diff --git a/src/common/protocol.h b/src/common/protocol.h
--- a/src/common/protocol.h
+++ b/src/common/protocol.h
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@
  */
 enum distren_request_type
   {
-    DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION = 1, /*< identifies the version of software being
-				   used by the sender and tells if it is a client or server */
+    /**
+       identifies the version of software being
+       used by the sender and tells if it is a client or server.
+       Just send PACKAGE_STRING.
+    */
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION = 1,
     DISTREN_REQUEST_PING = 2,
     DISTREN_REQUEST_PONG = 3,
     DISTREN_REQUEST_DISCONNECT = 4,
@@ -68,16 +72,17 @@ enum distren_request_type
 slave is repoting on a frame it's actually assigned to */
     DISTREN_REQUEST_PROGRESS = 10, /*< tells another server of the progress of the first server's work at rendering */
     DISTREN_REQUEST_GETWORK = 11,
-    DISTREN_REQUEST_GETVERSION = 12, /* returns version of software that slave
-should be running */
-    DISTREN_REQUEST_GETRENDERPOWER = 13, /* returns the render power of a
-slave */
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_GETVERSION = 12, /*< returns version of software that slave should be running */
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_GETRENDERPOWER = 13, /* returns the render power of a slave */
     DISTREN_REQUEST_SETRENDERPOWER = 14, /* sets renderpower in server
 database */
-    DISTREN_REQUEST_RESETFRAME = 15, /* sets a frame back to unassigned,
-happens if the slave quits for some reason. server code should only allow
-resetting of a frame assigned to the slave calling the request (see php
-code)*/ 
+    /**
+       sets a frame back to unassigned,
+       happens if the slave quits for some reason. server code should only allow
+       resetting of a frame assigned to the slave calling the request (see php
+       code)
+    */ 
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_RESETFRAME = 15,
 
   };
 
@@ -94,6 +99,19 @@ struct distren_request
  */
 int distren_request_new(struct distren_request **req, uint32_t len, enum distren_request_type type);
 
+struct remoteio;
+/**
+   Takes a struct distren_request and its associated data, allocates
+   a new block of data to hold the whole packet, and packets the req
+   header and data together.
+
+   @param rem A remoteio handle to ship this packet off to
+   @param req Something you initialized with distren_request_new(). You are responsible for distren_request_free()ing this yourself.
+   @param data A chunk of data the size of req->len. You are responsible for free()ing this yourself.
+   @return 0 on success and 1 on failure.
+ */
+int distren_request_send(struct remoteio *rem, struct distren_request *req, void *data);
+
 /**
    initializes and allocates request based on raw input data
    which includes the headers of the request.