diff --git a/web/response.lisp b/web/response.lisp
index 7e038b8..a676228 100644
--- a/web/response.lisp
+++ b/web/response.lisp
@@ -13,13 +13,22 @@
 (in-package :scopes/web/response)
 
 ;;;; server interaction - receive response message from action processing chain
+;;; predefined action handlers / default actions
 
 (defun store-msg (ia msg)
   (push msg (messages ia)))
 
+(defun set-cookie (ia msg)
+  (let ((headers (headers (response ia))))
+    (setf headers 
+          (cons :set-cookie (cons (render-cookie (message:data msg)) headers)))
+    headers))
+
 (defvar *interaction-default-actions* 
-  ;(list (core::define-action nil #'store-msg)))
-  (core:define-actions (list nil #'store-msg)))
+  (core:define-actions '(nil store-msg)
+                       '((:web :set-cookie) set-cookie)))
+
+;;; interaction class and methods
 
 (defclass interaction (core:base-context)
   ((core:default-actions :initform *interaction-default-actions*)
@@ -29,19 +38,8 @@
 (defmethod print-object ((ia interaction) s)
   (shape:print-fields ia s 'messages))
 
-(defun add-cookies (iact)
-  (let ((headers (resp (response iact))))
-    (dolist (cdata (cookie-data iact))
-      (setf headers 
-            (cons :set-cookie (cons (render-cookie iact cdata) headers))))
-    headers))
-
-(defun render-cookie (iact cdata)
-  "DEMO=1234567; Path=/; Domain=testing.cyberscopes.org")
-
-(defun cookie-data (ia)
-  (let ((c nil))
-    c))
+(defun render-cookie (cdata)
+  "DEMO=1234567_value; Path=/") ;"; Domain=testing.cyberscopes.org")
 
 ;;;; response definitions
 
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@
 (defun render (resp iact)
   ; pre-process special message heads, e.g. (:system :error ...)
   ;   => set status code, provide additional data elements
-  ;      set additional headers
+  ;      set additional headers (<- will be done by interaction)
   (let ((headers (make-headers resp))
         (rcode 200))
     #'(lambda (responder)