diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
index 91be6466..748d2189 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
 pub fn clone(id: Id, _interactive: Interactive, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let profile = ctx.profile()?;
-    let node = radicle::node::connect(profile.node())?;
+    let mut node = radicle::node::connect(profile.node())?;
     let signer = term::signer(&profile)?;
 
     // Track & fetch project.
-    node.track_repo(&id).context("track")?;
-    node.fetch(&id).context("fetch")?;
+    node.track_repo(id).context("track")?;
+    node.fetch(id).context("fetch")?;
 
     // Create a local fork of the project, under our own id.
     rad::fork(id, &signer, &profile.storage).context("fork")?;
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/track.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/track.rs
index 22d43e55..ded8a1a5 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/track.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/track.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let storage = &profile.storage;
     let (_, rid) = radicle::rad::cwd().context("this command must be run within a project")?;
     let Doc { payload, .. } = storage.repository(rid)?.project_of(profile.id())?;
-    let node = radicle::node::connect(&profile.node())?;
+    let mut node = radicle::node::connect(&profile.node())?;
 
     term::info!(
         "Establishing 🌱 tracking relationship for {}",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     );
     term::blank();
 
-    let tracked = node.track_node(&peer, options.alias.as_deref())?;
+    let tracked = node.track_node(peer, options.alias.clone())?;
     let outcome = if tracked { "established" } else { "exists" };
 
     if let Some(alias) = options.alias {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     }
 
     if options.fetch {
-        node.fetch(&rid)?;
+        node.fetch(rid)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/untrack.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/untrack.rs
index cd76ced1..90ed49d8 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/untrack.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/untrack.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn untrack(id: Id, profile: &Profile) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
-    let node = radicle::node::connect(profile.node())?;
-    node.untrack_repo(&id).map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))
+    let mut node = radicle::node::connect(profile.node())?;
+    node.untrack_repo(id).map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))
 }
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/client/handle.rs b/radicle-node/src/client/handle.rs
index c8a4acfe..36447887 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/client/handle.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/client/handle.rs
@@ -55,12 +55,25 @@ pub struct Handle<W: Waker> {
     pub(crate) waker: W,
 }
 
-impl<W: Waker> traits::Handle for Handle<W> {
+impl<W: Waker> Handle<W> {
+    fn command(&self, cmd: service::Command) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.commands.send(cmd)?;
+        self.waker.wake()?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: Waker> radicle::node::Handle for Handle<W> {
+    type Session = Session;
+    type FetchLookup = FetchLookup;
+    type Error = Error;
+
     fn listening(&self) -> Result<net::SocketAddr, Error> {
         self.listening.recv().map_err(Error::from)
     }
 
-    fn fetch(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<FetchLookup, Error> {
+    fn fetch(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<Self::FetchLookup, Error> {
         let (sender, receiver) = chan::bounded(1);
         self.commands.send(service::Command::Fetch(id, sender))?;
         receiver.recv().map_err(Error::from)
@@ -98,13 +111,6 @@ impl<W: Waker> traits::Handle for Handle<W> {
         self.command(service::Command::AnnounceRefs(id))
     }
 
-    fn command(&self, cmd: service::Command) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.commands.send(cmd)?;
-        self.waker.wake()?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     fn routing(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(Id, NodeId)>, Error> {
         let (sender, receiver) = chan::unbounded();
         let query: Arc<QueryState> = Arc::new(move |state| {
@@ -151,35 +157,3 @@ impl<W: Waker> traits::Handle for Handle<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-pub mod traits {
-    use super::*;
-
-    pub trait Handle {
-        /// Wait for the node's listening socket to be bound.
-        fn listening(&self) -> Result<net::SocketAddr, Error>;
-        /// Retrieve or update the project from network.
-        fn fetch(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<FetchLookup, Error>;
-        /// Start tracking the given project. Doesn't do anything if the project is already
-        /// tracked.
-        fn track_repo(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<bool, Error>;
-        /// Start tracking the given node.
-        fn track_node(&mut self, id: NodeId, alias: Option<String>) -> Result<bool, Error>;
-        /// Untrack the given project and delete it from storage.
-        fn untrack_repo(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<bool, Error>;
-        /// Untrack the given node.
-        fn untrack_node(&mut self, id: NodeId) -> Result<bool, Error>;
-        /// Notify the client that a project has been updated.
-        fn announce_refs(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<(), Error>;
-        /// Send a command to the command channel, and wake up the event loop.
-        fn command(&self, cmd: service::Command) -> Result<(), Error>;
-        /// Ask the client to shutdown.
-        fn shutdown(self) -> Result<(), Error>;
-        /// Query the routing table entries.
-        fn routing(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(Id, NodeId)>, Error>;
-        /// Query the peer session state.
-        fn sessions(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(NodeId, Session)>, Error>;
-        /// Query the inventory.
-        fn inventory(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<Id>, Error>;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/control.rs b/radicle-node/src/control.rs
index 7b79c36b..e4c2be92 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/control.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/control.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::{fs, io, net};
 
+use radicle::node::Handle;
+
 use crate::client;
-use crate::client::handle::traits::Handle;
 use crate::identity::Id;
 use crate::node;
 use crate::service::FetchLookup;
@@ -23,7 +24,13 @@ pub enum Error {
 }
 
 /// Listen for commands on the control socket, and process them.
-pub fn listen<P: AsRef<Path>, H: Handle>(path: P, mut handle: H) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn listen<
+    P: AsRef<Path>,
+    H: Handle<Error = client::handle::Error, FetchLookup = FetchLookup>,
+>(
+    path: P,
+    mut handle: H,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // Remove the socket file on startup before rebinding.
     fs::remove_file(&path).ok();
     fs::create_dir_all(
@@ -69,7 +76,10 @@ enum DrainError {
     Io(#[from] io::Error),
 }
 
-fn drain<H: Handle>(stream: &UnixStream, handle: &mut H) -> Result<(), DrainError> {
+fn drain<H: Handle<Error = client::handle::Error, FetchLookup = FetchLookup>>(
+    stream: &UnixStream,
+    handle: &mut H,
+) -> Result<(), DrainError> {
     let mut reader = BufReader::new(stream);
     let mut writer = LineWriter::new(stream);
 
@@ -198,7 +208,11 @@ fn drain<H: Handle>(stream: &UnixStream, handle: &mut H) -> Result<(), DrainErro
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn fetch<W: Write, H: Handle>(id: Id, mut writer: W, handle: &mut H) -> Result<(), DrainError> {
+fn fetch<W: Write, H: Handle<Error = client::handle::Error, FetchLookup = FetchLookup>>(
+    id: Id,
+    mut writer: W,
+    handle: &mut H,
+) -> Result<(), DrainError> {
     match handle.fetch(id) {
         Err(e) => {
             return Err(DrainError::Client(e));
@@ -305,20 +319,24 @@ mod tests {
             move || crate::control::listen(socket, handle)
         });
 
-        let handle = loop {
+        let mut handle = loop {
             if let Ok(conn) = Node::connect(&socket) {
                 break conn;
             }
         };
 
-        assert!(handle.track_repo(&proj).unwrap());
-        assert!(!handle.track_repo(&proj).unwrap());
-        assert!(handle.untrack_repo(&proj).unwrap());
-        assert!(!handle.untrack_repo(&proj).unwrap());
+        assert!(handle.track_repo(proj).unwrap());
+        assert!(!handle.track_repo(proj).unwrap());
+        assert!(handle.untrack_repo(proj).unwrap());
+        assert!(!handle.untrack_repo(proj).unwrap());
 
-        assert!(handle.track_node(&peer, Some("alice")).unwrap());
-        assert!(!handle.track_node(&peer, Some("alice")).unwrap());
-        assert!(handle.untrack_node(&peer).unwrap());
-        assert!(!handle.untrack_node(&peer).unwrap());
+        assert!(handle
+            .track_node(peer, Some(String::from("alice")))
+            .unwrap());
+        assert!(!handle
+            .track_node(peer, Some(String::from("alice")))
+            .unwrap());
+        assert!(handle.untrack_node(peer).unwrap());
+        assert!(!handle.untrack_node(peer).unwrap());
     }
 }
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/test/handle.rs b/radicle-node/src/test/handle.rs
index 5103e354..3f79df2f 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/test/handle.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/test/handle.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use crossbeam_channel as chan;
 
-use crate::client::handle::traits;
 use crate::client::handle::Error;
 use crate::identity::Id;
 use crate::service;
@@ -17,7 +16,11 @@ pub struct Handle {
     pub tracking_nodes: HashSet<NodeId>,
 }
 
-impl traits::Handle for Handle {
+impl radicle::node::Handle for Handle {
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Session = service::Session;
+    type FetchLookup = FetchLookup;
+
     fn listening(&self) -> Result<std::net::SocketAddr, Error> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
@@ -48,10 +51,6 @@ impl traits::Handle for Handle {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn command(&self, _cmd: service::Command) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     fn routing(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(Id, service::NodeId)>, Error> {
         unimplemented!();
     }
diff --git a/radicle-remote-helper/src/lib.rs b/radicle-remote-helper/src/lib.rs
index 1ed458ae..89ea2b9c 100644
--- a/radicle-remote-helper/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-remote-helper/src/lib.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ pub fn run(profile: radicle::Profile) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error +
                         // Connect to local node and announce refs to the network.
                         // If our node is not running, we simply skip this step, as the
                         // refs will be announced eventually, when the node restarts.
-                        if let Ok(conn) = radicle::node::connect(&profile.node()) {
-                            conn.announce_refs(&url.repo)?;
+                        if let Ok(mut conn) = radicle::node::connect(&profile.node()) {
+                            conn.announce_refs(url.repo)?;
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/radicle-tools/src/rad-clone.rs b/radicle-tools/src/rad-clone.rs
index 85eb2859..ac8fc67e 100644
--- a/radicle-tools/src/rad-clone.rs
+++ b/radicle-tools/src/rad-clone.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     if let Some(id) = env::args().nth(1) {
         let id = Id::from_str(&id)?;
-        let node = radicle::node::connect(profile.node())?;
-        let repo = radicle::rad::clone(id, &cwd, &signer, &profile.storage, &node)?;
+        let mut node = radicle::node::connect(profile.node())?;
+        let repo = radicle::rad::clone(id, &cwd, &signer, &profile.storage, &mut node)?;
 
         println!(
             "ok: project {id} cloned into `{}`",
diff --git a/radicle-tools/src/rad-push.rs b/radicle-tools/src/rad-push.rs
index 8a3e8dee..5c9c8a38 100644
--- a/radicle-tools/src/rad-push.rs
+++ b/radicle-tools/src/rad-push.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let sigrefs = project.sign_refs(&signer)?;
     let head = project.set_head()?;
 
-    radicle::node::connect(&profile.node())?.announce_refs(&id)?;
+    radicle::node::connect(&profile.node())?.announce_refs(id)?;
 
     println!("head: {}", head);
     println!("ok: {}", sigrefs.signature);
diff --git a/radicle/src/node.rs b/radicle/src/node.rs
index 5818754f..a201cde0 100644
--- a/radicle/src/node.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/node.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 mod features;
 
-use std::io;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::{io, net};
 
 use crate::crypto::PublicKey;
 use crate::identity::Id;
+use crossbeam_channel as chan;
 
 pub use features::Features;
 
@@ -27,22 +28,38 @@ pub enum Error {
     EmptyResponse { cmd: &'static str },
 }
 
+/// A handle to send commands to the node or request information.
 pub trait Handle {
-    /// Fetch a project from the network. Fails if the project isn't tracked.
-    fn fetch(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<(), Error>;
-    /// Start tracking the given node. If the node is already tracked,
-    /// updates the alias if necessary.
-    fn track_node(&self, id: &NodeId, alias: Option<&str>) -> Result<bool, Error>;
-    /// Start tracking the given repository.
-    fn track_repo(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<bool, Error>;
+    /// The result of a fetch request.
+    type FetchLookup;
+    /// The peer session type.
+    type Session;
+    /// The error returned by all methods.
+    type Error: std::error::Error;
+
+    /// Wait for the node's listening socket to be bound.
+    fn listening(&self) -> Result<net::SocketAddr, Self::Error>;
+    /// Retrieve or update the project from network.
+    fn fetch(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<Self::FetchLookup, Self::Error>;
+    /// Start tracking the given project. Doesn't do anything if the project is already
+    /// tracked.
+    fn track_repo(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>;
+    /// Start tracking the given node.
+    fn track_node(&mut self, id: NodeId, alias: Option<String>) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>;
+    /// Untrack the given project and delete it from storage.
+    fn untrack_repo(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>;
     /// Untrack the given node.
-    fn untrack_node(&self, id: &NodeId) -> Result<bool, Error>;
-    /// Untrack the given repository and delete it from storage.
-    fn untrack_repo(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<bool, Error>;
-    /// Notify the network that we have new refs.
-    fn announce_refs(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<(), Error>;
-    /// Ask the node to shutdown.
-    fn shutdown(self) -> Result<(), Error>;
+    fn untrack_node(&mut self, id: NodeId) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>;
+    /// Notify the client that a project has been updated.
+    fn announce_refs(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+    /// Ask the client to shutdown.
+    fn shutdown(self) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+    /// Query the routing table entries.
+    fn routing(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(Id, NodeId)>, Self::Error>;
+    /// Query the peer session state.
+    fn sessions(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(NodeId, Self::Session)>, Self::Error>;
+    /// Query the inventory.
+    fn inventory(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<Id>, Self::Error>;
 }
 
 /// Public node & device identifier.
@@ -80,7 +97,11 @@ impl Node {
 }
 
 impl Handle for Node {
-    fn fetch(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    type Session = ();
+    type FetchLookup = ();
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn fetch(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<(), Error> {
         for line in self.call("fetch", &[id])? {
             let line = line?;
             log::debug!("node: {}", line);
@@ -88,9 +109,9 @@ impl Handle for Node {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn track_node(&self, id: &NodeId, alias: Option<&str>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    fn track_node(&mut self, id: NodeId, alias: Option<String>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         let id = id.to_human();
-        let mut line = if let Some(alias) = alias {
+        let mut line = if let Some(alias) = alias.as_deref() {
             self.call("track-node", &[id.as_str(), alias])
         } else {
             self.call("track-node", &[id.as_str()])
@@ -111,7 +132,7 @@ impl Handle for Node {
         }
     }
 
-    fn track_repo(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    fn track_repo(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         let mut line = self.call("track-repo", &[id])?;
         let line = line
             .next()
@@ -129,7 +150,7 @@ impl Handle for Node {
         }
     }
 
-    fn untrack_node(&self, id: &NodeId) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    fn untrack_node(&mut self, id: NodeId) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         let mut line = self.call("untrack-node", &[id])?;
         let line = line.next().ok_or(Error::EmptyResponse {
             cmd: "untrack-node",
@@ -147,7 +168,7 @@ impl Handle for Node {
         }
     }
 
-    fn untrack_repo(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    fn untrack_repo(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         let mut line = self.call("untrack-repo", &[id])?;
         let line = line.next().ok_or(Error::EmptyResponse {
             cmd: "untrack-repo",
@@ -165,7 +186,7 @@ impl Handle for Node {
         }
     }
 
-    fn announce_refs(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn announce_refs(&mut self, id: Id) -> Result<(), Error> {
         for line in self.call("announce-refs", &[id])? {
             let line = line?;
             log::debug!("node: {}", line);
@@ -173,6 +194,22 @@ impl Handle for Node {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn routing(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(Id, NodeId)>, Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    fn sessions(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<(NodeId, Self::Session)>, Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    fn listening(&self) -> Result<net::SocketAddr, Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    fn inventory(&self) -> Result<chan::Receiver<Id>, Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
     fn shutdown(self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         todo!();
     }
diff --git a/radicle/src/rad.rs b/radicle/src/rad.rs
index 4351f298..d6c3eb3a 100644
--- a/radicle/src/rad.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/rad.rs
@@ -197,10 +197,13 @@ pub fn clone<P: AsRef<Path>, G: Signer, S: storage::WriteStorage, H: node::Handl
     path: P,
     signer: &G,
     storage: &S,
-    handle: &H,
-) -> Result<git2::Repository, CloneError> {
-    let _ = handle.track_repo(&proj)?;
-    let _ = handle.fetch(&proj)?;
+    handle: &mut H,
+) -> Result<git2::Repository, CloneError>
+where
+    CloneError: From<H::Error>,
+{
+    let _ = handle.track_repo(proj)?;
+    let _ = handle.fetch(proj)?;
     let _ = fork(proj, signer, storage)?;
     let working = checkout(proj, signer.public_key(), path, storage)?;