diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e53fa1..ac543a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
         "libkmodule": "^0.2.53",
         "libskynet": "^0.0.62",
         "noise-handshake": "^3.0.2",
-        "protomux": "git+https://git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/protomux.git",
+        "p-defer": "^4.0.0",
+        "protomux": "^3.4.1",
         "randombytes": "github:LumeWeb/randombytes-browser"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
@@ -62,10 +63,5 @@
         "sodium-universal": "@screamingvoid/sodium-universal",
         "crypto": "crypto-browserify",
         "stream": "stream-browserify"
-    },
-    "pnpm": {
-        "overrides": {
-            "protomux": "git+https://git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/protomux.git"
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5b4a807..f45b172 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Hyperswarm from "@lumeweb/hyperswarm-web";
 import type { ActiveQuery } from "libkmodule";
 import { addHandler, getSeed, handleMessage } from "libkmodule";
 import { handlePresentSeed as handlePresentSeedModule } from "libkmodule/dist/seed.js";
-import type { Buffer } from "buffer";
+import { Buffer } from "buffer";
 import * as ed from "@noble/ed25519";
 import b4a from "b4a";
 import { pubKeyToIpv6 } from "./addr.js";
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import { EventEmitter2 as EventEmitter } from "eventemitter2";
 import { logErr } from "libkmodule/dist";
 // @ts-ignore
 import Protomux from "protomux";
-import { Mutex } from "async-mutex";
+import defer, { DeferredPromise } from "p-defer";
 
 const MAX_PEER_LISTENERS = 20;
 
 interface SwarmConnection {
   swarm: number;
   conn: any;
+  channels: Map<number, Protomux>;
 }
 
 interface SwarmEvents {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ function idFactory(start = 1) {
 
 const getSwarmId = idFactory();
 const getSocketId = idFactory();
+const getChannelId = idFactory();
 
 addHandler("presentSeed", handlePresentSeed);
 addHandler("join", handleJoin);
@@ -72,7 +74,10 @@ addHandler("socketListenEvent", handleSocketListenEvent, {
 });
 addHandler("socketWrite", handleWriteSocketEvent);
 addHandler("socketClose", handleCloseSocketEvent);
-addHandler("syncProtomux", handleSyncProtomux, {
+addHandler("createProtomuxChannel", createProtomuxChannel, {
+  receiveUpdates: true,
+});
+addHandler("createProtomuxMessage", createProtomuxMessage, {
   receiveUpdates: true,
 });
 
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ async function createSwarm(): Promise<number> {
       connections.set(socketId, {
         swarm: id,
         conn: peer,
+        channels: new Map<number, Protomux>(),
       });
 
       peer.once("close", () => {
@@ -418,69 +424,152 @@ async function handleGetSocketInfo(aq: ActiveQuery) {
   });
 }
 
-async function handleSyncProtomux(aq: ActiveQuery) {
+async function createProtomuxChannel(aq: ActiveQuery) {
   const socket = validateConnection(aq);
 
   if (!socket) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (!("action" in aq.callerInput)) {
-    aq.reject("action required");
+  if (!("data" in aq.callerInput)) {
+    aq.reject("data required");
     return;
   }
 
   const mux = Protomux.from(socket);
-  let mutex: Mutex | null = null;
-  if (mux.mutex) {
-    mutex = mux.mutex;
-  }
-  if (!mutex) {
-    mutex = new Mutex();
-    mux.mutex = mutex;
+  const data = aq.callerInput.data;
+
+  const handleCallback = (name: string, enabled: boolean) => {
+    if (!enabled && name !== "destroy") {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return (...args: any) => {
+      args = args.filter(
+        (item: any) => item.constructor.name.toLowerCase() !== "channel"
+      );
+
+      if (name === "destroy") {
+        connections.get(aq.callerInput.id)?.channels.delete(channelId);
+        aq.respond();
+      }
+
+      if (!enabled) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      aq.sendUpdate({
+        action: name,
+        args,
+      });
+    };
+  };
+
+  aq.setReceiveUpdate?.((data: any) => {
+    switch (data.action) {
+      case "open":
+        channel.open();
+    }
+  });
+
+  const channel = mux.createChannel({
+    protocol: data?.protocol,
+    id: data?.id,
+    handshake: data?.handshake,
+    onopen: handleCallback("onopen", data?.onopen ?? undefined),
+    onclose: handleCallback("onclose", data?.onclose ?? undefined),
+    ondestroy: handleCallback("ondestroy", data?.ondestroy ?? undefined),
+  });
+
+  if (channel === null) {
+    aq.reject("duplicate channel");
+    return;
   }
 
-  await mutex.acquire();
+  const channelId = getChannelId();
+
+  connections.get(aq.callerInput.id)?.channels.set(channelId, channel);
+
+  aq.sendUpdate(channelId);
+}
+
+async function createProtomuxMessage(aq: ActiveQuery) {
+  const socket = validateConnection(aq);
+
+  if (!socket) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!("data" in aq.callerInput)) {
+    aq.reject("action required");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!("channelId" in aq.callerInput)) {
+    aq.reject("channel id required");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const channel = connections
+    .get(aq.callerInput.id)
+    ?.channels.get(aq.callerInput.channelId);
+
+  if (!channel) {
+    aq.reject("invalid channel");
+  }
 
   const data = aq.callerInput.data;
 
-  let ret;
+  const defers: { [action: string]: DeferredPromise<any> } = {};
 
-  switch (aq.callerInput.action) {
-    case "popFree":
-      if (mux._free.includes(data)) {
-        mux._free[mux._free.indexOf(data)] = null;
-        mux._free = mux._free.filter((item: number) => item !== null);
-      }
-      break;
-    case "pushFree":
-      mux._free.push(data);
-      mux._free = Array.from(new Set(mux._free));
-      break;
-    case "pushLocal":
-      if (typeof mux._local[data] === "undefined") {
-        mux._local[data] = null;
-      }
-      break;
-    case "pushRemote":
-      if (typeof mux._remote[data] === "undefined") {
-        mux._remote[data] = null;
-      }
-      break;
-    case "pullFree":
-      ret = Object.values(mux._free);
-      break;
-    case "pullLocal":
-      ret = Object.keys(mux._local);
-      break;
-    case "pullRemote":
-      ret = Object.keys(mux._remote);
-      break;
-  }
+  const handleEncoding = (enabled: boolean) => {
+    if (!enabled) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
 
-  aq.respond(ret);
+    const update = async (action: string, args: any) => {
+      await defers[action]?.promise;
+      defers[action] = defer();
+      aq.sendUpdate({
+        action,
+        args,
+      });
 
-  mutex.release();
+      const ret = await defers[action]?.promise;
+
+      if (ret[1]) {
+        args[0].buffer = Buffer.from(ret[1].buffer);
+        args[0].start = ret[1].start;
+        args[0].end = ret[1].end;
+      }
+
+      return ret[0];
+    };
+
+    return {
+      async preencode(...args: any) {
+        return update("preencode", args);
+      },
+      async encode(...args: any) {
+        return update("encode", args);
+      },
+      async decode(...args: any) {
+        return update("encode", args);
+      },
+    };
+  };
+
+  aq.setReceiveUpdate?.((data) => {
+    defers[data.action]?.resolve(data.args[0]);
+  });
+
+  const message = channel.addMessage({
+    encoding: handleEncoding(data.encoding ?? false),
+    onmessage: data.encoding ?? undefined,
+  });
+
+  aq.sendUpdate({
+    action: "created",
+  });
 }
 
 function getSwarmToSocketConnectionId(socket: any) {