diff --git a/q/dep/dep.q b/q/dep/dep.q
index bcde3f6..65fbf76 100644
--- a/q/dep/dep.q
+++ b/q/dep/dep.q
@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ if[()~key `.finos.dep.resolvers; .finos.dep.resolvers:(`$())!()];
     .finos.dep.priv.unload each exec moduleName from .finos.dep.list;
     };
 
+.finos.dep.useModule:{[name]
+    while[(ns:`$8?.Q.A,.Q.a)in key`.finos];
+    nsfull:.Q.dd[`.finos;ns];
+    nsfull set orig:(``z`q`Q`finos#get`);
+    ({.finos.dep.loadModule x};name) . nsfull;
+    updated:get nsfull;
+    ![`.finos;();0b;enlist ns];
+    newns:(key[updated]except key orig)#updated;
+    .finos.dep:updated[`finos;`dep];
+    newns};
+
 .z.exit:{[handler;x]
     .finos.dep.priv.unloadAll[];
     handler[x]}$[()~key `.z.exit; (::); .z.exit];
diff --git a/q/finos.q b/q/finos.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..539ccdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/q/finos.q
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//system"l ",1_string .Q.rp`:.:finos_init.q;
+system"l ",1_string .Q.rp`:::../finos_init.q;
+
+provide:{[x;a]
+    if[not (sm:string[x]) in key .finos.dep.list;'"module not registered: ",.Q.s1 x];
+    n:` sv .z.M,`m,x;
+    path:.finos.dep.list[sm;`scriptPath];
+    l:.Q.m.p1 ll:.Q.m.pl[enlist path;enlist x];
+    if[0=count l;
+        -2 each enlist["tried the following paths:"],"  ",/:ll;
+        '"notfound: ",string x];
+    if[not null m:.Q.m.M[(p:.Q.m.dl l;`)]`m;
+        $[m~`:;'`cycle;:m]];
+    r:.Q.m.ch[n;p;`;.Q.m.ld l;a];
+    :[r;(0b;r);
+            [.Q.m.M[(p;`)]:enlist[`m]!enlist n;n];
+        (1b;r);
+            'r]}
+
+export:([provide])