diff --git a/patchset.Make.go b/patchset.Make.go
index a33c930..a5e8db7 100644
--- a/patchset.Make.go
+++ b/patchset.Make.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (p *Patchset) addPatchFiles(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		patch.parseData()
 		patch.StartHash = repo.DevelHash()
 		patch.NewHash = "na"
-		patch.RepoNamespace = repo.GetGoPath()
+		patch.Namespace = repo.GetGoPath()
 		if p.Patches == nil {
 			p.Patches = new(Patches)
 		}
diff --git a/patchset.Send.go b/patchset.Send.go
index 3677a4f..44d9a26 100644
--- a/patchset.Send.go
+++ b/patchset.Send.go
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+// makes a new patches protobuf. These are all the patches on your machine.
+func NewPatches() *Patches {
+	x := new(Patches)
+	x.Uuid = "2679065e-c81d-4a00-aca4-03c158a834fb"
+	x.Version = "v2.0.0 go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	return x
+}
+
 func (f *Forge) SendPatchSet(pset *Patchset) error {
 	var err error
 	data, err := pset.Marshal()
diff --git a/patchset.proto b/patchset.proto
index f400ed8..96f20ea 100644
--- a/patchset.proto
+++ b/patchset.proto
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Time
 // git log -1 --format="%H %aI %cI %an %ae %cn %ce"
 
 message Patch {
-        string                      repoNamespace       = 1;  // the base repo git URL
+        string                      namespace           = 1;  // the base repo git namespace
         bytes                       data                = 2;  // the raw data of the whole patch
         string                      gH                  = 3;  // after some deliberation, I think I'll just try variable names
         string                      gT                  = 4;
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ message Patch {
         bool                        upstream            = 26; // has this patch been applied upstream?
 }
 
-message Patches {                                             // this is a "PATCH: [1/x]" series `autogenpb:gui:Patch`
-        string                      uuid                = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:be926ad9-1111-484c-adf2-d96eeabf3079`
-        string                      version             = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.45`
+// this is a "PATCH: [1/x]" series
+message Patches {                                             // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:gui:Patch`
+        string                      uuid                = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:2679065e-c81d-4a00-aca4-03c158a834fb`
+        string                      version             = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v2.0.0`
         repeated Patch              Patches             = 3;
 }