diff --git a/ape/work.hoon b/ape/work.hoon
index ebdf582f8..8c2563e82 100644
--- a/ape/work.hoon
+++ b/ape/work.hoon
@@ -121,41 +121,25 @@
   ^-  [mos=(list move) con=_+>.$]
   ?-    -.action
       %create                         ::  XX  should verify ownership
-    =+  existing-task=(~(get by tasks) id.tax.action)
+    =+  existing-task=(~(get by tasks) id.p.action)
     ~?  ?&  ?=(^ existing-task)
-            !=(tax.action task.u.existing-task)
+            !=(p.action task.u.existing-task)
         ==
       :*  %new-task-with-old-id
           her=her
           from=from
-          new-task=tax.action
+          new-task=p.action
           existing-task=u.existing-task
       ==
-    ?.  |(=(her owner.tax.action) =(%released status.tax.action))
-      ~&  :*  %created-with-bad-owner
-              her=her
-              from=from
-              new-task=tax.action
-              existing-task=u.existing-task
-          ==
-      [~ +>.$]
     =.  tasks
       %^  ~(put by tasks)  id.tax.action  tax.action
       :_  |
       ?~  existing-task  from
       (~(uni in audience.u.existing-task) from)
-    =.  sort  ?~(existing-task sort [id.action sort])
+    =.  sort  ?~(existing-task sort [id.p.action sort])
     [~ +>.$]
   ::
       %claim
-    =+  tax=(~(got by tasks) id.action)
-    ?.  &(=(our owner.tax) =(%announced status.tax))
-      ~&  :*  %bad-claim
-              her=her
-              from=from
-              task=tax
-          ==
-      [~ +>.$]
     abet:(release:(at (~(got by tasks) id.action)) her)
   ::
       %update
diff --git a/arvo/gall.hoon b/arvo/gall.hoon
index 4b64d248a..89e607e71 100644
--- a/arvo/gall.hoon
+++ b/arvo/gall.hoon
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@
     ++  ap-move-quit                                    ::  give quit move
       |=  [sto=bone vax=vase]
       ^-  (each cove tang)
-      ?^  q.vax  [%| (ap-suck "move: improper quit")]
+      ?^  q.vax  [%| (ap-suck "quit: improper give")]
       [%& `cove`[sto %give `cuft`[%quit ~]]]
     ::
     ++  ap-move-diff                                    ::  give diff move
@@ -769,20 +769,20 @@
       =.  vax  (spec vax)
       ^-  (each cove tang)
       ?.  &(?=(^ q.vax) ?=(@ -.q.vax) ((sane %tas) -.q.vax))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: improper diff")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "diff: improper give")]
       [%& sto %give %diff `cage`[-.q.vax (slot 3 (spec vax))]]
     ::
     ++  ap-move-hiss                                    ::  pass %hiss
       |=  [sto=bone vax=vase]
       ^-  (each cove tang)
       ?.  &(?=([p=* q=@ q=^] q.vax) ((sane %tas) q.q.vax))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed hiss ask.[%hiss path mark cage]")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "hiss: malformed hiss ask.[%hiss wire mark cage]")]
       =+  gaw=(slot 7 vax)
       ?.  &(?=([p=@ q=^] q.gaw) ((sane %tas) p.q.gaw))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed cage")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "hiss: malformed cage")]
       =+  pux=((soft path) p.q.vax)
       ?.  &(?=(^ pux) (levy u.pux (sane %ta)))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed path")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "hiss: malformed path")]
       :^  %&  sto  %pass
       :-  [(scot %p q.q.pry) %cay u.pux]
       [%hiss q.q.vax [p.q.gaw (slot 3 (spec gaw))]]
@@ -793,20 +793,20 @@
       ?.  ?&  ?=([p=* [q=@ r=@] s=*] q.vax)
               (gte 1 (met 7 q.q.vax))
           ==
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed target")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "mess: malformed target")]
       =+  pux=((soft path) p.q.vax)
       ?.  &(?=(^ pux) (levy u.pux (sane %ta)))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed path")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "mess: malformed path")]
       [%& [(scot %p q.q.vax) %out r.q.vax u.pux] q.q.vax r.q.vax]
     ::
     ++  ap-move-pass                                    ::  pass general move 
       |=  [sto=bone wut=* vax=vase]
       ^-  (each cove tang)
       ?.  &(?=(@ wut) ((sane %tas) wut))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed card")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "pass: malformed card")]
       =+  pux=((soft path) -.q.vax)
       ?.  &(?=(^ pux) (levy u.pux (sane %ta)))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed path")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "pass: malformed path")]
       =+  huj=(ap-vain wut)
       ?~  huj  [%| (ap-suck "move: unknown note {(trip wut)}")]
       :^  %&  sto  %pass
@@ -855,17 +855,17 @@
               (gte 1 (met 7 q.q.vax))
               ((sane %tas) r.q.vax)
           ==
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed send")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "send: improper ask.[%send wire gill club]")]
       =+  pux=((soft path) p.q.vax)
       ?.  &(?=(^ pux) (levy u.pux (sane %ta)))
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed path")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "send: malformed path")]
       ?:  ?=(%poke s.q.vax)
         =+  gav=(spec (slot 7 vax))
         ?>  =(%poke -.q.gav)
         ?.  ?&  ?=([p=@ q=*] t.q.vax)
                 ((sane %tas) p.t.q.vax)
             ==
-          [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed poke")]
+          [%| (ap-suck "send: malformed poke")]
         :^  %&  sto  %pass
         :-  [(scot %p q.q.vax) %out r.q.vax u.pux]
         ^-  cote
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
         [%send q.q.vax r.q.vax %poke p.t.q.vax (slot 3 (spec (slot 3 gav)))]
       =+  cob=((soft club) [s t]:q.vax)
       ?~  cob
-        [%| (ap-suck "move: malformed club")]
+        [%| (ap-suck "send: malformed club")]
       :^  %&  sto  %pass
       :-  [(scot %p q.q.vax) %out r.q.vax u.pux]
       ::  ~&  [%ap-move-send `path`[(scot %p q.q.vax) %out r.q.vax u.pux]]
diff --git a/mar/work/command.hoon b/mar/work/command.hoon
index 09e175a96..c6b0b4cd0 100644
--- a/mar/work/command.hoon
+++ b/mar/work/command.hoon
@@ -17,22 +17,50 @@
       |*  a=fist 
       %-  cu  :_  (ar a)
       ~(gas in *(set ,_(need *a)))
+    ++  ot
+      |*  a=(pole ,[@tas fist])
+      |=  b=json
+      %.  ((^ot a) b)
+      %+  slog  0
+      ?+  b  ~
+          [%o *] 
+        %+  murn  `(list ,[@tas fist])`a
+        |=  [c=term d=fist]  ^-  (unit tank)
+        =+  (~(get by p.b) c)
+        ?~  -  (some >[c (turn (~(tap by p.b)) head)]<)
+        =+  (d u)
+        ?~  -  (some >[c u]<)
+        ~
+      ==
+    ++  of
+      |*  a=(pole ,[@tas fist])
+      |=  b=json
+      %.  ((of:jo a) b)
+      %+  slog  0
+      ?+  b  ~
+          [%o *] 
+        %+  murn  `(list ,[@tas fist])`a
+        |=  [c=term d=fist]  ^-  (unit tank)
+        =+  (~(get by p.b) c)
+        ?~  -  ~
+        =+  (d u)
+        ?~  -  (some >[c u]<)
+        ~
+      ==
     ++  id  (ci (slat %uv) so)
     ++  ship  (su fed:ag)
-    ++  coma  (of new/task old/(ot id/id dif/uppd ~) sort/(ar id) ~)
+    ++  coma  (of new/new old/(ot id/id dif/uppd ~) sort/(ar id) ~)
+    ++  new  (ot task/task audience/audi ~)
     ++  task
-      %^    ot
-          :-  %task
-          %-  ot  :~
-            id/id           date-created/di
-            version/ni      date-modified/di
-            owner/ship      status/(ci (soft status) so)
-            tags/(as so)    date-due/(mu di)
-            done/(mu di)    title/so
-            description/so  discussion/(ar (ot date/di ship/ship body/so ~))
-          ==
-        audience/(as (ot ship/ship span/so ~))
-      ~
+      %-  ot  :~
+        id/id           date-created/di
+        version/ni      date-modified/di
+        owner/ship      status/(ci (soft status) so)
+        tags/(as so)    date-due/(mu di)
+        done/(mu di)    title/so
+        description/so  discussion/(ar (ot date/di ship/ship body/so ~))
+      ==
+    ++  audi  (as (ot ship/ship span/so ~))
     ++  uppd
       %-  of  :~
         own/(of announce/ul claim/ul ~)
@@ -44,7 +72,7 @@
           description/so
           tags/(as so)
           done/bo
-          audience/(as (ot ship/ship span/so ~))
+          audience/audi
         ==
       ==
     --
@@ -63,7 +91,7 @@
 ::   status:'gave',
 ::   tags:['tag'],
 ::   date-due:null,
-::   done:XX
+::   done:false,
 ::   title:'Test task',
 ::   description:'The converter owrks right?',
 ::   discussion:[{date:1440011611215,ship:'sondel',body:'hi'}]
diff --git a/mar/work/task.hoon b/mar/work/task.hoon
index 4490c89e2..eff8ecb8a 100644
--- a/mar/work/task.hoon
+++ b/mar/work/task.hoon
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@
     |=  a=wain  ^+  taz
     =+  ~[id=%uv "_" date-created=%da " " version=%ud date-modified=%da]
     =^  b  a  (advance a ;~(plug (parse -) (punt (parse " " %da ~))))
-    =+  [-.b `due-date=(unit ,@da)`+.b]
+    =+  [-.b `date-due=(unit ,@da)`+.b]
     =^  tags   a  (undent a ~(gas in *(set cord)))
     =^  title  a  ?~(a !! a)
     =^  b  a  (advance a (parse owner=%p "." status=%tas ~))
     ?>  ?=(status.task status.b)
     =+  b
     =^  description  a  (undent a role)
-    :*  id     date-created  version   date-modified
-        owner  status  tags  due-date  title  description
+    :*  id  date-created  version   date-modified  owner
+        status      tags  date-due  ~       title  description  ::  XX done
         |-  ^-  (list comment)
         ?:  =(~ a)  ~
         =^  b  a  (advance a (parse ship=%p " " date=%da ~))
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   ++  mime  [/text/x-task (taco (role txt))]
   ++  txt
     =+  taz
-    =+  due=?~(due-date ~ ~[' ' da/u.due-date])
+    =+  due=?~(date-due ~ ~[' ' da/u.date-due])
     :-  (rend uv/id '_' da/date-created ' ' ud/version da/date-modified due)
     %+  welp  (indent (sort (~(tap in tags)) aor))
     :-  title
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@
          description/[%s description]
       =<  discussion/[%a (turn discussion .)]
       |=(comment (jobe date/(jode date) ship/(jape <ship>) body/[%s body] ~))
-            due-date/?~(due-date ~ (jode u.due-date))
+            date-due/?~(date-due ~ (jode u.date-due))
+                done/?~(done ~ (jode u.done))
     ==
   --
 ++  grad  %txt
 --
-::  {id}_{date-created} {version}{date-modified}{|(" {due-date}" ~)}
+::  {id}_{date-created} {version}{date-modified}{|(" {date-due}" ~)}
 ::    {tag1}
 ::    {tag2}
 ::    ...
diff --git a/pub/work/src/js/actions/WorkActions.coffee b/pub/work/src/js/actions/WorkActions.coffee
index b62291f8f..93e01238f 100644
--- a/pub/work/src/js/actions/WorkActions.coffee
+++ b/pub/work/src/js/actions/WorkActions.coffee
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ module.exports =
       version:0
       "date-created":Date.now()
       "date-modified":Date.now()
-      "due-date":null
+      "date-due":null
+      done:null
       owner:window.urb.ship
-      status:'gave'
+      status:'announced'
       tags:[]
       title:''
       description:''
       discussion:[]
-    Persistence.put "new":item
+    Persistence.put "new": task:item, audience:[]
     Dispatcher.handleViewAction {type:'newItem', index, item}
 
   setFilter: (key,val) ->
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports =
     Dispatcher.handleViewAction
       type:'setSort'
       key:key
-      val:val 
+      val:val
 
   swapItems: (to,from) ->
     Dispatcher.handleViewAction
diff --git a/pub/work/src/js/main.js b/pub/work/src/js/main.js
index e2997b136..5128e0d7c 100644
--- a/pub/work/src/js/main.js
+++ b/pub/work/src/js/main.js
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@ module.exports = {
       version: 0,
       "date-created": Date.now(),
       "date-modified": Date.now(),
-      "due-date": null,
+      "date-due": null,
+      done: null,
       owner: window.urb.ship,
-      status: 'gave',
+      status: 'announced',
       tags: [],
       title: '',
       description: '',
       discussion: []
     };
     Persistence.put({
-      "new": item
+      "new": {
+        task: item,
+        audience: []
+      }
     });
     return Dispatcher.handleViewAction({
       type: 'newItem',
@@ -1024,7 +1028,7 @@ module.exports = Object.assign || function (target, source) {
 };
 
 },{}],14:[function(require,module,exports){
-urb.appl = 'hood';
+urb.appl = 'work';
 
 module.exports = {
   put: function(update, cb) {
@@ -1201,7 +1205,6 @@ WorkStore = assign({}, EventEmitter.prototype, {
     }, item);
     _item["date-created"] = new Date(item["date-created"]);
     _item["date-modified"] = new Date(item["date-modified"]);
-    _item["date-due"] = item["due-date"];
     return _list.splice(index, 0, _item);
   },
   swapItem: function(arg) {
diff --git a/pub/work/src/js/persistence/Persistence.coffee b/pub/work/src/js/persistence/Persistence.coffee
index 38029a3fa..e71a2e682 100644
--- a/pub/work/src/js/persistence/Persistence.coffee
+++ b/pub/work/src/js/persistence/Persistence.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-urb.appl = 'hood' # XX
+urb.appl = 'work'
 module.exports =
   put: (update,cb) -> urb.send(update,{mark:'work-command'},cb)
   get: (id,cb) ->
diff --git a/pub/work/src/js/stores/WorkStore.coffee b/pub/work/src/js/stores/WorkStore.coffee
index d4b9c83e5..5ff9d8140 100644
--- a/pub/work/src/js/stores/WorkStore.coffee
+++ b/pub/work/src/js/stores/WorkStore.coffee
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ WorkStore = assign {},EventEmitter.prototype,{
     _item = _.extend {sort:index,audience:[]}, item
     _item["date-created"]=new Date item["date-created"]
     _item["date-modified"]=new Date item["date-modified"]
-    _item["date-due"]=item["due-date"]
     _list.splice index,0,_item
 
   swapItem: ({to,from}) ->
diff --git a/sur/talk.hoon b/sur/talk.hoon
index cd63463b1..32d825b24 100644
--- a/sur/talk.hoon
+++ b/sur/talk.hoon
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ++  work-stuff                                          ::
   |%                                                    ::
   ++  duty                                              ::
-    $%  [%create tax=task]                              ::  create new task
+    $%  [%create p=task]                                ::  create new task
         [%claim id=@uvH]                                ::  claim task
         $:  %update                                     ::  operate on task
             id=@uvH                                     ::  which task