diff --git a/include/ircd/resource.h b/include/ircd/resource.h
index c1082d6cd..afe5229d6 100644
--- a/include/ircd/resource.h
+++ b/include/ircd/resource.h
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ struct ircd::resource::request
 	http::request::content &content;
 	http::query::string query;
 	m::user::id::buf user_id;
+	vector_view<string_view> parv;
 
-	request(const http::request::head &head, http::request::content &content, http::query::string query);
+	request(const http::request::head &head, http::request::content &content, http::query::string query, const vector_view<string_view> &parv);
 };
 
 template<class tuple>
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ struct ircd::resource::request::object
 	const http::request::head &head;
 	const http::request::content &content;
 	const http::query::string &query;
+	const vector_view<string_view> &parv;
 	const json::object &body;
 
 	object(resource::request &r)
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ struct ircd::resource::request::object
 	,head{r.head}
 	,content{r.content}
 	,query{r.query}
+	,parv{r.parv}
 	,body{r}
 	{}
 };
diff --git a/ircd/resource.cc b/ircd/resource.cc
index 1923083cc..c1a325e5f 100644
--- a/ircd/resource.cc
+++ b/ircd/resource.cc
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ resource::resources
 ircd::resource &
 ircd::resource::find(string_view path)
 {
-	path = strip(path, '/');
-
+	path = rstrip(path, '/');
 	auto it(resources.lower_bound(path));
 	if(it == end(resources)) try
 	{
@@ -176,9 +175,21 @@ ircd::resource::operator()(client &client,
 {
 	auto &method(operator[](head.method));
 	http::request::content content{pc, head};
+
+	const auto pathparm
+	{
+		lstrip(head.path, this->path)
+	};
+
+	string_view param[8];
+	const vector_view<string_view> parv
+	{
+		param, tokens(pathparm, '/', param)
+	};
+
 	resource::request request
 	{
-		head, content, head.query
+		head, content, head.query, parv
 	};
 
 	if(method.flags & method.REQUIRES_AUTH)
@@ -286,11 +297,13 @@ catch(const std::bad_function_call &e)
 
 ircd::resource::request::request(const http::request::head &head,
                                  http::request::content &content,
-                                 http::query::string query)
+                                 http::query::string query,
+                                 const vector_view<string_view> &parv)
 :json::object{content}
 ,head{head}
 ,content{content}
 ,query{std::move(query)}
+,parv{parv}
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/client/account.cc b/modules/client/account.cc
index 9f3ec20a1..ecbb15b05 100644
--- a/modules/client/account.cc
+++ b/modules/client/account.cc
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ struct account
 {
 	resource deactivate
 	{
-		"_matrix/client/r0/account/deactivate",
+		"/_matrix/client/r0/account/deactivate",
 		"Deactivate the user's account, removing all ability for the user to login again. (3.3.3)"
 	};
 
 	resource password
 	{
-		"_matrix/client/r0/account/password",
+		"/_matrix/client/r0/account/password",
 		"Changes the password for an account on this homeserver. (3.3.4)"
 	};
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct account
 }
 account_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/account",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/account",
 	"Account management (3.3)"
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/createroom.cc b/modules/client/createroom.cc
index 28d035092..be2bcc7e1 100644
--- a/modules/client/createroom.cc
+++ b/modules/client/createroom.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource createroom
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/createRoom",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/createRoom",
 	"Create a new room with various configuration options. (7.1.1)"
 };
 
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ catch(const db::not_found &e)
 	};
 }
 
-resource::method post
+resource::method post_method
 {
 	createroom, "POST", room_create,
 	{
-		post.REQUIRES_AUTH
+		post_method.REQUIRES_AUTH
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/events.cc b/modules/client/events.cc
index 5a96a7c3a..bf369fecb 100644
--- a/modules/client/events.cc
+++ b/modules/client/events.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource events_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/events",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/events",
 	"Events (6.2.3) (10.x)"
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/login.cc b/modules/client/login.cc
index 528e03b92..fe79e1381 100644
--- a/modules/client/login.cc
+++ b/modules/client/login.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource login_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/login",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/login",
 	"Authenticates the user by password, and issues an access token "
 	"they can use to authorize themself in subsequent requests. (3.2.2)"
 };
diff --git a/modules/client/logout.cc b/modules/client/logout.cc
index dd58b6903..161c5a062 100644
--- a/modules/client/logout.cc
+++ b/modules/client/logout.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource logout_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/logout",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/logout",
 	"Invalidates an existing access token, so that it can no longer be used for "
 	"authorization. (3.2.3)"
 };
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ logout(client &client, const resource::request &request)
 	};
 }
 
-resource::method post
+resource::method post_method
 {
 	logout_resource, "POST", logout,
 	{
-		post.REQUIRES_AUTH
+		post_method.REQUIRES_AUTH
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/publicrooms.cc b/modules/client/publicrooms.cc
index 64d488836..23e4effa3 100644
--- a/modules/client/publicrooms.cc
+++ b/modules/client/publicrooms.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource publicrooms_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/publicRooms",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/publicRooms",
 	"Lists the public rooms on the server. "
 	"This API returns paginated responses. (7.5)"
 };
diff --git a/modules/client/pushrules.cc b/modules/client/pushrules.cc
index 1d04f07df..13b9c8ff2 100644
--- a/modules/client/pushrules.cc
+++ b/modules/client/pushrules.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource pushrules
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/pushrules", R"(
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/pushrules", R"(
 	Retrieve all push rulesets for this user. Clients can "drill-down" on the rulesets by
 	suffixing a scope to this path e.g. /pushrules/global/. This will return a subset of this data
 	under the specified key e.g. the global key. (11.10.1.4.6)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ catch(...)
 	throw;
 }
 
-resource::method get
+resource::method get_method
 {
 	pushrules, "GET", get_pushrules
 };
diff --git a/modules/client/register.cc b/modules/client/register.cc
index 53bcbb4b7..7d852c4db 100644
--- a/modules/client/register.cc
+++ b/modules/client/register.cc
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ handle_post(client &client,
 
 resource register_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/register",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/register",
 	"Register for an account on this homeserver. (3.3.1)"
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/rooms.cc b/modules/client/rooms.cc
index 84e57e51e..a9bee2f02 100644
--- a/modules/client/rooms.cc
+++ b/modules/client/rooms.cc
@@ -24,16 +24,11 @@ using namespace ircd;
 struct room
 :resource
 {
-	static constexpr const auto base_url
-	{
-		"_matrix/client/r0/rooms"
-	};
-
 	using resource::resource;
 }
 rooms_resource
 {
-	room::base_url, resource::opts
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/", resource::opts
 	{
 		resource::DIRECTORY,
 		"Rooms (7.0)"
@@ -48,7 +43,6 @@ mapi::header IRCD_MODULE
 resource::response
 get_messages(client &client,
              const resource::request &request,
-             const string_view &params,
              const m::room::id &room_id)
 {
 	const m::event::query<m::event::where::equal> event_in_room
@@ -101,7 +95,6 @@ get_messages(client &client,
 resource::response
 get_members(client &client,
             const resource::request &request,
-            const string_view &params,
             const m::room::id &room_id)
 {
 
@@ -144,7 +137,6 @@ get_members(client &client,
 resource::response
 get_state(client &client,
           const resource::request &request,
-          const string_view &params,
           const m::event::query<> &query)
 {
 	const auto count
@@ -179,7 +171,6 @@ get_state(client &client,
 resource::response
 get_state(client &client,
           const resource::request &request,
-          const string_view &params,
           const m::room::id &room_id,
           const string_view &type,
           const string_view &state_key)
@@ -191,13 +182,12 @@ get_state(client &client,
 		{ "state_key",  state_key  },
 	};
 
-	return get_state(client, request, params, query);
+	return get_state(client, request, query);
 }
 
 resource::response
 get_state(client &client,
           const resource::request &request,
-          const string_view &params,
           const m::room::id &room_id,
           const string_view &type)
 {
@@ -207,33 +197,29 @@ get_state(client &client,
 		{ "type",       type       }
 	};
 
-	return get_state(client, request, params, query);
+	return get_state(client, request, query);
 }
 
 resource::response
 get_state(client &client,
           const resource::request &request,
-          const string_view &params,
           const m::room::id &room_id)
 {
-	string_view token[4];
-	tokens(params, "/", token);
-
 	const string_view &type
 	{
-		token[2]
+		request.parv[2]
 	};
 
 	const string_view &state_key
 	{
-		token[3]
+		request.parv[3]
 	};
 
 	if(type && state_key)
-		return get_state(client, request, params, room_id, type, state_key);
+		return get_state(client, request, room_id, type, state_key);
 
 	if(type)
-		return get_state(client, request, params, room_id, type);
+		return get_state(client, request, room_id, type);
 
 	const m::event::query<m::event::where::equal> query
 	{
@@ -241,18 +227,17 @@ get_state(client &client,
 		{ "state_key",  ""         },
 	};
 
-	return get_state(client, request, params, query);
+	return get_state(client, request, query);
 }
 
 resource::response
 get_context(client &client,
             const resource::request &request,
-            const string_view &params,
             const m::room::id &room_id)
 {
 	const m::event::id &event_id
 	{
-		token(params, '/', 2)
+		request.parv[2]
 	};
 
 	const auto it
@@ -280,35 +265,35 @@ get_context(client &client,
 resource::response
 get_rooms(client &client, const resource::request &request)
 {
-	const auto params
-	{
-		lstrip(request.head.path, room::base_url)
-	};
-
-	string_view token[2];
-	if(tokens(params, '/', token) != 2)
-		throw m::BAD_REQUEST{"/rooms command required"};
+	if(request.parv.size() != 2)
+		throw m::error
+		{
+			http::MULTIPLE_CHOICES, "/rooms command required"
+		};
 
 	m::room::id::buf room_id
 	{
-		urldecode(token[0], room_id)
+		urldecode(request.parv[0], room_id)
 	};
 
-	const string_view &cmd{token[1]};
+	const string_view &cmd{request.parv[1]};
 
 	if(cmd == "context")
-		return get_context(client, request, params, room_id);
+		return get_context(client, request, room_id);
 
 	if(cmd == "state")
-		return get_state(client, request, params, room_id);
+		return get_state(client, request, room_id);
 
 	if(cmd == "members")
-		return get_members(client, request, params, room_id);
+		return get_members(client, request, room_id);
 
 	if(cmd == "messages")
-		return get_messages(client, request, params, room_id);
+		return get_messages(client, request, room_id);
 
-	throw m::NOT_FOUND{"/rooms command not found"};
+	throw m::NOT_FOUND
+	{
+		"/rooms command not found"
+	};
 }
 
 resource::method method_get
@@ -319,20 +304,16 @@ resource::method method_get
 resource::response
 put_send(client &client,
          const resource::request &request,
-         const string_view &params,
          const m::room::id &room_id)
 {
-	string_view token[4];
-	tokens(params, '/', token);
-
 	const string_view &type
 	{
-		token[2]
+		request.parv[2]
 	};
 
 	const string_view &txnid
 	{
-		token[3]
+		request.parv[3]
 	};
 
 	json::iov event;
@@ -374,27 +355,21 @@ put_send(client &client,
 resource::response
 put_rooms(client &client, const resource::request &request)
 {
-	const auto params
-	{
-		lstrip(request.head.path, room::base_url)
-	};
-
-	string_view token[2];
-	if(tokens(params, "/", token) != 2)
+	if(request.parv.size() != 2)
 		throw m::BAD_REQUEST{"/rooms command required"};
 
-	const m::room::id &room_id
+	m::room::id::buf room_id
 	{
-		token[0]
+		urldecode(request.parv[0], room_id)
 	};
 
 	const string_view &cmd
 	{
-		token[1]
+		request.parv[1]
 	};
 
 	if(cmd == "send")
-		return put_send(client, request, params, room_id);
+		return put_send(client, request, room_id);
 
 	throw m::NOT_FOUND{"/rooms command not found"};
 }
@@ -410,42 +385,41 @@ resource::method method_put
 resource::response
 post_receipt(client &client,
              const resource::request &request,
-             const string_view &params,
              const m::room::id &room_id)
 {
-	string_view token[4];
-	if(tokens(params, '/', token) != 4)
+	if(request.parv.size() != 4)
 		throw m::BAD_REQUEST{"receipt type and event_id required"};
 
-	const string_view &receipt_type{token[2]};
-	const string_view &event_id{token[3]};
+	const string_view &receipt_type{request.parv[2]};
+	const string_view &event_id{request.parv[3]};
 	std::cout << "type: " << receipt_type << " eid: " << event_id << std::endl;
 }
 
 resource::response
-post_rooms(client &client, const resource::request &request)
+post_rooms(client &client,
+           const resource::request &request)
 {
-	const auto params
-	{
-		lstrip(request.head.path, room::base_url)
-	};
-
-	string_view token[2];
-	if(tokens(params, '/', token) != 2)
+	if(request.parv.size() != 2)
 		throw m::BAD_REQUEST{"/rooms command required"};
 
-	m::room::id::buf room_id;
-	urldecode(token[0], room_id);
-	const string_view &cmd{token[1]};
+	m::room::id::buf room_id
+	{
+		urldecode(request.parv[0], room_id)
+	};
+
+	const string_view &cmd
+	{
+		request.parv[1]
+	};
 
 	if(cmd == "receipt")
-		return post_receipt(client, request, params, room_id);
+		return post_receipt(client, request, room_id);
 }
 
-resource::method method_POST
+resource::method method_post
 {
 	rooms_resource, "POST", post_rooms,
 	{
-		method_put.REQUIRES_AUTH
+		method_post.REQUIRES_AUTH
 	}
 };
diff --git a/modules/client/sync.cc b/modules/client/sync.cc
index 94ea6d4cd..ec2ec317e 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ to the state, and to receive new messages.
 
 resource sync_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/sync",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/sync",
 	sync_description
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/user.cc b/modules/client/user.cc
index 010602345..40bd278f5 100644
--- a/modules/client/user.cc
+++ b/modules/client/user.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource user_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/user",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/user/",
 	"User resource",
 	{
 		resource::DIRECTORY
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ get_filter(client &client, const resource::request &request)
 {
 	m::user::id::buf user_id
 	{
-		urldecode(token(request.head.path, '/', 4), user_id)
+		urldecode(request.parv[4], user_id)
 	};
 
-	const auto filter_id
+	const auto &filter_id
 	{
-		token(request.head.path, '/', 6)
+		request.parv[6]
 	};
 
 	const m::event::query<m::event::where::equal> query
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ get_filter(client &client, const resource::request &request)
 	return {};
 }
 
-resource::method get
+resource::method get_method
 {
 	user_resource, "GET", get_filter,
 	{
-		resource::method::REQUIRES_AUTH
+		get_method.REQUIRES_AUTH
 	}
 };
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ post_filter(client &client, const resource::request::object<const m::filter> &re
 	// token must be authorized to make requests for this user id.
 	m::user::id::buf user_id
 	{
-		urldecode(token(request.head.path, '/', 4), user_id)
+		urldecode(request.parv[4], user_id)
 	};
 
 	user_id.validate();
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ post_filter(client &client, const resource::request::object<const m::filter> &re
 	};
 }
 
-resource::method post
+resource::method post_method
 {
 	user_resource, "POST", post_filter,
 	{
-		post.REQUIRES_AUTH
+		post_method.REQUIRES_AUTH
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/versions.cc b/modules/client/versions.cc
index bbd6e7cd9..95d00cf67 100644
--- a/modules/client/versions.cc
+++ b/modules/client/versions.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace ircd;
 
 resource versions_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/versions",
+	"/_matrix/client/versions",
 	"Gets the versions of the specification supported by the server (2.1)"
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/client/voip/turnserver.cc b/modules/client/voip/turnserver.cc
index 0d140ee29..e7a499757 100644
--- a/modules/client/voip/turnserver.cc
+++ b/modules/client/voip/turnserver.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mapi::header IRCD_MODULE
 
 resource turnserver_resource
 {
-	"_matrix/client/r0/voip/turnServer",
+	"/_matrix/client/r0/voip/turnServer",
 	"This API provides credentials for the client to use when initiating calls."
 	"(11.3.3)"
 };
diff --git a/modules/key/server.cc b/modules/key/server.cc
index c93fa722e..473c03cb6 100644
--- a/modules/key/server.cc
+++ b/modules/key/server.cc
@@ -29,16 +29,11 @@ mapi::header IRCD_MODULE
 struct server
 :resource
 {
-	static constexpr const auto base_url
-	{
-		"_matrix/key/v2/server/"
-	};
-
 	using resource::resource;
 }
 server_resource
 {
-	server::base_url, resource::opts
+	"/_matrix/key/v2/server/", resource::opts
 	{
 		resource::DIRECTORY,
 		"federation 2.2.1.1: Publishing Keys"
@@ -52,11 +47,11 @@ handle_get(client &client,
 	char key_id_buf[256];
 	const auto key_id
 	{
-		urldecode(split(request.head.path, server_resource.base_url).second, key_id_buf)
+		urldecode(request.parv[0], key_id_buf)
 	};
 
 	std::string my_key;
-	m::keys::get(my_host(), [&my_key](const auto &key)
+	m::keys::get(my_host(), key_id, [&my_key](const auto &key)
 	{
 		my_key = json::string(key);
 	});