diff --git a/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor b/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
index 5c8b868483..5fdc5ce087 100755
--- a/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
@@ -266,6 +266,14 @@ PRIVATE>
         [ nip require ]
     } 2cleave ;
 
+: scaffold-core ( string -- ) "resource:core" swap scaffold-vocab ;
+
+: scaffold-basis ( string -- ) "resource:basis" swap scaffold-vocab ;
+
+: scaffold-extra ( string -- ) "resource:extra" swap scaffold-vocab ;
+
+: scaffold-work ( string -- ) "resource:work" swap scaffold-vocab ;
+
 <PRIVATE
 
 : tests-file-string ( vocab -- string )