diff --git a/src/eval/eval_core.c b/src/eval/eval_core.c
index 462cfba2..8720f0e7 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_core.c
+++ b/src/eval/eval_core.c
@@ -463,13 +463,31 @@ e_auto_hook_map_insert_new_(Arena *arena, E_AutoHookMap *map, E_AutoHookParams *
           p->string = new_part;
           pattern.count += 1;
         }
-        start_string_off = off+1;
       }
       if(byte == '?')
       {
         E_PatternPart *p = push_array(arena, E_PatternPart, 1);
         SLLQueuePush(pattern.first_part, pattern.last_part, p);
         pattern.count += 1;
+        if(off+1 < params->type_pattern.size && params->type_pattern.str[off+1] == '{')
+        {
+          off += 2;
+          String8 wildcard_inst_names_string = str8_skip(params->type_pattern, off);
+          wildcard_inst_names_string = str8_prefix(wildcard_inst_names_string, str8_find_needle(wildcard_inst_names_string, 0, str8_lit("}"), 0));
+          if(wildcard_inst_names_string.size != 0)
+          {
+            Temp scratch = scratch_begin(&arena, 1);
+            U8 wildcard_inst_name_split_char = ',';
+            String8List wildcard_inst_names = str8_split(scratch.arena, wildcard_inst_names_string, &wildcard_inst_name_split_char, 1, 0);
+            for(String8Node *n = wildcard_inst_names.first; n != 0; n = n->next)
+            {
+              str8_list_push(arena, &p->wildcard_inst_names, str8_skip_chop_whitespace(n->string));
+            }
+            scratch_end(scratch);
+            off += wildcard_inst_names_string.size;
+          }
+        }
+        start_string_off = off+1;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1131,6 +1149,7 @@ e_push_auto_hook_matches_from_type_key(Arena *arena, E_TypeKey type_key)
               U64 angle_nest_depth = 0;
               U64 brack_nest_depth = 0;
               U64 start_inst_off = scan_pos;
+              String8Node *wildcard_inst_name_node = part->wildcard_inst_names.first;
               for(B32 done = 0; !done && scan_pos < type_string.size; scan_pos += 1)
               {
                 if(0){}
@@ -1156,7 +1175,12 @@ e_push_auto_hook_matches_from_type_key(Arena *arena, E_TypeKey type_key)
                   start_inst_off = scan_pos+1;
                   E_AutoHookWildcardInst *inst = push_array(arena, E_AutoHookWildcardInst, 1);
                   SLLQueuePush(first_wildcard_inst, last_wildcard_inst, inst);
+                  inst->name = wildcard_inst_name_node ? wildcard_inst_name_node->string : str8_zero();
                   inst->inst_expr = e_parse_from_string(wildcard_inst_string).expr;
+                  if(wildcard_inst_name_node)
+                  {
+                    wildcard_inst_name_node = wildcard_inst_name_node->next;
+                  }
                 }
                 if(done)
                 {
diff --git a/src/eval/eval_core.h b/src/eval/eval_core.h
index 16e0088b..5789fc19 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_core.h
+++ b/src/eval/eval_core.h
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ typedef struct E_AutoHookWildcardInst E_AutoHookWildcardInst;
 struct E_AutoHookWildcardInst
 {
   E_AutoHookWildcardInst *next;
+  String8 name;
   E_Expr *inst_expr;
 };
 
@@ -1082,6 +1083,8 @@ struct E_Cache
   //- rjf: [ir] ir gen options
   B32 disallow_autohooks;
   B32 disallow_chained_fastpaths;
+  E_AutoHookWildcardInst *first_wildcard_inst;
+  E_AutoHookWildcardInst *last_wildcard_inst;
   
   //- rjf: [ir] ir caches
   E_UsedExprMap *used_expr_map;
diff --git a/src/eval/eval_ir.c b/src/eval/eval_ir.c
index 96cad565..1f2ef6ca 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_ir.c
+++ b/src/eval/eval_ir.c
@@ -607,6 +607,8 @@ e_push_irtree_and_type_from_expr(Arena *arena, E_IRTreeAndType *root_parent, E_I
   {
     Task *next;
     E_Expr *expr;
+    E_AutoHookWildcardInst *first_wildcard_inst;
+    E_AutoHookWildcardInst *last_wildcard_inst;
     E_IRTreeAndType *overridden;
   };
   Task start_task = {0, root_expr, 0};
@@ -620,6 +622,12 @@ e_push_irtree_and_type_from_expr(Arena *arena, E_IRTreeAndType *root_parent, E_I
     //- rjf: poison the expression we are about to use, so we don't recursively use it
     e_expr_poison(expr);
     
+    //- rjf: push stack elements
+    E_AutoHookWildcardInst *first_wildcard_inst_restore = e_cache->first_wildcard_inst;
+    E_AutoHookWildcardInst *last_wildcard_inst_restore = e_cache->last_wildcard_inst;
+    if(t->first_wildcard_inst) { e_cache->first_wildcard_inst = t->first_wildcard_inst; }
+    if(t->last_wildcard_inst) { e_cache->last_wildcard_inst = t->last_wildcard_inst; }
+    
     //- rjf: do expr -> irtree generation for this expression
     if(expr->kind == E_ExprKind_Ref)
     {
@@ -1614,6 +1622,21 @@ e_push_irtree_and_type_from_expr(Arena *arena, E_IRTreeAndType *root_parent, E_I
           {
             default:{}break;
             
+            //- rjf: try to map name as a wildcard instance
+            case E_IdentifierResolutionPath_WildcardInst:
+            if(!generated && qualifier.size == 0 && !string_mapped && e_cache->first_wildcard_inst != 0)
+            {
+              for(E_AutoHookWildcardInst *inst = e_cache->first_wildcard_inst; inst != 0; inst = inst->next)
+              {
+                if(str8_match(inst->name, string, 0))
+                {
+                  generated = 1;
+                  result = e_push_irtree_and_type_from_expr(arena, parent, &e_default_identifier_resolution_rule, disallow_autohooks, 1, inst->inst_expr);
+                  break;
+                }
+              }
+            }break;
+            
             //- rjf: try to map name as parent expression signifier ('$')
             case E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ParentExpr:
             if(qualifier.size == 0 && !string_mapped && str8_match(string, str8_lit("$"), 0) && parent != 0 && (parent->root != &e_irnode_nil || parent->msgs.first != 0))
@@ -2369,6 +2392,10 @@ e_push_irtree_and_type_from_expr(Arena *arena, E_IRTreeAndType *root_parent, E_I
       result.auto_hook = 1;
     }
     
+    //- rjf: restore stack elements
+    e_cache->first_wildcard_inst = first_wildcard_inst_restore;
+    e_cache->last_wildcard_inst = last_wildcard_inst_restore;
+    
     //- rjf: find any auto hooks according to this generation's type
     if(!disallow_autohooks && result.mode != E_Mode_Null)
     {
@@ -2381,6 +2408,8 @@ e_push_irtree_and_type_from_expr(Arena *arena, E_IRTreeAndType *root_parent, E_I
           Task *task = push_array(scratch.arena, Task, 1);
           SLLQueuePush(first_task, last_task, task);
           task->expr = match->expr;
+          task->first_wildcard_inst = match->first_wildcard_inst;
+          task->last_wildcard_inst  = match->last_wildcard_inst;
           task->overridden = push_array(scratch.arena, E_IRTreeAndType, 1);
           task->overridden[0] = result;
           goto end_autohook_find;
diff --git a/src/eval/eval_ir.h b/src/eval/eval_ir.h
index c7b9e338..00a7c968 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_ir.h
+++ b/src/eval/eval_ir.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 typedef enum E_IdentifierResolutionPath
 {
+  E_IdentifierResolutionPath_WildcardInst,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ParentExpr,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ParentExprMember,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ImplicitThisMember,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ struct E_IRState
 
 E_IdentifierResolutionPath e_default_identifier_resolution_paths[] =
 {
+  E_IdentifierResolutionPath_WildcardInst,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ParentExpr,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ParentExprMember,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ImplicitThisMember,
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ E_IdentifierResolutionRule e_default_identifier_resolution_rule =
 E_IdentifierResolutionPath e_callable_identifier_resolution_paths[] =
 {
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_Macros,
+  E_IdentifierResolutionPath_WildcardInst,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ParentExpr,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ParentExprMember,
   E_IdentifierResolutionPath_ImplicitThisMember,
diff --git a/src/eval/eval_types.c b/src/eval/eval_types.c
index 4db6fab9..12bc425e 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_types.c
+++ b/src/eval/eval_types.c
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ E_TYPE_EXPAND_INFO_FUNCTION_DEF(array)
 {
   E_Type *type = e_type_from_key(eval.irtree.type_key);
   U64 count = 1;
-  if(type->args != 0 && type->count > 0) E_ParentKey(eval.parent_key)
+  if(type->args != 0 && type->count > 0) E_ParentKey(e_key_match(e_key_zero(), eval.parent_key) ? eval.key : eval.parent_key)
   {
     E_Key count_key = e_key_from_expr(type->args[0]);
     E_Value count_value = e_value_from_key(count_key);
diff --git a/src/mule/mule_main.cpp b/src/mule/mule_main.cpp
index 44e61aa8..eb7af3bb 100644
--- a/src/mule/mule_main.cpp
+++ b/src/mule/mule_main.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ struct OpaqueTemplatedDynamicArray
   void *v;
   int count;
 };
-raddbg_type_view(OpaqueTemplatedDynamicArray<?>, rows($, count, array(v, count)));
+raddbg_type_view(OpaqueTemplatedDynamicArray<?{type}>, array(cast(type *)v, count));
 
 struct Struct_With_Embedded_Arrays
 {