diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1e88159..10ac6b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1609,8 +1609,7 @@ checksum = "ddc24109865250148c2e0f3d25d4f0f479571723792d3802153c60922a4fb708"
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-base"
 version = "0.27.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "28a777d7e0b3e2fdab4ad1b21b64be87a43ac3ceb2a2ccef905e480ad3317396"
+source = "git+https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh?branch=main#30f3e03cde8a58af3b84a5f11134fb970ec3efa1"
 dependencies = [
  "aead",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1627,7 +1626,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core",
  "redb 2.1.4",
  "serde",
- "serde-error",
  "ssh-key",
  "thiserror",
  "ttl_cache",
@@ -1651,8 +1649,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-blobs"
 version = "0.27.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "69e83475d6c8cc312a224d4c6bdf287f862d30d2b176768ef71f188a0d8aa7cd"
+source = "git+https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh-blobs?branch=main#378fc0fd8257c0beeb3a655a8378226a630b2d73"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -1670,6 +1667,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "iroh-metrics",
  "iroh-net",
  "iroh-quinn",
+ "iroh-router",
  "num_cpus",
  "oneshot",
  "parking_lot",
@@ -1682,6 +1680,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reflink-copy",
  "self_cell",
  "serde",
+ "serde-error",
  "smallvec",
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror",
@@ -1710,6 +1709,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "iroh-gossip",
  "iroh-metrics",
  "iroh-net",
+ "iroh-router",
  "iroh-test",
  "lru",
  "num_enum",
@@ -1776,8 +1776,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-metrics"
 version = "0.27.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0c78cf30022e1c7a10fc0ae0a6ba83f131b7c3b92d4876f6c97aba93fe534be6"
+source = "git+https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh?branch=main#30f3e03cde8a58af3b84a5f11134fb970ec3efa1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "erased_set",
@@ -1797,8 +1796,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-net"
 version = "0.27.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34192d8846fc59d6669fb80a485b430215ecc1bf3c2b9df4f8a92370fe37e13a"
+source = "git+https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh?branch=main#30f3e03cde8a58af3b84a5f11134fb970ec3efa1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "backoff",
@@ -1920,6 +1918,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iroh-router"
+version = "0.27.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh?branch=main#30f3e03cde8a58af3b84a5f11134fb970ec3efa1"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "futures-buffered",
+ "futures-lite 2.3.0",
+ "futures-util",
+ "iroh-net",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-test"
 version = "0.27.0"
@@ -3535,9 +3548,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde-error"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e988182713aeed6a619a88bca186f6d6407483485ffe44c869ee264f8eabd13f"
+checksum = "342110fb7a5d801060c885da03bf91bfa7c7ca936deafcc64bb6706375605d47"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 544d40d..b6e8315 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ iroh-blobs = { version = "0.27.0", optional = true, features = ["downloader"] }
 iroh-gossip = { version = "0.27.0", optional = true }
 iroh-metrics = { version = "0.27.0", default-features = false }
 iroh-net = { version = "0.27.0", optional = true }
+iroh-router = { version = "0.27.0", optional = true }
 lru = "0.12"
 num_enum = "0.7"
 postcard = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "use-std", "experimental-derive"] }
@@ -69,8 +70,15 @@ test-strategy = "0.3.1"
 default = ["net", "metrics", "engine"]
 net = ["dep:iroh-net", "tokio/io-util", "dep:tokio-stream", "dep:tokio-util"]
 metrics = ["iroh-metrics/metrics"]
-engine = ["net", "dep:iroh-gossip", "dep:iroh-blobs"]
+engine = ["net", "dep:iroh-gossip", "dep:iroh-blobs", "dep:iroh-router"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
 rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "iroh_docsrs"]
+
+[patch.crates-io]
+iroh-router = { git = "https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh", branch = "main" }
+iroh-net = { git = "https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh", branch = "main" }
+iroh-metrics = { git = "https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh", branch = "main" }
+iroh-base = { git = "https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh", branch = "main" }
+iroh-blobs = { git = "https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh-blobs", branch = "main" }
diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index 7db03d1..310d8bd 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ license-files = [
 ignore = [
       "RUSTSEC-2024-0370", # unmaintained, no upgrade available
 ]
+
+[sources]
+allow-git = [
+    "https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh.git",
+    "https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh-blobs.git",
+]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b7bac5f..63702b3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ pub mod metrics;
 #[cfg(feature = "net")]
 #[cfg_attr(iroh_docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "net")))]
 pub mod net;
+#[cfg(feature = "engine")]
+#[cfg_attr(iroh_docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "engine")))]
+pub mod protocol;
 #[cfg(feature = "net")]
 #[cfg_attr(iroh_docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "net")))]
 mod ticket;
diff --git a/src/protocol.rs b/src/protocol.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18bccc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protocol.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//! [`ProtocolHandler`] implementation for the docs [`Engine`].
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use futures_lite::future::Boxed as BoxedFuture;
+use iroh_net::endpoint::Connecting;
+use iroh_router::ProtocolHandler;
+
+use crate::engine::Engine;
+
+impl ProtocolHandler for Engine {
+    fn accept(self: Arc<Self>, conn: Connecting) -> BoxedFuture<Result<()>> {
+        Box::pin(async move { self.handle_connection(conn).await })
+    }
+
+    fn shutdown(self: Arc<Self>) -> BoxedFuture<()> {
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            if let Err(err) = (*self).shutdown().await {
+                tracing::warn!("shutdown error: {:?}", err);
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}