diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 921f642..e003cba 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ import (
 // Context corresponds to the current link in the chain and provides methods
 // that enable plugins to inject new files into the chain.
 type Context struct {
-	goldsmith *Goldsmith
-
+	chain  *chainState
 	plugin Plugin
 
 	filtersExt filterStack
@@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ func (self *Context) DispatchFile(file *File) {
 // dependencies on any input files that are needed to generate it, and then
 // passes it to the next link in the chain.
 func (self *Context) DispatchAndCacheFile(outputFile *File, inputFiles ...*File) {
-	if self.goldsmith.state.cache != nil {
-		self.goldsmith.state.cache.storeFile(self, outputFile, inputFiles)
+	if self.chain.cache != nil {
+		self.chain.cache.storeFile(self, outputFile, inputFiles)
 	}
 
 	self.DispatchFile(outputFile)
@@ -98,8 +97,8 @@ func (self *Context) DispatchAndCacheFile(outputFile *File, inputFiles ...*File)
 // will return nil if the desired file is not found in the cache.
 func (self *Context) RetrieveCachedFile(outputPath string, inputFiles ...*File) *File {
 	var outputFile *File
-	if self.goldsmith.state.cache != nil {
-		outputFile, _ = self.goldsmith.state.cache.retrieveFile(self, outputPath, inputFiles)
+	if self.chain.cache != nil {
+		outputFile, _ = self.chain.cache.retrieveFile(self, outputPath, inputFiles)
 	}
 
 	return outputFile
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func (self *Context) step() {
 
 	if initializer, ok := self.plugin.(Initializer); ok {
 		if err := initializer.Initialize(self); err != nil {
-			self.goldsmith.fault(self.plugin.Name(), nil, err)
+			self.chain.fault(self.plugin.Name(), nil, err)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -146,10 +145,10 @@ func (self *Context) step() {
 				for inputFile := range self.filesIn {
 					if processor != nil && self.filtersInt.accept(inputFile) && self.filtersExt.accept(inputFile) {
 						if _, err := inputFile.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
-							self.goldsmith.fault("core", inputFile, err)
+							self.chain.fault("core", inputFile, err)
 						}
 						if err := processor.Process(self, inputFile); err != nil {
-							self.goldsmith.fault(self.plugin.Name(), inputFile, err)
+							self.chain.fault(self.plugin.Name(), inputFile, err)
 						}
 					} else {
 						self.DispatchFile(inputFile)
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ func (self *Context) step() {
 
 	if finalizer, ok := self.plugin.(Finalizer); ok {
 		if err := finalizer.Finalize(self); err != nil {
-			self.goldsmith.fault(self.plugin.Name(), nil, err)
+			self.chain.fault(self.plugin.Name(), nil, err)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/goldsmith.go b/goldsmith.go
index cfde059..429fa0e 100644
--- a/goldsmith.go
+++ b/goldsmith.go
@@ -6,6 +6,82 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+// Goldsmith chainable context.
+type Goldsmith struct {
+	chain *chainState
+}
+
+// Begin starts a chain, reading the files located in the source directory as input.
+func (self *Goldsmith) Begin(sourceDir string) *Goldsmith {
+	self.chain = new(chainState)
+	self.Chain(&fileImporter{sourceDir: sourceDir})
+	return self
+}
+
+// Cache enables caching in cacheDir for the remainder of the chain.
+func (self *Goldsmith) Cache(cacheDir string) *Goldsmith {
+	self.chain.cache = &cache{cacheDir}
+	return self
+}
+
+// Clean enables or disables removal of leftover files in the target directory.
+func (self *Goldsmith) Clean(clean bool) *Goldsmith {
+	self.chain.clean = clean
+	return self
+}
+
+// Chain links a plugin instance into the chain.
+func (self *Goldsmith) Chain(plugin Plugin) *Goldsmith {
+	context := &Context{
+		chain:      self.chain,
+		plugin:     plugin,
+		filtersExt: append(filterStack(nil), self.chain.filters...),
+		index:      self.chain.index,
+		filesOut:   make(chan *File),
+	}
+
+	if len(self.chain.contexts) > 0 {
+		context.filesIn = self.chain.contexts[len(self.chain.contexts)-1].filesOut
+	}
+
+	self.chain.contexts = append(self.chain.contexts, context)
+	self.chain.index++
+
+	return self
+}
+
+// FilterPush pushes a filter instance on the chain's filter stack.
+func (self *Goldsmith) FilterPush(filter Filter) *Goldsmith {
+	self.chain.filters.push(filter, self.chain.index)
+	self.chain.index++
+	return self
+}
+
+// FilterPop pops a filter instance from the chain's filter stack.
+func (self *Goldsmith) FilterPop() *Goldsmith {
+	self.chain.filters.pop()
+	self.chain.index++
+	return self
+}
+
+// End stops a chain, writing all recieved files to targetDir as output.
+func (self *Goldsmith) End(targetDir string) []error {
+	self.Chain(&fileExporter{targetDir: targetDir, clean: self.chain.clean})
+	for _, context := range self.chain.contexts {
+		go context.step()
+	}
+
+	context := self.chain.contexts[len(self.chain.contexts)-1]
+	for range context.filesOut {
+
+	}
+
+	errors := self.chain.errors
+	self.chain = nil
+
+	return errors
+}
+
 type chainState struct {
 	contexts []*Context
 
@@ -18,85 +94,9 @@ type chainState struct {
 	mutex  sync.Mutex
 }
 
-// Goldsmith chainable context.
-type Goldsmith struct {
-	state *chainState
-}
-
-// Begin starts a chain, reading the files located in the source directory as input.
-func (self *Goldsmith) Begin(sourceDir string) *Goldsmith {
-	self.state = new(chainState)
-	self.Chain(&fileImporter{sourceDir: sourceDir})
-	return self
-}
-
-// Cache enables caching in cacheDir for the remainder of the chain.
-func (self *Goldsmith) Cache(cacheDir string) *Goldsmith {
-	self.state.cache = &cache{cacheDir}
-	return self
-}
-
-// Clean enables or disables removal of leftover files in the target directory.
-func (self *Goldsmith) Clean(clean bool) *Goldsmith {
-	self.state.clean = clean
-	return self
-}
-
-// Chain links a plugin instance into the chain.
-func (self *Goldsmith) Chain(plugin Plugin) *Goldsmith {
-	context := &Context{
-		goldsmith:  self,
-		plugin:     plugin,
-		filtersExt: append(filterStack(nil), self.state.filters...),
-		index:      self.state.index,
-		filesOut:   make(chan *File),
-	}
-
-	if len(self.state.contexts) > 0 {
-		context.filesIn = self.state.contexts[len(self.state.contexts)-1].filesOut
-	}
-
-	self.state.contexts = append(self.state.contexts, context)
-	self.state.index++
-
-	return self
-}
-
-// FilterPush pushes a filter instance on the chain's filter stack.
-func (self *Goldsmith) FilterPush(filter Filter) *Goldsmith {
-	self.state.filters.push(filter, self.state.index)
-	self.state.index++
-	return self
-}
-
-// FilterPop pops a filter instance from the chain's filter stack.
-func (self *Goldsmith) FilterPop() *Goldsmith {
-	self.state.filters.pop()
-	self.state.index++
-	return self
-}
-
-// End stops a chain, writing all recieved files to targetDir as output.
-func (self *Goldsmith) End(targetDir string) []error {
-	self.Chain(&fileExporter{targetDir: targetDir, clean: self.state.clean})
-	for _, context := range self.state.contexts {
-		go context.step()
-	}
-
-	context := self.state.contexts[len(self.state.contexts)-1]
-	for range context.filesOut {
-
-	}
-
-	errors := self.state.errors
-	self.state = nil
-
-	return errors
-}
-
-func (self *Goldsmith) fault(name string, file *File, err error) {
-	self.state.mutex.Lock()
-	defer self.state.mutex.Unlock()
+func (self *chainState) fault(name string, file *File, err error) {
+	self.mutex.Lock()
+	defer self.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	var faultError error
 	if file == nil {
@@ -105,5 +105,5 @@ func (self *Goldsmith) fault(name string, file *File, err error) {
 		faultError = fmt.Errorf("[%s@%v]: %w", name, file, err)
 	}
 
-	self.state.errors = append(self.state.errors, faultError)
+	self.errors = append(self.errors, faultError)
 }