diff --git a/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/SchemaErrors.ts b/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/SchemaErrors.ts
index 2c6cdc054..f974a3c3f 100644
--- a/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/SchemaErrors.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/SchemaErrors.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ interface OnRequestResult<$Params extends Extension.Hooks.OnRequestResult.Params
             [$Key in keyof ExcludeNullAndUndefined<$Params['result']['data']>]:
               Exclude<
                 ExcludeNullAndUndefined<$Params['result']['data']>[$Key],
-                { __typename: $Params['registeredSchema']['index']['extensions']['SchemaErrors']['objectNames'] }
+                { __typename: $Params['registeredSchema']['schema']['extensions']['SchemaErrors']['objectNames'] }
               >
           }
     } & Omit<$Params['result'], 'data'>
diff --git a/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/tests/fixture/graffle/modules/Global.ts b/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/tests/fixture/graffle/modules/Global.ts
index bded69237..6e41f4003 100644
--- a/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/tests/fixture/graffle/modules/Global.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/SchemaErrors/tests/fixture/graffle/modules/Global.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       GraffleSchemaErrors: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn
diff --git a/src/layers/1_Schema/Hybrid/types/Scalar/Scalar.ts b/src/layers/1_Schema/Hybrid/types/Scalar/Scalar.ts
index 775261cb9..8e638c3f9 100644
--- a/src/layers/1_Schema/Hybrid/types/Scalar/Scalar.ts
+++ b/src/layers/1_Schema/Hybrid/types/Scalar/Scalar.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ export type $Any =
   | Boolean
   | ID
   | Float
-  | Values<GlobalRegistry.Schemas[keyof GlobalRegistry.Schemas]['customScalars']>
+  | Values<GlobalRegistry.Clients[keyof GlobalRegistry.Clients]['customScalars']>
 
 type Values<T> = T extends any ? keyof T extends never ? never : T[keyof T] : never
diff --git a/src/layers/4_generator/generator/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap b/src/layers/4_generator/generator/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap
index aab726407..eff02e372 100644
--- a/src/layers/4_generator/generator/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/layers/4_generator/generator/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       default: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn
diff --git a/src/layers/4_generator/generators/global.ts b/src/layers/4_generator/generators/global.ts
index 9599424ac..191488a3f 100644
--- a/src/layers/4_generator/generators/global.ts
+++ b/src/layers/4_generator/generators/global.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Code } from '../../../lib/Code.js'
+import { identifiers } from '../helpers/identifiers.js'
 import { createModuleGenerator } from '../helpers/moduleGenerator.js'
 import { ModuleGeneratorData } from './Data.js'
 import { ModuleGeneratorMethodsDocument } from './MethodsDocument.js'
@@ -10,16 +11,12 @@ import { ModuleGeneratorSchema } from './Schema.js'
 export const ModuleGeneratorGlobal = createModuleGenerator(
   `Global`,
   ({ config, code }) => {
-    const identifiers = {
-      Scalar: `Scalar`,
-    }
-
     code(
       `import type * as Data from './${ModuleGeneratorData.name}.js'`,
       `import type * as MethodsSelect from './${ModuleGeneratorMethodsSelect.name}.js'`,
       `import type * as MethodsDocument from './${ModuleGeneratorMethodsDocument.name}.js'`,
       `import type * as MethodsRoot from './${ModuleGeneratorMethodsRoot.name}.js'`,
-      `import type { Schema } from './${ModuleGeneratorSchema.name}.js'`,
+      `import type { ${identifiers.Schema} } from './${ModuleGeneratorSchema.name}.js'`,
     )
 
     if (config.schema.kindMap.GraphQLScalarTypeCustom.length > 0) {
@@ -34,10 +31,10 @@ export const ModuleGeneratorGlobal = createModuleGenerator(
     const customScalarsProperties = config.schema.kindMap.GraphQLScalarTypeCustom
       .map((_) => [_.name, `${identifiers.Scalar}.${_.name}`])
 
-    const SchemasFields = Code.termObjectFields({
+    const ClientFields = Code.termObjectFields({
       [config.name]: {
         name: `Data.Name`,
-        index: `Schema`,
+        schema: identifiers.Schema,
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: `MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect`,
           Document: `MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn`,
@@ -51,11 +48,12 @@ export const ModuleGeneratorGlobal = createModuleGenerator(
       },
     })
 
+    // todo rename "Schemas" to "Clients"
     code(`
       declare global {
         export namespace GraffleGlobal {
           export interface Schemas {
-            ${SchemasFields}
+            ${ClientFields}
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/layers/4_generator/globalRegistry.ts b/src/layers/4_generator/globalRegistry.ts
index 475a7f775..b2168fca4 100644
--- a/src/layers/4_generator/globalRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/layers/4_generator/globalRegistry.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ declare global {
   }
 }
 
-type ZeroSchema = {
+interface ZeroClient extends GlobalRegistry.RegisteredSchema {
   name: GlobalRegistry.DefaultSchemaName
-  index: { name: never }
-  // featureOptions: {}
+  schema: Schema
   interfaces: {
+    Root: TypeFunction.Fn
+    Document: TypeFunction.Fn
     MethodsSelect: {}
   }
   defaultSchemaUrl: null
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export namespace GlobalRegistry {
 
   export interface RegisteredSchema<$Extensions extends Extensions = Extensions> {
     name: string
-    index: Schema<$Extensions['Schema']>
+    schema: Schema<$Extensions['Schema']>
     interfaces: {
       Root: TypeFunction.Fn
       Document: TypeFunction.Fn
@@ -51,29 +52,29 @@ export namespace GlobalRegistry {
 
   export type DefaultSchemaName = 'default'
 
-  export type Schemas = GraffleGlobal.Schemas
+  export type Clients = GraffleGlobal.Schemas // todo rename to Clients
 
-  export type IsEmpty = keyof Schemas extends never ? true : false
+  export type IsEmpty = keyof Clients extends never ? true : false
 
-  export type SchemaUnion = IsEmpty extends true ? ZeroSchema : Values<Schemas>
+  export type ClientUnion = IsEmpty extends true ? ZeroClient : Values<Clients>
 
   export type SchemaNames = keyof GraffleGlobal.Schemas extends never
     ? TSErrorDescriptive<'SchemaNames', 'No schemas have been registered. Did you run graffle generate?'>
     : keyof GraffleGlobal.Schemas
 
   // dprint-ignore
-  export type HasDefaultUrlForSchema<$Schema extends SchemaUnion> =
+  export type HasDefaultUrlForSchema<$Schema extends ClientUnion> =
     $Schema['defaultSchemaUrl'] extends null
       ? false
       : true
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line
   // @ts-ignore passes after generation
-  export type GetSchemaIndex<$Name extends SchemaNames> = GraffleGlobal.Schemas[$Name]['index']
+  export type GetSchema<$Name extends SchemaNames> = GraffleGlobal.Schemas[$Name]['schema']
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line
   // @ts-ignore passes after generation
-  export type SchemaIndexDefault = GetSchemaIndex<DefaultSchemaName>
+  export type SchemaDefault = GetSchema<DefaultSchemaName>
 
   // dprint-ignore
   export type GetOrDefault<$Name extends SchemaNames | undefined> =
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ export namespace GlobalRegistry {
       : GraffleGlobal.Schemas[DefaultSchemaName]
 
   // dprint-ignore
-  export type GetSchemaIndexOrDefault<$Name extends SchemaNames | undefined> =
+  export type GetSchemaOrDefault<$Name extends SchemaNames | undefined> =
     $Name extends SchemaNames
-      ? GetSchemaIndex<$Name>
-      : SchemaIndexDefault
+      ? GetSchema<$Name>
+      : SchemaDefault
 }
diff --git a/src/layers/4_generator/helpers/identifiers.ts b/src/layers/4_generator/helpers/identifiers.ts
index 2244ff184..d8cdf6147 100644
--- a/src/layers/4_generator/helpers/identifiers.ts
+++ b/src/layers/4_generator/helpers/identifiers.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export const identifiers = {
   Schema: `Schema`,
   Utilities: `Utilities`,
   MethodsRoot: `MethodsRoot`,
+  Scalar: `Scalar`,
 }
diff --git a/src/layers/5_select/select.ts b/src/layers/5_select/select.ts
index 33cbdf26b..dea4567d1 100644
--- a/src/layers/5_select/select.ts
+++ b/src/layers/5_select/select.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ export const create: Create = (_name) => identityProxy as any
 // todo is an any type
 // eslint-disable-next-line
 // @ts-ignore generated types
-export const select: TypeSelectionSets<GlobalRegistry.SchemaIndexDefault> = identityProxy
+export const select: TypeSelectionSets<GlobalRegistry.SchemaDefault> = identityProxy
diff --git a/src/layers/6_client/Settings/Input.ts b/src/layers/6_client/Settings/Input.ts
index 1867bf45e..1982454a0 100644
--- a/src/layers/6_client/Settings/Input.ts
+++ b/src/layers/6_client/Settings/Input.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export type InputOutputEnvelopeLonghand = {
 /**
  * @remarks This input extends base with properties that can be filled with exports from the generated client.
  */
-export type InputStatic<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion = GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion> =
-  & InputBase<$Schema>
+export type InputStatic<$RegisteredClient extends GlobalRegistry.ClientUnion = GlobalRegistry.ClientUnion> =
+  & InputBase<$RegisteredClient>
   & {
     /**
      * The schema to use.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export type InputStatic<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion = GlobalRegis
      *
      * @defaultValue 'default'
      */
-    name?: $Schema['index']['name']
+    name?: $RegisteredClient['name']
     /**
      * todo
      */
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ export type InputStatic<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion = GlobalRegis
 // TODO use code generation to display
 // TODO test that schema is optional when introspection was used to generate client.
 // dprint-ignore
-export type InputBase<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion> =
+export type InputBase<$RegisteredClient extends GlobalRegistry.ClientUnion> =
   | (
       & (
-          GlobalRegistry.HasDefaultUrlForSchema<$Schema> extends true
+          GlobalRegistry.HasDefaultUrlForSchema<$RegisteredClient> extends true
           ? {
               /**
                * @defaultValue The introspection URL used to generate this Graffle client.
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ export type InputBase<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion> =
         )
       // eslint-disable-next-line
       // @ts-ignore passes after generation
-      & WithInput<{ name: $Schema['name']; transport: { type: 'http'} }>
+      & WithInput<{ name: $RegisteredClient['name']; transport: { type: 'http'} }>
     )
   | (
       & (
-          GlobalRegistry.HasDefaultUrlForSchema<$Schema> extends true
+          GlobalRegistry.HasDefaultUrlForSchema<$RegisteredClient> extends true
           ? {
               /**
                * TODO this TSDoc is never rendered in VSCode...
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ export type InputBase<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion> =
         )
       // eslint-disable-next-line
       // @ts-ignore passes after generation
-      & WithInput<{ name: $Schema['name']; transport: { type: 'memory'} }>
+      & WithInput<{ name: $RegisteredClient['name']; transport: { type: 'memory'} }>
     )
diff --git a/src/layers/6_client/Settings/InputToConfig.ts b/src/layers/6_client/Settings/InputToConfig.ts
index 7d01eb639..1f82fd397 100644
--- a/src/layers/6_client/Settings/InputToConfig.ts
+++ b/src/layers/6_client/Settings/InputToConfig.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ export const inputToConfig = <$Input extends InputStatic>(
 
   return {
     initialInput: input,
-    // @ts-expect-error conditional type fixme
+    // todo fixme: passes before generation
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    // @ts-ignore
     name: input.name ?? defaultSchemaName,
     transport,
     schemaMap: input.schemaMap ?? null as any,
diff --git a/src/layers/6_client/prefilled.ts b/src/layers/6_client/prefilled.ts
index 0ea97d4b0..2cef6255c 100644
--- a/src/layers/6_client/prefilled.ts
+++ b/src/layers/6_client/prefilled.ts
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ export type CreatePrefilled =
 	<
 		// eslint-disable-next-line
 		// @ts-ignore passes after generation
-		$Input extends InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Schemas[$Name]>,
+		$Input extends InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Clients[$Name]>,
 	>(...args:
 		// eslint-disable-next-line
 		// @ts-ignore passes after generation
-		HasRequiredKeys<InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Schemas[$Name]>> extends true
+		HasRequiredKeys<InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Clients[$Name]>> extends true
 			// eslint-disable-next-line
 			// @ts-ignore passes after generation
-			? [input: Exact<$Input, InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Schemas[$Name]>>]
+			? [input: Exact<$Input, InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Clients[$Name]>>]
 			// TODO test that input optional when no required properties
 			// eslint-disable-next-line
 			// @ts-ignore passes after generation
-			: ([input: Exact<$Input, InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Schemas[$Name]>>] | [])
+			: ([input: Exact<$Input, InputPrefilled<GlobalRegistry.Clients[$Name]>>] | [])
 	) =>
 		// eslint-disable-next-line
 		// @ts-ignore passes after generation
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type CreatePrefilled =
 		}>
 
 // dprint-ignore
-export type InputPrefilled<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.SchemaUnion> =
+export type InputPrefilled<$Schema extends GlobalRegistry.ClientUnion> =
 	$Schema extends any
 		? InputBase<$Schema>
 		: never
diff --git a/tests/_/schemas/kitchen-sink/graffle/modules/Global.ts b/tests/_/schemas/kitchen-sink/graffle/modules/Global.ts
index 5ddb0d115..bf3823ce7 100644
--- a/tests/_/schemas/kitchen-sink/graffle/modules/Global.ts
+++ b/tests/_/schemas/kitchen-sink/graffle/modules/Global.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       default: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn
diff --git a/tests/_/schemas/mutation-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts b/tests/_/schemas/mutation-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts
index 429d323c6..1149b5b46 100644
--- a/tests/_/schemas/mutation-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts
+++ b/tests/_/schemas/mutation-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       MutationOnly: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn
diff --git a/tests/_/schemas/pokemon/graffle/modules/Global.ts b/tests/_/schemas/pokemon/graffle/modules/Global.ts
index de1b4bf26..4d4edb526 100644
--- a/tests/_/schemas/pokemon/graffle/modules/Global.ts
+++ b/tests/_/schemas/pokemon/graffle/modules/Global.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       Pokemon: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn
diff --git a/tests/_/schemas/query-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts b/tests/_/schemas/query-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts
index 39dc37fa7..7b5b0be10 100644
--- a/tests/_/schemas/query-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts
+++ b/tests/_/schemas/query-only/graffle/modules/Global.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       QueryOnly: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn
diff --git a/website/graffle/modules/Global.ts b/website/graffle/modules/Global.ts
index f3567e88c..2bab7dc10 100644
--- a/website/graffle/modules/Global.ts
+++ b/website/graffle/modules/Global.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       default: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn
diff --git a/website/pokemon/modules/Global.ts b/website/pokemon/modules/Global.ts
index de1b4bf26..4d4edb526 100644
--- a/website/pokemon/modules/Global.ts
+++ b/website/pokemon/modules/Global.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ declare global {
     export interface Schemas {
       Pokemon: {
         name: Data.Name
-        index: Schema
+        schema: Schema
         interfaces: {
           MethodsSelect: MethodsSelect.$MethodsSelect
           Document: MethodsDocument.BuilderMethodsDocumentFn