diff --git a/knotserver/ingester.go b/knotserver/ingester.go
--- a/knotserver/ingester.go
+++ b/knotserver/ingester.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 	l = l.With("handler", "processPull")
 	l = l.With("did", did)
+
+	if record.Target == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ignoring pull record: target repo is nil")
+	}
+
 	l = l.With("target_repo", record.Target.Repo)
 	l = l.With("target_branch", record.Target.Branch)
 
diff --git a/appview/repo/repo.go b/appview/repo/repo.go
--- a/appview/repo/repo.go
+++ b/appview/repo/repo.go
@@ -685,17 +685,43 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	if strings.Contains(contentType, "text/plain") {
+	// Safely serve content based on type
+	if strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "text/") || isTextualMimeType(contentType) {
+		// Serve all textual content as text/plain for security
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
 		w.Write(body)
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "image/") || strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "video/") {
+		// Serve images and videos with their original content type
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
 		w.Write(body)
 	} else {
+		// Block potentially dangerous content types
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnsupportedMediaType)
 		w.Write([]byte("unsupported content type"))
 		return
 	}
+}
+
+// isTextualMimeType returns true if the MIME type represents textual content
+// that should be served as text/plain
+func isTextualMimeType(mimeType string) bool {
+	textualTypes := []string{
+		"application/json",
+		"application/xml",
+		"application/yaml",
+		"application/x-yaml",
+		"application/toml",
+		"application/javascript",
+		"application/ecmascript",
+		"message/",
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range textualTypes {
+		if mimeType == t {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // modify the spindle configured for this repo
diff --git a/knotserver/db/pubkeys.go b/knotserver/db/pubkeys.go
--- a/knotserver/db/pubkeys.go
+++ b/knotserver/db/pubkeys.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package db
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
@@ -98,4 +99,43 @@
 	}
 
 	return keys, nil
+}
+
+func (d *DB) GetPublicKeysPaginated(limit int, cursor string) ([]PublicKey, string, error) {
+	var keys []PublicKey
+
+	offset := 0
+	if cursor != "" {
+		if o, err := strconv.Atoi(cursor); err == nil && o >= 0 {
+			offset = o
+		}
+	}
+
+	query := `select key, did, created from public_keys order by created desc limit ? offset ?`
+	rows, err := d.db.Query(query, limit+1, offset) // +1 to check if there are more results
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var publicKey PublicKey
+		if err := rows.Scan(&publicKey.Key, &publicKey.Did, &publicKey.CreatedAt); err != nil {
+			return nil, "", err
+		}
+		keys = append(keys, publicKey)
+	}
+
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+
+	// check if there are more results for pagination
+	var nextCursor string
+	if len(keys) > limit {
+		keys = keys[:limit] // remove the extra item
+		nextCursor = strconv.Itoa(offset + limit)
+	}
+
+	return keys, nextCursor, nil
 }
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/list_keys.go b/knotserver/xrpc/list_keys.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/list_keys.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) ListKeys(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	cursor := r.URL.Query().Get("cursor")
+
+	limit := 100 // default
+	if limitStr := r.URL.Query().Get("limit"); limitStr != "" {
+		if l, err := strconv.Atoi(limitStr); err == nil && l > 0 && l <= 1000 {
+			limit = l
+		}
+	}
+
+	keys, nextCursor, err := x.Db.GetPublicKeysPaginated(limit, cursor)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to get public keys", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to retrieve public keys"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	publicKeys := make([]*tangled.KnotListKeys_PublicKey, 0, len(keys))
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		publicKeys = append(publicKeys, &tangled.KnotListKeys_PublicKey{
+			Did:       key.Did,
+			Key:       key.Key,
+			CreatedAt: key.CreatedAt,
+		})
+	}
+
+	response := tangled.KnotListKeys_Output{
+		Keys: publicKeys,
+	}
+
+	if nextCursor != "" {
+		response.Cursor = &nextCursor
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_archive.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_archive.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_archive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoArchive(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo, repoPath, unescapedRef, err := x.parseStandardParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	format := r.URL.Query().Get("format")
+	if format == "" {
+		format = "tar.gz" // default
+	}
+
+	prefix := r.URL.Query().Get("prefix")
+
+	if format != "tar.gz" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("only tar.gz format is supported"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, unescapedRef)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RefNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository or ref not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	repoParts := strings.Split(repo, "/")
+	repoName := repoParts[len(repoParts)-1]
+
+	safeRefFilename := strings.ReplaceAll(plumbing.ReferenceName(unescapedRef).Short(), "/", "-")
+
+	var archivePrefix string
+	if prefix != "" {
+		archivePrefix = prefix
+	} else {
+		archivePrefix = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", repoName, safeRefFilename)
+	}
+
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.tar.gz", repoName, safeRefFilename)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", fmt.Sprintf("attachment; filename=\"%s\"", filename))
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/gzip")
+
+	gw := gzip.NewWriter(w)
+	defer gw.Close()
+
+	err = gr.WriteTar(gw, archivePrefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		// once we start writing to the body we can't report error anymore
+		// so we are only left with logging the error
+		x.Logger.Error("writing tar file", "error", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = gw.Flush()
+	if err != nil {
+		// once we start writing to the body we can't report error anymore
+		// so we are only left with logging the error
+		x.Logger.Error("flushing", "error", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_blob.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_blob.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_blob.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoBlob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	_, repoPath, ref, err := x.parseStandardParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	treePath := r.URL.Query().Get("path")
+	if treePath == "" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing path parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	raw := r.URL.Query().Get("raw") == "true"
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RefNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository or ref not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	contents, err := gr.RawContent(treePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("file content", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("FileNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("file not found at the specified path"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	mimeType := http.DetectContentType(contents)
+
+	if filepath.Ext(treePath) == ".svg" {
+		mimeType = "image/svg+xml"
+	}
+
+	if raw {
+		contentHash := sha256.Sum256(contents)
+		eTag := fmt.Sprintf("\"%x\"", contentHash)
+
+		switch {
+		case strings.HasPrefix(mimeType, "image/"), strings.HasPrefix(mimeType, "video/"):
+			if clientETag := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); clientETag == eTag {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotModified)
+				return
+			}
+			w.Header().Set("ETag", eTag)
+
+		case strings.HasPrefix(mimeType, "text/"):
+			w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "public, no-cache")
+			// serve all text content as text/plain
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+
+		case isTextualMimeType(mimeType):
+			// handle textual application types (json, xml, etc.) as text/plain
+			w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "public, no-cache")
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+
+		default:
+			x.Logger.Error("attempted to serve disallowed file type", "mimetype", mimeType)
+			writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+				xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+				xrpcerr.WithMessage("only image, video, and text files can be accessed directly"),
+			), http.StatusForbidden)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Write(contents)
+		return
+	}
+
+	isTextual := func(mt string) bool {
+		return strings.HasPrefix(mt, "text/") || isTextualMimeType(mt)
+	}
+
+	var content string
+	var encoding string
+
+	isBinary := !isTextual(mimeType)
+
+	if isBinary {
+		content = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(contents)
+		encoding = "base64"
+	} else {
+		content = string(contents)
+		encoding = "utf-8"
+	}
+
+	response := tangled.RepoBlob_Output{
+		Ref:      ref,
+		Path:     treePath,
+		Content:  content,
+		Encoding: &encoding,
+		Size:     &[]int64{int64(len(contents))}[0],
+		IsBinary: &isBinary,
+	}
+
+	if mimeType != "" {
+		response.MimeType = &mimeType
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+// isTextualMimeType returns true if the MIME type represents textual content
+// that should be served as text/plain for security reasons
+func isTextualMimeType(mimeType string) bool {
+	textualTypes := []string{
+		"application/json",
+		"application/xml",
+		"application/yaml",
+		"application/x-yaml",
+		"application/toml",
+		"application/javascript",
+		"application/ecmascript",
+	}
+
+	return slices.Contains(textualTypes, mimeType)
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_branch.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_branch.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_branch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoBranch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	name := r.URL.Query().Get("name")
+	if name == "" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing name parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	branchName, _ := url.PathUnescape(name)
+
+	gr, err := git.PlainOpen(repoPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RepoNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ref, err := gr.Branch(branchName)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("getting branch", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("BranchNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("branch not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	commit, err := gr.Commit(ref.Hash())
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("getting commit object", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("BranchNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to get commit object"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	defaultBranch, err := gr.FindMainBranch()
+	isDefault := false
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("getting default branch", "error", err.Error())
+	} else if defaultBranch == branchName {
+		isDefault = true
+	}
+
+	response := tangled.RepoBranch_Output{
+		Name:      ref.Name().Short(),
+		Hash:      ref.Hash().String(),
+		ShortHash: &[]string{ref.Hash().String()[:7]}[0],
+		When:      commit.Author.When.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z"),
+		IsDefault: &isDefault,
+	}
+
+	if commit.Message != "" {
+		response.Message = &commit.Message
+	}
+
+	response.Author = &tangled.RepoBranch_Signature{
+		Name:  commit.Author.Name,
+		Email: commit.Author.Email,
+		When:  commit.Author.When.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z"),
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_branches.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_branches.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_branches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/types"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoBranches(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	cursor := r.URL.Query().Get("cursor")
+
+	limit := 50 // default
+	if limitStr := r.URL.Query().Get("limit"); limitStr != "" {
+		if l, err := strconv.Atoi(limitStr); err == nil && l > 0 && l <= 100 {
+			limit = l
+		}
+	}
+
+	gr, err := git.PlainOpen(repoPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RepoNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	branches, _ := gr.Branches()
+
+	offset := 0
+	if cursor != "" {
+		if o, err := strconv.Atoi(cursor); err == nil && o >= 0 && o < len(branches) {
+			offset = o
+		}
+	}
+
+	end := offset + limit
+	if end > len(branches) {
+		end = len(branches)
+	}
+
+	paginatedBranches := branches[offset:end]
+
+	// Create response using existing types.RepoBranchesResponse
+	response := types.RepoBranchesResponse{
+		Branches: paginatedBranches,
+	}
+
+	// Write JSON response directly
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_compare.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_compare.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_compare.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/types"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoCompare(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	rev1Param := r.URL.Query().Get("rev1")
+	if rev1Param == "" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing rev1 parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	rev2Param := r.URL.Query().Get("rev2")
+	if rev2Param == "" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing rev2 parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	rev1, _ := url.PathUnescape(rev1Param)
+	rev2, _ := url.PathUnescape(rev2Param)
+
+	gr, err := git.PlainOpen(repoPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RepoNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	commit1, err := gr.ResolveRevision(rev1)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("error resolving revision 1", "msg", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RevisionNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage(fmt.Sprintf("error resolving revision %s", rev1)),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	commit2, err := gr.ResolveRevision(rev2)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("error resolving revision 2", "msg", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RevisionNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage(fmt.Sprintf("error resolving revision %s", rev2)),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	rawPatch, formatPatch, err := gr.FormatPatch(commit1, commit2)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("error comparing revisions", "msg", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("CompareError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("error comparing revisions"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	resp := types.RepoFormatPatchResponse{
+		Rev1:        commit1.Hash.String(),
+		Rev2:        commit2.Hash.String(),
+		FormatPatch: formatPatch,
+		Patch:       rawPatch,
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_diff.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_diff.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_diff.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/types"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoDiff(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	refParam := r.URL.Query().Get("ref")
+	if refParam == "" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing ref parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ref, _ := url.QueryUnescape(refParam)
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RefNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository or ref not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	diff, err := gr.Diff()
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("getting diff", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RefNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to generate diff"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	resp := types.RepoCommitResponse{
+		Ref:  ref,
+		Diff: diff,
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_get_default_branch.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_get_default_branch.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_get_default_branch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoGetDefaultBranch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RepoNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	branch, err := gr.FindMainBranch()
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("getting default branch", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to get default branch"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	response := tangled.RepoGetDefaultBranch_Output{
+		Name: branch,
+		Hash: "",
+		When: "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_languages.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_languages.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_languages.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoLanguages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	refParam := r.URL.Query().Get("ref")
+	if refParam == "" {
+		refParam = "HEAD" // default
+	}
+	ref, _ := url.PathUnescape(refParam)
+
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("opening repo", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RefNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository or ref not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 1*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	sizes, err := gr.AnalyzeLanguages(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to analyze languages", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to analyze repository languages"),
+		), http.StatusNoContent)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var apiLanguages []*tangled.RepoLanguages_Language
+	var totalSize int64
+
+	for _, size := range sizes {
+		totalSize += size
+	}
+
+	for name, size := range sizes {
+		percentagef64 := float64(size) / float64(totalSize) * 100
+		percentage := math.Round(percentagef64)
+
+		lang := &tangled.RepoLanguages_Language{
+			Name:       name,
+			Size:       size,
+			Percentage: int64(percentage),
+		}
+
+		apiLanguages = append(apiLanguages, lang)
+	}
+
+	response := tangled.RepoLanguages_Output{
+		Ref:       ref,
+		Languages: apiLanguages,
+	}
+
+	if totalSize > 0 {
+		response.TotalSize = &totalSize
+		totalFiles := int64(len(sizes))
+		response.TotalFiles = &totalFiles
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_log.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_log.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/types"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoLog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	refParam := r.URL.Query().Get("ref")
+	if refParam == "" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing ref parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	path := r.URL.Query().Get("path")
+	cursor := r.URL.Query().Get("cursor")
+
+	limit := 50 // default
+	if limitStr := r.URL.Query().Get("limit"); limitStr != "" {
+		if l, err := strconv.Atoi(limitStr); err == nil && l > 0 && l <= 100 {
+			limit = l
+		}
+	}
+
+	ref, err := url.QueryUnescape(refParam)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("invalid ref parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RefNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository or ref not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	offset := 0
+	if cursor != "" {
+		if o, err := strconv.Atoi(cursor); err == nil && o >= 0 {
+			offset = o
+		}
+	}
+
+	commits, err := gr.Commits(offset, limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("fetching commits", "error", err.Error())
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("PathNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to read commit log"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Create response using existing types.RepoLogResponse
+	response := types.RepoLogResponse{
+		Commits: commits,
+		Ref:     ref,
+		Page:    (offset / limit) + 1,
+		PerPage: limit,
+		Total:   len(commits), // This is not accurate for pagination, but matches existing behavior
+	}
+
+	if path != "" {
+		response.Description = path
+	}
+
+	response.Log = true
+
+	// Write JSON response directly
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_tags.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_tags.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_tags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/types"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoTags(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	cursor := r.URL.Query().Get("cursor")
+
+	limit := 50 // default
+	if limitStr := r.URL.Query().Get("limit"); limitStr != "" {
+		if l, err := strconv.Atoi(limitStr); err == nil && l > 0 && l <= 100 {
+			limit = l
+		}
+	}
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to open", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RepoNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	tags, err := gr.Tags()
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Warn("getting tags", "error", err.Error())
+		tags = []object.Tag{}
+	}
+
+	rtags := []*types.TagReference{}
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		var target *object.Tag
+		if tag.Target != plumbing.ZeroHash {
+			target = &tag
+		}
+		tr := types.TagReference{
+			Tag: target,
+		}
+
+		tr.Reference = types.Reference{
+			Name: tag.Name,
+			Hash: tag.Hash.String(),
+		}
+
+		if tag.Message != "" {
+			tr.Message = tag.Message
+		}
+
+		rtags = append(rtags, &tr)
+	}
+
+	// apply pagination manually
+	offset := 0
+	if cursor != "" {
+		if o, err := strconv.Atoi(cursor); err == nil && o >= 0 && o < len(rtags) {
+			offset = o
+		}
+	}
+
+	// calculate end index
+	end := min(offset+limit, len(rtags))
+
+	paginatedTags := rtags[offset:end]
+
+	// Create response using existing types.RepoTagsResponse
+	response := types.RepoTagsResponse{
+		Tags: paginatedTags,
+	}
+
+	// Write JSON response directly
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/repo_tree.go b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_tree.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/repo_tree.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package xrpc
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/knotserver/git"
+	xrpcerr "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/xrpc/errors"
+)
+
+func (x *Xrpc) RepoTree(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx := r.Context()
+
+	repo := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err := x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.(xrpcerr.XrpcError), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	refParam := r.URL.Query().Get("ref")
+	if refParam == "" {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing ref parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	path := r.URL.Query().Get("path")
+	// path can be empty (defaults to root)
+
+	ref, err := url.QueryUnescape(refParam)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("invalid ref parameter"),
+		), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	gr, err := git.Open(repoPath, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to open git repository", "error", err, "path", repoPath, "ref", ref)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RefNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("repository or ref not found"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	files, err := gr.FileTree(ctx, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to get file tree", "error", err, "path", path)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("PathNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to read repository tree"),
+		), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// convert NiceTree -> tangled.RepoTree_TreeEntry
+	treeEntries := make([]*tangled.RepoTree_TreeEntry, len(files))
+	for i, file := range files {
+		entry := &tangled.RepoTree_TreeEntry{
+			Name:       file.Name,
+			Mode:       file.Mode,
+			Size:       file.Size,
+			Is_file:    file.IsFile,
+			Is_subtree: file.IsSubtree,
+		}
+
+		if file.LastCommit != nil {
+			entry.Last_commit = &tangled.RepoTree_LastCommit{
+				Hash:    file.LastCommit.Hash.String(),
+				Message: file.LastCommit.Message,
+				When:    file.LastCommit.When.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z"),
+			}
+		}
+
+		treeEntries[i] = entry
+	}
+
+	var parentPtr *string
+	if path != "" {
+		parentPtr = &path
+	}
+
+	var dotdotPtr *string
+	if path != "" {
+		dotdot := filepath.Dir(path)
+		if dotdot != "." {
+			dotdotPtr = &dotdot
+		}
+	}
+
+	response := tangled.RepoTree_Output{
+		Ref:    ref,
+		Parent: parentPtr,
+		Dotdot: dotdotPtr,
+		Files:  treeEntries,
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		x.Logger.Error("failed to encode response", "error", err)
+		writeError(w, xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InternalServerError"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to encode response"),
+		), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/knotserver/xrpc/xrpc.go b/knotserver/xrpc/xrpc.go
--- a/knotserver/xrpc/xrpc.go
+++ b/knotserver/xrpc/xrpc.go
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 
+	securejoin "github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/idresolver"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/jetstream"
@@ -50,7 +53,88 @@
 	// - we can calculate on PR submit/resubmit/gitRefUpdate etc.
 	// - use ETags on clients to keep requests to a minimum
 	r.Post("/"+tangled.RepoMergeCheckNSID, x.MergeCheck)
+
+	// repo query endpoints (no auth required)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoTreeNSID, x.RepoTree)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoLogNSID, x.RepoLog)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoBranchesNSID, x.RepoBranches)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoTagsNSID, x.RepoTags)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoBlobNSID, x.RepoBlob)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoDiffNSID, x.RepoDiff)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoCompareNSID, x.RepoCompare)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoGetDefaultBranchNSID, x.RepoGetDefaultBranch)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoBranchNSID, x.RepoBranch)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoArchiveNSID, x.RepoArchive)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.RepoLanguagesNSID, x.RepoLanguages)
+
+	// knot query endpoints (no auth required)
+	r.Get("/"+tangled.KnotListKeysNSID, x.ListKeys)
+
 	return r
+}
+
+// parseRepoParam parses a repo parameter in 'did/repoName' format and returns
+// the full repository path on disk
+func (x *Xrpc) parseRepoParam(repo string) (string, error) {
+	if repo == "" {
+		return "", xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing repo parameter"),
+		)
+	}
+
+	// Parse repo string (did/repoName format)
+	parts := strings.Split(repo, "/")
+	if len(parts) < 2 {
+		return "", xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("invalid repo format, expected 'did/repoName'"),
+		)
+	}
+
+	did := strings.Join(parts[:len(parts)-1], "/")
+	repoName := parts[len(parts)-1]
+
+	// Construct repository path using the same logic as didPath
+	didRepoPath, err := securejoin.SecureJoin(did, repoName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RepoNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to access repository"),
+		)
+	}
+
+	repoPath, err := securejoin.SecureJoin(x.Config.Repo.ScanPath, didRepoPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("RepoNotFound"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("failed to access repository"),
+		)
+	}
+
+	return repoPath, nil
+}
+
+// parseStandardParams parses common query parameters used by most handlers
+func (x *Xrpc) parseStandardParams(r *http.Request) (repo, repoPath, ref string, err error) {
+	// Parse repo parameter
+	repo = r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
+	repoPath, err = x.parseRepoParam(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", "", err
+	}
+
+	// Parse and unescape ref parameter
+	refParam := r.URL.Query().Get("ref")
+	if refParam == "" {
+		return "", "", "", xrpcerr.NewXrpcError(
+			xrpcerr.WithTag("InvalidRequest"),
+			xrpcerr.WithMessage("missing ref parameter"),
+		)
+	}
+
+	ref, _ = url.QueryUnescape(refParam)
+	return repo, repoPath, ref, nil
 }
 
 func writeError(w http.ResponseWriter, e xrpcerr.XrpcError, status int) {