diff --git a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Data/Types/Refs.hs b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Data/Types/Refs.hs
index 55f43170..fb0025c5 100644
--- a/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Data/Types/Refs.hs
+++ b/hbs2-core/lib/HBS2/Data/Types/Refs.hs
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ data instance Signed SignaturePresent (MutableRef e 'LinearRef)
 instance Serialise (Signature e) =>
     Serialise (Signed 'SignaturePresent (MutableRef e 'LinearRef))
 
+instance Show (Signature e) =>
+    Show (Signed 'SignaturePresent (MutableRef e 'LinearRef))
+
 data instance Signed 'SignatureVerified (MutableRef e 'LinearRef)
   = LinearMutableRefSignatureVerified
   { lmrefVSignature :: Signature e
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
index 8a6fdc8e..87dc04c4 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/PeerMain.hs
@@ -145,12 +145,13 @@ makeLenses 'RPCOpt
 data RPCCommand =
     POKE
   | ANNOUNCE (Hash HbSync)
-  | ANNLREF (Hash HbSync)
   | PING (PeerAddr UDP) (Maybe (Peer UDP))
   | CHECK PeerNonce (PeerAddr UDP) (Hash HbSync)
   | FETCH (Hash HbSync)
   | PEERS
   | SETLOG SetLogging
+  | LREFANN (Hash HbSync)
+  | LREFGET (Hash HbSync)
 
 data PeerOpts =
   PeerOpts
@@ -209,11 +210,15 @@ runCLI = join . customExecParser (prefs showHelpOnError) $
                         <> command "run"       (info pRun  (progDesc "run peer"))
                         <> command "poke"      (info pPoke (progDesc "poke peer by rpc"))
                         <> command "announce"  (info pAnnounce (progDesc "announce block"))
-                        <> command "annlref"   (info pAnnLRef (progDesc "announce linear ref"))
                         <> command "ping"      (info pPing (progDesc "ping another peer"))
                         <> command "fetch"     (info pFetch (progDesc "fetch block"))
                         <> command "peers"     (info pPeers (progDesc "show known peers"))
                         <> command "log"       (info pLog   (progDesc "set logging level"))
+                        <> command "lref-ann"  (info pLRefAnn (progDesc "announce linear ref"))
+                        -- <> command "lref-new"  (info pNewLRef (progDesc "generates a new linear ref"))
+                        -- <> command "lref-list" (info pListLRef (progDesc "list node linear refs"))
+                        <> command "lref-get"  (info pLRefGet (progDesc "get a linear ref"))
+                        -- <> command "lref-update" (info pUpdateLRef (progDesc "updates a linear ref"))
                         )
 
     confOpt = strOption ( long "config"  <> short 'c' <> help "config" )
@@ -254,11 +259,6 @@ runCLI = join . customExecParser (prefs showHelpOnError) $
       h   <- strArgument ( metavar "HASH" )
       pure $ runRpcCommand rpc (ANNOUNCE h)
 
-    pAnnLRef = do
-      rpc <- pRpcCommon
-      h   <- strArgument ( metavar "HASH" )
-      pure $ runRpcCommand rpc (ANNLREF h)
-
     pFetch = do
       rpc <- pRpcCommon
       h   <- strArgument ( metavar "HASH" )
@@ -289,6 +289,16 @@ runCLI = join . customExecParser (prefs showHelpOnError) $
       pref <- optional $ strArgument ( metavar "DIR" )
       pure $ peerConfigInit pref
 
+    pLRefAnn = do
+      rpc <- pRpcCommon
+      h   <- strArgument ( metavar "HASH" )
+      pure $ runRpcCommand rpc (LREFANN h)
+
+    pLRefGet = do
+      rpc <- pRpcCommon
+      h   <- strArgument ( metavar "REF-ID" )
+      pure $ runRpcCommand rpc (LREFGET h)
+
 
 myException :: SomeException -> IO ()
 myException e = die ( show e ) >> exitFailure
@@ -634,13 +644,6 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle myException $ do
                                     debug $ "send single-cast announces" <+> pretty p
                                     request @e p announce
 
-                            ANNLREF h -> do
-                              debug $ "got annlref rpc" <+> pretty h
-                              st <- getStorage
-                              void $ runMaybeT do
-                                  slref <- MaybeT $ getLRefValAction st h
-                                  lift $ broadcastMsgAction' env (AnnLRef @e h slref :: LRefProto UDP)
-
                             CHECK nonce pa h -> do
                               pip <- fromPeerAddr @e pa
 
@@ -679,6 +682,16 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle myException $ do
                                           withDownload denv $ do
                                             processBlock h
 
+                            LREFANN h -> do
+                              debug $ "got lrefann rpc" <+> pretty h
+                              st <- getStorage
+                              void $ runMaybeT do
+                                  slref <- MaybeT $ getLRefValAction st h
+                                  lift $ broadcastMsgAction' env (AnnLRef @e h slref :: LRefProto UDP)
+
+                            LREFGET h -> do
+                              debug $ "got lrefget rpc" <+> pretty h
+
                             _ -> pure ()
 
 
@@ -704,9 +717,6 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle myException $ do
   let annAction h = do
         liftIO $ atomically $ writeTQueue rpcQ (ANNOUNCE h)
 
-  let annLRefAction h = do
-        liftIO $ atomically $ writeTQueue rpcQ (ANNLREF h)
-
   let pingAction pa = do
         that <- thatPeer (Proxy @(RPC e))
         liftIO $ atomically $ writeTQueue rpcQ (PING pa (Just that))
@@ -743,16 +753,31 @@ runPeer opts = Exception.handle myException $ do
           trace "TraceOff"
           setLoggingOff @TRACE
 
+  let lrefAnnAction h = do
+        liftIO $ atomically $ writeTQueue rpcQ (LREFANN h)
+
+  let lrefGetAction h = do
+        debug  $ "lrefGetAction" <+> pretty h
+        who <- thatPeer (Proxy @(RPC e))
+        void $ liftIO $ async $ withPeerM penv $ do
+            st <- getStorage
+            mhval <- getLRefValAction st h
+            forM_ mhval \hval ->
+                request who (RPCLRefGetAnswer @e h hval)
+
+
   let arpc = RpcAdapter pokeAction
                         dontHandle
                         annAction
-                        annLRefAction
                         pingAction
                         dontHandle
                         fetchAction
                         peersAction
                         dontHandle
                         logLevelAction
+                        lrefAnnAction
+                        lrefGetAction
+                        (\h hval -> pure ())
 
   rpc <- async $ runRPC udp1 do
                    runProto @e
@@ -833,8 +858,6 @@ withRPC o cmd = do
                     case cmd of
                       RPCAnnounce{} -> pause @'Seconds 0.1 >> liftIO exitSuccess
 
-                      RPCAnnLRef{} -> pause @'Seconds 0.1 >> liftIO exitSuccess
-
                       RPCFetch{} -> pause @'Seconds 0.1 >> liftIO exitSuccess
 
                       RPCPing{} -> do
@@ -860,6 +883,10 @@ withRPC o cmd = do
 
                       RPCLogLevel{} -> liftIO exitSuccess
 
+                      RPCLRefAnn{} -> pause @'Seconds 0.1 >> liftIO exitSuccess
+
+                      RPCLRefGet{} -> pause @'Seconds 1 >> liftIO exitSuccess
+
                       _ -> pure ()
 
                     void $ liftIO $ waitAnyCatchCancel [proto]
@@ -871,7 +898,6 @@ withRPC o cmd = do
                           dontHandle
                           (liftIO . atomically . writeTQueue pq)
                           (const $ liftIO exitSuccess)
-                          (const $ liftIO exitSuccess)
                           (const $ notice "ping?")
                           (liftIO . atomically . writeTQueue q)
                           dontHandle
@@ -882,15 +908,20 @@ withRPC o cmd = do
 
                           dontHandle
 
+                          (const $ liftIO exitSuccess)
+                          (const $ liftIO exitSuccess)
+                          (\h hval -> Log.info $ pretty h <+> viaShow hval)
+
 runRpcCommand :: RPCOpt -> RPCCommand -> IO ()
 runRpcCommand opt = \case
   POKE -> withRPC opt RPCPoke
   PING s _ -> withRPC opt (RPCPing s)
   ANNOUNCE h -> withRPC opt (RPCAnnounce h)
-  ANNLREF h -> withRPC opt (RPCAnnLRef h)
   FETCH h  -> withRPC opt (RPCFetch h)
   PEERS -> withRPC opt RPCPeers
   SETLOG s -> withRPC opt (RPCLogLevel s)
+  LREFANN h ->  withRPC opt (RPCLRefAnn h)
+  LREFGET h ->  withRPC opt (RPCLRefGet h)
 
   _ -> pure ()
 
diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RPC.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC.hs
index d7860680..ef8dbe2b 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RPC.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {-# Language UndecidableInstances #-}
 module RPC where
 
+import HBS2.Data.Types.Refs
 import HBS2.Prelude.Plated
 import HBS2.Net.Proto
 import HBS2.Hash
@@ -28,15 +29,20 @@ data RPC e =
   | RPCPong (PeerAddr e)
   | RPCPokeAnswer (PubKey 'Sign e)
   | RPCAnnounce (Hash HbSync)
-  | RPCAnnLRef (Hash HbSync)
   | RPCFetch (Hash HbSync)
   | RPCPeers
   | RPCPeersAnswer (PeerAddr e) (PubKey 'Sign e)
   | RPCLogLevel SetLogging
+  | RPCLRefAnn (Hash HbSync)
+  | RPCLRefGet (Hash HbSync)
+  | RPCLRefGetAnswer (Hash HbSync) (Signed SignaturePresent (MutableRef e 'LinearRef))
   deriving stock (Generic)
 
 
-instance Serialise (PeerAddr e) => Serialise (RPC e)
+instance (
+    Serialise (PeerAddr e)
+  , Serialise (Signature e)
+  ) => Serialise (RPC e)
 
 instance HasProtocol UDP (RPC UDP) where
   type instance ProtocolId (RPC UDP) = 0xFFFFFFE0
@@ -58,13 +64,15 @@ data RpcAdapter e m =
   { rpcOnPoke        :: RPC e -> m ()
   , rpcOnPokeAnswer  :: PubKey 'Sign e -> m ()
   , rpcOnAnnounce    :: Hash HbSync -> m ()
-  , rpcOnAnnLRef     :: Hash HbSync -> m ()
   , rpcOnPing        :: PeerAddr e -> m ()
   , rpcOnPong        :: PeerAddr e -> m ()
   , rpcOnFetch       :: Hash HbSync -> m ()
   , rpcOnPeers       :: RPC e -> m ()
   , rpcOnPeersAnswer :: (PeerAddr e, PubKey 'Sign e) -> m ()
   , rpcOnLogLevel    :: SetLogging -> m ()
+  , rpcOnLRefAnn     :: Hash HbSync -> m ()
+  , rpcOnLRefGet     :: Hash HbSync -> m ()
+  , rpcOnLRefGetAnswer :: Hash HbSync -> Signed SignaturePresent (MutableRef e 'LinearRef) -> m ()
   }
 
 newtype RpcM m a = RpcM { fromRpcM :: ReaderT RPCEnv m a }
@@ -108,11 +116,13 @@ rpcHandler adapter = \case
     p@RPCPoke{}        -> rpcOnPoke adapter p
     (RPCPokeAnswer k)  -> rpcOnPokeAnswer adapter k
     (RPCAnnounce h)    -> rpcOnAnnounce adapter h
-    (RPCAnnLRef h)     -> rpcOnAnnLRef adapter h
     (RPCPing pa)       -> rpcOnPing adapter pa
     (RPCPong pa)       -> rpcOnPong adapter pa
     (RPCFetch h)       -> rpcOnFetch adapter h
     p@RPCPeers{}       -> rpcOnPeers adapter p
     (RPCPeersAnswer pa k) -> rpcOnPeersAnswer adapter (pa,k)
     (RPCLogLevel l)    -> rpcOnLogLevel adapter l
+    (RPCLRefAnn h)     -> rpcOnLRefAnn adapter h
+    (RPCLRefGet h)     -> rpcOnLRefGet adapter h
+    (RPCLRefGetAnswer h hval) -> rpcOnLRefGetAnswer adapter h hval