diff --git a/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py b/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py
index 42b1704b..115509dc 100644
--- a/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py
+++ b/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from collections import deque
-from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 from functools import partial
 from operator import ne
 from typing import Optional, Callable, Awaitable, Any, AsyncIterator, Protocol
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ async def receive(self) -> ReceiveType:
 
             return await self._receive_from_underlying(key, state)
 
-    @asynccontextmanager
+    @acm
     async def subscribe(
         self,
         raise_on_lag: bool = True,
diff --git a/tractor/trionics/_supervisor.py b/tractor/trionics/_supervisor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1012571d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tractor/trionics/_supervisor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+'''
+Erlang-style (ish) "one-cancels-one" nursery.
+
+'''
+from __future__ import annotations
+from contextlib import (
+    asynccontextmanager as acm,
+    contextmanager as cm,
+)
+from functools import partial
+from typing import (
+    Generator,
+    Any,
+)
+
+from outcome import (
+    Outcome,
+    acapture,
+)
+from msgspec import Struct
+import trio
+from trio._core._run import (
+    Task,
+    CancelScope,
+    Nursery,
+)
+
+
+class TaskOutcome(Struct):
+    '''
+    The outcome of a scheduled ``trio`` task which includes an interface
+    for synchronizing to the completion of the task's runtime and access
+    to the eventual boxed result/value or raised exception.
+
+    '''
+    lowlevel_task: Task
+    _exited = trio.Event()  # as per `trio.Runner.task_exited()`
+    _outcome: Outcome | None = None  # as per `outcome.Outcome`
+    _result: Any | None = None  # the eventual maybe-returned-value
+
+    @property
+    def result(self) -> Any:
+        '''
+        Either Any or None depending on whether the Outcome has compeleted.
+
+        '''
+        if self._outcome is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f'Task {self.lowlevel_task.name} is not complete.\n'
+                'First wait on `await TaskOutcome.wait_for_result()`!'
+            )
+        return self._result
+
+    def _set_outcome(
+        self,
+        outcome: Outcome,
+    ):
+        '''
+        Set the ``Outcome`` for this task.
+
+        This method should only ever be called by the task's supervising
+        nursery implemenation.
+
+        '''
+        self._outcome = outcome
+        self._result = outcome.unwrap()
+        self._exited.set()
+
+    async def wait_for_result(self) -> Any:
+        '''
+        Unwind the underlying task's ``Outcome`` by async waiting for
+        the task to first complete and then unwrap it's result-value.
+
+        '''
+        if self._exited.is_set():
+            return self._result
+
+        await self._exited.wait()
+
+        out = self._outcome
+        if out is None:
+            raise ValueError(f'{out} is not an outcome!?')
+
+        return self.result
+
+
+class TaskManagerNursery(Struct):
+    _n: Nursery
+    _scopes: dict[
+        Task,
+        tuple[CancelScope, Outcome]
+    ] = {}
+
+    task_manager: Generator[Any, Outcome, None] | None = None
+
+    async def start_soon(
+        self,
+        async_fn,
+        *args,
+
+        name=None,
+        task_manager: Generator[Any, Outcome, None] | None = None
+
+    ) -> tuple[CancelScope, Task]:
+
+        # NOTE: internals of a nursery don't let you know what
+        # the most recently spawned task is by order.. so we'd
+        # have to either change that or do set ops.
+        # pre_start_tasks: set[Task] = n._children.copy()
+        # new_tasks = n._children - pre_start_Tasks
+        # assert len(new_tasks) == 1
+        # task = new_tasks.pop()
+
+        n: Nursery = self._n
+
+        sm = self.task_manager
+        # we do default behavior of a scope-per-nursery
+        # if the user did not provide a task manager.
+        if sm is None:
+            return n.start_soon(async_fn, *args, name=None)
+
+        new_task: Task | None = None
+        to_return: tuple[Any] | None = None
+
+        # NOTE: what do we enforce as a signature for the
+        # `@task_scope_manager` here?
+        mngr = sm(nursery=n)
+
+        async def _start_wrapped_in_scope(
+            task_status: TaskStatus[
+                tuple[CancelScope, Task]
+            ] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+
+        ) -> None:
+
+            # TODO: this was working before?! and, do we need something
+            # like it to implement `.start()`?
+            # nonlocal to_return
+
+            # execute up to the first yield
+            try:
+                to_return: tuple[Any] = next(mngr)
+            except StopIteration:
+                raise RuntimeError("task manager didn't yield") from None
+
+            # TODO: how do we support `.start()` style?
+            # - relay through whatever the
+            #   started task passes back via `.started()` ?
+            #   seems like that won't work with also returning
+            #   a "task handle"?
+            # - we were previously binding-out this `to_return` to
+            #   the parent's lexical scope, why isn't that working
+            #   now?
+            task_status.started(to_return)
+
+            # invoke underlying func now that cs is entered.
+            outcome = await acapture(async_fn, *args)
+
+            # execute from the 1st yield to return and expect
+            # generator-mngr `@task_scope_manager` thinger to
+            # terminate!
+            try:
+                mngr.send(outcome)
+
+
+                # I would presume it's better to have a handle to
+                # the `Outcome` entirely? This method sends *into*
+                # the mngr this `Outcome.value`; seems like kinda
+                # weird semantics for our purposes?
+                # outcome.send(mngr)
+
+            except StopIteration:
+                return
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError(f"{mngr} didn't stop!")
+
+        to_return = await n.start(_start_wrapped_in_scope)
+        assert to_return is not None
+
+        # TODO: use the fancy type-check-time type signature stuff from
+        # mypy i guess..to like, relay the type of whatever the
+        # generator yielded through? betcha that'll be un-grokable XD
+        return to_return
+
+
+# TODO: define a decorator to runtime type check that this a generator
+# with a single yield that also delivers a value (of some std type) from
+# the yield expression?
+# @trio.task_manager
+def add_task_handle_and_crash_handling(
+    nursery: Nursery,
+
+    debug_mode: bool = False,
+
+) -> Generator[
+    Any,
+    Outcome,
+    None,
+]:
+    '''
+    A customizable, user defined "task scope manager".
+
+    With this specially crafted single-yield generator function you can
+    add more granular controls around every task spawned by `trio` B)
+
+    '''
+    # if you need it you can ask trio for the task obj
+    task: Task = trio.lowlevel.current_task()
+    print(f'Spawning task: {task.name}')
+
+    # User defined "task handle" for more granular supervision
+    # of each spawned task as needed for their particular usage.
+    task_outcome = TaskOutcome(task)
+
+    # NOTE: if wanted the user could wrap the output task handle however
+    # they want!
+    # class TaskHandle(Struct):
+    #     task: Task
+    #     cs: CancelScope
+    #     outcome: TaskOutcome
+
+    # this yields back when the task is terminated, cancelled or returns.
+    try:
+        with CancelScope() as cs:
+
+            # the yielded value(s) here are what are returned to the
+            # nursery's `.start_soon()` caller B)
+            lowlevel_outcome: Outcome = yield (task_outcome, cs)
+            task_outcome._set_outcome(lowlevel_outcome)
+
+    # Adds "crash handling" from `pdbp` by entering
+    # a REPL on std errors.
+    except Exception as err:
+        print(f'{task.name} crashed, entering debugger!')
+        if debug_mode:
+            import pdbp
+            pdbp.xpm()
+        raise
+
+    finally:
+        print(f'{task.name} Exitted')
+
+
+@acm
+async def open_nursery(
+    task_manager: Generator[Any, Outcome, None] | None = None,
+
+    **lowlevel_nursery_kwargs,
+):
+    async with trio.open_nursery(**lowlevel_nursery_kwargs) as nurse:
+        yield TaskManagerNursery(
+            nurse,
+            task_manager=task_manager,
+        )
+
+
+async def sleep_then_return_val(val: str):
+    await trio.sleep(0.2)
+    return val
+
+
+async def ensure_cancelled():
+    try:
+        await trio.sleep_forever()
+
+    except trio.Cancelled:
+        task = trio.lowlevel.current_task()
+        print(f'heyyo ONLY {task.name} was cancelled as expected B)')
+        assert 0
+
+    except BaseException:
+        raise RuntimeError("woa woa woa this ain't right!")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    async def main():
+        async with open_nursery(
+            task_manager=partial(
+                add_task_handle_and_crash_handling,
+                debug_mode=True,
+            ),
+        ) as sn:
+            for _ in range(3):
+                outcome, _ = await sn.start_soon(trio.sleep_forever)
+
+            # extra task we want to engage in debugger post mortem.
+            err_outcome, cs = await sn.start_soon(ensure_cancelled)
+
+            val: str = 'yoyoyo'
+            val_outcome, _ = await sn.start_soon(
+                sleep_then_return_val,
+                val,
+            )
+            res = await val_outcome.wait_for_result()
+            assert res == val
+            print(f'{res} -> GOT EXPECTED TASK VALUE')
+
+            await trio.sleep(0.6)
+            print(
+                f'Cancelling and waiting on {err_outcome.lowlevel_task} '
+                'to CRASH..'
+            )
+            cs.cancel()
+
+    trio.run(main)