diff --git a/clicada/cli/arg.py b/clicada/cli/arg.py
index 2ea2cb2..5f82513 100644
--- a/clicada/cli/arg.py
+++ b/clicada/cli/arg.py
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ class CmdCtrl:
         r = self.config.get(k, default)
         if k in [
                 '_FORCE',
+                '_FORCE_ALL',
+                '_RAW_TX',
                 ]:
             if r == None:
                 return False
diff --git a/clicada/cli/user.py b/clicada/cli/user.py
index 2e591ac..41f2533 100644
--- a/clicada/cli/user.py
+++ b/clicada/cli/user.py
@@ -34,12 +34,16 @@ def process_args(argparser):
     argparser.add_argument('-m', '--method', type=str, help='lookup method')
     argparser.add_argument('--meta-url', dest='meta_url', type=str, help='Url to retrieve metadata from')
     argparser.add_argument('-f', '--force-update', dest='force_update', action='store_true', help='Update records of mutable entries')
+    argparser.add_argument('-ff', '--force-update-all', dest='force_update_all', action='store_true', help='Update records of mutable entries and immutable entries')
+    argparser.add_argument('--raw-tx', dest='raw_tx', action='store_true', help='Also cache raw transaction data')
     argparser.add_argument('identifier', type=str, help='user identifier')
 
 
 def extra_args():
     return {
+        'raw_tx': '_RAW_TX',
         'force_update': '_FORCE',
+        'force_update_all': '_FORCE_ALL',
         'method': 'META_LOOKUP_METHOD',
         'meta_url': 'META_URL',
         'identifier': '_IDENTIFIER',
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ def execute(ctrl):
 
     store_path = '.clicada'
     user_phone_file_label = 'phone'
-    user_phone_store = FileUserStore(ctrl.opener('meta'), ctrl.chain(), user_phone_file_label, store_path, int(ctrl.get('FILESTORE_TTL')), encrypter=ctrl.encrypter)
+    user_phone_store = FileUserStore(ctrl.opener('meta'), ctrl.chain(), user_phone_file_label, store_path, int(ctrl.get('FILESTORE_TTL')), encrypter=ctrl.encrypter, notifier=ctrl)
 
     ctrl.notify('resolving identifier {} to wallet address'.format(ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER')))
     user_address = user_phone_store.by_phone(ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER'), update=ctrl.get('_FORCE'))
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ def execute(ctrl):
     token_store = FileTokenStore(ctrl.chain(), ctrl.conn(), 'token', store_path)
 
     user_address_file_label = 'address'
-    user_address_store = FileUserStore(ctrl.opener('meta'), ctrl.chain(), user_address_file_label, store_path, int(ctrl.get('FILESTORE_TTL')), encrypter=ctrl.encrypter)
+    user_address_store = FileUserStore(ctrl.opener('meta'), ctrl.chain(), user_address_file_label, store_path, int(ctrl.get('FILESTORE_TTL')), encrypter=ctrl.encrypter, notifier=ctrl)
 
     ctrl.notify('resolving metadata for address {}'.format(user_address_normal))
     try:
@@ -112,7 +116,11 @@ Tags: {}""".format(
     )
 )
 
-    tx_store = FileTxStore(store_path)
+    raw_rpc = None
+    if ctrl.get('_RAW_TX'):
+        raw_rpc = ctrl.rpc 
+
+    tx_store = FileTxStore(store_path, rpc=raw_rpc, notifier=ctrl)
     tx_lines = []
     seen_tokens = {}
     for tx_src in txs['data']:
@@ -123,9 +131,9 @@ Tags: {}""".format(
         tx_lines.append(tx)
         seen_tokens[tx.source_token_label] = tx.source_token
         seen_tokens[tx.destination_token_label] = tx.destination_token
-        tx_store.put(tx_hash, str(tx_src))
-
+        tx_store.put(tx_hash, str(tx_src), overwrite=ctrl.get('_FORCE_ALL'))
 
+    ctrl.write("Balances:")
     for k in seen_tokens.keys():
         ctrl.notify('resolve token {}'.format(seen_tokens[k]))
         (token_symbol, token_decimals) = token_store.by_address(seen_tokens[k])
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ Tags: {}""".format(
         balance = token_balance(ctrl.chain(), ctrl.conn(), seen_tokens[k], user_address)
         fmt =  '{:.' + str(token_decimals) + 'f}'
         decimal_balance = fmt.format(balance / (10 ** token_decimals))
-        ctrl.write("Balances:\n    {} {}".format(token_symbol, decimal_balance))
+        ctrl.write("    {} {}".format(token_symbol, decimal_balance))
 
     print()
     for l in tx_lines:
diff --git a/clicada/tx/file.py b/clicada/tx/file.py
index 06be938..b795883 100644
--- a/clicada/tx/file.py
+++ b/clicada/tx/file.py
@@ -1,20 +1,45 @@
+# standard imports
 import os
+import logging
 
+# external imports
+from chainlib.eth.tx import transaction
 from leveldir.numeric import NumDir
 from leveldir.hex import HexDir
+from hexathon import strip_0x
+
+logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class FileTxStore:
 
     subdivision = 100000
 
-    def __init__(self, store_base_path):
+    def __init__(self, store_base_path, rpc=None, notifier=None):
         tx_base_path = os.path.join(store_base_path, 'tx')
         num_base_path = os.path.join(tx_base_path, 'blocks')
         hash_base_path = os.path.join(tx_base_path, 'hash')
+        raw_base_path = os.path.join(tx_base_path, 'raw')
         self.block_index_dir = NumDir(num_base_path)
         self.hash_index_dir = HexDir(hash_base_path, 32)
+        self.raw_index_dir = HexDir(raw_base_path, 32)
+        self.rpc = rpc
+        self.notifier = notifier
 
 
-    def put(self, k, v):
+    def put(self, k, v, overwrite=False):
+        if self.notifier != None:
+            self.notifier.notify('caching tx data for {}'.format(k))
         hsh = bytes.fromhex(k)
+        if not overwrite and self.hash_index_dir.have(k):
+            logg.debug('tx store already has {}'.format(k))
+            return
+
         self.hash_index_dir.add(hsh, v.encode('utf-8'))
+
+        if self.rpc != None:
+            self.notifier.notify('retrieve and cache raw tx data for {}'.format(k))
+            o = transaction(k) 
+            r = self.rpc.conn.do(o)
+            raw = bytes.fromhex(strip_0x(r['raw']))
+            self.raw_index_dir.add(hsh, raw)
diff --git a/clicada/user/file.py b/clicada/user/file.py
index 9ec3c81..a649adb 100644
--- a/clicada/user/file.py
+++ b/clicada/user/file.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Account(Person):
 
 class FileUserStore:
 
-    def __init__(self, metadata_opener, chain_spec, label, store_base_path, ttl, encrypter=None):
+    def __init__(self, metadata_opener, chain_spec, label, store_base_path, ttl, encrypter=None, notifier=None):
         invalidate_before = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=ttl)
         self.invalidate_before = int(invalidate_before.timestamp())
         self.have_xattr = False
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class FileUserStore:
         self.metadata_opener = metadata_opener
         self.failed_entities = {}
         self.encrypter = encrypter
+        self.notifier = notifier
 
 
     def __validate_dir(self):
@@ -214,6 +215,8 @@ class FileUserStore:
                 logg.info(e)
                 pass
 
+        self.notifier.notify('wallet address for phone {} not found locally, retrieve from metadata service'.format(phone))
+
         getter = self.metadata_opener
         ptr = generate_metadata_pointer(phone.encode('utf-8'), MetadataPointer.PHONE)
         r = None
@@ -259,6 +262,8 @@ class FileUserStore:
                 logg.info(e)
                 pass
 
+        self.notifier.notify('metadata for wallet {} not found locally, retrieve from metadata service'.format(address))
+
         getter = self.metadata_opener
 
         ptr = generate_metadata_pointer(bytes.fromhex(address), MetadataPointer.PERSON)
@@ -276,6 +281,7 @@ class FileUserStore:
         person = Account()
         person_data = person.deserialize(person_data=data)
 
+        self.notifier.notify('wallet {} resolved to {}, retrieve extended metadata from metadata service'.format(address, str(person)))
         ptr = generate_metadata_pointer(bytes.fromhex(address), MetadataPointer.CUSTOM)
         r = None
         try: