diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74da8df..1e7c471 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # go install
 
 
-all: droplet.pb.go hypervisor.pb.go cluster.pb.go events.pb.go experiments.pb.go
+all: droplet.pb.go hypervisor.pb.go cluster.pb.go event.pb.go experiments.pb.go
 	make -C example
 
 vet: lint
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ hypervisor.pb.go: hypervisor.proto
 		--go_opt=Mhypervisor.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		hypervisor.proto
 
-events.pb.go: events.proto
+event.pb.go: event.proto
 	cd ~/go/src && protoc --go_out=. \
 		--proto_path=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
-		--go_opt=Mevents.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
-		events.proto
+		--go_opt=Mevent.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
+		event.proto
 
 experiments.pb.go: experiments.proto
 	cd ~/go/src && protoc --go_out=. \
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ cluster.pb.go: cluster.proto
 		--go_opt=Mdroplet.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		--go_opt=Mcluster.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		--go_opt=Mhypervisor.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
+		--go_opt=Mevent.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		cluster.proto
 
 deps:
diff --git a/cluster.proto b/cluster.proto
index 8631e43..0d07d5a 100644
--- a/cluster.proto
+++ b/cluster.proto
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package virtbuf;
 
 import "droplet.proto";
 import "hypervisor.proto";
+import "event.proto";
 
 message Cluster {
         int64 id = 1;
-	repeated Droplet droplets = 2;
-	repeated Hypervisor hypervisors = 3;
-        repeated string dirs = 4;
+        repeated string dirs = 2;
+	repeated Droplet droplets = 3;
+	repeated Hypervisor hypervisors = 4;
+	repeated Event events = 5;
 }
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 9bbf524..639844d 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,34 @@ func (e *Events) ConfigSave() error {
 	return ConfigWriteTEXT(e, "events.text")
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) ConfigSave() error {
+	var d *Droplets
+	d = new(Droplets)
+	d.Droplets = c.Droplets
+	if err := ConfigWriteJSON(d, "newdroplets.json"); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("droplets.json write failed")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var h *Hypervisors
+	h = new(Hypervisors)
+	h.Hypervisors = c.Hypervisors
+	if err := ConfigWriteJSON(h, "newhypervisors.json"); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("hypervisors.json write failed")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var e *Events
+	e = new(Events)
+	e.Events = c.Events
+	if err := ConfigWriteJSON(h, "newEvents.json"); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("newEvents.json write failed")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // read in the events log file
 // reads in from the prototext file
 // prototext file formats are not garrenteed to be stable. todo: hammer that out
@@ -211,10 +239,18 @@ func (d *Droplets) FormatJSON() string {
 	return protojson.Format(d)
 }
 
+func (d *Droplet) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(d)
+}
+
 func (e *Events) FormatJSON() string {
 	return protojson.Format(e)
 }
 
+func (h *Hypervisors) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(h)
+}
+
 // apparently this isn't supposed to be used?
 // https://protobuf.dev/reference/go/faq/#unstable-text
 // this is a shame because this is much nicer output than JSON Format()
diff --git a/events.proto b/event.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from events.proto
rename to event.proto
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index e9864ae..d55f64a 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -25,33 +25,15 @@ func (x *Hypervisor) GetMemoryPrintable() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%d GB", i)
 }
 
-/*
-func (c *Cluster) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	return protojson.Marshal(c)
+func (all *Droplets) FindDroplet(name string) *Droplet {
+	for _, d := range all.Droplets {
+		if d.Hostname == name {
+			return d
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Cluster) FormatJSON() string {
-	return protojson.Format(c)
-}
-
-func (c *Cluster) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
-	return protojson.Unmarshal(data, c)
-}
-*/
-
-// apparently this isn't supposed to be used?
-// https://protobuf.dev/reference/go/faq/#unstable-text
-// this is a shame because this is much nicer output than JSON Format()
-/*
-func (c *Cluster) FormatTEXT() string {
-	return prototext.Format(c)
-}
-
-func (d *Droplets) FormatTEXT() string {
-	return prototext.Format(d)
-}
-*/
-
 func (c *Cluster) FindDroplet(name string) *Droplet {
 	for _, d := range c.Droplets {
 		if d.Hostname == name {