diff --git a/storage/driver/boltdb.go b/storage/driver/boltdb.go
index 1ea4f61..34dfb3b 100644
--- a/storage/driver/boltdb.go
+++ b/storage/driver/boltdb.go
@@ -316,7 +316,29 @@ func applySet(doc, operator bson.M) (bson.M, error) {
 		if k == entity.Name {
 			return nil, errModifiedReserved
 		}
-		doc[k] = v
+		nesting := strings.Split(k, ".")
+		if len(nesting) > 1 {
+			mInterface, ok := doc[nesting[0]]
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("path does not exist: %s (%s): %+v", k, nesting[0], doc)
+			}
+			m, ok := mInterface.(map[string]interface{})
+			if !ok {
+				pm, pmok := mInterface.(primitive.M)
+				m = map[string]interface{}(pm)
+				ok = pmok
+			}
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("subpath cannot be followed for non object: %s (%s): %+v (%T)", k, nesting[0], mInterface, mInterface)
+			}
+			subdoc, err := applySet(bson.M(m), bson.M{strings.Join(nesting[1:], "."): v})
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			doc[nesting[0]] = subdoc
+		} else {
+			doc[k] = v
+		}
 	}
 	return doc, nil
 }
diff --git a/storage/driver/boltdb_test.go b/storage/driver/boltdb_test.go
index 943b58b..04c1a2d 100644
--- a/storage/driver/boltdb_test.go
+++ b/storage/driver/boltdb_test.go
@@ -396,3 +396,50 @@ func fillBoltDB(t *testing.T, bdb *BoltDB) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestApplySet(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		doc      bson.M
+		operator bson.M
+		want     bson.M
+	}{
+		"noop on empty": {},
+		"noop on full": {
+			doc:  bson.M{"hello": "world"},
+			want: bson.M{"hello": "world"},
+		},
+		"add new field on full": {
+			operator: bson.M{"hi": "mom"},
+			doc:      bson.M{"hello": "world"},
+			want:     bson.M{"hello": "world", "hi": "mom"},
+		},
+		"change only field on full": {
+			operator: bson.M{"hello": "lol jk not world"},
+			doc:      bson.M{"hello": "world"},
+			want:     bson.M{"hello": "lol jk not world"},
+		},
+		"set existing, nested field": {
+			operator: bson.M{"hello.world": "hi"},
+			doc:      bson.M{"hello": bson.M{"world": "not hi"}},
+			want:     bson.M{"hello": bson.M{"world": "hi"}},
+		},
+		"add to existing, nested field": {
+			operator: bson.M{"hello.notworld": "hi"},
+			doc:      bson.M{"hello": bson.M{"world": "not hi"}},
+			want:     bson.M{"hello": bson.M{"world": "not hi", "notworld": "hi"}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, d := range cases {
+		c := d
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			out, err := applySet(c.doc, c.operator)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if fmt.Sprint(out) != fmt.Sprint(c.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("(%+v, %+v) => want \n%+v\n, got \n%+v", c.doc, c.operator, c.want, out)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/storage/operator/modify.go b/storage/operator/modify.go
index 3e9f9ee..119732f 100644
--- a/storage/operator/modify.go
+++ b/storage/operator/modify.go
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ func (pi PopIf) MarshalBSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return opMarshal("$pull", pi.Key, pi.Filter)
 }
 
+type SetMany struct {
+	Value interface{}
+}
+
+func (s SetMany) MarshalBSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return opMarshal("$set", "", s.Value)
+}
+
 type Set struct {
 	Key   string
 	Value interface{}
@@ -49,20 +57,28 @@ func opMarshal(op, key string, value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	return bson.Marshal(marshalable)
 }
 
-func opMarshalable(op, key string, value interface{}) map[string]map[string]interface{} {
-	if len(key) == 0 {
+func opMarshalable(op, key string, value interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
+	if len(key) == 0 && value == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	m := map[string]map[string]interface{}{
+	m := map[string]interface{}{
 		op: map[string]interface{}{
 			key: value,
 		},
 	}
+	if len(key) == 0 {
+		m[op] = value
+	}
 	if _, ok := m["$set"]; !ok {
 		m["$set"] = map[string]interface{}{}
 	}
-	if _, ok := m["$set"][entity.Modified]; !ok {
-		m["$set"][entity.Modified] = time.Now().UnixNano()
+	switch m["$set"].(type) {
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		m["$set"].(map[string]interface{})[entity.Modified] = time.Now().UnixNano()
+	case bson.M:
+		m["$set"].(bson.M)[entity.Modified] = time.Now().UnixNano()
+		//case primitive.M:
+		//m["$set"].(primitive.M)[entity.Modified] = time.Now().UnixNano()
 	}
 	return m
 }
diff --git a/view/json.go b/view/json.go
index 669155c..cc562cf 100644
--- a/view/json.go
+++ b/view/json.go
@@ -27,15 +27,7 @@ func jsonHandler(g storage.Graph) http.Handler {
 	}{
 		{
 			path: "/who/",
-			foo:  httpwho,
-		},
-		{
-			path: "/meet/",
-			foo:  httpmeet,
-		},
-		{
-			path: "/isnow/",
-			foo:  httpisnow,
+			foo:  who,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -45,8 +37,12 @@ func jsonHandler(g storage.Graph) http.Handler {
 		foo := route.foo
 		mux.HandleFunc(path, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if err := foo(g, w, r); err != nil {
+				status := http.StatusInternalServerError
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "collision") {
+					status = http.StatusConflict
+				}
 				b, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
-				http.Error(w, string(b), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				http.Error(w, string(b), status)
 			}
 		})
 		mux.HandleFunc(nopath, http.NotFound)
diff --git a/view/who.go b/view/who.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..def6769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/who.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package view
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"local/dndex/storage"
+	"local/dndex/storage/entity"
+	"local/dndex/storage/operator"
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/buger/jsonparser"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
+)
+
+func who(g storage.Graph, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	namespace := strings.TrimLeft(r.URL.Path, path.Dir(r.URL.Path))
+	if len(namespace) == 0 {
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+		return nil
+	}
+	namespace = strings.Replace(namespace, "/", ".", -1)
+
+	switch r.Method {
+	case http.MethodGet:
+		return whoGet(namespace, g, w, r)
+	case http.MethodPut:
+		return whoPut(namespace, g, w, r)
+	case http.MethodPost:
+		return whoPost(namespace, g, w, r)
+	default:
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func whoGet(namespace string, g storage.Graph, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	id := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
+	if id == "" {
+		http.Error(w, `{"error":"no ?id provided"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return nil
+	}
+	_, light := r.URL.Query()["light"]
+
+	ones, err := g.List(r.Context(), namespace, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(ones) == 0 {
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if len(ones) > 1 {
+		return errors.New("more than one result found matching " + id)
+	}
+	one := ones[0]
+
+	if !light && len(one.Connections) > 0 {
+		ones, err := g.List(r.Context(), namespace, one.Peers()...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, another := range ones {
+			another.Relationship = one.Connections[another.Name].Relationship
+			one.Connections[another.Name] = another
+		}
+	}
+
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
+	enc.SetIndent("", "   ")
+	return enc.Encode(one)
+}
+
+func whoPut(namespace string, g storage.Graph, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	id := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
+	if id == "" {
+		http.Error(w, `{"error":"no ?id provided"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	operation := entity.One{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &operation); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if operation.Name != "" {
+		http.Error(w, `{"error":"cannot specify name in request body"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if operation.Modified != 0 {
+		http.Error(w, `{"error":"cannot specify modified in request body"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return nil
+	}
+	b, err := bson.Marshal(operation)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	op := bson.M{}
+	if err := bson.Unmarshal(b, &op); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for k := range op {
+		if _, _, _, err := jsonparser.Get(body, k); err != nil {
+			delete(op, k)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := g.Update(r.Context(), namespace, entity.One{Name: id}, operator.SetMany{op}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return whoGet(namespace, g, w, r)
+}
+
+func whoPost(namespace string, g storage.Graph, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	id := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
+	if id == "" {
+		http.Error(w, `{"error":"no ?id provided"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	one := entity.One{}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&one); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	one.Name = id
+	if err := g.Insert(r.Context(), namespace, one); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return whoGet(namespace, g, w, r)
+}
diff --git a/view/who_test.go b/view/who_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fbde95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/who_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package view
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"local/dndex/config"
+	"local/dndex/storage"
+	"local/dndex/storage/entity"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestWho(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Args = os.Args[:1]
+	f, err := ioutil.TempFile(os.TempDir(), "pattern*")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	f.Close()
+	defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+	os.Setenv("DBURI", f.Name())
+
+	t.Logf("config: %+v", config.New())
+
+	g := storage.NewGraph()
+	ones := fillDB(t, g)
+	want := ones[len(ones)-1]
+
+	handler := jsonHandler(g)
+
+	t.Log(handler, want)
+
+	t.Run("get no namespace is 404", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iwant := want
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/who?id="+iwant.Name, nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.Bytes())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("get fake", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iwant := want
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/who/col?id=FAKER"+iwant.Name, nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.Bytes())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("get real", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iwant := want
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/who/col?id="+iwant.Name, nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.Bytes())
+		}
+		o := entity.One{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &o); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if fmt.Sprint(o) == fmt.Sprint(iwant) {
+			t.Fatal(o, iwant)
+		}
+		if len(o.Connections) != len(iwant.Connections) {
+			t.Fatal(len(o.Connections), len(iwant.Connections))
+		}
+		iwant.Connections = o.Connections
+		iwant.Modified = 0
+		o.Modified = 0
+		if fmt.Sprint(o) != fmt.Sprint(iwant) {
+			t.Fatalf("after resolving connections and modified, iwant and got differ: \nwant %+v\n got %+v", iwant, o)
+		}
+		b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(o, "", "   ")
+		t.Logf("POST GET:\n%s", b)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("put fake", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iwant := want
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, "/who/col?id=FAKER"+iwant.Name, strings.NewReader(`{"title":"this should fail to find someone"}`))
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.Bytes())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("put real", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iwant := want
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, "/who/col?id="+iwant.Name, strings.NewReader(`{"title":"this should work"}`))
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.Bytes())
+		}
+		o := entity.One{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &o); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if len(o.Connections) != len(iwant.Connections) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong number of connections returned: want %v, got %v", len(iwant.Connections), len(o.Connections))
+		}
+		if o.Title != "this should work" {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to PUT a new title: %+v", o)
+		}
+		b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(o, "", "   ")
+		t.Logf("POST PUT:\n%s", b)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("post exists", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iwant := want
+		iwant.Name = ""
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/who/col?id="+want.Name, strings.NewReader(`{"title":"this should fail to insert"}`))
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusConflict {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.Bytes())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("post real", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iwant := want
+		iwant.Name = ""
+		b, err := json.Marshal(iwant)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/who/col?id=NEWBIE"+want.Name, bytes.NewReader(b))
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.Bytes())
+		}
+		o := entity.One{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &o); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if len(o.Connections) != len(iwant.Connections) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong number of connections returned: want %v, got %v", len(iwant.Connections), len(o.Connections))
+		}
+		if o.Name != "NEWBIE"+want.Name {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to POST specified name: %+v", o)
+		}
+		b, _ = json.MarshalIndent(o, "", "   ")
+		t.Logf("POST POST:\n%s", b)
+	})
+}