diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd0e456df..15d1d0df8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
       "hash": "QmQine7gvHncNevKtG9QXxf3nXcwSj6aDDmMm52mHofEEp",
       "name": "tar-utils",
       "version": "0.0.3"
+    },
+    {
+      "author": "whyrusleeping",
+      "hash": "QmcoBbyTiL9PFjo1GFixJwqQ8mZLJ36CribuqyKmS1okPu",
+      "name": "go-libp2p-metrics",
+      "version": "2.1.3"
     }
   ],
   "gxVersion": "0.7.0",
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index 2a46737db..5bdb573a0 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-net"
 	tar "github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils"
+
+	p2pmetrics "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-metrics"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -92,6 +94,25 @@ func (s *Shell) newRequest(ctx context.Context, command string, args ...string)
 	return NewRequest(ctx, s.url, command, args...)
 }
 
+func (s *Shell) Request(ctx context.Context, command string, args ...string) (*Request, *Response, error) {
+	req := s.newRequest(ctx, command, args...)
+	res, err := req.Send(s.httpcli)
+	return req, res, err
+}
+
+func (s *Shell) RequestDecode(ctx context.Context, dec interface{}, command string, args ...string) error {
+	_, res, err := s.Request(ctx, command, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer res.Close()
+	if res.Error != nil {
+		return res.Error
+	}
+
+	return json.NewDecoder(res.Output).Decode(dec)
+}
+
 type IdOutput struct {
 	ID              string
 	PublicKey       string
@@ -831,3 +852,34 @@ func (s *Shell) ObjectStat(key string) (*ObjectStats, error) {
 
 	return stat, nil
 }
+
+// ObjectStat gets stats for the DAG object named by key. It returns
+// the stats of the requested Object or an error.
+func (s *Shell) StatsBW() (*p2pmetrics.Stats, error) {
+	v := &p2pmetrics.Stats{}
+	err := s.RequestDecode(context.TODO(), &v, "stats/bw")
+	return v, err
+}
+
+type SwarmStreamInfo struct {
+	Protocol string
+}
+
+type SwarmConnInfo struct {
+	Addr    string
+	Peer    string
+	Latency string
+	Muxer   string
+	Streams []SwarmStreamInfo
+}
+
+type SwarmConnInfos struct {
+	Peers []SwarmConnInfo
+}
+
+// SwarmPeers gets all the swarm peers
+func (s *Shell) SwarmPeers() (*SwarmConnInfos, error) {
+	v := &SwarmConnInfos{}
+	err := s.RequestDecode(context.TODO(), &v, "swarm/peers")
+	return v, err
+}
diff --git a/shell_test.go b/shell_test.go
index 26b43eaa1..376ea7b8f 100644
--- a/shell_test.go
+++ b/shell_test.go
@@ -242,3 +242,17 @@ func TestDagPut(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Nil(err)
 	is.Equal(c, "zdpuAt47YjE9XTgSxUBkiYCbmnktKajQNheQBGASHj3FfYf8M")
 }
+
+func TestStatsBW(t *testing.T) {
+	is := is.New(t)
+	s := NewShell(shellUrl)
+	_, err := s.StatsBW()
+	is.Nil(err)
+}
+
+func TestSwarmPeers(t *testing.T) {
+	is := is.New(t)
+	s := NewShell(shellUrl)
+	_, err := s.SwarmPeers()
+	is.Nil(err)
+}