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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 8228bda939 navigate.st: multi-TLD label search (gateway /api/labels/<label> + client picker) 
Fixes the "type a bare label, find matches across every TLD" gap. Before this,
typing `poutakidis` in the navigate.st search box was silently pinned to
`.bch` (missing `poutakidis.de`); typing `coinspectrum` was likewise pinned
to `.bch` and missed the `.x` registration.

Gateway (Argus/src/gateway/public-gateway.mjs): new /api/labels/<label>
endpoint. Iterates the cached full-index Map (getIndex(), rebuilt every 30s)
and returns { label, matches: [{ name, tld, records, category }] } — bare
`<label>` entries are surfaced as `<label>.bch` in the response for clarity.
Zero cost on the live path — the label endpoint reuses the same index that
the record-picker already touches.

Client (navigate.st/index.html): three routes on submit —
  bare label      → /api/labels/<l>: 0 matches show "not registered, register at
                    Sirius"; 1 match redirects to /bns/<name>; 2+ matches show
                    an inline picker with a per-record-type badge (on-chain /
                    Sia / server / redirect).
  <label>.<tld…>  → /bns/<name> straight, no API call needed.
  free text       → DuckDuckGo, unchanged.

The picker + empty-state markup + CSS all live inside the single 15 KB page —
no external dependencies. On API failure the client falls back to the pre-fix
".bch guess" so the box stays useful if the gateway is unreachable.

Deployed. Live at https://navigate.st/api/labels/poutakidis (1 match, .de) and
https://navigate.st/api/labels/coinspectrum (2 matches, .bch + .x). Backup of
the previous VPS gateway at /opt/bns-gateway/public-gateway.mjs.bak.1787175583.
2026-08-20 00:28:00 +02:00
setup Ariadne c5efae43: tlds.bch-driven install + BNS_POLICY, doc-aligned 2026-08-01 02:06:48 +02:00
src navigate.st: multi-TLD label search (gateway /api/labels/<label> + client picker) 2026-08-20 00:28:00 +02:00
test Snapshot in-progress work: Ariadne mobile, Theseus password manager, Hephaestus 2026-08-14 23:17:18 +02:00
.gitignore Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
ariadne.config.json Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +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 Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
package.json Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +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