diff --git a/script/research/raft-tool/src/main.rs b/script/research/raft-tool/src/main.rs
index 4d1d0b192..49a0e7604 100644
--- a/script/research/raft-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/script/research/raft-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -4,27 +4,27 @@ use darkfi::{
     raft::DataStore,
     util::{
         expand_path,
-        serial::{SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable},
+        serial::{deserialize, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable},
     },
     Result,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct Log {
-    _term: u64,
-    _msg: Vec<u8>,
+pub struct Info<T> {
+    pub logs: Vec<Log<T>>,
+    pub commits: Vec<T>,
+    pub voted_for: Vec<Option<NodeId>>,
+    pub terms: Vec<u64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct NodeId(Vec<u8>);
+pub struct Log<T> {
+    pub term: u64,
+    pub msg: T,
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct Info<T> {
-    _logs: Vec<Log>,
-    _commits: Vec<T>,
-    _voted_for: Vec<Option<NodeId>>,
-    _terms: Vec<u64>,
-}
+pub struct NodeId(Vec<u8>);
 
 #[derive(Debug, SerialEncodable, SerialDecodable)]
 struct EncryptedTask {
@@ -42,13 +42,55 @@ struct Privmsg {
     message: String,
 }
 
-#[async_std::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    // Load datastore, uncomment desired bin structures
-    // Taud
-    //let db_path = expand_path(&"~/.config/darkfi/tau/tau.db").unwrap();
-    //let datastore = DataStore::<EncryptedTask>::new(&db_path.to_str().unwrap())?;
-    // Ircd
+fn extract_taud() -> Result<String> {
+    let db_path = expand_path(&"~/.config/darkfi/tau/tau.db").unwrap();
+    let datastore = DataStore::<EncryptedTask>::new(&db_path.to_str().unwrap())?;
+
+    println!("Extracting db from: {:?}", db_path);
+
+    // Retrieve all data trees
+    let sled_logs = datastore.logs.get_all()?;
+    let sled_commits = datastore.commits.get_all()?;
+    let sled_voted_for = datastore.voted_for.get_all()?;
+    let sled_terms = datastore.current_term.get_all()?;
+
+    // Parse retrieved data trees
+    println!("Data extracted, parsing to viewable form...");
+
+    // Logs
+    let mut logs = vec![];
+    for log in sled_logs {
+        logs.push(Log { term: log.term, msg: deserialize(&log.msg)? });
+    }
+
+    // Commits
+    let mut commits = vec![];
+    for commit in &sled_commits {
+        commits
+            .push(EncryptedTask { nonce: commit.nonce.clone(), payload: commit.payload.clone() });
+    }
+
+    // Voted for
+    let mut voted_for = vec![];
+    for vote in sled_voted_for {
+        match vote {
+            Some(v) => voted_for.push(Some(NodeId(v.0.clone()))),
+            None => voted_for.push(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Terms
+    let mut terms = vec![];
+    for term in sled_terms {
+        terms.push(term);
+    }
+
+    let info = Info::<EncryptedTask> { logs, commits, voted_for, terms };
+    let info_string = format!("{:#?}", info);
+    Ok(info_string)
+}
+
+fn extract_ircd() -> Result<String> {
     let db_path = expand_path(&"~/.config/darkfi/ircd/ircd.db").unwrap();
     let datastore = DataStore::<Privmsg>::new(&db_path.to_str().unwrap())?;
     println!("Extracting db from: {:?}", db_path);
@@ -65,16 +107,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // Logs
     let mut logs = vec![];
     for log in sled_logs {
-        logs.push(Log { _term: log.term, _msg: log.msg });
+        logs.push(Log { term: log.term, msg: deserialize(&log.msg)? });
     }
 
     // Commits
     let mut commits = vec![];
     for commit in &sled_commits {
-        /*
-        commits
-            .push(EncryptedTask { nonce: commit.nonce.clone(), payload: commit.payload.clone() });
-        */
         commits.push(Privmsg {
             id: commit.id,
             nickname: commit.nickname.clone(),
@@ -98,18 +136,16 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         terms.push(term);
     }
 
-    /*
-    let info = Info::<EncryptedTask> {
-        _logs: logs,
-        _commits: commits,
-        _voted_for: voted_for,
-        _terms: terms,
-    };
-    */
-    let info =
-        Info::<Privmsg> { _logs: logs, _commits: commits, _voted_for: voted_for, _terms: terms };
+    let info = Info::<Privmsg> { logs, commits, voted_for, terms };
     let info_string = format!("{:#?}", info);
 
+    Ok(info_string)
+}
+
+#[async_std::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let info_string = extract_taud()?;
+
     // Generating file
     let file_path = "raft_db";
     println!("Data parsed, writing to file {:?}", file_path);