diff --git a/examples/electron-asar/app.js b/examples/electron-asar/app.js
index 98c781dc..c75cbe54 100644
--- a/examples/electron-asar/app.js
+++ b/examples/electron-asar/app.js
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 /* eslint no-console: 0 */
-'use strict'
-
+// @ts-check
 const electron = require('electron')
+const { path } = require('kubo')
+const { create } = require('kubo-rpc-client')
+/**
+ * @type {import('../../src')}
+ */
+const { createNode, createServer } = require('../../src')
 const app = electron.app
 const ipcMain = electron.ipcMain
 const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow
 
-const { createController, createServer } = require('ipfsd-ctl')
-
 app.on('ready', () => {
   const win = new BrowserWindow({
     title: 'loading',
@@ -23,17 +26,17 @@ ipcMain.on('start', async ({ sender }) => {
   sender.send('message', 'starting disposable IPFS')
   try {
     const s = createServer({
-      host: '127.0.0.1',
       port: 43134
     }, {
-      type: 'go',
-      ipfsBin: require('go-ipfs').path(),
-      ipfsHttpModule: require('ipfs-http-client')
+      type: 'kubo',
+      rpc: create,
+      bin: path()
     })
     await s.start()
-    const node = await createController({
-      type: 'go',
-      ipfsHttpModule: require('ipfs-http-client')
+    const node = await createNode({
+      type: 'kubo',
+      rpc: create,
+      bin: path()
     })
     console.log('get id')
     sender.send('message', 'get id')
diff --git a/examples/electron-asar/package.json b/examples/electron-asar/package.json
index 81238cbe..684e226c 100644
--- a/examples/electron-asar/package.json
+++ b/examples/electron-asar/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "private": true,
   "main": "./app.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "go-ipfs": "^0.7.0",
-    "ipfs-http-client": "^47.0.1",
+    "kubo": "^0.32.0",
+    "kubo-rpc-client": "^5.0.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "file:../.."
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/id/id.js b/examples/id/id.js
index a3af0ae2..93f35439 100644
--- a/examples/id/id.js
+++ b/examples/id/id.js
@@ -1,35 +1,20 @@
 /* eslint no-console: 0 */
-'use strict'
-
-const { createController } = require('../../src')
+const { path } = require('kubo')
+const { create } = require('kubo-rpc-client')
+/**
+ * @type {import('../../src')}
+ */
+const { createNode } = require('../../src')
 
 async function run () {
-  const node = await createController({
-    type: 'go',
-    ipfsBin: require('go-ipfs').path(),
-    ipfsHttpModule: require('ipfs-http-client')
+  const node = await createNode({
+    type: 'kubo',
+    rpc: create,
+    bin: path()
   })
   console.log('alice')
   console.log(await node.api.id())
   await node.stop()
-
-  const nodeJs = await createController({
-    type: 'js',
-    ipfsBin: ipfsModule.path(),
-    ipfsHttpModule
-  })
-  console.log('alice')
-  console.log(await nodeJs.api.id())
-  await nodeJs.stop()
-
-  const nodeProc = await createController({
-    type: 'proc',
-    ipfsModule: require('ipfs'),
-    ipfsHttpModule: require('ipfs-http-client')
-  })
-  console.log('bob')
-  console.log(await nodeProc.api.id())
-  await nodeProc.stop()
   process.exit()
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/remote-disposable/remote-disposable.js b/examples/remote-disposable/remote-disposable.js
index 32876232..fdcd53e6 100644
--- a/examples/remote-disposable/remote-disposable.js
+++ b/examples/remote-disposable/remote-disposable.js
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 /* eslint no-console: 0 */
-'use strict'
-
+// @ts-check
 // Start a remote disposable node, and get access to the api
 // print the node id, and stop the temporary daemon
 
-const { createController, createServer } = require('../../src')
+const { path } = require('kubo')
+const { create } = require('kubo-rpc-client')
+/**
+ * @type {import('../../src')}
+ */
+const { createNode, createServer } = require('../../src')
 const server = createServer()
 
 async function run () {
   await server.start()
-  const node = await createController({
+  const node = await createNode({
     remote: true,
-    type: 'go',
-    ipfsBin: require('go-ipfs').path()
+    type: 'kubo',
+    bin: path(),
+    rpc: create
   })
 
   console.log(await node.api.id())
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c36992e4..4e45cd1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     "wherearewe": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "aegir": "^44.1.0",
+    "aegir": "^45.0.1",
     "kubo": "^0.32.0"
   },
   "browser": {