diff --git a/src/lua/endpoints/delete_post.lua b/src/lua/endpoints/delete_post.lua
index d0f8b44..152059c 100644
--- a/src/lua/endpoints/delete_post.lua
+++ b/src/lua/endpoints/delete_post.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local db = require("db")
 local queries = require("queries")
 local sql = require("lsqlite3")
 local cache = require("cache")
+local api = require("hooks")
 
 local oldconfigure = configure
 local stmnt_delete
@@ -15,6 +16,18 @@ function configure(...)
 	return oldconfigure(...)
 end
 
+local oldspec = api.get.page_owner
+function api.get.page_owner = function(env)
+	local ret = oldspec()
+	table.insert(oldret,{
+		endpoint = string.format("https://%s/_delete",env.domain),
+		method = "POST",
+		fields = {story = env.short},
+		text = "Delete"
+	})
+	return ret
+end
+
 local function delete_post(req)
 	local host = http_request_get_host(req)
 	local path = http_request_get_path(req)
diff --git a/src/lua/endpoints/edit_get.lua b/src/lua/endpoints/edit_get.lua
index 7f0a174..ba92fad 100644
--- a/src/lua/endpoints/edit_get.lua
+++ b/src/lua/endpoints/edit_get.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ local pages = require("pages")
 local tags = require("tags")
 local session = require("session")
 local config = require("config")
+local api = require("hooks")
 
 local stmnt_edit
 local oldconfigure = configure
@@ -16,6 +17,18 @@ function configure(...)
 	return oldconfigure(...)
 end
 
+local oldspec = api.get.page_owner
+function api.get.page_owner = function(env)
+	local ret = oldspec()
+	table.insert(oldret,{
+		endpoint = string.format("https://%s/_edit",env.domain),
+		method = "GET",
+		fields = {story = env.short},
+		text = "Edit"
+	})
+	return ret
+end
+
 local function edit_get(req)
 	local host = http_request_get_host(req)
 	local path = http_request_get_path(req)
diff --git a/src/lua/init.lua b/src/lua/init.lua
index 71faccf..7e696c2 100644
--- a/src/lua/init.lua
+++ b/src/lua/init.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ print("Really fast print from init.lua")
 local et = require("etlua")
 local sql = require("lsqlite3")
 local zlib = require("zlib")
+local api = require("hooks")
 
 --stubs for detouring
 function configure(...) end
@@ -105,7 +106,9 @@ for funcname, spec in pairs({
 		else
 			log(LOG_DEBUG,string.format("Endpoint %s called with method %s",funcname,method))
 		end
+		api.pre_request(req)
 		spec[method](req)
+		api.post_request(req)
 	end
 	log(LOG_INFO,string.format("Associateing endpoint %q", funcname))
 end
@@ -118,7 +121,9 @@ function teardown()
 	if cache then
 		cache.close()
 	end
+	api.worker_shutdown()
 	print("Finished lua teardown")
 end
 
+api.worker_init()
 print("Done with init.lua")
diff --git a/src/pages/read.etlua.in b/src/pages/read.etlua.in
index 6bf0d25..feb7b74 100644
--- a/src/pages/read.etlua.in
+++ b/src/pages/read.etlua.in
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 </nav>
 <% if owner then -%>
 <div class="row">
-	<form action="https://<%= domain %>/_edit" method="get"><fieldset>
-		<input type="hidden" name="story" value="<%= short %>"/>
-		<input type="submit" value="edit" class="button column column-0"/>
-	</fieldset></form>
-	<form action="https://<%= domain %>/_delete" method="post"><fieldset>
-		<input type="hidden" name="story" value="<%= short %>"/>
-		<input type="submit" value="delete" class="button column column-0"/>
-	</fieldset></form>
+	<% for _, spec in ipairs(api.get.page_owner(_ENV)) do %>
+		<form action="<%= spec.endpoint %>" method="<%= spec.method %=>"><fieldset>
+		<% for key, value in pairs(spec.fields) %>
+			<input type="hidden" name="<%= key %>" value="<%= value %>"/>
+		<% end %>
+		<input type="submit" value="<%= spec.text %>" class="button column column-0"/>
+		</fieldset></form>
+	<% end %>
 </div>
 <% end -%>
 <article>