diff --git a/packages/core/src/schemas.ts b/packages/core/src/schemas.ts
index b29d652..a29334a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/schemas.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export * as gatekeeper from './gen/gatekeeper.js';
 export * as protocol from './gen/protocol.js';
 export * as noise from './gen/noise.js';
 export * as service from './gen/service.js';
+export * as stdenv from './gen/stdenv.js';
 export * as stream from './gen/stream.js';
 export * as sturdy from './gen/sturdy.js';
 export * as tcp from './gen/tcp.js';
diff --git a/packages/ws-relay/src/index.ts b/packages/ws-relay/src/index.ts
index 420ad83..3d838a0 100644
--- a/packages/ws-relay/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ws-relay/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2016-2023 Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@leastfixedpoint.com>
 
 import {
+    AnyValue,
     Assertion,
     Bytes,
     Dataspace,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {
     IdentitySet,
     Observe,
     QuasiValue as Q,
+    Record,
     Ref,
     Relay,
     Schemas,
@@ -16,14 +18,17 @@ import {
     Turn,
     assertionFacetObserver,
     canonicalEncode,
+    decode,
     fromJS,
     isEmbedded,
+    stringify,
     underlying,
 } from "@syndicate-lang/core";
 import G = Schemas.gatekeeper;
 import S = Schemas.sturdy;
 import N = Schemas.noise;
 import T = Schemas.transportAddress;
+import E = Schemas.stdenv;
 import * as SaltyCrypto from 'salty-crypto';
 
 type TransportState = {
@@ -404,3 +409,66 @@ export function boot(ds = Dataspace.global, debug: boolean = false, WebSocketCon
         }
     }
 }
+
+export function unpackStandardRoute<R>(route: E.StandardRoute<R>): G.Route<R> {
+    if (route._variant === 'general') return route.value;
+
+    const { transports, key, service, sig, oid } = route;
+
+    const protocol = { _variant: "absent" } satisfies N.NoiseProtocol;
+    const preSharedKeys = { _variant: "absent" } satisfies N.NoisePreSharedKeys;
+    const caveats: S.CaveatsField<R> = route.caveats.length
+        ? { _variant: "present", caveats: route.caveats }
+        : { _variant: "absent" };
+
+    return G.Route({
+        transports: transports.map(t => {
+            switch (t._variant) {
+                case 'wsUrl': return T.fromWebSocket({ url: t.value });
+                default: {
+                    const x = stringify(E.fromStandardTransport(t));
+                    throw new Error(`Unsupported transport: ${x}`);
+                }
+            }
+        }),
+        pathSteps: [
+            { stepType: N.$noise,
+              detail: N.fromNoiseSpec({ service, key, protocol, preSharedKeys }) },
+            { stepType: S.$ref,
+              detail: S.fromParameters({ oid, sig, caveats }) },
+        ],
+    });
+}
+
+export function decodeStandardRoute(s: string): G.Route | null {
+    try {
+        const route = E.toStandardRoute<Ref>(decode(
+            Bytes.fromBase64(s.replace(/[^-_+/A-Za-z0-9=]/g, ''))));
+        return route === void 0 ? null : unpackStandardRoute(route);
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Decoding standard route:', e);
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+export function contactRemote(
+    route: G.Route<Ref> | Record<AnyValue, Array<AnyValue>, Ref>,
+    connectedFacet: (
+        remoteObject: Ref,
+        controlObject: Ref,
+        transportAddr: AnyValue,
+    ) => void,
+    ds = Dataspace.global,
+) {
+    const routeValue = Record.isRecord(route) ? route : G.fromRoute(route);
+    at ds {
+        during G.ResolvePath({
+            "route": routeValue,
+            "addr": $addr,
+            "control": $control_e: Embedded,
+            "resolved": G.Resolved.accepted($resolved_e: Embedded),
+        }) => {
+            connectedFacet(resolved_e.embeddedValue, control_e.embeddedValue, addr);
+        }
+    }
+}