diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/graph-view.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/graph-view.hoon
index f6dbad7781..22e876a713 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/graph-view.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/graph-view.hoon
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/-  sur=graph-view
+/-  sur=graph-view, store=graph-store
 /+  resource, group-store
 ^?
 =<  [sur .]
@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@
           to+(uf ~ (mu dejs:resource))
       ==
     ::
-    ++  pending-indices  (op nu ;~(pfix fas (more fas dem)))
-    ::  NOTE: move these functions to zuse
-    ++  nu                                              ::  parse number as hex
-      |=  jon=json
-      ?>  ?=([%s *] jon)
-      (rash p.jon hex)
+    ++  pending-indices  (op hex (su ;~(pfix fas (more fas dem))))
     ::
     ++  invite    !!
     ::
@@ -69,24 +64,25 @@
       ==
     --
   --
+::
 ++  enjs
   =,  enjs:format
   |%
   ++  action
-    |=  act=action
+    |=  act=^action
     ^-  json
     ?>  ?=(%pending-indices -.act)
     %+  frond  %pending-indices
-    :-  %a
+    %-  pairs
     %+  turn  ~(tap by pending.act)
     |=  [h=hash:store i=index:store]
-    %-  pairs
-    :~  [%index (index i)]
-        [%hash s+(scot %ux h)]
-    ==
+    ^-  [@t json]
+    =/  idx  (index i)
+    ?>  ?=(%s -.idx)
+    [p.idx s+(scot %ux h)]
   ::
   ++  index
-    |=  i=^index
+    |=  i=index:store
     ^-  json
     ?:  =(~ i)  s+'/'
     =/  j=^tape  ""
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts
index 642930f143..597c371335 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts
@@ -192,14 +192,6 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
     });
   }
 
-  addHashedNodes(action: Object) {
-    return this.spider(
-      'graph-update',
-      'graph-view-action',
-      'graph-add-nodes',
-      action
-    );
-  }
 
   addGraph(ship: Patp, name: string, graph: any, mark: any) {
     return this.storeAction({
@@ -235,17 +227,30 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
       }
     };
 
-    //  TODO: send a request to the -graph-add-nodes thread and wait for its return
-    //  once it returns, it should give us a { pending: {'/1': '0x.239823'} } 
-    //  then, mark those pending nodes with their corresponding hash
-    //  and store the pending map we were given
-    //const promise = this.hookAction(ship, action);
-    const promise = this.addHashedNodes(action);
+    const pendingPromise = this.spider(
+      'graph-update',
+      'graph-view-action',
+      'graph-add-nodes',
+      action
+    );
+
     markPending(action['add-nodes'].nodes);
-    action['add-nodes'].resource.ship = action['add-nodes'].resource.ship.slice(1);
-    console.log(action);
-    this.store.handleEvent({ data: { 'graph-update': action } });
-    return promise;
+    action['add-nodes'].resource.ship =
+      action['add-nodes'].resource.ship.slice(1);
+
+    return pendingPromise.then((pendingHashes) => {
+      action['add-nodes'].nodes =
+        Object.keys(action['add-nodes'].nodes).map((ind) => {
+          action['add-nodes'].nodes[ind].post.hash =
+            pendingHashes['pending-indices'][ind] || null;
+          return action['add-nodes'].nodes[ind];
+        });
+
+      this.store.handleEvent({ data: {
+        'graph-update': action,
+        'pending-indices': pendingHashes
+      } });
+    });
   }
 
   removeNodes(ship: Patp, name: string, indices: string[]) {
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/reducers/graph-update.js b/pkg/interface/src/logic/reducers/graph-update.js
index 66afdd45a3..11e319f2e3 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/reducers/graph-update.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/reducers/graph-update.js
@@ -95,15 +95,18 @@ const mapifyChildren = (children) => {
 };
 
 const addNodes = (json, state) => {
+  console.log(json);
   const _addNode = (graph, index, node) => {
     //  set child of graph
     if (index.length === 1) {
+      console.log(node.post);
       graph.set(index[0], node);
       return graph;
     }
 
     // set parent of graph
     let parNode = graph.get(index[0]);
+    console.log(parNode.post);
     if (!parNode) {
       console.error('parent node does not exist, cannot add child');
       return;
@@ -138,7 +141,6 @@ const addNodes = (json, state) => {
       if (index.length === 0) { return; }
 
       node.children = mapifyChildren(node?.children || {});
-
       
       state.graphs[resource] = _addNode(
         state.graphs[resource],
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
index b2ab60c6c8..d6d5252107 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export default class GlobalStore extends BaseStore<StoreState> {
       notificationsCount: 0,
       settings: {},
       pendingJoin: {},
+      pendingIndices: {}
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatInput.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatInput.tsx
index 664e4e9ac5..1ce9f1ff1e 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ChatInput extends Component<ChatInputProps, ChatInputState> {
 
     props.deleteMessage();
 
-    props.api.graph.addPost(ship,name, post);
+    props.api.graph.addPost(ship, name, post);
   }
 
   uploadSuccess(url) {