diff --git a/cmd/hakurei/command.go b/cmd/hakurei/command.go
index f8173e6..e71ac16 100644
--- a/cmd/hakurei/command.go
+++ b/cmd/hakurei/command.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"hakurei.app/internal"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/env"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/outcome"
-	"hakurei.app/internal/state"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/store"
 	"hakurei.app/message"
 	"hakurei.app/system/dbus"
 )
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func buildCommand(ctx context.Context, msg message.Msg, early *earlyHardeningErr
 		c.NewCommand("ps", "List active instances", func(args []string) error {
 			var sc hst.Paths
 			env.CopyPaths().Copy(&sc, new(outcome.Hsu).MustID(nil))
-			printPs(os.Stdout, time.Now().UTC(), state.NewMulti(msg, sc.RunDirPath), flagShort, flagJSON)
+			printPs(os.Stdout, time.Now().UTC(), store.NewMulti(msg, sc.RunDirPath), flagShort, flagJSON)
 			return errSuccess
 		}).Flag(&flagShort, "short", command.BoolFlag(false), "Print instance id")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/hakurei/parse.go b/cmd/hakurei/parse.go
index bbb9e81..8aef8e9 100644
--- a/cmd/hakurei/parse.go
+++ b/cmd/hakurei/parse.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"hakurei.app/hst"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/env"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/outcome"
-	"hakurei.app/internal/state"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/store"
 	"hakurei.app/message"
 )
 
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func tryIdentifier(msg message.Msg, name string) (config *hst.Config, entry *hst
 	return tryIdentifierEntries(msg, name, func() map[hst.ID]*hst.State {
 		var sc hst.Paths
 		env.CopyPaths().Copy(&sc, new(outcome.Hsu).MustID(nil))
-		s := state.NewMulti(msg, sc.RunDirPath)
-		if entries, err := state.Join(s); err != nil {
+		s := store.NewMulti(msg, sc.RunDirPath)
+		if entries, err := store.Join(s); err != nil {
 			msg.GetLogger().Printf("cannot join store: %v", err) // not fatal
 			return nil
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/hakurei/print.go b/cmd/hakurei/print.go
index ff4764c..15f71a6 100644
--- a/cmd/hakurei/print.go
+++ b/cmd/hakurei/print.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"hakurei.app/internal"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/env"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/outcome"
-	"hakurei.app/internal/state"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/store"
 	"hakurei.app/message"
 )
 
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ func printShowInstance(
 }
 
 // printPs writes a representation of active instances to output.
-func printPs(output io.Writer, now time.Time, s state.Store, short, flagJSON bool) {
+func printPs(output io.Writer, now time.Time, s store.Store, short, flagJSON bool) {
 	var entries map[hst.ID]*hst.State
-	if e, err := state.Join(s); err != nil {
+	if e, err := store.Join(s); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot join store: %v", err)
 	} else {
 		entries = e
diff --git a/cmd/hakurei/print_test.go b/cmd/hakurei/print_test.go
index abdcefc..3db06ec 100644
--- a/cmd/hakurei/print_test.go
+++ b/cmd/hakurei/print_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"hakurei.app/hst"
-	"hakurei.app/internal/state"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/store"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -709,6 +709,6 @@ func TestPrintPs(t *testing.T) {
 type stubStore map[hst.ID]*hst.State
 
 func (s stubStore) Join() (map[hst.ID]*hst.State, error)       { return s, nil }
-func (s stubStore) Do(int, func(c state.Cursor)) (bool, error) { panic("unreachable") }
+func (s stubStore) Do(int, func(c store.Cursor)) (bool, error) { panic("unreachable") }
 func (s stubStore) List() ([]int, error)                       { panic("unreachable") }
 func (s stubStore) Close() error                               { return nil }
diff --git a/internal/outcome/process.go b/internal/outcome/process.go
index 6ed419a..2dc7653 100644
--- a/internal/outcome/process.go
+++ b/internal/outcome/process.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"hakurei.app/container/fhs"
 	"hakurei.app/hst"
 	"hakurei.app/internal"
-	"hakurei.app/internal/state"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/store"
 	"hakurei.app/message"
 	"hakurei.app/system"
 )
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type mainState struct {
 	// Time is nil if no process was ever created.
 	Time *time.Time
 
-	store   state.Store
+	store   store.Store
 	cancel  context.CancelFunc
 	cmd     *exec.Cmd
 	cmdWait chan error
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (ms mainState) beforeExit(isFault bool) {
 	}
 
 	if ms.uintptr&mainNeedsRevert != 0 {
-		if ok, err := ms.store.Do(ms.k.state.identity.unwrap(), func(c state.Cursor) {
+		if ok, err := ms.store.Do(ms.k.state.identity.unwrap(), func(c store.Cursor) {
 			if ms.uintptr&mainNeedsDestroy != 0 {
 				if err := c.Destroy(ms.k.state.id.unwrap()); err != nil {
 					perror(err, "destroy state entry")
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (k *outcome) main(msg message.Msg) {
 		ms.fatal("cannot commit system setup:", err)
 	}
 	ms.uintptr |= mainNeedsRevert
-	ms.store = state.NewMulti(msg, k.state.sc.RunDirPath)
+	ms.store = store.NewMulti(msg, k.state.sc.RunDirPath)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(k.ctx)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (k *outcome) main(msg message.Msg) {
 	}
 
 	// shim accepted setup payload, create process state
-	if ok, err := ms.store.Do(k.state.identity.unwrap(), func(c state.Cursor) {
+	if ok, err := ms.store.Do(k.state.identity.unwrap(), func(c store.Cursor) {
 		if err := c.Save(&hst.State{
 			ID:      k.state.id.unwrap(),
 			PID:     os.Getpid(),
diff --git a/internal/state/state.go b/internal/store/compat.go
similarity index 96%
rename from internal/state/state.go
rename to internal/store/compat.go
index 62b3186..c0ef6dd 100644
--- a/internal/state/state.go
+++ b/internal/store/compat.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// Package state provides cross-process state tracking for hakurei container instances.
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"strconv"
diff --git a/internal/state/state_test.go b/internal/store/compat_test.go
similarity index 87%
rename from internal/state/state_test.go
rename to internal/store/compat_test.go
index eed2c89..c8e7fa4 100644
--- a/internal/state/state_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/compat_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state_test
+package store_test
 
 import (
 	"log"
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import (
 
 	"hakurei.app/container/check"
 	"hakurei.app/hst"
-	"hakurei.app/internal/state"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/store"
 	"hakurei.app/message"
 )
 
 func TestMulti(t *testing.T) {
-	s := state.NewMulti(message.NewMsg(log.New(log.Writer(), "multi: ", 0)), check.MustAbs(t.TempDir()))
+	s := store.NewMulti(message.NewMsg(log.New(log.Writer(), "multi: ", 0)), check.MustAbs(t.TempDir()))
 
 	t.Run("list empty store", func(t *testing.T) {
 		if identities, err := s.List(); err != nil {
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ func TestMulti(t *testing.T) {
 		tc[i].Time = time.Now()
 	}
 
-	do := func(identity int, f func(c state.Cursor)) {
+	do := func(identity int, f func(c store.Cursor)) {
 		if ok, err := s.Do(identity, f); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Do: ok = %v, error = %v", ok, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	insert := func(i, identity int) {
-		do(identity, func(c state.Cursor) {
+		do(identity, func(c store.Cursor) {
 			if err := c.Save(&tc[i]); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Save: error = %v", err)
 			}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	check := func(i, identity int) {
-		do(identity, func(c state.Cursor) {
+		do(identity, func(c store.Cursor) {
 			if entries, err := c.Load(); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Load: error = %v", err)
 			} else if got, ok := entries[tc[i].ID]; !ok {
@@ -98,19 +98,19 @@ func TestMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// join store
-	if entries, err := state.Join(s); err != nil {
+	if entries, err := store.Join(s); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Join: error = %v", err)
 	} else if len(entries) != 3 {
 		t.Fatalf("Join(s) = %#v", entries)
 	}
 
 	// clear identity 1
-	do(1, func(c state.Cursor) {
+	do(1, func(c store.Cursor) {
 		if err := c.Destroy(tc[insertEntryOtherApp].ID); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Destroy: error = %v", err)
 		}
 	})
-	do(1, func(c state.Cursor) {
+	do(1, func(c store.Cursor) {
 		if l, err := c.Len(); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Len: error = %v", err)
 		} else if l != 0 {
diff --git a/internal/state/data.go b/internal/store/data.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/data.go
rename to internal/store/data.go
index a680c96..d8f2bc6 100644
--- a/internal/state/data.go
+++ b/internal/store/data.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"encoding/gob"
diff --git a/internal/state/data_test.go b/internal/store/data_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/data_test.go
rename to internal/store/data_test.go
index 6ad91e5..79faeba 100644
--- a/internal/state/data_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/data_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
diff --git a/internal/state/header.go b/internal/store/header.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/header.go
rename to internal/store/header.go
index 25b1e6a..a6e756f 100644
--- a/internal/state/header.go
+++ b/internal/store/header.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
diff --git a/internal/state/header_test.go b/internal/store/header_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/header_test.go
rename to internal/store/header_test.go
index 18a620c..51a6939 100644
--- a/internal/state/header_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/header_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
diff --git a/internal/state/join.go b/internal/store/join.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/state/join.go
rename to internal/store/join.go
index 43a19b1..0bb69df 100644
--- a/internal/state/join.go
+++ b/internal/store/join.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/internal/state/segment.go b/internal/store/segment.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/segment.go
rename to internal/store/segment.go
index c8ab8c1..ef3e20c 100644
--- a/internal/state/segment.go
+++ b/internal/store/segment.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/internal/state/segment_test.go b/internal/store/segment_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/segment_test.go
rename to internal/store/segment_test.go
index 834cb99..dab019a 100644
--- a/internal/state/segment_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/segment_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/internal/state/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/store.go
rename to internal/store/store.go
index 565e4ee..942eeef 100644
--- a/internal/state/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/internal/state/store_test.go b/internal/store/store_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/state/store_test.go
rename to internal/store/store_test.go
index f58be18..db1a4c7 100644
--- a/internal/state/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/store_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package state
+package store
 
 import (
 	"cmp"