diff --git a/hbs2-git/hbs2-git.cabal b/hbs2-git/hbs2-git.cabal
index cc18aebe..b354fb45 100644
--- a/hbs2-git/hbs2-git.cabal
+++ b/hbs2-git/hbs2-git.cabal
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ common shared-properties
                , mtl
                , prettyprinter
                , prettyprinter-ansi-terminal
+               , random
                , resourcet
                , safe
                , saltine
diff --git a/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Evolve.hs b/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Evolve.hs
index 27a8a8c7..43da9a8c 100644
--- a/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Evolve.hs
+++ b/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Evolve.hs
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-module HBS2Git.Evolve (evolve) where
+module HBS2Git.Evolve (evolve,makePolled) where
 
 import HBS2.Prelude.Plated
 import HBS2.System.Logger.Simple
-import HBS2.OrDie
+import HBS2.Net.Proto.Service
+
+import HBS2.Peer.RPC.API.Peer
 
 import HBS2Git.Types
-import HBS2.Git.Types
 import HBS2Git.Config
 import HBS2Git.PrettyStuff
 
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Maybe
-import Data.Functor
 import Data.List qualified as List
-import Prettyprinter.Render.Terminal
 import System.Directory
+import System.Random
 import System.FilePath
 import UnliftIO
 
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ evolve = void $ runMaybeT do
   generateCookie
 
 
+makePolled :: (MonadIO m, HasRPC m) => RepoRef -> m ()
+makePolled ref = do
+  rpc <- getRPC <&> rpcPeer
+  n <- liftIO $ randomRIO (4,7)
+  void $ callService @RpcPollAdd rpc (fromRefLogKey ref, "reflog", n)
+
 generateCookie :: MonadIO m => m ()
 generateCookie = void $ runMaybeT do
   file <- cookieFile
diff --git a/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Import.hs b/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Import.hs
index 8b721865..404673f1 100644
--- a/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Import.hs
+++ b/hbs2-git/lib/HBS2Git/Import.hs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import HBS2Git.GitRepoLog
 import HBS2Git.App
 import HBS2Git.Config
 import HBS2Git.State
+import HBS2Git.Evolve
 import HBS2Git.KeysMetaData
 import HBS2.Git.Local.CLI
 
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ importRefLogNew :: ( MonadIO m
                    , MonadCatch m
                    , MonadMask m
                    , HasStorage m
+                   , HasRPC m
                    , HasEncryptionKeys m
                    , HasImportOpts opts
                    )
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@ importRefLogNew opts ref = runResourceT do
   temp <- liftIO getCanonicalTemporaryDirectory
   (_,dir) <- allocate (createTempDirectory temp myTempDir) removeDirectoryRecursive
 
+  lift $ makePolled ref
+
   db <- makeDbPath ref >>= dbEnv
 
   do
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/Brains.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/Brains.hs
index 819dfe5c..0b01d3e7 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/Brains.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/Brains.hs
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 {-# Language AllowAmbiguousTypes #-}
 {-# Language UndecidableInstances #-}
 {-# Language TemplateHaskell #-}
-module Brains where
+module Brains
+  ( module Brains
+  , module HBS2.Peer.Brains
+  ) where
 
 import HBS2.Prelude.Plated
 import HBS2.Clock
-import HBS2.Data.Types.Refs
 import HBS2.Net.Proto.RefChan(ForRefChans)
 import HBS2.Net.Proto
 import HBS2.Hash
 import HBS2.Base58
 import HBS2.Net.IP.Addr
-import HBS2.Net.Auth.Credentials
 
+import HBS2.Peer.Brains
 import HBS2.System.Logger.Simple
 
 import PeerConfig
 
 import Crypto.Saltine.Core.Box qualified as Encrypt
-import Data.Maybe
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Exception
 import Control.Concurrent.STM
@@ -45,140 +46,6 @@ data PeerBrainsDb
 instance HasCfgKey PeerBrainsDb (Maybe String) where
   key = "brains"
 
-class HasBrains e a where
-
-  listPolledRefs :: MonadIO m => a -> String -> m [(PubKey 'Sign (Encryption e), Int)]
-  listPolledRefs _ _  = pure mempty
-
-  isPolledRef :: MonadIO m => a -> PubKey 'Sign (Encryption e) -> m Bool
-  isPolledRef _ _ = pure False
-
-  onClientTCPConnected :: MonadIO m => a -> PeerAddr e -> Word64 -> m ()
-  onClientTCPConnected _ _ = const none
-
-  getClientTCP :: MonadIO m => a -> m [(PeerAddr e,Word64)]
-  getClientTCP = const $ pure mempty
-
-  setActiveTCPSessions :: MonadIO m => a -> [(PeerAddr e, Word64)] -> m ()
-  setActiveTCPSessions _ _ = none
-
-  listTCPPexCandidates :: MonadIO m => a -> m [PeerAddr e]
-  listTCPPexCandidates _ = pure mempty
-
-  onKnownPeers :: MonadIO m => a -> [Peer e] -> m ()
-  onKnownPeers _ _ = none
-
-  onBlockSize :: ( MonadIO m
-                 , IsPeerAddr e m
-                 )
-              => a
-              -> Peer e
-              -> Hash HbSync
-              -> Integer
-              -> m ()
-  onBlockSize _ _ _ _ = none
-
-  onBlockDownloadAttempt :: ( MonadIO m
-                            , IsPeerAddr e m
-                            )
-                         => a
-                         -> Peer e
-                         -> Hash HbSync
-                         -> m ()
-
-  onBlockDownloadAttempt _ _ _ = none
-
-  onBlockDownloaded :: MonadIO m
-                    => a
-                    -> Peer e
-                    -> Hash HbSync
-                    -> m ()
-
-  onBlockDownloaded _ _ _ = none
-
-  onBlockPostponed :: MonadIO m
-                   => a
-                   -> Hash HbSync
-                   -> m ()
-
-  onBlockPostponed _ _ = none
-
-  claimBlockCameFrom :: MonadIO m
-                     => a
-                     -> Hash HbSync
-                     -> Hash HbSync
-                     -> m ()
-
-  claimBlockCameFrom _ _ _ = none
-
-  shouldPostponeBlock :: MonadIO m
-                     => a
-                     -> Hash HbSync
-                     -> m Bool
-  shouldPostponeBlock _ _ = pure False
-
-
-  shouldDownloadBlock :: MonadIO m
-                      => a
-                      -> Peer e
-                      -> Hash HbSync
-                      -> m Bool
-  shouldDownloadBlock _ _ _ = pure False
-
-  advisePeersForBlock :: (MonadIO m, FromStringMaybe (PeerAddr e))
-                       => a
-                       -> Hash HbSync
-                       -> m [PeerAddr e]
-  advisePeersForBlock  _ _ = pure  mempty
-
-  blockSize :: forall m . MonadIO m
-            => a
-            -> Peer e
-            -> Hash HbSync
-            -> m (Maybe Integer)
-
-  blockSize _ _ _ = pure Nothing
-
-  isReflogProcessed :: (MonadIO m)
-                    => a
-                    -> Hash HbSync
-                    -> m Bool
-
-  isReflogProcessed _ _ = pure False
-
-  setReflogProcessed :: (MonadIO m)
-                     => a
-                     -> Hash HbSync
-                     -> m ()
-
-  setReflogProcessed _ _ = pure ()
-
-
-type NoBrains = ()
-
-instance Pretty (Peer e) => HasBrains e NoBrains  where
-
-data SomeBrains e = forall a . HasBrains e a => SomeBrains a
-
-instance HasBrains e (SomeBrains e) where
-  listPolledRefs (SomeBrains a) = listPolledRefs @e a
-  isPolledRef (SomeBrains a) = isPolledRef @e a
-  onClientTCPConnected (SomeBrains a) = onClientTCPConnected @e a
-  getClientTCP (SomeBrains a) = getClientTCP @e a
-  setActiveTCPSessions (SomeBrains a) = setActiveTCPSessions @e a
-  listTCPPexCandidates (SomeBrains a) = listTCPPexCandidates @e a
-  onKnownPeers (SomeBrains a) = onKnownPeers a
-  onBlockSize (SomeBrains a) = onBlockSize a
-  onBlockDownloadAttempt (SomeBrains a) = onBlockDownloadAttempt a
-  onBlockDownloaded (SomeBrains a) = onBlockDownloaded a
-  onBlockPostponed (SomeBrains a) = onBlockPostponed @e a
-  claimBlockCameFrom (SomeBrains a) = claimBlockCameFrom @e a
-  shouldPostponeBlock (SomeBrains a) = shouldPostponeBlock @e a
-  shouldDownloadBlock (SomeBrains a) = shouldDownloadBlock @e a
-  advisePeersForBlock (SomeBrains a) = advisePeersForBlock @e a
-  blockSize (SomeBrains a) = blockSize @e a
-  isReflogProcessed (SomeBrains a) = isReflogProcessed @e a
-  setReflogProcessed (SomeBrains a) = setReflogProcessed @e a
 
 newtype CommitCmd = CommitCmd { onCommited :: IO () }
 
@@ -296,18 +163,45 @@ instance ( Hashable (Peer e)
   setReflogProcessed b h = do
     updateOP b $ insertReflogProcessed b h
 
-  listPolledRefs brains tp = do
+  addPolledRef brains r s i = do
+
+    updateOP brains $ do
+      let conn = view brainsDb brains
+      liftIO $ execute conn sql (show $ pretty (AsBase58 r), s, i)
+    where
+      sql = [qc|
+      insert into statedb.poll (ref,type,interval)
+      values (?,?,?)
+      on conflict do update set interval = excluded.interval
+      |]
+
+  delPolledRef brains r = do
+    updateOP brains $ do
+      let conn = view brainsDb brains
+      liftIO $ execute conn sql (Only (show $ pretty (AsBase58 r)))
+    where
+      sql = [qc|
+      delete from statedb.poll
+      where ref = ?
+      |]
+
+  listPolledRefs brains mtp = do
     liftIO $ do
       let conn = view brainsDb brains
-      query conn [qc|select ref, interval from poll where type = ?|] (Only tp)
-              <&> fmap (\(r,i) -> (,i) <$> fromStringMay r )
-              <&> catMaybes
+      case mtp of
+        Nothing -> postprocess <$>
+          query_ conn [qc|select ref, type, interval from statedb.poll|]
+
+        Just tp -> postprocess <$>
+          query conn [qc|select ref, type, interval from statedb.poll where type = ?|] (Only tp)
+    where
+      postprocess = mapMaybe (\(r,t,i) -> (,t,i) <$> fromStringMay r )
 
   isPolledRef brains ref = do
     liftIO do
       let conn = view brainsDb brains
       query @_ @(Only Int) conn [qc|
-        select 1 from poll
+        select 1 from statedb.poll
         where ref = ?
         limit 1
       |] ( Only ( show $ pretty (AsBase58 ref) ) )
@@ -707,6 +601,8 @@ newBasicBrains cfg = liftIO do
 
   conn <- open brains
 
+  debug $ "BRAINS:" <+> "state" <+> pretty stateDb
+
   execute_ conn [qc|ATTACH DATABASE '{stateDb}' as statedb|]
 
   execute_ conn [qc|
@@ -775,15 +671,14 @@ newBasicBrains cfg = liftIO do
   |]
 
   execute_ conn [qc|
-    create table if not exists poll
+    create table if not exists statedb.poll
     ( ref      text not null
     , type     text not null
     , interval int not null
-    , primary key (ref,type)
+    , primary key (ref)
     )
   |]
 
-
   execute_ conn [qc|
     create table if not exists peer_asymmkey
     ( peer text not null
@@ -852,7 +747,7 @@ runBasicBrains cfg brains = do
       updateOP brains $ do
         let conn = view brainsDb brains
         liftIO $ execute conn [qc|
-          insert into poll (ref,type,interval)
+          insert into statedb.poll (ref,type,interval)
           values (?,?,?)
           on conflict do update set interval = excluded.interval
           |] (show $ pretty (AsBase58 x), show $ pretty t, mi)
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
index f4f78c49..828accb3 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import HBS2.Peer.RPC.API.RefChan
 import RPC2(RPC2Context(..))
 
 import Codec.Serialise as Serialise
+import Control.Concurrent (myThreadId)
 import Control.Concurrent.STM
 import Control.Exception as Exception
 import Control.Monad.Reader
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ import Crypto.Saltine (sodiumInit)
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy qualified as LBS
 import Data.ByteString qualified as BS
 import Data.Cache qualified as Cache
-import Data.Function
 import Data.List qualified as L
 import Data.Map (Map)
 import Data.Map qualified as Map
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ import System.Mem
 import System.Metrics
 import System.Posix.Process
 import System.Environment
+import Prettyprinter.Render.Terminal
 
 import UnliftIO.Exception qualified as U
 -- import UnliftIO.STM
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ data PeerOpts =
   , _listenRpc     :: Maybe String
   , _peerCredFile  :: Maybe FilePath
   , _peerConfig    :: Maybe FilePath
-  , _peerRespawn   :: Maybe Bool
+  , _peerRespawn   :: Bool
   }
   deriving stock (Data)
 
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ runCLI = do
                 <> command "refchan"   (info pRefChan (progDesc "refchan commands"))
                 <> command "peers"     (info pPeers (progDesc "show known peers"))
                 <> command "pexinfo"   (info pPexInfo (progDesc "show pex"))
+                <> command "poll"      (info pPoll  (progDesc "polling management"))
                 <> command "log"       (info pLog   (progDesc "set logging level"))
                 -- FIXME: bring-back-dialogue-over-separate-socket
                 -- <> command "dial"      (info pDialog (progDesc "dialog commands"))
@@ -250,8 +252,10 @@ runCLI = do
 
       c <- optional confOpt
 
-      resp <- optional $ flag' True ( long "respawn" <> short 'R' <> help "respawn process")
+      resp <- (optional $ flag' True ( long "no-respawn" <> short 'R' <> help "NO respawn"))
+                     <&> isNothing
 
+      -- NOTE: respawn-by-default-now
       pure $ PeerOpts pref l r k c resp
 
     withOpts m g = do
@@ -389,6 +393,52 @@ runCLI = do
           Right Nothing -> exitFailure
           Right (Just h) -> print (pretty h) >> exitSuccess
 
+
+    pPoll = hsubparser (  command "list" (info pPollList (progDesc "list current pollers" ))
+                       <> command "add" (info  pPollAdd (progDesc "add poller" ))
+                       <> command "del" (info  pPollDel (progDesc "del poller" ))
+                       )
+
+
+    pPollAdd = do
+      rpc <- pRpcCommon
+      r <- argument refP (metavar "REF")
+      t <- strArgument (metavar "TYPE")
+      i <- argument auto (metavar "INTERVAL")
+      pure $ withMyRPC @PeerAPI rpc $ \caller -> do
+        callService @RpcPollAdd caller (r, t, i) >>= \case
+          Left e -> die (show e)
+          _      -> liftIO do
+                       hPutDoc stdout $ "added poller for" <+> pretty (AsBase58 r)
+                       exitSuccess
+
+    pPollDel = do
+      rpc <- pRpcCommon
+      r <- argument refP (metavar "REF")
+      pure $ withMyRPC @PeerAPI rpc $ \caller -> do
+        callService @RpcPollDel caller r >>= \case
+          Left e -> die (show e)
+          _      -> liftIO do
+                       hPutDoc stdout $ "deleted poller for" <+> pretty (AsBase58 r)
+                       exitSuccess
+
+    pPollList = do
+      rpc <- pRpcCommon
+      -- ref <- strArgument ( metavar "REFLOG-KEY" )
+      pure $ withMyRPC @PeerAPI rpc $ \caller -> do
+        void $ runMaybeT do
+          polls <- toMPlus =<< callService @RpcPollList caller ()
+          forM_ polls $ \(r,what,t) -> do
+           liftIO $ hPutDoc stdout $ fill 44 (pretty (AsBase58 r))
+                                     -- TODO: align-right
+                                     <+> fill 3 (pretty t)
+                                     <+> pretty what
+                                     <> line
+
+    refP :: ReadM (PubKey 'Sign HBS2Basic)
+    refP = maybeReader fromStringMay
+
+
 myException :: SomeException -> IO ()
 myException e = err ( show e )
 
@@ -448,10 +498,11 @@ instance ( Monad m
 
   response = lift . response
 
-
 respawn :: PeerOpts -> IO ()
-respawn opts = case view peerRespawn opts of
-  Just True -> do
+respawn opts =
+  if not (view peerRespawn opts) then do
+    exitFailure
+  else do
     let secs = 5
     notice $ "RESPAWNING in" <+> viaShow secs <> "s"
     pause @'Seconds secs
@@ -460,19 +511,19 @@ respawn opts = case view peerRespawn opts of
     print (self, args)
     executeFile self False args Nothing
 
-  _ -> exitFailure
-
 runPeer :: forall e s . ( e ~ L4Proto
                         , FromStringMaybe (PeerAddr e)
                         , s ~ Encryption e
                         , HasStorage (PeerM e IO)
                         )=> PeerOpts -> IO ()
 
-runPeer opts = Exception.handle (\e -> myException e
+runPeer opts = U.handle (\e -> myException e
                         >> performGC
                         >> respawn opts
                         ) $ runResourceT do
 
+  threadSelf <- liftIO myThreadId
+
   metrics <- liftIO newStore
 
   xdg <- liftIO $ getXdgDirectory XdgData defStorePath <&> fromString
@@ -847,10 +898,14 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle (\e -> myException e
 
               let peerThread t mx = W.tell . L.singleton =<< (liftIO . async) do
                     withPeerM env mx
-                      `U.withException` \e -> case (fromException e) of
+                      `U.withException` \e -> case fromException e of
                         Just (e' :: AsyncCancelled) -> pure ()
-                        Nothing -> err ("peerThread" <+> viaShow t <+> "Failed with" <+> viaShow e)
+                        Nothing -> do
+                          err ("peerThread" <+> viaShow t <+> "Failed with" <+> viaShow e)
+                          throwM e -- threadSelf (SomeException e)
+
                     debug $ "peerThread Finished:" <+> t
+
               workers <- W.execWriterT do
 
                 peerThread "local multicast" $ forever $ do
@@ -858,8 +913,6 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle (\e -> myException e
                   debug "sending local peer announce"
                   request localMulticast (PeerAnnounce @e pnonce)
 
-                -- peerThread "tcpWorker" (tcpWorker conf)
-
                 peerThread "httpWorker" (httpWorker conf peerMeta denv)
 
                 peerThread "checkMetrics" (checkMetrics metrics)
@@ -891,7 +944,7 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle (\e -> myException e
 
                 peerThread "downloadQueue" (downloadQueue conf denv)
 
-                peerThread "reflogWorker" (reflogWorker @e conf rwa)
+                peerThread "reflogWorker" (reflogWorker @e conf (SomeBrains brains) rwa)
 
                 peerThread "refChanWorker" (refChanWorker @e rce (SomeBrains brains))
 
@@ -997,6 +1050,7 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle (\e -> myException e
                             , rpcPeerEnv = penv
                             , rpcLocalMultiCast = localMulticast
                             , rpcStorage = AnyStorage s
+                            , rpcBrains = SomeBrains brains
                             , rpcDoFetch = liftIO . fetchHash penv denv
                             , rpcDoRefChanHeadPost = refChanHeadPostAction
                             , rpcDoRefChanPropose = refChanProposeAction
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2/Peer.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2/Peer.hs
index 2174aa5c..6f962ea7 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2/Peer.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2/Peer.hs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module RPC2.Peer
   ( module RPC2.Peer
   , module HBS2.Peer.RPC.API.Peer
-  , module RPC2.LogLevel
-  -- , SetLogging(..)
+  -- , module RPC2.LogLevel
   ) where
 
 import HBS2.Peer.RPC.API.Peer
@@ -15,6 +14,6 @@ import RPC2.Poke()
 import RPC2.RefLog()
 import RPC2.RefChan()
 import RPC2.Die()
-import RPC2.LogLevel
--- import RPC2.LogLevel(SetLogging(..))
+import RPC2.LogLevel()
+import RPC2.Poll()
 
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2/Poll.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2/Poll.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..839c174e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2/Poll.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+{-# Language UndecidableInstances #-}
+module RPC2.Poll where
+
+import HBS2.Prelude.Plated
+import HBS2.Net.Proto.Service
+import HBS2.Peer.Brains
+import HBS2.System.Logger.Simple
+
+import HBS2.Peer.RPC.API.Peer
+import HBS2.Peer.RPC.Internal.Types
+
+instance (MonadIO m, HasRpcContext PeerAPI RPC2Context m) => HandleMethod m RpcPollList where
+
+  handleMethod _ = do
+    brains <- getRpcContext @PeerAPI <&> rpcBrains
+    debug $ "rpc.pollList"
+    listPolledRefs @L4Proto brains Nothing
+
+
+instance (MonadIO m, HasRpcContext PeerAPI RPC2Context m) => HandleMethod m RpcPollAdd where
+
+  handleMethod (r,t,i) = do
+    brains <- getRpcContext @PeerAPI <&> rpcBrains
+    debug $ "rpc.pollAdd"
+    addPolledRef @L4Proto brains r t i
+
+instance (MonadIO m, HasRpcContext PeerAPI RPC2Context m) => HandleMethod m RpcPollDel where
+
+  handleMethod r = do
+    brains <- getRpcContext @PeerAPI <&> rpcBrains
+    debug $ "rpc.pollDel"
+    delPolledRef @L4Proto brains r
+
+
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
index 4d958e12..177fc499 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import PeerConfig
 import BlockDownload
 import Brains
 
-import Data.Dynamic
 import Codec.Serialise
 import Control.Concurrent.STM (flushTQueue)
 import Control.Exception ()
@@ -51,19 +50,14 @@ import Control.Monad.Reader
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Maybe
 import Data.Cache (Cache)
 import Data.Cache qualified as Cache
-import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
-import Data.Either
 import Data.HashMap.Strict (HashMap)
 import Data.HashMap.Strict qualified as HashMap
 import Data.HashSet qualified as HashSet
 import Data.Heap ()
-import Data.Coerce
--- import Data.Heap qualified as Heap
 import Data.List qualified as List
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Text qualified as Text
 import Lens.Micro.Platform
-import Data.Generics.Product
 import UnliftIO
 
 import Streaming.Prelude qualified as S
@@ -662,7 +656,9 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
 
     refChanPoll = do
 
-      let listRefs = listPolledRefs @e brains "refchan" <&> fmap (over _2 ( (*60) . fromIntegral) )
+      let listRefs = listPolledRefs @e brains (Just "refchan")
+                         <&> fmap (\(a,_,b) -> (a,b))
+                         <&> fmap (over _2 ( (*60) . fromIntegral) )
 
       polling (Polling 5 5) listRefs $ \ref -> do
         debug $ "POLLING REFCHAN" <+> pretty (AsBase58 ref)
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RefLog.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RefLog.hs
index 30055d32..94174f09 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RefLog.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RefLog.hs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import HBS2.Merkle
 
 import HBS2.System.Logger.Simple
 
+import Brains
 import PeerConfig
 import PeerTypes
 
-import Data.Functor
 import Data.Function(fix)
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Foldable(for_)
@@ -115,10 +115,11 @@ reflogWorker :: forall e s m . ( MonadIO m, MyPeer e
                                , Pretty (AsBase58 (PubKey 'Sign s))
                               )
              => PeerConfig
+             -> SomeBrains e
              -> RefLogWorkerAdapter e
              -> m ()
 
-reflogWorker conf adapter = do
+reflogWorker conf brains adapter = do
 
   sto <- getStorage
 
@@ -201,34 +202,14 @@ reflogWorker conf adapter = do
 
   let (PeerConfig syn) = conf
 
-  let mkRef = fromStringMay . Text.unpack :: (Text -> Maybe (PubKey 'Sign s))
+  poller <- liftIO $ async do
+               let listRefs = listPolledRefs @e brains (Just "reflog")
+                               <&> fmap (\(a,_,b) -> (a,b))
+                               <&> fmap (over _2 ( (*60) . fromIntegral) )
 
-  let defPoll = lastDef 10 [ x
-                           | ListVal @C (Key "poll-default" [SymbolVal "reflog", LitIntVal x]) <- syn
-                           ]
-
-  let polls = HashMap.fromListWith min $ catMaybes (
-       [ (,x) <$> mkRef ref
-       | ListVal @C (Key "poll" [SymbolVal "reflog", LitIntVal x, LitStrVal ref]) <- syn
-       ]
-       <>
-       [ (,defPoll) <$> mkRef ref
-       | ListVal @C (Key "subscribe" [SymbolVal "reflog", LitStrVal ref]) <- syn
-       ] )
-
-  let pollIntervals = HashMap.fromListWith (<>) [ (i, [r]) | (r,i) <- HashMap.toList polls ]
-                            & HashMap.toList
-
-
-  pollers' <- liftIO $ async $ do
-                pause @'Seconds 10
-                forM pollIntervals  $ \(i,refs) -> liftIO do
-                  async $ forever $ do
-                    for_ refs $ \r -> do
-                      trace $ "POLL REFERENCE" <+> pretty (AsBase58 r) <+> pretty i <> "m"
-                      reflogFetch adapter r
-
-                    pause (fromIntegral i :: Timeout 'Minutes)
+               polling (Polling 5 5) listRefs $ \ref -> do
+                debug $ "POLLING REFLOG" <+> pretty (AsBase58 ref)
+                reflogFetch adapter ref
 
   w1 <- liftIO $ async $ forever $ replicateConcurrently_ 4 do
 
@@ -275,8 +256,7 @@ reflogWorker conf adapter = do
 
           -- trace  "I'm a reflog update worker"
 
-  pollers <- liftIO $ wait pollers'
-  void $ liftIO $ waitAnyCatchCancel $ w1 : pollers
+  void $ liftIO $ waitAnyCatchCancel [w1, poller]
 
   where
 
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal b/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal
index 527989c1..16660132 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal
+++ b/hbs2-peer/hbs2-peer.cabal
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ common common-deps
         , network-multicast
         , optparse-applicative
         , prettyprinter
+        , prettyprinter-ansi-terminal
         , random
         , random-shuffle
         , resourcet
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ library
     default-language: Haskell2010
 
     exposed-modules:
+      HBS2.Peer.Brains
       HBS2.Peer.RPC.Class
       HBS2.Peer.RPC.API.Peer
       HBS2.Peer.RPC.API.RefLog
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ executable hbs2-peer
                     , RPC2.Peers
                     , RPC2.PexInfo
                     , RPC2.Ping
+                    , RPC2.Poll
                     , RPC2.RefLog
                     , RPC2.RefChan
                     , PeerTypes
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/Brains.hs b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/Brains.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b9e3b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/Brains.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+{-# Language AllowAmbiguousTypes #-}
+{-# Language UndecidableInstances #-}
+module HBS2.Peer.Brains where
+
+
+import HBS2.Prelude.Plated
+import HBS2.Net.Proto
+import HBS2.Hash
+
+import Data.Word
+
+-- TODO: rename
+class HasBrains e a where
+
+  listPolledRefs :: MonadIO m => a -> Maybe String -> m [(PubKey 'Sign (Encryption e), String, Int)]
+  listPolledRefs _ _  = pure mempty
+
+  isPolledRef :: MonadIO m => a -> PubKey 'Sign (Encryption e) -> m Bool
+  isPolledRef _ _ = pure False
+
+  delPolledRef :: MonadIO m => a -> PubKey 'Sign (Encryption e) -> m ()
+  delPolledRef _ _ = pure ()
+
+  addPolledRef :: MonadIO m
+               => a
+               -> PubKey 'Sign (Encryption e)
+               -> String
+               -> Int
+               -> m ()
+
+  addPolledRef _ _ _ _ = pure ()
+
+  onClientTCPConnected :: MonadIO m => a -> PeerAddr e -> Word64 -> m ()
+  onClientTCPConnected _ _ = const none
+
+  getClientTCP :: MonadIO m => a -> m [(PeerAddr e,Word64)]
+  getClientTCP = const $ pure mempty
+
+  setActiveTCPSessions :: MonadIO m => a -> [(PeerAddr e, Word64)] -> m ()
+  setActiveTCPSessions _ _ = none
+
+  listTCPPexCandidates :: MonadIO m => a -> m [PeerAddr e]
+  listTCPPexCandidates _ = pure mempty
+
+  onKnownPeers :: MonadIO m => a -> [Peer e] -> m ()
+  onKnownPeers _ _ = none
+
+  onBlockSize :: ( MonadIO m
+                 , IsPeerAddr e m
+                 )
+              => a
+              -> Peer e
+              -> Hash HbSync
+              -> Integer
+              -> m ()
+  onBlockSize _ _ _ _ = none
+
+  onBlockDownloadAttempt :: ( MonadIO m
+                            , IsPeerAddr e m
+                            )
+                         => a
+                         -> Peer e
+                         -> Hash HbSync
+                         -> m ()
+
+  onBlockDownloadAttempt _ _ _ = none
+
+  onBlockDownloaded :: MonadIO m
+                    => a
+                    -> Peer e
+                    -> Hash HbSync
+                    -> m ()
+
+  onBlockDownloaded _ _ _ = none
+
+  onBlockPostponed :: MonadIO m
+                   => a
+                   -> Hash HbSync
+                   -> m ()
+
+  onBlockPostponed _ _ = none
+
+  claimBlockCameFrom :: MonadIO m
+                     => a
+                     -> Hash HbSync
+                     -> Hash HbSync
+                     -> m ()
+
+  claimBlockCameFrom _ _ _ = none
+
+  shouldPostponeBlock :: MonadIO m
+                     => a
+                     -> Hash HbSync
+                     -> m Bool
+  shouldPostponeBlock _ _ = pure False
+
+
+  shouldDownloadBlock :: MonadIO m
+                      => a
+                      -> Peer e
+                      -> Hash HbSync
+                      -> m Bool
+  shouldDownloadBlock _ _ _ = pure False
+
+  advisePeersForBlock :: (MonadIO m, FromStringMaybe (PeerAddr e))
+                       => a
+                       -> Hash HbSync
+                       -> m [PeerAddr e]
+  advisePeersForBlock  _ _ = pure  mempty
+
+  blockSize :: forall m . MonadIO m
+            => a
+            -> Peer e
+            -> Hash HbSync
+            -> m (Maybe Integer)
+
+  blockSize _ _ _ = pure Nothing
+
+  isReflogProcessed :: (MonadIO m)
+                    => a
+                    -> Hash HbSync
+                    -> m Bool
+
+  isReflogProcessed _ _ = pure False
+
+  setReflogProcessed :: (MonadIO m)
+                     => a
+                     -> Hash HbSync
+                     -> m ()
+
+  setReflogProcessed _ _ = pure ()
+
+
+type NoBrains = ()
+
+instance Pretty (Peer e) => HasBrains e NoBrains  where
+
+data SomeBrains e = forall a . HasBrains e a => SomeBrains a
+
+instance HasBrains e (SomeBrains e) where
+  listPolledRefs (SomeBrains a) = listPolledRefs @e a
+  isPolledRef (SomeBrains a) = isPolledRef @e a
+  delPolledRef (SomeBrains a) = delPolledRef @e a
+  addPolledRef (SomeBrains a) = addPolledRef @e a
+  onClientTCPConnected (SomeBrains a) = onClientTCPConnected @e a
+  getClientTCP (SomeBrains a) = getClientTCP @e a
+  setActiveTCPSessions (SomeBrains a) = setActiveTCPSessions @e a
+  listTCPPexCandidates (SomeBrains a) = listTCPPexCandidates @e a
+  onKnownPeers (SomeBrains a) = onKnownPeers a
+  onBlockSize (SomeBrains a) = onBlockSize a
+  onBlockDownloadAttempt (SomeBrains a) = onBlockDownloadAttempt a
+  onBlockDownloaded (SomeBrains a) = onBlockDownloaded a
+  onBlockPostponed (SomeBrains a) = onBlockPostponed @e a
+  claimBlockCameFrom (SomeBrains a) = claimBlockCameFrom @e a
+  shouldPostponeBlock (SomeBrains a) = shouldPostponeBlock @e a
+  shouldDownloadBlock (SomeBrains a) = shouldDownloadBlock @e a
+  advisePeersForBlock (SomeBrains a) = advisePeersForBlock @e a
+  blockSize (SomeBrains a) = blockSize @e a
+  isReflogProcessed (SomeBrains a) = isReflogProcessed @e a
+  setReflogProcessed (SomeBrains a) = setReflogProcessed @e a
+
+
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/API/Peer.hs b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/API/Peer.hs
index 112770ac..438c84aa 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/API/Peer.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/API/Peer.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ data RpcFetch
 data RpcLogLevel
 data RpcDie
 
+data RpcPollList
+data RpcPollAdd
+data RpcPollDel
+
 type PeerAPI = '[ RpcPoke
                 , RpcPing
                 , RpcAnnounce
@@ -30,6 +34,9 @@ type PeerAPI = '[ RpcPoke
                 , RpcPexInfo
                 , RpcLogLevel
                 , RpcDie
+                , RpcPollList
+                , RpcPollAdd
+                , RpcPollDel
                 ]
 
 instance HasProtocol UNIX  (ServiceProto PeerAPI UNIX) where
@@ -64,6 +71,15 @@ type instance Output RpcPeers = [(PubKey 'Sign HBS2Basic, PeerAddr L4Proto)]
 type instance Input RpcFetch = HashRef
 type instance Output RpcFetch = ()
 
+type instance Input RpcPollList= ()
+type instance Output RpcPollList = [(PubKey 'Sign HBS2Basic, String, Int)]
+
+type instance Input RpcPollAdd = (PubKey 'Sign HBS2Basic, String, Int)
+type instance Output RpcPollAdd = ()
+
+type instance Input  RpcPollDel = PubKey 'Sign HBS2Basic
+type instance Output RpcPollDel = ()
+
 type instance Input RpcLogLevel = SetLogging
 type instance Output RpcLogLevel = ()
 
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/Internal/Types.hs b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/Internal/Types.hs
index 2cb8321e..0cf6496f 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/Internal/Types.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/lib/HBS2/Peer/RPC/Internal/Types.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import HBS2.Data.Types.SignedBox
 import HBS2.Net.Messaging.Unix
 import HBS2.Net.Proto.Service
 import HBS2.Peer.RPC.Class
+import HBS2.Peer.Brains
 
 import Data.Config.Suckless.Syntax
 import Data.Config.Suckless.Parse
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ data RPC2Context =
   , rpcPeerEnv            :: PeerEnv L4Proto
   , rpcLocalMultiCast     :: Peer L4Proto
   , rpcStorage            :: AnyStorage
+  , rpcBrains             :: SomeBrains L4Proto
   , rpcDoFetch            :: HashRef -> IO ()
   , rpcDoRefChanHeadPost  :: HashRef -> IO ()
   , rpcDoRefChanPropose   :: (PubKey 'Sign HBS2Basic, SignedBox ByteString L4Proto) -> IO ()