diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4066ee3..53b9eec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ all:
 	./virtigo --help
 
 xml-add:
-	./virtigo --add-xml /tmp/xml/*.xml
+	./virtigo --libvirt *.xml
 
 start-all-droplets:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:8080/start?start=git.wit.org
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 080d642..0cf8037 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ type args struct {
 	Config string   `arg:"env:VIRTIGO_HOME"               help:"defaults to ~/.config/virtigo/"`
 	Port   int      `arg:"--port"     default:"8080"      help:"allow droplet events via http"`
 	Daemon bool     `arg:"--daemon"                       help:"run in daemon mode"`
-
 }
 
 //	Uptime bool     `arg:"--uptime"   default:"true"    help:"allow uptime checks for things like Kuma"`
diff --git a/change.go b/change.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4e7d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	// "reflect"
+
+	"errors"
+
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/wrapperspb"
+
+	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func convert(x any) *anypb.Any {
+	switch v := x.(type) {
+	case int64:
+		var a *anypb.Any
+		a, _ = anypb.New(wrapperspb.Int64(x.(int64)))
+		return a
+	case string:
+		var a *anypb.Any
+		a, _ = anypb.New(wrapperspb.String(x.(string)))
+		return a
+	case int:
+		var a *anypb.Any
+		a, _ = anypb.New(wrapperspb.Int64(x.(int64)))
+		return a
+	case bool:
+		var a *anypb.Any
+		a, _ = anypb.New(wrapperspb.Bool(x.(bool)))
+		return a
+	default:
+		log.Error(errors.New("Set() unknown type"), "v =", v, "x =", x)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Wrapping the int into a protobuf message
+func NewEvent(origval any, newval any) *pb.Event {
+	var e *pb.Event
+	e = new(pb.Event)
+
+	e.OrigVal = convert(origval)
+	e.NewVal = convert(newval)
+	return e
+}
+
+// update the droplet memory
+func (d *DropletT) SetMemory(b int64) *pb.Event {
+	log.Info("Set the amount of memory for the droplet", b)
+	if d.pb.Memory == b {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var e *pb.Event
+	e = NewEvent(d.pb.Memory, b)
+	return e
+}
+
+// update the droplet memory
+func (d *DropletT) SetCpus(b int64) {
+	log.Info("Set the number of cpus for the droplet", b)
+}