diff --git a/protocol/package-lock.json b/protocol/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c912e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
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+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
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+      "integrity": "sha1-V/4cTkhHTt1lsJkR8msc1Ald2oQ=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "protocol-buffers": {
+      "version": "4.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/protocol-buffers/-/protocol-buffers-4.0.4.tgz",
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+        "generate-object-property": "1.2.0",
+        "protocol-buffers-encodings": "1.1.0",
+        "protocol-buffers-schema": "3.3.2",
+        "signed-varint": "2.0.1",
+        "varint": "5.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "protocol-buffers-encodings": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/protocol-buffers-encodings/-/protocol-buffers-encodings-1.1.0.tgz",
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+        "varint": "5.0.0"
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+    },
+    "protocol-buffers-schema": {
+      "version": "3.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/protocol-buffers-schema/-/protocol-buffers-schema-3.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xdayp8sB/mU+sUV4G7ws8xtYMGdQnxbeIfLjyO9TZZRJdztBGhlmbI5x1qcY4TG5hBkIKGnc28i7nXxaugu88w==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "signed-varint": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signed-varint/-/signed-varint-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-UKmYnafJjCxh2tEZvJdHDvhSgSk=",
+      "requires": {
+        "varint": "5.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "varint": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/varint/-/varint-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-2Ca4n3SQcy+rwMDtaT7Uddyynr8="
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/protocol/package.json b/protocol/package.json
index 5bc0af4..bf9d0a1 100644
--- a/protocol/package.json
+++ b/protocol/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Dat daemon protocol buffer",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "build": "protocol-buffers daemon.proto -o index.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -19,5 +19,11 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/soyuka/dat-daemon/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/soyuka/dat-daemon#readme"
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/soyuka/dat-daemon#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "protocol-buffers-encodings": "^1.1.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "protocol-buffers": "^4.0.4"
+  }
 }