diff --git a/mctx/ctx.go b/mctx/ctx.go
index b89d0cf..4106391 100644
--- a/mctx/ctx.go
+++ b/mctx/ctx.go
@@ -10,93 +10,90 @@
 package mctx
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	goctx "context"
 )
 
 // Context is the same as the builtin type, but is used to indicate that the
 // Context originally came from this package (aka New or ChildOf).
-type Context context.Context
+type Context goctx.Context
 
 // CancelFunc is a direct alias of the type from the context package, see its
 // docs.
-type CancelFunc = context.CancelFunc
+type CancelFunc = goctx.CancelFunc
 
 // WithValue mimics the function from the context package.
 func WithValue(parent Context, key, val interface{}) Context {
-	return Context(context.WithValue(context.Context(parent), key, val))
+	return Context(goctx.WithValue(goctx.Context(parent), key, val))
 }
 
 // WithCancel mimics the function from the context package.
 func WithCancel(parent Context) (Context, CancelFunc) {
-	ctx, fn := context.WithCancel(context.Context(parent))
+	ctx, fn := goctx.WithCancel(goctx.Context(parent))
 	return Context(ctx), fn
 }
 
 // WithDeadline mimics the function from the context package.
 func WithDeadline(parent Context, t time.Time) (Context, CancelFunc) {
-	ctx, fn := context.WithDeadline(context.Context(parent), t)
+	ctx, fn := goctx.WithDeadline(goctx.Context(parent), t)
 	return Context(ctx), fn
 }
 
 // WithTimeout mimics the function from the context package.
 func WithTimeout(parent Context, d time.Duration) (Context, CancelFunc) {
-	ctx, fn := context.WithTimeout(context.Context(parent), d)
+	ctx, fn := goctx.WithTimeout(goctx.Context(parent), d)
 	return Context(ctx), fn
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-type ctxKey int
-
 type mutVal struct {
 	l sync.RWMutex
 	v interface{}
 }
 
-type ctxState struct {
+type context struct {
+	goctx.Context
+
 	path     []string
 	l        sync.RWMutex
-	parent   Context
+	parent   *context
 	children map[string]Context
 
 	mutL    sync.RWMutex
 	mutVals map[interface{}]*mutVal
 }
 
-func getCtxState(ctx Context) *ctxState {
-	s, _ := ctx.Value(ctxKey(0)).(*ctxState)
-	if s == nil {
-		panic("non-conforming context used")
-	}
-	return s
-}
-
-func withCtxState(ctx Context, s *ctxState) Context {
-	return WithValue(ctx, ctxKey(0), s)
-}
-
 // New returns a new context which can be used as the root context for all
 // purposes in this framework.
 func New() Context {
-	return withCtxState(Context(context.Background()), &ctxState{})
+	return &context{Context: goctx.Background()}
+}
+
+func getCtx(Ctx Context) *context {
+	ctx, ok := Ctx.(*context)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("non-conforming Context used")
+	}
+	return ctx
 }
 
 // Path returns the sequence of names which were used to produce this context
 // via the ChildOf function.
-func Path(ctx Context) []string {
-	return getCtxState(ctx).path
+func Path(Ctx Context) []string {
+	return getCtx(Ctx).path
 }
 
 // Children returns all children of this context which have been created by
 // ChildOf, mapped by their name.
-func Children(ctx Context) map[string]Context {
-	s := getCtxState(ctx)
+func Children(Ctx Context) map[string]Context {
+	ctx := getCtx(Ctx)
 	out := map[string]Context{}
-	s.l.RLock()
-	defer s.l.RUnlock()
-	for name, childCtx := range s.children {
+	ctx.l.RLock()
+	defer ctx.l.RUnlock()
+	for name, childCtx := range ctx.children {
 		out[name] = childCtx
 	}
 	return out
@@ -104,21 +101,21 @@ func Children(ctx Context) map[string]Context {
 
 // Parent returns the parent Context of the given one, or nil if this is a root
 // context (i.e. returned from New).
-func Parent(ctx Context) Context {
-	return getCtxState(ctx).parent
+func Parent(Ctx Context) Context {
+	return getCtx(Ctx).parent
 }
 
 // Root returns the root Context from which this Context and all of its parents
 // were derived (i.e. the Context which was originally returned from New).
 //
 // If the given Context is the root then it is returned as-id.
-func Root(ctx Context) Context {
+func Root(Ctx Context) Context {
+	ctx := getCtx(Ctx)
 	for {
-		s := getCtxState(ctx)
-		if s.parent == nil {
+		if ctx.parent == nil {
 			return ctx
 		}
-		ctx = s.parent
+		ctx = ctx.parent
 	}
 }
 
@@ -129,26 +126,25 @@ func Root(ctx Context) Context {
 //
 // TODO If the given Context already has a child with the given name that child
 // will be returned.
-func ChildOf(ctx Context, name string) Context {
-	s, childS := getCtxState(ctx), new(ctxState)
+func ChildOf(Ctx Context, name string) Context {
+	ctx, childCtx := getCtx(Ctx), new(context)
 
-	s.l.Lock()
-	defer s.l.Unlock()
+	ctx.l.Lock()
+	defer ctx.l.Unlock()
 
 	// set child's path field
-	childS.path = make([]string, 0, len(s.path)+1)
-	childS.path = append(childS.path, s.path...)
-	childS.path = append(childS.path, name)
+	childCtx.path = make([]string, 0, len(ctx.path)+1)
+	childCtx.path = append(childCtx.path, ctx.path...)
+	childCtx.path = append(childCtx.path, name)
 
 	// set child's parent field
-	childS.parent = ctx
+	childCtx.parent = ctx
 
 	// create child's ctx and store it in parent
-	childCtx := withCtxState(ctx, childS)
-	if s.children == nil {
-		s.children = map[string]Context{}
+	if ctx.children == nil {
+		ctx.children = map[string]Context{}
 	}
-	s.children[name] = childCtx
+	ctx.children[name] = childCtx
 	return childCtx
 }
 
@@ -157,8 +153,8 @@ func ChildOf(ctx Context, name string) Context {
 // function returns without visiting any more Contexts.
 //
 // The exact order of visitation is non-deterministic.
-func BreadthFirstVisit(ctx Context, callback func(Context) bool) {
-	queue := []Context{ctx}
+func BreadthFirstVisit(Ctx Context, callback func(Context) bool) {
+	queue := []Context{Ctx}
 	for len(queue) > 0 {
 		if !callback(queue[0]) {
 			return
@@ -175,13 +171,13 @@ func BreadthFirstVisit(ctx Context, callback func(Context) bool) {
 
 // MutableValue acts like the Value method, except that it only deals with
 // keys/values set by SetMutableValue.
-func MutableValue(ctx Context, key interface{}) interface{} {
-	s := getCtxState(ctx)
-	s.mutL.RLock()
-	defer s.mutL.RUnlock()
-	if s.mutVals == nil {
+func MutableValue(Ctx Context, key interface{}) interface{} {
+	ctx := getCtx(Ctx)
+	ctx.mutL.RLock()
+	defer ctx.mutL.RUnlock()
+	if ctx.mutVals == nil {
 		return nil
-	} else if mVal, ok := s.mutVals[key]; ok {
+	} else if mVal, ok := ctx.mutVals[key]; ok {
 		mVal.l.RLock()
 		defer mVal.l.RUnlock()
 		return mVal.v
@@ -205,28 +201,28 @@ func MutableValue(ctx Context, key interface{}) interface{} {
 // Context, except for those related to mutable values for this same key (e.g.
 // MutableValue and SetMutableValue).
 func GetSetMutableValue(
-	ctx Context, noCallbackIfSet bool,
+	Ctx Context, noCallbackIfSet bool,
 	key interface{}, fn func(interface{}) interface{},
 ) interface{} {
-	s := getCtxState(ctx)
 
 	// if noCallbackIfSet, do a fast lookup with MutableValue first.
 	if noCallbackIfSet {
-		if v := MutableValue(ctx, key); v != nil {
+		if v := MutableValue(Ctx, key); v != nil {
 			return v
 		}
 	}
 
-	s.mutL.Lock()
-	if s.mutVals == nil {
-		s.mutVals = map[interface{}]*mutVal{}
+	ctx := getCtx(Ctx)
+	ctx.mutL.Lock()
+	if ctx.mutVals == nil {
+		ctx.mutVals = map[interface{}]*mutVal{}
 	}
-	mVal, ok := s.mutVals[key]
+	mVal, ok := ctx.mutVals[key]
 	if !ok {
 		mVal = new(mutVal)
-		s.mutVals[key] = mVal
+		ctx.mutVals[key] = mVal
 	}
-	s.mutL.Unlock()
+	ctx.mutL.Unlock()
 
 	mVal.l.Lock()
 	defer mVal.l.Unlock()