diff --git a/connector/lib/xpc-1.4.0-SNAPSHOT.jar b/connector/lib/xpc-1.4.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..779a3e1
Binary files /dev/null and b/connector/lib/xpc-1.4.0-SNAPSHOT.jar differ
diff --git a/connector/settings.gradle.kts b/connector/settings.gradle.kts
index a8a632c..384b4c2 100644
--- a/connector/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/connector/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
         maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/compose/dev")
+        flatDir {
+            dirs("lib")
+        }
     }
 }
 
 include(":composeApp")
 include(":server")
-include(":shared")
\ No newline at end of file
+include(":shared")
+//include(":lib:xpc:buildSrc")
+//include(":lib:xpc")
+//project(":lib:xpc:buildSrc").projectDir = file("lib/xpc/buildSrc")
+//project(":xpc:xpc").projectDir = file("lib/xpc/xpc")
diff --git a/connector/shared/build.gradle.kts b/connector/shared/build.gradle.kts
index 70924fc..3caeb16 100644
--- a/connector/shared/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/connector/shared/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ kotlin {
             implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-datetime:$dateTimeVersion")
             implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$sl4jVersion")
             implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j:$sl4jVersion")
+
+            // this feels like the most godawful hack I have created, I am ashamed
+            implementation("gov.nasa.xpc-parent:xpc:1.4.0-SNAPSHOT")
+
         }
         commonTest.dependencies {
             implementation(libs.kotlin.test)