diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/backend/git/change.rs b/radicle-cob/src/backend/git/change.rs
index a081e224..c445c60e 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/backend/git/change.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/backend/git/change.rs
@@ -80,23 +80,23 @@ pub mod error {
 }
 
 impl change::Storage for git2::Repository {
-    type CreateError = error::Create;
+    type StoreError = error::Create;
     type LoadError = error::Load;
 
     type ObjectId = Oid;
     type Resource = Oid;
     type Signatures = Signature;
 
-    fn create<Signer>(
+    fn store<Signer>(
         &self,
         resource: Self::Resource,
         signer: &Signer,
-        spec: store::Create<Self::ObjectId>,
-    ) -> Result<Change, Self::CreateError>
+        spec: store::Template<Self::ObjectId>,
+    ) -> Result<Change, Self::StoreError>
     where
         Signer: crypto::Signer,
     {
-        let change::Create {
+        let change::Template {
             typename,
             history_type,
             tips,
diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/backend/git/objects.rs b/radicle-cob/src/backend/git/objects.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/change.rs b/radicle-cob/src/change.rs
index 9252cad6..aa64059b 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/change.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/change.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use git_ext::Oid;
 
 pub mod store;
-pub use store::{Create, Storage};
+pub use store::{Storage, Template};
 
 use crate::signatures::Signature;
 
diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/change/store.rs b/radicle-cob/src/change/store.rs
index da0dae6d..750ccc60 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/change/store.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/change/store.rs
@@ -12,24 +12,27 @@ use crate::{
     signatures, TypeName,
 };
 
+/// Change storage.
 pub trait Storage {
-    type CreateError: Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
+    type StoreError: Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
     type LoadError: Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
 
     type ObjectId;
     type Resource;
     type Signatures;
 
+    /// Store a new change.
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
-    fn create<Signer>(
+    fn store<G>(
         &self,
         authority: Self::Resource,
-        signer: &Signer,
-        spec: Create<Self::ObjectId>,
-    ) -> Result<Change<Self::Resource, Self::ObjectId, Self::Signatures>, Self::CreateError>
+        signer: &G,
+        template: Template<Self::ObjectId>,
+    ) -> Result<Change<Self::Resource, Self::ObjectId, Self::Signatures>, Self::StoreError>
     where
-        Signer: crypto::Signer;
+        G: crypto::Signer;
 
+    /// Load a change.
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
     fn load(
         &self,
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@ pub trait Storage {
     ) -> Result<Change<Self::Resource, Self::ObjectId, Self::Signatures>, Self::LoadError>;
 }
 
-pub struct Create<Id> {
+/// Change template, used to create a new change.
+pub struct Template<Id> {
     pub typename: TypeName,
     pub history_type: String,
     pub tips: Vec<Id>,
diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/lib.rs b/radicle-cob/src/lib.rs
index 2ff6b891..f18465bf 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/lib.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pub trait Store
 where
     Self: object::Storage
         + change::Storage<
-            CreateError = git::change::error::Create,
+            StoreError = git::change::error::Create,
             LoadError = git::change::error::Load,
             ObjectId = git_ext::Oid,
             Resource = git_ext::Oid,
diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/create.rs b/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/create.rs
index 2dddd714..58c047b1 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/create.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/create.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ pub struct Create {
 }
 
 impl Create {
-    fn create_spec(&self) -> change::Create<git_ext::Oid> {
-        change::Create {
+    fn template(&self) -> change::Template<git_ext::Oid> {
+        change::Template {
             typename: self.typename.clone(),
             history_type: self.history_type.clone(),
             tips: Vec::new(),
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ where
     } = &args;
 
     let init_change = storage
-        .create(resource.content_id(), signer, args.create_spec())
+        .store(resource.content_id(), signer, args.template())
         .map_err(error::Create::from)?;
 
     let history = History::new_from_root(
diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/update.rs b/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/update.rs
index e9943949..1eea666c 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/update.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/object/collaboration/update.rs
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ where
         .map(|graph| graph.evaluate())
         .ok_or(error::Update::NoSuchObject)?;
 
-    let change = storage.create(
+    let change = storage.store(
         resource.content_id(),
         signer,
-        change::Create {
+        change::Template {
             tips: object.tips().iter().cloned().collect(),
             history_type,
             contents: changes.clone(),
diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/test/storage.rs b/radicle-cob/src/test/storage.rs
index 2178bd08..69faef97 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/test/storage.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/test/storage.rs
@@ -59,26 +59,26 @@ impl Storage {
 impl Store for Storage {}
 
 impl change::Storage for Storage {
-    type CreateError = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::CreateError;
+    type StoreError = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::StoreError;
     type LoadError = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::LoadError;
 
     type ObjectId = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::ObjectId;
     type Resource = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::Resource;
     type Signatures = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::Signatures;
 
-    fn create<Signer>(
+    fn store<Signer>(
         &self,
         authority: Self::Resource,
         signer: &Signer,
-        spec: change::Create<Self::ObjectId>,
+        spec: change::Template<Self::ObjectId>,
     ) -> Result<
         change::store::Change<Self::Resource, Self::ObjectId, Self::Signatures>,
-        Self::CreateError,
+        Self::StoreError,
     >
     where
         Signer: crypto::Signer,
     {
-        self.as_raw().create(authority, signer, spec)
+        self.as_raw().store(authority, signer, spec)
     }
 
     fn load(
diff --git a/radicle/src/storage/git.rs b/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
index beb9c641..a219a7b6 100644
--- a/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod cob;
 pub mod transport;
 
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ use std::{fs, io};
 use crypto::{Signer, Unverified, Verified};
 use git_ref_format::refspec;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use radicle_cob::{self as cob, change};
 
 use crate::git;
 use crate::identity;
@@ -61,28 +61,6 @@ impl ProjectError {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub enum CobObjectsError {
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    Convert(#[from] cob::object::storage::convert::Error),
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    Git(#[from] git2::Error),
-}
-
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub enum CobTypesError {
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    Convert(#[from] cob::object::storage::convert::Error),
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    Git(#[from] git2::Error),
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    ParseKey(#[from] crypto::Error),
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    ParseObjectId(#[from] cob::object::ParseObjectId),
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Storage {
     path: PathBuf,
@@ -699,128 +677,6 @@ impl WriteRepository for Repository {
     }
 }
 
-impl cob::Store for Repository {}
-
-impl change::Storage for Repository {
-    type CreateError = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::CreateError;
-    type LoadError = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::LoadError;
-
-    type ObjectId = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::ObjectId;
-    type Resource = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::Resource;
-    type Signatures = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::Signatures;
-
-    fn create<Signer>(
-        &self,
-        authority: Self::Resource,
-        signer: &Signer,
-        spec: change::Create<Self::ObjectId>,
-    ) -> Result<cob::Change, Self::CreateError>
-    where
-        Signer: crypto::Signer,
-    {
-        self.backend.create(authority, signer, spec)
-    }
-
-    fn load(&self, id: Self::ObjectId) -> Result<cob::Change, Self::LoadError> {
-        self.backend.load(id)
-    }
-}
-
-impl cob::object::Storage for Repository {
-    type ObjectsError = CobObjectsError;
-    type TypesError = CobTypesError;
-    type UpdateError = git2::Error;
-    type RemoveError = git2::Error;
-
-    type Identifier = RemoteId;
-
-    fn objects(
-        &self,
-        typename: &cob::TypeName,
-        object_id: &cob::ObjectId,
-    ) -> Result<cob::object::Objects, Self::ObjectsError> {
-        let refs = self
-            .backend
-            .references_glob(git::refs::storage::cobs(typename, object_id).as_str())?;
-        let refs = refs
-            .map(|r| {
-                r.map_err(Self::ObjectsError::from).and_then(|r| {
-                    cob::object::Reference::try_from(r).map_err(Self::ObjectsError::from)
-                })
-            })
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-        Ok(refs.into())
-    }
-
-    fn types(
-        &self,
-        typename: &cob::TypeName,
-    ) -> Result<HashMap<cob::ObjectId, cob::object::Objects>, Self::TypesError> {
-        let mut references = self.backend.references()?.filter_map(|reference| {
-            let reference = reference.ok()?;
-            match RefStr::try_from_str(reference.name()?) {
-                Ok(name) => {
-                    let (ty, object_id) = cob::object::parse_refstr(&name)?;
-                    if ty == *typename {
-                        Some(
-                            cob::object::Reference::try_from(reference)
-                                .map_err(Self::TypesError::from)
-                                .map(|reference| (object_id, reference)),
-                        )
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(err) => Some(Err(err.into())),
-            }
-        });
-
-        references.try_fold(HashMap::new(), |mut objects, result| {
-            let (oid, reference) = result?;
-            objects
-                .entry(oid)
-                .and_modify(|objs: &mut cob::object::Objects| objs.push(reference.clone()))
-                .or_insert_with(|| cob::object::Objects::new(reference));
-            Ok(objects)
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn update(
-        &self,
-        identifier: &Self::Identifier,
-        typename: &cob::TypeName,
-        object_id: &cob::ObjectId,
-        change: &cob::Change,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::UpdateError> {
-        self.backend.reference(
-            git::refs::storage::cob(identifier, typename, object_id).as_str(),
-            (*change.id()).into(),
-            true,
-            &format!(
-                "Updating collaborative object '{}/{}' with new change {}",
-                typename,
-                object_id,
-                change.id()
-            ),
-        )?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn remove(
-        &self,
-        identifier: &Self::Identifier,
-        typename: &cob::TypeName,
-        object_id: &cob::ObjectId,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::RemoveError> {
-        let mut reference = self
-            .backend
-            .find_reference(git::refs::storage::cob(identifier, typename, object_id).as_str())?;
-
-        reference.delete().map_err(Self::RemoveError::from)
-    }
-}
-
 pub mod trailers {
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
diff --git a/radicle/src/storage/git/cob.rs b/radicle/src/storage/git/cob.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cebc3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle/src/storage/git/cob.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+//! COB storage Git backend.
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use radicle_cob as cob;
+use radicle_cob::change;
+
+use crate::git;
+use crate::storage::Error;
+
+pub use crate::git::*;
+pub use cob::*;
+
+use super::{RemoteId, Repository};
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ObjectsError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Convert(#[from] cob::object::storage::convert::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Git(#[from] git2::Error),
+}
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum TypesError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Convert(#[from] cob::object::storage::convert::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Git(#[from] git2::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ParseKey(#[from] crypto::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ParseObjectId(#[from] cob::object::ParseObjectId),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+}
+
+impl cob::Store for Repository {}
+
+impl change::Storage for Repository {
+    type StoreError = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::StoreError;
+    type LoadError = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::LoadError;
+
+    type ObjectId = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::ObjectId;
+    type Resource = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::Resource;
+    type Signatures = <git2::Repository as change::Storage>::Signatures;
+
+    fn store<Signer>(
+        &self,
+        authority: Self::Resource,
+        signer: &Signer,
+        spec: change::Template<Self::ObjectId>,
+    ) -> Result<cob::Change, Self::StoreError>
+    where
+        Signer: crypto::Signer,
+    {
+        self.backend.store(authority, signer, spec)
+    }
+
+    fn load(&self, id: Self::ObjectId) -> Result<cob::Change, Self::LoadError> {
+        self.backend.load(id)
+    }
+}
+
+impl cob::object::Storage for Repository {
+    type ObjectsError = ObjectsError;
+    type TypesError = TypesError;
+    type UpdateError = git2::Error;
+    type RemoveError = git2::Error;
+
+    type Identifier = RemoteId;
+
+    fn objects(
+        &self,
+        typename: &cob::TypeName,
+        object_id: &cob::ObjectId,
+    ) -> Result<cob::object::Objects, Self::ObjectsError> {
+        let refs = self
+            .backend
+            .references_glob(git::refs::storage::cobs(typename, object_id).as_str())?;
+        let refs = refs
+            .map(|r| {
+                r.map_err(Self::ObjectsError::from).and_then(|r| {
+                    cob::object::Reference::try_from(r).map_err(Self::ObjectsError::from)
+                })
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        Ok(refs.into())
+    }
+
+    fn types(
+        &self,
+        typename: &cob::TypeName,
+    ) -> Result<HashMap<cob::ObjectId, cob::object::Objects>, Self::TypesError> {
+        let mut references = self.backend.references()?.filter_map(|reference| {
+            let reference = reference.ok()?;
+            match RefStr::try_from_str(reference.name()?) {
+                Ok(name) => {
+                    let (ty, object_id) = cob::object::parse_refstr(&name)?;
+                    if ty == *typename {
+                        Some(
+                            cob::object::Reference::try_from(reference)
+                                .map_err(Self::TypesError::from)
+                                .map(|reference| (object_id, reference)),
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(err) => Some(Err(err.into())),
+            }
+        });
+
+        references.try_fold(HashMap::new(), |mut objects, result| {
+            let (oid, reference) = result?;
+            objects
+                .entry(oid)
+                .and_modify(|objs: &mut cob::object::Objects| objs.push(reference.clone()))
+                .or_insert_with(|| cob::object::Objects::new(reference));
+            Ok(objects)
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn update(
+        &self,
+        identifier: &Self::Identifier,
+        typename: &cob::TypeName,
+        object_id: &cob::ObjectId,
+        change: &cob::Change,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::UpdateError> {
+        self.backend.reference(
+            git::refs::storage::cob(identifier, typename, object_id).as_str(),
+            (*change.id()).into(),
+            true,
+            &format!(
+                "Updating collaborative object '{}/{}' with new change {}",
+                typename,
+                object_id,
+                change.id()
+            ),
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn remove(
+        &self,
+        identifier: &Self::Identifier,
+        typename: &cob::TypeName,
+        object_id: &cob::ObjectId,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::RemoveError> {
+        let mut reference = self
+            .backend
+            .find_reference(git::refs::storage::cob(identifier, typename, object_id).as_str())?;
+
+        reference.delete().map_err(Self::RemoveError::from)
+    }
+}