diff --git a/__tests__/core.ts b/__tests__/core.ts
index bc48544..d5d7853 100644
--- a/__tests__/core.ts
+++ b/__tests__/core.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import {
   // protocols
   createPeerPublisher,
   createPeerSubscriber,
+  readPeerContact,
+  writePeerContact,
   // channels
   getPublicAddress,
   getFeedReadParams,
@@ -194,8 +196,12 @@ describe('protocols', () => {
       },
     }
 
-    const subscription = createPeerSubscriber(bzz, pubKey, {
-      interval: 1000,
+    const subscription = createPeerSubscriber({
+      bzz,
+      peer: pubKey,
+      options: {
+        interval: 1000,
+      },
     }).subscribe({
       next: loadedPeer => {
         expect(loadedPeer).toEqual(peer)
@@ -207,4 +213,37 @@ describe('protocols', () => {
     const publish = createPeerPublisher(bzz, keyPair)
     await publish(peer)
   })
+
+  test('peerContact', async () => {
+    const bzz = new Bzz({
+      url: 'http://localhost:8500',
+      signBytes: async (bytes, key) => sign(bytes, key),
+    })
+
+    const aliceKeyPair = createKeyPair()
+    const bobKeyPair = createKeyPair()
+
+    const sendPeerContact = {
+      contactPublicKey: createKeyPair().getPublic('hex'),
+      peerAddress: getPublicAddress(aliceKeyPair),
+    }
+
+    // Write Alice -> Bob peerContact using Alice's private key and Bob's public key
+    await writePeerContact(
+      {
+        bzz,
+        keyPair: aliceKeyPair,
+        peerKey: bobKeyPair.getPublic('hex'),
+      },
+      sendPeerContact,
+    )
+
+    // Read Alice -> Bob peerContact using Alice's public key and Bob's private key
+    const receivedPeerContact = await readPeerContact({
+      bzz,
+      keyPair: bobKeyPair,
+      peerKey: aliceKeyPair.getPublic('hex'),
+    })
+    expect(receivedPeerContact).toEqual(sendPeerContact)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/src/channels.ts b/packages/core/src/channels.ts
index 49ae577..cc7414c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/channels.ts
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ export interface FeedReadParams {
 }
 
 export function getFeedReadParams(
-  publisher: string, // Can be a public key (130 chars long) or an address
+  writer: string, // Can be a public key (130 chars long) or an address
   name?: string,
   keyPair?: any, // TODO: KeyPair type
 ): FeedReadParams {
-  const pubKey = publisher.length === 130 ? createPublic(publisher) : null
+  const pubKey = writer.length === 130 ? createPublic(writer) : null
   const feed: FeedParams = {
-    user: pubKey === null ? publisher : getPublicAddress(pubKey),
+    user: pubKey === null ? writer : getPublicAddress(pubKey),
   }
 
   let encryptionKey: Buffer | undefined
   if (keyPair != null) {
     if (pubKey === null) {
       throw new Error(
-        'publisher argument must be a public key when keyPair is provided to derive the shared key',
+        'writer argument must be a public key when keyPair is provided to derive the shared key',
       )
     }
     encryptionKey = keyPair.derive(pubKey.getPublic()).toBuffer()
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ export interface FeedWriteParams extends FeedReadParams {
 export function getFeedWriteParams(
   keyPair: any, // TODO: KeyPair type
   name?: string,
-  subscriber?: string,
+  reader?: string,
 ): FeedWriteParams {
   const user = getPublicAddress(keyPair)
   const feed: FeedParams = { user }
 
   let encryptionKey: Buffer | undefined
-  if (subscriber != null) {
-    const pubKey = createPublic(subscriber)
+  if (reader != null) {
+    const pubKey = createPublic(reader)
     encryptionKey = keyPair.derive(pubKey.getPublic()).toBuffer()
     feed.topic = getFeedTopic({
       name,
@@ -111,17 +111,33 @@ export interface ChannelParams {
   name?: string
 }
 
-export interface PublisherParams extends ChannelParams {
+export interface WriterParams extends ChannelParams {
   keyPair: KeyPair
   options?: UploadOptions
-  subscriber?: string
+  reader?: string
 }
 
-export function createFeedPublisher<T>(params: PublisherParams) {
+export async function writeFeedEntity<T>(
+  params: WriterParams,
+  data: T,
+): Promise<string> {
   const { feed, encryptionKey, signParams } = getFeedWriteParams(
     params.keyPair,
     params.name,
-    params.subscriber,
+    params.reader,
+  )
+  const payload = await encodePayload(
+    { type: params.entityType, data },
+    { key: encryptionKey },
+  )
+  return await params.bzz.setFeedContent(feed, payload, undefined, signParams)
+}
+
+export function createFeedPublisher<T>(params: WriterParams) {
+  const { feed, encryptionKey, signParams } = getFeedWriteParams(
+    params.keyPair,
+    params.name,
+    params.reader,
   )
   const push = async (content: T) => {
     const payload = await encodePayload(content, { key: encryptionKey })
@@ -130,15 +146,15 @@ export function createFeedPublisher<T>(params: PublisherParams) {
   return createEntityPublisher(params.entityType, push)
 }
 
-export function createTimelinePublisher<T>(params: PublisherParams) {
+export function createTimelinePublisher<T>(params: WriterParams) {
   const { feed, encryptionKey, signParams } = getFeedWriteParams(
     params.keyPair,
     params.name,
-    params.subscriber,
+    params.reader,
   )
 
   let encode
-  if (params.subscriber != null) {
+  if (params.reader != null) {
     encode = async (chapter: PartialChapter) => {
       return await encodePayload(chapter, { key: encryptionKey })
     }
@@ -156,17 +172,35 @@ export function createTimelinePublisher<T>(params: PublisherParams) {
 }
 
 export interface ReaderParams extends ChannelParams {
-  publisher: string
+  writer: string
   keyPair?: KeyPair
 }
 
+export async function readFeedEntity<T>(
+  params: ReaderParams,
+): Promise<T | null> {
+  const { feed, encryptionKey } = getFeedReadParams(
+    params.writer,
+    params.name,
+    params.keyPair,
+  )
+
+  const res = await params.bzz.getFeedContent(feed, { mode: 'raw' })
+  if (res === null) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const payload = await decodeEntityStream<T>(res.body, { key: encryptionKey })
+  return payload.data
+}
+
 export interface SubscriberParams extends ReaderParams {
   options: PollContentOptions
 }
 
 export function createFeedSubscriber<T>(params: SubscriberParams) {
   const { feed, encryptionKey } = getFeedReadParams(
-    params.publisher,
+    params.writer,
     params.name,
     params.keyPair,
   )
@@ -192,7 +226,7 @@ export function createTimelineDecoder(params?: DecodeParams) {
 
 export function createReadTimeline(params: ReaderParams) {
   const { feed, encryptionKey } = getFeedReadParams(
-    params.publisher,
+    params.writer,
     params.name,
     params.keyPair,
   )
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index eabf23d..ed4810d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-export { createPeerPublisher, createPeerSubscriber } from './protocols/peer'
+export {
+  createPeerPublisher,
+  createPeerSubscriber,
+  createPeerContactSubscriber,
+  readPeerContact,
+  writePeerContact,
+} from './protocols'
 export { Peer, peerSchema } from './schemas/peer'
 export {
   createEntityPublisher,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/protocols/index.ts b/packages/core/src/protocols/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd7e796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/protocols/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export { createPeerPublisher, createPeerSubscriber } from './peer'
+export {
+  createPeerContactSubscriber,
+  readPeerContact,
+  writePeerContact,
+} from './peerContact'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/protocols/peer.ts b/packages/core/src/protocols/peer.ts
index e31ad69..a0a1da9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/protocols/peer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/protocols/peer.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,23 @@ import { Peer } from '../schemas/peer'
 import { createFeedPublisher, createFeedSubscriber } from '../channels'
 import { PEER_NAME } from '../namespace'
 
+export interface PeerSubscriberParams {
+  bzz: Bzz<any>
+  peer: string
+  options: PollContentOptions
+}
+
 export function createPeerSubscriber(
-  bzz: Bzz<any>,
-  peerKeyOrAddress: string,
-  options: PollContentOptions,
+  params: PeerSubscriberParams,
 ): Observable<Peer> {
   return createFeedSubscriber<Peer>({
-    bzz,
+    bzz: params.bzz,
     entityType: PEER_NAME,
     name: PEER_NAME,
-    publisher: peerKeyOrAddress,
+    writer: params.peer,
     options: {
       whenEmpty: 'ignore',
-      ...options,
+      ...params.options,
       mode: 'raw',
     },
   }).pipe(map((payload: any) => payload.data))
diff --git a/packages/core/src/protocols/peerContact.ts b/packages/core/src/protocols/peerContact.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e553db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/protocols/peerContact.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import Bzz, { PollContentOptions } from '@erebos/api-bzz-base'
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs'
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators'
+
+import { PeerContact } from '../schemas/peerContact'
+import {
+  createFeedSubscriber,
+  readFeedEntity,
+  writeFeedEntity,
+} from '../channels'
+import { PEER_CONTACT_NAME } from '../namespace'
+
+export interface PeerContactParams {
+  bzz: Bzz<any>
+  keyPair: any // TODO: keyPair type
+  peerKey: string
+}
+
+export async function readPeerContact(
+  params: PeerContactParams,
+): Promise<PeerContact | null> {
+  return await readFeedEntity<PeerContact>({
+    bzz: params.bzz,
+    entityType: PEER_CONTACT_NAME,
+    keyPair: params.keyPair,
+    name: PEER_CONTACT_NAME,
+    writer: params.peerKey,
+  })
+}
+
+export async function writePeerContact(
+  params: PeerContactParams,
+  data: PeerContact,
+): Promise<string> {
+  return await writeFeedEntity<PeerContact>(
+    {
+      bzz: params.bzz,
+      entityType: PEER_CONTACT_NAME,
+      keyPair: params.keyPair,
+      name: PEER_CONTACT_NAME,
+      reader: params.peerKey,
+    },
+    data,
+  )
+}
+
+export interface PeerContactSubscriberParams extends PeerContactParams {
+  options: PollContentOptions
+}
+
+export function createPeerContactSubscriber(
+  params: PeerContactSubscriberParams,
+): Observable<PeerContact> {
+  return createFeedSubscriber<PeerContact>({
+    bzz: params.bzz,
+    entityType: PEER_CONTACT_NAME,
+    keyPair: params.keyPair,
+    name: PEER_CONTACT_NAME,
+    options: {
+      whenEmpty: 'ignore',
+      ...params.options,
+      mode: 'raw',
+    },
+    writer: params.peerKey,
+  }).pipe(map((payload: any) => payload.data))
+}