diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 53876c5..8bf9318 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
-project(venmic LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 2.1.4)
+project(venmic LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 3.0.0)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Library options
diff --git a/addon/addon.cpp b/addon/addon.cpp
index 7ae2ec3..8756a04 100644
--- a/addon/addon.cpp
+++ b/addon/addon.cpp
@@ -140,35 +140,28 @@ struct patchbay : public Napi::ObjectWrap<patchbay>
 
         auto data = info[0].ToObject();
 
-        if (!data.Has("props") || !data.Has("mode"))
+        if (!data.Has("include") && !data.Has("exclude"))
         {
-            Napi::Error::New(env, "[venmic] expected keys 'props' and 'mode'").ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
-            return Napi::Boolean::New(env, false);
-        }
-
-        auto mode  = convert<std::string>(data.Get("mode"));
-        auto props = to_array<vencord::prop>(data.Get("props"));
-
-        if (!mode || !props)
-        {
-            Napi::Error::New(env, "[venmic] expected 'mode' to be string and 'props' to be array of key-value pairs")
+            Napi::Error::New(env, "[venmic] expected at least one of keys 'include' or 'exclude'")
                 .ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
 
             return Napi::Boolean::New(env, false);
         }
 
-        if (mode.value() != "include" && mode.value() != "exclude")
+        auto include = to_array<vencord::prop>(data.Get("include"));
+        auto exclude = to_array<vencord::prop>(data.Get("exclude"));
+
+        if (!include && !exclude)
         {
-            Napi::Error::New(env, "[venmic] expected mode to be either exclude or include")
+            Napi::Error::New(env, "[venmic] expected either 'include' or 'exclude' or both to be present and to be "
+                                  "arrays of key-value pairs")
                 .ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
 
             return Napi::Boolean::New(env, false);
         }
 
-        vencord::patchbay::get().link({
-            .mode  = mode.value() == "include" ? vencord::target_mode::include : vencord::target_mode::exclude,
-            .props = props.value(),
-        });
+        vencord::patchbay::get().link(include.value_or(std::vector<vencord::prop>{}),
+                                      exclude.value_or(std::vector<vencord::prop>{}));
 
         return Napi::Boolean::New(env, true);
     }
diff --git a/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp b/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp
index 86b3629..f352aa7 100644
--- a/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp
+++ b/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
+
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
-#include <cstdint>
 
 namespace vencord
 {
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ namespace vencord
         std::string value;
     };
 
-    struct target
-    {
-        target_mode mode;
-        std::vector<prop> props;
-    };
-
     using node = std::map<std::string, std::string>;
 
     class patchbay
@@ -41,7 +35,7 @@ namespace vencord
         patchbay();
 
       public:
-        void link(target targets);
+        void link(std::vector<prop> include, std::vector<prop> exclude);
 
       public:
         void unlink();
diff --git a/lib/module.d.ts b/lib/module.d.ts
index 6e4c10a..3912432 100644
--- a/lib/module.d.ts
+++ b/lib/module.d.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class PatchBay
     unlink(): void;
     
     list<T extends string = DefaultProps>(props?: T[]): Record<LiteralUnion<T, string>, string>[];
-    link(data: {props: Prop[], mode: "include" | "exclude"}): boolean;
+    link(data: {include: Prop[], exclude: Prop[]}): boolean;
 
     static hasPipeWire(): boolean;
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91df3f6..b1d124a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "private": false,
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Curve (https://github.com/Curve)",
-  "version": "2.1.4",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/module.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/private/message.hpp b/private/message.hpp
index b303bfe..c4a68e9 100644
--- a/private/message.hpp
+++ b/private/message.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ namespace vencord
         std::vector<std::string> props;
     };
 
+    struct set_target
+    {
+        std::vector<prop> include;
+        std::vector<prop> exclude;
+    };
+
     struct unset_target
     {
     };
@@ -28,8 +34,6 @@ namespace vencord
         bool success{true};
     };
 
-    struct target;
-
-    using pw_recipe = pw::recipe<list_nodes, target, unset_target, quit>;
+    using pw_recipe = pw::recipe<list_nodes, set_target, unset_target, quit>;
     using cr_recipe = cr::recipe<std::vector<node>, ready>;
 } // namespace vencord
diff --git a/private/patchbay.impl.hpp b/private/patchbay.impl.hpp
index e43c25d..7028326 100644
--- a/private/patchbay.impl.hpp
+++ b/private/patchbay.impl.hpp
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ namespace vencord
         std::unique_ptr<cr_recipe::receiver> receiver;
 
       private:
-        std::optional<vencord::target> target;
-        std::multimap<std::uint32_t, pw::link> created;
+        std::vector<prop> include;
+        std::vector<prop> exclude;
 
       private:
         std::unique_ptr<pw::node> mic;
         std::optional<vencord::speaker> speaker;
+        std::multimap<std::uint32_t, pw::link> created;
 
       private:
         std::map<std::uint32_t, pw::link_info> links;
diff --git a/server/main.cpp b/server/main.cpp
index 96435d2..1af7dcc 100644
--- a/server/main.cpp
+++ b/server/main.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ struct glz::meta<vencord::prop>
     static constexpr auto value = object("key", &T::key, "value", &T::value);
 };
 
+struct targets
+{
+    std::vector<vencord::prop> include;
+    std::vector<vencord::prop> exclude;
+};
+
 template <>
-struct glz::meta<vencord::target>
+struct glz::meta<targets>
 {
-    using T                     = vencord::target;
-    static constexpr auto value = object("mode", &T::mode, "props", &T::props);
+    using T                     = targets;
+    static constexpr auto value = object("include", &T::include, "exclude", &T::exclude);
 };
 
 int main(int argc, char **args)
@@ -67,7 +73,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **args)
     server.Post("/link",
                 [](const auto &req, auto &response)
                 {
-                    vencord::target parsed;
+                    targets parsed;
+
                     auto error = glz::read<glz::opts{.error_on_missing_keys = true}>(parsed, req.body);
 
                     if (error)
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **args)
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    patchbay::get().link(parsed);
+                    patchbay::get().link(parsed.include, parsed.exclude);
 
                     response.status = 200;
                 });
diff --git a/src/patchbay.cpp b/src/patchbay.cpp
index c986eeb..7bf067d 100644
--- a/src/patchbay.cpp
+++ b/src/patchbay.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ namespace vencord
 
     patchbay::patchbay() : m_impl(std::make_unique<impl>()) {}
 
-    void patchbay::link(target target)
+    void patchbay::link(std::vector<prop> include, std::vector<prop> exclude)
     {
-        m_impl->sender->send(target);
+        m_impl->sender->send(set_target{.include = std::move(include), .exclude = std::move(exclude)});
     }
 
     void patchbay::unlink()
diff --git a/src/patchbay.impl.cpp b/src/patchbay.impl.cpp
index cda74eb..611ece2 100644
--- a/src/patchbay.impl.cpp
+++ b/src/patchbay.impl.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ namespace vencord
     {
         created.erase(id);
 
+        if (!mic)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (!nodes.contains(id))
         {
             return;
@@ -119,10 +124,10 @@ namespace vencord
 
             for (auto &other : others)
             {
-                auto link = core->create<pw::link>(pw::link_factory{
-                                                       other.id,
-                                                       port.id,
-                                                   })
+                auto link = core->create<pw::link, pw::link_factory>({
+                                                                         other.id,
+                                                                         port.id,
+                                                                     })
                                 .get();
 
                 if (!link.has_value())
@@ -258,12 +263,7 @@ namespace vencord
 
     void patchbay::impl::on_link(std::uint32_t id)
     {
-        if (!target || !speaker)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (target->mode != target_mode::exclude)
+        if (!include.empty() || !speaker)
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -279,12 +279,12 @@ namespace vencord
         // "Output" = the node that is emitting sound
         auto &output = nodes[info.output.node];
 
-        auto match = [&](const auto &target)
+        auto match = [&](const auto &prop)
         {
-            return output.info.props[target.key] == target.value;
+            return output.info.props[prop.key] == prop.value;
         };
 
-        if (ranges::any_of(target->props, match))
+        if (ranges::any_of(exclude, match))
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -296,24 +296,25 @@ namespace vencord
 
     void patchbay::impl::on_node(std::uint32_t id)
     {
-        if (!target)
+        if (include.empty())
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (target->mode != target_mode::include)
+        auto match = [&](const auto &prop)
         {
-            return;
-        }
+            return nodes[id].info.props[prop.key] == prop.value;
+        };
 
-        auto match = [&](const auto &target)
+        if (ranges::any_of(exclude, match))
         {
-            return nodes[id].info.props[target.key] == target.value;
-        };
+            logger::get()->debug("ignoring {}: explicitly excluded", id);
+            return;
+        }
 
-        if (!ranges::any_of(target->props, match))
+        if (!ranges::any_of(include, match))
         {
-            logger::get()->debug("ignoring {}: no props match", id);
+            logger::get()->debug("ignoring {}: no target matched", id);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ namespace vencord
     }
 
     template <>
-    void patchbay::impl::receive([[maybe_unused]] cr_recipe::sender &, vencord::target &req)
+    void patchbay::impl::receive([[maybe_unused]] cr_recipe::sender &, set_target &req)
     {
         if (!mic)
         {
@@ -378,7 +379,9 @@ namespace vencord
         }
 
         created.clear();
-        target.emplace(std::move(req));
+
+        include = std::move(req.include);
+        exclude = std::move(req.exclude);
 
         for (const auto &[id, info] : nodes)
         {
@@ -394,7 +397,9 @@ namespace vencord
     template <>
     void patchbay::impl::receive([[maybe_unused]] cr_recipe::sender &, [[maybe_unused]] unset_target &)
     {
-        target.reset();
+        include.clear();
+        exclude.clear();
+
         created.clear();
 
         mic.reset();
diff --git a/tests/node/api.test.js b/tests/node/api.test.js
index 6538095..7cac44d 100644
--- a/tests/node/api.test.js
+++ b/tests/node/api.test.js
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ assert.throws(() => patchbay.list([10]), /expected list of strings/ig);
 
 assert.throws(() => patchbay.link(10), /expected link object/ig);
 
-assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ a: "A", b: "B", c: "C" }), /expected keys/ig);
-assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ key: "node.name", value: "Firefox", mode: "gibberish" }), /expected keys/ig);
+assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ }), /'include' and 'exclude'/ig);
+assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ a: "A", b: "B", c: "C" }), /'include' and 'exclude'/ig);
+assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ key: "node.name", value: "Firefox", mode: "gibberish" }), /'include' and 'exclude'/ig);
 
-assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ props: [{ a: 0, b: 0 }], mode: "gibberish" }), /key-value/ig);
-assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ props: [{ key: "", value: "" }], mode: "gibberish" }), /expected mode/ig);
+assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ include: "Firefox" }), /key-value/ig);
+assert.throws(() => patchbay.link({ include: {} }), /key-value/ig);
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(() => patchbay.link({ include: [{ key: "node.name", value: "Firefox" }] }));
+assert.doesNotThrow(() => patchbay.link({ exclude: [{ key: "node.name", value: "Firefox" }] }));
+assert.doesNotThrow(() => patchbay.link({ include: [{ key: "node.name", value: "Firefox" }], exclude: [{ key: "object.id", value: "100" }] }));
 
-assert.doesNotThrow(() => patchbay.link({ props: [{ key: "node.name", value: "Firefox" }], mode: "include" }));
 assert.doesNotThrow(() => patchbay.unlink());