diff --git a/my/config.py b/my/config.py
index 4add9e9..acf5fb1 100644
--- a/my/config.py
+++ b/my/config.py
@@ -95,3 +95,8 @@ class commits:
 
 class pdfs:
     paths: Paths
+
+
+class zulip:
+    class organization:
+        export_path: Paths
diff --git a/my/zulip/organization.py b/my/zulip/organization.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3be721f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/my/zulip/organization.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""
+Zulip data from [[https://memex.zulipchat.com/help/export-your-organization][Organization export]]
+"""
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Sequence, Iterator, Dict
+
+from my.config import zulip as user_config
+
+from ..core import Paths
+@dataclass
+class organization(user_config.organization):
+    # paths[s]/glob to the exported JSON data
+    export_path: Paths
+
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from ..core import get_files, Json
+def inputs() -> Sequence[Path]:
+    return get_files(organization.export_path)
+
+
+from datetime import datetime
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Message:
+    id: int
+    sent: datetime
+    subject: str
+    sender: str
+    content: str  # TODO hmm, it keeps markdown, not sure how/whether it's worth to prettify at all?
+    # TODO recipient??
+    # todo keep raw item instead? not sure
+
+
+# TODO hmm kinda unclear whether it uses UTC or not??
+# https://github.com/zulip/zulip/blob/0c2e4eec200d986a9a020f3e9a651d27216e0e85/zerver/models.py#L3071-L3076
+# it keeps it tz aware.. but not sure what happens after?
+# https://github.com/zulip/zulip/blob/1dfddffc8dac744fd6a6fbfd937018074c8bb166/zproject/computed_settings.py#L151
+
+
+from itertools import count
+import json
+from ..core.error import Res
+from ..core.kompress import kopen, kexists
+# TODO check that it also works with unpacked dirs???
+def messages() -> Iterator[Res[Message]]:
+    # TODO hmm -- not sure if max lexicographically will actually be latest?
+    last = max(inputs())
+    no_suffix = last.name.split('.')[0]
+
+    with kopen(last, f'{no_suffix}/realm.json') as f:
+        rj = json.load(f)
+    id2user: Dict[int, str] = {}
+    for j in rj['zerver_userprofile']:
+        id2user[j['id']] = j['full_name']
+    for j in rj['zerver_userprofile_crossrealm']:  # e.g. zulip bot
+        id2user[j['id']] = j['email']
+
+    def _parse_message(j: Json) -> Message:
+        ds = j['date_sent']
+        return Message(
+            id      = j['id'],
+            sent    = datetime.fromtimestamp(ds),
+            subject = j['subject'],
+            sender  = id2user[j['sender']],
+            content = j['content'],
+        )
+
+    for idx in count(start=1, step=1):
+        fname = f'messages-{idx:06}.json'
+        fpath = f'{no_suffix}/{fname}'
+        if not kexists(last, fpath):
+            break
+        with kopen(last, fpath) as f:
+            mj = json.load(f)
+        # TODO handle  zerver_usermessage
+        for j in mj['zerver_message']:
+            try:
+                yield _parse_message(j)
+            except Exception as e:
+                yield e