diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a630ed4..d4c9d4d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.swp
 go.mod
 go.sum
+*.pb.go
diff --git a/chat.proto b/chat.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b1f68f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package main;
+
+message Row {
+        repeated string   fields          = 1;
+}
+
+message Table {
+        int32             columns         = 1;
+        repeated Row      rows            = 2;
+}
+message Chat {
+        bool              gemini          = 1;
+        bool              user            = 2;
+        string            content         = 3;
+        repeated string   mountpoints     = 4;
+}
+
+message Chats {                                 // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:mutex`
+        string            uuid            = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:9fd31f10-c25d-4d66-bc8d-5f6eb7c79057`
+        string            version         = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.1`
+        repeated Chat     Chats           = 3;  // THIS MUST BE  Chat  and then  Chats
+}