diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e22203c..d0b8b88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d_%H%M)
 
-all: install
-	forged merge
-	forged
+all: build
+	./forged merge
+	./forged
 
 build: goimports
 	GO111MODULE=off go build \
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ run: build
 	systemctl stop forged.service
 	./forged --daemon
 	# setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' forged   # allow the binary to open ports below 1024
+	#
+run-clean: build
+	-rm /var/lib/forged/all-patches.pb
+	./forged --daemon
+	# setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' forged   # allow the binary to open ports below 1024
 
 prod: build
 	make stop
diff --git a/handlePatches.go b/handlePatches.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..904da49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlePatches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func handlePatches(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	pb, err := marshalPatchesPB(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return sendPatchesError(w, pb, err)
+	}
+
+	route := pb.HttpRequest.Route
+	if strings.HasPrefix(route, "/patches/old") {
+		processPatchesPB(r, pb)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(route, "/patches/old") {
+		log.Info("add new patches")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("unknown route", route)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sendPatchesError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *forgepb.Patches, err error) error {
+	log.Info("send error back to user", err)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processPatchesPB(r *http.Request, pb *forgepb.Patches) error {
+	log.Info("send error back to user")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func marshalPatchesPB(r *http.Request) (*forgepb.Patches, error) {
+	pb := forgepb.NewPatches()
+	msg, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body) // Read the body as []byte
+	defer r.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return pb, err
+	}
+
+	if err := pb.Unmarshal(msg); err != nil {
+		log.Info("proto.Unmarshal() failed on wire message len", len(msg), err)
+		// add the header
+		pb.AddHttpToPB(r)
+		return pb, err
+	}
+	// add the header
+	pb.AddHttpToPB(r)
+	return pb, nil
+}
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index f07c495..4d9a5d6 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if strings.HasPrefix(route, "/patches/") {
+		handlePatches(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if route == "/goReference.svg" {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/svg+xml")
 		writeFile(w, "goReference.svg")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ec0be67..eb2f68f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	me.forge = forgepb.RawInitPB()
 
-	if err := me.forge.LoadPatchsets(); err != nil {
+	if err := me.forge.InitPatchsets(); err != nil {
 		log.Info("patches failed to open", err)
 	}