diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.proto b/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.proto
index 5ec7b45a..038a513c 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.proto
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.proto
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ message Request {
     PEERSTORE      = 9;
   }
 
-  Type type = 1;
+  // the proto2 version of this field is "required" which means it will have
+  // no default value. the default for proto3 is "singluar" which omits the
+  // value on the wire if it's the default so for proto3 we make it "optional"
+  // to ensure a value is always written on to the wire
+  optional Type type = 1;
 
   optional ConnectRequest connect = 2;
   optional StreamOpenRequest streamOpen = 3;
@@ -32,7 +36,12 @@ message Response {
     ERROR = 1;
   }
 
-  Type type = 1;
+  // the proto2 version of this field is "required" which means it will have
+  // no default value. the default for proto3 is "singluar" which omits the
+  // value on the wire if it's the default so for proto3 we make it "optional"
+  // to ensure a value is always written on to the wire
+  optional Type type = 1;
+
   optional ErrorResponse error = 2;
   optional StreamInfo streamInfo = 3;
   optional IdentifyResponse identify = 4;
@@ -87,7 +96,12 @@ message DHTRequest {
     PROVIDE                      = 8;
   }
 
-  Type type = 1;
+  // the proto2 version of this field is "required" which means it will have
+  // no default value. the default for proto3 is "singluar" which omits the
+  // value on the wire if it's the default so for proto3 we make it "optional"
+  // to ensure a value is always written on to the wire
+  optional Type type = 1;
+
   optional bytes peer = 2;
   optional bytes cid = 3;
   optional bytes key = 4;
@@ -103,7 +117,12 @@ message DHTResponse {
     END   = 2;
   }
 
-  Type type = 1;
+  // the proto2 version of this field is "required" which means it will have
+  // no default value. the default for proto3 is "singluar" which omits the
+  // value on the wire if it's the default so for proto3 we make it "optional"
+  // to ensure a value is always written on to the wire
+  optional Type type = 1;
+
   optional PeerInfo peer = 2;
   optional bytes value = 3;
 }
@@ -120,7 +139,11 @@ message ConnManagerRequest {
     TRIM            = 2;
   }
 
-  Type type = 1;
+  // the proto2 version of this field is "required" which means it will have
+  // no default value. the default for proto3 is "singluar" which omits the
+  // value on the wire if it's the default so for proto3 we make it "optional"
+  // to ensure a value is always written on to the wire
+  optional Type type = 1;
 
   optional bytes peer = 2;
   optional string tag = 3;
@@ -139,7 +162,12 @@ message PSRequest {
     SUBSCRIBE  = 3;
   }
 
-  Type type = 1;
+  // the proto2 version of this field is "required" which means it will have
+  // no default value. the default for proto3 is "singluar" which omits the
+  // value on the wire if it's the default so for proto3 we make it "optional"
+  // to ensure a value is always written on to the wire
+  optional Type type = 1;
+
   optional string topic = 2;
   optional bytes data = 3;
 }
@@ -165,7 +193,12 @@ message PeerstoreRequest {
     GET_PEER_INFO = 2;
   }
 
-  Type type = 1;
+  // the proto2 version of this field is "required" which means it will have
+  // no default value. the default for proto3 is "singluar" which omits the
+  // value on the wire if it's the default so for proto3 we make it "optional"
+  // to ensure a value is always written on to the wire
+  optional Type type = 1;
+
   optional bytes id = 2;
   repeated string protos = 3;
 }
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.ts b/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.ts
index f3728c14..dfc9693f 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/src/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { Uint8ArrayList } from 'uint8arraylist'
 import type { Codec } from 'protons-runtime'
 
 export interface Request {
-  type: Request.Type
+  type?: Request.Type
   connect?: ConnectRequest
   streamOpen?: StreamOpenRequest
   streamHandler?: StreamHandlerRequest
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export namespace Request {
           w.fork()
         }
 
-        if (opts.writeDefaults === true || (obj.type != null && __TypeValues[obj.type] !== 0)) {
+        if (obj.type != null) {
           w.uint32(8)
           Request.Type.codec().encode(obj.type, w)
         }
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ export namespace Request {
           w.ldelim()
         }
       }, (reader, length) => {
-        const obj: any = {
-          type: Type.IDENTIFY
-        }
+        const obj: any = {}
 
         const end = length == null ? reader.len : reader.pos + length
 
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ export namespace Request {
 }
 
 export interface Response {
-  type: Response.Type
+  type?: Response.Type
   error?: ErrorResponse
   streamInfo?: StreamInfo
   identify?: IdentifyResponse
@@ -222,7 +220,7 @@ export namespace Response {
           w.fork()
         }
 
-        if (opts.writeDefaults === true || (obj.type != null && __TypeValues[obj.type] !== 0)) {
+        if (obj.type != null) {
           w.uint32(8)
           Response.Type.codec().encode(obj.type, w)
         }
@@ -283,7 +281,6 @@ export namespace Response {
         }
       }, (reader, length) => {
         const obj: any = {
-          type: Type.OK,
           peers: []
         }
 
@@ -774,7 +771,7 @@ export namespace StreamInfo {
 }
 
 export interface DHTRequest {
-  type: DHTRequest.Type
+  type?: DHTRequest.Type
   peer?: Uint8Array
   cid?: Uint8Array
   key?: Uint8Array
@@ -823,7 +820,7 @@ export namespace DHTRequest {
           w.fork()
         }
 
-        if (opts.writeDefaults === true || (obj.type != null && __TypeValues[obj.type] !== 0)) {
+        if (obj.type != null) {
           w.uint32(8)
           DHTRequest.Type.codec().encode(obj.type, w)
         }
@@ -862,9 +859,7 @@ export namespace DHTRequest {
           w.ldelim()
         }
       }, (reader, length) => {
-        const obj: any = {
-          type: Type.FIND_PEER
-        }
+        const obj: any = {}
 
         const end = length == null ? reader.len : reader.pos + length
 
@@ -916,7 +911,7 @@ export namespace DHTRequest {
 }
 
 export interface DHTResponse {
-  type: DHTResponse.Type
+  type?: DHTResponse.Type
   peer?: PeerInfo
   value?: Uint8Array
 }
@@ -949,7 +944,7 @@ export namespace DHTResponse {
           w.fork()
         }
 
-        if (opts.writeDefaults === true || (obj.type != null && __TypeValues[obj.type] !== 0)) {
+        if (obj.type != null) {
           w.uint32(8)
           DHTResponse.Type.codec().encode(obj.type, w)
         }
@@ -970,9 +965,7 @@ export namespace DHTResponse {
           w.ldelim()
         }
       }, (reader, length) => {
-        const obj: any = {
-          type: Type.BEGIN
-        }
+        const obj: any = {}
 
         const end = length == null ? reader.len : reader.pos + length
 
@@ -1082,7 +1075,7 @@ export namespace PeerInfo {
 }
 
 export interface ConnManagerRequest {
-  type: ConnManagerRequest.Type
+  type?: ConnManagerRequest.Type
   peer?: Uint8Array
   tag?: string
   weight?: bigint
@@ -1116,7 +1109,7 @@ export namespace ConnManagerRequest {
           w.fork()
         }
 
-        if (opts.writeDefaults === true || (obj.type != null && __TypeValues[obj.type] !== 0)) {
+        if (obj.type != null) {
           w.uint32(8)
           ConnManagerRequest.Type.codec().encode(obj.type, w)
         }
@@ -1140,9 +1133,7 @@ export namespace ConnManagerRequest {
           w.ldelim()
         }
       }, (reader, length) => {
-        const obj: any = {
-          type: Type.TAG_PEER
-        }
+        const obj: any = {}
 
         const end = length == null ? reader.len : reader.pos + length
 
@@ -1243,7 +1234,7 @@ export namespace DisconnectRequest {
 }
 
 export interface PSRequest {
-  type: PSRequest.Type
+  type?: PSRequest.Type
   topic?: string
   data?: Uint8Array
 }
@@ -1278,7 +1269,7 @@ export namespace PSRequest {
           w.fork()
         }
 
-        if (opts.writeDefaults === true || (obj.type != null && __TypeValues[obj.type] !== 0)) {
+        if (obj.type != null) {
           w.uint32(8)
           PSRequest.Type.codec().encode(obj.type, w)
         }
@@ -1297,9 +1288,7 @@ export namespace PSRequest {
           w.ldelim()
         }
       }, (reader, length) => {
-        const obj: any = {
-          type: Type.GET_TOPICS
-        }
+        const obj: any = {}
 
         const end = length == null ? reader.len : reader.pos + length
 
@@ -1516,7 +1505,7 @@ export namespace PSResponse {
 }
 
 export interface PeerstoreRequest {
-  type: PeerstoreRequest.Type
+  type?: PeerstoreRequest.Type
   id?: Uint8Array
   protos: string[]
 }
@@ -1549,7 +1538,7 @@ export namespace PeerstoreRequest {
           w.fork()
         }
 
-        if (opts.writeDefaults === true || (obj.type != null && __TypeValues[obj.type] !== 0)) {
+        if (obj.type != null) {
           w.uint32(8)
           PeerstoreRequest.Type.codec().encode(obj.type, w)
         }
@@ -1571,7 +1560,6 @@ export namespace PeerstoreRequest {
         }
       }, (reader, length) => {
         const obj: any = {
-          type: Type.UNSPECIFIED,
           protos: []
         }