diff --git a/git-bug-proto/Makefile b/git-bug-proto/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93fe5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-bug-proto/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+GUIVERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%s)
+
+all: vet build
+
+build: goimports
+	GO111MODULE=off go build \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
+vet:
+	GO111MODULE=off go vet
+
+goimports:
+	goimports -w *.go
+	# // to globally reset paths:
+	# // gofmt -w -r '"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets" -> "go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"' *.go
+
+install: goimports
+	GO111MODULE=off go install \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
+force: build
+	./go-clone-test --force
diff --git a/git-bug-proto/main.go b/git-bug-proto/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2034b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-bug-proto/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:generate go run doc/generate.go
+//go:generate go run misc/completion/generate.go
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/git-bug/git-bug/commands"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	commands.Execute()
+}