diff --git a/pkg/app/relay/spider-fetch.go b/pkg/app/relay/spider-fetch.go
index da2d4a0..31da477 100644
--- a/pkg/app/relay/spider-fetch.go
+++ b/pkg/app/relay/spider-fetch.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (s *Server) SpiderFetch(
 				default:
 				}
 				var evss event.S
-				var cli *ws.Relay
+				var cli *ws.Client
 				if cli, err = ws.RelayConnect(
 					context.Bg(), seed,
 				); chk.E(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/encoders/filter/filter.go b/pkg/encoders/filter/filter.go
index 8a85ef2..f7c75c3 100644
--- a/pkg/encoders/filter/filter.go
+++ b/pkg/encoders/filter/filter.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/timestamp"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/chk"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/errorf"
+	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/log"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/pointers"
 
 	"lukechampine.com/frand"
@@ -182,12 +183,12 @@ func (f *F) Marshal(dst []byte) (b []byte) {
 			dst = append(dst, '[')
 			for i, value := range values {
 				dst = append(dst, '"')
-				if tKey[1] == 'e' || tKey[1] == 'p' {
-					// event and pubkey tags are binary 32 bytes
-					dst = hex.EncAppend(dst, value)
-				} else {
-					dst = append(dst, value...)
-				}
+				// if tKey[1] == 'e' || tKey[1] == 'p' {
+				// 	// event and pubkey tags are binary 32 bytes
+				// 	dst = hex.EncAppend(dst, value)
+				// } else {
+				dst = append(dst, value...)
+				// }
 				dst = append(dst, '"')
 				if i < len(values)-1 {
 					dst = append(dst, ',')
@@ -301,29 +302,29 @@ func (f *F) Unmarshal(b []byte) (r []byte, err error) {
 				}
 				k := make([]byte, len(key))
 				copy(k, key)
-				switch key[1] {
-				case 'e', 'p':
-					// the tags must all be 64 character hexadecimal
-					var ff [][]byte
-					if ff, r, err = text2.UnmarshalHexArray(
-						r,
-						sha256.Size,
-					); chk.E(err) {
-						return
-					}
-					ff = append([][]byte{k}, ff...)
-					f.Tags = f.Tags.AppendTags(tag.FromBytesSlice(ff...))
-					// f.Tags.F = append(f.Tags.F, tag.New(ff...))
-				default:
-					// other types of tags can be anything
-					var ff [][]byte
-					if ff, r, err = text2.UnmarshalStringArray(r); chk.E(err) {
-						return
-					}
-					ff = append([][]byte{k}, ff...)
-					f.Tags = f.Tags.AppendTags(tag.FromBytesSlice(ff...))
-					// f.Tags.F = append(f.Tags.F, tag.New(ff...))
+				// switch key[1] {
+				// case 'e', 'p':
+				// 	// the tags must all be 64 character hexadecimal
+				// 	var ff [][]byte
+				// 	if ff, r, err = text2.UnmarshalHexArray(
+				// 		r,
+				// 		sha256.Size,
+				// 	); chk.E(err) {
+				// 		return
+				// 	}
+				// 	ff = append([][]byte{k}, ff...)
+				// 	f.Tags = f.Tags.AppendTags(tag.FromBytesSlice(ff...))
+				// 	// f.Tags.F = append(f.Tags.F, tag.New(ff...))
+				// default:
+				// other types of tags can be anything
+				var ff [][]byte
+				if ff, r, err = text2.UnmarshalStringArray(r); chk.E(err) {
+					return
 				}
+				ff = append([][]byte{k}, ff...)
+				f.Tags = f.Tags.AppendTags(tag.FromBytesSlice(ff...))
+				// f.Tags.F = append(f.Tags.F, tag.New(ff...))
+				// }
 				state = betweenKV
 			case IDs[0]:
 				if len(key) < len(IDs) {
@@ -445,32 +446,35 @@ invalid:
 // determines if the event matches the filter, ignoring timestamp constraints..
 func (f *F) MatchesIgnoringTimestampConstraints(ev *event.E) bool {
 	if ev == nil {
-		// log.F.ToSliceOfBytes("nil event")
+		log.I.F("nil event")
 		return false
 	}
 	if f.Ids.Len() > 0 && !f.Ids.Contains(ev.ID) {
-		// log.F.ToSliceOfBytes("no ids in filter match event\nEVENT %s\nFILTER %s", ev.ToObject().String(), f.ToObject().String())
+		log.I.F("no ids in filter match event")
 		return false
 	}
 	if f.Kinds.Len() > 0 && !f.Kinds.Contains(ev.Kind) {
-		// log.F.ToSliceOfBytes("no matching kinds in filter\nEVENT %s\nFILTER %s", ev.ToObject().String(), f.ToObject().String())
+		log.I.F(
+			"no matching kinds in filter",
+		)
 		return false
 	}
 	if f.Authors.Len() > 0 && !f.Authors.Contains(ev.Pubkey) {
-		// log.F.ToSliceOfBytes("no matching authors in filter\nEVENT %s\nFILTER %s", ev.ToObject().String(), f.ToObject().String())
-		return false
-	}
-	if f.Tags.Len() > 0 && !ev.Tags.Intersects(f.Tags) {
+		log.I.F("no matching authors in filter")
 		return false
 	}
+	// if f.Tags.Len() > 0 && !ev.Tags.Intersects(f.Tags) {
+	// 	return false
+	// }
 	if f.Tags.Len() > 0 {
 		for _, v := range f.Tags.ToSliceOfTags() {
 			tvs := v.ToSliceOfBytes()
 			if !ev.Tags.ContainsAny(v.FilterKey(), tag.New(tvs...)) {
+				log.I.F("no matching tags in filter")
 				return false
 			}
 		}
-		return false
+		// return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
@@ -481,11 +485,11 @@ func (f *F) Matches(ev *event.E) (match bool) {
 		return
 	}
 	if f.Since.Int() != 0 && ev.CreatedAt.I64() < f.Since.I64() {
-		// log.F.ToSliceOfBytes("event is older than since\nEVENT %s\nFILTER %s", ev.ToObject().String(), f.ToObject().String())
+		log.I.F("event is older than since")
 		return
 	}
 	if f.Until.Int() != 0 && ev.CreatedAt.I64() > f.Until.I64() {
-		// log.F.ToSliceOfBytes("event is newer than until\nEVENT %s\nFILTER %s", ev.ToObject().String(), f.ToObject().String())
+		log.I.F("event is newer than until")
 		return
 	}
 	return true
diff --git a/pkg/encoders/tags/tags.go b/pkg/encoders/tags/tags.go
index a85644d..dcdf5d6 100644
--- a/pkg/encoders/tags/tags.go
+++ b/pkg/encoders/tags/tags.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (t *T) ContainsAny(tagName []byte, values *tag.T) bool {
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, candidate := range values.ToSliceOfBytes() {
-			if bytes.Equal(v.Value(), candidate) {
+			if bytes.HasPrefix(v.Value(), candidate) {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/nwc/client.go b/pkg/protocol/nwc/client.go
index c1681b3..9c723c0 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/nwc/client.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/nwc/client.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"orly.dev/pkg/protocol/ws"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/chk"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/context"
-	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/log"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/utils/values"
 )
 
@@ -115,10 +114,6 @@ func (cl *Client) RPC(
 	if err = ev.Sign(cl.clientSecretKey); chk.E(err) {
 		return
 	}
-	var ok bool
-	if ok, err = ev.Verify(); chk.E(err) {
-	}
-	log.I.F("verify: %v", ok)
 	var rc *ws.Client
 	if rc, err = ws.RelayConnect(c, cl.relay); chk.E(err) {
 		return
@@ -129,9 +124,9 @@ func (cl *Client) RPC(
 		c, filters.New(
 			&filter.F{
 				Limit:   values.ToUintPointer(1),
-				Kinds:   kinds.New(kind.WalletRequest),
-				Authors: tag.New(cl.clientSecretKey.Pub()),
-				Tags:    tags.New(tag.New([]byte("#e"), ev.ID)),
+				Kinds:   kinds.New(kind.WalletResponse),
+				Authors: tag.New(cl.walletPublicKey),
+				Tags:    tags.New(tag.New("#e", hex.Enc(ev.ID))),
 			},
 		),
 	); chk.E(err) {
@@ -141,7 +136,6 @@ func (cl *Client) RPC(
 	if err = rc.Publish(context.Bg(), ev); chk.E(err) {
 		return
 	}
-	log.I.F("published event %s", ev.Marshal(nil))
 	select {
 	case <-c.Done():
 		err = fmt.Errorf("context canceled waiting for response")
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/ws/client.go b/pkg/protocol/ws/client.go
index a100686..b4efc81 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/ws/client.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/ws/client.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/event"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/filter"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/filters"
+	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/hex"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/kind"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/tag"
 	"orly.dev/pkg/encoders/tags"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 var subscriptionIDCounter atomic.Int64
 
 // Relay represents a connection to a Nostr relay.
-type Relay struct {
+type Client struct {
 	closeMutex sync.Mutex
 
 	URL           string
@@ -68,9 +69,9 @@ type writeRequest struct {
 }
 
 // NewRelay returns a new relay. It takes a context that, when canceled, will close the relay connection.
-func NewRelay(ctx context.T, url string, opts ...RelayOption) *Relay {
+func NewRelay(ctx context.T, url string, opts ...RelayOption) *Client {
 	ctx, cancel := context.Cause(ctx)
-	r := &Relay{
+	r := &Client{
 		URL:                     string(normalize.URL(url)),
 		connectionContext:       ctx,
 		connectionContextCancel: cancel,
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func NewRelay(ctx context.T, url string, opts ...RelayOption) *Relay {
 // The ongoing relay connection uses a background context. To close the connection, call r.Close().
 // If you need fine grained long-term connection contexts, use NewRelay() instead.
 func RelayConnect(ctx context.T, url string, opts ...RelayOption) (
-	*Relay, error,
+	*Client, error,
 ) {
 	r := NewRelay(context.Bg(), url, opts...)
 	err := r.Connect(ctx)
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func RelayConnect(ctx context.T, url string, opts ...RelayOption) (
 
 // RelayOption is the type of the argument passed when instantiating relay connections.
 type RelayOption interface {
-	ApplyRelayOption(*Relay)
+	ApplyRelayOption(*Client)
 }
 
 var (
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ var (
 // when not given, defaults to logging the notices.
 type WithNoticeHandler func(notice string)
 
-func (nh WithNoticeHandler) ApplyRelayOption(r *Relay) {
+func (nh WithNoticeHandler) ApplyRelayOption(r *Client) {
 	r.noticeHandler = nh
 }
 
@@ -127,28 +128,28 @@ func (nh WithNoticeHandler) ApplyRelayOption(r *Relay) {
 // parsed as a standard envelope.
 type WithCustomHandler func(data string)
 
-func (ch WithCustomHandler) ApplyRelayOption(r *Relay) {
+func (ch WithCustomHandler) ApplyRelayOption(r *Client) {
 	r.customHandler = ch
 }
 
 // WithRequestHeader sets the HTTP request header of the websocket preflight request.
 type WithRequestHeader http.Header
 
-func (ch WithRequestHeader) ApplyRelayOption(r *Relay) {
+func (ch WithRequestHeader) ApplyRelayOption(r *Client) {
 	r.requestHeader = http.Header(ch)
 }
 
 // String just returns the relay URL.
-func (r *Relay) String() string {
+func (r *Client) String() string {
 	return r.URL
 }
 
 // Context retrieves the context that is associated with this relay connection.
 // It will be closed when the relay is disconnected.
-func (r *Relay) Context() context.T { return r.connectionContext }
+func (r *Client) Context() context.T { return r.connectionContext }
 
 // IsConnected returns true if the connection to this relay seems to be active.
-func (r *Relay) IsConnected() bool { return r.connectionContext.Err() == nil }
+func (r *Client) IsConnected() bool { return r.connectionContext.Err() == nil }
 
 // Connect tries to establish a websocket connection to r.URL.
 // If the context expires before the connection is complete, an error is returned.
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func (r *Relay) IsConnected() bool { return r.connectionContext.Err() == nil }
 //
 // The given context here is only used during the connection phase. The long-living
 // relay connection will be based on the context given to NewRelay().
-func (r *Relay) Connect(ctx context.T) error {
+func (r *Client) Connect(ctx context.T) error {
 	return r.ConnectWithTLS(ctx, nil)
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ func subIdToSerial(subId string) int64 {
 }
 
 // ConnectWithTLS is like Connect(), but takes a special tls.Config if you need that.
-func (r *Relay) ConnectWithTLS(
+func (r *Client) ConnectWithTLS(
 	ctx context.T, tlsConfig *tls.Config,
 ) (err error) {
 	if r.connectionContext == nil || r.Subscriptions == nil {
@@ -276,8 +277,8 @@ func (r *Relay) ConnectWithTLS(
 				r.challenge = env.Challenge
 			case eventenvelope.L:
 				var env *eventenvelope.Result
-				var ev *event.E
-				if env, err = eventenvelope.NewResultWith(rem, ev); chk.E(err) {
+				env = eventenvelope.NewResult()
+				if _, err = env.Unmarshal(rem); chk.E(err) {
 					continue
 				}
 				sub, ok := r.Subscriptions.Load(subIdToSerial(env.Subscription.String()))
@@ -290,8 +291,8 @@ func (r *Relay) ConnectWithTLS(
 				}
 				if !sub.Filters.Match(env.Event) {
 					log.I.F(
-						"{%s} filter does not match: %v ~ %v\n", r.URL,
-						sub.Filters, env.Event,
+						"{%s} filter does not match: %v ~ %s\n", r.URL,
+						sub.Filters, env.Event.Marshal(nil),
 					)
 					continue
 				}
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ func (r *Relay) ConnectWithTLS(
 }
 
 // Write queues an arbitrary message to be sent to the relay.
-func (r *Relay) Write(msg []byte) <-chan error {
+func (r *Client) Write(msg []byte) <-chan error {
 	ch := make(chan error)
 	select {
 	case r.writeQueue <- writeRequest{msg: msg, answer: ch}:
@@ -374,13 +375,13 @@ func (r *Relay) Write(msg []byte) <-chan error {
 
 // Publish sends an "EVENT" command to the relay r as in NIP-01 and waits for an
 // OK response.
-func (r *Relay) Publish(ctx context.T, ev *event.E) error {
+func (r *Client) Publish(ctx context.T, ev *event.E) error {
 	return r.publish(ctx, ev.ID, ev)
 }
 
 // Auth sends an "AUTH" command client->relay as in NIP-42 and waits for an OK
 // response.
-func (r *Relay) Auth(
+func (r *Client) Auth(
 	ctx context.T, sign signer.I,
 ) (err error) {
 	authEvent := &event.E{
@@ -398,8 +399,8 @@ func (r *Relay) Auth(
 	return r.publish(ctx, authEvent.ID, authEvent)
 }
 
-func (r *Relay) publish(
-	ctx context.T, id []byte, env *event.E,
+func (r *Client) publish(
+	ctx context.T, id []byte, ev *event.E,
 ) error {
 	var err error
 	var cancel context.F
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ func (r *Relay) publish(
 
 	// listen for an OK callback
 	gotOk := false
-	ids := string(id)
+	ids := hex.Enc(id)
 	r.okCallbacks.Store(
 		ids, func(ok bool, reason string) {
 			gotOk = true
@@ -430,7 +431,8 @@ func (r *Relay) publish(
 	)
 	defer r.okCallbacks.Delete(ids)
 	// publish event
-	envb := env.Marshal(nil)
+	envb := eventenvelope.NewSubmissionWith(ev).Marshal(nil)
+	// envb := ev.Marshal(nil)
 	if err = <-r.Write(envb); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ func (r *Relay) publish(
 // Remember to cancel subscriptions, either by calling `.Unsub()` on them or
 // ensuring their `context.T` will be canceled at some point. Failure to
 // do that will result in a huge number of halted goroutines being created.
-func (r *Relay) Subscribe(
+func (r *Client) Subscribe(
 	ctx context.T, ff *filters.T, opts ...SubscriptionOption,
 ) (sub *Subscription, err error) {
 	sub = r.PrepareSubscription(ctx, ff, opts...)
@@ -477,7 +479,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Subscribe(
 //
 // Remember to cancel subscriptions, either by calling `.Unsub()` on them or ensuring their `context.T` will be canceled at some point.
 // Failure to do that will result in a huge number of halted goroutines being created.
-func (r *Relay) PrepareSubscription(
+func (r *Client) PrepareSubscription(
 	ctx context.T, ff *filters.T, opts ...SubscriptionOption,
 ) *Subscription {
 	current := subscriptionIDCounter.Add(1)
@@ -521,7 +523,7 @@ func (r *Relay) PrepareSubscription(
 // QueryEvents subscribes to events matching the given filter and returns a channel of events.
 //
 // In most cases it's better to use Pool instead of this method.
-func (r *Relay) QueryEvents(ctx context.T, f *filter.F) (
+func (r *Client) QueryEvents(ctx context.T, f *filter.F) (
 	evc event.C, err error,
 ) {
 	var sub *Subscription
@@ -551,7 +553,7 @@ func (r *Relay) QueryEvents(ctx context.T, f *filter.F) (
 // limit is exceeded. So this method will return an error if the limit is nil.
 // If the query blocks, the caller needs to cancel the context to prevent the
 // thread stalling.
-func (r *Relay) QuerySync(ctx context.T, f *filter.F) (
+func (r *Client) QuerySync(ctx context.T, f *filter.F) (
 	evs event.S, err error,
 ) {
 	if f.Limit == nil {
@@ -631,11 +633,11 @@ func (r *Relay) QuerySync(ctx context.T, f *filter.F) (
 // }
 
 // Close closes the relay connection.
-func (r *Relay) Close() error {
+func (r *Client) Close() error {
 	return r.close(errors.New("relay connection closed"))
 }
 
-func (r *Relay) close(reason error) error {
+func (r *Client) close(reason error) error {
 	r.closeMutex.Lock()
 	defer r.closeMutex.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/ws/client_test.go b/pkg/protocol/ws/client_test.go
index a25d563..d6a3c09 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/ws/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/ws/client_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ var anyOriginHandshake = func(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func mustRelayConnect(url string) (client *Relay) {
+func mustRelayConnect(url string) (client *Client) {
 	rl, err := RelayConnect(context.Background(), url)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err.Error())
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/ws/pool.go b/pkg/protocol/ws/pool.go
index 247cb94..c06328f 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/ws/pool.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/ws/pool.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 
 // Pool manages connections to multiple relays, ensures they are reopened when necessary and not duplicated.
 type Pool struct {
-	Relays  *xsync.MapOf[string, *Relay]
+	Relays  *xsync.MapOf[string, *Client]
 	Context context.T
 
 	authHandler func() signer.I
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type DirectedFilter struct {
 // RelayEvent represents an event received from a specific relay.
 type RelayEvent struct {
 	*event.E
-	Relay *Relay
+	Relay *Client
 }
 
 func (ie RelayEvent) String() string {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type PoolOption interface {
 func NewPool(c context.T, opts ...PoolOption) (pool *Pool) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.Cause(c)
 	pool = &Pool{
-		Relays:  xsync.NewMapOf[string, *Relay](),
+		Relays:  xsync.NewMapOf[string, *Client](),
 		Context: ctx,
 		cancel:  cancel,
 	}
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func namedLock[V ~[]byte | ~string](name V) (unlock func()) {
 
 // EnsureRelay ensures that a relay connection exists and is active.
 // If the relay is not connected, it attempts to connect.
-func (p *Pool) EnsureRelay(url string) (*Relay, error) {
+func (p *Pool) EnsureRelay(url string) (*Client, error) {
 	nm := string(normalize.URL(url))
 	defer namedLock(nm)()
 	relay, ok := p.Relays.Load(nm)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (p *Pool) EnsureRelay(url string) (*Relay, error) {
 type PublishResult struct {
 	Error    error
 	RelayURL string
-	Relay    *Relay
+	Relay    *Client
 }
 
 // todo: this didn't used to be in this package... probably don't want to add it
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/ws/pool_test.go b/pkg/protocol/ws/pool_test.go
index 3bcb004..84e7afa 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/ws/pool_test.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/ws/pool_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestRelayEventString(t *testing.T) {
 		CreatedAt: timestamp.Now(),
 	}
 
-	client := &Relay{URL: "wss://test.relay"}
+	client := &Client{URL: "wss://test.relay"}
 	ie := RelayEvent{E: testEvent, Relay: client}
 
 	str := ie.String()
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/ws/subscription.go b/pkg/protocol/ws/subscription.go
index 971e5a0..eab786f 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/ws/subscription.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/ws/subscription.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Subscription struct {
 	counter int64
 	id      string
 
-	Relay   *Relay
+	Relay   *Client
 	Filters *filters.T
 
 	// // for this to be treated as a COUNT and not a REQ this must be set
diff --git a/pkg/version/version b/pkg/version/version
index 215872e..48080b4 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version
+++ b/pkg/version/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.4.15
\ No newline at end of file
+v0.5.0
\ No newline at end of file