diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e8f5b54..4a4ab393 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ yarn.lock
 .DS_Store
 go-peer/go-peer
 **/.idea
+nim-peer/nim_peer
+nim-peer/local.*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 939a4b66..78eae9ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Some of the cool and cutting-edge [transport protocols](https://connectivity.lib
 | [`node-js-peer`](./node-js-peer/) | Node.js Chat Peer in TypeScript | ✅           | ✅     | ✅            | ✅   | ✅  |
 | [`go-peer`](./go-peer/)           | Chat peer implemented in Go     | ✅           | ❌     | ✅            | ✅   | ✅  |
 | [`rust-peer`](./rust-peer/)       | Chat peer implemented in Rust   | ❌           | ❌     | ✅            | ✅   | ✅  |
+| [`nim-peer`](./nim-peer/)         | Chat peer implemented in Nim    | ❌           | ❌     | ❌            | ❌   | ✅  |
 
 ✅ - Protocol supported
 ❌ - Protocol not supported
@@ -97,3 +98,15 @@ cargo run -- --help
 cd go-peer
 go run .
 ```
+
+## Getting started: Nim
+```
+cd nim-peer
+nimble build
+
+# Wait for connections in tcp/9093
+./nim_peer
+
+# Connect to another node (e.g. in localhost tcp/9092)
+./nim_peer --connect /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9092/p2p/12D3KooSomePeerId
+```
diff --git a/nim-peer/config.nims b/nim-peer/config.nims
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d57a74e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/config.nims
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# begin Nimble config (version 2)
+when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
+  include "nimble.paths"
+--define:
+  "chronicles_sinks=textblocks[dynamic]"
+--define:
+  "chronicles_log_level=DEBUG"
+# end Nimble config
diff --git a/nim-peer/nim_peer.nimble b/nim-peer/nim_peer.nimble
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..667aca8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/nim_peer.nimble
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Status Research & Development GmbH"
+description   = "universal-connectivity nim peer"
+license       = "MIT"
+srcDir        = "src"
+bin           = @["nim_peer"]
+
+
+# Dependencies
+
+requires "nim >= 2.2.0", "nimwave", "chronos", "chronicles", "libp2p", "illwill", "cligen", "stew"
diff --git a/nim-peer/src/file_exchange.nim b/nim-peer/src/file_exchange.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..824de18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/src/file_exchange.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+import libp2p, chronos, chronicles, stew/byteutils
+
+const
+  MaxFileSize: int = 1024 # 1KiB
+  MaxFileIdSize: int = 1024 # 1KiB
+  FileExchangeCodec*: string = "/universal-connectivity-file/1"
+
+type FileExchange* = ref object of LPProtocol
+
+proc new*(T: typedesc[FileExchange]): T =
+  proc handle(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+    try:
+      let fileId = string.fromBytes(await conn.readLp(MaxFileIdSize))
+      # filename is /tmp/{fileid}
+      let filename = getTempDir().joinPath(fileId)
+      if filename.fileExists:
+        let fileContent = cast[seq[byte]](readFile(filename))
+        await conn.writeLp(fileContent)
+    except CancelledError as e:
+      raise e
+    except CatchableError as e:
+      error "Exception in handler", error = e.msg
+    finally:
+      await conn.close()
+
+  return T.new(codecs = @[FileExchangeCodec], handler = handle)
+
+proc requestFile*(
+    p: FileExchange, conn: Connection, fileId: string
+): Future[seq[byte]] {.async.} =
+  await conn.writeLp(cast[seq[byte]](fileId))
+  await conn.readLp(MaxFileSize)
diff --git a/nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim b/nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcad4cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/src/nim_peer.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+{.push raises: [Exception].}
+
+import tables, deques, strutils, os, streams
+
+import libp2p, chronos, cligen, chronicles
+from libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message import Message
+
+from illwave as iw import nil, `[]`, `[]=`, `==`, width, height
+from terminal import nil
+
+import ./ui/root
+import ./utils
+import ./file_exchange
+
+const
+  KeyFile: string = "local.key"
+  PeerIdFile: string = "local.peerid"
+  MaxKeyLen: int = 4096
+  ListenPort: int = 9093
+
+proc cleanup() {.noconv: (raises: []).} =
+  try:
+    iw.deinit()
+  except:
+    discard
+  try:
+    terminal.resetAttributes()
+    terminal.showCursor()
+    # Clear screen and move cursor to top-left
+    stdout.write("\e[2J\e[H") # ANSI escape: clear screen & home
+    stdout.flushFile()
+    quit(130) # SIGINT conventional exit code
+  except IOError as exc:
+    echo "Unexpected error: " & exc.msg
+    quit(1)
+
+proc readKeyFile(
+    filename: string
+): PrivateKey {.raises: [OSError, IOError, ResultError[crypto.CryptoError]].} =
+  let size = getFileSize(filename)
+
+  if size == 0:
+    raise newException(OSError, "Empty key file")
+
+  var buf: seq[byte]
+  buf.setLen(size)
+
+  var fs = openFileStream(filename, fmRead)
+  defer:
+    fs.close()
+
+  discard fs.readData(buf[0].addr, size.int)
+  PrivateKey.init(buf).tryGet()
+
+proc writeKeyFile(
+    filename: string, key: PrivateKey
+) {.raises: [OSError, IOError, ResultError[crypto.CryptoError]].} =
+  var fs = openFileStream(filename, fmWrite)
+  defer:
+    fs.close()
+
+  let buf = key.getBytes().tryGet()
+  fs.writeData(buf[0].addr, buf.len)
+
+proc loadOrCreateKey(rng: var HmacDrbgContext): PrivateKey =
+  if fileExists(KeyFile):
+    try:
+      return readKeyFile(KeyFile)
+    except:
+      discard # overwrite file
+  try:
+    let k = PrivateKey.random(rng).tryGet()
+    writeKeyFile(KeyFile, k)
+    k
+  except:
+    echo "Could not create new key"
+    quit(1)
+
+proc start(
+    addrs: Opt[MultiAddress], headless: bool, room: string, port: int
+) {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+  # Handle Ctrl+C
+  setControlCHook(cleanup)
+
+  var rng = newRng()
+
+  let switch =
+    try:
+      SwitchBuilder
+      .new()
+      .withRng(rng)
+      .withTcpTransport()
+      .withAddresses(@[MultiAddress.init("/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/" & $port).tryGet()])
+      .withYamux()
+      .withNoise()
+      .withPrivateKey(loadOrCreateKey(rng[]))
+      .build()
+    except LPError as exc:
+      echo "Could not start switch: " & $exc.msg
+      quit(1)
+    except Exception as exc:
+      echo "Could not start switch: " & $exc.msg
+      quit(1)
+
+  try:
+    writeFile(PeerIdFile, $switch.peerInfo.peerId)
+  except IOError as exc:
+    error "Could not write PeerId to file", description = exc.msg
+
+  let (gossip, fileExchange) =
+    try:
+      (GossipSub.init(switch = switch, triggerSelf = true), FileExchange.new())
+    except InitializationError as exc:
+      echo "Could not initialize gossipsub: " & $exc.msg
+      quit(1)
+
+  try:
+    switch.mount(gossip)
+    switch.mount(fileExchange)
+    await switch.start()
+  except LPError as exc:
+    echo "Could start switch: " & $exc.msg
+
+  info "Started switch", peerId = $switch.peerInfo.peerId
+
+  let
+    recvQ = newAsyncQueue[string]()
+    peerQ = newAsyncQueue[(PeerId, PeerEventKind)]()
+    systemQ = newAsyncQueue[string]()
+
+  # if --connect was specified, connect to peer
+  if addrs.isSome():
+    try:
+      discard await switch.connect(addrs.get())
+    except Exception as exc:
+      error "Connection error", description = exc.msg
+
+  # wait so that gossipsub can form mesh
+  await sleepAsync(3.seconds)
+
+  # topic handlers
+  # chat and file handlers actually need to be validators instead of regular handlers
+  # validators allow us to get information about which peer sent a message
+  let onChatMsg = proc(
+      topic: string, msg: Message
+  ): Future[ValidationResult] {.async, gcsafe.} =
+    let strMsg = cast[string](msg.data)
+    await recvQ.put(shortPeerId(msg.fromPeer) & ": " & strMsg)
+    await systemQ.put("Received message")
+    await systemQ.put("    Source: " & $msg.fromPeer)
+    await systemQ.put("    Topic: " & $topic)
+    await systemQ.put("    Seqno: " & $seqnoToUint64(msg.seqno))
+    await systemQ.put(" ") # empty line
+    return ValidationResult.Accept
+
+  # when a new file is announced, download it
+  let onNewFile = proc(
+      topic: string, msg: Message
+  ): Future[ValidationResult] {.async, gcsafe.} =
+    let fileId = sanitizeFileId(cast[string](msg.data))
+    # this will only work if we're connected to `fromPeer` (since we don't have kad-dht)
+    let conn = await switch.dial(msg.fromPeer, FileExchangeCodec)
+    let filePath = getTempDir() / fileId
+    let fileContents = await fileExchange.requestFile(conn, fileId)
+    writeFile(filePath, fileContents)
+    await conn.close()
+    # Save file in /tmp/fileId
+    await systemQ.put("Downloaded file to " & filePath)
+    await systemQ.put(" ") # empty line
+    return ValidationResult.Accept
+
+  # when a new peer is announced
+  let onNewPeer = proc(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
+    let peerId = PeerId.init(data).valueOr:
+      error "Could not parse PeerId from data", data = $data
+      return
+    await peerQ.put((peerId, PeerEventKind.Joined))
+
+  # register validators and handlers
+
+  # receive chat messages
+  gossip.subscribe(room, nil)
+  gossip.addValidator(room, onChatMsg)
+
+  # receive files offerings
+  gossip.subscribe(ChatFileTopic, nil)
+  gossip.addValidator(ChatFileTopic, onNewFile)
+
+  # receive newly connected peers through gossipsub
+  gossip.subscribe(PeerDiscoveryTopic, onNewPeer)
+
+  let onPeerJoined = proc(
+      peer: PeerId, peerEvent: PeerEvent
+  ) {.gcsafe, async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+    await peerQ.put((peer, PeerEventKind.Joined))
+
+  let onPeerLeft = proc(
+      peer: PeerId, peerEvent: PeerEvent
+  ) {.gcsafe, async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
+    await peerQ.put((peer, PeerEventKind.Left))
+
+  # receive newly connected peers through direct connections
+  switch.addPeerEventHandler(onPeerJoined, PeerEventKind.Joined)
+  switch.addPeerEventHandler(onPeerLeft, PeerEventKind.Left)
+
+  # add already connected peers
+  for peerId in switch.peerStore[AddressBook].book.keys:
+    await peerQ.put((peerId, PeerEventKind.Joined))
+
+  if headless:
+    runForever()
+  else:
+    try:
+      await runUI(gossip, room, recvQ, peerQ, systemQ, switch.peerInfo.peerId)
+    except Exception as exc:
+      error "Unexpected error", description = exc.msg
+    finally:
+      if switch != nil:
+        await switch.stop()
+      try:
+        cleanup()
+      except:
+        discard
+
+proc cli(connect = "", room = ChatTopic, port = ListenPort, headless = false) =
+  var addrs = Opt.none(MultiAddress)
+  if connect.len > 0:
+    addrs = Opt.some(MultiAddress.init(connect).get())
+  try:
+    waitFor start(addrs, headless, room, port)
+  except CancelledError:
+    echo "Operation cancelled"
+
+when isMainModule:
+  dispatch cli,
+    help = {
+      "connect": "full multiaddress (with /p2p/ peerId) of the node to connect to",
+      "room": "Room name",
+      "port": "TCP listen port",
+      "headless": "No UI, can only receive messages",
+    }
diff --git a/nim-peer/src/ui/context.nim b/nim-peer/src/ui/context.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45062e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/src/ui/context.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+type State* = object
+  inputBuffer*: string
+
+include nimwave/prelude
diff --git a/nim-peer/src/ui/root.nim b/nim-peer/src/ui/root.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a21ed68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/src/ui/root.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+import chronos, chronicles, deques, strutils, os
+from illwave as iw import nil, `[]`, `[]=`, `==`, width, height
+from nimwave as nw import nil
+from terminal import nil
+import libp2p
+
+import ./scrollingtextbox
+import ./context
+import ../utils
+
+const
+  InputPanelHeight: int = 3
+  ScrollSpeed: int = 2
+
+type InputPanel = ref object of nw.Node
+
+method render(node: InputPanel, ctx: var nw.Context[State]) =
+  ctx = nw.slice(ctx, 0, 0, iw.width(ctx.tb), InputPanelHeight)
+  render(
+    nw.Box(
+      border: nw.Border.Single,
+      direction: nw.Direction.Vertical,
+      children: nw.seq("> " & ctx.data.inputBuffer),
+    ),
+    ctx,
+  )
+
+proc resizePanels(
+    chatPanel: ScrollingTextBox,
+    peersPanel: ScrollingTextBox,
+    systemPanel: ScrollingTextBox,
+    newWidth: int,
+    newHeight: int,
+) =
+  let
+    peersPanelWidth = (newWidth / 4).int
+    topHeight = (newHeight / 2).int
+  chatPanel.resize(newWidth - peersPanelWidth, topHeight)
+  peersPanel.resize(peersPanelWidth, topHeight)
+  systemPanel.resize(newWidth, newHeight - topHeight - InputPanelHeight)
+
+proc runUI*(
+    gossip: GossipSub,
+    room: string,
+    recvQ: AsyncQueue[string],
+    peerQ: AsyncQueue[(PeerId, PeerEventKind)],
+    systemQ: AsyncQueue[string],
+    myPeerId: PeerId,
+) {.async: (raises: [Exception]).} =
+  var
+    ctx = nw.initContext[State]()
+    prevTb: iw.TerminalBuffer
+    mouse: iw.MouseInfo
+    key: iw.Key
+  terminal.enableTrueColors()
+  terminal.hideCursor()
+  try:
+    iw.init()
+  except:
+    return
+
+  ctx.tb = iw.initTerminalBuffer(terminal.terminalWidth(), terminal.terminalHeight())
+
+  # TODO: publish my peerid in peerid topic
+  let
+    peersPanelWidth = (iw.width(ctx.tb) / 4).int
+    topHeight = (iw.height(ctx.tb) / 2).int
+    chatPanel = ScrollingTextBox.new(
+      title = "Chat", width = iw.width(ctx.tb) - peersPanelWidth, height = topHeight
+    )
+    peersPanel = ScrollingTextBox.new(
+      title = "Peers",
+      width = peersPanelWidth,
+      height = topHeight,
+      text = @[shortPeerId(myPeerId) & " (You)"],
+    )
+    systemPanel = ScrollingTextBox.new(
+      title = "System",
+      width = iw.width(ctx.tb),
+      height = iw.height(ctx.tb) - topHeight - InputPanelHeight,
+    )
+
+  # Send chronicle logs to systemPanel
+  defaultChroniclesStream.output.writer = proc(
+      logLevel: LogLevel, msg: LogOutputStr
+  ) {.gcsafe.} =
+    for line in msg.replace("\t", "    ").splitLines():
+      systemPanel.push(line)
+
+  ctx.data.inputBuffer = ""
+  let focusAreas = @[chatPanel, peersPanel, systemPanel]
+  var focusIndex = 0
+  var focusedPanel: ScrollingTextBox
+
+  while true:
+    focusedPanel = focusAreas[focusIndex]
+    focusedPanel.border = nw.Border.Double
+    key = iw.getKey(mouse)
+    if key == iw.Key.Mouse:
+      case mouse.scrollDir
+      of iw.ScrollDirection.sdUp:
+        focusedPanel.scrollUp(ScrollSpeed)
+      of iw.ScrollDirection.sdDown:
+        focusedPanel.scrollDown(ScrollSpeed)
+      else:
+        discard
+    elif key == iw.Key.Tab:
+      # unfocus previous panel
+      focusedPanel.border = nw.Border.Single
+      focusIndex += 1
+      if focusIndex >= focusAreas.len:
+        focusIndex = 0 # wrap around
+    elif key in {iw.Key.Space .. iw.Key.Tilde}:
+      ctx.data.inputBuffer.add(cast[char](key.ord))
+    elif key == iw.Key.Backspace and ctx.data.inputBuffer.len > 0:
+      ctx.data.inputBuffer.setLen(ctx.data.inputBuffer.len - 1)
+    elif key == iw.Key.Enter:
+      # handle /file command to send/publish files
+      if ctx.data.inputBuffer.startsWith("/file"):
+        let parts = ctx.data.inputBuffer.split(" ")
+        if parts.len < 2:
+          systemPanel.push("Invalid /file command, missing file name")
+        else:
+          for path in parts[1 ..^ 1]:
+            if not fileExists(path):
+              systemPanel.push("Unable to find file '" & path & "', skipping")
+              continue
+            let fileId = path.splitFile().name
+            # copy file to /tmp/{filename}
+            copyFile(path, getTempDir().joinPath(fileId))
+            # publish /tmp/{filename}
+            try:
+              discard await gossip.publish(ChatFileTopic, cast[seq[byte]](@(fileId)))
+              systemPanel.push("Offering file " & fileId)
+            except Exception as exc:
+              systemPanel.push("Unable to offer file: " & exc.msg)
+      else:
+        try:
+          discard await gossip.publish(room, cast[seq[byte]](@(ctx.data.inputBuffer)))
+          chatPanel.push("You: " & ctx.data.inputBuffer) # show message in ui
+          systemPanel.push("Sent chat message")
+        except Exception as exc:
+          systemPanel.push("Unable to send chat message: " & exc.msg)
+      ctx.data.inputBuffer = "" # clear input buffer
+    elif key != iw.Key.None:
+      discard
+
+    # update peer list if there's a new peer from peerQ
+    if not peerQ.empty():
+      let (newPeer, eventKind) = await peerQ.get()
+
+      if eventKind == PeerEventKind.Joined and
+          not peersPanel.text.contains(shortPeerId(newPeer)):
+        systemPanel.push("Adding peer " & shortPeerId(newPeer))
+        peersPanel.push(shortPeerId(newPeer))
+
+      if eventKind == PeerEventKind.Left and
+          peersPanel.text.contains(shortPeerId(newPeer)):
+        systemPanel.push("Removing peer " & shortPeerId(newPeer))
+        peersPanel.remove(shortPeerId(newPeer))
+
+    # update messages if there's a new message from recvQ
+    if not recvQ.empty():
+      let msg = await recvQ.get()
+      chatPanel.push(msg) # show message in ui
+
+    # update messages if there's a new message from recvQ
+    if not systemQ.empty():
+      let msg = await systemQ.get()
+      if msg.len > 0:
+        systemPanel.push(msg) # show message in ui
+
+    renderRoot(
+      nw.Box(
+        direction: nw.Direction.Vertical,
+        children: nw.seq(
+          nw.Box(
+            direction: nw.Direction.Horizontal, children: nw.seq(chatPanel, peersPanel)
+          ),
+          systemPanel,
+          InputPanel(),
+        ),
+      ),
+      ctx,
+    )
+
+    # render
+    iw.display(ctx.tb, prevTb)
+    prevTb = ctx.tb
+    ctx.tb = iw.initTerminalBuffer(terminal.terminalWidth(), terminal.terminalHeight())
+    if iw.width(prevTb) != iw.width(ctx.tb) or iw.height(prevTb) != iw.height(ctx.tb):
+      resizePanels(
+        chatPanel, peersPanel, systemPanel, iw.width(ctx.tb), iw.height(ctx.tb)
+      )
+
+    await sleepAsync(5.milliseconds)
diff --git a/nim-peer/src/ui/scrollingtextbox.nim b/nim-peer/src/ui/scrollingtextbox.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77c77db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/src/ui/scrollingtextbox.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import unicode
+from nimwave as nw import nil
+
+import ./context
+
+type ScrollingTextBox* = ref object of nw.Node
+  title*: string
+  text*: seq[string]
+  width*: int
+  height*: int
+  startingLine: int
+  border*: nw.Border
+
+proc new*(
+    T: typedesc[ScrollingTextBox],
+    title: string = "",
+    width: int = 3,
+    height: int = 3,
+    text: seq[string] = @[],
+): T =
+  # width and height cannot be less than 3 (2 for borders + 1 for content)
+  let height = max(height, 3)
+  let width = max(width, 3)
+  # height and width - 2 to account for size of box lines (top and botton)
+  ScrollingTextBox(
+    title: title,
+    width: width - 2,
+    height: height - 2,
+    text: text,
+    startingLine: 0,
+    border: nw.Border.Single,
+  )
+
+proc resize*(node: ScrollingTextBox, width: int, height: int) =
+  let height = max(height, 3)
+  let width = max(width, 3)
+  node.width = width - 2
+  node.height = height - 2
+
+proc formatText(node: ScrollingTextBox): seq[string] =
+  result = @[]
+  result.add(node.title.alignLeft(node.width))
+  # empty line after title
+  result.add(" ".alignLeft(node.width))
+  for i in node.startingLine ..< max(node.startingLine + node.height - 2, 0):
+    if i < node.text.len:
+      result.add(node.text[i].alignLeft(node.width))
+    else:
+      result.add(" ".alignLeft(node.width))
+
+proc scrollUp*(node: ScrollingTextBox, speed: int) =
+  node.startingLine = max(node.startingLine - speed, 0)
+
+proc scrollDown*(node: ScrollingTextBox, speed: int) =
+  let lastStartingLine = max(0, node.text.len - node.height + 2)
+  node.startingLine = min(node.startingLine + speed, lastStartingLine)
+
+proc tail(node: ScrollingTextBox) =
+  ## focuses window in lowest frame
+  node.startingLine = max(0, node.text.len - node.height + 2)
+
+proc isAnsiEscapeSequence(s: string, idx: int): bool =
+  ## Check if the substring starting at `idx` is an ANSI escape sequence
+  if idx < 0 or idx + 2 >= s.len: # Need at least 3 characters for "\e["
+    return false
+  if s[idx] == '\e' and s[idx + 1] == '[': # Must start with "\e["
+    var i = idx + 2
+    while i < s.len and (s[i] in '0' .. '9' or s[i] == ';' or s[i] == 'm'):
+      i.inc
+    return s[i - 1] == 'm' # Ends with 'm'
+  return false
+
+proc chunkString(s: string, chunkSize: int): seq[string] =
+  var result: seq[string] = @[]
+  var i = 0
+
+  while i < s.len:
+    var endIdx = min(i + chunkSize - 1, s.len - 1)
+
+    # Avoid splitting escape sequences
+    while endIdx > i and isAnsiEscapeSequence(s, endIdx):
+      dec endIdx
+
+    result.add(s[i .. endIdx])
+    i = endIdx + 1
+
+  return result
+
+proc push*(node: ScrollingTextBox, newLine: string) =
+  if newLine.len == 0 or node.width <= 0:
+    return
+  for chunk in chunkString(newLine, node.width):
+    node.text.add(chunk)
+  node.tail()
+
+proc remove*(node: ScrollingTextBox, lineToRemove: string) =
+  let idx = node.text.find(lineToRemove)
+  if idx >= 0:
+    node.text.delete(idx)
+    if idx <= node.startingLine:
+      node.scrollUp(1)
+
+method render(node: ScrollingTextBox, ctx: var nw.Context[State]) =
+  ctx = nw.slice(ctx, 0, 0, node.width + 2, node.height + 2)
+  render(
+    nw.Box(
+      border: node.border,
+      direction: nw.Direction.Vertical,
+      children: nw.seq(node.formatText()),
+    ),
+    ctx,
+  )
diff --git a/nim-peer/src/utils.nim b/nim-peer/src/utils.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..938c94f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim-peer/src/utils.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import strutils
+
+import libp2p
+
+const
+  ChatTopic*: string = "universal-connectivity"
+  ChatFileTopic*: string = "universal-connectivity-file"
+  PeerDiscoveryTopic*: string = "universal-connectivity-browser-peer-discovery"
+
+const SanitizationRules = [
+  ({'\0' .. '\31'}, ' '), # Control chars -> space
+  ({'"'}, '\''), # Double quote -> single quote
+  ({'/', '\\', ':', '|'}, '-'), # Slash, backslash, colon, pipe -> dash
+  ({'*', '?', '<', '>'}, '_'), # Asterisk, question, angle brackets -> underscore
+]
+
+proc shortPeerId*(peerId: PeerId): string {.raises: [ValueError].} =
+  let strPeerId = $peerId
+  if strPeerId.len < 7:
+    raise newException(ValueError, "PeerId too short")
+  strPeerId[^7 ..^ 1]
+
+proc sanitizeFileId*(fileId: string): string =
+  ## Sanitize a filename for Windows, macOS, and Linux
+  result = fileId
+  for (chars, replacement) in SanitizationRules:
+    for ch in chars:
+      result = result.multiReplace(($ch, $replacement))
+  result = result.strip()
+  # Avoid reserved Windows filenames (CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1..COM9, LPT1..LPT9)
+  var reserved = @["CON", "PRN", "AUX", "NUL"]
+  for i in 1 .. 9:
+    reserved.add("COM" & $i)
+    reserved.add("LPT" & $i)
+  if result.toUpperAscii() in reserved:
+    result = "_" & result
+  # Avoid empty filenames
+  if result.len == 0:
+    result = "_"
+
+proc seqnoToUint64*(bytes: seq[byte]): uint64 =
+  if bytes.len != 8:
+    return 0
+  var seqno: uint64 = 0
+  for i in 0 ..< 8:
+    seqno = seqno or (uint64(bytes[i]) shl (8 * (7 - i)))
+  seqno