diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d233ecd..4f7431c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ setup(
     platforms=['linux', 'windows'],
     packages=[
         'tractor',
+        'tractor.trionics',
         'tractor.testing',
     ],
     install_requires=[
diff --git a/tests/test_clustering.py b/tests/test_clustering.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e85d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_clustering.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import itertools
+
+import trio
+import tractor
+from tractor import open_actor_cluster
+from tractor.trionics import async_enter_all
+
+from conftest import tractor_test
+
+
+MESSAGE = 'tractoring at full speed'
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def worker(ctx: tractor.Context) -> None:
+    await ctx.started()
+    async with ctx.open_stream() as stream:
+        async for msg in stream:
+            # do something with msg
+            print(msg)
+            assert msg == MESSAGE
+
+
+@tractor_test
+async def test_streaming_to_actor_cluster() -> None:
+    async with (
+        open_actor_cluster(modules=[__name__]) as portals,
+        async_enter_all(
+            mngrs=[p.open_context(worker) for p in portals.values()],
+        ) as contexts,
+        async_enter_all(
+            mngrs=[ctx[0].open_stream() for ctx in contexts],
+        ) as streams,
+    ):
+        with trio.move_on_after(1):
+            for stream in itertools.cycle(streams):
+                await stream.send(MESSAGE)
diff --git a/tractor/__init__.py b/tractor/__init__.py
index 795feb7..602e7bf 100644
--- a/tractor/__init__.py
+++ b/tractor/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ tractor: An actor model micro-framework built on
 """
 from trio import MultiError
 
+from ._clustering import open_actor_cluster
 from ._ipc import Channel
 from ._streaming import (
     Context,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'get_arbiter',
     'is_root_process',
     'msg',
+    'open_actor_cluster',
     'open_nursery',
     'open_root_actor',
     'Portal',
diff --git a/tractor/_clustering.py b/tractor/_clustering.py
index 829caff..410459b 100644
--- a/tractor/_clustering.py
+++ b/tractor/_clustering.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Actor cluster helpers.
 
 '''
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 from multiprocessing import cpu_count
 from typing import AsyncGenerator, Optional
@@ -12,39 +14,40 @@ import tractor
 
 @acm
 async def open_actor_cluster(
-
     modules: list[str],
     count: int = cpu_count(),
     names: Optional[list[str]] = None,
-
+    start_method: Optional[str] = None,
+    hard_kill: bool = False,
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[
     list[str],
     dict[str, tractor.Portal]
 ]:
 
     portals: dict[str, tractor.Portal] = {}
-    uid = tractor.current_actor().uid
 
     if not names:
-        suffix = '_'.join(uid)
-        names = [f'worker_{i}.' + suffix for i in range(count)]
+        names = [f'worker_{i}' for i in range(count)]
 
     if not len(names) == count:
         raise ValueError(
             'Number of names is {len(names)} but count it {count}')
 
-    async with tractor.open_nursery() as an:
+    async with tractor.open_nursery(start_method=start_method) as an:
         async with trio.open_nursery() as n:
-            for index, key in zip(range(count), names):
+            uid = tractor.current_actor().uid
 
-                async def start(i) -> None:
-                    key = f'worker_{i}.' + '_'.join(uid)
-                    portals[key] = await an.start_actor(
-                        enable_modules=modules,
-                        name=key,
-                    )
+            async def _start(name: str) -> None:
+                name = f'{name}.{uid}'
+                portals[name] = await an.start_actor(
+                    enable_modules=modules,
+                    name=name,
+                )
 
-                n.start_soon(start, index)
+            for name in names:
+                n.start_soon(_start, name)
 
         assert len(portals) == count
         yield portals
+
+        await an.cancel(hard_kill=hard_kill)
diff --git a/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py b/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
index 09d4b14..ca75c55 100644
--- a/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
+++ b/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Async context manager primitives with hard ``trio``-aware semantics
 
 '''
-from typing import AsyncContextManager
-from typing import TypeVar
+from typing import AsyncContextManager, AsyncGenerator
+from typing import TypeVar, Sequence
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 
 import trio
@@ -13,52 +13,44 @@ import trio
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
-async def _enter_and_sleep(
-
+async def _enter_and_wait(
     mngr: AsyncContextManager[T],
-    to_yield: dict[int, T],
+    unwrapped: dict[int, T],
     all_entered: trio.Event,
-    # task_status: TaskStatus[T] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
-
-) -> T:
+) -> None:
     '''Open the async context manager deliver it's value
     to this task's spawner and sleep until cancelled.
 
     '''
     async with mngr as value:
-        to_yield[id(mngr)] = value
+        unwrapped[id(mngr)] = value
 
-        if all(to_yield.values()):
+        if all(unwrapped.values()):
             all_entered.set()
 
-        # sleep until cancelled
         await trio.sleep_forever()
 
 
 @acm
 async def async_enter_all(
-
-    *mngrs: tuple[AsyncContextManager[T]],
-
-) -> tuple[T]:
-
-    to_yield = {}.fromkeys(id(mngr) for mngr in mngrs)
+    mngrs: Sequence[AsyncContextManager[T]],
+) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[T, ...], None]:
+    unwrapped = {}.fromkeys(id(mngr) for mngr in mngrs)
 
     all_entered = trio.Event()
 
     async with trio.open_nursery() as n:
         for mngr in mngrs:
             n.start_soon(
-                _enter_and_sleep,
+                _enter_and_wait,
                 mngr,
-                to_yield,
+                unwrapped,
                 all_entered,
             )
 
         # deliver control once all managers have started up
         await all_entered.wait()
-        yield tuple(to_yield.values())
 
-        # tear down all sleeper tasks thus triggering individual
-        # mngr ``__aexit__()``s.
-        n.cancel_scope.cancel()
+        yield tuple(unwrapped.values())
+
+        n.cancel_scope.cancel()
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