diff --git a/jrx/src/b_lib.ts b/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
index 42cbdd9..8d084cc 100644
--- a/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
@@ -53,6 +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_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';
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export {
     p_get_unique_name,
     p_activate_key,
     p_delete_key,
+    p_get_gphrase,
     // background script api
     b_main
 };
@@ -203,6 +205,18 @@ p_delete_key
 }
 
 
+async function
+p_get_gphrase
+    (name: string)
+    : Promise<string>
+{
+    console.log('b_lib p_get_gphrase', {name: name});
+
+    return await browser.runtime.sendMessage({frum: 'popup',
+                                              data: {method : 'p_get_gphrase',
+                                                     args   : {name: name}}}) as string;
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 //=============================================================================
 // API: BACKGROUND SCRIPT
@@ -937,6 +951,7 @@ type bi_popup_calldata
     | bi_pc_p_get_unique_name
     | bi_pc_p_activate_key
     | bi_pc_p_delete_key
+    | bi_pc_p_get_gphrase
     ;
 
 type bi_pc_p_get_data
@@ -959,6 +974,10 @@ type bi_pc_p_delete_key
     = {method : 'p_delete_key',
        args   : {name: string}};
 
+type bi_pc_p_get_gphrase
+    = {method : 'p_get_gphrase',
+       args   : {name: string}};
+
 
 type bi_popup_return_data
     = p_data
@@ -992,6 +1011,8 @@ bi_msg_handler_popup
             return await bi_p_activate_key(msg.args);
         case 'p_delete_key':
             return await bi_p_delete_key(msg.args);
+        case 'p_get_gphrase':
+            return await bi_p_get_gphrase(msg.args);
         default:
             throw new Error('unsupported popup call method');
     }
@@ -1193,6 +1214,42 @@ bi_p_delete_key
 }
 
 
+async function
+bi_p_get_gphrase
+    (args: {name: string})
+    : Promise<string>
+{
+    console.log('b_lib bi_p_get_gphrase', {name: name});
+
+    // get state
+    let istate : bi_state = await bi_get_state();
+
+    // find key with name
+    // type bi_rich_keypair
+    //     = {nacl_keypair : bi_nacl_keypair,
+    //        name         : string,
+    //        active       : boolean};
+    // type bi_state
+    //     = {rich_keypairs: Array<bi_rich_keypair>};
+    for (let this_irkp of istate.rich_keypairs) {
+        if (args.name === this_irkp.name)
+            return await bi_privkey2gphrase(this_irkp.nacl_keypair.secretKey);
+
+    }
+
+    return "ERROR: impossible state (getting GajuPhrase of key that doesn't exist)";
+}
+
+
+async function
+bi_privkey2gphrase
+    (privkey: Uint8Array)
+    : Promise<string>
+{
+    return await vdk_aertext.encode(privkey);
+}
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/jrx/src/popup.ts b/jrx/src/popup.ts
index 0a56bec..f35ea3f 100644
--- a/jrx/src/popup.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/popup.ts
@@ -144,10 +144,33 @@ pi_repop
                 };
             del_li.appendChild(del_a);
 
+            // add gajuphrase button
+            // add delete button
+            let gphrase_li = document.createElement('li');
+
+            let gphrase_a = document.createElement('a');
+            gphrase_a.href = '#'
+            gphrase_a.innerHTML = this_rkp.akstr;
+            gphrase_a.innerHTML = 'Show GajuPhrase';
+            gphrase_a.onclick =
+                async function () {
+                    let gphrase_s : string = await b_lib.p_get_gphrase(this_rkp.name);
+                    let br = document.createElement('br');
+                    gphrase_li.appendChild(br);
+
+                    let gphrase_span = document.createElement('span');
+                    gphrase_span.innerHTML = gphrase_s;
+                    gphrase_span.style.fontSize = 'x-small';
+                    gphrase_li.appendChild(gphrase_span);
+                };
+            gphrase_li.appendChild(gphrase_a);
+
+
             // add everything inside-out
             rkp_ul.appendChild(addr_li);
             rkp_ul.appendChild(name_li);
             rkp_ul.appendChild(del_li);
+            rkp_ul.appendChild(gphrase_li);
             this_li.appendChild(rkp_ul);