diff --git a/include/ircd/js/args.h b/include/ircd/js/args.h
index 1f3d7e1f3..9accb4edf 100644
--- a/include/ircd/js/args.h
+++ b/include/ircd/js/args.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ namespace js   {
 struct args
 :JS::CallArgs
 {
+	operator vector<value>::handle() const       { return { *this };                               }
+
 	bool empty() const                           { return length() == 0;                           }
 	size_t size() const                          { return length();                                }
 	bool has(const size_t &at) const             { return size() > at;                             }
diff --git a/include/ircd/js/trap.h b/include/ircd/js/trap.h
index 1af438087..a4589900f 100644
--- a/include/ircd/js/trap.h
+++ b/include/ircd/js/trap.h
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ template<class... args>
 ircd::js::object
 ircd::js::trap::operator()(args&&... a)
 {
-	vector<value> argv{{std::forward<args>(a)...}};
+	vector<value> argv{std::forward<args>(a)...};
 	return construct(argv);
 }
diff --git a/include/ircd/js/vector.h b/include/ircd/js/vector.h
index 24bc008b0..bc06617e9 100644
--- a/include/ircd/js/vector.h
+++ b/include/ircd/js/vector.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct vector<value>
 	:JS::HandleValueArray
 	{
 		using JS::HandleValueArray::HandleValueArray;
+		handle(const JS::CallArgs &args): JS::HandleValueArray{args} {}
 		handle(): JS::HandleValueArray{JS::HandleValueArray::empty()} {}
 	};
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ struct vector<value>
 			infallibleAppend(value(t));
 	}
 */
-	vector(const object &obj)
+	explicit vector(const object &obj)
 	:JS::AutoVectorRooter<jsapi_type>{*cx}
 	{
 		if(!is_array(obj))