tasks{t}
 			for i := 0; i < len(depth); i++ {