diff --git a/app_protocols.h b/app_protocols.h
index 45b5e16..da7ea6c 100644
--- a/app_protocols.h
+++ b/app_protocols.h
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 #include "zscanprotocol/zscanprotocol.h"
 #include "hand_acid_val_protocol/hand_acid_val_protocol.h"
 #include "ble_through/ble_proto.h"
-#include "ble_through/ble_proto_utils.h"
\ No newline at end of file
+#include "ble_through/ble_proto_utils.h"
+#include "valve_ctrl_protocol/valve_ctrl_protocol.h"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/valve_ctrl_protocol/valve_ctrl_protocol.h b/valve_ctrl_protocol/valve_ctrl_protocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db6eff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/valve_ctrl_protocol/valve_ctrl_protocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef enum {
+  kvalve_ctrl_msg = 1,
+} valve_ctrl_id_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  uint8_t valvestate0;
+  uint8_t valvestate1;
+  uint8_t valvestate2;
+  uint8_t valvestate3;
+  uint8_t placeholder[3];
+} valve_ctrl_protocol_t;