diff --git a/cluster/cluster.go b/cluster/cluster.go
index 8fb1db0..686097f 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func makeArgs(cmd string, args ...string) [][]byte {
 	return result
 }
 
-// return peer -> writeKeys
+// return node -> writeKeys
 func (cluster *Cluster) groupBy(keys []string) map[string][]string {
 	result := make(map[string][]string)
 	for _, key := range keys {
diff --git a/cluster/mset.go b/cluster/mset.go
index 6aea5f6..2a216ef 100644
--- a/cluster/mset.go
+++ b/cluster/mset.go
@@ -128,16 +128,16 @@ func MSetNX(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, cmdLine CmdLine) redis.Reply {
 	txID := cluster.idGenerator.NextID()
 	txIDStr := strconv.FormatInt(txID, 10)
 	rollback := false
-	for peer, group := range groupMap {
-		peerArgs := []string{txIDStr, "MSETNX"}
+	for node, group := range groupMap {
+		nodeArgs := []string{txIDStr, "MSETNX"}
 		for _, k := range group {
-			peerArgs = append(peerArgs, k, valueMap[k])
+			nodeArgs = append(nodeArgs, k, valueMap[k])
 		}
 		var resp redis.Reply
-		if peer == cluster.self {
-			resp = execPrepare(cluster, c, makeArgs("Prepare", peerArgs...))
+		if node == cluster.self {
+			resp = execPrepare(cluster, c, makeArgs("Prepare", nodeArgs...))
 		} else {
-			resp = cluster.relay(peer, c, makeArgs("Prepare", peerArgs...))
+			resp = cluster.relay(node, c, makeArgs("Prepare", nodeArgs...))
 		}
 		if protocol.IsErrorReply(resp) {
 			re := resp.(protocol.ErrorReply)
@@ -187,5 +187,5 @@ func prepareMSetNx(cluster *Cluster, conn redis.Connection, cmdLine CmdLine) red
 }
 
 func init() {
-	prepareFuncMap["msetnx"] = prepareMSetNx
+	registerPrepareFunc("MSetNx", prepareMSetNx)
 }
diff --git a/cluster/rename.go b/cluster/rename.go
index 3ef8895..c168445 100644
--- a/cluster/rename.go
+++ b/cluster/rename.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package cluster
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/interface/redis"
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/lib/utils"
 	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/redis/protocol"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 // Rename renames a key, the origin and the destination must within the same node
@@ -10,16 +12,79 @@ func Rename(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
 	if len(args) != 3 {
 		return protocol.MakeErrReply("ERR wrong number of arguments for 'rename' command")
 	}
-	src := string(args[1])
-	dest := string(args[2])
+	srcKey := string(args[1])
+	destKey := string(args[2])
 
-	srcPeer := cluster.peerPicker.PickNode(src)
-	destPeer := cluster.peerPicker.PickNode(dest)
-
-	if srcPeer != destPeer {
-		return protocol.MakeErrReply("ERR rename must within one slot in cluster mode")
+	srcNode := cluster.peerPicker.PickNode(srcKey)
+	destNode := cluster.peerPicker.PickNode(destKey)
+	if srcNode == destNode { // do fast
+		return cluster.relay(srcNode, c, args)
 	}
-	return cluster.relay(srcPeer, c, args)
+
+	groupMap := map[string][]string{
+		srcNode:  {srcKey},
+		destNode: {destKey},
+	}
+	txID := cluster.idGenerator.NextID()
+	txIDStr := strconv.FormatInt(txID, 10)
+	// prepare rename from
+	srcArgs := makeArgs("Prepare", txIDStr, "RenameFrom", srcKey)
+	var srcPrepareResp redis.Reply
+	if srcNode == cluster.self {
+		srcPrepareResp = execPrepare(cluster, c, srcArgs)
+	} else {
+		srcPrepareResp = cluster.relay(srcNode, c, srcArgs)
+	}
+	if protocol.IsErrorReply(srcPrepareResp) {
+		// rollback src node
+		requestRollback(cluster, c, txID, map[string][]string{srcNode: {srcKey}})
+		return srcPrepareResp
+	}
+	srcPrepareMBR, ok := srcPrepareResp.(*protocol.MultiBulkReply)
+	if !ok || len(srcPrepareMBR.Args) < 2 {
+		requestRollback(cluster, c, txID, map[string][]string{srcNode: {srcKey}})
+		return protocol.MakeErrReply("ERR invalid prepare response")
+	}
+	// prepare rename to
+	destArgs := utils.ToCmdLine3("Prepare", []byte(txIDStr),
+		[]byte("RenameTo"), []byte(destKey), srcPrepareMBR.Args[0], srcPrepareMBR.Args[1])
+	var destPrepareResp redis.Reply
+	if destNode == cluster.self {
+		destPrepareResp = execPrepare(cluster, c, destArgs)
+	} else {
+		destPrepareResp = cluster.relay(destNode, c, destArgs)
+	}
+	if protocol.IsErrorReply(destPrepareResp) {
+		// rollback src node
+		requestRollback(cluster, c, txID, groupMap)
+		return destPrepareResp
+	}
+	_, errReply := requestCommit(cluster, c, txID, groupMap)
+	if errReply != nil {
+		requestRollback(cluster, c, txID, groupMap)
+		return errReply
+	}
+	return protocol.MakeOkReply()
+}
+
+func prepareRenameFrom(cluster *Cluster, conn redis.Connection, cmdLine CmdLine) redis.Reply {
+	if len(cmdLine) != 2 {
+		return protocol.MakeArgNumErrReply("RenameFrom")
+	}
+	key := string(cmdLine[1])
+	existResp := cluster.db.ExecWithLock(conn, utils.ToCmdLine("Exists", key))
+	if protocol.IsErrorReply(existResp) {
+		return existResp
+	}
+	existIntResp := existResp.(*protocol.IntReply)
+	if existIntResp.Code == 0 {
+		return protocol.MakeErrReply("ERR no such key")
+	}
+	return cluster.db.ExecWithLock(conn, utils.ToCmdLine2("DumpKey", key))
+}
+
+func init() {
+	registerPrepareFunc("RenameFrom", prepareRenameFrom)
 }
 
 // RenameNx renames a key, only if the new key does not exist.
diff --git a/cluster/rename_test.go b/cluster/rename_test.go
index 20853a4..d679686 100644
--- a/cluster/rename_test.go
+++ b/cluster/rename_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func TestRename(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected ttl more than 0, actual: %d", intResult.Code)
 		return
 	}
+	// test no src key
 }
 
 func TestRenameNx(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cluster/tcc.go b/cluster/tcc.go
index 8a9ef8d..d0d6215 100644
--- a/cluster/tcc.go
+++ b/cluster/tcc.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import (
 // For example, prepareMSetNX  will return error to prevent MSetNx transaction from committing if any related key already exists
 var prepareFuncMap = make(map[string]CmdFunc)
 
+func registerPrepareFunc(cmdName string, fn CmdFunc) {
+	prepareFuncMap[strings.ToLower(cmdName)] = fn
+}
+
 // Transaction stores state and data for a try-commit-catch distributed transaction
 type Transaction struct {
 	id      string   // transaction id
@@ -195,16 +199,16 @@ func execCommit(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, cmdLine CmdLine) redis.Rep
 }
 
 // requestCommit commands all node to commit transaction as coordinator
-func requestCommit(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, txID int64, peers map[string][]string) ([]redis.Reply, protocol.ErrorReply) {
+func requestCommit(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, txID int64, groupMap map[string][]string) ([]redis.Reply, protocol.ErrorReply) {
 	var errReply protocol.ErrorReply
 	txIDStr := strconv.FormatInt(txID, 10)
-	respList := make([]redis.Reply, 0, len(peers))
-	for peer := range peers {
+	respList := make([]redis.Reply, 0, len(groupMap))
+	for node := range groupMap {
 		var resp redis.Reply
-		if peer == cluster.self {
+		if node == cluster.self {
 			resp = execCommit(cluster, c, makeArgs("commit", txIDStr))
 		} else {
-			resp = cluster.relay(peer, c, makeArgs("commit", txIDStr))
+			resp = cluster.relay(node, c, makeArgs("commit", txIDStr))
 		}
 		if protocol.IsErrorReply(resp) {
 			errReply = resp.(protocol.ErrorReply)
@@ -213,20 +217,21 @@ func requestCommit(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, txID int64, peers map[s
 		respList = append(respList, resp)
 	}
 	if errReply != nil {
-		requestRollback(cluster, c, txID, peers)
+		requestRollback(cluster, c, txID, groupMap)
 		return nil, errReply
 	}
 	return respList, nil
 }
 
 // requestRollback requests all node rollback transaction as coordinator
-func requestRollback(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, txID int64, peers map[string][]string) {
+// groupMap: node -> keys
+func requestRollback(cluster *Cluster, c redis.Connection, txID int64, groupMap map[string][]string) {
 	txIDStr := strconv.FormatInt(txID, 10)
-	for peer := range peers {
-		if peer == cluster.self {
+	for node := range groupMap {
+		if node == cluster.self {
 			execRollback(cluster, c, makeArgs("rollback", txIDStr))
 		} else {
-			cluster.relay(peer, c, makeArgs("rollback", txIDStr))
+			cluster.relay(node, c, makeArgs("rollback", txIDStr))
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/database/cluster_helper.go b/database/cluster_helper.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9cf451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/cluster_helper.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/aof"
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/interface/redis"
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/redis/parser"
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/redis/protocol"
+)
+
+// execExistIn returns existing key in given keys
+// example: ExistIn key1 key2 key3..., returns [key1, key2]
+// custom command for MSetNX tcc transaction
+func execExistIn(db *DB, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
+	var result [][]byte
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		key := string(arg)
+		_, exists := db.GetEntity(key)
+		if exists {
+			result = append(result, []byte(key))
+		}
+	}
+	if len(result) == 0 {
+		return protocol.MakeEmptyMultiBulkReply()
+	}
+	return protocol.MakeMultiBulkReply(result)
+}
+
+// execDumpKey returns redis serialization protocol data of given key (see aof.EntityToCmd)
+func execDumpKey(db *DB, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
+	key := string(args[0])
+	entity, ok := db.GetEntity(key)
+	if !ok {
+		return protocol.MakeEmptyMultiBulkReply()
+	}
+	dumpCmd := aof.EntityToCmd(key, entity)
+	ttlCmd := toTTLCmd(db, key)
+	resp := protocol.MakeMultiBulkReply([][]byte{
+		dumpCmd.ToBytes(),
+		ttlCmd.ToBytes(),
+	})
+	return resp
+}
+
+// execRenameFrom exactly the same as execDel, used for cluster.Rename
+func execRenameFrom(db *DB, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
+	key := string(args[0])
+	db.Remove(key)
+	return protocol.MakeOkReply()
+}
+
+// execRenameTo accepts result of execDumpKey and load the dumped key
+// args format: key dumpCmd ttlCmd
+// execRenameTo may be partially successful, do not use it without transaction
+func execRenameTo(db *DB, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
+	key := args[0]
+	dumpRawCmd, err := parser.ParseOne(args[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return protocol.MakeErrReply("illegal dump cmd: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	dumpCmd, ok := dumpRawCmd.(*protocol.MultiBulkReply)
+	if !ok {
+		return protocol.MakeErrReply("dump cmd is not multi bulk reply")
+	}
+	dumpCmd.Args[1] = key // change key
+	ttlRawCmd, err := parser.ParseOne(args[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		return protocol.MakeErrReply("illegal ttl cmd: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	ttlCmd, ok := ttlRawCmd.(*protocol.MultiBulkReply)
+	if !ok {
+		return protocol.MakeErrReply("ttl cmd is not multi bulk reply")
+	}
+	ttlCmd.Args[1] = key
+	db.Remove(string(key))
+	dumpResult := db.execWithLock(dumpCmd.Args)
+	if protocol.IsErrorReply(dumpResult) {
+		return dumpResult
+	}
+	ttlResult := db.execWithLock(ttlCmd.Args)
+	if protocol.IsErrorReply(ttlResult) {
+		return ttlResult
+	}
+	return protocol.MakeOkReply()
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterCommand("DumpKey", execDumpKey, writeAllKeys, undoDel, 2)
+	RegisterCommand("ExistIn", execExistIn, readAllKeys, nil, -1)
+	RegisterCommand("RenameFrom", execRenameFrom, readFirstKey, nil, 2)
+	RegisterCommand("RenameTo", execRenameTo, writeFirstKey, rollbackFirstKey, 4)
+}
diff --git a/database/cluster_helper_test.go b/database/cluster_helper_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df49f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/cluster_helper_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/lib/utils"
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/redis/protocol"
+	"github.com/hdt3213/godis/redis/protocol/asserts"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestExistIn(t *testing.T) {
+	testDB.Flush()
+	key := utils.RandString(10)
+	value := utils.RandString(10)
+	key2 := utils.RandString(10)
+	testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("set", key, value))
+	result := testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("ExistIn", key, key2))
+	asserts.AssertMultiBulkReply(t, result, []string{key})
+	key3 := utils.RandString(10)
+	result = testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("ExistIn", key2, key3))
+	asserts.AssertMultiBulkReplySize(t, result, 0)
+}
+
+func TestDumpKeyAndRenameTo(t *testing.T) {
+	testDB.Flush()
+	key := utils.RandString(10)
+	value := utils.RandString(10)
+	newKey := key + utils.RandString(2)
+	testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("set", key, value, "ex", "1000"))
+
+	result := testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("DumpKey", key))
+	if protocol.IsErrorReply(result) {
+		t.Error("dump key error")
+		return
+	}
+	dumpResult := result.(*protocol.MultiBulkReply)
+	result = testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("RenameTo", newKey,
+		string(dumpResult.Args[0]), string(dumpResult.Args[1])))
+	asserts.AssertNotError(t, result)
+	result = testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("RenameFrom", key))
+	asserts.AssertNotError(t, result)
+
+	result = testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("exists", key))
+	asserts.AssertIntReply(t, result, 0)
+	result = testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("exists", newKey))
+	asserts.AssertIntReply(t, result, 1)
+	// check ttl
+	result = testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("ttl", newKey))
+	intResult, ok := result.(*protocol.IntReply)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Error(fmt.Sprintf("expected int protocol, actually %s", result.ToBytes()))
+		return
+	}
+	if intResult.Code <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected ttl more than 0, actual: %d", intResult.Code)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/database/keys.go b/database/keys.go
index 77f3b13..d739224 100644
--- a/database/keys.go
+++ b/database/keys.go
@@ -49,24 +49,6 @@ func execExists(db *DB, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
 	return protocol.MakeIntReply(result)
 }
 
-// execExistIn returns existing key in given keys
-// example: ExistIn key1 key2 key3..., returns [key1, key2]
-// custom command for MSetNX tcc transaction
-func execExistIn(db *DB, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
-	var result [][]byte
-	for _, arg := range args {
-		key := string(arg)
-		_, exists := db.GetEntity(key)
-		if exists {
-			result = append(result, []byte(key))
-		}
-	}
-	if len(result) == 0 {
-		return protocol.MakeEmptyMultiBulkReply()
-	}
-	return protocol.MakeMultiBulkReply(result)
-}
-
 // execFlushDB removes all data in current db
 func execFlushDB(db *DB, args [][]byte) redis.Reply {
 	db.Flush()
@@ -336,7 +318,6 @@ func init() {
 	RegisterCommand("PTTL", execPTTL, readFirstKey, nil, 2)
 	RegisterCommand("Persist", execPersist, writeFirstKey, undoExpire, 2)
 	RegisterCommand("Exists", execExists, readAllKeys, nil, -2)
-	RegisterCommand("ExistIn", execExistIn, readAllKeys, nil, -1)
 	RegisterCommand("Type", execType, readFirstKey, nil, 2)
 	RegisterCommand("Rename", execRename, prepareRename, undoRename, 3)
 	RegisterCommand("RenameNx", execRenameNx, prepareRename, undoRename, 3)
diff --git a/database/keys_test.go b/database/keys_test.go
index 24872f1..9f2539d 100644
--- a/database/keys_test.go
+++ b/database/keys_test.go
@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@ func TestExists(t *testing.T) {
 	asserts.AssertIntReply(t, result, 0)
 }
 
-func TestExistIn(t *testing.T) {
-	testDB.Flush()
-	key := utils.RandString(10)
-	value := utils.RandString(10)
-	key2 := utils.RandString(10)
-	testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("set", key, value))
-	result := testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("ExistIn", key, key2))
-	asserts.AssertMultiBulkReply(t, result, []string{key})
-	key3 := utils.RandString(10)
-	result = testDB.Exec(nil, utils.ToCmdLine("ExistIn", key2, key3))
-	asserts.AssertMultiBulkReplySize(t, result, 0)
-}
-
 func TestType(t *testing.T) {
 	testDB.Flush()
 	key := utils.RandString(10)
diff --git a/database/server.go b/database/server.go
index b872fa3..cf17be8 100644
--- a/database/server.go
+++ b/database/server.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func (mdb *MultiDB) Exec(c redis.Connection, cmdLine [][]byte) (result redis.Rep
 		return protocol.MakeErrReply("NOAUTH Authentication required")
 	}
 
+	// todo: merge special commands into router
 	// special commands
 	if cmdName == "subscribe" {
 		if len(cmdLine) < 2 {