diff --git a/agent/input/discord/discord.go b/agent/input/discord/discord.go
index 05eb816a..39ff21f3 100644
--- a/agent/input/discord/discord.go
+++ b/agent/input/discord/discord.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/agent/input"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -36,21 +36,21 @@ type discordInput struct {
 
 func (d *discordInput) Flags() []cli.Flag {
 	return []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "discord_token",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_DISCORD_TOKEN",
-			Usage:  "Discord token (prefix with Bot if it's for bot account)",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "discord_token",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_DISCORD_TOKEN"},
+			Usage:   "Discord token (prefix with Bot if it's for bot account)",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "discord_whitelist",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_DISCORD_WHITELIST",
-			Usage:  "Discord Whitelist (seperated by ,)",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "discord_whitelist",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_DISCORD_WHITELIST"},
+			Usage:   "Discord Whitelist (seperated by ,)",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "discord_prefix",
-			Usage:  "Discord Prefix",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_DISCORD_PREFIX",
-			Value:  "Micro ",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "discord_prefix",
+			Usage:   "Discord Prefix",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_DISCORD_PREFIX"},
+			Value:   "Micro ",
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/agent/input/input.go b/agent/input/input.go
index 2b1d9aab..58a2ba10 100644
--- a/agent/input/input.go
+++ b/agent/input/input.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 package input
 
 import (
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 type EventType string
diff --git a/agent/input/slack/slack.go b/agent/input/slack/slack.go
index 9e67b2ed..8336b1d8 100644
--- a/agent/input/slack/slack.go
+++ b/agent/input/slack/slack.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/agent/input"
 	"github.com/nlopes/slack"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 type slackInput struct {
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ func init() {
 
 func (p *slackInput) Flags() []cli.Flag {
 	return []cli.Flag{
-		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:   "slack_debug",
-			Usage:  "Slack debug output",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SLACK_DEBUG",
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:    "slack_debug",
+			Usage:   "Slack debug output",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SLACK_DEBUG"},
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "slack_token",
-			Usage:  "Slack token",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SLACK_TOKEN",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "slack_token",
+			Usage:   "Slack token",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SLACK_TOKEN"},
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/agent/input/telegram/telegram.go b/agent/input/telegram/telegram.go
index a1510527..eced5d5a 100644
--- a/agent/input/telegram/telegram.go
+++ b/agent/input/telegram/telegram.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/agent/input"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 	tgbotapi "gopkg.in/telegram-bot-api.v4"
 )
 
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ func init() {
 
 func (ti *telegramInput) Flags() []cli.Flag {
 	return []cli.Flag{
-		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:   "telegram_debug",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_TELEGRAM_DEBUG",
-			Usage:  "Telegram debug output",
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:    "telegram_debug",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_TELEGRAM_DEBUG"},
+			Usage:   "Telegram debug output",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "telegram_token",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_TELEGRAM_TOKEN",
-			Usage:  "Telegram token",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "telegram_token",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_TELEGRAM_TOKEN"},
+			Usage:   "Telegram token",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "telegram_whitelist",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_TELEGRAM_WHITELIST",
-			Usage:  "Telegram bot's users (comma-separated values)",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "telegram_whitelist",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_TELEGRAM_WHITELIST"},
+			Usage:   "Telegram bot's users (comma-separated values)",
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/broker/options.go b/broker/options.go
index f0877a27..348857f3 100644
--- a/broker/options.go
+++ b/broker/options.go
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ type PublishOption func(*PublishOptions)
 
 type SubscribeOption func(*SubscribeOptions)
 
-var (
-	registryKey = "github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
-)
-
 func NewSubscribeOptions(opts ...SubscribeOption) SubscribeOptions {
 	opt := SubscribeOptions{
 		AutoAck: true,
diff --git a/client/rpc_client.go b/client/rpc_client.go
index d8f24f1c..63d20d7b 100644
--- a/client/rpc_client.go
+++ b/client/rpc_client.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/pool"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/codec"
 	raw "github.com/micro/go-micro/codec/bytes"
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/buf"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/pool"
 )
 
 type rpcClient struct {
diff --git a/config/cmd/cmd.go b/config/cmd/cmd.go
index ad3fa35a..72117a18 100644
--- a/config/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/config/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector"
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	// servers
 	sgrpc "github.com/micro/go-micro/server/grpc"
 	smucp "github.com/micro/go-micro/server/mucp"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 
 	// brokers
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker/memory"
@@ -73,140 +73,140 @@ var (
 	DefaultCmd = newCmd()
 
 	DefaultFlags = []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "client",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_CLIENT",
-			Usage:  "Client for go-micro; rpc",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "client",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_CLIENT"},
+			Usage:   "Client for go-micro; rpc",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "client_request_timeout",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_CLIENT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT",
-			Usage:  "Sets the client request timeout. e.g 500ms, 5s, 1m. Default: 5s",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "client_request_timeout",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_CLIENT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT"},
+			Usage:   "Sets the client request timeout. e.g 500ms, 5s, 1m. Default: 5s",
 		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:   "client_retries",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_CLIENT_RETRIES",
-			Value:  client.DefaultRetries,
-			Usage:  "Sets the client retries. Default: 1",
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:    "client_retries",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_CLIENT_RETRIES"},
+			Value:   client.DefaultRetries,
+			Usage:   "Sets the client retries. Default: 1",
 		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:   "client_pool_size",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_CLIENT_POOL_SIZE",
-			Usage:  "Sets the client connection pool size. Default: 1",
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:    "client_pool_size",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_CLIENT_POOL_SIZE"},
+			Usage:   "Sets the client connection pool size. Default: 1",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "client_pool_ttl",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_CLIENT_POOL_TTL",
-			Usage:  "Sets the client connection pool ttl. e.g 500ms, 5s, 1m. Default: 1m",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "client_pool_ttl",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_CLIENT_POOL_TTL"},
+			Usage:   "Sets the client connection pool ttl. e.g 500ms, 5s, 1m. Default: 1m",
 		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:   "register_ttl",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_REGISTER_TTL",
-			Value:  60,
-			Usage:  "Register TTL in seconds",
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:    "register_ttl",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_REGISTER_TTL"},
+			Value:   60,
+			Usage:   "Register TTL in seconds",
 		},
-		cli.IntFlag{
-			Name:   "register_interval",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_REGISTER_INTERVAL",
-			Value:  30,
-			Usage:  "Register interval in seconds",
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:    "register_interval",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_REGISTER_INTERVAL"},
+			Value:   30,
+			Usage:   "Register interval in seconds",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "server",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER",
-			Usage:  "Server for go-micro; rpc",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "server",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SERVER"},
+			Usage:   "Server for go-micro; rpc",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "server_name",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER_NAME",
-			Usage:  "Name of the server. go.micro.srv.example",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "server_name",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SERVER_NAME"},
+			Usage:   "Name of the server. go.micro.srv.example",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "server_version",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER_VERSION",
-			Usage:  "Version of the server. 1.1.0",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "server_version",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SERVER_VERSION"},
+			Usage:   "Version of the server. 1.1.0",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "server_id",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER_ID",
-			Usage:  "Id of the server. Auto-generated if not specified",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "server_id",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SERVER_ID"},
+			Usage:   "Id of the server. Auto-generated if not specified",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "server_address",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER_ADDRESS",
-			Usage:  "Bind address for the server. 127.0.0.1:8080",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "server_address",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SERVER_ADDRESS"},
+			Usage:   "Bind address for the server. 127.0.0.1:8080",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "server_advertise",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER_ADVERTISE",
-			Usage:  "Used instead of the server_address when registering with discovery. 127.0.0.1:8080",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "server_advertise",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SERVER_ADVERTISE"},
+			Usage:   "Used instead of the server_address when registering with discovery. 127.0.0.1:8080",
 		},
-		cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:   "server_metadata",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SERVER_METADATA",
-			Value:  &cli.StringSlice{},
-			Usage:  "A list of key-value pairs defining metadata. version=1.0.0",
+		&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+			Name:    "server_metadata",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SERVER_METADATA"},
+			Value:   &cli.StringSlice{},
+			Usage:   "A list of key-value pairs defining metadata. version=1.0.0",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "broker",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_BROKER",
-			Usage:  "Broker for pub/sub. http, nats, rabbitmq",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "broker",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_BROKER"},
+			Usage:   "Broker for pub/sub. http, nats, rabbitmq",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "broker_address",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_BROKER_ADDRESS",
-			Usage:  "Comma-separated list of broker addresses",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "broker_address",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_BROKER_ADDRESS"},
+			Usage:   "Comma-separated list of broker addresses",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "profile",
-			Usage:  "Debug profiler for cpu and memory stats",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_DEBUG_PROFILE",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "profile",
+			Usage:   "Debug profiler for cpu and memory stats",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_DEBUG_PROFILE"},
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "registry",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_REGISTRY",
-			Usage:  "Registry for discovery. etcd, mdns",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "registry",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_REGISTRY"},
+			Usage:   "Registry for discovery. etcd, mdns",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "registry_address",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_REGISTRY_ADDRESS",
-			Usage:  "Comma-separated list of registry addresses",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "registry_address",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_REGISTRY_ADDRESS"},
+			Usage:   "Comma-separated list of registry addresses",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "runtime",
-			Usage:  "Runtime for building and running services e.g local, kubernetes",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_RUNTIME",
-			Value:  "local",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "runtime",
+			Usage:   "Runtime for building and running services e.g local, kubernetes",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_RUNTIME"},
+			Value:   "local",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "selector",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_SELECTOR",
-			Usage:  "Selector used to pick nodes for querying",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "selector",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_SELECTOR"},
+			Usage:   "Selector used to pick nodes for querying",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "store",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_STORE",
-			Usage:  "Store used for key-value storage",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "store",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_STORE"},
+			Usage:   "Store used for key-value storage",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "store_address",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_STORE_ADDRESS",
-			Usage:  "Comma-separated list of store addresses",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "store_address",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_STORE_ADDRESS"},
+			Usage:   "Comma-separated list of store addresses",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "store_namespace",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_STORE_NAMESPACE",
-			Usage:  "Namespace for store data",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "store_namespace",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_STORE_NAMESPACE"},
+			Usage:   "Namespace for store data",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "transport",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_TRANSPORT",
-			Usage:  "Transport mechanism used; http",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "transport",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_TRANSPORT"},
+			Usage:   "Transport mechanism used; http",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "transport_address",
-			EnvVar: "MICRO_TRANSPORT_ADDRESS",
-			Usage:  "Comma-separated list of transport addresses",
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:    "transport_address",
+			EnvVars: []string{"MICRO_TRANSPORT_ADDRESS"},
+			Usage:   "Comma-separated list of transport addresses",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -246,12 +246,12 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	DefaultRuntimes = map[string]func(...runtime.Option) runtime.Runtime{
-		"local":      runtime.NewRuntime,
+		"local": runtime.NewRuntime,
 	}
 
 	DefaultStores = map[string]func(...store.Option) store.Store{
-		"memory":     memStore.NewStore,
-		"service":    svcStore.NewStore,
+		"memory":  memStore.NewStore,
+		"service": svcStore.NewStore,
 	}
 
 	// used for default selection as the fall back
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ func newCmd(opts ...Option) Cmd {
 	cmd.app.Usage = cmd.opts.Description
 	cmd.app.Before = cmd.Before
 	cmd.app.Flags = DefaultFlags
-	cmd.app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {}
+	cmd.app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	if len(options.Version) == 0 {
 		cmd.app.HideVersion = true
@@ -489,11 +491,11 @@ func (c *cmd) Before(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.Advertise(ctx.String("server_advertise")))
 	}
 
-	if ttl := time.Duration(ctx.GlobalInt("register_ttl")); ttl >= 0 {
+	if ttl := time.Duration(ctx.Int("register_ttl")); ttl >= 0 {
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.RegisterTTL(ttl*time.Second))
 	}
 
-	if val := time.Duration(ctx.GlobalInt("register_interval")); val >= 0 {
+	if val := time.Duration(ctx.Int("register_interval")); val >= 0 {
 		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, server.RegisterInterval(val*time.Second))
 	}
 
diff --git a/config/source/cli/cli.go b/config/source/cli/cli.go
index 6d6a8fbb..ea9a3048 100644
--- a/config/source/cli/cli.go
+++ b/config/source/cli/cli.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/config/cmd"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/config/source"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 type cliSource struct {
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ type cliSource struct {
 func (c *cliSource) Read() (*source.ChangeSet, error) {
 	var changes map[string]interface{}
 
-	for _, name := range c.ctx.GlobalFlagNames() {
-		tmp := toEntry(name, c.ctx.GlobalGeneric(name))
-		mergo.Map(&changes, tmp) // need to sort error handling
-	}
-
 	for _, name := range c.ctx.FlagNames() {
 		tmp := toEntry(name, c.ctx.Generic(name))
 		mergo.Map(&changes, tmp) // need to sort error handling
diff --git a/config/source/cli/cli_test.go b/config/source/cli/cli_test.go
index 8e1b743c..a460befa 100644
--- a/config/source/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/config/source/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/config/cmd"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/config/source"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 func test(t *testing.T, withContext bool) {
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ func test(t *testing.T, withContext bool) {
 	app := cmd.App()
 	app.Name = "testapp"
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{Name: "db-host"},
+		&cli.StringFlag{Name: "db-host"},
 	}
 
 	// with context
 	if withContext {
 		// set action
-		app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
+		app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			src = WithContext(c)
+			return nil
 		}
 
 		// run app
diff --git a/config/source/cli/options.go b/config/source/cli/options.go
index 0ee463c7..274d9760 100644
--- a/config/source/cli/options.go
+++ b/config/source/cli/options.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/config/source"
 )
 
diff --git a/config/source/cli/util.go b/config/source/cli/util.go
index c6274068..1eb9a8b0 100644
--- a/config/source/cli/util.go
+++ b/config/source/cli/util.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 func copyFlag(name string, ff *flag.Flag, set *flag.FlagSet) {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func normalizeFlags(flags []cli.Flag, set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 		visited[f.Name] = true
 	})
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		parts := strings.Split(f.GetName(), ",")
+		parts := f.Names()
 		if len(parts) == 1 {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/debug/service/handler/debug.go b/debug/service/handler/debug.go
index 7fd42632..ad0a7cbe 100644
--- a/debug/service/handler/debug.go
+++ b/debug/service/handler/debug.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/log"
 	proto "github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/service/proto"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/stats"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/trace"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
 )
 
@@ -23,12 +24,15 @@ type Debug struct {
 	log log.Log
 	// the stats collector
 	stats stats.Stats
+	// the tracer
+	trace trace.Trace
 }
 
 func newDebug() *Debug {
 	return &Debug{
 		log:   log.DefaultLog,
 		stats: stats.DefaultStats,
+		trace: trace.DefaultTrace,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +64,27 @@ func (d *Debug) Stats(ctx context.Context, req *proto.StatsRequest, rsp *proto.S
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (d *Debug) Trace(ctx context.Context, req *proto.TraceRequest, rsp *proto.TraceResponse) error {
+	traces, err := d.trace.Read(trace.ReadTrace(req.Id))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, trace := range traces {
+		rsp.Spans = append(rsp.Spans, &proto.Span{
+			Trace:    trace.Trace,
+			Id:       trace.Id,
+			Parent:   trace.Parent,
+			Name:     trace.Name,
+			Started:  uint64(trace.Started.UnixNano()),
+			Duration: uint64(trace.Duration.Nanoseconds()),
+			Metadata: trace.Metadata,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (d *Debug) Log(ctx context.Context, stream server.Stream) error {
 	req := new(proto.LogRequest)
 	if err := stream.Recv(req); err != nil {
diff --git a/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.go b/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.go
index 263f21ec..6e513462 100644
--- a/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.go
+++ b/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.go
@@ -372,6 +372,179 @@ func (m *Record) GetMessage() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+type TraceRequest struct {
+	// trace id to retrieve
+	Id                   string   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=id,proto3" json:"id,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *TraceRequest) Reset()         { *m = TraceRequest{} }
+func (m *TraceRequest) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*TraceRequest) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*TraceRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_dea322649cde1ef2, []int{6}
+}
+
+func (m *TraceRequest) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_TraceRequest.Unmarshal(m, b)
+}
+func (m *TraceRequest) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_TraceRequest.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+}
+func (m *TraceRequest) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_TraceRequest.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *TraceRequest) XXX_Size() int {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_TraceRequest.Size(m)
+}
+func (m *TraceRequest) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_TraceRequest.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_TraceRequest proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *TraceRequest) GetId() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Id
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+type TraceResponse struct {
+	Spans                []*Span  `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=spans,proto3" json:"spans,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *TraceResponse) Reset()         { *m = TraceResponse{} }
+func (m *TraceResponse) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*TraceResponse) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*TraceResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_dea322649cde1ef2, []int{7}
+}
+
+func (m *TraceResponse) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_TraceResponse.Unmarshal(m, b)
+}
+func (m *TraceResponse) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_TraceResponse.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+}
+func (m *TraceResponse) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_TraceResponse.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *TraceResponse) XXX_Size() int {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_TraceResponse.Size(m)
+}
+func (m *TraceResponse) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_TraceResponse.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_TraceResponse proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *TraceResponse) GetSpans() []*Span {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Spans
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type Span struct {
+	// the trace id
+	Trace string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=trace,proto3" json:"trace,omitempty"`
+	// id of the span
+	Id string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=id,proto3" json:"id,omitempty"`
+	// parent span
+	Parent string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=parent,proto3" json:"parent,omitempty"`
+	// name of the resource
+	Name string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=name,proto3" json:"name,omitempty"`
+	// time of start in nanoseconds
+	Started uint64 `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=started,proto3" json:"started,omitempty"`
+	// duration of the execution in nanoseconds
+	Duration uint64 `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=duration,proto3" json:"duration,omitempty"`
+	// associated metadata
+	Metadata             map[string]string `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=metadata,proto3" json:"metadata,omitempty" protobuf_key:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" protobuf_val:"bytes,2,opt,name=value,proto3"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}          `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte            `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32             `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *Span) Reset()         { *m = Span{} }
+func (m *Span) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*Span) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (*Span) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_dea322649cde1ef2, []int{8}
+}
+
+func (m *Span) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_Span.Unmarshal(m, b)
+}
+func (m *Span) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_Span.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
+}
+func (m *Span) XXX_Merge(src proto.Message) {
+	xxx_messageInfo_Span.Merge(m, src)
+}
+func (m *Span) XXX_Size() int {
+	return xxx_messageInfo_Span.Size(m)
+}
+func (m *Span) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
+	xxx_messageInfo_Span.DiscardUnknown(m)
+}
+
+var xxx_messageInfo_Span proto.InternalMessageInfo
+
+func (m *Span) GetTrace() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Trace
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (m *Span) GetId() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Id
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (m *Span) GetParent() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Parent
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (m *Span) GetName() string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Name
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (m *Span) GetStarted() uint64 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Started
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (m *Span) GetDuration() uint64 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Duration
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (m *Span) GetMetadata() map[string]string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Metadata
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*HealthRequest)(nil), "HealthRequest")
 	proto.RegisterType((*HealthResponse)(nil), "HealthResponse")
@@ -380,6 +553,10 @@ func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*LogRequest)(nil), "LogRequest")
 	proto.RegisterType((*Record)(nil), "Record")
 	proto.RegisterMapType((map[string]string)(nil), "Record.MetadataEntry")
+	proto.RegisterType((*TraceRequest)(nil), "TraceRequest")
+	proto.RegisterType((*TraceResponse)(nil), "TraceResponse")
+	proto.RegisterType((*Span)(nil), "Span")
+	proto.RegisterMapType((map[string]string)(nil), "Span.MetadataEntry")
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -387,32 +564,40 @@ func init() {
 }
 
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diff --git a/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.micro.go b/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.micro.go
index 45a26bac..2144f1b4 100644
--- a/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.micro.go
+++ b/debug/service/proto/debug.pb.micro.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type DebugService interface {
 	Health(ctx context.Context, in *HealthRequest, opts ...client.CallOption) (*HealthResponse, error)
 	Stats(ctx context.Context, in *StatsRequest, opts ...client.CallOption) (*StatsResponse, error)
 	Log(ctx context.Context, in *LogRequest, opts ...client.CallOption) (Debug_LogService, error)
+	Trace(ctx context.Context, in *TraceRequest, opts ...client.CallOption) (*TraceResponse, error)
 }
 
 type debugService struct {
@@ -121,12 +122,23 @@ func (x *debugServiceLog) Recv() (*Record, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+func (c *debugService) Trace(ctx context.Context, in *TraceRequest, opts ...client.CallOption) (*TraceResponse, error) {
+	req := c.c.NewRequest(c.name, "Debug.Trace", in)
+	out := new(TraceResponse)
+	err := c.c.Call(ctx, req, out, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // Server API for Debug service
 
 type DebugHandler interface {
 	Health(context.Context, *HealthRequest, *HealthResponse) error
 	Stats(context.Context, *StatsRequest, *StatsResponse) error
 	Log(context.Context, *LogRequest, Debug_LogStream) error
+	Trace(context.Context, *TraceRequest, *TraceResponse) error
 }
 
 func RegisterDebugHandler(s server.Server, hdlr DebugHandler, opts ...server.HandlerOption) error {
@@ -134,6 +146,7 @@ func RegisterDebugHandler(s server.Server, hdlr DebugHandler, opts ...server.Han
 		Health(ctx context.Context, in *HealthRequest, out *HealthResponse) error
 		Stats(ctx context.Context, in *StatsRequest, out *StatsResponse) error
 		Log(ctx context.Context, stream server.Stream) error
+		Trace(ctx context.Context, in *TraceRequest, out *TraceResponse) error
 	}
 	type Debug struct {
 		debug
@@ -188,3 +201,7 @@ func (x *debugLogStream) RecvMsg(m interface{}) error {
 func (x *debugLogStream) Send(m *Record) error {
 	return x.stream.Send(m)
 }
+
+func (h *debugHandler) Trace(ctx context.Context, in *TraceRequest, out *TraceResponse) error {
+	return h.DebugHandler.Trace(ctx, in, out)
+}
diff --git a/debug/service/proto/debug.proto b/debug/service/proto/debug.proto
index 54358608..140b2d91 100644
--- a/debug/service/proto/debug.proto
+++ b/debug/service/proto/debug.proto
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ service Debug {
         rpc Health(HealthRequest) returns (HealthResponse) {};
         rpc Stats(StatsRequest) returns (StatsResponse) {};
         rpc Log(LogRequest) returns (stream Record) {};
+	rpc Trace(TraceRequest) returns (TraceResponse) {};
 }
 
 message HealthRequest {
@@ -63,3 +64,30 @@ message Record {
         // message
         string message = 3;
 }
+
+message TraceRequest {
+	// trace id to retrieve
+	string id = 1;
+}
+
+message TraceResponse {
+	repeated Span spans = 1;
+}
+
+
+message Span {
+	// the trace id
+	string trace = 1;
+	// id of the span
+	string id = 2;
+	// parent span
+	string parent = 3;
+	// name of the resource
+	string name = 4;
+	// time of start in nanoseconds
+	uint64 started = 5;
+	// duration of the execution in nanoseconds
+	uint64 duration = 6;
+	// associated metadata
+	map<string,string> metadata = 7;
+}
diff --git a/debug/trace/default.go b/debug/trace/default.go
index abbf1c15..65e3aa84 100644
--- a/debug/trace/default.go
+++ b/debug/trace/default.go
@@ -16,10 +16,28 @@ type trace struct {
 }
 
 func (t *trace) Read(opts ...ReadOption) ([]*Span, error) {
-	return []*Span{}, nil
+	var options ReadOptions
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+
+	sp := t.buffer.Get(t.buffer.Size())
+
+	var spans []*Span
+
+	for _, span := range sp {
+		val := span.Value.(*Span)
+		// skip if trace id is specified and doesn't match
+		if len(options.Trace) > 0 && val.Trace != options.Trace {
+			continue
+		}
+		spans = append(spans, val)
+	}
+
+	return spans, nil
 }
 
-func (t *trace) Start(ctx context.Context, name string) *Span {
+func (t *trace) Start(ctx context.Context, name string) (context.Context, *Span) {
 	span := &Span{
 		Name:     name,
 		Trace:    uuid.New().String(),
@@ -30,12 +48,12 @@ func (t *trace) Start(ctx context.Context, name string) *Span {
 
 	// return span if no context
 	if ctx == nil {
-		return span
+		return context.Background(), span
 	}
 
 	s, ok := FromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
-		return span
+		return ctx, span
 	}
 
 	// set trace id
@@ -44,12 +62,12 @@ func (t *trace) Start(ctx context.Context, name string) *Span {
 	span.Parent = s.Id
 
 	// return the sapn
-	return span
+	return ctx, span
 }
 
 func (t *trace) Finish(s *Span) error {
 	// set finished time
-	s.Finished = time.Now()
+	s.Duration = time.Since(s.Started)
 
 	// save the span
 	t.buffer.Put(s)
diff --git a/debug/trace/options.go b/debug/trace/options.go
index d92abad9..7a0af631 100644
--- a/debug/trace/options.go
+++ b/debug/trace/options.go
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ type ReadOptions struct {
 }
 
 type ReadOption func(o *ReadOptions)
+
+// Read the given trace
+func ReadTrace(t string) ReadOption {
+	return func(o *ReadOptions) {
+		o.Trace = t
+	}
+}
diff --git a/debug/trace/trace.go b/debug/trace/trace.go
index 4a4471c3..a4287213 100644
--- a/debug/trace/trace.go
+++ b/debug/trace/trace.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 // Trace is an interface for distributed tracing
 type Trace interface {
 	// Start a trace
-	Start(ctx context.Context, name string) *Span
+	Start(ctx context.Context, name string) (context.Context, *Span)
 	// Finish the trace
 	Finish(*Span) error
 	// Read the traces
@@ -28,14 +28,19 @@ type Span struct {
 	Parent string
 	// Start time
 	Started time.Time
-	// Finish time
-	Finished time.Time
+	// Duration in nano seconds
+	Duration time.Duration
 	// associated data
 	Metadata map[string]string
 }
 
 type spanKey struct{}
 
+var (
+	// Default tracer
+	DefaultTrace = NewTrace()
+)
+
 // FromContext returns a span from context
 func FromContext(ctx context.Context) (*Span, bool) {
 	s, ok := ctx.Value(spanKey{}).(*Span)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 35d8ea72..8dfa1e41 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-acme/lego/v3 v3.3.0
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.17.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api v4.6.4+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20191227052852-215e87163ea7 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20200121045136-8c9f03a8e57e // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1
 	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.4.2
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.3.0
 	github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go v0.14.1
 	github.com/mholt/certmagic v0.9.1
-	github.com/micro/cli v0.2.0
+	github.com/micro/cli/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/micro/mdns v0.3.0
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.27
 	github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure v1.0.0
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/soheilhy/cmux v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 	github.com/technoweenie/multipartstreamer v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5 // indirect
+	github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20200122045848-3419fae592fc // indirect
 	github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.3 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.13.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index aaadbeae..27172711 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190321100706-95778dfbb74e/go.mod h1:F5haX7
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20180928190104-399ea9e2e55f h1:lBNOc5arjvs8E5mO2tbpBpLoyyu8B6e44T7hJy6potg=
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20180928190104-399ea9e2e55f/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfcXa63jLwjI0eiQQMgzzUDFVpN/nH/eA=
 github.com/cpu/goacmedns v0.0.1/go.mod h1:sesf/pNnCYwUevQEQfEwY0Y3DydlQWSGZbaMElOWxok=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d h1:U+s90UTSYgptZMwQh2aRr3LuazLJIa+Pg3Kc1ylSYVY=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.7/go.mod h1:lj5s0c3V2DBrqTV7llrYr5NG6My20zk30Fl46Y7DoTY=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -161,9 +162,10 @@ github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.2.1/go.mod h1:hp+jE20tsWTFYpLwKvXlhS1hjn+gTNwPg2I6zV
 github.com/goji/httpauth v0.0.0-20160601135302-2da839ab0f4d/go.mod h1:nnjvkQ9ptGaCkuDUx6wNykzzlUixGxvkme+H/lnzb+A=
 github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b h1:VKtxabqXZkF25pY9ekfRL6a582T4P37/31XEstQ5p58=
 github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b/go.mod h1:SBH7ygxi8pfUlaOkMMuAQtPIUF8ecWP5IEl/CR7VP2Q=
-github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20191227052852-215e87163ea7 h1:5ZkaAPbicIKTF2I64qf5Fh8Aa83Q/dnOafMYV0OMwjA=
-github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20191227052852-215e87163ea7/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
+github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20200121045136-8c9f03a8e57e h1:1r7pUrabqp18hOBcwBwiTsbnFeTZHV9eER/QT5JVZxY=
+github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20200121045136-8c9f03a8e57e/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.1.1/go.mod h1:oTYuIxOrZwtPieC+H1uAHpcLFnEyAGVDL/k47Jfbm0A=
+github.com/golang/mock v1.2.0 h1:28o5sBqPkBsMGnC6b4MvE2TzSr5/AT4c/1fLqVGIwlk=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.2.0/go.mod h1:oTYuIxOrZwtPieC+H1uAHpcLFnEyAGVDL/k47Jfbm0A=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.3.1 h1:qGJ6qTW+x6xX/my+8YUVl4WNpX9B7+/l2tRsHGZ7f2s=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.3.1/go.mod h1:sBzyDLLjw3U8JLTeZvSv8jJB+tU5PVekmnlKIyFUx0Y=
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5y
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:6nsPYzhq5kReh6QImI3k5qWzO4PEbvbIW2cwSfR/6xs=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.0-20180518054509-2e65f85255db/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
+github.com/google/btree v0.0.0-20180813153112-4030bb1f1f0c h1:964Od4U6p2jUkFxvCydnIczKteheJEzHRToSGK3Bnlw=
 github.com/google/btree v0.0.0-20180813153112-4030bb1f1f0c/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
 github.com/google/btree v1.0.0 h1:0udJVsspx3VBr5FwtLhQQtuAsVc79tTq0ocGIPAU6qo=
 github.com/google/btree v1.0.0/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
@@ -276,8 +279,8 @@ github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 h1:4hp9jkHxhMHkqkrB3Ix0j
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1/go.mod h1:D8He9yQNgCq6Z5Ld7szi9bcBfOoFv/3dc6xSMkL2PC0=
 github.com/mholt/certmagic v0.9.1 h1:wPzyouOyE+30NIQETJuhTB5ZQWz+0Hy038vaR5WWQDE=
 github.com/mholt/certmagic v0.9.1/go.mod h1:nu8jbsbtwK4205EDH/ZUMTKsfYpJA1Q7MKXHfgTihNw=
-github.com/micro/cli v0.2.0 h1:ut3rV5JWqZjsXIa2MvGF+qMUP8DAUTvHX9Br5gO4afA=
-github.com/micro/cli v0.2.0/go.mod h1:jRT9gmfVKWSS6pkKcXQ8YhUyj6bzwxK8Fp5b0Y7qNnk=
+github.com/micro/cli/v2 v2.1.1 h1:uFw0SMIKmGuyHIm8lXns/NOn7V62bM5y7DnlxUM+BEQ=
+github.com/micro/cli/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:EguNh6DAoWKm9nmk+k/Rg0H3lQnDxqzu5x5srOtGtYg=
 github.com/micro/mdns v0.3.0 h1:bYycYe+98AXR3s8Nq5qvt6C573uFTDPIYzJemWON0QE=
 github.com/micro/mdns v0.3.0/go.mod h1:KJ0dW7KmicXU2BV++qkLlmHYcVv7/hHnbtguSWt9Aoc=
 github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.3/go.mod h1:W1PPwlIAgtquWBMBEV9nkV9Cazfe8ScdGz/Lj7v3Nrg=
@@ -373,11 +376,13 @@ github.com/rainycape/memcache v0.0.0-20150622160815-1031fa0ce2f2/go.mod h1:7tZKc
 github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20181016184325-3113b8401b8a/go.mod h1:bCqnVzQkZxMG4s8nGwiZ5l3QUCyqpo9Y+/ZMZ9VjZe4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v0.0.0-20150106093220-6724a57986af/go.mod h1:XWv6SoW27p1b0cqNHllgS5HIMJraePCO15w5zCzIWYg=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
+github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1 h1:lPqVAte+HuHNfhJ/0LC98ESWRz8afy9tM/0RK8m9o+Q=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/sacloud/libsacloud v1.26.1/go.mod h1:79ZwATmHLIFZIMd7sxA3LwzVy/B77uj3LDoToVTxDoQ=
 github.com/satori/go.uuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dA0hQrYB0VpLJoorglMZABFdXlWrHn1NEOzdhQKdks0=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0 h1:Kpca3qRNrduNnOQeazBd0ysaKrUJiIuISHxogkT9RPQ=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0CfEIISq7TuYL3j771MWULgwwjU+GofnZX9QAmXWZgo=
+github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0 h1:PdmoCO6wvbs+7yrJyMORt4/BmY5IYyJwS/kOiWx8mHo=
 github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.1/go.mod h1:ni0Sbl8bgC9z8RoU9G6nDWqqs/fq4eDPysMBDgk/93Q=
@@ -401,8 +406,8 @@ github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20170704070218-db04d3cc01c8/go.mod h1:hkRG
 github.com/technoweenie/multipartstreamer v1.0.1 h1:XRztA5MXiR1TIRHxH2uNxXxaIkKQDeX7m2XsSOlQEnM=
 github.com/technoweenie/multipartstreamer v1.0.1/go.mod h1:jNVxdtShOxzAsukZwTSw6MDx5eUJoiEBsSvzDU9uzog=
 github.com/timewasted/linode v0.0.0-20160829202747-37e84520dcf7/go.mod h1:imsgLplxEC/etjIhdr3dNzV3JeT27LbVu5pYWm0JCBY=
-github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5 h1:LnC5Kc/wtumK+WB441p7ynQJzVuNRJiqddSIE3IlSEQ=
-github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
+github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20200122045848-3419fae592fc h1:yUaosFVTJwnltaHbSNC3i82I92quFs+OFPRl8kNMVwo=
+github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20200122045848-3419fae592fc/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
 github.com/transip/gotransip v0.0.0-20190812104329-6d8d9179b66f/go.mod h1:i0f4R4o2HM0m3DZYQWsj6/MEowD57VzoH0v3d7igeFY=
 github.com/uber-go/atomic v1.3.2/go.mod h1:/Ct5t2lcmbJ4OSe/waGBoaVvVqtO0bmtfVNex1PFV8g=
 github.com/urfave/cli v0.0.0-20171014202726-7bc6a0acffa5/go.mod h1:70zkFmudgCuE/ngEzBv17Jvp/497gISqfk5gWijbERA=
@@ -464,6 +469,7 @@ golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190301231843-5614ed5bae6f/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTk
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190313153728-d0100b6bd8b3/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190409202823-959b441ac422/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190909230951-414d861bb4ac/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
+golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190930215403-16217165b5de h1:5hukYrvBGR8/eNkX5mdUezrA6JiaEZDtJb9Ei+1LlBs=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190930215403-16217165b5de/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20191125180803-fdd1cda4f05f h1:J5lckAjkw6qYlOZNj90mLYNTEKDvWeuc1yieZ8qUzUE=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20191125180803-fdd1cda4f05f/go.mod h1:5qLYkcX4OjUUV8bRuDixDT3tpyyb+LUpUlRWLxfhWrs=
@@ -559,6 +565,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190816200558-6889da9d5479/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtn
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190911174233-4f2ddba30aff/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191012152004-8de300cfc20a/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191029041327-9cc4af7d6b2c/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191029190741-b9c20aec41a5 h1:hKsoRgsbwY1NafxrwTs+k64bikrLBkAgPir1TNCj3Zs=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191029190741-b9c20aec41a5/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191125144606-a911d9008d1f/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191216052735-49a3e744a425/go.mod h1:TB2adYChydJhpapKDTa4BR/hXlZSLoq2Wpct/0txZ28=
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 673d1bfd..f73a3a45 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector"
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 type Options struct {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func Flags(flags ...cli.Flag) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-func Action(a func(*cli.Context)) Option {
+func Action(a func(*cli.Context) error) Option {
 	return func(o *Options) {
 		o.Cmd.App().Action = a
 	}
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index abbf23c5..521135e7 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/profile/pprof"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/service/handler"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/stats"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/trace"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/plugin"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
@@ -36,8 +37,15 @@ func newService(opts ...Option) Service {
 	// wrap client to inject From-Service header on any calls
 	options.Client = wrapper.FromService(serviceName, options.Client)
 
+	// wrap client to inject From-Service header on any calls
+	options.Client = wrapper.TraceCall(serviceName, trace.DefaultTrace, options.Client)
+
 	// wrap the server to provide handler stats
-	options.Server.Init(server.WrapHandler(wrapper.HandlerStats(stats.DefaultStats)))
+	options.Server.Init(
+		server.WrapHandler(wrapper.HandlerStats(stats.DefaultStats)),
+		server.WrapHandler(wrapper.TraceHandler(trace.DefaultTrace)),
+	)
+
 
 	return &service{
 		opts: options,
diff --git a/tunnel/default.go b/tunnel/default.go
index 798bc886..d146cb34 100644
--- a/tunnel/default.go
+++ b/tunnel/default.go
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func (t *tun) process() {
 			}
 
 			// send the message
-			t.sendTo(sendTo, msg)
+			go t.sendTo(sendTo, msg)
 		case <-t.closed:
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/util/wrapper/wrapper.go b/util/wrapper/wrapper.go
index 371bcb66..17d985c4 100644
--- a/util/wrapper/wrapper.go
+++ b/util/wrapper/wrapper.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/stats"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/trace"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/metadata"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ type clientWrapper struct {
 	headers metadata.Metadata
 }
 
+type traceWrapper struct {
+	client.Client
+
+	name  string
+	trace trace.Trace
+}
+
 var (
 	HeaderPrefix = "Micro-"
 )
@@ -48,6 +56,20 @@ func (c *clientWrapper) Publish(ctx context.Context, p client.Message, opts ...c
 	return c.Client.Publish(ctx, p, opts...)
 }
 
+func (c *traceWrapper) Call(ctx context.Context, req client.Request, rsp interface{}, opts ...client.CallOption) error {
+	newCtx, s := c.trace.Start(ctx, req.Service()+"."+req.Endpoint())
+
+	err := c.Client.Call(newCtx, req, rsp, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.Metadata["error"] = err.Error()
+	}
+
+	// finish the trace
+	c.trace.Finish(s)
+
+	return err
+}
+
 // FromService wraps a client to inject From-Service header into metadata
 func FromService(name string, c client.Client) client.Client {
 	return &clientWrapper{
@@ -73,3 +95,34 @@ func HandlerStats(stats stats.Stats) server.HandlerWrapper {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TraceCall is a call tracing wrapper
+func TraceCall(name string, t trace.Trace, c client.Client) client.Client {
+	return &traceWrapper{
+		name:   name,
+		trace:  t,
+		Client: c,
+	}
+}
+
+// TraceHandler wraps a server handler to perform tracing
+func TraceHandler(t trace.Trace) server.HandlerWrapper {
+	// return a handler wrapper
+	return func(h server.HandlerFunc) server.HandlerFunc {
+		// return a function that returns a function
+		return func(ctx context.Context, req server.Request, rsp interface{}) error {
+			// get the span
+			newCtx, s := t.Start(ctx, req.Service()+"."+req.Endpoint())
+
+			err := h(newCtx, req, rsp)
+			if err != nil {
+				s.Metadata["error"] = err.Error()
+			}
+
+			// finish
+			t.Finish(s)
+
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/web/options.go b/web/options.go
index 0570f7ba..ec4e1a6b 100644
--- a/web/options.go
+++ b/web/options.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
 )
diff --git a/web/service.go b/web/service.go
index b76b13b9..46936b9c 100644
--- a/web/service.go
+++ b/web/service.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
 	maddr "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/addr"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
 	mnet "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/net"
 	mls "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/tls"
+	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 )
 
 type service struct {
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (s *service) Init(opts ...Option) error {
 		serviceOpts = append(serviceOpts, micro.Registry(s.opts.Registry))
 	}
 
-	serviceOpts = append(serviceOpts, micro.Action(func(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	serviceOpts = append(serviceOpts, micro.Action(func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		if ttl := ctx.Int("register_ttl"); ttl > 0 {
 			s.opts.RegisterTTL = time.Duration(ttl) * time.Second
 		}
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ func (s *service) Init(opts ...Option) error {
 		if s.opts.Action != nil {
 			s.opts.Action(ctx)
 		}
+
+		return nil
 	}))
 
 	s.opts.Service.Init(serviceOpts...)