diff --git a/file.proto b/file.proto
index 2a3be94..070da89 100644
--- a/file.proto
+++ b/file.proto
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ message MsgName {
         bool                  doGui             = 13; // if a gui.pb.go file should be created
         string                guiVarName        = 14; // the name of the variable to use
         MsgName               localMsgs         = 15; // messages can define other local only messages
+        bool                  doHTTP            = 16; // make http.pb.go files
 }
 
 message Sort {
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ message File {                                        // `autogenpb:var:w io.Wri
         repeated Sort         toSort            = 12; // variables that are repeated can have the standard functions generated (Sort(), etc)
         string                goPath            = 13; // the version to use in a func NewMsgName()
         bool                  doGui             = 14; // if a gui.pb.go file should be created
+        bool                  doHTTP            = 15; // http.pb.go
 }
 // I know, I know, the whole point of using protobuf
 // is so you don't need a uuid or versions because it's
diff --git a/generateHTTP.go b/generateHTTP.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef6ea0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generateHTTP.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (pb *Files) makeHTTPFile(pf *File) error {
+	newf, _ := os.OpenFile(pf.Filebase+".http.pb.go", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+	defer newf.Close()
+
+	headerHTTP(newf, pf)
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(newf, "// START HTTP\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(newf, "\n")
+
+	/*
+		FRUITS := pf.Bases.Name
+		FRUIT := pf.Base.Name
+		fruitVars := pf.Base.Vars
+		pf.generateAutoTablePB(newf, FRUITS, FRUIT, fruitVars)
+	*/
+
+	for _, msg := range pf.allMsg() {
+		if msg.DoHTTP {
+			color := pf.findMsg(msg.GuiVarName)
+			if color == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to find struct %s", msg.GuiVarName)
+			}
+			FRUITS := msg.Name
+			FRUIT := msg.GuiVarName
+			// fruitVars := color.Vars
+			httpCustom(newf, FRUITS, FRUIT, FRUIT)
+			log.Printf("NEED TO ADD GUI FOR %s with var %s and found msg struct %s\n", msg.Name, msg.GuiVarName, color.Lockname)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(newf, "\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(newf, "// END HTTP\n")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func headerHTTP(w io.Writer, pf *File) {
+	// header must come first
+	headerComment(w)
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "package %s\n", pf.Package)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "import (")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	\"time\"")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	\"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/httppb\"")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, ")")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+}
+
+func httpTest(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, fRUITS string, FRUIT string, fRUIT string) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (mt *"+FRUITS+"Table) "+fRUITS+"Custom(w *guipb.Widget) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	row := mt.x."+FRUITS+"[w.Location.Y-1]")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	// log.Info(\"got to "+fRUITS+"Custom() with\", w.Location.X, w.Location.Y-1)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, sf := range mt.buttonFuncs {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if sf.order == int(w.Location.X) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			// log.Info(\"found order\", sf.order)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			if sf.Custom != nil {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "				log.Info(\"doing Custom() func for button\")")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "				sf.Custom(row)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "				return")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	mt.CustomFunc(row)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (mt *"+FRUITS+"Table) Custom(f func(*"+FRUIT+")) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	mt.pb.RegisterCustom(mt."+fRUITS+"Custom)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	mt.CustomFunc = f")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (mt *"+FRUITS+"Table) GetUuid() string {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return mt.pb.Uuid")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// END TABLE UPDATE")
+}
+
+func httpCustom(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, fRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// err handling here isn't great")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (p *Repos) HttpPost(baseURL string, route string) (*Repos, *httppb.HttpRequest, error) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	// if you ever have 'http://www.wit.com//' GO will regect the server recieving it.")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	// Even though the linux kernel gets the network payload")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	// also it never gives you an error about that, it just goes away invisably inside GO")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	tmpURL, _ := url.Parse(baseURL) // 'http://forge.grid.wit.com:2520')")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	finalURL := tmpURL.JoinPath(\"/repos/\", route)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	data, _ := p.Marshal()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	var err error")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	var req *http.Request")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	log.Info(\"reposs PB HttpPost\", finalURL.String())")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, finalURL.String(), bytes.NewBuffer(data))")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	if req == nil {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		return nil, nil, err")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	usr, _ := user.Current()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	req.Header.Set(\"author\", usr.Username)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	req.Header.Set(\"hostname\", hostname)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	newdata, err := httppb.PostReq(req)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	reqPB, err2 := httppb.ReqToPB(req)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	reqPB.URL = finalURL.String()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	if err != nil {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// reqPB.Errors = append(reqPB.Errors, fmt.Sprintf(err))")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	if err2 != nil {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// reqPB.Errors = append(reqPB.Errors, fmt.Sprintf(err2))")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	newpb := NewRepos()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	err = newpb.Unmarshal(newdata)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	// log.Info(repos PB HttpPost finalURL.String(), p.Len(), newpb.Len())")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return newpb, reqPB, err")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7a24617..5f7f6d4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ func main() {
 			badExit(err)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if pf.DoHTTP {
+		if err := pb.makeHTTPFile(pf); err != nil {
+			badExit(err)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func okExit(s string) {
diff --git a/protoParse.go b/protoParse.go
index 8994cee..37c1df2 100644
--- a/protoParse.go
+++ b/protoParse.go
@@ -192,7 +192,11 @@ func (pf *File) parseForMessage(line string) *MsgName {
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(line, "`autogenpb:marshal`") {
 		msg.DoMarshal = true
-		// log.Info("Added Marshal=true:", msg.Name)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(line, "`autogenpb:http") {
+		log.Info("got autogenpb:http")
+		pf.DoHTTP = true
+		msg.DoHTTP = true
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(line, "`autogenpb:gui") {
 		log.Info("got autogenpb:gui")