diff --git a/src/content/content.hpp b/src/content/content.hpp
index 2c371cf..ed59887 100644
--- a/src/content/content.hpp
+++ b/src/content/content.hpp
@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@
 
 #include <solanaceae/file/file2.hpp>
 
-enum class Content1 : uint32_t {};
-using ContentRegistry = entt::basic_registry<Content1>;
+enum class Content : uint32_t {};
+using ContentRegistry = entt::basic_registry<Content>;
 using ContentHandle = entt::basic_handle<ContentRegistry>;
 
-namespace Content::Components {
+struct ContentStore {
+	static constexpr const char* version {"1"};
+
+	ContentRegistry _reg;
+
+	ContentRegistry& registry(void);
+	ContentHandle objectHandle(const Content e);
+
+};
+
+namespace Content1::Components {
 
 	// TODO: design it as a tree?
 
diff --git a/src/main_screen.cpp b/src/main_screen.cpp
index 798d239..3446f88 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, Theme& theme_, std::string save_
 		g_provideInstance<RegistryMessageModel>("RegistryMessageModel", "host", &rmm);
 		g_provideInstance<MessageSerializerNJ>("MessageSerializerNJ", "host", &msnj);
 
+		g_provideInstance<ContentStore>("ContentStore", "host", &cs);
+
 		g_provideInstance<ToxI>("ToxI", "host", &tc);
 		g_provideInstance<ToxPrivateI>("ToxPrivateI", "host", &tpi);
 		g_provideInstance<ToxEventProviderI>("ToxEventProviderI", "host", &tc);
diff --git a/src/main_screen.hpp b/src/main_screen.hpp
index 2b7bb76..8f59dc4 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.hpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_logger.hpp>
 #include "./tox_private_impl.hpp"
 
+#include "./content/content.hpp"
+
 #include <solanaceae/tox_contacts/tox_contact_model2.hpp>
 #include <solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_message_manager.hpp>
 #include <solanaceae/tox_messages/tox_transfer_manager.hpp>
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ struct MainScreen final : public Screen {
 	MessageSerializerNJ msnj;
 	MessageTimeSort mts;
 
+	ContentStore cs;
+
 	ToxEventLogger tel{std::cout};
 	ToxClient tc;
 	ToxPrivateImpl tpi;