diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2e9eec..ec46283 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 # oc mint sample
 
+this is a C++ implementation of the opencoin protocol 
+as mapping to some kind of REST interface 
 
-# Protocol Questions
+actually it is a work in progress.
+
+## Protocol Questions
 
 What is signed as cdd - only the content of the cdd item with curly braces 
 or also the key?
+the weighted URL as array has a different js encoding as other elements
 
+## TODO
+[ ] complete from_json conversions
+[ ] complete tests
+[ ] drone config