diff --git a/piker/clearing/_allocate.py b/piker/clearing/_allocate.py
index 34f59571..d201368d 100644
--- a/piker/clearing/_allocate.py
+++ b/piker/clearing/_allocate.py
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ SizeUnit = Enum(
 class Allocator(Struct):
 
     symbol: Symbol
+
+    # TODO: if we ever want ot support non-uniform entry-slot-proportion
+    # "sizes"
+    # disti_weight: str = 'uniform'
+
+    units_limit: float
+    currency_limit: float
+    slots: int
     account: Optional[str] = 'paper'
 
     _size_units: bidict[str, Optional[str]] = _size_units
@@ -66,14 +74,6 @@ class Allocator(Struct):
         self._size_unit = v
         return v
 
-    # TODO: if we ever want ot support non-uniform entry-slot-proportion
-    # "sizes"
-    # disti_weight: str = 'uniform'
-
-    units_limit: float
-    currency_limit: float
-    slots: int
-
     def step_sizes(
         self,
     ) -> (float, float):
diff --git a/piker/clearing/_messages.py b/piker/clearing/_messages.py
index 2c258625..b41a565f 100644
--- a/piker/clearing/_messages.py
+++ b/piker/clearing/_messages.py
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class Cancel(Struct):
     broker-submitted (live) trigger/order.
 
     '''
-    action: str = 'cancel'
     oid: str  # uuid4
     symbol: str
+    action: str = 'cancel'
 
 
 # --------------
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ class Cancel(Struct):
 
 class Status(Struct):
 
-    name: str = 'status'
     time_ns: int
     oid: str  # uuid4 ems-order dialog id
 
@@ -135,6 +134,8 @@ class Status(Struct):
       'error',
     ]
 
+    name: str = 'status'
+
     # this maps normally to the ``BrokerdOrder.reqid`` below, an id
     # normally allocated internally by the backend broker routing system
     reqid: Optional[int | str] = None
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ class Status(Struct):
 
 class BrokerdCancel(Struct):
 
-    action: str = 'cancel'
     oid: str  # piker emsd order id
     time_ns: int
 
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ class BrokerdCancel(Struct):
     # on the emsd order request stream as the ``BrokerdOrderAck.reqid``
     # field
     reqid: Optional[int | str] = None
+    action: str = 'cancel'
 
 
 class BrokerdOrder(Struct):
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@ class BrokerdOrder(Struct):
     account: str
     time_ns: int
 
+    symbol: str  # fqsn
+    price: float
+    size: float
+
     # TODO: if we instead rely on a +ve/-ve size to determine
     # the action we more or less don't need this field right?
     action: str = ''  # {buy, sell}
@@ -200,10 +205,6 @@ class BrokerdOrder(Struct):
     # field
     reqid: Optional[int | str] = None
 
-    symbol: str  # fqsn
-    price: float
-    size: float
-
 
 # ---------------
 # emsd <- brokerd
@@ -218,7 +219,6 @@ class BrokerdOrderAck(Struct):
     ``.oid`` (which is a uuid4).
 
     '''
-    name: str = 'ack'
 
     # defined and provided by backend
     reqid: int | str
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ class BrokerdOrderAck(Struct):
     # emsd id originally sent in matching request msg
     oid: str
     account: str = ''
+    name: str = 'ack'
 
 
 class BrokerdStatus(Struct):
 
-    name: str = 'status'
     reqid: int | str
     time_ns: int
     status: Literal[
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class BrokerdStatus(Struct):
     ]
 
     account: str
+    name: str = 'status'
     filled: float = 0.0
     reason: str = ''
     remaining: float = 0.0
@@ -260,7 +261,11 @@ class BrokerdFill(Struct):
     if avaiable.
 
     '''
-    name: str = 'fill'
+    # brokerd timestamp required for order mode arrow placement on x-axis
+    # TODO: maybe int if we force ns?
+    # we need to normalize this somehow since backends will use their
+    # own format and likely across many disparate epoch clocks...
+    broker_time: float
     reqid: int | str
     time_ns: int
 
@@ -268,16 +273,10 @@ class BrokerdFill(Struct):
     size: float
     price: float
 
+    name: str = 'fill'
     action: Optional[str] = None
     broker_details: dict = {}  # meta-data (eg. commisions etc.)
 
-    # brokerd timestamp required for order mode arrow placement on x-axis
-
-    # TODO: maybe int if we force ns?
-    # we need to normalize this somehow since backends will use their
-    # own format and likely across many disparate epoch clocks...
-    broker_time: float
-
 
 class BrokerdError(Struct):
     '''
@@ -286,15 +285,15 @@ class BrokerdError(Struct):
     This is still a TODO thing since we're not sure how to employ it yet.
 
     '''
-    name: str = 'error'
     oid: str
+    symbol: str
+    reason: str
 
     # if no brokerd order request was actually submitted (eg. we errored
     # at the ``pikerd`` layer) then there will be ``reqid`` allocated.
     reqid: Optional[int | str] = None
 
-    symbol: str
-    reason: str
+    name: str = 'error'
     broker_details: dict = {}
 
 
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ class BrokerdPosition(Struct):
     '''Position update event from brokerd.
 
     '''
-    name: str = 'position'
 
     broker: str
     account: str
@@ -310,3 +308,4 @@ class BrokerdPosition(Struct):
     size: float
     avg_price: float
     currency: str = ''
+    name: str = 'position'
diff --git a/piker/data/_web_bs.py b/piker/data/_web_bs.py
index 779a7d44..8af82d61 100644
--- a/piker/data/_web_bs.py
+++ b/piker/data/_web_bs.py
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ over a NoBsWs.
 
 
 class JSONRPCResult(Struct):
-    jsonrpc: str = '2.0'
     id: int
+    jsonrpc: str = '2.0'
     result: Optional[dict] = None
     error: Optional[dict] = None
 
diff --git a/piker/ui/_flows.py b/piker/ui/_flows.py
index 175afe4f..f8a4a4c0 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_flows.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_flows.py
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
     name: str
     plot: pg.PlotItem
     graphics: Union[Curve, BarItems]
+    _shm: ShmArray
     yrange: tuple[float, float] = None
 
     # in some cases a flow may want to change its
@@ -345,7 +346,6 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
     # normally this is just a plain line.
     ds_graphics: Optional[Curve] = None
 
-    _shm: ShmArray
 
     is_ohlc: bool = False
     render: bool = True  # toggle for display loop