diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3985187..02c4cdf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "slab",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gg-broadcast"
+version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "maelstrom-node",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gg-echo"
 version = "0.0.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3222a10..728b983 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
-members = ["gg-echo", "gg-uid"]
+members = ["gg-echo", "gg-uid", "gg-broadcast"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ license-file = "LICENSE.md"
 async-trait = "0.1"
 maelstrom-node = "0.1"
 tokio = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["io-util", "io-std", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+serde_json = "1"
diff --git a/gg-broadcast/Cargo.toml b/gg-broadcast/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b9019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gg-broadcast/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "gg-broadcast"
+edition = "2021"
+version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license-file.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+async-trait.workspace = true
+maelstrom-node.workspace = true
+serde_json.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
diff --git a/gg-broadcast/src/main.rs b/gg-broadcast/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e837813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gg-broadcast/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use maelstrom::protocol::Message;
+use maelstrom::{done, protocol::MessageBody, Node, Result, Runtime};
+//use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+use std::borrow::BorrowMut;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let handler = Arc::new(Handler::default());
+    let _ = Runtime::new()
+        .with_handler(handler)
+        .run()
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+}
+
+type Store = Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, i64>>>;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+struct Handler {
+    pub store: Store,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl Node for Handler {
+    async fn process(&self, runtime: Runtime, req: Message) -> Result<()> {
+        let typ = req.get_type();
+
+        match typ {
+            "broadcast" => {
+                let val = req.body.extra.get("message").and_then(|v| v.as_i64());
+                if let Some(val) = val {
+                    let frm = req.src.as_str();
+                    let mid = req.body.msg_id;
+                    let key = format!("{frm}{mid}");
+                    {
+                        // there's only one thread, safe to unwrap
+                        let mut guard = self.store.lock().unwrap();
+                        guard.borrow_mut().entry(key).or_insert(val);
+                    }
+                    let body = MessageBody::new().with_type("broadcast_ok");
+                    return runtime.reply(req, body).await;
+                }
+            }
+            "read" => {
+                let vals = {
+                    let g = self.store.lock().unwrap();
+                    g.values().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                };
+                let body = MessageBody::from_extra(
+                    [("messages".to_string(), vals.into())]
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .collect(),
+                )
+                .with_type("read_ok");
+                return runtime.reply(req, body).await;
+            }
+            "topology" => {
+                let body = MessageBody::new().with_type("topology_ok");
+                return runtime.reply(req, body).await;
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        done(runtime, req)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gg-uid/Cargo.toml b/gg-uid/Cargo.toml
index d9a46e8..d3d06ac 100644
--- a/gg-uid/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gg-uid/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ license-file.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 async-trait.workspace = true
 maelstrom-node.workspace = true
-serde_json = "1.0.117"
+serde_json.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true