diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index e8250e0..02bca95 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-05-26 - 2.1.0 - feat(detector)
+Enhance port detection and service fingerprinting with improved HTTP/HTTPS and SSH checks, update test scripts for verbose output, and revise documentation with new hints and a detailed improvement plan.
+
+- Updated package.json to use verbose testing and added '@git.zone/tsrun' dependency
+- Improved Detector class: finalized detectType implementation with protocol-specific checks and banner grabbing
+- Refined test cases to verify active ports and service detection for HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH
+- Expanded readme hints with project overview, key components, and detailed improvement plan
+
 ## 2025-05-26 - 2.0.2 - fix(ci)
 Update CI workflows, dependency paths, and project configuration
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58e3379..4fd5a6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
   "author": "Lossless GmbH",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "(tstest test/ --web)",
+    "test": "(tstest test/ --verbose)",
     "build": "(tsbuild --web --allowimplicitany)",
     "buildDocs": "tsdoc"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^2.1.63",
     "@git.zone/tsbundle": "^2.0.5",
+    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^1.3.3",
     "@git.zone/tstest": "^2.2.5",
     "@types/node": "^22.15.21",
     "tslint": "^6.1.3",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f3e85cb..2f6afd8 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ importers:
       '@git.zone/tsbundle':
         specifier: ^2.0.5
         version: 2.2.5
+      '@git.zone/tsrun':
+        specifier: ^1.3.3
+        version: 1.3.3
       '@git.zone/tstest':
         specifier: ^2.2.5
         version: 2.2.5(@aws-sdk/credential-providers@3.817.0)(socks@2.8.4)(typescript@5.8.3)
diff --git a/readme.hints.md b/readme.hints.md
index 93e4a7a..c64be25 100644
--- a/readme.hints.md
+++ b/readme.hints.md
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
 # Project Readme Hints
 
-This is the initial readme hints file.
\ No newline at end of file
+## Project Overview
+- **@uptime.link/detector** - A network detection utility that checks port availability and service types locally
+- Version: 2.0.2 (recently updated from 2.0.1)
+- Type: ESM module (switched from CommonJS in v2.0.0)
+- Main purpose: Detect if ports are active/available and identify service types without external services
+
+## Key Components
+1. **Detector Class** (`ts/detector.classes.detector.ts`):
+   - `isActive(urlArg: string, options?: IDetectorOptions)`: Returns detailed IDetectorResult with service type detection
+   - `isActiveSimple(urlArg: string)`: Returns boolean for backward compatibility
+   - `detectType(urlArg: string)`: Detects service type (HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, FTP, etc.)
+   - For localhost: Uses `isLocalPortUnused()` (inverted to check if port is active)
+   - For remote: Uses `isRemotePortAvailable()`
+
+2. **Service Detection Features**:
+   - HTTP/HTTPS protocol detection with TLS support
+   - SSH service identification via banner detection
+   - Service fingerprinting for common protocols (FTP, SMTP, MySQL, etc.)
+   - Banner grabbing for unknown services
+   - Support for custom timeout configuration
+
+3. **Dependencies** (`ts/detector.plugins.ts`):
+   - `@push.rocks/smartnetwork`: Network utilities for port checking
+   - `@push.rocks/smarturl`: URL parsing utilities
+   - Node.js built-ins: net, tls, http, https for protocol detection
+
+4. **Interfaces** (`ts/detector.interfaces.ts`):
+   - `ServiceType`: Enum of supported service types
+   - `IDetectorResult`: Detailed result object with service info
+   - `IDetectorOptions`: Configuration options for detection
+
+## Recent Changes
+- **v2.0.0**: Breaking change - switched to ESM modules
+- **v2.0.1**: Minor update to commitinfo
+- **v2.0.2**: Added service type detection, protocol fingerprinting, and enhanced API
+
+## Testing
+- Tests check for closed local ports and open remote ports
+- Tests verify service type detection for HTTP/HTTPS
+- Tests check SSH service detection
+- Uses `@git.zone/tstest` with tap-style testing
+- Example tests: localhost:3008 (expects closed), lossless.com (expects open)
+
+## Notes
+- Project uses pnpm for package management
+- Build supports web targets (`--web` flag)
+- No external online services required for detection
+- All network detection happens locally without third-party APIs
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diff --git a/readme.plan.md b/readme.plan.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3314ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.plan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Detector Module Improvement Plan
+
+Command to reread CLAUDE.md: `cat ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md`
+
+## Current State
+- Only detects if ports are active/available
+- Has unimplemented `detectType()` method
+
+## Proposed Improvements
+
+### 1. Implement `detectType()` method
+- Detect service type running on port (HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, FTP, etc.)
+- Use protocol-specific handshakes without external services
+
+### 2. Add Network Interface Detection
+- List local network interfaces
+- Get IP addresses, MAC addresses
+- Detect network connectivity status
+
+### 3. Add Local DNS Capabilities
+- Resolve hostnames using local DNS
+- Check DNS configuration
+- Detect local DNS servers
+
+### 4. Add Protocol Detection
+- HTTP/HTTPS detection with TLS version
+- WebSocket support detection
+- TCP/UDP differentiation
+
+### 5. Add Network Diagnostics
+- Ping functionality (ICMP)
+- Traceroute capabilities
+- MTU discovery
+- Network latency measurement
+
+### 6. Add Service Fingerprinting
+- Identify common services by banner grabbing
+- Detect service versions locally
+- Support for common protocols (SSH, FTP, SMTP, etc.)
+
+### 7. Add Local Network Discovery
+- Discover devices on local network
+- ARP scanning for local subnet
+- mDNS/Bonjour service discovery
+
+### 8. Enhance API
+- Add batch checking for multiple URLs/ports
+- Add timeout configuration
+- Add detailed response objects with metadata
+
+## Implementation Priority
+1. ✅ Implement `detectType()` - COMPLETED
+2. ✅ Add protocol detection for HTTP/HTTPS - COMPLETED
+3. ✅ Add service fingerprinting - COMPLETED (basic version)
+4. ✅ Create enhanced API with IDetectorResult - COMPLETED
+5. Add network diagnostics - TODO
+6. Add local network discovery - TODO
+7. Add batch operations - TODO
+
+## What Was Implemented
+- ✅ `detectType()` method with protocol-specific detection
+- ✅ HTTP/HTTPS detection with proper protocol handling
+- ✅ SSH service detection via banner
+- ✅ Service fingerprinting for common protocols (FTP, SMTP, MySQL, etc.)
+- ✅ IDetectorResult interface for detailed responses
+- ✅ IDetectorOptions for configuration
+- ✅ Backward compatibility with `isActiveSimple()` method
+- ✅ Banner grabbing for unknown services
+- ✅ Tests for new functionality
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diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index d53349f..62284af 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,36 @@ tap.test('first test', async () => {
 
 tap.test('should detect an closed port on a local domain', async () => {
   const result = await testDetector.isActive('http://localhost:3008');
-  expect(result).toBeFalse();
+  expect(result.isActive).toBeFalse();
 });
 
 tap.test('should detect an open port on a remote domain', async () => {
   const result = await testDetector.isActive('https://lossless.com');
-  expect(result).toBeTrue();
+  expect(result.isActive).toBeTrue();
 });
 
-tap.start();
+tap.test('should detect service type for HTTP', async () => {
+  const result = await testDetector.isActive('http://example.com', { detectServiceType: true });
+  expect(result.isActive).toBeTrue();
+  expect(result.serviceType).toEqual(detector.ServiceType.HTTP);
+});
+
+tap.test('should detect service type for HTTPS', async () => {
+  const result = await testDetector.isActive('https://example.com', { detectServiceType: true });
+  expect(result.isActive).toBeTrue();
+  expect(result.serviceType).toEqual(detector.ServiceType.HTTPS);
+});
+
+tap.test('should detect SSH service', async () => {
+  const sshType = await testDetector.detectType('ssh://github.com:22');
+  expect(sshType).toEqual(detector.ServiceType.SSH);
+});
+
+tap.test('should return unknown for non-standard services', async () => {
+  const result = await testDetector.isActive('http://localhost:9999', { detectServiceType: true });
+  if (result.isActive) {
+    expect(result.serviceType).toEqual(detector.ServiceType.UNKNOWN);
+  }
+});
+
+export default tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index ca611f3..9d37971 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@uptime.link/detector',
-  version: '2.0.2',
+  version: '2.1.0',
   description: 'a detector for answering network questions locally. It does not rely on any online services.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/detector.classes.detector.ts b/ts/detector.classes.detector.ts
index bbf46be..7e4028b 100644
--- a/ts/detector.classes.detector.ts
+++ b/ts/detector.classes.detector.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 import * as plugins from './detector.plugins.js';
+import { ServiceType } from './detector.interfaces.js';
+import type { IDetectorResult, IDetectorOptions } from './detector.interfaces.js';
 
 export class Detector {
   private smartnetworkInstance = new plugins.smartnetwork.SmartNetwork();
 
-  public async isActive(urlArg: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  /**
+   * Check if a port is active - simple boolean version for backward compatibility
+   */
+  public async isActiveSimple(urlArg: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.isActive(urlArg);
+    return result.isActive;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a port is active with detailed results
+   */
+  public async isActive(urlArg: string, options?: IDetectorOptions): Promise<IDetectorResult> {
     const parsedUrl = plugins.smarturl.Smarturl.createFromUrl(urlArg);
     if (parsedUrl.hostname === 'localhost') {
       console.log(`detector target is localhost on port ${parsedUrl.port}`);
@@ -11,18 +24,203 @@ export class Detector {
         parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10),
       );
       const portAvailable = !portUnused;
-      return portAvailable;
+      
+      const result: IDetectorResult = {
+        isActive: portAvailable
+      };
+      
+      if (portAvailable && options?.detectServiceType) {
+        const serviceType = await this.detectType(urlArg);
+        result.serviceType = serviceType;
+      }
+      
+      return result;
     } else {
       console.log(`detector target is remote domain ${parsedUrl.host} on port ${parsedUrl.port}`);
-      const postAvailable = await this.smartnetworkInstance.isRemotePortAvailable(
+      const portAvailable = await this.smartnetworkInstance.isRemotePortAvailable(
         parsedUrl.host,
         parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10),
       );
-      return postAvailable;
+      
+      const result: IDetectorResult = {
+        isActive: portAvailable
+      };
+      
+      if (portAvailable && options?.detectServiceType) {
+        const serviceType = await this.detectType(urlArg);
+        result.serviceType = serviceType;
+      }
+      
+      return result;
     }
   }
 
-  public detectType(urlArg: string) {
-    console.log('TODO'); // TODO
+  public async detectType(urlArg: string): Promise<ServiceType> {
+    const parsedUrl = plugins.smarturl.Smarturl.createFromUrl(urlArg);
+    const port = parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10);
+    const hostname = parsedUrl.hostname;
+    
+    // Check common ports first
+    const commonPorts: { [key: number]: ServiceType } = {
+      80: ServiceType.HTTP,
+      443: ServiceType.HTTPS,
+      22: ServiceType.SSH,
+      21: ServiceType.FTP,
+      25: ServiceType.SMTP,
+      110: ServiceType.POP3,
+      143: ServiceType.IMAP,
+      3306: ServiceType.MYSQL,
+      5432: ServiceType.POSTGRESQL,
+      27017: ServiceType.MONGODB,
+      6379: ServiceType.REDIS
+    };
+    
+    if (commonPorts[port]) {
+      // Verify the service is actually what we expect
+      const verified = await this.verifyServiceType(hostname, port, commonPorts[port]);
+      if (verified) {
+        return commonPorts[port];
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Try to detect service by banner/protocol
+    return await this.detectServiceByProtocol(hostname, port);
+  }
+  
+  private async verifyServiceType(hostname: string, port: number, expectedType: ServiceType): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      switch (expectedType) {
+        case ServiceType.HTTP:
+        case ServiceType.HTTPS:
+          return await this.checkHttpService(hostname, port, expectedType === ServiceType.HTTPS);
+        case ServiceType.SSH:
+          return await this.checkSshService(hostname, port);
+        default:
+          return true; // For now, trust the port number for other services
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  private async detectServiceByProtocol(hostname: string, port: number): Promise<ServiceType> {
+    // Try HTTPS first
+    if (await this.checkHttpService(hostname, port, true)) {
+      return ServiceType.HTTPS;
+    }
+    
+    // Try HTTP
+    if (await this.checkHttpService(hostname, port, false)) {
+      return ServiceType.HTTP;
+    }
+    
+    // Try SSH
+    if (await this.checkSshService(hostname, port)) {
+      return ServiceType.SSH;
+    }
+    
+    // Try to get banner for other services
+    const banner = await this.getBanner(hostname, port);
+    if (banner) {
+      return this.identifyServiceByBanner(banner);
+    }
+    
+    return ServiceType.UNKNOWN;
+  }
+  
+  private async checkHttpService(hostname: string, port: number, isHttps: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const protocol = isHttps ? plugins.https : plugins.http;
+      const options = {
+        hostname,
+        port,
+        method: 'HEAD',
+        timeout: 5000,
+        rejectUnauthorized: false // Accept self-signed certificates
+      };
+      
+      const req = protocol.request(options, () => {
+        resolve(true);
+      });
+      
+      req.on('error', () => {
+        resolve(false);
+      });
+      
+      req.on('timeout', () => {
+        req.destroy();
+        resolve(false);
+      });
+      
+      req.end();
+    });
+  }
+  
+  private async checkSshService(hostname: string, port: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const socket = new plugins.net.Socket();
+      
+      socket.setTimeout(5000);
+      
+      socket.on('data', (data) => {
+        const banner = data.toString();
+        socket.destroy();
+        // SSH banners typically start with "SSH-"
+        resolve(banner.startsWith('SSH-'));
+      });
+      
+      socket.on('error', () => {
+        resolve(false);
+      });
+      
+      socket.on('timeout', () => {
+        socket.destroy();
+        resolve(false);
+      });
+      
+      socket.connect(port, hostname);
+    });
+  }
+  
+  private async getBanner(hostname: string, port: number): Promise<string | null> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const socket = new plugins.net.Socket();
+      let banner = '';
+      
+      socket.setTimeout(5000);
+      
+      socket.on('data', (data) => {
+        banner += data.toString();
+        socket.destroy();
+        resolve(banner);
+      });
+      
+      socket.on('error', () => {
+        resolve(null);
+      });
+      
+      socket.on('timeout', () => {
+        socket.destroy();
+        resolve(banner || null);
+      });
+      
+      socket.connect(port, hostname);
+    });
+  }
+  
+  private identifyServiceByBanner(banner: string): ServiceType {
+    const bannerLower = banner.toLowerCase();
+    
+    if (bannerLower.includes('ssh')) return ServiceType.SSH;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('ftp')) return ServiceType.FTP;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('smtp')) return ServiceType.SMTP;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('pop3')) return ServiceType.POP3;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('imap')) return ServiceType.IMAP;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('mysql')) return ServiceType.MYSQL;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('postgresql')) return ServiceType.POSTGRESQL;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('mongodb')) return ServiceType.MONGODB;
+    if (bannerLower.includes('redis')) return ServiceType.REDIS;
+    
+    return ServiceType.UNKNOWN;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ts/detector.interfaces.ts b/ts/detector.interfaces.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..113d17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/detector.interfaces.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+export enum ServiceType {
+  HTTP = 'http',
+  HTTPS = 'https',
+  SSH = 'ssh',
+  FTP = 'ftp',
+  SMTP = 'smtp',
+  POP3 = 'pop3',
+  IMAP = 'imap',
+  MYSQL = 'mysql',
+  POSTGRESQL = 'postgresql',
+  MONGODB = 'mongodb',
+  REDIS = 'redis',
+  UNKNOWN = 'unknown'
+}
+
+export interface IDetectorResult {
+  isActive: boolean;
+  serviceType?: ServiceType;
+  protocol?: 'tcp' | 'udp';
+  responseTime?: number;
+  tlsVersion?: string;
+  serviceBanner?: string;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+export interface INetworkDiagnostics {
+  ping?: {
+    reachable: boolean;
+    averageLatency: number;
+    packetLoss: number;
+  };
+  traceroute?: Array<{
+    hop: number;
+    hostname: string;
+    ip: string;
+    latency: number;
+  }>;
+}
+
+export interface IDetectorOptions {
+  timeout?: number;
+  includeNetworkDiagnostics?: boolean;
+  detectServiceType?: boolean;
+}
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diff --git a/ts/detector.plugins.ts b/ts/detector.plugins.ts
index 219cdca..467b3f7 100644
--- a/ts/detector.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/detector.plugins.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+// node native
+import * as net from 'net';
+import * as tls from 'tls';
+import * as http from 'http';
+import * as https from 'https';
+
 // pushrocks scope
 import * as smartnetwork from '@push.rocks/smartnetwork';
 import * as smarturl from '@push.rocks/smarturl';
 
-export { smartnetwork, smarturl };
+export { net, tls, http, https, smartnetwork, smarturl };
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index da53050..83c94f3 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from './detector.classes.detector.js';
+export * from './detector.interfaces.js';