diff --git a/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs b/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs
index 68e46e0c..422caac0 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/wire/protocol.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use crate::service::{session, DisconnectReason, Service};
 use crate::wire::frame;
 use crate::wire::frame::{Frame, FrameData, StreamId};
 use crate::wire::Encode;
+use crate::worker;
 use crate::worker::{ChannelEvent, Fetch, Task, TaskResult};
 use crate::Link;
 use crate::{address, service};
@@ -64,20 +65,12 @@ pub type WireWriter<G> = NetWriter<NoiseState<G, Sha256>, Socks5Session<net::Tcp
 /// Reactor action.
 type Action<G> = reactor::Action<NetAccept<WireSession<G>>, NetTransport<WireSession<G>>>;
 
-/// Worker channels used to send Git frames back and forth.
-struct WorkerChannels {
-    /// Send data to the git worker.
-    sender: chan::Sender<ChannelEvent>,
-    /// Receive data from the git worker.
-    receiver: chan::Receiver<ChannelEvent>,
-}
-
 /// Streams associated with a connected peer.
 struct Streams {
     /// Active streams and their associated worker channels.
     /// Note that the gossip and control streams are not included here as they are always
     /// implied to exist.
-    streams: HashMap<StreamId, WorkerChannels>,
+    streams: HashMap<StreamId, worker::Channels>,
     /// Connection direction.
     link: Link,
     /// Sequence number used to compute the next stream id.
@@ -95,12 +88,12 @@ impl Streams {
     }
 
     /// Get a known stream.
-    fn get(&self, stream: &StreamId) -> Option<&WorkerChannels> {
+    fn get(&self, stream: &StreamId) -> Option<&worker::Channels> {
         self.streams.get(stream)
     }
 
     /// Open a new stream.
-    fn open(&mut self) -> (StreamId, WorkerChannels) {
+    fn open(&mut self) -> (StreamId, worker::Channels) {
         self.seq += 1;
 
         let id = StreamId::git(self.link)
@@ -114,27 +107,21 @@ impl Streams {
     }
 
     /// Register an open stream.
-    fn register(&mut self, stream: StreamId) -> Option<WorkerChannels> {
-        let (wire_send, wire_recv) = chan::unbounded::<ChannelEvent>();
-        let (work_send, work_recv) = chan::unbounded::<ChannelEvent>();
+    fn register(&mut self, stream: StreamId) -> Option<worker::Channels> {
+        let (wire, worker) =
+            worker::Channels::pair().expect("Streams::register: fatal: unable to create channels");
 
         match self.streams.entry(stream) {
             Entry::Vacant(e) => {
-                e.insert(WorkerChannels {
-                    sender: wire_send,
-                    receiver: work_recv,
-                });
-                Some(WorkerChannels {
-                    sender: work_send,
-                    receiver: wire_recv,
-                })
+                e.insert(worker);
+                Some(wire)
             }
             Entry::Occupied(_) => None,
         }
     }
 
     /// Unregister an open stream.
-    fn unregister(&mut self, stream: &StreamId) -> Option<WorkerChannels> {
+    fn unregister(&mut self, stream: &StreamId) -> Option<worker::Channels> {
         self.streams.remove(stream)
     }
 }
@@ -412,7 +399,7 @@ where
             return;
         };
 
-        for data in c.receiver.try_iter() {
+        for data in c.try_iter() {
             let frame = match data {
                 ChannelEvent::Data(data) => Frame::git(stream, data),
                 ChannelEvent::Close => Frame::control(*link, frame::Control::Close { stream }),
@@ -534,10 +521,7 @@ where
                             })) => {
                                 log::debug!(target: "wire", "Received stream open for id={stream} from {nid}");
 
-                                let Some(WorkerChannels {
-                                    sender: work_send,
-                                    receiver: wire_recv,
-                                }) = streams.register(stream) else {
+                                let Some(channels) = streams.register(stream) else {
                                     log::warn!(target: "wire", "Peer attempted to open already-open stream id={stream}");
                                     continue;
                                 };
@@ -545,8 +529,7 @@ where
                                 let task = Task {
                                     fetch: Fetch::Responder { remote: *nid },
                                     stream,
-                                    send: work_send,
-                                    recv: wire_recv,
+                                    channels,
                                 };
                                 if self.worker.send(task).is_err() {
                                     log::error!(target: "wire", "Worker pool is disconnected; cannot send task");
@@ -557,7 +540,7 @@ where
                                 ..
                             })) => {
                                 if let Some(channels) = streams.get(&stream) {
-                                    if channels.sender.send(ChannelEvent::Eof).is_err() {
+                                    if channels.send(ChannelEvent::Eof).is_err() {
                                         log::error!(target: "wire", "Worker is disconnected; cannot send `EOF`");
                                     }
                                 } else {
@@ -571,7 +554,7 @@ where
                                 log::debug!(target: "wire", "Received stream close command for id={stream} from {nid}");
 
                                 if let Some(chans) = streams.unregister(&stream) {
-                                    chans.sender.send(ChannelEvent::Close).ok();
+                                    chans.send(ChannelEvent::Close).ok();
                                 }
                             }
                             Ok(Some(Frame {
@@ -586,7 +569,7 @@ where
                                 ..
                             })) => {
                                 if let Some(channels) = streams.get(&stream) {
-                                    if channels.sender.send(ChannelEvent::Data(data)).is_err() {
+                                    if channels.send(ChannelEvent::Data(data)).is_err() {
                                         log::error!(target: "wire", "Worker is disconnected; cannot send data");
                                     }
                                 } else {
@@ -835,8 +818,7 @@ where
                             remote,
                         },
                         stream,
-                        send: channels.sender,
-                        recv: channels.receiver,
+                        channels,
                     };
 
                     if self.worker.send(task).is_err() {
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/worker.rs b/radicle-node/src/worker.rs
index 8690a08f..cc1736b2 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/worker.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/worker.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ use radicle::{git, Storage};
 use crate::runtime::Handle;
 use crate::storage;
 use crate::wire::StreamId;
-use channels::{ChannelReader, ChannelWriter, Channels};
+use channels::{ChannelReader, ChannelWriter};
 use tunnel::Tunnel;
 
-pub use channels::ChannelEvent;
+pub use channels::{ChannelEvent, Channels};
 
 /// Worker pool configuration.
 pub struct Config {
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ impl Fetch {
 pub struct Task {
     pub fetch: Fetch,
     pub stream: StreamId,
-    pub send: chan::Sender<ChannelEvent>,
-    pub recv: chan::Receiver<ChannelEvent>,
+    pub channels: Channels,
 }
 
 /// Worker response.
@@ -170,11 +169,9 @@ impl Worker {
     fn process(&mut self, task: Task) {
         let Task {
             fetch,
-            recv,
-            send,
+            channels,
             stream,
         } = task;
-        let channels = Channels::new(send, recv);
         let result = self._process(&fetch, stream, channels);
 
         log::trace!(target: "worker", "Sending response back to service..");
@@ -339,18 +336,18 @@ impl Worker {
         log::debug!(target: "worker", "Entering Git protocol loop for {rid}..");
 
         thread::scope(|s| {
-            let daemon_to_stream = s.spawn(|| -> Result<(), UploadError> {
+            let daemon_to_stream = thread::Builder::new().name(self.name.clone()).spawn_scoped(s, || {
                 let mut buffer = [0; u16::MAX as usize + 1];
 
                 loop {
                     match daemon_r.read(&mut buffer) {
                         Ok(0) => break,
                         Ok(n) => {
-                            stream_w.write_all(&buffer[..n])?;
+                            stream_w.send(buffer[..n].to_vec())?;
 
                             if let Err(e) = self.handle.flush(remote, stream) {
                                 log::error!(target: "worker", "Worker channel disconnected; aborting");
-                                return Err(e.into());
+                                return Err(e);
                             }
                         }
                         Err(e) => {
@@ -358,12 +355,12 @@ impl Worker {
                                 log::debug!(target: "worker", "Daemon closed the git connection for {rid}");
                                 break;
                             }
-                            return Err(e.into());
+                            return Err(e);
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                Self::eof(remote, stream, stream_w, &mut self.handle).map_err(UploadError::from)
-            });
+                Self::eof(remote, stream, stream_w, &mut self.handle)
+            })?;
 
             let stream_to_daemon = s.spawn(move || {
                 stream_r
@@ -531,11 +528,6 @@ pub mod pktline {
             Self { stream }
         }
 
-        /// Get the underlying stream.
-        pub fn stream(&mut self) -> &mut R {
-            self.stream
-        }
-
         /// Parse a Git request packet-line.
         ///
         /// Example: `0032git-upload-pack /project.git\0host=myserver.com\0`
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/worker/channels.rs b/radicle-node/src/worker/channels.rs
index 3580912d..fdeefe3c 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/worker/channels.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/worker/channels.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::{fmt, io};
 
 use crossbeam_channel as chan;
@@ -14,6 +15,12 @@ pub enum ChannelEvent<T = Vec<u8>> {
     Eof,
 }
 
+impl<T> From<T> for ChannelEvent<T> {
+    fn from(value: T) -> Self {
+        Self::Data(value)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> fmt::Debug for ChannelEvent<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
@@ -26,43 +33,42 @@ impl<T> fmt::Debug for ChannelEvent<T> {
 
 /// Worker channels for communicating through the git stream with the remote.
 pub struct Channels<T = Vec<u8>> {
-    pub sender: ChannelWriter<T>,
-    pub receiver: ChannelReader<T>,
+    sender: ChannelWriter<T>,
+    receiver: ChannelReader<T>,
 }
 
-impl Write for Channels {
-    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        self.sender.write(buf)
-    }
-
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        self.sender.flush()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Read for Channels {
-    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        self.receiver.read(buf)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> Channels<T> {
+impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> Channels<T> {
     pub fn new(
         sender: chan::Sender<ChannelEvent<T>>,
         receiver: chan::Receiver<ChannelEvent<T>>,
     ) -> Self {
-        Channels {
-            sender: ChannelWriter(sender),
-            receiver: ChannelReader {
-                receiver,
-                buffer: io::Cursor::new(Vec::new()),
-            },
-        }
+        let sender = ChannelWriter { sender };
+        let receiver = ChannelReader::new(receiver);
+
+        Self { sender, receiver }
+    }
+
+    pub fn pair() -> io::Result<(Channels<T>, Channels<T>)> {
+        let (l_send, r_recv) = chan::unbounded::<ChannelEvent<T>>();
+        let (r_send, l_recv) = chan::unbounded::<ChannelEvent<T>>();
+
+        let l = Channels::new(l_send, l_recv);
+        let r = Channels::new(r_send, r_recv);
+
+        Ok((l, r))
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = ChannelEvent<T>> + '_ {
+        self.receiver.try_iter()
     }
 
     pub fn split(&mut self) -> (&mut ChannelWriter<T>, &mut ChannelReader<T>) {
         (&mut self.sender, &mut self.receiver)
     }
+
+    pub fn send(&self, event: ChannelEvent<T>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.sender.send(event)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Wraps a [`chan::Receiver`] and provides it with [`io::Read`].
@@ -72,11 +78,26 @@ pub struct ChannelReader<T = Vec<u8>> {
     receiver: chan::Receiver<ChannelEvent<T>>,
 }
 
-impl ChannelReader<Vec<u8>> {
+impl<T> Deref for ChannelReader<T> {
+    type Target = chan::Receiver<ChannelEvent<T>>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.receiver
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> ChannelReader<T> {
+    pub fn new(receiver: chan::Receiver<ChannelEvent<T>>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            buffer: io::Cursor::new(Vec::new()),
+            receiver,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn pipe<W: io::Write>(&mut self, mut writer: W) -> io::Result<()> {
         loop {
             match self.receiver.recv() {
-                Ok(ChannelEvent::Data(data)) => writer.write_all(&data)?,
+                Ok(ChannelEvent::Data(data)) => writer.write_all(data.as_ref())?,
                 Ok(ChannelEvent::Eof) => return Ok(()),
                 Ok(ChannelEvent::Close) => return Err(io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset.into()),
                 Err(_) => {
@@ -93,33 +114,39 @@ impl ChannelReader<Vec<u8>> {
 impl Read for ChannelReader<Vec<u8>> {
     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let read = self.buffer.read(buf)?;
-        if read == 0 {
-            let event = self.receiver.recv().map_err(|_| {
-                io::Error::new(
-                    io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe,
-                    "error reading from stream: channel is disconnected",
-                )
-            })?;
+        if read > 0 {
+            return Ok(read);
+        }
 
-            match event {
-                ChannelEvent::Data(data) => {
-                    self.buffer = io::Cursor::new(data);
-                    self.buffer.read(buf)
-                }
-                ChannelEvent::Eof => Err(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into()),
-                ChannelEvent::Close => Err(io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset.into()),
+        match self.receiver.recv() {
+            Ok(ChannelEvent::Data(data)) => {
+                self.buffer = io::Cursor::new(data);
+                self.buffer.read(buf)
             }
-        } else {
-            Ok(read)
+            Ok(ChannelEvent::Eof) => Err(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into()),
+            Ok(ChannelEvent::Close) => Err(io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset.into()),
+
+            Err(_) => Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe,
+                "error reading from stream: channel is disconnected",
+            )),
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// Wraps a [`chan::Sender`] and provides it with [`io::Write`].
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct ChannelWriter<T = Vec<u8>>(chan::Sender<ChannelEvent<T>>);
+pub struct ChannelWriter<T = Vec<u8>> {
+    sender: chan::Sender<ChannelEvent<T>>,
+}
+
+impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> ChannelWriter<T> {
+    pub fn send(&self, event: impl Into<ChannelEvent<T>>) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.sender
+            .send(event.into())
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe))
+    }
 
-impl ChannelWriter {
     /// Since the git protocol is tunneled over an existing connection, we can't signal the end of
     /// the protocol via the usual means, which is to close the connection. Git also doesn't have
     /// any special message we can send to signal the end of the protocol.
@@ -127,28 +154,7 @@ impl ChannelWriter {
     /// Hence, we there's no other way for the server to know that we're done sending requests
     /// than to send a special message outside the git protocol. This message can then be processed
     /// by the remote worker to end the protocol. We use the special "eof" control message for this.
-    pub fn eof(&self) -> Result<(), chan::SendError<ChannelEvent>> {
-        self.0.send(ChannelEvent::Eof)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Write for ChannelWriter {
-    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        let data = buf.to_vec();
-        self.0.send(ChannelEvent::Data(data)).map_err(|m| {
-            io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe,
-                format!(
-                    "error writing to stream: channel is disconnected: dropped {:?}",
-                    m.into_inner()
-                ),
-            )
-        })?;
-
-        Ok(buf.len())
-    }
-
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
+    pub fn eof(&self) -> Result<(), chan::SendError<ChannelEvent<T>>> {
+        self.sender.send(ChannelEvent::Eof)
     }
 }
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/worker/tunnel.rs b/radicle-node/src/worker/tunnel.rs
index b3a70e11..66d98d40 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/worker/tunnel.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/worker/tunnel.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
-    io::{self, Read, Write},
+    io::{self, Read},
     net, thread, time,
 };
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl<'a> Tunnel<'a> {
                         match local_r.read(&mut buffer) {
                             Ok(0) => break,
                             Ok(n) => {
-                                remote_w.write_all(&buffer[..n])?;
+                                remote_w.send(buffer[..n].to_vec())?;
 
                                 if let Err(e) = self.handle.flush(nid, stream_id) {
                                     log::error!(