diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index fa0b605b3442..1b6cfdfa3061 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr",
-			"Comment": "0.1.2-34-g0d7b54b",
-			"Rev": "0d7b54ba432fda14bac37cdad717bd6270eacc85"
+			"Comment": "0.1.2-38-gc13f11b",
+			"Rev": "c13f11bbfe6439771f4df7bfb330f686826144e8"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net",
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/.travis.yml b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/.travis.yml
index 32ce5a786391..7b571f400428 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/.travis.yml
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - 1.2
   - 1.3
   - release
   - tip
 
 script:
-  - go test -v ./...
+  - go test -race -cpu=5 -v ./...
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/codec.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/codec.go
index 03502e9dd708..a8a9b31c5cd7 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/codec.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/codec.go
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package multiaddr
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	mh "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multihash"
 )
 
 func stringToBytes(s string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -31,17 +34,19 @@ func stringToBytes(s string) ([]byte, error) {
 		b = append(b, CodeToVarint(p.Code)...)
 		sp = sp[1:]
 
-		if p.Size > 0 {
-			if len(sp) < 1 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("protocol requires address, none given: %s", p.Name)
-			}
-			a, err := addressStringToBytes(p, sp[0])
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %s: %s %s", p.Name, sp[0], err)
-			}
-			b = append(b, a...)
-			sp = sp[1:]
+		if p.Size == 0 { // no length.
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(sp) < 1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("protocol requires address, none given: %s", p.Name)
+		}
+		a, err := addressStringToBytes(p, sp[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %s: %s %s", p.Name, sp[0], err)
 		}
+		b = append(b, a...)
+		sp = sp[1:]
 	}
 	return b, nil
 }
@@ -51,7 +56,14 @@ func bytesToString(b []byte) (ret string, err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if e := recover(); e != nil {
 			ret = ""
-			err = e.(error)
+			switch e := e.(type) {
+			case error:
+				err = e
+			case string:
+				err = errors.New(e)
+			default:
+				err = fmt.Errorf("%v", e)
+			}
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -65,20 +77,38 @@ func bytesToString(b []byte) (ret string, err error) {
 		if p.Code == 0 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("no protocol with code %d", code)
 		}
-		s = strings.Join([]string{s, "/", p.Name}, "")
+		s += "/" + p.Name
 
-		if p.Size > 0 {
-			a := addressBytesToString(p, b[:(p.Size/8)])
-			if len(a) > 0 {
-				s = strings.Join([]string{s, "/", a}, "")
-			}
-			b = b[(p.Size / 8):]
+		if p.Size == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		size := sizeForAddr(p, b)
+		a, err := addressBytesToString(p, b[:size])
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
 		}
+		if len(a) > 0 {
+			s += "/" + a
+		}
+		b = b[size:]
 	}
 
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+func sizeForAddr(p Protocol, b []byte) int {
+	switch {
+	case p.Size > 0:
+		return (p.Size / 8)
+	case p.Size == 0:
+		return 0
+	default:
+		size, n := ReadVarintCode(b)
+		return size + n
+	}
+}
+
 func bytesSplit(b []byte) (ret [][]byte, err error) {
 	// panic handler, in case we try accessing bytes incorrectly.
 	defer func() {
@@ -96,7 +126,8 @@ func bytesSplit(b []byte) (ret [][]byte, err error) {
 			return [][]byte{}, fmt.Errorf("no protocol with code %d", b[0])
 		}
 
-		length := n + (p.Size / 8)
+		size := sizeForAddr(p, b[n:])
+		length := n + size
 		ret = append(ret, b[:length])
 		b = b[length:]
 	}
@@ -133,23 +164,46 @@ func addressStringToBytes(p Protocol, s string) ([]byte, error) {
 		b := make([]byte, 2)
 		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(b, uint16(i))
 		return b, nil
+
+	case P_IPFS: // ipfs
+		// the address is a varint prefixed multihash string representation
+		m, err := mh.FromB58String(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse ipfs addr: %s %s", s, err)
+		}
+		size := CodeToVarint(len(m))
+		b := append(size, m...)
+		return b, nil
 	}
 
 	return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %s addr: unknown", p.Name)
 }
 
-func addressBytesToString(p Protocol, b []byte) string {
+func addressBytesToString(p Protocol, b []byte) (string, error) {
 	switch p.Code {
 
 	// ipv4,6
 	case P_IP4, P_IP6:
-		return net.IP(b).String()
+		return net.IP(b).String(), nil
 
 	// tcp udp dccp sctp
 	case P_TCP, P_UDP, P_DCCP, P_SCTP:
 		i := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(b)
-		return strconv.Itoa(int(i))
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(i)), nil
+
+	case P_IPFS: // ipfs
+		// the address is a varint-prefixed multihash string representation
+		size, n := ReadVarintCode(b)
+		b = b[n:]
+		if len(b) != size {
+			panic("inconsistent lengths")
+		}
+		m, err := mh.Cast(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return m.B58String(), nil
 	}
 
-	return ""
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown protocol")
 }
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr.go
index 373c2c193735..1cb7ad4e9c9c 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func (m *multiaddr) Protocols() []Protocol {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	size := 0
 	ps := []Protocol{}
 	b := m.bytes[:]
 	for len(b) > 0 {
@@ -75,7 +76,10 @@ func (m *multiaddr) Protocols() []Protocol {
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("no protocol with code %d", b[0]))
 		}
 		ps = append(ps, p)
-		b = b[n+(p.Size/8):]
+		b = b[n:]
+
+		size = sizeForAddr(p, b)
+		b = b[size:]
 	}
 	return ps
 }
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr_test.go
index 654589764480..f0e9c36cf05b 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/multiaddr_test.go
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ func TestConstructFails(t *testing.T) {
 		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp",
 		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/jfodsajfidosajfoidsa",
 		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp",
+		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/ipfs",
+		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/ipfs/tcp",
 	}
 
 	for _, a := range cases {
 		if _, err := NewMultiaddr(a); err == nil {
-			t.Errorf("should have failed: %s", a)
+			t.Errorf("should have failed: %s - %s", a, err)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -55,18 +57,24 @@ func TestConstructSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
 		"/sctp/1234",
 		"/udp/65535",
 		"/tcp/65535",
+		"/ipfs/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSupNKC",
 		"/udp/1234/sctp/1234",
 		"/udp/1234/udt",
 		"/udp/1234/utp",
+		"/tcp/1234/http",
+		"/tcp/1234/https",
+		"/ipfs/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSupNKC/tcp/1234",
 		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/1234",
 		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/0",
 		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/1234",
 		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/1234/",
+		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/ipfs/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSupNKC",
+		"/ip4/127.0.0.1/ipfs/QmcgpsyWgH8Y8ajJz1Cu72KnS5uo2Aa2LpzU7kinSupNKC/tcp/1234",
 	}
 
 	for _, a := range cases {
 		if _, err := NewMultiaddr(a); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("should have succeeded: %s", a)
+			t.Errorf("should have succeeded: %s -- %s", a, err)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.csv b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.csv
index a8b1e3a47afd..213e9b52ba8b 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.csv
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.csv
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ code	size	name
 132	16	sctp
 301	0	udt
 302	0	utp
+421	V	ipfs
 480	0	http
 443	0	https
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.go
index eaddc615ea36..c4ee5df7aa3e 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr/protocols.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 // Protocol is a Multiaddr protocol description structure.
 type Protocol struct {
 	Code  int
-	Size  int
+	Size  int // a size of -1 indicates a length-prefixed variable size
 	Name  string
 	VCode []byte
 }
@@ -19,14 +19,22 @@ type Protocol struct {
 // 2. ensuring errors in the csv don't screw up code.
 // 3. changing a number has to happen in two places.
 const (
-	P_IP4  = 4
-	P_TCP  = 6
-	P_UDP  = 17
-	P_DCCP = 33
-	P_IP6  = 41
-	P_SCTP = 132
-	P_UTP  = 301
-	P_UDT  = 302
+	P_IP4   = 4
+	P_TCP   = 6
+	P_UDP   = 17
+	P_DCCP  = 33
+	P_IP6   = 41
+	P_SCTP  = 132
+	P_UTP   = 301
+	P_UDT   = 302
+	P_IPFS  = 421
+	P_HTTP  = 480
+	P_HTTPS = 443
+)
+
+// These are special sizes
+const (
+	LengthPrefixedVarSize = -1
 )
 
 // Protocols is the list of multiaddr protocols supported by this module.
@@ -40,8 +48,9 @@ var Protocols = []Protocol{
 	Protocol{P_SCTP, 16, "sctp", CodeToVarint(P_SCTP)},
 	Protocol{P_UTP, 0, "utp", CodeToVarint(P_UTP)},
 	Protocol{P_UDT, 0, "udt", CodeToVarint(P_UDT)},
-	// {480, 0, "http"},
-	// {443, 0, "https"},
+	Protocol{P_HTTP, 0, "http", CodeToVarint(P_HTTP)},
+	Protocol{P_HTTPS, 0, "https", CodeToVarint(P_HTTPS)},
+	Protocol{P_IPFS, LengthPrefixedVarSize, "ipfs", CodeToVarint(P_IPFS)},
 }
 
 // ProtocolWithName returns the Protocol description with given string name.