diff --git a/routing/routing.go b/routing/routing.go
index 7ff550539fdab664325e92961ae4606cdd922e88..4a924018146f7287cc3855152ea2f6e7b30c4d48 100644
--- a/routing/routing.go
+++ b/routing/routing.go
@@ -1,4 +1,36 @@
 package routing
 
+import (
+  "time"
+  peer "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/peer"
+  u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
+)
 
-// TODO SEE https://github.com/jbenet/node-ipfs/blob/master/submodules/ipfs-routing/index.js
+// IpfsRouting is the routing module interface
+// It is implemented by things like DHTs, etc.
+type IpfsRouting interface {
+
+  // Basic Put/Get
+
+  // PutValue adds value corresponding to given Key.
+  PutValue(key u.Key, value []byte) (error)
+
+  // GetValue searches for the value corresponding to given Key.
+  GetValue(key u.Key, timeout time.Duration) ([]byte, error)
+
+
+  // Value provider layer of indirection.
+  // This is what DSHTs (Coral and MainlineDHT) do to store large values in a DHT.
+
+  // Announce that this node can provide value for given key
+  Provide(key u.Key) (error)
+
+  // FindProviders searches for peers who can provide the value for given key.
+  FindProviders(key u.Key, timeout time.Duration) (*peer.Peer, error)
+
+
+  // Find specific Peer
+
+  // FindPeer searches for a peer with given ID.
+  FindPeer(id peer.ID, timeout time.Duration) (*peer.Peer, error)
+}