diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29..e9342ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Git-kv, a simple Key-Value store synchronized with a Git repository
+
+This library is a simple implementation of a Git repository that can be read
+and/or modified. It offers two ways to create such a local repository:
+1) The local repository can be created in a serialized state
+2) The local repository can be created from a remote repository
+
+The first method has the advantage of not requiring an internet connection. The
+serialized state can be created with the `mgit` tool:
+```sh
+$ mgit https://github.com/mirage/mirage <<EOF
+> save db.pack
+> quit
+$ ls db.pack
+db.pack
+```
+
+The disadvantage is that the serialized state may be out of sync with the state
+of the remote repository. In this case, the user has access to the `pull`
+function, which allows the internet state of the local repository to be
+re-synchronised with the remote repository.
+```ocaml
+let contents_of_file filename =
+  let ic = open_in filename in
+  let ln = in_channel_length ic in
+  let rs = Bytes.create ln in
+  really_input ic rs 0 ln ;
+  Bytes.unsafe_to_string rs
+
+let _ =
+  Git_kv.of_octets ctx 
+    ~remote:"git@github.com:mirage/mirage.git"
+    (contents_of_file "db.pack") >>= fun t ->
+  Git_kv.pull t >>= fun diff ->
+  ...
+```
+
+The second method initiates a connection to the remote repository in order to
+download its state and reproduce a synchronised internal state. The type of
+connections supported are described in the given `ctx`. We recommend the
+tutorial about [Mimic][mimic] to understand its use.
+```sh
+let _ =
+  Git_kv.connect ctx "git@github.com:mirage/mirage.git" >>= fun t ->
+  ...
+```
+
+The user can manipulate the repository as an [RW][mirage-kv-rw] repository. Any
+change to the repository requires a new commit. These changes can be sent to
+the remote repository by deriving manipulation functions with the `and_push`
+suffix:
+```ocaml
+module Store = Git_kv.Make (Pclock)
+
+let new_file_locally t =
+  Store.set t Mirage_kv.Key.(empty / "foo") "foo" >>= fun () ->
+  ...
+
+let new_file_locally_and_remotely t =
+  Git_kv.pull t >>= fun _diff ->
+  Store.set_and_push t Mirage_kv.Key.(empty / "foo") "foo" >>= fun () ->
+  ...
+```
+
+[mimic]: https://dinosaure.github.io/mimic/mimic/index.html
+[mirage-kv-rw]: https://github.com/mirage/mirage-kv
diff --git a/src/git_kv.ml b/src/git_kv.ml
index 8b391e1..ccc7fb9 100644
--- a/src/git_kv.ml
+++ b/src/git_kv.ml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type t =
   ; edn : Smart_git.Endpoint.t
   ; branch : Git.Reference.t
   ; store : Store.t
+  ; mutable batch : unit Lwt.t option
   ; mutable head : Store.hash option }
 
 let init_store () =
@@ -92,18 +93,12 @@ let pull t =
     t.head <- Some head;
     Lwt.return (Ok diff)
 
-let push t =
-  let open Lwt.Infix in
-  Sync.push ~capabilities ~ctx:t.ctx t.edn t.store [ `Update (t.branch, t.branch) ]
-  >|= Result.map_error (fun err -> `Msg (Fmt.str "error pushing branch %a: %a"
-    Git.Reference.pp t.branch Sync.pp_error err))
-
 let connect ctx endpoint =
   let open Lwt.Infix in
   init_store () >>= fun store ->
   let store = to_invalid store in
   let edn, branch = split_url endpoint in
-  let t = { ctx ; edn ; branch ; store ; head = None } in
+  let t = { ctx ; edn ; branch ; store ; batch= None; head= None } in
   pull t >>= fun r ->
   let _r = to_invalid r in
   Lwt.return t
@@ -336,7 +331,7 @@ let of_octets ctx ~remote data =
        >|= Rresult.R.failwith_error_msg >>= fun store ->
        analyze store data >>= fun head ->
        let edn, branch = split_url remote in
-       Lwt.return_ok { ctx ; edn ; branch ; store ; head; })
+       Lwt.return_ok { ctx ; edn ; branch ; store ; batch= None; head; })
     (fun exn ->
        Fmt.epr ">>> Got an exception: %s.\n%!" (Printexc.to_string exn) ;
        Fmt.epr ">>> %s.\n%!"
@@ -453,7 +448,7 @@ module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) = struct
     ; email= "git@mirage.io"
     ; date= now (), None }
   
-  let rec unroll_tree t ?head (pred_name, pred_hash) rpath =
+  let rec unroll_tree t ?head (pred_perm, pred_name, pred_hash) rpath =
     let open Lwt.Infix in
     let ( >>? ) = Lwt_result.bind in
     let ( >>! ) x f = match x with
@@ -463,30 +458,38 @@ module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) = struct
     | [] ->
       ( match head with
       | None ->
-        let tree = Git.Tree.(v [ entry ~name:pred_name `Dir pred_hash ]) in
+        let tree = Git.Tree.(v [ entry ~name:pred_name pred_perm pred_hash ]) in
         Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Tree tree) >>? fun (hash, _) -> Lwt.return_ok hash
       | Some head ->
         Search.find t.store head (`Commit (`Path [])) >|= Option.get >>= fun tree_root_hash ->
         ( Store.read_exn t.store tree_root_hash >>= function
         | Git.Value.Tree tree ->
-          let tree = Git.Tree.(add (entry ~name:pred_name `Dir pred_hash) (remove ~name:pred_name tree)) in
+          let tree = Git.Tree.(add (entry ~name:pred_name pred_perm pred_hash) (remove ~name:pred_name tree)) in
           Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Tree tree) >>? fun (hash, _) -> Lwt.return_ok hash
         | _ -> assert false ) )
     | name :: rest ->
       (head >>! fun head -> Search.find t.store head (`Commit (`Path (List.rev rpath)))) >>= function
       | None ->
-        let tree = Git.Tree.(v [ entry ~name:pred_name `Dir pred_hash ]) in
+        let tree = Git.Tree.(v [ entry ~name:pred_name pred_perm pred_hash ]) in
         Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Tree tree) >>? fun (hash, _) ->
-        unroll_tree t ?head (name, hash) rest
+        unroll_tree t ?head (`Dir, name, hash) rest
       | Some tree_hash ->
         ( Store.read_exn t.store tree_hash >>= function
         | Git.Value.Tree tree ->
-          let tree = Git.Tree.(add (entry ~name:pred_name `Dir pred_hash) (remove ~name:pred_name tree)) in
+          let tree = Git.Tree.(add (entry ~name:pred_name pred_perm pred_hash) (remove ~name:pred_name tree)) in
           Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Tree tree) >>? fun (hash, _) ->
-          unroll_tree t ?head (name, hash) rest
+          unroll_tree t ?head (`Dir, name, hash) rest
           | _ -> assert false )
+
+  let no_batch = function
+    | None -> true
+    | Some th -> match Lwt.state th with
+      | Sleep -> true
+      | Return _ | Fail _ -> false
+
+  let ( >>? ) = Lwt_result.bind
   
-  let set t key contents =
+  let set ~and_push t key contents =
     let segs = Mirage_kv.Key.segments key in
     let now () = Int64.of_float (Ptime.to_float_s (Ptime.v (Pclock.now_d_ps ()))) in
     match segs with
@@ -497,14 +500,20 @@ module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) = struct
       let name = List.hd rpath in
       let open Lwt_result.Infix in
       Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Blob blob) >>= fun (hash, _) ->
-      unroll_tree t ?head:t.head (name, hash) (List.tl rpath) >>= fun tree_root_hash ->
+      unroll_tree t ?head:t.head (`Normal, name, hash) (List.tl rpath) >>= fun tree_root_hash ->
       let committer = author ~now in
       let author = author ~now in
       let parents = Option.value ~default:[] (Option.map (fun head -> [ head ]) t.head) in
       let commit = Store.Value.Commit.make ~tree:tree_root_hash ~author ~committer
         ~parents (Some "Committed by git-kv") in
       Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Commit commit) >>= fun (hash, _) ->
-      Lwt.Infix.(Store.shallow t.store hash >|= Result.ok) >>= fun () ->
+      Store.Ref.write t.store t.branch (Git.Reference.uid hash) >>= fun () ->
+      Lwt.Infix.(if and_push then 
+        Sync.push ~capabilities ~ctx:t.ctx t.edn t.store [ `Update (t.branch, t.branch) ]
+        >|= Result.map_error (fun err -> `Msg (Fmt.str "error pushing branch %a: %a"
+          Git.Reference.pp t.branch Sync.pp_error err))
+        >>? fun () -> (Store.shallow t.store hash >|= Result.ok)
+        else Lwt.return_ok ()) >>= fun () ->
       t.head <- Some hash ; Lwt.return_ok ()
   
   let to_write_error (error : Store.error) = match error with
@@ -513,23 +522,23 @@ module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) = struct
     | `Msg err -> `Msg err
     | err -> Rresult.R.msgf "%a" Store.pp_error err
   
-  let set t key contents =
+  let set ?(and_push= true) t key contents =
     let open Lwt.Infix in
-    set t key contents >|= Rresult.R.reword_error to_write_error
+    let and_push = no_batch t.batch && and_push in
+    set ~and_push t key contents >|= Rresult.R.reword_error to_write_error
   
-  let set_partial t key ~offset chunk =
+  let set_partial ?(and_push= true) t key ~offset chunk =
     let open Lwt_result.Infix in
+    let and_push = no_batch t.batch && and_push in
     get t key >>= fun contents ->
     let len = String.length contents in
     let add = String.length chunk in
     let res = Bytes.make (max len (offset + add)) '\000' in
     Bytes.blit_string contents 0 res 0 len ;
     Bytes.blit_string chunk 0 res offset add ;
-    set t key (Bytes.unsafe_to_string res)
+    set ~and_push t key (Bytes.unsafe_to_string res)
   
-  let batch t ?retries:_ f = f t
-  
-  let remove t key =
+  let remove ~and_push t key =
     let segs = Mirage_kv.Key.segments key in
     let now () = Int64.of_float (Ptime.to_float_s (Ptime.v (Pclock.now_d_ps ()))) in
     match List.rev segs, t.head with
@@ -548,7 +557,13 @@ module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) = struct
       let commit = Store.Value.Commit.make ~tree:tree_root_hash ~author ~committer
         ~parents:[ head ] (Some "Committed by git-kv") in
       Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Commit commit) >>= fun (hash, _) ->
-      Lwt.Infix.(Store.shallow t.store hash >|= Result.ok) >>= fun () ->
+      Store.Ref.write t.store t.branch (Git.Reference.uid hash) >>= fun () ->
+      Lwt.Infix.(if and_push then 
+        Sync.push ~capabilities ~ctx:t.ctx t.edn t.store [ `Update (t.branch, t.branch) ]
+        >|= Result.map_error (fun err -> `Msg (Fmt.str "error pushing branch %a: %a"
+          Git.Reference.pp t.branch Sync.pp_error err))
+        >>? fun () -> Store.shallow t.store hash >|= Result.ok
+        else Lwt.return_ok ()) >>= fun () ->
       t.head <- Some hash ; Lwt.return_ok ()
     | name :: pred_name :: rest, Some head ->
       let open Lwt.Infix in
@@ -559,24 +574,61 @@ module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) = struct
           let tree = Git.Tree.remove ~name tree in
           let open Lwt_result.Infix in
           Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Tree tree) >>= fun (pred_hash, _) ->
-          unroll_tree t ~head (pred_name, pred_hash) rest >>= fun tree_root_hash ->
+          unroll_tree t ~head (`Dir, pred_name, pred_hash) rest >>= fun tree_root_hash ->
           let committer = author ~now in
           let author = author ~now in
           let commit = Store.Value.Commit.make ~tree:tree_root_hash ~author ~committer
             ~parents:[ head ] (Some "Committed by git-kv") in
           Store.write t.store (Git.Value.Commit commit) >>= fun (hash, _) ->
-          Lwt.Infix.(Store.shallow t.store hash >|= Result.ok) >>= fun () ->
+          Store.Ref.write t.store t.branch (Git.Reference.uid hash) >>= fun () ->
+          Lwt.Infix.(if and_push then 
+            Sync.push ~capabilities ~ctx:t.ctx t.edn t.store [ `Update (t.branch, t.branch) ]
+            >|= Result.map_error (fun err -> `Msg (Fmt.str "error pushing branch %a: %a"
+              Git.Reference.pp t.branch Sync.pp_error err))
+            >>? fun () -> Store.shallow t.store hash >|= Result.ok
+            else Lwt.return_ok ()) >>= fun () ->
           t.head <- Some hash ; Lwt.return_ok ()
         | _ -> Lwt.return_ok ()
   
-  let remove t key =
+  let remove ?(and_push= true) t key =
     let open Lwt.Infix in
-    remove t key >|= Rresult.R.reword_error to_write_error
+    let and_push = no_batch t.batch && and_push in
+    remove ~and_push t key >|= Rresult.R.reword_error to_write_error
   
-  let rename t ~source ~dest =
+  let rename ?(and_push= true) t ~source ~dest =
     (* TODO(dinosaure): optimize it! It was done on the naive way. *)
     let open Lwt_result.Infix in
     get t source >>= fun contents ->
-    remove t source >>= fun () ->
-    set t dest contents
+    remove ~and_push t source >>= fun () ->
+    set ~and_push t dest contents
+
+  let batch t ?retries:_ f =
+    let open Lwt.Infix in
+    ( match t.batch with
+    | None -> Lwt.return_unit
+    | Some th -> th ) >>= fun () ->
+    let th, wk = Lwt.wait () in
+    t.batch <- Some th ;
+    f t >>= fun res ->
+    ( Sync.push ~capabilities ~ctx:t.ctx t.edn t.store [ `Update (t.branch, t.branch) ] >>= function
+    | Ok () ->
+      ( match t.head with
+      | None -> Lwt.return_unit
+      | Some hash -> Store.shallow t.store hash )              
+    | Error err ->
+      Fmt.failwith "error pushing branch %a: %a" Git.Reference.pp t.branch Sync.pp_error err ) >>= fun () ->
+    Lwt.wakeup_later wk () ;
+    Lwt.return res
+
+  module Local = struct
+    let set_partial t k ~offset v = set_partial ~and_push:false t k ~offset v
+    let set t k v = set ~and_push:false t k v
+    let remove t k = remove ~and_push:false t k
+    let rename t ~source ~dest = rename ~and_push:false t ~source ~dest
+  end
+
+  let set_partial t k ~offset v = set_partial ~and_push:true t k ~offset v
+  let set t k v = set ~and_push:true t k v
+  let remove t k = remove ~and_push:true t k
+  let rename t ~source ~dest = rename ~and_push:true t ~source ~dest
 end
diff --git a/src/git_kv.mli b/src/git_kv.mli
index 55fd4cb..13837b6 100644
--- a/src/git_kv.mli
+++ b/src/git_kv.mli
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     This module implements the ability to manipulate a Git repository as a
     Key-Value store. It allows you to create a local (in-memory) Git repository
     that can come from either:
-    - a remote Git repository
+    - a remote Git repository (with {!val:connect})
     - a state serialized by the {!val:to_octets} function
 
     The first case is interesting if you want to be synchronised with the
@@ -13,20 +13,45 @@
 
     In the second case, the synchronisation can be done later with {!val:pull}.
 
-    As far as {!val:push} is concerned, a synchronisation with the remote
-    repository is necessary before {b changing} and sending the new information
-    (a use of {!val:Make.set}/{!val:Make.rename} should be preceded by a
-    {!val:pull}). This is because we do not handle conflicts that may exist
-    between your local repository and the remote repository - in other words,
-    if you want to ensure consistency between reading ({!val:pull}) and writing
-    ({!val:push}) to a remote repository, the instance that uses this code
-    should be the only one to handle said remote repository. *)
+    {2: Pushing and synchronisation.}
+
+    The user can modify the repository (add files, remove files, etc.). They
+    can do this locally (with the {!module:Make.Local} module) and thus assume
+    a possible desynchronisation between the remote repository and what exists
+    locally or they can share these changes with the remote repository (default
+    behavior).
+
+    In the latter case, the notion of {i merge} and conflicts is not handled by
+    our implementation. This means that if the remote repository is manipulated
+    by another instance than yours, it can result in conflicts that will make
+    the above functions fail.
+
+    The only check done by the remote Git repository when you want to submit
+    your change is the ability to find a path between a commit available
+    remotely, the commit-graph given by the transmission, and your last commit.
+    In that way, our [push] is most similar to a [git push --force]!
+    
+    To save I/O, the {!val:Make.batch} operation allows you to do some change
+    into a closure and the implementation will push only at the end of this
+    closure. By this way, you can {!val:Make.set}, {!val:Make.rename} or
+    {!val:Make.remove} without a systematic [push] on these actions. Only one
+    will be done at the end of your closure.
+
+    {2: Serialization of the Git repository.}
+    
+    Finally, the KV-store tries to keep the minimal set of commits required
+    between you and the remote repository. In other words, only {i un}pushed
+    changes are kept by the KV-store. However, if these changes are not pushed,
+    they will be stored into the final state produced by {!val:to_octets}. In
+    other words, the more changes you make out of sync with the remote
+    repository (without pushing them), the bigger the state serialization will
+    be. *)
 
 type t
 (** The type of the Git store. *)
 
 val connect : Mimic.ctx -> string -> t Lwt.t
-(** [connect ctx remote] creates a new Git store which synchronizes
+(** [connect ctx remote] creates a new Git store which synchronises
     with [remote] {i via} protocols available into the given [ctx].
 
     @raise [Invalid_argument _] if we can not initialize the store, or if
@@ -47,20 +72,10 @@ type change = [ `Add of Mirage_kv.Key.t
               | `Change of Mirage_kv.Key.t ]
 
 val pull : t -> (change list, [> `Msg of string ]) result Lwt.t
-(** [pull store] tries to synchronize the remote Git repository with your local
+(** [pull store] tries to synchronise the remote Git repository with your local
     [store] Git repository. It returns a list of changes between the old state
     of your store and what you have remotely. *)
 
-val push : t -> (unit, [> `Msg of string ]) result Lwt.t
-(** [push store] tries to push any changes from your local Git repository
-    [store] to the remoe Git repository. The [push] function can fails for many
-    reasons. Currently, we don't handle merge politics and how we can resolve
-    conflicts between local and remote Git repositories. That mostly means that
-    if you are the only one who push to the Git repository (into a specific
-    branch), everything should be fine. But, if someone else push into the same
-    remote Git repository, your change can be discarded by the remote server
-    (due to conflicts). *)
-
 module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) : sig
   include Mirage_kv.RW
     with type t = t
@@ -68,4 +83,11 @@ module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) : sig
                             | `Hash_not_found of Digestif.SHA1.t
                             | `Reference_not_found of Git.Reference.t
                             | Mirage_kv.write_error ]
+
+  module Local : sig
+    val set : t -> key -> string -> (unit, write_error) result Lwt.t
+    val remove : t -> key -> (unit, write_error) result Lwt.t
+    val rename : t -> source:key -> dest:key -> (unit, write_error) result Lwt.t
+    val set_partial : t -> key -> offset:int -> string -> (unit, write_error) result Lwt.t
+  end
 end