diff --git a/client/grpc/grpc.go b/client/grpc/grpc.go
index 2dd65ec6..1613506e 100644
--- a/client/grpc/grpc.go
+++ b/client/grpc/grpc.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
@@ -48,6 +49,18 @@ func (g *grpcClient) secure() grpc.DialOption {
 }
 
 func (g *grpcClient) next(request client.Request, opts client.CallOptions) (selector.Next, error) {
+        service := request.Service()
+
+        // get proxy
+        if prx := os.Getenv("MICRO_PROXY"); len(prx) > 0 {
+                service = prx
+        }
+
+        // get proxy address
+        if prx := os.Getenv("MICRO_PROXY_ADDRESS"); len(prx) > 0 {
+                opts.Address = prx
+        }
+
 	// return remote address
 	if len(opts.Address) > 0 {
 		return func() (*registry.Node, error) {
@@ -58,7 +71,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) next(request client.Request, opts client.CallOptions) (sele
 	}
 
 	// get next nodes from the selector
-	next, err := g.opts.Selector.Select(request.Service(), opts.SelectOptions...)
+	next, err := g.opts.Selector.Select(service, opts.SelectOptions...)
 	if err != nil && err == selector.ErrNotFound {
 		return nil, errors.NotFound("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -164,7 +177,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client
 		dialCtx, cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	}
 	defer cancel()
-	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(dialCtx, address, grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.CallCustomCodec(cf)), g.secure())
+	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(dialCtx, address, grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.ForceCodec(cf)), g.secure())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("Error sending request: %v", err))
 	}
@@ -175,14 +188,21 @@ func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client
 		ServerStreams: true,
 	}
 
-	st, err := cc.NewStream(ctx, desc, methodToGRPC(req.Endpoint(), req.Body()), grpc.CallContentSubtype(cf.String()))
+	st, err := cc.NewStream(ctx, desc, methodToGRPC(req.Endpoint(), req.Body()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("Error creating stream: %v", err))
 	}
 
+	rsp := &response{
+		conn: cc,
+		stream: st,
+		codec: cf,
+	}
+
 	return &grpcStream{
 		context: ctx,
 		request: req,
+		response: rsp,
 		stream:  st,
 		conn:    cc,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/client/grpc/request.go b/client/grpc/request.go
index 28409c44..cbb8fc53 100644
--- a/client/grpc/request.go
+++ b/client/grpc/request.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type grpcRequest struct {
 	contentType string
 	request     interface{}
 	opts        client.RequestOptions
+	codec codec.Codec
 }
 
 func methodToGRPC(method string, request interface{}) string {
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (g *grpcRequest) Endpoint() string {
 }
 
 func (g *grpcRequest) Codec() codec.Writer {
-	return nil
+	return g.codec
 }
 
 func (g *grpcRequest) Body() interface{} {
diff --git a/client/grpc/response.go b/client/grpc/response.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23c452f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/grpc/response.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package grpc
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/codec"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+)
+
+type response struct {
+	conn *grpc.ClientConn
+	stream grpc.ClientStream
+	codec grpc.Codec
+}
+
+// Read the response
+func (r *response) Codec() codec.Reader {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// read the header
+func (r *response) Header() map[string]string {
+	md, err := r.stream.Header()
+	if err != nil {
+		return map[string]string{}
+	}
+	hdr := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range md {
+		hdr[k] = strings.Join(v, ",")
+	}
+	return hdr
+}
+
+// Read the undecoded response
+func (r *response) Read() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/client/grpc/stream.go b/client/grpc/stream.go
index bc00dbf8..d9aae958 100644
--- a/client/grpc/stream.go
+++ b/client/grpc/stream.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ type grpcStream struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 	err     error
 	conn    *grpc.ClientConn
-	request client.Request
 	stream  grpc.ClientStream
+	request client.Request
+	response client.Response
 	context context.Context
 }
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (g *grpcStream) Request() client.Request {
 }
 
 func (g *grpcStream) Response() client.Response {
-	return nil
+	return g.response
 }
 
 func (g *grpcStream) Send(msg interface{}) error {
diff --git a/client/rpc/rpc.go b/client/mucp/mucp.go
similarity index 78%
rename from client/rpc/rpc.go
rename to client/mucp/mucp.go
index 70371c05..67b43dbd 100644
--- a/client/rpc/rpc.go
+++ b/client/mucp/mucp.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Package rpc provides an rpc client
-package rpc
+// Package mucp provides an mucp client
+package mucp
 
 import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
diff --git a/client/rpc_client.go b/client/rpc_client.go
index 1b95e82d..d22e7e42 100644
--- a/client/rpc_client.go
+++ b/client/rpc_client.go
@@ -567,5 +567,5 @@ func (r *rpcClient) NewRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqO
 }
 
 func (r *rpcClient) String() string {
-	return "rpc"
+	return "mucp"
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 25057466..310aa431 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/micro/cli"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
+	cgrpc "github.com/micro/go-micro/client/grpc"
+	cmucp "github.com/micro/go-micro/client/mucp"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
+	smucp "github.com/micro/go-micro/server/mucp"
+	sgrpc "github.com/micro/go-micro/server/grpc"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
 
 	// brokers
@@ -177,6 +181,8 @@ var (
 
 	DefaultClients = map[string]func(...client.Option) client.Client{
 		"rpc": client.NewClient,
+		"mucp": cmucp.NewClient,
+		"grpc": cgrpc.NewClient,
 	}
 
 	DefaultRegistries = map[string]func(...registry.Option) registry.Registry{
@@ -195,6 +201,8 @@ var (
 
 	DefaultServers = map[string]func(...server.Option) server.Server{
 		"rpc": server.NewServer,
+		"mucp": smucp.NewServer,
+		"grpc": sgrpc.NewServer,
 	}
 
 	DefaultTransports = map[string]func(...transport.Option) transport.Transport{
diff --git a/server/grpc/grpc.go b/server/grpc/grpc.go
index 74a2745b..bde2e4c6 100644
--- a/server/grpc/grpc.go
+++ b/server/grpc/grpc.go
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ func newGRPCServer(opts ...server.Option) server.Server {
 	return srv
 }
 
+type grpcRouter struct {
+	h func(context.Context, server.Request, interface{}) error
+}
+
+func (r grpcRouter) ServeRequest(ctx context.Context, req server.Request, rsp server.Response) error {
+	return r.h(ctx, req, rsp)
+}
+
 func (g *grpcServer) configure(opts ...server.Option) {
 	// Don't reprocess where there's no config
 	if len(opts) == 0 && g.srv != nil {
@@ -167,19 +175,6 @@ func (g *grpcServer) handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
 		return status.New(codes.InvalidArgument, err.Error()).Err()
 	}
 
-	g.rpc.mu.Lock()
-	service := g.rpc.serviceMap[serviceName]
-	g.rpc.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if service == nil {
-		return status.New(codes.Unimplemented, fmt.Sprintf("unknown service %v", service)).Err()
-	}
-
-	mtype := service.method[methodName]
-	if mtype == nil {
-		return status.New(codes.Unimplemented, fmt.Sprintf("unknown service %v", service)).Err()
-	}
-
 	// get grpc metadata
 	gmd, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(stream.Context())
 	if !ok {
@@ -214,6 +209,51 @@ func (g *grpcServer) handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// process via router
+	if g.opts.Router != nil {
+		// create a client.Request
+		request := &rpcRequest{
+			service:     g.opts.Name,
+			contentType: ct,
+			method:      fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", serviceName, methodName),
+		}
+
+		response := &rpcResponse{}
+
+		// create a wrapped function
+		handler := func(ctx context.Context, req server.Request, rsp interface{}) error {
+			return g.opts.Router.ServeRequest(ctx, req, rsp.(server.Response))
+		}
+
+		// execute the wrapper for it
+		for i := len(g.opts.HdlrWrappers); i > 0; i-- {
+			handler = g.opts.HdlrWrappers[i-1](handler)
+		}
+
+		r := grpcRouter{handler}
+
+		// serve the actual request using the request router
+		if err := r.ServeRequest(ctx, request, response); err != nil {
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// process the standard request flow
+	g.rpc.mu.Lock()
+	service := g.rpc.serviceMap[serviceName]
+	g.rpc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if service == nil {
+		return status.New(codes.Unimplemented, fmt.Sprintf("unknown service %v", service)).Err()
+	}
+
+	mtype := service.method[methodName]
+	if mtype == nil {
+		return status.New(codes.Unimplemented, fmt.Sprintf("unknown service %v", service)).Err()
+	}
+
 	// process unary
 	if !mtype.stream {
 		return g.processRequest(stream, service, mtype, ct, ctx)
diff --git a/server/grpc/response.go b/server/grpc/response.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..451b1f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/grpc/response.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package grpc
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/codec"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
+)
+
+type rpcResponse struct {
+	header map[string]string
+	socket transport.Socket
+	codec  codec.Codec
+}
+
+func (r *rpcResponse) Codec() codec.Writer {
+	return r.codec
+}
+
+func (r *rpcResponse) WriteHeader(hdr map[string]string) {
+	for k, v := range hdr {
+		r.header[k] = v
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *rpcResponse) Write(b []byte) error {
+	if _, ok := r.header["Content-Type"]; !ok {
+		r.header["Content-Type"] = http.DetectContentType(b)
+	}
+
+	return r.socket.Send(&transport.Message{
+		Header: r.header,
+		Body:   b,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/rpc/rpc.go b/server/mucp/mucp.go
similarity index 77%
rename from server/rpc/rpc.go
rename to server/mucp/mucp.go
index 38278ffb..c4133dc0 100644
--- a/server/rpc/rpc.go
+++ b/server/mucp/mucp.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Package rpc provides an rpc server
-package rpc
+// Package mucp provides an mucp server
+package mucp
 
 import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
diff --git a/server/rpc_server.go b/server/rpc_server.go
index 22fca2d9..b1db38be 100644
--- a/server/rpc_server.go
+++ b/server/rpc_server.go
@@ -611,5 +611,5 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Stop() error {
 }
 
 func (s *rpcServer) String() string {
-	return "rpc"
+	return "mucp"
 }
diff --git a/service/mucp/mucp.go b/service/mucp/mucp.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0275b846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/mucp/mucp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Package mucp initialises a mucp service
+package mucp
+
+import (
+	// TODO: change to go-micro/service
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/mucp"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server/mucp"
+)
+
+// NewService returns a new mucp service
+func NewService(opts ...micro.Option) micro.Service {
+	options := []micro.Option{
+		micro.Client(mucp.NewClient()),
+		micro.Server(mucp.NewServer()),
+	}
+
+	options = append(options, opts...)
+
+	return micro.NewService(opts...)
+}