diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/create-kread-item-test.sh b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/create-kread-item-test.sh
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+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/create-kread-item-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /usr/src/upgrade-test-scripts/env_setup.sh
+
+OFFER=$(mktemp -t agops.XXX)
+agops vaults open --wantMinted 6.00 --giveCollateral 9.0 >|"$OFFER"
+agoric wallet send --offer "$OFFER" --from gov1 --keyring-backend="test"
+
+
+govamount="200000000ubld"
+provisionSmartWallet $GOV1ADDR $govamount
+
+KREAD_ITEM_OFFER=$(mktemp -t kreadItem.XXX)
+node ./generate-kread-item-request.mjs > $KREAD_ITEM_OFFER
+agops perf satisfaction --from $GOV1ADDR --executeOffer $KREAD_ITEM_OFFER --keyring-backend=test
+
+agd query vstorage data published.wallet.$GOV1ADDR.current  -o json >& gov1.out
+name=`jq '.value | fromjson | .values[2] | fromjson | .body[1:] | fromjson | .purses[1].balance.value.payload[0][0].name ' gov1.out`
+test_val $name \"ephemeral_Ace\" "found KREAd character"
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/generate-kread-item-request.mjs b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/generate-kread-item-request.mjs
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index 00000000000..be9e07d6dde
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+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/generate-kread-item-request.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/* global process */
+import assert from 'assert';
+import { execFile } from 'child_process';
+
+const ISTunit = 1_000_000n; // aka displayInfo: { decimalPlaces: 6 }
+
+const id = `KREAd-test-${Date.now()}`;
+
+// poor-man's zx
+const $ = cmd => {
+  const [file, ...args] = cmd.split(' ');
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    execFile(file, args, { encoding: 'utf8' }, (err, out) => {
+      if (err) return reject(err);
+      resolve(out);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+const zip = (xs, ys) => xs.map((x, i) => [x, ys[i]]);
+
+const fromSmallCapsEntries = txt => {
+  const { body, slots } = JSON.parse(txt);
+  const theEntries = zip(JSON.parse(body.slice(1)), slots).map(
+    ([[name, ref], boardID]) => {
+      const iface = ref.replace(/^\$\d+\./, '');
+      return [name, { iface, boardID }];
+    },
+  );
+  return Object.fromEntries(theEntries);
+};
+
+const brand = fromSmallCapsEntries(
+  await $('agoric follow -lF :published.agoricNames.brand -o text'),
+);
+assert(brand.IST);
+
+const slots = []; // XXX global mutable state
+
+const smallCaps = {
+  Nat: n => `+${n}`,
+  // XXX mutates obj
+  ref: obj => {
+    if (obj.ix) return obj.ix;
+    const ix = slots.length;
+    slots.push(obj.boardID);
+    obj.ix = `$${ix}.Alleged: ${obj.iface}`;
+    return obj.ix;
+  },
+};
+
+const body = {
+  method: 'executeOffer',
+  offer: {
+    id,
+    invitationSpec: {
+      source: 'agoricContract',
+      instancePath: ['kread'],
+      callPipe: [['makeMintCharacterInvitation', []]],
+    },
+    offerArgs: { name: 'ephemeral_Ace' },
+    proposal: {
+      give: {
+        Price: {
+          brand: smallCaps.ref(brand.IST),
+          value: smallCaps.Nat(5n * ISTunit) }
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+const capData = { body: `#${JSON.stringify(body)}`, slots };
+const action = JSON.stringify(capData);
+
+console.log(action);
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/test.sh b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/test.sh
index dd653d58e64..e5ffbbe5f9c 100755
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/test.sh
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/a:upgrade-14/test.sh
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 # The effects of this step are not persisted in further proposal layers.
 
 yarn ava
+
+./create-kread-item-test.sh