diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 57facd19..c57f1f29 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
     </configurations>
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
-    <list default="true" id="8b74f0a4-fb0e-4d7a-9aae-f0e30bef4549" name="Default Changelist" comment="" />
+    <list default="true" id="8b74f0a4-fb0e-4d7a-9aae-f0e30bef4549" name="Default Changelist" comment="">
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/example.config.nix" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/example.config.nix" afterDir="false" />
+    </list>
     <option name="EXCLUDED_CONVERTED_TO_IGNORED" value="true" />
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
@@ -20,18 +23,9 @@
     <option name="formatViaClangd" value="false" />
   </component>
   <component name="FileEditorManager">
-    <splitter split-orientation="horizontal" split-proportion="0.3538749">
+    <splitter split-orientation="horizontal" split-proportion="0.22867854">
       <split-first>
         <leaf SIDE_TABS_SIZE_LIMIT_KEY="375">
-          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
-            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/app-spec/test_proc_macro/default.nix">
-              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-                <state relative-caret-position="364">
-                  <caret line="13" selection-start-line="13" selection-end-line="13" />
-                </state>
-              </provider>
-            </entry>
-          </file>
           <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
             <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/rust/flush/default.nix">
               <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
@@ -70,42 +64,52 @@
               <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor" />
             </entry>
           </file>
+        </leaf>
+      </split-first>
+      <split-second>
+        <leaf SIDE_TABS_SIZE_LIMIT_KEY="375">
           <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
-            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/rust/wasm/compile/default.nix">
+            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/default.nix">
               <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-                <state relative-caret-position="728">
-                  <caret line="26" selection-start-line="26" selection-end-line="26" />
+                <state relative-caret-position="44">
+                  <caret line="33" selection-start-line="33" selection-end-line="33" />
                 </state>
               </provider>
             </entry>
           </file>
           <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
-            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/app-spec/test/default.nix">
-              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-                <state relative-caret-position="140">
-                  <caret line="5" column="2" selection-start-line="5" selection-start-column="2" selection-end-line="7" selection-end-column="42" />
+            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/CHANGELOG.md">
+              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="split-provider[text-editor;MarkdownPreviewEditor]">
+                <state split_layout="SPLIT">
+                  <first_editor relative-caret-position="2772">
+                    <caret line="99" column="28" selection-start-line="99" selection-end-line="100" />
+                  </first_editor>
+                  <second_editor>
+                    <markdownNavigatorState />
+                  </second_editor>
                 </state>
               </provider>
             </entry>
           </file>
-        </leaf>
-      </split-first>
-      <split-second>
-        <leaf SIDE_TABS_SIZE_LIMIT_KEY="375">
           <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
-            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/app-spec/test/default.nix">
-              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-                <state relative-caret-position="364">
-                  <caret line="13" selection-start-line="13" selection-end-line="13" />
+            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md">
+              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="split-provider[text-editor;MarkdownPreviewEditor]">
+                <state split_layout="SPLIT">
+                  <first_editor relative-caret-position="280">
+                    <caret line="10" column="50" selection-start-line="10" selection-start-column="50" selection-end-line="10" selection-end-column="50" />
+                  </first_editor>
+                  <second_editor>
+                    <markdownNavigatorState />
+                  </second_editor>
                 </state>
               </provider>
             </entry>
           </file>
-          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
-            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/default.nix">
+          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="true">
+            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/example.config.nix">
               <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-                <state relative-caret-position="588">
-                  <caret line="21" selection-start-line="20" selection-end-line="21" />
+                <state relative-caret-position="576">
+                  <caret line="64" column="52" selection-start-line="64" selection-start-column="52" selection-end-line="64" selection-end-column="52" />
                 </state>
               </provider>
             </entry>
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@
             <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/nixpkgs/default.nix">
               <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
                 <state relative-caret-position="616">
-                  <caret line="22" selection-start-line="22" selection-end-line="22" />
+                  <caret line="23" selection-start-line="23" selection-end-line="23" />
                 </state>
               </provider>
             </entry>
@@ -124,11 +128,38 @@
               <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor" />
             </entry>
           </file>
-          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="true">
+          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
             <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/git/default.nix">
               <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-                <state>
-                  <caret selection-end-line="10" />
+                <state relative-caret-position="252">
+                  <caret line="9" column="2" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="9" selection-start-column="2" selection-end-line="9" selection-end-column="2" />
+                </state>
+              </provider>
+            </entry>
+          </file>
+          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
+            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/cli/config.nix">
+              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+                <state relative-caret-position="280">
+                  <caret line="10" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="10" selection-end-line="10" />
+                </state>
+              </provider>
+            </entry>
+          </file>
+          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
+            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/conductor/config.nix">
+              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+                <state relative-caret-position="308">
+                  <caret line="11" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="11" selection-end-line="11" />
+                </state>
+              </provider>
+            </entry>
+          </file>
+          <file pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
+            <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/config.nix">
+              <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+                <state relative-caret-position="336">
+                  <caret line="12" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="12" selection-end-line="12" />
                 </state>
               </provider>
             </entry>
@@ -153,6 +184,11 @@
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/app-spec/test_proc_macro/default.nix" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/nix-shell/test/default.nix" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/rust/wasm/default.nix" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/config.nix" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/cli/config.nix" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/conductor/config.nix" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/example.config.nix" />
       </list>
     </option>
   </component>
@@ -182,6 +218,7 @@
       <foldersAlwaysOnTop value="true" />
     </navigator>
     <panes>
+      <pane id="Scope" />
       <pane id="ProjectPane">
         <subPane>
           <expand>
@@ -192,19 +229,19 @@
             <path>
               <item name="holonix" type="b2602c69:ProjectViewProjectNode" />
               <item name="holonix" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
-              <item name="app-spec" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
+              <item name="dist" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
             </path>
             <path>
               <item name="holonix" type="b2602c69:ProjectViewProjectNode" />
               <item name="holonix" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
-              <item name="app-spec" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
-              <item name="test" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
+              <item name="dist" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
+              <item name="cli" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
             </path>
             <path>
               <item name="holonix" type="b2602c69:ProjectViewProjectNode" />
               <item name="holonix" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
-              <item name="app-spec" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
-              <item name="test_proc_macro" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
+              <item name="dist" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
+              <item name="conductor" type="462c0819:PsiDirectoryNode" />
             </path>
             <path>
               <item name="holonix" type="b2602c69:ProjectViewProjectNode" />
@@ -236,7 +273,6 @@
           <select />
         </subPane>
       </pane>
-      <pane id="Scope" />
     </panes>
   </component>
   <component name="PropertiesComponent">
@@ -271,16 +307,18 @@
       <workItem from="1562586921614" duration="10000" />
       <workItem from="1562593623091" duration="3222000" />
       <workItem from="1562608195704" duration="12000" />
+      <workItem from="1565029310100" duration="1792000" />
     </task>
     <servers />
   </component>
   <component name="TimeTrackingManager">
-    <option name="totallyTimeSpent" value="9333000" />
+    <option name="totallyTimeSpent" value="11125000" />
   </component>
   <component name="ToolWindowManager">
     <frame x="875" y="27" width="2565" height="1413" extended-state="4" />
+    <editor active="true" />
     <layout>
-      <window_info active="true" content_ui="combo" id="Project" order="0" visible="true" weight="0.14786768" />
+      <window_info active="true" content_ui="combo" id="Project" order="0" visible="true" weight="0.14946194" />
       <window_info id="Structure" order="1" side_tool="true" weight="0.25" />
       <window_info id="Favorites" order="2" side_tool="true" />
       <window_info anchor="bottom" id="Message" order="0" />
@@ -346,6 +384,23 @@
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/app-spec/test/default.nix">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="364">
+          <caret line="13" selection-start-line="13" selection-end-line="13" />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/nixpkgs/default.nix">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="616">
+          <caret line="23" selection-start-line="23" selection-end-line="23" />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/n3h/default.nix">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor" />
+    </entry>
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/rust/wasm/default.nix">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
         <state relative-caret-position="224">
@@ -353,34 +408,69 @@
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/app-spec/test/default.nix">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/git/default.nix">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="364">
-          <caret line="13" selection-start-line="13" selection-end-line="13" />
+        <state relative-caret-position="252">
+          <caret line="9" column="2" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="9" selection-start-column="2" selection-end-line="9" selection-end-column="2" />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/default.nix">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/config.nix">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="588">
-          <caret line="21" selection-start-line="20" selection-end-line="21" />
+        <state relative-caret-position="336">
+          <caret line="12" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="12" selection-end-line="12" />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/nixpkgs/default.nix">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/cli/config.nix">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="616">
-          <caret line="22" selection-start-line="22" selection-end-line="22" />
+        <state relative-caret-position="280">
+          <caret line="10" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="10" selection-end-line="10" />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/n3h/default.nix">
-      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor" />
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/dist/conductor/config.nix">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="308">
+          <caret line="11" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="11" selection-end-line="11" />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/git/default.nix">
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/default.nix">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="44">
+          <caret line="33" selection-start-line="33" selection-end-line="33" />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/CHANGELOG.md">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="split-provider[text-editor;MarkdownPreviewEditor]">
+        <state split_layout="SPLIT">
+          <first_editor relative-caret-position="2772">
+            <caret line="99" column="28" selection-start-line="99" selection-end-line="100" />
+          </first_editor>
+          <second_editor>
+            <markdownNavigatorState />
+          </second_editor>
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="split-provider[text-editor;MarkdownPreviewEditor]">
+        <state split_layout="SPLIT">
+          <first_editor relative-caret-position="280">
+            <caret line="10" column="50" selection-start-line="10" selection-start-column="50" selection-end-line="10" selection-end-column="50" />
+          </first_editor>
+          <second_editor>
+            <markdownNavigatorState />
+          </second_editor>
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/example.config.nix">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state>
-          <caret selection-end-line="10" />
+        <state relative-caret-position="576">
+          <caret line="64" column="52" selection-start-line="64" selection-start-column="52" selection-end-line="64" selection-end-column="52" />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
index 57578b53..2f730af6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Changed
 
-- bump holochain and hc binaries to `0.0.26-alpha1`
-
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 356fd7f6..631aa841 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.0.27] - 2019-08-05
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+- bump holochain and hc binaries to `0.0.26-alpha1`
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Security
+
 ## [0.0.26] - 2019-08-05
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/example.config.nix b/example.config.nix
index e8442925..c05d2f12 100644
--- a/example.config.nix
+++ b/example.config.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ echo "All finished!!!"
   # the commit hash that the release process should target
   # this will always be behind what ends up being deployed
   # the release process needs to add some commits for changelog etc.
-  commit = "4cc6f2e599df0e0ef5d15b36a8be31ba41abe4bb";
+  commit = "6793fd6d7088076948e7a0d920cfb6ad9b5f3c4e";
 
   # the semver for prev and current releases
   # the previous version will be scanned/bumped by release scripts