diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index 7aa5397..da8431e 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	lib "git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes"
 	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/config"
 	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/core"
-	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
 type Cfg struct {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ func (c *Cfg) AddRoute(path string, spec routeSpec, methods ...string) {
 		spec:    spec,
 	}
 	if methods == nil {
-		rcfg.methods = []string{"GET"}
+		rcfg.methods = []string{"GET", "POST"}
 	}
 	c.routes = append(c.routes, rcfg)
 }
@@ -42,12 +41,6 @@ func FileServer(docRoot string) *fsSpec {
 	return &fsSpec{docRoot}
 }
 
-type rcellSpec struct {
-	lib.Config
+func MsgHandler() lib.Config {
+	return config.Base("", core.Start)
 }
-
-func RCellHandler() *rcellSpec {
-	return &rcellSpec{config.Base("", core.Start)}
-}
-
-type Handler func(lib.Context, *gin.Context)
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 42716de..3e0883a 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	lib "git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes"
 	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/core"
+	"git.sr.ht/~cco/go-scopes/core/message"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ type ServerState struct {
 }
 
 func Start(ctx lib.Context) {
-	//gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+	gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
 	lib.GetCfg[*Cfg](ctx).BaseCfg.WithDoneHandler(HandleDone)
 	Serve(ctx)
 	lib.RunCtx(ctx, core.Listen)
@@ -49,17 +50,21 @@ func setRoute(ctx lib.Context, rcfg routeCfg, r *gin.Engine) {
 	switch spec := rcfg.spec.(type) {
 	case *fsSpec:
 		r.Static(rcfg.path, spec.docRoot)
-	case *rcellSpec:
-		r.Match(rcfg.methods, rcfg.path, func(c *gin.Context) {
-			RCell(ctx, spec, c)
+	case lib.Config:
+		r.Match(rcfg.methods, rcfg.path+"/*msg", func(c *gin.Context) {
+			handle(ctx, spec, c)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-// RCell (request / response handler cell) implementation
+// scopes standard request (= message) handler implementation
 
-func RCell(ctx lib.Context, spec *rcellSpec, gc *gin.Context) {
-	msg := gc.Param("msg")
-	fmt.Printf("*** RCell called: msg: %s\n", msg)
+func handle(ctx lib.Context, cfg lib.Config, gc *gin.Context) {
+	head := strings.Split(gc.Param("msg"), "/")[1:]
+	msg := message.New(head...)
+	//fmt.Printf("*** RCell called: msg: %+v, method: %s\n", msg, gc.Request.Method)
+	cctx := ctx.ChildContext(cfg)
+	core.HandleMessage(cctx, msg)
+	// cfg.Starter()(cctx)
 	gc.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello World")
 }
diff --git a/tests/etc/etc.go b/tests/etc/etc.go
index 51348b2..03f5034 100644
--- a/tests/etc/etc.go
+++ b/tests/etc/etc.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ func Config() lib.Config {
 		Port:    ovr("8123", SERVER_PORT),
 	}
 	server_c.AddRoute("/docs", server.FileServer("html"))
-	server_rc := server.RCellHandler()
-	server_rc.AddAction("demo", action.Base(action.Forward, "test-receiver"))
-	server_c.AddRoute("/api/*msg", server_rc)
+	server_mh := server.MsgHandler()
+	server_mh.AddAction("demo", action.Base(action.Forward, "test-receiver"))
+	server_c.AddRoute("/api", server_mh)
 
 	test_client := &client.Cfg{
 		BaseCfg: b("test-client", core.Start),
diff --git a/tests/scopes_test.go b/tests/scopes_test.go
index f5e0fd7..51d8de3 100644
--- a/tests/scopes_test.go
+++ b/tests/scopes_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestScopesApp(tb *tbase.T) {
 	t.Run("send", SendTest)
 	t.Run("client", ClientTest)
 	t.TearDownApp("")
-	t.AssertEqual(t.LogCheck("", true), 12)
+	t.AssertEqual(t.LogCheck("", true), 16)
 }
 
 func AppTest(t *testing.T) {