diff --git a/plan/task/copy.go b/plan/task/copy.go
index 0aff6262..81182c01 100644
--- a/plan/task/copy.go
+++ b/plan/task/copy.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (t *copyTask) Run(ctx context.Context, pctx *plancontext.Context, s solver.
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	inputState, err := input.Result().ToState()
+	inputState, err := input.State()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (t *copyTask) Run(ctx context.Context, pctx *plancontext.Context, s solver.
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	sourceState, err := sourceRoot.Result().ToState()
+	sourceState, err := sourceRoot.State()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plan/task/exec.go b/plan/task/exec.go
index 9ab12066..dd55ed93 100644
--- a/plan/task/exec.go
+++ b/plan/task/exec.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (t execTask) Run(ctx context.Context, pctx *plancontext.Context, s solver.S
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	st, err := input.Result().ToState()
+	st, err := input.State()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (t *execTask) mountFS(pctx *plancontext.Context, dest string, mnt *compiler
 		}
 	}
 
-	st, err := contents.Result().ToState()
+	st, err := contents.State()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plan/task/scratch.go b/plan/task/scratch.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c01d626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plan/task/scratch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package task
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/compiler"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/plancontext"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/solver"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Register("Scratch", func() Task { return &scratchTask{} })
+}
+
+type scratchTask struct {
+}
+
+func (t *scratchTask) Run(ctx context.Context, pctx *plancontext.Context, s solver.Solver, v *compiler.Value) (*compiler.Value, error) {
+	fs := pctx.FS.New(nil)
+
+	return compiler.NewValue().FillFields(map[string]interface{}{
+		"output": fs.MarshalCUE(),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/plan/task/writefile.go b/plan/task/writefile.go
index f92fb8b2..edcedfa5 100644
--- a/plan/task/writefile.go
+++ b/plan/task/writefile.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (t *writeFileTask) Run(ctx context.Context, pctx *plancontext.Context, s so
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	inputState, err := input.Result().ToState()
+	inputState, err := input.State()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/plancontext/fs.go b/plancontext/fs.go
index fd094724..72cca3ac 100644
--- a/plancontext/fs.go
+++ b/plancontext/fs.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"cuelang.org/go/cue"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/client/llb"
 	bkgw "github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/gateway/client"
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/compiler"
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/stdlib"
@@ -32,6 +33,17 @@ func (fs *FS) Result() bkgw.Reference {
 	return fs.result
 }
 
+// func (fs *FS) FS() *solver.BuildkitFS {
+// 	return solver.NewBuildkitFS(fs.result)
+// }
+
+func (fs *FS) State() (llb.State, error) {
+	if fs.Result() == nil {
+		return llb.State{}, nil
+	}
+	return fs.Result().ToState()
+}
+
 func (fs *FS) MarshalCUE() *compiler.Value {
 	v := compiler.NewValue()
 	if err := v.FillPath(fsIDPath, fs.id); err != nil {
diff --git a/tests/tasks.bats b/tests/tasks.bats
index 090106ca..dda02fb9 100644
--- a/tests/tasks.bats
+++ b/tests/tasks.bats
@@ -88,3 +88,8 @@ setup() {
 
     "$DAGGER" --europa up ./build_auth.cue
 }
+@test "task: #Scratch" {
+    cd "$TESTDIR"/tasks/scratch
+    "$DAGGER" --europa up ./scratch.cue -l debug
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/module.cue b/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/module.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8af9cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/module.cue
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module: ""
diff --git a/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore b/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d4dc1ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/scratch/cue.mod/pkg/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# generated by dagger
+alpha.dagger.io
+dagger.lock
diff --git a/tests/tasks/scratch/scratch.cue b/tests/tasks/scratch/scratch.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10bf890b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/scratch/scratch.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		scratch: engine.#Scratch
+
+		exec: engine.#Exec & {
+			input: image.output
+			mounts: fs: {
+				dest:     "/scratch"
+				contents: scratch.output
+			}
+			workdir: "/"
+			args: [
+				"sh", "-c",
+				#"""
+					test "$(ls -A /)" != ""
+					test "$(ls -A /scratch)" = ""
+					"""#,
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}