diff --git a/gr-jay/grc/jay_message_debug.xml b/gr-jay/grc/jay_message_debug.xml
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+++ b/gr-jay/grc/jay_message_debug.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<block>
+  <name>Message Debug</name>
+  <key>jay_message_debug</key>
+  <category>[jay]</category>
+  <import>import jay</import>
+  <make>jay.message_debug()</make>
+ 
+   <sink>
+    <name>control</name>
+    <type>message</type>
+    <optional>1</optional>
+  </sink>
+
+  <source>
+    <name>status</name>
+    <type>message</type>
+    <optional>1</optional>
+  </source>
+
+ </block>
diff --git a/gr-jay/include/jay/message_debug.h b/gr-jay/include/jay/message_debug.h
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+++ b/gr-jay/include/jay/message_debug.h
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+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/* 
+ * Copyright 2019 Jay Arrowfield.
+ * 
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_JAY_MESSAGE_DEBUG_H
+#define INCLUDED_JAY_MESSAGE_DEBUG_H
+
+#include <jay/api.h>
+#include <gnuradio/block.h>
+
+namespace gr {
+  namespace jay {
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief <+description of block+>
+     * \ingroup jay
+     *
+     */
+    class JAY_API message_debug : virtual public gr::block
+    {
+     public:
+      typedef boost::shared_ptr<message_debug> sptr;
+
+      /*!
+       * \brief Return a shared_ptr to a new instance of jay::message_debug.
+       *
+       * To avoid accidental use of raw pointers, jay::message_debug's
+       * constructor is in a private implementation
+       * class. jay::message_debug::make is the public interface for
+       * creating new instances.
+       */
+      static sptr make();
+    };
+
+  } // namespace jay
+} // namespace gr
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_JAY_MESSAGE_DEBUG_H */
+
diff --git a/gr-jay/lib/message_debug_impl.cc b/gr-jay/lib/message_debug_impl.cc
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index 0000000..1f9e7ea
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+++ b/gr-jay/lib/message_debug_impl.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/* 
+ * Copyright 2019 Jay Arrowfield.
+ * 
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
+#include "message_debug_impl.h"
+
+namespace gr {
+  namespace jay {
+
+    message_debug::sptr
+    message_debug::make()
+    {
+      return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr
+        (new message_debug_impl());
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * The private constructor
+     */
+    message_debug_impl::message_debug_impl()
+      : gr::block("message_debug",
+              gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, sizeof(int)),
+              gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, sizeof(int)))
+    {
+		m_msg_port_in = pmt::mp("control");
+		m_msg_port_out = pmt::mp("status");
+		message_port_register_in(m_msg_port_in);
+		message_port_register_out(m_msg_port_out);
+		set_msg_handler(m_msg_port_in, boost::bind(&message_debug_impl::set_msg, this, _1));		
+	}
+
+    /*
+     * Our virtual destructor.
+     */
+    message_debug_impl::~message_debug_impl()
+    {
+    }
+
+    void
+    message_debug_impl::forecast (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_items_required)
+    {
+		ninput_items_required[0] = noutput_items;
+    }
+
+    int
+    message_debug_impl::general_work (int noutput_items,
+                       gr_vector_int &ninput_items,
+                       gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
+                       gr_vector_void_star &output_items)
+    {
+      const int *in = (const int *) input_items[0];
+      int *out = (int *) output_items[0];
+
+      // Do <+signal processing+>
+      // Tell runtime system how many input items we consumed on
+      // each input stream.
+      consume_each (noutput_items);
+
+      // Tell runtime system how many output items we produced.
+      return noutput_items;
+    }
+
+  } /* namespace jay */
+} /* namespace gr */
+
diff --git a/gr-jay/lib/message_debug_impl.h b/gr-jay/lib/message_debug_impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..482b089
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+++ b/gr-jay/lib/message_debug_impl.h
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+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/* 
+ * Copyright 2019 Jay Arrowfield.
+ * 
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_JAY_MESSAGE_DEBUG_IMPL_H
+#define INCLUDED_JAY_MESSAGE_DEBUG_IMPL_H
+
+#include <jay/message_debug.h>
+
+namespace gr {
+  namespace jay {
+
+    class message_debug_impl : public message_debug
+    {
+     private:
+      // Nothing to declare in this block.
+		pmt::pmt_t m_msg_port_in;
+		pmt::pmt_t m_msg_port_out;
+
+		void set_msg(pmt::pmt_t msg)
+		{
+			if (pmt::is_dict(msg))
+			{
+				fprintf(stderr, "Is dictionary\n!");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				fprintf(stderr, "Sym: %s\n", pmt::symbol_to_string(msg).c_str());
+			}
+		}
+
+	public:
+      message_debug_impl();
+      ~message_debug_impl();
+
+      // Where all the action really happens
+      void forecast (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_items_required);
+
+      int general_work(int noutput_items,
+           gr_vector_int &ninput_items,
+           gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
+           gr_vector_void_star &output_items);
+    };
+
+  } // namespace jay
+} // namespace gr
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_JAY_MESSAGE_DEBUG_IMPL_H */
+