diff --git a/libraries/app/api.cpp b/libraries/app/api.cpp
index 9533588b..dfc43420 100644
--- a/libraries/app/api.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/api.cpp
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
     {
     }
 
-    fc::variant network_node_api::get_info() const
+    fc::variant_object network_node_api::get_info() const
     {
-        fc::mutable_variant_object result = _app.p2p_node()->network_get_info();
-        result["connection_count"] = _app.p2p_node()->get_connection_count();
-        return result;
+       fc::mutable_variant_object result = _app.p2p_node()->network_get_info();
+       result["connection_count"] = _app.p2p_node()->get_connection_count();
+       return result;
     }
 
     void network_node_api::add_node(const fc::ip::endpoint& ep)
@@ -155,7 +155,22 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
 
     std::vector<net::peer_status> network_node_api::get_connected_peers() const
     {
-      return _app.p2p_node()->get_connected_peers();
+       return _app.p2p_node()->get_connected_peers();
+    }
+
+    std::vector<net::potential_peer_record> network_node_api::get_potential_peers() const
+    {
+       return _app.p2p_node()->get_potential_peers();
+    }
+
+    fc::variant_object network_node_api::get_advanced_node_parameters() const
+    {
+       return _app.p2p_node()->get_advanced_node_parameters();
+    }
+
+    void network_node_api::set_advanced_node_parameters(const fc::variant_object& params)
+    {
+       return _app.p2p_node()->set_advanced_node_parameters(params);
     }
 
     fc::api<network_broadcast_api> login_api::network_broadcast()const
diff --git a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
index 46c6d457..30d0d048 100644
--- a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
+++ b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
          /**
           * @brief Return general network information, such as p2p port
           */
-         fc::variant get_info() const;
+         fc::variant_object get_info() const;
 
          /**
           * @brief add_node Connect to a new peer
@@ -149,9 +149,27 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
 
          /**
           * @brief Get status of all current connections to peers
-           */
+          */
          std::vector<net::peer_status> get_connected_peers() const;
 
+         /**
+          * @brief Get advanced node parameters, such as desired and max
+          *        number of connections
+          */
+         fc::variant_object get_advanced_node_parameters() const;
+
+         /**
+          * @brief Set advanced node parameters, such as desired and max
+          *        number of connections
+          * @param params a JSON object containing the name/value pairs for the parameters to set
+          */
+         void set_advanced_node_parameters(const fc::variant_object& params);
+
+         /**
+          * @brief Return list of potential peers
+          */
+         std::vector<net::potential_peer_record> get_potential_peers() const;
+
       private:
          application& _app;
    };
@@ -217,6 +235,9 @@ FC_API(graphene::app::network_node_api,
        (get_info)
        (add_node)
        (get_connected_peers)
+       (get_potential_peers)
+       (get_advanced_node_parameters)
+       (set_advanced_node_parameters)
      )
 FC_API(graphene::app::login_api,
        (login)
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
index 4d2c2d82..19247aef 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ class wallet_api
       fc::ecc::private_key derive_private_key(const std::string& prefix_string, int sequence_number) const;
 
       variant                           info();
+      /** Returns info such as client version, git version of graphene/fc, version of boost, openssl.
+       * @returns compile time info and client and dependencies versions
+       */
+      variant_object                    about() const;
       optional<signed_block_with_info>    get_block( uint32_t num );
       /** Returns the number of accounts registered on the blockchain
        * @returns the number of registered accounts
@@ -1470,6 +1474,7 @@ FC_API( graphene::wallet::wallet_api,
         (help)
         (gethelp)
         (info)
+        (about)
         (begin_builder_transaction)
         (add_operation_to_builder_transaction)
         (replace_operation_in_builder_transaction)
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 96c8263b..0cb8dceb 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
 
+#include <boost/version.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/range/adaptor/map.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/algorithm_ext/erase.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/algorithm/unique.hpp>
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <boost/multi_index/sequenced_index.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
 
+#include <fc/git_revision.hpp>
 #include <fc/io/fstream.hpp>
 #include <fc/io/json.hpp>
 #include <fc/io/stdio.hpp>
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <graphene/app/api.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/asset_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/protocol/fee_schedule.hpp>
+#include <graphene/utilities/git_revision.hpp>
 #include <graphene/utilities/key_conversion.hpp>
 #include <graphene/utilities/words.hpp>
 #include <graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp>
@@ -506,6 +512,41 @@ public:
       result["active_committee_members"] = global_props.active_committee_members;
       return result;
    }
+
+   variant_object about() const
+   {
+      string client_version( graphene::utilities::git_revision_description );
+      const size_t pos = client_version.find( '/' );
+      if( pos != string::npos && client_version.size() > pos )
+         client_version = client_version.substr( pos + 1 );
+
+      fc::mutable_variant_object result;
+      //result["blockchain_name"]        = BLOCKCHAIN_NAME;
+      //result["blockchain_description"] = BTS_BLOCKCHAIN_DESCRIPTION;
+      result["client_version"]           = client_version;
+      result["graphene_revision"]        = graphene::utilities::git_revision_sha;
+      result["graphene_revision_age"]    = fc::get_approximate_relative_time_string( fc::time_point_sec( graphene::utilities::git_revision_unix_timestamp ) );
+      result["fc_revision"]              = fc::git_revision_sha;
+      result["fc_revision_age"]          = fc::get_approximate_relative_time_string( fc::time_point_sec( fc::git_revision_unix_timestamp ) );
+      result["compile_date"]             = "compiled on " __DATE__ " at " __TIME__;
+      result["boost_version"]            = boost::replace_all_copy(std::string(BOOST_LIB_VERSION), "_", ".");
+      result["openssl_version"]          = OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT;
+
+      std::string bitness = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(8 * sizeof(int*)) + "-bit";
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+      std::string os = "osx";
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+      std::string os = "linux";
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+      std::string os = "win32";
+#else
+      std::string os = "other";
+#endif
+      result["build"] = os + " " + bitness;
+
+      return result;
+   }
+
    chain_property_object get_chain_properties() const
    {
       return _remote_db->get_chain_properties();
@@ -2866,6 +2907,11 @@ variant wallet_api::info()
    return my->info();
 }
 
+variant_object wallet_api::about() const
+{
+    return my->about();
+}
+
 fc::ecc::private_key wallet_api::derive_private_key(const std::string& prefix_string, int sequence_number) const
 {
    return detail::derive_private_key( prefix_string, sequence_number );