diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index c077934..b081a1c 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { createVerifiedFetch, type VerifiedFetch } from "@helia/verified-fetch";
 import { createHelia } from "helia";
 import { bootstrap } from "@libp2p/bootstrap";
 import { webSockets } from "@libp2p/websockets";
-import { multiaddr } from "@multiformats/multiaddr";
+import { ConnectionGater } from "@libp2p/interface";
+import { Multiaddr, multiaddr } from "@multiformats/multiaddr";
+import { bitswap } from "@helia/block-brokers";
+import { WebSockets } from "@multiformats/multiaddr-matcher";
 import { webRTC } from "@libp2p/webrtc";
 import { circuitRelayTransport } from "@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2";
 
@@ -102,6 +105,48 @@ const dialWithAbortSignal = async (node: any, multiaddressString: string) => {
 	}
 };
 
+export function connectionGater(gater: ConnectionGater = {}): ConnectionGater {
+    return {
+        denyDialPeer: async () => false,
+        denyDialMultiaddr: async (multiaddress: Multiaddr) => {
+            // do not connect to insecure websockets by default
+            if (WebSockets.matches(multiaddress)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // check if it matches with FLUORINE_WEBSOCKETS, BISMUTH_WEBSOCKETS or CERIUM_WEBSOCKETS
+            if (multiaddress.toString() === FLUORINE_WEBSOCKETS) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (multiaddress.toString() === BISMUTH_WEBSOCKETS) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (multiaddress.toString() === CERIUM_WEBSOCKETS) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            // Deny everything else
+            return true;
+
+            // const tuples = multiaddress.stringTuples();
+
+            // // do not connect to private addresses by default
+            // if (tuples[0][0] === CODEC_IP4 || tuples[0][0] === CODEC_IP6) {
+            //     return Boolean(isPrivateIp(`${tuples[0][1]}`));
+            // }
+
+            // return false;
+        },
+        denyInboundConnection: async () => false,
+        denyOutboundConnection: async () => false,
+        denyInboundEncryptedConnection: async () => false,
+        denyOutboundEncryptedConnection: async () => false,
+        denyInboundUpgradedConnection: async () => false,
+        denyOutboundUpgradedConnection: async () => false,
+        filterMultiaddrForPeer: async () => true,
+        ...gater,
+    };
+}
+
 let verifiedFetchFn: VerifiedFetch;
 let helia: any;
 async function runDemo() {
@@ -116,13 +161,15 @@ async function runDemo() {
 						tagName: "cluster-peer",
 					}),
 				],
+				connectionGater: connectionGater(),
 			},
+			blockBrokers: [bitswap()],
 		});
 		await connectToCluster(helia);
 		verifiedFetchFn = await createVerifiedFetch(helia);
 
 		const response = await verifiedFetchFn(
-			"ipns://k51qzi5uqu5dk89atnl883sr0g1cb2py631ckz9ng45qhk6dg0pj141jtxtx6l",
+			"ipfs://baguqeeraxym2g5iaecqzqc6uekitjaxn47dncq3o2mt36wqbqjt2q3ci42dq",
 		);
 
 		const results = await response.json();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e3034f..b0d4170 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 		"vite-plugin-node-polyfills": "^0.23.0"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"@helia/block-brokers": "^4.1.0",
 		"@helia/verified-fetch": "^2.6.4",
 		"@libp2p/bootstrap": "^11.0.33",
 		"@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2": "^3.2.9",
 		"@libp2p/webrtc": "^5.2.10",
 		"@libp2p/websockets": "^9.2.9",
 		"@multiformats/multiaddr": "^12.4.0",
+		"@multiformats/multiaddr-matcher": "^1.7.0",
 		"helia": "^5.3.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3b59622..994f44c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
+      '@helia/block-brokers':
+        specifier: ^4.1.0
+        version: 4.1.0
       '@helia/verified-fetch':
         specifier: ^2.6.4
         version: 2.6.4(react-native@0.79.0(@babel/core@7.26.10)(react@19.1.0))
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ importers:
       '@multiformats/multiaddr':
         specifier: ^12.4.0
         version: 12.4.0
+      '@multiformats/multiaddr-matcher':
+        specifier: ^1.7.0
+        version: 1.7.0
       helia:
         specifier: ^5.3.0
         version: 5.3.0(react-native@0.79.0(@babel/core@7.26.10)(react@19.1.0))