diff --git a/sys/vane/ames.hoon b/sys/vane/ames.hoon
index e18af9069..f857b6632 100644
--- a/sys/vane/ames.hoon
+++ b/sys/vane/ames.hoon
@@ -1451,6 +1451,16 @@
     ?:  ?=(%crud -.kyz)
       [[[hen [%slip %d %flog kyz]] ~] +>]
     ?:  ?=(%west -.kyz)
+      ::  a .cha path of /a/give/* is immediately acknowledged and
+      ::  routed directly out to unix
+      ::
+      ?:  ?=([%give *] q.kyz)
+        ~|  [%ames-bad-duct %give duct=gad.fox p.kyz]
+        ?>  ?=(^ gad.fox)
+        :_  +>.$
+        [[gad.fox %give kyz] [hen %give %mack ~] ~]
+      ::  a .cha path of /a/pi is just a ping, immediately acknowledged
+      ::
       ?>  ?=([%pi ~] q.kyz)
       :_  +>.$
       [[hen %give %mack ~] ~]
diff --git a/sys/zuse.hoon b/sys/zuse.hoon
index da0d1c185..9647f473c 100644
--- a/sys/zuse.hoon
+++ b/sys/zuse.hoon
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
           {$mass p/mass}                                ::  memory usage
           {$send p/lane q/@}                            ::  transmit packet
           {$turf p/(list turf)}                         ::  bind to domains
+          {$west p/ship q/path r/*}                     ::
           {$woot p/ship q/coop}                         ::  reaction message
       ==                                                ::
     ++  sign                                            ::  in result _<-