diff --git a/module/core/derive_tools/Cargo.toml b/module/core/derive_tools/Cargo.toml
index cdf5b512d4..27f9faa37e 100644
--- a/module/core/derive_tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/module/core/derive_tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ default = [
   "derive_clone_dyn",
   # "derive_clone_dyn_use_std",
 
-  "strum_derive",
+  "derive_strum",
   "strum_phf",
 
   "derive_from",
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ full = [
 
   "derive_display",
   "derive_from_str",
-
+  
   "derive_clone_dyn",
   # "derive_clone_dyn_use_std",
 
-  "strum_derive",
+  "derive_strum",
   "strum_phf",
 
   "derive_from",
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ derive_display = [ "parse-display" ]
 derive_from_str = [ "parse-display", "parse-display/std", "parse-display/regex" ]
 # derive_from_str = [ "parse-display", "parse-display/std", "parse-display/regex", "parse-display/once_cell" ]
 
-strum_derive = [ "strum/std", "strum/derive", "strum/strum_macros" ]
+derive_strum = [ "strum/std", "strum/derive", "strum/strum_macros" ]
 strum_phf = [ "strum/std", "strum/phf", "strum/strum_macros" ]
 # zzz : review features
 
@@ -170,13 +170,12 @@ derive_clone_dyn_use_alloc = [ "derive_clone_dyn", "clone_dyn/use_alloc" ]
 
 derive_from = [ "derive_tools_meta/derive_from" ]
 derive_inner_from = [ "derive_tools_meta/derive_inner_from" ]
-
+parse_display = [ "parse-display" ]
 
 [dependencies]
 
 ## external
-# derive_more = { version = "~0.99.17", optional = true, default-features = false }
-derive_more = { version = "~1.0.0-beta.6", optional = true, default-features = false }
+derive_more = { version = "~1.0.0-beta.6", optional = true, default-features = false, features = [ "debug" ] }
 strum = { version = "~0.25", optional = true, default-features = false }
 # strum_macros = { version = "~0.25.3", optional = true, default-features = false }
 parse-display = { version = "~0.8.2", optional = true, default-features = false }
diff --git a/module/core/derive_tools/src/lib.rs b/module/core/derive_tools/src/lib.rs
index edd8685033..3e29da3f59 100644
--- a/module/core/derive_tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/module/core/derive_tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ mod derive_more
 // #[ cfg( feature = "derive_reflect" ) ]
 // pub mod reflect;
 
-// use derive_tools_meta::Deref;
+// use derive_tools_meta::Deref; 
 // use derive_tools_meta::VariadicFrom;
 
 /// Namespace with dependencies.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub mod dependency
 {
   #[ cfg( feature = "derive_more" ) ]
   pub use ::derive_more;
-  #[ cfg( feature = "strum" ) ]
+  #[ cfg( feature = "derive_strum" ) ]
   pub use ::strum;
   #[ cfg( feature = "parse_display" ) ]
   pub use ::parse_display;
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ pub mod exposed
   #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
   pub use super::derive_more::*;
 
+  #[ cfg( feature = "derive_strum" ) ]
+  #[ doc( inline ) ]
+  #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
+  pub use ::strum::*;
+
   // #[ cfg( all( feature = "derive_more", feature = "derive_add" ) ) ]
   // #[ doc( inline ) ]
   // #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ pub mod exposed
   //   UpperHex,
   // };
 
-  #[ cfg( feature = "strum" ) ]
+  #[ cfg( feature = "derive_strum" ) ]
   #[ doc( inline ) ]
   #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
   pub use ::strum::*;
@@ -227,13 +232,17 @@ pub mod exposed
   #[ cfg( feature = "derive_from" ) ]
   pub use ::derive_tools_meta::From;
 
+  #[ doc( inline ) ]
+  #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
+  #[ cfg( feature = "derive_inner_from" ) ]
+  pub use ::derive_tools_meta::InnerFrom;
+
 }
 
 /// Prelude to use essentials: `use my_module::prelude::*`.
 #[ cfg( feature = "enabled" ) ]
 pub mod prelude
 {
-
   #[ cfg( feature = "derive_clone_dyn" ) ]
   #[ doc( inline ) ]
   #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
diff --git a/module/core/derive_tools/tests/inc/basic_test.rs b/module/core/derive_tools/tests/inc/basic_test.rs
index 364383fa1e..f83df41abe 100644
--- a/module/core/derive_tools/tests/inc/basic_test.rs
+++ b/module/core/derive_tools/tests/inc/basic_test.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ tests_impls!
   #[ cfg( all( feature = "strum", feature = "strum_derive" ) ) ]
   fn enum_with_strum()
   {
-    use the_module::*;
+    use the_module::{ EnumIter, IntoEnumIterator };
 
     #[ derive( EnumIter, Debug, PartialEq ) ]
     enum Foo
diff --git a/module/core/derive_tools/tests/tests.rs b/module/core/derive_tools/tests/tests.rs
index 31961842a8..766eadcfe7 100644
--- a/module/core/derive_tools/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/module/core/derive_tools/tests/tests.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ use derive_tools as the_module;
 #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
 use test_tools::exposed::*;
 
+#[ cfg( feature = "enabled" ) ]
 mod inc;
 
diff --git a/module/core/wtools/Cargo.toml b/module/core/wtools/Cargo.toml
index 25597d8ea4..78c0329a51 100644
--- a/module/core/wtools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/module/core/wtools/Cargo.toml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ derive_is_variant = [ "derive", "derive_tools/derive_is_variant" ]
 derive_unwrap = [ "derive", "derive_tools/derive_unwrap" ]
 # derive_convert_case = [ "derive", "derive_tools/derive_convert_case" ]
 
-derive_strum = [ "derive", "derive_tools/strum_derive" ]
+derive_strum = [ "derive", "derive_tools/derive_strum" ]
 derive_strum_phf = [ "derive", "derive_tools/strum_phf" ]
 
 derive_display = [ "derive", "derive_tools/derive_display", "parse-display" ]