diff --git a/cmd/decode.go b/cmd/decode.go
index 730fdb3..86ab619 100644
--- a/cmd/decode.go
+++ b/cmd/decode.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbryschema.go/claim"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -24,12 +28,27 @@ func decodeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	m := jsonpb.Marshaler{Indent: "  "}
+
 	if stream := c.Claim.GetStream(); stream != nil {
-		spew.Dump(stream)
+		json, err := m.MarshalToString(stream)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println(json)
+		fmt.Printf("SD hash as hex: %s\n", hex.EncodeToString(stream.GetSource().GetSdHash()))
 	} else if channel := c.Claim.GetChannel(); channel != nil {
-		spew.Dump(channel)
-	} else if repost := c.Claim.GetRepost(); channel != nil {
-		spew.Dump(repost)
+		json, err := m.MarshalToString(channel)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println(json)
+	} else if repost := c.Claim.GetRepost(); repost != nil {
+		json, err := m.MarshalToString(repost)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println(json)
 	} else {
 		spew.Dump(c)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/getstream.go b/cmd/getstream.go
index 6a8c053..5d1f6d6 100644
--- a/cmd/getstream.go
+++ b/cmd/getstream.go
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/store"
-
-	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/errors"
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/peer"
 
+	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/stream"
+
+	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/store"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -26,22 +28,48 @@ func getStreamCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	addr := args[0]
 	sdHash := args[1]
 
-	c := peer.Client{}
-	err := c.Connect(addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("error connecting client to server: ", err)
-	}
-
-	cache := store.NewFileBlobStore("/tmp/lbry_downloaded_blobs")
+	s := store.NewCachingBlobStore(
+		peer.NewStore(addr),
+		store.NewFileBlobStore("/tmp/lbry_downloaded_blobs", 2),
+	)
 
 	wd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	err = c.WriteStream(sdHash, wd, cache)
+	var sd stream.SDBlob
+
+	sdb, err := s.Get(sdHash)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(errors.FullTrace(err))
-		return
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = sd.FromBlob(sdb)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Create(wd + "/" + sd.SuggestedFileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(sd.BlobInfos)-1; i++ {
+		bb, err := s.Get(hex.EncodeToString(sd.BlobInfos[i].BlobHash))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		b := stream.Blob(bb)
+
+		data, err := b.Plaintext(sd.Key, sd.BlobInfos[i].IV)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		_, err = f.Write(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/peer/client.go b/peer/client.go
index 8558f1a..1c058eb 100644
--- a/peer/client.go
+++ b/peer/client.go
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/store"
 
-	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/stream"
-
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/extras/errors"
+	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/stream"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -50,56 +48,6 @@ func (c *Client) Close() error {
 	return c.conn.Close()
 }
 
-// WriteStream downloads and writes a stream to file
-func (c *Client) WriteStream(sdHash, dir string, blobStore store.BlobStore) error {
-	if !c.connected {
-		return errors.Err("not connected")
-	}
-
-	var sd stream.SDBlob
-
-	sdb, err := c.getBlobWithCache(sdHash, blobStore)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = sd.FromBlob(sdb)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	info, err := os.Stat(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Prefix("cannot stat "+dir, err)
-	} else if !info.IsDir() {
-		return errors.Err(dir + " must be a directory")
-	}
-
-	f, err := os.Create(dir + "/" + sd.SuggestedFileName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for i := 0; i < len(sd.BlobInfos)-1; i++ {
-		b, err := c.getBlobWithCache(hex.EncodeToString(sd.BlobInfos[i].BlobHash), blobStore)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		data, err := b.Plaintext(sd.Key, sd.BlobInfos[i].IV)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		_, err = f.Write(data)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // GetStream gets a stream
 func (c *Client) GetStream(sdHash string, blobCache store.BlobStore) (stream.Stream, error) {
 	if !c.connected {
@@ -108,7 +56,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetStream(sdHash string, blobCache store.BlobStore) (stream.Str
 
 	var sd stream.SDBlob
 
-	b, err := c.getBlobWithCache(sdHash, blobCache)
+	b, err := c.GetBlob(sdHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -122,7 +70,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetStream(sdHash string, blobCache store.BlobStore) (stream.Str
 	s[0] = b
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(sd.BlobInfos)-1; i++ {
-		s[i+1], err = c.getBlobWithCache(hex.EncodeToString(sd.BlobInfos[i].BlobHash), blobCache)
+		s[i+1], err = c.GetBlob(hex.EncodeToString(sd.BlobInfos[i].BlobHash))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -131,24 +79,37 @@ func (c *Client) GetStream(sdHash string, blobCache store.BlobStore) (stream.Str
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) getBlobWithCache(hash string, blobCache store.BlobStore) (stream.Blob, error) {
-	if blobCache == nil {
-		return c.GetBlob(hash)
+// HasBlob checks if the blob is available
+func (c *Client) HasBlob(hash string) (bool, error) {
+	if !c.connected {
+		return false, errors.Err("not connected")
 	}
 
-	blob, err := blobCache.Get(hash)
-	if err == nil || !errors.Is(err, store.ErrBlobNotFound) {
-		return blob, err
-	}
-
-	blob, err = c.GetBlob(hash)
+	sendRequest, err := json.Marshal(availabilityRequest{
+		RequestedBlobs: []string{hash},
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
-	err = blobCache.Put(hash, blob)
+	err = c.write(sendRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 
-	return blob, err
+	var resp availabilityResponse
+	err = c.read(&resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	for _, h := range resp.AvailableBlobs {
+		if h == hash {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 // GetBlob gets a blob
@@ -185,7 +146,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetBlob(hash string) (stream.Blob, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Prefix(hash[:8], "Length reported as <= 0")
 	}
 
-	log.Println("Receiving blob " + hash[:8])
+	log.Printf("Receiving blob %s from %s", hash[:8], c.conn.RemoteAddr())
 
 	blob, err := c.readRawBlob(resp.IncomingBlob.Length)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -206,6 +167,8 @@ func (c *Client) read(v interface{}) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	log.Debugf("Read %d bytes from %s", len(m), c.conn.RemoteAddr())
+
 	err = json.Unmarshal(m, v)
 	return errors.Err(err)
 }
@@ -217,7 +180,8 @@ func (c *Client) readRawBlob(blobSize int) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	blob := make([]byte, blobSize)
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(c.buf, blob)
+	n, err := io.ReadFull(c.buf, blob)
+	log.Debugf("Read %d bytes from %s", n, c.conn.RemoteAddr())
 	return blob, errors.Err(err)
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +191,7 @@ func (c *Client) write(b []byte) error {
 		return errors.Err(err)
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("Writing %d bytes", len(b))
+	log.Debugf("Writing %d bytes to %s", len(b), c.conn.RemoteAddr())
 
 	n, err := c.conn.Write(b)
 	if err == nil && n != len(b) {
diff --git a/peer/server.go b/peer/server.go
index 4d80010..90bca99 100644
--- a/peer/server.go
+++ b/peer/server.go
@@ -186,45 +186,45 @@ func (s *Server) handleAvailabilityRequest(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(availabilityResponse{LbrycrdAddress: LbrycrdAddress, AvailableBlobs: availableBlobs})
 }
 
-func (s *Server) handlePaymentRateNegotiation(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	var request paymentRateRequest
-	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
-	}
-
-	offerReply := paymentRateAccepted
-	if request.BlobDataPaymentRate < 0 {
-		offerReply = paymentRateTooLow
-	}
-
-	return json.Marshal(paymentRateResponse{BlobDataPaymentRate: offerReply})
-}
-
-func (s *Server) handleBlobRequest(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	var request blobRequest
-	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
-	}
-
-	log.Debugln("Sending blob " + request.RequestedBlob[:8])
-
-	blob, err := s.store.Get(request.RequestedBlob)
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
-	}
-
-	response, err := json.Marshal(blobResponse{IncomingBlob: incomingBlob{
-		BlobHash: reflector.BlobHash(blob),
-		Length:   len(blob),
-	}})
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
-	}
-
-	return append(response, blob...), nil
-}
+//func (s *Server) handlePaymentRateNegotiation(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+//	var request paymentRateRequest
+//	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &request)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		return []byte{}, err
+//	}
+//
+//	offerReply := paymentRateAccepted
+//	if request.BlobDataPaymentRate < 0 {
+//		offerReply = paymentRateTooLow
+//	}
+//
+//	return json.Marshal(paymentRateResponse{BlobDataPaymentRate: offerReply})
+//}
+//
+//func (s *Server) handleBlobRequest(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+//	var request blobRequest
+//	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &request)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		return []byte{}, err
+//	}
+//
+//	log.Debugln("Sending blob " + request.RequestedBlob[:8])
+//
+//	blob, err := s.store.Get(request.RequestedBlob)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		return []byte{}, err
+//	}
+//
+//	response, err := json.Marshal(blobResponse{IncomingBlob: incomingBlob{
+//		BlobHash: reflector.BlobHash(blob),
+//		Length:   len(blob),
+//	}})
+//	if err != nil {
+//		return []byte{}, err
+//	}
+//
+//	return append(response, blob...), nil
+//}
 
 func (s *Server) handleCompositeRequest(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	var request compositeRequest
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (s *Server) logError(e error) {
 }
 
 func readNextMessage(buf *bufio.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
-	request := make([]byte, 0)
+	msg := make([]byte, 0)
 	eof := false
 
 	for {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func readNextMessage(buf *bufio.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			if err != io.EOF {
 				//log.Errorln("readBytes error:", err) // logged by caller
-				return request, err
+				return msg, err
 			}
 			eof = true
 		}
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ func readNextMessage(buf *bufio.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 		//spew.Dump(chunk)
 
 		if len(chunk) > 0 {
-			request = append(request, chunk...)
+			msg = append(msg, chunk...)
 
-			if len(request) > maxRequestSize {
-				return request, errRequestTooLarge
+			if len(msg) > maxRequestSize {
+				return msg, errRequestTooLarge
 			}
 
 			// yes, this is how the peer protocol knows when the request finishes
-			if reflector.IsValidJSON(request) {
+			if reflector.IsValidJSON(msg) {
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -355,11 +355,11 @@ func readNextMessage(buf *bufio.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 	//	spew.Dump(request)
 	//}
 
-	if len(request) == 0 && eof {
-		return []byte{}, io.EOF
+	if len(msg) == 0 && eof {
+		return nil, io.EOF
 	}
 
-	return request, nil
+	return msg, nil
 }
 
 const (