diff --git a/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h b/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h
index 19f1de2f88986e52a01e7f6c16a9c163ec8c5d7b..3a6935e4121d62e221a717c382e5b9c522da1c9c 100644
--- a/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h
+++ b/src/bake-bulk-rpc.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 /* encoders for bake-specific types */
 static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_target_id_t(hg_proc_t proc, bake_target_id_t *bti);
 static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_bulk_region_id_t(hg_proc_t proc, bake_bulk_region_id_t *rid);
-
 /* shutdown */
 DECLARE_MARGO_RPC_HANDLER(bake_bulk_shutdown_ult)
 
@@ -36,6 +35,21 @@ MERCURY_GEN_PROC(bake_bulk_write_out_t,
     ((int32_t)(ret)))
 DECLARE_MARGO_RPC_HANDLER(bake_bulk_write_ult)
 
+/* bulk eager write */
+typedef struct 
+{
+    bake_target_id_t bti;
+    bake_bulk_region_id_t rid;
+    uint64_t region_offset;
+    uint32_t size;
+    char * buffer;
+} bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t;
+static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t(hg_proc_t proc, bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t *in);
+MERCURY_GEN_PROC(bake_bulk_eager_write_out_t,
+    ((int32_t)(ret)))
+DECLARE_MARGO_RPC_HANDLER(bake_bulk_eager_write_ult)
+
+
 /* bulk persist */
 MERCURY_GEN_PROC(bake_bulk_persist_in_t,
     ((bake_target_id_t)(bti))\
@@ -108,4 +122,10 @@ static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_target_id_t(hg_proc_t proc, bake_target_i
     return(hg_proc_raw(proc, bti->id, sizeof(bti->id)));
 }
 
+static inline hg_return_t hg_proc_bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t(hg_proc_t proc, bake_bulk_eager_write_in_t *in)
+{
+    /* TODO: implement */
+    return(HG_SUCCESS);
+}
+
 #endif /* __BAKE_BULK_RPC */