diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -189,9 +189,7 @@
     'ArcanistFileConfigurationSource' => 'config/source/ArcanistFileConfigurationSource.php',
     'ArcanistFileDataRef' => 'upload/ArcanistFileDataRef.php',
     'ArcanistFileRef' => 'ref/file/ArcanistFileRef.php',
-    'ArcanistFileSymbolHardpointQuery' => 'ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolHardpointQuery.php',
     'ArcanistFileSymbolRef' => 'ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRef.php',
-    'ArcanistFileSymbolRefInspector' => 'ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRefInspector.php',
     'ArcanistFileUploader' => 'upload/ArcanistFileUploader.php',
     'ArcanistFilenameLinter' => 'lint/linter/ArcanistFilenameLinter.php',
     'ArcanistFilenameLinterTestCase' => 'lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistFilenameLinterTestCase.php',
@@ -361,6 +359,8 @@
     'ArcanistParenthesesSpacingXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/__tests__/ArcanistParenthesesSpacingXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase.php',
     'ArcanistParseStrUseXHPASTLinterRule' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/ArcanistParseStrUseXHPASTLinterRule.php',
     'ArcanistParseStrUseXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/__tests__/ArcanistParseStrUseXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase.php',
+    'ArcanistPasteRef' => 'ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php',
+    'ArcanistPasteSymbolRef' => 'ref/paste/ArcanistPasteSymbolRef.php',
     'ArcanistPasteWorkflow' => 'workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php',
     'ArcanistPatchWorkflow' => 'workflow/ArcanistPatchWorkflow.php',
     'ArcanistPhpLinter' => 'lint/linter/ArcanistPhpLinter.php',
@@ -401,9 +401,7 @@
     'ArcanistRevisionCommitMessageHardpointQuery' => 'ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionCommitMessageHardpointQuery.php',
     'ArcanistRevisionRef' => 'ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionRef.php',
     'ArcanistRevisionRefSource' => 'ref/ArcanistRevisionRefSource.php',
-    'ArcanistRevisionSymbolHardpointQuery' => 'ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolHardpointQuery.php',
     'ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef' => 'ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef.php',
-    'ArcanistRevisionSymbolRefInspector' => 'ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRefInspector.php',
     'ArcanistRuboCopLinter' => 'lint/linter/ArcanistRuboCopLinter.php',
     'ArcanistRuboCopLinterTestCase' => 'lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistRuboCopLinterTestCase.php',
     'ArcanistRubyLinter' => 'lint/linter/ArcanistRubyLinter.php',
@@ -424,6 +422,9 @@
     'ArcanistSetting' => 'configuration/ArcanistSetting.php',
     'ArcanistSettings' => 'configuration/ArcanistSettings.php',
     'ArcanistShellCompleteWorkflow' => 'toolset/workflow/ArcanistShellCompleteWorkflow.php',
+    'ArcanistSimpleSymbolHardpointQuery' => 'ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolHardpointQuery.php',
+    'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef' => 'ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef.php',
+    'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRefInspector' => 'ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRefInspector.php',
     'ArcanistSingleLintEngine' => 'lint/engine/ArcanistSingleLintEngine.php',
     'ArcanistSlownessXHPASTLinterRule' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/ArcanistSlownessXHPASTLinterRule.php',
     'ArcanistSlownessXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/__tests__/ArcanistSlownessXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase.php',
@@ -439,6 +440,8 @@
     'ArcanistSymbolRef' => 'ref/symbol/ArcanistSymbolRef.php',
     'ArcanistSyntaxErrorXHPASTLinterRule' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/ArcanistSyntaxErrorXHPASTLinterRule.php',
     'ArcanistSystemConfigurationSource' => 'config/source/ArcanistSystemConfigurationSource.php',
+    'ArcanistTaskRef' => 'ref/task/ArcanistTaskRef.php',
+    'ArcanistTaskSymbolRef' => 'ref/task/ArcanistTaskSymbolRef.php',
     'ArcanistTasksWorkflow' => 'workflow/ArcanistTasksWorkflow.php',
     'ArcanistTautologicalExpressionXHPASTLinterRule' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/ArcanistTautologicalExpressionXHPASTLinterRule.php',
     'ArcanistTautologicalExpressionXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/__tests__/ArcanistTautologicalExpressionXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase.php',
@@ -1171,9 +1174,7 @@
       'ArcanistRef',
       'ArcanistDisplayRefInterface',
     ),
-    'ArcanistFileSymbolHardpointQuery' => 'ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery',
-    'ArcanistFileSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistSymbolRef',
-    'ArcanistFileSymbolRefInspector' => 'ArcanistRefInspector',
+    'ArcanistFileSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef',
     'ArcanistFileUploader' => 'Phobject',
     'ArcanistFilenameLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'ArcanistFilenameLinterTestCase' => 'ArcanistLinterTestCase',
@@ -1343,7 +1344,12 @@
     'ArcanistParenthesesSpacingXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase',
     'ArcanistParseStrUseXHPASTLinterRule' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRule',
     'ArcanistParseStrUseXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase',
-    'ArcanistPasteWorkflow' => 'ArcanistWorkflow',
+    'ArcanistPasteRef' => array(
+      'ArcanistRef',
+      'ArcanistDisplayRefInterface',
+    ),
+    'ArcanistPasteSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef',
+    'ArcanistPasteWorkflow' => 'ArcanistArcWorkflow',
     'ArcanistPatchWorkflow' => 'ArcanistWorkflow',
     'ArcanistPhpLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
     'ArcanistPhpLinterTestCase' => 'ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase',
@@ -1386,9 +1392,7 @@
       'ArcanistDisplayRefInterface',
     ),
     'ArcanistRevisionRefSource' => 'Phobject',
-    'ArcanistRevisionSymbolHardpointQuery' => 'ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery',
-    'ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistSymbolRef',
-    'ArcanistRevisionSymbolRefInspector' => 'ArcanistRefInspector',
+    'ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef',
     'ArcanistRuboCopLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
     'ArcanistRuboCopLinterTestCase' => 'ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase',
     'ArcanistRubyLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
@@ -1408,6 +1412,9 @@
     'ArcanistSetting' => 'Phobject',
     'ArcanistSettings' => 'Phobject',
     'ArcanistShellCompleteWorkflow' => 'ArcanistWorkflow',
+    'ArcanistSimpleSymbolHardpointQuery' => 'ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery',
+    'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistSymbolRef',
+    'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRefInspector' => 'ArcanistRefInspector',
     'ArcanistSingleLintEngine' => 'ArcanistLintEngine',
     'ArcanistSlownessXHPASTLinterRule' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRule',
     'ArcanistSlownessXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase',
@@ -1423,6 +1430,11 @@
     'ArcanistSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistRef',
     'ArcanistSyntaxErrorXHPASTLinterRule' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRule',
     'ArcanistSystemConfigurationSource' => 'ArcanistFilesystemConfigurationSource',
+    'ArcanistTaskRef' => array(
+      'ArcanistRef',
+      'ArcanistDisplayRefInterface',
+    ),
+    'ArcanistTaskSymbolRef' => 'ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef',
     'ArcanistTasksWorkflow' => 'ArcanistWorkflow',
     'ArcanistTautologicalExpressionXHPASTLinterRule' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRule',
     'ArcanistTautologicalExpressionXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase',
diff --git a/src/conduit/ConduitSearchFuture.php b/src/conduit/ConduitSearchFuture.php
--- a/src/conduit/ConduitSearchFuture.php
+++ b/src/conduit/ConduitSearchFuture.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   private $conduitEngine;
   private $method;
   private $constraints;
+  private $attachments;
 
   private $objects = array();
   private $cursor;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
     return $this->method;
   }
 
-  public function setConstraints($constraints) {
+  public function setConstraints(array $constraints) {
     $this->constraints = $constraints;
     return $this;
   }
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@
     return $this->constraints;
   }
 
+  public function setAttachments(array $attachments) {
+    $this->attachments = $attachments;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getAttachments() {
+    return $this->attachments;
+  }
+
   public function isReady() {
     if ($this->hasResult()) {
       return true;
@@ -86,6 +96,10 @@
       'constraints' => $constraints,
     );
 
+    if ($this->attachments) {
+      $parameters['attachments'] = $this->attachments;
+    }
+
     if ($this->cursor !== null) {
       $parameters['after'] = (string)$this->cursor;
     }
diff --git a/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php b/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php
--- a/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php
+++ b/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php
@@ -6,11 +6,24 @@
   abstract public function getInspectFunctionName();
   abstract public function newInspectRef(array $argv);
 
+  protected function newInspectors() {
+    return array($this);
+  }
+
   final public static function getAllInspectors() {
-    return id(new PhutilClassMapQuery())
+    $base_inspectors = id(new PhutilClassMapQuery())
       ->setAncestorClass(__CLASS__)
-      ->setUniqueMethod('getInspectFunctionName')
       ->execute();
+
+    $results = array();
+
+    foreach ($base_inspectors as $base_inspector) {
+      foreach ($base_inspector->newInspectors() as $inspector) {
+        $results[] = $inspector;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return mpull($results, null, 'getInspectFunctionName');
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/log/ArcanistLogEngine.php b/src/log/ArcanistLogEngine.php
--- a/src/log/ArcanistLogEngine.php
+++ b/src/log/ArcanistLogEngine.php
@@ -92,4 +92,14 @@
         ->setMessage($message));
   }
 
+  public function writeWaitingForInput() {
+    if (!phutil_is_interactive()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    $this->writeStatus(
+      pht('INPUT'),
+      pht('Waiting for input on stdin...'));
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/ref/ArcanistDisplayRef.php b/src/ref/ArcanistDisplayRef.php
--- a/src/ref/ArcanistDisplayRef.php
+++ b/src/ref/ArcanistDisplayRef.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     ArcanistTerminalStringInterface {
 
   private $ref;
+  private $uri;
 
   public function setRef(ArcanistRef $ref) {
     $this->ref = $ref;
@@ -16,6 +17,15 @@
     return $this->ref;
   }
 
+  public function setURI($uri) {
+    $this->uri = $uri;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getURI() {
+    return $this->uri;
+  }
+
   public function newTerminalString() {
     $ref = $this->getRef();
 
@@ -60,9 +70,20 @@
     }
 
     $ref = $this->getRef();
-    return tsprintf(
+    $output = array();
+
+    $output[] =  tsprintf(
       "<bg:cyan>**  *  **</bg> %s\n",
       $display_text);
+
+    $uri = $this->getURI();
+    if ($uri !== null) {
+      $output[] = tsprintf(
+        "<bg:cyan>** :// **</bg>    __%s__\n",
+        $uri);
+    }
+
+    return $output;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRef.php b/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRef.php
--- a/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRef.php
+++ b/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRef.php
@@ -1,47 +1,30 @@
 <?php
 
 final class ArcanistFileSymbolRef
-  extends ArcanistSymbolRef {
-
-  private $type;
-
-  const TYPE_ID = 'id';
-  const TYPE_PHID = 'phid';
+  extends ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef {
 
   public function getRefDisplayName() {
     return pht('File Symbol "%s"', $this->getSymbol());
   }
 
-  protected function newCacheKeyParts() {
-    return array(
-      sprintf('type(%s)', $this->type),
-    );
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPrefixPattern() {
+    return '[Ff]?';
+  }
+
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPHIDType() {
+    return 'FILE';
+  }
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchMethodName() {
+    return 'file.search';
   }
 
-  public function getSymbolType() {
-    return $this->type;
+  public function getSimpleSymbolInspectFunctionName() {
+    return 'file';
   }
 
-  protected function resolveSymbol($symbol) {
-    $matches = null;
-
-    $is_id = preg_match('/^[Ff]?([1-9]\d*)\z/', $symbol, $matches);
-    if ($is_id) {
-      $this->type = self::TYPE_ID;
-      return (int)$matches[1];
-    }
-
-    $is_phid = preg_match('/^PHID-FILE-\S+\z/', $symbol, $matches);
-    if ($is_phid) {
-      $this->type = self::TYPE_PHID;
-      return $matches[0];
-    }
-
-    throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
-      pht(
-        'The format of file symbol "%s" is unrecognized. Expected a '.
-        'monogram like "F123", or an ID like "123", or a file PHID.',
-        $symbol));
+  public function newSimpleSymbolObjectRef() {
+    return new ArcanistFileRef();
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRefInspector.php b/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRefInspector.php
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolRefInspector.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-final class ArcanistFileSymbolRefInspector
-  extends ArcanistRefInspector {
-
-  public function getInspectFunctionName() {
-    return 'file';
-  }
-
-  public function newInspectRef(array $argv) {
-    if (count($argv) !== 1) {
-      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
-        pht(
-          'Expected exactly one argument to "file(...)" with a '.
-          'file symbol.'));
-    }
-
-    return id(new ArcanistFileSymbolRef())
-      ->setSymbol($argv[0]);
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php b/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistPasteRef
+  extends ArcanistRef
+  implements
+    ArcanistDisplayRefInterface {
+
+  private $parameters;
+
+  public function getRefDisplayName() {
+    return pht('Paste "%s"', $this->getMonogram());
+  }
+
+  public static function newFromConduit(array $parameters) {
+    $ref = new self();
+    $ref->parameters = $parameters;
+    return $ref;
+  }
+
+  public function getID() {
+    return idx($this->parameters, 'id');
+  }
+
+  public function getPHID() {
+    return idx($this->parameters, 'phid');
+  }
+
+  public function getTitle() {
+    return idxv($this->parameters, array('fields', 'title'));
+  }
+
+  public function getURI() {
+    return idxv($this->parameters, array('fields', 'uri'));
+  }
+
+  public function getContent() {
+    return idxv($this->parameters, array('attachments', 'content', 'content'));
+  }
+
+  public function getMonogram() {
+    return 'P'.$this->getID();
+  }
+
+  public function getDisplayRefObjectName() {
+    return $this->getMonogram();
+  }
+
+  public function getDisplayRefTitle() {
+    return $this->getTitle();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteSymbolRef.php b/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteSymbolRef.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteSymbolRef.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistPasteSymbolRef
+  extends ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef {
+
+  public function getRefDisplayName() {
+    return pht('Paste Symbol "%s"', $this->getSymbol());
+  }
+
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPrefixPattern() {
+    return '[Pp]?';
+  }
+
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPHIDType() {
+    return 'PSTE';
+  }
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchMethodName() {
+    return 'paste.search';
+  }
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchAttachments() {
+    return array(
+      'content' => true,
+    );
+  }
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolInspectFunctionName() {
+    return 'paste';
+  }
+
+  public function newSimpleSymbolObjectRef() {
+    return new ArcanistPasteRef();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolHardpointQuery.php b/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolHardpointQuery.php
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolHardpointQuery.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-final class ArcanistRevisionSymbolHardpointQuery
-  extends ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery {
-
-  public function getHardpoints() {
-    return array(
-      ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef::HARDPOINT_OBJECT,
-    );
-  }
-
-  protected function canLoadRef(ArcanistRef $ref) {
-    return ($ref instanceof ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef);
-  }
-
-  public function loadHardpoint(array $refs, $hardpoint) {
-    $id_map = mpull($refs, 'getSymbol');
-    $id_set = array_fuse($id_map);
-
-    $revisions = (yield $this->yieldConduitSearch(
-      'differential.revision.search',
-      array(
-        'ids' => array_values($id_set),
-      )));
-
-    $refs = array();
-    foreach ($revisions as $revision) {
-      $ref = ArcanistRevisionRef::newFromConduit($revision);
-      $refs[$ref->getID()] = $ref;
-    }
-
-    $results = array();
-    foreach ($id_map as $key => $id) {
-      $results[$key] = idx($refs, $id);
-    }
-
-    yield $this->yieldMap($results);
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef.php b/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef.php
--- a/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef.php
+++ b/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef.php
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 <?php
 
 final class ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef
-  extends ArcanistSymbolRef {
+  extends ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef {
 
   public function getRefDisplayName() {
     return pht('Revision Symbol "%s"', $this->getSymbol());
   }
 
-  protected function resolveSymbol($symbol) {
-    $matches = null;
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPrefixPattern() {
+    return '[Dd]?';
+  }
+
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPHIDType() {
+    return 'DREV';
+  }
 
-    if (!preg_match('/^[Dd]?([1-9]\d*)\z/', $symbol, $matches)) {
-      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
-        pht(
-          'The format of revision symbol "%s" is unrecognized. '.
-          'Expected a revision monogram like "D123", or a '.
-          'revision ID like "123".',
-          $symbol));
-    }
+  public function getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchMethodName() {
+    return 'differential.revision.search';
+  }
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolInspectFunctionName() {
+    return 'revision';
+  }
 
-    return (int)$matches[1];
+  public function newSimpleSymbolObjectRef() {
+    return new ArcanistRevisionRef();
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRefInspector.php b/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRefInspector.php
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/ref/revision/ArcanistRevisionSymbolRefInspector.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-final class ArcanistRevisionSymbolRefInspector
-  extends ArcanistRefInspector {
-
-  public function getInspectFunctionName() {
-    return 'revision';
-  }
-
-  public function newInspectRef(array $argv) {
-    if (count($argv) !== 1) {
-      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
-        pht(
-          'Expected exactly one argument to "revision(...)" with a '.
-          'revision symbol.'));
-    }
-
-    return id(new ArcanistRevisionSymbolRef())
-      ->setSymbol($argv[0]);
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolHardpointQuery.php b/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolHardpointQuery.php
rename from src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolHardpointQuery.php
rename to src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolHardpointQuery.php
--- a/src/ref/file/ArcanistFileSymbolHardpointQuery.php
+++ b/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolHardpointQuery.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-final class ArcanistFileSymbolHardpointQuery
+final class ArcanistSimpleSymbolHardpointQuery
   extends ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery {
 
   public function getHardpoints() {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   }
 
   protected function canLoadRef(ArcanistRef $ref) {
-    return ($ref instanceof ArcanistFileSymbolRef);
+    return ($ref instanceof ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef);
   }
 
   public function loadHardpoint(array $refs, $hardpoint) {
@@ -19,23 +19,31 @@
 
     foreach ($refs as $key => $ref) {
       switch ($ref->getSymbolType()) {
-        case ArcanistFileSymbolRef::TYPE_ID:
+        case ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef::TYPE_ID:
           $id_map[$key] = $ref->getSymbol();
           break;
-        case ArcanistFileSymbolRef::TYPE_PHID:
+        case ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef::TYPE_PHID:
           $phid_map[$key] = $ref->getSymbol();
           break;
       }
     }
 
+    $template_ref = head($refs);
+
+    $conduit_method =
+      $template_ref->getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchMethodName();
+    $conduit_attachments =
+      $template_ref->getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchAttachments();
+
     $futures = array();
 
     if ($id_map) {
       $id_future = $this->newConduitSearch(
-        'file.search',
+        $conduit_method,
         array(
           'ids' => array_values(array_fuse($id_map)),
-        ));
+        ),
+        $conduit_attachments);
 
       $futures[] = $id_future;
     } else {
@@ -44,10 +52,11 @@
 
     if ($phid_map) {
       $phid_future = $this->newConduitSearch(
-        'file.search',
+        $ref->getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchMethodName(),
         array(
          'phids' => array_values(array_fuse($phid_map)),
-        ));
+        ),
+        $conduit_attachments);
 
       $futures[] = $phid_future;
     } else {
@@ -76,12 +85,16 @@
       }
     }
 
+    $object_ref = $template_ref->newSimpleSymbolObjectRef();
+
     foreach ($result_map as $key => $raw_result) {
       if ($raw_result === null) {
         continue;
       }
 
-      $result_map[$key] = ArcanistFileRef::newFromConduit($raw_result);
+      $result_map[$key] = call_user_func_array(
+        array(get_class($object_ref), 'newFromConduit'),
+        array($raw_result));
     }
 
     yield $this->yieldMap($result_map);
diff --git a/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef.php b/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+abstract class ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef
+  extends ArcanistSymbolRef {
+
+  private $type;
+
+  const TYPE_ID = 'id';
+  const TYPE_PHID = 'phid';
+
+  final protected function newCacheKeyParts() {
+    return array(
+      sprintf('type(%s)', $this->type),
+    );
+  }
+
+  final public function getSymbolType() {
+    return $this->type;
+  }
+
+  final protected function resolveSymbol($symbol) {
+    $matches = null;
+
+    $prefix_pattern = $this->getSimpleSymbolPrefixPattern();
+    $id_pattern = '(^'.$prefix_pattern.'([1-9]\d*)\z)';
+
+    $is_id = preg_match($id_pattern, $symbol, $matches);
+    if ($is_id) {
+      $this->type = self::TYPE_ID;
+      return (int)$matches[1];
+    }
+
+    $phid_type = $this->getSimpleSymbolPHIDType();
+    $phid_type = preg_quote($phid_type);
+    $phid_pattern = '(^PHID-'.$phid_type.'-\S+\z)';
+    $is_phid = preg_match($phid_pattern, $symbol, $matches);
+    if ($is_phid) {
+      $this->type = self::TYPE_PHID;
+      return $matches[0];
+    }
+
+    throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+      pht(
+        'The format of symbol "%s" is unrecognized. Expected a '.
+        'monogram like "X123", or an ID like "123", or a PHID.',
+        $symbol));
+  }
+
+  abstract protected function getSimpleSymbolPrefixPattern();
+  abstract protected function getSimpleSymbolPHIDType();
+  abstract public function getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchMethodName();
+  abstract public function getSimpleSymbolInspectFunctionName();
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchAttachments() {
+    return array();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRefInspector.php b/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRefInspector.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ref/simple/ArcanistSimpleSymbolRefInspector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistSimpleSymbolRefInspector
+  extends ArcanistRefInspector {
+
+  private $templateRef;
+
+  protected function newInspectors() {
+    $refs = id(new PhutilClassMapQuery())
+      ->setAncestorClass('ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef')
+      ->execute();
+
+    $inspectors = array();
+    foreach ($refs as $ref) {
+      $inspectors[] = id(new self())
+        ->setTemplateRef($ref);
+    }
+
+    return $inspectors;
+  }
+
+  public function setTemplateRef(ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef $template_ref) {
+    $this->templateRef = $template_ref;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getTemplateRef() {
+    return $this->templateRef;
+  }
+
+  public function getInspectFunctionName() {
+    return $this->getTemplateRef()->getSimpleSymbolInspectFunctionName();
+  }
+
+  public function newInspectRef(array $argv) {
+    if (count($argv) !== 1) {
+      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+        pht(
+          'Expected exactly one argument to "%s(...)" with a symbol.',
+          $this->getInspectFunctionName()));
+    }
+
+    return id(clone $this->getTemplateRef())
+      ->setSymbol($argv[0]);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ref/symbol/ArcanistSymbolEngine.php b/src/ref/symbol/ArcanistSymbolEngine.php
--- a/src/ref/symbol/ArcanistSymbolEngine.php
+++ b/src/ref/symbol/ArcanistSymbolEngine.php
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@
       $symbols);
   }
 
+  public function loadPasteForSymbol($symbol) {
+    $refs = $this->loadPastesForSymbols(array($symbol));
+    return head($refs)->getObject();
+  }
+
+  public function loadPastesForSymbols(array $symbols) {
+    return $this->loadRefsForSymbols(
+      new ArcanistPasteSymbolRef(),
+      $symbols);
+  }
+
   public function loadRefsForSymbols(
     ArcanistSymbolRef $template,
     array $symbols) {
diff --git a/src/ref/task/ArcanistTaskRef.php b/src/ref/task/ArcanistTaskRef.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ref/task/ArcanistTaskRef.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistTaskRef
+  extends ArcanistRef
+  implements
+    ArcanistDisplayRefInterface {
+
+  private $parameters;
+
+  public function getRefDisplayName() {
+    return pht('Task "%s"', $this->getMonogram());
+  }
+
+  public static function newFromConduit(array $parameters) {
+    $ref = new self();
+    $ref->parameters = $parameters;
+    return $ref;
+  }
+
+  public function getID() {
+    return idx($this->parameters, 'id');
+  }
+
+  public function getPHID() {
+    return idx($this->parameters, 'phid');
+  }
+
+  public function getName() {
+    return idxv($this->parameters, array('fields', 'name'));
+  }
+
+  public function getMonogram() {
+    return 'T'.$this->getID();
+  }
+
+  public function getDisplayRefObjectName() {
+    return $this->getMonogram();
+  }
+
+  public function getDisplayRefTitle() {
+    return $this->getName();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ref/task/ArcanistTaskSymbolRef.php b/src/ref/task/ArcanistTaskSymbolRef.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ref/task/ArcanistTaskSymbolRef.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistTaskSymbolRef
+  extends ArcanistSimpleSymbolRef {
+
+  public function getRefDisplayName() {
+    return pht('Task Symbol "%s"', $this->getSymbol());
+  }
+
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPrefixPattern() {
+    return '[Tt]?';
+  }
+
+  protected function getSimpleSymbolPHIDType() {
+    return 'TASK';
+  }
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolConduitSearchMethodName() {
+    return 'maniphest.search';
+  }
+
+  public function getSimpleSymbolInspectFunctionName() {
+    return 'task';
+  }
+
+  public function newSimpleSymbolObjectRef() {
+    return new ArcanistTaskRef();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/toolset/query/ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery.php b/src/toolset/query/ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery.php
--- a/src/toolset/query/ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery.php
+++ b/src/toolset/query/ArcanistRuntimeHardpointQuery.php
@@ -51,14 +51,19 @@
 
   abstract protected function canLoadRef(ArcanistRef $ref);
 
-  final public function newConduitSearch($method, $constraints) {
+  final public function newConduitSearch(
+    $method,
+    $constraints,
+    $attachments = array()) {
+
     $conduit_engine = $this->getRuntime()
       ->getConduitEngine();
 
     $conduit_future = id(new ConduitSearchFuture())
       ->setConduitEngine($conduit_engine)
       ->setMethod($method)
-      ->setConstraints($constraints);
+      ->setConstraints($constraints)
+      ->setAttachments($attachments);
 
     return $conduit_future;
   }
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistCallConduitWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistCallConduitWorkflow.php
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistCallConduitWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistCallConduitWorkflow.php
@@ -44,13 +44,7 @@
     }
     $method = head($method);
 
-    if (phutil_is_interactive()) {
-      echo tsprintf(
-        "%s\n",
-        pht('Waiting for JSON parameters on stdin...'));
-    }
-
-    $params = @file_get_contents('php://stdin');
+    $params = $this->readStdin();
     try {
       $params = phutil_json_decode($params);
     } catch (PhutilJSONParserException $ex) {
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php
@@ -1,145 +1,137 @@
 <?php
 
-/**
- * Upload a chunk of text to the Paste application, or download one.
- */
-final class ArcanistPasteWorkflow extends ArcanistWorkflow {
-
-  private $id;
-  private $language;
-  private $title;
-  private $json;
+final class ArcanistPasteWorkflow
+  extends ArcanistArcWorkflow {
 
   public function getWorkflowName() {
     return 'paste';
   }
 
-  public function getCommandSynopses() {
-    return phutil_console_format(<<<EOTEXT
-      **paste** [--title __title__] [--lang __language__] [--json]
-      **paste** __id__ [--json]
-EOTEXT
-      );
-  }
-
-  public function getCommandHelp() {
-    return phutil_console_format(<<<EOTEXT
-          Supports: text
-          Share and grab text using the Paste application. To create a paste,
-          use stdin to provide the text:
+  public function getWorkflowInformation() {
+    $help = pht(<<<EOTEXT
+Share and grab text using the Paste application. To create a paste,
+use stdin to provide the text:
 
-            $ cat list_of_ducks.txt | arc paste
+  $ cat list_of_ducks.txt | arc paste
 
-          To retrieve a paste, specify the paste ID:
+To retrieve a paste, specify the paste ID:
 
-            $ arc paste P123
+  $ arc paste P123
 EOTEXT
       );
+
+    return $this->newWorkflowInformation()
+      ->addExample('**paste** [__options__] --')
+      ->addExample('**paste** [__options__] -- __object__')
+      ->setHelp($help);
   }
 
-  public function getArguments() {
+  public function getWorkflowArguments() {
     return array(
-      'title' => array(
-        'param' => 'title',
-        'help' => pht('Title for the paste.'),
-      ),
-      'lang' => array(
-        'param' => 'language',
-        'help' => pht('Language for syntax highlighting.'),
-      ),
-      'json' => array(
-        'help' => pht('Output in JSON format.'),
-      ),
-      '*' => 'argv',
+      $this->newWorkflowArgument('title')
+        ->setParameter('title')
+        ->setHelp(pht('Title for the paste.')),
+      $this->newWorkflowArgument('lang')
+        ->setParameter('language')
+        ->setHelp(pht('Language for the paste.')),
+      $this->newWorkflowArgument('json')
+        ->setHelp(pht('Output in JSON format.')),
+      $this->newWorkflowArgument('argv')
+        ->setWildcard(true),
     );
   }
 
-  public function requiresAuthentication() {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  protected function didParseArguments() {
-    $this->json     = $this->getArgument('json');
-    $this->language = $this->getArgument('lang');
-    $this->title    = $this->getArgument('title');
+  public function runWorkflow() {
+    $set_language = $this->getArgument('lang');
+    $set_title = $this->getArgument('title');
 
     $argv = $this->getArgument('argv');
     if (count($argv) > 1) {
-      throw new ArcanistUsageException(
-        pht('Specify only one paste to retrieve.'));
-    } else if (count($argv) == 1) {
-      $id = $argv[0];
-      if (!preg_match('/^P?\d+/', $id)) {
-        throw new ArcanistUsageException(
+      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+        pht(
+          'Specify only one paste to retrieve.'));
+    }
+
+    $symbols = $this->getSymbolEngine();
+
+    if (count($argv) === 1) {
+      if ($set_language !== null) {
+        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
           pht(
-            'Specify a paste ID, like %s.',
-            'P123'));
+            'Flag "--lang" is not supported when reading pastes.'));
       }
-      $this->id = (int)ltrim($id, 'P');
 
-      if ($this->language || $this->title) {
-        throw new ArcanistUsageException(
+      if ($set_title !== null) {
+        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
           pht(
-            'Use options %s and %s only when creating pastes.',
-            '--lang',
-            '--title'));
+            'Flag "--title" is not supported when reading pastes.'));
       }
-    }
-  }
 
-  public function run() {
-    if ($this->id) {
-      return $this->getPaste();
-    } else {
-      return $this->createPaste();
-    }
-  }
+      $paste_symbol = $argv[0];
 
-  private function getPaste() {
-    $conduit = $this->getConduit();
-
-    $info = $conduit->callMethodSynchronous(
-      'paste.query',
-      array(
-        'ids' => array($this->id),
-      ));
-    $info = head($info);
-
-    if ($this->json) {
-      echo json_encode($info)."\n";
-    } else {
-      echo $info['content'];
-      if (!preg_match('/\\n$/', $info['content'])) {
-        // If there's no newline, add one, since it looks stupid otherwise. If
-        // you want byte-for-byte equivalence you can use `--json`.
-        echo "\n";
+      $paste_ref = $symbols->loadPasteForSymbol($paste_symbol);
+      if (!$paste_ref) {
+        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+          pht(
+            'Paste "%s" does not exist, or you do not have access '.
+            'to see it.'));
       }
+
+      echo $paste_ref->getContent();
+
+      return 0;
     }
 
-    return 0;
-  }
+    $content = $this->readStdin();
 
-  private function createPaste() {
-    $conduit = $this->getConduit();
+    $xactions = array();
 
-    if (!function_exists('posix_isatty') || posix_isatty(STDIN)) {
-      $this->writeStatusMessage(pht('Reading paste from stdin...')."\n");
+    if ($set_title === null) {
+      $set_title = pht('Command-Line Input');
     }
 
-    $info = $conduit->callMethodSynchronous(
-      'paste.create',
-      array(
-        'content' => file_get_contents('php://stdin'),
-        'title' => $this->title,
-        'language' => $this->language,
-      ));
-
-    if ($this->getArgument('json')) {
-      echo json_encode($info)."\n";
-    } else {
-      echo $info['objectName'].': '.$info['uri']."\n";
+    $xactions[] = array(
+      'type' => 'title',
+      'value' => $set_title,
+    );
+
+    if ($set_language !== null) {
+      $xactions[] = array(
+        'type' => 'language',
+        'value' => $set_language,
+      );
     }
 
+    $xactions[] = array(
+      'type' => 'text',
+      'value' => $content,
+    );
+
+    $method = 'paste.edit';
+
+    $parameters = array(
+      'transactions' => $xactions,
+    );
+
+    $conduit_engine = $this->getConduitEngine();
+    $conduit_call = $conduit_engine->newCall($method, $parameters);
+    $conduit_future = $conduit_engine->newFuture($conduit_call);
+    $result = $conduit_future->resolve();
+
+    $paste_phid = idxv($result, array('object', 'phid'));
+    $paste_ref = $symbols->loadPasteForSymbol($paste_phid);
+
+    $log = $this->getLogEngine();
+
+    $log->writeSuccess(
+      pht('DONE'),
+      pht('Created a new paste.'));
+
+    echo tsprintf(
+      '%s',
+      $paste_ref->newDisplayRef()
+        ->setURI($paste_ref->getURI()));
+
     return 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
   private $repositoryAPI;
   private $configurationManager;
   private $arguments = array();
-  private $passedArguments = array();
   private $command;
 
   private $stashed;
@@ -777,10 +776,6 @@
     return $this->arguments->getArg($key);
   }
 
-  final public function getPassedArguments() {
-    return $this->passedArguments;
-  }
-
   final public function getCompleteArgumentSpecification() {
     $spec = $this->getArguments();
     $arc_config = $this->getArcanistConfiguration();
@@ -791,8 +786,6 @@
   }
 
   final public function parseArguments(array $args) {
-    $this->passedArguments = $args;
-
     $spec = $this->getCompleteArgumentSpecification();
 
     $dict = array();
@@ -2411,4 +2404,21 @@
     return $this->getRuntime()->getViewer();
   }
 
+  final protected function readStdin() {
+    $log = $this->getLogEngine();
+    $log->writeWaitingForInput();
+
+    // NOTE: We can't just "file_get_contents()" here because signals don't
+    // interrupt it. If the user types "^C", we want to interrupt the read.
+
+    $raw_handle = fopen('php://stdin', 'rb');
+    $stdin = new PhutilSocketChannel($raw_handle);
+
+    while ($stdin->update()) {
+      PhutilChannel::waitForAny(array($stdin));
+    }
+
+    return $stdin->read();
+  }
+
 }