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/db/events.ts b/src/db/events.ts
index fa051eb..d977368 100644
--- a/src/db/events.ts
+++ b/src/db/events.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ 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 { type DittoEvent, EventStore, type GetEventsOpts } from '@/store.ts';
-import { EventData } from '@/types.ts';
+import { type DittoEvent, EventStore, type GetEventsOpts, type StoreEventOpts } from '@/store.ts';
 import { isNostrId, isURL } from '@/utils.ts';
 
 const debug = Debug('ditto:db:events');
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ 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),
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ const tagConditions: Record<string, TagCondition> = {
 };
 
 /** Insert an event (and its tags) into the database. */
-function storeEvent(event: Event, data: EventData): Promise<void> {
+function storeEvent(event: Event, opts: StoreEventOpts = {}): Promise<void> {
   debug('EVENT', JSON.stringify(event));
 
   return db.transaction().execute(async (trx) => {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ function storeEvent(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;
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ async function countEvents<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promise
 }
 
 /** 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) {
@@ -316,7 +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,
     });
diff --git a/src/pipeline.ts b/src/pipeline.ts
index 2ad3c97..76984fd 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.ts
+++ b/src/pipeline.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { client } from '@/client.ts';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 import { eventsDB } from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { memorelay } from '@/db/memorelay.ts';
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ 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';
@@ -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.storeEvent(event, data).catch(debug),
+        eventsDB.storeEvent(event, { data }).catch(debug),
         updateStats(event).catch(debug),
       ]);
     }
@@ -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/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/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index a41f849..5567406 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ interface GetEventsOpts {
   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'>;
 
@@ -26,7 +34,7 @@ interface DittoEvent<K extends number = number> extends Event<K> {
 /** Storage interface for Nostr events. */
 interface EventStore {
   /** Add an event to the store. */
-  storeEvent(event: Event, data?: EventData): Promise<void>;
+  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. */
@@ -35,4 +43,4 @@ interface EventStore {
   deleteEvents<K extends number>(filters: DittoFilter<K>[]): Promise<void>;
 }
 
-export type { DittoEvent, EventStore, GetEventsOpts };
+export type { DittoEvent, EventStore, GetEventsOpts, StoreEventOpts };