diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts b/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts
index f8f23789d..5065bb088 100644
--- a/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts
+++ b/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import debug from 'debug'
+import isIPFS from 'is-ipfs'
 import browser from 'webextension-polyfill'
 import { CompanionState } from '../../types/companion.js'
+import { brave } from '../ipfs-client/brave.js'
 import { IFilter, IRegexFilter, RegexFilter } from './baseRegexFilter.js'
 import { CommonPatternRedirectRegexFilter } from './commonPatternRedirectRegexFilter.js'
 import { NamespaceRedirectRegexFilter } from './namespaceRedirectRegexFilter.js'
@@ -24,13 +26,25 @@ interface regexFilterMap {
   regexSubstitution: string
 }
 
-interface redirectHandlerInput {
-  originUrl: string
+interface redirectPair {
+  originUrl: string,
   redirectUrl: string
   getPort: (state: CompanionState) => string
 }
 
+interface redirectRegexPair {
+  regexSubstitution: string,
+  regexFilter: string
+}
+
+interface redirectHandlerInput extends Omit<redirectPair, 'redirectUrl'> {
+  priority?: number
+  getRedirectUrl: (port: string) => string
+  getPort: (state: CompanionState) => string
+}
+
 type messageToSelfType = typeof GLOBAL_STATE_OPTION_CHANGE | typeof DELETE_RULE_REQUEST
+
 interface messageToSelf {
   type: messageToSelfType
   value?: string | Record<string, unknown>
@@ -86,19 +100,25 @@ const savedRegexFilters: Map<string, regexFilterMap> = new Map()
 const DEFAULT_LOCAL_RULES: redirectHandlerInput[] = [
   {
     originUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1',
-    redirectUrl: 'http://localhost',
+    getRedirectUrl: (port): string => `http://localhost:${port}/\\1/\\2`,
     getPort: ({ gwURLString }): string => new URL(gwURLString).port
   },
   {
     originUrl: 'http://[::1]',
-    redirectUrl: 'http://localhost',
+    getRedirectUrl: (port): string => `http://localhost:${port}/\\1/\\2`,
     getPort: ({ gwURLString }): string => new URL(gwURLString).port
   },
   {
     originUrl: 'http://localhost',
-    redirectUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1',
+    getRedirectUrl: (port): string => `http://localhost:${port}/\\1/\\2`,
     getPort: ({ apiURL }): string => new URL(apiURL).port
-  }
+  },
+  ...(brave ? [{
+    originUrl: 'http://localhost',
+    getRedirectUrl: (): string => `\\1://\\2`,
+    getPort: ({ gwURLString }): string => new URL(gwURLString).port,
+    priority: 1
+  }] : []) as redirectHandlerInput[]
 ]
 
 /**
@@ -126,6 +146,18 @@ export function escapeURLRegex (str: string): string {
   return str.replace(ALLOWED_CHARS_URL_REGEX, '\\$1')
 }
 
+/**
+ * Compute the namespace from the URL. This finds the first path segment.
+ * e.g. http://<gateway>/<namespace>/path/to/file/or/cid
+ *
+ * @param url string
+ */
+function computeNamespaceFromUrl (url: string): string {
+  const { pathname } = new URL(url)
+  // regex to match the first path segment.
+  return (/\/([^/]+)\//i.exec(pathname)?.[1] ?? '').toLowerCase()
+}
+
 /**
  * Construct a regex filter and substitution for a redirect.
  *
@@ -133,7 +165,7 @@ export function escapeURLRegex (str: string): string {
  * @param redirectUrl
  * @returns
  */
-function constructRegexFilter ({ originUrl, redirectUrl }: IRegexFilter): IFilter {
+function constructRegexFilter ({ originUrl, redirectUrl }: redirectPair): redirectRegexPair {
   // the order is very important here, because we want to match the best possible filter.
   const filtersToTryInOrder: Array<typeof RegexFilter> = [
     SubdomainRedirectRegexFilter,
@@ -248,19 +280,19 @@ async function reconcileRulesAndRemoveOld (state: CompanionState): Promise<void>
     if (rules.length === 0) {
       // we need to populate old rules.
       for (const [regexFilter, { regexSubstitution, id }] of savedRegexFilters.entries()) {
-        addRules.push(generateAddRule(id, regexFilter, regexSubstitution))
+        addRules.push(generateAddRule({ id, regexFilter, regexSubstitution }))
       }
     }
 
     // make sure that the default rules are added.
-    for (const { originUrl, redirectUrl, getPort } of DEFAULT_LOCAL_RULES) {
+    for (const { originUrl, getRedirectUrl, getPort, priority } of DEFAULT_LOCAL_RULES) {
       const port = getPort(state)
       const regexFilter = `^${escapeURLRegex(`${originUrl}:${port}`)}\\/${defaultNSRegexStr}\\/${RULE_REGEX_ENDING}`
-      const regexSubstitution = `${redirectUrl}:${port}/\\1/\\2`
+      const regexSubstitution = getRedirectUrl(port)
 
       if (!savedRegexFilters.has(regexFilter)) {
         // We need to add the new rule.
-        addRules.push(saveAndGenerateRule(regexFilter, regexSubstitution))
+        addRules.push(saveAndGenerateRule({ regexFilter, regexSubstitution, priority }))
       }
     }
 
@@ -276,16 +308,20 @@ async function reconcileRulesAndRemoveOld (state: CompanionState): Promise<void>
  * @param excludedInitiatorDomains - The domains that are excluded from the rule.
  * @returns
  */
-function saveAndGenerateRule (
-  regexFilter: string,
-  regexSubstitution: string,
-  excludedInitiatorDomains: string[] = []
-): browser.DeclarativeNetRequest.Rule {
+function saveAndGenerateRule ({
+  regexFilter,
+  regexSubstitution,
+  excludedInitiatorDomains = [],
+  priority
+}: redirectRegexPair & {
+  excludedInitiatorDomains?: string[],
+  priority?: number
+}): browser.DeclarativeNetRequest.Rule {
   // We need to generate a random ID for the rule.
   const id = Math.floor(Math.random() * 29999)
   // We need to save the regex filter and ID to check if the rule already exists later.
   savedRegexFilters.set(regexFilter, { id, regexSubstitution })
-  return generateAddRule(id, regexFilter, regexSubstitution, excludedInitiatorDomains)
+  return generateAddRule({ id, regexFilter, regexSubstitution, excludedInitiatorDomains, priority })
 }
 
 /**
@@ -296,15 +332,20 @@ function saveAndGenerateRule (
  * @param excludedInitiatorDomains - The domains that are excluded from the rule.
  * @returns
  */
-export function generateAddRule (
+export function generateAddRule ({
+  id,
+  priority = 10,
+  regexFilter,
+  regexSubstitution,
+  excludedInitiatorDomains = []
+}: redirectRegexPair & {
   id: number,
-  regexFilter: string,
-  regexSubstitution: string,
-  excludedInitiatorDomains: string[] = []
-): browser.DeclarativeNetRequest.Rule {
+  priority?: number,
+  excludedInitiatorDomains?: string[]
+}): browser.DeclarativeNetRequest.Rule {
   return {
     id,
-    priority: 1,
+    priority,
     action: {
       type: 'redirect',
       redirect: { regexSubstitution }
@@ -340,7 +381,8 @@ export function generateAddRule (
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 export function addRuleToDynamicRuleSetGenerator (
-  getState: () => CompanionState): (input: redirectHandlerInput) => Promise<void> {
+  getState: () => CompanionState
+): (input: redirectPair) => Promise<void> {
   // setup listeners for the extension.
   setupListeners({
     [GLOBAL_STATE_OPTION_CHANGE]: async (): Promise<void> => {
@@ -359,7 +401,7 @@ export function addRuleToDynamicRuleSetGenerator (
   })
 
   // returning a closure to avoid passing `getState` as an argument to `addRuleToDynamicRuleSet`.
-  return async function ({ originUrl, redirectUrl }: redirectHandlerInput): Promise<void> {
+  return async function ({ originUrl, redirectUrl }: redirectPair): Promise<void> {
     // update the rules so that the next request is handled correctly.
     const state = getState()
     const redirectIsOrigin = originUrl === redirectUrl
@@ -390,7 +432,7 @@ export function addRuleToDynamicRuleSetGenerator (
       await browser.declarativeNetRequest.updateDynamicRules(
         {
           // We need to add the new rule.
-          addRules: [saveAndGenerateRule(regexFilter, regexSubstitution)],
+          addRules: [saveAndGenerateRule({ regexFilter, regexSubstitution })],
           // We need to remove the old rules.
           removeRuleIds
         }
diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/state.js b/add-on/src/lib/state.js
index 3f06a7785..860fb689a 100644
--- a/add-on/src/lib/state.js
+++ b/add-on/src/lib/state.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import { isHostname, safeURL } from './options.js'
 
 export const offlinePeerCount = -1
-export const POSSIBLE_NODE_TYPES = ['external', 'brave']
+export const POSSIBLE_NODE_TYPES = ['external', 'external:brave']
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/add-on/src/options/page.js b/add-on/src/options/page.js
index dedbe8473..3c6789444 100644
--- a/add-on/src/options/page.js
+++ b/add-on/src/options/page.js
@@ -115,12 +115,13 @@ export default function optionsPage (state, emit) {
   ${resetForm({
     onOptionsReset
   })}
-  ${supportsBlock
+  ${supportsBlock()
       ? ''
       : redirectRuleForm({
-    redirectRules: state.redirectRules,
-    emit
-  })}
+        redirectRules: state.redirectRules,
+        emit
+      })
+  }
     </div>
   `
 }
diff --git a/test/helpers/mv3-test-helper.ts b/test/helpers/mv3-test-helper.ts
index 71b1f1563..dd84846e7 100644
--- a/test/helpers/mv3-test-helper.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/mv3-test-helper.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ export function ensureCallRedirected ({
 }): void {
   if (isManifestV3) {
     const [args] = browser.declarativeNetRequest.updateDynamicRules.firstCall.args
-    expect(args.addRules[0]).to.deep.equal(generateAddRule(
-      args.addRules[0].id,
-      MV3Expectation.origin + RULE_REGEX_ENDING,
-      MV3Expectation.destination
-    ))
+    expect(args.addRules[0]).to.deep.equal(generateAddRule({
+      id: args.addRules[0].id,
+      regexFilter: MV3Expectation.origin + RULE_REGEX_ENDING,
+      regexSubstitution: MV3Expectation.destination
+    }))
   } else {
     expect(modifiedRequestCallResp.redirectUrl).to.equal(MV2Expectation)
   }