I think we should follow a consistent plugin api like how rework, component/model, builder.js does:

var View = ripple(tmpl)
  .use(refs())

// instead of 
  .use(refs)

that way the plugin maker can add options later on without breaking backwards compatibility. It's also a pain to find out which ones uses the first method and which ones the second, especially when you use many plugins at once. What do you think?