diff --git a/specter/CMakeLists.txt b/specter/CMakeLists.txt
index be652b9af..f2113b802 100644
--- a/specter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/specter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ list(APPEND SPECTER_HEADERS
      include/specter/FileBrowser.hpp
      include/specter/Icon.hpp
      include/specter/FontCache.hpp
-     include/specter/Translator.hpp)
+     include/specter/Translator.hpp
+     include/specter/genie.hpp)
 
 atdna(atdna_FontCache.cpp include/specter/FontCache.hpp)
 
diff --git a/specter/include/specter/genie.hpp b/specter/include/specter/genie.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2693cbe47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specter/include/specter/genie.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef __SPECTER_GENIE_HPP__
+#define __SPECTER_GENIE_HPP__
+
+#if __specter__
+#define SPECTER_PROPERTY(n, d) \
+    [[using specter: name(n), description(d)]]
+#define SPECTER_ENUM(n, d, et) \
+    [[using specter: name(n), description(d), enum_type(et)]]
+#else
+#define SPECTER_PROPERTY(n, d)
+#define SPECTER_ENUM(n, d, et)
+#endif
+
+
+#endif //__SPECTER_GENIE_HPP__