API Infrastructure Stack — Curated Namespace Set

Build an API Infrastructure Stack
Without Naming Your Layer From Scratch

Twenty-three pre-curated, protocol-grade ENS namespaces covering every architectural function in modern API infrastructure — protocol layer at the top, key authority and credential issuance, routing and rate limiting, monitoring and analytics, service discovery and quota enforcement. The agent-economy stack. The naming layer for the agent economy taking shape around protocol APIs. Every name scored, classified, with on-chain coverage advancing every batch.

Names in stack
23
Resolving on-chain
18 / 23
Tier range
T6 — T14
Annual lease (full stack)
$61,750/yr

01The Stack

Twenty-three names organized by function. From the protocol layer down through key authority, credential issuance, routing, rate limiting, monitoring, analytics, and service discovery. Each name has a distinct architectural role. Click any name to view its full registry page.

apilayer.eth
Tier 14 · $6,750/yr
Infrastructure layer unifying API discovery, routing, and credential exchange across protocols. The connective tissue between dApps and external service providers.
apiprotocol.eth
Tier 14 · $6,750/yr
Canonical protocol layer for the decentralized API economy. Standardizes how on-chain agents request, authenticate, and consume external services across providers.
apikeyauthority.eth
Tier 13 · $5,500/yr
Sovereign issuer of cryptographically verifiable API credentials. Mints, rotates, and revokes access keys with on-chain attestation guarantees.
apikeyregistry.eth
Tier 13 · $5,500/yr
Registry of issued API credentials with on-chain provenance. Indexes keys by issuer, holder, scope, and expiry for verifiable access control.
apicredential.eth
Tier 11 · $3,500/yr
Credential primitive for API access — issued, held, and verified on-chain. Replaces opaque centralized API keys with verifiable identity tokens.
apiframework.eth
Tier 11 · $3,500/yr
Reference framework for building API services on the registry stack. Sets standards for endpoint contracts, error semantics, and versioning.
apikeymanager.eth
Tier 11 · $3,500/yr
Lifecycle controller for API credentials. Handles issuance, rotation, revocation, and policy enforcement across an issuer's full key inventory.
apirouter.eth
Tier 11 · $3,500/yr
Routing layer directing API traffic across providers, regions, and protocols. Enforces rate limits, failover, and policy at the routing edge.
apimanager.eth
Tier 10 · $2,750/yr
Operational management layer for API services. Orchestrates versioning, deployment, and lifecycle of endpoints across multiple consumer tiers.
apirate.eth
Tier 10 · $2,750/yr
Rate-limiting primitive for API consumption. Enforces per-key, per-tier, and per-route throttling with on-chain quota records.
apianalytics.eth
Tier 9 · $2,000/yr
Analytics layer aggregating API usage signals. Tracks call volume, error rates, latency distributions, and consumer behavior across endpoints.
apisuite.eth
Tier 9 · $2,000/yr
Suite of integrated API tooling. Bundles framework, monitor, analytics, and credential primitives into a deployment-ready toolkit.
apiverified.eth
Tier 9 · $2,000/yr
Verification primitive certifying API service authenticity. Attests provider identity, endpoint ownership, and contract conformance on-chain.
apicache.eth
Tier 8 · $1,500/yr
Caching layer reducing redundant API calls and provider costs. Stores response data with cryptographic freshness proofs and tunable TTL.
apigatewayhub.eth
Tier 8 · $1,500/yr
Gateway hub aggregating API services into a unified consumer surface. Routes requests, enforces auth, and emits per-call metrics.
apimonitor.eth
Tier 8 · $1,500/yr
Observability layer monitoring API health, latency, error rates, and abuse patterns. Surfaces incidents and anomalies across all routed endpoints.
apiservicehub.eth
Tier 8 · $1,500/yr
Service-hub primitive aggregating API providers under a single discoverable namespace. The discovery surface for the API economy.
apibuilder.eth
Tier 7 · $1,000/yr
Builder tooling for constructing API services on the registry stack. Templates, scaffolding, and deployment helpers for service authors.
DEV.API Pending on-chain
apiinstall.eth
Tier 7 · $1,000/yr
Install primitive for API service onboarding. Coordinates provisioning, key issuance, and initial deployment for new providers.
DEV.API Pending on-chain
apiinterface.eth
Tier 7 · $1,000/yr
Interface specification primitive. Defines canonical contract shapes for API endpoints — the schema layer above raw transport.
DEV.API Pending on-chain
apipipeline.eth
Tier 7 · $1,000/yr
Pipeline primitive for chained API workflows. Composes multiple service calls into a single declarable on-chain workflow.
DEV.API Pending on-chain
apiquota.eth
Tier 7 · $1,000/yr
Quota enforcement primitive limiting API consumption per credential. Tracks usage windows, billing tiers, and overage policy.
apiclient.eth
Tier 6 · $750/yr
Client library primitive. Standardizes how dApps and agents construct, sign, and submit API calls against registry-listed services.
DEV.CLIENT Pending on-chain
Production architecture flow
service-hub consumer dApp / AI agent
Each name corresponds to a real subsystem in production API infrastructure (Stripe-style, Kong-style, AWS API Gateway-style). Names you'd actually use as service identifiers, RPC endpoints, namespace roots, or organizational identity for an API provider in the agent economy.
Full Stack Annual Lease
$61,750/yr
Twenty-three protocol-grade namespaces covering the full API infrastructure stack from protocol layer through service discovery. Available individually or as the full stack when ENSv2 launches subdomain leasing.
No payment now · We'll contact you when ENSv2 ships

02Why a Curated Stack

The agent economy needs API infrastructure that's verifiable, decentralized, and machine-readable. Most teams pick generic names ad-hoc, with no semantic layer or on-chain classification. A curated stack solves all of it.

Coherent identity
Twenty-three names that share a doctrine: each describes WHAT the thing is at protocol level. No vendor branding, no speculation on the name. Builders see infrastructure, not marketing.
Real on-chain footprint
18 of 23 names already resolve via ENS today (eth.limo); the rest pending contenthash work. On-chain text records classify each component by function. Verifiable, queryable, integrated into wallets and explorers.
Predictable cost
$61,750/yr for the full stack of twenty-three namespaces. No haggling, no auctions, no flip-floor surprises. Tier-based pricing. Same rate for any team that asks.

03Common Questions

Can I lease just one name from the stack?

Yes. Each name is independently lease-eligible. The "full stack" framing is for teams who want all twenty-three at once — you're not locked in. Most teams start with the protocol + key-authority + credential triangle (apiprotocol, apikeyauthority, apicredential) and add components over time.

What does "lease" actually mean here?

You get exclusive subdomain rights under the parent name (e.g., your project becomes myco.apiprotocol.eth) plus the ability to mint additional subdomains as your infrastructure grows. The parent name stays in the registry — you don't buy the parent, you lease the subdomain space.

Why not just register your own ENS names?

You can. But you'd be naming your stack from scratch, with no semantic layer, no taxonomy, no on-chain classification. These names already have the records, the curation, and the documentation. They drop into a builder's mental model as "primitives" rather than "I made up a name."

When does this go live?

ENSv2 launches the subdomain-leasing primitives we'd use for full automation. ENS team has stated 2026 launch is on track ↗. Until then, leases are pre-arranged via direct contact. Reserve now to be in the first batch.

Is this the only stack you offer?

No. CPR has 44 ontological stacks across the portfolio of over 2,750 names. The other Featured Stacks: ZK Rollup Stack, Oracle Network Stack, Identity Stack, Restaking Stack, and MEV Defense Stack. Browse all 15 verticals or the full registry.

04Production Implementations

The teams shipping API and agent-economy infrastructure — protocol APIs, key authorities, credential issuance, routing, monitoring, agent gateways. As leases activate, this section will list who’s building on which namespace. If you’re running protocol API or agent infrastructure and want a slot here, get in touch.

OPEN
Featured implementation
Protocol API layer · gateway
OPEN
Featured implementation
Key authority · credential issuance
OPEN
Featured implementation
Routing & rate limiting
OPEN
Featured implementation
Agent infrastructure · ERC-8004