diff --git a/src/rx-class.js b/src/rx-class.js
index 8efcb7c..16a4850 100644
--- a/src/rx-class.js
+++ b/src/rx-class.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// import methods from './public-methods.js'
 // native modules
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
 // reactive modules
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ import { BehaviorSubject, from } from 'rxjs'
 import { distinctUntilChanged, skip } from 'rxjs/operators'
 // uci modules
 import { check } from '@uci-utils/type'
-import { get, set, del, getKeys, pathToString } from '@uci-utils/obj-nested-prop'
+import { get, set, del, walkPath, getKeys, pathToString } from '@uci-utils/obj-nested-prop'
 import { logger } from '@uci-utils/logger'
 // supporting
 import equal from 'deep-equal'
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ const log = logger({ file: '/src/rx-class.js', package: '@uci-utils/rx-class', c
 class RxClass extends EventEmitter {
   // private fields
   #rx
-  #rxM
 
   constructor (opts = {}) {
     super(opts)
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ class RxClass extends EventEmitter {
       hook: rxopts.hook, // function called when setting
       namespace: rxopts.namespace || 'rx', // TODO namespace to added to all public rx methods
       operators: new Map(), // TODO added to all rx pipes, in order
-      skip: rxopts.skip == null ? 0 : rxopts.skip
+      skip: rxopts.skip == null ? 1 : rxopts.skip
     }
+    this.isRx.bind(this)
   }
 
   get (path) {
@@ -51,25 +52,29 @@ class RxClass extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   set (path, value, opts = {}) {
-    // console.log(path,value,opts,!this.isRx(path))
-    if (!opts.noRx && !this.isRx(path)) {
-      opts = Object.assign(check.isPlainObject(value) ? { values: value, traverse: true } : { value: value }, opts)
-      // console.log('set opts', opts)
+    console.log('set:', path, value, opts, !this.isRx(path))
+    if (!opts.noRx && !this.isRx(path)) { // travsere
+      opts = Object.assign(
+        (check.isPlainObject(value) && opts.traverse !== false)
+          ? { values: value, traverse: true }
+          : { value: value }
+        , opts)
+      console.log('adding rx from set', opts)
       this.rxAdd(path, opts)
     } else {
       const curValue = this.#get(path)
       if (!equal(curValue, value) && value !== undefined) {
-        // console.log('in set', path,value)
+        console.log('setting already reactive value', path, value)
         this.#set(path, value)
-        // console.log('value that was set',this.#get(path))
+        console.log('value that was set', this.#get(path))
       }
       return this.#get(path)
     }
   }
 
-  // getRaw () {
-  //   return get(this, [this.#rx.namespace, ...arguments])
-  // }
+  getRaw () {
+    return get(this, [this.#rx.namespace, ...arguments])
+  }
 
   // if property exists it moves value to #rx.props and creates getter and setter and behavior subject
   rxAdd (path, opts = {}) {
@@ -78,23 +83,24 @@ class RxClass extends EventEmitter {
       const self = this
       // console.log('object to traverse', obj)
       traverse(obj).map(function () {
+        // console.log('traversing', this)
         if (this.isLeaf) {
           const lpath = this.path
           lpath.unshift(path)
-          // console.log(`#{!opts.values ? 'existing':'new'} leaf on path '#{lpath}' with value: #{this.node}`)
+          // console.log('#{!opts.values ? \'existing\':\'new\'} leaf on path \'#{lpath}\' with value: #{this.node}')
           self.rxAdd(lpath, { value: this.node })
         }
-        return true
       }
       )
       return true
     } // end traverse
-    if (this.isRx(path) && !opts.force) return true
     const value = this.#get(path) // current value
     if (value === undefined) {
-      // console.log ('no current property or value for',path,'creating temporary null')
+      // console.log('no current property or value for', path, 'creating temporary null')
       this.#set(path, null)
     }
+    if (this.isRx(path) && !opts.force) return true
+    console.log(path, 'making reactive')
     const { parent, name } = this.#rxGetObj(path, '__parent__')
     log.debug({
       class: 'RxClass',
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ class RxClass extends EventEmitter {
         if (check.isFunction(rx.hook)) rx.hook.call(self, value) // property hook
       }
     })
+    // console.log('rxadd done', path, opts, this.#get(['#rx.props', path]))
     return true
   }
 
@@ -183,7 +190,6 @@ class RxClass extends EventEmitter {
           lpath.unshift(path)
           if (self.isRx(lpath)) self.rxRemove(lpath, { confirm: true })
         }
-        return true
       })
       // all done removing the leaves so remove branch
       this.#del(['#rx.props', path], true)
@@ -244,30 +250,74 @@ class RxClass extends EventEmitter {
     return false
   }
 
-  // // takes several formats for a path to an objects property and return only the . string
-  // formatObjPath (path) {
-  //   if (path == null) return path
-  //   if (Array.isArray(path)) {
-  //     path = path.filter(Boolean).join('.') // Boolean filter strips empty strings or null/undefined
-  //   }
-  //   path = path.replace(/\/:,/g, '.') // replaces /:, with .
-  //   return path
-  // }
-
-  // checks for getter and the corresponding rx object
-  isRx (path) {
-    // console.log(path)
-    if (this.#get(path) === undefined) return false
-    const { parent, name, parentPath } = this.#rxGetObj(path, '__parent__')
-    // console.log(parent, name, parentPath)
-    const rxparent = this.#get(['#rx.props', parentPath]) || {}
-    const rx = rxparent[name]
-    // console.log(path, 'rxparent,rx', !!parent, !!name, !!rxparent, !!rx)
-    if (!rx) return false
-    // console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, name).get)
-    return !!Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, name).get
+  isGetSet (path) {
+    const keys = getKeys(path)
+    const prop = keys.pop()
+    const parent = this.#get(keys)
+    // console.log('isgetset', path, keys, prop, 'parent?', !!parent)
+    if (parent && prop) {
+      return !!(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, prop) || {}).get &&
+      !!(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, prop) || {}).set
+    }
+    return false
   }
 
+  // is already reactive, checks for setter/getter and the corresponding rx object
+  isRx (path) {
+    // console.log('in isRX', path)
+    const keys = getKeys(path)
+    const cnt = keys.length
+    for (let index = 0; index < cnt; index++) {
+      // console.log('testing rx', index, cnt, keys, !!this.#get(keys), !!this.isGetSet(keys), !!this.#get(['#rx.props', keys]))
+      if (this.#get(keys) === undefined) return false
+      if (this.isGetSet(keys) && this.#get(['#rx.props', keys])) return true
+      keys.pop()
+    }
+    return false
+    //   // console.log('in rx every', lpath)
+    //   // if (this.#get(['#rx.props', ...lpath]) === undefined) {
+    //   //   return false
+    //   // }
+    //   //
+    //   console.log(parent, name, parentPath)
+    //   const rxparent = this.#get(['#rx.props', parentPath]) || {}
+    //   const rx = rxparent[name]
+    //   console.log(path, 'rxparent,rx', !!parent, !!name, !!rxparent, !!rx)
+    //   if (!rx) return true
+    //   else {
+    //     console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, name).get)
+    //     isRx = !!Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, name).get
+    //     return false
+    //   }
+    // })
+    // return isRx
+  }
+
+  // isRx(path) {
+  //   // console.log(path)
+  //   let isRx = false
+  //   const lpath = []
+  //   getKeys(path).every(key => {
+  //     lpath.push(key)
+  //     console.log('in rx every', lpath, this.#get(lpath))
+  //     if (this.#get(lpath) === undefined) {
+  //       return false
+  //     }
+  //     // const { parent, name, parentPath } = this.#rxGetObj(lpath, '__parent__')
+  //     // console.log(parent, name, parentPath)
+  //     const rxparent = this.#get(['#rx.props', parentPath]) || {}
+  //     const rx = rxparent[name]
+  //     console.log(path, 'rxparent,rx', !!parent, !!name, !!rxparent, !!rx)
+  //     if (!rx) return true
+  //     else {
+  //       console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, name).get)
+  //       isRx = !!Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(parent, name).get
+  //       return false
+  //     }
+  //   })
+  //   return isRx
+  // }
+
   // PRIVATE METHODS
 
   // pass '__parent__' when getting objects for creating reactive prop