diff --git a/lib/Model.ts b/lib/Model.ts
index dc1537e..8f5389e 100644
--- a/lib/Model.ts
+++ b/lib/Model.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference path="../_references.d.ts" />
 import MongoDB = require('mongodb');
-import Skmatc = require('skmatc');
-import Concoction = require('concoction');
 import Bluebird = require('bluebird');
 import util = require('util');
 import _ = require('lodash');
diff --git a/lib/ModelHandlers.ts b/lib/ModelHandlers.ts
index c605fa4..cddd7d0 100644
--- a/lib/ModelHandlers.ts
+++ b/lib/ModelHandlers.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ModelHandlers<TDocument extends { _id?: any }, TInstance> {
         return Bluebird.all(documents.map((document: any) => {
             return Bluebird.resolve().then(() => {
                 if (this.model.hooks.onRetrieved) this.model.hooks.onCreating(document);
-                var validation: SkmatcCore.IResult = this.model.helpers.validate(document);
+                var validation: Skmatc.Result = this.model.helpers.validate(document);
                 if (validation.failed) return Bluebird.reject(validation.error);
                 return document;
             });
diff --git a/lib/ModelHelpers.ts b/lib/ModelHelpers.ts
index 51f4183..93f58d5 100644
--- a/lib/ModelHelpers.ts
+++ b/lib/ModelHelpers.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../_references.d.ts" />
 import MongoDB = require('mongodb');
 import Model = require('./Model');
-import Concoction = require('concoction');
-import Skmatc = require('skmatc');
+import skmatc = require('skmatc');
 import Omnom = require('./utils/Omnom');
 import _ = require('lodash');
 import Bluebird = require('bluebird');
@@ -11,17 +10,17 @@ export = ModelHelpers;
 
 class ModelHelpers<TDocument extends { _id?: any }, TInstance> {
     constructor(public model: Model<TDocument, TInstance>) {
-        this._validator = new Skmatc(model.schema);
+        this._validator = new skmatc(model.schema);
     }
 
-    private _validator: Skmatc;
+    private _validator: Skmatc.Skmatc;
 
     /**
      * Validates a document to ensure that it matches the model's ISchema requirements
      * @param {any} document The document to validate against the ISchema
      * @returns {SkmatcCore.IResult} The result of the validation
      */
-    validate(document: TDocument): SkmatcCore.IResult {
+    validate(document: TDocument): Skmatc.Result {
         return this._validator.validate(document);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/ModelOptions.ts b/lib/ModelOptions.ts
index fb9499c..4c48d3c 100644
--- a/lib/ModelOptions.ts
+++ b/lib/ModelOptions.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ export interface RemoveOptions {
 }
 
 export interface IModelOptions<TDocument, TInstance> {
-    validators?: SkmatcCore.IValidator[];
+    validators?: Skmatc.Validator[];
     cache?: CacheDirector;
     indexes?: (Index.Index | Index.IndexSpecification)[];
     properties?: { [key: string]: (General.PropertyGetter<any> | General.Property<any>) };
-    identifier?: Concoction.Ingredient;
+    identifier?: {
+        apply(fromSource: any): any;
+        reverse(toSource: any): any;
+    };
 }
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diff --git a/lib/Plugins.ts b/lib/Plugins.ts
index 942c969..132f4ea 100644
--- a/lib/Plugins.ts
+++ b/lib/Plugins.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ export = IPlugin;
 interface IPlugin {
     newModel? (model: ModelInterfaces.IModel<any, any>);
     newInstance? (instance: any, model: ModelInterfaces.IModelBase);
-    validate?: SkmatcCore.IValidator | SkmatcCore.IValidator[];
+    validate?: Skmatc.Validator | Skmatc.Validator[];
 }
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diff --git a/typings/skmatc/skmatc.d.ts b/typings/skmatc/skmatc.d.ts
index 45c37ef..0c00fd0 100644
--- a/typings/skmatc/skmatc.d.ts
+++ b/typings/skmatc/skmatc.d.ts
@@ -1,72 +1,65 @@
 declare module "skmatc" {
-    export = Skmatc;
+    export = Skmatc.Skmatc;
 }
 
-declare class Skmatc {
-    constructor(schema: any);
-
-    static validators: [SkmatcCore.IValidator];
-    static Validator: SkmatcCore.IValidatorStatic;
-    static Result: SkmatcCore.IResultStatic;
-    static Failure: SkmatcCore.IFailureStatic;
-    static create(handles: (schema: any) => boolean, validate: (schema: any, data: any, path: string) => SkmatcCore.IResult, options?: any): SkmatcCore.IValidator;
-    static validate(validators: [SkmatcCore.IValidator], schema: any, data: any, path?: string): SkmatcCore.IResult;
-    static register(validator: SkmatcCore.IValidator);
-
-    schema: any;
-    validators: [SkmatcCore.IValidator];
-    validate(data: any, path?: string): SkmatcCore.IResult;
-    register(validator: SkmatcCore.IValidator);
-}
-
-declare module SkmatcCore {
-    interface IValidatorStatic {
-        (skmatc: Skmatc, options?: any): IValidator;
-        create(handles: (schema: any) => boolean, validate: (schema: any, data: any, path: string) => IResult, options?: any): IValidator;
-        module(handles: (schema: any) => boolean, validate: (schema: any, data: any, path: string) => IResult, options?: any): IValidator;
+declare module Skmatc {
+    export class Skmatc {
+        constructor(schema: any);
+    
+        static validators: [Validator];
+        static Validator: typeof Validator;
+        static Result: typeof Result;
+        static Failure: typeof Failure;
+        static create(handles: (schema: any) => boolean, validate: (schema: any, data: any, path: string) => Result, options?: any): Validator;
+        static validate(validators: [Validator], schema: any, data: any, path?: string): Result;
+        static register(validator: Validator);
+    
+        schema: any;
+        validators: [Validator];
+        validate(data: any, path?: string): Result;
+        register(validator: Validator);
     }
+    
+    export class Validator {
+        constructor(skmatc: Skmatc, options?: any);
+        static create(handles: (schema: any) => boolean, validate: (schema: any, data: any, path: string) => Result, options?: any): Validator;
+        static module(handles: (schema: any) => boolean, validate: (schema: any, data: any, path: string) => Result, options?: any): Validator;
 
-    interface IValidator {
         name: string;
         skmatc: Skmatc;
         handles(schema: any): boolean;
-        validate(schema: any, data: any, path: string): IResult;
-        assert(schema: any, data: any, path: string, test: boolean, message?: string): IResult;
-        fail(schema: any, data: any, path: string, message?: string): IResult;
+        validate(schema: any, data: any, path: string): Result;
+        assert(schema: any, data: any, path: string, test: boolean, message?: string): Result;
+        fail(schema: any, data: any, path: string, message?: string): Result;
     }
-
-    interface IResultStatic {
-        (failures: [IFailure]): IResult;
-        compound(results: [IResult]): IResult;
-    }
-
-    interface IResult {
-        failures: [IFailure];
+    
+    export class Result {
+        constructor(failures: [Failure]);
+        static compound(results: [Result]): Result;
+        
+        failures: [Failure];
         success: boolean;
         failed: boolean;
         message: string;
         messages: [string];
         error: Error;
     }
-
-    interface IFailureStatic {
-        (validator: IValidator, schema: any, data: any, path: string, message?: string): IFailure;
-    }
-
-    interface IFailure {
-        validator: IValidator;
+    
+    export class Failure {
+        constructor(validator: Validator, schema: any, data: any, path: string, message?: string);
+        validator: Validator;
         schema: any;
         data: any;
         path: string;
         message: string;
     }
 
-    interface IValidationHandler {
+    export interface IValidationHandler {
         (thisArg: {
             validator: IValidationHandler;
             skmatc: Skmatc;
             fail(message?: string);
             assert(test: boolean, message?: string);
-        }, schema: any, data: any, path: string): IResult;
+        }, schema: any, data: any, path: string): Result;
     }
 }
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