diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..163b5e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Update Wizard
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ 'feature/synchronized-wizard-builds' ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ 'feature/synchronized-wizard-builds' ]
+
+jobs:
+  dispatch:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        repo: ['shocknet/Wizard']
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Repository Dispatch
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ matrix.repo }}
+          event-type: api-update
diff --git a/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js b/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
index bfd8764b..83a34643 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
@@ -324,6 +324,18 @@ const authenticate = async (alias, pass, __user) => {
     API.Jobs.onAcceptedRequests(_user, mySEA)
     API.Jobs.onOrders(_user, gun, mySEA)
     API.Jobs.lastSeenNode(_user)
+
+    API.Events.onAvatar(() => {}, user)()
+    API.Events.onBio(() => {}, user)
+    API.Events.onBlacklist(() => {}, user)
+    API.Events.onChats(() => {})()
+    API.Events.onCurrentHandshakeAddress(() => {}, user)()
+    API.Events.onDisplayName(() => {}, user)()
+    API.Events.onOutgoing(() => {})()
+    API.Events.onSeedBackup(() => {}, user, mySEA)
+    API.Events.onSimplerReceivedRequests(() => {})()
+    API.Events.onSimplerSentRequests(() => {})()
+
     return _user._.sea.pub
   }
 
@@ -372,6 +384,17 @@ const authenticate = async (alias, pass, __user) => {
     API.Jobs.onOrders(_user, gun, mySEA)
     API.Jobs.lastSeenNode(_user)
 
+    API.Events.onAvatar(() => {}, user)()
+    API.Events.onBio(() => {}, user)
+    API.Events.onBlacklist(() => {}, user)
+    API.Events.onChats(() => {})()
+    API.Events.onCurrentHandshakeAddress(() => {}, user)()
+    API.Events.onDisplayName(() => {}, user)()
+    API.Events.onOutgoing(() => {})()
+    API.Events.onSeedBackup(() => {}, user, mySEA)
+    API.Events.onSimplerReceivedRequests(() => {})()
+    API.Events.onSimplerSentRequests(() => {})()
+
     return ack.sea.pub
   } else {
     logger.error(
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js
index a0ae6171..8bd27958 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js
@@ -372,50 +372,13 @@ const cleanup = async pub => {
 
   const outGoingID = await Utils.recipientToOutgoingID(pub)
 
-  await new Promise((res, rej) => {
-    user
-      .get(Key.USER_TO_INCOMING)
-      .get(pub)
-      .put(null, ack => {
-        if (ack.err) {
-          rej(new Error(ack.err))
-        } else {
-          res()
-        }
-      })
-  })
+  const promises = []
 
-  await new Promise((res, rej) => {
-    user
-      .get(Key.RECIPIENT_TO_OUTGOING)
-      .get(pub)
-      .put(null, ack => {
-        if (ack.err) {
-          rej(new Error(ack.err))
-        } else {
-          res()
-        }
-      })
-  })
-
-  await new Promise((res, rej) => {
-    user
-      .get(Key.USER_TO_LAST_REQUEST_SENT)
-      .get(pub)
-      .put(null, ack => {
-        if (ack.err) {
-          rej(new Error(ack.err))
-        } else {
-          res()
-        }
-      })
-  })
-
-  if (outGoingID) {
-    await new Promise((res, rej) => {
+  promises.push(
+    new Promise((res, rej) => {
       user
-        .get(Key.OUTGOINGS)
-        .get(outGoingID)
+        .get(Key.USER_TO_INCOMING)
+        .get(pub)
         .put(null, ack => {
           if (ack.err) {
             rej(new Error(ack.err))
@@ -424,7 +387,56 @@ const cleanup = async pub => {
           }
         })
     })
+  )
+
+  promises.push(
+    new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      user
+        .get(Key.RECIPIENT_TO_OUTGOING)
+        .get(pub)
+        .put(null, ack => {
+          if (ack.err) {
+            rej(new Error(ack.err))
+          } else {
+            res()
+          }
+        })
+    })
+  )
+
+  promises.push(
+    new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      user
+        .get(Key.USER_TO_LAST_REQUEST_SENT)
+        .get(pub)
+        .put(null, ack => {
+          if (ack.err) {
+            rej(new Error(ack.err))
+          } else {
+            res()
+          }
+        })
+    })
+  )
+
+  if (outGoingID) {
+    promises.push(
+      new Promise((res, rej) => {
+        user
+          .get(Key.OUTGOINGS)
+          .get(outGoingID)
+          .put(null, ack => {
+            if (ack.err) {
+              rej(new Error(ack.err))
+            } else {
+              res()
+            }
+          })
+      })
+    )
   }
+
+  await Promise.all(promises)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -631,9 +643,9 @@ const sendHandshakeRequest = async (recipientPublicKey, gun, user, SEA) => {
  * @param {string} body
  * @param {UserGUNNode} user
  * @param {ISEA} SEA
- * @returns {Promise<string>} The message id.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('shock-common').Schema.ChatMessage>} The message id.
  */
-const sendMessage = async (recipientPublicKey, body, user, SEA) => {
+const sendMessageNew = async (recipientPublicKey, body, user, SEA) => {
   if (!user.is) {
     throw new Error(ErrorCode.NOT_AUTH)
   }
@@ -691,12 +703,28 @@ const sendMessage = async (recipientPublicKey, body, user, SEA) => {
         if (ack.err) {
           rej(new Error(ack.err))
         } else {
-          res(msgNode._.get)
+          res({
+            body,
+            id: msgNode._.get,
+            outgoing: true,
+            timestamp: newMessage.timestamp
+          })
         }
       })
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the message id.
+ * @param {string} recipientPublicKey
+ * @param {string} body
+ * @param {UserGUNNode} user
+ * @param {ISEA} SEA
+ * @returns {Promise<string>} The message id.
+ */
+const sendMessage = async (recipientPublicKey, body, user, SEA) =>
+  (await sendMessageNew(recipientPublicKey, body, user, SEA)).id
+
 /**
  * @param {string} recipientPub
  * @param {string} msgID
@@ -1211,9 +1239,7 @@ const disconnect = async pub => {
     throw new Error('No handshake exists for this pub')
   }
 
-  await cleanup(pub)
-
-  await generateHandshakeAddress()
+  await Promise.all([cleanup(pub), generateHandshakeAddress()])
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1589,5 +1615,6 @@ module.exports = {
   deletePost,
   follow,
   unfollow,
-  initWall
+  initWall,
+  sendMessageNew
 }
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js
index 9d2fa01e..24f66a0b 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/index.js
@@ -329,7 +329,11 @@ const getCurrentOutgoings = () => currentOutgoings
 const outgoingsListeners = new Set()
 
 outgoingsListeners.add(o => {
-  logger.info(`new outgoings: ${JSON.stringify(o, null, 4)}`)
+  const values = Object.values(o)
+  const nulls = values.filter(x => x === null).length
+  const nonNulls = values.length - nulls
+
+  logger.info(`new outgoings, ${nulls} nulls and ${nonNulls} nonNulls`)
 })
 
 const notifyOutgoingsListeners = () => {
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ const getChats = () => currentChats
 const chatsListeners = new Set()
 
 chatsListeners.add(c => {
-  logger.info(`new Chats: ${JSON.stringify(c, null, 4)}`)
+  logger.info(`Chats: ${c.length}`)
 })
 
 const notifyChatsListeners = () => {
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
index 0398d688..a0b74e30 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 const debounce = require('lodash/debounce')
 const logger = require('winston')
 const { Schema } = require('shock-common')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const Key = require('../key')
 const Streams = require('../streams')
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const react = debounce(() => {
 
   for (const [id, req] of Object.entries(currAddressData)) {
     const inContact = Array.isArray(pubToFeed[req.from])
+    const isDisconnected = pubToFeed[req.from] === 'disconnected'
 
     if (typeof pubToAvatar[req.from] === 'undefined') {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty-function
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ const react = debounce(() => {
       Streams.onDisplayName(() => {}, req.from)()
     }
 
-    if (!inContact) {
+    if (!inContact && !isDisconnected) {
       newReceivedReqsMap[req.from] = {
         id,
         requestorAvatar: pubToAvatar[req.from] || null,
@@ -95,8 +97,7 @@ const listenerForAddr = addr => data => {
     }
   }
 
-  logger.info('data for address: ' + addr)
-  logger.info(JSON.stringify(data, null, 4))
+  logger.info('data for address length: ' + size(addr))
 
   react()
 }
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js
index 03686a2d..93e0740d 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onSentReqs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /** @format */
 const debounce = require('lodash/debounce')
 const logger = require('winston')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const Streams = require('../streams')
 /**
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ const listeners = new Set()
 let currentReqs = []
 
 listeners.add(() => {
-  logger.info(`new sent reqs: ${JSON.stringify(currentReqs)}`)
+  logger.info(`new sent reqs length: ${size(currentReqs)}`)
 })
 
 const getCurrentSentReqs = () => currentReqs
@@ -55,9 +56,7 @@ const react = debounce(() => {
   // pk to display name
   const pubToDN = Streams.getPubToDn()
 
-  logger.info(
-    `pubToLastSentREqID: ${JSON.stringify(pubToLastSentReqID, null, 4)}`
-  )
+  logger.info(`pubToLastSentREqID length: ${size(pubToLastSentReqID)}`)
 
   for (const storedReq of storedReqs) {
     const { handshakeAddress, recipientPub, sentReqID, timestamp } = storedReq
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/follows.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/follows.js
index 22a49333..55ed47f8 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/follows.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/follows.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ exports.currentFollows = async () => {
         return true
       }
 
+      // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
       if (size(v) === 0) {
         return true
       }
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/index.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/index.js
index 3a82e410..4472ed41 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const Utils = require('../utils')
 const Wall = require('./wall')
 const Feed = require('./feed')
 const User = require('./user')
+const { size } = require('lodash')
 
 /**
  * @param {string} pub
@@ -51,7 +52,18 @@ exports.userToIncomingID = async pub => {
 const getMyUser = async () => {
   const oldProfile = await Utils.tryAndWait(
     (_, user) => new Promise(res => user.get(Key.PROFILE).load(res)),
-    v => typeof v !== 'object'
+    v => {
+      if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      if (v === null) {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+      return size(v) === 0
+    }
   )
 
   const bio = await Utils.tryAndWait(
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js
index fb8054e1..52d04e72 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * @format
  */
 const Common = require('shock-common')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const Key = require('../key')
 const Utils = require('../utils')
@@ -72,7 +73,18 @@ module.exports.getAnUser = getAnUser
 const getMyUser = async () => {
   const oldProfile = await Utils.tryAndWait(
     (_, user) => new Promise(res => user.get(Key.PROFILE).load(res)),
-    v => typeof v !== 'object'
+    v => {
+      if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      if (v === null) {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+      return size(v) === 0
+    }
   )
 
   const bio = await Utils.tryAndWait(
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js
index 55568679..5408b469 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const {
   Constants: { ErrorCode },
   Schema
 } = require('shock-common')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const Key = require('../key')
 const Utils = require('../utils')
@@ -39,24 +40,31 @@ const onAcceptedRequests = (user, SEA) => {
       logger.info(
         `------------------------------------\nPROCID:${procid} (used for debugging memory leaks in jobs)\n---------------------------------------`
       )
+
       const mySecret = require('../../Mediator').getMySecret()
+
       try {
         if (!Schema.isStoredRequest(storedReq)) {
-          logger.warn(
+          throw new Error(
             'Stored request not an StoredRequest, instead got: ' +
               JSON.stringify(storedReq) +
               ' this can be due to nulling out an old request (if null) or something else happened (please look at the output)'
           )
-          return
         }
+        // get the recipient pub from the stored request to avoid an attacker
+        // overwriting the handshake request in the root graph
         const recipientPub = await SEA.decrypt(storedReq.recipientPub, mySecret)
 
         if (typeof recipientPub !== 'string') {
-          throw new TypeError()
+          throw new TypeError(
+            `Expected storedReq.recipientPub to be an string, instead got: ${recipientPub}`
+          )
         }
+
         if (await Utils.successfulHandshakeAlreadyExists(recipientPub)) {
           return
         }
+
         const requestAddress = await SEA.decrypt(
           storedReq.handshakeAddress,
           mySecret
@@ -99,9 +107,9 @@ const onAcceptedRequests = (user, SEA) => {
                 return
               }
 
-              // The response can be decrypted with the same secret regardless of who
-              // wrote to it last (see HandshakeRequest definition).
-              // This could be our feed ID for the recipient, or the recipient's feed
+              // The response can be decrypted with the same secret regardless
+              // of who wrote to it last (see HandshakeRequest definition). This
+              // could be our feed ID for the recipient, or the recipient's feed
               // id if he accepted the request.
               const feedID = await SEA.decrypt(sentReq.response, ourSecret)
 
@@ -126,8 +134,8 @@ const onAcceptedRequests = (user, SEA) => {
                         res(feed)
                       })
                   }),
-                // retry on undefined, might be a false negative
-                v => typeof v === 'undefined'
+                // @ts-expect-error
+                v => size(v) === 0
               )
 
               const feedIDExistsOnRecipientsOutgoings =
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/addresses.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/addresses.js
index d35513dd..705e8b4c 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/addresses.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/addresses.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /** @format */
 const logger = require('winston')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const Key = require('../key')
 /**
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ const pubToAddress = {}
 const listeners = new Set()
 
 listeners.add(() => {
-  logger.info(`pubToAddress: ${JSON.stringify(pubToAddress, null, 4)}`)
+  logger.info(`pubToAddress length: ${size(pubToAddress)}`)
 })
 
 const notify = () => listeners.forEach(l => l())
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js
index 30e49394..f6f96cc4 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const uuidv1 = require('uuid/v1')
 const logger = require('winston')
 const debounce = require('lodash/debounce')
 const { Schema, Utils: CommonUtils } = require('shock-common')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const Key = require('../key')
 const Utils = require('../utils')
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ let pubToFeed = {}
 const getPubToFeed = () => pubToFeed
 
 feedsListeners.add(() => {
-  logger.info(`new pubToFeed: ${JSON.stringify(getPubToFeed())}`)
+  logger.info(`new pubToFeed length: ${size(getPubToFeed())}`)
 })
 
 /** @param {Feeds} ptf */
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js
index 72b18b9d..2834ca79 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const uuidv1 = require('uuid/v1')
 const debounce = require('lodash/debounce')
 const logger = require('winston')
 const { Utils: CommonUtils } = require('shock-common')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const { USER_TO_INCOMING } = require('../key')
 /** @typedef {import('../SimpleGUN').OpenListenerData} OpenListenerData */
@@ -30,9 +31,7 @@ const setPubToIncoming = pti => {
 let latestUpdate = uuidv1()
 
 listeners.add(() => {
-  logger.info(
-    `new pubToIncoming: ${JSON.stringify(getPubToIncoming(), null, 4)}`
-  )
+  logger.info(`new pubToIncoming length: ${size(getPubToIncoming())}`)
 })
 
 const onOpen = debounce(async uti => {
diff --git a/src/routes.js b/src/routes.js
index 22e163e7..4bee66cc 100644
--- a/src/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const responseTime = require("response-time");
 const uuid = require("uuid/v4");
 const Common = require('shock-common')
 const isARealUsableNumber = require('lodash/isFinite')
+const size = require('lodash/size')
 
 const getListPage = require("../utils/paginate");
 const auth = require("../services/auth/auth");
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const GunDB = require("../services/gunDB/Mediator");
 const { unprotectedRoutes, nonEncryptedRoutes } = require("../utils/protectedRoutes");
 const GunActions = require("../services/gunDB/contact-api/actions")
 const GunGetters = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/getters')
+const GunKey = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/key')
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_NUM_ROUTES_TO_QUERY = 10;
 const SESSION_ID = uuid();
@@ -272,8 +274,6 @@ module.exports = async (
 
   app.use(async (req, res, next) => {
     try {
-      logger.info("Route:", req.path)
-
       if (unprotectedRoutes[req.method][req.path]) {
         next();
         return;
@@ -437,76 +437,6 @@ module.exports = async (
           
         });
         
-        /*
-        const feedObj = {
-          feed: [
-              {
-                  id:'bd7acbea-c1b1-46c2-aed5-3ad53abb28ba',
-                  paragraphs:[
-                      "SOme text and stuff 12"
-                      "SOme text and stuff"
-                  ],
-                  profilePic:"",
-                  username:"bobni",
-                  media:[
-                      {
-                          type:'VIDEO',
-                          ratio_x: 1024,
-                          ratio_y: 436,
-                          magnetUri:'magnet:?xt=urn:btih:08ada5a7a6183aae1e09d831df6748d566095a10&dn=Sintel&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexplodie.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.empire-js.us%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.btorrent.xyz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.fastcast.nz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openwebtorrent.com&ws=https%3A%2F%2Fwebtorrent.io%2Ftorrents%2F&xs=https%3A%2F%2Fwebtorrent.io%2Ftorrents%2Fsintel.torrent',
-                      },
-                  ]
-              },
-              {
-                  id:'3ac68afc-c605-48d3-a4f8-fbd91aa97f63',
-                  paragraphs:[
-                      "SOme text and stuff"
-                  ],
-                  profilePic:"",
-                  username:"bobni",
-                  media:[
-                      {
-                          type:'VIDEO',
-                          ratio_x: 1920,
-                          ratio_y: 804,
-                          magnetUri:'magnet:?xt=urn:btih:c9e15763f722f23e98a29decdfae341b98d53056&dn=Cosmos+Laundromat&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexplodie.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.empire-js.us%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.btorrent.xyz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.fastcast.nz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openwebtorrent.com&ws=https%3A%2F%2Fwebtorrent.io%2Ftorrents%2F&xs=https%3A%2F%2Fwebtorrent.io%2Ftorrents%2Fcosmos-laundromat.torrent',
-                      },
-                  ]
-              },
-              {
-                  id:'58694a0f-3da1-471f-bd96-145571e29d72',
-                  paragraphs:[
-                      "SOme text and stuff"
-                  ],
-                  profilePic:"",
-                  username:"bobni",
-                  media:[
-                      {
-                          type:'VIDEO',
-                          ratio_x: 1920,
-                          ratio_y: 1080,
-                          magnetUri:'magnet:?xt=urn:btih:dd8255ecdc7ca55fb0bbf81323d87062db1f6d1c&dn=Big+Buck+Bunny&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexplodie.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.empire-js.us%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.btorrent.xyz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.fastcast.nz&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openwebtorrent.com&ws=https%3A%2F%2Fwebtorrent.io%2Ftorrents%2F&xs=https%3A%2F%2Fwebtorrent.io%2Ftorrents%2Fbig-buck-bunny.torrent',
-                      },
-                  ]
-              }
-          ]
-        }
-        user.get("FEED_POC").put(JSON.stringify(feedObj), ack => {
-          if (ack.err) {
-            //rej(new Error(ack.err))
-        }*/
-        const feedObj = {
-          feed :{}
-        }
-        user.get("FEED_POC").put(feedObj, ack => {
-          if (ack.err) {
-            //rej(ack.err)
-            logger.log(ack.err)
-          } else {
-            logger.log(ack.err)
-          }
-        })
-
         //register to listen for channel backups
         const onNewChannelBackup  = () => {
           logger.warn("Subscribing to channel backup ...")
@@ -1715,49 +1645,12 @@ module.exports = async (
 
   const Events = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/events')
   
-  app.get(`/api/gun/${GunEvent.ON_RECEIVED_REQUESTS}`, (_, res) => {
-    try {
-      // spinup
-      Events.onSimplerReceivedRequests(() => {})()
-      const data = Events.getCurrentReceivedReqs()
-      res.json({
-        data,
-      })
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.info('Error in Received Requests poll:')
-      logger.error(err)
-      res.status(err.message === 'NON_AUTH' ? 401 : 500).json({
-        errorMessage: typeof err === 'string' ? err : err.message
-      })
-    }
-  })
-
-  app.get(`/api/gun/${GunEvent.ON_SENT_REQUESTS}`, (_, res) => {
-    try {
-      // spinup
-      Events.onSimplerSentRequests(() => {})()
-      const data = Events.getCurrentSentReqs()
-      logger.info(`Sent requests poll: ${JSON.stringify(data, null, 4)}`)
-      res.json({
-        data,
-      })
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.info('Error in sentRequests poll:')
-      logger.error(err)
-      res.status(err.message === 'NON_AUTH' ? 401 : 500).json({
-        errorMessage: typeof err === 'string' ? err : err.message
-      })
-    }
-  })
-
   app.get(`/api/gun/${GunEvent.ON_CHATS}`, (_, res) => {
     try {
-      // spinup
-      Events.onChats(() => {})()
       const data =  Events.getChats()
-      logger.info(`Chats polled: ${JSON.stringify(data, null, 4)}`)
+      logger.info(`Chats polled: ${data.length}`)
       res.json({
-        data
+        data,
       })
     } catch (err) {
       logger.info('Error in Chats poll:')
@@ -1772,7 +1665,7 @@ module.exports = async (
     try {
       const user = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getUser()
       const data = await timeout5(user.get(Key.PROFILE).get(Key.AVATAR).then())
-      logger.info(`avatar poll:${data}`)
+      logger.info(`avatar poll:${(data || '').length} chars`)
       res.json({
         data
       })
@@ -2025,8 +1918,13 @@ module.exports = async (
    * @type {RequestHandler<{}>}
    */
   const apiGunMePut = async (req, res) => {
+    /**
+     * @typedef {Omit<Common.Schema.User, 'publicKey'>} UserWithoutPK
+     * @typedef {{ handshakeAddress: boolean }} HasHandshakeAddress
+     * @typedef {UserWithoutPK & HasHandshakeAddress} MePutBody
+     */
     try {
-      const { avatar, bio , displayName} = /** @type {Partial<Omit<Common.Schema.User, 'publicKey'>>} */ (req.body)
+      const { avatar, bio , displayName, handshakeAddress } = /** @type {Partial<MePutBody>} */ (req.body)
 
     if (avatar) {
        await GunActions.setAvatar(avatar, require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getUser())
@@ -2040,6 +1938,10 @@ module.exports = async (
        await GunActions.setDisplayName(displayName, require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getUser())
      }
 
+     if (handshakeAddress) {
+       await GunActions.generateHandshakeAddress();
+     }
+
      return res.status(200).json({
        ok: true
      })
@@ -2054,6 +1956,432 @@ module.exports = async (
   ap.get(`/api/gun/me`, apiGunMeGet)
   ap.put(`/api/gun/me`, apiGunMePut)
 
+  /**
+   * @typedef {object} ChatsRouteParams
+   * @prop {(string|undefined)=} publicKey
+   */
+
+  /**
+   * @type {RequestHandler<ChatsRouteParams>}
+   */
+  const apiGunChatsPost = async (req, res) => {
+    const { publicKey } = req.params
+    const { body } = req.body
+
+    if (!publicKey) {
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        errorMessage: `Must specify a publicKey route param for POSTing a message`
+      })
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const user = GunDB.getUser()
+      const SEA = GunDB.mySEA
+
+      return res.status(200).json(
+        await GunActions.sendMessageNew(publicKey,body, user, SEA)
+      )
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(err)
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @type {RequestHandler<ChatsRouteParams>}
+   */
+  const apiGunChatsDelete = async (req, res) => {
+    const { publicKey } = req.params
+
+    if (!publicKey) {
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        errorMessage: `Must specify a publicKey route param for DELETING a chat`
+      })
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await GunActions.disconnect(publicKey)
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        ok: true
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(err)
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  ap.post(`/api/gun/chats/:publicKey?`, apiGunChatsPost)
+  ap.delete(`/api/gun/chats/:publicKey?`, apiGunChatsDelete)
+
+  /**
+   * @typedef {object} RequestsRouteParams
+   * @prop {(string|undefined)=} requestID
+   */
+
+  /**
+   * @type {RequestHandler<{}>}
+   */
+  const apiGunRequestsReceivedGet =  (_, res) => {
+    try {
+      const data = Events.getCurrentReceivedReqs()
+      res.json({
+        data,
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(err)
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @type {RequestHandler<{}>}
+   */
+  const apiGunRequestsSentGet = (_, res) => {
+    try {
+      const data = Events.getCurrentSentReqs()
+      res.json({
+        data,
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(err)
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @typedef {object} RequestsRoutePOSTBody
+   * @prop {string=} initialMsg
+   * @prop {string} publicKey
+   */
+
+  /**
+   * @type {RequestHandler<{}>}
+   */
+  const apiGunRequestsPost = async (req, res) => {
+    const { initialMsg, publicKey } = /** @type {RequestsRoutePOSTBody} */(req.body)
+
+    if (!publicKey) {
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        errorMessage: `Must specify a publicKey route param for POSTing a message`
+      })
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const gun = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getGun()
+      const user = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getUser()
+      const SEA = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').mySEA
+
+      if (initialMsg) {
+        await GunActions.sendHRWithInitialMsg(initialMsg, publicKey, gun, user, SEA)
+      } else {
+        await GunActions.sendHandshakeRequest(publicKey, gun, user, SEA)
+      }
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        ok: true
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(err);
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @typedef {object} RequestsRoutePUTBody
+   * @prop {boolean=} accept
+   */
+
+  /**
+   * @type {RequestHandler<RequestsRouteParams>}
+   */
+  const apiGunRequestsPut = async (req, res) => {
+    const { requestID } = req.params
+    const { accept } = /** @type {RequestsRoutePUTBody} */(req.body)
+
+    if (!requestID) {
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        errorMessage: `Must specify a requestID route param for accepting a request`
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (!accept) {
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        ok: true
+      })
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const gun = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getGun()
+      const user = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getUser()
+      const SEA = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').mySEA
+
+      await GunActions.acceptRequest(requestID, gun, user, SEA)
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        ok: true
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(err);
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/${GunEvent.ON_RECEIVED_REQUESTS}`, apiGunRequestsReceivedGet)
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/${GunEvent.ON_SENT_REQUESTS}`, apiGunRequestsSentGet)
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/requests/received`, apiGunRequestsReceivedGet)
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/requests/sent`, apiGunRequestsSentGet)
+  ap.post('/api/gun/requests/', apiGunRequestsPost)
+  ap.put(`/api/gun/requests/:requestID?`, apiGunRequestsPut)
+
+
+
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/userToIncoming`, async (_, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((_, u) => new Promise(res => {
+        u.get(GunKey.USER_TO_INCOMING).load(data => {
+          res(data)
+        })
+      }), v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/recipientToOutgoing`, async (_, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((_, u) => new Promise(res => {
+        u.get(GunKey.RECIPIENT_TO_OUTGOING).load(data => {
+          res(data)
+        })
+      }), v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/outgoings`, async (_, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((_, u) => new Promise(res => {
+        u.get(GunKey.OUTGOINGS).load(data => {
+          res(data)
+        })
+      }), v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+  
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/currentHandshakeAddress`, async (_, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((_, u) => u.get(GunKey.CURRENT_HANDSHAKE_ADDRESS).then())
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/handshakeNodes/:handshakeAddress`, async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((g) => 
+        new Promise((res) => {
+          g.get(GunKey.HANDSHAKE_NODES).get(req.params.handshakeAddress).load(data => {
+            res(data)
+          })
+        })
+      , v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/user/:publicKey`, async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((g) => 
+        new Promise((res) => {
+          g.user(req.params.publicKey).load(data => {
+            res(data)
+          })
+        })
+      , v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+
+ ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/storedReqs`, async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((_, u) => 
+        new Promise((res) =>  u.get(Key.STORED_REQS).load(res))
+      , v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
+
+  ap.get(`/api/gun/dev/userToLastReqSent`, async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const {tryAndWait} = require('../services/gunDB/contact-api/utils')
+
+      const data = await tryAndWait((_, u) => 
+        new Promise((res) =>  u.get(Key.USER_TO_LAST_REQUEST_SENT).load(res))
+      , v => {
+        if (typeof v !== 'object') {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        if (v === null) {
+          return true
+        }
+  
+        // load sometimes returns an empty set on the first try
+        return size(v) === 0
+      })
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        data
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        errorMessage: err.message
+      })
+    }
+  })
   /**
    * Return app so that it can be used by express.
    */
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index f576309f..5d17326e 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -198,28 +198,30 @@ const server = program => {
       })
 
       app.use((req, res, next) => {
-        if (sensitiveRoutes[req.method][req.path]) {
-          logger.info(
-            JSON.stringify({
-              time: new Date(),
-              ip: req.ip,
-              method: req.method,
-              path: req.path,
-              sessionId: req.sessionId
-            })
-          )
-        } else {
-          logger.info(
-            JSON.stringify({
-              time: new Date(),
-              ip: req.ip,
-              method: req.method,
-              path: req.path,
-              body: req.body,
-              query: req.query,
-              sessionId: req.sessionId
-            })
-          )
+        if (process.env.ROUTE_LOGGING === 'true') {
+          if (sensitiveRoutes[req.method][req.path]) {
+            logger.info(
+              JSON.stringify({
+                time: new Date(),
+                ip: req.ip,
+                method: req.method,
+                path: req.path,
+                sessionId: req.sessionId
+              })
+            )
+          } else {
+            logger.info(
+              JSON.stringify({
+                time: new Date(),
+                ip: req.ip,
+                method: req.method,
+                path: req.path,
+                body: req.body,
+                query: req.query,
+                sessionId: req.sessionId
+              })
+            )
+          }
         }
         next()
       })