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Our experiments with this approach on the StarTool program analysis tool resulted in low-cost retargets for C, Tcl/Tk, and Ada. Required adjustments to the approach, however, led to insights for improving a client's retargetability. First, retargeting was eased by having our tool import a tool-centric (i.e., client-centric) interface rather than a general-purpose, language-neutral representation interface. Second, our adaptation layer exports two interfaces, a representation interface supporting queries on the represented program and a language interface that the client queries to configure itself suitably for the given language. Straightforward object-oriented extensions enhance reuse and ease the development of multi-language tools.