diff --git a/source/include/parselink/msgpack/token/reader.h b/source/include/parselink/msgpack/token/reader.h
index ba61494..960cfd4 100644
--- a/source/include/parselink/msgpack/token/reader.h
+++ b/source/include/parselink/msgpack/token/reader.h
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ public:
     constexpr token_reader(std::span<std::byte const> src) noexcept :
         data_(src), curr_{src.begin()}, end_(src.end()) {}
 
+    constexpr auto remaining(auto itr) noexcept {
+        using dist_type = decltype(std::distance(itr, end_));
+        return std::max(dist_type(0), std::distance(itr, end_));
+    }
+
     constexpr auto remaining() noexcept {
-        using dist_type = decltype(std::distance(curr_, end_));
-        return std::max(dist_type(0), std::distance(curr_, end_));
+        return remaining(curr_);
     }
 
     // Read the next token. If the reader currently points to the end of the
@@ -64,45 +68,102 @@ public:
     // some data present in the buffer, then incomplete_message is returned,
     // potentially hinting that further buffering is required.
     constexpr tl::expected<token, error> read_one() noexcept {
+        token tok;
         if (curr_ >= end_) {
             return tl::make_unexpected(error::end_of_message);
         }
 
+        auto curr = curr_;
+
         // Enumerate the current byte first by switch statement, then by
         // fix types.
         long int size = 0;
-        auto id = *curr_;
-        ++curr_;
+        std::size_t var_size = 0;
+        auto id = *curr;
+        format::type token_type;
+        ++curr;
         switch (id) {
             case format::uint8::marker:
-                size = 1;
+                size = sizeof(format::uint8::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::unsigned_int;
+                break;
             case format::uint16::marker:
-                size = 2;
+                size = sizeof(format::uint16::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::unsigned_int;
+                break;
             case format::uint32::marker:
-                size = 3;
+                size = sizeof(format::uint32::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::unsigned_int;
+                break;
             case format::uint64::marker:
-                size = 4;
-                if (remaining() < size) {
-                    return tl::make_unexpected(error::incomplete_message);
-                }
-                return detail::read_value<format::type::unsigned_int>(size, curr_);
-
+                size = sizeof(format::uint64::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::unsigned_int;
+                break;
             case format::int8::marker:
-                size = 1;
+                size = sizeof(format::int8::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::signed_int;
+                break;
             case format::int16::marker:
-                size = 2;
+                size = sizeof(format::int16::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::signed_int;
+                break;
             case format::int32::marker:
-                size = 3;
+                size = sizeof(format::int32::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::signed_int;
+                break;
             case format::int64::marker:
-                size = 4;
-                if (remaining() < size) {
+                size = sizeof(format::int64::value_type);
+                token_type = format::type::signed_int;
+                break;
+            case format::str8::marker:
+                size = sizeof(format::str8::first_type);
+                token_type = format::type::string;
+                break;
+            case format::str16::marker:
+                size = sizeof(format::str16::first_type);
+                token_type = format::type::string;
+                break;
+            case format::str32::marker:
+                size = sizeof(format::str32::first_type);
+                token_type = format::type::string;
+                break;
+            default:
+                return tl::make_unexpected(error::not_implemented);
+        }
+
+        switch (token_type) {
+            case format::type::unsigned_int:
+                if (remaining(curr) < size) {
+                    return tl::make_unexpected(error::out_of_space);
+                }
+                tok = detail::read_value<format::type::unsigned_int>(size, curr);
+                break;
+            case format::type::signed_int:
+                if (remaining(curr) < size) {
+                    return tl::make_unexpected(error::out_of_space);
+                }
+                tok = detail::read_value<format::type::signed_int>(size, curr);
+                break;
+            case format::type::string:
+                if (remaining(curr) < size) {
                     return tl::make_unexpected(error::incomplete_message);
                 }
-                return detail::read_value<format::type::signed_int>(size, curr_);
+                var_size = std::bit_cast<std::size_t>(detail::read(size, curr));
+                if (std::size_t(remaining(curr)) < var_size) {
+                    return tl::make_unexpected(error::incomplete_message);
+                }
+                using type = token_traits<format::type::string>::storage_type;
+                {
+                    auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<type>(&*curr);
+                    tok = token{std::string_view{ptr, var_size}};
+                    curr += var_size;
+                }
+            default: break;
         }
-        return tl::make_unexpected(error::not_implemented);
-    }
 
+        curr_ = curr;
+        return {tok};
+    }
 
     // Read multiple tokens from the byte buffer. The number of tokens parsed
     // can be surmised from the returned span of tokens. If the reader
diff --git a/tests/msgpack/BUILD b/tests/msgpack/BUILD
index 113d3b7..5562a3f 100644
--- a/tests/msgpack/BUILD
+++ b/tests/msgpack/BUILD
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ cc_library(
     deps = [
         "//source:msgpack",
         "@expected",
-        "@ut",
         "@fmt",
+        "@magic_enum",
+        "@ut",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/msgpack/test_token_reader.cpp b/tests/msgpack/test_token_reader.cpp
index 976ab76..e36d13f 100644
--- a/tests/msgpack/test_token_reader.cpp
+++ b/tests/msgpack/test_token_reader.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,49 @@ namespace {
       return {std::byte(std::forward<Bytes>(bytes))...};
     }
 
+template <typename T, std::size_t C = 1024> struct oversized_array {
+  std::array<T, C> data;
+  std::size_t size;
+};
+
+constexpr auto to_bytes_array_oversized(auto const &container) {
+  oversized_array<std::byte> arr;
+  std::copy(std::begin(container), std::end(container), std::begin(arr.data));
+  arr.size = std::distance(std::begin(container), std::end(container));
+  return arr;
+}
+
+    consteval auto generate_bytes(auto callable) {
+      constexpr auto oversized = to_bytes_array_oversized(callable());
+      std::array<std::byte, oversized.size> out;
+      std::copy(std::begin(oversized.data),
+                std::next(std::begin(oversized.data), oversized.size),
+                std::begin(out));
+      return out;
+    }
+
+template <std::size_t A, std::size_t B>
+consteval auto cat(std::array<std::byte, A> const &a,
+                   std::array<std::byte, B> const &b) {
+  std::array<std::byte, A + B> out;
+  std::copy(std::begin(a), std::next(std::begin(a), std::size(a)),
+            std::begin(out));
+  std::copy(std::begin(b), std::next(std::begin(b), std::size(b)),
+            std::next(std::begin(out), std::size(a)));
+  return out;
+}
+
+    constexpr auto from_string_view(std::string_view sv) {
+      std::vector<std::byte> range;
+      range.resize(sv.size());
+      auto itr = range.begin();
+      for (auto c : sv) {
+        *itr = std::byte(c);
+        ++itr;
+      }
+      return range;
+    }
+
     template <typename First, typename... Others>
     constexpr bool wrong_types(auto const& obj) {
         auto err = tl::make_unexpected(msgpack::error::wrong_type);
@@ -33,14 +76,29 @@ namespace {
 }
 
 suite reader = [] {
-    "construction"_test = [] {
-        constexpr auto payload = make_bytes(0xce, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x09, 0xce);
+    "read uint32"_test = [] {
+        constexpr auto payload = make_bytes(0xce, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x09);
         msgpack::token_reader reader(payload);
         auto token = reader.read_one();
         expect(token && token->type() == msgpack::format::type::unsigned_int);
         expect(token->get<std::uint8_t>() == tl::make_unexpected(msgpack::error::will_truncate));
+        expect(token->get<std::uint16_t>() == tl::make_unexpected(msgpack::error::will_truncate));
         expect(token->get<std::uint32_t>() == 0x01020309);
+        expect(token->get<std::uint64_t>() == 0x01020309);
         token = reader.read_one();
-        expect(token == tl::make_unexpected(msgpack::error::incomplete_message));
+        expect(token == tl::make_unexpected(msgpack::error::end_of_message));
+    };
+    "read str8"_test = [] {
+        constexpr std::string_view sv = "hello d";
+        constexpr auto payload =
+            cat(make_bytes(0xd9, sv.size()),
+                generate_bytes([sv] { return from_string_view(sv); }));
+
+        msgpack::token_reader reader(payload);
+        auto token = reader.read_one();
+        expect(token && token->type() == msgpack::format::type::string);
+        expect(token->get<std::string_view>() == sv);
+        token = reader.read_one();
+        expect(token == tl::make_unexpected(msgpack::error::end_of_message));
     };
 };