diff --git a/packages/agoric-cli/src/bin-agops.js b/packages/agoric-cli/src/bin-agops.js
index daeaf9c0e6f..5750c56307a 100755
--- a/packages/agoric-cli/src/bin-agops.js
+++ b/packages/agoric-cli/src/bin-agops.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import anylogger from 'anylogger';
 import { Command, CommanderError, createCommand } from 'commander';
 import { makeOracleCommand } from './commands/oracle.js';
 import { makeEconomicCommiteeCommand } from './commands/ec.js';
+import { makeGovCommand } from './commands/gov.js';
 import { makePsmCommand } from './commands/psm.js';
 import { makeReserveCommand } from './commands/reserve.js';
 import { makeVaultsCommand } from './commands/vaults.js';
@@ -31,10 +32,11 @@ const logger = anylogger('agops');
 const progname = path.basename(process.argv[1]);
 
 const program = new Command();
-program.name(progname).version('unversioned');
+program.name(progname).version('docker');
 
 program.addCommand(makeOracleCommand(logger));
 program.addCommand(makeEconomicCommiteeCommand(logger));
+program.addCommand(makeGovCommand(logger));
 program.addCommand(makePerfCommand(logger));
 program.addCommand(makePsmCommand(logger));
 program.addCommand(makeVaultsCommand(logger));
diff --git a/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/agoric-upgrade-11/README.md b/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/agoric-upgrade-11/README.md
index f4de664a54e..57f11bdc7ed 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/agoric-upgrade-11/README.md
+++ b/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/agoric-upgrade-11/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Related: https://github.com/agoric-labs/KREAd/releases/tag/gryo-rc0
 
 It has to be built with these specific addresses, using this one really long command:
-```
+```sh
 KREAD_COMMITTEE_ADDRESSES='{"krgov1": "agoric1890064p6j3xhzzdf8daknd6kpvhw766ds8flgw", "krgov2": "agoric1vqm5x5sj4lxmj2kem7x92tuhaum0k2yzyj6mgu"}' \
 KREAD_COMMITTEE_NAME=kread-gov \
 KREAD_ROYALTY_ADDRESS=agoric1yjc8llu3fugm7tgqye4rd5n92l9x2dhe30dazp \
@@ -18,36 +18,44 @@ make clean build-proposals
 ```
 
 Build the images if you haven't lately,
-```
+```sh
 make build
 ```
 
 
 Then with MN2 set to the repo you build the above from:
-```
+```sh
 TARGET=agoric-upgrade-11 MN2=/opt/agoric/KREAd/ make run
 ```
 
 That will run:
-```
+```sh
 docker run --rm -it -p 26656:26656 -p 26657:26657 -p 1317:1317 -v "${PWD}:/workspace" -v "${MN2}:/mn2" -e "DEBUG=SwingSet:ls,SwingSet:vat" -e "DEST=1" -e "TMUX_USE_CC=0" \
         --entrypoint /usr/src/agoric-sdk/upgrade-test-scripts/start_to_to.sh \
          agoric/upgrade-test:agoric-upgrade-11
 ```
 
-Then in the shell that opens up, replace its `upgrade-test-scripts` with a symlink:
+Then in a new shell do the following.
+(TODO integrate these into the layers)
 ```sh
+# Replace its `upgrade-test-scripts` with a symlink:
 rm -rf upgrade-test-scripts
 ln -s /workspace/upgrade-test-scripts
-```
 
-Then patch `/usr/src/agoric-sdk/bin/agd`:
-- find `$BUILD_ONLY || exec 1>&2` (line 94?)
-- put this in above it: `${NO_BUILD:-false} && exit 0`
-TODO have the layer modify agd to never build itself
+# Patch agoric-cli
+cp upgrade-test-scripts/agoric-upgrade-11/gov-cmd packages/agoric-cli/src/commands/gov.js
+cp upgrade-test-scripts/agoric-upgrade-11/agops-bin packages/agoric-cli/src/bin-agops.js
+## this should be docker-u11
+agops --version
 
-Then use the `/mn2` that `make run` mounted:
-```sh
+# patch agd so it doesn't try to rebuild
+#sed --in-place=.backup '93,$ d' /usr/src/agoric-sdk/bin/agd
+#- find `$BUILD_ONLY || exec 1>&2` (line 94?)
+#- put this in above it: `${NO_BUILD:-false} && exit 0`
+vi /usr/src/agoric-sdk/bin/agd
+
+
+# Run the test using the `/mn2` that `make run` mounted:
 cd /usr/src/agoric-sdk/upgrade-test-scripts
 
 NO_BUILD=true \
@@ -55,3 +63,17 @@ MN2_PROPOSAL_INFO=/mn2/agoric/dist/ \
 MN2_INSTANCE=kread \
 yarn ava /usr/src/agoric-sdk/upgrade-test-scripts/agoric-upgrade-11/mn2-start.test.js
 ```
+
+Test governance
+TODO put into JS
+```sh
+# should have two invitations in balances
+agoric wallet show --keyring-backend=test --from krgov1
+
+agops gov committee --name kreadCommittee --send-from krgov1
+agops gov charter --name kreadCommitteeCharter --send-from krgov1
+
+# now should have two used invitations
+agoric wallet show --keyring-backend=test --from krgov1
+
+```
diff --git a/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/agd-lib.js b/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/agd-lib.js
index 778f4d1916c..8d2220e4047 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/agd-lib.js
+++ b/packages/deployment/upgrade-test/upgrade-test-scripts/lib/agd-lib.js
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ export const makeAgd = ({ execFileSync }) => {
         const out = await exec(['query', ...qArgs, ...nodeArgs, ...outJson], {
           stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'],
         });
-        return JSON.parse(out);
+        try {
+          return JSON.parse(out);
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e);
+          console.info('output:', out);
+        }
       },
     });
     const nameHub = freeze({
@@ -86,7 +91,12 @@ export const makeAgd = ({ execFileSync }) => {
           ...outJson,
         ];
         const out = exec(args);
-        return JSON.parse(out);
+        try {
+          return JSON.parse(out);
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e);
+          console.info('output:', out);
+        }
       },
       ...ro,
       ...nameHub,