diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/child.js b/ui (gen4)/features/child.js
deleted file mode 100755
index df9e9871..00000000
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/child.js	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/**********************************************************************
-* 
-* Setup a node.js child_process communications channel and listen and 
-* exec commands...
-*
-*
-**********************************************************************/
-((typeof define)[0]=='u'?function(f){module.exports=f(require)}:define)
-(function(require){ var module={} // make module AMD/node compatible...
-/*********************************************************************/
-
-var actions = require('lib/actions')
-var features = require('lib/features')
-
-var core = require('features/core')
-
-
-
-/*********************************************************************/
-
-var ChildActions = actions.Actions({
-})
-
-var Child = 
-module.Child = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
-	title: '',
-	doc: '',
-
-	tag: 'child',
-
-	isApplicable: function(){ 
-		return this.runtime == 'nw' || this.runtime == 'node' },
-
-	actions: ChildActions, 
-})
-
-
-
-/**********************************************************************
-* vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                               */ return module })
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/peer.js b/ui (gen4)/features/peer.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1668d1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/peer.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+* 
+* Setup a node.js child_process communications channel and listen and 
+* exec commands...
+*
+*
+**********************************************************************/
+((typeof define)[0]=='u'?function(f){module.exports=f(require)}:define)
+(function(require){ var module={} // make module AMD/node compatible...
+/*********************************************************************/
+
+var actions = require('lib/actions')
+var features = require('lib/features')
+
+var core = require('features/core')
+
+
+
+/*********************************************************************/
+
+// XXX this is a generic API, add ability to define protocols...
+// 		Protocols:
+// 			- child_process
+// 			- http
+// 			- rpc/mq
+var PeerActions = actions.Actions({
+
+	// XXX need more control...
+	// 		- get proxies to specific peer...
+	get peeractions(){
+		return this.getPeerActions() },
+
+	getPeerActions: ['- Peer/',
+		function(id){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+
+	peerCreate: ['- Peer/',
+		function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+	peerConnect: ['- Peer/',
+		function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+
+	// event...
+	peerConnected: ['- Peer/',
+		core.notUserCallable(function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+	// event...
+	peerDisconnected: ['- Peer/',
+		core.notUserCallable(function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+
+	peerList: ['- Peer/',
+		function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+	peerSpec: ['- Peer/',
+		function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+	peerProxy: ['- Peer/',
+		function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+
+	peerCall: ['- Peer/',
+		function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+	peerApply: ['- Peer/',
+		function(){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+
+	// XXX if no actions are given, proxy all...
+	// XXX also proxy descriptors???
+	peerMixin: ['- Peer/',
+		function(id, actions){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+	// XXX should this be .peerMixout(..)
+	peerMixout: ['- Peer/',
+		function(id, actions){
+			// XXX
+		}],
+})
+
+var Peer = 
+module.Peer = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
+	title: '',
+	doc: '',
+
+	tag: 'child',
+
+	actions: PeerActions, 
+})
+
+
+
+/**********************************************************************
+* vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                               */ return module })