diff --git a/protocols/grpc/proto/BUCK b/protocols/grpc/proto/BUCK
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+include_defs(
+    '//bucklets/grpc.bucklet'
+)
+
+PROTOC_VER = '3.0.2'
+GRPC_VER = '1.3.0'
+
+
+COMPILE_DEPS = [
+    '//lib:CORE_DEPS',
+    '//incubator/grpc-dependencies:grpc-core-repkg-' + GRPC_VER,
+    '//lib:grpc-stub-' + GRPC_VER,
+    '//lib:grpc-protobuf-' + GRPC_VER,
+    '//lib:protobuf-java-' + PROTOC_VER,
+]
+
+
+grpc_jar(
+    proto_match_patterns = ["*.proto"],
+    proto_paths = ["$ONOS_ROOT/protocols/grpc/proto/"],
+    protoc_version = PROTOC_VER,
+    plugin_version = GRPC_VER,
+    deps = COMPILE_DEPS,
+)
+
+project_config(
+    src_target = ':onos-protocols-grpc-proto'
+)
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diff --git a/protocols/grpc/proto/dummy.proto b/protocols/grpc/proto/dummy.proto
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/protocols/grpc/proto/dummy.proto
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+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option java_package = "org.onosproject.grpc.ctl.dummy";
+
+package dummy;
+
+service DummyService {
+  rpc SayHello (DummyMessageThatNoOneWouldReallyUse) returns (DummyMessageThatNoOneWouldReallyUse) {}
+}
+
+message DummyMessageThatNoOneWouldReallyUse {
+}
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