diff --git a/gh_gsql_req.py b/gh_gsql_req.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ab84f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gh_gsql_req.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import requests
+import datetime as dt
+import json
+import os
+
+key = os.environ.get('KKEXKEY')
+
+def main(vcs):
+    vcs_list = vcs[0].split('/')
+    repo_name = '"' + vcs_list[-1] + '"'
+    repo_owner = '"' + vcs_list[-2] + '"'
+    returned_content = get_discussion_gql(repo_owner, repo_name)
+    return returned_content
+
+def get_discussion_gql(repo_owner, repo_name):
+    url = "https://api.github.com/graphql"
+    data_string = ("""
+    query {
+        repository(owner: """ + repo_owner + """, name: """ + repo_name + """) {
+        discussions(first: 3) {
+            # type: DiscussionConnection
+            totalCount # Int!
+    
+            edges {
+            # type: DiscussionEdge
+            cursor
+            node {
+                # type: Discussion
+                id
+                title # String!
+                bodyText # String! 
+                createdViaEmail # Boolean!
+                createdAt # DateTime!
+                answer {
+                    #type: DiscussionComment
+                    bodyText # String!
+                } 
+                comments(first: 10){
+                    # type: DiscussionCommentConnection
+                    totalCount # Int!
+                    edges {
+                        # type: DiscussionCommentEdge
+                        node {
+                            # type: DiscussionComment
+                            id
+                            bodyText # String! 
+                        }
+                    
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            }
+        }
+        }
+    }
+    """)
+    data =  {"query" : data_string}
+    data_json = json.dumps(data)
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'Accept-Charset': 'UTF-8', 'Authorization': 'bearer ' + key}
+    r = requests.post(url=url, data=data_json, headers=headers)
+    print(r.content)
+    return r
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    get_discussion_gql()
+
+
+# stashed info about page cursors 
+'''            pageInfo {
+            # type: PageInfo (from the public schema)
+            startCursor
+            endCursor
+            hasNextPage
+            hasPreviousPage
+            }
+'''
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diff --git a/github_api_req.py b/github_api_req.py
index 536a163..0591f23 100644
--- a/github_api_req.py
+++ b/github_api_req.py
@@ -35,36 +35,3 @@ def parse_milestones(milestones, earliest_date):
     return count_of_milestones
 
 
-def get_discussion_gql():
-    #testing
-    url = "https://api.github.com/graphql"
-    x =  {"query" : "query { repository(owner: 'beekeeper-studio', name: 'beekeeper-studio') { discussions(first: 10) {totalCount}}"}
-    data = json.dumps(x)
-    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'Accept-Charset': 'UTF-8', 'Authorization': 'bearer ' + key}
-    r = requests.post(url=url, data=data, headers=headers)
-    print(r.content)
-    print(r.json())
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    get_discussion_gql()
-'''
-#using the github API to identify who is a collaborator on the project and who is just a contributor
-def split_actors(repo_uri, actors_list):
-    call_sheet = {'collaborator' : [], 'contributor' : []}
-    repo_uri_list = repo_uri.split('/')
-    api_url = "https://api.github.com/repos/" + repo_uri_list[-2]  + "/" + repo_uri_list[-1] + "/collaborators/"
-    for actor in actors_list[:2]:
-        actor_email = actor.split('<')[1][:-1]
-        print(actor_email)
-        actor_user = get_gh_un(actor_email)
-        response_dict = response.json()
-        print(response_dict)
-
-#this function grabs the Github username from an associated email
-def get_gh_un(email):
-    api_url = 'https://api.github.com/search/users?q=' + email
-    response = requests.get(api_url)
-    response_dict = response.json()
-    gh_username = response_dict['items'][0]['login']
-    return gh_username
-'''
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e9d2d83..81b7547 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import perceval
 import os
 import yaml
+import datetime as dt
+
 import perceval_tasks as pt
 import github_api_req as gha
-import datetime as dt
+import gh_gsql_req as ghs
 
 def main():
     # we should discuss whether we're using the 93 day window that seems to be widely used or if we want a longer window
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@ def main():
             #new mmt formality score
             new_formality = compute_formality_score(new_mmt, gha_obj['milestone_count'], perceval_obj['age_of_project'])
             print(new_formality)
+            # testing out beneath:
+            # TODO: incorporate early cutoff to this, probably in a cleaning function
+            ghs_obj = ghs.main(vcs_path)
+            print(ghs_obj)
         except yaml.YAMLOError as err:
             print(err)