diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index c1c5897..e24d885 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
     private _cache;
     get cache(): string[];
     get allCache(): string[];
+    peerHasItem(peer: string | Buffer, item: string | Buffer): boolean;
     addItem(item: string | Buffer): void;
     private _compileMessage;
     private _broadcastMessage;
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts.map b/dist/index.d.ts.map
index b811f06..1d3ef32 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts.map
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts.map
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diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 0379ab4..f5ea03c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class DHTCache extends events_1.default {
         this.flood.on("peer-open", (peer) => this.addPeerHandler(peer));
         this.flood.on("peer-remove", (peer) => this.removePeerHandler(peer));
         this.flood.on("message", (message, id) => this.onGetBroadcast(message, id));
-        this.swarm.on("connection", (peer) => this.flood.send(peer, Buffer.from("hello"), 0));
+        this.swarm.on("connection", (peer) => this.flood.send(peer, b4a_1.default.from("hello"), 0));
         [...this.swarm.peers.values()]
             .map((item) => {
             remotePublicKey: item.publicKey;
@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@ class DHTCache extends events_1.default {
         }
         return items.sort();
     }
+    peerHasItem(peer, item) {
+        peer = this._maybeHexify(peer);
+        item = this._maybeHexify(item);
+        return this.graph.hasSuccessor(peer, item);
+    }
     addItem(item) {
         item = this._maybeHexify(item);
         this._cache.add(item);
         this._ensureItem(item);
+        this._addEntityConnection(this.id, item);
         const broadcast = () => {
             this._broadcastMessage({
                 type: messages_js_1.Type.ADD_ITEM,
@@ -173,22 +179,24 @@ class DHTCache extends events_1.default {
                 if (messages_js_1.Type.ADD_ITEM === type) {
                     this._ensureItem(bufData);
                     this._addEntityConnection(id, bufData);
+                    this.emit("item-added", id, bufData);
                 }
                 if (messages_js_1.Type.REMOVE_ITEM === type) {
                     this.removeItem(bufData);
                     this._pruneItems();
+                    this.emit("item-removed", id, bufData);
                 }
             }
         }
         else if (type === messages_js_1.Type.CONNECTED) {
             const { id: toId } = decoded;
-            this._addEntityConnection(id, Buffer.from(toId));
+            this._addEntityConnection(id, b4a_1.default.from(toId));
             this.emit("peer-add-seen", id, toId);
             this._recalculate();
         }
         else if (type === messages_js_1.Type.DISCONNECTED) {
             const { id: toId } = decoded;
-            this._removeEntityConnection(id, Buffer.from(toId));
+            this._removeEntityConnection(id, b4a_1.default.from(toId));
             this.emit("peer-remove-seen", id, toId);
             this._recalculate();
         }
@@ -272,7 +280,8 @@ class DHTCache extends events_1.default {
             }
             const connectedTo = this.graph
                 .neighbors(id)
-                .map((id) => Buffer.from(id, "hex"));
+                .filter((item) => this.graph.node.get(item)?.type === EntityType.PUBKEY)
+                .map((id) => b4a_1.default.from(id, "hex"));
             state[id] = { connectedTo };
         }
         return state;