diff --git a/.jshintignore b/.jshintignore
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index 00000000..3c3629e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
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index 00000000..997b3f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
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+{
+  "node": true,
+
+  "curly": true,
+  "latedef": true,
+  "quotmark": true,
+  "undef": true,
+  "unused": true,
+  "trailing": true
+}
diff --git a/examples/network-c.js b/examples/network-c.js
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+++ b/examples/network-c.js
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+var swarm = require('./network/swarm')
+var Peer = require('./routing/routers/dht/peer')
+var Id = require('./routing/routers/dht/peer/id')
+var multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
+
+// create Id
+// create multiaddr
+// create Peer
+// openStream
+
+var peerId = Id.create()
+var mhs = []
+mhs.push(multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001'))
+var p = new Peer(peerId, mhs)
+
+swarm.openStream(p, '/ipfs/sparkles/1.2.3', function (err, stream) {
+  if (err) {
+    return console.log('ERR - ', err)
+  }
+  console.log('WoHoo, dialed a stream')
+})
diff --git a/examples/network-s.js b/examples/network-s.js
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+++ b/examples/network-s.js
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+var swarm = require('./network/swarm')
+
+swarm.listen()
+
+swarm.registerHandle('/ipfs/sparkles/1.2.3', function (stream) {
+  console.log('woop got a stream')
+})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "ipfs-swarm",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "IPFS swarm implementation in Node.js",
+  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "./node_modules/.bin/lab tests/*-test.js",
+    "coverage": "./node_modules/.bin/lab -t 100 tests/*-test.js",
+    "codestyle": "./node_modules/.bin/standard --format"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/diasdavid/node-ipfs-swarm.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "IPFS"
+  ],
+  "author": "David Dias <daviddias@ipfs.io>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/diasdavid/node-ipfs-swarm/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/diasdavid/node-ipfs-swarm",
+  "pre-commit": [
+    "codestyle",
+    "test"
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "code": "^1.4.1",
+    "lab": "^5.13.0",
+    "precommit-hook": "^3.0.0",
+    "standard": "^4.5.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/identify.js b/src/identify.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/identify.js
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+/*
+ * Identify is one of the protocols swarms speaks in order to broadcast and learn about the ip:port
+ * pairs a specific peer is available through
+ */
+
+var swarm = require('./../swarm')
+var Interactive = require('multistream-select').Interactive
+
+exports = module.exports
+
+// peer acting as server, asking whom is talking
+exports.inquiry = function (spdyConnection, cb) {
+  spdyConnection.request({method: 'GET', path: '/', headers: {}}, function (stream) {
+    var msi = new Interactive()
+    msi.handle(stream)
+    msi.select('/ipfs/identify/1.0.0', function (ds) {
+      var peerId = ''
+      ds.setEncoding('utf8')
+
+      ds.on('data', function (chunk) {
+        peerId += chunk
+      })
+      ds.on('end', function () {
+        cb(null, spdyConnection, peerId)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+  // 0. open a stream
+  // 1. negotiate /ipfs/identify/1.0.0
+  // 2. check other peerId
+  // 3. reply back with cb(null, connection, peerId)
+}
+
+// peer asking which pairs ip:port does the other peer see
+exports.whoAmI = function () {
+
+}
+
+exports.start = function (peerSelf) {
+  swarm.registerHandle('/ipfs/identify/1.0.0', function (ds) {
+    ds.setDefaultEncoding('utf8')
+    ds.write(peerSelf.toB58String())
+    ds.end()
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
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+++ b/src/index.js
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+var tcp = require('net')
+var Select = require('multistream-select').Select
+var Interactive = require('multistream-select').Interactive
+var spdy = require('spdy-transport')
+var identify = require('./identify')
+var log = require('ipfs-logger').group('swarm')
+var async = require('async')
+
+exports = module.exports
+
+var connections = {}
+var handles = []
+
+// set the listener
+
+exports.listen = function () {
+
+  tcp.createServer(function (socket) {
+    var ms = new Select()
+    ms.handle(socket)
+    ms.addHandler('/spdy/3.1.0', function (ds) {
+      log.info('Negotiated spdy with incoming socket')
+      log.info('Buffer should be clean  - ', ds.read())
+      var spdyConnection = spdy.connection.create(ds, {
+        protocol: 'spdy',
+        isServer: true
+      })
+
+      spdyConnection.start(3.1)
+
+      // attach multistream handlers to incoming streams
+      spdyConnection.on('stream', function (spdyStream) {
+        registerHandles(spdyStream)
+      })
+
+      // learn about the other peer Identity
+      /* TODO(daviddias)
+      identify.inquiry(spdyConnection, function (err, spdyConnection, peerIdB58) {
+        if (err) {
+          return log.error(err)
+        }
+        if (connections[peerIdB58]) {
+          return log.error('New connection established with a peer(' + peerIdB58 + ') that we already had a connection')
+        }
+        spdyConnection.peerId = peerIdB58
+        connections[peerIdB58] = spdyConnection
+      })
+      */
+
+      // close the connection when all the streams close
+      spdyConnection.on('close', function () {
+        delete connections[spdyConnection.peerId]
+      })
+    })
+  }).listen(process.env.IPFS_PORT || 4001)
+}
+
+// interface
+
+exports.openStream = function (peer, protocol, cb) {
+  // if Connection already open, open a new stream, otherwise, create a new Connection
+  // then negoatite the protocol and return the opened stream
+
+  // If no connection open yet, open it
+  if (!connections[peer.id.toB58String()]) {
+
+    // Establish a socket with one of the addresses
+    var gotOne = false
+    async.eachSeries(peer.multiaddrs, function (multiaddr, callback) {
+      if (gotOne) {
+        return callback()
+      }
+      var socket = tcp.connect(multiaddr.toOptions(), function connected () {
+        gotSocket(socket)
+      })
+
+      socket.once('error', function (err) {
+        log.warn('Could not connect using one of the address of peer - ', peer.id.toB58String(), err)
+        callback()
+      })
+
+    }, function done () {
+      if (!gotOne) {
+        cb(new Error('Not able to open a scoket with peer - ', peer.id.toB58String()))
+      }
+    })
+
+  } else {
+    createStream(peer, protocol, cb)
+  }
+
+  // do the spdy people dance (multistream-select into spdy)
+  function gotSocket (socket) {
+    gotOne = true
+    var msi = new Interactive()
+    msi.handle(socket, function () {
+      msi.select('/spdy/3.1.0', function (err, ds) {
+        var spdyConnection = spdy.connection.create(ds, {
+          protocol: 'spdy',
+          isServer: false
+        })
+        spdyConnection.start(3.1)
+        connections[peer.id.toB58String()] = spdyConnection
+
+        // attach multistream handlers to incoming streams
+        spdyConnection.on('stream', function (spdyStream) {
+          registerHandles(spdyStream)
+        })
+
+        createStream(peer, protocol, cb)
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  function createStream (peer, protocol, cb) {
+    // 1. to pop a new stream on the connection
+    // 2. negotiate the requested protocol through multistream
+    // 3. return back the stream when that is negotiated
+    var conn = connections[peer.id.toB58String()]
+    conn.request({path: '/', method: 'GET'}, function (err, stream) {
+      if (err) {
+        return cb(err)
+      }
+      var msi = new Interactive()
+      msi.handle(stream, function () {
+        msi.select(protocol, function (err, ds) {
+          if (err) {
+            return cb(err)
+          }
+          cb(null, ds) // wohoo we finally delivered the stream the user wanted
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    conn.on('close', function () {
+      // TODO(daviddias) remove it from collections
+    })
+
+  }
+
+}
+
+exports.registerHandle = function (protocol, cb) {
+  if (handles[protocol]) {
+    var err = new Error('Handle for protocol already exists', protocol)
+    log.error(err)
+    return cb(err)
+  }
+  handles.push({ protocol: protocol, func: cb })
+  log.info('Registered handler for protocol:', protocol)
+}
+
+function registerHandles (spdyStream) {
+  log.info('Preparing stream to handle the registered protocols')
+  var msH = new Select()
+  msH.handle(spdyStream)
+  handles.forEach(function (handle) {
+    msH.addHandler(handle.protocol, handle.func)
+  })
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/swarm-test.js b/tests/swarm-test.js
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index 00000000..e69de29b