diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e4f127..88a4f66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ a disk named /dev/sda, you would run the following command to partition, format
 and mount the disk.
 
 ```console
-sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko/latest -- --mode disko /tmp/disk-config.nix
+sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko/latest -- --mode destroy,format,mount /tmp/disk-config.nix
 ```
 
 ## Related Tools
diff --git a/cli.nix b/cli.nix
index 3203ced..e66b470 100644
--- a/cli.nix
+++ b/cli.nix
@@ -17,21 +17,29 @@ let
   diskoAttr =
     if noDeps then
       {
-        format = "formatScriptNoDeps";
-        mount = "mountScriptNoDeps";
-        disko = "diskoScriptNoDeps";
+        destroy = "_cliDestroyNoDeps";
+        format = "_cliFormatNoDeps";
+        mount = "_cliMountNoDeps";
+
+        "format,mount" = "_cliFormatMountNoDeps";
+        "destroy,format,mount" = "_cliDestroyFormatMountNoDeps";
 
         # legacy aliases
+        disko = "diskoScriptNoDeps";
         create = "createScriptNoDeps";
         zap_create_mount = "diskoScriptNoDeps";
       }.${mode}
     else
       {
-        format = "formatScript";
-        mount = "mountScript";
-        disko = "diskoScript";
+        destroy = "_cliDestroy";
+        format = "_cliFormat";
+        mount = "_cliMount";
+
+        "format,mount" = "_cliFormatMount";
+        "destroy,format,mount" = "_cliDestroyFormatMount";
 
         # legacy aliases
+        disko = "diskoScript";
         create = "createScript";
         zap_create_mount = "diskoScript";
       }.${mode};
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index bf3570e..2b4f1a8 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,22 @@ in
 {
   lib = lib.warn "the .lib.lib output is deprecated" diskoLib;
 
-  # legacy alias
+  _cliDestroy = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).destroy;
+  _cliDestroyNoDeps = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).destroyNoDeps;
+
+  _cliFormat = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).format;
+  _cliFormatNoDeps = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).formatNoDeps;
+
+  _cliMount = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).mount;
+  _cliMountNoDeps = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).mountNoDeps;
+
+  _cliFormatMount = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).formatMount;
+  _cliFormatMountNoDeps = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).formatMountNoDeps;
+
+  _cliDestroyFormatMount = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).destroyFormatMount;
+  _cliDestroyFormatMountNoDeps = cfg: pkgs: ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).destroyFormatMountNoDeps;
+
+  # legacy aliases
   create = cfg: builtins.trace "the create output is deprecated, use format instead" (eval cfg).config.disko.devices._create;
   createScript = cfg: pkgs: builtins.trace "the create output is deprecated, use format instead" ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).formatScript;
   createScriptNoDeps = cfg: pkgs: builtins.trace "the create output is deprecated, use format instead" ((eval cfg).config.disko.devices._scripts { inherit pkgs checked; }).formatScriptNoDeps;
diff --git a/disko b/disko
index 4ef771a..28a79e5 100755
--- a/disko
+++ b/disko
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ or else from the disko module of a NixOS configuration of that name under .nixos
 Options:
 
 * -m, --mode mode
-  set the mode, either format, mount or disko
-    format: create partition tables, zpools, lvms, raids and filesystems
-    mount: mount the partition at the specified root-mountpoint
-    disko: first unmount and destroy all filesystems on the disks we want to format, then run the create and mount mode
+  set the mode, either distroy, format, mount, format,mount or destroy,format,mount
+    destroy: unmount filesystems and destroy partition tables of the selected disks
+    format: create partition tables, zpools, lvms, raids and filesystems if they don't exist yet
+    mount: mount the partitions at the specified root-mountpoint
+    format,mount: run format and mount in sequence
+    destroy,format,mount: run all three modes in sequence. Previously known as --mode disko
 * -f, --flake uri
   fetch the disko config relative to this flake's root
 * --arg name value
@@ -126,8 +128,16 @@ nixBuild() {
   fi
 }
 
-if ! { [[ $mode = "format" ]] || [[ $mode = "mount" ]] || [[ $mode = "disko" ]] || [[ $mode = "create" ]] || [[ $mode = "zap_create_mount" ]] ; }; then
-  abort "mode must be either format, mount or disko"
+if ! {
+  # Base modes
+  [[ $mode = "destroy" ]] || [[ $mode = "format" ]] || [[ $mode = "mount" ]] ||
+  # Combined modes
+  [[ $mode = "format,mount" ]] ||
+  [[ $mode = "destroy,format,mount" ]] || # Replaces --mode disko
+  # Legacy modes, will be removed in next major version
+  [[ $mode = "disko" ]] || [[ $mode = "create" ]] || [[ $mode = "zap_create_mount" ]] ;
+}; then
+  abort 'mode must be one of "destroy", "format", "mount", "destroy,format,mount" or "format,mount"'
 fi
 
 if [[ -n "${flake+x}" ]]; then
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 30d0c89..e511ee8 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The following step will partition and format your disk, and mount it to `/mnt`.
 **Please note: This will erase any existing data on your disk.**
 
 ```console
-sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko/latest -- --mode disko /tmp/disk-config.nix
+sudo nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" run github:nix-community/disko/latest -- --mode destroy,format,mount /tmp/disk-config.nix
 ```
 
 After the command has run, your file system should have been formatted and
diff --git a/docs/reference.md b/docs/reference.md
index 104ba1d..bb1a0ba 100644
--- a/docs/reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference.md
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ or else from the disko module of a NixOS configuration of that name under .nixos
 Options:
 
 * -m, --mode mode
-  set the mode, either format, mount or disko
-    format: create partition tables, zpools, lvms, raids and filesystems
-    mount: mount the partition at the specified root-mountpoint
-    disko: first unmount and destroy all filesystems on the disks we want to format, then run the create and mount mode
+  set the mode, either distroy, format, mount, format,mount or destroy,format,mount
+    destroy: unmount filesystems and destroy partition tables of the selected disks
+    format: create partition tables, zpools, lvms, raids and filesystems if they don't exist yet
+    mount: mount the partitions at the specified root-mountpoint
+    format,mount: run format and mount in sequence
+    destroy,format,mount: run all three modes in sequence. Previously known as --mode disko
 * -f, --flake uri
   fetch the disko config relative to this flake's root
 * --arg name value
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 7cd6ef9..78dcb95 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -444,6 +444,50 @@ let
                 ];
               in
               lib.mapAttrs throwIfNoDisksDetected {
+                destroy = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; }) "/bin/disko-destroy" ''
+                  export PATH=${lib.makeBinPath destroyDependencies}:$PATH
+                  ${cfg.config._destroy}
+                '';
+                format = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; }) "/bin/disko-format" ''
+                  export PATH=${lib.makeBinPath (cfg.config._packages pkgs)}:$PATH
+                  ${cfg.config._create}
+                '';
+                mount = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; }) "/bin/disko-mount" ''
+                  export PATH=${lib.makeBinPath (cfg.config._packages pkgs)}:$PATH
+                  ${cfg.config._mount}
+                '';
+                formatMount = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; }) "/bin/disko-format-mount" ''
+                  export PATH=${lib.makeBinPath ((cfg.config._packages pkgs) ++ [ pkgs.bash ])}:$PATH
+                  ${cfg.config._formatMount}
+                '';
+                destroyFormatMount = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; }) "/bin/disko-destroy-format-mount" ''
+                  export PATH=${lib.makeBinPath ((cfg.config._packages pkgs) ++ [ pkgs.bash ] ++ destroyDependencies)}:$PATH
+                  ${cfg.config._disko}
+                '';
+
+                # These are useful to skip copying executables uploading a script to an in-memory installer
+                destroyNoDeps = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; noDeps = true; }) "/bin/disko-destroy" ''
+                  ${cfg.config._destroy}
+                '';
+                formatNoDeps = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; noDeps = true; }) "/bin/disko-format" ''
+                  ${cfg.config._create}
+                '';
+                mountNoDeps = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; noDeps = true; }) "/bin/disko-mount" ''
+                  ${cfg.config._mount}
+                '';
+                formatMountNoDeps = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; noDeps = true; }) "/bin/disko-format-mount" ''
+                  ${cfg.config._formatMount}
+                '';
+                destroyFormatMountNoDeps = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; noDeps = true; }) "/bin/disko-destroy-format-mount" ''
+                  ${cfg.config._disko}
+                '';
+
+
+                # Legacy scripts, to be removed in version 2.0.0
+                # They are generally less useful, because the scripts are directly written to their $out path instead of
+                # into the $out/bin directory, which makes them incompatible with `nix run`
+                # (see https://github.com/nix-community/disko/pull/78), `lib.buildEnv` and thus `environment.systemPackages`,
+                # `user.users.<name>.packages` and `home.packages`, see https://github.com/nix-community/disko/issues/454
                 destroyScript = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; }) "disko-destroy" ''
                   export PATH=${lib.makeBinPath destroyDependencies}:$PATH
                   ${cfg.config._destroy}
@@ -549,6 +593,17 @@ let
               ${cfg.config._mount}
             '';
           };
+          _formatMount = lib.mkOption {
+            internal = true;
+            type = lib.types.str;
+            description = ''
+              The script to create and mount all devices defined by disko.devices, without wiping the disks first
+            '';
+            default = ''
+              ${cfg.config._create}
+              ${cfg.config._mount}
+            '';
+          };
           _config = lib.mkOption {
             internal = true;
             description = ''
diff --git a/lib/make-disk-image.nix b/lib/make-disk-image.nix
index 7343232..55d7d25 100644
--- a/lib/make-disk-image.nix
+++ b/lib/make-disk-image.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ let
     ${lib.optionalString diskoCfg.testMode ''
       export IN_DISKO_TEST=1
     ''}
-    ${systemToInstall.config.system.build.diskoScript}
+    ${lib.getExe systemToInstall.config.system.build.destroyFormatMount}
   '';
 
   installer = lib.optionalString cfg.copyNixStore ''
diff --git a/lib/tests.nix b/lib/tests.nix
index fd24a80..5160cff 100644
--- a/lib/tests.nix
+++ b/lib/tests.nix
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ let
         testConfigBooted = testLib.prepareDiskoConfig diskoConfigWithArgs testLib.devices;
 
         tsp-generator = pkgs.callPackage ../. { checked = true; };
-        tsp-format = (tsp-generator.formatScript testConfigInstall) pkgs;
-        tsp-mount = (tsp-generator.mountScript testConfigInstall) pkgs;
-        tsp-disko = (tsp-generator.diskoScript testConfigInstall) pkgs;
+        tsp-format = (tsp-generator._cliFormat testConfigInstall) pkgs;
+        tsp-mount = (tsp-generator._cliMount testConfigInstall) pkgs;
+        tsp-disko = (tsp-generator._cliDestroyFormatMount testConfigInstall) pkgs;
         tsp-config = tsp-generator.config testConfigBooted;
         num-disks = builtins.length (lib.attrNames testConfigBooted.disko.devices.disk);
 
@@ -260,24 +260,24 @@ let
           machine.succeed("echo -n 'secretsecret' > /tmp/secret.key")
           ${lib.optionalString (testMode == "direct") ''
             # running direct mode
-            machine.succeed("${tsp-format}")
-            machine.succeed("${tsp-mount}")
-            machine.succeed("${tsp-mount}") # verify that mount is idempotent
-            machine.succeed("${tsp-disko}") # verify that we can destroy and recreate
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe tsp-format}")
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe tsp-mount}")
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe tsp-mount}") # verify that mount is idempotent
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe tsp-disko}") # verify that we can destroy and recreate
             machine.succeed("mkdir -p /mnt/home")
             machine.succeed("touch /mnt/home/testfile")
-            machine.succeed("${tsp-format}") # verify that format is idempotent
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe tsp-format}") # verify that format is idempotent
             machine.succeed("test -e /mnt/home/testfile")
           ''}
           ${lib.optionalString (testMode == "module") ''
             #  running module mode
-            machine.succeed("${nodes.machine.system.build.formatScript}")
-            machine.succeed("${nodes.machine.system.build.mountScript}")
-            machine.succeed("${nodes.machine.system.build.mountScript}") # verify that mount is idempotent
-            machine.succeed("${nodes.machine.system.build.diskoScript}") # verify that we can destroy and recreate again
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe nodes.machine.system.build.format}")
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe nodes.machine.system.build.mount}")
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe nodes.machine.system.build.mount}") # verify that mount is idempotent
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe nodes.machine.system.build.destroyFormatMount}") # verify that we can destroy and recreate again
             machine.succeed("mkdir -p /mnt/home")
             machine.succeed("touch /mnt/home/testfile")
-            machine.succeed("${nodes.machine.system.build.formatScript}") # verify that format is idempotent
+            machine.succeed("${lib.getExe nodes.machine.system.build.format}") # verify that format is idempotent
             machine.succeed("test -e /mnt/home/testfile")
           ''}