diff --git a/xos/attic/header.py b/xos/attic/header.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b59c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/attic/header.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import *
+from core.models import Service
+import traceback
+from xos.exceptions import *
+from xos.config import Config
diff --git a/xos/header.py b/xos/header.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b59c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/header.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import *
+from core.models import Service
+import traceback
+from xos.exceptions import *
+from xos.config import Config
diff --git a/xos/models.py b/xos/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 43d4c62..0000000
--- a/xos/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-from core.models import Service
-import traceback
-from xos.exceptions import *
-from xos.config import Config
-
-VEE_KIND = "vee"
-
-class VEEService(Service):
-    KIND = VEE_KIND
-
-    class Meta:
-        app_label = "vee"
-        verbose_name = "VEE Service"
-
-
-    autoconfig = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Autoconfigure the vEE")
diff --git a/xos/vee-onboard.yaml b/xos/vee-onboard.yaml
index f36d750..f5448a6 100644
--- a/xos/vee-onboard.yaml
+++ b/xos/vee-onboard.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           base_url: file:///opt/xos_services/vEE/xos/
           # The following will concatenate with base_url automatically, if
           # base_url is non-null.
-          models: models.py
+          xproto: ./
           synchronizer: synchronizer/manifest
           synchronizer_run: vee-synchronizer.py
           tosca_resource: tosca/resources/veeservice.py
diff --git a/xos/vee.xproto b/xos/vee.xproto
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index 0000000..0413515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/vee.xproto
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+option name = "vee";
+option verbose_name = "VEE Service";
+
+message VEEService(Service){
+     optional bool autoconfig = 1 [default = True, help_text="Autoconfigure VEE Service", null=False];
+}
+