diff --git a/src/syndicate/protocols/Tupfile b/src/syndicate/protocols/Tupfile
index a332ca9..dfe1103 100644
--- a/src/syndicate/protocols/Tupfile
+++ b/src/syndicate/protocols/Tupfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ modules += http.nim
 modules += noise.nim
 modules += protocol.nim
 modules += service.nim
+modules += stdenv.nim
 modules += stream.nim
 modules += sturdy.nim
 modules += tcp.nim
diff --git a/src/syndicate/protocols/protocol.nim b/src/syndicate/protocols/protocol.nim
index dfdba81..84f822d 100644
--- a/src/syndicate/protocols/protocol.nim
+++ b/src/syndicate/protocols/protocol.nim
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ type
     `detail`*: Value
 
   Turn* = seq[TurnEvent]
-  Message* {.preservesRecord: "message".} = object
+  Message* {.preservesRecord: "M".} = object
     `body`*: Assertion
 
-  Retract* {.preservesRecord: "retract".} = object
+  Retract* {.preservesRecord: "R".} = object
     `handle`*: Handle
 
-  Assert* {.preservesRecord: "assert".} = object
+  Assert* {.preservesRecord: "A".} = object
     `assertion`*: Assertion
     `handle`*: Handle
 
   Extension* = Value
-  Sync* {.preservesRecord: "sync".} = object
+  Sync* {.preservesRecord: "S".} = object
     `peer`* {.preservesEmbedded.}: Value
 
   TurnEvent* {.preservesTuple.} = object
diff --git a/src/syndicate/protocols/stdenv.nim b/src/syndicate/protocols/stdenv.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06bf7a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/syndicate/protocols/stdenv.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+import
+  preserves, sturdy, gatekeeper
+
+type
+  StandardTransportKind* {.pure.} = enum
+    `wsUrl`, `other`
+  `StandardTransport`* {.preservesOr.} = object
+    case orKind*: StandardTransportKind
+    of StandardTransportKind.`wsUrl`:
+        `wsurl`*: string
+
+    of StandardTransportKind.`other`:
+        `other`*: Value
+
+  
+  StandardRouteKind* {.pure.} = enum
+    `standard`, `general`
+  StandardRouteStandard* {.preservesTuple.} = object
+    `transports`*: seq[StandardTransport]
+    `key`*: seq[byte]
+    `service`*: Value
+    `sig`*: seq[byte]
+    `oid`*: Value
+    `caveats`* {.preservesTupleTail.}: seq[sturdy.Caveat]
+
+  `StandardRoute`* {.preservesOr.} = object
+    case orKind*: StandardRouteKind
+    of StandardRouteKind.`standard`:
+        `standard`*: StandardRouteStandard
+
+    of StandardRouteKind.`general`:
+        `general`*: gatekeeper.Route
+
+  
+proc `$`*(x: StandardTransport | StandardRoute): string =
+  `$`(toPreserves(x))
+
+proc encode*(x: StandardTransport | StandardRoute): seq[byte] =
+  encode(toPreserves(x))