diff --git a/proto/vdsm/vdsm.pb.go b/proto/vdsm/vdsm.pb.go
index 8ed0afcd8..f2285f560 100644
--- a/proto/vdsm/vdsm.pb.go
+++ b/proto/vdsm/vdsm.pb.go
@@ -610,6 +610,86 @@ func (m *QueryPQLRequest) GetPql() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// copied from pilosa.proto to use "vds" instead of "index" and "records" instead of "columns"
+type InspectRequest struct {
+	Vds                  string            `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=vds,proto3" json:"vds,omitempty"`
+	Records              *proto1.IdsOrKeys `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=records,proto3" json:"records,omitempty"`
+	FilterFields         []string          `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=filterFields,proto3" json:"filterFields,omitempty"`
+	Limit                uint64            `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=limit,proto3" json:"limit,omitempty"`
+	Offset               uint64            `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=offset,proto3" json:"offset,omitempty"`
+	Query                string            `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=query,proto3" json:"query,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}          `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte            `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32             `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) Reset()         { *m = InspectRequest{} }
+func (m *InspectRequest) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*InspectRequest) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*InspectRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_3849c3e549495f50, []int{11}
+}
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_InspectRequest.Unmarshal(m, b)
+}
+func (m *InspectRequest) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_InspectRequest.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+}
+func (m *InspectRequest) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_InspectRequest.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *InspectRequest) XXX_Size() int {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_InspectRequest.Size(m)
+}
+func (m *InspectRequest) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_InspectRequest.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_InspectRequest proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) GetVds() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Vds
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) GetRecords() *proto1.IdsOrKeys {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Records
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) GetFilterFields() []string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.FilterFields
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) GetLimit() uint64 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Limit
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) GetOffset() uint64 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Offset
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (m *InspectRequest) GetQuery() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Query
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*DataSource)(nil), "vdsm.DataSource")
 	proto.RegisterMapType((map[string]string)(nil), "vdsm.DataSource.ConfigEntry")
@@ -623,52 +703,58 @@ func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*DeleteVDSRequest)(nil), "vdsm.DeleteVDSRequest")
 	proto.RegisterType((*DeleteVDSResponse)(nil), "vdsm.DeleteVDSResponse")
 	proto.RegisterType((*QueryPQLRequest)(nil), "vdsm.QueryPQLRequest")
+	proto.RegisterType((*InspectRequest)(nil), "vdsm.InspectRequest")
 }
 
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("vdsm/vdsm.proto", fileDescriptor_3849c3e549495f50) }
 
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 // Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
@@ -691,7 +777,7 @@ type MoleculaClient interface {
 	QuerySQLUnary(ctx context.Context, in *proto1.QuerySQLRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*proto1.TableResponse, error)
 	QueryPQL(ctx context.Context, in *QueryPQLRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (Molecula_QueryPQLClient, error)
 	QueryPQLUnary(ctx context.Context, in *proto1.QueryPQLRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*proto1.TableResponse, error)
-	Inspect(ctx context.Context, in *proto1.InspectRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (Molecula_InspectClient, error)
+	Inspect(ctx context.Context, in *InspectRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (Molecula_InspectClient, error)
 }
 
 type moleculaClient struct {
@@ -820,7 +906,7 @@ func (c *moleculaClient) QueryPQLUnary(ctx context.Context, in *proto1.QueryPQLR
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-func (c *moleculaClient) Inspect(ctx context.Context, in *proto1.InspectRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (Molecula_InspectClient, error) {
+func (c *moleculaClient) Inspect(ctx context.Context, in *InspectRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (Molecula_InspectClient, error) {
 	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &_Molecula_serviceDesc.Streams[2], "/vdsm.Molecula/Inspect", opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -862,7 +948,7 @@ type MoleculaServer interface {
 	QuerySQLUnary(context.Context, *proto1.QuerySQLRequest) (*proto1.TableResponse, error)
 	QueryPQL(*QueryPQLRequest, Molecula_QueryPQLServer) error
 	QueryPQLUnary(context.Context, *proto1.QueryPQLRequest) (*proto1.TableResponse, error)
-	Inspect(*proto1.InspectRequest, Molecula_InspectServer) error
+	Inspect(*InspectRequest, Molecula_InspectServer) error
 }
 
 // UnimplementedMoleculaServer can be embedded to have forward compatible implementations.
@@ -893,7 +979,7 @@ func (*UnimplementedMoleculaServer) QueryPQL(req *QueryPQLRequest, srv Molecula_
 func (*UnimplementedMoleculaServer) QueryPQLUnary(ctx context.Context, req *proto1.QueryPQLRequest) (*proto1.TableResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method QueryPQLUnary not implemented")
 }
-func (*UnimplementedMoleculaServer) Inspect(req *proto1.InspectRequest, srv Molecula_InspectServer) error {
+func (*UnimplementedMoleculaServer) Inspect(req *InspectRequest, srv Molecula_InspectServer) error {
 	return status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method Inspect not implemented")
 }
 
@@ -1052,7 +1138,7 @@ func _Molecula_QueryPQLUnary_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec f
 }
 
 func _Molecula_Inspect_Handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
-	m := new(proto1.InspectRequest)
+	m := new(InspectRequest)
 	if err := stream.RecvMsg(m); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/proto/vdsm/vdsm.proto b/proto/vdsm/vdsm.proto
index 645cf8e21..0755fd8ee 100644
--- a/proto/vdsm/vdsm.proto
+++ b/proto/vdsm/vdsm.proto
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ message QueryPQLRequest {
   string pql = 2;
 }
 
+// copied from pilosa.proto to use "vds" instead of "index" and "records" instead of "columns"
+message InspectRequest {
+  string vds = 1;
+  pilosa.IdsOrKeys records = 2;
+  repeated string filterFields = 3;
+  uint64 limit = 4;
+  uint64 offset = 5;
+  string query = 6;
+}
+
 service Molecula {
   rpc GetVDSs(GetVDSsRequest) returns (GetVDSsResponse) {};
   rpc GetVDS(GetVDSRequest) returns (GetVDSResponse) {};
@@ -75,5 +85,5 @@ service Molecula {
   rpc QuerySQLUnary(pilosa.QuerySQLRequest) returns (pilosa.TableResponse) {};
   rpc QueryPQL(QueryPQLRequest) returns (stream pilosa.RowResponse) {};
   rpc QueryPQLUnary(pilosa.QueryPQLRequest) returns (pilosa.TableResponse) {};
-  rpc Inspect(pilosa.InspectRequest) returns (stream pilosa.RowResponse) {};
+  rpc Inspect(InspectRequest) returns (stream pilosa.RowResponse) {};
 }
diff --git a/server/grpc.go b/server/grpc.go
index 85d8afc84..649d29b86 100644
--- a/server/grpc.go
+++ b/server/grpc.go
@@ -342,8 +342,9 @@ func (h *VDSMGRPCHandler) QueryPQLUnary(ctx context.Context, req *pb.QueryPQLReq
 	return h.grpcHandler.QueryPQLUnary(ctx, req)
 }
 
-func (h *VDSMGRPCHandler) Inspect(req *pb.InspectRequest, srv vdsm_pb.Molecula_InspectServer) error {
-	return h.grpcHandler.Inspect(req, srv)
+func (h *VDSMGRPCHandler) Inspect(req *vdsm_pb.InspectRequest, srv vdsm_pb.Molecula_InspectServer) error {
+	preq := &pb.InspectRequest{Index: req.Vds, Columns: req.Records, FilterFields: req.FilterFields, Limit: req.Limit, Offset: req.Offset, Query: req.Query}
+	return h.grpcHandler.Inspect(preq, srv)
 }
 
 // ResultUint64 is a wrapper around a uint64 result type