diff --git a/solanaceae/contact/components.hpp b/solanaceae/contact/components.hpp
index 2b76c0d..b26b601 100644
--- a/solanaceae/contact/components.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/contact/components.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ namespace Contact::Components {
 	struct TagSelfStrong {};
 	struct TagBig {};
 
+	struct RequestIncoming {
+		bool name = false;
+		bool password = false;
+	};
+	struct TagRequestOutgoing {};
+
 	// self counterpart
 	struct Self {
 		Contact3 self;
diff --git a/solanaceae/contact/components_id.inl b/solanaceae/contact/components_id.inl
index d00dab2..c380eac 100644
--- a/solanaceae/contact/components_id.inl
+++ b/solanaceae/contact/components_id.inl
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ constexpr entt::id_type entt::type_hash<x>::value() noexcept { \
 DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::TagSelfWeak)
 DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::TagSelfStrong)
 DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::TagBig)
+DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::RequestIncoming)
+DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::TagRequestOutgoing)
 DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::Self)
 DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::Parent)
 DEFINE_COMP_ID(Contact::Components::ParentOf)
diff --git a/solanaceae/contact/contact_model3.hpp b/solanaceae/contact/contact_model3.hpp
index 0ec2615..45b527e 100644
--- a/solanaceae/contact/contact_model3.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/contact/contact_model3.hpp
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@ struct ContactModel3I {
 
 	//virtual Contact3Handle toPersistent(void) = 0;
 	//virtual Contact3Handle toEphemeral(void) = 0;
+
+	// accept incoming request
+	virtual void acceptRequest(Contact3 c, std::string_view self_name, std::string_view password) { (void)c,(void)self_name,(void)password; }
 };