diff --git a/src/EventStreamer.h b/src/EventStreamer.h
index cda5541..44d9afe 100644
--- a/src/EventStreamer.h
+++ b/src/EventStreamer.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct EventStreamer : NonCopyable {
 
   public:
 
-    EventStreamer(const std::string &url, const std::string &dir, tao::json::value filter = tao::json::empty_object) : url(url), ws(url), dir(dir), filter(filter) {
+    EventStreamer(const std::string &url, const std::string &dir, tao::json::value filter_ = tao::json::empty_object) : url(url), ws(url), dir(dir), filter(filter_) {
         filter["limit"] = 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/mesh/cmd_router.cpp b/src/apps/mesh/cmd_router.cpp
index ef2c153..8501581 100644
--- a/src/apps/mesh/cmd_router.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mesh/cmd_router.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "WriterPipeline.h"
 #include "PluginWritePolicy.h"
 #include "events.h"
+#include "filters.h"
 
 
 static const char USAGE[] =
@@ -20,9 +21,14 @@ R"(
 
 
 
+static std::unique_ptr<WriterPipeline> globalRouterWriter;
+
+
 struct StreamGroup : NonCopyable {
     std::string dir;
-    tao::json::value filter;
+    std::string filterStr;
+    NostrFilterGroup filterCompiled;
+
     std::optional<PluginWritePolicy> pluginDown;
     std::optional<PluginWritePolicy> pluginUp;
 
@@ -30,9 +36,9 @@ struct StreamGroup : NonCopyable {
         EventStreamer es;
         std::thread t;
 
-        StreamerInstance(const std::string &url, const std::string &dir, tao::json::value filter = tao::json::empty_object) : es(url, dir, filter) {
+        StreamerInstance(const std::string &url, const std::string &dir, tao::json::value filter) : es(url, dir, filter) {
             es.onEvent = [&](tao::json::value &&evJson, const WSConnection &ws) {
-                LI << "GOT EVENT FROM " << es.url << " : " << evJson;
+                globalRouterWriter->write({ std::move(evJson), EventSourceType::Stream, es.url });
             };
 
             t = std::thread([this]{
@@ -44,10 +50,21 @@ struct StreamGroup : NonCopyable {
     std::map<std::string, StreamerInstance> streams; // url -> StreamerInstance
 
     StreamGroup(const tao::config::value &spec) {
+        if (!spec.find("dir")) throw herr("no dir field");
         dir = spec.at("dir").get_string();
 
+
+        tao::json::value filter = tao::json::empty_object;
+        // FIXME: Must be better way to go from config object to json, instead of round-trip through string
+        if (spec.find("filter")) filter = tao::json::from_string(tao::json::to_string(spec.at("filter")));
+
+        filterStr = tao::json::to_string(filter);
+        filterCompiled = NostrFilterGroup::unwrapped(filter);
+
+
+        if (!spec.find("urls")) throw herr("no urls field");
         for (const auto &url : spec.at("urls").get_array()) {
-            streams.try_emplace(url.get_string(), url.get_string(), dir);
+            streams.try_emplace(url.get_string(), url.get_string(), dir, filter);
         }
     }
 };
@@ -60,26 +77,85 @@ void cmd_router(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
     std::string routerConfigFile = args["<routerConfigFile>"].asString();
 
 
-    WriterPipeline writer;
+    globalRouterWriter = std::make_unique<WriterPipeline>();
     Decompressor decomp;
 
-
     std::mutex groupMutex;
     std::map<std::string, StreamGroup> streamGroups; // group name -> StreamGroup
 
 
-    auto reconcileConfig = [&](const tao::config::value &routerConfig){
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(groupMutex);
+    // Config
 
-        for (const auto &[k, v] : routerConfig.at("streams").get_object()) {
-            if (!streamGroups.contains(k)) {
-                LI << "New stream group [" << k << "]";
-                streamGroups.emplace(k, v);
+    auto reconcileConfig = [&]{
+        LI << "Loading router config file: " << routerConfigFile;
+
+        try {
+            auto routerConfig = loadRawTaoConfig(routerConfigFile);
+
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(groupMutex);
+
+            for (const auto &[k, v] : routerConfig.at("streams").get_object()) {
+                if (!streamGroups.contains(k)) {
+                    LI << "New stream group [" << k << "]";
+                    streamGroups.emplace(k, v);
+                }
             }
+        } catch (std::exception &e) {
+            LE << "Failed to parse router config: " << e.what();
+            return;
         }
     };
 
-    reconcileConfig(loadRawTaoConfig(routerConfigFile));
+    hoytech::file_change_monitor configFileWatcher(routerConfigFile);
+
+    reconcileConfig();
+
+    configFileWatcher.run(reconcileConfig);
+
+
+    // DB change monitor
+
+    uint64_t currEventId;
+
+    {
+        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
+        currEventId = getMostRecentLevId(txn);
+    }
+
+    hoytech::file_change_monitor dbChangeWatcher(dbDir + "/data.mdb");
+
+    dbChangeWatcher.setDebounce(100);
+
+    dbChangeWatcher.run([&](){
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(groupMutex);
+
+        auto txn = env.txn_ro();
+
+        env.foreach_Event(txn, [&](auto &ev){
+            currEventId = ev.primaryKeyId;
+
+            std::string msg = std::string("[\"EVENT\",");
+            msg += getEventJson(txn, decomp, ev.primaryKeyId);
+            msg += "]";
+
+            auto msgPtr = std::make_shared<std::string>(std::move(msg));
+
+            {
+                for (auto &[groupName, streamGroup] : streamGroups) {
+                    if (streamGroup.dir == "down") continue;
+                    if (!streamGroup.filterCompiled.doesMatch(ev.flat_nested())) continue;
+
+                    for (auto &[url, streamer] : streamGroup.streams) {
+                        streamer.es.sendEvent(msgPtr);
+                        streamer.es.trigger(); // FIXME: do once at end
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }, false, currEventId + 1);
+    });
+
 
     pause();
 }