diff --git a/api/models/id_status.go b/api/models/id_status.go
index c31c7a385..5d7cedbbb 100644
--- a/api/models/id_status.go
+++ b/api/models/id_status.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/validate"
 )
 
+// TODO get rid of this. id and status are not more coupled than anything else?
+// burn it at the stake
+
 /*IDStatus Id status
 
 swagger:model IdStatus
diff --git a/api/models/mq.go b/api/models/mq.go
index b754c4666..bf3a1da8d 100644
--- a/api/models/mq.go
+++ b/api/models/mq.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package models
 
 import "context"
 
-// Titan uses a Message Queue to impose a total ordering on jobs that it will
+// Message Queue is used to impose a total ordering on jobs that it will
 // execute in order. Tasks are added to the queue via the Push() interface. The
-// MQ must support a reserve-delete 2 step dequeue to allow Titan to implement
+// MQ must support a reserve-delete 2 step dequeue to allow implementing
 // timeouts and retries.
 //
 // The Reserve() operation must return a job based on this total ordering
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import "context"
 type MessageQueue interface {
 	// Push a Task onto the queue. If any error is returned, the Task SHOULD not be
 	// queued. Note that this does not completely avoid double queueing, that is
-	// OK, Titan will perform a check against the datastore after a dequeue.
+	// OK, a check against the datastore will be performed after a dequeue.
 	//
 	// If the job's Delay value is > 0, the job should NOT be enqueued. The job
 	// should only be available in the queue after at least Delay seconds have
diff --git a/api/models/task.go b/api/models/task.go
index 7373441c7..d9f686bc5 100644
--- a/api/models/task.go
+++ b/api/models/task.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package models
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-
 	strfmt "github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/validate"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -23,6 +20,7 @@ const (
 	FormatHTTP = "http"
 )
 
+// TODO this should either be Task, or should be removed in favor of Task
 type FnCall struct {
 	IDStatus
 	CompletedAt strfmt.DateTime `json:"completed_at,omitempty"`
@@ -51,163 +49,57 @@ func (fnCall *FnCall) FromTask(task *Task) *FnCall {
 	}
 }
 
-/*Task task
-
-swagger:model Task
-*/
+// Task is a representation of a specific invocation of a route.
 type Task struct {
 	IDStatus
 
-	/* Number of seconds to wait before queueing the task for consumption for the first time. Must be a positive integer. Tasks with a delay start in state "delayed" and transition to "running" after delay seconds.
-	 */
-	Delay int32 `json:"delay,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Name of Docker image to use. This is optional and can be used to override the image defined at the route level.
-
-	Required: true
-	*/
-	Image *string `json:"image"`
-
-	/* "Number of automatic retries this task is allowed.  A retry will be attempted if a task fails. Max 25. Automatic retries are performed by titan when a task reaches a failed state and has `max_retries` > 0. A retry is performed by queueing a new task with the same image id and payload. The new task's max_retries is one less than the original. The new task's `retry_of` field is set to the original Task ID. The old task's `retry_at` field is set to the new Task's ID.  Titan will delay the new task for retries_delay seconds before queueing it. Cancelled or successful tasks are never automatically retried."
-
-	 */
-	MaxRetries int32 `json:"max_retries,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Payload for the task. This is what you pass into each task to make it do something.
-	 */
-	Payload string `json:"payload,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Priority of the task. Higher has more priority. 3 levels from 0-2. Tasks at same priority are processed in FIFO order.
-
-	Required: true
-	*/
-	Priority *int32 `json:"priority"`
-
-	/* Time in seconds to wait before retrying the task. Must be a non-negative integer.
-	 */
-	RetriesDelay *int32 `json:"retries_delay,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Maximum runtime in seconds. If a consumer retrieves the
-	task, but does not change it's status within timeout seconds, the task
-	is considered failed, with reason timeout (Titan may allow a small
-	grace period). The consumer should also kill the task after timeout
-	seconds. If a consumer tries to change status after Titan has already
-	timed out the task, the consumer will be ignored.
-
-	*/
-	Timeout *int32 `json:"timeout,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Hot function idle timeout in seconds before termination.
-
-	 */
-	IdleTimeout *int32 `json:"idle_timeout,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Time when task completed, whether it was successul or failed. Always in UTC.
-	 */
-	CompletedAt strfmt.DateTime `json:"completed_at,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Time when task was submitted. Always in UTC.
-
-	Read Only: true
-	*/
-	CreatedAt strfmt.DateTime `json:"created_at,omitempty"`
-
-	/* Env vars for the task. Comes from the ones set on the Route.
-	 */
-	EnvVars map[string]string `json:"env_vars,omitempty"`
-
-	/* The error message, if status is 'error'. This is errors due to things outside the task itself. Errors from user code will be found in the log.
-	 */
-	Error string `json:"error,omitempty"`
-
-	/* App this task belongs to.
-
-	Read Only: true
-	*/
-	AppName string `json:"app_name,omitempty"`
+	// App this task belongs to.
+	AppName string `json:"app_name"`
 
+	// Path of the route that is responsible for this task
 	Path string `json:"path"`
 
-	/* Machine usable reason for task being in this state.
-	Valid values for error status are `timeout | killed | bad_exit`.
-	Valid values for cancelled status are `client_request`.
-	For everything else, this is undefined.
+	// Name of Docker image to use.
+	Image string `json:"image"`
 
-	*/
-	Reason string `json:"reason,omitempty"`
+	// Number of seconds to wait before queueing the task for consumption for the first time. Must be a positive integer. Tasks with a delay start in state "delayed" and transition to "running" after delay seconds.
+	Delay int32 `json:"delay,omitempty"`
 
-	/* If this field is set, then this task was retried by the task referenced in this field.
+	// Payload for the task. This is only used by async tasks, to store their input.
+	Payload string `json:"payload,omitempty"`
 
-	Read Only: true
-	*/
-	RetryAt string `json:"retry_at,omitempty"`
+	// Priority of the task. Higher has more priority. 3 levels from 0-2. Tasks at same priority are processed in FIFO order.
+	Priority *int32 `json:"priority"`
 
-	/* If this field is set, then this task is a retry of the ID in this field.
+	// Maximum runtime in seconds.
+	Timeout int32 `json:"timeout,omitempty"`
 
-	Read Only: true
-	*/
-	RetryOf string `json:"retry_of,omitempty"`
+	// Hot function idle timeout in seconds before termination.
+	IdleTimeout int32 `json:"idle_timeout,omitempty"`
 
-	/* Time when task started execution. Always in UTC.
-	 */
+	// Memory is the amount of RAM this task is allocated.
+	Memory uint64 `json:"memory,omitempty"`
+
+	// BaseEnv are the env vars for hot containers, not request specific.
+	BaseEnv map[string]string `json:"base_env,omitempty"`
+
+	// Env vars for the task. Comes from the ones set on the Route.
+	EnvVars map[string]string `json:"env_vars,omitempty"`
+
+	// Format is the format to pass input into the function.
+	// TODO plumb this in async land
+	// Format string `json:"format,omitempty"`
+
+	// Time when task completed, whether it was successul or failed. Always in UTC.
+	CompletedAt strfmt.DateTime `json:"completed_at,omitempty"`
+
+	// Time when task was submitted. Always in UTC.
+	CreatedAt strfmt.DateTime `json:"created_at,omitempty"`
+
+	// Time when task started execution. Always in UTC.
 	StartedAt strfmt.DateTime `json:"started_at,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// Validate validates this task
-func (m *Task) Validate(formats strfmt.Registry) error {
-	if err := m.IDStatus.Validate(formats); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := m.validateEnvVars(formats); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := m.validateReason(formats); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Task) validateEnvVars(formats strfmt.Registry) error {
-
-	if err := validate.Required("env_vars", "body", m.EnvVars); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-var taskTypeReasonPropEnum []interface{}
-
-// property enum
-func (m *Task) validateReasonEnum(path, location string, value string) error {
-	if taskTypeReasonPropEnum == nil {
-		var res []string
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(`["timeout","killed","bad_exit","client_request"]`), &res); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		for _, v := range res {
-			taskTypeReasonPropEnum = append(taskTypeReasonPropEnum, v)
-		}
-	}
-	if err := validate.Enum(path, location, value, taskTypeReasonPropEnum); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Task) validateReason(formats strfmt.Registry) error {
-
-	// value enum
-	if err := m.validateReasonEnum("reason", "body", m.Reason); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 type CallFilter struct {
 	Path    string
 	AppName string
diff --git a/api/mqs/ironmq.go b/api/mqs/ironmq.go
index 6a260be82..19d884854 100644
--- a/api/mqs/ironmq.go
+++ b/api/mqs/ironmq.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func NewIronMQ(url *url.URL) *IronMQ {
 	if url.Path != "" {
 		queueName = url.Path
 	} else {
-		queueName = "titan"
+		queueName = "fn"
 	}
 	mq := &IronMQ{
 		queues:   make([]ironmq.Queue, 3),
diff --git a/api/runner/async_runner.go b/api/runner/async_runner.go
index 73a9d06a4..8c3a1591a 100644
--- a/api/runner/async_runner.go
+++ b/api/runner/async_runner.go
@@ -3,23 +3,22 @@ package runner
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/fnproject/fn/api/models"
 	"github.com/fnproject/fn/api/runner/common"
-	"github.com/fnproject/fn/api/runner/task"
+	taskpkg "github.com/fnproject/fn/api/runner/task"
 	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
 )
 
@@ -67,30 +66,6 @@ func getTask(ctx context.Context, url string) (*models.Task, error) {
 	return &task, nil
 }
 
-func getCfg(t *models.Task) *task.Config {
-	cfg := &task.Config{
-		Image:   *t.Image,
-		ID:      t.ID,
-		AppName: t.AppName,
-		Memory:  128,
-		Env:     t.EnvVars,
-		Ready:   make(chan struct{}),
-		Stdin:   strings.NewReader(t.Payload),
-	}
-	if t.Timeout == nil || *t.Timeout <= 0 {
-		cfg.Timeout = DefaultTimeout
-	} else {
-		cfg.Timeout = time.Duration(*t.Timeout) * time.Second
-	}
-	if t.IdleTimeout == nil || *t.IdleTimeout <= 0 {
-		cfg.IdleTimeout = DefaultIdleTimeout
-	} else {
-		cfg.IdleTimeout = time.Duration(*t.IdleTimeout) * time.Second
-	}
-
-	return cfg
-}
-
 func deleteTask(ctx context.Context, url string, task *models.Task) error {
 	span, _ := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "delete_task")
 	defer span.Finish()
@@ -186,7 +161,7 @@ func runAsyncTask(ctx context.Context, url string, rnr *Runner, ds models.Datast
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
 		// Process Task
-		_, err := rnr.RunTrackedTask(task, ctx, getCfg(task))
+		_, err := rnr.RunTrackedTask(task, ctx, taskpkg.ConfigFromTask(task))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Cannot run task")
 		}
diff --git a/api/runner/async_runner_test.go b/api/runner/async_runner_test.go
index c0ad456ae..ec39345fe 100644
--- a/api/runner/async_runner_test.go
+++ b/api/runner/async_runner_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func getMockTask() models.Task {
 	priority := int32(0)
 	image := fmt.Sprintf("Image-%d", rand.Int31()%1000)
 	task := &models.Task{}
-	task.Image = &image
+	task.Image = image
 	task.ID = fmt.Sprintf("ID-%d", rand.Int31()%1000)
 	task.AppName = fmt.Sprintf("RouteName-%d", rand.Int31()%1000)
 	task.Priority = &priority
diff --git a/api/runner/protocol/default.go b/api/runner/protocol/default.go
index 7795d0dcc..dd33b3dee 100644
--- a/api/runner/protocol/default.go
+++ b/api/runner/protocol/default.go
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ func (p *DefaultProtocol) IsStreamable() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *DefaultProtocol) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, t task.Request) error {
+func (p *DefaultProtocol) Dispatch(context.Context, *task.Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/api/runner/protocol/factory.go b/api/runner/protocol/factory.go
index 1f3b86325..84d896cfb 100644
--- a/api/runner/protocol/factory.go
+++ b/api/runner/protocol/factory.go
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ var errInvalidProtocol = errors.New("Invalid Protocol")
 // It returns any protocol error, if present.
 type ContainerIO interface {
 	IsStreamable() bool
-	Dispatch(ctx context.Context, t task.Request) error
+
+	// TODO this should take a drivers.ContainerTask?
+	Dispatch(ctx context.Context, t *task.Config) error
 }
 
 // Protocol defines all protocols that operates a ContainerIO.
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ func (p Protocol) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 type errorProto struct{}
 
 func (e *errorProto) IsStreamable() bool                                 { return false }
-func (e *errorProto) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, t task.Request) error { return errInvalidProtocol }
+func (e *errorProto) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, t *task.Config) error { return errInvalidProtocol }
 
 // New creates a valid protocol handler from a I/O pipe representing containers
 // stdin/stdout.
diff --git a/api/runner/protocol/http.go b/api/runner/protocol/http.go
index 989d08616..ffc2cdc4b 100644
--- a/api/runner/protocol/http.go
+++ b/api/runner/protocol/http.go
@@ -27,22 +27,23 @@ func (p *HTTPProtocol) IsStreamable() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *HTTPProtocol) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, t task.Request) error {
+func (p *HTTPProtocol) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, cfg *task.Config) error {
 	var retErr error
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
+		// TODO not okay. plumb content-length from req into cfg..
 		var body bytes.Buffer
-		io.Copy(&body, t.Config.Stdin)
+		io.Copy(&body, cfg.Stdin)
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", &body)
 		if err != nil {
 			retErr = err
 			return
 		}
-		for k, v := range t.Config.Env {
+		for k, v := range cfg.Env {
 			req.Header.Set(k, v)
 		}
 		req.Header.Set("Content-Length", fmt.Sprint(body.Len()))
-		req.Header.Set("Task-ID", t.Config.ID)
+		req.Header.Set("Task-ID", cfg.ID)
 		raw, err := httputil.DumpRequest(req, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			retErr = err
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ func (p *HTTPProtocol) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, t task.Request) error {
 			return
 		}
 
-		io.Copy(t.Config.Stdout, res.Body)
+		io.Copy(cfg.Stdout, res.Body)
 		done <- struct{}{}
 	}()
 
-	timeout := time.After(t.Config.Timeout)
+	timeout := time.After(cfg.Timeout)
 
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
diff --git a/api/runner/runner.go b/api/runner/runner.go
index 57fd4180e..f0d33764a 100644
--- a/api/runner/runner.go
+++ b/api/runner/runner.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, flog FuncLogger, ds models.Datastore) (*Runner, er
 	// TODO: Is this really required for the container drivers? Can we remove it?
 	env := common.NewEnvironment(func(e *common.Environment) {})
 
-	// TODO: Create a drivers.New(runnerConfig) in Titan
+	// TODO: Create drivers.New(runnerConfig)
 	driver, err := selectDriver("docker", env, &drivers.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/api/runner/task/task.go b/api/runner/task/task.go
index cc568ca38..f1cd002e8 100644
--- a/api/runner/task/task.go
+++ b/api/runner/task/task.go
@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@ package task
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/fnproject/fn/api/models"
 	"github.com/fnproject/fn/api/runner/drivers"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
 )
 
+// TODO this whole package should be hanged, drawn & quartered
+
 type Config struct {
 	ID           string
+	AppName      string
 	Path         string
 	Image        string
 	Timeout      time.Duration
 	IdleTimeout  time.Duration
-	AppName      string
 	Memory       uint64
 	BaseEnv      map[string]string // only app & route config vals [for hot]
 	Env          map[string]string // includes BaseEnv
@@ -28,6 +33,43 @@ type Config struct {
 	Stderr io.WriteCloser // closer for flushy poo
 }
 
+// TODO Task & Config should be merged
+func TaskFromConfig(cfg *Config) *models.Task {
+	return &models.Task{
+		IDStatus:    models.IDStatus{ID: cfg.ID},
+		AppName:     cfg.AppName,
+		Path:        cfg.Path,
+		Image:       cfg.Image,
+		Timeout:     int32(cfg.Timeout.Seconds()),
+		IdleTimeout: int32(cfg.IdleTimeout.Seconds()),
+		Memory:      cfg.Memory,
+		BaseEnv:     cfg.BaseEnv,
+		EnvVars:     cfg.Env,
+		// Format:      cfg.Format, TODO plumb this
+		CreatedAt: strfmt.DateTime(time.Now()),
+
+		Delay: 0, // TODO not wired to users
+		// Payload: stdin
+		Priority: new(int32), // 0, TODO not wired atm to users.
+	}
+}
+
+func ConfigFromTask(t *models.Task) *Config {
+	return &Config{
+		ID:          t.ID,
+		AppName:     t.AppName,
+		Path:        t.Path,
+		Image:       t.Image,
+		Timeout:     time.Duration(t.Timeout) * time.Second,
+		IdleTimeout: time.Duration(t.IdleTimeout) * time.Second,
+		Memory:      t.Memory,
+		BaseEnv:     t.BaseEnv,
+		Env:         t.EnvVars,
+		Stdin:       strings.NewReader(t.Payload),
+		Ready:       make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+}
+
 // Request stores the task to be executed, It holds in itself the channel to
 // return its response to its caller.
 type Request struct {
diff --git a/api/runner/worker.go b/api/runner/worker.go
index ec2935125..6ccafeec6 100644
--- a/api/runner/worker.go
+++ b/api/runner/worker.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (hc *htfn) serve(ctx context.Context) {
 				stderr.swap(tlog)
 
 				start := time.Now()
-				err := hc.proto.Dispatch(ctx, t)
+				err := hc.proto.Dispatch(ctx, t.Config)
 				status := "success"
 				if err != nil {
 					status = "error"
diff --git a/api/server/runner.go b/api/server/runner.go
index baeaf3987..b9ddab4e2 100644
--- a/api/server/runner.go
+++ b/api/server/runner.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fnproject/fn/api/runner/common"
 	"github.com/fnproject/fn/api/runner/task"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
 	cache "github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 )
 
@@ -148,8 +147,7 @@ func (s *Server) serve(ctx context.Context, c *gin.Context, appName string, rout
 	baseVars["FN_FORMAT"] = route.Format
 	baseVars["APP_NAME"] = appName
 	baseVars["ROUTE"] = route.Path
-	// TODO add this back after #193 #195 (fix async RAM)
-	// baseVars["MEMORY_MB"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", route.Memory)
+	baseVars["MEMORY_MB"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", route.Memory)
 
 	// app config
 	for k, v := range app.Config {
@@ -213,26 +211,20 @@ func (s *Server) serve(ctx context.Context, c *gin.Context, appName string, rout
 	}
 
 	s.Runner.Enqueue()
-	createdAt := strfmt.DateTime(time.Now())
-	newTask := &models.Task{}
-	newTask.Image = &cfg.Image
-	newTask.ID = cfg.ID
-	newTask.CreatedAt = createdAt
-	newTask.Path = route.Path
-	newTask.EnvVars = cfg.Env
-	newTask.AppName = cfg.AppName
+	newTask := task.TaskFromConfig(cfg)
 
 	switch route.Type {
 	case "async":
+		// TODO we should be able to do hot input to async. plumb protocol stuff
+		// TODO enqueue should unravel the payload?
+
 		// Read payload
 		pl, err := ioutil.ReadAll(cfg.Stdin)
 		if err != nil {
 			handleErrorResponse(c, models.ErrInvalidPayload)
 			return true
 		}
-		// Create Task
-		priority := int32(0)
-		newTask.Priority = &priority
+		// Add in payload
 		newTask.Payload = string(pl)
 
 		// Push to queue
@@ -243,7 +235,7 @@ func (s *Server) serve(ctx context.Context, c *gin.Context, appName string, rout
 		}
 
 		log.Info("Added new task to queue")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, map[string]string{"call_id": newTask.ID})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, map[string]string{"call_id": cfg.ID})
 
 	default:
 		result, err := s.Runner.RunTrackedTask(newTask, ctx, cfg)
diff --git a/docs/operating/mqs/README.md b/docs/operating/mqs/README.md
index c08d2d7ff..b6f846dc1 100644
--- a/docs/operating/mqs/README.md
+++ b/docs/operating/mqs/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ docker run -e "MQ_URL=redis://localhost:6379/" ...
 
 ## [Bolt](https://github.com/boltdb/bolt) (default)
 
-URL: `bolt:///titan/data/functions-mq.db`
+URL: `bolt:///fn/data/functions-mq.db`
 
 See Bolt in databases above. The Bolt database is locked at the file level, so
 the file cannot be the same as the one used for the Bolt Datastore.
diff --git a/docs/swagger.yml b/docs/swagger.yml
index 02a8f6c9f..31b307474 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.yml
+++ b/docs/swagger.yml
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ definitions:
       payload:
         type: string
         # 256k
-        # maxLength breaks ruby generator too: https://github.com/treeder/worker_ruby/blob/0aa9236ce5060af3f15758937712973f80dd54fe/lib/iron_titan/models/task.rb#L272
+        # maxLength breaks ruby generator too
         # maxLength: 268435456
         description: Payload for the task. This is what you pass into each task to make it do something.
       group_name: