diff --git a/examples/level1-swarm/README.md b/examples/level1-swarm/README.md
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+Using libp2p-swarm
+==================
+
+
diff --git a/examples/level1-swarm/node-1.js b/examples/level1-swarm/node-1.js
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+var Swarm = require('libp2p-swarm')
+var tcp = require('libp2p-tcp')
+var multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
+var Id = require('peer-id')
+var Spdy = require('libp2p-spdy')
+var Libp2p = require('../../src')
+var Peer = require('peer-info')
+
+// set up
+
+var mh = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8010')
+var p = new Peer(Id.create(), [])
+var sw = new Swarm(p)
+
+// create a libp2p node
+
+var node = new Libp2p(sw)
+
+node.swarm.addTransport('tcp', tcp, {multiaddr: mh}, {}, {port: 8010}, function () {
+  // Ready to receive incoming connections
+
+  sw.addStreamMuxer('spdy', Spdy, {})
+
+  // dial to another node
+
+  var mh2 = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8020')
+  var p2 = new Peer(Id.create(), [mh2])
+
+  node.swarm.dial(p2, {}, '/sparkles/1.0.0', function (err, conn) {
+    if (err) {
+      return console.error(err)
+    }
+
+    console.log('-> connection is ready')
+    process.stdin.pipe(conn).pipe(process.stdout)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/examples/level1-swarm/node-2.js b/examples/level1-swarm/node-2.js
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+var Swarm = require('libp2p-swarm')
+var tcp = require('libp2p-tcp')
+var multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
+var Id = require('peer-id')
+var Spdy = require('libp2p-spdy')
+var Libp2p = require('../../src')
+var Peer = require('peer-info')
+
+// set up
+
+var mh = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8020')
+var p = new Peer(Id.create(), [])
+var sw = new Swarm(p)
+
+sw.addTransport('tcp', tcp, {multiaddr: mh}, {}, {port: 8020}, function () {
+  // Ready to receive incoming connections
+
+  sw.addStreamMuxer('spdy', Spdy, {})
+
+  // create a libp2p node
+
+  var node = new Libp2p(sw)
+
+  // handle/mount a protocol
+
+  node.swarm.handleProtocol('/sparkles/1.0.0', function (conn) {
+    process.stdin.pipe(conn).pipe(process.stdout)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "code": "^1.5.0",
     "lab": "^5.17.0",
+    "libp2p-spdy": "^0.1.0",
+    "libp2p-swarm": "^0.5.5",
+    "libp2p-tcp": "^0.1.2",
+    "multiaddr": "^1.1.1",
+    "peer-id": "^0.4.0",
+    "peer-info": "^0.4.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.1",
     "standard": "^5.3.1"
   }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
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--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 exports = module.exports = Libp2p
 
 function Libp2p (swarm, peerRouting, recordStore) {