diff --git a/examples/identify/identify.py b/examples/identify/identify.py
index 78cf8805..4882d2c3 100644
--- a/examples/identify/identify.py
+++ b/examples/identify/identify.py
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import trio
 from libp2p import (
     new_host,
 )
-from libp2p.identity.identify.identify import ID as IDENTIFY_PROTOCOL_ID
-from libp2p.identity.identify.pb.identify_pb2 import (
-    Identify,
+from libp2p.identity.identify.identify import (
+    ID as IDENTIFY_PROTOCOL_ID,
+    identify_handler_for,
+    parse_identify_response,
 )
 from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import (
     info_from_p2p_addr,
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def print_identify_response(identify_response):
     )
 
 
-async def run(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
+async def run(port: int, destination: str, use_varint_format: bool = True) -> None:
     localhost_ip = "0.0.0.0"
 
     if not destination:
@@ -58,11 +59,24 @@ async def run(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
         listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/{localhost_ip}/tcp/{port}")
         host_a = new_host()
 
+        # Set up identify handler with specified format
+        identify_handler = identify_handler_for(
+            host_a, use_varint_format=use_varint_format
+        )
+        host_a.set_stream_handler(IDENTIFY_PROTOCOL_ID, identify_handler)
+
         async with host_a.run(listen_addrs=[listen_addr]):
+            # Get the actual address and replace 0.0.0.0 with 127.0.0.1 for client
+            # connections
+            server_addr = str(host_a.get_addrs()[0])
+            client_addr = server_addr.replace("/ip4/0.0.0.0/", "/ip4/127.0.0.1/")
+
+            format_name = "length-prefixed" if use_varint_format else "raw protobuf"
             print(
-                "First host listening. Run this from another console:\n\n"
+                f"First host listening (using {format_name} format). "
+                f"Run this from another console:\n\n"
                 f"identify-demo "
-                f"-d {host_a.get_addrs()[0]}\n"
+                f"-d {client_addr}\n"
             )
             print("Waiting for incoming identify request...")
             await trio.sleep_forever()
@@ -84,11 +98,18 @@ async def run(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
 
             try:
                 print("Starting identify protocol...")
-                response = await stream.read()
+
+                # Read the complete response (could be either format)
+                # Read a larger chunk to get all the data before stream closes
+                response = await stream.read(8192)  # Read enough data in one go
+
                 await stream.close()
-                identify_msg = Identify()
-                identify_msg.ParseFromString(response)
+
+                # Parse the response using the robust protocol-level function
+                # This handles both old and new formats automatically
+                identify_msg = parse_identify_response(response)
                 print_identify_response(identify_msg)
+
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"Identify protocol error: {e}")
 
@@ -98,9 +119,12 @@ async def run(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
 def main() -> None:
     description = """
     This program demonstrates the libp2p identify protocol.
-    First run identify-demo -p <PORT>' to start a listener.
+    First run 'identify-demo -p <PORT> [--raw-format]' to start a listener.
     Then run 'identify-demo <ANOTHER_PORT> -d <DESTINATION>'
     where <DESTINATION> is the multiaddress shown by the listener.
+
+    Use --raw-format to send raw protobuf messages (old format) instead of
+    length-prefixed protobuf messages (new format, default).
     """
 
     example_maddr = (
@@ -115,10 +139,22 @@ def main() -> None:
         type=str,
         help=f"destination multiaddr string, e.g. {example_maddr}",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--raw-format",
+        action="store_true",
+        help=(
+            "use raw protobuf format (old format) instead of "
+            "length-prefixed (new format)"
+        ),
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Determine format: raw format if --raw-format is specified, otherwise
+    # length-prefixed
+    use_varint_format = not args.raw_format
+
     try:
-        trio.run(run, *(args.port, args.destination))
+        trio.run(run, *(args.port, args.destination, use_varint_format))
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
 
diff --git a/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py b/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py
index 294b0d17..0e573e0b 100644
--- a/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py
+++ b/examples/identify_push/identify_push_listener_dialer.py
@@ -57,18 +57,56 @@ from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import (
 logger = logging.getLogger("libp2p.identity.identify-push-example")
 
 
-def custom_identify_push_handler_for(host):
+def custom_identify_push_handler_for(host, use_varint_format: bool = True):
     """
     Create a custom handler for the identify/push protocol that logs and prints
     the identity information received from the dialer.
+
+    Args:
+        host: The libp2p host
+        use_varint_format: If True, expect length-prefixed format; if False, expect
+            raw protobuf
+
     """
 
     async def handle_identify_push(stream: INetStream) -> None:
         peer_id = stream.muxed_conn.peer_id
 
         try:
-            # Read the identify message from the stream
-            data = await stream.read()
+            if use_varint_format:
+                # Read length-prefixed identify message from the stream
+                from libp2p.utils.varint import decode_varint_from_bytes
+
+                # First read the varint length prefix
+                length_bytes = b""
+                while True:
+                    b = await stream.read(1)
+                    if not b:
+                        break
+                    length_bytes += b
+                    if b[0] & 0x80 == 0:
+                        break
+
+                if not length_bytes:
+                    logger.warning("No length prefix received from peer %s", peer_id)
+                    return
+
+                msg_length = decode_varint_from_bytes(length_bytes)
+
+                # Read the protobuf message
+                data = await stream.read(msg_length)
+                if len(data) != msg_length:
+                    logger.warning("Incomplete message received from peer %s", peer_id)
+                    return
+            else:
+                # Read raw protobuf message from the stream
+                data = b""
+                while True:
+                    chunk = await stream.read(4096)
+                    if not chunk:
+                        break
+                    data += chunk
+
             identify_msg = Identify()
             identify_msg.ParseFromString(data)
 
@@ -129,9 +167,13 @@ def custom_identify_push_handler_for(host):
     return handle_identify_push
 
 
-async def run_listener(port: int) -> None:
+async def run_listener(port: int, use_varint_format: bool = True) -> None:
     """Run a host in listener mode."""
-    print(f"\n==== Starting Identify-Push Listener on port {port} ====\n")
+    format_name = "length-prefixed" if use_varint_format else "raw protobuf"
+    print(
+        f"\n==== Starting Identify-Push Listener on port {port} "
+        f"(using {format_name} format) ====\n"
+    )
 
     # Create key pair for the listener
     key_pair = create_new_key_pair()
@@ -139,9 +181,14 @@ async def run_listener(port: int) -> None:
     # Create the listener host
     host = new_host(key_pair=key_pair)
 
-    # Set up the identify and identify/push handlers
-    host.set_stream_handler(ID_IDENTIFY, identify_handler_for(host))
-    host.set_stream_handler(ID_IDENTIFY_PUSH, custom_identify_push_handler_for(host))
+    # Set up the identify and identify/push handlers with specified format
+    host.set_stream_handler(
+        ID_IDENTIFY, identify_handler_for(host, use_varint_format=use_varint_format)
+    )
+    host.set_stream_handler(
+        ID_IDENTIFY_PUSH,
+        identify_push_handler_for(host, use_varint_format=use_varint_format),
+    )
 
     # Start listening
     listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/{port}")
@@ -165,9 +212,15 @@ async def run_listener(port: int) -> None:
         await trio.sleep_forever()
 
 
-async def run_dialer(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
+async def run_dialer(
+    port: int, destination: str, use_varint_format: bool = True
+) -> None:
     """Run a host in dialer mode that connects to a listener."""
-    print(f"\n==== Starting Identify-Push Dialer on port {port} ====\n")
+    format_name = "length-prefixed" if use_varint_format else "raw protobuf"
+    print(
+        f"\n==== Starting Identify-Push Dialer on port {port} "
+        f"(using {format_name} format) ====\n"
+    )
 
     # Create key pair for the dialer
     key_pair = create_new_key_pair()
@@ -175,9 +228,14 @@ async def run_dialer(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
     # Create the dialer host
     host = new_host(key_pair=key_pair)
 
-    # Set up the identify and identify/push handlers
-    host.set_stream_handler(ID_IDENTIFY, identify_handler_for(host))
-    host.set_stream_handler(ID_IDENTIFY_PUSH, identify_push_handler_for(host))
+    # Set up the identify and identify/push handlers with specified format
+    host.set_stream_handler(
+        ID_IDENTIFY, identify_handler_for(host, use_varint_format=use_varint_format)
+    )
+    host.set_stream_handler(
+        ID_IDENTIFY_PUSH,
+        identify_push_handler_for(host, use_varint_format=use_varint_format),
+    )
 
     # Start listening on a different port
     listen_addr = multiaddr.Multiaddr(f"/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/{port}")
@@ -206,7 +264,9 @@ async def run_dialer(port: int, destination: str) -> None:
 
             try:
                 # Call push_identify_to_peer which returns a boolean
-                success = await push_identify_to_peer(host, peer_info.peer_id)
+                success = await push_identify_to_peer(
+                    host, peer_info.peer_id, use_varint_format=use_varint_format
+                )
 
                 if success:
                     logger.info("Identify push completed successfully!")
@@ -240,11 +300,10 @@ def main() -> None:
     This program demonstrates the libp2p identify/push protocol.
     Without arguments, it runs as a listener on random port.
     With -d parameter, it runs as a dialer on random port.
-    """
 
-    example = (
-        "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000/p2p/QmQn4SwGkDZKkUEpBRBvTmheQycxAHJUNmVEnjA2v1qe8Q"
-    )
+    Use --raw-format to send raw protobuf messages (old format) instead of
+    length-prefixed protobuf messages (new format, default).
+    """
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
     parser.add_argument("-p", "--port", default=0, type=int, help="source port number")
@@ -252,17 +311,29 @@ def main() -> None:
         "-d",
         "--destination",
         type=str,
-        help=f"destination multiaddr string, e.g. {example}",
+        help="destination multiaddr string",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--raw-format",
+        action="store_true",
+        help=(
+            "use raw protobuf format (old format) instead of "
+            "length-prefixed (new format)"
+        ),
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Determine format: raw format if --raw-format is specified, otherwise
+    # length-prefixed
+    use_varint_format = not args.raw_format
+
     try:
         if args.destination:
             # Run in dialer mode with random available port if not specified
-            trio.run(run_dialer, args.port, args.destination)
+            trio.run(run_dialer, args.port, args.destination, use_varint_format)
         else:
             # Run in listener mode with random available port if not specified
-            trio.run(run_listener, args.port)
+            trio.run(run_listener, args.port, use_varint_format)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("\nInterrupted by user")
         logger.info("Interrupted by user")
diff --git a/libp2p/host/defaults.py b/libp2p/host/defaults.py
index b8c50886..5dac8bce 100644
--- a/libp2p/host/defaults.py
+++ b/libp2p/host/defaults.py
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 def get_default_protocols(host: IHost) -> "OrderedDict[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]":
     return OrderedDict(
-        ((IdentifyID, identify_handler_for(host)), (PingID, handle_ping))
+        (
+            (IdentifyID, identify_handler_for(host, use_varint_format=True)),
+            (PingID, handle_ping),
+        )
     )
diff --git a/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py b/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py
index 15367c43..1e38d566 100644
--- a/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py
+++ b/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ from libp2p.network.stream.exceptions import (
     StreamClosed,
 )
 from libp2p.utils import (
+    decode_varint_with_size,
     get_agent_version,
+    varint,
 )
 
 from .pb.identify_pb2 import (
@@ -72,7 +74,47 @@ def _mk_identify_protobuf(
     )
 
 
-def identify_handler_for(host: IHost) -> StreamHandlerFn:
+def parse_identify_response(response: bytes) -> Identify:
+    """
+    Parse identify response that could be either:
+    - Old format: raw protobuf
+    - New format: length-prefixed protobuf
+
+    This function provides backward and forward compatibility.
+    """
+    # Try new format first: length-prefixed protobuf
+    if len(response) >= 1:
+        length, varint_size = decode_varint_with_size(response)
+        if varint_size > 0 and length > 0 and varint_size + length <= len(response):
+            protobuf_data = response[varint_size : varint_size + length]
+            try:
+                identify_response = Identify()
+                identify_response.ParseFromString(protobuf_data)
+                # Sanity check: must have agent_version (protocol_version is optional)
+                if identify_response.agent_version:
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "Parsed length-prefixed identify response (new format)"
+                    )
+                    return identify_response
+            except Exception:
+                pass  # Fall through to old format
+
+    # Fall back to old format: raw protobuf
+    try:
+        identify_response = Identify()
+        identify_response.ParseFromString(response)
+        logger.debug("Parsed raw protobuf identify response (old format)")
+        return identify_response
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to parse identify response: {e}")
+        logger.error(f"Response length: {len(response)}")
+        logger.error(f"Response hex: {response.hex()}")
+        raise
+
+
+def identify_handler_for(
+    host: IHost, use_varint_format: bool = False
+) -> StreamHandlerFn:
     async def handle_identify(stream: INetStream) -> None:
         # get observed address from ``stream``
         peer_id = (
@@ -100,7 +142,21 @@ def identify_handler_for(host: IHost) -> StreamHandlerFn:
         response = protobuf.SerializeToString()
 
         try:
-            await stream.write(response)
+            if use_varint_format:
+                # Send length-prefixed protobuf message (new format)
+                await stream.write(varint.encode_uvarint(len(response)))
+                await stream.write(response)
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Sent new format (length-prefixed) identify response to %s",
+                    peer_id,
+                )
+            else:
+                # Send raw protobuf message (old format for backward compatibility)
+                await stream.write(response)
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Sent old format (raw protobuf) identify response to %s",
+                    peer_id,
+                )
         except StreamClosed:
             logger.debug("Fail to respond to %s request: stream closed", ID)
         else:
diff --git a/libp2p/identity/identify_push/identify_push.py b/libp2p/identity/identify_push/identify_push.py
index 914264ed..f13bd970 100644
--- a/libp2p/identity/identify_push/identify_push.py
+++ b/libp2p/identity/identify_push/identify_push.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ from libp2p.peer.id import (
 )
 from libp2p.utils import (
     get_agent_version,
+    varint,
+)
+from libp2p.utils.varint import (
+    decode_varint_from_bytes,
 )
 
 from ..identify.identify import (
@@ -43,20 +47,69 @@ AGENT_VERSION = get_agent_version()
 CONCURRENCY_LIMIT = 10
 
 
-def identify_push_handler_for(host: IHost) -> StreamHandlerFn:
+def identify_push_handler_for(
+    host: IHost, use_varint_format: bool = True
+) -> StreamHandlerFn:
     """
     Create a handler for the identify/push protocol.
 
     This handler receives pushed identify messages from remote peers and updates
     the local peerstore with the new information.
+
+    Args:
+        host: The libp2p host.
+        use_varint_format: True=length-prefixed, False=raw protobuf.
+
     """
 
     async def handle_identify_push(stream: INetStream) -> None:
         peer_id = stream.muxed_conn.peer_id
 
         try:
-            # Read the identify message from the stream
-            data = await stream.read()
+            if use_varint_format:
+                # Read length-prefixed identify message from the stream
+                # First read the varint length prefix
+                length_bytes = b""
+                while True:
+                    b = await stream.read(1)
+                    if not b:
+                        break
+                    length_bytes += b
+                    if b[0] & 0x80 == 0:
+                        break
+
+                if not length_bytes:
+                    logger.warning("No length prefix received from peer %s", peer_id)
+                    return
+
+                msg_length = decode_varint_from_bytes(length_bytes)
+
+                # Read the protobuf message
+                data = await stream.read(msg_length)
+                if len(data) != msg_length:
+                    logger.warning("Incomplete message received from peer %s", peer_id)
+                    return
+            else:
+                # Read raw protobuf message from the stream
+                # For raw format, we need to read all data before the stream is closed
+                data = b""
+                try:
+                    # Read all available data in a single operation
+                    data = await stream.read()
+                except StreamClosed:
+                    # Try to read any remaining data
+                    try:
+                        data = await stream.read()
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+
+                # If we got no data, log a warning and return
+                if not data:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "No data received in raw format from peer %s", peer_id
+                    )
+                    return
+
             identify_msg = Identify()
             identify_msg.ParseFromString(data)
 
@@ -137,6 +190,7 @@ async def push_identify_to_peer(
     peer_id: ID,
     observed_multiaddr: Multiaddr | None = None,
     limit: trio.Semaphore = trio.Semaphore(CONCURRENCY_LIMIT),
+    use_varint_format: bool = True,
 ) -> bool:
     """
     Push an identify message to a specific peer.
@@ -144,10 +198,15 @@ async def push_identify_to_peer(
     This function opens a stream to the peer using the identify/push protocol,
     sends the identify message, and closes the stream.
 
-    Returns
-    -------
-    bool
-        True if the push was successful, False otherwise.
+    Args:
+        host: The libp2p host.
+        peer_id: The peer ID to push to.
+        observed_multiaddr: The observed multiaddress (optional).
+        limit: Semaphore for concurrency control.
+        use_varint_format: True=length-prefixed, False=raw protobuf.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the push was successful, False otherwise.
 
     """
     async with limit:
@@ -159,8 +218,13 @@ async def push_identify_to_peer(
             identify_msg = _mk_identify_protobuf(host, observed_multiaddr)
             response = identify_msg.SerializeToString()
 
-            # Send the identify message
-            await stream.write(response)
+            if use_varint_format:
+                # Send length-prefixed identify message
+                await stream.write(varint.encode_uvarint(len(response)))
+                await stream.write(response)
+            else:
+                # Send raw protobuf message
+                await stream.write(response)
 
             # Close the stream
             await stream.close()
@@ -176,18 +240,36 @@ async def push_identify_to_peers(
     host: IHost,
     peer_ids: set[ID] | None = None,
     observed_multiaddr: Multiaddr | None = None,
+    use_varint_format: bool = True,
 ) -> None:
     """
     Push an identify message to multiple peers in parallel.
 
     If peer_ids is None, push to all connected peers.
+
+    Args:
+        host: The libp2p host.
+        peer_ids: Set of peer IDs to push to (if None, push to all connected peers).
+        observed_multiaddr: The observed multiaddress (optional).
+        use_varint_format: True=length-prefixed, False=raw protobuf.
+
     """
     if peer_ids is None:
         # Get all connected peers
         peer_ids = set(host.get_connected_peers())
 
+    # Create a single shared semaphore for concurrency control
+    limit = trio.Semaphore(CONCURRENCY_LIMIT)
+
     # Push to each peer in parallel using a trio.Nursery
-    # limiting concurrent connections to 10
+    # limiting concurrent connections to CONCURRENCY_LIMIT
     async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
         for peer_id in peer_ids:
-            nursery.start_soon(push_identify_to_peer, host, peer_id, observed_multiaddr)
+            nursery.start_soon(
+                push_identify_to_peer,
+                host,
+                peer_id,
+                observed_multiaddr,
+                limit,
+                use_varint_format,
+            )
diff --git a/libp2p/utils/__init__.py b/libp2p/utils/__init__.py
index 3b015c6a..2d1ee23e 100644
--- a/libp2p/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/libp2p/utils/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from libp2p.utils.varint import (
     encode_varint_prefixed,
     read_delim,
     read_varint_prefixed_bytes,
+    decode_varint_from_bytes,
+    decode_varint_with_size,
 )
 from libp2p.utils.version import (
     get_agent_version,
@@ -20,4 +22,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "get_agent_version",
     "read_delim",
     "read_varint_prefixed_bytes",
+    "decode_varint_from_bytes",
+    "decode_varint_with_size",
 ]
diff --git a/libp2p/utils/varint.py b/libp2p/utils/varint.py
index b9fa6b9b..3d8d5a4f 100644
--- a/libp2p/utils/varint.py
+++ b/libp2p/utils/varint.py
@@ -39,12 +39,38 @@ def encode_uvarint(number: int) -> bytes:
     return buf
 
 
+def decode_varint_from_bytes(data: bytes) -> int:
+    """
+    Decode a varint from bytes and return the value.
+
+    This is a synchronous version of decode_uvarint_from_stream for already-read bytes.
+    """
+    res = 0
+    for shift in itertools.count(0, 7):
+        if shift > SHIFT_64_BIT_MAX:
+            raise ParseError("Integer is too large...")
+
+        if not data:
+            raise ParseError("Unexpected end of data")
+
+        value = data[0]
+        data = data[1:]
+
+        res += (value & LOW_MASK) << shift
+
+        if not value & HIGH_MASK:
+            break
+    return res
+
+
 async def decode_uvarint_from_stream(reader: Reader) -> int:
     """https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEB128."""
     res = 0
     for shift in itertools.count(0, 7):
         if shift > SHIFT_64_BIT_MAX:
-            raise ParseError("TODO: better exception msg: Integer is too large...")
+            raise ParseError(
+                "Varint decoding error: integer exceeds maximum size of 64 bits."
+            )
 
         byte = await read_exactly(reader, 1)
         value = byte[0]
@@ -56,6 +82,33 @@ async def decode_uvarint_from_stream(reader: Reader) -> int:
     return res
 
 
+def decode_varint_with_size(data: bytes) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """
+    Decode a varint from bytes and return (value, bytes_consumed).
+    Returns (0, 0) if the data doesn't start with a valid varint.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Calculate how many bytes the varint consumes
+        varint_size = 0
+        for i, byte in enumerate(data):
+            varint_size += 1
+            if (byte & 0x80) == 0:
+                break
+
+        if varint_size == 0:
+            return 0, 0
+
+        # Extract just the varint bytes
+        varint_bytes = data[:varint_size]
+
+        # Decode the varint
+        value = decode_varint_from_bytes(varint_bytes)
+
+        return value, varint_size
+    except Exception:
+        return 0, 0
+
+
 def encode_varint_prefixed(msg_bytes: bytes) -> bytes:
     varint_len = encode_uvarint(len(msg_bytes))
     return varint_len + msg_bytes
diff --git a/newsfragments/760.docs.rst b/newsfragments/760.docs.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cf211dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/760.docs.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve error message under the function decode_uvarint_from_stream in libp2p/utils/varint.py file
diff --git a/newsfragments/761.breaking.rst b/newsfragments/761.breaking.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd63a4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/761.breaking.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+identify protocol use now prefix-length messages by default. use use_varint_format param for old raw messages
diff --git a/newsfragments/761.feature.rst b/newsfragments/761.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd38866c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/761.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add length-prefixed support to identify protocol
diff --git a/newsfragments/761.internal.rst b/newsfragments/761.internal.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59496ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/761.internal.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix raw format reading in identify/push protocol and add comprehensive test coverage for both varint and raw formats
diff --git a/tests/core/identity/identify/test_identify.py b/tests/core/identity/identify/test_identify.py
index e88c7ebe..ee721299 100644
--- a/tests/core/identity/identify/test_identify.py
+++ b/tests/core/identity/identify/test_identify.py
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ from libp2p.identity.identify.identify import (
     PROTOCOL_VERSION,
     _mk_identify_protobuf,
     _multiaddr_to_bytes,
-)
-from libp2p.identity.identify.pb.identify_pb2 import (
-    Identify,
+    parse_identify_response,
 )
 from tests.utils.factories import (
     host_pair_factory,
@@ -29,14 +27,18 @@ async def test_identify_protocol(security_protocol):
         host_b,
     ):
         # Here, host_b is the requester and host_a is the responder.
-        # observed_addr represent host_b’s address as observed by host_a
-        # (i.e., the address from which host_b’s request was received).
+        # observed_addr represent host_b's address as observed by host_a
+        # (i.e., the address from which host_b's request was received).
         stream = await host_b.new_stream(host_a.get_id(), (ID,))
-        response = await stream.read()
+
+        # Read the response (could be either format)
+        # Read a larger chunk to get all the data before stream closes
+        response = await stream.read(8192)  # Read enough data in one go
+
         await stream.close()
 
-        identify_response = Identify()
-        identify_response.ParseFromString(response)
+        # Parse the response (handles both old and new formats)
+        identify_response = parse_identify_response(response)
 
         logger.debug("host_a: %s", host_a.get_addrs())
         logger.debug("host_b: %s", host_b.get_addrs())
@@ -62,8 +64,9 @@ async def test_identify_protocol(security_protocol):
 
         logger.debug("observed_addr: %s", Multiaddr(identify_response.observed_addr))
         logger.debug("host_b.get_addrs()[0]: %s", host_b.get_addrs()[0])
-        logger.debug("cleaned_addr= %s", cleaned_addr)
-        assert identify_response.observed_addr == _multiaddr_to_bytes(cleaned_addr)
+
+        # The observed address should match the cleaned address
+        assert Multiaddr(identify_response.observed_addr) == cleaned_addr
 
         # Check protocols
         assert set(identify_response.protocols) == set(host_a.get_mux().get_protocols())
diff --git a/tests/core/identity/identify/test_identify_parsing.py b/tests/core/identity/identify/test_identify_parsing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d76d82a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/identity/identify/test_identify_parsing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+import pytest
+
+from libp2p.identity.identify.identify import (
+    _mk_identify_protobuf,
+)
+from libp2p.identity.identify.pb.identify_pb2 import (
+    Identify,
+)
+from libp2p.io.abc import Closer, Reader, Writer
+from libp2p.utils.varint import (
+    decode_varint_from_bytes,
+    encode_varint_prefixed,
+)
+from tests.utils.factories import (
+    host_pair_factory,
+)
+
+
+class MockStream(Reader, Writer, Closer):
+    """Mock stream for testing identify protocol compatibility."""
+
+    def __init__(self, data: bytes):
+        self.data = data
+        self.position = 0
+        self.closed = False
+
+    async def read(self, n: int | None = None) -> bytes:
+        if self.closed or self.position >= len(self.data):
+            return b""
+        if n is None:
+            n = len(self.data) - self.position
+        result = self.data[self.position : self.position + n]
+        self.position += len(result)
+        return result
+
+    async def write(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        # Mock write - just store the data
+        pass
+
+    async def close(self) -> None:
+        self.closed = True
+
+
+def create_identify_message(host, observed_multiaddr=None):
+    """Create an identify protobuf message."""
+    return _mk_identify_protobuf(host, observed_multiaddr)
+
+
+def create_new_format_message(identify_msg):
+    """Create a new format (length-prefixed) identify message."""
+    msg_bytes = identify_msg.SerializeToString()
+    return encode_varint_prefixed(msg_bytes)
+
+
+def create_old_format_message(identify_msg):
+    """Create an old format (raw protobuf) identify message."""
+    return identify_msg.SerializeToString()
+
+
+async def read_new_format_message(stream) -> bytes:
+    """Read a new format (length-prefixed) identify message."""
+    # Read varint length prefix
+    length_bytes = b""
+    while True:
+        b = await stream.read(1)
+        if not b:
+            break
+        length_bytes += b
+        if b[0] & 0x80 == 0:
+            break
+
+    if not length_bytes:
+        raise ValueError("No length prefix received")
+
+    msg_length = decode_varint_from_bytes(length_bytes)
+
+    # Read the protobuf message
+    response = await stream.read(msg_length)
+    if len(response) != msg_length:
+        raise ValueError("Incomplete message received")
+
+    return response
+
+
+async def read_old_format_message(stream) -> bytes:
+    """Read an old format (raw protobuf) identify message."""
+    # Read all available data
+    response = b""
+    while True:
+        chunk = await stream.read(4096)
+        if not chunk:
+            break
+        response += chunk
+
+    return response
+
+
+async def read_compatible_message(stream) -> bytes:
+    """Read an identify message in either old or new format."""
+    # Try to read a few bytes to detect the format
+    first_bytes = await stream.read(10)
+    if not first_bytes:
+        raise ValueError("No data received")
+
+    # Try to decode as varint length prefix (new format)
+    try:
+        msg_length = decode_varint_from_bytes(first_bytes)
+
+        # Validate that the length is reasonable (not too large)
+        if msg_length > 0 and msg_length <= 1024 * 1024:  # Max 1MB
+            # Calculate how many bytes the varint consumed
+            varint_len = 0
+            for i, byte in enumerate(first_bytes):
+                varint_len += 1
+                if (byte & 0x80) == 0:
+                    break
+
+            # Read the remaining protobuf message
+            remaining_bytes = await stream.read(
+                msg_length - (len(first_bytes) - varint_len)
+            )
+            if len(remaining_bytes) == msg_length - (len(first_bytes) - varint_len):
+                message_data = first_bytes[varint_len:] + remaining_bytes
+
+                # Try to parse as protobuf to validate
+                try:
+                    Identify().ParseFromString(message_data)
+                    return message_data
+                except Exception:
+                    # If protobuf parsing fails, fall back to old format
+                    pass
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    # Fall back to old format (raw protobuf)
+    response = first_bytes
+
+    # Read more data if available
+    while True:
+        chunk = await stream.read(4096)
+        if not chunk:
+            break
+        response += chunk
+
+    return response
+
+
+async def read_compatible_message_simple(stream) -> bytes:
+    """Read a message in either old or new format (simplified version for testing)."""
+    # Try to read a few bytes to detect the format
+    first_bytes = await stream.read(10)
+    if not first_bytes:
+        raise ValueError("No data received")
+
+    # Try to decode as varint length prefix (new format)
+    try:
+        msg_length = decode_varint_from_bytes(first_bytes)
+
+        # Validate that the length is reasonable (not too large)
+        if msg_length > 0 and msg_length <= 1024 * 1024:  # Max 1MB
+            # Calculate how many bytes the varint consumed
+            varint_len = 0
+            for i, byte in enumerate(first_bytes):
+                varint_len += 1
+                if (byte & 0x80) == 0:
+                    break
+
+            # Read the remaining message
+            remaining_bytes = await stream.read(
+                msg_length - (len(first_bytes) - varint_len)
+            )
+            if len(remaining_bytes) == msg_length - (len(first_bytes) - varint_len):
+                return first_bytes[varint_len:] + remaining_bytes
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    # Fall back to old format (raw data)
+    response = first_bytes
+
+    # Read more data if available
+    while True:
+        chunk = await stream.read(4096)
+        if not chunk:
+            break
+        response += chunk
+
+    return response
+
+
+def detect_format(data):
+    """Detect if data is in new or old format (varint-prefixed or raw protobuf)."""
+    if not data:
+        return "unknown"
+
+    # Try to decode as varint
+    try:
+        msg_length = decode_varint_from_bytes(data)
+
+        # Validate that the length is reasonable
+        if msg_length > 0 and msg_length <= 1024 * 1024:  # Max 1MB
+            # Calculate varint length
+            varint_len = 0
+            for i, byte in enumerate(data):
+                varint_len += 1
+                if (byte & 0x80) == 0:
+                    break
+
+            # Check if we have enough data for the message
+            if len(data) >= varint_len + msg_length:
+                # Additional check: try to parse the message as protobuf
+                try:
+                    message_data = data[varint_len : varint_len + msg_length]
+                    Identify().ParseFromString(message_data)
+                    return "new"
+                except Exception:
+                    # If protobuf parsing fails, it's probably not a valid new format
+                    pass
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    # If varint decoding fails or length is unreasonable, assume old format
+    return "old"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_new_format_compatibility(security_protocol):
+    """Test that identify protocol works with new format (length-prefixed) messages."""
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Create identify message
+        identify_msg = create_identify_message(host_a)
+
+        # Create new format message
+        new_format_data = create_new_format_message(identify_msg)
+
+        # Create mock stream with new format data
+        stream = MockStream(new_format_data)
+
+        # Read using new format reader
+        response = await read_new_format_message(stream)
+
+        # Parse the response
+        parsed_msg = Identify()
+        parsed_msg.ParseFromString(response)
+
+        # Verify the message content
+        assert parsed_msg.protocol_version == identify_msg.protocol_version
+        assert parsed_msg.agent_version == identify_msg.agent_version
+        assert parsed_msg.public_key == identify_msg.public_key
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_old_format_compatibility(security_protocol):
+    """Test that identify protocol works with old format (raw protobuf) messages."""
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Create identify message
+        identify_msg = create_identify_message(host_a)
+
+        # Create old format message
+        old_format_data = create_old_format_message(identify_msg)
+
+        # Create mock stream with old format data
+        stream = MockStream(old_format_data)
+
+        # Read using old format reader
+        response = await read_old_format_message(stream)
+
+        # Parse the response
+        parsed_msg = Identify()
+        parsed_msg.ParseFromString(response)
+
+        # Verify the message content
+        assert parsed_msg.protocol_version == identify_msg.protocol_version
+        assert parsed_msg.agent_version == identify_msg.agent_version
+        assert parsed_msg.public_key == identify_msg.public_key
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_backward_compatibility_old_format(security_protocol):
+    """Test backward compatibility reader with old format messages."""
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Create identify message
+        identify_msg = create_identify_message(host_a)
+
+        # Create old format message
+        old_format_data = create_old_format_message(identify_msg)
+
+        # Create mock stream with old format data
+        stream = MockStream(old_format_data)
+
+        # Read using old format reader (which should work reliably)
+        response = await read_old_format_message(stream)
+
+        # Parse the response
+        parsed_msg = Identify()
+        parsed_msg.ParseFromString(response)
+
+        # Verify the message content
+        assert parsed_msg.protocol_version == identify_msg.protocol_version
+        assert parsed_msg.agent_version == identify_msg.agent_version
+        assert parsed_msg.public_key == identify_msg.public_key
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_backward_compatibility_new_format(security_protocol):
+    """Test backward compatibility reader with new format messages."""
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Create identify message
+        identify_msg = create_identify_message(host_a)
+
+        # Create new format message
+        new_format_data = create_new_format_message(identify_msg)
+
+        # Create mock stream with new format data
+        stream = MockStream(new_format_data)
+
+        # Read using new format reader (which should work reliably)
+        response = await read_new_format_message(stream)
+
+        # Parse the response
+        parsed_msg = Identify()
+        parsed_msg.ParseFromString(response)
+
+        # Verify the message content
+        assert parsed_msg.protocol_version == identify_msg.protocol_version
+        assert parsed_msg.agent_version == identify_msg.agent_version
+        assert parsed_msg.public_key == identify_msg.public_key
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_format_detection(security_protocol):
+    """Test that the format detection works correctly."""
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Create identify message
+        identify_msg = create_identify_message(host_a)
+
+        # Test new format detection
+        new_format_data = create_new_format_message(identify_msg)
+        format_type = detect_format(new_format_data)
+        assert format_type == "new", "New format should be detected correctly"
+
+        # Test old format detection
+        old_format_data = create_old_format_message(identify_msg)
+        format_type = detect_format(old_format_data)
+        assert format_type == "old", "Old format should be detected correctly"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_error_handling(security_protocol):
+    """Test error handling for malformed messages."""
+    from libp2p.exceptions import ParseError
+
+    # Test with empty data
+    stream = MockStream(b"")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No data received"):
+        await read_compatible_message(stream)
+
+    # Test with incomplete varint
+    stream = MockStream(b"\x80")  # Incomplete varint
+    with pytest.raises(ParseError, match="Unexpected end of data"):
+        await read_new_format_message(stream)
+
+    # Test with invalid protobuf data
+    stream = MockStream(b"\x05invalid")  # Length prefix but invalid protobuf
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):  # Should fail when parsing protobuf
+        response = await read_new_format_message(stream)
+        Identify().ParseFromString(response)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_message_equivalence(security_protocol):
+    """Test that old and new format messages are equivalent."""
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Create identify message
+        identify_msg = create_identify_message(host_a)
+
+        # Create both formats
+        new_format_data = create_new_format_message(identify_msg)
+        old_format_data = create_old_format_message(identify_msg)
+
+        # Extract the protobuf message from new format
+        varint_len = 0
+        for i, byte in enumerate(new_format_data):
+            varint_len += 1
+            if (byte & 0x80) == 0:
+                break
+
+        new_format_protobuf = new_format_data[varint_len:]
+
+        # The protobuf messages should be identical
+        assert new_format_protobuf == old_format_data, (
+            "Protobuf messages should be identical in both formats"
+        )
diff --git a/tests/core/identity/identify_push/test_identify_push.py b/tests/core/identity/identify_push/test_identify_push.py
index 935fb2c0..a1e2e472 100644
--- a/tests/core/identity/identify_push/test_identify_push.py
+++ b/tests/core/identity/identify_push/test_identify_push.py
@@ -459,7 +459,11 @@ async def test_push_identify_to_peers_respects_concurrency_limit():
     lock = trio.Lock()
 
     async def mock_push_identify_to_peer(
-        host, peer_id, observed_multiaddr=None, limit=trio.Semaphore(CONCURRENCY_LIMIT)
+        host,
+        peer_id,
+        observed_multiaddr=None,
+        limit=trio.Semaphore(CONCURRENCY_LIMIT),
+        use_varint_format=True,
     ) -> bool:
         """
         Mock function to test concurrency by simulating an identify message.
@@ -593,3 +597,104 @@ async def test_all_peers_receive_identify_push_with_semaphore_under_high_peer_lo
                 assert peer_id_a in dummy_peerstore.peer_ids()
 
             nursery.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_push_default_varint_format(security_protocol):
+    """
+    Test that the identify/push protocol uses varint format by default.
+
+    This test verifies that:
+    1. The default behavior uses length-prefixed messages (varint format)
+    2. Messages are correctly encoded with varint length prefix
+    3. Messages are correctly decoded with varint length prefix
+    4. The peerstore is updated correctly with the received information
+    """
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Set up the identify/push handlers with default settings
+        # (use_varint_format=True)
+        host_b.set_stream_handler(ID_PUSH, identify_push_handler_for(host_b))
+
+        # Push identify information from host_a to host_b using default settings
+        success = await push_identify_to_peer(host_a, host_b.get_id())
+        assert success, "Identify push should succeed with default varint format"
+
+        # Wait a bit for the push to complete
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # Get the peerstore from host_b
+        peerstore = host_b.get_peerstore()
+        peer_id = host_a.get_id()
+
+        # Verify that the peerstore was updated correctly
+        assert peer_id in peerstore.peer_ids()
+
+        # Check that addresses have been updated
+        host_a_addrs = set(host_a.get_addrs())
+        peerstore_addrs = set(peerstore.addrs(peer_id))
+        assert all(addr in peerstore_addrs for addr in host_a_addrs)
+
+        # Check that protocols have been updated
+        host_a_protocols = set(host_a.get_mux().get_protocols())
+        peerstore_protocols = set(peerstore.get_protocols(peer_id))
+        assert all(protocol in peerstore_protocols for protocol in host_a_protocols)
+
+        # Check that the public key has been updated
+        host_a_public_key = host_a.get_public_key().serialize()
+        peerstore_public_key = peerstore.pubkey(peer_id).serialize()
+        assert host_a_public_key == peerstore_public_key
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_identify_push_legacy_raw_format(security_protocol):
+    """
+    Test that the identify/push protocol can use legacy raw format when specified.
+
+    This test verifies that:
+    1. When use_varint_format=False, messages are sent without length prefix
+    2. Raw protobuf messages are correctly encoded and decoded
+    3. The peerstore is updated correctly with the received information
+    4. The legacy format is backward compatible
+    """
+    async with host_pair_factory(security_protocol=security_protocol) as (
+        host_a,
+        host_b,
+    ):
+        # Set up the identify/push handlers with legacy format (use_varint_format=False)
+        host_b.set_stream_handler(
+            ID_PUSH, identify_push_handler_for(host_b, use_varint_format=False)
+        )
+
+        # Push identify information from host_a to host_b using legacy format
+        success = await push_identify_to_peer(
+            host_a, host_b.get_id(), use_varint_format=False
+        )
+        assert success, "Identify push should succeed with legacy raw format"
+
+        # Wait a bit for the push to complete
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # Get the peerstore from host_b
+        peerstore = host_b.get_peerstore()
+        peer_id = host_a.get_id()
+
+        # Verify that the peerstore was updated correctly
+        assert peer_id in peerstore.peer_ids()
+
+        # Check that addresses have been updated
+        host_a_addrs = set(host_a.get_addrs())
+        peerstore_addrs = set(peerstore.addrs(peer_id))
+        assert all(addr in peerstore_addrs for addr in host_a_addrs)
+
+        # Check that protocols have been updated
+        host_a_protocols = set(host_a.get_mux().get_protocols())
+        peerstore_protocols = set(peerstore.get_protocols(peer_id))
+        assert all(protocol in peerstore_protocols for protocol in host_a_protocols)
+
+        # Check that the public key has been updated
+        host_a_public_key = host_a.get_public_key().serialize()
+        peerstore_public_key = peerstore.pubkey(peer_id).serialize()
+        assert host_a_public_key == peerstore_public_key
diff --git a/tests/core/utils/test_varint.py b/tests/core/utils/test_varint.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ade58fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/utils/test_varint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+import pytest
+
+from libp2p.exceptions import ParseError
+from libp2p.io.abc import Reader
+from libp2p.utils.varint import (
+    decode_varint_from_bytes,
+    encode_uvarint,
+    encode_varint_prefixed,
+    read_varint_prefixed_bytes,
+)
+
+
+class MockReader(Reader):
+    """Mock reader for testing varint functions."""
+
+    def __init__(self, data: bytes):
+        self.data = data
+        self.position = 0
+
+    async def read(self, n: int | None = None) -> bytes:
+        if self.position >= len(self.data):
+            return b""
+        if n is None:
+            n = len(self.data) - self.position
+        result = self.data[self.position : self.position + n]
+        self.position += len(result)
+        return result
+
+
+def test_encode_uvarint():
+    """Test varint encoding with various values."""
+    test_cases = [
+        (0, b"\x00"),
+        (1, b"\x01"),
+        (127, b"\x7f"),
+        (128, b"\x80\x01"),
+        (255, b"\xff\x01"),
+        (256, b"\x80\x02"),
+        (65535, b"\xff\xff\x03"),
+        (65536, b"\x80\x80\x04"),
+        (16777215, b"\xff\xff\xff\x07"),
+        (16777216, b"\x80\x80\x80\x08"),
+    ]
+
+    for value, expected in test_cases:
+        result = encode_uvarint(value)
+        assert result == expected, (
+            f"Failed for value {value}: expected {expected.hex()}, got {result.hex()}"
+        )
+
+
+def test_decode_varint_from_bytes():
+    """Test varint decoding with various values."""
+    test_cases = [
+        (b"\x00", 0),
+        (b"\x01", 1),
+        (b"\x7f", 127),
+        (b"\x80\x01", 128),
+        (b"\xff\x01", 255),
+        (b"\x80\x02", 256),
+        (b"\xff\xff\x03", 65535),
+        (b"\x80\x80\x04", 65536),
+        (b"\xff\xff\xff\x07", 16777215),
+        (b"\x80\x80\x80\x08", 16777216),
+    ]
+
+    for data, expected in test_cases:
+        result = decode_varint_from_bytes(data)
+        assert result == expected, (
+            f"Failed for data {data.hex()}: expected {expected}, got {result}"
+        )
+
+
+def test_decode_varint_from_bytes_invalid():
+    """Test varint decoding with invalid data."""
+    # Empty data
+    with pytest.raises(ParseError, match="Unexpected end of data"):
+        decode_varint_from_bytes(b"")
+
+    # Incomplete varint (should not raise, but should handle gracefully)
+    # This depends on the implementation - some might raise, others might return partial
+
+
+def test_encode_varint_prefixed():
+    """Test encoding messages with varint length prefix."""
+    test_cases = [
+        (b"", b"\x00"),
+        (b"hello", b"\x05hello"),
+        (b"x" * 127, b"\x7f" + b"x" * 127),
+        (b"x" * 128, b"\x80\x01" + b"x" * 128),
+    ]
+
+    for message, expected in test_cases:
+        result = encode_varint_prefixed(message)
+        assert result == expected, (
+            f"Failed for message {message}: expected {expected.hex()}, "
+            f"got {result.hex()}"
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_read_varint_prefixed_bytes():
+    """Test reading length-prefixed bytes from a stream."""
+    test_cases = [
+        (b"", b""),
+        (b"hello", b"hello"),
+        (b"x" * 127, b"x" * 127),
+        (b"x" * 128, b"x" * 128),
+    ]
+
+    for message, expected in test_cases:
+        prefixed_data = encode_varint_prefixed(message)
+        reader = MockReader(prefixed_data)
+
+        result = await read_varint_prefixed_bytes(reader)
+        assert result == expected, (
+            f"Failed for message {message}: expected {expected}, got {result}"
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_read_varint_prefixed_bytes_incomplete():
+    """Test reading length-prefixed bytes with incomplete data."""
+    from libp2p.io.exceptions import IncompleteReadError
+
+    # Test with incomplete varint
+    reader = MockReader(b"\x80")  # Incomplete varint
+    with pytest.raises(IncompleteReadError):
+        await read_varint_prefixed_bytes(reader)
+
+    # Test with incomplete message
+    prefixed_data = encode_varint_prefixed(b"hello world")
+    reader = MockReader(prefixed_data[:-3])  # Missing last 3 bytes
+    with pytest.raises(IncompleteReadError):
+        await read_varint_prefixed_bytes(reader)
+
+
+def test_varint_roundtrip():
+    """Test roundtrip encoding and decoding."""
+    test_values = [0, 1, 127, 128, 255, 256, 65535, 65536, 16777215, 16777216]
+
+    for value in test_values:
+        encoded = encode_uvarint(value)
+        decoded = decode_varint_from_bytes(encoded)
+        assert decoded == value, (
+            f"Roundtrip failed for {value}: encoded={encoded.hex()}, decoded={decoded}"
+        )
+
+
+def test_varint_prefixed_roundtrip():
+    """Test roundtrip encoding and decoding of length-prefixed messages."""
+    test_messages = [
+        b"",
+        b"hello",
+        b"x" * 127,
+        b"x" * 128,
+        b"x" * 1000,
+    ]
+
+    for message in test_messages:
+        prefixed = encode_varint_prefixed(message)
+
+        # Decode the length
+        length = decode_varint_from_bytes(prefixed)
+        assert length == len(message), (
+            f"Length mismatch for {message}: expected {len(message)}, got {length}"
+        )
+
+        # Extract the message
+        varint_len = 0
+        for i, byte in enumerate(prefixed):
+            varint_len += 1
+            if (byte & 0x80) == 0:
+                break
+
+        extracted_message = prefixed[varint_len:]
+        assert extracted_message == message, (
+            f"Message mismatch: expected {message}, got {extracted_message}"
+        )
+
+
+def test_large_varint_values():
+    """Test varint encoding/decoding with large values."""
+    large_values = [
+        2**32 - 1,  # 32-bit max
+        2**64 - 1,  # 64-bit max (if supported)
+    ]
+
+    for value in large_values:
+        try:
+            encoded = encode_uvarint(value)
+            decoded = decode_varint_from_bytes(encoded)
+            assert decoded == value, f"Large value roundtrip failed for {value}"
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Some implementations might not support very large values
+            pytest.skip(f"Large value {value} not supported: {e}")
+
+
+def test_varint_edge_cases():
+    """Test varint encoding/decoding with edge cases."""
+    # Test with maximum 7-bit value
+    assert encode_uvarint(127) == b"\x7f"
+    assert decode_varint_from_bytes(b"\x7f") == 127
+
+    # Test with minimum 8-bit value
+    assert encode_uvarint(128) == b"\x80\x01"
+    assert decode_varint_from_bytes(b"\x80\x01") == 128
+
+    # Test with maximum 14-bit value
+    assert encode_uvarint(16383) == b"\xff\x7f"
+    assert decode_varint_from_bytes(b"\xff\x7f") == 16383
+
+    # Test with minimum 15-bit value
+    assert encode_uvarint(16384) == b"\x80\x80\x01"
+    assert decode_varint_from_bytes(b"\x80\x80\x01") == 16384
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/README.md b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/README.md
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+# py-libp2p and js-libp2p Interoperability Tests
+
+This repository contains interoperability tests for py-libp2p and js-libp2p using the /ipfs/ping/1.0.0 protocol. The goal is to verify compatibility in stream multiplexing, protocol negotiation, ping handling, transport layer, and multiaddr parsing.
+
+## Directory Structure
+
+- js_node/ping.js: JavaScript implementation of a ping server and client using libp2p.
+- py_node/ping.py: Python implementation of a ping server and client using py-libp2p.
+- scripts/run_test.sh: Shell script to automate running the server and client for testing.
+- README.md: This file.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Python 3.8+ with `py-libp2p` and dependencies (`pip install libp2p trio cryptography multiaddr`).
+- Node.js 16+ with `libp2p` dependencies (`npm install @libp2p/core @libp2p/tcp @chainsafe/libp2p-noise @chainsafe/libp2p-yamux @libp2p/ping @libp2p/identify @multiformats/multiaddr`).
+- Bash shell for running `run_test.sh`.
+
+## Running Tests
+
+1. Change directory:
+
+```
+cd tests/interop/js_libp2p
+```
+
+2. Install dependencies:
+
+```
+For JavaScript: cd js_node && npm install && cd ...
+```
+
+3. Run the automated test:
+
+For Linux and Mac users:
+
+```
+chmod +x scripts/run_test.sh
+./scripts/run_test.sh
+```
+
+For Windows users:
+
+```
+.\scripts\run_test.ps1
+```
+
+This starts the Python server on port 8000 and runs the JavaScript client to send 5 pings.
+
+## Debugging
+
+- Logs are saved in py_node/py_server.log and js_node/js_client.log.
+- Check for:
+  - Successful connection establishment.
+  - Protocol negotiation (/ipfs/ping/1.0.0).
+  - 32-byte payload echo in server logs.
+  - RTT and payload hex in client logs.
+
+## Test Plan
+
+### The test verifies:
+
+- Stream Multiplexer Compatibility: Yamux is used and negotiates correctly.
+- Multistream Protocol Negotiation: /ipfs/ping/1.0.0 is selected via multistream-select.
+- Ping Protocol Handler: Handles 32-byte payloads per the libp2p ping spec.
+- Transport Layer Support: TCP is used; WebSocket support is optional.
+- Multiaddr Parsing: Correctly resolves multiaddr strings.
+- Logging: Includes peer ID, RTT, and payload hex for debugging.
+
+## Current Status
+
+### Working:
+
+- TCP transport and Noise encryption are functional.
+- Yamux multiplexing is implemented in both nodes.
+- Multiaddr parsing works correctly.
+- Logging provides detailed debug information.
+
+## Not Working:
+
+- Ping protocol handler fails to complete pings (JS client reports "operation aborted").
+- Potential issues with stream handling or protocol negotiation.
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/README.md b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/README.md
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+++ b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# @libp2p/example-chat <!-- omit in toc -->
+
+[![libp2p.io](https://img.shields.io/badge/project-libp2p-yellow.svg?style=flat-square)](http://libp2p.io/)
+[![Discuss](https://img.shields.io/discourse/https/discuss.libp2p.io/posts.svg?style=flat-square)](https://discuss.libp2p.io)
+[![codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/libp2p/js-libp2p-examples.svg?style=flat-square)](https://codecov.io/gh/libp2p/js-libp2p-examples)
+[![CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/libp2p/js-libp2p-examples/ci.yml?branch=main&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-examples/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=branch%3Amain)
+
+> An example chat app using libp2p
+
+## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
+
+- [Setup](#setup)
+- [Running](#running)
+- [Need help?](#need-help)
+- [License](#license)
+- [Contribution](#contribution)
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Install example dependencies
+   ```console
+   $ npm install
+   ```
+1. Open 2 terminal windows in the `./src` directory.
+
+## Running
+
+1. Run the listener in window 1, `node listener.js`
+1. Run the dialer in window 2, `node dialer.js`
+1. Wait until the two peers discover each other
+1. Type a message in either window and hit *enter*
+1. Tell yourself secrets to your hearts content!
+
+## Need help?
+
+- Read the [js-libp2p documentation](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/tree/main/doc)
+- Check out the [js-libp2p API docs](https://libp2p.github.io/js-libp2p/)
+- Check out the [general libp2p documentation](https://docs.libp2p.io) for tips, how-tos and more
+- Read the [libp2p specs](https://github.com/libp2p/specs)
+- Ask a question on the [js-libp2p discussion board](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/discussions)
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under either of
+
+- Apache 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) / <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>)
+- MIT ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) / <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>)
+
+## Contribution
+
+Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
+for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
+dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/package.json b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/package.json
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index 00000000..e89ebc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+  "name": "@libp2p/example-chat",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "An example chat app using libp2p",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0 OR MIT",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-example-chat#readme",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-examples.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-examples/issues"
+  },
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "test-node-example test/*"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^16.0.0",
+    "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^7.0.0",
+    "@libp2p/identify": "^3.0.33",
+    "@libp2p/mdns": "^11.0.1",
+    "@libp2p/ping": "^2.0.33",
+    "@libp2p/tcp": "^10.0.0",
+    "@libp2p/websockets": "^9.0.0",
+    "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^12.3.1",
+    "@nodeutils/defaults-deep": "^1.1.0",
+    "it-length-prefixed": "^10.0.1",
+    "it-map": "^3.0.3",
+    "it-pipe": "^3.0.1",
+    "libp2p": "^2.0.0",
+    "p-defer": "^4.0.0",
+    "uint8arrays": "^5.1.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^1.1.0"
+  },
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping.js b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5a658c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping.js
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { createLibp2p } from 'libp2p'
+import { tcp } from '@libp2p/tcp'
+import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
+import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
+import { ping } from '@libp2p/ping'
+import { identify } from '@libp2p/identify'
+import { multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
+
+async function createNode() {
+  return await createLibp2p({
+    addresses: {
+      listen: ['/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0']
+    },
+    transports: [
+      tcp()
+    ],
+    connectionEncrypters: [
+      noise()
+    ],
+    streamMuxers: [
+      yamux()
+    ],
+    services: {
+      // Use ipfs prefix to match py-libp2p example
+      ping: ping({
+        protocolPrefix: 'ipfs',
+        maxInboundStreams: 32,
+        maxOutboundStreams: 64,
+        timeout: 30000
+      }),
+      identify: identify()
+    },
+    connectionManager: {
+      minConnections: 0,
+      maxConnections: 100,
+      dialTimeout: 30000
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+async function runServer() {
+  console.log('🚀 Starting js-libp2p ping server...')
+
+  const node = await createNode()
+  await node.start()
+
+  console.log('✅ Server started!')
+  console.log(`📋 Peer ID: ${node.peerId.toString()}`)
+  console.log('📍 Listening addresses:')
+
+  node.getMultiaddrs().forEach(addr => {
+    console.log(`   ${addr.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  // Listen for connections
+  node.addEventListener('peer:connect', (evt) => {
+    console.log(`🔗 Peer connected: ${evt.detail.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  node.addEventListener('peer:disconnect', (evt) => {
+    console.log(`❌ Peer disconnected: ${evt.detail.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  console.log('\n🎧 Server ready for ping requests...')
+  console.log('Press Ctrl+C to exit')
+
+  // Graceful shutdown
+  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
+    console.log('\n🛑 Shutting down...')
+    await node.stop()
+    process.exit(0)
+  })
+
+  // Keep alive
+  while (true) {
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
+  }
+}
+
+async function runClient(targetAddr, count = 5) {
+  console.log('🚀 Starting js-libp2p ping client...')
+
+  const node = await createNode()
+  await node.start()
+
+  console.log(`📋 Our Peer ID: ${node.peerId.toString()}`)
+  console.log(`🎯 Target: ${targetAddr}`)
+
+  try {
+    const ma = multiaddr(targetAddr)
+    const targetPeerId = ma.getPeerId()
+
+    if (!targetPeerId) {
+      throw new Error('Could not extract peer ID from multiaddr')
+    }
+
+    console.log(`🎯 Target Peer ID: ${targetPeerId}`)
+    console.log('🔗 Connecting to peer...')
+
+    const connection = await node.dial(ma)
+    console.log('✅ Connection established!')
+    console.log(`🔗 Connected to: ${connection.remotePeer.toString()}`)
+
+    // Add a small delay to let the connection fully establish
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
+
+    const rtts = []
+
+    for (let i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
+      try {
+        console.log(`\n🏓 Sending ping ${i}/${count}...`);
+        console.log('[DEBUG] Attempting to open ping stream with protocol: /ipfs/ping/1.0.0');
+        const start = Date.now()
+
+        const stream = await connection.newStream(['/ipfs/ping/1.0.0']).catch(err => {
+          console.error(`[ERROR] Failed to open ping stream: ${err.message}`);
+          throw err;
+        });
+        console.log('[DEBUG] Ping stream opened successfully');
+
+        const latency = await Promise.race([
+          node.services.ping.ping(connection.remotePeer),
+          new Promise((_, reject) =>
+            setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Ping timeout')), 30000) // Increased timeout
+          )
+        ]).catch(err => {
+          console.error(`[ERROR] Ping ${i} error: ${err.message}`);
+          throw err;
+        });
+
+        const rtt = Date.now() - start;
+
+        rtts.push(latency)
+        console.log(`✅ Ping ${i} successful!`)
+        console.log(`   Reported latency: ${latency}ms`)
+        console.log(`   Measured RTT: ${rtt}ms`)
+
+        if (i < count) {
+          await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`❌ Ping ${i} failed:`, error.message)
+        // Try to continue with other pings
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Stats
+    if (rtts.length > 0) {
+      const avg = rtts.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / rtts.length
+      const min = Math.min(...rtts)
+      const max = Math.max(...rtts)
+
+      console.log(`\n📊 Ping Statistics:`)
+      console.log(`   Packets: Sent=${count}, Received=${rtts.length}, Lost=${count - rtts.length}`)
+      console.log(`   Latency: min=${min}ms, avg=${avg.toFixed(2)}ms, max=${max}ms`)
+    } else {
+      console.log(`\n📊 All pings failed (${count} attempts)`)
+    }
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Client error:', error.message)
+    console.error('Stack:', error.stack)
+    process.exit(1)
+  } finally {
+    await node.stop()
+    console.log('\n⏹️  Client stopped')
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2)
+
+  if (args.length === 0) {
+    console.log('Usage:')
+    console.log('  node ping.js server                    # Start ping server')
+    console.log('  node ping.js client <multiaddr> [count]  # Ping a peer')
+    console.log('')
+    console.log('Examples:')
+    console.log('  node ping.js server')
+    console.log('  node ping.js client /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/12345/p2p/12D3Ko... 5')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  const mode = args[0]
+
+  if (mode === 'server') {
+    await runServer()
+  } else if (mode === 'client') {
+    if (args.length < 2) {
+      console.error('❌ Client mode requires target multiaddr')
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+    const targetAddr = args[1]
+    const count = parseInt(args[2]) || 5
+    await runClient(targetAddr, count)
+  } else {
+    console.error('❌ Invalid mode. Use "server" or "client"')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(console.error)
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping_client.js b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping_client.js
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index 00000000..4708dd4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping_client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { createLibp2p } from 'libp2p'
+import { tcp } from '@libp2p/tcp'
+import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
+import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
+import { ping } from '@libp2p/ping'
+import { identify } from '@libp2p/identify'
+import { multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
+import fs from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
+
+// Create logs directory if it doesn't exist
+const logsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), '../logs')
+if (!fs.existsSync(logsDir)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(logsDir, { recursive: true })
+}
+
+// Setup logging
+const logFile = path.join(logsDir, 'js_ping_client.log')
+const logStream = fs.createWriteStream(logFile, { flags: 'w' })
+
+function log(message) {
+  const timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
+  const logLine = `${timestamp} - ${message}\n`
+  logStream.write(logLine)
+  console.log(message)
+}
+
+async function createNode() {
+  log('🔧 Creating libp2p node...')
+
+  const node = await createLibp2p({
+    addresses: {
+      listen: ['/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0'] // Random port
+    },
+    transports: [
+      tcp()
+    ],
+    connectionEncrypters: [
+      noise()
+    ],
+    streamMuxers: [
+      yamux()
+    ],
+    services: {
+      ping: ping({
+        protocolPrefix: 'ipfs', // Use ipfs prefix to match py-libp2p
+        maxInboundStreams: 32,
+        maxOutboundStreams: 64,
+        timeout: 30000,
+        runOnTransientConnection: true
+      }),
+      identify: identify()
+    },
+    connectionManager: {
+      minConnections: 0,
+      maxConnections: 100,
+      dialTimeout: 30000,
+      maxParallelDials: 10
+    }
+  })
+
+  log('✅ Node created successfully')
+  return node
+}
+
+async function runClient(targetAddr, count = 5) {
+  log('🚀 Starting js-libp2p ping client...')
+
+  const node = await createNode()
+
+  // Add connection event listeners
+  node.addEventListener('peer:connect', (evt) => {
+    log(`🔗 Connected to peer: ${evt.detail.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  node.addEventListener('peer:disconnect', (evt) => {
+    log(`❌ Disconnected from peer: ${evt.detail.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  await node.start()
+  log('✅ Node started')
+
+  log(`📋 Our Peer ID: ${node.peerId.toString()}`)
+  log(`🎯 Target: ${targetAddr}`)
+
+  try {
+    const ma = multiaddr(targetAddr)
+    const targetPeerId = ma.getPeerId()
+
+    if (!targetPeerId) {
+      throw new Error('Could not extract peer ID from multiaddr')
+    }
+
+    log(`🎯 Target Peer ID: ${targetPeerId}`)
+
+    // Parse multiaddr components for debugging
+    const components = ma.toString().split('/')
+    log(`📍 Target components: ${components.join(' → ')}`)
+
+    log('🔗 Attempting to dial peer...')
+    const connection = await node.dial(ma)
+    log('✅ Connection established!')
+    log(`🔗 Connected to: ${connection.remotePeer.toString()}`)
+    log(`🔗 Connection status: ${connection.status}`)
+    log(`🔗 Connection direction: ${connection.direction}`)
+
+    // List available protocols
+    if (connection.remoteAddr) {
+      log(`🌐 Remote address: ${connection.remoteAddr.toString()}`)
+    }
+
+    // Wait for connection to stabilize
+    log('⏳ Waiting for connection to stabilize...')
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
+
+    // Attempt ping sequence
+    log(`\n🏓 Starting ping sequence (${count} pings)...`)
+    const rtts = []
+
+    for (let i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
+      try {
+        log(`\n🏓 Sending ping ${i}/${count}...`)
+        const start = Date.now()
+
+        // Create a more robust ping with better error handling
+        const pingPromise = node.services.ping.ping(connection.remotePeer)
+        const timeoutPromise = new Promise((_, reject) =>
+          setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Ping timeout (15s)')), 15000)
+        )
+
+        const latency = await Promise.race([pingPromise, timeoutPromise])
+        const totalRtt = Date.now() - start
+
+        rtts.push(latency)
+        log(`✅ Ping ${i} successful!`)
+        log(`   Reported latency: ${latency}ms`)
+        log(`   Total RTT: ${totalRtt}ms`)
+
+        // Wait between pings
+        if (i < count) {
+          await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        log(`❌ Ping ${i} failed: ${error.message}`)
+        log(`   Error type: ${error.constructor.name}`)
+        if (error.code) {
+          log(`   Error code: ${error.code}`)
+        }
+
+        // Check if connection is still alive
+        if (connection.status !== 'open') {
+          log(`⚠️  Connection status changed to: ${connection.status}`)
+          break
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Print statistics
+    if (rtts.length > 0) {
+      const avg = rtts.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / rtts.length
+      const min = Math.min(...rtts)
+      const max = Math.max(...rtts)
+      const lossRate = ((count - rtts.length) / count * 100).toFixed(1)
+
+      log(`\n📊 Ping Statistics:`)
+      log(`   Packets: Sent=${count}, Received=${rtts.length}, Lost=${count - rtts.length}`)
+      log(`   Loss rate: ${lossRate}%`)
+      log(`   Latency: min=${min}ms, avg=${avg.toFixed(2)}ms, max=${max}ms`)
+    } else {
+      log(`\n📊 All pings failed (${count} attempts)`)
+    }
+
+    // Close connection gracefully
+    log('\n🔒 Closing connection...')
+    await connection.close()
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    log(`❌ Client error: ${error.message}`)
+    log(`   Error type: ${error.constructor.name}`)
+    if (error.stack) {
+      log(`   Stack trace: ${error.stack}`)
+    }
+    process.exit(1)
+  } finally {
+    log('🛑 Stopping node...')
+    await node.stop()
+    log('⏹️  Client stopped')
+    logStream.end()
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2)
+
+  if (args.length === 0) {
+    console.log('Usage:')
+    console.log('  node ping-client.js <target-multiaddr> [count]')
+    console.log('')
+    console.log('Examples:')
+    console.log('  node ping-client.js /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000/p2p/QmExample... 5')
+    console.log('  node ping-client.js /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000/p2p/QmExample... 10')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  const targetAddr = args[0]
+  const count = parseInt(args[1]) || 5
+
+  if (count <= 0 || count > 100) {
+    console.error('❌ Count must be between 1 and 100')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  await runClient(targetAddr, count)
+}
+
+// Handle graceful shutdown
+process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+  log('\n👋 Shutting down...')
+  logStream.end()
+  process.exit(0)
+})
+
+process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
+  log(`💥 Uncaught exception: ${error.message}`)
+  if (error.stack) {
+    log(`Stack: ${error.stack}`)
+  }
+  logStream.end()
+  process.exit(1)
+})
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+  log(`💥 Fatal error: ${error.message}`)
+  if (error.stack) {
+    log(`Stack: ${error.stack}`)
+  }
+  logStream.end()
+  process.exit(1)
+})
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping_server.js b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping_server.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6188cc65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/js_node/src/ping_server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { createLibp2p } from 'libp2p'
+import { tcp } from '@libp2p/tcp'
+import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
+import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
+import { ping } from '@libp2p/ping'
+import { identify } from '@libp2p/identify'
+import fs from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
+
+// Create logs directory if it doesn't exist
+const logsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), '../logs')
+if (!fs.existsSync(logsDir)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(logsDir, { recursive: true })
+}
+
+// Setup logging
+const logFile = path.join(logsDir, 'js_ping_server.log')
+const logStream = fs.createWriteStream(logFile, { flags: 'w' })
+
+function log(message) {
+  const timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
+  const logLine = `${timestamp} - ${message}\n`
+  logStream.write(logLine)
+  console.log(message)
+}
+
+async function createNode(port) {
+  log('🔧 Creating libp2p node...')
+
+  const node = await createLibp2p({
+    addresses: {
+      listen: [`/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/${port}`]
+    },
+    transports: [
+      tcp()
+    ],
+    connectionEncrypters: [
+      noise()
+    ],
+    streamMuxers: [
+      yamux()
+    ],
+    services: {
+      ping: ping({
+        protocolPrefix: 'ipfs', // Use ipfs prefix to match py-libp2p
+        maxInboundStreams: 32,
+        maxOutboundStreams: 64,
+        timeout: 30000,
+        runOnTransientConnection: true
+      }),
+      identify: identify()
+    },
+    connectionManager: {
+      minConnections: 0,
+      maxConnections: 100,
+      dialTimeout: 30000,
+      maxParallelDials: 10
+    }
+  })
+
+  log('✅ Node created successfully')
+  return node
+}
+
+async function runServer(port) {
+  log('🚀 Starting js-libp2p ping server...')
+
+  const node = await createNode(port)
+
+  // Add connection event listeners
+  node.addEventListener('peer:connect', (evt) => {
+    log(`🔗 New peer connected: ${evt.detail.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  node.addEventListener('peer:disconnect', (evt) => {
+    log(`❌ Peer disconnected: ${evt.detail.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  // Add protocol handler for incoming streams
+  node.addEventListener('peer:identify', (evt) => {
+    log(`🔍 Peer identified: ${evt.detail.peerId.toString()}`)
+    log(`   Protocols: ${evt.detail.protocols.join(', ')}`)
+    log(`   Listen addresses: ${evt.detail.listenAddrs.map(addr => addr.toString()).join(', ')}`)
+  })
+
+  await node.start()
+  log('✅ Node started')
+
+  const peerId = node.peerId.toString()
+  const listenAddrs = node.getMultiaddrs()
+
+  log(`📋 Peer ID: ${peerId}`)
+  log(`🌐 Listen addresses:`)
+  listenAddrs.forEach(addr => {
+    log(`   ${addr.toString()}`)
+  })
+
+  // Find the main TCP address for easy copy-paste
+  const tcpAddr = listenAddrs.find(addr =>
+    addr.toString().includes('/tcp/') &&
+    !addr.toString().includes('/ws')
+  )
+
+  if (tcpAddr) {
+    log(`\n🧪 Test with py-libp2p:`)
+    log(`   python ping_client.py ${tcpAddr.toString()}`)
+    log(`\n🧪 Test with js-libp2p:`)
+    log(`   node ping-client.js ${tcpAddr.toString()}`)
+  }
+
+  log(`\n🏓 Ping service is running with protocol: /ipfs/ping/1.0.0`)
+  log(`🔐 Security: Noise encryption`)
+  log(`🚇 Muxer: Yamux stream multiplexing`)
+  log(`\n⏳ Waiting for connections...`)
+  log('Press Ctrl+C to exit')
+
+  // Keep the server running
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+      log('\n🛑 Shutting down server...')
+      node.stop().then(() => {
+        log('⏹️  Server stopped')
+        logStream.end()
+        resolve()
+      }).catch(reject)
+    })
+
+    process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
+      log(`💥 Uncaught exception: ${error.message}`)
+      if (error.stack) {
+        log(`Stack: ${error.stack}`)
+      }
+      logStream.end()
+      reject(error)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2)
+  const port = parseInt(args[0]) || 9000
+
+  if (port <= 0 || port > 65535) {
+    console.error('❌ Port must be between 1 and 65535')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await runServer(port)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`💥 Fatal error: ${error.message}`)
+    if (error.stack) {
+      console.error(`Stack: ${error.stack}`)
+    }
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+  console.error(`💥 Fatal error: ${error.message}`)
+  if (error.stack) {
+    console.error(`Stack: ${error.stack}`)
+  }
+  process.exit(1)
+})
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/scripts/run_test.ps1 b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/scripts/run_test.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9654fc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/scripts/run_test.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env pwsh
+
+# run_test.ps1 - libp2p Interoperability Test Runner (PowerShell)
+# Tests py-libp2p <-> js-libp2p ping communication
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# Colors for output
+$Red = "`e[31m"
+$Green = "`e[32m"
+$Yellow = "`e[33m"
+$Blue = "`e[34m"
+$Cyan = "`e[36m"
+$Reset = "`e[0m"
+
+function Write-ColorOutput {
+    param([string]$Message, [string]$Color = $Reset)
+    Write-Host "${Color}${Message}${Reset}"
+}
+
+Write-ColorOutput "[CHECK] Checking prerequisites..." $Cyan
+if (-not (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[ERROR] Python not found. Install Python 3.7+" $Red
+    exit 1
+}
+if (-not (Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[ERROR] Node.js not found. Install Node.js 16+" $Red
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Write-ColorOutput "[CHECK] Checking port 8000..." $Blue
+$portCheck = netstat -a -n -o | findstr :8000
+if ($portCheck) {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[ERROR] Port 8000 in use. Free the port." $Red
+    Write-ColorOutput $portCheck $Yellow
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Cleaning up Python processes..." $Blue
+Get-Process -Name "python" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object { $_.CommandLine -like "*ping.py*" } | Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+Write-ColorOutput "[PYTHON] Starting server on port 8000..." $Yellow
+Set-Location -Path "py_node"
+$pyLogFile = "py_server_8000.log"
+$pyErrLogFile = "py_server_8000.log.err"
+$pyDebugLogFile = "ping_debug.log"
+
+if (Test-Path $pyLogFile) { Remove-Item $pyLogFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+if (Test-Path $pyErrLogFile) { Remove-Item $pyErrLogFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+if (Test-Path $pyDebugLogFile) { Remove-Item $pyDebugLogFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+
+$pyProcess = Start-Process -FilePath "python" -ArgumentList "-u", "ping.py", "server", "--port", "8000" -NoNewWindow -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput $pyLogFile -RedirectStandardError $pyErrLogFile
+Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Python server PID: $($pyProcess.Id)" $Blue
+Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Python logs: $((Get-Location).Path)\$pyLogFile, $((Get-Location).Path)\$pyErrLogFile, $((Get-Location).Path)\$pyDebugLogFile" $Blue
+
+$timeoutSeconds = 20
+$startTime = Get-Date
+$serverStarted = $false
+
+while (((Get-Date) - $startTime).TotalSeconds -lt $timeoutSeconds -and -not $serverStarted) {
+    if (Test-Path $pyLogFile) {
+        $content = Get-Content $pyLogFile -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        if ($content -match "Server started|Listening") {
+            $serverStarted = $true
+            Write-ColorOutput "[OK] Python server started" $Green
+        }
+    }
+    if (Test-Path $pyErrLogFile) {
+        $errContent = Get-Content $pyErrLogFile -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        if ($errContent) {
+            Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Error log: $errContent" $Yellow
+        }
+    }
+    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500
+}
+
+if (-not $serverStarted) {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[ERROR] Python server failed to start" $Red
+    Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Logs:" $Yellow
+    if (Test-Path $pyLogFile) { Get-Content $pyLogFile | Write-ColorOutput -Color $Yellow }
+    if (Test-Path $pyErrLogFile) { Get-Content $pyErrLogFile | Write-ColorOutput -Color $Yellow }
+    if (Test-Path $pyDebugLogFile) { Get-Content $pyDebugLogFile | Write-ColorOutput -Color $Yellow }
+    Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Trying foreground run..." $Yellow
+    python -u ping.py server --port 8000
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Extract Peer ID
+$peerInfo = $null
+if (Test-Path $pyLogFile) {
+    $content = Get-Content $pyLogFile -Raw
+    $peerIdPattern = "Peer ID:\s*([A-Za-z0-9]+)"
+    $peerIdMatch = [regex]::Match($content, $peerIdPattern)
+    if ($peerIdMatch.Success) {
+        $peerId = $peerIdMatch.Groups[1].Value
+        $peerInfo = @{
+            PeerId = $peerId
+            MultiAddr = "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000/p2p/$peerId"
+        }
+        Write-ColorOutput "[OK] Peer ID: $peerId" $Cyan
+        Write-ColorOutput "[OK] MultiAddr: $($peerInfo.MultiAddr)" $Cyan
+    }
+}
+
+if (-not $peerInfo) {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[ERROR] Could not extract Peer ID" $Red
+    if (Test-Path $pyLogFile) { Get-Content $pyLogFile | Write-ColorOutput -Color $Yellow }
+    if (Test-Path $pyErrLogFile) { Get-Content $pyErrLogFile | Write-ColorOutput -Color $Yellow }
+    if (Test-Path $pyDebugLogFile) { Get-Content $pyDebugLogFile | Write-ColorOutput -Color $Yellow }
+    Stop-Process -Id $pyProcess.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Start JavaScript client
+Write-ColorOutput "[JAVASCRIPT] Starting client..." $Yellow
+Set-Location -Path "../js_node"
+$jsLogFile = "test_js_client_to_py_server.log"
+$jsErrLogFile = "test_js_client_to_py_server.log.err"
+
+if (Test-Path $jsLogFile) { Remove-Item $jsLogFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+if (Test-Path $jsErrLogFile) { Remove-Item $jsErrLogFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+
+$jsProcess = Start-Process -FilePath "node" -ArgumentList "src/ping.js", "client", $peerInfo.MultiAddr, "3" -NoNewWindow -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput $jsLogFile -RedirectStandardError $jsErrLogFile
+Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] JavaScript client PID: $($jsProcess.Id)" $Blue
+Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Client logs: $((Get-Location).Path)\$jsLogFile, $((Get-Location).Path)\$jsErrLogFile" $Blue
+
+# Wait for client to complete
+$clientTimeout = 10
+$clientStart = Get-Date
+while (-not $jsProcess.HasExited -and (((Get-Date) - $clientStart).TotalSeconds -lt $clientTimeout)) {
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+}
+
+if (-not $jsProcess.HasExited) {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] JavaScript client did not exit, terminating..." $Yellow
+    Stop-Process -Id $jsProcess.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+}
+
+Write-ColorOutput "[CHECK] Results..." $Cyan
+$success = $false
+if (Test-Path $jsLogFile) {
+    $jsLogContent = Get-Content $jsLogFile -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($jsLogContent -match "successful|Ping.*successful") {
+        $success = $true
+        Write-ColorOutput "[SUCCESS] Ping test passed" $Green
+    } else {
+        Write-ColorOutput "[FAILED] No successful pings" $Red
+        Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Client log path: $((Get-Location).Path)\$jsLogFile" $Yellow
+        Write-ColorOutput "Client log:" $Yellow
+        Write-ColorOutput $jsLogContent $Yellow
+        if (Test-Path $jsErrLogFile) {
+            Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Client error log path: $((Get-Location).Path)\$jsErrLogFile" $Yellow
+            Write-ColorOutput "Client error log:" $Yellow
+            Get-Content $jsErrLogFile | Write-ColorOutput -Color $Yellow
+        }
+        Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Python server log path: $((Get-Location).Path)\..\py_node\$pyLogFile" $Yellow
+        Write-ColorOutput "Python server log:" $Yellow
+        if (Test-Path "../py_node/$pyLogFile") {
+            $pyLogContent = Get-Content "../py_node/$pyLogFile" -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($pyLogContent) { Write-ColorOutput $pyLogContent $Yellow } else { Write-ColorOutput "Empty or inaccessible" $Yellow }
+        } else {
+            Write-ColorOutput "File not found" $Yellow
+        }
+        Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Python server error log path: $((Get-Location).Path)\..\py_node\$pyErrLogFile" $Yellow
+        Write-ColorOutput "Python server error log:" $Yellow
+        if (Test-Path "../py_node/$pyErrLogFile") {
+            $pyErrLogContent = Get-Content "../py_node/$pyErrLogFile" -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($pyErrLogContent) { Write-ColorOutput $pyErrLogContent $Yellow } else { Write-ColorOutput "Empty or inaccessible" $Yellow }
+        } else {
+            Write-ColorOutput "File not found" $Yellow
+        }
+        Write-ColorOutput "[DEBUG] Python debug log path: $((Get-Location).Path)\..\py_node\$pyDebugLogFile" $Yellow
+        Write-ColorOutput "Python debug log:" $Yellow
+        if (Test-Path "../py_node/$pyDebugLogFile") {
+            $pyDebugLogContent = Get-Content "../py_node/$pyDebugLogFile" -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($pyDebugLogContent) { Write-ColorOutput $pyDebugLogContent $Yellow } else { Write-ColorOutput "Empty or inaccessible" $Yellow }
+        } else {
+            Write-ColorOutput "File not found" $Yellow
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Write-ColorOutput "[CLEANUP] Stopping processes..." $Yellow
+Stop-Process -Id $pyProcess.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Stop-Process -Id $jsProcess.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Set-Location -Path "../"
+
+if ($success) {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[SUCCESS] Test completed" $Green
+    exit 0
+} else {
+    Write-ColorOutput "[FAILED] Test failed" $Red
+    exit 1
+}
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/scripts/run_test.sh b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/scripts/run_test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbf9e627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/scripts/run_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# run_test.sh - libp2p Interoperability Test Runner (Bash)
+# Tests py-libp2p <-> js-libp2p ping communication
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[31m'
+GREEN='\033[32m'
+YELLOW='\033[33m'
+BLUE='\033[34m'
+CYAN='\033[36m'
+RESET='\033[0m'
+
+write_color_output() {
+    local message="$1"
+    local color="${2:-$RESET}"
+    echo -e "${color}${message}${RESET}"
+}
+
+write_color_output "[CHECK] Checking prerequisites..." "$CYAN"
+if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null && ! command -v python &> /dev/null; then
+    write_color_output "[ERROR] Python not found. Install Python 3.7+" "$RED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Use python3 if available, otherwise python
+PYTHON_CMD="python3"
+if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+    PYTHON_CMD="python"
+fi
+
+if ! command -v node &> /dev/null; then
+    write_color_output "[ERROR] Node.js not found. Install Node.js 16+" "$RED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+write_color_output "[CHECK] Checking port 8000..." "$BLUE"
+if netstat -tuln 2>/dev/null | grep -q ":8000 " || ss -tuln 2>/dev/null | grep -q ":8000 "; then
+    write_color_output "[ERROR] Port 8000 in use. Free the port." "$RED"
+    if command -v netstat &> /dev/null; then
+        netstat -tuln | grep ":8000 " | write_color_output "$(cat)" "$YELLOW"
+    elif command -v ss &> /dev/null; then
+        ss -tuln | grep ":8000 " | write_color_output "$(cat)" "$YELLOW"
+    fi
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+write_color_output "[DEBUG] Cleaning up Python processes..." "$BLUE"
+pkill -f "ping.py" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+write_color_output "[PYTHON] Starting server on port 8000..." "$YELLOW"
+cd py_node
+
+PY_LOG_FILE="py_server_8000.log"
+PY_ERR_LOG_FILE="py_server_8000.log.err"
+PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE="ping_debug.log"
+
+rm -f "$PY_LOG_FILE" "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" "$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE"
+
+$PYTHON_CMD -u ping.py server --port 8000 > "$PY_LOG_FILE" 2> "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" &
+PY_PROCESS_PID=$!
+
+write_color_output "[DEBUG] Python server PID: $PY_PROCESS_PID" "$BLUE"
+write_color_output "[DEBUG] Python logs: $(pwd)/$PY_LOG_FILE, $(pwd)/$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE, $(pwd)/$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" "$BLUE"
+
+TIMEOUT_SECONDS=20
+START_TIME=$(date +%s)
+SERVER_STARTED=false
+
+while [ $(($(date +%s) - START_TIME)) -lt $TIMEOUT_SECONDS ] && [ "$SERVER_STARTED" = false ]; do
+    if [ -f "$PY_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+        if grep -q "Server started\|Listening" "$PY_LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+            SERVER_STARTED=true
+            write_color_output "[OK] Python server started" "$GREEN"
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [ -f "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" ] && [ -s "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+        ERR_CONTENT=$(cat "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+        if [ -n "$ERR_CONTENT" ]; then
+            write_color_output "[DEBUG] Error log: $ERR_CONTENT" "$YELLOW"
+        fi
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+done
+
+if [ "$SERVER_STARTED" = false ]; then
+    write_color_output "[ERROR] Python server failed to start" "$RED"
+    write_color_output "[DEBUG] Logs:" "$YELLOW"
+    [ -f "$PY_LOG_FILE" ] && cat "$PY_LOG_FILE" | while read line; do write_color_output "$line" "$YELLOW"; done
+    [ -f "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" ] && cat "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" | while read line; do write_color_output "$line" "$YELLOW"; done
+    [ -f "$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" ] && cat "$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" | while read line; do write_color_output "$line" "$YELLOW"; done
+    write_color_output "[DEBUG] Trying foreground run..." "$YELLOW"
+    $PYTHON_CMD -u ping.py server --port 8000
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Extract Peer ID
+PEER_ID=""
+MULTI_ADDR=""
+if [ -f "$PY_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+    CONTENT=$(cat "$PY_LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    PEER_ID=$(echo "$CONTENT" | grep -oP "Peer ID:\s*\K[A-Za-z0-9]+" || true)
+    if [ -n "$PEER_ID" ]; then
+        MULTI_ADDR="/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000/p2p/$PEER_ID"
+        write_color_output "[OK] Peer ID: $PEER_ID" "$CYAN"
+        write_color_output "[OK] MultiAddr: $MULTI_ADDR" "$CYAN"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$PEER_ID" ]; then
+    write_color_output "[ERROR] Could not extract Peer ID" "$RED"
+    [ -f "$PY_LOG_FILE" ] && cat "$PY_LOG_FILE" | while read line; do write_color_output "$line" "$YELLOW"; done
+    [ -f "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" ] && cat "$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" | while read line; do write_color_output "$line" "$YELLOW"; done
+    [ -f "$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" ] && cat "$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" | while read line; do write_color_output "$line" "$YELLOW"; done
+    kill $PY_PROCESS_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start JavaScript client
+write_color_output "[JAVASCRIPT] Starting client..." "$YELLOW"
+cd ../js_node
+
+JS_LOG_FILE="test_js_client_to_py_server.log"
+JS_ERR_LOG_FILE="test_js_client_to_py_server.log.err"
+
+rm -f "$JS_LOG_FILE" "$JS_ERR_LOG_FILE"
+
+node src/ping.js client "$MULTI_ADDR" 3 > "$JS_LOG_FILE" 2> "$JS_ERR_LOG_FILE" &
+JS_PROCESS_PID=$!
+
+write_color_output "[DEBUG] JavaScript client PID: $JS_PROCESS_PID" "$BLUE"
+write_color_output "[DEBUG] Client logs: $(pwd)/$JS_LOG_FILE, $(pwd)/$JS_ERR_LOG_FILE" "$BLUE"
+
+# Wait for client to complete
+CLIENT_TIMEOUT=10
+CLIENT_START=$(date +%s)
+while kill -0 $JS_PROCESS_PID 2>/dev/null && [ $(($(date +%s) - CLIENT_START)) -lt $CLIENT_TIMEOUT ]; do
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+if kill -0 $JS_PROCESS_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+    write_color_output "[DEBUG] JavaScript client did not exit, terminating..." "$YELLOW"
+    kill $JS_PROCESS_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+write_color_output "[CHECK] Results..." "$CYAN"
+SUCCESS=false
+if [ -f "$JS_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+    JS_LOG_CONTENT=$(cat "$JS_LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    if echo "$JS_LOG_CONTENT" | grep -q "successful\|Ping.*successful"; then
+        SUCCESS=true
+        write_color_output "[SUCCESS] Ping test passed" "$GREEN"
+    else
+        write_color_output "[FAILED] No successful pings" "$RED"
+        write_color_output "[DEBUG] Client log path: $(pwd)/$JS_LOG_FILE" "$YELLOW"
+        write_color_output "Client log:" "$YELLOW"
+        write_color_output "$JS_LOG_CONTENT" "$YELLOW"
+        if [ -f "$JS_ERR_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+            write_color_output "[DEBUG] Client error log path: $(pwd)/$JS_ERR_LOG_FILE" "$YELLOW"
+            write_color_output "Client error log:" "$YELLOW"
+            cat "$JS_ERR_LOG_FILE" | while read line; do write_color_output "$line" "$YELLOW"; done
+        fi
+        write_color_output "[DEBUG] Python server log path: $(pwd)/../py_node/$PY_LOG_FILE" "$YELLOW"
+        write_color_output "Python server log:" "$YELLOW"
+        if [ -f "../py_node/$PY_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+            PY_LOG_CONTENT=$(cat "../py_node/$PY_LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -n "$PY_LOG_CONTENT" ]; then
+                write_color_output "$PY_LOG_CONTENT" "$YELLOW"
+            else
+                write_color_output "Empty or inaccessible" "$YELLOW"
+            fi
+        else
+            write_color_output "File not found" "$YELLOW"
+        fi
+        write_color_output "[DEBUG] Python server error log path: $(pwd)/../py_node/$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" "$YELLOW"
+        write_color_output "Python server error log:" "$YELLOW"
+        if [ -f "../py_node/$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+            PY_ERR_LOG_CONTENT=$(cat "../py_node/$PY_ERR_LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -n "$PY_ERR_LOG_CONTENT" ]; then
+                write_color_output "$PY_ERR_LOG_CONTENT" "$YELLOW"
+            else
+                write_color_output "Empty or inaccessible" "$YELLOW"
+            fi
+        else
+            write_color_output "File not found" "$YELLOW"
+        fi
+        write_color_output "[DEBUG] Python debug log path: $(pwd)/../py_node/$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" "$YELLOW"
+        write_color_output "Python debug log:" "$YELLOW"
+        if [ -f "../py_node/$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" ]; then
+            PY_DEBUG_LOG_CONTENT=$(cat "../py_node/$PY_DEBUG_LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -n "$PY_DEBUG_LOG_CONTENT" ]; then
+                write_color_output "$PY_DEBUG_LOG_CONTENT" "$YELLOW"
+            else
+                write_color_output "Empty or inaccessible" "$YELLOW"
+            fi
+        else
+            write_color_output "File not found" "$YELLOW"
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+write_color_output "[CLEANUP] Stopping processes..." "$YELLOW"
+kill $PY_PROCESS_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+kill $JS_PROCESS_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+cd ../
+
+if [ "$SUCCESS" = true ]; then
+    write_color_output "[SUCCESS] Test completed" "$GREEN"
+    exit 0
+else
+    write_color_output "[FAILED] Test failed" "$RED"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/test_js_basic.py b/tests/interop/js_libp2p/test_js_basic.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f59dc4cf..00000000
--- a/tests/interop/js_libp2p/test_js_basic.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-def test_js_libp2p_placeholder():
-    """
-    Placeholder test for js-libp2p interop tests.
-    """
-    assert True, "Placeholder test for js-libp2p interop tests"