diff --git a/main/app/sync/core.hook b/main/app/sync/core.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8616e61c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/app/sync/core.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+!:
+|_  [hid=hide ~]
+++  poke-sync-args
+  |=  [ost=bone you=ship syd=@tas her=@p sud=@tas ~]
+  :_  +>.$
+  :*  [ost %pass /sync %c %font our.hid syd her sud]
+      [ost %give %nice ~]
+      %+  turn  (~(tap by sup.hid))
+      |=  [ost=bone *]
+      :^  ost  %give  %rush
+      :-  %tang  :_  ~
+      leaf/"synced"
+  ==
+++  peer
+  |=
+    *
+  `+>
+--
diff --git a/main/app/unsync/core.hook b/main/app/unsync/core.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad506023f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/app/unsync/core.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+!:
+|_  [hid=hide ~]
+++  poke-unsync-args
+  |=  [ost=bone you=ship syd=@tas her=@p sud=@tas ~]
+  :_  +>.$
+  :*  [ost %pass /sync %c %plug our.hid syd her sud]
+      [ost %give %nice ~]
+      %+  turn  (~(tap by sup.hid))
+      |=  [ost=bone *]
+      :^  ost  %give  %rush
+      :-  %tang  :_  ~
+      leaf/"unsynced"
+  ==
+++  peer
+  |=
+    *
+  `+>
+--
diff --git a/main/mar/begin-args/door.hook b/main/mar/begin-args/door.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd6cabfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/mar/begin-args/door.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+::
+::::  /hoon/core/zing/pro
+  ::
+/?  314
+/-  begin-args
+|_  arg=begin-args
+::
+++  grab                                                ::  convert from
+  |%
+  ++  noun                                              ::  convert from %noun
+    |=  src=*
+    ^+  +>+
+    +>+(arg (begin-args src))
+  --
+--
diff --git a/main/mar/sync-args/door.hook b/main/mar/sync-args/door.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6266cabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/mar/sync-args/door.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+::
+::::  /hoon/core/zing/pro
+  ::
+/?  314
+/-  sync-args
+|_  arg=sync-args
+::
+++  grab                                                ::  convert from
+  |%
+  ++  noun                                              ::  convert from %noun
+    |=  src=*
+    ^+  +>+
+    +>+(arg (sync-args src))
+  --
+--
diff --git a/main/mar/unsync-args/door.hook b/main/mar/unsync-args/door.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15f8f73ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/mar/unsync-args/door.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+::
+::::  /hoon/core/zing/pro
+  ::
+/?  314
+/-  unsync-args
+|_  arg=unsync-args
+::
+++  grab                                                ::  convert from
+  |%
+  ++  noun                                              ::  convert from %noun
+    |=  src=*
+    ^+  +>+
+    +>+(arg (unsync-args src))
+  --
+--
diff --git a/main/mar/will/door.hook b/main/mar/will/door.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6145a299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/mar/will/door.hook
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+::
+::::  /hook/door/will/mar
+  ::
+/?  314
+|_  wyl=will
+::
+++  grab                                                ::  convert from
+  |%
+  ++  noun  will                                        ::  clam from %noun
+  --
+--
diff --git a/main/sur/begin-args/gate.hook b/main/sur/begin-args/gate.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7de1ef7a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/sur/begin-args/gate.hook
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+,[his=@p tic=@p eny=@t ges=gens ~]
diff --git a/main/sur/sync-args/gate.hook b/main/sur/sync-args/gate.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f395c290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/sur/sync-args/gate.hook
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+,[syd=@tas her=@p sud=@tas ~]
diff --git a/main/sur/unsync-args/gate.hook b/main/sur/unsync-args/gate.hook
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f395c290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/sur/unsync-args/gate.hook
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+,[syd=@tas her=@p sud=@tas ~]