diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f398b1..d2f0bbe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ let ?mpvSpace = dataspace
   ? <service-object <daemon syndesizer> ?cap> [
     $cap <json-socket-translator {
       dataspace: $mpvSpace
-      socket: "/run/user/1000/mpv.sock"
+      socket: <unix "/run/user/1000/mpv.sock">
     }>
   ]
 ]
diff --git a/config.prs b/config.prs
index 738f24d..a98d756 100644
--- a/config.prs
+++ b/config.prs
@@ -19,11 +19,16 @@ JsonTranslatorArguments = <json-stdio-translator {
   dataspace: #:any
 }>.
 
-JsonTranslatorConnected = <connected @path string>.
+JsonTranslatorConnected = <connected @address SocketAddress>.
+
+TcpAddress = <tcp @host string @port int>.
+UnixAddress = <unix @path string>.
+
+SocketAddress = TcpAddress / UnixAddress .
 
 JsonSocketTranslatorArguments = <json-socket-translator {
   dataspace: #:any
-  socket: string
+  socket: SocketAddress
 }>.
 
 PostgreArguments = <postgre {
diff --git a/src/schema/config.nim b/src/schema/config.nim
index e491ae4..74a4197 100644
--- a/src/schema/config.nim
+++ b/src/schema/config.nim
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ type
   JsonTranslatorArguments* {.preservesRecord: "json-stdio-translator".} = object
     `field0`*: JsonTranslatorArgumentsField0
 
+  SocketAddressKind* {.pure.} = enum
+    `TcpAddress`, `UnixAddress`
+  `SocketAddress`* {.preservesOr.} = object
+    case orKind*: SocketAddressKind
+    of SocketAddressKind.`TcpAddress`:
+        `tcpaddress`*: TcpAddress
+
+    of SocketAddressKind.`UnixAddress`:
+        `unixaddress`*: UnixAddress
+
+  
   Base64DecoderArgumentsField0* {.preservesDictionary.} = object
     `dataspace`* {.preservesEmbedded.}: EmbeddedRef
 
@@ -24,11 +35,11 @@ type
     `field0`*: Base64DecoderArgumentsField0
 
   JsonTranslatorConnected* {.preservesRecord: "connected".} = object
-    `path`*: string
+    `address`*: SocketAddress
 
   JsonSocketTranslatorArgumentsField0* {.preservesDictionary.} = object
     `dataspace`* {.preservesEmbedded.}: EmbeddedRef
-    `socket`*: string
+    `socket`*: SocketAddress
 
   JsonSocketTranslatorArguments* {.preservesRecord: "json-socket-translator".} = object
     `field0`*: JsonSocketTranslatorArgumentsField0
@@ -59,6 +70,10 @@ type
   SqliteArguments* {.preservesRecord: "sqlite".} = object
     `field0`*: SqliteArgumentsField0
 
+  TcpAddress* {.preservesRecord: "tcp".} = object
+    `host`*: string
+    `port`*: BiggestInt
+
   CacheArgumentsField0* {.preservesDictionary.} = object
     `dataspace`* {.preservesEmbedded.}: EmbeddedRef
     `lifetime`*: float
@@ -89,11 +104,14 @@ type
   PulseArguments* {.preservesRecord: "pulse".} = object
     `field0`*: PulseArgumentsField0
 
+  UnixAddress* {.preservesRecord: "unix".} = object
+    `path`*: string
+
   Tcp* {.preservesRecord: "tcp".} = object
     `host`*: string
     `port`*: BiggestInt
 
-proc `$`*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments |
+proc `$`*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments | SocketAddress |
     Base64DecoderArguments |
     JsonTranslatorConnected |
     JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
@@ -101,15 +119,17 @@ proc `$`*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments |
     WebhooksArguments |
     FileSystemUsageArguments |
     SqliteArguments |
+    TcpAddress |
     CacheArguments |
     XmlTranslatorArguments |
     PostgreConnectionParameter |
     PostgreArguments |
     PulseArguments |
+    UnixAddress |
     Tcp): string =
   `$`(toPreserves(x))
 
-proc encode*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments |
+proc encode*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments | SocketAddress |
     Base64DecoderArguments |
     JsonTranslatorConnected |
     JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
@@ -117,10 +137,12 @@ proc encode*(x: WebsocketArguments | JsonTranslatorArguments |
     WebhooksArguments |
     FileSystemUsageArguments |
     SqliteArguments |
+    TcpAddress |
     CacheArguments |
     XmlTranslatorArguments |
     PostgreConnectionParameter |
     PostgreArguments |
     PulseArguments |
+    UnixAddress |
     Tcp): seq[byte] =
   encode(toPreserves(x))
diff --git a/src/syndesizer/json_socket_translator.nim b/src/syndesizer/json_socket_translator.nim
index 5eb4695..e935881 100644
--- a/src/syndesizer/json_socket_translator.nim
+++ b/src/syndesizer/json_socket_translator.nim
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ import preserves, preserves/jsonhooks, syndicate
 
 import ../schema/[config, json_messages]
 
-proc translateSocket(facet: Facet; ds: Cap; path: string) {.asyncio.} =
+template translateSocketBody {.dirty.} =
+  # Template workaround for CPS and parameterized types.
   var
-    socket = new AsyncConn[Protocol.Unix]
-    conn = connectUnixAsync(path)
     guard = initGuard(facet)
     dec = newBufferedDecoder(0)
     buf = new string #TODO: get a pointer into the decoder
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ proc translateSocket(facet: Facet; ds: Cap; path: string) {.asyncio.} =
           whelp write(socket[], $data & "\n")
       else:
         stderr.writeLine "dropped send of ", data
-    discard publish(turn, ds, initRecord("connected", path.toPreserves))
+    discard publish(turn, ds, initRecord("connected", sa.toPreserves))
   onStop(facet, kill)
   run(facet, setup)
   while alive:
@@ -43,15 +42,33 @@ proc translateSocket(facet: Facet; ds: Cap; path: string) {.asyncio.} =
           # Closure, not CPS.
           message(turn, ds, initRecord("recv", data.get))
         run(facet, send)
-  stderr.writeLine "close socket ", path
+  stderr.writeLine "close socket ", sa
   close(socket[])
 
+proc translateSocket(facet: Facet; ds: Cap; sa: TcpAddress) {.asyncio.} =
+  var
+    socket = new AsyncConn[Protocol.Tcp]
+    conn = connectTcpAsync(sa.host, Port sa.port)
+  socket[] = conn
+  translateSocketBody()
+
+proc translateSocket(facet: Facet; ds: Cap; sa: UnixAddress) {.asyncio.} =
+  var
+    socket = new AsyncConn[Protocol.Unix]
+    conn = connectUnixAsync(sa.path)
+  socket[] = conn
+  translateSocketBody()
+
 proc spawnJsonSocketTranslator*(turn: var Turn; root: Cap): Actor {.discardable.} =
   spawnActor(turn, "json-socket-translator") do (turn: var Turn):
-    during(turn, root, ?:JsonSocketTranslatorArguments) do (ds: Cap, socketPath: string):
+    during(turn, root, ?:JsonSocketTranslatorArguments) do (ds: Cap, sa: TcpAddress):
       linkActor(turn, "json-socket-translator") do (turn: var Turn):
         discard trampoline:
-          whelp translateSocket(turn.facet, ds, socketPath)
+          whelp translateSocket(turn.facet, ds, sa)
+    during(turn, root, ?:JsonSocketTranslatorArguments) do (ds: Cap, sa: UnixAddress):
+      linkActor(turn, "json-socket-translator") do (turn: var Turn):
+        discard trampoline:
+          whelp translateSocket(turn.facet, ds, sa)
 
 when isMainModule:
   import syndicate/relays