diff --git a/project.task.yaml b/project.task.yaml
index dbf4bbb7..e23fb255 100644
--- a/project.task.yaml
+++ b/project.task.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 - Ensure each action sent to the server has a confirmation.
 
 - Feed screen
-  - 01 save the feed in settings storage
-  - .5 add user-specific data
+  - 01 save the feed-viewed status in settings storage ("afterQuery")
 
 - .5 customize favicon
 - .5 make advanced features harder to access; advanced build?
diff --git a/src/db/tables/accounts.ts b/src/db/tables/accounts.ts
index b42e55ac..d31f1608 100644
--- a/src/db/tables/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/db/tables/accounts.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ export type Account = {
   dateCreated: string;
   derivationPath: string;
   did: string;
+  // stringified JSON containing underlying key material of type IIdentifier
+  // https://github.com/uport-project/veramo/blob/next/packages/core-types/src/types/IIdentifier.ts
   identity: string;
   publicKeyHex: string;
   mnemonic: string;
diff --git a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
index 20e04a61..1bfca842 100644
--- a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
+++ b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import * as R from "ramda";
+
 export const SCHEMA_ORG_CONTEXT = "https://schema.org";
 export const SERVICE_ID = "endorser.ch";
 
@@ -52,9 +54,6 @@ export interface RegisterVerifiableCredential {
 // See https://github.com/trentlarson/endorser-ch/blob/0cb626f803028e7d9c67f095858a9fc8542e3dbd/server/api/services/util.js#L6
 const HIDDEN_DID = "did:none:HIDDEN";
 
-const UNKNOWN_ENTITY = "Someone Unknown";
-const UNKNOWN_VISIBLE = "Someone Unnamed";
-
 export function isHiddenDid(did) {
   return did === HIDDEN_DID;
 }
@@ -69,11 +68,11 @@ export function didInfo(did, identifiers, contacts) {
   } else {
     const contact = R.find((c) => c.did === did, contacts);
     if (contact) {
-      return contact.name || "(no name)";
+      return contact.name || "Someone Unnamed in Contacts";
     } else if (isHiddenDid(did)) {
-      return UNKNOWN_ENTITY;
+      return "Someone Not In Network";
     } else {
-      return UNKNOWN_VISIBLE;
+      return "Someone Not In Contacts";
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 11d2fdc1..2c51e84d 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import { Options, Vue } from "vue-class-component";
 
 import { db, accountsDB } from "@/db";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
+import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import { didInfo } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
@@ -93,9 +94,10 @@ import * as R from "ramda";
   components: {},
 })
 export default class HomeView extends Vue {
-  accounts: Array<Account> = [];
+  activeDid = "";
+  allAccounts: Array<Account> = [];
+  allContacts: Array<Contact> = [];
   apiServer = "";
-  contacts: Array<Contact> = [];
   feedAllLoaded = false;
   feedData = [];
   feedPreviousOldestId = null;
@@ -104,10 +106,11 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
     await accountsDB.open();
-    this.accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    console.log("Accounts:", this.accounts);
+    this.allAccounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
     await db.open();
-    this.contacts = await db.contacts.toArray();
+    const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
+    this.activeDid = settings?.activeDid || "";
+    this.allContacts = await db.contacts.toArray();
   }
 
   // 'mounted' hook runs after initial render
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
       await db.open();
       const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
       this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
+
       this.updateAllFeed();
     } catch (err) {
       console.log("Error in mounted():", err);
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
       .then(async (results) => {
         if (results.data.length > 0) {
           this.feedData = this.feedData.concat(results.data);
-          console.log("Feed data:", this.feedData);
+          //console.log("Feed data:", this.feedData);
           this.feedAllLoaded = results.hitLimit;
           this.feedPreviousOldestId = results.data[results.data.length - 1].id;
         }
@@ -148,15 +152,22 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   };
 
   retrieveClaims = async (endorserApiServer, identifier, beforeId) => {
-    //const token = await accessToken(identifier)
     //const afterQuery = afterId == null ? "" : "&afterId=" + afterId;
     const beforeQuery = beforeId == null ? "" : "&beforeId=" + beforeId;
+    const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
+    if (this.activeDid) {
+      const account = R.find(
+        (acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid,
+        this.allAccounts
+      );
+      console.log("about to parse from", this.activeDid, account?.identity);
+      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "undefined");
+      const token = await accessToken(identity);
+      headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + token;
+    }
     return fetch(this.apiServer + "/api/v2/report/gives?" + beforeQuery, {
       method: "GET",
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        //"Uport-Push-Token": token,
-      },
+      headers: headers,
     })
       .then(async (response) => {
         if (response.status !== 200) {
@@ -184,14 +195,14 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     // agent.did is for legacy data, before March 2023
     const giver =
       claim.agent?.identifier || claim.agent?.did || giveRecord.issuer;
-    const giverInfo = giver; //didInfo(giver, identifiers, contacts);
+    const giverInfo = didInfo(giver, this.allAccounts, this.allContacts);
     const gaveAmount = claim.object?.amountOfThisGood
       ? this.displayAmount(claim.object.unitCode, claim.object.amountOfThisGood)
-      : claim.object;
+      : claim.description || "something unknown";
     // recipient.did is for legacy data, before March 2023
     const gaveRecipientId = claim.recipient?.identifier || claim.recipient?.did;
     const gaveRecipientInfo = gaveRecipientId
-      ? " to " + gaveRecipientId //didInfo(gaveRecipientId, identifiers, contacts)
+      ? " to " + didInfo(gaveRecipientId, this.allAccounts, this.allContacts)
       : "";
     return giverInfo + " gave " + gaveAmount + gaveRecipientInfo;
   }
diff --git a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
index 62771956..af86bc8c 100644
--- a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@
         <span :class="{ hidden: isHiddenSave }">Save Project</span>
 
         <!-- SHOW if in saving state; DISABLE button while in saving state -->
-        <span :class="{ hidden: isHiddenSpinner }"
-          ><i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-spin-pulse"></i>
+        <span :class="{ hidden: isHiddenSpinner }">
+          <!-- icon no worky? -->
+          <i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-spin-pulse"></i>
           Saving&hellip;</span
         >
       </button>