diff --git a/.fixme-new/config b/.fixme-new/config
index beba08dd..63a02fab 100644
--- a/.fixme-new/config
+++ b/.fixme-new/config
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ fixme-file-comments "*.scm" ";"
 
 fixme-comments ";" "--"
 
-(fixme-update-action
-  (append-file ".fixme-new/log" $1)
+(fixme-play-log-action
+  (import-fixmies ".fixme-new/fixme.log")
 )
 
 (fixme-play-log-action
diff --git a/.fixme-new/fixme.log b/.fixme-new/fixme.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3ca5f06
Binary files /dev/null and b/.fixme-new/fixme.log differ
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 0b4845a9..9b69395a 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .fixme-new/log merge=fixme-log-merge
+.fixme-new/fixme.log merge=fixme-log-merge
diff --git a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs
index 4b942a6c..c626131a 100644
--- a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs
+++ b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Run.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import Fixme.Log
 
 import HBS2.Git.Local.CLI
 
+import HBS2.Base58
 import HBS2.Merkle
 import HBS2.Data.Types.Refs
 import HBS2.Storage.Compact
@@ -512,6 +513,11 @@ runForms ss = for_  ss $ \s -> do
     ListVal [SymbolVal "deleted", FixmeHashLike hash] -> do
       deleteFixme hash
 
+    ListVal [SymbolVal "added", FixmeHashLike _] -> do
+      -- we dont' add fixmies at that stage
+      -- but in fixme-import
+      none
+
     ReadFixmeStdin -> readFixmeStdin
 
     ListVal [SymbolVal "print-env"] -> printEnv
@@ -557,6 +563,20 @@ runForms ss = for_  ss $ \s -> do
       warn $ red "play-git-log-file-all" <+> pretty fn
       scanGitLogLocal fn runForms
 
+    ListVal [SymbolVal "import-fixmies", StringLike fn] -> do
+      warn $ red "IMPORT-FIXMIES" <+> pretty fn
+      sto <- compactStorageOpen @HbSync mempty fn
+      ks   <- keys sto
+      for_ ks $ \k -> runMaybeT do
+        v <- get sto k & MaybeT
+        warn $ red "import" <+> viaShow (toBase58 k)
+        fx <- deserialiseOrFail @Fixme (LBS.fromStrict v) & toMPlus
+        lift $ withState $ insertFixme fx
+
+      compactStorageClose sto
+
+      pure ()
+
     ListVal [SymbolVal "export-fixmies", StringLike fn] -> do
       e <- getEpoch
       warn $ red "EXPORT-FIXMIES" <+> pretty fn
diff --git a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
index 732eb86f..2872e2da 100644
--- a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
+++ b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Fixme.Types
   ) where
 
 import Fixme.Prelude hiding (align)
+import HBS2.Base58
 
 import DBPipe.SQLite
 import HBS2.Git.Local
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import Prettyprinter.Render.Terminal
 import Control.Applicative
 import Data.Aeson
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import Data.ByteString.Char8 qualified as BS8
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy qualified as LBS
 import Data.HashMap.Strict (HashMap)
 import Data.HashMap.Strict qualified as HM
@@ -77,9 +79,25 @@ instance MkId (String,Integer) where
 class IsContext c => MkStr c a where
   mkstr :: a -> Syntax c
 
+
+instance IsContext c => MkStr c String where
+  mkstr s = Literal (noContext @c) (LitStr $ Text.pack s)
+
+instance IsContext c => MkStr c ByteString where
+  mkstr s = Literal (noContext @c) (LitStr $ Text.pack $ BS8.unpack s)
+
+instance IsContext c => MkStr c (Maybe FixmeKey) where
+  mkstr Nothing  = Literal (noContext @c) (LitStr "")
+  mkstr (Just k) = Literal (noContext @c) (LitStr (coerce k))
+
 instance IsContext c => MkStr c FixmeAttrVal where
   mkstr (s :: FixmeAttrVal)  = Literal (noContext @c) (LitStr (coerce s))
 
+
+instance IsContext c => MkStr c (Maybe FixmeAttrVal) where
+  mkstr (Just v) = mkstr v
+  mkstr Nothing  = mkstr ( "" :: Text )
+
 instance IsContext c => MkStr c FixmeAttrName where
   mkstr (s :: FixmeAttrName)  = Literal (noContext @c) (LitStr (coerce s))
 
@@ -210,14 +228,15 @@ class MkKey a where
 instance MkKey CompactAction where
   mkKey (Deleted _ h) = "D" <> LBS.toStrict (serialise h)
   mkKey (Modified _ h _ _) = "M" <> LBS.toStrict (serialise h)
-  mkKey (Added _ fixme) = "A" <> LBS.toStrict (serialise fixme)
+  mkKey (Added _ fixme) = "A" <> coerce (hashObject @HbSync $ serialise fixme)
 
 instance Pretty CompactAction where
   pretty = \case
     Deleted s r      -> pretty $ mklist @C [ mksym "deleted", mkint s, mkstr r  ]
     Modified s r k v -> pretty $ mklist @C [ mksym "modified", mkint s, mkstr r, mkstr k, mkstr v ]
     -- FIXME: normal-pretty-instance
-    Added  w fx -> pretty $ mklist @C [ mksym "added", mksym "..." ]
+    e@(Added  w fx) -> do
+      pretty $ mklist @C [ mksym "added", mkstr (toBase58 $ mkKey e) ]
 
 instance Serialise CompactAction