diff --git a/vis/include/cgl/render.hpp b/vis/include/cgl/render.hpp
index 83bb971..fe8b56c 100644
--- a/vis/include/cgl/render.hpp
+++ b/vis/include/cgl/render.hpp
@@ -206,30 +206,6 @@ namespace cgl {
             return id;
         }
 
-        void use_stages(const shaderprogram<GL_VERTEX_SHADER> &pgm) {
-            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
-        }
-
-        void use_stages(const shaderprogram<GL_TESS_CONTROL_SHADER> &pgm) {
-            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_TESS_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
-        }
-
-        void use_stages(const shaderprogram<GL_TESS_EVALUATION_SHADER> &pgm) {
-            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_TESS_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
-        }
-
-        void use_stages(const shaderprogram<GL_GEOMETRY_SHADER> &pgm) {
-            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
-        }
-
-        void use_stages(const shaderprogram<GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER> &pgm) {
-            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
-        }
-
-        void use_stages(const shaderprogram<GL_COMPUTE_SHADER> &pgm) {
-            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
-        }
-
         [[nodiscard]] int get(GLenum pname) const {
             GLint res;
             glGetProgramPipelineiv(id, pname, &res);
@@ -242,6 +218,36 @@ namespace cgl {
             glGetProgramPipelineInfoLog(id, len, nullptr, buffer);
             return std::string(buffer);
         }
+
+        pipeline &stage(const shaderprogram<GL_VERTEX_SHADER> &pgm) {
+            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        pipeline &stage(const shaderprogram<GL_TESS_CONTROL_SHADER> &pgm) {
+            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_TESS_CONTROL_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        pipeline &stage(const shaderprogram<GL_TESS_EVALUATION_SHADER> &pgm) {
+            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_TESS_EVALUATION_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        pipeline &stage(const shaderprogram<GL_GEOMETRY_SHADER> &pgm) {
+            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_GEOMETRY_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        pipeline &stage(const shaderprogram<GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER> &pgm) {
+            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        pipeline &stage(const shaderprogram<GL_COMPUTE_SHADER> &pgm) {
+            glUseProgramStages(id, GL_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, pgm);
+            return *this;
+        }
     };
 
     namespace pgm {
diff --git a/vis/include/geometry.hpp b/vis/include/geometry.hpp
index a7f801b..c03031a 100644
--- a/vis/include/geometry.hpp
+++ b/vis/include/geometry.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "combo_iterator.hpp"
 
 /**
- * An primitive with N indices.
+ * An primitive stage N indices.
  * @tparam N
  */
 template<unsigned N>
diff --git a/vis/src/main.cpp b/vis/src/main.cpp
index 8bdf1fa..27c5aa6 100644
--- a/vis/src/main.cpp
+++ b/vis/src/main.cpp
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ void run(GLFWwindow *window) {
 
     auto solid = cgl::pgm::frag::file("shaders/solid.fs.glsl");
 
-    cgl::pipeline proj_pipe;
-    proj_pipe.use_stages(direct_stereo);
-    proj_pipe.use_stages(curve_stereo);
-    proj_pipe.use_stages(solid);
+    auto proj_pipe = cgl::pipeline();
+    proj_pipe
+        .stage(direct_stereo)
+        .stage(curve_stereo)
+        .stage(solid);
 
     //region points
     auto group = tc::group::H(4);