diff --git a/include/ircd/m/event/refs.h b/include/ircd/m/event/refs.h
index aa0602091..5b63ccb1d 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/event/refs.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/event/refs.h
@@ -11,15 +11,25 @@
 #pragma once
 #define HAVE_IRCD_M_EVENT_REFS_H
 
+namespace ircd::m::dbs
+{
+	enum class ref :uint8_t;
+}
+
 struct ircd::m::event::refs
 {
 	event::idx idx;
 
   public:
-	using closure_bool = event::closure_idx_bool;
+	using closure_bool = std::function<bool (const event::idx &, const dbs::ref &)>;
 
+	bool for_each(const dbs::ref &type, const closure_bool &) const;
 	bool for_each(const closure_bool &) const;
+
+	bool has(const dbs::ref &type, const event::idx &) const noexcept;
 	bool has(const event::idx &) const noexcept;
+
+	size_t count(const dbs::ref &type) const noexcept;
 	size_t count() const noexcept;
 
 	refs(const event::idx &idx) noexcept;
diff --git a/ircd/m_event.cc b/ircd/m_event.cc
index 645aed738..6b118bdce 100644
--- a/ircd/m_event.cc
+++ b/ircd/m_event.cc
@@ -1390,37 +1390,14 @@ ircd::m::event::auth::refs::for_each(const string_view &type,
 const
 {
 	assert(idx);
-	thread_local char buf[dbs::EVENT_REFS_KEY_MAX_SIZE];
-	const string_view key
+	const event::refs erefs
 	{
-		dbs::event_refs_key(buf, idx, dbs::ref::AUTH, 0)
+		idx
 	};
 
-	auto it
+	return erefs.for_each(dbs::ref::AUTH, [this, &type, &closure]
+	(const event::idx &ref, const dbs::ref &)
 	{
-		dbs::event_refs.begin(key)
-	};
-
-	for(; it; ++it)
-	{
-		const auto parts
-		{
-			dbs::event_refs_key(it->first)
-		};
-
-		const auto &ref_type
-		{
-			std::get<0>(parts)
-		};
-
-		const auto &ref
-		{
-			std::get<1>(parts)
-		};
-
-		if(ref_type != dbs::ref::AUTH)
-			break;
-
 		bool match;
 		const auto matcher
 		{
@@ -1433,18 +1410,18 @@ const
 		if(type)
 		{
 			if(!m::get(std::nothrow, ref, "type", matcher))
-				continue;
+				return true;
 
 			if(!match)
-				continue;
+				return true;
 		}
 
 		assert(idx != ref);
 		if(!closure(ref))
 			return false;
-	}
 
-	return true;
+		return true;
+	});
 }
 
 //
@@ -1515,10 +1492,18 @@ ircd::m::event::refs::rebuild()
 size_t
 ircd::m::event::refs::count()
 const noexcept
+{
+	return count(dbs::ref(-1));
+}
+
+size_t
+ircd::m::event::refs::count(const dbs::ref &type)
+const noexcept
 {
 	assert(idx);
 	size_t ret(0);
-	for_each([&ret](const auto &)
+	for_each(type, [&ret]
+	(const event::idx &ref, const dbs::ref &)
 	{
 		++ret;
 		return true;
@@ -1531,7 +1516,16 @@ bool
 ircd::m::event::refs::has(const event::idx &idx)
 const noexcept
 {
-	return !for_each([&idx](const event::idx &ref)
+	return has(dbs::ref(-1), idx);
+}
+
+bool
+ircd::m::event::refs::has(const dbs::ref &type,
+                          const event::idx &idx)
+const noexcept
+{
+	return !for_each(type, [&idx]
+	(const event::idx &ref, const dbs::ref &)
 	{
 		return ref != idx; // true to continue, false to break
 	});
@@ -1540,12 +1534,27 @@ const noexcept
 bool
 ircd::m::event::refs::for_each(const closure_bool &closure)
 const
+{
+	return for_each(dbs::ref(-1), closure);
+}
+
+bool
+ircd::m::event::refs::for_each(const dbs::ref &type,
+                               const closure_bool &closure)
+const
 {
 	assert(idx);
 	thread_local char buf[dbs::EVENT_REFS_KEY_MAX_SIZE];
+
+	// Allow -1 to iterate through all types by starting
+	// the iteration at type value 0 and then ignoring the
+	// type as a loop continue condition.
+	const bool all_type(type == dbs::ref(uint8_t(-1)));
+	const auto &_type{all_type? dbs::ref::PREV : type};
+	assert(uint8_t(dbs::ref::PREV) == 0);
 	const string_view key
 	{
-		dbs::event_refs_key(buf, idx, dbs::ref::PREV, 0)
+		dbs::event_refs_key(buf, idx, _type, 0)
 	};
 
 	auto it
@@ -1565,7 +1574,7 @@ const
 			std::get<0>(parts)
 		};
 
-		if(type != dbs::ref::PREV)
+		if(!all_type && type != _type)
 			break;
 
 		const auto &ref
@@ -1574,7 +1583,7 @@ const
 		};
 
 		assert(idx != ref);
-		if(!closure(ref))
+		if(!closure(ref, type))
 			return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 326c3f82f..488a082a5 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -5625,34 +5625,19 @@ console_cmd__event(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 		out << "- UNAUTHORIZED: " << failmsg << std::endl;
 
 	if(m::event::auth::is_power_event(event))
-	{
 		out << "+ POWER EVENT" << std::endl;
 
-		const m::event::auth::refs &refs{event_idx};
-		const auto refcnt(refs.count());
-		if(refcnt)
-		{
-			out << std::endl;
-			out << "+ AUTH REFERENCED " << refcnt << std::endl;
-			refs.for_each([&out](const m::event::idx &idx)
-			{
-				const m::event::fetch event{idx};
-				out << "  " << idx << " " << pretty_oneline(event) << std::endl;
-				return true;
-			});
-		}
-	}
-
 	const m::event::refs &refs{event_idx};
 	const auto refcnt(refs.count());
 	if(refcnt)
 	{
 		out << std::endl;
 		out << "+ REFERENCED " << refs.count() << std::endl;
-		refs.for_each([&out](const m::event::idx &idx)
+		refs.for_each([&out]
+		(const m::event::idx &idx, const auto &type)
 		{
 			const m::event::fetch event{idx};
-			out << "  " << idx << " " << pretty_oneline(event) << std::endl;
+			out << "  " << reflect(type) << " " << idx << " " << pretty_oneline(event) << std::endl;
 			return true;
 		});
 	}
@@ -5947,6 +5932,58 @@ console_cmd__event__refs__rebuild(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 bool
 console_cmd__event__refs(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 {
+	const params param{line, " ",
+	{
+		"event_id", "type"
+	}};
+
+	const m::event::id &event_id
+	{
+		param.at("event_id")
+	};
+
+	const m::event::refs refs
+	{
+		index(event_id)
+	};
+
+	const string_view &typestr
+	{
+		param.at("type")
+	};
+
+	m::dbs::ref type
+	{
+		empty(typestr)?
+			m::dbs::ref(-1):
+			m::dbs::ref(0)
+
+	};
+
+	if(!empty(typestr))
+		for(; uint8_t(type) < sizeof(m::dbs::ref) * 8; type = m::dbs::ref(uint8_t(type) + 1))
+			if(reflect(type) == typestr)
+				break;
+
+	refs.for_each(type, [&out]
+	(const auto &idx, const auto &type)
+	{
+		const m::event::fetch event
+		{
+			idx, std::nothrow
+		};
+
+		if(!event.valid)
+			return true;
+
+		out << idx
+		    << " " << m::event_id(idx)
+		    << " " << reflect(type)
+		    << std::endl;
+
+		return true;
+	});
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -5968,7 +6005,8 @@ console_cmd__event__refs__prev(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 		index(event_id)
 	};
 
-	refs.for_each([&out](const m::event::idx &idx)
+	refs.for_each(m::dbs::ref::PREV, [&out]
+	(const auto &idx, const auto &type)
 	{
 		const m::event::fetch event
 		{
@@ -5980,6 +6018,7 @@ console_cmd__event__refs__prev(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 
 		out << idx
 		    << " " << m::event_id(idx)
+		    << " " << reflect(type)
 		    << std::endl;
 
 		return true;