diff --git a/src/ast_commands.cpp b/src/ast_commands.cpp
index 425249e..5b99c6a 100644
--- a/src/ast_commands.cpp
+++ b/src/ast_commands.cpp
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@
 {
     return this->m_format == other.m_format;
 }
+
+bool prepare_::operator==(const prepare_& other) const
+{
+    return this->m_path == other.m_path;
+}
diff --git a/src/path_parser.hpp b/src/path_parser.hpp
index e1982f5..3abbce3 100644
--- a/src/path_parser.hpp
+++ b/src/path_parser.hpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
         }
 
         if (attr.m_nodes.empty()
-                || (!std::holds_alternative<actionNode_>(attr.m_nodes.back().m_suffix) && !std::holds_alternative<actionNode_>(attr.m_nodes.back().m_suffix))) {
+                || (!std::holds_alternative<rpcNode_>(attr.m_nodes.back().m_suffix) && !std::holds_alternative<actionNode_>(attr.m_nodes.back().m_suffix))) {
             auto& parserContext = x3::get<parser_context_tag>(ctx);
             parserContext.m_errorMsg = "This is not a path to an RPC/action.";
             return false;
diff --git a/src/static_schema.cpp b/src/static_schema.cpp
index e54ca68..af1004a 100644
--- a/src/static_schema.cpp
+++ b/src/static_schema.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@
     m_nodes.emplace(key, std::unordered_map<std::string, NodeInfo>());
 }
 
+void StaticSchema::addAction(const std::string& location, const std::string& name)
+{
+    m_nodes.at(location).emplace(name, NodeInfo{yang::action{}, yang::AccessType::Writable});
+
+    //create a new set of children for the new node
+    std::string key = joinPaths(location, name);
+    m_nodes.emplace(key, std::unordered_map<std::string, NodeInfo>());
+}
+
 bool StaticSchema::listHasKey(const schemaPath_& listPath, const std::string& key) const
 {
     return listKeys(listPath).count(key);
@@ -215,6 +224,11 @@
     {
         return yang::NodeTypes::Rpc;
     }
+
+    yang::NodeTypes operator()(const yang::action)
+    {
+        return yang::NodeTypes::Action;
+    }
 };
 
 yang::NodeTypes StaticSchema::nodeType(const schemaPath_& location, const ModuleNodePair& node) const
diff --git a/src/static_schema.hpp b/src/static_schema.hpp
index e343087..3009d7e 100644
--- a/src/static_schema.hpp
+++ b/src/static_schema.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 struct rpc {
 };
 
+struct action {
+};
+
 struct module {
 };
 
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@
 };
 }
 
-using NodeType = std::variant<yang::container, yang::list, yang::leaf, yang::leaflist, yang::rpc>;
+using NodeType = std::variant<yang::container, yang::list, yang::leaf, yang::leaflist, yang::rpc, yang::action>;
 
 struct NodeInfo {
     NodeType m_nodeType;
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@
     void addLeafList(const std::string& location, const std::string& name, const yang::LeafDataType& type);
     void addList(const std::string& location, const std::string& name, const std::set<std::string>& keys);
     void addRpc(const std::string& location, const std::string& name);
+    void addAction(const std::string& location, const std::string& name);
     void addModule(const std::string& name);
     void addIdentity(const std::optional<identityRef_>& base, const identityRef_& name);