diff --git a/shared/group-client/package.json b/shared/group-client/package.json
index 76bd7729..ad06c358 100644
--- a/shared/group-client/package.json
+++ b/shared/group-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@theweave/group-client",
-  "version": "0.2.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "0.2.0-alpha.4",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/shared/group-client/src/assetsClient.ts b/shared/group-client/src/assetsClient.ts
index 0fc29505..953af230 100644
--- a/shared/group-client/src/assetsClient.ts
+++ b/shared/group-client/src/assetsClient.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ZomeClient } from '@holochain-open-dev/utils';
 import { EntryHash, AppClient } from '@holochain/client';
-import { WAL, WalAndTags } from '@theweave/api';
+import { WAL, WalRelationAndTags } from '@theweave/api';
 
 import {
   AssetRelationAndHash,
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import { AsyncStatus, Unsubscriber, writable, Writable } from '@holochain-open-d
 import { decode, encode } from '@msgpack/msgpack';
 
 export type WalStoreContent = {
-  linkedTo: WalAndTags[];
-  linkedFrom: WalAndTags[];
+  linkedTo: WalRelationAndTags[];
+  linkedFrom: WalRelationAndTags[];
   tags: string[];
 };
 
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export class WalStore {
       wal: v.dst_wal,
       tags: v.tags,
       relationHash: v.relation_hash,
+      createdAt: v.created_at,
     }));
     const linkedFrom = relationsForWal.linked_from.map((v) => ({
       wal: v.dst_wal,
@@ -206,24 +207,26 @@ function walEncodeContext(wal: WAL): WAL {
  * @param wal
  * @returns
  */
-function walDecodeContext(wal: WAL): WAL {
+export function walDecodeContext(wal: WAL): WAL {
   return {
     hrl: wal.hrl,
     context: wal.context ? decode(wal.context) : undefined,
   };
 }
 
-function walsEncodeContext(wals: WAL[]): WAL[] {
+export function walsEncodeContext(wals: WAL[]): WAL[] {
   return wals.map((wal) => walEncodeContext(wal));
 }
 
-function decodeAssetRelationsWALs(
+export function decodeAssetRelationsWALs(
   relationsWithTags: AssetRelationWithTags[],
 ): AssetRelationWithTags[] {
   return relationsWithTags.map((relationWithTags) => decodeAssetRelationWALs(relationWithTags));
 }
 
-function decodeAssetRelationWALs(relationWithTags: AssetRelationWithTags): AssetRelationWithTags {
+export function decodeAssetRelationWALs(
+  relationWithTags: AssetRelationWithTags,
+): AssetRelationWithTags {
   return {
     src_wal: walDecodeContext(relationWithTags.src_wal),
     dst_wal: walDecodeContext(relationWithTags.dst_wal),
diff --git a/src/renderer/package.json b/src/renderer/package.json
index 8126e3f7..8e4182a1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/package.json
+++ b/src/renderer/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@theweave/api": "0.4.0-alpha.3",
     "@theweave/elements": "0.4.0-alpha.1",
     "@theweave/utils": "0.3.0-alpha.2",
-    "@theweave/group-client": "0.2.0-alpha.2",
+    "@theweave/group-client": "0.2.0-alpha.4",
     "@lit/context": "^1.0.1",
     "@lit-labs/task": "^1.1.2",
     "@lit/localize": "^0.12.0",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/groups/group-store.ts b/src/renderer/src/groups/group-store.ts
index 76b4952b..2edf5b01 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/groups/group-store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/groups/group-store.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ import {
 } from '../utils.js';
 import { DistributionInfo, TDistributionInfo } from '@theweave/moss-types';
 import {
+  decodeAssetRelationWALs,
   GroupRemoteSignal,
   PeerStatusClient,
   SignalPayloadAssets,
   SignalPayloadPeerStatus,
+  walDecodeContext,
 } from '@theweave/group-client';
 import { FoyerStore } from './foyer.js';
 import { appIdFromAppletHash, deriveToolCompatibilityId, toLowerCaseB64 } from '@theweave/utils';
@@ -215,11 +217,13 @@ export class GroupStore {
           wal: v.dst_wal,
           tags: v.tags,
           relationHash: v.relation_hash,
+          createdAt: v.created_at,
         }));
         const linkedFrom = relationsForWal.linked_from.map((v) => ({
           wal: v.dst_wal,
           tags: v.tags,
           relationHash: v.relation_hash,
+          createdAt: v.created_at,
         }));
         const newValue = {
           status: 'complete',
@@ -261,7 +265,7 @@ export class GroupStore {
     // Update asset store(s)
     switch (signal.type) {
       case 'AssetTagsAdded': {
-        const walStringified = stringifyWal(signal.wal);
+        const walStringified = stringifyWal(walDecodeContext(signal.wal));
         const storeAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[walStringified];
         // If there are no subscribers, we can just drop it here
         if (!storeAndSubscribers) return;
@@ -273,7 +277,7 @@ export class GroupStore {
         break;
       }
       case 'AssetTagsRemoved': {
-        const walStringified = stringifyWal(signal.wal);
+        const walStringified = stringifyWal(walDecodeContext(signal.wal));
         const storeAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[walStringified];
         // If there are no subscribers, we can just drop it here
         if (!storeAndSubscribers) return;
@@ -285,9 +289,13 @@ export class GroupStore {
         break;
       }
       case 'AssetRelationCreated': {
+        const decodedSignal: SignalPayloadAssets = {
+          type: 'AssetRelationCreated',
+          relation: decodeAssetRelationWALs(signal.relation),
+        };
         // Add it to the asset store of the srcWal
-        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.relation.src_wal);
-        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.relation.dst_wal);
+        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(walDecodeContext(decodedSignal.relation.src_wal));
+        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(walDecodeContext(decodedSignal.relation.dst_wal));
         const srcStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[srcWalStringified];
         const dstStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[dstWalStringified];
         if (srcStoreAndSubscribers) {
@@ -299,21 +307,23 @@ export class GroupStore {
             if (existingWalAndTagsIdx !== -1) {
               const existingWalAndTags = store.value.linkedTo[existingWalAndTagsIdx];
               const newTags = Array.from(
-                new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...signal.relation.tags]),
+                new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...decodedSignal.relation.tags]),
               );
               // overwrite existing item with the one containing merged tags
               store.value.linkedTo[existingWalAndTagsIdx] = {
                 wal: existingWalAndTags.wal,
                 relationHash: existingWalAndTags.relationHash,
                 tags: newTags,
+                createdAt: existingWalAndTags.createdAt,
               };
             } else {
               store.value.linkedTo = [
                 ...store.value.linkedTo,
                 {
-                  wal: signal.relation.dst_wal,
-                  relationHash: signal.relation.relation_hash,
-                  tags: signal.relation.tags,
+                  wal: decodedSignal.relation.dst_wal,
+                  relationHash: decodedSignal.relation.relation_hash,
+                  tags: decodedSignal.relation.tags,
+                  createdAt: decodedSignal.relation.created_at,
                 },
               ];
             }
@@ -332,21 +342,23 @@ export class GroupStore {
             if (existingWalAndTagsIdx !== -1) {
               const existingWalAndTags = store.value.linkedFrom[existingWalAndTagsIdx];
               const newTags = Array.from(
-                new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...signal.relation.tags]),
+                new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...decodedSignal.relation.tags]),
               );
               // overwrite existing item with the one containing merged tags
               store.value.linkedFrom[existingWalAndTagsIdx] = {
                 wal: existingWalAndTags.wal,
                 relationHash: existingWalAndTags.relationHash,
                 tags: newTags,
+                createdAt: existingWalAndTags.createdAt,
               };
             } else {
               store.value.linkedFrom = [
                 ...store.value.linkedFrom,
                 {
-                  wal: signal.relation.src_wal,
-                  relationHash: signal.relation.relation_hash,
-                  tags: signal.relation.tags,
+                  wal: decodedSignal.relation.src_wal,
+                  relationHash: decodedSignal.relation.relation_hash,
+                  tags: decodedSignal.relation.tags,
+                  createdAt: decodedSignal.relation.created_at,
                 },
               ];
             }
@@ -356,9 +368,18 @@ export class GroupStore {
         break;
       }
       case 'AssetRelationRemoved': {
+        const decodedSignal: SignalPayloadAssets = {
+          type: 'AssetRelationRemoved',
+          relation: {
+            src_wal: walDecodeContext(signal.relation.src_wal),
+            dst_wal: walDecodeContext(signal.relation.dst_wal),
+            relation_hash: signal.relation.relation_hash,
+            created_at: signal.relation.created_at,
+          },
+        };
         console.log('AssetRelationRemoved: signal: ', signal);
-        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.relation.src_wal);
-        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.relation.dst_wal);
+        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(decodedSignal.relation.src_wal);
+        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(decodedSignal.relation.dst_wal);
         const srcStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[srcWalStringified];
         const dstStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[dstWalStringified];
         if (srcStoreAndSubscribers) {
@@ -382,8 +403,15 @@ export class GroupStore {
         break;
       }
       case 'RelationTagsAdded': {
-        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.src_wal);
-        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.dst_wal);
+        const decodedSignal: SignalPayloadAssets = {
+          type: 'RelationTagsAdded',
+          relation_hash: signal.relation_hash,
+          src_wal: walDecodeContext(signal.src_wal),
+          dst_wal: walDecodeContext(signal.dst_wal),
+          tags: signal.tags,
+        };
+        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(decodedSignal.src_wal);
+        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(decodedSignal.dst_wal);
         const srcStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[srcWalStringified];
         const dstStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[dstWalStringified];
 
@@ -396,22 +424,16 @@ export class GroupStore {
             );
             if (existingWalAndTagsIdx !== -1) {
               const existingWalAndTags = store.value.linkedTo[existingWalAndTagsIdx];
-              const newTags = Array.from(new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...signal.tags]));
+              const newTags = Array.from(
+                new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...decodedSignal.tags]),
+              );
               // overwrite existing item with the one containing merged tags
               store.value.linkedTo[existingWalAndTagsIdx] = {
                 wal: existingWalAndTags.wal,
                 relationHash: existingWalAndTags.relationHash,
                 tags: newTags,
+                createdAt: existingWalAndTags.createdAt,
               };
-            } else {
-              store.value.linkedTo = [
-                ...store.value.linkedTo,
-                {
-                  wal: signal.dst_wal,
-                  relationHash: signal.relation_hash,
-                  tags: signal.tags,
-                },
-              ];
             }
             return store;
           });
@@ -427,22 +449,16 @@ export class GroupStore {
             );
             if (existingWalAndTagsIdx !== -1) {
               const existingWalAndTags = store.value.linkedFrom[existingWalAndTagsIdx];
-              const newTags = Array.from(new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...signal.tags]));
+              const newTags = Array.from(
+                new Set([...existingWalAndTags.tags, ...decodedSignal.tags]),
+              );
               // overwrite existing item with the one containing merged tags
               store.value.linkedFrom[existingWalAndTagsIdx] = {
                 wal: existingWalAndTags.wal,
                 relationHash: existingWalAndTags.relationHash,
                 tags: newTags,
+                createdAt: existingWalAndTags.createdAt,
               };
-            } else {
-              store.value.linkedFrom = [
-                ...store.value.linkedFrom,
-                {
-                  wal: signal.src_wal,
-                  relationHash: signal.relation_hash,
-                  tags: signal.tags,
-                },
-              ];
             }
             return store;
           });
@@ -450,9 +466,16 @@ export class GroupStore {
         break;
       }
       case 'RelationTagsRemoved': {
+        const decodedSignal: SignalPayloadAssets = {
+          type: 'RelationTagsRemoved',
+          relation_hash: signal.relation_hash,
+          src_wal: walDecodeContext(signal.src_wal),
+          dst_wal: walDecodeContext(signal.dst_wal),
+          tags: signal.tags,
+        };
         console.log('RelationTagsRemoved: signal: ', signal);
-        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.src_wal);
-        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(signal.dst_wal);
+        const srcWalStringified = stringifyWal(decodedSignal.src_wal);
+        const dstWalStringified = stringifyWal(decodedSignal.dst_wal);
         const srcStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[srcWalStringified];
         const dstStoreAndSubscribers = this._assetStores[dstWalStringified];
 
@@ -465,12 +488,15 @@ export class GroupStore {
             );
             if (existingWalAndTagsIdx !== -1) {
               const existingWalAndTags = store.value.linkedTo[existingWalAndTagsIdx];
-              const newTags = existingWalAndTags.tags.filter((tag) => !signal.tags.includes(tag));
+              const newTags = existingWalAndTags.tags.filter(
+                (tag) => !decodedSignal.tags.includes(tag),
+              );
               // overwrite existing item with the one containing merged tags
               store.value.linkedTo[existingWalAndTagsIdx] = {
                 wal: existingWalAndTags.wal,
                 relationHash: existingWalAndTags.relationHash,
                 tags: newTags,
+                createdAt: existingWalAndTags.createdAt,
               };
             }
             return store;
@@ -487,12 +513,15 @@ export class GroupStore {
             );
             if (existingWalAndTagsIdx !== -1) {
               const existingWalAndTags = store.value.linkedFrom[existingWalAndTagsIdx];
-              const newTags = existingWalAndTags.tags.filter((tag) => !signal.tags.includes(tag));
+              const newTags = existingWalAndTags.tags.filter(
+                (tag) => !decodedSignal.tags.includes(tag),
+              );
               // overwrite existing item with the one containing merged tags
               store.value.linkedFrom[existingWalAndTagsIdx] = {
                 wal: existingWalAndTags.wal,
                 relationHash: existingWalAndTags.relationHash,
                 tags: newTags,
+                createdAt: existingWalAndTags.createdAt,
               };
             }
             return store;
@@ -570,11 +599,13 @@ export class GroupStore {
           wal: v.dst_wal,
           tags: v.tags,
           relationHash: v.relation_hash,
+          createdAt: v.created_at,
         }));
         const linkedFrom = relationsForWal.linked_from.map((v) => ({
           wal: v.dst_wal,
           tags: v.tags,
           relationHash: v.relation_hash,
+          createdAt: v.created_at,
         }));
         console.log('@subscribe: setting assetstore', {
           tags: relationsForWal.tags,
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index 1a5683ae..8d410ef8 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "@holochain/client": "^0.18.0",
     "@holochain/tryorama": "0.17.0-rc.0",
     "@holochain-open-dev/utils": "0.400.0",
-    "@theweave/group-client": "0.2.0-alpha.2",
+    "@theweave/group-client": "0.2.0-alpha.4",
     "@theweave/api": "0.4.0-alpha.3",
     "typescript": "^4.9.4",
     "vitest": "^0.28.4"
diff --git a/wdocker/package.json b/wdocker/package.json
index be247f3c..0d5464bc 100644
--- a/wdocker/package.json
+++ b/wdocker/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "@sinclair/typebox": "0.33.12",
     "@theweave/api": "0.4.0-alpha.3",
     "@theweave/utils": "0.3.0-alpha.2",
-    "@theweave/group-client": "0.2.0-alpha.2",
+    "@theweave/group-client": "0.2.0-alpha.4",
     "bufferutil": "4.0.8",
     "cli-table": "0.3.11",
     "commander": "11.1.0",