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Argus � the BNS public gateway (navigate.st) and its library layer. Serves BCNR names over HTTPS, verifies signed records, mints TLDs.
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Local Dev 2346320bad feat(sirius-x): admin TLD hide/unhide + tabbed sign-in modal (4 direct actions) 
Two features:

1. Operator can hide TLDs from the public /api/tlds listing so hidden
   TLDs stop appearing in name-search UIs. On-chain registrations
   under a hidden TLD keep resolving — this is a UX filter, not
   enforcement.

   Gateway (public-gateway.mjs):
   - Persistent HIDDEN_TLDS set backed by hidden-tlds.json next to
     the service script
   - GET /api/tld-visibility  -> {hidden:[...]}                (public)
   - POST /api/tld-visibility -> updates the list (operator-gated by
     Bearer BNS_OPERATOR_TOKEN env var; if unset, all writes refused
     so we default-deny)
   - /api/tlds filters out HIDDEN_TLDS; add ?include_hidden=1 to see
     everything (used by the admin panel to show all rows)
   - Operator token installed via systemd override on the VPS

   Admin panel:
   - New 'Operator token' card at the top of the TLD-registry section;
     token stored in sessionStorage (not localStorage) so a full
     browser close forgets it
   - Each TLD row got a 'Hidden from public' checkbox that POSTs on
     toggle and refreshes the table; failures roll back the checkbox
     and surface the error next to the token field

2. Wallet dropdown restored to 4 direct actions
   (Unlock / Create a wallet / Import a wallet / WizardConnect) and
   the shared mint/sign-in modal grew a tab strip so users can switch
   between the four wallet actions from any step without going back
   to a choice screen.

   register-flow.js:
   - renderTabs(active) prepended to stepCreate/stepImport/stepUnlock/
     stepExternal when signInOnly is set. Unlock tab only appears
     when a saved wallet exists.
   - Delegated click handler on the sheet routes tab clicks to the
     matching step; switching away from a live WC session tears it
     down first so we don't leak WebSockets.

   profile-menu.js:
   - Restored 4-item onboarding menu (Create/Import/WC plus Unlock
     when saved). Each item is a direct entry point; the tabbed modal
     lets the user pivot to any other option without closing.

Cache-buster bumped on all 8 sirius-x pages to ?v=20260908tabs.
2026-09-08 02:19:41 +02:00
setup Ariadne 0.1.1 + Theseus fetches it from silentmode.st (no more bundling) 2026-09-08 01:27:51 +02:00
src feat(sirius-x): admin TLD hide/unhide + tabbed sign-in modal (4 direct actions) 2026-09-08 02:19:41 +02:00
test feat(bns): 'p' reverse-proxy record type — mirror an upstream URL under a BNS name 2026-09-07 00:18:07 +02:00
.gitignore Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
ariadne.config.json BNS: per-TLD on-chain registry, multi-beacon indexer, enforcement gate 2026-08-29 17:11:02 +02:00
BROWSER-PROMPT.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
build-web.mjs Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
DESIGN-collision-modes.md Resolver 3438d558: ASCII-clean install.ps1 + multi-TLD NRPT + VPS-first electrum 2026-07-31 23:09:23 +02:00
DESIGN-hosting-pact.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
DESIGN-root-tld-cert.md Collision modes (BCNR/ICANN) + root TLD cert + VPS electrum-source indexer 2026-08-02 11:39:00 +02:00
ENGINE.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
namespaces.pdf Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
OPERATIONS-electrum.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
package-lock.json BNS: per-TLD on-chain registry, multi-beacon indexer, enforcement gate 2026-08-29 17:11:02 +02:00
package.json BNS: per-TLD on-chain registry, multi-beacon indexer, enforcement gate 2026-08-29 17:11:02 +02:00
PROTOCOL.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
README.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
ROADMAP.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
sia-test.html Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00

README.md

BNS — Namecoin-style decentralized names on Bitcoin Cash (chipnet)

A working prototype of "Option 3": names are CashTokens name certificates on the BCH chain (no fork, no sidechain), records ride in OP_RETURN, discovery via a beacon address, and the resolver is embedded in a wallet app with a built-in browser pane — the Brave/MetaMask-browser architecture in miniature.

See PROTOCOL.md for the on-chain design and its honest limitations.

Layout

  • src/lib/bns.js — protocol core: payload codec, chain indexer/resolver, tx builders
  • src/wallet-app.js — wallet + embedded resolver + browser UI (npm run wallet → http://localhost:4626)
  • src/register.js / src/update.js / src/resolve.js — CLI equivalents
  • wallets.json — chipnet seed phrases (TESTNET ONLY — never reuse for real funds)
  • src/lib/gen-wallets.js — one-time wallet generation (already run)

Setup

  1. npm install
  2. Fund the wallet with free chipnet tBCH: go to https://tbch.googol.cash/, paste the wallet address (shown in the app sidebar or by node src/lib/gen-wallets.js), pick chipnet, solve the captcha. ~0.001 tBCH funds hundreds of registrations.
  3. npm run wallet and open http://localhost:4626

Standalone resolver daemon (make EVERY browser resolve .bch)

  • src/daemon/bnsd.js — DNS server (answers *.bch from the chain, forwards everything else upstream) + HTTP gateway that serves on-chain sites by Host header. Test unprivileged: node src/daemon/bnsd.js --dns-port 5354 --http-port 8081, then node src/daemon/dig.js hello.bch.
  • setup/install.ps1 — run from an elevated PowerShell. Installs the daemon as a boot-time scheduled task (SYSTEM, auto-restart) and wires the OS to it:
    • default (-Mode nrpt): adds an NRPT rule so only .bch queries reach the daemon; all other DNS is untouched.
    • -Mode full: points every adapter's DNS at 127.0.0.1 (daemon forwards non-.bch upstream, ncdns-style); original servers are saved and restored on uninstall.
  • setup/uninstall.ps1 — reverses everything (rule/adapters/task).

HTTPS for .bch: the "BNS Local Root CA" (created on demand in ca/, keep root-ca.key private) signs per-name certs. The daemon's :443 gateway mints them on the fly for locally-served names; node src/lib/issue-cert.js <name> issues one for a real server (see the coinspectrum.bch nginx vhost). The installer trusts the root machine-wide and enables Firefox's enterprise-roots policy; cert fingerprints are published in "tls" chain records for pinning.

Caveats: browsers with "secure DNS" (DoH) enabled bypass the OS resolver — disable it or add an exception; ports 53/80/443 must be free.

Try it

  • Register hello with inline HTML (a website stored entirely on-chain), then type hello.bch in the address bar — the app resolves it from the blockchain (not DNS) and renders it.
  • Or CLI: node src/register.js hello '{"h":"<h1>Served from the BCH chain</h1>"}' then node src/resolve.js hello