diff --git a/core/commands/dag/dag.go b/core/commands/dag/dag.go
index 0a58defd936..e144865dc80 100644
--- a/core/commands/dag/dag.go
+++ b/core/commands/dag/dag.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/cmdenv"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coredag"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pin"
 
 	path "gx/ipfs/QmNYPETsdAu2uQ1k9q9S1jYEGURaLHV6cbYRSVFVRftpF8/go-path"
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ into an object of the specified format.
 		cmdkit.StringOption("hash", "Hash function to use").WithDefault(""),
 	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
-		nd, err := cmdenv.GetNode(env)
+		api, err := cmdenv.GetApi(env, req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -87,12 +88,11 @@ into an object of the specified format.
 			}
 		}
 
-		cids := cid.NewSet()
-		b := ipld.NewBatch(req.Context, nd.DAG)
-
+		var adder ipld.NodeAdder = api.Dag()
 		if dopin {
-			defer nd.Blockstore.PinLock().Unlock()
+			adder = api.Dag().Pinning()
 		}
+		b := ipld.NewBatch(req.Context, adder)
 
 		it := req.Files.Entries()
 		for it.Next() {
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ into an object of the specified format.
 			}
 
 			cid := nds[0].Cid()
-			cids.Add(cid)
 			if err := res.Emit(&OutputObject{Cid: cid}); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -129,17 +128,6 @@ into an object of the specified format.
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if dopin {
-			cids.ForEach(func(c cid.Cid) error {
-				nd.Pinning.PinWithMode(c, pin.Recursive)
-				return nil
-			})
-
-			err := nd.Pinning.Flush()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 		return nil
 	},
 	Type: OutputObject{},
@@ -167,27 +155,29 @@ format.
 		cmdkit.StringArg("ref", true, false, "The object to get").EnableStdin(),
 	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
-		nd, err := cmdenv.GetNode(env)
+		api, err := cmdenv.GetApi(env, req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		p, err := path.ParsePath(req.Arguments[0])
+		p, err := iface.ParsePath(req.Arguments[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		lastCid, rem, err := nd.Resolver.ResolveToLastNode(req.Context, p)
+		rp, err := api.ResolvePath(req.Context, p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		obj, err := nd.DAG.Get(req.Context, lastCid)
+
+		obj, err := api.Dag().Get(req.Context, rp.Cid())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		var out interface{} = obj
-		if len(rem) > 0 {
+		if len(rp.Remainder()) > 0 {
+			rem := strings.Split(rp.Remainder(), "/")
 			final, _, err := obj.Resolve(rem)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -210,24 +200,24 @@ var DagResolveCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		cmdkit.StringArg("ref", true, false, "The path to resolve").EnableStdin(),
 	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
-		nd, err := cmdenv.GetNode(env)
+		api, err := cmdenv.GetApi(env, req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		p, err := path.ParsePath(req.Arguments[0])
+		p, err := iface.ParsePath(req.Arguments[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		lastCid, rem, err := nd.Resolver.ResolveToLastNode(req.Context, p)
+		rp, err := api.ResolvePath(req.Context, p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		return cmds.EmitOnce(res, &ResolveOutput{
-			Cid:     lastCid,
-			RemPath: path.Join(rem),
+			Cid:     rp.Cid(),
+			RemPath: rp.Remainder(),
 		})
 	},
 	Encoders: cmds.EncoderMap{
diff --git a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
index ee1d7089480..e91f4c88159 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
-	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pin"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/repo"
 
+	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
+
 	ci "gx/ipfs/QmNiJiXwWE3kRhZrC5ej3kSjWHm337pYfhjLGSCDNKJP2s/go-libp2p-crypto"
 	"gx/ipfs/QmP2g3VxmC7g7fyRJDj1VJ72KHZbJ9UW24YjSWEj1XTb4H/go-ipfs-exchange-interface"
 	pstore "gx/ipfs/QmPiemjiKBC9VA7vZF82m4x1oygtg2c2YVqag8PX7dN1BD/go-libp2p-peerstore"
@@ -96,8 +97,11 @@ func (api *CoreAPI) Block() coreiface.BlockAPI {
 }
 
 // Dag returns the DagAPI interface implementation backed by the go-ipfs node
-func (api *CoreAPI) Dag() ipld.DAGService {
-	return api.dag
+func (api *CoreAPI) Dag() coreiface.APIDagService {
+	return &dagAPI{
+		api.dag,
+		api,
+	}
 }
 
 // Name returns the NameAPI interface implementation backed by the go-ipfs node
diff --git a/core/coreapi/dag.go b/core/coreapi/dag.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..272f809d33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/coreapi/dag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package coreapi
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pin"
+
+	cid "gx/ipfs/QmR8BauakNcBa3RbE4nbQu76PDiJgoQgz8AJdhJuiU4TAw/go-cid"
+	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmcKKBwfz6FyQdHR2jsXrrF6XeSBXYL86anmWNewpFpoF5/go-ipld-format"
+)
+
+type dagAPI struct {
+	ipld.DAGService
+
+	core *CoreAPI
+}
+
+type pinningAdder CoreAPI
+
+func (adder *pinningAdder) Add(ctx context.Context, nd ipld.Node) error {
+	defer adder.blockstore.PinLock().Unlock()
+
+	if err := adder.dag.Add(ctx, nd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	adder.pinning.PinWithMode(nd.Cid(), pin.Recursive)
+
+	return adder.pinning.Flush()
+}
+
+func (adder *pinningAdder) AddMany(ctx context.Context, nds []ipld.Node) error {
+	defer adder.blockstore.PinLock().Unlock()
+
+	if err := adder.dag.AddMany(ctx, nds); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cids := cid.NewSet()
+
+	for _, nd := range nds {
+		c := nd.Cid()
+		if cids.Visit(c) {
+			adder.pinning.PinWithMode(c, pin.Recursive)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return adder.pinning.Flush()
+}
+
+func (api *dagAPI) Pinning() ipld.NodeAdder {
+	return (*pinningAdder)(api.core)
+}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/interface/coreapi.go b/core/coreapi/interface/coreapi.go
index 9d2100fcc50..16b28182e6f 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/interface/coreapi.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/interface/coreapi.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type CoreAPI interface {
 	Block() BlockAPI
 
 	// Dag returns an implementation of Dag API
-	Dag() ipld.DAGService
+	Dag() APIDagService
 
 	// Name returns an implementation of Name API
 	Name() NameAPI
diff --git a/core/coreapi/interface/dag.go b/core/coreapi/interface/dag.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..455d0045035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/coreapi/interface/dag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package iface
+
+import (
+	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmcKKBwfz6FyQdHR2jsXrrF6XeSBXYL86anmWNewpFpoF5/go-ipld-format"
+)
+
+// APIDagService extends ipld.DAGService
+type APIDagService interface {
+	ipld.DAGService
+
+	// Pinning returns special NodeAdder which recursively pins added nodes
+	Pinning() ipld.NodeAdder
+}