diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8e683ef..20660f3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ var app = &cli.Command{
 		curl,
 		fsCmd,
 		publish,
+		nwc,
 	},
 	Version: version,
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/nip47.go b/nip47.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d25655c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nip47.go
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/keyer"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/nip44"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+type nip47Client struct {
+	Relay        string
+	WalletPubkey nostr.PubKey
+	Secret       nostr.SecretKey
+}
+
+type nip47Request struct {
+	Method string                 `json:"method"`
+	Params map[string]interface{} `json:"params"`
+}
+type nip47Response struct {
+	ResultType string                 `json:"result_type"`
+	Result     map[string]interface{} `json:"result"`
+	Error      *nip47Error            `json:"error"`
+}
+
+func (r nip47Response) String() string {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("error marshaling response: %v", err)
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
+
+type nip47Error struct {
+	Code    int    `json:"error"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+// encryption tag to negotiate upgrading to NIP44
+// only supports nip44_v2 because nip04 is deprecated
+// https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1780
+type EncryptionTag string
+
+const (
+	EncryptionTagNip44V2 EncryptionTag = "nip44_v2"
+)
+
+var (
+	// timeout per request or response
+	timeout = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
+var nwc = &cli.Command{
+	Name:                      "nwc",
+	Usage:                     "nip47 stuff",
+	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:     "url",
+			Usage:    "url that starts with nostr+walletconnect://",
+			Required: true,
+		},
+	},
+	Commands: []*cli.Command{
+		{
+			Name:  "info",
+			Usage: "get info event (kind 13194)",
+			Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
+				url := c.String("url")
+
+				client, err := newNip47ClientFromUrl(url)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse url: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				info, err := client.info(ctx)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get info: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				stdout(info)
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:  "get_info",
+			Usage: "get info for this connection",
+			Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
+				url := c.String("url")
+
+				client, err := newNip47ClientFromUrl(url)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse url: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				name := "get_info"
+				result, err := client.method(ctx, &nip47Request{
+					Method: name,
+					Params: map[string]interface{}{},
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("%s failed: %w", name, err)
+				}
+
+				stdout(result)
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+func newNip47ClientFromUrl(nwcUrl string) (*nip47Client, error) {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(nwcUrl, "nostr+walletconnect://") {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("must start with nostr+walletconnect://")
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.SplitN(nwcUrl, "?", 2)
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("query not found")
+	}
+
+	walletPubkey, err := nostr.PubKeyFromHex(strings.TrimPrefix(parts[0], "nostr+walletconnect://"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid wallet pubkey: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	params, err := url.ParseQuery(parts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid query: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	relay := params.Get("relay")
+	if relay == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("relay missing")
+	}
+
+	secret := params.Get("secret")
+	if secret == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("secret missing")
+	}
+
+	sk, err := nostr.SecretKeyFromHex(secret)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid secret: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &nip47Client{
+		Relay:        relay,
+		WalletPubkey: walletPubkey,
+		Secret:       sk,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// fetch info event (kind 13194)
+func (c *nip47Client) info(ctx context.Context) (*nostr.Event, error) {
+	r, err := nostr.RelayConnect(ctx, c.Relay, nostr.RelayOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	sub, err := r.Subscribe(ctx, nostr.Filter{
+		Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{13194},
+		Authors: []nostr.PubKey{c.WalletPubkey},
+	}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer sub.Close()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case ev := <-sub.Events:
+			return &ev, nil
+		case <-time.After(timeout):
+			return nil, timeoutError()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *nip47Client) method(ctx context.Context, req *nip47Request) (*nip47Response, error) {
+	command, err := json.Marshal(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal json: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	sharedSecret, err := nip44.GenerateConversationKey(c.WalletPubkey, c.Secret)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to compute shared secret: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	encrypted, err := nip44.Encrypt(string(command), sharedSecret)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to encrypt content: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	reqEvent := nostr.Event{
+		CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
+		Kind:      23194,
+		Content:   encrypted,
+		Tags: nostr.Tags{
+			{"p", c.WalletPubkey.Hex()},
+			// the wallet service might not support nip44_v2 or not know
+			// about this tag at all so it might respond with nip04 instead.
+			{"encryption", string(EncryptionTagNip44V2)},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := keyer.NewPlainKeySigner(c.Secret).SignEvent(ctx, &reqEvent); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sign event: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	r, err := nostr.RelayConnect(ctx, c.Relay, nostr.RelayOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	if err := r.Publish(ctx, reqEvent); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	sub, err := r.Subscribe(ctx, nostr.Filter{
+		Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{23195},
+		Authors: []nostr.PubKey{c.WalletPubkey},
+		Tags: nostr.TagMap{
+			"e": []string{reqEvent.ID.Hex()},
+		},
+	}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer sub.Close()
+
+	var resEvent nostr.Event
+	select {
+	case resEvent = <-sub.Events:
+		break
+	case <-time.After(timeout):
+		return nil, timeoutError()
+	}
+
+	// content might be nip04 for old wallet services
+	decrypted, err := nip44.Decrypt(resEvent.Content, sharedSecret)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decrypt response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var res nip47Response
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(decrypted), &res); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal result: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &res, nil
+}
+
+func timeoutError() error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("timeout after %s", timeout)
+}