diff --git a/snix/castore/src/fs/root_nodes.rs b/snix/castore/src/fs/root_nodes.rs
index 3f75e35f6..016c73c40 100644
--- a/snix/castore/src/fs/root_nodes.rs
+++ b/snix/castore/src/fs/root_nodes.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
+use crate::nodes::Directory;
 use crate::{path::PathComponent, Error, Node};
 use futures::stream::BoxStream;
 use tonic::async_trait;
@@ -37,3 +38,20 @@ where
         ))
     }
 }
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl RootNodes for Directory {
+    async fn get_by_basename(&self, name: &PathComponent) -> Result<Option<Node>, Error> {
+        Ok(self
+            .nodes()
+            .find(|(key, _)| *key == name)
+            .map(|(_, node)| node.clone()))
+    }
+
+    fn list(&self) -> BoxStream<Result<(PathComponent, Node), Error>> {
+        Box::pin(tokio_stream::iter(
+            self.nodes()
+                .map(|(name, node)| Ok((name.to_owned(), node.to_owned()))),
+        ))
+    }
+}