diff --git a/app/peerfinder/ev-info.go b/app/peerfinder/ev-info.go
index d5f6b28..fc2aa30 100644
--- a/app/peerfinder/ev-info.go
+++ b/app/peerfinder/ev-info.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package peerfinder
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/tj/go-semver"
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 type Info struct {
 	ScriptVersion string `json:"script_version"`
 
-	event.AggregateRoot
+	event.IsAggregate
 }
 
 var _ event.Aggregate = (*Info)(nil)
@@ -55,10 +54,3 @@ type VersionChanged struct {
 }
 
 var _ event.Event = (*VersionChanged)(nil)
-
-func (e *VersionChanged) MarshalBinary() (text []byte, err error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *VersionChanged) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
diff --git a/app/peerfinder/ev-peer.go b/app/peerfinder/ev-peer.go
index 8420651..9f55572 100644
--- a/app/peerfinder/ev-peer.go
+++ b/app/peerfinder/ev-peer.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (p *Peer) CanSupport(ip string) bool {
 
 type PeerResults struct {
 	set.Set[string]
-	event.AggregateRoot
+	event.IsAggregate
 }
 
 func (p *PeerResults) ApplyEvent(lis ...event.Event) {
diff --git a/app/peerfinder/ev-request.go b/app/peerfinder/ev-request.go
index 900a401..3c878ee 100644
--- a/app/peerfinder/ev-request.go
+++ b/app/peerfinder/ev-request.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Request struct {
-	event.AggregateRoot
+	event.IsAggregate
 
 	RequestID string    `json:"req_id"`
 	RequestIP string    `json:"req_ip"`
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@ func (r *ResultSubmitted) Created() time.Time {
 
 var _ event.Event = (*ResultSubmitted)(nil)
 
-func (e *ResultSubmitted) MarshalBinary() (text []byte, err error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *ResultSubmitted) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
 func (e *ResultSubmitted) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("id: %s\npeer: %s\nversion: %s\nlatency: %0.4f", e.RequestID, e.PeerID, e.PeerVersion, e.Latency)
 }
@@ -231,12 +225,6 @@ type RequestTruncated struct {
 
 var _ event.Event = (*RequestTruncated)(nil)
 
-func (e *RequestTruncated) MarshalBinary() (text []byte, err error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *RequestTruncated) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
 func (e *RequestTruncated) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("request truncated id: %s\n", e.RequestID)
 }
diff --git a/app/salty/salty-user.go b/app/salty/salty-user.go
index 2d79cd0..7b35659 100644
--- a/app/salty/salty-user.go
+++ b/app/salty/salty-user.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type SaltyUser struct {
 	pubkey *keys.EdX25519PublicKey
 	inbox  ulid.ULID
 
-	event.AggregateRoot
+	event.IsAggregate
 }
 
 var _ event.Aggregate = (*SaltyUser)(nil)
diff --git a/app/webfinger/events.go b/app/webfinger/events.go
index 643bed0..cb9be8d 100644
--- a/app/webfinger/events.go
+++ b/app/webfinger/events.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package webfinger
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-
 	"go.sour.is/ev/pkg/es/event"
 )
 
@@ -14,13 +12,6 @@ type SubjectSet struct {
 	event.IsEvent
 }
 
-func (e *SubjectSet) MarshalBinary() (text []byte, err error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *SubjectSet) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
-
 var _ event.Event = (*SubjectSet)(nil)
 
 type SubjectDeleted struct {
@@ -29,13 +20,6 @@ type SubjectDeleted struct {
 	event.IsEvent
 }
 
-func (e *SubjectDeleted) MarshalBinary() (text []byte, err error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *SubjectDeleted) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
-
 var _ event.Event = (*SubjectDeleted)(nil)
 
 type LinkSet struct {
@@ -48,13 +32,6 @@ type LinkSet struct {
 	event.IsEvent
 }
 
-func (e *LinkSet) MarshalBinary() (text []byte, err error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *LinkSet) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
-
 var _ event.Event = (*LinkSet)(nil)
 
 type LinkDeleted struct {
@@ -63,11 +40,4 @@ type LinkDeleted struct {
 	event.IsEvent
 }
 
-func (e *LinkDeleted) MarshalBinary() (text []byte, err error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *LinkDeleted) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
-
 var _ event.Event = (*LinkDeleted)(nil)
diff --git a/app/webfinger/jrd.go b/app/webfinger/jrd.go
index be81a9a..7e6a5bf 100644
--- a/app/webfinger/jrd.go
+++ b/app/webfinger/jrd.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ type JRD struct {
 	Properties map[string]*string `json:"properties,omitempty" yaml:"properties,omitempty"`
 	Links      Links              `json:"links,omitempty" yaml:"links,omitempty"`
 
-	deleted             bool
-	event.AggregateRoot `yaml:"-"`
+	deleted           bool
+	event.IsAggregate `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 func (a *JRD) CloneValues() *JRD {
diff --git a/app/webfinger/webfinger.go b/app/webfinger/webfinger.go
index 8fd48b4..682eff1 100644
--- a/app/webfinger/webfinger.go
+++ b/app/webfinger/webfinger.go
@@ -231,14 +231,13 @@ func (s *service) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		host, _ := splitHostPort(r.Host)
-
-		if u := Parse(resource); u != nil && !s.self.Has(host) {
+		if u := Parse(resource); u != nil && !s.self.Has(u.URL.Host) {
 			redirect := &url.URL{}
-			redirect.Scheme = u.URL.Scheme
+			redirect.Scheme = "https"
 			redirect.Host = u.URL.Host
 			redirect.RawQuery = r.URL.RawQuery
 			redirect.Path = "/.well-known/webfinger"
+			fmt.Println(redirect)
 			w.Header().Set("location", redirect.String())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
diff --git a/cmd/webfinger/webfinger_e2e_test.go b/cmd/webfinger/webfinger_e2e_test.go
index d34ba37..2799c16 100644
--- a/cmd/webfinger/webfinger_e2e_test.go
+++ b/cmd/webfinger/webfinger_e2e_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	os.Setenv("EV_DATA", "mem:")
 	os.Setenv("EV_HTTP", "[::1]:61234")
-	os.Setenv("WEBFINGER_DOMAINS", "::1")
+	os.Setenv("WEBFINGER_DOMAINS", "sour.is")
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestCreateResource(t *testing.T) {
 	is.NoErr(err)
 
 	jrd := &webfinger.JRD{
-		Subject: "me@sour.is",
+		Subject: "acct:me@sour.is",
 		Properties: map[string]*string{
 			"foo": ptr("bar"),
 		},
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestCreateResource(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Equal(res.StatusCode, http.StatusAlreadyReported)
 
 	// fetch
-	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://[::1]:61234/.well-known/webfinger?resource=me@sour.is", nil)
+	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://[::1]:61234/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:me@sour.is", nil)
 	is.NoErr(err)
 
 	res, err = http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
diff --git a/ev_test.go b/ev_test.go
index bc79a6d..95a051e 100644
--- a/ev_test.go
+++ b/ev_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ev_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ type Thing struct {
 	Name  string
 	Value string
 
-	event.AggregateRoot
+	event.IsAggregate
 }
 
 func (a *Thing) ApplyEvent(lis ...event.Event) {
@@ -48,14 +47,7 @@ func (a *Thing) OnSetValue(value string) error {
 type ValueSet struct {
 	Value string
 
-    event.IsEvent
-}
-
-func (e *ValueSet) MarshalBinary() ([]byte, error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *ValueSet) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
+	event.IsEvent
 }
 
 func TestES(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/es/event/aggregate.go b/pkg/es/event/aggregate.go
index 4f28cf9..30cec97 100644
--- a/pkg/es/event/aggregate.go
+++ b/pkg/es/event/aggregate.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Aggregate interface {
 	// ApplyEvent  applies the event to the aggrigate state
 	ApplyEvent(...Event)
 
-	AggregateRootInterface
+	AggregateRoot
 }
 
 func Start(a Aggregate, i uint64) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func ShouldExist(a Aggregate) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type AggregateRootInterface interface {
+type AggregateRoot interface {
 	// Events returns the aggregate events
 	// pass true for only uncommitted events
 	Events(bool) Events
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ type AggregateRootInterface interface {
 	Commit()
 }
 
-var _ AggregateRootInterface = &AggregateRoot{}
+var _ AggregateRoot = &IsAggregate{}
 
-type AggregateRoot struct {
+type IsAggregate struct {
 	events     Events
 	streamID   string
 	firstIndex uint64
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ type AggregateRoot struct {
 	mu sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func (a *AggregateRoot) Commit()                       { a.lastIndex = uint64(len(a.events)) }
-func (a *AggregateRoot) StreamID() string              { return a.streamID }
-func (a *AggregateRoot) SetStreamID(streamID string)   { a.streamID = streamID }
-func (a *AggregateRoot) StreamVersion() uint64         { return a.lastIndex }
-func (a *AggregateRoot) Version() uint64               { return a.firstIndex + uint64(len(a.events)) }
-func (a *AggregateRoot) Events(new bool) Events {
+func (a *IsAggregate) Commit()                     { a.lastIndex = uint64(len(a.events)) }
+func (a *IsAggregate) StreamID() string            { return a.streamID }
+func (a *IsAggregate) SetStreamID(streamID string) { a.streamID = streamID }
+func (a *IsAggregate) StreamVersion() uint64       { return a.lastIndex }
+func (a *IsAggregate) Version() uint64             { return a.firstIndex + uint64(len(a.events)) }
+func (a *IsAggregate) Events(new bool) Events {
 	a.mu.RLock()
 	defer a.mu.RUnlock()
 
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ func (a *AggregateRoot) Events(new bool) Events {
 	return lis
 }
 
-func (a *AggregateRoot) start(i uint64) {
+func (a *IsAggregate) start(i uint64) {
 	a.firstIndex = i
 	a.lastIndex = i
 }
 
 //lint:ignore U1000 is called by embeded interface
-func (a *AggregateRoot) raise(lis ...Event) { //nolint
+func (a *IsAggregate) raise(lis ...Event) { //nolint
 	a.mu.Lock()
 	defer a.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (a *AggregateRoot) raise(lis ...Event) { //nolint
 }
 
 //lint:ignore U1000 is called by embeded interface
-func (a *AggregateRoot) append(lis ...Event) {
+func (a *IsAggregate) append(lis ...Event) {
 	a.mu.Lock()
 	defer a.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (a *AggregateRoot) append(lis ...Event) {
 	a.lastIndex += uint64(len(lis))
 }
 
-func (a *AggregateRoot) posStartAt(lis ...Event) {
+func (a *IsAggregate) posStartAt(lis ...Event) {
 	for i, e := range lis {
 		m := e.EventMeta()
 		m.Position = a.lastIndex + uint64(i) + 1
diff --git a/pkg/es/event/aggregate_test.go b/pkg/es/event/aggregate_test.go
index 5abe50c..4fbfab1 100644
--- a/pkg/es/event/aggregate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/es/event/aggregate_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package event_test
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
 	"go.sour.is/ev/pkg/es/event"
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 type Agg struct {
 	Value string
 
-	event.AggregateRoot
+	event.IsAggregate
 }
 
 var _ event.Aggregate = (*Agg)(nil)
@@ -38,13 +37,6 @@ type ValueApplied struct {
 
 var _ event.Event = (*ValueApplied)(nil)
 
-func (e *ValueApplied) MarshalBinary() ([]byte, error) {
-	return json.Marshal(e)
-}
-func (e *ValueApplied) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	return json.Unmarshal(b, e)
-}
-
 func TestAggregate(t *testing.T) {
 	agg := &Agg{}
 	event.Append(agg, &ValueApplied{Value: "one"})
diff --git a/pkg/es/event/events.go b/pkg/es/event/events.go
index 51c6abe..3e83b05 100644
--- a/pkg/es/event/events.go
+++ b/pkg/es/event/events.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package event
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
-	"encoding"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
@@ -32,9 +31,6 @@ func getULID() ulid.ULID {
 type Event interface {
 	EventMeta() Meta
 	SetEventMeta(Meta)
-
-	encoding.BinaryMarshaler
-	encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler
 }
 
 // Events is a list of events
diff --git a/pkg/es/event/reflect.go b/pkg/es/event/reflect.go
index d06f724..b455fc0 100644
--- a/pkg/es/event/reflect.go
+++ b/pkg/es/event/reflect.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package event
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
@@ -151,7 +152,8 @@ func GetContainer(ctx context.Context, s string) Event {
 	return e
 }
 
-func MarshalBinary(e Event) (txt []byte, err error) {
+func MarshalBinary(e Event) ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
 	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
 
 	m := e.EventMeta()
@@ -167,10 +169,22 @@ func MarshalBinary(e Event) (txt []byte, err error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	b.WriteRune('\t')
-	if txt, err = e.MarshalBinary(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	switch e := e.(type) {
+	case encoding.BinaryMarshaler:
+		var txt []byte
+		if txt, err = e.MarshalBinary(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		_, err = b.Write(txt)
+	case encoding.TextMarshaler:
+		var txt []byte
+		if txt, err = e.MarshalText(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		_, err = b.Write(txt)
+	default:
+		err = json.NewEncoder(b).Encode(e)
 	}
-	_, err = b.Write(txt)
 
 	return b.Bytes(), err
 }
@@ -200,12 +214,23 @@ func UnmarshalBinary(ctx context.Context, txt []byte, pos uint64) (e Event, err
 	eventType := string(sp[2])
 	e = GetContainer(ctx, eventType)
 	span.AddEvent(fmt.Sprintf("%s == %T", eventType, e))
-
-	if err = e.UnmarshalBinary(sp[3]); err != nil {
-		span.RecordError(err)
-		return nil, err
+	switch e := e.(type) {
+	case encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler:
+		if err = e.UnmarshalBinary(sp[3]); err != nil {
+			span.RecordError(err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	case encoding.TextUnmarshaler:
+		if err = e.UnmarshalText(sp[3]); err != nil {
+			span.RecordError(err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	default:
+		if err = json.Unmarshal(sp[3], e); err != nil {
+			span.RecordError(err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
-
 	e.SetEventMeta(m)
 
 	return e, nil
diff --git a/pkg/es/graph.go b/pkg/es/graph.go
index 622bbe3..4c73746 100644
--- a/pkg/es/graph.go
+++ b/pkg/es/graph.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package es
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -164,8 +166,17 @@ func (e *GQLEvent) Values() map[string]interface{} {
 	return event.Values(e.e)
 }
 func (e *GQLEvent) Bytes() (string, error) {
-	b, err := e.e.MarshalBinary()
-	return string(b), err
+	switch e := e.e.(type) {
+	case encoding.BinaryMarshaler:
+		b, err := e.MarshalBinary()
+		return string(b), err
+	case encoding.TextMarshaler:
+		b, err := e.MarshalText()
+		return string(b), err
+	default:
+		b, err := json.Marshal(e)
+		return string(b), err
+	}
 }
 func (e *GQLEvent) Meta() *event.Meta {
 	meta := e.e.EventMeta()
diff --git a/pkg/gql/graphiql/playground.go b/pkg/gql/graphiql/playground.go
index c95c019..1c23d36 100644
--- a/pkg/gql/graphiql/playground.go
+++ b/pkg/gql/graphiql/playground.go
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ func Handler(title string, endpoint string) http.HandlerFunc {
 			"endpoint":             endpoint,
 			"endpointIsAbsolute":   endpointHasScheme(endpoint),
 			"subscriptionEndpoint": getSubscriptionEndpoint(endpoint),
-			"version":              "2.0.13",
+			"version":              "2.4.1",
 			"reactVersion":         "17.0.2",
-			"cssSRI":               "sha256-qKvndYgkAMQOBoa1SZF9NlbIig+kQ3Fk4f8wlrEqBLw=",
-			"jsSRI":                "sha256-dExtzxjgqXfOgQ94xw079jAjd4dPAFrO2Qz6I3Yd9Ko=",
+			"cssSRI":               "sha256-bGeEsMhcAqeXBjh2w0eQzBTFAxwlxhM0PKIKqMshlnk=",
+			"jsSRI":                "sha256-s+f7CFAPSUIygFnRC2nfoiEKd3liCUy+snSdYFAoLUc=",
 			"reactSRI":             "sha256-Ipu/TQ50iCCVZBUsZyNJfxrDk0E2yhaEIz0vqI+kFG8=",
 			"reactDOMSRI":          "sha256-nbMykgB6tsOFJ7OdVmPpdqMFVk4ZsqWocT6issAPUF0=",
 		})