diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/bin/a-gltf-model b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/bin/a-gltf-model
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c4909c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/bin/a-gltf-model
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+test -n "$1" || { echo "usage: a-gltf-model <gltf-file>"; exit; }
+
+file="${1#/}" # strip leading slash if present
+
+echo "<a-gltf-model src='file://xrsh/$file'></a-gltf-model>" >> /root/index.html 
diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/bin/a-text b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/bin/a-text
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a4712c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/bin/a-text
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+test -n "$1" || { echo "usage: a-text <textfile_or_string>"; exit; }
+
+str="$1"
+test -f "$str" && str="$(cat "$1" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g' )" # escape linebreaks
+
+echo "<a-text value='${str}' position='-0.4 1.8 -3' grabbable></a-text>" >> /root/index.html 
diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/filetype/txt/a-text b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/filetype/txt/a-text
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..3de2a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/filetype/txt/a-text
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../bin/a-text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/filetype/txt/import-to-aframe b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/filetype/txt/import-to-aframe
deleted file mode 100755
index 60cac44..0000000
--- a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/filetype/txt/import-to-aframe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# usage: import-to-aframe <textfile>
-
-str="$(cat "$1" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g' )" # escape linebreaks
-
-echo "<a-text value='${str}' position='-0.4 1.8 -3' grabbable></a-text>" >> /root/index.html 
diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/a-gltf-model b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/a-gltf-model
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..68fd8ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/a-gltf-model
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../bin/a-gltf-model
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/import-to-aframe b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/import-to-aframe
deleted file mode 100755
index 60cac44..0000000
--- a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/import-to-aframe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# usage: import-to-aframe <textfile>
-
-str="$(cat "$1" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g' )" # escape linebreaks
-
-echo "<a-text value='${str}' position='-0.4 1.8 -3' grabbable></a-text>" >> /root/index.html 
diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/import-to-scene b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/import-to-scene
deleted file mode 100755
index db72fc1..0000000
--- a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/hook.d/mimetype/model/gltf-binary/import-to-scene
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-logger "*TODO*: importing to scene"
diff --git a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/manual.md b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/manual.md
index 9602047..05806c9 100644
--- a/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/manual.md
+++ b/buildroot-v86/board/v86/rootfs_overlay/root/manual.md
@@ -168,3 +168,16 @@ ctrl a X -> remove active win­dow from split screen
 ctrl a O -> logout active win­dow (dis­able out­put)
 ctrl a I -> login active win­dow (enable output)
 ```
+
+## webrequests to the filesystem
+
+Javascript webrequests can read from the filesystem via the 'file://host/path' protocol:
+
+```
+fetch("file://xrsh/mnt/profile.browser")
+```
+
+current [security] limitations:
+
+* only /mnt directory is exposed
+* file needs to be world-readable (`chmod +r /mnt/<file>`)