diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index 00ca6cf..8f602ee 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package virtbuf
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
 )
@@ -34,3 +35,37 @@ func (c *Cluster) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 func (c *Cluster) FormatTEXT() string {
 	return prototext.Format(c)
 }
+
+func (c *Cluster) AddHypervisor(hostname string, cpus int, mem int) *Hypervisor {
+	// Generate a new UUID
+	id := uuid.New()
+	h := &Hypervisor{
+		Uuid:     id.String(),
+		Hostname: hostname,
+		Cpus:     16,
+		Memory:   256,
+		Comment:  "this is a fake hypervisor",
+	}
+	h.Cpus = int64(cpus)
+	h.SetMemoryGB(mem * 32)
+	c.Hypervisors = append(c.Hypervisors, h)
+	return h
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) FindDroplet(name string) *Droplet {
+	for _, d := range c.Droplets {
+		if d.Hostname == name {
+			return d
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) FindHypervisor(name string) *Hypervisor {
+	for _, h := range c.Hypervisors {
+		if h.Hostname == name {
+			return h
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}