diff --git a/autoload/vam.vim b/autoload/vam.vim
index 869194d..7e2ea64 100644
--- a/autoload/vam.vim
+++ b/autoload/vam.vim
@@ -172,17 +172,18 @@ endfun
 "   'auto_install': when 1 overrides global setting, so you can autoinstall
 "   trusted repositories only
 " }
-fun! vam#ActivateRecursively(list_of_names, ...)
+fun! vam#ActivateRecursively(list_of_scripts, ...)
   let opts = extend({'run_install_hooks': 1}, a:0 == 0 ? {} : a:1)
 
-  for name in a:list_of_names
+  for script_ in a:list_of_scripts
+    let name = script_.name
     if !has_key(s:c.activated_plugins,  name)
       " break circular dependencies..
       let s:c.activated_plugins[name] = 0
 
       let infoFile = vam#AddonInfoFile(name)
       if !filereadable(infoFile) && !vam#IsPluginInstalled(name)
-        if empty(vam#install#Install([name], opts))
+        if empty(vam#install#Install([script_], opts))
           unlet s:c.activated_plugins[name]
           continue
         endif
@@ -243,10 +244,33 @@ fun! s:ResetVars(buf)
   endif
 endfun
 
+fun! vam#PreprocessScriptIdentifier(list)
+  " turn name into dictionary
+  for i in range(0, len(a:list)-1)
+    " 1 is string
+    if type(a:list[i]) == 1
+      let a:list[i] = {'name': a:list[i]}
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  " Merging with the pool will be done in install.vim because that's only
+  " sourced when installations take place
+  " only be loaded when installations take place
+endf
+
 " see also ActivateRecursively
 " Activate activates the plugins and their dependencies recursively.
 " I sources both: plugin/*.vim and after/plugin/*.vim files when called after
 " .vimrc has been sourced which happens when you activate plugins manually.
+"
+" The script names will be turned into {'name': name}. Dictionaries can
+" contain additional keys. Which ones depends also on future usage. Use cases
+"  - vundle emualtion ('rtp' key)
+"  - version locking
+"
+" Additional keys from pool or name rewriting will be merged unless keys exist
+" and unless 'type' key exists (which signals that the data is already complete)
+" This happens in vam#install#CompleteRepoData
 fun! vam#ActivateAddons(...) abort
   let args = copy(a:000)
   if a:0 == 0 | return | endif
@@ -283,8 +307,12 @@ fun! vam#ActivateAddons(...) abort
   let opts = args[1]
   let topLevel = !has_key(opts, 'new_runtime_paths')
 
+  let to_activate = args[0]
+
+  call vam#PreprocessScriptIdentifier(args[0])
+
   if exists('g:vam_plugin_whitelist') && topLevel
-    call filter(args[0],   'index(g:vam_plugin_whitelist, v:val) != -1')
+    call filter(args[0],   'index(g:vam_plugin_whitelist, v:val.name) != -1')
   endif
 
   " add new_runtime_paths state if not present in opts yet
@@ -296,7 +324,7 @@ fun! vam#ActivateAddons(...) abort
   let opts.to_be_activated   = to_be_activated
 
   for a in args[0]
-    let to_be_activated[a] = 1
+    let to_be_activated[a.name] = a
   endfor
 
   call call('vam#ActivateRecursively', args)
diff --git a/autoload/vam/install.vim b/autoload/vam/install.vim
index e24d6f5..a146bec 100644
--- a/autoload/vam/install.vim
+++ b/autoload/vam/install.vim
@@ -73,49 +73,61 @@ fun! vam#install#RewriteName(name)
   endif
 endfun
 
-fun! vam#install#GetRepo(name, opts)
-  if a:name isnot# s:c.known | call vam#install#LoadPool() |endif
+fun! vam#install#CompleteRepoData(repository, opts)
+  if has_key(a:repository, 'type')
+    " looks like repository is already complete ..
+    return a:repository
+  endif
+
+  " add missing information by
+  " 1) lookup in pool
+  " 2) try turning name into source by s:c.name_rewriting
+  let name = a:repository.name
+  if name isnot# s:c.known | call vam#install#LoadPool() |endif
 
-  let repository = get(s:c.plugin_sources, a:name, get(get(a:opts, 'plugin_sources', {}), a:name, 0))
+  let repository = get(s:c.plugin_sources, name, get(get(a:opts, 'plugin_sources', {}), name, 0))
   if repository is 0
     unlet repository
     for key in sort(keys(s:c.name_rewriting))
-      let repository=call(s:c.name_rewriting[key], [a:name], {})
+      let repository=call(s:c.name_rewriting[key], [name], {})
       if type(repository) == type({})
         break
       endif
       unlet repository
     endfor
     if exists('repository')
-      echom 'Name '.a:name.' expanded to :'.string(repository)
+      echom 'Name '.name.' expanded to :'.string(repository)
     else
       " try to find typos and renamings. Tell user about failure
       let maybe_fixes = []
-      let name_ = vam#utils#TypoFix(a:name)
+      let name_ = vam#utils#TypoFix(name)
       for x in keys(s:c.plugin_sources)
         if vam#utils#TypoFix(x) == name_
-          call add(maybe_fixes, a:name.' might be a typo, did you mean: '.x.' ?')
+          call add(maybe_fixes, name.' might be a typo, did you mean: '.x.' ?')
         endif
       endfor
       " try finding new name (vim-pi only)
       try
         " using try because pool implementations other then vim-pi could be
         " used
-        call extend(maybe_fixes, vimpi#SuggestNewName(a:name))
+        call extend(maybe_fixes, vimpi#SuggestNewName(name))
       catch /Vim(call):E117:/
         " If vim-pi activation policy is never, then the above will yield 
         " unknown function error
       endtry
-      call vam#Log(join(["No repository location info known for plugin ".a:name."."] + maybe_fixes,"\n"))
+      call vam#Log(join(["No repository location info known for plugin ".name."."] + maybe_fixes,"\n"))
       return 0
     endif
   endif
+  call extend(repository, a:repository)
   return repository
 endfun
 
 " Install let's you install plugins by passing the url of a addon-info file
 " This preprocessor replaces the urls by the plugin-names putting the
 " repository information into the global dict
+"
+" TODO: Does anybody use this? Is it worth keeping?
 fun! vam#install#ReplaceAndFetchUrls(list)
   let l = a:list
   let idx = 0
@@ -139,7 +151,6 @@ fun! vam#install#ReplaceAndFetchUrls(list)
       let l[idx] = info.name
     endif
   endfor
-  return l
 endfun
 
 fun! vam#install#RunHook(hook, info, repository, pluginDir, opts)
@@ -162,12 +173,15 @@ endfun
 
 " opts: same as ActivateAddons
 fun! vam#install#Install(toBeInstalledList, ...)
-  let toBeInstalledList = vam#install#ReplaceAndFetchUrls(a:toBeInstalledList)
+  let toBeInstalledList = a:toBeInstalledList
+  call vam#PreprocessScriptIdentifier(toBeInstalledList)
+  call vam#install#ReplaceAndFetchUrls(map(copy(a:toBeInstalledList),'v:val.name'))
   let opts = a:0 == 0 ? {} : a:1
   let auto_install = get(opts, 'auto_install', s:c.auto_install)
   let installed = []
-  for name in filter(copy(toBeInstalledList), '!vam#IsPluginInstalled(v:val)')
-    let repository = vam#install#GetRepo(name, opts)
+  for to_install in filter(copy(toBeInstalledList), '!vam#IsPluginInstalled(v:val.name)')
+    let repository = vam#install#CompleteRepoData(to_install, opts)
+    let name = repository.name
     " make sure all sources are known
     if repository is 0
       continue