diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index da9c180bb1..c5c00106eb 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ constraints: zip +disable-bzip2 +disable-zstd
 source-repository-package
     type: git
     location: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git
-    tag: 552759018e493cf224d2451a3dabee2401ab3853
+    tag: 8fde8e1344699cdcdc67709595c9285cd06bbef3
 
 source-repository-package
     type: git
diff --git a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
index 44afd025e6..c945101586 100644
--- a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
+++ b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."552759018e493cf224d2451a3dabee2401ab3853" = "06jv5ax4482jkrfmr3alffixay1cvpjycqnhk53xkm8midhx8mg5";
+  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."8fde8e1344699cdcdc67709595c9285cd06bbef3" = "1nvxmmfq3k1a8l14lksxdsqzxq19kmvg2kpiryqdks3k946x6pzn";
   "https://github.com/simplex-chat/hs-socks.git"."a30cc7a79a08d8108316094f8f2f82a0c5e1ac51" = "0yasvnr7g91k76mjkamvzab2kvlb1g5pspjyjn2fr6v83swjhj38";
   "https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/http2.git"."b3b62ba36900babfde1a073c705cbccc2685f385" = "076gl9mcm9gxcif5662g5ar0pd817657mc46y99ighria3z36cmz";
   "https://github.com/simplex-chat/direct-sqlcipher.git"."34309410eb2069b029b8fc1872deb1e0db123294" = "0kwkmhyfsn2lixdlgl15smgr1h5gjk7fky6abzh8rng2h5ymnffd";
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 0c1a9c7bca..e2f31b94a1 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ processChatCommand = \case
     updateGroupProfileByName gName $ \p ->
       p {groupPreferences = Just . setGroupPreference' SGFTimedMessages pref $ groupPreferences p}
   QuitChat -> liftIO exitSuccess
-  ShowVersion -> pure $ CRVersionInfo $ coreVersionInfo $(buildTimestampQ) $(simplexmqCommitQ)
+  ShowVersion -> pure $ CRVersionInfo $ coreVersionInfo $(buildTimestampQ) "" --  $(simplexmqCommitQ)
   DebugLocks -> do
     chatLockName <- atomically . tryReadTMVar =<< asks chatLock
     agentLocks <- withAgent debugAgentLocks
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ agentSubscriber = do
   q <- asks $ subQ . smpAgent
   l <- asks chatLock
   forever $ do
-    (corrId, connId, msg) <- atomically $ readTBQueue q
+    (corrId, connId, APC _ msg) <- atomically $ readTBQueue q
     let name = "agentSubscriber connId=" <> str connId <> " corrId=" <> str corrId <> " msg=" <> str (aCommandTag msg)
     withLock l name . void . runExceptT $
       processAgentMessage corrId connId msg `catchError` (toView . CRChatError Nothing)
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ expireChatItems user@User {userId} ttl sync = do
       membersToDelete <- withStore' $ \db -> getGroupMembersForExpiration db user gInfo
       forM_ membersToDelete $ \m -> withStore' $ \db -> deleteGroupMember db user m
 
-processAgentMessage :: forall m. ChatMonad m => ACorrId -> ConnId -> ACommand 'Agent -> m ()
+processAgentMessage :: forall e m. (AEntityI e, ChatMonad m) => ACorrId -> ConnId -> ACommand 'Agent e -> m ()
 processAgentMessage _ "" msg =
   processAgentMessageNoConn msg `catchError` (toView . CRChatError Nothing)
 processAgentMessage _ connId (DEL_RCVQ srv qId err_) =
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ processAgentMessage corrId connId msg =
     Just user -> processAgentMessageConn user corrId connId msg `catchError` (toView . CRChatError (Just user))
     _ -> throwChatError $ CENoConnectionUser (AgentConnId connId)
 
-processAgentMessageNoConn :: forall m. ChatMonad m => ACommand 'Agent -> m ()
+processAgentMessageNoConn :: forall e m. ChatMonad m => ACommand 'Agent e -> m ()
 processAgentMessageNoConn = \case
   CONNECT p h -> hostEvent $ CRHostConnected p h
   DISCONNECT p h -> hostEvent $ CRHostDisconnected p h
@@ -2088,13 +2088,14 @@ processAgentMessageNoConn = \case
   DEL_USER agentUserId -> toView $ CRAgentUserDeleted agentUserId
   _ -> pure ()
   where
+    hostEvent :: ChatResponse -> m ()
     hostEvent = whenM (asks $ hostEvents . config) . toView
     serverEvent srv@(SMPServer host _ _) conns event str = do
       cs <- withStore' $ \db -> getConnectionsContacts db conns
       toView $ event srv cs
       showToast ("server " <> str) (safeDecodeUtf8 $ strEncode host)
 
-processAgentMessageConn :: forall m. ChatMonad m => User -> ACorrId -> ConnId -> ACommand 'Agent -> m ()
+processAgentMessageConn :: forall e m. (AEntityI e, ChatMonad m) => User -> ACorrId -> ConnId -> ACommand 'Agent e -> m ()
 processAgentMessageConn user _ agentConnId END =
   withStore (\db -> getConnectionEntity db user $ AgentConnId agentConnId) >>= \case
     RcvDirectMsgConnection _ (Just ct@Contact {localDisplayName = c}) -> do
@@ -2128,14 +2129,14 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
     isMember memId GroupInfo {membership} members =
       sameMemberId memId membership || isJust (find (sameMemberId memId) members)
 
-    agentMsgConnStatus :: ACommand 'Agent -> Maybe ConnStatus
+    agentMsgConnStatus :: ACommand 'Agent e -> Maybe ConnStatus
     agentMsgConnStatus = \case
       CONF {} -> Just ConnRequested
       INFO _ -> Just ConnSndReady
       CON -> Just ConnReady
       _ -> Nothing
 
-    processDirectMessage :: ACommand 'Agent -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> Maybe Contact -> m ()
+    processDirectMessage :: ACommand 'Agent e -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> Maybe Contact -> m ()
     processDirectMessage agentMsg connEntity conn@Connection {connId, viaUserContactLink, groupLinkId, customUserProfileId} = \case
       Nothing -> case agentMsg of
         CONF confId _ connInfo -> do
@@ -2282,7 +2283,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
         -- TODO add debugging output
         _ -> pure ()
 
-    processGroupMessage :: ACommand 'Agent -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> m ()
+    processGroupMessage :: ACommand 'Agent e -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> m ()
     processGroupMessage agentMsg connEntity conn@Connection {connId} gInfo@GroupInfo {groupId, localDisplayName = gName, groupProfile, membership, chatSettings} m = case agentMsg of
       INV (ACR _ cReq) ->
         withCompletedCommand conn agentMsg $ \CommandData {cmdFunction} ->
@@ -2439,7 +2440,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
       -- TODO add debugging output
       _ -> pure ()
 
-    processSndFileConn :: ACommand 'Agent -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> SndFileTransfer -> m ()
+    processSndFileConn :: ACommand 'Agent e -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> SndFileTransfer -> m ()
     processSndFileConn agentMsg connEntity conn ft@SndFileTransfer {fileId, fileName, fileStatus} =
       case agentMsg of
         -- SMP CONF for SndFileConnection happens for direct file protocol
@@ -2483,7 +2484,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
         -- TODO add debugging output
         _ -> pure ()
 
-    processRcvFileConn :: ACommand 'Agent -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> RcvFileTransfer -> m ()
+    processRcvFileConn :: ACommand 'Agent e -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> RcvFileTransfer -> m ()
     processRcvFileConn agentMsg connEntity conn ft@RcvFileTransfer {fileId, fileInvitation = FileInvitation {fileName}, grpMemberId} =
       case agentMsg of
         INV (ACR _ cReq) ->
@@ -2578,7 +2579,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
             withAckMessage agentConnId cmdId meta a
           Nothing -> a
 
-    processUserContactRequest :: ACommand 'Agent -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> UserContact -> m ()
+    processUserContactRequest :: ACommand 'Agent e -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> UserContact -> m ()
     processUserContactRequest agentMsg connEntity conn UserContact {userContactLinkId} = case agentMsg of
       REQ invId _ connInfo -> do
         ChatMessage {chatMsgEvent} <- parseChatMessage connInfo
@@ -2629,20 +2630,20 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
             toView $ CRConnectionDisabled connEntity
         _ -> pure ()
 
-    updateChatLock :: MsgEncodingI e => String -> ChatMsgEvent e -> m ()
+    updateChatLock :: MsgEncodingI enc => String -> ChatMsgEvent enc -> m ()
     updateChatLock name event = do
       l <- asks chatLock
       atomically $ tryReadTMVar l >>= mapM_ (swapTMVar l . (<> s))
       where
         s = " " <> name <> "=" <> B.unpack (strEncode $ toCMEventTag event)
 
-    withCompletedCommand :: Connection -> ACommand 'Agent -> (CommandData -> m ()) -> m ()
+    withCompletedCommand :: Connection -> ACommand 'Agent e -> (CommandData -> m ()) -> m ()
     withCompletedCommand Connection {connId} agentMsg action = do
-      let agentMsgTag = aCommandTag agentMsg
+      let agentMsgTag = APCT (sAEntity @e) $ aCommandTag agentMsg
       cmdData_ <- withStore' $ \db -> getCommandDataByCorrId db user corrId
       case cmdData_ of
         Just cmdData@CommandData {cmdId, cmdConnId = Just cmdConnId', cmdFunction}
-          | connId == cmdConnId' && (agentMsgTag == commandExpectedResponse cmdFunction || agentMsgTag == ERR_) -> do
+          | connId == cmdConnId' && (agentMsgTag == commandExpectedResponse cmdFunction || agentMsgTag == APCT SAEConn ERR_) -> do
             withStore' $ \db -> deleteCommand db user cmdId
             action cmdData
           | otherwise -> err cmdId $ "not matching connection id or unexpected response, corrId = " <> show corrId
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Types.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Types.hs
index a0aafe4223..17b3c92f92 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Types.hs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import Database.SQLite.Simple.ToField (ToField (..))
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 import GHC.Records.Compat
 import Simplex.FileTransfer.Description (FileDigest)
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol (ACommandTag (..), ACorrId, AParty (..), ConnId, ConnectionMode (..), ConnectionRequestUri, InvitationId)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol (ACommandTag (..), ACorrId, AParty (..), APartyCmdTag (..), ConnId, ConnectionMode (..), ConnectionRequestUri, InvitationId, SAEntity (..))
 import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding.String
 import Simplex.Messaging.Parsers (dropPrefix, enumJSON, fromTextField_, sumTypeJSON, taggedObjectJSON)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Protocol (AProtoServerWithAuth, ProtoServerWithAuth, ProtocolTypeI)
@@ -1939,17 +1939,19 @@ instance TextEncoding CommandFunction where
     CFAckMessage -> "ack_message"
     CFDeleteConn -> "delete_conn"
 
-commandExpectedResponse :: CommandFunction -> ACommandTag 'Agent
+commandExpectedResponse :: CommandFunction -> APartyCmdTag 'Agent
 commandExpectedResponse = \case
-  CFCreateConnGrpMemInv -> INV_
-  CFCreateConnGrpInv -> INV_
-  CFCreateConnFileInvDirect -> INV_
-  CFCreateConnFileInvGroup -> INV_
-  CFJoinConn -> OK_
-  CFAllowConn -> OK_
-  CFAcceptContact -> OK_
-  CFAckMessage -> OK_
-  CFDeleteConn -> OK_
+  CFCreateConnGrpMemInv -> t INV_
+  CFCreateConnGrpInv -> t INV_
+  CFCreateConnFileInvDirect -> t INV_
+  CFCreateConnFileInvGroup -> t INV_
+  CFJoinConn -> t OK_
+  CFAllowConn -> t OK_
+  CFAcceptContact -> t OK_
+  CFAckMessage -> t OK_
+  CFDeleteConn -> t OK_
+  where
+    t = APCT SAEConn
 
 data CommandData = CommandData
   { cmdId :: CommandId,
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 8437e1e28d..208d3ca942 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extra-deps:
   # - simplexmq-1.0.0@sha256:34b2004728ae396e3ae449cd090ba7410781e2b3cefc59259915f4ca5daa9ea8,8561
   # - ../simplexmq
   - github: simplex-chat/simplexmq
-    commit: 552759018e493cf224d2451a3dabee2401ab3853
+    commit: 8fde8e1344699cdcdc67709595c9285cd06bbef3
   # - ../direct-sqlcipher
   - github: simplex-chat/direct-sqlcipher
     commit: 34309410eb2069b029b8fc1872deb1e0db123294