diff --git a/generate/generate.go b/generate/generate.go
index 685308e..ae36942 100644
--- a/generate/generate.go
+++ b/generate/generate.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "maps"
 import "math"
 import "slices"
 import "strings"
+import "encoding/hex"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/hopp/tape"
 
 const imports =
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ func (this *Generator) Generate(protocol *Protocol) (n int, err error) {
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
 	}
 
+	// TODO: pull items from the request queue
+
 	return n, nil
 }
 
@@ -522,7 +525,17 @@ func (this *Generator) generateDecodeValue(typ Type, valueSource, tagSource stri
 //   - err error
 //   - nn int
 func (this *Generator) generateDecodeBranch(typ Type, valueSource, tagSource string) (n int, err error) {
-	// TODO
+	hash := (HashType(typ))
+	hashString := hex.EncodeToString(hash[:])
+	nn, err := this.iprintf("nn, err = decodeBranch_%(%s, %s)\n", hashString, valueSource, tagSource)
+	n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
+	nn, err = this.generateErrorCheck()
+	n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
+	// TODO: define this function to check if the hash exists in the
+	// request queue, and if not, put it at the back. then, when we actually
+	// generate these, continually pick items from the front.
+	this.pushDecodeBranchRequest(hash, typ)
+	return n, nil
 }
 
 func (this *Generator) generateErrorCheck() (n int, err error) {