diff --git a/internal/client/api/api.go b/internal/client/api/api.go
index d91de46..cfc4ce9 100644
--- a/internal/client/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/client/api/api.go
@@ -92,3 +92,39 @@ func GetUserById(id snowflake.ID) tea.Cmd {
 	}
 }
 
+func CreateServer(
+	name string,
+	icon string,
+	bgHexColor string,
+	fgHexColor string,
+	isPublic bool,
+) tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		requestName := "CreateServer"
+		log.Println("request", requestName, "sent")
+		request := packet.CreateNetwork{
+			Name:       name,
+			Icon:       icon,
+			BgHexColor: bgHexColor,
+			FgHexColor: fgHexColor,
+			IsPublic:   isPublic,
+		}
+		response, ok := <-gateway.Send(&request)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("request %s timeout", requestName)
+		}
+		log.Println("request", requestName, "received response")
+
+		switch response := response.(type) {
+		case *packet.ErrorMessage:
+			return errors.New(response.Error)
+		case *packet.Users:
+			if len(response.Users) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("requested user id %v not found", id)
+			}
+			assert.Assert(len(response.Users) == 1, "server must return only one user with the matching id")
+			return UserProfileUpdate(response.Users[0])
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("received invalid response from server: %v", response.Type())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/data/models.go b/internal/data/models.go
index 4bfb7a5..e6fac50 100644
--- a/internal/data/models.go
+++ b/internal/data/models.go
@@ -37,18 +37,11 @@ type Network struct {
 	IsPublic   bool
 }
 
-type NetworkBannedUser struct {
-	NetworkID    snowflake.ID
-	BannedUserID snowflake.ID
-	BannedAt     string
-	Reason       *string
-}
-
 type User struct {
 	ID          snowflake.ID
 	Name        string
 	PublicKey   ed25519.PublicKey
-	Description *string
+	Description string
 	IsPublicDM  bool
 	IsDeleted   bool
 }
@@ -68,6 +61,9 @@ type UsersNetwork struct {
 	UserID    snowflake.ID
 	NetworkID snowflake.ID
 	JoinedAt  string
+	IsMember  bool
 	IsAdmin   bool
 	IsMuted   bool
+	IsBanned  bool
+	BanReason *string
 }
diff --git a/internal/data/networks.sql.go b/internal/data/networks.sql.go
index d690b7b..8064fa9 100644
--- a/internal/data/networks.sql.go
+++ b/internal/data/networks.sql.go
@@ -67,17 +67,15 @@ func (q *Queries) DeleteNetwork(ctx context.Context, id snowflake.ID) error {
 const getBannedUsersInNetwork = `-- name: GetBannedUsersInNetwork :many
 SELECT
   users.id, users.name, users.public_key, users.description, users.is_public_dm, users.is_deleted,
-  network_banned_users.banned_at,
-  network_banned_users.reason
-FROM network_banned_users
-JOIN users ON users.id = network_banned_users.banned_user_id
-WHERE network_banned_users.network_id = ?
+  users_networks.ban_reason
+FROM users_networks
+JOIN users ON users.id = users_networks.user_id
+WHERE users_networks.network_id = ?
 `
 
 type GetBannedUsersInNetworkRow struct {
-	User     User
-	BannedAt string
-	Reason   *string
+	User      User
+	BanReason *string
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) GetBannedUsersInNetwork(ctx context.Context, networkID snowflake.ID) ([]GetBannedUsersInNetworkRow, error) {
@@ -96,8 +94,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetBannedUsersInNetwork(ctx context.Context, networkID snowfla
 			&i.User.Description,
 			&i.User.IsPublicDM,
 			&i.User.IsDeleted,
-			&i.BannedAt,
-			&i.Reason,
+			&i.BanReason,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -176,7 +173,7 @@ SELECT
   users_networks.is_muted
 FROM users_networks
 JOIN users ON users.id = users_networks.user_id
-WHERE users_networks.network_id = ?
+WHERE users_networks.network_id = ? AND is_member = true
 `
 
 type GetUsersInNetworkRow struct {
diff --git a/internal/data/users.sql.go b/internal/data/users.sql.go
index 4411a80..33eab3f 100644
--- a/internal/data/users.sql.go
+++ b/internal/data/users.sql.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ RETURNING id, name, public_key, description, is_public_dm, is_deleted
 `
 
 type SetUserDescriptionParams struct {
-	Description *string
+	Description string
 	ID          snowflake.ID
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/packet/messages.go b/internal/packet/messages.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 58d12e9..0000000
--- a/internal/packet/messages.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-package packet
-
-import (
-	"github.com/kyren223/eko/internal/data"
-	"github.com/kyren223/eko/pkg/snowflake"
-)
-
-type ErrorMessage struct {
-	Error string `msgpack:"error"`
-}
-
-func (m *ErrorMessage) Type() PacketType {
-	return PacketError
-}
-
-type SendMessage struct {
-	ReceiverID  *snowflake.ID
-	FrequencyID *snowflake.ID
-	Content     string
-}
-
-func (m *SendMessage) Type() PacketType {
-	return PacketSendMessage
-}
-
-type PushedMessages struct {
-	Messages []data.Message
-}
-
-func (m *PushedMessages) Type() PacketType {
-	return PacketPushedMessages
-}
-
-type Messages struct {
-	Messages []data.Message
-}
-
-func (m *Messages) Type() PacketType {
-	return PacketMessages
-}
-
-type GetMessagesRange struct {
-	FrequencyID *snowflake.ID
-	ReceiverID  *snowflake.ID
-	From        *int64
-	To          *int64
-}
-
-func (m *GetMessagesRange) Type() PacketType {
-	return PacketGetMessageRange
-}
-
-type GetUserByID struct {
-	UserID snowflake.ID
-}
-
-func (m *GetUserByID) Type() PacketType {
-	return PacketGetUserById
-}
-
-type Users struct {
-	Users []data.User
-}
-
-func (m *Users) Type() PacketType {
-	return PacketUsers
-}
diff --git a/internal/packet/packet.go b/internal/packet/packet.go
index 58e83b4..8eb1a86 100644
--- a/internal/packet/packet.go
+++ b/internal/packet/packet.go
@@ -51,47 +51,34 @@ type PacketType uint8
 
 const (
 	PacketError PacketType = iota
+
+	PacketCreateNetwork
+	PacketUpdateNetwork
+	PacketTransferNetwork
+	PacketDeleteNetwork
+	PacketSetNetworkUser
+	PacketNetworksInfo
+
+	PacketCreateFrequency
+	PacketUpdateFrequency
+	PacketDeleteFrequency
+	PacketSwapFrequencies
+
 	PacketSendMessage
-	PacketPushedMessages
-	PacketGetMessageRange
-	PacketMessages
-	PacketGetUserById
-	PacketUsers
+	PacketEditMessage
+	PacketDeleteMessage
+	PacketRequestMessages
+	PacketMessagesInfo
+
+	PacketMax
 )
 
-func (t PacketType) String() string {
-	switch t {
-	case PacketError:
-		return "PacketError"
-	case PacketSendMessage:
-		return "PacketSendMessage"
-	case PacketPushedMessages:
-		return "PacketPushedMessages"
-	case PacketGetMessageRange:
-		return "PacketGetMessageRange"
-	case PacketMessages:
-		return "PacketMessages"
-	case PacketGetUserById:
-		return "PacketGetUserById"
-	case PacketUsers:
-		return "PacketUsers"
-	default:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("PacketInvalidType(%v)", byte(t))
-	}
+func Init() {
+	assert.Assert(PacketMax <= 64, "packet types exceeded allowed limit of 64 types")
 }
 
 func (e PacketType) IsSupported() bool {
-	return e <= PacketUsers
-}
-
-// True for all packets that a server may push passively to the client.
-func (e PacketType) IsPush() bool {
-	switch e {
-	case PacketPushedMessages:
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
+	return e < PacketMax
 }
 
 const (
@@ -166,7 +153,7 @@ func (p Packet) Payload() []byte {
 }
 
 func (p Packet) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Packet(v%v %v %v [%v bytes...])", p.Version(), p.Encoding().String(), p.Type().String(), p.PayloadLength())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Packet(v%v t%v %v [%v bytes...])", p.Version(), p.Encoding().String(), p.Type(), p.PayloadLength())
 }
 
 func (p Packet) Into(writer io.Writer) (int, error) {
@@ -196,21 +183,39 @@ func (p Packet) DecodedPayload() (Payload, error) {
 	var payload Payload
 	switch p.Type() {
 	case PacketError:
-		payload = &ErrorMessage{}
-	case PacketPushedMessages:
-		payload = &PushedMessages{}
+		payload = &Error{}
+	case PacketCreateFrequency:
+		payload = &CreateFrequency{}
+	case PacketCreateNetwork:
+		payload = &CreateNetwork{}
+	case PacketDeleteFrequency:
+		payload = &DeleteFrequency{}
+	case PacketDeleteMessage:
+		payload = &DeleteMessage{}
+	case PacketDeleteNetwork:
+		payload = &DeleteNetwork{}
+	case PacketEditMessage:
+		payload = &EditMessage{}
+	case PacketMessagesInfo:
+		payload = &MessagesInfo{}
+	case PacketNetworksInfo:
+		payload = &NetworksInfo{}
+	case PacketRequestMessages:
+		payload = &RequestMessages{}
 	case PacketSendMessage:
 		payload = &SendMessage{}
-	case PacketGetMessageRange:
-		payload = &GetMessagesRange{}
-	case PacketMessages:
-		payload = &Messages{}
-	case PacketGetUserById:
-		payload = &GetUserByID{}
-	case PacketUsers:
-		payload = &Users{}
+	case PacketSetNetworkUser:
+		payload = &SetNetworkUser{}
+	case PacketSwapFrequencies:
+		payload = &SwapFrequencies{}
+	case PacketTransferNetwork:
+		payload = &TransferNetwork{}
+	case PacketUpdateFrequency:
+		payload = &UpdateFrequency{}
+	case PacketUpdateNetwork:
+		payload = &UpdateNetwork{}
 	default:
-		assert.Never("packet type of a packet struct must always be valid")
+		assert.Never("unexpected packet.PacketType", "type", p.Type())
 	}
 	err := p.DecodePayloadInto(payload)
 	return payload, err
diff --git a/internal/packet/types.go b/internal/packet/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..405513e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/packet/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+package packet
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kyren223/eko/internal/data"
+	"github.com/kyren223/eko/pkg/snowflake"
+)
+
+type Error struct {
+	Error string
+}
+
+func (m *Error) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketError
+}
+
+type CreateNetwork struct {
+	Name       string
+	Icon       string
+	BgHexColor string
+	FgHexColor string
+	IsPublic   bool
+}
+
+func (m *CreateNetwork) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketCreateNetwork
+}
+
+type UpdateNetwork struct {
+	Network snowflake.ID
+	CreateNetwork
+}
+
+func (m *UpdateNetwork) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketUpdateNetwork
+}
+
+type TransferNetwork struct {
+	Network snowflake.ID
+	User    snowflake.ID
+}
+
+func (m *TransferNetwork) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketTransferNetwork
+}
+
+type DeleteNetwork struct {
+	Network snowflake.ID
+}
+
+func (m *DeleteNetwork) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketDeleteNetwork
+}
+
+type SetNetworkUser struct {
+	Network   snowflake.ID
+	User      snowflake.ID
+	Member    *bool
+	Admin     *bool
+	Muted     *bool
+	Banned    *bool
+	BanReason *string
+}
+
+func (m *SetNetworkUser) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketSetNetworkUser
+}
+
+type NetworksInfo struct {
+	Networks []struct {
+		Network data.Network
+		Frequencies []data.Frequency
+		Members []data.User
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *NetworksInfo) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketNetworksInfo
+}
+
+type CreateFrequency struct {
+	Network  snowflake.ID
+	Name     string
+	HexColor string
+	Perms    int
+}
+
+func (m *CreateFrequency) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketCreateFrequency
+}
+
+type UpdateFrequency struct {
+	Frequency snowflake.ID
+	Name      string
+	HexColor  string
+	Perms     byte
+}
+
+func (m *UpdateFrequency) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketUpdateFrequency
+}
+
+type DeleteFrequency struct {
+	Frequency snowflake.ID
+}
+
+func (m *DeleteFrequency) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketDeleteFrequency
+}
+
+type SwapFrequencies struct {
+	Network snowflake.ID
+	Pos1    int
+	Pos2    int
+}
+
+func (m *SwapFrequencies) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketSwapFrequencies
+}
+
+type SendMessage struct {
+	ReceiverID  *snowflake.ID
+	FrequencyID *snowflake.ID
+	Content     string
+}
+
+func (m *SendMessage) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketSendMessage
+}
+
+type EditMessage struct {
+	Message snowflake.ID
+	Content string
+}
+
+func (m *EditMessage) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketEditMessage
+}
+
+type DeleteMessage struct {
+	Message snowflake.ID
+}
+
+func (m *DeleteMessage) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketDeleteMessage
+}
+
+type RequestMessages struct {
+	ReceiverID  *snowflake.ID
+	FrequencyID *snowflake.ID
+}
+
+func (m *RequestMessages) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketRequestMessages
+}
+
+type MessagesInfo struct {
+	Messages []data.Message
+}
+
+func (m *MessagesInfo) Type() PacketType {
+	return PacketMessagesInfo
+}
diff --git a/migrations/20241026174345_init.sql b/migrations/20241026174345_init.sql
index d20898a..f7cedd8 100644
--- a/migrations/20241026174345_init.sql
+++ b/migrations/20241026174345_init.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CREATE TABLE messages (
   id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
   sender_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES users (id),
   content TEXT NOT NULL,
-  edited BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (edited IN (0, 1)) DEFAULT 0,
+  edited BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (edited IN (false, true)) DEFAULT false,
 
   frequency_id INT REFERENCES frequencies (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
   receiver_id INT REFERENCES users (id),
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ CREATE TABLE users (
   id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
   name TEXT NOT NULL,
   public_key BLOB NOT NULL UNIQUE,
-  description TEXT,
-  is_public_dm BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_public_dm IN (0, 1)) DEFAULT 1,
-  is_deleted BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_deleted IN (0, 1)) DEFAULT 0
+  description TEXT NOT NULL,
+  is_public_dm BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_public_dm IN (false, true)) DEFAULT true,
+  is_deleted BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_deleted IN (false, true)) DEFAULT false
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE networks (
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ CREATE TABLE networks (
   icon TEXT NOT NULL,
   bg_hex_color TEXT NOT NULL,
   fg_hex_color TEXT NOT NULL,
-  is_public BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_public IN (0, 1))
+  is_public BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_public IN (false, true))
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE frequencies (
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ CREATE TABLE frequencies (
   name TEXT NOT NULL,
   hex_color TEXT,
   perms INT NOT NULL CHECK (perms IN (0, 1, 2)),
-  -- 0 rw admin | 1 r all w admin | 2 rw all
+  -- 0 no access | 1 read | 2 read & write
   position INT NOT NULL
 );
 
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ CREATE TABLE users_networks (
   user_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES users (id),
   network_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES networks (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
   joined_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp,
-  is_admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_admin IN (0, 1)) DEFAULT 0,
-  is_muted BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_muted IN (0, 1)) DEFAULT 0,
+  is_member BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_member IN (false, true)) DEFAULT true,
+  is_admin BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_admin IN (false, true)) DEFAULT false,
+  is_muted BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_muted IN (false, true)) DEFAULT false,
+  is_banned BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (is_banned IN (false, true)) DEFAULT false,
+  ban_reason TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY (user_id, network_id)
 );
 
@@ -65,18 +68,10 @@ CREATE TABLE user_blocked_users (
   PRIMARY KEY (blocker_user_id, blocked_user_id)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE network_banned_users (
-  network_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES networks (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-  banned_user_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES users (id),
-  banned_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp,
-  reason TEXT,
-  PRIMARY KEY (network_id, banned_user_id)
-);
-
-CREATE INDEX idx_network_name ON networks (name) WHERE is_public = 1;
+CREATE INDEX idx_network_name ON networks (name) WHERE is_public = true;
 CREATE INDEX idx_frequency_network ON frequencies (network_id);
 CREATE INDEX idx_blocked_by_user ON user_blocked_users (blocker_user_id);
-CREATE INDEX idx_banned_by_network ON network_banned_users (network_id);
+CREATE INDEX idx_banned_by_network ON users_networks (network_id) WHERE is_banned = true;
 CREATE INDEX idx_direct_messages ON messages (sender_id, receiver_id);
 CREATE INDEX idx_frequency_messages ON messages (frequency_id);
 
diff --git a/query/networks.sql b/query/networks.sql
index 9ff350e..dfa7b6b 100644
--- a/query/networks.sql
+++ b/query/networks.sql
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ RETURNING *;
 -- name: GetBannedUsersInNetwork :many
 SELECT
   sqlc.embed(users),
-  network_banned_users.banned_at,
-  network_banned_users.reason
-FROM network_banned_users
-JOIN users ON users.id = network_banned_users.banned_user_id
-WHERE network_banned_users.network_id = ?;
+  users_networks.ban_reason
+FROM users_networks
+JOIN users ON users.id = users_networks.user_id
+WHERE users_networks.network_id = ?;
 
 -- name: GetUsersInNetwork :many
 SELECT
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ SELECT
   users_networks.is_muted
 FROM users_networks
 JOIN users ON users.id = users_networks.user_id
-WHERE users_networks.network_id = ?;
+WHERE users_networks.network_id = ? AND is_member = true;
 
 -- name: SetNetworkName :one
 UPDATE networks SET