Registry
Public names.
Paid to be real.
registry.grid is the public directory of nodes and computes. No IPs. No free name spam. Activation is Cash App only · $5 → $Caraveo with your exact note — then human review.
01 · Why a fee
Abuse is free.
Review is not.
Anti-spam
Without a fee, anyone could squat every short realm overnight. The $5 gate keeps names meaningful.
Employment
Someone verifies Cash App notes and approves names. The fee funds that review work — real human jobs on the mesh edge.
Donations
Registry fee is $5 with the exact note. Extra support anytime at $Caraveo — donations accepted, no pressure.
02 · What activation unlocks
Realm-stack registry leg
& public presence
After status is active, your name may appear on the public directory and accept capacity announces. Until then, grid compute announce is rejected for that name (HTTP 402).
A realm stack combines host + mine + compute + this paid registry leg. Local mining works without it; public mesh identity does not.
// CLI
grid register fire
# → pay $5 Cash App $Caraveo + note
grid register fire --confirm
# → pending review
grid register fire --status
# → activated YES
grid ember fire
# registry checklist [x] when active
03 · Flow
Name · Identity · Pay · Review
01
Name
Pick an available grid:// realm. Register as node and/or compute.
02
IdentityKey
Optional passkey. Proves device control for the registration.
03
Cash App $5
Pay $Caraveo only. Exact note required. Donations accepted.
04
Approve
Confirm payment. Admin verifies note → status active.
04 · Register
Reserve your realm
Optional IdentityKey, then Cash App only to $Caraveo. Fee is non-refundable once submitted for review.
- 1 · Name
- 2 · IdentityKey
- 3 · Cash App
- 4 · Confirm
- 5 · Done
Pay · Cash App only
Send $5.00 to $Caraveo with the exact note shown after you reserve a name. No other rails. Donations (any amount) also go to $Caraveo.
Location-only mesh data never includes IPs, ports, or endpoints. Names that violate policy may be rejected. Registration fee is non-refundable once payment is submitted for review.