diff --git a/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte b/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
index 18f4e005..8011a0db 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
   import {writable} from "svelte/store"
   import {randomId} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import {relay} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import {TimeEvent} from "@welshman/domain"
   import {preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
   import GallerySend from "@assets/icons/gallery-send.svg?dataurl"
@@ -18,11 +16,11 @@
   import ModalBody from "@lib/components/ModalBody.svelte"
   import DateTimeRangeInput from "@lib/components/DateTimeRangeInput.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
-  import {publishRoomQuote} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {publishToSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {writer} from "@app/core"
 
   type Values = {
     d: string
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@
     initialValues = draftKey.get()
   }
 
-  const shouldProtect = $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
-
   const uploading = writable(false)
 
   const back = () => history.back()
@@ -101,7 +97,6 @@
     loading = true
 
     try {
-      const protect = await shouldProtect
       const eventWriter = writer(TimeEvent)
         .setIdentifier(d)
         .setTitle(title)
@@ -109,17 +104,9 @@
         .setStart(start)
         .setEnd(end)
         .setContent(content)
-        .setProtected(protect)
         .addTags(...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags())
 
-      if (h) {
-        eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-      } else {
-        eventWriter.forceRoutes(relay(url))
-      }
-
-      const calendarThunk = await command(eventWriter).then(publish)
-      const error = await calendarThunk.waitForError()
+      const {error} = await publishToSpace(eventWriter, {url, h, shareToChat})
 
       if (error) {
         return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
@@ -127,11 +114,6 @@
 
       draftKey?.clear()
       history.back()
-
-      if (shareToChat) {
-        publishRoomQuote({url, h, parent: calendarThunk.options.event, protect})
-      }
-
       pushToast({message: "Your event has been saved!"})
     } finally {
       loading = false
diff --git a/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte b/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte
index c3029f91..70eb46d2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
   import cx from "classnames"
   import {removeUndefined, randomId, uniq, toggle} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import {relay} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import {Classified} from "@welshman/domain"
   import {isMobile, preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
   import {normalizeTopic} from "@lib/util"
@@ -20,9 +18,9 @@
   import CurrencyInput from "@app/components/CurrencyInput.svelte"
   import TopicMultiSelect from "@app/components/TopicMultiSelect.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {writer} from "@app/core"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
-  import {publishRoomQuote} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {publishToSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
   import {compressFileForUpload, uploadFile} from "@app/uploads"
@@ -100,8 +98,6 @@
         }
       }
 
-      const protect = await $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
-
       const eventWriter = writer(Classified)
         .setIdentifier(d)
         .setContent(content)
@@ -111,17 +107,9 @@
         .setStatus(status)
         .setTopics(topics)
         .setImages(imageUrls)
-        .setProtected(protect)
         .addTags(...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags())
 
-      if (h) {
-        eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-      } else {
-        eventWriter.forceRoutes(relay(url))
-      }
-
-      const classifiedThunk = await command(eventWriter).then(publish)
-      const error = await classifiedThunk.waitForError()
+      const {error} = await publishToSpace(eventWriter, {url, h, shareToChat})
 
       if (error) {
         return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
@@ -129,10 +117,6 @@
 
       draftKey?.clear()
       history.back()
-
-      if (shareToChat) {
-        publishRoomQuote({url, h, parent: classifiedThunk.options.event, protect})
-      }
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }
diff --git a/src/app/components/CommentCompose.svelte b/src/app/components/CommentCompose.svelte
index 3d9fc774..9d89f75f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CommentCompose.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/CommentCompose.svelte
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
-  import {relays, thunks, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {thunks, writer} from "@app/core"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {toSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {loadSendDelay} from "@app/settings"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
 
@@ -41,17 +42,15 @@
   // A reply to a room event is a NIP-22 comment, and a reply to a kind 1 note is a NIP-10 note.
   const renderReply = async (content: string, tags: string[][]) => {
     if (url) {
-      const eventWriter = writer(Comment)
-        .setContent(content)
-        .addTags(...tags)
-        .setRootFromEvent(event)
-        .setParentFromEvent(parent ?? event)
-        .setProtected(await $relays.hasNip(url, 70))
-
-      // An untagged comment isn't visible to the group, so the relay neither gates nor deletes it with the room.
-      if (h) {
-        eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-      }
+      const eventWriter = await toSpace(
+        writer(Comment)
+          .setContent(content)
+          .addTags(...tags)
+          .setRootFromEvent(event)
+          .setParentFromEvent(parent ?? event),
+        url,
+        h,
+      )
 
       return {relays: [url], event: await eventWriter.renderTemplate()}
     }
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte b/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
index 00043186..187d298b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
   import ComposeParent from "@app/components/ComposeParent.svelte"
-  import {prependParent} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {prependParent, toSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
-  import {relays, thunks, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {thunks, writer} from "@app/core"
   import {loadSendDelay} from "@app/settings"
 
   type Values = {
@@ -61,17 +61,15 @@
       ;({content, tags} = await prependParent(parent, {content, tags}, url))
     }
 
-    const eventWriter = writer(Comment)
-      .setContent(content)
-      .addTags(...tags)
-      .setRootFromEvent(event)
-      .setParentFromEvent(event)
-      .setProtected(await $relays.hasNip(url, 70))
-
-    // An untagged comment isn't visible to the group, so the relay neither gates nor deletes it with the room.
-    if (h) {
-      eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-    }
+    const eventWriter = await toSpace(
+      writer(Comment)
+        .setContent(content)
+        .addTags(...tags)
+        .setRootFromEvent(event)
+        .setParentFromEvent(event),
+      url,
+      h,
+    )
 
     const thunk = $thunks.publish({
       relays: [url],
diff --git a/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
index e7cbcd35..3812a4a9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {writable} from "svelte/store"
   import {now} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import {relay, toMsats} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {toMsats} from "@welshman/util"
   import {ZapGoal} from "@welshman/domain"
-  import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import {isMobile, preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
   import Paperclip from "@assets/icons/paperclip-2.svg?dataurl"
   import Bolt from "@assets/icons/bolt.svg?dataurl"
@@ -22,9 +21,9 @@
   import Modal from "@lib/components/Modal.svelte"
   import ModalBody from "@lib/components/ModalBody.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {writer} from "@app/core"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
-  import {publishRoomQuote} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {publishToSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
   import {compressFileForUpload, uploadFile} from "@app/uploads"
@@ -49,8 +48,6 @@
 
   const initialValues = draftKey.get()
 
-  const shouldProtect = $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
-
   const uploading = writable(false)
 
   const back = () => history.back()
@@ -103,15 +100,12 @@
         imageUrl = result?.url
       }
 
-      const protect = await shouldProtect
       const eventWriter = writer(ZapGoal)
         .setTitle(title)
         .setSummary(content)
         .setAmount(toMsats(amount))
         .setUrls([url])
-        .setProtected(protect)
         .addTags(...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags())
-        .forceRoutes(relay(url))
 
       if (imageUrl) {
         eventWriter.setImage(imageUrl)
@@ -121,12 +115,7 @@
         eventWriter.setClosedAt(closedAt)
       }
 
-      if (h) {
-        eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-      }
-
-      const goalThunk = await command(eventWriter).then(publish)
-      const error = await goalThunk.waitForError()
+      const {error} = await publishToSpace(eventWriter, {url, h, shareToChat})
 
       if (error) {
         return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
@@ -134,10 +123,6 @@
 
       draftKey.clear()
       history.back()
-
-      if (shareToChat) {
-        publishRoomQuote({url, h, parent: goalThunk.options.event, protect})
-      }
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }
diff --git a/src/app/components/PinAdd.svelte b/src/app/components/PinAdd.svelte
index 137205f8..9473660f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PinAdd.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PinAdd.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {relay} from "@welshman/util"
   import {Pin} from "@welshman/domain"
   import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import PinForm, {type PinFormValues} from "@app/components/PinForm.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {command, writer} from "@app/core"
   import {setPinReference} from "@app/pinboards"
+  import {toSpace} from "@app/rooms"
 
   type Props = {
     url: string
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@
   const {url, address, reference}: Props = $props()
 
   const submit = async ({title, topics, value, content}: PinFormValues) => {
-    const eventWriter = writer(Pin)
-      .setIdentifier()
-      .addBoard(address)
-      .setProtected(await $relays.hasNip(url, 70))
-      .forceRoutes(relay(url))
+    const eventWriter = await toSpace(writer(Pin).setIdentifier().addBoard(address), url)
 
     if (!setPinReference(eventWriter, value)) {
       return "Please enter a valid URL or nostr link."
diff --git a/src/app/components/PinEdit.svelte b/src/app/components/PinEdit.svelte
index 45967d54..241cdaf1 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PinEdit.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PinEdit.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {relay} from "@welshman/util"
   import {Pin} from "@welshman/domain"
   import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import type {PinReader} from "@welshman/domain"
   import PinForm, {type PinFormValues} from "@app/components/PinForm.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {command, writer} from "@app/core"
   import {pinToReference, setPinReference} from "@app/pinboards"
+  import {toSpace} from "@app/rooms"
 
   type Props = {
     url: string
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
   const {url, pin}: Props = $props()
 
   const submit = async ({title, topics, value, content}: PinFormValues) => {
-    const eventWriter = writer(Pin, pin)
-      .setProtected(await $relays.hasNip(url, 70))
-      .forceRoutes(relay(url))
+    const eventWriter = await toSpace(writer(Pin, pin), url)
 
     if (!setPinReference(eventWriter, value)) {
       return "Please enter a valid URL or nostr link."
diff --git a/src/app/components/PinboardEdit.svelte b/src/app/components/PinboardEdit.svelte
index 3ac8198e..13797f17 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PinboardEdit.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PinboardEdit.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {navigate} from "@app/modal"
-  import {getAddress, relay} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {getAddress} from "@welshman/util"
   import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import {Pinboard} from "@welshman/domain"
   import type {PinboardReader} from "@welshman/domain"
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
   import ModalSubtitle from "@lib/components/ModalSubtitle.svelte"
   import ModalFooter from "@lib/components/ModalFooter.svelte"
   import RelayName from "@app/components/RelayName.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {command, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {toSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {makeLibraryPath} from "@app/routes"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
 
@@ -33,11 +34,10 @@
     loading = true
 
     try {
-      const eventWriter = writer(Pinboard, board)
-        .setTitle(title)
-        .setDescription(description)
-        .setProtected(await $relays.hasNip(url, 70))
-        .forceRoutes(relay(url))
+      const eventWriter = await toSpace(
+        writer(Pinboard, board).setTitle(title).setDescription(description),
+        url,
+      )
 
       if (!board) {
         eventWriter.setIdentifier().setCollaborative(true)
diff --git a/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte
index cb4d9a5a..1d286243 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {insertAt, now, randomId, removeAt, removeUndefined, spec} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import {relay} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import {Poll} from "@welshman/domain"
   import type {PollType} from "@welshman/domain"
   import {isMobile, preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
@@ -21,9 +19,9 @@
   import ModalFooter from "@lib/components/ModalFooter.svelte"
   import Modal from "@lib/components/Modal.svelte"
   import ModalBody from "@lib/components/ModalBody.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {writer} from "@app/core"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
-  import {publishRoomQuote} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {publishToSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
 
   type Option = {
@@ -123,12 +121,7 @@
     loading = true
 
     try {
-      const protect = await $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
-      const eventWriter = writer(Poll)
-        .setTitle(title.trim())
-        .setPollType(pollType)
-        .setUrls([url])
-        .setProtected(protect)
+      const eventWriter = writer(Poll).setTitle(title.trim()).setPollType(pollType).setUrls([url])
 
       for (const option of nonEmptyOptions) {
         eventWriter.addOption(option)
@@ -138,14 +131,7 @@
         eventWriter.setEndsAt(endsAt)
       }
 
-      if (h) {
-        eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-      } else {
-        eventWriter.forceRoutes(relay(url))
-      }
-
-      const pollThunk = await command(eventWriter).then(publish)
-      const error = await pollThunk.waitForError()
+      const {error} = await publishToSpace(eventWriter, {url, h, shareToChat})
 
       if (error) {
         return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
@@ -153,10 +139,6 @@
 
       draftKey.clear()
       history.back()
-
-      if (shareToChat) {
-        publishRoomQuote({url, h, parent: pollThunk.options.event, protect})
-      }
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomChat.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomChat.svelte
index 5d81e910..fc0fb600 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomChat.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomChat.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   import {now, ifLet, ago, spec, MINUTE} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {relay, stamp, MESSAGE, RELAY_ADD_MEMBER, ROOM_ADD_MEMBER} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {stamp, MESSAGE, RELAY_ADD_MEMBER, ROOM_ADD_MEMBER} from "@welshman/util"
   import {Message} from "@welshman/domain"
   import {MembershipStatus} from "@welshman/app"
   import AltArrowDown from "@assets/icons/alt-arrow-down.svg?dataurl"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     getRoomType,
     groupRoomMessages,
     prependParent,
+    toSpace,
   } from "@app/rooms"
   import {loadSendDelay} from "@app/settings"
   import {isFeedLoading, makeFeed, makeFeedContext, makeScrollLoader} from "@app/feeds"
@@ -174,14 +175,14 @@
       return
     }
 
-    const protect = await shouldProtect
-
     if (eventToEdit) {
       // Don't do anything if message hasn't changed
       if (eventToEdit.content === content) {
         return clearEventToEdit()
       }
 
+      const protect = await shouldProtect
+
       // Delete the previous message, to be republished below with the same timestamp
       const command = await $deletes.deleteEvent($state.snapshot(eventToEdit), w =>
         w.setProtected(protect),
@@ -195,16 +196,13 @@
       ;({content, tags} = await prependParent(sharedEvent, {content, tags}, url))
     }
 
-    const eventWriter = writer(Message)
-      .setContent(content)
-      .addTags(...tags)
-      .setProtected(protect)
-
-    if (h) {
-      eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-    } else {
-      eventWriter.forceRoutes(relay(url))
-    }
+    const eventWriter = await toSpace(
+      writer(Message)
+        .setContent(content)
+        .addTags(...tags),
+      url,
+      h,
+    )
 
     if (parent) {
       eventWriter.setParent(parent)
diff --git a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
index 4a810aa2..f5cdcbf7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {writable} from "svelte/store"
-  import {relay} from "@welshman/util"
   import {Thread} from "@welshman/domain"
-  import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import {isMobile, preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
   import Paperclip from "@assets/icons/paperclip-2.svg?dataurl"
   import AltArrowLeft from "@assets/icons/alt-arrow-left.svg?dataurl"
@@ -17,10 +15,10 @@
   import Modal from "@lib/components/Modal.svelte"
   import ModalBody from "@lib/components/ModalBody.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {writer} from "@app/core"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
-  import {displayRoom, publishRoomQuote} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {displayRoom, publishToSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
 
   type Values = {
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@
   const {url, h, shareToChat = false, initialValues}: Props = $props()
   const draftKey = new DraftKey<Values>(`thread:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
   const draft = draftKey.get()
-  const shouldProtect = $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
   const room = h ?? initialValues?.h ?? draft?.h ?? ""
 
   const uploading = writable(false)
@@ -73,20 +70,12 @@
     loading = true
 
     try {
-      const protect = await shouldProtect
       const eventWriter = writer(Thread)
         .setContent(content)
         .setTitle(title)
-        .setProtected(protect)
         .addTags(...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags())
-        .forceRoutes(relay(url))
 
-      if (room) {
-        eventWriter.setRoom(url, room)
-      }
-
-      const thunk = await command(eventWriter).then(publish)
-      const error = await thunk.waitForError()
+      const {error} = await publishToSpace(eventWriter, {url, h: room, shareToChat})
 
       if (error) {
         return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
@@ -94,10 +83,6 @@
 
       draftKey.clear()
       history.back()
-
-      if (shareToChat) {
-        publishRoomQuote({url, h: room, parent: thunk.options.event, protect})
-      }
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }
diff --git a/src/app/featured.ts b/src/app/featured.ts
index 2f0236c9..d081282d 100644
--- a/src/app/featured.ts
+++ b/src/app/featured.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import {derived} from "svelte/store"
-import {APP_DATA, relay, sortEventsDesc, tagSpec, tagValues} from "@welshman/util"
+import {APP_DATA, sortEventsDesc, tagSpec, tagValues} from "@welshman/util"
 import {AppData} from "@welshman/domain"
 import {Relays, publish} from "@welshman/app"
-import {command, fromApp, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+import {command, fromApp, writer} from "@app/core"
 import {deriveEventsForUrl} from "@app/repository"
+import {toSpace} from "@app/rooms"
 
 // NIP-78 app data from the pubkey the space's NIP-11 names, one ["content", <value>] tag per entry.
 export const FEATURED_CONTENT_D = "flotilla/featured-content"
@@ -29,9 +30,7 @@ export const setFeaturedContent = async (url: string, content: string[]) => {
 
   const eventWriter = writer(AppData)
     .setIdentifier(FEATURED_CONTENT_D)
-    .setProtected(await relays.get().hasNip(url, 70))
-    .forceRoutes(relay(url))
     .addTags(...tags)
 
-  return command(eventWriter).then(publish)
+  return command(await toSpace(eventWriter, url)).then(publish)
 }
diff --git a/src/app/rooms.ts b/src/app/rooms.ts
index 6bb5acda..c76cffec 100644
--- a/src/app/rooms.ts
+++ b/src/app/rooms.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import {
 } from "@welshman/util"
 import type {EventContent, TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
 import {Message} from "@welshman/domain"
+import type {BaseEventReader, EventWriter} from "@welshman/domain"
 import {MembershipStatus, RoomLists, makeRoomKey, createSearch, publish} from "@welshman/app"
 import type {Room, RoomMeta} from "@welshman/app"
 import {
   deriveUserItem,
+  command,
   relayManagement,
   relayMemberLists,
   roomLists,
@@ -101,20 +103,12 @@ export const prependParent = async (
   return {content, tags}
 }
 
-export const publishRoomQuote = async ({
-  url,
-  h,
-  parent,
-  protect,
-  delay,
-}: {
-  url: string
-  h?: string
-  parent: TrustedEvent
-  protect: boolean
-  delay?: number
-}) => {
-  const eventWriter = writer(Message).setParent(parent).setProtected(protect)
+export const toSpace = async <W extends EventWriter<BaseEventReader>>(
+  eventWriter: W,
+  url: string,
+  h?: string,
+) => {
+  eventWriter.setProtected(await relays.get().hasNip(url, 70))
 
   if (h) {
     eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
@@ -122,6 +116,22 @@ export const publishRoomQuote = async ({
     eventWriter.forceRoutes(relay(url))
   }
 
+  return eventWriter
+}
+
+export const publishRoomQuote = async ({
+  url,
+  h,
+  parent,
+  delay,
+}: {
+  url: string
+  h?: string
+  parent: TrustedEvent
+  delay?: number
+}) => {
+  const eventWriter = await toSpace(writer(Message).setParent(parent), url, h)
+
   return thunks.get().publish({
     relays: [url],
     event: await eventWriter.renderTemplate(),
@@ -129,6 +139,20 @@ export const publishRoomQuote = async ({
   })
 }
 
+export const publishToSpace = async (
+  eventWriter: EventWriter<BaseEventReader>,
+  {url, h, shareToChat}: {url: string; h?: string; shareToChat?: boolean},
+) => {
+  const thunk = await command(await toSpace(eventWriter, url, h)).then(publish)
+  const error = await thunk.waitForError()
+
+  if (shareToChat && !error) {
+    publishRoomQuote({url, h, parent: thunk.options.event})
+  }
+
+  return {thunk, error}
+}
+
 // User
 
 export const userRoomList = deriveUserItem(RoomLists)
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/articles/create/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/articles/create/+page.svelte
index edf15bee..de171d2a 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/articles/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/articles/create/+page.svelte
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
   import {page} from "$app/stores"
   import {goto} from "$app/navigation"
   import {now, randomId} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import {getAddress, relay} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {getAddress} from "@welshman/util"
   import {Article} from "@welshman/domain"
-  import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
   import {isMobile} from "@lib/html"
   import Paperclip from "@assets/icons/paperclip-2.svg?dataurl"
   import DocumentText from "@assets/icons/document-text.svg?dataurl"
@@ -20,11 +19,11 @@
   import SpaceBar from "@app/components/SpaceBar.svelte"
   import TopicMultiSelect from "@app/components/TopicMultiSelect.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
-  import {command, relays, writer} from "@app/core"
+  import {writer} from "@app/core"
   import {DraftKey} from "@app/drafts"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {decodeRelay} from "@app/relays"
-  import {publishRoomQuote} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {publishToSpace} from "@app/rooms"
   import {makeArticlePath} from "@app/routes"
   import {compressFileForUpload, uploadFile} from "@app/uploads"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
 
   const draftKey = new DraftKey<Values>(`article:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
   const initialValues = draftKey.get()
-  const shouldProtect = $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
   const coverInputId = randomId()
 
   const uploading = writable(false)
@@ -114,16 +112,13 @@
     loading = true
 
     try {
-      const protect = await shouldProtect
       const eventWriter = writer(Article)
         .setIdentifier(d)
         .setContent(content)
         .setTitle(title)
         .setTopics(topics)
         .setPublishedAt(now())
-        .setProtected(protect)
         .addTags(...ed.storage.nostr.getEditorTags())
-        .forceRoutes(relay(url))
 
       if (summary) {
         eventWriter.setSummary(summary)
@@ -133,12 +128,7 @@
         eventWriter.setImage(image)
       }
 
-      if (h) {
-        eventWriter.setRoom(url, h)
-      }
-
-      const thunk = await command(eventWriter).then(publish)
-      const error = await thunk.waitForError()
+      const {thunk, error} = await publishToSpace(eventWriter, {url, h, shareToChat})
 
       if (error) {
         return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
@@ -146,10 +136,6 @@
 
       draftKey.clear()
       goto(makeArticlePath(url, getAddress(thunk.options.event)))
-
-      if (shareToChat) {
-        publishRoomQuote({url, h, parent: thunk.options.event, protect})
-      }
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }