diff --git a/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua b/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
index 4e49341..aa72599 100644
--- a/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local lmlt = luametalatex
+
 local scan_int = token.scan_int
 local scan_token = token.scan_token
 local scan_keyword = token.scan_keyword
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ local utils = require'luametalatex-pdf-utils'
 local strip_floats = utils.strip_floats
 local to_bp = utils.to_bp
 
+local immediate_flag = lmlt.flag.immediate
+
 local pdfname, pfile
 local fontdirs = setmetatable({}, {__index=function(t, k)t[k] = pfile:getobj() return t[k] end})
 local nodefont_meta = {}
@@ -65,15 +69,15 @@ end
 local properties = node.direct.properties
 local reset_deadcycles do
   local tokens = {
-    token.primitive_tokens.global,
-    token.primitive_tokens.deadcycles,token.create(0x30),
-    token.primitive_tokens.relax,
+    lmlt.primitive_tokens.global,
+    lmlt.primitive_tokens.deadcycles,token.create(0x30),
+    lmlt.primitive_tokens.relax,
   }
   function reset_deadcycles()
     token.put_next(tokens)
   end
 end
-token.luacmd("shipout", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("shipout", function()
   local pfile = get_pfile()
   local total_voffset, total_hoffset = tex.voffset + pdfvariable.vorigin, tex.hoffset + pdfvariable.horigin
   local voff = node.new'kern'
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ function callbacks.stop_run()
 end
 callbacks.__freeze('stop_run', true)
 
-token.luacmd("pdfvariable", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("pdfvariable", function()
   for _, n in ipairs(pdf.variable_names) do
     if scan_keyword(n) then
       return token.put_next(token.create('pdfvariable  ' .. n))
@@ -637,7 +641,7 @@ local function maybe_gobble_cmd(cmd)
     token.put_next(t)
   end
 end
-token.luacmd("pdffeedback", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("pdffeedback", function()
   if scan_keyword"colorstackinit" then
     local page = scan_keyword'page'
               or (scan_keyword'nopage' and false) -- If you want to pass "page" as mode
@@ -656,10 +660,10 @@ token.luacmd("pdffeedback", function()
     error(string.format("Unknown PDF feedback %s", scan_word()))
   end
 end)
-token.luacmd("pdfextension", function(_, immediate)
+lmlt.luacmd("pdfextension", function(_, immediate)
   if immediate == "value" then return end
-  if immediate and immediate & 0x7 ~= 0 then
-    immediate = immediate & 0x8
+  if immediate and immediate & ~immediate_flag ~= 0 then
+    immediate = immediate & immediate_flag
     tex.error("Unexpected prefix", "You used \\pdfextension with a prefix that doesn't belong there. I will ignore it for now.")
   end
   if scan_keyword"colorstack" then
@@ -727,7 +731,7 @@ token.luacmd("pdfextension", function(_, immediate)
       local attr = scan_keyword'stream' and (scan_keyword'attr' and scan_string() or '')
       local isfile = scan_keyword'file'
       local content = scan_string()
-      if immediate == 8 then
+      if immediate == immediate_flag then
         if attr then
           pfile:stream(num, attr, content, isfile)
         else
@@ -850,11 +854,10 @@ local lastimage = -1
 local lastimagepages = -1
 
 -- These are very minimal right now but LaTeX isn't using the scaling etc. stuff anyway.
-token.luacmd("saveimageresource", function(_, immediate)
+lmlt.luacmd("saveimageresource", function(_, immediate)
   if immediate == "value" then return end
-  if immediate and immediate & 0x7 ~= 0 then
-    print(immediate)
-    immediate = immediate & 0x8
+  if immediate and immediate & ~immediate_flag ~= 0 then
+    immediate = immediate & immediate_flag
     tex.error("Unexpected prefix", "You used \\saveimageresource with a prefix that doesn't belong there. I will ignore it for now.")
   end
   local attr = scan_keyword'attr' and scan_string() or nil
@@ -880,24 +883,24 @@ token.luacmd("saveimageresource", function(_, immediate)
   local pfile = get_pfile()
   lastimage = imglib.get_num(pfile, img)
   lastimagepages = img.pages or 1
-  if immediate == 8 then
+  if immediate == immediate_flag then
     imglib_immediatewrite(pfile, img)
   end
 end, "value")
 
-token.luacmd("useimageresource", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("useimageresource", function()
   local pfile = get_pfile()
   local img = assert(imglib.from_num(scan_int()))
   imglib_write(pfile, img)
 end, "protected")
 
-local integer_code = token.value.integer
+local integer_code = lmlt.value.integer
 
-token.luacmd("lastsavedimageresourceindex", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("lastsavedimageresourceindex", function()
   return integer_code, lastimage
 end, "value")
 
-token.luacmd("lastsavedimageresourcepages", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("lastsavedimageresourcepages", function()
   return integer_code, lastimagepages
 end, "value")
 
@@ -919,10 +922,10 @@ tex.useboxresource = savedbox.use
 
 local lastbox = -1
 
-token.luacmd("saveboxresource", function(_, immediate)
+lmlt.luacmd("saveboxresource", function(_, immediate)
   if immediate == "value" then return end
-  if immediate and immediate & 0x7 ~= 0 then
-    immediate = immediate & 0x8
+  if immediate and immediate & ~immediate_flag ~= 0 then
+    immediate = immediate & immediate_flag
     tex.error("Unexpected prefix", "You used \\saveboxresource with a prefix that doesn't belong there. I will ignore it for now.")
   end
   local type
@@ -935,11 +938,11 @@ token.luacmd("saveboxresource", function(_, immediate)
   local margin = scan_keyword'margin' and scan_dimen() or nil
   local box = scan_int()
 
-  local index = tex.saveboxresource(box, attr, resources, immediate == 8, type, margin)
+  local index = tex.saveboxresource(box, attr, resources, immediate == immediate_flag, type, margin)
   lastbox = index
 end, "value")
 
-token.luacmd("useboxresource", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("useboxresource", function()
   local width, height, depth
   while true do
     if scan_keyword'width' then
@@ -956,7 +959,7 @@ token.luacmd("useboxresource", function()
   node.write((tex.useboxresource(index, width, height, depth)))
 end, "protected")
 
-token.luacmd("lastsavedboxresourceindex", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("lastsavedboxresourceindex", function()
   return integer_code, lastbox
 end, "value")
 
@@ -964,15 +967,15 @@ local saved_pos_x, saved_pos_y = -1, -1
 local save_pos_whatsit = declare_whatsit('save_pos', function(_, _, _, x, y)
   saved_pos_x, saved_pos_y = assert(math.tointeger(x)), assert(math.tointeger(y))
 end)
-token.luacmd("savepos", function() -- \savepos
+lmlt.luacmd("savepos", function() -- \savepos
   return node.direct.write(node.direct.new(whatsit_id, save_pos_whatsit))
 end, "protected")
 
-token.luacmd("lastxpos", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("lastxpos", function()
   return integer_code, (saved_pos_x+.5)//1
 end, "value")
 
-token.luacmd("lastypos", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("lastypos", function()
   return integer_code, (saved_pos_y+.5)//1
 end, "value")
 
diff --git a/luametalatex-baseregisters.lua b/luametalatex-baseregisters.lua
index 0e62051..79600f8 100644
--- a/luametalatex-baseregisters.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-baseregisters.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+local lmlt = luametalatex
+
 local scan_dimen = token.scan_dimen
 local scan_int = token.scan_int
 local scan_keyword = token.scan_keyword
 
-local count_code = token.value.integer
-local dimen_code = token.value.dimension
+local count_code = lmlt.value.integer
+local dimen_code = lmlt.value.dimension
 
 local set_local = require'luametalatex-local'
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ function texmeta.__newindex(t, k, v)
 end
 
 local function tex_variable(value, scanner, name, default)
-  token.luacmd(name, function(_, scanning)
+  lmlt.luacmd(name, function(_, scanning)
     if scanning == 'value' then
       return value, tex_variables[name]
     else
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ end
 
 local function pdf_variable(value, scanner, name, default, force_default)
   pdf_variable_names[#pdf_variable_names+1] = name
-  token.luacmd('pdfvariable  ' .. name, function(_, scanning)
+  lmlt.luacmd('pdfvariable  ' .. name, function(_, scanning)
     if scanning == 'value' then
       return value, real_pdf_variables[name]
     elseif force_default then
diff --git a/luametalatex-dir-registers.lua b/luametalatex-dir-registers.lua
index 42e04ea..e360e8b 100644
--- a/luametalatex-dir-registers.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-dir-registers.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function tex.gettextdir() return tex.textdirection end
 function tex.getlinedir() return tex.linedirection end
 function tex.getmathdir() return tex.mathdirection end
 function tex.getpardir()  return tex.pardirection  end
-local integer_code = token.value.integer
+local integer_code = luametalatex.value.integer
 local function set_xdir(id, scanning)
   if scanning == 'value' then
     return integer_code, getters[id]()
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ return function(name)
   local getter = tex["get" .. name]
   local setter = tex["set" .. name]
   assert(getter and setter, "direction parameter undefined")
-  local idx = token.luacmd(name, set_xdir, "protected", "global", "value")
+  local idx = luametalatex.luacmd(name, set_xdir, "protected", "global", "value")
   getters[idx] = getter
   setters[idx] = setter
   return idx
diff --git a/luametalatex-firstcode.lua b/luametalatex-firstcode.lua
index cd5388a..e77daa4 100644
--- a/luametalatex-firstcode.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-firstcode.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local lmlt = luametalatex
+
 local scan_int = token.scan_int
 token.scan_int = scan_int -- For compatibility with LuaTeX packages
 local scan_token = token.scan_token
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ if status.ini_version then
   setcatcode('global', 2, 32, 10)
 end
 
+local immediate_flag = lmlt.flag.immediate
+
 local l = lpeg or require'lpeg'
 local add_file_extension = l.Cs((1-('.' * (1-l.S'./\\')^0) * -1)^0 * (l.P(1)^1+l.Cc'.tex'))
 local ofiles, ifiles = {}, {}
@@ -75,17 +79,17 @@ local function do_openout(p)
   end
 end
 local open_whatsit = new_whatsit('open', do_openout)
-token.luacmd("openout", function(_, immediate) -- \openout
+lmlt.luacmd("openout", function(_, immediate) -- \openout
   if immediate == "value" then return end
-  if immediate and immediate & ~0x2000 ~= 0 then
-    immediate = immediate & 0x2000
+  if immediate and immediate & ~immediate_flag ~= 0 then
+    immediate = immediate & immediate_flag
     tex.error("Unexpected prefix", "You used \\openout with a prefix that doesn't belong there. I will ignore it for now.")
   end
   local file = scan_int()
   scan_keyword'='
   local name = scan_filename()
   local props = {file = file, name = name}
-  if immediate and immediate == 0x2000 then
+  if immediate and immediate == immediate_flag then
     do_openout(props)
   else
     local whatsit = node.direct.new(whatsit_id, open_whatsit)
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ token.luacmd("openout", function(_, immediate) -- \openout
     node.direct.write(whatsit)
   end
 end, "value")
-token.luacmd("openin", function(_, prefix)
+lmlt.luacmd("openin", function(_, prefix)
   if prefix == "value" then return end
   local file = scan_int()
   scan_keyword'='
@@ -112,15 +116,15 @@ local function do_closeout(p)
   end
 end
 local close_whatsit = new_whatsit('close', do_closeout)
-token.luacmd("closeout", function(_, immediate) -- \closeout
+lmlt.luacmd("closeout", function(_, immediate) -- \closeout
   if immediate == "value" then return end
-  if immediate and immediate & ~0x2000 ~= 0 then
-    immediate = immediate & 0x2000
+  if immediate and immediate & ~immediate_flag ~= 0 then
+    immediate = immediate & immediate_flag
     tex.error("Unexpected prefix", "You used \\closeout with a prefix that doesn't belong there. I will ignore it for now.")
   end
   local file = scan_int()
   local props = {file = file}
-  if immediate == 0x2000 then
+  if immediate == immediate_flag then
     do_closeout(props)
   else
     local whatsit = node.direct.new(whatsit_id, close_whatsit)
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ token.luacmd("closeout", function(_, immediate) -- \closeout
     node.direct.write(whatsit)
   end
 end, "value")
-token.luacmd("closein", function(_, prefix)
+lmlt.luacmd("closein", function(_, prefix)
   if prefix == "value" then return end
   local file = scan_int()
   if ifiles[file] then
@@ -148,16 +152,16 @@ local function do_write(p)
   end
 end
 local write_whatsit = new_whatsit('write', do_write)
-token.luacmd("write", function(_, immediate, ...) -- \write
+lmlt.luacmd("write", function(_, immediate, ...) -- \write
   if immediate == "value" then return end
-  if immediate and immediate & ~0x2000 ~= 0 then
-    immediate = immediate & 0x2000
+  if immediate and immediate & ~immediate_flag ~= 0 then
+    immediate = immediate & immediate_flag
     tex.error("Unexpected prefix", "You used \\write with a prefix that doesn't belong there. I will ignore it for now.")
   end
   local file = scan_int()
   local content = scan_tokenlist()
   local props = {file = file, data = content}
-  if immediate == 0x2000 then
+  if immediate == immediate_flag then
     do_write(props)
   else
     local whatsit = node.direct.new(whatsit_id, write_whatsit)
@@ -176,13 +180,13 @@ local function prefix_to_tokens(prefix)
     end
   end
 end
-local expand_after = token.primitive_tokens.expandafter
-local input_tok = token.primitive_tokens.input
-local endlocalcontrol = token.primitive_tokens.endlocalcontrol
-local afterassignment = token.primitive_tokens.afterassignment
+local expand_after = lmlt.primitive_tokens.expandafter
+local input_tok = lmlt.primitive_tokens.input
+local endlocalcontrol = lmlt.primitive_tokens.endlocalcontrol
+local afterassignment = lmlt.primitive_tokens.afterassignment
 local lbrace = token.new(0, 1)
 local rbrace = token.new(0, 2)
-token.luacmd("read", function(_, prefix)
+lmlt.luacmd("read", function(_, prefix)
   if immediate == "value" then return end
   local id = scan_int()
   if not scan_keyword'to' then
@@ -224,12 +228,12 @@ token.luacmd("read", function(_, prefix)
   tex.runlocal(function()
     tokens[#tokens+1] = rbrace
     token.put_next(tokens)
-    token.put_next(token.primitive_tokens.def, token.create(macro), lbrace)
+    token.put_next(lmlt.primitive_tokens.def, token.create(macro), lbrace)
     prefix_to_tokens(prefix)
   end)
 end, "value")
 
-token.luacmd("readline", function(_, prefix)
+lmlt.luacmd("readline", function(_, prefix)
   if immediate == "value" then return end
   local id = scan_int()
   if not scan_keyword'to' then
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ local integer_code, boolean_code do
   end
 end
 
-token.luacmd("ifeof", function(_)
+lmlt.luacmd("ifeof", function(_)
   local id = scan_int()
   return boolean_code, not ifiles[id]
 end, "condition")
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ local late_lua_whatsit = new_whatsit('late_lua', function(p, pfile, n, x, y)
   end
   return pdf._latelua(pfile, x, y, code)
 end)
-token.luacmd("latelua", function() -- \latelua
+lmlt.luacmd("latelua", function() -- \latelua
   local content = scan_tokenlist()
   local props = {token = content}
   local whatsit = node.direct.new(whatsit_id, late_lua_whatsit)
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ require'luametalatex-baseregisters'
 require'luametalatex-back-pdf'
 require'luametalatex-node-luaotfload'
 
-token.luacmd("Umathcodenum", function(_, scanning)
+lmlt.luacmd("Umathcodenum", function(_, scanning)
   if scanning then
     local class, family, char = tex.getmathcodes (scan_int())
     return integer_code, char | (class | family << 3) << 21
diff --git a/luametalatex-lateinit.lua b/luametalatex-lateinit.lua
index 4b0318a..81ea521 100644
--- a/luametalatex-lateinit.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-lateinit.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+luametalatex = luametalatex or {}
+local lmlt = luametalatex
 local initex = status.ini_version
 
 if initex then
@@ -34,13 +36,14 @@ do
     primitives[prim[3]] = token_new(prim[2], prim[1])
   end
 end
-token.primitive_tokens = primitives
+lmlt.primitive_tokens = primitives
 
 do
   local command_id = swap_table(token.getcommandvalues())
   function token.command_id(name) return command_id[name] end
 end
-token.value = swap_table(token.getfunctionvalues())
+lmlt.value = swap_table(token.getfunctionvalues())
+lmlt.flag = swap_table(tex.getflagvalues())
 
 local functions = lua.getfunctionstable()
 -- I am not sure why this is necessary, but otherwise LuaMetaTeX resets
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ local lua_call_cmd = token.command_id'lua_call'
 local lua_value_cmd = token.command_id'lua_value'
 local lua_protected_call_cmd = token.command_id'lua_protected_call'
 local if_test_cmd = token.command_id'if_test'
-function token.luacmd(name, func, ...)
+function lmlt.luacmd(name, func, ...)
   local idx
   local tok = token.create(name)
   local cmd = tok.command
diff --git a/luametalatex-local.lua b/luametalatex-local.lua
index 91ba207..37d9d68 100644
--- a/luametalatex-local.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-local.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lua.get_functions_table()[restore_func] = function()
     end
   end
 end
-local restore_toks = {token.primitive_tokens.atendofgroup , token.new(restore_func, token.command_id'lua_call')}
+local restore_toks = {luametalatex.primitive_tokens.atendofgroup , token.new(restore_func, token.command_id'lua_call')}
 local put_next = token.put_next
 local runlocal = tex.runlocal
 local function put_restore_toks()
diff --git a/luametalatex-meaning.lua b/luametalatex-meaning.lua
index 2565e06..831414c 100644
--- a/luametalatex-meaning.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-meaning.lua
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 
 -- Necessary especially for etoolbox's patching commands
 
+local lmlt = luametalatex
 local primitive_meaning = {
-  token.primitive_tokens.expandafter,
-  token.primitive_tokens.relax,
-  token.primitive_tokens.meaning,
+  lmlt.primitive_tokens.expandafter,
+  lmlt.primitive_tokens.relax,
+  lmlt.primitive_tokens.meaning,
 }
-token.luacmd("meaning", function()
+lmlt.luacmd("meaning", function()
   local peeked = token.peeknext()
   token.put_next(primitive_meaning)
   token.skipnextexpanded()