diff --git a/server/identity.go b/server/identity.go
index 22cb531..51cc565 100644
--- a/server/identity.go
+++ b/server/identity.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"forge.redroom.link/yves/meowlib"
 	"github.com/ProtonMail/gopenpgp/v2/helper"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 const key = "3pw0c8#6ZG8{75b5;3?fe80$2"
@@ -51,14 +52,17 @@ func (id *Identity) Save(file string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// AsymEncryptMessage prepares a message to send to a specific client contact
-func (id *Identity) AsymEncryptMessage(ClientPublicKey string, Message []byte) (EncryptedMsg []byte, Signature []byte, err error) {
-	EncryptedMsg, Signature, err = meowlib.AsymEncryptAndSign(ClientPublicKey, id.ServerKp.Private, Message)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err.Error())
-		return nil, nil, err
+//
+// Inbound processing chain
+//
+
+// Unpack a protobuf received packed message
+func (id *Identity) UnpackReceived(message []byte) (fromPublicKey string, encryptedMessage []byte, signature []byte, err error) {
+	pmsg := &meowlib.PackedServerMessage{}
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(message, pmsg); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, nil, err
 	}
-	return EncryptedMsg, Signature, err
+	return pmsg.From, pmsg.Payload, pmsg.Signature, nil
 }
 
 // AsymDecryptMessage reads a message from a specific client contact
@@ -70,3 +74,26 @@ func (id *Identity) AsymDecryptMessage(ClientPublicKey string, Message []byte, S
 	}
 	return DecryptedMsg, err
 }
+
+// Decode decrypted ToServerMessage
+func (id *Identity) DecodeToServerMessage(toServerMessage []byte) (*meowlib.ToServerMessage, error) {
+	tsmsg := &meowlib.ToServerMessage{}
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(toServerMessage, tsmsg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return tsmsg, nil
+}
+
+//
+// Outbound processing chain
+//
+
+// AsymEncryptMessage prepares a message to send to a specific client contact
+func (id *Identity) AsymEncryptMessage(ClientPublicKey string, Message []byte) (EncryptedMsg []byte, Signature []byte, err error) {
+	EncryptedMsg, Signature, err = meowlib.AsymEncryptAndSign(ClientPublicKey, id.ServerKp.Private, Message)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return EncryptedMsg, Signature, err
+}