diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupifyForm.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupifyForm.tsx
index e7769b9209..9690fd20cc 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupifyForm.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/GroupifyForm.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function GroupifyForm(props: GroupifyFormProps) {
         name,
         values.group?.toString() || undefined
       ));
-      let mod = association['app-name'];
+      let mod: string = association['app-name'];
       if (association?.metadata?.config && 'graph' in association.metadata.config) {
         mod = association.metadata.config.graph as AppName;
       }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Resource.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Resource.tsx
index 59f3149c72..eb32cb6740 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Resource.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Resource.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function Resource(props: ResourceProps): ReactElement {
   const notificationsCount = useHarkState(state => state.notificationsCount);
   const associations = useMetadataState(state => state.associations);
   const contacts = useContactState(state => state.contacts);
-  let app = association['app-name'];
+  let app: string = association['app-name'];
   if (association?.metadata?.config && 'graph' in association.metadata.config) {
     app = association.metadata.config.graph as AppName;
   }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/ResourceSkeleton.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/ResourceSkeleton.tsx
index 1cfc82eb2b..1429e02bc4 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/ResourceSkeleton.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/ResourceSkeleton.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type ResourceSkeletonProps = {
 
 export function ResourceSkeleton(props: ResourceSkeletonProps): ReactElement {
   const { association, baseUrl, children } = props;
-  let app = association['app-name'];
+  let app: string = association['app-name'];
   if (association?.metadata?.config && 'graph' in association.metadata.config) {
     app = association.metadata.config.graph as AppName;
   }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx
index 91be6a0648..d50417d6e6 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarItem.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import React, { useRef, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import urbitOb from 'urbit-ob';
 import { Icon, Row, Box, Text, BaseImage } from '@tlon/indigo-react';
-import { Association, cite, AppName } from '@urbit/api';
+import { Association, cite } from '@urbit/api';
 import { HoverBoxLink } from '~/views/components/HoverBox';
 import { Sigil } from '~/logic/lib/sigil';
 import { useTutorialModal } from '~/views/components/useTutorialModal';
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ export const SidebarAssociationItem = React.memo((props: {
   const { association, selected } = props;
   const title = getItemTitle(association) || '';
   const appName = association?.['app-name'];
-  let mod = appName;
+  let mod: string = appName;
   if (association?.metadata?.config && 'graph' in association.metadata.config) {
-    mod = association.metadata.config.graph as AppName;
+    mod = association.metadata.config.graph ;
   }
   const rid = association?.resource;
   const groupPath = association?.group;
diff --git a/pkg/npm/api/metadata/lib.ts b/pkg/npm/api/metadata/lib.ts
index 2d98a76af9..ace81e8a31 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/api/metadata/lib.ts
+++ b/pkg/npm/api/metadata/lib.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { AppName, Path, Poke, uxToHex, PatpNoSig } from '../lib';
-import { Association, Metadata, MetadataUpdate, MetadataUpdateAdd, MetadataUpdateRemove, MetadataEditField, MetadataUpdateEdit } from './types';
+import { Path, Poke, uxToHex, PatpNoSig } from '../lib';
+import { MdAppName, Association, Metadata, MetadataUpdate, MetadataUpdateAdd, MetadataUpdateRemove, MetadataEditField, MetadataUpdateEdit } from './types';
 
 export const METADATA_UPDATE_VERSION = 2;
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const metadataAction = <T extends MetadataUpdate>(data: T, version: numbe
 
 export const add = (
   ship: PatpNoSig,
-  appName: AppName,
+  appName: MdAppName,
   resource: Path,
   group: Path,
   title: string,
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ export const add = (
 export { add as metadataAdd };
 
 export const remove = (
-  appName: AppName,
+  appName: MdAppName,
   resource: string,
   group: string
-): Poke<MetadataUpdateRemove> => metadataAction({
+): Poke<MetadataUpdateRemove> => metadataAction<MetadataUpdateRemove>({
   remove: {
     group,
     resource: {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export { remove as metadataRemove };
 export const edit = (
   association: Association,
   edit: MetadataEditField
-): Poke<MetadataUpdateEdit> => metadataAction({
+): Poke<MetadataUpdateEdit> => metadataAction<MetadataUpdateEdit>({
   edit: {
     group: association.group,
     resource: {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const update = (
 ): Poke<MetadataUpdateAdd> => {
   const metadata = { ...association.metadata, ...newMetadata };
     metadata.color = uxToHex(metadata.color);
-    return metadataAction({
+    return metadataAction<MetadataUpdateAdd>({
       add: {
         group: association.group,
         resource: {
diff --git a/pkg/npm/api/metadata/types.ts b/pkg/npm/api/metadata/types.ts
index b024bef724..828c83b1f6 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/api/metadata/types.ts
+++ b/pkg/npm/api/metadata/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Path, Patp } from '../lib';
 
+export type MdAppName = 'groups' | 'graph';
+
 export type MetadataUpdate =
   MetadataUpdateInitial
 | MetadataUpdateAdd
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ export type MetadataUpdateUpdate = {
 export interface MetadataUpdateEdit {
   edit: {
     resource: MdResource;
+    group: string;
     edit: MetadataEditField;
   }
 }
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ export type MetadataUpdateRemove = {
 
 export interface MdResource {
   resource: string;
-  'app-name': 'groups' | 'graph';
+  'app-name': MdAppName;
 }
 
 export interface MetadataUpdatePreview {