diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/clear.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/clear.rs
index 295f48beb8..90e033459f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/clear.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/clear.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, UntaggedValue};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, UntaggedValue};
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "clear the config"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         clear(args)
     }
 
@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn clear(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn clear(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
     let ctx = EvaluationContext::from_args(&args);
 
     let result = if let Some(global_cfg) = &mut args.configs().lock().global_config {
         global_cfg.vars.clear();
         global_cfg.write()?;
         ctx.reload_config(global_cfg)?;
-        Ok(ActionStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-            UntaggedValue::Row(global_cfg.vars.clone().into()).into_value(args.call_info.name_tag),
-        )))
+
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Row(global_cfg.vars.clone().into()).into_value(name);
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     } else {
-        Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::Error(
-            crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present(),
-        ))]
-        .into_iter()
-        .to_action_stream())
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Error(crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present())
+            .into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     };
 
     result
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/command.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/command.rs
index 94d65a5c64..f0faea14bd 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/command.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::CommandArgs;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, UntaggedValue};
-use nu_stream::ActionStream;
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, UntaggedValue};
 
 pub struct Command;
 
@@ -20,22 +19,19 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
         "Configuration management."
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
 
         if let Some(global_cfg) = &args.configs().lock().global_config {
             let result = global_cfg.vars.clone();
-            Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(
-                UntaggedValue::Row(result.into()).into_value(name),
-            )]
-            .into_iter()
-            .to_action_stream())
+            let value = UntaggedValue::Row(result.into()).into_value(name);
+
+            Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
         } else {
-            Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::Error(
-                crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present(),
-            ))]
-            .into_iter()
-            .to_action_stream())
+            let value = UntaggedValue::Error(crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present())
+                .into_value(name);
+
+            Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/get.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/get.rs
index 3d07c81c3e..367bcff0a8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/get.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/get.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Arguments {
-    column_path: ColumnPath,
-}
-
 impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         "config get"
@@ -27,7 +22,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "Gets a value from the config"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         get(args)
     }
 
@@ -40,11 +35,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn get(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
     let ctx = EvaluationContext::from_args(&args);
+    let args = args.evaluate_once()?;
 
-    let (Arguments { column_path }, _) = args.process()?;
+    let column_path = args.req(0)?;
 
     let result = if let Some(global_cfg) = &ctx.configs.lock().global_config {
         let result = UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(&name);
@@ -53,15 +49,14 @@ pub fn get(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
             Value {
                 value: UntaggedValue::Table(list),
                 ..
-            } => list.into_iter().to_action_stream(),
-            x => ActionStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(x)),
+            } => OutputStream::from_stream(list.into_iter()),
+            x => OutputStream::one(x),
         })
     } else {
-        Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::Error(
-            crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present(),
-        ))]
-        .into_iter()
-        .to_action_stream())
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Error(crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present())
+            .into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     };
 
     result
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/path.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/path.rs
index 3a469f6c5f..4e32596cc8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/path.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/path.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Signature, UntaggedValue};
+use nu_protocol::{Primitive, Signature, UntaggedValue};
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "return the path to the config file"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         path(args)
     }
 
@@ -31,16 +31,18 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn path(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn path(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
+
     if let Some(global_cfg) = &mut args.configs().lock().global_config {
-        Ok(ActionStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-            UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::FilePath(global_cfg.file_path.clone())),
-        )))
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::FilePath(global_cfg.file_path.clone()))
+            .into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     } else {
-        Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::Error(
-            crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present(),
-        ))]
-        .into_iter()
-        .to_action_stream())
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Error(crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present())
+            .into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/remove.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/remove.rs
index c8ecb4c1bb..9c3823aac2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/remove.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/remove.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Arguments {
-    remove: Tagged<String>,
-}
-
 impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         "config remove"
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "Removes a value from the config"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         remove(args)
     }
 
@@ -41,9 +36,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn remove(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn remove(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
     let ctx = EvaluationContext::from_args(&args);
-    let (Arguments { remove }, _) = args.process()?;
+    let args = args.evaluate_once()?;
+    let remove: Tagged<String> = args.req(0)?;
 
     let key = remove.to_string();
 
@@ -52,11 +49,10 @@ pub fn remove(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
             global_cfg.vars.swap_remove(&key);
             global_cfg.write()?;
             ctx.reload_config(global_cfg)?;
-            Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(
-                UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(remove.tag()),
-            )]
-            .into_iter()
-            .to_action_stream())
+
+            let value: Value = UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(remove.tag);
+
+            Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
         } else {
             Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
                 "Key does not exist in config",
@@ -65,11 +61,10 @@ pub fn remove(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
             ))
         }
     } else {
-        Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::Error(
-            crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present(),
-        ))]
-        .into_iter()
-        .to_action_stream())
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Error(crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present())
+            .into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     };
 
     result
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set.rs
index cdb4c97f25..289f17d87a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Arguments {
-    column_path: ColumnPath,
-    value: Value,
-}
-
 impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         "config set"
@@ -26,7 +20,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "Sets a value in the config"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         set(args)
     }
 
@@ -56,16 +50,13 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn set(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn set(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
     let ctx = EvaluationContext::from_args(&args);
-    let (
-        Arguments {
-            column_path,
-            mut value,
-        },
-        _,
-    ) = args.process()?;
+    let args = args.evaluate_once()?;
+
+    let column_path = args.req(0)?;
+    let mut value: Value = args.req(1)?;
 
     let result = if let Some(global_cfg) = &mut ctx.configs.lock().global_config {
         let configuration = UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(&name);
@@ -85,19 +76,17 @@ pub fn set(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
                 global_cfg.write()?;
                 ctx.reload_config(global_cfg)?;
 
-                Ok(ActionStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-                    UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(name),
-                )))
+                let value = UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(name);
+                Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
             }
-            Ok(_) => Ok(ActionStream::empty()),
+            Ok(_) => Ok(OutputStream::empty()),
             Err(reason) => Err(reason),
         }
     } else {
-        Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::Error(
-            crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present(),
-        ))]
-        .into_iter()
-        .to_action_stream())
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Error(crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present())
+            .into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     };
 
     result
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set_into.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set_into.rs
index f0ac375691..a5b765da69 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set_into.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/config/set_into.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Arguments {
-    set_into: Tagged<String>,
-}
-
 impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         "config set_into"
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "Sets a value in the config"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         set_into(args)
     }
 
@@ -41,20 +36,22 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn set_into(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn set_into(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
     let ctx = EvaluationContext::from_args(&args);
-    let (Arguments { set_into: v }, input) = args.process()?;
+    let args = args.evaluate_once()?;
 
-    let rows: Vec<Value> = input.collect();
-    let key = v.to_string();
+    let set_into: Tagged<String> = args.req(0)?;
+
+    let rows: Vec<Value> = args.input.collect();
+    let key = set_into.to_string();
 
     let result = if let Some(global_cfg) = &mut ctx.configs.lock().global_config {
         if rows.is_empty() {
             return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
                 "No values given for set_into",
                 "needs value(s) from pipeline",
-                v.tag(),
+                set_into.tag(),
             ));
         } else if rows.len() == 1 {
             // A single value
@@ -71,15 +68,14 @@ pub fn set_into(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
         global_cfg.write()?;
         ctx.reload_config(global_cfg)?;
 
-        Ok(ActionStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
-            UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(name),
-        )))
+        let value = UntaggedValue::row(global_cfg.vars.clone()).into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     } else {
-        Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::Error(
-            crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present(),
-        ))]
-        .into_iter()
-        .to_action_stream())
+        let value = UntaggedValue::Error(crate::commands::config::err_no_global_cfg_present())
+            .into_value(name);
+
+        Ok(OutputStream::one(value))
     };
 
     result