diff --git a/fixtures/events/55920b75.json b/fixtures/events/55920b75.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f902786..0000000
--- a/fixtures/events/55920b75.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "kind": 1,
-  "content": "I'm vegan btw",
-  "tags": [
-    [
-      "proxy",
-      "https://gleasonator.com/objects/8f6fac53-4f66-4c6e-ac7d-92e5e78c3e79",
-      "activitypub"
-    ]
-  ],
-  "pubkey": "79c2cae114ea28a981e7559b4fe7854a473521a8d22a66bbab9fa248eb820ff6",
-  "created_at": 1691091365,
-  "id": "55920b758b9c7b17854b6e3d44e6a02a83d1cb49e1227e75a30426dea94d4cb2",
-  "sig": "a72f12c08f18e85d98fb92ae89e2fe63e48b8864c5e10fbdd5335f3c9f936397a6b0a7350efe251f8168b1601d7012d4a6d0ee6eec958067cf22a14f5a5ea579"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 85e430a..fbcfaa5 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { Debug, type Event, type Filter, matchFilters } from '@/deps.ts';
 import * as pipeline from '@/pipeline.ts';
 import { activeRelays, pool } from '@/pool.ts';
-
-import type { GetFiltersOpts } from '@/filter.ts';
+import { type EventStore, type GetEventsOpts, type StoreEventOpts } from '@/store.ts';
 
 const debug = Debug('ditto:client');
 
 /** Get events from a NIP-01 filter. */
-function getFilters<K extends number>(filters: Filter<K>[], opts: GetFiltersOpts = {}): Promise<Event<K>[]> {
+function getEvents<K extends number>(filters: Filter<K>[], opts: GetEventsOpts = {}): Promise<Event<K>[]> {
   if (opts.signal?.aborted) return Promise.resolve([]);
   if (!filters.length) return Promise.resolve([]);
   debug('REQ', JSON.stringify(filters));
@@ -50,4 +49,19 @@ function getFilters<K extends number>(filters: Filter<K>[], opts: GetFiltersOpts
   });
 }
 
-export { getFilters };
+/** Publish an event to the given relays, or the entire pool. */
+function storeEvent(event: Event, opts: StoreEventOpts = {}): Promise<void> {
+  const { relays = activeRelays } = opts;
+  debug('EVENT', event);
+  pool.publish(event, relays);
+  return Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+const client: EventStore = {
+  getEvents,
+  storeEvent,
+  countEvents: () => Promise.reject(new Error('COUNT not implemented')),
+  deleteEvents: () => Promise.reject(new Error('Cannot delete events from relays. Create a kind 5 event instead.')),
+};
+
+export { client };
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
index 4ce92d6..ddd8170 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/accounts.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { type AppController } from '@/app.ts';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { insertUser } from '@/db/users.ts';
 import { findReplyTag, nip19, z } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { type DittoFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ const accountStatusesController: AppController = async (c) => {
     filter['#t'] = [tagged];
   }
 
-  let events = await eventsDB.getFilters([filter]);
+  let events = await eventsDB.getEvents([filter]);
 
   if (exclude_replies) {
     events = events.filter((event) => !findReplyTag(event));
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ const favouritesController: AppController = async (c) => {
   const pubkey = c.get('pubkey')!;
   const params = paginationSchema.parse(c.req.query());
 
-  const events7 = await eventsDB.getFilters(
+  const events7 = await eventsDB.getEvents(
     [{ kinds: [7], authors: [pubkey], ...params }],
     { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000) },
   );
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ const favouritesController: AppController = async (c) => {
     .map((event) => event.tags.find((tag) => tag[0] === 'e')?.[1])
     .filter((id): id is string => !!id);
 
-  const events1 = await eventsDB.getFilters(
+  const events1 = await eventsDB.getEvents(
     [{ kinds: [1], ids, relations: ['author', 'event_stats', 'author_stats'] }],
     {
       signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000),
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts b/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts
index 1e99129..881f9ac 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/notifications.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type AppController } from '@/app.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { paginated, paginationSchema } from '@/utils/web.ts';
 import { renderNotification } from '@/views/mastodon/notifications.ts';
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const notificationsController: AppController = async (c) => {
   const pubkey = c.get('pubkey')!;
   const { since, until } = paginationSchema.parse(c.req.query());
 
-  const events = await eventsDB.getFilters(
+  const events = await eventsDB.getEvents(
     [{ kinds: [1], '#p': [pubkey], since, until }],
     { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(3000) },
   );
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/pleroma.ts b/src/controllers/api/pleroma.ts
index e69b27e..450be07 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/pleroma.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/pleroma.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { type AppController } from '@/app.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { z } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { configSchema, elixirTupleSchema } from '@/schemas/pleroma-api.ts';
 import { createAdminEvent } from '@/utils/web.ts';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 
 const frontendConfigController: AppController = async (c) => {
-  const [event] = await eventsDB.getFilters([{
+  const [event] = await eventsDB.getEvents([{
     kinds: [30078],
     authors: [Conf.pubkey],
     '#d': ['pub.ditto.frontendConfig'],
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/search.ts b/src/controllers/api/search.ts
index 2e91c43..a514d66 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/search.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/search.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { AppController } from '@/app.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { type Event, nip19, z } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { type DittoFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
 import { booleanParamSchema } from '@/schema.ts';
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function searchEvents({ q, type, limit, account_id }: SearchQuery): Promise<Even
     filter.authors = [account_id];
   }
 
-  return eventsDB.getFilters([filter]);
+  return eventsDB.getEvents([filter]);
 }
 
 /** Get event kinds to search from `type` query param. */
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function typeToKinds(type: SearchQuery['type']): number[] {
 /** Resolve a searched value into an event, if applicable. */
 async function lookupEvent(query: SearchQuery, signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1000)): Promise<Event | undefined> {
   const filters = await getLookupFilters(query);
-  const [event] = await eventsDB.getFilters(filters, { limit: 1, signal });
+  const [event] = await eventsDB.getEvents(filters, { limit: 1, signal });
   return event;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts b/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
index da4ab37..2a20fdd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { z } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { type DittoFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
 import { getFeedPubkeys } from '@/queries.ts';
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const hashtagTimelineController: AppController = (c) => {
 
 /** Render statuses for timelines. */
 async function renderStatuses(c: AppContext, filters: DittoFilter<1>[], signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1000)) {
-  const events = await eventsDB.getFilters(
+  const events = await eventsDB.getEvents(
     filters.map((filter) => ({ ...filter, relations: ['author', 'event_stats', 'author_stats'] })),
     { signal },
   );
diff --git a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
index f4b32b3..fe1cc31 100644
--- a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { relayInfoController } from '@/controllers/nostr/relay-info.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import * as pipeline from '@/pipeline.ts';
 import { jsonSchema } from '@/schema.ts';
 import {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function connectStream(socket: WebSocket) {
   async function handleReq([_, subId, ...rest]: ClientREQ): Promise<void> {
     const filters = prepareFilters(rest);
 
-    for (const event of await eventsDB.getFilters(filters, { limit: FILTER_LIMIT })) {
+    for (const event of await eventsDB.getEvents(filters, { limit: FILTER_LIMIT })) {
       send(['EVENT', subId, event]);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/db/events.test.ts b/src/db/events.test.ts
index 297813a..ab689d5 100644
--- a/src/db/events.test.ts
+++ b/src/db/events.test.ts
@@ -1,49 +1,50 @@
-import event55920b75 from '~/fixtures/events/55920b75.json' assert { type: 'json' };
 import { assertEquals } from '@/deps-test.ts';
-
-import { countFilters, deleteFilters, getFilters, insertEvent } from './events.ts';
 import { insertUser } from '@/db/users.ts';
 
+import event1 from '~/fixtures/events/event-1.json' assert { type: 'json' };
+
+import { eventsDB as db } from './events.ts';
+
 Deno.test('count filters', async () => {
-  assertEquals(await countFilters([{ kinds: [1] }]), 0);
-  await insertEvent(event55920b75, { user: undefined });
-  assertEquals(await countFilters([{ kinds: [1] }]), 1);
+  assertEquals(await db.countEvents([{ kinds: [1] }]), 0);
+  await db.storeEvent(event1);
+  assertEquals(await db.countEvents([{ kinds: [1] }]), 1);
 });
 
 Deno.test('insert and filter events', async () => {
-  await insertEvent(event55920b75, { user: undefined });
+  await db.storeEvent(event1);
 
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ kinds: [1] }]), [event55920b75]);
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ kinds: [3] }]), []);
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ since: 1691091000 }]), [event55920b75]);
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ until: 1691091000 }]), []);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ kinds: [1] }]), [event1]);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ kinds: [3] }]), []);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ since: 1691091000 }]), [event1]);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ until: 1691091000 }]), []);
   assertEquals(
-    await getFilters([{ '#proxy': ['https://gleasonator.com/objects/8f6fac53-4f66-4c6e-ac7d-92e5e78c3e79'] }]),
-    [event55920b75],
+    await db.getEvents([{ '#proxy': ['https://gleasonator.com/objects/8f6fac53-4f66-4c6e-ac7d-92e5e78c3e79'] }]),
+    [event1],
   );
 });
 
 Deno.test('delete events', async () => {
-  await insertEvent(event55920b75, { user: undefined });
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ kinds: [1] }]), [event55920b75]);
-  await deleteFilters([{ kinds: [1] }]);
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ kinds: [1] }]), []);
+  await db.storeEvent(event1);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ kinds: [1] }]), [event1]);
+  await db.deleteEvents([{ kinds: [1] }]);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ kinds: [1] }]), []);
 });
 
 Deno.test('query events with local filter', async () => {
-  await insertEvent(event55920b75, { user: undefined });
+  await db.storeEvent(event1);
 
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{}]), [event55920b75]);
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ local: true }]), []);
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ local: false }]), [event55920b75]);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{}]), [event1]);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ local: true }]), []);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ local: false }]), [event1]);
 
   await insertUser({
     username: 'alex',
-    pubkey: event55920b75.pubkey,
+    pubkey: event1.pubkey,
     inserted_at: new Date(),
     admin: 0,
   });
 
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ local: true }]), [event55920b75]);
-  assertEquals(await getFilters([{ local: false }]), []);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ local: true }]), [event1]);
+  assertEquals(await db.getEvents([{ local: false }]), []);
 });
diff --git a/src/db/events.ts b/src/db/events.ts
index 91368fe..96cf845 100644
--- a/src/db/events.ts
+++ b/src/db/events.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 import { db, type DittoDB } from '@/db.ts';
 import { Debug, type Event, type SelectQueryBuilder } from '@/deps.ts';
+import { type DittoFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
 import { isParameterizedReplaceableKind } from '@/kinds.ts';
 import { jsonMetaContentSchema } from '@/schemas/nostr.ts';
-import { EventData } from '@/types.ts';
+import { type DittoEvent, EventStore, type GetEventsOpts, type StoreEventOpts } from '@/store.ts';
 import { isNostrId, isURL } from '@/utils.ts';
 
-import type { DittoFilter, GetFiltersOpts } from '@/filter.ts';
-
 const debug = Debug('ditto:db:events');
 
 /** Function to decide whether or not to index a tag. */
 type TagCondition = ({ event, count, value }: {
   event: Event;
-  data: EventData;
+  opts: StoreEventOpts;
   count: number;
   value: string;
 }) => boolean;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ type TagCondition = ({ event, count, value }: {
 const tagConditions: Record<string, TagCondition> = {
   'd': ({ event, count }) => count === 0 && isParameterizedReplaceableKind(event.kind),
   'e': ({ count, value }) => count < 15 && isNostrId(value),
-  'media': ({ count, value, data }) => (data.user || count < 4) && isURL(value),
+  'media': ({ count, value, opts }) => (opts.data?.user || count < 4) && isURL(value),
   'p': ({ event, count, value }) => (count < 15 || event.kind === 3) && isNostrId(value),
   'proxy': ({ count, value }) => count === 0 && isURL(value),
   'q': ({ event, count, value }) => count === 0 && event.kind === 1 && isNostrId(value),
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ const tagConditions: Record<string, TagCondition> = {
 };
 
 /** Insert an event (and its tags) into the database. */
-function insertEvent(event: Event, data: EventData): Promise<void> {
-  debug('insertEvent', JSON.stringify(event));
+function storeEvent(event: Event, opts: StoreEventOpts = {}): Promise<void> {
+  debug('EVENT', JSON.stringify(event));
 
   return db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
     /** Insert the event into the database. */
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ function insertEvent(event: Event, data: EventData): Promise<void> {
 
     /** Index event tags depending on the conditions defined above. */
     async function indexTags() {
-      const tags = filterIndexableTags(event, data);
+      const tags = filterIndexableTags(event, opts);
       const rows = tags.map(([tag, value]) => ({ event_id: event.id, tag, value }));
 
       if (!tags.length) return;
@@ -207,29 +206,20 @@ function getFilterQuery(filter: DittoFilter): EventQuery {
 }
 
 /** Combine filter queries into a single union query. */
-function getFiltersQuery(filters: DittoFilter[]) {
+function getEventsQuery(filters: DittoFilter[]) {
   return filters
     .map((filter) => db.selectFrom(() => getFilterQuery(filter).as('events')).selectAll())
     .reduce((result, query) => result.unionAll(query));
 }
 
-type AuthorStats = Omit<DittoDB['author_stats'], 'pubkey'>;
-type EventStats = Omit<DittoDB['event_stats'], 'event_id'>;
-
-interface DittoEvent<K extends number = number> extends Event<K> {
-  author?: DittoEvent<0>;
-  author_stats?: AuthorStats;
-  event_stats?: EventStats;
-}
-
 /** Get events for filters from the database. */
-async function getFilters<K extends number>(
+async function getEvents<K extends number>(
   filters: DittoFilter<K>[],
-  opts: GetFiltersOpts = {},
+  opts: GetEventsOpts = {},
 ): Promise<DittoEvent<K>[]> {
   if (!filters.length) return Promise.resolve([]);
   debug('REQ', JSON.stringify(filters));
-  let query = getFiltersQuery(filters);
+  let query = getEventsQuery(filters);
 
   if (typeof opts.limit === 'number') {
     query = query.limit(opts.limit);
@@ -279,12 +269,12 @@ async function getFilters<K extends number>(
 }
 
 /** Delete events based on filters from the database. */
-function deleteFilters<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]) {
-  if (!filters.length) return Promise.resolve([]);
-  debug('deleteFilters', JSON.stringify(filters));
+async function deleteEvents<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promise<void> {
+  if (!filters.length) return Promise.resolve();
+  debug('DELETE', JSON.stringify(filters));
 
-  return db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
-    const query = getFiltersQuery(filters).clearSelect().select('id');
+  await db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
+    const query = getEventsQuery(filters).clearSelect().select('id');
 
     await trx.deleteFrom('events_fts')
       .where('id', 'in', () => query)
@@ -297,10 +287,10 @@ function deleteFilters<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]) {
 }
 
 /** Get number of events that would be returned by filters. */
-async function countFilters<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promise<number> {
+async function countEvents<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promise<number> {
   if (!filters.length) return Promise.resolve(0);
-  debug('countFilters', JSON.stringify(filters));
-  const query = getFiltersQuery(filters);
+  debug('COUNT', JSON.stringify(filters));
+  const query = getEventsQuery(filters);
 
   const [{ count }] = await query
     .clearSelect()
@@ -311,7 +301,7 @@ async function countFilters<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promis
 }
 
 /** Return only the tags that should be indexed. */
-function filterIndexableTags(event: Event, data: EventData): string[][] {
+function filterIndexableTags(event: Event, opts: StoreEventOpts): string[][] {
   const tagCounts: Record<string, number> = {};
 
   function getCount(name: string) {
@@ -325,7 +315,7 @@ function filterIndexableTags(event: Event, data: EventData): string[][] {
   function checkCondition(name: string, value: string, condition: TagCondition) {
     return condition({
       event,
-      data,
+      opts,
       count: getCount(name),
       value,
     });
@@ -362,4 +352,12 @@ function buildUserSearchContent(event: Event<0>): string {
   return [name, nip05, about].filter(Boolean).join('\n');
 }
 
-export { countFilters, deleteFilters, type DittoEvent, getFilters, insertEvent };
+/** SQLite database storage adapter for Nostr events. */
+const eventsDB: EventStore = {
+  getEvents,
+  storeEvent,
+  countEvents,
+  deleteEvents,
+};
+
+export { eventsDB };
diff --git a/src/db/memorelay.test.ts b/src/db/memorelay.test.ts
index b0125cf..27c545d 100644
--- a/src/db/memorelay.test.ts
+++ b/src/db/memorelay.test.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ import event1 from '~/fixtures/events/event-1.json' assert { type: 'json' };
 import { memorelay } from './memorelay.ts';
 
 Deno.test('memorelay', async () => {
-  assertEquals(memorelay.hasEvent(event1), false);
-  assertEquals(memorelay.hasEventById(event1.id), false);
+  assertEquals(await memorelay.countEvents([{ ids: [event1.id] }]), 0);
 
-  memorelay.insertEvent(event1);
+  await memorelay.storeEvent(event1);
 
-  assertEquals(memorelay.hasEvent(event1), true);
-  assertEquals(memorelay.hasEventById(event1.id), true);
+  assertEquals(await memorelay.countEvents([{ ids: [event1.id] }]), 1);
 
-  const result = await memorelay.getFilters([{ ids: [event1.id] }]);
+  const result = await memorelay.getEvents([{ ids: [event1.id] }]);
   assertEquals(result[0], event1);
 });
diff --git a/src/db/memorelay.ts b/src/db/memorelay.ts
index 4f6022e..57714a0 100644
--- a/src/db/memorelay.ts
+++ b/src/db/memorelay.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Debug, type Event, type Filter, LRUCache } from '@/deps.ts';
-import { getFilterId, type GetFiltersOpts, getMicroFilters, isMicrofilter } from '@/filter.ts';
+import { getFilterId, getMicroFilters, isMicrofilter } from '@/filter.ts';
+import { type EventStore, type GetEventsOpts } from '@/store.ts';
 
 const debug = Debug('ditto:memorelay');
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ const events = new LRUCache<string, Event>({
 });
 
 /** Get events from memory. */
-function getFilters<K extends number>(filters: Filter<K>[], opts: GetFiltersOpts = {}): Promise<Event<K>[]> {
+function getEvents<K extends number>(filters: Filter<K>[], opts: GetEventsOpts = {}): Promise<Event<K>[]> {
   if (opts.signal?.aborted) return Promise.resolve([]);
   if (!filters.length) return Promise.resolve([]);
   debug('REQ', JSON.stringify(filters));
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ function getFilters<K extends number>(filters: Filter<K>[], opts: GetFiltersOpts
 }
 
 /** Insert an event into memory. */
-function insertEvent(event: Event): void {
+function storeEvent(event: Event): Promise<void> {
   for (const microfilter of getMicroFilters(event)) {
     const filterId = getFilterId(microfilter);
     const existing = events.get(filterId);
@@ -38,32 +39,31 @@ function insertEvent(event: Event): void {
       events.set(filterId, event);
     }
   }
+  return Promise.resolve();
 }
 
-/** Check if an event is in memory. */
-function hasEvent(event: Event): boolean {
-  for (const microfilter of getMicroFilters(event)) {
-    const filterId = getFilterId(microfilter);
-    const existing = events.get(filterId);
-    if (existing) {
-      return true;
+/** Count events in memory for the filters. */
+async function countEvents(filters: Filter[]): Promise<number> {
+  const events = await getEvents(filters);
+  return events.length;
+}
+
+/** Delete events from memory. */
+function deleteEvents(filters: Filter[]): Promise<void> {
+  for (const filter of filters) {
+    if (isMicrofilter(filter)) {
+      events.delete(getFilterId(filter));
     }
   }
-  return false;
-}
-
-/** Check if an event is in memory by ID. */
-function hasEventById(eventId: string): boolean {
-  const filterId = getFilterId({ ids: [eventId] });
-  return events.has(filterId);
+  return Promise.resolve();
 }
 
 /** In-memory data store for events using microfilters. */
-const memorelay = {
-  getFilters,
-  insertEvent,
-  hasEvent,
-  hasEventById,
+const memorelay: EventStore = {
+  getEvents,
+  storeEvent,
+  countEvents,
+  deleteEvents,
 };
 
 export { memorelay };
diff --git a/src/filter.ts b/src/filter.ts
index 926e360..430a8d3 100644
--- a/src/filter.ts
+++ b/src/filter.ts
@@ -21,16 +21,6 @@ type AuthorMicrofilter = { kinds: [0]; authors: [Event['pubkey']] };
 /** Filter to get one specific event. */
 type MicroFilter = IdMicrofilter | AuthorMicrofilter;
 
-/** Additional options to apply to the whole subscription. */
-interface GetFiltersOpts {
-  /** Signal to abort the request. */
-  signal?: AbortSignal;
-  /** Event limit for the whole subscription. */
-  limit?: number;
-  /** Relays to use, if applicable. */
-  relays?: WebSocket['url'][];
-}
-
 function matchDittoFilter(filter: DittoFilter, event: Event, data: EventData): boolean {
   if (filter.local && !(data.user || event.pubkey === Conf.pubkey)) {
     return false;
@@ -97,7 +87,6 @@ export {
   type DittoFilter,
   eventToMicroFilter,
   getFilterId,
-  type GetFiltersOpts,
   getMicroFilters,
   type IdMicrofilter,
   isMicrofilter,
diff --git a/src/pipeline.ts b/src/pipeline.ts
index d9c03ba..f4e0abe 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.ts
+++ b/src/pipeline.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import { client } from '@/client.ts';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { memorelay } from '@/db/memorelay.ts';
 import { addRelays } from '@/db/relays.ts';
 import { deleteAttachedMedia } from '@/db/unattached-media.ts';
 import { findUser } from '@/db/users.ts';
 import { Debug, type Event } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { isEphemeralKind } from '@/kinds.ts';
-import { publish } from '@/pool.ts';
 import { isLocallyFollowed } from '@/queries.ts';
 import { reqmeister } from '@/reqmeister.ts';
 import { updateStats } from '@/stats.ts';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const debug = Debug('ditto:pipeline');
 async function handleEvent(event: Event): Promise<void> {
   if (!(await verifySignatureWorker(event))) return;
   const wanted = reqmeister.isWanted(event);
-  if (encounterEvent(event)) return;
+  if (await encounterEvent(event)) return;
   debug(`Event<${event.kind}> ${event.id}`);
   const data = await getEventData(event);
 
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ async function handleEvent(event: Event): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 /** Encounter the event, and return whether it has already been encountered. */
-function encounterEvent(event: Event): boolean {
-  const preexisting = memorelay.hasEvent(event);
-  memorelay.insertEvent(event);
+async function encounterEvent(event: Event): Promise<boolean> {
+  const preexisting = (await memorelay.countEvents([{ ids: [event.id] }])) > 0;
+  memorelay.storeEvent(event);
   reqmeister.encounter(event);
   return preexisting;
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ async function storeEvent(event: Event, data: EventData, opts: StoreEventOpts =
   const { force = false } = opts;
 
   if (force || data.user || isAdminEvent(event) || await isLocallyFollowed(event.pubkey)) {
-    const [deletion] = await eventsDB.getFilters(
+    const [deletion] = await eventsDB.getEvents(
       [{ kinds: [5], authors: [event.pubkey], '#e': [event.id], limit: 1 }],
       { limit: 1, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(Time.seconds(1)) },
     );
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async function storeEvent(event: Event, data: EventData, opts: StoreEventOpts =
       return Promise.reject(new RelayError('blocked', 'event was deleted'));
     } else {
       await Promise.all([
-        eventsDB.insertEvent(event, data).catch(debug),
+        eventsDB.storeEvent(event, { data }).catch(debug),
         updateStats(event).catch(debug),
       ]);
     }
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ async function storeEvent(event: Event, data: EventData, opts: StoreEventOpts =
 async function processDeletions(event: Event): Promise<void> {
   if (event.kind === 5) {
     const ids = getTagSet(event.tags, 'e');
-    const events = await eventsDB.getFilters([{ ids: [...ids] }]);
+    const events = await eventsDB.getEvents([{ ids: [...ids] }]);
 
     const deleteIds = events
       .filter(({ pubkey, id }) => pubkey === event.pubkey && ids.has(id))
       .map((event) => event.id);
 
-    await eventsDB.deleteFilters([{ ids: deleteIds }]);
+    await eventsDB.deleteEvents([{ ids: deleteIds }]);
   }
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function fetchRelatedEvents(event: Event, data: EventData) {
     reqmeister.req({ kinds: [0], authors: [event.pubkey] }).catch(() => {});
   }
   for (const [name, id, relay] of event.tags) {
-    if (name === 'e' && !memorelay.hasEventById(id)) {
+    if (name === 'e' && !memorelay.countEvents([{ ids: [id] }])) {
       reqmeister.req({ ids: [id] }, { relays: [relay] }).catch(() => {});
     }
   }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function broadcast(event: Event, data: EventData) {
   if (!data.user || !isFresh(event)) return;
 
   if (event.kind === 5) {
-    publish(event);
+    client.storeEvent(event);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pool.ts b/src/pool.ts
index b92f4eb..e3b3082 100644
--- a/src/pool.ts
+++ b/src/pool.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { getActiveRelays } from '@/db/relays.ts';
-import { Debug, type Event, RelayPoolWorker } from '@/deps.ts';
-
-const debug = Debug('ditto:pool');
+import { RelayPoolWorker } from '@/deps.ts';
 
 const activeRelays = await getActiveRelays();
 
@@ -17,10 +15,4 @@ const pool = new RelayPoolWorker(worker, activeRelays, {
   logErrorsAndNotices: false,
 });
 
-/** Publish an event to the given relays, or the entire pool. */
-function publish(event: Event, relays: string[] = activeRelays) {
-  debug('publish', event);
-  return pool.publish(event, relays);
-}
-
-export { activeRelays, pool, publish };
+export { activeRelays, pool };
diff --git a/src/queries.ts b/src/queries.ts
index 0f08877..92500d3 100644
--- a/src/queries.ts
+++ b/src/queries.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { memorelay } from '@/db/memorelay.ts';
 import { type Event, findReplyTag } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { type AuthorMicrofilter, type DittoFilter, type IdMicrofilter, type Relation } from '@/filter.ts';
 import { reqmeister } from '@/reqmeister.ts';
-import { memorelay } from '@/db/memorelay.ts';
+import { type DittoEvent } from '@/store.ts';
 
 interface GetEventOpts<K extends number> {
   /** Signal to abort the request. */
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ const getEvent = async <K extends number = number>(
   const { kind, relations, signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1000) } = opts;
   const microfilter: IdMicrofilter = { ids: [id] };
 
-  const [memoryEvent] = await memorelay.getFilters([microfilter], opts) as eventsDB.DittoEvent<K>[];
+  const [memoryEvent] = await memorelay.getEvents([microfilter], opts) as DittoEvent<K>[];
 
   if (memoryEvent && !relations) {
     return memoryEvent;
@@ -32,20 +33,20 @@ const getEvent = async <K extends number = number>(
     filter.kinds = [kind];
   }
 
-  const dbEvent = await eventsDB.getFilters([filter], { limit: 1, signal })
+  const dbEvent = await eventsDB.getEvents([filter], { limit: 1, signal })
     .then(([event]) => event);
 
   // TODO: make this DRY-er.
 
   if (dbEvent && !dbEvent.author) {
-    const [author] = await memorelay.getFilters([{ kinds: [0], authors: [dbEvent.pubkey] }], opts);
+    const [author] = await memorelay.getEvents([{ kinds: [0], authors: [dbEvent.pubkey] }], opts);
     dbEvent.author = author;
   }
 
   if (dbEvent) return dbEvent;
 
   if (memoryEvent && !memoryEvent.author) {
-    const [author] = await memorelay.getFilters([{ kinds: [0], authors: [memoryEvent.pubkey] }], opts);
+    const [author] = await memorelay.getEvents([{ kinds: [0], authors: [memoryEvent.pubkey] }], opts);
     memoryEvent.author = author;
   }
 
@@ -59,13 +60,13 @@ const getAuthor = async (pubkey: string, opts: GetEventOpts<0> = {}): Promise<Ev
   const { relations, signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1000) } = opts;
   const microfilter: AuthorMicrofilter = { kinds: [0], authors: [pubkey] };
 
-  const [memoryEvent] = await memorelay.getFilters([microfilter], opts);
+  const [memoryEvent] = await memorelay.getEvents([microfilter], opts);
 
   if (memoryEvent && !relations) {
     return memoryEvent;
   }
 
-  const dbEvent = await eventsDB.getFilters(
+  const dbEvent = await eventsDB.getEvents(
     [{ authors: [pubkey], relations, kinds: [0], limit: 1 }],
     { limit: 1, signal },
   ).then(([event]) => event);
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ const getAuthor = async (pubkey: string, opts: GetEventOpts<0> = {}): Promise<Ev
 
 /** Get users the given pubkey follows. */
 const getFollows = async (pubkey: string, signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1000)): Promise<Event<3> | undefined> => {
-  const [event] = await eventsDB.getFilters([{ authors: [pubkey], kinds: [3], limit: 1 }], { limit: 1, signal });
+  const [event] = await eventsDB.getEvents([{ authors: [pubkey], kinds: [3], limit: 1 }], { limit: 1, signal });
   return event;
 };
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ async function getAncestors(event: Event<1>, result = [] as Event<1>[]): Promise
 }
 
 function getDescendants(eventId: string, signal = AbortSignal.timeout(2000)): Promise<Event<1>[]> {
-  return eventsDB.getFilters(
+  return eventsDB.getEvents(
     [{ kinds: [1], '#e': [eventId], relations: ['author', 'event_stats', 'author_stats'] }],
     { limit: 200, signal },
   );
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ function getDescendants(eventId: string, signal = AbortSignal.timeout(2000)): Pr
 
 /** Returns whether the pubkey is followed by a local user. */
 async function isLocallyFollowed(pubkey: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  const [event] = await eventsDB.getFilters([{ kinds: [3], '#p': [pubkey], local: true, limit: 1 }], { limit: 1 });
+  const [event] = await eventsDB.getEvents([{ kinds: [3], '#p': [pubkey], local: true, limit: 1 }], { limit: 1 });
   return Boolean(event);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/reqmeister.ts b/src/reqmeister.ts
index cff8cb9..19cce8d 100644
--- a/src/reqmeister.ts
+++ b/src/reqmeister.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as client from '@/client.ts';
+import { client } from '@/client.ts';
 import { Debug, type Event, EventEmitter, type Filter } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { AuthorMicrofilter, eventToMicroFilter, getFilterId, IdMicrofilter, type MicroFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
 import { Time } from '@/utils/time.ts';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Reqmeister extends EventEmitter<{ [filterId: string]: (event: Event) => an
 
     if (filters.length) {
       debug('REQ', JSON.stringify(filters));
-      const events = await client.getFilters(filters, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeout) });
+      const events = await client.getEvents(filters, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeout) });
 
       for (const event of events) {
         this.encounter(event);
diff --git a/src/stats.ts b/src/stats.ts
index b462021..e09791f 100644
--- a/src/stats.ts
+++ b/src/stats.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type AuthorStatsRow, db, type DittoDB, type EventStatsRow } from '@/db.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { Debug, type Event, findReplyTag, type InsertQueryBuilder } from '@/deps.ts';
 
 type AuthorStat = keyof Omit<AuthorStatsRow, 'pubkey'>;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function eventStatsQuery(diffs: EventStatDiff[]) {
 
 /** Get the last version of the event, if any. */
 async function maybeGetPrev<K extends number>(event: Event<K>): Promise<Event<K>> {
-  const [prev] = await eventsDB.getFilters([
+  const [prev] = await eventsDB.getEvents([
     { kinds: [event.kind], authors: [event.pubkey], limit: 1 },
   ]);
 
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5567406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { type DittoDB } from '@/db.ts';
+import { type Event } from '@/deps.ts';
+import { type DittoFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
+import { type EventData } from '@/types.ts';
+
+/** Additional options to apply to the whole subscription. */
+interface GetEventsOpts {
+  /** Signal to abort the request. */
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  /** Event limit for the whole subscription. */
+  limit?: number;
+  /** Relays to use, if applicable. */
+  relays?: WebSocket['url'][];
+}
+
+/** Options when storing an event. */
+interface StoreEventOpts {
+  /** Event data to store. */
+  data?: EventData;
+  /** Relays to use, if applicable. */
+  relays?: WebSocket['url'][];
+}
+
+type AuthorStats = Omit<DittoDB['author_stats'], 'pubkey'>;
+type EventStats = Omit<DittoDB['event_stats'], 'event_id'>;
+
+/** Internal Event representation used by Ditto, including extra keys. */
+interface DittoEvent<K extends number = number> extends Event<K> {
+  author?: DittoEvent<0>;
+  author_stats?: AuthorStats;
+  event_stats?: EventStats;
+}
+
+/** Storage interface for Nostr events. */
+interface EventStore {
+  /** Add an event to the store. */
+  storeEvent(event: Event, opts?: StoreEventOpts): Promise<void>;
+  /** Get events from filters. */
+  getEvents<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[], opts?: GetEventsOpts): Promise<DittoEvent<K>[]>;
+  /** Get the number of events from filters. */
+  countEvents<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promise<number>;
+  /** Delete events from filters. */
+  deleteEvents<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export type { DittoEvent, EventStore, GetEventsOpts, StoreEventOpts };
diff --git a/src/views.ts b/src/views.ts
index a111456..95a998e 100644
--- a/src/views.ts
+++ b/src/views.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { AppContext } from '@/app.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { type Filter } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { getAuthor } from '@/queries.ts';
 import { renderAccount } from '@/views/mastodon/accounts.ts';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { paginated } from '@/utils/web.ts';
 
 /** Render account objects for the author of each event. */
 async function renderEventAccounts(c: AppContext, filters: Filter[]) {
-  const events = await eventsDB.getFilters(filters);
+  const events = await eventsDB.getEvents(filters);
   const pubkeys = new Set(events.map(({ pubkey }) => pubkey));
 
   if (!pubkeys.size) {
diff --git a/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts b/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts
index 17b1677..2363ef9 100644
--- a/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts
+++ b/src/views/mastodon/statuses.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { isCWTag } from 'https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/mostr/-/raw/c67064aee5ade5e01597c6d23e22e53c628ef0e2/src/nostr/tags.ts';
 
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
-import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
+import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { findReplyTag, nip19 } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { getMediaLinks, parseNoteContent } from '@/note.ts';
 import { getAuthor } from '@/queries.ts';
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ async function renderStatus(event: eventsDB.DittoEvent<1>, viewerPubkey?: string
     .all([
       Promise.all(mentionedPubkeys.map(toMention)),
       firstUrl ? unfurlCardCached(firstUrl) : null,
-      viewerPubkey
-        ? eventsDB.getFilters([{ kinds: [6], '#e': [event.id], authors: [viewerPubkey] }], { limit: 1 })
-        : [],
-      viewerPubkey
-        ? eventsDB.getFilters([{ kinds: [7], '#e': [event.id], authors: [viewerPubkey] }], { limit: 1 })
-        : [],
+      viewerPubkey ? eventsDB.getEvents([{ kinds: [6], '#e': [event.id], authors: [viewerPubkey] }], { limit: 1 }) : [],
+      viewerPubkey ? eventsDB.getEvents([{ kinds: [7], '#e': [event.id], authors: [viewerPubkey] }], { limit: 1 }) : [],
     ]);
 
   const content = buildInlineRecipients(mentions) + html;