diff --git a/bin/import.js b/bin/import.js
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--- a/bin/import.js
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-const
-  Acl = require('acl'),
-  Backend = Acl.mongodbBackend,
-  MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient,
-  path = require('path'),
-  fs = require('mz/fs'),
-  { MongoDB } = require('mbjs-persistence'),
-  { ObjectUtil } = require('mbjs-utils'),
-  config = require('config')
-
-const
-  folder = process.env.FOLDER,
-  authorUUID = process.env.AUTHOR_UUID,
-  authorName = process.env.AUTHOR_NAME
-
-if (!folder) throw new Error('no input folder specified')
-
-const updateAuthor = entry => {
-  if (!entry.author) entry.author = {}
-  if (typeof entry.author === 'string') entry.author = { id: entry.author }
-  if (authorName) entry.author.name = authorName
-  if (authorUUID) entry.author.id = authorUUID
-  return entry
-}
-
-const proc = async function (folder) {
-  const mapsClient = new MongoDB(
-    ObjectUtil.merge({ name: 'maps', logger: console },
-      config.get('resources.mongodb')),
-    'uuid'
-  )
-  await mapsClient.connect()
-  const maps = await fs.readdir(path.join(folder, 'maps'))
-  for (let m of maps) {
-    if (m[0] === '.') continue
-    const file = await fs.readFile(path.join(folder, 'maps', m))
-    const entry = JSON.parse(file)
-    const existing = await mapsClient.get(entry.uuid)
-    if (existing) await mapsClient.update(entry.uuid, updateAuthor(entry))
-    else await mapsClient.create(updateAuthor(entry))
-  }
-
-  const annoClient = new MongoDB(
-    ObjectUtil.merge({ name: 'annotations', logger: console },
-      config.get('resources.mongodb')),
-    'uuid'
-  )
-  await annoClient.connect()
-  const annos = await fs.readdir(path.join(folder, 'annotations'))
-  for (let a of annos) {
-    if (a[0] === '.') continue
-    const file = await fs.readFile(path.join(folder, 'annotations', a))
-    const entry = JSON.parse(file)
-    const existing = await annoClient.get(entry.uuid)
-    if (existing) await annoClient.update(entry.uuid, updateAuthor(entry))
-    else await annoClient.create(updateAuthor(entry))
-  }
-
-  const cfg = config.get('acl.mongodb')
-  cfg.logger = console
-
-  const db = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    MongoClient.connect(cfg.url, function (err, client) {
-      if (err) return reject(err)
-      cfg.logger.info(`ACL connected at ${cfg.url}/${cfg.dbName}`)
-      const db = client.db(cfg.dbName)
-      resolve(db)
-    })
-  })
-
-  const acl = new Acl(new Backend(db))
-  const acls = await fs.readdir(path.join(folder, 'acl'))
-  for (let a of acls) {
-    if (a[0] === '.') continue
-    const file = await fs.readFile(path.join(folder, 'acl', a))
-    const entry = JSON.parse(file)
-    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const resource = a.replace('.json', '')
-      acl.allow(entry.role, resource, entry.permissions, err => {
-        if (err) reject(err)
-        else resolve()
-      })
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-proc(folder).then(() => process.exit(0))
diff --git a/bin/migrate.js b/bin/migrate.js
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index 71f9230b707eacf40c5c04c148c2c78c0bcb1db1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/bin/migrate.js
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-const
-  { MongoDB } = require('mbjs-persistence'),
-  { ObjectUtil, uuid } = require('mbjs-utils'),
-  config = require('config'),
-  { Annotation, Map } = require('mbjs-data-models/src/models')
-
-const
-  timelinePrefix = 'https://app.motionbank.org/piecemaker/timelines/',
-  gridPrefix = 'https://app.motionbank.org/mosys/grids/'
-
-const newPrefix = 'http://id.motionbank.org/'
-
-const proc = async function () {
-  console.log('MAPS\n--------------------------\n\n')
-  const mapsClient = new MongoDB(
-    ObjectUtil.merge({ name: 'maps', logger: console },
-      config.get('resources.mongodb')),
-    'uuid'
-  )
-  await mapsClient.connect()
-  const maps = await mapsClient.find({})
-  for (let map of maps) {
-    Object.keys(map).forEach(key => {
-      if (key[0] === '_') map[key] = undefined
-    })
-    if (typeof map.author === 'string') {
-      map.author = { id: map.author }
-      console.log('updating author to', map.author)
-    }
-    const mi = new Map(map)
-    await mapsClient.update(mi.uuid, mi.toObject(), {})
-  }
-
-  console.log('ANNOTATIONS\n-------------------\n\n')
-  const annoClient = new MongoDB(
-    ObjectUtil.merge({ name: 'annotations', logger: console },
-      config.get('resources.mongodb')),
-    'uuid'
-  )
-  await annoClient.connect()
-  const annos = await annoClient.find({})
-  for (let anno of annos) {
-    Object.keys(anno).forEach(key => {
-      if (key[0] === '_') anno[key] = undefined
-    })
-    if (typeof anno.author === 'string') {
-      anno.author = { id: anno.author }
-      console.log('updating author to', anno.author)
-    }
-    if (anno.target && typeof anno.target.id === 'string' && anno.target.id.indexOf(timelinePrefix) === 0) {
-      anno.target.id = anno.target.id.replace(timelinePrefix, `${newPrefix}maps/`)
-      console.log('updating timeline target to', anno.target.id)
-    }
-    if (anno.target && typeof anno.target.id === 'string' && anno.target.id.indexOf(gridPrefix) === 0) {
-      anno.target.id = anno.target.id.replace(gridPrefix, `${newPrefix}maps/`)
-      console.log('updating grid target to', anno.target.id)
-    }
-    if (anno.target && anno.target.type === 'Video' && typeof anno.target.id === 'string' && uuid.isUUID(anno.target.id)) {
-      anno.target.id = `${newPrefix}annotations/${anno.target.id}`
-      console.log('updating video target to', anno.target.id)
-    }
-    if (anno.target && anno.target.type === 'Annotation' && typeof anno.target.id === 'string' && uuid.isUUID(anno.target.id)) {
-      anno.target.id = `${newPrefix}annotations/${anno.target.id}`
-      console.log('updating annotation target to', anno.target.id)
-    }
-    if (anno.target && anno.target.type === 'Timeline' && typeof anno.target.id === 'string' && uuid.isUUID(anno.target.id)) {
-      anno.target.id = `${newPrefix}maps/${anno.target.id}`
-      console.log('updating timeline target to', anno.target.id)
-    }
-    if (anno.target && anno.target.type === '2DGrid' && typeof anno.target.id === 'string' && uuid.isUUID(anno.target.id)) {
-      anno.target.id = `${newPrefix}maps/${anno.target.id}`
-      console.log('updating grid target to', anno.target.id)
-    }
-    const ai = new Annotation(anno)
-    await annoClient.update(ai.uuid, ai.toObject(), {})
-  }
-}
-
-proc().then(() => process.exit(0))