diff --git a/version0/list.hpp b/version0/list.hpp
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+#include <cstdint>
+#include <optional>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace GreenCRDT {
+
+template<typename ValueType, typename AgentType>
+struct List {
+	struct ListID {
+		AgentType id;
+		uint64_t seq{0}; // strictly increasing for that agent
+
+		bool operator<(const ListID& rhs) const {
+			if (seq < rhs.seq) {
+				return true;
+			} else if (seq > rhs.seq) {
+				return false;
+			} else { // ==
+				return id < rhs.id;
+			}
+		}
+
+		bool operator==(const ListID& rhs) const {
+			return seq == rhs.seq && id == rhs.id;
+		}
+
+		bool operator!=(const ListID& rhs) const {
+			return seq != rhs.seq || id != rhs.id;
+		}
+	};
+
+	// TODO: replace with SoA
+	struct Entry {
+		ListID id;
+
+		// Yjs
+		std::optional<ListID> parent_left;
+		std::optional<ListID> parent_right;
+
+		// might be deleted (yes, *sigh*, crtds need tombstones)
+		std::optional<ValueType> value;
+	};
+
+	// TODO: use something better
+	std::vector<Entry> list;
+
+	// number of not deleted entries
+	size_t doc_size {0};
+
+	std::map<AgentType, uint64_t> last_seen_seq;
+
+	std::optional<size_t> findIdx(const ListID& list_id) {
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
+			if (list[i].id == list_id) {
+				return i;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+
+	// returns false if missing OPs
+	// based on YjsMod https://github.com/josephg/reference-crdts/blob/9f4f9c3a97b497e2df8ae4473d1e521d3c3bf2d2/crdts.ts#L293-L348
+	// which is a modified Yjs(YATA) algo
+	bool add(const ListID& list_id, const ValueType& value, const std::optional<ListID>& parent_left, const std::optional<ListID>& parent_right) {
+		// check agent op order
+		if (!last_seen_seq.count(list_id.id)) {
+			// we dont know this agent yet, first seq needs to be 0
+			if (list_id.seq != 0) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		} else {
+			// making sure we dont skip operations by that agent
+			if (list_id.seq != last_seen_seq.at(list_id.id) + 1) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (list.empty()) {
+			if (parent_left.has_value() || parent_right.has_value()) {
+				// empty, missing parents
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			// insert parentless into empty doc
+			list.emplace(list.begin(), Entry{
+				list_id,
+				parent_left,
+				parent_right,
+				value
+			});
+		} else {
+			// find left
+			std::optional<size_t> left_idx = std::nullopt;
+			size_t insert_idx = 0;
+			if (parent_left.has_value()) {
+				left_idx = findIdx(parent_left.value());
+				if (!left_idx.has_value()) {
+					// missing parent left
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				// we insert before the it, so we need to go past the left parent
+				insert_idx = left_idx.value() + 1;
+			} // else insert_idx = 0
+
+			// find right
+			size_t right_idx = list.size();
+			if (parent_right.has_value()) {
+				auto tmp_right = findIdx(parent_right.value());
+				if (!tmp_right.has_value()) {
+					return false;
+				}
+				right_idx = tmp_right.value();
+			}
+
+			bool scanning {false};
+
+			for(size_t i = insert_idx;; i++) {
+				if (!scanning) {
+					insert_idx = i;
+				}
+				// if right parent / end of doc, insert
+				if (insert_idx == right_idx) {
+					break;
+				}
+				// we ran past right o.o ?
+				if (insert_idx == list.size()) {
+					break;
+				}
+
+				const Entry& at_i = list[i];
+				// parents left and right
+				std::optional<size_t> i_left_idx {std::nullopt};
+				if (at_i.parent_left.has_value()) {
+					i_left_idx = findIdx(at_i.parent_left.value());
+					if (!i_left_idx.has_value()) {
+						assert(false && "item in list with unknown parent left!!");
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+
+				// possibility map
+				//
+				//         | ir < r | ir == r       | ir > r
+				// -------------------------------------
+				// il < l  | insert | insert        | insert
+				// il == l | ?      | agentfallback | ?
+				// il > l  | skip   | skip          | skip
+
+				if (i_left_idx < left_idx) {
+					break;
+				} else if (i_left_idx == left_idx) {
+					// get i parent_right
+					size_t i_right_idx = list.size();
+					if (at_i.parent_right.has_value()) {
+						auto tmp_right = findIdx(at_i.parent_right.value());
+						if (!tmp_right.has_value()) {
+							assert(false && "item in list with unknown parent right!!");
+							return false;
+						}
+						i_right_idx = tmp_right.value();
+					}
+
+					if (i_right_idx < right_idx) {
+						scanning = true;
+					} else if (i_right_idx == right_idx) {
+						// agent id tie breaker
+						if (list_id.id < at_i.id.id) {
+							break;
+						} else {
+							scanning = false;
+						}
+					} else { // i_right_idx > right_idx
+						scanning = false;
+					}
+				} else { // il > l
+					// do nothing
+				}
+			}
+
+			list.emplace(list.begin() + insert_idx, Entry{
+				list_id,
+				parent_left,
+				parent_right,
+				value
+			});
+		}
+
+		doc_size++;
+		last_seen_seq[list_id.id] = list_id.seq;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	// returns false if not found
+	bool del(const ListID& id) {
+		auto it = list.begin();
+		for (; it != list.end(); it++) {
+			if (it->id == id) {
+				it->value = std::nullopt;
+
+				assert(doc_size > 0);
+				doc_size--;
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// not found
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+} // GreenCRDT
+
diff --git a/version0/text_document.hpp b/version0/text_document.hpp
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+#include "./list.hpp"
+
+namespace GreenCRDT {
+
+template<typename AgentType>
+struct TextDocument {
+	// TODO: determine if char is the best
+	using ListType = List<char, AgentType>;
+
+	struct Cursor {
+		AgentType who;
+		typename ListType::ListID pos;
+	};
+
+	ListType state;
+
+	std::string getText(void) {
+		std::string text;
+
+		for (const auto& it : state.list) {
+			if (it.value) {
+				text += it.value.value();
+			}
+		}
+
+		return text;
+	}
+};
+
+} // GreenCRDT
+