diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index b2bae4849..b1098bfb6 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ type IpfsNode struct {
 
 	IpnsFs *ipnsfs.Filesystem
 
-	goprocess.Process
+	proc goprocess.Process
+	ctx  context.Context
 
 	mode mode
 }
@@ -121,22 +122,23 @@ type Mounts struct {
 
 type ConfigOption func(ctx context.Context) (*IpfsNode, error)
 
-func NewIPFSNode(parent context.Context, option ConfigOption) (*IpfsNode, error) {
-	procctx := goprocessctx.WithContext(parent)
-	ctx := parent
-	success := false // flip to true after all sub-system inits succeed
-	defer func() {
-		if !success {
-			procctx.Close()
-		}
-	}()
-
+func NewIPFSNode(ctx context.Context, option ConfigOption) (*IpfsNode, error) {
 	node, err := option(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	node.Process = procctx
-	ctxg.SetTeardown(node.teardown)
+
+	proc := goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx)
+	proc.SetTeardown(node.teardown)
+	node.proc = proc
+	node.ctx = ctx
+
+	success := false // flip to true after all sub-system inits succeed
+	defer func() {
+		if !success {
+			proc.Close()
+		}
+	}()
 
 	// Need to make sure it's perfectly clear 1) which variables are expected
 	// to be initialized at this point, and 2) which variables will be
@@ -346,6 +348,21 @@ func (n *IpfsNode) startOnlineServicesWithHost(ctx context.Context, host p2phost
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Process returns the Process object
+func (n *IpfsNode) Process() goprocess.Process {
+	return n.proc
+}
+
+// Close calls Close() on the Process object
+func (n *IpfsNode) Close() error {
+	return n.proc.Close()
+}
+
+// Context returns the IpfsNode context
+func (n *IpfsNode) Context() context.Context {
+	return n.ctx
+}
+
 // teardown closes owned children. If any errors occur, this function returns
 // the first error.
 func (n *IpfsNode) teardown() error {
@@ -372,7 +389,7 @@ func (n *IpfsNode) teardown() error {
 	}
 
 	if dht, ok := n.Routing.(*dht.IpfsDHT); ok {
-		closers = append(closers, dht)
+		closers = append(closers, dht.Process())
 	}
 
 	if n.PeerHost != nil {
diff --git a/core/corehttp/corehttp.go b/core/corehttp/corehttp.go
index 95a159fa2..042f056ad 100644
--- a/core/corehttp/corehttp.go
+++ b/core/corehttp/corehttp.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	ma "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
 	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 	eventlog "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/thirdparty/eventlog"
 )
@@ -78,20 +79,17 @@ func Serve(node *core.IpfsNode, lis net.Listener, options ...ServeOption) error
 	var serverError error
 	serverExited := make(chan struct{})
 
-	node.Children().Add(1)
-	defer node.Children().Done()
-
-	go func() {
+	node.Process().Go(func(p goprocess.Process) {
 		serverError = http.Serve(lis, handler)
 		close(serverExited)
-	}()
+	})
 
 	// wait for server to exit.
 	select {
 	case <-serverExited:
 
 	// if node being closed before server exits, close server
-	case <-node.Closing():
+	case <-node.Process().Closing():
 		log.Infof("server at %s terminating...", addr)
 
 		lis.Close()
diff --git a/core/coreunix/cat.go b/core/coreunix/cat.go
index cc495582f..5bbd0f56e 100644
--- a/core/coreunix/cat.go
+++ b/core/coreunix/cat.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 func Cat(n *core.IpfsNode, pstr string) (io.Reader, error) {
 	p := path.FromString(pstr)
-	dagNode, err := n.Resolver.ResolvePath(n.ContextGroup.Context(), p)
+	dagNode, err := n.Resolver.ResolvePath(n.Context(), p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return uio.NewDagReader(n.ContextGroup.Context(), dagNode, n.DAG)
+	return uio.NewDagReader(n.Context(), dagNode, n.DAG)
 }
diff --git a/core/mock/mock.go b/core/mock/mock.go
index 42b225eab..14f90f56c 100644
--- a/core/mock/mock.go
+++ b/core/mock/mock.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package coremock
 import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-datastore"
 	syncds "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-datastore/sync"
-	goprocessctx "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/goprocess/context"
 	context "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blocks/blockstore"
 	blockservice "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blockservice"
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	path "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/path"
 	pin "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pin"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/repo"
+	config "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/repo/config"
 	offrt "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/routing/offline"
 	ds2 "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/util/datastore2"
 	testutil "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/util/testutil"
@@ -28,31 +28,36 @@ import (
 // NewMockNode constructs an IpfsNode for use in tests.
 func NewMockNode() (*core.IpfsNode, error) {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	nd := new(core.IpfsNode)
 
 	// Generate Identity
 	ident, err := testutil.RandIdentity()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	p := ident.ID()
-	nd.Identity = p
-	nd.PrivateKey = ident.PrivateKey()
-	nd.Peerstore = peer.NewPeerstore()
-	nd.Peerstore.AddPrivKey(p, ident.PrivateKey())
-	nd.Peerstore.AddPubKey(p, ident.PublicKey())
-	nd.Process = goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx)
 
-	nd.PeerHost, err = mocknet.New(ctx).AddPeer(ident.PrivateKey(), ident.Address()) // effectively offline
+	c := config.Config{
+		Identity: config.Identity{
+			PeerID: p.String(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	nd, err := core.Offline(&repo.Mock{
+		C: c,
+		D: ds2.CloserWrap(syncds.MutexWrap(datastore.NewMapDatastore())),
+	})(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Temp Datastore
-	nd.Repo = &repo.Mock{
-		// TODO C: conf,
-		D: ds2.CloserWrap(syncds.MutexWrap(datastore.NewMapDatastore())),
+	nd.PrivateKey = ident.PrivateKey()
+	nd.Peerstore = peer.NewPeerstore()
+	nd.Peerstore.AddPrivKey(p, ident.PrivateKey())
+	nd.Peerstore.AddPubKey(p, ident.PublicKey())
+
+	nd.PeerHost, err = mocknet.New(ctx).AddPeer(ident.PrivateKey(), ident.Address()) // effectively offline
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Routing
diff --git a/fuse/ipns/mount_unix.go b/fuse/ipns/mount_unix.go
index 343653d0a..9b4133341 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/mount_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/mount_unix.go
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ func Mount(ipfs *core.IpfsNode, ipnsmp, ipfsmp string) (mount.Mount, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return mount.NewMount(ipfs, fsys, ipnsmp, allow_other)
+	return mount.NewMount(ipfs.Process(), fsys, ipnsmp, allow_other)
 }
diff --git a/fuse/readonly/mount_unix.go b/fuse/readonly/mount_unix.go
index 60d14ffe8..dc5a56e4e 100644
--- a/fuse/readonly/mount_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/readonly/mount_unix.go
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ func Mount(ipfs *core.IpfsNode, mountpoint string) (mount.Mount, error) {
 	cfg := ipfs.Repo.Config()
 	allow_other := cfg.Mounts.FuseAllowOther
 	fsys := NewFileSystem(ipfs)
-	return mount.NewMount(ipfs, fsys, mountpoint, allow_other)
+	return mount.NewMount(ipfs.Process(), fsys, mountpoint, allow_other)
 }
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_net.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_net.go
index 8817f20ba..f7cabf463 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_net.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_net.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type mocknet struct {
 	linkDefaults LinkOptions
 
 	proc goprocess.Process // for Context closing
+	ctx  context.Context
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context) Mocknet {
 		hosts: map[peer.ID]*bhost.BasicHost{},
 		links: map[peer.ID]map[peer.ID]map[*link]struct{}{},
 		proc:  goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx),
+		ctx:   ctx,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ func (mn *mocknet) GenPeer() (host.Host, error) {
 }
 
 func (mn *mocknet) AddPeer(k ic.PrivKey, a ma.Multiaddr) (host.Host, error) {
-	n, err := newPeernet(mn.cg.Context(), mn, k, a)
+	n, err := newPeernet(mn.ctx, mn, k, a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (mn *mocknet) AddPeer(k ic.PrivKey, a ma.Multiaddr) (host.Host, error) {
 	h := bhost.New(n)
 	log.Debugf("mocknet added listen addr for peer: %s -- %s", n.LocalPeer(), a)
 
-	mn.cg.AddChild(n.cg)
+	mn.proc.AddChild(n.proc)
 
 	mn.Lock()
 	mn.nets[n.peer] = n
@@ -298,11 +300,11 @@ func (mn *mocknet) ConnectAll() error {
 }
 
 func (mn *mocknet) ConnectPeers(a, b peer.ID) (inet.Conn, error) {
-	return mn.Net(a).DialPeer(mn.cg.Context(), b)
+	return mn.Net(a).DialPeer(mn.ctx, b)
 }
 
 func (mn *mocknet) ConnectNets(a, b inet.Network) (inet.Conn, error) {
-	return a.DialPeer(mn.cg.Context(), b.LocalPeer())
+	return a.DialPeer(mn.ctx, b.LocalPeer())
 }
 
 func (mn *mocknet) DisconnectPeers(p1, p2 peer.ID) error {
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
index d2fa78ede..a95c53f14 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func newPeernet(ctx context.Context, m *mocknet, k ic.PrivKey,
 		notifs: make(map[inet.Notifiee]struct{}),
 	}
 
-	n.cg.SetTeardown(n.teardown)
+	n.proc.SetTeardown(n.teardown)
 	return n, nil
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (pn *peernet) allConns() []*conn {
 
 // Close calls the ContextCloser func
 func (pn *peernet) Close() error {
-	return pn.cg.Close()
+	return pn.proc.Close()
 }
 
 func (pn *peernet) Peerstore() peer.Peerstore {
diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go
index 752748816..3810545fd 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type Swarm struct {
 	Filters *filter.Filters
 
 	proc goprocess.Process
+	ctx  context.Context
 	bwc  metrics.Reporter
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func NewSwarm(ctx context.Context, listenAddrs []ma.Multiaddr,
 		local:   local,
 		peers:   peers,
 		proc:    goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx),
+		ctx:     ctx,
 		dialT:   DialTimeout,
 		notifs:  make(map[inet.Notifiee]ps.Notifiee),
 		bwc:     bwc,
@@ -137,6 +139,11 @@ func (s *Swarm) Process() goprocess.Process {
 	return s.proc
 }
 
+// Context returns the context of the swarm
+func (s *Swarm) Context() context.Context {
+	return s.ctx
+}
+
 // Close stops the Swarm.
 func (s *Swarm) Close() error {
 	return s.proc.Close()
diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_listen.go b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_listen.go
index 4a8f4dd4d..d1bcb0752 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_listen.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_listen.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (s *Swarm) setupListener(maddr ma.Multiaddr) error {
 		log.Warning("Listener not given PrivateKey, so WILL NOT SECURE conns.")
 	}
 	log.Debugf("Swarm Listening at %s", maddr)
-	list, err := conn.Listen(s.cg.Context(), maddr, s.local, sk)
+	list, err := conn.Listen(s.Context(), maddr, s.local, sk)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *Swarm) setupListener(maddr ma.Multiaddr) error {
 				return
 			}
 		}
-	}(s.cg.Context(), sl)
+	}(s.Context(), sl)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/routing/dht/dht.go b/routing/dht/dht.go
index fcc14273f..d6a07073e 100644
--- a/routing/dht/dht.go
+++ b/routing/dht/dht.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ type IpfsDHT struct {
 
 	Validator record.Validator // record validator funcs
 
-	Context context.Context
-	goprocess.Process
+	ctx  context.Context
+	proc goprocess.Process
 }
 
 // NewDHT creates a new DHT object with the given peer as the 'local' host
@@ -73,18 +73,18 @@ func NewDHT(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, dstore ds.ThreadSafeDatastore) *Ip
 	// register for network notifs.
 	dht.host.Network().Notify((*netNotifiee)(dht))
 
-	procctx = goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx)
-	procctx.SetTeardown(func() error {
+	proc := goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx)
+	proc.SetTeardown(func() error {
 		// remove ourselves from network notifs.
 		dht.host.Network().StopNotify((*netNotifiee)(dht))
 		return nil
 	})
-	dht.Process = procctx
-	dht.Context = ctx
+	dht.proc = proc
+	dht.ctx = ctx
 
 	h.SetStreamHandler(ProtocolDHT, dht.handleNewStream)
-	dht.providers = NewProviderManager(dht.Context, dht.self)
-	dht.AddChild(dht.providers)
+	dht.providers = NewProviderManager(dht.ctx, dht.self)
+	dht.proc.AddChild(dht.providers.proc)
 
 	dht.routingTable = kb.NewRoutingTable(20, kb.ConvertPeerID(dht.self), time.Minute, dht.peerstore)
 	dht.birth = time.Now()
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ func NewDHT(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, dstore ds.ThreadSafeDatastore) *Ip
 	dht.Validator["pk"] = record.PublicKeyValidator
 
 	if doPinging {
-		dht.Go(func() { dht.PingRoutine(time.Second * 10) })
+		dht.proc.Go(func(p goprocess.Process) {
+			dht.PingRoutine(time.Second * 10)
+		})
 	}
 	return dht
 }
@@ -360,15 +362,30 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) PingRoutine(t time.Duration) {
 			rand.Read(id)
 			peers := dht.routingTable.NearestPeers(kb.ConvertKey(key.Key(id)), 5)
 			for _, p := range peers {
-				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(dht.Context, time.Second*5)
+				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(dht.Context(), time.Second*5)
 				_, err := dht.Ping(ctx, p)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Debugf("Ping error: %s", err)
 				}
 				cancel()
 			}
-		case <-dht.Closing():
+		case <-dht.proc.Closing():
 			return
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Context return dht's context
+func (dht *IpfsDHT) Context() context.Context {
+	return dht.ctx
+}
+
+// Process return dht's process
+func (dht *IpfsDHT) Process() goprocess.Process {
+	return dht.proc
+}
+
+// Close calls Process Close
+func (dht *IpfsDHT) Close() error {
+	return dht.proc.Close()
+}
diff --git a/routing/dht/notif.go b/routing/dht/notif.go
index 70144481a..cfe411c38 100644
--- a/routing/dht/notif.go
+++ b/routing/dht/notif.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (nn *netNotifiee) DHT() *IpfsDHT {
 func (nn *netNotifiee) Connected(n inet.Network, v inet.Conn) {
 	dht := nn.DHT()
 	select {
-	case <-dht.Closing():
+	case <-dht.Process().Closing():
 		return
 	default:
 	}
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (nn *netNotifiee) Connected(n inet.Network, v inet.Conn) {
 func (nn *netNotifiee) Disconnected(n inet.Network, v inet.Conn) {
 	dht := nn.DHT()
 	select {
-	case <-dht.Closing():
+	case <-dht.Process().Closing():
 		return
 	default:
 	}
diff --git a/routing/dht/providers.go b/routing/dht/providers.go
index 46675604a..17455b336 100644
--- a/routing/dht/providers.go
+++ b/routing/dht/providers.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type ProviderManager struct {
 	newprovs chan *addProv
 	getprovs chan *getProv
 	period   time.Duration
-	goprocess.Process
+	proc     goprocess.Process
 }
 
 type providerSet struct {
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func NewProviderManager(ctx context.Context, local peer.ID) *ProviderManager {
 	pm.providers = make(map[key.Key]*providerSet)
 	pm.getlocal = make(chan chan []key.Key)
 	pm.local = make(map[key.Key]struct{})
-	pm.Process = goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx)
-	pm.Go(pm.run)
+	pm.proc = goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx)
+	pm.proc.Go(func(p goprocess.Process) { pm.run() })
 
 	return pm
 }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (pm *ProviderManager) run() {
 				provs.providers = filtered
 			}
 
-		case <-pm.Closing():
+		case <-pm.proc.Closing():
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/routing/dht/providers_test.go b/routing/dht/providers_test.go
index ecf937962..7e2e47d93 100644
--- a/routing/dht/providers_test.go
+++ b/routing/dht/providers_test.go
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ func TestProviderManager(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(resp) != 1 {
 		t.Fatal("Could not retrieve provider.")
 	}
-	p.Close()
+	p.proc.Close()
 }