diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 0697148..a288c2a 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "--fast"
   ],
   "cSpell.words": [
+    "Assistable",
     "astrolib",
     "bodyclose",
     "coverpkg",
diff --git a/async/annotated-wait-group.go b/async/annotated-wait-group.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55cde09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/async/annotated-wait-group.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+package async
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+)
+
+type WaitGroupName string
+type GoRoutineName string
+type GoRoutineID string
+
+func ComposeGoRoutineID(prefix ...string) GoRoutineID {
+	id := uuid.NewString()
+
+	return lo.TernaryF(len(prefix) > 0,
+		func() GoRoutineID {
+			return GoRoutineID(fmt.Sprintf("GR-ID(%v):%v", prefix[0], id))
+		},
+		func() GoRoutineID {
+			return GoRoutineID(fmt.Sprintf("GR-ID:%v", id))
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+// WaitGroupEx the extended WaitGroup
+type WaitGroupEx interface {
+	Add(delta int, name ...GoRoutineName)
+	Done(name ...GoRoutineName)
+	Wait(name ...GoRoutineName)
+}
+
+// ===> Adder
+
+type AssistedAdder interface {
+	Add(delta int, name ...GoRoutineName)
+}
+
+// ===> Quitter
+
+type AssistedQuitter interface {
+	Done(name ...GoRoutineName)
+}
+
+// ===> Waiter
+
+type AssistedWaiter interface {
+	Done(name ...GoRoutineName)
+}
+
+type WaitGroupAssister struct {
+	counter int32
+}
+
+func (g *WaitGroupAssister) Add(delta int, name ...GoRoutineName) {
+	if len(name) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("		🧩[[ WaitGroupAssister.Add ]] - name: '%v' (delta: '%v')\n", name[0], delta)
+	}
+
+	atomic.AddInt32(&g.counter, int32(delta))
+}
+
+func (g *WaitGroupAssister) Done(name ...GoRoutineName) {
+	if len(name) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("		🧩[[ WaitGroupAssister.Done ]] - name: '%v'\n", name[0])
+	}
+
+	atomic.AddInt32(&g.counter, int32(-1))
+}
+
+func (g *WaitGroupAssister) Wait(name ...GoRoutineName) {
+	if len(name) > 0 {
+		fmt.Printf("		🧩[[ WaitGroupAssister.Wait ]] - name: '%v'\n", name[0])
+	}
+}
+
+// You start off with a core instance and from here you can query it to get the
+// assistant interfaces ... The WaitGroupCore and the WaitGroupAssister both
+// need to know about each other, but making them hold a reference to each other
+// will cause a memory leak. To resolve this, there is a release mechanism
+// which is automatically enacted after the Wait has become unblocked. The
+// consequence of this characteristic is that once a Wait has completed, it
+// should not be re-used.
+//
+// We need to use variadic parameter list in the methods because of go's lack of
+// overloading methods; we need to support calls to wait group methods with or
+// without the go routine name behind the same methods name, ie Add needs to be
+// able to be invoked either way.
+// type WaitGroupCore struct {
+// 	wg sync.WaitGroup
+// }
+
+type AnnotatedWaitGroup struct {
+	wg        sync.WaitGroup
+	assistant WaitGroupAssister
+	mux       sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func (d *AnnotatedWaitGroup) atomic(operation func()) {
+	defer d.mux.Unlock()
+
+	d.mux.Lock()
+	operation()
+}
+
+func (d *AnnotatedWaitGroup) Add(delta int, name ...GoRoutineName) {
+	d.atomic(func() {
+		d.wg.Add(delta)
+		d.assistant.Add(delta, name...)
+	})
+}
+
+func (d *AnnotatedWaitGroup) Done(name ...GoRoutineName) {
+	d.atomic(func() {
+		d.wg.Done()
+		d.assistant.Done(name...)
+	})
+}
+
+func (d *AnnotatedWaitGroup) Wait(name ...GoRoutineName) {
+	// We could make the wait an active operation, that includes
+	// creating a new go routine and a channel. The go routine
+	// will monitor the state of the wait group, every time
+	// either an Add or Done occurs, those send a message to the go
+	// routine via this channel. The go routing will simply keep
+	// reading the channel and displaying the current count. The
+	// active-ness is just a debugging tool, not intended to be
+	// used in production as it will be noisy by design either writing
+	// to the console or preferably writing to a log.
+	//
+	d.atomic(func() {
+		d.wg.Wait()
+		d.assistant.Wait(name...)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/async/annotated-wait-group_test.go b/async/annotated-wait-group_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93a21bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/async/annotated-wait-group_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package async_test
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+
+	"github.com/snivilised/lorax/async"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("AnnotatedWaitGroup", func() {
+
+	Context("Add", func() {
+		It("should: add", func() {
+			var wg async.WaitGroupEx = &async.AnnotatedWaitGroup{}
+
+			wg.Add(1, "producer")
+		})
+	})
+
+	Context("Done", func() {
+		It("should: quit", func() {
+			var wg async.WaitGroupEx = &async.AnnotatedWaitGroup{}
+
+			wg.Add(1, "producer")
+			wg.Done("producer")
+		})
+	})
+
+	Context("Wait", func() {
+		It("should: quit", func() {
+			var wg async.WaitGroupEx = &async.AnnotatedWaitGroup{}
+
+			wg.Add(1, "producer")
+			go func() {
+				wg.Done("producer")
+			}()
+			<-time.After(time.Second / 10)
+			wg.Wait("main")
+		})
+	})
+})