diff --git a/cmake/modules/ExternalDependenciesVersions.cmake b/cmake/modules/ExternalDependenciesVersions.cmake
index 8ccd88e37..e36fd7aea 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/ExternalDependenciesVersions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/ExternalDependenciesVersions.cmake
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ set(TTG_TRACKED_BOOST_VERSION 1.66)
 set(TTG_TRACKED_CATCH2_VERSION 2.13.1)
 set(TTG_TRACKED_CEREAL_VERSION 1.3.0)
 set(TTG_TRACKED_MADNESS_TAG 31b2470ca722a6a2d84d4de08d32fb72ae8fdeda)
-set(TTG_TRACKED_PARSEC_TAG 6a5a986d6ec1f9cace09f3ad475c553632077a24) 
+set(TTG_TRACKED_PARSEC_TAG 8690b1eb6080500af1ad32ffcd4b95aa38f65c22) 
 set(TTG_TRACKED_BTAS_TAG d73153ad9bc41a177e441ef04eceff7fab0c766d)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindOrFetchPARSEC.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindOrFetchPARSEC.cmake
index 82d6ac0d9..8df410039 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindOrFetchPARSEC.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindOrFetchPARSEC.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if (NOT TARGET PaRSEC::parsec)
 
   FetchContent_Declare(
           PARSEC
-          GIT_REPOSITORY      https://github.com/ICLDisco/parsec.git
+          GIT_REPOSITORY      https://github.com/devreal/parsec-1.git
           GIT_TAG             ${TTG_TRACKED_PARSEC_TAG}
   )
   FetchContent_MakeAvailable(PARSEC)
diff --git a/tests/unit/tt.cc b/tests/unit/tt.cc
index 04b6719cd..2ee7d7612 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tt.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/tt.cc
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ TEST_CASE("TemplateTask", "[core]") {
     }
   }
 
-//#if 0
+#if 0
   SECTION("split_construction") {
     ttg::Edge<int, float> a2b, b2a;
     /* construct without edges */
@@ -455,5 +455,17 @@ TEST_CASE("TemplateTask", "[core]") {
     bool is_executable = ttg::make_graph_executable(tta);
     CHECK(is_executable);
   }
-//#endif // 0
+#endif // 0
+
+
+  SECTION("make_connect") {
+    ttg::Edge<int, float> a2b, b2a;
+    /* construct without edges */
+    auto tta = ttg::make_tt([](int key, float value){});
+    auto ttb = ttg::make_tt([](int key, float value){});
+    ttg::connect<0, 0>(ttb, tta); // B -> A
+    ttg::connect<0, 0>(tta, ttb); // A -> B
+    bool is_executable = ttg::make_graph_executable(tta);
+    CHECK(is_executable);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ttg/ttg/func.h b/ttg/ttg/func.h
index e383ebbc8..cbcfe386f 100644
--- a/ttg/ttg/func.h
+++ b/ttg/ttg/func.h
@@ -98,11 +98,25 @@ namespace ttg {
   inline void connect(ttg::TerminalBase *out, ttg::TerminalBase *in) { out->connect(in); }
 
   /// \brief Connect producer output terminal outindex to consumer input terminal inindex (via unique or otherwise
-  /// wrapped pointers to TTs) \tparam outindex The index of the output terminal on the producer. \tparam inindex  The
-  /// index of the input terminal on the consumer. \param p The producer TT \param c The consumer TT
+  /// wrapped pointers to TTs)
+  /// \tparam outindex The index of the output terminal on the producer.
+  /// \tparam inindex  The index of the input terminal on the consumer.
+  /// \param p The producer TT
+  /// \param c The consumer TT
   template <std::size_t outindex, std::size_t inindex, typename producer_tt_ptr, typename successor_tt_ptr>
   inline void connect(producer_tt_ptr &p, successor_tt_ptr &s) {
-    connect(p->template out<outindex>(), s->template in<inindex>());
+    // check whether the output terminal is available at compile time
+    using producer_type  = typename std::pointer_traits<producer_tt_ptr>::element_type;
+    if constexpr (std::tuple_size_v<typename producer_type::output_terminals_type> == 0) {
+      // need to make sure the output terminal is available
+      using successor_type = typename std::pointer_traits<successor_tt_ptr>::element_type;
+      using input_terminal_type = std::tuple_element_t<inindex, typename successor_type::input_terminals_type>;
+      using key_type   = typename input_terminal_type::key_type;
+      using value_type = typename input_terminal_type::value_type;
+      connect(p->template out<outindex, key_type, value_type>(), s->template in<inindex>());
+    } else {
+      connect(p->template out<outindex>(), s->template in<inindex>());
+    }
   }
 
   /// \brief Connect producer output terminal outindex to consumer input terminal inindex (via bare pointers to TTs)
diff --git a/ttg/ttg/parsec/ttg.h b/ttg/ttg/parsec/ttg.h
index 42b60477a..c7ae54dba 100644
--- a/ttg/ttg/parsec/ttg.h
+++ b/ttg/ttg/parsec/ttg.h
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ namespace ttg_parsec {
         , priomap(decltype(keymap)(std::forward<priomapT>(priomap_)))
         , static_stream_goal() {
       // Cannot call these in base constructor since terminals not yet constructed
-      if (innames.size() != numinedges) throw std::logic_error("ttg_parsec::TT: #input names != #input terminals");
+      //if (innames.size() != numinedges) throw std::logic_error("ttg_parsec::TT: #input names != #input terminals");
       if (outnames.size() != numouts) throw std::logic_error("ttg_parsec::TT: #output names != #output terminals");
 
       auto &world_impl = world.impl();
@@ -3021,10 +3021,48 @@ namespace ttg_parsec {
     // cannot be copied, moved or assigned.
     // Only valid if terminals are provided during construction.
     template <std::size_t i>
-    std::tuple_element_t<i, output_terminalsT> *out() {
+    auto *out() {
+      static_assert(std::tuple_size_v<output_terminalsT> > 0,
+                    "TT::out<i>() only available for statically known output terminals. "
+                    "Use TT::out<i, K, V>() instead!");
       return &std::get<i>(output_terminals);
     }
 
+    template <std::size_t i, typename KeyT, typename ValueT>
+    auto *out(const std::string name = {}) {
+      using terminal_type = typename ttg::Out<KeyT, ValueT>;
+      if constexpr (std::tuple_size_v<output_terminalsT> == 0) {
+        auto& outputs = this->get_outputs();
+        terminal_type *terminal;
+        if (outputs.size() <= i || nullptr == outputs[i]) {
+          // create a new terminal
+          std::string auto_name;
+          if (name.empty()) {
+            auto_name = "DynamicOut" + std::to_string(i);
+          }
+          terminal = new terminal_type();
+          dynamic_outterms.push_back(std::unique_ptr<ttg::TerminalBase>(terminal));
+          register_terminal<true, terminal_type, i>(*terminal, name.empty() ? auto_name : name, &ttT::set_output_dynamic);
+        } else {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+          // use dyanmic cast in debug builds
+          terminal = dynamic_cast<terminal_type*>(outputs[i]);
+          if (nullptr == terminal) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("TT::out<i, K, V>(): failed to cast existing output terminal ") + std::to_string(i));
+          }
+#else
+          terminal = static_cast<terminal_type*>(outputs[i]);
+#endif // NDEBUG
+        }
+        return terminal;
+      } else {
+        static_assert(std::is_same_v<terminal_type, std::tuple_element_t<i, output_terminalsT>>,
+                      "TT::out<i, K, V>() key/value types do not match compile-time output terminals.");
+        return &std::get<i>(output_terminals);
+      }
+    }
+
+
     // Manual injection of a task with all input arguments specified as a tuple
     template <typename Key = keyT>
     std::enable_if_t<!ttg::meta::is_void_v<Key> && !ttg::meta::is_empty_tuple_v<input_values_tuple_type>, void> invoke(