diff --git a/negentropy/base.go b/negentropy/base.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f409d1e..0000000
--- a/negentropy/base.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package negentropy
-
-// Storage defines an interface for storage operations, similar to the abstract class in C++.
-type Storage interface {
-	Insert(uint64, string) error
-	Seal() error
-
-	Size() int
-	GetItem(i uint64) (Item, error)
-	Iterate(begin, end int, cb func(item Item, i int) bool) error
-	FindLowerBound(begin, end int, value Bound) (int, error)
-	Fingerprint(begin, end int) (Fingerprint, error)
-}
diff --git a/negentropy/negentropy.go b/negentropy/negentropy.go
index 5c96cb9..52b15d8 100644
--- a/negentropy/negentropy.go
+++ b/negentropy/negentropy.go
@@ -3,51 +3,64 @@ package negentropy
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 )
 
 const (
-	ProtocolVersion   byte   = 0x61 // Version 1
-	MaxU64            uint64 = ^uint64(0)
-	FrameSizeMinLimit uint64 = 4096
+	protocolVersion byte = 0x61 // version 1
+	maxTimestamp         = nostr.Timestamp(math.MaxInt64)
 )
 
 type Negentropy struct {
-	Storage
+	storage          Storage
 	frameSizeLimit   uint64
+	idSize           int // in bytes
 	IsInitiator      bool
-	lastTimestampIn  uint64
-	lastTimestampOut uint64
+	lastTimestampIn  nostr.Timestamp
+	lastTimestampOut nostr.Timestamp
 }
 
-func NewNegentropy(storage Storage, frameSizeLimit uint64) (*Negentropy, error) {
+func NewNegentropy(storage Storage, frameSizeLimit uint64, IDSize int) (*Negentropy, error) {
 	if frameSizeLimit != 0 && frameSizeLimit < 4096 {
-		return nil, errors.New("frameSizeLimit too small")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("frameSizeLimit too small")
+	}
+	if IDSize > 32 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("id size cannot be more than 32, got %d", IDSize)
 	}
 	return &Negentropy{
-		Storage:        storage,
+		storage:        storage,
 		frameSizeLimit: frameSizeLimit,
+		idSize:         IDSize,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (n *Negentropy) Insert(evt *nostr.Event) {
+	err := n.storage.Insert(evt.CreatedAt, evt.ID[0:n.idSize*2])
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func (n *Negentropy) Initiate() ([]byte, error) {
 	if n.IsInitiator {
-		return []byte{}, errors.New("already initiated")
+		return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("already initiated")
 	}
 	n.IsInitiator = true
 
-	output := make([]byte, 1, 1+n.Storage.Size()*IDSize)
-	output[0] = ProtocolVersion
-	n.SplitRange(0, n.Storage.Size(), Bound{Item: Item{Timestamp: MaxU64}}, &output)
+	output := make([]byte, 1, 1+n.storage.Size()*n.idSize)
+	output[0] = protocolVersion
+	n.SplitRange(0, n.storage.Size(), Bound{Item: Item{Timestamp: maxTimestamp}}, &output)
 
 	return output, nil
 }
 
 func (n *Negentropy) Reconcile(query []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if n.IsInitiator {
-		return []byte{}, errors.New("initiator not asking for have/need IDs")
+		return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("initiator not asking for have/need IDs")
 	}
 	var haveIds, needIds []string
 
@@ -66,7 +79,7 @@ func (n *Negentropy) Reconcile(query []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 // ReconcileWithIDs when IDs are expected to be returned.
 func (n *Negentropy) ReconcileWithIDs(query []byte, haveIds, needIds *[]string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if !n.IsInitiator {
-		return nil, errors.New("non-initiator asking for have/need IDs")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("non-initiator asking for have/need IDs")
 	}
 
 	output, err := n.ReconcileAux(query, haveIds, needIds)
@@ -85,28 +98,28 @@ func (n *Negentropy) ReconcileAux(query []byte, haveIds, needIds *[]string) ([]b
 	n.lastTimestampIn, n.lastTimestampOut = 0, 0 // Reset for each message
 
 	var fullOutput []byte
-	fullOutput = append(fullOutput, ProtocolVersion)
+	fullOutput = append(fullOutput, protocolVersion)
 
 	protocolVersion, err := getByte(&query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if protocolVersion < 0x60 || protocolVersion > 0x6F {
-		return nil, errors.New("invalid negentropy protocol version byte")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid negentropy protocol version byte")
 	}
-	if protocolVersion != ProtocolVersion {
+	if protocolVersion != protocolVersion {
 		if n.IsInitiator {
-			return nil, errors.New("unsupported negentropy protocol version requested")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported negentropy protocol version requested")
 		}
 		return fullOutput, nil
 	}
 
-	storageSize := n.Storage.Size()
+	storageSize := n.storage.Size()
 	var prevBound Bound
 	prevIndex := 0
 	skip := false
 
-	// Convert the loop to process the query until it's consumed
+	// convert the loop to process the query until it's consumed
 	for len(query) > 0 {
 		var o []byte
 
@@ -133,7 +146,7 @@ func (n *Negentropy) ReconcileAux(query []byte, haveIds, needIds *[]string) ([]b
 		mode := Mode(modeVal)
 
 		lower := prevIndex
-		upper, err := n.Storage.FindLowerBound(prevIndex, storageSize, currBound)
+		upper, err := n.storage.FindLowerBound(prevIndex, storageSize, currBound)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -147,7 +160,7 @@ func (n *Negentropy) ReconcileAux(query []byte, haveIds, needIds *[]string) ([]b
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ourFingerprint, err := n.Storage.Fingerprint(lower, upper)
+			ourFingerprint, err := n.storage.Fingerprint(lower, upper)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err // Handle the error appropriately
 			}
@@ -160,21 +173,22 @@ func (n *Negentropy) ReconcileAux(query []byte, haveIds, needIds *[]string) ([]b
 			}
 
 		case IdListMode:
-			numIds, err := decodeVarInt(&query)
+			numIds64, err := decodeVarInt(&query)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			numIds := int(numIds64)
 
 			theirElems := make(map[string]struct{})
 			for i := 0; i < numIds; i++ {
-				e, err := getBytes(&query, IDSize)
+				e, err := getBytes(&query, n.idSize)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 				theirElems[hex.EncodeToString(e)] = struct{}{}
 			}
 
-			n.Storage.Iterate(lower, upper, func(item Item, _ int) bool {
+			n.storage.Iterate(lower, upper, func(item Item, _ int) bool {
 				k := item.ID
 				if _, exists := theirElems[k]; !exists {
 					if n.IsInitiator {
@@ -195,14 +209,14 @@ func (n *Negentropy) ReconcileAux(query []byte, haveIds, needIds *[]string) ([]b
 			} else {
 				doSkip()
 
-				responseIds := make([]byte, 0, IDSize*n.Storage.Size())
+				responseIds := make([]byte, 0, n.idSize*n.storage.Size())
 				responseIdsPtr := &responseIds
 				numResponseIds := 0
 				endBound := currBound
 
-				n.Storage.Iterate(lower, upper, func(item Item, index int) bool {
+				n.storage.Iterate(lower, upper, func(item Item, index int) bool {
 					if n.ExceededFrameSizeLimit(len(fullOutput) + len(*responseIdsPtr)) {
-						endBound = *NewBoundWithItem(item)
+						endBound = Bound{item}
 						upper = index
 						return false
 					}
@@ -229,18 +243,18 @@ func (n *Negentropy) ReconcileAux(query []byte, haveIds, needIds *[]string) ([]b
 			}
 
 		default:
-			return nil, errors.New("unexpected mode")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected mode %d", mode)
 		}
 
 		// Check if the frame size limit is exceeded
 		if n.ExceededFrameSizeLimit(len(fullOutput) + len(o)) {
 			// Frame size limit exceeded, handle by encoding a boundary and fingerprint for the remaining range
-			remainingFingerprint, err := n.Storage.Fingerprint(upper, storageSize)
+			remainingFingerprint, err := n.storage.Fingerprint(upper, storageSize)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
 
-			encodedBound, err := n.encodeBound(Bound{Item: Item{Timestamp: MaxU64}})
+			encodedBound, err := n.encodeBound(Bound{Item: Item{Timestamp: maxTimestamp}})
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
@@ -271,11 +285,12 @@ func (n *Negentropy) SplitRange(lower, upper int, upperBound Bound, output *[]by
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 			panic(err)
 		}
+		fmt.Println("upp", upperBound, boundEncoded)
 		*output = append(*output, boundEncoded...)
 		*output = append(*output, encodeVarInt(IdListMode)...)
 		*output = append(*output, encodeVarInt(numElems)...)
 
-		n.Storage.Iterate(lower, upper, func(item Item, _ int) bool {
+		n.storage.Iterate(lower, upper, func(item Item, _ int) bool {
 			id, _ := hex.DecodeString(item.ID)
 			*output = append(*output, id...)
 			return true
@@ -290,7 +305,7 @@ func (n *Negentropy) SplitRange(lower, upper int, upperBound Bound, output *[]by
 			if i < bucketsWithExtra {
 				bucketSize++
 			}
-			ourFingerprint, err := n.Storage.Fingerprint(curr, curr+bucketSize)
+			ourFingerprint, err := n.storage.Fingerprint(curr, curr+bucketSize)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 				panic(err)
@@ -304,7 +319,7 @@ func (n *Negentropy) SplitRange(lower, upper int, upperBound Bound, output *[]by
 			} else {
 				var prevItem, currItem Item
 
-				n.Storage.Iterate(curr-1, curr+1, func(item Item, index int) bool {
+				n.storage.Iterate(curr-1, curr+1, func(item Item, index int) bool {
 					if index == curr-1 {
 						prevItem = item
 					} else {
@@ -313,11 +328,7 @@ func (n *Negentropy) SplitRange(lower, upper int, upperBound Bound, output *[]by
 					return true
 				})
 
-				minBound, err := getMinimalBound(prevItem, currItem)
-				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-					panic(err)
-				}
+				minBound := n.getMinimalBound(prevItem, currItem)
 				nextBound = minBound
 			}
 
@@ -339,21 +350,22 @@ func (n *Negentropy) ExceededFrameSizeLimit(size int) bool {
 
 // Decoding
 
-func (n *Negentropy) DecodeTimestampIn(encoded *[]byte) (uint64, error) {
+func (n *Negentropy) DecodeTimestampIn(encoded *[]byte) (nostr.Timestamp, error) {
 	t, err := decodeVarInt(encoded)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	timestamp := uint64(t)
+
+	timestamp := nostr.Timestamp(t)
 	if timestamp == 0 {
-		timestamp = MaxU64
+		timestamp = maxTimestamp
 	} else {
 		timestamp--
 	}
 
 	timestamp += n.lastTimestampIn
 	if timestamp < n.lastTimestampIn { // Check for overflow
-		timestamp = MaxU64
+		timestamp = maxTimestamp
 	}
 	n.lastTimestampIn = timestamp
 	return timestamp, nil
@@ -375,20 +387,15 @@ func (n *Negentropy) DecodeBound(encoded *[]byte) (Bound, error) {
 		return Bound{}, err
 	}
 
-	bound, err := NewBound(timestamp, hex.EncodeToString(id))
-	if err != nil {
-		return Bound{}, err
-	}
-
-	return *bound, nil
+	return Bound{Item{timestamp, hex.EncodeToString(id)}}, nil
 }
 
 // Encoding
 
 // encodeTimestampOut encodes the given timestamp.
-func (n *Negentropy) encodeTimestampOut(timestamp uint64) []byte {
-	if timestamp == MaxU64 {
-		n.lastTimestampOut = MaxU64
+func (n *Negentropy) encodeTimestampOut(timestamp nostr.Timestamp) []byte {
+	if timestamp == maxTimestamp {
+		n.lastTimestampOut = maxTimestamp
 		return encodeVarInt(0)
 	}
 	temp := timestamp
@@ -397,32 +404,27 @@ func (n *Negentropy) encodeTimestampOut(timestamp uint64) []byte {
 	return encodeVarInt(int(timestamp + 1))
 }
 
-// encodeBound encodes the given Bound into a byte slice.
 func (n *Negentropy) encodeBound(bound Bound) ([]byte, error) {
 	var output []byte
 
 	t := n.encodeTimestampOut(bound.Item.Timestamp)
-	idlen := encodeVarInt(bound.IDLen)
+	idlen := encodeVarInt(n.idSize)
 	output = append(output, t...)
 	output = append(output, idlen...)
 	id := bound.Item.ID
 
-	if len(id) < bound.IDLen {
-		return nil, errors.New("ID length exceeds bound")
-	}
 	output = append(output, id...)
 	return output, nil
 }
 
-func getMinimalBound(prev, curr Item) (Bound, error) {
+func (n *Negentropy) getMinimalBound(prev, curr Item) Bound {
 	if curr.Timestamp != prev.Timestamp {
-		bound, err := NewBound(curr.Timestamp, "")
-		return *bound, err
+		return Bound{Item{curr.Timestamp, ""}}
 	}
 
 	sharedPrefixBytes := 0
 
-	for i := 0; i < IDSize; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < n.idSize; i++ {
 		if curr.ID[i:i+2] != prev.ID[i:i+2] {
 			break
 		}
@@ -430,7 +432,5 @@ func getMinimalBound(prev, curr Item) (Bound, error) {
 	}
 
 	// sharedPrefixBytes + 1 to include the first differing byte, or the entire ID if identical.
-	// Ensure not to exceed the slice's length.
-	bound, err := NewBound(curr.Timestamp, curr.ID[:sharedPrefixBytes*2+1])
-	return *bound, err
+	return Bound{Item{curr.Timestamp, curr.ID[:sharedPrefixBytes*2+1]}}
 }
diff --git a/negentropy/types.go b/negentropy/types.go
index da6583e..8b152a9 100644
--- a/negentropy/types.go
+++ b/negentropy/types.go
@@ -4,18 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"errors"
-	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 )
 
-const (
-	IDSize          = 32
-	FingerprintSize = 16
-)
-
-var modulo = new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(2), big.NewInt(256), nil)
-
-var ErrBadIDSize = errors.New("bad id size")
+const FingerprintSize = 16
 
 type Mode int
 
@@ -25,19 +18,22 @@ const (
 	IdListMode
 )
 
+type Storage interface {
+	Insert(nostr.Timestamp, string) error
+	Seal() error
+
+	IDSize() int
+	Size() int
+	Iterate(begin, end int, cb func(item Item, i int) bool) error
+	FindLowerBound(begin, end int, value Bound) (int, error)
+	Fingerprint(begin, end int) (Fingerprint, error)
+}
+
 type Item struct {
-	Timestamp uint64
+	Timestamp nostr.Timestamp
 	ID        string
 }
 
-func NewItem(timestamp uint64, id string) *Item {
-	return &Item{Timestamp: timestamp, ID: id}
-}
-
-func (i Item) Equals(other Item) bool {
-	return i.Timestamp == other.Timestamp && i.ID == other.ID
-}
-
 func (i Item) LessThan(other Item) bool {
 	if i.Timestamp != other.Timestamp {
 		return i.Timestamp < other.Timestamp
@@ -45,37 +41,7 @@ func (i Item) LessThan(other Item) bool {
 	return i.ID < other.ID
 }
 
-type Bound struct {
-	Item  Item
-	IDLen int
-}
-
-// NewBound creates a new Bound instance with a timestamp and ID.
-// It returns an error if the ID size is incorrect.
-func NewBound(timestamp uint64, id string) (*Bound, error) {
-	b := &Bound{
-		Item:  *NewItem(timestamp, id),
-		IDLen: len(id),
-	}
-	return b, nil
-}
-
-// NewBoundWithItem creates a new Bound instance from an existing Item.
-func NewBoundWithItem(item Item) *Bound {
-	return &Bound{
-		Item:  item,
-		IDLen: len(item.ID),
-	}
-}
-
-// Equals checks if two Bound instances are equal.
-func (b Bound) Equals(other Bound) bool {
-	return b.Item.Equals(other.Item)
-}
-
-func (b Bound) LessThan(other Bound) bool {
-	return b.Item.LessThan(other.Item)
-}
+type Bound struct{ Item }
 
 type Fingerprint struct {
 	Buf [FingerprintSize]byte
@@ -93,8 +59,8 @@ func (acc *Accumulator) SetToZero() {
 	acc.Buf = []byte{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 }
 
-func (acc *Accumulator) AddItem(other Item) {
-	b, _ := hex.DecodeString(other.ID)
+func (acc *Accumulator) Add(id string) {
+	b, _ := hex.DecodeString(id)
 	acc.AddBytes(b)
 }
 
diff --git a/negentropy/encoding.go b/negentropy/utils.go
similarity index 95%
rename from negentropy/encoding.go
rename to negentropy/utils.go
index 0bcd95b..ae7e87a 100644
--- a/negentropy/encoding.go
+++ b/negentropy/utils.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func getByte(encoded *[]byte) (byte, error) {
 }
 
 func getBytes(encoded *[]byte, n int) ([]byte, error) {
-	//fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "getBytes", len(*encoded), n)
+	// fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "getBytes", len(*encoded), n)
 	if len(*encoded) < n {
 		return nil, errors.New("parse ends prematurely")
 	}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func decodeVarInt(encoded *[]byte) (int, error) {
 	//	}
 	//}
 	//return 0, ErrParseEndsPrematurely
-	res := 0
+	var res int = 0
 
 	for {
 		if len(*encoded) == 0 {
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ func encodeVarInt(n int) []byte {
 	}
 
 	return o
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/negentropy/vector.go b/negentropy/vector.go
index 9a88fe7..170f340 100644
--- a/negentropy/vector.go
+++ b/negentropy/vector.go
@@ -2,27 +2,32 @@ package negentropy
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 )
 
 type Vector struct {
-	items []Item
+	items  []Item
+	idSize int
 }
 
-func NewVector() *Vector {
+func NewVector(idSize int) *Vector {
 	return &Vector{
-		items: make([]Item, 0, 30),
+		items:  make([]Item, 0, 30),
+		idSize: idSize,
 	}
 }
 
-func (v *Vector) Insert(createdAt uint64, id string) error {
+func (v *Vector) Insert(createdAt nostr.Timestamp, id string) error {
 	// fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Insert", createdAt, id)
-	if len(id) != IDSize*2 {
-		return errors.New("bad id size for added item")
+	if len(id)/2 != v.idSize {
+		return fmt.Errorf("bad id size for added item: expected %d, got %d", v.idSize, len(id)/2)
 	}
-	item := NewItem(createdAt, id)
 
-	v.items = append(v.items, *item)
+	item := Item{createdAt, id}
+	v.items = append(v.items, item)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -32,23 +37,15 @@ func (v *Vector) Seal() error {
 	})
 
 	for i := 1; i < len(v.items); i++ {
-		if v.items[i-1].Equals(v.items[i]) {
+		if v.items[i-1].ID == v.items[i].ID {
 			return errors.New("duplicate item inserted")
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (v *Vector) Size() int {
-	return len(v.items)
-}
-
-func (v *Vector) GetItem(i uint64) (Item, error) {
-	if i >= uint64(len(v.items)) {
-		return Item{}, errors.New("index out of bounds")
-	}
-	return v.items[i], nil
-}
+func (v *Vector) Size() int   { return len(v.items) }
+func (v *Vector) IDSize() int { return v.idSize }
 
 func (v *Vector) Iterate(begin, end int, cb func(Item, int) bool) error {
 	for i := begin; i < end; i++ {
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ func (v *Vector) Fingerprint(begin, end int) (Fingerprint, error) {
 	out.SetToZero()
 
 	if err := v.Iterate(begin, end, func(item Item, _ int) bool {
-		out.AddItem(item)
+		out.Add(item.ID)
 		return true
 	}); err != nil {
 		return Fingerprint{}, err
diff --git a/negentropy/whatever_test.go b/negentropy/whatever_test.go
index dceef07..e6723c5 100644
--- a/negentropy/whatever_test.go
+++ b/negentropy/whatever_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -13,13 +14,19 @@ func TestSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	var n1 *Negentropy
 	var n2 *Negentropy
 
+	events := make([]*nostr.Event, 20)
+	for i := range events {
+		evt := nostr.Event{Content: fmt.Sprintf("event %d", i+1)}
+		evt.CreatedAt = nostr.Timestamp(i)
+		evt.ID = evt.GetID()
+		events[i] = &evt
+	}
+
 	{
-		n1, _ = NewNegentropy(NewVector(), 1<<16)
-		n1.Insert(10, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
-		n1.Insert(20, "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")
-		n1.Insert(30, "cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc")
-		n1.Insert(40, "dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd")
-		n1.Seal()
+		n1, _ = NewNegentropy(NewVector(32), 1<<16, 32)
+		for i := 2; i < 15; i++ {
+			n1.Insert(events[i])
+		}
 
 		q, err = n1.Initiate()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -31,11 +38,13 @@ func TestSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	{
-		n2, _ = NewNegentropy(NewVector(), 1<<16)
-		n2.Insert(20, "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")
-		n2.Insert(30, "cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc")
-		n2.Insert(50, "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee")
-		n2.Seal()
+		n2, _ = NewNegentropy(NewVector(32), 1<<16, 32)
+		for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+			n2.Insert(events[i])
+		}
+		for i := 15; i < 20; i++ {
+			n2.Insert(events[i])
+		}
 
 		q, err = n2.Reconcile(q)
 		if err != nil {