diff --git a/validation/api/src/lib.rs b/validation/api/src/lib.rs
index 3034cc6..f6558b6 100644
--- a/validation/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/validation/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ pub struct Context{
 
 pub type ReqwestError=reqwest::Error;
 
+// there are lots of action endpoints and they all follow the same pattern
+macro_rules! action{
+	($fname:ident,$action:ident)=>{
+		pub async fn $fname(&self,config:SubmissionID)->Result<(),Error>{
+			let url_raw=format!(concat!("{}/submissions/{}/status/",stringify!($action)),self.base_url,config.0);
+			let url=reqwest::Url::parse(url_raw.as_str()).map_err(Error::ParseError)?;
+
+			self.patch(url).await.map_err(Error::Reqwest)?
+			.error_for_status().map_err(Error::Reqwest)?;
+
+			Ok(())
+		}
+	};
+}
 impl Context{
 	pub fn new(
 		base_url:String,
@@ -120,13 +134,6 @@ impl Context{
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
-	pub async fn action_submission_validate(&self,config:SubmissionID)->Result<(),Error>{
-		let url_raw=format!("{}/submissions/{}/status/validate",self.base_url,config.0);
-		let url=reqwest::Url::parse(url_raw.as_str()).map_err(Error::ParseError)?;
-
-		self.patch(url).await.map_err(Error::Reqwest)?
-		.error_for_status().map_err(Error::Reqwest)?;
-
-		Ok(())
-	}
+	action!(action_submission_validate,validate);
+	action!(action_submission_publish,publish);
 }
diff --git a/validation/src/main.rs b/validation/src/main.rs
index 097207c..625da28 100644
--- a/validation/src/main.rs
+++ b/validation/src/main.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for StartupError{
 }
 impl std::error::Error for StartupError{}
 
+pub const GROUP_STRAFESNET:u64=6980477;
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main()->Result<(),StartupError>{
 	// talk to roblox
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ async fn main()->Result<(),StartupError>{
 
 	// connect to nats
 	let (publish_new,publish_fix,validator)=tokio::try_join!(
-		publish_new::Publisher::new(nasty.clone(),cookie_context.clone()),
+		publish_new::Publisher::new(nasty.clone(),cookie_context.clone(),api.clone()),
 		publish_fix::Publisher::new(nasty.clone(),cookie_context.clone()),
 		// clone nats here because it's dropped within the function scope,
 		// meanining the last reference is dropped...
diff --git a/validation/src/nats_types.rs b/validation/src/nats_types.rs
index 1113368..a7f945d 100644
--- a/validation/src/nats_types.rs
+++ b/validation/src/nats_types.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub struct ValidateRequest{
 }
 
 // Create a new map
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct PublishNewRequest{
 	pub submission_id:i64,
 	pub model_id:u64,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ pub struct PublishNewRequest{
 	//games:HashSet<GameID>,
 }
 
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct PublishFixRequest{
 	pub submission_id:i64,
 	pub model_id:u64,
diff --git a/validation/src/publish_new.rs b/validation/src/publish_new.rs
index f9c0530..c0bfffa 100644
--- a/validation/src/publish_new.rs
+++ b/validation/src/publish_new.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 use futures::StreamExt;
 
+use crate::nats_types::PublishNewRequest;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum PublishError{
+	Get(rbx_asset::cookie::GetError),
+	Json(serde_json::Error),
+	Create(rbx_asset::cookie::CreateError),
+	ApiActionSubmissionPublish(api::Error),
 }
 impl std::fmt::Display for PublishError{
 	fn fmt(&self,f:&mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>)->std::fmt::Result{
@@ -13,23 +19,59 @@ impl std::error::Error for PublishError{}
 pub struct Publisher{
 	subscriber:async_nats::Subscriber,
 	roblox_cookie:rbx_asset::cookie::CookieContext,
+	api:api::Context,
 }
 impl Publisher{
 	pub async fn new(
 		nats:async_nats::Client,
 		roblox_cookie:rbx_asset::cookie::CookieContext,
+		api:api::Context,
 	)->Result<Self,async_nats::SubscribeError>{
 		Ok(Self{
 			subscriber:nats.subscribe("publish_new").await?,
 			roblox_cookie,
+			api,
 		})
 	}
 	pub async fn run(mut self){
 		while let Some(message)=self.subscriber.next().await{
-			self.publish(message).await
+			self.publish_supress_error(message).await
 		}
 	}
-	async fn publish(&self,message:async_nats::Message){
+	async fn publish_supress_error(&self,message:async_nats::Message){
+		match self.publish(message).await{
+			Ok(())=>println!("Published, hooray!"),
+			Err(e)=>println!("[PublishNew] There was an error, oopsie! {e}"),
+		}
+	}
+	async fn publish(&self,message:async_nats::Message)->Result<(),PublishError>{
 		println!("publish {:?}",message);
+		// decode json
+		let publish_info:PublishNewRequest=serde_json::from_slice(&message.payload).map_err(PublishError::Json)?;
+
+		// download the map model version
+		let model_data=self.roblox_cookie.get_asset(rbx_asset::cookie::GetAssetRequest{
+			asset_id:publish_info.model_id,
+			version:Some(publish_info.model_version),
+		}).await.map_err(PublishError::Get)?;
+
+		// upload the map to the strafesnet group
+		let upload_response=self.roblox_cookie.create(rbx_asset::cookie::CreateRequest{
+			name:publish_info.display_name,
+			description:"".to_owned(),
+			ispublic:false,
+			allowComments:false,
+			groupId:Some(crate::GROUP_STRAFESNET),
+		},model_data).await.map_err(PublishError::Create)?;
+
+		// create the map entry in the game database, including release date
+		// game_rpc.maps.create(upload_response.AssetId)
+
+		// mark submission as published
+		self.api.action_submission_publish(
+			api::SubmissionID(publish_info.submission_id)
+		).await.map_err(PublishError::ApiActionSubmissionPublish)?;
+
+		Ok(())
 	}
 }