diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp b/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp
index 1733d174b..93509b9a2 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class channel_rpc
 
     /// Subscribe to request from client (requires strand).
     /// Event handler is always invoked on the channel strand.
-    template <class Void, class Handler>
+    template <class Unused, class Handler>
     inline void subscribe(Handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT
     {
         BC_ASSERT(stranded());
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/messages/http_body.hpp b/include/bitcoin/network/messages/http_body.hpp
index a66387cc8..2dc5c0a82 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/messages/http_body.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/messages/http_body.hpp
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ using string_value = http::string_body::value_type;
 using json_value = http::json_body::value_type;
 using body_value = std::variant
 <
-    empty_value,
-    data_value,
-    file_value,
-    span_value,
-    buffer_value,
-    string_value,
-    json_value,
-    rpc::request,
-    rpc::response
+    empty_value,    //  1 byte
+    data_value,     // 40 bytes
+    file_value,     // 32 bytes
+    span_value,     // 16 bytes
+    buffer_value,   // 24 bytes
+    string_value,   // 40 bytes
+    json_value,     // 48 bytes
+    rpc::request,   // 248 bytes!
+    rpc::response   // 360 bytes!
 >;
 
 /// body template for all known message types.
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol.hpp b/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol.hpp
index 8f822c9fe..20f0ca396 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol.hpp
@@ -211,12 +211,12 @@ class BCT_API protocol
 
 #define DECLARE_SEND() \
     template <class Derived, class Message, typename Method, typename... Args> \
-    void send(Message&& message, Method&& method, Args&&... args) NOEXCEPT \
+    inline void send(Message&& message, Method&& method, Args&&... args) NOEXCEPT \
     { channel_->send(std::forward<Message>(message), BIND_SHARED(method, args)); }
 
 #define DECLARE_SUBSCRIBE_CHANNEL() \
     template <class Derived, class Message, typename Method, typename... Args> \
-    void subscribe_channel(Method&& method, Args&&... args) NOEXCEPT \
+    inline void subscribe_channel(Method&& method, Args&&... args) NOEXCEPT \
     { channel_->template subscribe<Message>(BIND_SHARED(method, args)); }
 
 #define SEND(message, method, ...) \
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp b/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp
index f90aea4a1..8d0ee94d3 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define LIBBITCOIN_NETWORK_PROTOCOL_RPC_HPP
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <utility>
 #include <bitcoin/network/channels/channels.hpp>
 #include <bitcoin/network/define.hpp>
 #include <bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol.hpp>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class protocol_rpc
 {
 public:
     typedef std::shared_ptr<protocol> ptr;
+    using protocol_t = protocol_rpc<Interface>;
     using channel_t = channel_rpc<Interface>;
     using options_t = channel_t::options_t;
 
@@ -44,9 +46,70 @@ class protocol_rpc
     {
     }
 
-    DECLARE_SEND()
     DECLARE_SUBSCRIBE_CHANNEL()
 
+    template <class Derived, typename Method, typename... Args>
+    inline void send(network::rpc::response_t&& message, size_t size_hint,
+        Method&& method, Args&&... args) NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        channel_->send(std::move(message), size_hint,
+            std::bind(std::forward<Method>(method),
+                shared_from_base<Derived>(), std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+    }
+
+    // TODO: capture and correlate version/id.
+    inline void send_result(network::rpc::value_t&& value,
+        size_t size_hint) NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        using namespace network::rpc;
+        using namespace std::placeholders;
+        send<protocol_t>(
+            {
+                .jsonrpc = version::v2,
+                .id = 42,
+                ////.error = {},
+                .result = std::move(value)
+            },
+            size_hint, &protocol_t::handle_complete, _1, error::success);
+    }
+
+    // TODO: capture and correlate version/id.
+    inline void send_error(const code& reason) NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        using namespace network::rpc;
+        using namespace std::placeholders;
+        const auto size_hint = two * reason.message().size();
+        send<protocol_t>(
+            {
+                .jsonrpc = version::v2,
+                .id = 42,
+                .error = result_t
+                {
+                    .code = reason.value(),
+                    .message = reason.message()
+                }
+                ////.result = {}
+            },
+            size_hint, &protocol_t::handle_complete, _1, reason);
+    }
+
+    inline void handle_complete(const code& ec, const code& reason) NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        BC_ASSERT(stranded());
+
+        if (stopped(ec))
+            return;
+
+        if (reason)
+        {
+            stop(reason);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Continue read loop.
+        channel_->receive();
+    }
+
 private:
     // This is mostly thread safe, and used in a thread safe manner.
     // pause/resume/paused/attach not invoked, setters limited to handshake.