diff --git a/.zed/debug.json b/.zed/debug.json
index 93376b0..6f50aaf 100644
--- a/.zed/debug.json
+++ b/.zed/debug.json
@@ -56,5 +56,13 @@
     "mode": "debug",
     "program": "./cmd/cli",
     "args": ["pubsub", "subscribe", "monitoring"]
+  },
+  {
+    "adapter": "Delve",
+    "label": "Node Go (Delve)",
+    "request": "launch",
+    "mode": "debug",
+    "program": "./cmd/node",
+    "args": ["--config", "configs/node.yaml"]
   }
 ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 360c233..d39bfe0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test-e2e:
 
 .PHONY: build clean test run-node run-node2 run-node3 run-example deps tidy fmt vet lint clear-ports
 
-VERSION := 0.42.1-beta
+VERSION := 0.42.2-beta
 COMMIT  ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
 DATE    ?= $(shell date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
 LDFLAGS := -X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.commit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'main.date=$(DATE)'
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 332f2bd..1ccf458 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type DiscoveryConfig struct {
 	BootstrapPort     int           `yaml:"bootstrap_port"`     // Default port for bootstrap nodes
 	HttpAdvAddress    string        `yaml:"http_adv_address"`   // HTTP advertisement address
 	RaftAdvAddress    string        `yaml:"raft_adv_address"`   // Raft advertisement
+	NodeNamespace     string        `yaml:"node_namespace"`     // Namespace for node identifiers
 }
 
 // SecurityConfig contains security-related configuration
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			DiscoveryInterval: time.Second * 15, // Back to 15 seconds for testing
 			HttpAdvAddress:    "",
 			RaftAdvAddress:    "",
+			NodeNamespace:     "default",
 		},
 		Security: SecurityConfig{
 			EnableTLS: false,
diff --git a/pkg/node/monitoring.go b/pkg/node/monitoring.go
index 602fa72..0e23d63 100644
--- a/pkg/node/monitoring.go
+++ b/pkg/node/monitoring.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func announceMetrics(n *Node, peers []peer.ID, cpuUsage uint64, memUsage *memory
 	if err := n.pubsub.Publish(ctx, "monitoring", data); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	n.logger.Info("Announced metrics", zap.String("topic", "monitoring"))
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func announceMetrics(n *Node, peers []peer.ID, cpuUsage uint64, memUsage *memory
 // Unlike nodes which need extensive monitoring, clients only need basic health checks.
 func (n *Node) startConnectionMonitoring() {
 	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(60 * time.Second) // Less frequent than nodes (60s vs 30s)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second) // Less frequent than nodes (60s vs 30s)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 
 		var lastPeerCount int
diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index 4af952e..10fa933 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
+	libp2ppubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
@@ -258,6 +259,18 @@ func (n *Node) startLibP2P() error {
 
 	n.host = h
 
+	// Initialize pubsub
+	ps, err := libp2ppubsub.NewGossipSub(context.Background(), h,
+		libp2ppubsub.WithPeerExchange(true),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create pubsub: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create pubsub adapter with "node" namespace
+	n.pubsub = pubsub.NewClientAdapter(ps, n.config.Discovery.NodeNamespace)
+	n.logger.Info("Initialized pubsub adapter on namespace", zap.String("namespace", n.config.Discovery.NodeNamespace))
+
 	// Log configured bootstrap peers
 	if len(n.config.Discovery.BootstrapPeers) > 0 {
 		n.logger.ComponentInfo(logging.ComponentNode, "Configured bootstrap peers",