diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dfbde6f..2cd53e8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         "mui-tel-input": "^7.0.0",
         "notistack": "^3.0.1",
         "openweathermap-ts": "^1.2.10",
-        "protobuf-ts": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#master",
+        "protobuf-ts": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#staging",
         "query-string": "^9.2.1",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
         "react-beautiful-dnd": "^13.1.1",
@@ -11205,7 +11205,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/protobuf-ts": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#40e15b5ed18b10c97125260a2d53a81d1eec398e",
+      "resolved": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#9c0f668d4a56b8216dd71a44c3110a818aaf3541",
       "dependencies": {
         "protobufjs": "^6.8.8"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f5044c..90ac71b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "mui-tel-input": "^7.0.0",
     "notistack": "^3.0.1",
     "openweathermap-ts": "^1.2.10",
-    "protobuf-ts": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#master",
+    "protobuf-ts": "git+https://gitlab+deploy-token-50627:hv8mB4WkyvtjBpJKU1rN@gitlab.com/brandx/protobuf-ts.git#staging",
     "query-string": "^9.2.1",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-beautiful-dnd": "^13.1.1",
diff --git a/src/chat/Chat.tsx b/src/chat/Chat.tsx
index 0bfeea5..c9b263b 100644
--- a/src/chat/Chat.tsx
+++ b/src/chat/Chat.tsx
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((_theme: Theme) => {
 })
 
 interface Props {
-  objectKey: string;
+  parent: string;
+  parentType: string;
   type?: pond.NoteType;
 }
 
 export default function Chat(props: Props) {
   const [chats, setChats] = useState<pond.Chat[]>([]);
-  const { objectKey, type } = props;
+  const { parent, parentType, type } = props;
   const noteAPI = useNoteAPI();
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export default function Chat(props: Props) {
   const loadChats = () => {
     setLoading(true)
     // console.log("listing chats?")
-    noteAPI.listChats(10, chats.length, "desc", "timestamp", objectKey).then(resp => {
+    noteAPI.listChats(10, chats.length, "desc", "timestamp", parent, [parent], [parentType]).then(resp => {
       setChats(resp.data.chats ? resp.data.chats.reverse().concat(chats) : [])
       setTotalMessages(resp.data.total)
     }).finally(() => {
@@ -81,13 +82,13 @@ export default function Chat(props: Props) {
     setLoaded(false);
     setLoading(false);
     setTotalMessages(0);
-  }, [objectKey]);
+  }, [parent]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (chats.length === 0 && !loaded) {
       loadChats();
     }
-  }, [objectKey, chats, loaded]);
+  }, [parent, chats, loaded]);
 
   const loadMore = () => {
     loadChats();
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export default function Chat(props: Props) {
       </Box>
       <Box style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
         <Divider />
-        <ChatInput newNoteMethod={showNewNotes} objectKey={objectKey} type={type} />
+        <ChatInput newNoteMethod={showNewNotes} parent={parent} type={type} parentType={parentType} />
       </Box>
     </Box>
   );
diff --git a/src/chat/ChatDrawer.tsx b/src/chat/ChatDrawer.tsx
index 8394d69..fa4ae4e 100644
--- a/src/chat/ChatDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/chat/ChatDrawer.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function ChatDrawer(props: Props) {
             <Typography>{selectedTeam.name()} Chat</Typography>
           </Box>
           <Box className={classes.chatContainer}>
-            <Chat objectKey={selectedTeam.key()} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_TEAM} />
+            <Chat parent={selectedTeam.key()} parentType={"team"} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_TEAM} />
           </Box>
         </Box>
       </Box>
diff --git a/src/chat/ChatInput.tsx b/src/chat/ChatInput.tsx
index a3753b8..db70fde 100644
--- a/src/chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/src/chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
 }))
 
 interface Props {
-  objectKey: string;
+  parent: string;
   newNoteMethod: (note: Note) => void;
+  parentType: string; // the object type the note is for ie "bin", "team" etc.
   type?: pond.NoteType;
 }
 
@@ -52,13 +53,13 @@ interface Props {
 export default function ChatInput(props: Props) {
   const [message, setMessage] = useState("");
   const classes = useStyles();
-  const { objectKey, type } = props;
+  const { parent, type, parentType } = props;
   const [{ user }] = useGlobalState();
   const noteAPI = useNoteAPI();
   const { openSnack } = useSnackbar();
   const [shift, setShift] = useState(false);
   const theme = useTheme();
-  const [uploadedFiles, setUploadedFiles] = useState<Map<string, string>>(new Map());
+  // const [uploadedFiles, setUploadedFiles] = useState<Map<string, string>>(new Map());
 
   const clearEntry = () => {
     setMessage("");
@@ -93,13 +94,13 @@ export default function ChatInput(props: Props) {
     }
     valid ? submit() : openSnack("Invalid Message");
     clearEntry();
-    setUploadedFiles(new Map());
+    // setUploadedFiles(new Map());
   };
 
   const submit = () => {
     if (message !== "" && message !== "\n") {
       let newNote = Note.create();
-      newNote.settings.objectKey = objectKey;
+      newNote.settings.objectKey = parent;
       newNote.settings.userId = user.id();
       if (type) {
         newNote.settings.objectType = type;
@@ -107,13 +108,14 @@ export default function ChatInput(props: Props) {
       newNote.settings.timestamp = Date.now();
       newNote.settings.content = message;
       noteAPI
-        .addNote(newNote.settings, Array.from(uploadedFiles.keys()))
+        .addNote(newNote.settings, undefined, [parent], [parentType])
         .then(resp => {
           newNote.settings.key = resp.data.note
           props.newNoteMethod(newNote);
           openSnack("Message Sent");
         })
         .catch(_err => {
+          console.error(_err)
           openSnack("Message Failed to send");
         });
     }
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ export default function ChatInput(props: Props) {
           </Box>
         </Grid>
       </Grid>
-      <Typography>{Array.from(uploadedFiles.values()).toString()}</Typography>
+      {/* <Typography>{Array.from(uploadedFiles.values()).toString()}</Typography> */}
     </React.Fragment>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/harvestPlan/HarvestPlanDisplay.tsx b/src/harvestPlan/HarvestPlanDisplay.tsx
index 6917332..5f9721b 100644
--- a/src/harvestPlan/HarvestPlanDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/harvestPlan/HarvestPlanDisplay.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default function HarvestPlanDisplay(props: Props) {
         onClose={() => setOpenNote(false)}>
         <Box height={isMobile ? "50vh" : "100vh"} padding={2}>
           <Typography style={{ fontWeight: 650 }}>Notes</Typography>
-          <Chat type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_HARVEST_PLAN} objectKey={plan.key()} />
+          <Chat type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_HARVEST_PLAN} parent={plan.key()} parentType={"harvestPlan"} />
         </Box>
       </Drawer>
     );
diff --git a/src/maps/mapDrawers/FieldDrawer.tsx b/src/maps/mapDrawers/FieldDrawer.tsx
index 724cf5d..ae7a794 100644
--- a/src/maps/mapDrawers/FieldDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/maps/mapDrawers/FieldDrawer.tsx
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export default function FieldDrawer(props: Props) {
         onClose={() => setOpenNote(false)}>
         <Box height={isMobile ? "50vh" : "100vh"} padding={2}>
           <Typography style={{ fontWeight: 650 }}>Notes</Typography>
-          <Chat type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_FIELD} objectKey={field.key()} />
+          <Chat type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_FIELD} parent={field.key()} parentType={"field"} />
         </Box>
       </Drawer>
     );
diff --git a/src/pages/Bin.tsx b/src/pages/Bin.tsx
index 076dc37..48bba18 100644
--- a/src/pages/Bin.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Bin.tsx
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ export default function Bin(props: Props) {
           </Tabs>
           <TabPanelMine value={value} index={0}>
             <Box height={isMobile || displayMobile ? "80vh" : "90vh"} padding={2}>
-              <Chat objectKey={binID} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_BIN} />
+              <Chat parent={binID} parentType={"bin"} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_BIN} />
             </Box>
           </TabPanelMine>
           <TabPanelMine value={value} index={1}>
diff --git a/src/pages/Contract.tsx b/src/pages/Contract.tsx
index c91f9ea..b14796b 100644
--- a/src/pages/Contract.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Contract.tsx
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export default function Contract() {
                 {contract.name()} - Notes
               </Typography>
               <Card style={{ padding: 10, marginTop: 15 }}>
-                <Chat objectKey={contract.key()} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_CONTRACT} />
+                <Chat parent={contract.key()} parentType={"contract"} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_CONTRACT} />
               </Card>
             </TabPanelMine>
           </React.Fragment>
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export default function Contract() {
         <Box padding={2}>
           <Typography>Notes</Typography>
           <Card style={{ padding: 10 }}>
-            <Chat objectKey={contract.key()} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_CONTRACT} />
+            <Chat parent={contract.key()} parentType={"contract"} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_CONTRACT} />
           </Card>
         </Box>
       </Drawer>
diff --git a/src/pages/Gate.tsx b/src/pages/Gate.tsx
index db876e4..c0de27f 100644
--- a/src/pages/Gate.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Gate.tsx
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export default function Gate(props: Props) {
         <Box padding={2}>
           <Typography>Notes</Typography>
           <Card style={{ padding: 10 }}>
-            <Chat objectKey={gate.key} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_GATE} />
+            <Chat parent={gate.key} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_GATE} parentType={"gate"} />
           </Card>
         </Box>
       </Drawer>
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export default function Gate(props: Props) {
       {/* tab for notes on mobile and the map drawer */}
       <TabPanelMine value={displayTab} index={1}>
         <Card style={{ padding: 10 }}>
-          <Chat objectKey={gate.key} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_GATE} />
+          <Chat parent={gate.key} parentType={"gate"} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_GATE} />
         </Card>
       </TabPanelMine>
       {/* drawer is for displaying notes on desktop */}
diff --git a/src/pages/Team.tsx b/src/pages/Team.tsx
index 1fa32ba..593b152 100644
--- a/src/pages/Team.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Team.tsx
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export default function TeamPage() {
       <Grid2 container spacing={1}>
         <Grid2 size={{ xs: 12, sm: 4 }}>
           <Card className={ isMobile ? classes.cardMobile : classes.card }>
-            <Chat objectKey={team.key()} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_TEAM}/>
+            <Chat parent={team.key()} type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_TEAM} parentType={"team"}/>
           </Card>
         </Grid2>
         <Grid2 size={{ xs: 12, sm: 4 }}>
diff --git a/src/providers/pond/noteAPI.tsx b/src/providers/pond/noteAPI.tsx
index 3cd4f91..a53bd52 100644
--- a/src/providers/pond/noteAPI.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/pond/noteAPI.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useContext } from "react";
 import { pondURL } from "./pond";
 
 export interface INoteAPIContext {
-  addNote: (note: pond.NoteSettings, attachments?: string[]) => Promise<any>;
+  addNote: (note: pond.NoteSettings, attachments?: string[], keys?: string[], types?: string[]) => Promise<any>;
   getNote: (noteID: string) => Promise<AxiosResponse<pond.Note>>;
   updateNote: (note: pond.NoteSettings) => Promise<any>;
   listNotes: (
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export interface INoteAPIContext {
     orderBy?: string,
     search?: string,
     asRoot?: boolean,
-    otherTeam?: string
+    // otherTeam?: string,
+    keys?: string[], types?: string[]
   ) => Promise<AxiosResponse<pond.ListNotesResponse>>;
   listChats: (
     limit: number,
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ export interface INoteAPIContext {
     order?: "asc" | "desc",
     orderBy?: string,
     search?: string,
-    asRoot?: boolean,
-    otherTeam?: string
+    // asRoot?: boolean,
+    // otherTeam?: string
+    keys?: string[], types?: string[]
   ) => Promise<AxiosResponse<pond.ListChatsResponse>>;
   removeNote: (noteID: string) => Promise<AxiosResponse<pond.RemoveBinResponse>>;
 }
@@ -39,8 +41,13 @@ export default function NoteProvider(props: PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
   const { get, del, post, put } = useHTTP();
   // const [{as}] = useGlobalState()
 
-  const addNote = (note: pond.NoteSettings, attachments?: string[]) => {
-    let url = pondURL("/notes" + (attachments ? "?attachments=" + attachments.toString() : ""))
+  const addNote = (note: pond.NoteSettings, attachments?: string[], keys?: string[], types?: string[]) => {
+    let url = pondURL(
+        "/notes" + 
+        // (attachments ? "?attachments=" + attachments.toString() : "") + 
+        (keys ? "?keys=" + keys.join(",") : "") +
+        (types ? "&types=" + types.join(",") : "")
+      )
     return new Promise<AxiosResponse>((resolve, reject) => {
       post(url, note).then(resp => {
         return resolve(resp)
@@ -89,6 +96,8 @@ export default function NoteProvider(props: PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
     search?: string,
     asRoot?: boolean,
     // otherTeam?: string
+    keys?: string[], 
+    types?: string[]
   ) => {
     // const view = otherTeam ? otherTeam : as
     let url = pondURL(
@@ -100,7 +109,9 @@ export default function NoteProvider(props: PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
         ("&order=" + (order ? order : "asc")) +
         ("&by=" + (orderBy ? orderBy : "key")) +
         (search ? "&search=" + search : "") +
-        (asRoot ? "&asRoot=" + asRoot.toString() : ""),
+        (asRoot ? "&asRoot=" + asRoot.toString() : "") + 
+        (keys ? "&keys=" + keys.join(",") : "") +
+        (types ? "&types=" + types.join(",") : "")
         // (view ? "&as=" + "" : "")
     )
     // console.log(url)
@@ -122,6 +133,8 @@ export default function NoteProvider(props: PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
     search?: string,
     // asRoot?: boolean,
     // otherTeam?: string
+    keys?: string[], 
+    types?: string[]
   ) => {
     // const view = otherTeam ? otherTeam : as
     let url = pondURL(
@@ -132,7 +145,9 @@ export default function NoteProvider(props: PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
         offset +
         ("&order=" + (order ? order : "asc")) +
         ("&by=" + (orderBy ? orderBy : "key")) +
-        (search ? "&search=" + search : ""),
+        (search ? "&search=" + search : "") + 
+        (keys ? "&keys=" + keys.join(",") : "") +
+        (types ? "&types=" + types.join(",") : "")
         // (asRoot ? "&asRoot=" + asRoot.toString() : ""),
         // (view ? "&as=" + view : "")
     )
diff --git a/src/tasks/TaskDrawer.tsx b/src/tasks/TaskDrawer.tsx
index 46ffd3a..956a36a 100644
--- a/src/tasks/TaskDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/tasks/TaskDrawer.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export default function TaskDrawer(props: Props) {
         onClose={() => setOpenNote(false)}>
         <Box height={isMobile ? "50vh" : "100vh"} padding={2}>
           <Typography style={{ fontWeight: 650 }}>Notes</Typography>
-          <Chat type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_TASK} objectKey={task.key} />
+          <Chat type={pond.NoteType.NOTE_TYPE_TASK} parent={task.key} parentType={"task"} />
         </Box>
       </Drawer>
     );