diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c6ecc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[alias]
+x = "run --package try_v2_xtasks --"
+stage = "run --package try_v2_xtasks -- add"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-stability.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-stability.yml
index 2319ccb..1c934a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-stability.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-stability.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: update rust
-      run: rustup update
+      run: rustup set profile default && rustup update && rustup default ${{ matrix.channel }}
     - name: Run tests
-      run: cargo +${{ matrix.channel }} test --no-fail-fast
+      run: cargo test --no-fail-fast
 
   lint:
     strategy:
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: update rust
-      run: rustup update && rustup component add --toolchain ${{ matrix.channel }} clippy
+      run: rustup set profile default && rustup update && rustup default ${{ matrix.channel }}
     - name: clippy
-      run: cargo +${{ matrix.channel }} clippy -- --deny warnings
+      run: cargo clippy -- --deny warnings
 
   report:
     if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c26429d..9bcdf64 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ trybuild = "1.0.116"
 autocfg = {workspace = true }
 
 [workspace]
-members = ["tests/compilation"]
+members = ["tests/compilation", "xtask"]
+default-members = ["xtask"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 try_v2 = { path = "."}
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 15af04d..129592d 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@ fn main() {
 
 fn stable_feature(ac: &AutoCfg, feature: &'static str) {
     let cfg = format!("stable_{feature}");
-    let code = format!(
+    let deny = format!(
         r#"
     #![deny(stable_features)]
     #![feature({feature})]
     "#
     );
 
+    let allow = format!(
+        r#"
+    #![allow(stable_features)]
+    #![feature({feature})]
+    "#
+    );
+
     autocfg::emit_possibility(&cfg);
-    if ac.probe_raw(&code).is_err() {
+    if ac.probe_raw(&deny).is_err() && ac.probe_raw(&allow).is_ok() {
         autocfg::emit(&cfg);
     }
 }
diff --git a/xtask/Cargo.toml b/xtask/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebabac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[package]
+name = "try_v2_xtasks"
+version = "0.0.1"
+edition = "2024"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+exit_safely = "0.2.1"
+try_v2 = { workspace = true }
+clap = { version = "4.6.0", features = ["derive"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+dircpy = "0.3.20"
+tempfile = "3.27.0"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+autocfg = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/xtask/src/commands.rs b/xtask/src/commands.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dccfd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/commands.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use std::{
+    path::Path,
+    process::{Command, Stdio},
+};
+
+use crate::{Cmd, CmdExt as _, Spawned, SpawnedExt as _};
+
+pub fn fmt(root: &Path) -> Cmd {
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .current_dir(root)
+        .arg("fmt")
+        .output()
+        .into_cmd("fmt")
+}
+
+pub fn git_add(root: &Path) -> Cmd {
+    Command::new("git")
+        .current_dir(root)
+        .arg("add")
+        .arg(".")
+        .output()
+        .into_cmd("git add")
+}
+
+pub fn clippy(root: &Path) -> Spawned {
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .current_dir(root)
+        .arg("clippy")
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .into_spawned("clippy")
+}
+
+pub fn clippy_tests(root: &Path) -> Spawned {
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .current_dir(root)
+        .arg("clippy")
+        .arg("--tests")
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .into_spawned("clippy the tests")
+}
+
+pub fn test(root: &Path) -> Spawned {
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .current_dir(root)
+        .arg("test")
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .into_spawned("tests")
+}
diff --git a/xtask/src/lib.rs b/xtask/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59f03f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#![feature(never_type)]
+#![feature(try_trait_v2)]
+#![feature(try_trait_v2_residual)]
+
+use std::{
+    fmt::Debug,
+    io,
+    process::{Child, Output, Termination as _T},
+};
+
+use exit_safely::Termination;
+use try_v2::{Try, Try_ConvertResult};
+
+pub mod commands;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Termination, Try, Try_ConvertResult, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Ord)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+#[must_use]
+pub enum Exit<T: _T> {
+    Ok(T) = 0,
+    Error(String) = 1,
+    InvocationError(String) = 2,
+    IO(String) = 3,
+}
+
+impl Exit<()> {
+    fn message(&self) -> &str {
+        match self {
+            Exit::Ok(_) => "",
+            Exit::Error(m) => m,
+            Exit::InvocationError(m) => m,
+            Exit::IO(m) => m,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn replace_message(self, msg: String) -> Option<Self> {
+        match self {
+            Exit::Ok(_) => None,
+            Exit::Error(_) => Some(Exit::Error(msg)),
+            Exit::InvocationError(_) => Some(Exit::InvocationError(msg)),
+            Exit::IO(_) => Some(Exit::IO(msg)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<Exit<()>> for Exit<()> {
+    fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = Exit<()>>>(iter: I) -> Self {
+        let mut msg = String::new();
+        iter.into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|e| {
+                if let Exit::Ok(_) = e {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    msg.push_str(e.message());
+                    msg.push('\n');
+                    Some(e)
+                }
+            })
+            .min()
+            .and_then(|e| e.replace_message(msg))
+            .unwrap_or(Exit::Ok(()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: _T> From<clap::Error> for Exit<T> {
+    fn from(e: clap::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::InvocationError(e.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Cmd {
+    pub name: &'static str,
+    pub result: Result<Output, io::Error>,
+}
+
+trait CmdExt {
+    fn into_cmd(self, name: &'static str) -> Cmd;
+}
+
+impl CmdExt for Result<Output, io::Error> {
+    fn into_cmd(self, name: &'static str) -> Cmd {
+        Cmd { name, result: self }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Cmd> for Exit<()> {
+    fn from(cmd: Cmd) -> Self {
+        match cmd.result {
+            Ok(output) => {
+                if output.status.success() {
+                    println!("{}: OK", cmd.name);
+                    Self::Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+                    Self::Error(stderr.to_string())
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                let msg = format!("{} failed: {}", cmd.name, e);
+                Self::IO(msg)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Spawned {
+    pub name: &'static str,
+    pub child: Result<Child, io::Error>,
+}
+
+impl Spawned {
+    pub fn wait(self) -> Cmd {
+        match self.child {
+            Ok(child) => child.wait_with_output().into_cmd(self.name),
+            Err(e) => Cmd {
+                name: self.name,
+                result: Err(e),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+trait SpawnedExt {
+    fn into_spawned(self, name: &'static str) -> Spawned;
+}
+
+impl SpawnedExt for Result<Child, io::Error> {
+    fn into_spawned(self, name: &'static str) -> Spawned {
+        Spawned { name, child: self }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<Spawned>> for Exit<()> {
+    fn from(spawns: Vec<Spawned>) -> Self {
+        spawns
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|spawn| spawn.wait())
+            .map(Exit::from)
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::process::Command;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn exit_from_404() {
+        let splat: Cmd = Command::new("splat").output().into_cmd("splat");
+        assert_eq!(splat.name, "splat");
+        assert!(
+            matches!(splat.result, Result::Err(ref e) if matches!(e.kind(), io::ErrorKind::NotFound))
+        );
+        let exit: Exit<()> = Exit::from(splat);
+        let Exit::IO(ref msg) = exit else {
+            panic!("not an IO2")
+        };
+        eprintln!("{}", msg);
+        assert!(msg.starts_with("splat failed: "));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn collect_exit() {
+        let exits = [
+            Exit::Ok(()),
+            Exit::IO("one".to_string()),
+            Exit::Error("two".to_string()),
+            Exit::Error("three".to_string()),
+        ];
+        let exit: Exit<()> = exits.into_iter().collect();
+        let expected = "one\ntwo\nthree\n";
+        dbg!(&exit);
+        assert!(matches!(exit, Exit::Error(s) if s == expected));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26726c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use try_v2_xtasks::{
+    Exit,
+    commands::{clippy, clippy_tests, fmt, git_add, test},
+};
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(version)]
+struct XTask {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Command,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum Command {
+    /// git add if all is good
+    Add,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Exit<()> {
+    let xtask = XTask::try_parse()?;
+
+    match &xtask.command {
+        Command::Add => {
+            let root = Path::new(".");
+            let fmt = fmt(root);
+            Exit::from(fmt)?;
+            let clippy = clippy(root);
+            let clippy_tests = clippy_tests(root);
+            let tests = test(root);
+            let checks = vec![clippy, clippy_tests, tests];
+            Exit::from(checks)?;
+            let git = git_add(root);
+            Exit::from(git)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/xtask/tests/fixture/Cargo.toml b/xtask/tests/fixture/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94b3224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/tests/fixture/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[package]
+name = "try_v2_xtasks_fixture"
+version = "0.0.1"
+edition = "2024"
+publish = false
diff --git a/xtask/tests/fixture/src/lib.rs b/xtask/tests/fixture/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66e8ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/tests/fixture/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+enum foo { bar }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xtask/tests/test_fmt.rs b/xtask/tests/test_fmt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2372989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/tests/test_fmt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use std::fs;
+
+use dircpy::copy_dir;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+use try_v2_xtasks::commands::fmt;
+
+#[test]
+fn fmt_fixture() {
+    let tmp = tempdir().expect("couldn't create temp dir for test");
+    copy_dir("tests/fixture", tmp.path()).expect("couldn't copy fixture");
+    let original = fs::read_to_string("tests/fixture/src/lib.rs").unwrap();
+    let copied = fs::read_to_string(tmp.path().join("src/lib.rs")).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original, copied);
+    let cmd = fmt(tmp.path());
+    let output = cmd.result.expect("`cargo fmt` failed to run");
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "`cargo fmt` exited with status {:?}\nstderr: {}",
+        output.status,
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr),
+    );
+    let formatted = fs::read_to_string(tmp.path().join("src/lib.rs")).unwrap();
+    assert_ne!(original, formatted);
+    dbg!(tmp.path());
+}