diff --git a/src/collection.cpp b/src/collection.cpp
index 77cca49..093f821 100644
--- a/src/collection.cpp
+++ b/src/collection.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Collection::Collection(
     }
 
     taskManager->queue(
-        std::bind(&Component::build, root.get(), destination, target),
+        std::bind(&Component::build, root.get(), destination, target, false),
         std::bind(&Collection::rootBuilt, this, std::placeholders::_1)
     );
 }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void Collection::sourceRead(const std::string& source, TaskManager::Error err) {
     readingSources.erase(itr);
 
     taskManager->queue(
-        std::bind(&Component::build, res.first->second.get(), destination/librariesPath, target),
+        std::bind(&Component::build, res.first->second.get(), destination/librariesPath, target, true),
         std::bind(&Collection::sourceBuilt, this, source, std::placeholders::_1)
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/component.cpp b/src/component.cpp
index b4aabe9..cde13e5 100644
--- a/src/component.cpp
+++ b/src/component.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@ constexpr std::array<std::string_view, Component::unknown + 1> stringTypes {
 Component::Component(
     const std::filesystem::path& path,
     Collection* collection,
-    const std::shared_ptr<Logger>& logger
+    const std::shared_ptr<Logger>& logger,
+    const std::string& name
 ):
     Loggable(logger),
     state(initial),
     type(unknown),
     collection(collection),
     location(path),
-    manifest(std::nullopt)
+    manifest(std::nullopt),
+    name(name)
 {}
 
 void Component::read() {
@@ -62,11 +64,16 @@ void Component::read() {
         case std::filesystem::file_type::directory:
             type = directory;
             state = ready;
-            tryReadingBuildScenarios();
+            if (!tryReadingBuildScenarios() && name.empty())
+                name = location.filename();
+
             break;
         case std::filesystem::file_type::regular:
             type = file;
             state = ready;
+            if (name.empty())
+                name = location.filename();
+
             break;
         default:
             warn(location.string() + " doesn't appear to be a file nor a directory");
@@ -75,9 +82,11 @@ void Component::read() {
     }
 }
 
-void Component::tryReadingBuildScenarios() {
+bool Component::tryReadingBuildScenarios() {
     if (readAsMason())
-        return;
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 bool Component::readAsMason() {
@@ -106,6 +115,17 @@ bool Component::readAsMason() {
                 return false;
         }
 
+        if (name.empty()) {
+            std::optional<std::string> manifestName = tryStringValue(mnfst, "name");
+            if (manifestName.has_value())
+                name = manifestName.value();
+
+            if (name.empty()) {
+                major("Couldn't define name of the project at " + location.string() + ", using directory name as project name");
+                name = location.filename();
+            }
+        }
+
         type = mason;
         info(location.string() + " seems to be a valid mason project");
         return true;
@@ -151,7 +171,7 @@ bool Component::errorScenario(const std::string& message) {
     return false;
 }
 
-void Component::build(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::string& target) {
+void Component::build(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::string& target, bool useName) {
     if (state != ready)
         throw WrongState(state, "build");
 
@@ -160,13 +180,23 @@ void Component::build(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::strin
 
     switch (type) {
         case file:
-            buildAsFile(destination);
+            if (useName)
+                buildAsFile(destination/name);
+            else
+                buildAsFile(destination);
+
             break;
         case directory:
-            buildAsDirectory(destination);
+            if (useName)
+                buildAsDirectory(destination/name);
+            else
+                buildAsDirectory(destination);
             break;
         case mason:
-            buildAsMason(destination, target);
+            if (useName)
+                buildAsMason(destination/name, target);
+            else
+                buildAsMason(destination, target);
             break;
         default:
             break;
@@ -174,13 +204,13 @@ void Component::build(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::strin
 }
 
 void Component::buildAsFile(const std::filesystem::path& destination) {
-    copyFile(location, destination/location.filename());
+    copyFile(location, destination);
 
     state = done;
 }
 
 void Component::buildAsDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& destination) {
-    std::filesystem::copy(location, destination/location.filename(),
+    std::filesystem::copy(location, destination,
                           std::filesystem::copy_options::recursive |
                           std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing
     );
@@ -219,7 +249,7 @@ bool Component::successfullyBuilt() const {
     return state == done;
 }
 
-void Component::buildAsMason(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::string& target) {
+void Component::buildAsMason(const std::filesystem::path& destination, std::string target) {
     const nlohmann::json& mnfst = manifest.value();
     nlohmann::json::const_iterator itr = mnfst.find("build");
     if (itr == mnfst.end()) {
@@ -230,11 +260,13 @@ void Component::buildAsMason(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std
 
     const nlohmann::json& build = *itr;
     if (!build.is_array()) {
-        warn("Mason project at " + location.string() + " has unexpected \"build\" section in its manifest");
+        warn("Mason project at " + location.string() + " has unexpected type \"build\" section in its manifest");
         state = done;
         return;
     }
 
+    target = validateMasonTarget(target);
+
     for (const nlohmann::json& entry : build) {
         switch (entry.type()) {
             case nlohmann::json::value_t::string:
@@ -244,7 +276,7 @@ void Component::buildAsMason(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std
                 masonFilesArray(entry, destination);
                 break;
             case nlohmann::json::value_t::object:
-                if (allowedForTarget(entry, target)) {
+                if (allowedForMasonTarget(entry, target)) {
                     nlohmann::json::const_iterator fitr = entry.find("files");
                     if (fitr != entry.end()) {
                         const nlohmann::json& files = *fitr;
@@ -254,6 +286,8 @@ void Component::buildAsMason(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std
                             warn(std::string("Unexpected ") + entry.type_name()
                             + " of files subsection of build section of its manifest in "
                             + location.string() + ", ignoring");
+                    } else {
+                        masonFileObject(entry, destination);
                     }
 
                 }
@@ -284,20 +318,9 @@ void Component::masonFilesArray(const nlohmann::json& files, const std::filesyst
             case nlohmann::json::value_t::string:
                 copyFile(location/entry, destination/entry);
                 break;
-            case nlohmann::json::value_t::object: {
-                std::optional<std::string> src = getFileSource(entry);
-                if (!src.has_value()) {
-                    warn("Couldn't understand file source processing file array in " + location.string() + ", ignoring");
-                    break;
-                }
-                std::optional<std::string> dst = getFileTarget(entry);
-                if (!src.has_value()) {
-                    warn("Couldn't understand file destination processing file array in " + location.string() + ", ignoring");
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                copyFile(location/src.value(), destination/src.value());
-            }   break;
+            case nlohmann::json::value_t::object:
+                masonFileObject(entry, destination);
+                break;
             default:
                 warn(std::string("Unexpected ") + entry.type_name()
                     + " in files subsection of build section of manifest in "
@@ -306,7 +329,65 @@ void Component::masonFilesArray(const nlohmann::json& files, const std::filesyst
     }
 }
 
-bool Component::allowedForTarget(const nlohmann::json& object, const std::string& target) const {
+bool Component::masonFileObject(const nlohmann::json& object, const std::filesystem::path& destination) {
+    std::optional<std::string> src = getFileSource(object);
+    if (!src.has_value()) {
+        warn("Couldn't understand file source processing file array in " + location.string() + ", ignoring");
+        return false;
+    }
+    std::optional<std::string> dst = getFileTarget(object);
+    if (!src.has_value()) {
+        warn("Couldn't understand file destination processing file array in " + location.string() + ", ignoring");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    copyFile(location/src.value(), destination/dst.value());
+    return true;
+}
+
+std::string Component::validateMasonTarget(std::string target) const {
+    const nlohmann::json& mnfst = manifest.value();
+    std::set<std::string> allowedTarges;
+
+    nlohmann::json::const_iterator itr = mnfst.find("targets");
+    if (itr != mnfst.end()) {
+        const nlohmann::json& targets = *itr;
+        if (targets.is_array()) {
+            for (const nlohmann::json& entry : targets) {
+                if (entry.is_string())
+                    allowedTarges.emplace(entry);
+            }
+        } else {
+            warn("Mason project at " + location.string() + " has unexpected type \"targets\" section in its manifest, ignoring");
+        }
+    } else {
+        minor("Mason project at " + location.string() + " has no \"targets\" section, trying to figure out utilized targets from \"build\" section");
+        const nlohmann::json& build = mnfst.at("build");
+        for (const nlohmann::json& entry : build) {
+            if (entry.is_object())
+                getMasonTargets(entry, allowedTarges);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (allowedTarges.count(target) > 0)
+        return target;
+
+    minor("Mason project at " + location.string() + " doesn't seem to support target \"" + target + "\"");
+    std::optional<std::string> defaultTarget = tryStringValue(mnfst, "defaultTarget");
+    if (defaultTarget.has_value()) {
+        target = defaultTarget.value();
+        minor("Mason project at " + location.string() + " will use project default target \"" + target + "\" instead of specified");
+    } else {
+        target = "default";
+        warn("Mason project at " + location.string() + " will use hardcoded default target \""
+        + target + "\" because field \"defaultTarget\" is either abscent or invalid");
+    }
+
+    return target;
+}
+
+//this method could utilize Component::getMasonTargets but it doesn't because this way has less overhead
+bool Component::allowedForMasonTarget(const nlohmann::json& object, const std::string& target) const {
     nlohmann::json::const_iterator itr = object.find("target");
     if (itr != object.end()) {
         const nlohmann::json& tg = *itr;
@@ -340,6 +421,35 @@ bool Component::allowedForTarget(const nlohmann::json& object, const std::string
     return true;
 }
 
+void Component::getMasonTargets(const nlohmann::json& object, std::set<std::string>& out) const {
+    nlohmann::json::const_iterator itr = object.find("target");
+    if (itr != object.end()) {
+        const nlohmann::json& tg = *itr;
+        if (tg.is_string())
+            out.emplace(tg);
+        else
+            warn("\"target\" in build section has unexpected type, ignoring");
+    }
+
+    itr = object.find("targets");
+    if (itr != object.end()) {
+        const nlohmann::json& targets = *itr;
+        if (targets.is_array()) {
+            for (const nlohmann::json& entry : targets) {
+                if (entry.is_string())
+                    out.emplace(entry);
+                else
+                    warn("one of the targets in \"targets\" in build section has unexpected type, ignoring it");
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            warn("\"targets\" in build section has unexpected type, ignoring");
+        }
+    }
+
+    //TODO may be notTarget and notTargets?
+}
+
 std::optional<std::string> Component::getFileSource(const nlohmann::json& object) const {
     for (const std::string_view& key : sourceVariants) {
         std::optional<std::string> value = tryStringValue(object, key.data());
diff --git a/src/component.h b/src/component.h
index 197480c..23f394b 100644
--- a/src/component.h
+++ b/src/component.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <array>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <set>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
 #include "loggable.h"
@@ -39,33 +40,38 @@ public:
     Component(
         const std::filesystem::path& path,
         Collection* collection,
-        const std::shared_ptr<Logger>& logger
+        const std::shared_ptr<Logger>& logger,
+        const std::string& name = ""
     );
 
     Type getType() const;
     State getState() const;
     std::filesystem::path getLocation() const;
     std::string getLibrariesPath() const;
+    std::string getName() const;
     bool successfullyRead() const;
     bool successfullyBuilt() const;
 
     void read();
-    void build(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::string& target);
+    void build(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::string& target, bool useName = true);
 
 private:
-    void tryReadingBuildScenarios();
+    bool tryReadingBuildScenarios();
     bool readAsMason();
     bool errorScenario(const std::string& message);
 
     void buildAsFile(const std::filesystem::path& destination);
     void buildAsDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& destination);
-    void buildAsMason(const std::filesystem::path& destination, const std::string& target);
+    void buildAsMason(const std::filesystem::path& destination, std::string target);
 
     bool readMasonDependencies(const nlohmann::json& deps, const std::string& manifestPath);
     void copyFile(const std::filesystem::path& from, const std::filesystem::path& to) const;
 
+    std::string validateMasonTarget(std::string target) const;
     void masonFilesArray(const nlohmann::json& files, const std::filesystem::path& destination);
-    bool allowedForTarget(const nlohmann::json& object, const std::string& target) const;
+    bool masonFileObject(const nlohmann::json& object, const std::filesystem::path& destination);
+    bool allowedForMasonTarget(const nlohmann::json& object, const std::string& target) const;
+    void getMasonTargets(const nlohmann::json& object, std::set<std::string>& out) const;
 
     std::optional<std::string> getFileSource(const nlohmann::json& object) const;
     std::optional<std::string> getFileTarget(const nlohmann::json& object) const;
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ private:
     Collection* collection;
     std::filesystem::path location;
     std::optional<nlohmann::json> manifest;
+    std::string name;
 };
 
 class Component::WrongState : public std::runtime_error {
diff --git a/test/mason.json b/test/mason.json
index 5656088..02ac87d 100644
--- a/test/mason.json
+++ b/test/mason.json
@@ -12,5 +12,12 @@
         "https://git.macaw.me/blue/mason/archive/main.tar.gz",
         "https://git.macaw.me/blue/mason/raw/branch/main/src2/atomicmutex.h"
     ],
+    "build": [
+        "mason.json",
+        {
+            "src" : "mason.json",
+            "dst" : "another/mason.json"
+        }
+    ],
     "libraries": "lib"
 }