diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py
index a32747201..8200aafeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/inventory_store.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from clan_cli.errors import ClanError
 from clan_cli.flake import Flake
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ from clan_cli.git import commit_file
 from clan_lib.nix_models.inventory import Inventory
 
 from .util import (
-    WriteInfo,
     calc_patches,
     delete_by_path,
     determine_writeability,
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ from .util import (
 )
 
 
+@dataclass
+class WriteInfo:
+    writeables: dict[str, set[str]]
+    data_eval: Inventory
+    data_disk: Inventory
+
+
 class InventoryStore:
     def __init__(
         self,
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/util.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/util.py
index 1a6eac132..724cfcd29 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/util.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/persist/util.py
@@ -1,25 +1,13 @@
 """
-All read/write operations MUST use the inventory.
-
-Machine data, clan data or service data can be accessed in a performant way.
-
-This file exports stable classnames for static & dynamic type safety.
-
-Utilize:
-
-- load_inventory_eval: To load the actual inventory with nix declarations merged.
-Operate on the returned inventory to make changes
-- save_inventory: To persist changes.
+Utilities for working with nested dictionaries, particularly for
+flattening, unmerging lists, finding duplicates, and calculating patches.
 """
 
 from collections import Counter
-from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any
 
 from clan_cli.errors import ClanError
 
-from clan_lib.nix_models.inventory import Inventory
-
 
 def flatten_data(data: dict, parent_key: str = "", separator: str = ".") -> dict:
     """
@@ -334,10 +322,3 @@ def patch(d: dict[str, Any], path: str, content: Any) -> None:
     for key in keys[:-1]:
         current = current.setdefault(key, {})
     current[keys[-1]] = content
-
-
-@dataclass
-class WriteInfo:
-    writeables: dict[str, set[str]]
-    data_eval: Inventory
-    data_disk: Inventory