diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 230d1dd2b0..a6feec745f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1623,6 +1623,7 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
  "num-traits 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serde 1.0.93 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8b11d47987..18e2bf9d4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dunce = "1.0.0"
 indexmap = { version = "1.0.2", features = ["serde-1"] }
 chrono-humanize = "0.0.11"
 byte-unit = "2.1.0"
-ordered-float = "1.0.2"
+ordered-float = {version = "1.0.2", features = ["serde"]}
 prettyprint = "0.7.0"
 futures-preview = { version = "0.3.0-alpha.16", features = ["compat", "io-compat"] }
 futures-sink-preview = "0.3.0-alpha.16"
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 27bbf83443..92dce34e7b 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ pub async fn cli() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             command("reject", reject::reject),
             command("trim", trim::trim),
             command("to-array", to_array::to_array),
-            command("to-ini", to_ini::to_ini),
             command("to-json", to_json::to_json),
             command("to-toml", to_toml::to_toml),
             command("sort-by", sort_by::sort_by),
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index c5a9a4778c..db674c112b 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ crate mod split_row;
 crate mod sysinfo;
 crate mod table;
 crate mod to_array;
-crate mod to_ini;
 crate mod to_json;
 crate mod to_toml;
 crate mod tree;
diff --git a/src/commands/sysinfo.rs b/src/commands/sysinfo.rs
index 7fb88901e1..2c1c4c88cb 100644
--- a/src/commands/sysinfo.rs
+++ b/src/commands/sysinfo.rs
@@ -62,31 +62,31 @@ pub fn sysinfo(_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         let mut mem_idx = indexmap::IndexMap::new();
         mem_idx.insert(
             "total".to_string(),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.total as u128 * 1024)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.total as u64 * 1024)),
         );
         mem_idx.insert(
             "free".to_string(),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.free as u128 * 1024)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.free as u64 * 1024)),
         );
         mem_idx.insert(
             "avail".to_string(),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.avail as u128 * 1024)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.avail as u64 * 1024)),
         );
         mem_idx.insert(
             "buffers".to_string(),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.buffers as u128 * 1024)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.buffers as u64 * 1024)),
         );
         mem_idx.insert(
             "cached".to_string(),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.cached as u128 * 1024)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.cached as u64 * 1024)),
         );
         mem_idx.insert(
             "swap total".to_string(),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.swap_total as u128 * 1024)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.swap_total as u64 * 1024)),
         );
         mem_idx.insert(
             "swap free".to_string(),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.swap_free as u128 * 1024)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(x.swap_free as u64 * 1024)),
         );
 
         idx.insert("mem".to_string(), Value::Object(Dictionary::from(mem_idx)));
@@ -151,10 +151,7 @@ pub fn sysinfo(_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
                 "temp".to_string(),
                 Value::float(component.get_temperature() as f64),
             );
-            component_idx.insert(
-                "max".to_string(),
-                Value::float(component.get_max() as f64),
-            );
+            component_idx.insert("max".to_string(), Value::float(component.get_max() as f64));
             if let Some(critical) = component.get_critical() {
                 component_idx.insert("critical".to_string(), Value::float(critical as f64));
             }
@@ -177,10 +174,7 @@ pub fn sysinfo(_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
                 "available".to_string(),
                 Value::bytes(disk.get_available_space()),
             );
-            disk_idx.insert(
-                "total".to_string(),
-                Value::bytes(disk.get_total_space()),
-            );
+            disk_idx.insert("total".to_string(), Value::bytes(disk.get_total_space()));
             v.push(Value::Object(Dictionary::from(disk_idx)));
         }
 
@@ -194,7 +188,10 @@ pub fn sysinfo(_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let mut network_idx = indexmap::IndexMap::new();
     network_idx.insert("incoming".to_string(), Value::bytes(incoming));
     network_idx.insert("outgoing".to_string(), Value::bytes(outgoing));
-    idx.insert("network".to_string(), Value::Object(Dictionary::from(network_idx)));
+    idx.insert(
+        "network".to_string(),
+        Value::Object(Dictionary::from(network_idx)),
+    );
 
     // println!("{:#?}", system.get_network());
 
diff --git a/src/commands/to_ini.rs b/src/commands/to_ini.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b23add216..0000000000
--- a/src/commands/to_ini.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-use crate::object::{Primitive, Value};
-use crate::prelude::*;
-
-pub fn to_ini(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let out = args.input;
-    let span = args.name_span;
-    Ok(out
-        .map(move |a| match serde_ini::to_string(&a) {
-            Ok(x) => ReturnValue::Value(Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(x))),
-            Err(_) => ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(ShellError::maybe_labeled_error(
-                "Can not convert to INI string",
-                "can not convert piped data to INI string",
-                span,
-            )))),
-        })
-        .boxed())
-}
diff --git a/src/commands/to_json.rs b/src/commands/to_json.rs
index 6d245c6e18..51dee4fd6a 100644
--- a/src/commands/to_json.rs
+++ b/src/commands/to_json.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,54 @@
 use crate::object::{Primitive, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
+pub fn value_to_json_value(v: &Value) -> serde_json::Value {
+    match v {
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Boolean(b)) => serde_json::Value::Bool(*b),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) => {
+            serde_json::Value::Number(serde_json::Number::from(*b as u64))
+        }
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Date(d)) => serde_json::Value::String(d.to_string()),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::EndOfStream) => serde_json::Value::Null,
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Float(f)) => {
+            serde_json::Value::Number(serde_json::Number::from_f64(f.into_inner()).unwrap())
+        }
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)) => {
+            serde_json::Value::Number(serde_json::Number::from(*i))
+        }
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Nothing) => serde_json::Value::Null,
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)) => serde_json::Value::String(s.clone()),
+
+        Value::Filesystem => serde_json::Value::Null,
+        Value::List(l) => {
+            serde_json::Value::Array(l.iter().map(|x| value_to_json_value(x)).collect())
+        }
+        Value::Error(e) => serde_json::Value::String(e.to_string()),
+        Value::Block(_) => serde_json::Value::Null,
+        Value::Object(o) => {
+            let mut m = serde_json::Map::new();
+            for (k, v) in o.entries.iter() {
+                m.insert(k.name.display().to_string(), value_to_json_value(v));
+            }
+            serde_json::Value::Object(m)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn to_json(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let out = args.input;
     let span = args.name_span;
     Ok(out
-        .map(move |a| match serde_json::to_string(&a) {
-            Ok(x) => ReturnValue::Value(Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(x))),
-            Err(_) => ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(ShellError::maybe_labeled_error(
-                "Can not convert to JSON string",
-                "can not convert piped data to JSON string",
-                span,
-            )))),
-        })
+        .map(
+            move |a| match serde_json::to_string(&value_to_json_value(&a)) {
+                Ok(x) => ReturnValue::Value(Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(x))),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(ShellError::maybe_labeled_error(
+                        "Can not convert to JSON string",
+                        "can not convert piped data to JSON string",
+                        span,
+                    ))))
+                }
+            },
+        )
         .boxed())
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/to_toml.rs b/src/commands/to_toml.rs
index 497276223c..4818ddd915 100644
--- a/src/commands/to_toml.rs
+++ b/src/commands/to_toml.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,38 @@
 use crate::object::{Primitive, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
+pub fn value_to_toml_value(v: &Value) -> toml::Value {
+    match v {
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Boolean(b)) => toml::Value::Boolean(*b),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) => toml::Value::Integer(*b as i64),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Date(d)) => toml::Value::String(d.to_string()),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::EndOfStream) => {
+            toml::Value::String("<End of Stream>".to_string())
+        }
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Float(f)) => toml::Value::Float(f.into_inner()),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)) => toml::Value::Integer(*i),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::Nothing) => toml::Value::String("<Nothing>".to_string()),
+        Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)) => toml::Value::String(s.clone()),
+
+        Value::Filesystem => toml::Value::String("<Filesystem>".to_string()),
+        Value::List(l) => toml::Value::Array(l.iter().map(|x| value_to_toml_value(x)).collect()),
+        Value::Error(e) => toml::Value::String(e.to_string()),
+        Value::Block(_) => toml::Value::String("<Block>".to_string()),
+        Value::Object(o) => {
+            let mut m = toml::map::Map::new();
+            for (k, v) in o.entries.iter() {
+                m.insert(k.name.display().to_string(), value_to_toml_value(v));
+            }
+            toml::Value::Table(m)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn to_toml(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let out = args.input;
     let span = args.name_span;
     Ok(out
-        .map(move |a| match toml::to_string(&a) {
+        .map(move |a| match toml::to_string(&value_to_toml_value(&a)) {
             Ok(x) => ReturnValue::Value(Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(x))),
             Err(_) => ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(ShellError::maybe_labeled_error(
                 "Can not convert to TOML string",
diff --git a/src/object/base.rs b/src/object/base.rs
index acfc815067..337b223e90 100644
--- a/src/object/base.rs
+++ b/src/object/base.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use serde::{ser::SerializeSeq, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer}
 use std::fmt;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, new)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, new, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct OF64 {
     crate inner: OrderedFloat<f64>,
 }
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ impl From<f64> for OF64 {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub enum Primitive {
     Nothing,
     Int(i64),
     #[allow(unused)]
     Float(OF64),
-    Bytes(u128),
+    Bytes(u64),
     String(String),
     Boolean(bool),
     Date(DateTime<Utc>),
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub enum Primitive {
     EndOfStream,
 }
 
+/*
 impl Serialize for Primitive {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ impl Serialize for Primitive {
         }
     }
 }
+*/
 
 impl Primitive {
     crate fn type_name(&self) -> String {
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ impl Primitive {
             Primitive::Nothing => format!("{}", Color::Black.bold().paint("-")),
             Primitive::EndOfStream => format!("{}", Color::Black.bold().paint("-")),
             Primitive::Bytes(b) => {
-                let byte = byte_unit::Byte::from_bytes(*b);
+                let byte = byte_unit::Byte::from_bytes(*b as u128);
 
                 if byte.get_bytes() == 0u128 {
                     return Color::Black.bold().paint("Empty".to_string()).to_string();
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ impl Block {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Value {
     Primitive(Primitive),
     Object(crate::object::Dictionary),
@@ -404,7 +406,7 @@ impl Value {
     crate fn as_i64(&self) -> Result<i64, ShellError> {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)) => Ok(*i),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) if *b <= std::i64::MAX as u128 => Ok(*b as i64),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) => Ok(*b as i64),
             // TODO: this should definitely be more general with better errors
             other => Err(ShellError::string(format!(
                 "Expected integer, got {:?}",
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ impl Value {
         Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s.into()))
     }
 
-    pub fn bytes(s: impl Into<u128>) -> Value {
+    pub fn bytes(s: impl Into<u64>) -> Value {
         Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(s.into()))
     }
 
@@ -529,20 +531,18 @@ crate fn find(obj: &Value, field: &str, op: &Operator, rhs: &Value) -> bool {
                     _ => false,
                 },
                 Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(i)) => match (op, rhs) {
-                    (Operator::LessThan, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => i < (*i2 as u128),
+                    (Operator::LessThan, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => i < (*i2 as u64),
                     (Operator::GreaterThan, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => {
-                        i > (*i2 as u128)
+                        i > (*i2 as u64)
                     }
                     (Operator::LessThanOrEqual, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => {
-                        i <= (*i2 as u128)
+                        i <= (*i2 as u64)
                     }
                     (Operator::GreaterThanOrEqual, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => {
-                        i >= (*i2 as u128)
-                    }
-                    (Operator::Equal, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => i == (*i2 as u128),
-                    (Operator::NotEqual, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => {
-                        i != (*i2 as u128)
+                        i >= (*i2 as u64)
                     }
+                    (Operator::Equal, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => i == (*i2 as u64),
+                    (Operator::NotEqual, Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i2))) => i != (*i2 as u64),
                     _ => false,
                 },
                 Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)) => match (op, rhs) {
diff --git a/src/object/files.rs b/src/object/files.rs
index b42a7ce3bb..a169b3d1dd 100644
--- a/src/object/files.rs
+++ b/src/object/files.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ crate fn dir_entry_dict(entry: &std::fs::DirEntry) -> Result<Dictionary, ShellEr
         Value::boolean(metadata.permissions().readonly()),
     );
 
-    dict.add("size", Value::bytes(metadata.len() as u128));
+    dict.add("size", Value::bytes(metadata.len() as u64));
 
     match metadata.created() {
         Ok(c) => dict.add("created", Value::system_date(c)),
diff --git a/src/object/serialization.rs b/src/object/serialization.rs
index 85e7743a97..8addd565f8 100644
--- a/src/object/serialization.rs
+++ b/src/object/serialization.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ impl Visitor<'_> for OF64Visitor {
     }
 }
 
+/*
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for OF64 {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<OF64, D::Error>
     where
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for OF64 {
         deserializer.deserialize_f64(OF64Visitor)
     }
 }
+*/
 
+/*
 impl Serialize for Value {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ impl Serialize for Value {
         }
     }
 }
-
+*/
 struct ValueVisitor;
 
 impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for ValueVisitor {
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for ValueVisitor {
     }
 }
 
+/*
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Value {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Value, D::Error>
     where
@@ -110,3 +114,4 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Value {
         deserializer.deserialize_any(ValueVisitor)
     }
 }
+*/
diff --git a/src/plugins/inc.rs b/src/plugins/inc.rs
index 98d1b95f34..d6ac3d84bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/inc.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/inc.rs
@@ -68,28 +68,31 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                         }
                         Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) => {
                             send_response(vec![ReturnValue::Value(Value::bytes(
-                                b + inc_by as u128,
+                                b + inc_by as u64,
                             ))]);
                         }
-                        _ => {
+                        x => {
                             send_response(vec![ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(
-                                ShellError::string("Unrecognized type in stream"),
+                                ShellError::string(format!("Unrecognized type in stream: {:?}", x)),
                             )))]);
                         }
                     },
                     Ok(NuCommand::quit) => {
                         break;
                     }
-                    Err(_) => {
+                    Err(e) => {
                         send_response(vec![ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(
-                            ShellError::string("Unrecognized type in stream"),
+                            ShellError::string(format!(
+                                "Unrecognized type in stream: {} {:?}",
+                                input, e
+                            )),
                         )))]);
                     }
                 }
             }
             Err(_) => {
                 send_response(vec![ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(
-                    ShellError::string("Unrecognized type in stream"),
+                    ShellError::string(format!("Unrecognized type in stream: {}", input)),
                 )))]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/sum.rs b/src/plugins/sum.rs
index 431452dc21..0bbfc6a5ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sum.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/sum.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                         }
                         Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) => {
                             total += b as i64;
-                            send_response(vec![ReturnValue::Value(Value::bytes(total as u128))]);
+                            send_response(vec![ReturnValue::Value(Value::bytes(total as u64))]);
                         }
                         _ => {
                             send_response(vec![ReturnValue::Value(Value::Error(Box::new(