diff --git a/atrium-repo/src/mst.rs b/atrium-repo/src/mst.rs
index 72f9fa66..8951b459 100644
--- a/atrium-repo/src/mst.rs
+++ b/atrium-repo/src/mst.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,37 @@ mod algos {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Traverse through the tree, finding the node that contains a key. This will record
+    /// the CIDs of all nodes traversed.
+    pub fn traverse_find_path<'a>(
+        key: &'a str,
+    ) -> impl FnMut(Node, Cid) -> Result<TraverseAction<Cid, Cid>, Error> + 'a {
+        move |node, cid| -> Result<_, Error> {
+            if let Some(index) = node.find_ge(key) {
+                if let Some(NodeEntry::Leaf(e)) = node.entries.get(index) {
+                    if e.key == key {
+                        return Ok(TraverseAction::Stop(cid));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Check if the left neighbor is a tree, and if so, recurse into it.
+                if let Some(index) = index.checked_sub(1) {
+                    if let Some(subtree) = node.entries.get(index).unwrap().tree() {
+                        return Ok(TraverseAction::Continue((subtree.clone(), subtree.clone())));
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(Error::KeyNotFound);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // There is no left neighbor. The key is not present.
+                    return Err(Error::KeyNotFound);
+                }
+            } else {
+                // We've recursed into an empty node, so the key is not present in the tree.
+                return Err(Error::KeyNotFound);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Traverse through the tree, finding the first node that consists of more than just a single
     /// nested tree entry.
     pub fn traverse_prune() -> impl FnMut(Node, Cid) -> Result<TraverseAction<Cid, usize>, Error> {
@@ -688,6 +719,16 @@ impl<S: AsyncBlockStoreRead> Tree<S> {
             Err(e) => Err(e),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the path to a node that contains the specified key (including the containing node).
+    ///
+    /// This is useful for exporting portions of the MST for e.g. generating firehose records.
+    pub async fn get_path(&mut self, key: &str) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = Cid>, Error> {
+        match algos::traverse(&mut self.storage, self.root, algos::traverse_find_path(key)).await {
+            Ok((node_path, cid)) => Ok(node_path.into_iter().map(|(_, cid)| cid).chain([cid])),
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// The location of an entry in a Merkle Search Tree.