diff --git a/ape/hood.hoon b/ape/hood.hoon
index 38e41042ce..213c6936da 100644
--- a/ape/hood.hoon
+++ b/ape/hood.hoon
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 ++  poke-helm-reload          (wrap poke-reload):from-helm
 ++  poke-helm-reload-desk     (wrap poke-reload-desk):from-helm
 ++  poke-helm-reset           (wrap poke-reset):from-helm
+++  poke-helm-deset           (wrap poke-deset):from-helm
 ++  poke-helm-send-hi         (wrap poke-send-hi):from-helm
 ++  poke-helm-send-ask        (wrap poke-send-ask):from-helm
 ++  poke-helm-verb            (wrap poke-verb):from-helm
diff --git a/gen/hood/deset.hoon b/gen/hood/deset.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81cc8b1f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/hood/deset.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+::
+::::  /hoon/deset/hood/gen
+  ::
+/?  314
+::
+::::
+  !:
+:-  %say
+|=  $:  [now=@da eny=@uvI bec=beak]
+        [arg=~ ~]
+    ==
+[%helm-deset ~]
diff --git a/lib/helm.hoon b/lib/helm.hoon
index e8acf52506..05d6930411 100644
--- a/lib/helm.hoon
+++ b/lib/helm.hoon
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
   ==                                                    ::
 ++  hood-reset                                          ::  reset command
   ,~                                                    ::
+++  hood-deset                                          ::  reset command
+  ,~                                                    ::
 ++  helm-verb                                           ::  reset command
   ,~                                                    ::
 ++  hood-reload                                         ::  reload command
@@ -150,6 +152,14 @@
   =+  txt=((hard ,@) .^(%cx (welp way /hoon)))
   [%flog /reset %veer p way txt]
 ::
+++  poke-deset                                        ::  deset system
+  |=  hood-deset  =<  abet
+  %-  emil
+  %-  flop  ^-  (list card) 
+  =+  top=`path`/(scot %p our)/home/(scot %da now)/arvo
+  :-  [%flog /deset %vega (weld top `path`/hoon)]
+  ~
+::
 ++  poke-will                                         ::  hear certificate
   |=  wil=(unit will)
   ?>  ?=(^ bur)