diff --git a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php
@@ -2,35 +2,29 @@
 
 final class PhluxEditController extends PhluxController {
 
-  private $key;
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $key = $request->getURIData('key');
 
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->key = idx($data, 'key');
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
-    $user = $request->getUser();
-
-    $is_new = ($this->key === null);
+    $is_new = ($key === null);
     if ($is_new) {
       $var = new PhluxVariable();
       $var->setViewPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
       $var->setEditPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
     } else {
       $var = id(new PhluxVariableQuery())
-        ->setViewer($user)
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
         ->requireCapabilities(
           array(
             PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW,
             PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
           ))
-        ->withKeys(array($this->key))
+        ->withKeys(array($key))
         ->executeOne();
       if (!$var) {
         return new Aphront404Response();
       }
-      $view_uri = $this->getApplicationURI('/view/'.$this->key.'/');
+      $view_uri = $this->getApplicationURI('/view/'.$key.'/');
     }
 
     $e_key = ($is_new ? true : null);
@@ -67,7 +61,7 @@
 
       if (!$errors) {
         $editor = id(new PhluxVariableEditor())
-          ->setActor($user)
+          ->setActor($viewer)
           ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
           ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request);
 
@@ -110,12 +104,12 @@
     }
 
     $policies = id(new PhabricatorPolicyQuery())
-      ->setViewer($user)
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->setObject($var)
       ->execute();
 
     $form = id(new AphrontFormView())
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTextControl())
           ->setValue($var->getVariableKey())
@@ -161,7 +155,7 @@
       $title = pht('Create Variable');
       $crumbs->addTextCrumb($title, $request->getRequestURI());
     } else {
-      $title = pht('Edit %s', $this->key);
+      $title = pht('Edit %s', $key);
       $crumbs->addTextCrumb($title, $request->getRequestURI());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php
--- a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 final class PhluxListController extends PhluxController {
 
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
-    $user = $request->getUser();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
 
     $pager = new AphrontCursorPagerView();
     $pager->readFromRequest($request);
     $query = id(new PhluxVariableQuery())
-      ->setViewer($user);
+      ->setViewer($viewer);
 
     $vars = $query->executeWithCursorPager($pager);
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@
       $item->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/view/'.$key.'/'));
       $item->addIcon(
         'none',
-        phabricator_datetime($var->getDateModified(), $user));
+        phabricator_datetime($var->getDateModified(), $viewer));
 
       $view->addItem($item);
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@
 
 final class PhluxViewController extends PhluxController {
 
-  private $key;
-
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->key = $data['key'];
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
-    $user = $request->getUser();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $key = $request->getURIData('key');
 
     $var = id(new PhluxVariableQuery())
-      ->setViewer($user)
-      ->withKeys(array($this->key))
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->withKeys(array($key))
       ->executeOne();
 
     if (!$var) {
@@ -29,16 +23,16 @@
 
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setHeader($title)
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setPolicyObject($var);
 
     $actions = id(new PhabricatorActionListView())
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setObjectURI($request->getRequestURI())
       ->setObject($var);
 
     $can_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
-      $user,
+      $viewer,
       $var,
       PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
 
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@
     $display_value = json_encode($var->getVariableValue());
 
     $properties = id(new PHUIPropertyListView())
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setObject($var)
       ->setActionList($actions)
       ->addProperty(pht('Value'), $display_value);