diff --git a/example/README.md b/example/README.md
index 25602f5..cbe12ac 100644
--- a/example/README.md
+++ b/example/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Trade Example
 
 - export a key `export KEY_PASSWD="blarg test"`
-- spawn two servers: `./example 8080 &` `./example 8081`
+- spawn two servers:
+  - `./example 8080 ./1.key &`
+  - `./example 8081 ./2.key &`
 - register the servers:
   - `./trade servers add localhost:8080`
   - `./trade servers add localhost:8081`
diff --git a/example/server.go b/example/server.go
index a6928c4..c9b4b47 100644
--- a/example/server.go
+++ b/example/server.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println("no KEY_PASSWD environment variable")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	if len(os.Args) != 1 {
-		fmt.Println("no key path specified")
+	if len(os.Args) != 4 {
+		fmt.Println("usage: ./example port keypath storepath")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	keypath := os.Args[1]
+	port := os.Args[2]
+	keypath := os.Args[3]
+	storepath := os.Args[4]
 	// spawn trade KV
 	trade.Load(passwd, keypath, GLOBAL_KV)
 	// load self key or generate one
diff --git a/example/store.go b/example/store.go
index 12239ac..dfbf436 100644
--- a/example/store.go
+++ b/example/store.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package example
 
-import "git.bivouac.wiki/go/gobstore"
+import "git.bivouac.wiki/use/gobstore"
 
 var GLOBAL_KV gobstore.GobStore[string]
 
diff --git a/get.go b/get.go
index 1dcb1be..1f3b80e 100644
--- a/get.go
+++ b/get.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package trade
 
 // Get retrieves and stores a value from peers
-func (t *KV) Get(k string) (any, error) {
+func (kv *KV[t]) Get(k string) (t, error) {
 	// debate over expiry of values or using a common KV interface...
 	// like using kvcache...
 	// try getting locally:
-	res, ok := t.local[k]
+	res, ok := kv.local[k]
 	if !ok {
 		// for peer in peers, grab value:
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 34fb44f..2439fdf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.22.5
 require (
 	aead.dev/minisign v0.3.0
 	filippo.io/age v1.2.1
+	git.bivouac.wiki/use/gobstore v0.0.0-20250112095151-9564d5656a22
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ca971b7..f66afca 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ aead.dev/minisign v0.3.0 h1:8Xafzy5PEVZqYDNP60yJHARlW1eOQtsKNp/Ph2c0vRA=
 aead.dev/minisign v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NLvG3Uoq3skkRMDuc3YHpWUTMTrSExqm+Ij73W13F6Y=
 filippo.io/age v1.2.1 h1:X0TZjehAZylOIj4DubWYU1vWQxv9bJpo+Uu2/LGhi1o=
 filippo.io/age v1.2.1/go.mod h1:JL9ew2lTN+Pyft4RiNGguFfOpewKwSHm5ayKD/A4004=
+git.bivouac.wiki/use/gobstore v0.0.0-20250112095151-9564d5656a22 h1:97PasJ12dLCrveYbH9HioN3KedBrC8KTVopDuiU07BI=
+git.bivouac.wiki/use/gobstore v0.0.0-20250112095151-9564d5656a22/go.mod h1:cfFzcWO3zypVYiJrgQLSLil5HPWFXaB/JP7rUJQRCZU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0 h1:mnl8DM0o513X8fdIkmyFE/5hTYxbwYOjDS/+rK6qpRI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0/go.mod h1:Z1PMYSOR5nyMcyAVAIQSKCDwalqy85Aqn1x3Ws4L5DM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 h1:rF+pYz3DAGSQAxAu1CbC7catZg4ebC4UIeIhKxBZvws=
diff --git a/kv.go b/kv.go
index 8caf809..dddaa37 100644
--- a/kv.go
+++ b/kv.go
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 package trade
 
-type KV struct {
-	local map[string]any
+type Store interface {
+	Get(string) any
+	Set(string, any)
+	Del(string)
+}
+
+type KV[t any] struct {
+	local map[string]t
+	store Store
+	peers []Server
+}
+
+func NewKV[t any](s Store) KV[t] {
+	res := KV[t]{
+		local: make(map[string]t),
+		store: s,
+	}
+	return res
 }
diff --git a/regaddserver.go b/regaddserver.go
index 248dca5..e61a9cf 100644
--- a/regaddserver.go
+++ b/regaddserver.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package trade
 
 // add a server at an address
-func RegAddServer(a Addr) error {
+func RegAddServer(addr string) error {
 	// read the server's key
 	// check signature
 	// sign servers key
diff --git a/regdelserver.go b/regdelserver.go
index 8860d56..40b20ef 100644
--- a/regdelserver.go
+++ b/regdelserver.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package trade
 
 // RegDelServer revokes a server's trade access
-func RegDelServer() {
+func RegDelServer(addr string) {
 
 }
diff --git a/set.go b/set.go
index d49b0f9..904fa5c 100644
--- a/set.go
+++ b/set.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package trade
 
 // Set stores & sends a value to all verified peers
-func (t *KV) Set(k string, v any) error {
+func (kv *KV[t]) Set(k string, v t) error {
 	// store in local cache
-	t.local[k] = v
+	kv.local[k] = v
 	// for server in servers
 
 	return err