diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 091bbd2..cbdcdd3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d_%H%M)
 
 default: install
-	regex --json /tmp/regex.55128216-e93b-4339-8854-622ca11af890.gemini-api-request.128.json
+	regex --json tmp/regex.55128216-e93b-4339-8854-622ca11af890.gemini-api-request.128.json
 
 vet:
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 375ca06..314adf4 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ var argv args
 
 type args struct {
 	Uuid     string       `arg:"--uuid"                               help:"look at this uuid"`
+	Topic    string       `arg:"--topic"                              help:"set the topic"`
 	JsonFile string       `arg:"--json"                               help:"import a JSON file from gemini-cli"`
 	Interact *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:interact"                  help:"open env EDITOR"`
 	Playback *PlaybackCmd `arg:"subcommand:playback"                  help:"dump your prior conversations to the terminal'"`
+	NewChat  *PlaybackCmd `arg:"subcommand:newchat"                   help:"used by gemini-cli on startup"`
 	Stats    string       `arg:"--stats"                              help:"add stats to a chat"`
 	Force    bool         `arg:"--force"                              help:"try to strong arm things"`
 	Verbose  bool         `arg:"--verbose"                            help:"show more output"`
diff --git a/doNewChat.go b/doNewChat.go
index adb0ee3..089b3df 100644
--- a/doNewChat.go
+++ b/doNewChat.go
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func doNewChat() {
+	if found := me.chats.FindByUuid(argv.Uuid); found != nil {
+		found.ChatName = argv.Topic
+		me.chats.ConfigSave()
+		return
+	}
 	chat := &chatpb.Chat{
 		Uuid:     argv.Uuid,
-		ChatName: "todo: set this",
+		ChatName: argv.Topic,
 		Ctime:    timestamppb.Now(),
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 16c2ea7..273a32f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
+	if argv.NewChat != nil {
+		doNewChat()
+		okExit("")
+	}
+
 	if argv.Playback != nil {
 		if argv.Uuid != "" {
 			showChat(argv.Uuid)