diff --git a/jrx/jex.eterms b/jrx/jex.eterms
index 93c68f3..4310ab0 100644
--- a/jrx/jex.eterms
+++ b/jrx/jex.eterms
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 {deps, ["local-tweetnacl-1.0.3",
         "local-awcp-0.2.3",
         "local-vdk_aecrypt-0.1.2",
-        "local-vdk_aertext-0.1.0",
+        "local-vdk_aertext-0.1.1",
         "local-vdk_aeser-0.1.1",
         "local-vdk_binary-0.1.0"]}.
diff --git a/jrx/pages/popup.html b/jrx/pages/popup.html
index 0d74042..897e121 100644
--- a/jrx/pages/popup.html
+++ b/jrx/pages/popup.html
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
     </table>
     <!-- recover from faert phrase -->
     <form>
+        <label for="faert-name">Name:</label>
+        <input id="faert-name"></input>
+        <br>
         <label for="faert-input">GajuPhrase:</label>
         <input id="faert-input"></input>
         <br>
diff --git a/jrx/src/b_lib.ts b/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
index 8d084cc..2f9704f 100644
--- a/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 import * as awcp        from './jex_include/local-awcp-0.2.3/dist/awcp.js';
 import * as vdk_aecrypt from './jex_include/local-vdk_aecrypt-0.1.2/dist/vdk_aecrypt.js';
-import * as vdk_aertext from './jex_include/local-vdk_aertext-0.1.0/dist/vdk_aertext.js';
+import * as vdk_aertext from './jex_include/local-vdk_aertext-0.1.1/dist/vdk_aertext.js';
 import * as vdk_aeser   from './jex_include/local-vdk_aeser-0.1.1/dist/vdk_aeser.js';
 import * as vdk_binary  from './jex_include/local-vdk_binary-0.1.0/dist/vdk_binary.js';
 
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export {
     p_activate_key,
     p_delete_key,
     p_get_gphrase,
+    p_gphrase_recover,
     // background script api
     b_main
 };
@@ -217,6 +218,21 @@ p_get_gphrase
                                                      args   : {name: name}}}) as string;
 }
 
+
+async function
+p_gphrase_recover
+    (gphrase : string,
+     name    : string)
+    : Promise<void>
+{
+    console.log('b_lib p_gphrase_recover', {gphrase: gphrase, name: name});
+
+    return await browser.runtime.sendMessage({frum: 'popup',
+                                              data: {method : 'p_gphrase_recover',
+                                                     args   : {gphrase : gphrase,
+                                                               name    : name}}}) as void;
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 //=============================================================================
 // API: BACKGROUND SCRIPT
@@ -952,6 +968,7 @@ type bi_popup_calldata
     | bi_pc_p_activate_key
     | bi_pc_p_delete_key
     | bi_pc_p_get_gphrase
+    | bi_pc_p_gphrase_recover
     ;
 
 type bi_pc_p_get_data
@@ -978,6 +995,11 @@ type bi_pc_p_get_gphrase
     = {method : 'p_get_gphrase',
        args   : {name: string}};
 
+type bi_pc_p_gphrase_recover
+    = {method : 'p_gphrase_recover',
+       args   : {gphrase : string,
+                 name    : string}};
+
 
 type bi_popup_return_data
     = p_data
@@ -1013,6 +1035,8 @@ bi_msg_handler_popup
             return await bi_p_delete_key(msg.args);
         case 'p_get_gphrase':
             return await bi_p_get_gphrase(msg.args);
+        case 'p_gphrase_recover':
+            return await bi_p_gphrase_recover(msg.args);
         default:
             throw new Error('unsupported popup call method');
     }
@@ -1250,6 +1274,66 @@ bi_privkey2gphrase
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * If decoding throws an error we raise it here
+ */
+async function
+bi_gphrase2privkey_unsafe
+    (gphrase: string)
+    : Promise<Uint8Array>
+{
+    let maybe_privkey = await vdk_aertext.decode(gphrase);
+    if (maybe_privkey.ok)
+        return maybe_privkey.result;
+    else
+        throw new Error(maybe_privkey.error);
+}
+
+
+
+async function
+bi_p_gphrase_recover
+    (args: {gphrase : string,
+            name    : string})
+    : Promise<void>
+{
+    console.log('b_lib bi_p_gphrase_recover', {gphrase: args.gphrase, name: args.name});
+
+    // get state
+    let istate : bi_state = await bi_get_state();
+
+    // find key with name
+    // type bi_nacl_keypair
+    //     = {secretKey : Uint8Array,
+    //        publicKey : Uint8Array};
+    // type bi_rich_keypair
+    //     = {nacl_keypair : bi_nacl_keypair,
+    //        name         : string,
+    //        active       : boolean};
+    // type bi_state
+    //     = {rich_keypairs: Array<bi_rich_keypair>};
+
+    // make secret key from this
+    let privkey_bytes    : Uint8Array      = await bi_gphrase2privkey_unsafe(args.gphrase);
+    // double check to make sure it's not already here
+    for (let this_irkp of istate.rich_keypairs) {
+        let this_privkey: Uint8Array = this_irkp.nacl_keypair.secretKey;
+        if (vdk_binary.bytes_eq(this_privkey, privkey_bytes))
+            throw new Error('key already added!');
+    }
+
+    // @ts-ignore fuck off typescript we all know nacl sucks
+    let nacl_keypair     : bi_nacl_keypair = nacl.sign.keyPair.fromSecretKey(privkey_bytes);
+    // only active if it's the first keypair
+    let active           : boolean         = bi_no_keypairs(istate);
+    let new_rich_keypair : bi_rich_keypair = {nacl_keypair : nacl_keypair,
+                                              name         : args.name,
+                                              active       : active};
+    istate.rich_keypairs.push(new_rich_keypair);
+
+    await bi_set_state(istate);
+}
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/jrx/src/popup.ts b/jrx/src/popup.ts
index f35ea3f..7c7da4f 100644
--- a/jrx/src/popup.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/popup.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ p_main
 
 
     // add unique name for default
+    let unique_name: string = await b_lib.p_get_unique_name();
     // @ts-ignore fuck off
-    document.getElementById('generate-name')!.value = await b_lib.p_get_unique_name();
+    document.getElementById('generate-name')!.value = unique_name;
+    // @ts-ignore fuck off
+    document.getElementById('faert-name')!.value = unique_name;
 
     // add hooks for each button
     let onclick_generate =
@@ -50,6 +53,22 @@ p_main
     document
         .getElementById('generate-btn')!
         .addEventListener('click', onclick_generate);
+
+    // gphrase recovery
+    let onclick_gphrase =
+        async function () {
+            // get the phrase and name
+            // @ts-ignore fuck off i know my own document
+            //document.getElementById('faert-name')!.value = 'farts';
+             let name = document.getElementById('faert-name')!.value;
+            // @ts-ignore fuck off again
+            let gphrase = document.getElementById('faert-input')!.value;
+            await b_lib.p_gphrase_recover(gphrase, name);
+            pi_repop();
+        };
+    document
+        .getElementById('faert-btn')!
+        .addEventListener('click', onclick_gphrase);
 }
 
 
@@ -140,7 +159,7 @@ pi_repop
             del_a.onclick =
                 async function () {
                     await b_lib.p_delete_key(this_rkp.name);
-                    await pi_repop();
+                    pi_repop();
                 };
             del_li.appendChild(del_a);
 
@@ -189,7 +208,7 @@ pi_repop
                     async function () {
                         // tell controller that we want to activate this key
                         await b_lib.p_activate_key(this_rkp.name);
-                        await pi_repop();
+                        pi_repop();
                     };
                 // add li and a
                 activate_li.appendChild(activate_a);
diff --git a/libs/vdk_aertext/jex.eterms b/libs/vdk_aertext/jex.eterms
index 4658858..6dafdbd 100644
--- a/libs/vdk_aertext/jex.eterms
+++ b/libs/vdk_aertext/jex.eterms
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {type, library}.
 {realm, local}.
 {name, vdk_aertext}.
-{version, "0.1.0"}.
+{version, "0.1.1"}.
 {deps, ["local-vdk_safe-0.1.0"]}.