diff --git a/command_language/src/models/composite_instruction_standard_item.cpp b/command_language/src/models/composite_instruction_standard_item.cpp
index ae777234..04090017 100644
--- a/command_language/src/models/composite_instruction_standard_item.cpp
+++ b/command_language/src/models/composite_instruction_standard_item.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <tesseract_command_language/move_instruction.h>
 #include <tesseract_command_language/poly/instruction_poly.h>
 
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+
 namespace tesseract_gui
 {
 CompositeInstructionStandardItem::CompositeInstructionStandardItem(const tesseract_planning::CompositeInstruction& ci)
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ void CompositeInstructionStandardItem::ctor(const tesseract_planning::CompositeI
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("description", ci.getDescription()));
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("order", toString(ci.getOrder())));
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("profile", ci.getProfile()));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(ci.getUUID())));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("parent uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(ci.getParentUUID())));
   appendRow(new ManipulatorInfoStandardItem("manip info", ci.getManipulatorInfo()));
   appendRow(new VectorInstructionStandardItem("instructions", ci.getInstructions()));
 }
diff --git a/command_language/src/models/move_instruction_standard_item.cpp b/command_language/src/models/move_instruction_standard_item.cpp
index a993310d..d2958a40 100644
--- a/command_language/src/models/move_instruction_standard_item.cpp
+++ b/command_language/src/models/move_instruction_standard_item.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <tesseract_command_language/poly/joint_waypoint_poly.h>
 #include <tesseract_command_language/poly/state_waypoint_poly.h>
 
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+
 namespace tesseract_gui
 {
 MoveInstructionStandardItem::MoveInstructionStandardItem(const tesseract_planning::MoveInstructionPoly& mi)
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ void MoveInstructionStandardItem::ctor(const tesseract_planning::MoveInstruction
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("profile", mi.getProfile()));
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("path_profile", mi.getPathProfile()));
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("type", toString(mi.getMoveType())));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(mi.getUUID())));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("parent uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(mi.getParentUUID())));
   appendRow(new ManipulatorInfoStandardItem(mi.getManipulatorInfo()));  // NOLINT
 
   if (mi.getWaypoint().isCartesianWaypoint())
diff --git a/command_language/src/models/set_analog_instruction_standard_item.cpp b/command_language/src/models/set_analog_instruction_standard_item.cpp
index 8dfcbb12..f0b015f0 100644
--- a/command_language/src/models/set_analog_instruction_standard_item.cpp
+++ b/command_language/src/models/set_analog_instruction_standard_item.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include <tesseract_command_language/set_analog_instruction.h>
 
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+
 namespace tesseract_gui
 {
 SetAnalogInstructionStandardItem::SetAnalogInstructionStandardItem(const tesseract_planning::SetAnalogInstruction& sai)
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ int SetAnalogInstructionStandardItem::type() const
 void SetAnalogInstructionStandardItem::ctor(const tesseract_planning::SetAnalogInstruction& sai)
 {
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("description", sai.getDescription()));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(sai.getUUID())));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("parent uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(sai.getParentUUID())));
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("key", sai.getKey()));
   appendRow(createStandardItemInt("index", sai.getIndex()));
   appendRow(createStandardItemFloat("value", sai.getValue()));
diff --git a/command_language/src/models/set_tool_instruction_standard_item.cpp b/command_language/src/models/set_tool_instruction_standard_item.cpp
index 291edb39..34b3a434 100644
--- a/command_language/src/models/set_tool_instruction_standard_item.cpp
+++ b/command_language/src/models/set_tool_instruction_standard_item.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include <tesseract_command_language/set_tool_instruction.h>
 
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+
 namespace tesseract_gui
 {
 SetToolInstructionStandardItem::SetToolInstructionStandardItem(const tesseract_planning::SetToolInstruction& sti)
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ int SetToolInstructionStandardItem::type() const { return static_cast<int>(Stand
 void SetToolInstructionStandardItem::ctor(const tesseract_planning::SetToolInstruction& sti)
 {
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("description", sti.getDescription()));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(sti.getUUID())));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("parent uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(sti.getParentUUID())));
   appendRow(createStandardItemInt("tool", sti.getTool()));
 }
 }  // namespace tesseract_gui
diff --git a/command_language/src/models/timer_instruction_standard_item.cpp b/command_language/src/models/timer_instruction_standard_item.cpp
index 83dbaa78..eb30cfb4 100644
--- a/command_language/src/models/timer_instruction_standard_item.cpp
+++ b/command_language/src/models/timer_instruction_standard_item.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include <tesseract_command_language/timer_instruction.h>
 
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+
 namespace tesseract_gui
 {
 TimerInstructionStandardItem::TimerInstructionStandardItem(const tesseract_planning::TimerInstruction& ti)
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ std::string toString(tesseract_planning::TimerInstructionType t_type)
 void TimerInstructionStandardItem::ctor(const tesseract_planning::TimerInstruction& ti)
 {
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("description", ti.getDescription()));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(ti.getUUID())));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("parent uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(ti.getParentUUID())));
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("type", toString(ti.getTimerType())));
   appendRow(createStandardItemFloat("time (sec)", ti.getTimerTime()));
   appendRow(createStandardItemInt("I/O", ti.getTimerIO()));
diff --git a/command_language/src/models/wait_instruction_standard_item.cpp b/command_language/src/models/wait_instruction_standard_item.cpp
index 50598fb9..16fc0449 100644
--- a/command_language/src/models/wait_instruction_standard_item.cpp
+++ b/command_language/src/models/wait_instruction_standard_item.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include <tesseract_command_language/wait_instruction.h>
 
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+
 namespace tesseract_gui
 {
 WaitInstructionStandardItem::WaitInstructionStandardItem(const tesseract_planning::WaitInstruction& wi)
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ std::string toString(tesseract_planning::WaitInstructionType w_type)
 void WaitInstructionStandardItem::ctor(const tesseract_planning::WaitInstruction& wi)
 {
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("description", wi.getDescription()));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(wi.getUUID())));
+  appendRow(createStandardItemString("parent uuid", boost::uuids::to_string(wi.getParentUUID())));
   appendRow(createStandardItemString("type", toString(wi.getWaitType())));
   appendRow(createStandardItemFloat("time (sec)", wi.getWaitTime()));
   appendRow(createStandardItemInt("I/O", wi.getWaitIO()));