diff --git a/syndicate/.gitignore b/syndicate/.gitignore
index c75f615..e7c1c51 100644
--- a/syndicate/.gitignore
+++ b/syndicate/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-schemas/
+/schemas/
diff --git a/syndicate/private/install.rkt b/syndicate/private/install.rkt
index 85fa584..5d16dc9 100644
--- a/syndicate/private/install.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/private/install.rkt
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
   (define output-directory (build-path syndicate-path "schemas"))
   (delete-directory/files output-directory #:must-exist? #f)
   (parameterize ((schema-compiler-plugin-mode 'meta))
-    (batch-compile #:inputs (list (build-path syndicate-path "private/protocols/schemas/**.prs"))
+    (batch-compile #:inputs (list
+                             (build-path syndicate-path "private/protocols/schemas/**.prs")
+                             (build-path syndicate-path "private/schemas/**.prs")
+                             )
                    #:additional-modules (hash '(EntityRef) 'syndicate/entity-ref)
                    #:output-directory output-directory
                    #:plugins (list schema-compiler-plugin))))
diff --git a/syndicate/private/schemas/racketEvent.prs b/syndicate/private/schemas/racketEvent.prs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36985a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syndicate/private/schemas/racketEvent.prs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version 1 .
+
+RacketEvent = <racket-event @source #!any @event #!any>.