diff --git a/nym-node/src/node/lp/client_handler.rs b/nym-node/src/node/lp/client_handler.rs
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+// Copyright 2026 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
diff --git a/nym-node/src/node/lp/directory.rs b/nym-node/src/node/lp/directory.rs
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+// Copyright 2026 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
+use nym_lp::peer::DHPublicKey;
+use nym_lp::{KEM, KEMKeyDigests};
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+/// Wrapper around all known LP nodes
+pub(crate) struct LpNodes {
+    // map between all available ip addresses of other nodes and their details
+    nodes: ArcSwap<HashMap<IpAddr, LpNodeDetails>>,
+}
+
+struct LpNodeDetails {
+    inner: Arc<LpNodeDetailsInner>,
+}
+
+struct LpNodeDetailsInner {
+    kem_key_hashes: BTreeMap<KEM, KEMKeyDigests>,
+    x25519: DHPublicKey,
+}
diff --git a/nym-node/src/node/lp/listener.rs b/nym-node/src/node/lp/listener.rs
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+// Copyright 2026 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only