diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1b28b737d9..ddc665a01d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ org.gradle.warning.mode=all
 org.gradle.console=plain
 
 # Gradle
-version=2.8.5
+version=2.8.6
 group=com.hexagonkt
 description=The atoms of your platform
 
diff --git a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestPort.kt b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestPort.kt
index ebfb1fdbe7..506d0e2a2f 100644
--- a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestPort.kt
+++ b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestPort.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,33 @@ interface HttpRequestPort : HttpMessage {
         certificateChain: List<X509Certificate> = this.certificateChain,
     ): HttpRequestPort
 
+    operator fun plus(header: Header): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(headers = headers + header)
+
+    operator fun plus(queryParameter: QueryParameter): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(queryParameters = queryParameters + queryParameter)
+
+    operator fun plus(part: HttpPart): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(parts = parts + part)
+
+    operator fun plus(formParameter: FormParameter): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(formParameters = formParameters + formParameter)
+
+    operator fun plus(cookie: Cookie): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(cookies = cookies + cookie)
+
+    operator fun plus(headers: Headers): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(headers = this.headers + headers)
+
+    operator fun plus(queryParameters: QueryParameters): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(queryParameters = this.queryParameters + queryParameters)
+
+    operator fun plus(parts: List<HttpPart>): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(parts = this.parts + parts)
+
+    operator fun plus(formParameters: FormParameters): HttpRequestPort =
+        with(formParameters = this.formParameters + formParameters)
+
     fun certificate(): X509Certificate? =
         certificateChain.firstOrNull()
 
diff --git a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponsePort.kt b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponsePort.kt
index 0c6b60f499..b93854e186 100644
--- a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponsePort.kt
+++ b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponsePort.kt
@@ -27,4 +27,16 @@ interface HttpResponsePort : HttpMessage {
         onPong: WsSession.(data: ByteArray) -> Unit = this.onPong,
         onClose: WsSession.(status: Int, reason: String) -> Unit = this.onClose,
     ): HttpResponsePort
+
+    operator fun plus(header: Header): HttpResponsePort =
+        with(headers = headers + header)
+
+    operator fun plus(cookie: Cookie): HttpResponsePort =
+        with(cookies = cookies + cookie)
+
+    operator fun plus(headers: Headers): HttpResponsePort =
+        with(headers = this.headers + headers)
+
+    operator fun plus(cookies: List<Cookie>): HttpResponsePort =
+        with(cookies = this.cookies + cookies)
 }
diff --git a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/PathPatterns.kt b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/PathPatterns.kt
index 35ed3fb0cc..66ce92cf6c 100644
--- a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/PathPatterns.kt
+++ b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/PathPatterns.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package com.hexagonkt.http.patterns
 
 import com.hexagonkt.core.assertEnabled
+import com.hexagonkt.http.patterns.TemplatePathPattern.Companion.WILDCARD
 
 fun createPathPattern(pattern: String, prefix: Boolean): PathPattern =
     when {
+        pattern == WILDCARD -> WildcardPathPattern(prefix)
         TemplatePathPattern.isTemplate(pattern) -> TemplatePathPattern(pattern, prefix)
         else -> LiteralPathPattern(pattern, prefix)
     }
diff --git a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/TemplatePathPattern.kt b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/TemplatePathPattern.kt
index fc9b44ce3d..044db8047d 100644
--- a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/TemplatePathPattern.kt
+++ b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/TemplatePathPattern.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ data class TemplatePathPattern(
         private const val PARAMETER_PREFIX = "{"
         private const val PARAMETER_SUFFIX = "}"
 
-        private const val WILDCARD = "*"
+        internal const val WILDCARD = "*"
         private const val PARAMETER = "\\$PARAMETER_PREFIX\\w+$PARAMETER_SUFFIX"
 
         private val REGEX_CHARACTERS = listOf('(', ')', '|', '?', '+', '[', ']')
diff --git a/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/WildcardPathPattern.kt b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/WildcardPathPattern.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f19f804ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/WildcardPathPattern.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.hexagonkt.http.patterns
+
+import com.hexagonkt.http.patterns.TemplatePathPattern.Companion.WILDCARD
+
+data class WildcardPathPattern(override val prefix: Boolean = false) : PathPattern {
+
+    override val pattern: String = WILDCARD
+
+    override fun addPrefix(prefix: String?): PathPattern =
+        if (prefix == null) this
+        else createPathPattern("$prefix$WILDCARD", this.prefix)
+
+    override fun matches(requestUrl: String): Boolean =
+        true
+
+    override fun extractParameters(requestUrl: String): Map<String, String> =
+        mapOf(1.toString() to requestUrl)
+}
diff --git a/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestTest.kt b/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestTest.kt
index 5a8306a54e..890c8ce93d 100644
--- a/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestTest.kt
+++ b/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpRequestTest.kt
@@ -245,4 +245,54 @@ internal class HttpRequestTest {
         testQueryParameters = QueryParameters()
         assertEquals(URL("http://localhost:9999/path"), TestRequest.url())
     }
+
+    @Test fun `HTTP Request operators work ok`() {
+        val httpRequest = httpRequestData()
+
+        val header = Header("h", "v")
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + header,
+            httpRequest.copy(headers = httpRequest.headers + header)
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + Headers(header),
+            httpRequest.copy(headers = httpRequest.headers + header)
+        )
+
+        val queryParameter = QueryParameter("h", "v")
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + queryParameter,
+            httpRequest.copy(queryParameters = httpRequest.queryParameters + queryParameter)
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + QueryParameters(queryParameter),
+            httpRequest.copy(queryParameters = httpRequest.queryParameters + queryParameter)
+        )
+
+        val httpPart = HttpPart("h", "v")
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + httpPart,
+            httpRequest.copy(parts = httpRequest.parts + httpPart)
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + listOf(httpPart),
+            httpRequest.copy(parts = httpRequest.parts + httpPart)
+        )
+
+        val formParameter = FormParameter("h", "v")
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + formParameter,
+            httpRequest.copy(formParameters = httpRequest.formParameters + formParameter)
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + FormParameters(formParameter),
+            httpRequest.copy(formParameters = httpRequest.formParameters + formParameter)
+        )
+
+        val cookie = Cookie("n", "v")
+        assertEquals(
+            httpRequest + cookie,
+            httpRequest.copy(cookies = httpRequest.cookies + cookie)
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponseTest.kt b/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponseTest.kt
index b206e29b9e..b076be0669 100644
--- a/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponseTest.kt
+++ b/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/model/HttpResponseTest.kt
@@ -19,26 +19,50 @@ internal class HttpResponseTest {
         )
 
     @Test fun `HTTP Response comparison works ok`() {
-        val httpRequest = httpResponseData()
+        val httpResponse = httpResponseData()
 
-        assertEquals(httpRequest, httpRequest)
+        assertEquals(httpResponse, httpResponse)
         assertEquals(httpResponseData(), httpResponseData())
-        assertFalse(httpRequest.equals(""))
+        assertFalse(httpResponse.equals(""))
 
         val headers = Headers(Header("h1", "v1"))
         val cookies = listOf(Cookie("p", "v"))
         val contentType = ContentType(TEXT_RICHTEXT)
 
-        assertNotEquals(httpRequest, httpRequest.with(body = "body"))
-        assertNotEquals(httpRequest, httpRequest.with(headers = headers))
-        assertNotEquals(httpRequest, httpRequest.with(contentType = contentType))
-        assertNotEquals(httpRequest, httpRequest.with(cookies = cookies))
-        assertNotEquals(httpRequest, httpRequest.with(status = OK_200))
+        assertNotEquals(httpResponse, httpResponse.with(body = "body"))
+        assertNotEquals(httpResponse, httpResponse.with(headers = headers))
+        assertNotEquals(httpResponse, httpResponse.with(contentType = contentType))
+        assertNotEquals(httpResponse, httpResponse.with(cookies = cookies))
+        assertNotEquals(httpResponse, httpResponse.with(status = OK_200))
 
-        assertEquals(httpRequest.hashCode(), httpResponseData().hashCode())
+        assertEquals(httpResponse.hashCode(), httpResponseData().hashCode())
         assertEquals(
-            httpRequest.copy(contentType = null).hashCode(),
+            httpResponse.copy(contentType = null).hashCode(),
             httpResponseData(null).hashCode()
         )
     }
+
+    @Test fun `HTTP Response operators work ok`() {
+        val httpResponse = httpResponseData()
+
+        val header = Header("h", "v")
+        assertEquals(
+            httpResponse + header,
+            httpResponse.copy(headers = httpResponse.headers + header)
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            httpResponse + Headers(header),
+            httpResponse.copy(headers = httpResponse.headers + header)
+        )
+
+        val cookie = Cookie("n", "v")
+        assertEquals(
+            httpResponse + cookie,
+            httpResponse.copy(cookies = httpResponse.cookies + cookie)
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            httpResponse + listOf(cookie),
+            httpResponse.copy(cookies = httpResponse.cookies + cookie)
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/WildcardPathPatternTest.kt b/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/WildcardPathPatternTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe42915f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/src/test/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/patterns/WildcardPathPatternTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.hexagonkt.http.patterns
+
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+internal class WildcardPathPatternTest {
+
+    @Test fun `Prefixes are matched if pattern is prefix`() {
+        val regexPath = WildcardPathPattern()
+        assert(regexPath.matches("/alpha/bravo/tango"))
+
+        val regexPathPrefix = WildcardPathPattern(true)
+        assert(regexPathPrefix.matches("/alpha/bravo/tango"))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun `Prefixes can be appended to patterns`() {
+        val regexPath = WildcardPathPattern()
+        assert(regexPath.addPrefix(null).matches("/alpha/bravo"))
+        assertFalse(regexPath.addPrefix("/prefix").matches("/alpha/bravo"))
+        assertTrue(regexPath.addPrefix("/prefix").matches("/prefix/alpha/bravo"))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun `A wildcard path have a single parameter`() {
+        val pathWithoutData = WildcardPathPattern()
+        assertEquals("*", pathWithoutData.pattern)
+        assertEquals(mapOf("1" to "/alpha"), pathWithoutData.extractParameters("/alpha"))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun `Adding a prefix keep the prefix flag`() {
+        WildcardPathPattern(true).addPrefix("/b").let {
+            assertEquals("/b*", it.pattern)
+            assertTrue(it.prefix)
+        }
+        WildcardPathPattern(false).addPrefix("/b").let {
+            assertEquals("/b*", it.pattern)
+            assertFalse(it.prefix)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/ClientTest.kt b/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/ClientTest.kt
index 27eb9210b0..c5fd37f769 100644
--- a/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/ClientTest.kt
+++ b/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/ClientTest.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ abstract class ClientTest(
         callback = {
             val contentType = ContentType(APPLICATION_JSON, charset = Charsets.UTF_8)
             val bodyString = request.bodyString()
-            val bodyHeader = if (bodyString.endsWith("\n") || bodyString.contains("{")) "json" else bodyString
+            val bodyHeader =
+                if (bodyString.endsWith("\n") || bodyString.contains("{")) "json"
+                else bodyString
+
             ok(
                 body = bodyString,
                 headers = response.headers
@@ -85,9 +88,7 @@ abstract class ClientTest(
 
     @Test fun `Form parameters are sent correctly`() {
         callback = {
-            val headers = Headers(
-                formParameters.httpFields.map { (k, v) -> Header(k, v.values) }
-            )
+            val headers = Headers(formParameters.httpFields.map { (k, v) -> Header(k, v.values) })
             ok(headers = headers)
         }
 
diff --git a/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/SamplesTest.kt b/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/SamplesTest.kt
index 750c6b9867..6601b2b924 100644
--- a/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/SamplesTest.kt
+++ b/http_test/src/main/kotlin/com/hexagonkt/http/test/examples/SamplesTest.kt
@@ -377,24 +377,24 @@ abstract class SamplesTest(
 
         val server = HttpServer(serverAdapter()) {
             // filters
-            on("/*") { send(headers = response.headers + Header("b-all", "true")) }
+            on("/*") { send(response + Header("b-all", "true")) }
 
-            on("/filters/*") { send(headers = response.headers + Header("b-filters", "true")) }
+            on("/filters/*") { send(response + Header("b-filters", "true")) }
             get("/filters/route") { ok("filters route") }
-            after("/filters/*") { send(headers = response.headers + Header("a-filters", "true")) }
+            after("/filters/*") { send(response + Header("a-filters", "true")) }
 
             get("/filters") { ok("filters") }
 
             path("/nested") {
-                on("*") { send(headers = response.headers + Header("b-nested", "true")) }
-                on { send(headers = response.headers + Header("b-nested-2", "true")) }
+                on("*") { send(response + Header("b-nested", "true")) }
+                on { send(response + Header("b-nested-2", "true")) }
                 get("/filters") { ok("nested filters") }
                 get("/halted") { send(HttpStatus(499), "halted") }
                 get { ok("nested also") }
-                after("*") { send(headers = response.headers + Header("a-nested", "true")) }
+                after("*") { send(response + Header("a-nested", "true")) }
             }
 
-            after("/*") { send(headers = response.headers + Header("a-all", "true")) }
+            after("/*") { send(response + Header("a-all", "true")) }
             // filters
         }
 
diff --git a/starters/kotlin_pom.xml b/starters/kotlin_pom.xml
index 0b3e2121ba..8b85571bea 100644
--- a/starters/kotlin_pom.xml
+++ b/starters/kotlin_pom.xml
@@ -42,26 +42,21 @@
     <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/kotlin</sourceDirectory>
     <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/kotlin</testSourceDirectory>
 
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.3.1</version>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.11.0</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3.1</version>
-        </plugin>
-
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.11.0</version>
-        </plugin>
-
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.0</version>
-        </plugin>
-
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
           <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -123,7 +118,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <archive>
               <manifest>