diff --git a/pkg/arvo/neo/cod/std/src/imp/message.hoon b/pkg/arvo/neo/cod/std/src/imp/message.hoon
index 4977bc62c0..a57cb6c401 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/neo/cod/std/src/imp/message.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/neo/cod/std/src/imp/message.hoon
@@ -1 +1,29 @@
-~
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+/@  message
+^-  kook:neo
+|%
+++  state  [%pro %message]
+++  poke   (sy %sig ~)
+++  kids   *kids:neo
+++  deps   *deps:neo
+++  form
+  ^-  form:neo
+  |_  [=bowl:neo =aeon:neo =stud:neo state-vase=vase]
+    +*  state  !<(message state-vase)
+    ++  init
+      |=  old=(unit pail:neo)
+      ^-  (quip card:neo pail:neo)
+      ?~  old
+        ~|  "No message contents for {<here.bowl>}"
+        !!
+      =/  new-message
+        !<(message q:(need old))
+      :_  [%message !>(new-message)]
+      :~  :-  #/[p/our.bowl]/home/notifications
+          [%poke [%notification !>([%.y now.bowl here.bowl contents.new-message])]]
+      ==
+    ++  poke
+      |=  [=stud:neo vaz=vase]
+      ^-  (quip card:neo pail:neo)
+      [~ [%message !>(state)]]
+  --
+--
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