diff --git a/src/components/CreateMeritRequest.svelte b/src/components/CreateMeritRequest.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74fc398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CreateMeritRequest.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+	import { base } from '$app/paths';
+	import { Button, buttonVariants } from '$lib/components/ui/button/index.js';
+	import * as Dialog from '$lib/components/ui/dialog/index.js';
+	import { Input } from '$lib/components/ui/input/index.js';
+	import { Label } from '$lib/components/ui/label/index.js';
+	import * as Alert from '@/components/ui/alert';
+	import Textarea from '@/components/ui/textarea/textarea.svelte';
+	import { getRocketURL } from '@/helpers';
+	import { ndk } from '@/ndk';
+	import { currentUser } from '@/stores/session';
+	import { NDKEvent } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
+	import type NDKSvelte from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk-svelte';
+	import { Terminal } from 'lucide-svelte';
+	import Todo from './Todo.svelte';
+	import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox';
+
+	export let rocketEvent: NDKEvent;
+
+	let problem: string;
+	let solution: string;
+	let image: string;
+	let merits: number = 0;
+	let sats: number = 0;
+	let wts = false;
+	let minimum:number = 0;
+
+	$: {
+		if (wts && minimum == 0) {
+			minimum = sats
+		}
+	}
+
+	function publish(ndk: NDKSvelte) {
+		if (!ndk.signer) {
+			throw new Error('no ndk signer found');
+		}
+		let e = new NDKEvent(ndk);
+		let author = $currentUser;
+		if (!author) {
+			throw new Error('no current user');
+		}
+		e.author = author;
+		e.kind = 1409;
+		e.created_at = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
+		e.tags.push(['problem', 'text', problem]);
+		e.tags.push(['solution', 'url', solution]);
+		e.tags.push(['a', `31108:${rocketEvent.pubkey}:${rocketEvent.dTag}`]);
+		e.tags.push(['merits', sats.toString(10)]);
+		e.tags.push(['sats', sats.toString(10)]);
+		console.log(e.rawEvent());
+		e.publish().then((x) => {
+			console.log(x);
+			goto(`${base}/rockets/${getRocketURL(e)}`);
+		});
+	}
+</script>
+
+<Dialog.Root>
+	<Dialog.Trigger class={buttonVariants({ variant: 'default' })}
+		>Create a Merit Request</Dialog.Trigger
+	>
+	<Dialog.Content class="sm:max-w-[425px]">
+		{#if !currentUser}
+			<Alert.Root>
+				<Terminal class="h-4 w-4" />
+				<Alert.Title>Heads up!</Alert.Title>
+				<Alert.Description>You need a nostr signing extension to use Nostrocket!</Alert.Description>
+			</Alert.Root>
+		{/if}
+		<Dialog.Header>
+			<Dialog.Title>Request Merits</Dialog.Title>
+			<Dialog.Description>Request Merits for your work</Dialog.Description>
+		</Dialog.Header>
+		<div class="grid gap-4 py-4">
+			<div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
+				<Label for="name" class="text-right">Problem</Label>
+				<Textarea
+					bind:value={problem}
+					id="name"
+					placeholder="Describe the problem you solved, links to github are also acceptable"
+					class="col-span-3"
+				/>
+			</div>
+			<div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
+				<Label for="desc" class="text-right">Solution</Label>
+				<Textarea
+					bind:value={solution}
+					id="desc"
+					placeholder="Link to your solution (e.g. a merged PR or some other evidence)"
+					class="col-span-3"
+				/>
+			</div>
+			<div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
+				<Label for="sats" class="text-right">Sats</Label>
+				<Input
+					bind:value={sats}
+					id="price"
+					placeholder="Number of Merits you are requesting"
+					class="col-span-3"
+				/>
+			</div>
+			<div class="grid items-center gap-4">
+				<span>You are requesting {sats} Merits</span>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="flex items-center space-x-2">
+				<Checkbox id="sell" bind:checked={wts} aria-labelledby="terms-label" />
+				<Label
+					id="terms-label"
+					for="sell"
+					class="text-sm font-medium leading-none peer-disabled:cursor-not-allowed peer-disabled:opacity-70"
+				>
+					I want Sats not Merits
+				</Label>
+			</div>
+
+			{#if wts}
+			If your Merit Request is approved, it will be auctioned to potential sponsors. You can set a minimum amount below which your Approved Merit Request will not be sold.
+
+			<div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
+				<Label for="sats" class="text-right col-span-2">Minimum Price (Sats)</Label>
+				<Input
+					bind:value={minimum}
+					id="price"
+					placeholder="Number of Merits you are requesting"
+					class="col-span-2"
+				/>
+			</div>
+			
+			{/if}
+
+		</div>
+		<Dialog.Footer>
+			<Button
+				on:click={() => {
+					publish($ndk);
+				}}
+				type="submit">Publish</Button
+			>
+
+		</Dialog.Footer>
+		<Todo
+		text={['validate sane field entries', 'Sats must be number', 'highlight errors somehow']}
+	/>
+	</Dialog.Content>
+</Dialog.Root>
diff --git a/src/components/RocketDashboard.svelte b/src/components/RocketDashboard.svelte
index 0100390..23c793b 100644
--- a/src/components/RocketDashboard.svelte
+++ b/src/components/RocketDashboard.svelte
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@
 	import type { ExtendedBaseType } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk-svelte';
 	import ProposedProducts from './ProposedProducts.svelte';
 	import * as Card from '@/components/ui/card';
+	import CreateMeritRequest from './CreateMeritRequest.svelte';
 
 	export let rocket: NDKEvent;
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex flex-col sm:gap-4">
 	<header
-		class="sticky top-0 z-30 flex h-14 items-center gap-4 border-b bg-background px-4 sm:static sm:h-auto sm:border-0 sm:bg-transparent sm:px-6"
+		class="flex items-center "
 	>
-		<Breadcrumb.Root class="hidden md:flex">
+		<Breadcrumb.Root class="flex">
 			<Breadcrumb.List>
 				<Breadcrumb.Item>
 					<Breadcrumb.Link href="##">{rocket.getMatchingTags('d')[0][1]}</Breadcrumb.Link>
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@
 		<Card.Root class="sm:col-span-3">
 			<Card.Header class="pb-3">
 				<Card.Title>Actions</Card.Title>
-				<Card.Description class="grid grid-cols-6">
+				<Card.Description class="flex space-x-4">
 					<CreateNewProduct rocketEvent={rocket} />
+					<CreateMeritRequest rocketEvent={rocket} />
 				</Card.Description>
 			</Card.Header>
 			<Card.Footer></Card.Footer>