diff --git a/tractor/discovery/__init__.py b/tractor/discovery/__init__.py
index d87a9cc1..13e10b0a 100644
--- a/tractor/discovery/__init__.py
+++ b/tractor/discovery/__init__.py
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ module paths like ``tractor.discovery._addr`` or
 ``tractor.discovery._discovery`` instead.
 
 '''
+from ._multiaddr import (
+    parse_endpoints as parse_endpoints,
+    parse_maddr as parse_maddr,
+    mk_maddr as mk_maddr,
+)
diff --git a/tractor/discovery/_multiaddr.py b/tractor/discovery/_multiaddr.py
index da6c17d1..74076fd4 100644
--- a/tractor/discovery/_multiaddr.py
+++ b/tractor/discovery/_multiaddr.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ _tpt_proto_to_maddr: dict[str, str] = {
 _maddr_to_tpt_proto: dict[str, str] = {
     v: k for k, v in _tpt_proto_to_maddr.items()
 }
-# {'tcp': 'tcp', 'unix': 'uds'}
+# -> {'tcp': 'tcp', 'unix': 'uds'}
 
 
 def mk_maddr(