diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/group.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/group.ts
index 4fe3999f69..c8f5eef2a0 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/group.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/group.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const useGroupState = createState<GroupState>('Group', {
 }, ['groups']);
 
 export function useGroup(group: string) {
-  return useGroupState(useCallback(s => s.groups[group], [group]));
+  return useGroupState(useCallback(s => s.groups[group] as Group | undefined, [group]));
 }
 
 export function useGroupForAssoc(association: Association) {
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/metadata.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/metadata.ts
index fabffca86e..f09e824eed 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/metadata.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/state/metadata.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { MetadataUpdatePreview, Associations } from "@urbit/api";
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { MetadataUpdatePreview, Association, Associations } from "@urbit/api";
 
 import { BaseState, createState } from "./base";
 
@@ -9,6 +10,14 @@ export interface MetadataState extends BaseState<MetadataState> {
   // preview: (group: string) => Promise<MetadataUpdatePreview>;
 };
 
+export function useAssocForGraph(graph: string) {
+  return useMetadataState(useCallback(s => s.associations.graph[graph] as Association | undefined, [graph]));
+}
+
+export function useAssocForGroup(group: string) {
+  return useMetadataState(useCallback(s => s.associations.groups[group] as Association | undefined, [group]));
+}
+
 const useMetadataState = createState<MetadataState>('Metadata', {
   associations: { groups: {}, graph: {}, contacts: {}, chat: {}, link: {}, publish: {} },
   // preview: async (group): Promise<MetadataUpdatePreview> => {
@@ -54,4 +63,4 @@ const useMetadataState = createState<MetadataState>('Metadata', {
 });
 
 
-export default useMetadataState;
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+export default useMetadataState;