(Forgot, to remove html in mail...) How about doing something like this in inspect-slot-for-emacs file: cvs/slime/contrib/swank-fancy-inspector.lisp function: inspect-slot-for-emacs (eval (read-from-string value-string)))))))) + (:action ,(custom-inspect-name class object slot) + ,(lambda () (custom-inspect-call class object slot))) ,@(when boundp `(" " (:action "[make unbound]" With the following methods something like this: (defmethod custom-inspect-name (class object slot) "[No custom inspections]") (defmethod custom-inspect-call (class object slot) nil) And then one could make own methods specializing on your own classes and slots. (defmethod custom-inspect-name ((class person) object (slot company)) (format nil "[boss of ~a]" (name-of person)) (defmethod custom-inspect-call ((class person) object (slot company)) (slime-inspect (boss-of person)) Or whatever object models you have. Maybe make custom-inspect-call to follow relations in cl-sql.... (and add necessary checks, restarts and handler-cases) -- Free Software Consultant Cell: +47 - 47 34 40 08 Phone: +47 - 21 53 69 00, Fax: +47 - 21 53 69 09 Addr: Slemdalsveien 70, PB 1 Vinderen, 0319 Oslo