diff --git a/src/ox/mc/read.cpp b/src/ox/mc/read.cpp
index 3d4f51006..3be197054 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/read.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/read.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ MetalClawReader::MetalClawReader(uint8_t *buff, size_t buffLen): m_fieldPresence
 	m_buffLen = buffLen;
 }
 
+int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, int8_t *val) {
+	return readInteger(val);
+}
+
 int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, int16_t *val) {
 	return readInteger(val);
 }
@@ -29,6 +33,11 @@ int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, int64_t *val) {
 	return readInteger(val);
 }
 
+
+int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, uint8_t *val) {
+	return readInteger(val);
+}
+
 int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, uint16_t *val) {
 	return readInteger(val);
 }
diff --git a/src/ox/mc/read.hpp b/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
index 11b392878..35320d8b5 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ class MetalClawReader {
 	public:
 		MetalClawReader(uint8_t *buff, size_t buffLen);
 
+		int op(const char*, int8_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, int16_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, int32_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, int64_t *val);
 
+		int op(const char*, uint8_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, uint16_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, uint32_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, uint64_t *val);
diff --git a/src/ox/mc/write.cpp b/src/ox/mc/write.cpp
index 7b691019c..65b0bd8f9 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/write.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/write.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ MetalClawWriter::MetalClawWriter(uint8_t *buff, size_t buffLen): m_fieldPresence
 	m_buffLen = buffLen;
 }
 
+int MetalClawWriter::op(const char*, int8_t *val) {
+	return appendInteger(*val);
+}
+
 int MetalClawWriter::op(const char*, int16_t *val) {
 	return appendInteger(*val);
 }
@@ -29,6 +33,11 @@ int MetalClawWriter::op(const char*, int64_t *val) {
 	return appendInteger(*val);
 }
 
+
+int MetalClawWriter::op(const char*, uint8_t *val) {
+	return appendInteger(*val);
+}
+
 int MetalClawWriter::op(const char*, uint16_t *val) {
 	return appendInteger(*val);
 }
diff --git a/src/ox/mc/write.hpp b/src/ox/mc/write.hpp
index 875558f0a..bebf7c09e 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/write.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/write.hpp
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ class MetalClawWriter {
 	public:
 		MetalClawWriter(uint8_t *buff, size_t buffLen);
 
+		int op(const char*, int8_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, int16_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, int32_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, int64_t *val);
 
+		int op(const char*, uint8_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, uint16_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, uint32_t *val);
 		int op(const char*, uint64_t *val);