diff --git a/extensions/puterfs/PuterFSProvider.js b/extensions/puterfs/PuterFSProvider.js
index e99d31697e..1c1a52ff5a 100644
--- a/extensions/puterfs/PuterFSProvider.js
+++ b/extensions/puterfs/PuterFSProvider.js
@@ -335,19 +335,14 @@ export default class PuterFSProvider {
         return node;
     }
 
-    async read ({ context, node, version_id, range }) {
-        const svc_mountpoint = context.get('services').get('mountpoint');
-        const storage = svc_mountpoint.get_storage(this.constructor.name);
+    async read ({ node, version_id, range }) {
         const location = await node.get('s3:location') ?? {};
-        const stream = (await storage.create_read_stream(await node.get('uid'), {
-            // TODO: fs:decouple-s3
-            bucket: location.bucket,
-            bucket_region: location.bucket_region,
+        const stream = this.storageController.read({
+            uid: await node.get('uid'),
+            location,
+            range,
             version_id,
-            key: location.key,
-            memory_file: node.entry,
-            ...(range ? { range } : {}),
-        }));
+        });
         return stream;
     }
 
@@ -491,10 +486,7 @@ export default class PuterFSProvider {
                     },
                 });
 
-                // const storage = new PuterS3StorageStrategy({ services: svc });
-                const storage = context.get('storage');
-                const state_copy = storage.create_copy();
-                await state_copy.run({
+                await this.storageController.copy({
                     src_node: source,
                     dst_storage: {
                         key: uuid,
@@ -995,10 +987,7 @@ export default class PuterFSProvider {
 
         if ( await node.get('has-s3') ) {
             tasks.add('remove-from-s3', async () => {
-                // const storage = new PuterS3StorageStrategy({ services: svc });
-                const storage = Context.get('storage');
-                const state_delete = storage.create_delete();
-                await state_delete.run({
+                await this.storageController.delete({
                     node: node,
                 });
             });
diff --git a/extensions/puterfs/storage/LocalDiskStorageController.js b/extensions/puterfs/storage/LocalDiskStorageController.js
index 8fbf827cfa..69df371592 100644
--- a/extensions/puterfs/storage/LocalDiskStorageController.js
+++ b/extensions/puterfs/storage/LocalDiskStorageController.js
@@ -52,11 +52,45 @@ export default class LocalDiskStorageController {
         // @ts-ignore (it's wrong about this)
         await writePromise;
     }
-    copy () {
+    async copy ({ src_node, dst_storage, storage_api }) {
+        const { progress_tracker } = storage_api;
+
+        const src_path = this.#getPath(await src_node.get('uid'));
+        const dst_path = this.#getPath(dst_storage.key);
+
+        await fs.promises.copyFile(src_path, dst_path);
+
+        // for now we just copy the file, we don't care about the progress
+        progress_tracker.set_total(1);
+        progress_tracker.set(1);
     }
-    delete () {
+    async delete ({ node }) {
+        const path = this.#getPath(await node.get('uid'));
+        await fs.promises.unlink(path);
     }
-    read () {
+    async read ({ uid, range }) {
+        const path = this.#getPath(uid);
+
+        // Handle range requests for partial content
+        if ( range ) {
+            const rangeMatch = range.match(/bytes=(\d+)-(\d*)/);
+            if ( rangeMatch ) {
+                const start = parseInt(rangeMatch[1], 10);
+                const endStr = rangeMatch[2];
+
+                const streamOptions = { start };
+
+                // If end is specified, set it (fs.createReadStream end is inclusive)
+                if ( endStr ) {
+                    streamOptions.end = parseInt(endStr, 10);
+                }
+
+                return fs.createReadStream(path, streamOptions);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Default: create stream for entire file
+        return fs.createReadStream(path);
     }
 
     #getPath (key) {
diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
index f7857f5b51..4eadc0bc55 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
  */
 // TODO: database access can be a service
 const { RESOURCE_STATUS_PENDING_CREATE } = require('../modules/puterfs/ResourceService.js');
-const { NodePathSelector, NodeUIDSelector, NodeInternalIDSelector, NodeSelector } = require('./node/selectors.js');
+const { NodePathSelector, NodeUIDSelector, NodeInternalIDSelector, NodeSelector, NodeChildSelector } = require('./node/selectors.js');
 const FSNodeContext = require('./FSNodeContext.js');
 const { Context } = require('../util/context.js');
 const APIError = require('../api/APIError.js');
 const { PermissionUtil, PermissionRewriter, PermissionImplicator, PermissionExploder } = require('../services/auth/permissionUtils.mjs');
 const { DB_WRITE } = require('../services/database/consts');
 const { UserActorType } = require('../services/auth/Actor');
-const { get_user } = require('../helpers');
+const { get_user, is_valid_uuid4 } = require('../helpers');
 const BaseService = require('../services/BaseService');
 const { MANAGE_PERM_PREFIX } = require('../services/auth/permissionConts.mjs');
 const { quot } = require('@heyputer/putility/src/libs/string.js');
@@ -334,6 +334,68 @@ class FilesystemService extends BaseService {
         return fsNode;
     }
 
+    // #region Simplified API
+    async read (selector, options = {}) {
+        const node = this.#coerceToNode(selector);
+        const ll_read = new LLRead();
+        const stream = await ll_read.run({
+            ...options,
+            fsNode: node,
+        });
+        return stream;
+    }
+
+    #coerceToNode (stringOrSelectorOrNode, { creatable } = {}) {
+        if ( stringOrSelectorOrNode instanceof FSNodeContext ) {
+            if ( creatable ) {
+                throw new Error('cannot specify a file/directory to create with an FSNodeContext');
+            }
+            return stringOrSelectorOrNode;
+        }
+
+        if ( stringOrSelectorOrNode instanceof NodeSelector ) {
+            if ( creatable && (stringOrSelectorOrNode instanceof NodeUIDSelector) ) {
+                throw new Error('cannot specify a file/directory to create by UUID');
+            }
+            return this.node(stringOrSelectorOrNode);
+        }
+
+        if ( typeof stringOrSelectorOrNode !== 'string' ) {
+            throw new Error('expected string, NodeSelector, or FSNodeContext');
+        }
+        const string = stringOrSelectorOrNode;
+
+        if ( string.startsWith('./') ) {
+            throw new Error('relative paths are not supported here');
+        }
+
+        // This will be coerced by `this.node` to a NodePathSelector
+        if ( string.startsWith('/') ) {
+            return this.node(string);
+        }
+
+        // UUID followed by path component
+        if ( string.includes('/') ) {
+            const uuidPart = string.slice(0, string.indexOf('/'));
+            if ( ! is_valid_uuidv4(uuidPart) ) {
+                throw new Error('expected file/directory identifier to begin with UUID or /');
+            }
+
+            throw new Error('"UUID/then/path" form is not yet supported');
+        }
+
+        if ( ! is_valid_uuid4(string) ) {
+            throw new Error('string is not a valid file/directory specifier');
+        }
+
+        if ( creatable ) {
+            throw new Error('cannot specify a file/directory to create by UID');
+        }
+
+        return this.node(new NodeUIDSelector(string));
+    }
+    // #endregion
+
     /**
      * get_entry() returns a filesystem entry using
      * path, uid, or id associated with a filesystem