diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e392fb9..525c937 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akimbo-ip"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0cce2cf..8d356de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@ Model
 -----
 
 - IPv4 addresses are (fixed) length 4 bytestrings, but can be represented
-  by any 4-bye value, e.g., uint32
-- IPv6 addresses are (fixed) length 16 bytestrings
+  by any 4-bye value, e.g., uint32 or fixed-4-length list of uint8
+- IPv6 addresses are (fixed) length 16 bytestrings or fixed-16-length list
+  of uint8
 - Networks are records with an IPv4 or IPv6 field (nominally "address") and
-  a uint8 field for the prefix length (nominally "prefix")
+  a uint8 field for the prefix length (nominally "prefix"). The field
+  names can be overidden.
 
-We can convert between hostmasks, netmasks and prefix lengths.
+We can convert between hostmasks, netmasks and prefix lengths. Some methods
+require composite types like list-of-addresses, see the individual docstrings.
 
-Some methods 
+As with the normal functioning of akimbo, you can indicate which parts of
+a nested structure should be with the `where=` kwargs to any method.
 
 Usage
 -----
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d224dee..62ce58e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 [project]
 name = "akimbo-ip"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
+description = "IP-specific methods for akimbo"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Rust",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
@@ -14,7 +17,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "akimbo"
 ]
 
-
 [tool.maturin]
 features = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
 python-source = "python"
diff --git a/python/akimbo_ip/accessor.py b/python/akimbo_ip/accessor.py
index 585f4e5..3a34ce1 100644
--- a/python/akimbo_ip/accessor.py
+++ b/python/akimbo_ip/accessor.py
@@ -12,20 +12,28 @@
 
 
 def match_ip4(arr):
-    # non-regular is not passed, might not all have right size
+    """matches fixed-list[4, u8] and fixed-bytestring[4] and ANY 4-byte value (like uint32, assumed big-endian"""
     return (arr.is_leaf and arr.dtype.itemsize == 4) or (
         arr.is_regular and arr.size == 4 and arr.content.is_leaf and arr.content.dtype.itemsize == 1)
 
 
 def match_ip6(arr):
+    """matches fixed-list[16, u8] and fixed-bytestring[16]"""
     return arr.is_regular and arr.size == 16 and arr.content.is_leaf and arr.content.dtype.itemsize == 1
 
 
+def match_prefix(arr):
+    """A network prefix is always one byte"""
+    return arr.is_leaf and arr.dtype.itemsize == 1
+
+
 def match_net4(arr, address="address", prefix="prefix"):
+    """Matches a record with IP4 field and prefix field (u8)"""
     return (
         arr.is_record
         and {address, prefix}.issubset(arr.fields)
         and match_ip4(arr[address])
+        and match_prefix(arr[prefix])
     )
 
 
@@ -34,6 +42,7 @@ def match_net6(arr, address="address", prefix="prefix"):
         arr.is_record
         and {address, prefix}.issubset(arr.fields)
         and match_ip6(arr[address])
+        and match_prefix(arr[prefix])
     )
 
 
@@ -50,6 +59,15 @@ def parse_address4(str_arr):
     return utils.u8_to_ip4(out.view("uint8"))
 
 
+def parse_address6(str_arr):
+    """Interpret (byte)strings as IPv6 addresses
+    
+    Output will be fixed length 4 bytestring array
+    """
+    out = lib.parse6(str_arr.offsets.data.astype("uint32"), str_arr.content.data)
+    return utils.u8_to_ip6(out.view("uint8"))
+
+
 def parse_net4(str_arr):
     """Interpret (byte)strings as IPv4 networks (address/prefix)
     
@@ -96,15 +114,23 @@ def hosts4(nets, address="address", prefix="prefix"):
     )
 
 
-def dec4(func, match=match_ip4, outtype=ak.contents.NumpyArray):
+def to_ip4(arr):
+    if arr.is_leaf:
+        return arr.data.view("uint32"),
+    else:
+        # bytestring or 4 * uint8 regular
+        return arr.content.data.view("uint32"),
+
+
+def to_ip6(arr):
+    # always pass as bytes, and assume length is mod 16 in rust
+    return arr.content.data.view("uint8"),
+    
+
+def dec_ip(func, conv=to_ip4, match=match_ip4, outtype=ak.contents.NumpyArray):
     @functools.wraps(func)
     def func1(arr):
-        if arr.is_leaf:
-            arr = arr.data.astype("uint32")
-        else:
-            # bytestring or 4 * uint8 regular
-            arr = arr.content.data.view("uint32")
-        return func(arr)
+        return func(*conv(arr))
 
     return dec(func1, match=match, outtype=outtype, inmode="awkward")
 
@@ -113,29 +139,42 @@ class IPAccessor:
     def __init__(self, accessor) -> None:
         self.accessor = accessor
 
-    is_unspecified4 = dec4(lib.is_unspecified4)
-    is_broadcast4 = dec4(lib.is_broadcast4)
-    is_global4 = dec4(lib.is_global4)
-    is_loopback4 = dec4(lib.is_loopback4)
-    is_private4 = dec4(lib.is_private4)
-    is_link_local4 = dec4(lib.is_link_local4)
-    is_shared4 = dec4(lib.is_shared4)
-    is_benchmarking4 = dec4(lib.is_benchmarking4)
-    is_reserved4 = dec4(lib.is_reserved4)
-    is_multicast4 = dec4(lib.is_multicast4)
-    is_documentation4 = dec4(lib.is_documentation4)
+    is_unspecified4 = dec_ip(lib.is_unspecified4)
+    is_broadcast4 = dec_ip(lib.is_broadcast4)
+    is_global4 = dec_ip(lib.is_global4)
+    is_loopback4 = dec_ip(lib.is_loopback4)
+    is_private4 = dec_ip(lib.is_private4)
+    is_link_local4 = dec_ip(lib.is_link_local4)
+    is_shared4 = dec_ip(lib.is_shared4)
+    is_benchmarking4 = dec_ip(lib.is_benchmarking4)
+    is_reserved4 = dec_ip(lib.is_reserved4)
+    is_multicast4 = dec_ip(lib.is_multicast4)
+    is_documentation4 = dec_ip(lib.is_documentation4)
 
-    to_string4 = dec4(lib.to_text4, outtype=utils.to_ak_string)
+    to_string4 = dec_ip(lib.to_text4, outtype=utils.to_ak_string)
 
     parse_address4 = dec(parse_address4, inmode="ak", match=match_stringlike)
-
     parse_net4 = dec(parse_net4, inmode="ak", match=match_stringlike)
     
     contains4 = dec(contains4, inmode="ak", match=match_net4)
 
-    to_ipv6_mapped = dec(lib.to_ipv6_mapped, inmode="numpy", match=match_ip4, 
-                         outtype=utils.u8_to_ip6)
+    to_ipv6_mapped = dec_ip(lib.to_ipv6_mapped, outtype=utils.u8_to_ip6)
 
     hosts4 = dec(hosts4, match=match_net4, inmode="ak")
 
+    is_benchmarking6 = dec_ip(lib.is_benchmarking6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_global6 = dec_ip(lib.is_global6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_documentation6 = dec_ip(lib.is_documentation6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_unspecified6 = dec_ip(lib.is_unspecified6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_loopback6 = dec_ip(lib.is_loopback6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_multicast6 = dec_ip(lib.is_multicast6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_unicast6 = dec_ip(lib.is_unicast6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_ipv4_mapped = dec_ip(lib.is_ipv4_mapped, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_unicast_link_local = dec_ip(lib.is_unicast_link_local, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+    is_unique_local = dec_ip(lib.is_unique_local, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6)
+
+    to_string6 = dec_ip(lib.to_text6, conv=to_ip6, match=match_ip6, outtype=utils.to_ak_string)
+    parse_address6 = dec(parse_address6, inmode="ak", match=match_stringlike)
+
+
 Accessor.register_accessor("ip", IPAccessor)
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 74d4d0a..e9611a0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #![feature(addr_parse_ascii)]
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use core::net::Ipv4Addr;
+use std::net::Ipv6Addr;
 use std::str::{self, FromStr};
 use ipnet::Ipv4Net;
 use numpy::pyo3::Python;
@@ -57,6 +58,34 @@ fn parse4<'py>(py: Python<'py>, offsets: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u32>,
     Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
 }
 
+#[pyfunction]
+fn to_text6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) 
+-> PyResult<(Bound<'py, PyArray1<u8>>, Bound<'py, PyArray1<u32>>)> {
+    let mut offsets: Vec<u32> = vec!(0, );
+    let mut data: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+    for sl in  x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16)
+        {
+            data.extend(Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).to_string().as_bytes());
+            offsets.push(data.len() as u32);
+        };
+    Ok((data.into_pyarray_bound(py), offsets.into_pyarray_bound(py)))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn parse6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, offsets: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u32>,
+            data : PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>
+) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<u8>>> {
+    let ar = offsets.as_array();
+    let sl = ar.as_slice().unwrap();
+    let ar2 = data.as_array();
+    let by = ar2.as_slice().unwrap();
+    let mut out: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity((sl.len() - 1) * 16);
+    for w in  sl.windows(2) {
+        out.extend(Ipv6Addr::parse_ascii(&by[w[0] as usize..w[1] as usize]).unwrap().octets())
+    };
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
 /// Parse strings into IP4 networks (length 4 bytestring and 1-byte prefix value)
 #[pyfunction]
 fn parsenet4<'py>(py: Python<'py>, 
@@ -176,6 +205,86 @@ fn is_documentation4<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u32>) -> PyR
     Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
 }
 
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_benchmarking6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_benchmarking()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_documentation6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_documentation()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_global6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_global()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_ipv4_mapped<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_ipv4_mapped()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_loopback6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_loopback()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_multicast6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_multicast()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_unicast6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_unicast()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_unicast_link_local<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_unicast_link_local()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_unique_local<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_unique_local()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn is_unspecified6<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u8>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<bool>>> {
+    let out: Vec<bool> = x.as_slice().unwrap().chunks_exact(16).map(|sl | {
+        Ipv6Addr::from_bits(u128::from_be_bytes(sl.try_into().unwrap())).is_unspecified()
+    }).collect();
+    Ok(out.into_pyarray_bound(py))
+}
+
 #[pyfunction]
 fn to_ipv6_mapped<'py>(py: Python<'py>, x: PyReadonlyArray1<'py, u32>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyArray1<u8>>> {
     let mut out: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(x.len().unwrap() * 16);
@@ -205,5 +314,18 @@ fn akimbo_ip(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(contains_one4, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(to_ipv6_mapped, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(hosts4, m)?)?;
+
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_benchmarking6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_documentation6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_global6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_ipv4_mapped, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_loopback6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_multicast6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_unicast6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_unicast_link_local, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_unique_local, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(is_unspecified6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(to_text6, m)?)?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(parse6, m)?)?;
     Ok(())
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 042be64..8572a39 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import pyarrow as pa
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
 
@@ -5,9 +6,12 @@
 
 import akimbo_ip  # registers .ip subaccessor
 
+bytestring4 = pd.ArrowDtype(pa.binary(4))
+bytestring16 = pd.ArrowDtype(pa.binary(16))
+
 
 def test_simple4():
-    s1 = pd.Series([0], dtype="uint32")
+    s1 = pd.Series([0], dtype="u4")
     out = s1.ak.ip.is_global4()
     assert out[0] is False
     out2 = s1.ak.ip.to_string4()
@@ -18,6 +22,19 @@ def test_simple4():
     assert out[0] == b"\x00\x00\x00\x00"
 
 
+def test_simple6():
+    s1 = pd.Series([b"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+                    b"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01"],
+                   dtype=bytestring16)
+    out = s1.ak.ip.is_global6()
+    assert out.tolist() == [False, False]
+    
+    out2 = s1.ak.ip.to_string6()
+    assert out2.tolist() == ["::", "::1"]
+    out3 = out2.ak.ip.parse_address6()
+    assert out3[1] == s1[1]
+
+
 def test_nested():
     s = pd.DataFrame({"a": [0], "b": [0]}).ak.merge()
     out = s.ak.ip.is_global4(where="b")
@@ -44,14 +61,14 @@ def test_err():
 
 
 def test_6_out():
-    s1 = pd.Series([1], dtype="uint32")
+    s1 = pd.Series([1], dtype="u4")
     out = s1.ak.ip.to_ipv6_mapped()
     assert out[0] == b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff\x00\x00\x00\x01'
     
 
 def test_rename():
-    s = pd.DataFrame({"address": pd.Series([1], dtype="uint32"), 
-                      "end": [16]}).ak.merge()
+    s = pd.DataFrame({"address": pd.Series([1], dtype="u4"), 
+                      "end": pd.Series([16], dtype="u1")}).ak.merge()
     out = s.ak.ip.contains4(b"\x00\x00\x00\x01")
     assert s.tolist() == out.tolist()  # no change, no match
     out = out.ak.ip.contains4(b"\x00\x00\x00\x01", match_kwargs={"prefix": "end"})
@@ -60,8 +77,8 @@ def test_rename():
 
 def test_inner_list_hosts():
     # note: both addresses are rounded down
-    s = pd.DataFrame({"address": pd.Series([1, 2], dtype="uint32"), 
-                      "prefix": [31, 29]}).ak.merge()
+    s = pd.DataFrame({"address": pd.Series([1, 2], dtype="u4"), 
+                      "prefix": pd.Series([31, 29], dtype="u1")}).ak.merge()
     out = s.ak.ip.hosts4()
     assert out.to_list() == [
         # includes gateway/broadcast