diff --git a/typescript/packages/common-memory/deno.json b/typescript/packages/common-memory/deno.json
index d0666ce7b..5255f76c4 100644
--- a/typescript/packages/common-memory/deno.json
+++ b/typescript/packages/common-memory/deno.json
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
     "test": "deno test --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net --allow-ffi --allow-env --no-check"
   },
   "test": {
-    "include": [
-      "test/*-test.ts"
-    ]
+    "include": ["test/*-test.ts"]
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": "./lib.ts"
diff --git a/typescript/packages/common-memory/lib.ts b/typescript/packages/common-memory/lib.ts
index 07e4d8cbd..11febcfe9 100644
--- a/typescript/packages/common-memory/lib.ts
+++ b/typescript/packages/common-memory/lib.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ export interface MemoryService {
   close(): AsyncResult<{}, SystemError>;
   subscribe(socket: WebSocket): AsyncResult<{}, Error>;
   patch(request: { json(): Promise<any> }): Promise<Response>;
+  patchJson(json: In<Transaction>): Promise<AsyncResult<any, Error>>;
   query(
     request: { json(): Promise<any> },
     selector: In<{ the?: string; of?: string }>,
   ): Promise<Response>;
+  queryJson(selector: object): Promise<AsyncResult<any, Error>>;
 }
 
 interface MemoryServiceSession {
@@ -50,9 +52,15 @@ class Service implements MemoryService {
   patch(request: { json(): Promise<any> }): Promise<Response> {
     return patch(this, request);
   }
+  patchJson(json: In<Transaction>): Promise<AsyncResult<any, Error>> {
+    return patchJson(this.router, json);
+  }
   query(request: { json(): Promise<any> }): Promise<Response> {
     return query(this, request);
   }
+  queryJson(selector: object): Promise<AsyncResult<any, Error>> {
+    return queryJson(this.router, selector as In<Partial<Selector>>);
+  }
   transact(transaction: In<Transaction>) {
     return this.router.transact(transaction);
   }
@@ -154,6 +162,9 @@ export const query = async (session: MemoryServiceSession, request: { json(): Pr
 
 const parseCommand = (source: string) => JSON.parse(source) as Command;
 
+/**
+ * Converts a raw JSON transaction object into a router transaction
+ */
 const asRouterTransaction = (json: In<Transaction>): In<Transaction> =>
   Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(json).map(([key, value]) => [key, asTransaction(value)]));
 
@@ -166,14 +177,36 @@ const asStatement = <S extends Statement>(statement: S): S => {
   if (statement.cause && typeof statement.cause["/"] === "string") {
     statement.cause = Reference.fromJSON(statement.cause as unknown as { "/": string });
   }
-
   if (statement.is && (statement.is as { "/"?: string })["/"]) {
     statement.is = Reference.fromJSON(statement.is as { "/": string });
   }
-
   return statement;
 };
 
+/**
+ * New library-level patch function that accepts already-parsed JSON
+ * and returns a plain result for consumers to build HTTP responses as needed.
+ */
+export const patchJson = async (
+  session: Router.Router,
+  json: In<Transaction>,
+): Promise<AsyncResult<any, Error>> => {
+  try {
+    const transaction = asRouterTransaction(json);
+    const result = await session.transact(transaction);
+    return result;
+  } catch (cause) {
+    const error = cause as Partial<Error>;
+    return {
+      error: {
+        name: error?.name ?? "Error",
+        message: error?.message ?? "Unable to process transaction",
+        stack: error?.stack ?? "",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+};
+
 const pipeToSocket = async <T>(
   stream: ReadableStream<T>,
   socket: WebSocket,
@@ -188,3 +221,23 @@ const pipeToSocket = async <T>(
     return { error: error as Error };
   }
 };
+
+export const queryJson = async (
+  session: Router.Router,
+  selector: object,
+): Promise<AsyncResult<any, Error>> => {
+  try {
+    const result = await session.query(selector as In<Partial<Selector>>);
+    return result;
+  } catch (cause) {
+    console.error(cause);
+    const error = cause as Partial<Error>;
+    return {
+      error: {
+        name: error?.name ?? "Error",
+        message: error?.message ?? "Unable to process query",
+        stack: error?.stack ?? "",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/typescript/packages/toolshed/routes/storage/memory/memory.handlers.ts b/typescript/packages/toolshed/routes/storage/memory/memory.handlers.ts
index 027655a4a..c1430313a 100644
--- a/typescript/packages/toolshed/routes/storage/memory/memory.handlers.ts
+++ b/typescript/packages/toolshed/routes/storage/memory/memory.handlers.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,21 @@ if (error) {
   throw error;
 }
 
-export const transact: AppRouteHandler<typeof Routes.transact> = (c) =>
-  // @ts-expect-error - AppRouteHandler does not like Promise<Response> here as
-  // it wants to know status code and not sure how to use my own response
-  memory.patch(c.req);
+export const transact: AppRouteHandler<typeof Routes.transact> = async (c) => {
+  try {
+    const parsedBody = await c.req.json();
+    const result = await memory.patchJson(parsedBody);
+
+    if ("error" in result) {
+      const status = result.error?.name === "ConflictError" ? 409 : 500;
+      return c.json({ error: result.error?.message }, status);
+    }
+
+    return c.json({ ok: result.ok }, 200);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ error: (err as Error).message }, 500);
+  }
+};
 
 export const subscribe: AppRouteHandler<typeof Routes.subscribe> = (c) => {
   const { socket, response } = Deno.upgradeWebSocket(c.req.raw);
@@ -22,6 +33,15 @@ export const subscribe: AppRouteHandler<typeof Routes.subscribe> = (c) => {
   return response;
 };
 
-export const query: AppRouteHandler<typeof Routes.query> = (c) =>
-  // @ts-expect-error - Same reason as transact handler
-  memory.query(c.req);
+export const query: AppRouteHandler<typeof Routes.query> = async (c) => {
+  try {
+    const selector = await c.req.json();
+    const result = await memory.queryJson(selector);
+    if ("error" in result) {
+      return c.json({ error: result.error?.message || "Unknown error" }, 500);
+    }
+    return c.json({ ok: result.ok }, 200);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ error: (err as Error).message }, 500);
+  }
+};