diff --git a/library/RemoteServer.cpp b/library/RemoteServer.cpp
index bae62bb75..8c486aff9 100644
--- a/library/RemoteServer.cpp
+++ b/library/RemoteServer.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ void ServerConnection::threadFn(void *arg)
         // Cleanup
         if (fn)
         {
-            fn->reset(out_size > 32768 || in_size > 32768);
+            fn->reset(out_size > 128*1024 || in_size > 32*1024);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/library/RemoteTools.cpp b/library/RemoteTools.cpp
index 42bc84630..ae955012c 100644
--- a/library/RemoteTools.cpp
+++ b/library/RemoteTools.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,13 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "MiscUtils.h"
 
 #include "modules/Materials.h"
+#include "modules/Translation.h"
+#include "modules/Units.h"
 
 #include "DataDefs.h"
+#include "df/unit.h"
+#include "df/unit_soul.h"
+#include "df/unit_skill.h"
 #include "df/material.h"
 #include "df/matter_state.h"
 #include "df/inorganic_raw.h"
@@ -80,15 +85,47 @@ void DFHack::strVectorToRepeatedField(RepeatedPtrField<std::string> *pf,
         *pf->Add() = vec[i];
 }
 
+void DFHack::describeEnum(RepeatedPtrField<EnumItemName> *pf, int base,
+                          int size, const char* const *names)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+    {
+        auto item = pf->Add();
+        item->set_value(base+i);
+        const char *key = names[i];
+        if (key)
+            item->set_name(key);
+    }
+}
+
+void DFHack::describeBitfield(RepeatedPtrField<EnumItemName> *pf,
+                              int size, const bitfield_item_info *items)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+    {
+        auto item = pf->Add();
+        item->set_value(i);
+        const char *key = items[i].name;
+        if (key)
+            item->set_name(key);
+        if (items[i].size > 1)
+        {
+            item->set_bit_size(items[i].size);
+            i += items[i].size-1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void DFHack::describeMaterial(BasicMaterialInfo *info, df::material *mat,
                               const BasicMaterialInfoMask *mask)
 {
     info->set_token(mat->id);
 
     if (mask && mask->flags())
-        flagarray_to_string(info->mutable_flags(), mat->flags);
+        flagarray_to_ints(info->mutable_flags(), mat->flags);
 
-    info->set_name_prefix(mat->prefix);
+    if (!mat->prefix.empty())
+        info->set_name_prefix(mat->prefix);
 
     if (!mask || mask->states_size() == 0)
     {
@@ -143,14 +180,14 @@ void DFHack::describeMaterial(BasicMaterialInfo *info, const MaterialInfo &mat,
     case MaterialInfo::Inorganic:
         info->set_token(mat.inorganic->id);
         if (mask && mask->flags())
-            flagarray_to_string(info->mutable_inorganic_flags(), mat.inorganic->flags);
+            flagarray_to_ints(info->mutable_inorganic_flags(), mat.inorganic->flags);
         break;
 
     case MaterialInfo::Creature:
         info->set_subtype(mat.subtype);
         if (mat.figure)
         {
-            info->set_hfig_id(mat.index);
+            info->set_histfig_id(mat.index);
             info->set_creature_id(mat.figure->race);
         }
         else
@@ -163,6 +200,89 @@ void DFHack::describeMaterial(BasicMaterialInfo *info, const MaterialInfo &mat,
     }
 }
 
+void DFHack::describeName(NameInfo *info, df::language_name *name)
+{
+    if (!name->first_name.empty())
+        info->set_first_name(name->first_name);
+    if (!name->nickname.empty())
+        info->set_nickname(name->nickname);
+
+    if (name->language >= 0)
+        info->set_language_id(name->language);
+
+    std::string lname = Translation::TranslateName(name, false, true);
+    if (!lname.empty())
+        info->set_last_name(lname);
+    lname = Translation::TranslateName(name, true, true);
+    if (!lname.empty())
+        info->set_english_name(lname);
+}
+
+void DFHack::describeUnit(BasicUnitInfo *info, df::unit *unit,
+                          const BasicUnitInfoMask *mask)
+{
+    info->set_unit_id(unit->id);
+
+    info->set_pos_x(unit->pos.x);
+    info->set_pos_y(unit->pos.y);
+    info->set_pos_z(unit->pos.z);
+
+    auto name = Units::GetVisibleName(unit);
+    if (name->has_name)
+        describeName(info->mutable_name(), name);
+
+    info->set_flags1(unit->flags1.whole);
+    info->set_flags2(unit->flags2.whole);
+    info->set_flags3(unit->flags3.whole);
+
+    info->set_race(unit->race);
+    info->set_caste(unit->caste);
+
+    if (unit->sex >= 0)
+        info->set_gender(unit->sex);
+    if (unit->civ_id >= 0)
+        info->set_civ_id(unit->civ_id);
+    if (unit->hist_figure_id >= 0)
+        info->set_histfig_id(unit->hist_figure_id);
+
+    if (mask && mask->labors())
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(unit->status.labors)/sizeof(bool); i++)
+            if (unit->status.labors[i])
+                info->add_labors(i);
+    }
+
+    if (mask && mask->skills() && unit->status.current_soul)
+    {
+        auto &vec = unit->status.current_soul->skills;
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); i++)
+        {
+            auto skill = vec[i];
+            auto item = info->add_skills();
+            item->set_id(skill->id);
+            item->set_level(skill->rating);
+            item->set_experience(skill->experience);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static command_result ListEnums(color_ostream &stream,
+                                const EmptyMessage *, ListEnumsRes *out)
+{
+#define ENUM(name) describe_enum<df::name>(out->mutable_##name());
+#define BITFIELD(name) describe_bitfield<df::name>(out->mutable_##name());
+    ENUM(material_flags);
+    ENUM(inorganic_flags);
+    BITFIELD(unit_flags1);
+    BITFIELD(unit_flags2);
+    BITFIELD(unit_flags3);
+    ENUM(unit_labor);
+    ENUM(job_skill);
+#undef ENUM
+#undef BITFIELD
+}
+
 static void listMaterial(ListMaterialsRes *out, int type, int index, const BasicMaterialInfoMask *mask)
 {
     MaterialInfo info(type, index);
@@ -223,6 +343,42 @@ static command_result ListMaterials(color_ostream &stream,
     return out->value_size() ? CR_OK : CR_NOT_FOUND;
 }
 
+static command_result ListUnits(color_ostream &stream,
+                                const ListUnitsRq *in, ListUnitsRes *out)
+{
+    CoreSuspender suspend;
+
+    auto mask = in->has_mask() ? &in->mask() : NULL;
+
+    if (in->id_list_size() > 0)
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < in->id_list_size(); i++)
+        {
+            auto unit = df::unit::find(in->id_list(i));
+            if (unit)
+                describeUnit(out->add_value(), unit, mask);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto &vec = df::unit::get_vector();
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); i++)
+        {
+            auto unit = vec[i];
+
+            if (in->has_race() && unit->race != in->race())
+                continue;
+            if (in->civ_id() && unit->civ_id != in->civ_id())
+                continue;
+
+            describeUnit(out->add_value(), unit, mask);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return out->value_size() ? CR_OK : CR_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
 CoreService::CoreService() {
     suspend_depth = 0;
 
@@ -234,7 +390,9 @@ CoreService::CoreService() {
     addMethod("CoreSuspend", &CoreService::CoreSuspend);
     addMethod("CoreResume", &CoreService::CoreResume);
 
+    addFunction("ListEnums", ListEnums);
     addFunction("ListMaterials", ListMaterials);
+    addFunction("ListUnits", ListUnits);
 }
 
 CoreService::~CoreService()
diff --git a/library/include/BitArray.h b/library/include/BitArray.h
index 6759b9247..ff17550a7 100644
--- a/library/include/BitArray.h
+++ b/library/include/BitArray.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace DFHack
                 bits[byte] ^= bit;
             }
         }
-        bool is_set (T index)
+        bool is_set (T index) const
         {
             uint32_t byte = index / 8;
             if(byte < size)
diff --git a/library/include/RemoteTools.h b/library/include/RemoteTools.h
index 44a414467..b8ccb67db 100644
--- a/library/include/RemoteTools.h
+++ b/library/include/RemoteTools.h
@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ distribution.
 namespace df
 {
     struct material;
+    struct unit;
+    struct language_name;
 }
 
 namespace DFHack
 {
     class MaterialInfo;
 
+    using google::protobuf::RepeatedField;
     using google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField;
 
     DFHACK_EXPORT void strVectorToRepeatedField(RepeatedPtrField<std::string> *pf,
@@ -65,6 +68,40 @@ namespace DFHack
         strVectorToRepeatedField(pf, tmp);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Represent flagarray bits as a repeated int field.
+     */
+    template<class T>
+    void flagarray_to_ints(RepeatedField<google::protobuf::int32> *pf, const BitArray<T> &val) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < val.size*8; i++)
+            if (val.is_set(T(i)))
+                pf->Add(i);
+    }
+
+    using dfproto::EnumItemName;
+
+    DFHACK_EXPORT void describeEnum(RepeatedPtrField<EnumItemName> *pf, int base,
+                                    int size, const char* const *names);
+
+    template<class T>
+    void describe_enum(RepeatedPtrField<EnumItemName> *pf)
+    {
+        typedef df::enum_traits<T> traits;
+        int base = traits::first_item;
+        int size = traits::last_item - base + 1;
+        describeEnum(pf, base, size, traits::key_table);
+    }
+
+    DFHACK_EXPORT void describeBitfield(RepeatedPtrField<EnumItemName> *pf,
+                                        int size, const bitfield_item_info *items);
+
+    template<class T>
+    void describe_bitfield(RepeatedPtrField<EnumItemName> *pf)
+    {
+        typedef df::bitfield_traits<T> traits;
+        describeBitfield(pf, traits::bit_count, traits::bits);
+    }
+
     /////
 
     using dfproto::BasicMaterialInfo;
@@ -75,6 +112,16 @@ namespace DFHack
     DFHACK_EXPORT void describeMaterial(BasicMaterialInfo *info, const MaterialInfo &mat,
                                         const BasicMaterialInfoMask *mask = NULL);
 
+    using dfproto::NameInfo;
+
+    DFHACK_EXPORT void describeName(NameInfo *info, df::language_name *name);
+
+    using dfproto::BasicUnitInfo;
+    using dfproto::BasicUnitInfoMask;
+
+    DFHACK_EXPORT void describeUnit(BasicUnitInfo *info, df::unit *unit,
+                                    const BasicUnitInfoMask *mask = NULL);
+
     /////
 
     class CoreService : public RPCService {
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Translation.h b/library/include/modules/Translation.h
index c88f35b89..19a3ed9a6 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Translation.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Translation.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ DFHACK_EXPORT bool readName(t_name & name, df::language_name * address);
 DFHACK_EXPORT bool copyName(df::language_name * address, df::language_name * target);
 
 // translate a name using the loaded dictionaries
-DFHACK_EXPORT std::string TranslateName (const df::language_name * name, bool inEnglish = true);
+DFHACK_EXPORT std::string TranslateName (const df::language_name * name, bool inEnglish = true,
+                                         bool onlyLastPart = false);
 }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Units.h b/library/include/modules/Units.h
index 3d491b86e..6df8b2c19 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Units.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Units.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ DFHACK_EXPORT void CopyNameTo(df::unit *creature, df::language_name * target);
 
 DFHACK_EXPORT bool RemoveOwnedItemByIdx(const uint32_t index, int32_t id);
 DFHACK_EXPORT bool RemoveOwnedItemByPtr(df::unit * unit, int32_t id);
+
+DFHACK_EXPORT df::language_name *GetVisibleName(df::unit *unit);
 }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/library/modules/Translation.cpp b/library/modules/Translation.cpp
index 7ab0c950b..7b5fa654c 100644
--- a/library/modules/Translation.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Translation.cpp
@@ -91,29 +91,31 @@ void addNameWord (string &out, const string &word)
     out.append(upper);
 }
 
-string Translation::TranslateName(const df::language_name * name, bool inEnglish)
+string Translation::TranslateName(const df::language_name * name, bool inEnglish, bool onlyLastPart)
 {
     string out;
     string word;
 
-    if (!name->first_name.empty())
-        addNameWord(out, name->first_name);
+    if (!onlyLastPart) {
+        if (!name->first_name.empty())
+            addNameWord(out, name->first_name);
 
-    if (!name->nickname.empty())
-    {
-        word = "`" + name->nickname + "'";
-        switch (d_init ? d_init->nickname_dwarf : d_init_nickname::CENTRALIZE)
+        if (!name->nickname.empty())
         {
-        case d_init_nickname::REPLACE_ALL:
-            out = word;
-            return out;
-        case d_init_nickname::REPLACE_FIRST:
-            out = "";
-            break;
-        case d_init_nickname::CENTRALIZE:
-            break;
+            word = "`" + name->nickname + "'";
+            switch (d_init ? d_init->nickname_dwarf : d_init_nickname::CENTRALIZE)
+            {
+            case d_init_nickname::REPLACE_ALL:
+                out = word;
+                return out;
+            case d_init_nickname::REPLACE_FIRST:
+                out = "";
+                break;
+            case d_init_nickname::CENTRALIZE:
+                break;
+            }
+            addNameWord(out, word);
         }
-        addNameWord(out, word);
     }
 
     if (!inEnglish)
diff --git a/library/modules/Units.cpp b/library/modules/Units.cpp
index ae3f9064c..9e97f8e74 100644
--- a/library/modules/Units.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Units.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "df/world.h"
 #include "df/ui.h"
 #include "df/unit_inventory_item.h"
+#include "df/historical_entity.h"
+#include "df/historical_figure.h"
+#include "df/historical_figure_info.h"
+#include "df/assumed_identity.h"
 
 using namespace DFHack;
 using df::global::world;
@@ -522,3 +526,28 @@ void Units::CopyNameTo(df::unit * creature, df::language_name * target)
     Translation::copyName(&creature->name, target);
 }
 
+df::language_name *Units::GetVisibleName(df::unit *unit)
+{
+    df::historical_figure *figure = df::historical_figure::find(unit->hist_figure_id);
+
+    if (figure)
+    {
+        // v0.34.01: added the vampire's assumed identity
+        if (figure->info && figure->info->reputation)
+        {
+            auto identity = df::assumed_identity::find(figure->info->reputation->cur_identity);
+
+            if (identity)
+            {
+                auto id_hfig = df::historical_figure::find(identity->histfig_id);
+
+                if (id_hfig)
+                    return &id_hfig->name;
+
+                return &identity->name;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return &unit->name;
+}
diff --git a/library/proto/Basic.proto b/library/proto/Basic.proto
index 92a993b70..1a9a8f1b4 100644
--- a/library/proto/Basic.proto
+++ b/library/proto/Basic.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ package dfproto;
 
 option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME;
 
+message EnumItemName {
+    required int32 value = 1;
+    optional string name = 2;
+    optional int32 bit_size = 3 [default = 1];
+};
+
 message BasicMaterialId {
     required int32 type = 1;
     required sint32 index = 2;
@@ -10,14 +16,14 @@ message BasicMaterialId {
 message BasicMaterialInfo {
     required int32 type = 1;
     required sint32 index = 2;
-
     required string token = 3;
-    repeated string flags = 4;
+
+    repeated int32 flags = 4; // of material_flags
 
     optional int32 subtype = 5 [default = -1];
     optional int32 creature_id = 6 [default = -1];
     optional int32 plant_id = 7 [default = -1];
-    optional int32 hfig_id = 8 [default = -1];
+    optional int32 histfig_id = 8 [default = -1];
 
     optional string name_prefix = 9 [default = ""];
 
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ message BasicMaterialInfo {
     repeated string reaction_class = 13;
     repeated Product reaction_product = 14;
 
-    repeated string inorganic_flags = 15;
+    repeated int32 inorganic_flags = 15;
 };
 
 message BasicMaterialInfoMask {
@@ -49,6 +55,50 @@ message BasicMaterialInfoMask {
 
     optional bool flags = 2 [default = false];
     optional bool reaction = 3 [default = false];
-    optional int32 temperature = 4;
+    optional int32 temperature = 4 [default = 10015];
+};
+
+message NameInfo {
+    optional string first_name = 1;
+    optional string nickname = 2;
+
+    optional int32 language_id = 3 [default = -1];
+
+    optional string last_name = 4;
+    optional string english_name = 5;
 };
 
+message BasicUnitInfo {
+    required int32 unit_id = 1;
+
+    optional NameInfo name = 2;
+
+    required fixed32 flags1 = 3;
+    required fixed32 flags2 = 4;
+    required fixed32 flags3 = 5;
+
+    required int32 race = 6;
+    required int32 caste = 7;
+    optional int32 gender = 8 [default = -1];
+
+    optional int32 civ_id = 9 [default = -1];
+    optional int32 histfig_id = 10 [default = -1];
+
+    repeated int32 labors = 11;
+
+    message Skill {
+        required int32 id = 1;
+        required int32 level = 2;
+        required int32 experience = 3;
+    };
+    repeated Skill skills = 12;
+
+    required int32 pos_x = 13;
+    required int32 pos_y = 14;
+    required int32 pos_z = 15;
+};
+
+message BasicUnitInfoMask {
+    optional bool labors = 1 [default = false];
+    optional bool skills = 2 [default = false];
+};
diff --git a/library/proto/BasicApi.proto b/library/proto/BasicApi.proto
index b5a569862..ed1276fef 100644
--- a/library/proto/BasicApi.proto
+++ b/library/proto/BasicApi.proto
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME;
 
 import "Basic.proto";
 
+message ListEnumsRes {
+    repeated EnumItemName material_flags = 1;
+    repeated EnumItemName inorganic_flags = 2;
+
+    repeated EnumItemName unit_flags1 = 3;
+    repeated EnumItemName unit_flags2 = 4;
+    repeated EnumItemName unit_flags3 = 5;
+
+    repeated EnumItemName unit_labor = 6;
+    repeated EnumItemName job_skill = 7;
+};
+
 message ListMaterialsRq {
     optional BasicMaterialInfoMask mask = 1;
     repeated BasicMaterialId id_list = 2;
@@ -15,3 +27,14 @@ message ListMaterialsRq {
 message ListMaterialsRes {
     repeated BasicMaterialInfo value = 1;
 };
+
+message ListUnitsRq {
+    optional BasicUnitInfoMask mask = 1;
+    repeated int32 id_list = 2;
+
+    optional int32 race = 3;
+    optional int32 civ_id = 4;
+};
+message ListUnitsRes {
+    repeated BasicUnitInfo value = 1;
+};
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