diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 80a40aa..2469e90 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -854,12 +854,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper 1.0.0-rc.3",
- "lazy_static",
  "mgmt-api",
- "nom",
  "nonempty",
  "prometheus",
  "proto-irc",
+ "proto-xmpp",
  "quick-xml",
  "regex",
  "reqwest",
@@ -1267,6 +1266,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proto-xmpp"
+version = "0.0.1-dev"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "derive_more",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "quick-xml",
+ "regex",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-xml"
 version = "0.30.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f8f0d55..4c90804 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 members = [
     ".",
     "crates/proto-irc",
+    "crates/proto-xmpp",
     "crates/mgmt-api",
 ]
 
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ tokio = { version = "1.24.1", features = ["full"] } # async runtime
 futures-util = "0.3.25"
 anyhow = "1.0.68" # error utils
 nonempty = "0.8.1"
+quick-xml = { version = "0.30.0", features = ["async-tokio"] }
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+regex = "1.7.1"
+derive_more = "0.99.17"
 clap = { version = "4.4.4", features = ["derive"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.152", features = ["rc", "serde_derive"] }
 
@@ -36,17 +41,15 @@ tracing = "0.1.37" # logging & tracing api
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.16"
 futures-util.workspace = true
 prometheus = { version = "0.13.3", default-features = false }
-regex = "1.7.1"
-lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-nom.workspace = true
 nonempty.workspace = true
 tokio-rustls = "0.24.1"
 rustls-pemfile = "1.0.2"
-quick-xml = { version = "0.30.0", features = ["async-tokio"] }
-derive_more = "0.99.17"
+quick-xml.workspace = true
+derive_more.workspace = true
 uuid = { version = "1.3.0", features = ["v4"] }
 sqlx = { version = "0.7.0-alpha.2", features = ["sqlite", "migrate"] }
 proto-irc = { path = "crates/proto-irc" }
+proto-xmpp = { path = "crates/proto-xmpp" }
 mgmt-api = { path = "crates/mgmt-api" }
 clap.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/crates/proto-xmpp/Cargo.toml b/crates/proto-xmpp/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8b28f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "proto-xmpp"
+edition = "2021"
+version.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+quick-xml.workspace = true
+lazy_static.workspace = true
+regex.workspace = true
+anyhow.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
+derive_more.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/bind.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/bind.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/bind.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/bind.rs
index 35d0dfc..e6ef5d9 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/bind.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/bind.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use std::fmt::Display;
 
-use nom::AsBytes;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesEnd, BytesStart, BytesText, Event};
 use quick_xml::name::{Namespace, ResolveResult};
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::xml::*;
+use crate::xml::*;
 
 pub const XMLNS: &'static str = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-bind";
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Jid {
         }
         let m = RE
             .captures(i)
-            .ok_or(ffail!("Incorrectly format jid: {i}"))?;
+            .ok_or(anyhow!("Incorrectly format jid: {i}"))?;
 
         let name = m.get(2).map(|name| Name(name.as_str().into()));
         let server = m.get(3).unwrap();
@@ -117,19 +117,19 @@ impl Parser for BindRequestParser {
         match self.0 {
             Initial => {
                 let Event::Start(bytes) = event else {
-                    return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")));
+                    return Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")));
                 };
                 if bytes.name().0 != BindRequest::NAME.as_bytes() {
-                    return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!(
+                    return Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!(
                         "Unexpected XML tag: {:?}",
                         bytes.name()
                     )));
                 }
                 let ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(ns)) = namespace else {
-                    return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("No namespace provided")));
+                    return Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("No namespace provided")));
                 };
                 if ns != XMLNS.as_bytes() {
-                    return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Incorrect namespace")));
+                    return Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("Incorrect namespace")));
                 }
                 Continuation::Continue(BindRequestParser(InBind(None)))
             }
@@ -139,17 +139,17 @@ impl Parser for BindRequestParser {
                 }
                 Event::End(bytes) => {
                     let Some(resource) = resource else {
-                            return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("No resource was provided")));
+                            return Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("No resource was provided")));
                         };
                     Continuation::Final(Ok(BindRequest(Resource(resource.into()))))
                 }
-                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
+                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
             },
             InBindResourceInitial => {
                 let Event::Text(text) = event else {
-                    return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")));
+                    return Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")));
                 };
-                let resource = match std::str::from_utf8(text.as_bytes()) {
+                let resource = match std::str::from_utf8(&*text) {
                     Ok(e) => e.to_string(),
                     Err(err) => return Continuation::Final(Err(err.into())),
                 };
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl Parser for BindRequestParser {
             }
             InBindResourceEnd(resource) => {
                 let Event::End(bytes) = event else {
-                    return Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")));
+                    return Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")));
                 };
                 Continuation::Continue(BindRequestParser(InBind(Some(resource))))
             }
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/client.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/client.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/client.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/client.rs
index 606e03c..2a6697f 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/client.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/client.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ use quick_xml::events::attributes::Attribute;
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesEnd, BytesStart, BytesText, Event};
 use quick_xml::name::{QName, ResolveResult};
 
+use anyhow::{Result, anyhow as ffail};
+
+
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::xml::*;
+use crate::xml::*;
 
 use super::bind::Jid;
 
@@ -308,9 +311,9 @@ impl<T: FromXml> Parser for IqParser<T> {
             }
             IqParserInner::Final(state) => {
                 if let Event::End(ref bytes) = event {
-                    let id = fail_fast!(state.id.ok_or_else(|| fail("No id provided")));
-                    let r#type = fail_fast!(state.r#type.ok_or_else(|| fail("No type provided")));
-                    let body = fail_fast!(state.body.ok_or_else(|| fail("No body provided")));
+                    let id = fail_fast!(state.id.ok_or_else(|| ffail!("No id provided")));
+                    let r#type = fail_fast!(state.r#type.ok_or_else(|| ffail!("No type provided")));
+                    let body = fail_fast!(state.body.ok_or_else(|| ffail!("No body provided")));
                     Continuation::Final(Ok(Iq {
                         from: state.from,
                         id,
@@ -579,7 +582,7 @@ impl<T: ToXml> ToXml for Presence<T> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::protos::xmpp::bind::{BindRequest, Name, Resource, Server};
+    use crate::bind::{BindRequest, Name, Resource, Server};
 
     use super::*;
     use quick_xml::NsReader;
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/disco.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/disco.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/disco.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/disco.rs
index a15e610..973242d 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/disco.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/disco.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use quick_xml::events::attributes::Attribute;
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesEnd, BytesStart, Event};
 use quick_xml::name::{QName, ResolveResult};
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::xml::*;
+use anyhow::{Result, anyhow as ffail};
+use crate::xml::*;
 
 use super::bind::Jid;
 
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/lib.rs
similarity index 78%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/lib.rs
index 0f99af7..ee85319 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+#![feature(
+    generators,
+    generator_trait,
+    type_alias_impl_trait,
+    impl_trait_in_assoc_type
+)]
+
 pub mod bind;
 pub mod client;
 pub mod disco;
@@ -8,6 +15,8 @@ pub mod session;
 pub mod stanzaerror;
 pub mod stream;
 pub mod tls;
+mod prelude;
+pub mod xml;
 
 // Implemented as a macro instead of a fn due to borrowck limitations
 macro_rules! skip_text {
@@ -25,4 +34,4 @@ macro_rules! skip_text {
     };
 }
 
-pub(super) use skip_text;
+pub(crate) use skip_text;
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/muc/mod.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/muc/mod.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/muc/mod.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/muc/mod.rs
index 8822fe3..250d50d 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/muc/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/muc/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use quick_xml::events::Event;
 use quick_xml::name::ResolveResult;
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::xml::*;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use crate::xml::*;
 
 pub const XMLNS: &'static str = "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc";
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl FromXml for History {
             let (bytes, end) = match event {
                 Event::Start(bytes) => (bytes, false),
                 Event::Empty(bytes) => (bytes, true),
-                _ => return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")),
+                _ => return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")),
             };
             for attr in bytes.attributes() {
                 let attr = attr?;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl FromXml for History {
 
             let (namespace, event) = yield;
             let Event::End(bytes) = event else {
-                return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
+                return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
             };
             Ok(history)
         }
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ impl FromXml for Password {
     fn parse() -> Self::P {
         |(namespace, event): (ResolveResult<'static>, &'static Event<'static>)| -> Result<Self> {
             let Event::Start(bytes) = event else {
-                return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
+                return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
             };
             let (namespace, event) = yield;
             let Event::Text(bytes) = event else {
-                return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
+                return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
             };
             let s = std::str::from_utf8(bytes)?.to_string();
             let Event::End(bytes) = event else {
-                return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
+                return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
             };
             Ok(Password(s))
         }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl FromXml for X {
             let (bytes, end) = match event {
                 Event::Start(bytes) => (bytes, false),
                 Event::Empty(bytes) => (bytes, true),
-                _ => return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")),
+                _ => return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")),
             };
             if end {
                 return Ok(res);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl FromXml for X {
                     Event::Start(bytes) => bytes,
                     Event::Empty(bytes) => bytes,
                     Event::End(_) => break,
-                    _ => return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")),
+                    _ => return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}")),
                 };
                 if bytes.name().0 == Password::NAME.as_bytes() {
                     let password = delegate_parsing!(Password, namespace, event)?;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl FromXml for X {
                     let history = delegate_parsing!(History, namespace, event)?;
                     res.history = Some(history);
                 } else {
-                    return Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
+                    return Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"));
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/crates/proto-xmpp/src/prelude.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/prelude.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04c4d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/prelude.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub type Str = Arc<str>;
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/roster.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/roster.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/roster.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/roster.rs
index 4990bc1..e153843 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/roster.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/roster.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, Event};
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::xml::*;
+use crate::xml::*;
+use anyhow::{anyhow as ffail, Result};
 
 pub const XMLNS: &'static str = "jabber:iq:roster";
 
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/sasl.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/sasl.rs
similarity index 83%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/sasl.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/sasl.rs
index e78f605..7068e7a 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/sasl.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/sasl.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use quick_xml::{
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncWrite};
 
 use super::skip_text;
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 
 pub enum Mechanism {
     Plain,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Mechanism {
     pub fn from_str(input: &[u8]) -> Result<Mechanism> {
         match input {
             b"PLAIN" => Ok(Mechanism::Plain),
-            _ => Err(fail(format!("unknown auth mechanism: {input:?}").as_str())),
+            _ => Err(anyhow!("unknown auth mechanism: {input:?}")),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ impl Auth {
             if let Some(mechanism) = mechanism {
                 Mechanism::from_str(mechanism.borrow())?
             } else {
-                return Err(fail("expected mechanism attribute in <auth>"));
+                return Err(anyhow!("expected mechanism attribute in <auth>"));
             }
         } else {
-            return Err(fail("expected start of <auth>"));
+            return Err(anyhow!("expected start of <auth>"));
         };
         let body = if let Event::Text(text) = reader.read_event_into_async(buf).await? {
             text.into_inner().into_owned()
         } else {
-            return Err(fail("expected text body in <auth>"));
+            return Err(anyhow!("expected text body in <auth>"));
         };
         if let Event::End(_) = reader.read_event_into_async(buf).await? {
             //TODO
         } else {
-            return Err(fail("expected end of <auth>"));
+            return Err(anyhow!("expected end of <auth>"));
         };
 
         Ok(Auth { mechanism, body })
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/session.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/session.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/session.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/session.rs
index 9f0104b..ba1ab43 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/session.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/session.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, Event};
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::xml::*;
+use crate::xml::*;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 
 pub const XMLNS: &'static str = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-session";
 
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ impl Parser for SessionParser {
                     Continuation::Continue(SessionParser(SessionParserInner::InSession))
                 }
                 Event::Empty(_) => Continuation::Final(Ok(Session)),
-                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
+                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
             },
             SessionParserInner::InSession => match event {
                 Event::End(_) => Continuation::Final(Ok(Session)),
-                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(ffail!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
+                _ => Continuation::Final(Err(anyhow!("Unexpected XML event: {event:?}"))),
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/stanzaerror.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/stanzaerror.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/stanzaerror.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/stanzaerror.rs
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/stream.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/stream.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/stream.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/stream.rs
index 1f133a3..4d11039 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/stream.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/stream.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ use quick_xml::{NsReader, Writer};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncWrite};
 
 use super::skip_text;
-use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::util::xml::ToXml;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use crate::xml::ToXml;
 
 pub static XMLNS: &'static str = "http://etherx.jabber.org/streams";
 pub static PREFIX: &'static str = "stream";
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ impl ClientStreamStart {
                 version: version.unwrap(),
             })
         } else {
-            log::error!("WAT: {incoming:?}");
             Err(panic!())
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/tls.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/tls.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from src/protos/xmpp/tls.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/tls.rs
index 6fdf4ad..a5a9e0d 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/tls.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/tls.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ use quick_xml::{NsReader, Writer};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncWrite};
 
 use super::skip_text;
-use crate::prelude::*;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 
 pub static XMLNS: &'static str = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-tls";
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ impl StartTLS {
                 return Ok(StartTLS);
             }
         }
-        Err(ffail!("XML tag starttls expected, received: {incoming:?}"))
+        Err(anyhow!("XML tag starttls expected, received: {incoming:?}"))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/xml/ignore.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/xml/ignore.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/util/xml/ignore.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/xml/ignore.rs
diff --git a/src/util/xml.rs b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/xml/mod.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/util/xml.rs
rename to crates/proto-xmpp/src/xml/mod.rs
index 9ad847e..771bef4 100644
--- a/src/util/xml.rs
+++ b/crates/proto-xmpp/src/xml/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use quick_xml::events::Event;
 use quick_xml::name::ResolveResult;
 
-use crate::prelude::Result;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 
 mod ignore;
 pub use ignore::Ignore;
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ macro_rules! fail_fast {
     };
 }
 
+#[macro_export]
 macro_rules! delegate_parsing {
     ($parser: ty, $namespace: expr, $event: expr) => {{
         let mut parser = <$parser as FromXml>::parse().consume($namespace, $event);
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ macro_rules! delegate_parsing {
     }};
 }
 
+#[macro_export]
 macro_rules! match_parser {
     ($name: expr, $ns: expr, $event: expr; $subtype: ty, $fin: block) => {
         if $name.0 == <$subtype as FromXmlTag>::NAME.as_bytes() && $ns == ResolveResult::Bound(Namespace(<$subtype as FromXmlTag>::NS.as_bytes())) {
@@ -105,6 +107,6 @@ macro_rules! match_parser {
     };
 }
 
-pub(crate) use delegate_parsing;
+pub use delegate_parsing;
 pub(crate) use fail_fast;
-pub(crate) use match_parser;
+pub use match_parser;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d10c9ee..ddaab27 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 mod core;
 mod prelude;
 mod projections;
-mod protos;
 mod util;
 
 use std::future::Future;
diff --git a/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs b/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
index fb62e82..db19455 100644
--- a/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
+++ b/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@ use tokio_rustls::TlsAcceptor;
 use crate::core::player::{PlayerConnection, PlayerId, PlayerRegistry};
 use crate::core::room::{RoomId, RoomRegistry};
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::protos::xmpp;
-use crate::protos::xmpp::bind::{BindResponse, Jid, Name, Resource, Server};
-use crate::protos::xmpp::client::{Iq, Message, MessageType, Presence};
-use crate::protos::xmpp::disco::*;
-use crate::protos::xmpp::roster::RosterQuery;
-use crate::protos::xmpp::session::Session;
-use crate::protos::xmpp::stream::*;
-use crate::util::xml::{Continuation, FromXml, Parser, ToXml};
+use proto_xmpp::bind::{BindResponse, Jid, Name, Resource, Server};
+use proto_xmpp::client::{Iq, Message, MessageType, Presence};
+use proto_xmpp::disco::*;
+use proto_xmpp::roster::RosterQuery;
+use proto_xmpp::session::Session;
+use proto_xmpp::stream::*;
+use proto_xmpp::xml::{Continuation, FromXml, Parser, ToXml};
 use crate::util::Terminator;
 
 use self::proto::{ClientPacket, IqClientBody};
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ async fn socket_force_tls(
     writer: &mut (impl AsyncWrite + Unpin),
     reader_buf: &mut Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    use crate::protos::xmpp::tls::*;
+    use proto_xmpp::tls::*;
     let xml_reader = &mut NsReader::from_reader(reader);
     let xml_writer = &mut Writer::new(writer);
     read_xml_header(xml_reader, reader_buf).await?;
@@ -254,8 +253,8 @@ async fn socket_auth(
     .await?;
     xml_writer.get_mut().flush().await?;
 
-    let _ = xmpp::sasl::Auth::parse(xml_reader, reader_buf).await?;
-    xmpp::sasl::Success.write_xml(xml_writer).await?;
+    let _ = proto_xmpp::sasl::Auth::parse(xml_reader, reader_buf).await?;
+    proto_xmpp::sasl::Success.write_xml(xml_writer).await?;
 
     let name: Str = "darova".into();
     Ok(Authenticated {
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ async fn socket_final(
                                     resource: Some(Resource(author_id.into_inner().into())),
                                 }),
                                 id: None,
-                                r#type: xmpp::client::MessageType::Groupchat,
+                                r#type: proto_xmpp::client::MessageType::Groupchat,
                                 lang: None,
                                 subject: None,
                                 body: body.into(),
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@ async fn handle_packet(
                             resource: Some(user.xmpp_muc_name.clone()),
                         }),
                         id: m.id,
-                        r#type: xmpp::client::MessageType::Groupchat,
+                        r#type: proto_xmpp::client::MessageType::Groupchat,
                         lang: None,
                         subject: None,
                         body: m.body.clone(),
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ async fn handle_iq(output: &mut Vec<Event<'static>>, iq: Iq<IqClientBody>, rooms
                 from: None,
                 id: iq.id,
                 to: None,
-                r#type: xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
+                r#type: proto_xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
                 body: BindResponse(Jid {
                     name: Some(Name("darova".into())),
                     server: Server("localhost".into()),
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ async fn handle_iq(output: &mut Vec<Event<'static>>, iq: Iq<IqClientBody>, rooms
                 from: None,
                 id: iq.id,
                 to: None,
-                r#type: xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
+                r#type: proto_xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
                 body: Session,
             };
             req.serialize(output);
@@ -509,7 +508,7 @@ async fn handle_iq(output: &mut Vec<Event<'static>>, iq: Iq<IqClientBody>, rooms
                 from: None,
                 id: iq.id,
                 to: None,
-                r#type: xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
+                r#type: proto_xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
                 body: RosterQuery,
             };
             req.serialize(output);
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ async fn handle_iq(output: &mut Vec<Event<'static>>, iq: Iq<IqClientBody>, rooms
                 from: iq.to,
                 id: iq.id,
                 to: None,
-                r#type: xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
+                r#type: proto_xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
                 body: response,
             };
             req.serialize(output);
@@ -531,7 +530,7 @@ async fn handle_iq(output: &mut Vec<Event<'static>>, iq: Iq<IqClientBody>, rooms
                 from: iq.to,
                 id: iq.id,
                 to: None,
-                r#type: xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
+                r#type: proto_xmpp::client::IqType::Result,
                 body: response,
             };
             req.serialize(output);
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ async fn handle_iq(output: &mut Vec<Event<'static>>, iq: Iq<IqClientBody>, rooms
                 from: None,
                 id: iq.id,
                 to: None,
-                r#type: xmpp::client::IqType::Error,
+                r#type: proto_xmpp::client::IqType::Error,
                 body: (),
             };
             req.serialize(output);
diff --git a/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs b/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs
index 4667dd1..5fd54d1 100644
--- a/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs
+++ b/src/projections/xmpp/proto.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use derive_more::From;
 use quick_xml::events::Event;
 use quick_xml::name::{Namespace, ResolveResult};
 
-use crate::protos::xmpp::bind::BindRequest;
-use crate::protos::xmpp::client::{Iq, Message, Presence};
-use crate::protos::xmpp::disco::{InfoQuery, ItemQuery};
-use crate::protos::xmpp::roster::RosterQuery;
-use crate::protos::xmpp::session::Session;
-use crate::util::xml::*;
+use proto_xmpp::bind::BindRequest;
+use proto_xmpp::client::{Iq, Message, Presence};
+use proto_xmpp::disco::{InfoQuery, ItemQuery};
+use proto_xmpp::roster::RosterQuery;
+use proto_xmpp::session::Session;
+use proto_xmpp::xml::*;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
diff --git a/src/protos/mod.rs b/src/protos/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c8c39c3..0000000
--- a/src/protos/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-//! Definitions of wire protocols to be used in implementations of projections.
-pub mod xmpp;
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index 2fde69e..fb2f952 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ pub mod table;
 pub mod telemetry;
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod testkit;
-pub mod xml;
 
 pub struct Terminator {
     signal: Promise<()>,