diff --git a/.env b/.env
index d2bca90..41d789d 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=mrva
+
diff --git a/.env.container b/.env.container
index 508a2e7..65a4116 100644
--- a/.env.container
+++ b/.env.container
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ QLDB_MINIO_ENDPOINT=minio.store:9000
 QLDB_MINIO_ID=${MINIO_ROOT_USER}
 QLDB_MINIO_SECRET=${MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD}
 MRVA_MINIO_VIRTUAL_HOST=0
+#
+# temporary:
+#
+MRVA_HEPC_DATAVIACLI=0
+MRVA_HEPC_REFROOT=/refroot/
+MRVA_HEPC_OUTDIR=WedMay7
+MRVA_HEPC_TOOL=codeql-javascript
+MRVA_HEPC_COMMAND=spigot-cli
diff --git a/bin/ma.send-request b/bin/ma.send-request
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c335d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ma.send-request
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#*  Start container and check gh-mrva tool
+# Start an interactive bash shell inside the running Docker container
+docker exec -it mrva-ghmrva bash
+
+# Check if the gh-mrva tool is installed and accessible
+cd ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/
+gh-mrva -h
+
+
+#*  Set up gh-mrva configuration
+# Create configuration directory and generate config file for gh-mrva
+mkdir -p ~/.config/gh-mrva
+cat > ~/.config/gh-mrva/config.yml <<EOF
+# Configuration file for the gh-mrva tool
+# codeql_path: Path to the CodeQL distribution (not used in this setup)
+# controller: Placeholder for a controller NWO (not relevant in this setup)
+# list_file: Path to the repository selection JSON file
+
+codeql_path: not-used/codeql-path
+controller: not-used/mirva-controller
+list_file: $HOME/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/gh-mrva-selection.json
+EOF
+
+#*  Create repository selection list
+# Create a directory and generate the JSON file specifying repositories
+mkdir -p ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva
+cat > ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/gh-mrva-selection.json <<eof
+{
+    "mirva-list": [
+        "Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio",
+        "UEFITool/UEFITool",
+        "aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng",
+        "bulk-builder/bulk-builder",
+        "tesseract/tesseract"
+    ]
+}
+eof
+
+#*  Create and submit the first query (FlatBuffersFunc.ql)
+# Generate a sample CodeQL query for functions of interest
+cat > ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/FlatBuffersFunc.ql <<eof
+/**
+ * @name pickfun
+ * @description Pick function from FlatBuffers
+ * @kind problem
+ * @id cpp-flatbuffer-func
+ * @problem.severity warning
+ */
+
+import cpp
+
+from Function f
+where
+  f.getName() = "MakeBinaryRegion" or
+  f.getName() = "microprotocols_add"
+select f, "definition of MakeBinaryRegion"
+eof
+
+# Submit the MRVA job with the first query
+cd ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/
+gh-mrva submit --language cpp --session mirva-session-2372 \
+          --list mirva-list                                \
+          --query ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/FlatBuffersFunc.ql
+
+# Check the status of the submitted session
+gh-mrva status --session mirva-session-2372
+
+# Download SARIF files and databases if there are results.  For the current
+# query / database combination there are zero result hence no downloads
+cd ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/
+gh-mrva download --session mirva-session-2372   \
+        --download-dbs                          \
+        --output-dir mirva-session-2372
+
+
+#**  Set up QLPack for the next query
+# Create a qlpack.yml file required for the next query
+cat > ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/qlpack.yml <<eof
+library: false
+name: codeql-dataflow-ii-cpp
+version: 0.0.1
+dependencies:
+  codeql/cpp-all: 0.5.3
+eof
+
+#**  Create and submit the second query (Fprintf.ql)
+# Generate a CodeQL query to find calls to fprintf
+cat > ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/Fprintf.ql <<eof
+/**
+ * @name findPrintf
+ * @description Find calls to plain fprintf
+ * @kind problem
+ * @id cpp-fprintf-call
+ * @problem.severity warning
+ */
+
+import cpp
+
+from FunctionCall fc
+where
+  fc.getTarget().getName() = "fprintf"
+select fc, "call of fprintf"
+eof
+
+# Submit a new MRVA job with the second query
+cd ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/
+gh-mrva submit                                      \
+        --language cpp --session mirva-session-2261 \
+        --list mirva-list                           \
+        --query ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/Fprintf.ql
+
+
+# Check the status of the second session
+gh-mrva status --session mirva-session-2261
+
+# Download SARIF files and databases for the second query
+cd ~/work-gh/mrva/gh-mrva/
+gh-mrva download --session mirva-session-2261   \
+        --download-dbs                          \
+        --output-dir mirva-session-2261
+
+ls -l mirva-session-2261
+
diff --git a/docker-compose-demo.yml b/docker-compose-demo.yml
index 01e242e..15a086e 100644
--- a/docker-compose-demo.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-demo.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ services:
         network_mode: "service:server" # Share the 'server' network namespace
         environment:
             - SERVER_URL=http://localhost:8080  # 'localhost' now refers to 'server'
-            
+
     code-server:
         # ./containers/vscode/Dockerfile
         container_name: mrva-code-server
diff --git a/mitmproxy-config.yaml b/mitmproxy-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e78e802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mitmproxy-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web_password: mr