diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index a0a3580..4943855 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ def init_db():
         "  title TEXT,"
         "  body TEXT,"
         "  note TEXT DEFAULT '',"
-        "  last_modified TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S','now'))"
+        "  last_modified TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S','now')),"
+        "  reticulum_dest TEXT DEFAULT ''"
         ")"
     )
     db.execute(
@@ -247,6 +248,11 @@ def init_db():
         db.execute("ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN summary TEXT DEFAULT ''")
         db.commit()
 
+    # Migrate pages: add reticulum_dest column if missing
+    if "reticulum_dest" not in page_cols:
+        db.execute("ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN reticulum_dest TEXT DEFAULT ''")
+        db.commit()
+
     # Chunks table for semantic search embeddings
     db.execute(
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chunks ("
@@ -359,19 +365,18 @@ def fetch_page(url):
 
 
 
-def index_url(url, note=""):
+def index_url(url, note="", reticulum_dest=""):
     url = clean_url(url)
     title, body, links, meta_desc = fetch_page(url)
-    # Use meta description if available and meaningful, otherwise generate from body
     summary = meta_desc if meta_desc and len(meta_desc) > 20 else ""
     db = get_db()
     try:
         now = __import__("datetime").datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
         db.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO pages (url, title, body, note, last_modified, summary) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
+            "INSERT INTO pages (url, title, body, note, last_modified, summary, reticulum_dest) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
             "ON CONFLICT(url) DO UPDATE SET title=excluded.title, body=excluded.body, "
-            "note=excluded.note, last_modified=excluded.last_modified, summary=excluded.summary",
-            (url, title, body, note, now, summary),
+            "note=excluded.note, last_modified=excluded.last_modified, summary=excluded.summary, reticulum_dest=excluded.reticulum_dest",
+            (url, title, body, note, now, summary, reticulum_dest),
         )
         page_id = db.execute("SELECT id FROM pages WHERE url = ?", (url,)).fetchone()[0]
         db.execute("DELETE FROM links WHERE page_id = ?", (page_id,))
diff --git a/handlers.py b/handlers.py
index 5903d0b..a5e66d4 100644
--- a/handlers.py
+++ b/handlers.py
@@ -341,9 +341,12 @@ def handle_search(query):
 def handle_add_form(msg=""):
     return _respond(
         f"<h1>add url</h1>"
+        f"<p>Add a site via URL or Reticulum destination hash</p>"
         f'<form method="post" action="/add">'
         f'{_csrf_field()}'
-        f'<input name="url" placeholder="https://example.com" size="50"><br><br>'
+        f'<input name="url" placeholder="https://example.com" size="50"><br>'
+        f'<small>or</small><br>'
+        f'<input name="reticulum_dest" placeholder="reticulum destination hash (32 hex chars)" size="50"><br><br>'
         f'<input name="note" placeholder="why are you saving this? (optional)" size="50"><br><br>'
         f'<input name="tags" placeholder="tags (comma-separated, e.g. solarpunk, mesh)" size="50"><br><br>'
         f'<button type="submit">index</button>'
@@ -357,15 +360,25 @@ def handle_add_submit(body):
     url = clean_url(body.get("url", [""])[0].strip())
     note = body.get("note", [""])[0].strip()
     tags = body.get("tags", [""])[0].strip()
+    reticulum_dest = body.get("reticulum_dest", [""])[0].strip().replace("<", "").replace(">", "")
     
-    if not url:
-        return handle_add_form("URL is required.")
-    if not url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+    if reticulum_dest and url:
+        return handle_add_form("Please provide either a URL or a Reticulum destination hash, not both.")
+    
+    if not url and not reticulum_dest:
+        return handle_add_form("URL or Reticulum destination hash is required.")
+    
+    if reticulum_dest and (len(reticulum_dest) != 32 or not all(c in "0123456789abcdefABCDEF" for c in reticulum_dest)):
+        return handle_add_form("Invalid reticulum destination hash. Must be 32 hex characters.")
+    
+    if url and not url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
         return handle_add_form("URL must start with http:// or https://")
     
-    # Try auto-index first
+    if reticulum_dest and not url:
+        url = f"reticulum:{reticulum_dest}"
+    
     try:
-        title = index_url(url, note)
+        title = index_url(url, note, reticulum_dest)
         if tags:
             db = get_db()
             try:
@@ -375,7 +388,9 @@ def handle_add_submit(body):
                     db.commit()
             finally:
                 return_db(db)
-        return handle_add_form(f'Indexed: <a href="{esc(url)}">{esc(title)}</a>')
+        
+        display_url = url if url.startswith("http") else reticulum_dest
+        return handle_add_form(f'Indexed: {esc(display_url)}')
         
     except ValueError as e:
         return handle_add_form(f"Error: {esc(str(e))}")
@@ -394,6 +409,7 @@ def handle_add_submit(body):
                 f'<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{esc(url)}">'
                 f'<input type="hidden" name="note" value="{esc(note)}">'
                 f'<input type="hidden" name="tags" value="{esc(tags)}">'
+                f'<input type="hidden" name="reticulum_dest" value="{esc(reticulum_dest)}">'
                 f'<label>Title:</label><br>'
                 f'<input name="manual_title" size="50" placeholder="page title" required><br><br>'
                 f'<label>Description:</label><br>'
@@ -409,11 +425,16 @@ def handle_add_manual_submit(body):
     url = clean_url(body.get("url", [""])[0].strip())
     note = body.get("note", [""])[0].strip()
     tags = body.get("tags", [""])[0].strip()
+    reticulum_dest = body.get("reticulum_dest", [""])[0].strip()
     manual_title = body.get("manual_title", [""])[0].strip()
     manual_desc = body.get("manual_description", [""])[0].strip()
 
-    if not url:
-        return handle_add_form("URL is required.")
+    if not url and not reticulum_dest:
+        return handle_add_form("URL or Reticulum destination hash is required.")
+    
+    if not url and reticulum_dest:
+        url = f"reticulum:{reticulum_dest}"
+    
     if not manual_title or not manual_desc:
         return handle_add_form("Title and description are required for manual entry.")
 
@@ -421,12 +442,11 @@ def handle_add_manual_submit(body):
     try:
         now = __import__("datetime").datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
 
-        # Insert the page
         db.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO pages (url, title, body, note, last_modified, summary) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
+            "INSERT INTO pages (url, title, body, note, last_modified, summary, reticulum_dest) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
             "ON CONFLICT(url) DO UPDATE SET title=excluded.title, body=excluded.body, "
-            "note=excluded.note, last_modified=excluded.last_modified, summary=excluded.summary",
-            (url, manual_title, manual_desc, note, now, manual_desc[:200]),
+            "note=excluded.note, last_modified=excluded.last_modified, summary=excluded.summary, reticulum_dest=excluded.reticulum_dest",
+            (url, manual_title, manual_desc, note, now, manual_desc[:200], reticulum_dest),
         )
 
         # Get the page ID