diff --git a/packages/client/test/client.spec.js b/packages/client/test/client.spec.js
index 09ce87e4..9f6dc830 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/client.spec.js
+++ b/packages/client/test/client.spec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as Service from './service.js'
 import { alice, bob, mallory, service as w3 } from './fixtures.js'
 import fetch from '@web-std/fetch'
 
-test('encode inovocation', async () => {
+test('encode invocation', async () => {
   /** @type {Client.ConnectionView<Service.Service>} */
   const connection = Client.connect({
     id: w3,
@@ -225,3 +225,40 @@ test('execute', async () => {
     url: 'http://localhost:9090/',
   })
 })
+
+test('execute with delegations', async () => {
+  const car = await CAR.codec.write({
+    roots: [await CBOR.codec.write({ hello: 'world ' })],
+  })
+
+  const add = Client.invoke({
+    issuer: bob,
+    audience: w3,
+    capability: {
+      can: 'store/add',
+      with: bob.did(),
+      nb: { link: car.cid },
+    },
+    proofs: [],
+  })
+
+  const [e1] = await connection.execute(await add.delegate())
+
+  assert.deepEqual(e1, {
+    error: true,
+    name: 'UnknownDIDError',
+    message: `DID ${bob.did()} has no account`,
+    did: bob.did(),
+  })
+
+  // fake register alice
+  service.access.accounts.register(bob.did(), 'did:email:bob@web.mail', car.cid)
+
+  const [r1] = await connection.execute(await add.delegate())
+  assert.deepEqual(r1, {
+    with: bob.did(),
+    link: car.cid,
+    status: 'upload',
+    url: 'http://localhost:9090/',
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/core/src/delegation.js b/packages/core/src/delegation.js
index 07398831..58c2e485 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/delegation.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/delegation.js
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ export class Delegation {
     return it(this)
   }
 
+  delegate() {
+    return this
+  }
+
   /**
    * @returns {API.DelegationJSON<this>}
    */
diff --git a/packages/core/test/delegation.spec.js b/packages/core/test/delegation.spec.js
index da13091e..52be65d4 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/delegation.spec.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/delegation.spec.js
@@ -249,3 +249,22 @@ test('toJSON delegation chain', async () => {
     },
   })
 })
+
+test('.delegate() return same value', async () => {
+  const ucan = await delegate({
+    issuer: alice,
+    audience: w3,
+    capabilities: [
+      {
+        with: alice.did(),
+        can: 'test/echo',
+        nb: {
+          message: 'data:1',
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    expiration: Infinity,
+  })
+
+  assert.equal(ucan.delegate(), ucan)
+})
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/lib.ts b/packages/interface/src/lib.ts
index f97d2b07..310694cc 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/lib.ts
+++ b/packages/interface/src/lib.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export interface Delegation<C extends Capabilities = Capabilities> {
   version: UCAN.Version
 
   toJSON(): DelegationJSON<this>
+  delegate(): Await<Delegation<C>>
 }
 
 export type DelegationJSON<T extends Delegation = Delegation> = ToJSON<
@@ -229,13 +230,14 @@ export interface InvocationOptions<C extends Capability = Capability>
   capability: C
 }
 
-export interface IssuedInvocation<C extends Capability = Capability>
-  extends DelegationOptions<[C]> {
-  readonly issuer: Signer
+export interface IssuedInvocation<C extends Capability = Capability> {
+  readonly issuer: Principal
   readonly audience: Principal
   readonly capabilities: [C]
 
   readonly proofs: Proof[]
+
+  delegate(): Await<Delegation<[C]>>
 }
 
 export type ServiceInvocation<
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/car.js b/packages/transport/src/car.js
index 05842571..b0cfc172 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/car.js
+++ b/packages/transport/src/car.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const encode = async (invocations, options) => {
   const roots = []
   const blocks = new Map()
   for (const invocation of invocations) {
-    const delegation = await Delegation.delegate(invocation, options)
+    const delegation = await invocation.delegate()
     roots.push(delegation.root)
     for (const block of delegation.export()) {
       blocks.set(block.cid.toString(), block)
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/jwt.js b/packages/transport/src/jwt.js
index f4bdf254..06656973 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/jwt.js
+++ b/packages/transport/src/jwt.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const encode = async batch => {
   /** @type {string[]} */
   const body = []
   for (const invocation of batch) {
-    const delegation = await Delegation.delegate(invocation)
+    const delegation = await invocation.delegate()
 
     body.push(`${delegation.cid}`)
     for (const proof of iterate(delegation)) {
diff --git a/packages/transport/test/car.spec.js b/packages/transport/test/car.spec.js
index 737acf37..14e195d4 100644
--- a/packages/transport/test/car.spec.js
+++ b/packages/transport/test/car.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 import { test, assert } from './test.js'
 import * as CAR from '../src/car.js'
 import * as CBOR from '../src/cbor.js'
-import { delegate, Delegation, UCAN, parseLink, isLink } from '@ucanto/core'
+import {
+  delegate,
+  invoke,
+  Delegation,
+  UCAN,
+  parseLink,
+  isLink,
+} from '@ucanto/core'
 import * as UTF8 from '../src/utf8.js'
 import { alice, bob, mallory, service } from './fixtures.js'
 import { CarReader } from '@ipld/car/reader'
@@ -15,18 +22,16 @@ test('encode / decode', async () => {
   const expiration = 1654298135
 
   const request = await CAR.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: alice,
       audience: bob,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       expiration,
       proofs: [],
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   assert.deepEqual(request.headers, {
@@ -58,17 +63,15 @@ test('encode / decode', async () => {
 
 test('decode requires application/car contet type', async () => {
   const { body } = await CAR.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: alice,
       audience: bob,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [],
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   try {
@@ -87,18 +90,16 @@ test('decode requires application/car contet type', async () => {
 test('accepts Content-Type as well', async () => {
   const expiration = UCAN.now() + 90
   const request = await CAR.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: alice,
       audience: bob,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [],
       expiration,
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   const [invocation] = await CAR.decode({
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ test('accepts Content-Type as well', async () => {
     expiration,
   })
 
+  assert.deepEqual({ ...request }, { ...(await CAR.encode([delegation])) })
+
   assert.deepEqual(invocation.bytes, delegation.bytes)
 })
 
@@ -139,18 +142,16 @@ test('delegated proofs', async () => {
   const expiration = UCAN.now() + 90
 
   const outgoing = await CAR.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: bob,
       audience: service,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [proof],
       expiration,
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   const reader = await CarReader.fromBytes(outgoing.body)
@@ -194,18 +195,16 @@ test('omit proof', async () => {
   const expiration = UCAN.now() + 90
 
   const outgoing = await CAR.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: bob,
       audience: service,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [proof.cid],
       expiration,
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   const reader = await CarReader.fromBytes(outgoing.body)
diff --git a/packages/transport/test/jwt.spec.js b/packages/transport/test/jwt.spec.js
index 36b58e75..9c03c82c 100644
--- a/packages/transport/test/jwt.spec.js
+++ b/packages/transport/test/jwt.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { test, assert } from './test.js'
 import * as JWT from '../src/jwt.js'
-import { delegate, Delegation, UCAN } from '@ucanto/core'
+import { delegate, invoke, Delegation, UCAN } from '@ucanto/core'
 import * as UTF8 from '../src/utf8.js'
 import { alice, bob, mallory, service } from './fixtures.js'
 import * as API from '@ucanto/interface'
@@ -19,18 +19,16 @@ test('encode / decode', async () => {
   const { cid, jwt } = fixtures.basic
 
   const request = await JWT.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: alice,
       audience: bob,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       expiration: NOW,
       proofs: [],
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   const expect = {
@@ -94,18 +92,16 @@ test('delegated proofs', async () => {
   const expiration = UCAN.now() + 90
 
   const outgoing = await JWT.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: bob,
       audience: service,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [proof],
       expiration,
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   assert.equal(Object.keys(outgoing.headers).length, 3)
@@ -145,18 +141,16 @@ test('omit proof', async () => {
   const expiration = UCAN.now() + 90
 
   const outgoing = await JWT.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: bob,
       audience: service,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [proof.cid],
       expiration,
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   assert.equal(Object.keys(outgoing.headers).length, 2)
@@ -196,18 +190,16 @@ test('thorws on invalid heard', async () => {
   const expiration = UCAN.now() + 90
 
   const request = await JWT.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: bob,
       audience: service,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [proof],
       expiration,
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   const { [`x-auth-${proof.cid}`]: jwt, ...headers } = request.headers
@@ -242,18 +234,16 @@ test('leaving out root throws', async () => {
   const expiration = UCAN.now() + 90
 
   const request = await JWT.encode([
-    {
+    invoke({
       issuer: bob,
       audience: service,
-      capabilities: [
-        {
-          can: 'store/add',
-          with: alice.did(),
-        },
-      ],
+      capability: {
+        can: 'store/add',
+        with: alice.did(),
+      },
       proofs: [proof],
       expiration,
-    },
+    }),
   ])
 
   const { cid } = await delegate({