diff --git a/examples/quick_cluster.py b/examples/quick_cluster.py
index 3fa4ca2a..b4802a17 100644
--- a/examples/quick_cluster.py
+++ b/examples/quick_cluster.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ async def main():
     # look at this hip new syntax!
     async with (
 
-        tractor.open_actor_cluster(
+        tractor.experimental.open_actor_cluster(
             modules=[__name__]
         ) as portal_map,
 
diff --git a/tests/test_clustering.py b/tests/test_clustering.py
index 603b2eb4..1f836baf 100644
--- a/tests/test_clustering.py
+++ b/tests/test_clustering.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import itertools
 import pytest
 import trio
 import tractor
-from tractor import open_actor_cluster
+from tractor.experimental import open_actor_cluster
 from tractor.trionics import gather_contexts
 from tractor._testing import tractor_test
 
diff --git a/tractor/__init__.py b/tractor/__init__.py
index 6fac747f..3ac1f5cc 100644
--- a/tractor/__init__.py
+++ b/tractor/__init__.py
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 """
-tractor: structured concurrent ``trio``-"actors".
+tractor: distributed structurred concurrency
 
 """
-
-from ._clustering import (
-    open_actor_cluster as open_actor_cluster,
-)
 from ._context import (
     Context as Context,  # the type
     context as context,  # a func-decorator
diff --git a/tractor/experimental/__init__.py b/tractor/experimental/__init__.py
index 4fad3bec..b0ac7d45 100644
--- a/tractor/experimental/__init__.py
+++ b/tractor/experimental/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ built-ins.
 This is a staging area for ``tractor.builtin``.
 
 '''
-from ._pubsub import pub as msgpub
+from ._cluster import (
+    open_actor_cluster as open_actor_cluster,
+)
+from ._pubsub import (
+    pub as msgpub,
+)
 
 
 __all__ = [
diff --git a/tractor/_clustering.py b/tractor/experimental/_cluster.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tractor/_clustering.py
rename to tractor/experimental/_cluster.py