diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aeccc90..d0b4722 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,21 +36,20 @@ Start by adding the package to your dependencies:
 npm i @oceanprotocol/squid
 ```
 
-The package exposes `OceanAgent` and `Ocean` which you can import in your code like so:
+The package exposes `Ocean` and `Logger` which you can import in your code like this:
 
 ```js
 // ES6
-import { OceanAgent, Ocean } from '@oceanprotocol/squid'
+import { Ocean, Logger } from '@oceanprotocol/squid'
 
 // ES2015
-const { OceanAgent, Ocean } = require('@oceanprotocol/squid')
+const { Ocean, Logger } = require('@oceanprotocol/squid')
 ```
 
 You can then connect to a running [Keeper](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/keeper-contracts) & [Provider](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/provider) instance, e.g.:
 
 ```js
-const ocean = await new Ocean({uri: 'http://localhost:8545', network: 'development'})
-const oceanAgent = new OceanAgent('http://localhost:5000/api/v1/provider')
+const ocean = await new Ocean({nodeUri: 'http://localhost:8545', network: 'development', providerUri: 'http://localhost:5000'})
 ```
 
 ## Development
diff --git a/src/ocean-agent.js b/src/deprecated/ocean-agent.js
similarity index 90%
rename from src/ocean-agent.js
rename to src/deprecated/ocean-agent.js
index 19ae2ac..ee8318a 100644
--- a/src/ocean-agent.js
+++ b/src/deprecated/ocean-agent.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 /* global fetch */
-import Logger from './utils/logger'
+import Logger from '../utils/logger'
 
 export default class OceanAgent {
     constructor(connectionUrl) {
         this.assetsUrl = connectionUrl + '/assets'
+
+        Logger.warn('OceanAgent is deprecated use the Ocean object from squid instead')
     }
 
     getAssetsMetadata() {
diff --git a/src/ocean-keeper.js b/src/deprecated/ocean-keeper.js
similarity index 98%
rename from src/ocean-keeper.js
rename to src/deprecated/ocean-keeper.js
index 37cb243..4a7639b 100644
--- a/src/ocean-keeper.js
+++ b/src/deprecated/ocean-keeper.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Web3 from 'web3'
-import ContractLoader from './keeper/contractLoader'
-import Logger from './utils/logger'
+import ContractLoader from '../keeper/contractLoader'
+import Logger from '../utils/logger'
 
 const DEFAULT_GAS = 300000
 
diff --git a/src/metadata.js b/src/metadata.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf3506c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/metadata.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* global fetch */
+import Logger from './utils/logger'
+
+export default class MetaData {
+    constructor(providerUri) {
+        this.assetsUrl = providerUri + '/assets'
+    }
+
+    getAssetsMetadata() {
+        return fetch(this.assetsUrl + '/metadata', { method: 'GET' })
+            .then(res => res.json())
+            .then(data => JSON.parse(data))
+    }
+
+    publishDataAsset(asset) {
+        return fetch(this.assetsUrl + '/metadata',
+            {
+                method: 'POST',
+                body: JSON.stringify(asset),
+                headers: { 'Content-type': 'application/json' }
+            })
+            .then(response => {
+                Logger.log('Success:', response)
+                if (response.ok) {
+                    Logger.log('Success:', response)
+                    return true
+                }
+                Logger.log('Failed: ', response.status, response.statusText)
+                return false
+                // throw new Error(response.statusText ? response.statusText : `publish asset failed with status ${response.status}`)
+            })
+            .catch(error => {
+                Logger.log(`Publish asset to ocean database could not be completed: ${error.message()}`)
+                return false
+            })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ocean.js b/src/ocean.js
index 91cb700..13390af 100644
--- a/src/ocean.js
+++ b/src/ocean.js
@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@ import OceanAuth from './keeper/auth'
 import OceanToken from './keeper/token'
 import Logger from './utils/logger'
 import Web3Helper from './utils/Web3Helper'
+import MetaData from './metadata'
 
 const DEFAULT_GAS = 300000
 
 export default class Ocean {
     constructor(config) {
-        const web3Provider = config.web3Provider || new Web3.providers.HttpProvider(config.uri)
+        const web3Provider = config.web3Provider || new Web3.providers.HttpProvider(config.nodeUri)
         this._web3 = new Web3(web3Provider)
         this._defaultGas = config.gas || DEFAULT_GAS
         this._network = config.network || 'development'
+        this._providerUri = config.providerUri || null
 
         this.helper = new Web3Helper(this._web3)
+        this.metadata = new MetaData(this._providerUri)
 
         return (async () => {
             this.market = await new OceanMarket(this._web3, this._network)
diff --git a/src/squid.js b/src/squid.js
index 9ae7cc2..56160f6 100644
--- a/src/squid.js
+++ b/src/squid.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import OceanAgent from './ocean-agent'
-import OceanKeeper from './ocean-keeper'
+import OceanAgent from './deprecated/ocean-agent'
+import OceanKeeper from './deprecated/ocean-keeper'
 import Ocean from './ocean'
 import Logger from './utils/logger'
 
 export {
     Ocean,
-    OceanAgent,
-    OceanKeeper,
+    OceanAgent, // deprecated
+    OceanKeeper, // deprecated
     Logger
 }