diff --git a/src/services/item_service.rs b/src/services/item_service.rs
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+use crate::config::Settings;
+use crate::services::compression_service::CompressionService;
+use crate::services::error::CoreError;
+use crate::services::meta_service::MetaService;
+use crate::services::types::{ItemWithContent, ItemWithMeta};
+use crate::meta_plugin::{get_meta_plugin, MetaPlugin, MetaPluginType};
+use crate::db::{self, Meta};
+use crate::compression_engine::{get_compression_engine, CompressionType};
+use crate::modes::common::settings_compression_type;
+use clap::Command;
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::{IsTerminal, Read, Write};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+pub struct ItemService {
+    data_path: PathBuf,
+    compression_service: CompressionService,
+    meta_service: MetaService,
+}
+
+impl ItemService {
+    pub fn new(data_path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data_path,
+            compression_service: CompressionService::new(),
+            meta_service: MetaService::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_item(&self, conn: &Connection, id: i64) -> Result<ItemWithMeta, CoreError> {
+        let item = db::get_item(conn, id)?.ok_or(CoreError::ItemNotFound(id))?;
+        let tags = db::get_item_tags(conn, &item)?;
+        let meta = db::get_item_meta(conn, &item)?;
+        Ok(ItemWithMeta { item, tags, meta })
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_item_content(&self, conn: &Connection, id: i64) -> Result<ItemWithContent, CoreError> {
+        let item_with_meta = self.get_item(conn, id)?;
+        let item_id = item_with_meta.item.id.ok_or_else(|| CoreError::InvalidInput("Item missing ID".to_string()))?;
+
+        if item_id <= 0 {
+            return Err(CoreError::InvalidInput(format!("Invalid item ID: {}", item_id)));
+        }
+
+        let mut item_path = self.data_path.clone();
+        item_path.push(item_id.to_string());
+        
+        let content = self
+            .compression_service
+            .get_item_content(item_path, &item_with_meta.item.compression)?;
+        
+        Ok(ItemWithContent {
+            item_with_meta,
+            content,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn find_item(&self, conn: &Connection, ids: &[i64], tags: &[String], meta: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Result<ItemWithMeta, CoreError> {
+         let item_maybe = match (ids.is_empty(), tags.is_empty() && meta.is_empty()) {
+            (false, _) => db::get_item(conn, ids[0])?,
+            (true, true) => db::get_item_last(conn)?,
+            (true, false) => db::get_item_matching(conn, &tags.to_vec(), meta)?
+        };
+
+        let item = item_maybe.ok_or(CoreError::ItemNotFoundGeneric)?;
+        let item_id = item.id.ok_or_else(|| CoreError::InvalidInput("Item missing ID".to_string()))?;
+        self.get_item(conn, item_id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn list_items(&self, conn: &Connection, tags: &[String], meta: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Result<Vec<ItemWithMeta>, CoreError> {
+        let items = db::get_items_matching(conn, &tags.to_vec(), meta)?;
+        
+        let item_ids: Vec<i64> = items.iter().filter_map(|item| item.id).collect();
+        if item_ids.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+
+        let tags_map = db::get_tags_for_items(conn, &item_ids)?;
+        let meta_map_db = db::get_meta_for_items(conn, &item_ids)?;
+        
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        for item in items {
+            let item_id = item.id.unwrap();
+            let tags = tags_map.get(&item_id).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+            let meta_hm = meta_map_db.get(&item_id).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+            let meta = meta_hm.into_iter().map(|(name, value)| Meta { id: item_id, name, value }).collect();
+            
+            result.push(ItemWithMeta { item, tags, meta });
+        }
+        
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_item(&self, conn: &mut Connection, id: i64) -> Result<(), CoreError> {
+        if id <= 0 {
+            return Err(CoreError::InvalidInput(format!("Invalid item ID: {}", id)));
+        }
+        let item = db::get_item(conn, id)?.ok_or(CoreError::ItemNotFound(id))?;
+
+        let mut item_path = self.data_path.clone();
+        item_path.push(id.to_string());
+
+        let tx = conn.transaction()?;
+        db::delete_item(&tx, item)?;
+        fs::remove_file(&item_path).or_else(|e| if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound { Ok(()) } else { Err(e) })?;
+        tx.commit()?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    pub fn save_item<R: Read>(
+        &self,
+        mut input: R,
+        cmd: &mut Command,
+        settings: &Settings,
+        tags: &mut Vec<String>,
+        conn: &mut Connection,
+    ) -> Result<ItemWithMeta, CoreError> {
+        if tags.is_empty() {
+             tags.push("none".to_string());
+        }
+
+        let compression_type = settings_compression_type(cmd, settings);
+        let compression_engine = get_compression_engine(compression_type.clone())?;
+
+        let tx = conn.transaction()?;
+        
+        let item_id;
+        let mut item;
+        {
+            item = db::create_item(&tx, compression_type.clone())?;
+            item_id = item.id.unwrap();
+            db::set_item_tags(&tx, item.clone(), tags)?;
+            let item_meta = self.meta_service.collect_initial_meta();
+            for (k, v) in item_meta.iter() {
+               db::add_meta(&tx, item_id, k, v)?;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        let mut plugins = self.meta_service.get_plugins(cmd, settings);
+        self.meta_service.initialize_plugins(&mut plugins, &tx, item_id);
+        
+        let mut item_path = self.data_path.clone();
+        item_path.push(item_id.to_string());
+        
+        let mut item_out = compression_engine.create(item_path.clone())?;
+        
+        let mut buffer = [0; 8192];
+        let mut total_bytes = 0;
+
+        loop {
+            let n = input.read(&mut buffer)?;
+            if n == 0 { break; }
+            
+            total_bytes += n as i64;
+            item_out.write_all(&buffer[..n])?;
+            self.meta_service.process_chunk(&mut plugins, &buffer[..n], &tx);
+        }
+        
+        item_out.flush()?;
+        drop(item_out);
+
+        self.meta_service.finalize_plugins(&mut plugins, &tx);
+        
+        item.size = Some(total_bytes);
+        db::update_item(&tx, item.clone())?;
+        
+        tx.commit()?;
+
+        if !settings.quiet {
+            if std::io::stderr().is_terminal() {
+                let mut t = term::stderr().unwrap();
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
+                let _ = write!(t, "KEEP:");
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = write!(t, " New item ");
+                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
+                let _ = write!(t, "{item_id}");
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = write!(t, "  tags: ");
+                let _ = t.attr(term::Attr::Bold);
+                let _ = write!(t, "{}", tags.join(" "));
+                let _ = t.reset();
+                let _ = writeln!(t);
+                let _ = std::io::stderr().flush();
+            } else {
+                let mut t = std::io::stderr();
+                let _ = writeln!(t, "KEEP: New item: {}  tags: {:?}", item_id, tags);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        self.get_item(conn, item_id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_item_from_mcp(
+        &self,
+        content: &[u8],
+        tags: &Vec<String>,
+        metadata: &HashMap<String, String>,
+        conn: &mut Connection,
+    ) -> Result<ItemWithMeta, CoreError> {
+        let compression_type = CompressionType::LZ4;
+        let compression_engine = get_compression_engine(compression_type.clone())?;
+
+        let tx = conn.transaction()?;
+        let item_id;
+        let mut item;
+
+        {
+            item = db::create_item(&tx, compression_type.clone())?;
+            item_id = item.id.unwrap();
+
+            // Add tags
+            for tag in tags {
+                db::add_tag(&tx, item_id, tag)?;
+            }
+
+            // Add custom metadata
+            for (key, value) in metadata {
+                db::add_meta(&tx, item_id, key, value)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut item_path = self.data_path.clone();
+        item_path.push(item_id.to_string());
+
+        let mut writer = compression_engine.create(item_path.clone())?;
+        writer.write_all(content)?;
+        drop(writer);
+
+        let plugin_types = vec![
+            MetaPluginType::FileMime,
+            MetaPluginType::FileEncoding,
+            MetaPluginType::Binary,
+            MetaPluginType::LineCount,
+            MetaPluginType::WordCount,
+            MetaPluginType::DigestSha256,
+            MetaPluginType::Uid,
+            MetaPluginType::User,
+            MetaPluginType::Hostname,
+        ];
+
+        let mut plugins: Vec<Box<dyn MetaPlugin>> =
+            plugin_types.iter().map(|p| get_meta_plugin(p.clone())).collect();
+
+        self.meta_service
+            .initialize_plugins(&mut plugins, &tx, item_id);
+        self.meta_service
+            .process_chunk(&mut plugins, content, &tx);
+        self.meta_service.finalize_plugins(&mut plugins, &tx);
+
+        item.size = Some(content.len() as i64);
+        db::update_item(&tx, item.clone())?;
+
+        tx.commit()?;
+
+        self.get_item(conn, item_id)
+    }
+}