diff --git a/falyx/action.py b/falyx/action.py
index 52e3253..4e4da26 100644
--- a/falyx/action.py
+++ b/falyx/action.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This guarantees:
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import inspect
 import random
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ from rich.tree import Tree
 
 from falyx.context import ExecutionContext, ResultsContext
 from falyx.debug import register_debug_hooks
+from falyx.exceptions import FalyxError
 from falyx.execution_registry import ExecutionRegistry as er
 from falyx.hook_manager import Hook, HookManager, HookType
 from falyx.retry import RetryHandler, RetryPolicy
@@ -102,12 +104,6 @@ class BaseAction(ABC):
         """Register a hook for all actions and sub-actions."""
         self.hooks.register(hook_type, hook)
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} '{self.name}'>"
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return str(self)
-
     @classmethod
     def enable_retries_recursively(cls, action: BaseAction, policy: RetryPolicy | None):
         if not policy:
@@ -115,12 +111,46 @@ class BaseAction(ABC):
         if isinstance(action, Action):
             action.retry_policy = policy
             action.retry_policy.enabled = True
-            action.hooks.register("on_error", RetryHandler(policy).retry_on_error)
+            action.hooks.register(HookType.ON_ERROR, RetryHandler(policy).retry_on_error)
 
         if hasattr(action, "actions"):
             for sub in action.actions:
                 cls.enable_retries_recursively(sub, policy)
 
+    async def _write_stdout(self, data: str) -> None:
+        """Override in subclasses that produce terminal output."""
+        pass
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} '{self.name}'>"
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(self)
+
+    def __or__(self, other: BaseAction) -> ChainedAction:
+        """Chain this action with another action."""
+        if not isinstance(other, BaseAction):
+            raise FalyxError(f"Cannot chain {type(other)} with {type(self)}")
+        return ChainedAction(name=f"{self.name} | {other.name}", actions=[self, other])
+
+    async def __ror__(self, other: Any):
+        if inspect.isawaitable(other):
+            print(1)
+            other = await other
+
+        if self.inject_last_result:
+            print(2)
+            return await self(**{self.inject_last_result_as: other})
+
+        literal_action = Action(
+            name=f"Input | {self.name}",
+            action=lambda: other,
+        )
+
+        chain = ChainedAction(name=f"{other} | {self.name}", actions=[literal_action, self])
+        print(3)
+        print(self.name, other)
+        return await chain()
 
 class Action(BaseAction):
     """A simple action that runs a callable. It can be a function or a coroutine."""
@@ -205,6 +235,12 @@ class Action(BaseAction):
             console.print(Tree("".join(label)))
 
 
+class LiteralInputAction(Action):
+    def __init__(self, value: Any):
+        async def literal(*args, **kwargs): return value
+        super().__init__("Input", literal, inject_last_result=True)
+
+
 class ActionListMixin:
     """Mixin for managing a list of actions."""
     def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -266,18 +302,43 @@ class ChainedAction(BaseAction, ActionListMixin):
         context.start_timer()
         try:
             await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.BEFORE, context)
+            last_result = self.results_context.last_result() if self.results_context else None
+
+
 
             for index, action in enumerate(self.actions):
                 results_context.current_index = index
                 prepared = action.prepare_for_chain(results_context)
-                result = await prepared(*args, **updated_kwargs)
+                run_kwargs = dict(updated_kwargs)
+
+                underlying = getattr(prepared, "action", None)
+                if underlying:
+                    signature = inspect.signature(underlying)
+                else:
+                    signature = inspect.signature(prepared._run)
+                parameters = signature.parameters
+
+                if last_result is not None:
+                    if action.inject_last_result_as in parameters:
+                        run_kwargs[action.inject_last_result_as] = last_result
+                        result = await prepared(*args, **run_kwargs)
+                    elif (
+                        len(parameters) == 1 and
+                        not parameters.get("self")
+                    ):
+                        result = await prepared(last_result)
+                    else:
+                        result = await prepared(*args, **updated_kwargs)
+                else:
+                    result = await prepared(*args, **updated_kwargs)
+                last_result = result
                 results_context.add_result(result)
                 context.extra["results"].append(result)
                 context.extra["rollback_stack"].append(prepared)
 
-            context.result = context.extra["results"]
+            context.result = last_result
             await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_SUCCESS, context)
-            return context.result
+            return last_result
 
         except Exception as error:
             context.exception = error
@@ -302,7 +363,7 @@ class ChainedAction(BaseAction, ActionListMixin):
                     logger.error("[%s]⚠️ Rollback failed: %s", action.name, error)
 
     async def preview(self, parent: Tree | None = None):
-        label = f"[{OneColors.CYAN_b}]⛓ ChainedAction[/] '{self.name}'"
+        label = [f"[{OneColors.CYAN_b}]⛓ ChainedAction[/] '{self.name}'"]
         if self.inject_last_result:
             label.append(f" [dim](injects '{self.inject_last_result_as}')[/dim]")
         tree = parent.add("".join(label)) if parent else Tree("".join(label))