diff --git a/include/proto/dict.h b/include/proto/dict.h
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+++ b/include/proto/dict.h
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+#ifndef _PROTO_DICT_H
+#define _PROTO_DICT_H
+
+#include <types/dict.h>
+
+struct dict *new_dict(const char *name);
+struct dict_entry *dict_insert(struct dict *d, char *str);
+
+#endif  /* _PROTO_DICT_H */