diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 24bd59a..b70c3e9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ add_library(fragment_store
 	./fragment_store/fragment_store.cpp
 
 	./json/message_components.hpp # TODO: move
+	./json/tox_message_components.hpp # TODO: move
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(fragment_store PUBLIC
 	nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
 	EnTT::EnTT
 	solanaceae_util
+
+	solanaceae_tox_messages # TODO: move
 )
 
 ########################################
@@ -26,6 +29,11 @@ add_library(message_fragment_store
 	./fragment_store/message_serializer.cpp
 	./fragment_store/message_fragment_store.hpp
 	./fragment_store/message_fragment_store.cpp
+
+	./fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.hpp
+	./fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.cpp
+	./fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.hpp
+	./fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.cpp
 )
 target_compile_features(message_fragment_store PRIVATE cxx_std_20)
 target_link_libraries(message_fragment_store PUBLIC
diff --git a/src/fragment_store/fragment_store.cpp b/src/fragment_store/fragment_store.cpp
index 98a08e0..1776f27 100644
--- a/src/fragment_store/fragment_store.cpp
+++ b/src/fragment_store/fragment_store.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ bool FragmentStore::syncToStorage(FragmentID fid, std::function<write_to_storage
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		std::cout << "storage type: type_id:" << type_id << " name:" << storage.type().name() << "\n";
+		//std::cout << "storage type: type_id:" << type_id << " name:" << storage.type().name() << "\n";
 
 		// use type_id to find serializer
 		auto s_cb_it = _sc._serl_json.find(type_id);
diff --git a/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.cpp b/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.cpp
index e8af12a..761a256 100644
--- a/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.cpp
+++ b/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void MessageFragmentStore::loadFragment(Message3Registry& reg, FragmentHandle fh
 		auto new_real_msg = Message3Handle{reg, reg.create()};
 		// load into staging reg
 		for (const auto& [k, v] : j_entry.items()) {
-			std::cout << "K:" << k << " V:" << v.dump() << "\n";
+			//std::cout << "K:" << k << " V:" << v.dump() << "\n";
 			const auto type_id = entt::hashed_string(k.data(), k.size());
 			const auto deserl_fn_it = _sc._deserl_json.find(type_id);
 			if (deserl_fn_it != _sc._deserl_json.cend()) {
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ void MessageFragmentStore::loadFragment(Message3Registry& reg, FragmentHandle fh
 					// walking EVERY existing message OOF
 					// this needs optimizing
 					for (const Message3 other_msg : reg.view<Message::Components::Timestamp, Message::Components::ContactFrom, Message::Components::ContactTo>()) {
+						if (other_msg == new_real_msg) {
+							continue; // skip self
+						}
+
 						if (comp({reg, other_msg}, new_real_msg)) {
 							// dup
 							dup_msg = other_msg;
@@ -281,34 +285,6 @@ MessageFragmentStore::MessageFragmentStore(
 	_fs._sc.registerSerializerJson<FragComp::MessagesContact>();
 	_fs._sc.registerDeSerializerJson<FragComp::MessagesContact>();
 
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Timestamp>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Timestamp>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampProcessed>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampProcessed>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampWritten>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampWritten>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactFrom>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactFrom>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactTo>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactTo>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagUnread>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagUnread>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Read>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Read>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::MessageText>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::MessageText>();
-	_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagMessageIsAction>();
-	_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagMessageIsAction>();
-
-	// files
-	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileID>()
-	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfo>();
-	//_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfo>();
-	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfoLocal>();
-	//_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfoLocal>();
-	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::TagHaveAll>();
-	//_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::TagHaveAll>();
-
 	_fs.subscribe(this, FragmentStore_Event::fragment_construct);
 }
 
@@ -316,6 +292,10 @@ MessageFragmentStore::~MessageFragmentStore(void) {
 	// TODO: sync all dirty fragments
 }
 
+MessageSerializerCallbacks& MessageFragmentStore::getMSC(void) {
+	return _sc;
+}
+
 float MessageFragmentStore::tick(float time_delta) {
 	// sync dirty fragments here
 
@@ -351,13 +331,13 @@ float MessageFragmentStore::tick(float time_delta) {
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				std::cout << "storage type: type_id:" << type_id << " name:" << storage.type().name() << "\n";
+				//std::cout << "storage type: type_id:" << type_id << " name:" << storage.type().name() << "\n";
 
 				// use type_id to find serializer
 				auto s_cb_it = _sc._serl_json.find(type_id);
 				if (s_cb_it == _sc._serl_json.end()) {
 					// could not find serializer, not saving
-					std::cout << "missing " << storage.type().name() << "\n";
+					std::cout << "missing " << storage.type().name() << "(" << type_id << ")\n";
 					continue;
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.hpp b/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.hpp
index cc60870..b61fe9a 100644
--- a/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.hpp
+++ b/src/fragment_store/message_fragment_store.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class MessageFragmentStore : public RegistryMessageModelEventI, public FragmentS
 		);
 		virtual ~MessageFragmentStore(void);
 
+		MessageSerializerCallbacks& getMSC(void);
+
 		float tick(float time_delta);
 
 		void triggerScan(void);
diff --git a/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.cpp b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed6bda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "./register_mfs_json_message_components.hpp"
+
+#include "./message_serializer.hpp"
+#include "../json/message_components.hpp"
+
+void registerMFSJsonMessageComponents(MessageSerializerCallbacks& msc) {
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Timestamp>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Timestamp>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampProcessed>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampProcessed>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampWritten>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TimestampWritten>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactFrom>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactFrom>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactTo>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::ContactTo>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagUnread>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagUnread>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Read>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Read>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::MessageText>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::MessageText>();
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagMessageIsAction>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::TagMessageIsAction>();
+
+	// files
+	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileID>()
+	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfo>();
+	//_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfo>();
+	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfoLocal>();
+	//_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfoLocal>();
+	//_sc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::TagHaveAll>();
+	//_sc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::Transfer::TagHaveAll>();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.hpp b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5efef28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "./message_serializer.hpp"
+
+void registerMFSJsonMessageComponents(MessageSerializerCallbacks& msc);
+
diff --git a/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.cpp b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83b7dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "./register_mfs_json_message_components.hpp"
+
+#include "./message_serializer.hpp"
+#include "../json/tox_message_components.hpp"
+
+void registerMFSJsonToxMessageComponents(MessageSerializerCallbacks& msc) {
+	msc.registerSerializerJson<Message::Components::ToxGroupMessageID>();
+	msc.registerDeSerializerJson<Message::Components::ToxGroupMessageID>();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.hpp b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdf86bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "./message_serializer.hpp"
+
+void registerMFSJsonToxMessageComponents(MessageSerializerCallbacks& msc);
+
diff --git a/src/json/tox_message_components.hpp b/src/json/tox_message_components.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09ebbdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json/tox_message_components.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <solanaceae/util/utils.hpp>
+
+#include <solanaceae/tox_messages/components.hpp>
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+namespace Message::Components {
+
+	// TODO: friend msg id, does not have the same qualities
+	NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE(ToxGroupMessageID, id)
+	// TODO: transfer stuff, needs content rewrite
+
+} // Message::Components
+
diff --git a/src/main_screen.cpp b/src/main_screen.cpp
index ba61d9c..29ff026 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "./main_screen.hpp"
-#include "fragment_store/fragment_store.hpp"
+
+#include "./fragment_store/register_mfs_json_message_components.hpp"
+#include "./fragment_store/register_mfs_json_tox_message_components.hpp"
 
 #include <solanaceae/contact/components.hpp>
 
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(SDL_Renderer* renderer_, std::string save_path, std::stri
 	tdch(tpi)
 {
 	tel.subscribeAll(tc);
+	registerMFSJsonMessageComponents(mfs.getMSC());
+	registerMFSJsonToxMessageComponents(mfs.getMSC());
 
 	conf.set("tox", "save_file_path", save_path);