diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e77fdabb..25b53b3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ services:
     image: ghcr.io/arelate/vangogh:latest
     environment:
     # Download lists filters
-    # - VG_OPERATING-SYSTEM=Windows,macOS
-    # - VG_LANGUAGE-CODE=en,fr
-    # - VG_EXCLUDE-PATCHES=true
-    # External URL for Atom feed
-    # - VG_EXTERNAL-URL=https://vangogh.arles
+    # - VG_OS=Windows,macOS
+    # - VG_LANG-CODE=en,fr
+    # - VG_NO-PATCHES=true
     # debug
     # - VG_SYNC_DEBUG=true    
     volumes:
diff --git a/cli-commands.txt b/cli-commands.txt
index a59e625f..d6181022 100644
--- a/cli-commands.txt
+++ b/cli-commands.txt
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ cascade-validation
 cleanup
     id^&
     slug&
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     all
     test
     delete
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ get-data
 get-downloads
     id^&
     slug&
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     missing
     force
 
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@ get-items
 get-purchases
     id^&
     since-hours-ago
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
-    external-url
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     force
 
 get-summary
@@ -112,9 +111,9 @@ search
 serve
     port$*
     stderr$
-    operating-system$
-    language-code$
-    exclude-patches$
+    os$
+    lang-code$
+    no-patches$
     admin-username$
     admin-password$
     shared-username$
@@ -123,24 +122,22 @@ serve
 size
     id^&
     slug&
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     missing
     all
 
 summarize
     since-hours-ago
-    external-url$
 
 sync
     since-hours-ago
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
-    external-url$
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     debug$
     {sync-options^&}
 
@@ -151,30 +148,30 @@ tag
     tag-name
 
 update-downloads
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     since-hours-ago
     updates-only
 
 validate
     id^&
     slug&
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     all
     skip-valid
 
 version
 
 vet
-    operating-system&$={operating-systems^}
+    os&$={operating-systems^}
     download-type&$={download-types^}
-    language-code&$={language-codes^}
-    exclude-patches$
+    lang-code&$={language-codes^}
+    no-patches$
     fix
     {vet-options^&}
 
diff --git a/cli/cleanup.go b/cli/cleanup.go
index e0397b00..49fa5db0 100644
--- a/cli/cleanup.go
+++ b/cli/cleanup.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func CleanupHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		idSet,
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "all"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "test"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "delete"))
diff --git a/cli/get_downloads.go b/cli/get_downloads.go
index 1dc06bb4..fa58e2eb 100644
--- a/cli/get_downloads.go
+++ b/cli/get_downloads.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func GetDownloadsHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		idSet,
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "missing"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "force"))
 }
diff --git a/cli/get_purchases.go b/cli/get_purchases.go
index 87ef948b..5e9055ab 100644
--- a/cli/get_purchases.go
+++ b/cli/get_purchases.go
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ func GetPurchasesHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		idSet,
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValueFromUrl(u, "external-url"),
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "force"))
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ func GetPurchases(
 	downloadTypes []vangogh_local_data.DownloadType,
 	langCodes []string,
 	excludePatches bool,
-	externalUrl string,
 	force bool) error {
 
 	productTypes := []vangogh_local_data.ProductType{
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ func GetPurchases(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := Summarize(since, externalUrl); err != nil {
+	if err := Summarize(since); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/serve.go b/cli/serve.go
index 6835a82b..a2005664 100644
--- a/cli/serve.go
+++ b/cli/serve.go
@@ -17,20 +17,19 @@ func ServeHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	osStrings := vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "operating-system")
-	os := vangogh_local_data.ParseManyOperatingSystems(osStrings)
-	lc := vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code")
+	oses := vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u)
+	langCode := vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty)
 
-	if len(os) == 0 {
-		os = []vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystem{vangogh_local_data.AnyOperatingSystem}
+	if len(oses) == 0 {
+		oses = []vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystem{vangogh_local_data.AnyOperatingSystem}
 	}
-	if len(lc) == 0 {
-		lc = []string{"en"}
+	if len(langCode) == 0 {
+		langCode = []string{"en"}
 	}
 
-	excludePatches := vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches")
+	noPatches := vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches")
 
-	rest.SetDefaultDownloadsFilters(os, lc, excludePatches)
+	rest.SetDefaultDownloadsFilters(oses, langCode, noPatches)
 
 	sharedUsername := vangogh_local_data.ValueFromUrl(u, "shared-username")
 	sharedPassword := vangogh_local_data.ValueFromUrl(u, "shared-password")
diff --git a/cli/size.go b/cli/size.go
index 595f164b..28a2c3f7 100644
--- a/cli/size.go
+++ b/cli/size.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ func SizeHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		idSet,
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "missing"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "all"))
 }
diff --git a/cli/summarize.go b/cli/summarize.go
index 74f02e59..d3a8257d 100644
--- a/cli/summarize.go
+++ b/cli/summarize.go
@@ -28,14 +28,10 @@ func SummarizeHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	externalUrl := vangogh_local_data.ValueFromUrl(u, "external-url")
-
-	return Summarize(
-		since,
-		externalUrl)
+	return Summarize(since)
 }
 
-func Summarize(since int64, externalUrl string) error {
+func Summarize(since int64) error {
 
 	sa := nod.Begin("summarizing updates...")
 	defer sa.End()
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ func Summarize(since int64, externalUrl string) error {
 	was := nod.Begin("publishing atom...")
 	defer was.End()
 
-	if err := publishAtom(externalUrl, rdx, summary); err != nil {
+	if err := publishAtom(rdx, summary); err != nil {
 		return was.EndWithError(err)
 	}
 
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@ func releasedToday(rdx kevlar.ReadableRedux) ([]string, error) {
 	return rdx.Sort(ids, vangogh_local_data.DefaultDesc, vangogh_local_data.DefaultSort)
 }
 
-func publishAtom(externalUrl string, rdx kevlar.ReadableRedux, summary map[string][]string) error {
+func publishAtom(rdx kevlar.ReadableRedux, summary map[string][]string) error {
 
 	afp, err := vangogh_local_data.AbsAtomFeedPath()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -133,8 +129,8 @@ func publishAtom(externalUrl string, rdx kevlar.ReadableRedux, summary map[strin
 		return err
 	}
 
-	af := atomus.NewFeed(atomFeedTitle, externalUrl)
-	af.SetEntry(atomEntryTitle, atomEntryAuthor, externalUrl, NewAtomFeedContent(rdx, summary))
+	af := atomus.NewFeed(atomFeedTitle, "")
+	af.SetEntry(atomEntryTitle, atomEntryAuthor, "", NewAtomFeedContent(rdx, summary))
 
 	return af.Encode(atomFile)
 }
diff --git a/cli/sync.go b/cli/sync.go
index ce44ee40..cf136cab 100644
--- a/cli/sync.go
+++ b/cli/sync.go
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ func SyncHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	externalUrl := vangogh_local_data.ValueFromUrl(u, "external-url")
 	debug := vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "debug")
 
 	return Sync(
@@ -78,9 +77,8 @@ func SyncHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		syncOpts,
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
-		externalUrl,
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		debug)
 }
 
@@ -90,8 +88,7 @@ func Sync(
 	operatingSystems []vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystem,
 	downloadTypes []vangogh_local_data.DownloadType,
 	langCodes []string,
-	excludePatches bool,
-	gauginUrl string,
+	noPatches bool,
 	debug bool) error {
 
 	if debug {
@@ -200,7 +197,7 @@ func Sync(
 
 	// summarize sync updates now, since other updates are digital artifacts
 	// and won't affect the summaries
-	if err := Summarize(syncStart, gauginUrl); err != nil {
+	if err := Summarize(syncStart); err != nil {
 		return sa.EndWithError(err)
 	}
 
@@ -241,7 +238,7 @@ func Sync(
 			operatingSystems,
 			downloadTypes,
 			langCodes,
-			excludePatches,
+			noPatches,
 			since,
 			false); err != nil {
 			return sa.EndWithError(err)
@@ -252,7 +249,7 @@ func Sync(
 			operatingSystems,
 			downloadTypes,
 			langCodes,
-			excludePatches); err != nil {
+			noPatches); err != nil {
 			return sa.EndWithError(err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cli/update_downloads.go b/cli/update_downloads.go
index 939a1a63..c4f2f411 100644
--- a/cli/update_downloads.go
+++ b/cli/update_downloads.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ func UpdateDownloadsHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 	return UpdateDownloads(
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		since,
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "Updates-only"))
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "updates-only"))
 }
 
 func UpdateDownloads(
diff --git a/cli/validate.go b/cli/validate.go
index ad64067f..de2dd72f 100644
--- a/cli/validate.go
+++ b/cli/validate.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func ValidateHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		idSet,
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "all"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "skip-valid"))
 }
diff --git a/cli/vet.go b/cli/vet.go
index c66623f5..5c0cd21b 100644
--- a/cli/vet.go
+++ b/cli/vet.go
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ func VetHandler(u *url.URL) error {
 		vetOpts,
 		vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystemsFromUrl(u),
 		vangogh_local_data.DownloadTypesFromUrl(u),
-		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, "language-code"),
-		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "exclude-patches"),
+		vangogh_local_data.ValuesFromUrl(u, vangogh_local_data.LanguageCodeProperty),
+		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "no-patches"),
 		vangogh_local_data.FlagFromUrl(u, "fix"))
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a3e532c5..68ce6c18 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ go 1.23.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/arelate/southern_light v0.1.51
-	github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.33
-	github.com/boggydigital/atomus v0.1.9
+	github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.34
+	github.com/boggydigital/atomus v0.1.10
 	github.com/boggydigital/backups v0.1.3
 	github.com/boggydigital/clo v1.0.4
 	github.com/boggydigital/compton v0.2.23
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7a6cb549..b7081c9b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.32 h1:2hP3oQrFyr+OjfUoBwyKWnF3hv9o2CT
 github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.32/go.mod h1:hXcjRAhGb6tjpOuSc7kN94kZANnybUVZALXfYstrjfw=
 github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.33 h1:Dgjjhp710QZplTlzqzBautjGVF2CIR2PY6SnI7YgYMs=
 github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.33/go.mod h1:hXcjRAhGb6tjpOuSc7kN94kZANnybUVZALXfYstrjfw=
+github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.34 h1:DRHk2vH0n2fIdQ7ZydGm1vw7/u2G+HKYybMo0Ny4Ud0=
+github.com/arelate/vangogh_local_data v0.4.34/go.mod h1:hXcjRAhGb6tjpOuSc7kN94kZANnybUVZALXfYstrjfw=
 github.com/boggydigital/atomus v0.1.9 h1:zAmXtAAXtBzMfz/83nEO4x8/uSLlPOq5wynW1jR/rbk=
 github.com/boggydigital/atomus v0.1.9/go.mod h1:mvPDNDMrpFZ7RHbyMrt30hVXFU+VoeCvHnT83Zhj91I=
+github.com/boggydigital/atomus v0.1.10 h1:ERmg6ncLOJ/y0B13SSRAIpjDgWQfEqfeQwFBSYgrjg0=
+github.com/boggydigital/atomus v0.1.10/go.mod h1:YK4iAWR9/+2rFhfaGLjkfoFiCPY5QNu8d23I/8wuWSY=
 github.com/boggydigital/backups v0.1.3 h1:Yq4/2kVxpexc0bAVA5tQPgdcKXPWsqihzgI759VPgVM=
 github.com/boggydigital/backups v0.1.3/go.mod h1:xIV5pr0U178hTV3mHfStSU+s1IOJUH4fOU81ad4Cq7Y=
 github.com/boggydigital/busan v0.1.0 h1:mUpe4b3vdt9Kcf4Z/C2YSuX5L7ru+J/iZW+IcSfW0cM=
diff --git a/rest/get_downloads.go b/rest/get_downloads.go
index a1b65c6e..d9dfccee 100644
--- a/rest/get_downloads.go
+++ b/rest/get_downloads.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func GetDownloads(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	id := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
 
-	dls, err := getDownloads(id, operatingSystems, languageCodes, excludePatches, rdx)
+	dls, err := getDownloads(id, operatingSystems, languageCodes, noPatches, rdx)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, nod.Error(err).Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
diff --git a/rest/get_downloads_metadata.go b/rest/get_downloads_metadata.go
index 6f80df7e..825eadd7 100644
--- a/rest/get_downloads_metadata.go
+++ b/rest/get_downloads_metadata.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func GetDownloadsMetadata(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		langCodes = languageCodes
 	}
 
-	dls, err := getDownloads(id, oses, langCodes, excludePatches, rdx)
+	dls, err := getDownloads(id, oses, langCodes, noPatches, rdx)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, nod.Error(err).Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
diff --git a/rest/init.go b/rest/init.go
index a8f48c2c..e83efc73 100644
--- a/rest/init.go
+++ b/rest/init.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 var (
 	operatingSystems []vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystem
 	languageCodes    []string
-	excludePatches   bool
+	noPatches        bool
 
 	rdx kevlar.ReadableRedux
 )
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ var (
 func SetDefaultDownloadsFilters(
 	os []vangogh_local_data.OperatingSystem,
 	lc []string,
-	ep bool) {
+	np bool) {
 	operatingSystems = os
 	languageCodes = lc
-	excludePatches = ep
+	noPatches = np
 }
 
 func SetUsername(role, u string) {