diff --git a/src/beakers/beakers.py b/src/beakers/beakers.py
index 7f8033b..e9c8582 100644
--- a/src/beakers/beakers.py
+++ b/src/beakers/beakers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import abc
 import json
 import sqlite3
+import uuid
 
 
 class Beaker(abc.ABC):
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class Beaker(abc.ABC):
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def add_item(self, item: dict, from_table=None, from_id=None) -> None:
+    def add_item(self, item: dict, id: str | None = None) -> None:
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ class TempBeaker(Beaker):
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._items)
 
-    def add_item(self, item: dict, from_table=None, from_id=None) -> None:
-        self._items.append((from_id, item))
+    def add_item(self, item: dict, id=None) -> None:
+        self._items.append((id, item))
 
     def items(self):
         yield from self._items
@@ -53,23 +54,25 @@ class SqliteBeaker(Beaker):
         self.cursor = self.recipe.db.cursor()
         self.cursor.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
         self.cursor.execute(
-            f"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {self.name} (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, data JSON, from_table TEXT NULL, from_id INTEGER NULL)"
+            f"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {self.name} (uuid TEXT PRIMARY KEY, data JSON)"
         )
 
     def items(self):
-        self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT id, data FROM {self.name}")
+        self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT uuid, data FROM {self.name}")
         data = self.cursor.fetchall()
         for item in data:
-            yield item["id"], json.loads(item["data"])
+            yield item["uuid"], json.loads(item["data"])
 
     def __len__(self):
         self.cursor.execute(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {self.name}")
         return self.cursor.fetchone()[0]
 
-    def add_item(self, item: dict, from_table=None, from_id=None) -> None:
+    def add_item(self, item: dict, id: str | None = None) -> None:
+        if id is None:
+            id = str(uuid.uuid1())
         self.cursor.execute(
-            f"INSERT INTO {self.name} (data, from_table, from_id) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
-            (json.dumps(item), from_table, from_id),
+            f"INSERT INTO {self.name} (uuid, data) VALUES (?, ?)",
+            (id, json.dumps(item)),
         )
         self.recipe.db.commit()
 
diff --git a/src/beakers/cli.py b/src/beakers/cli.py
index a091c03..13c550b 100644
--- a/src/beakers/cli.py
+++ b/src/beakers/cli.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def show(ctx: typer.Context):
 def run(
     ctx: typer.Context,
     input: Annotated[Optional[List[str]], typer.Option(...)] = None,
+    start: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None),
+    end: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None),
 ):
     has_data = any(ctx.obj.beakers.values())
     if not has_data and not input:
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ def run(
     for input_str in input:
         beaker, filename = input_str.split("=")
         ctx.obj.csv_to_beaker(filename, beaker)
-    ctx.obj.run_once()
+    ctx.obj.run_once(start, end)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/src/beakers/recipe.py b/src/beakers/recipe.py
index 5af0098..59df5c8 100644
--- a/src/beakers/recipe.py
+++ b/src/beakers/recipe.py
@@ -152,12 +152,28 @@ class Recipe:
             for from_b, to_b, edge in self.graph.out_edges(node, data=True):
                 print(f"  {from_b} -> {to_b} ({edge})")
 
-    def run_once(self):
+    def run_once(
+        self, start_beaker: str | None = None, end_beaker: str | None = None
+    ) -> None:
         log.info("run_once", recipe=self)
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
+        started = False if start_beaker else True
+
         # go through each node in forward order, pushing data
         for node in networkx.topological_sort(self.graph):
+            # only process nodes between start and end
+            if not started:
+                if node == start_beaker:
+                    started = True
+                    log.info("partial run start", node=node)
+                else:
+                    log.info("partial run skip", node=node, waiting_for=start_beaker)
+                    continue
+            if end_beaker and node == end_beaker:
+                log.info("partial run end", node=node)
+                break
+
             # get outbound edges
             edges = self.graph.out_edges(node, data=True)
 
@@ -182,14 +198,17 @@ class Recipe:
                     try:
                         transformed = t_func(item)
                         if transformed:
-                            to_beaker.add_item(transformed, from_beaker.name, id)
+                            to_beaker.add_item(transformed, id)
                     except Exception as e:
                         for error_types, error_beaker_name in error_map.items():
                             if isinstance(e, error_types):
                                 error_beaker = self.beakers[error_beaker_name]
                                 error_beaker.add_item(
-                                    {"exception": str(e), "exc_type": str(type(e))},
-                                    from_beaker.name,
+                                    {
+                                        "item": item,
+                                        "exception": str(e),
+                                        "exc_type": str(type(e)),
+                                    },
                                     id,
                                 )
                                 break