diff --git a/pkg/covenant/blind.go b/pkg/covenant/blind.go
index 6c542e4..f2904c0 100644
--- a/pkg/covenant/blind.go
+++ b/pkg/covenant/blind.go
@@ -39,3 +39,10 @@ func Blind(value uint64, nonce primitives.Hash) (primitives.Hash, error) {
 	copy(blind[:], sum.Sum(nil))
 	return blind, nil
 }
+
+// GetBlind is an alias for Blind.
+//
+//	bid, err := covenant.GetBlind(1000, nonce)
+func GetBlind(value uint64, nonce primitives.Hash) (primitives.Hash, error) {
+	return Blind(value, nonce)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/covenant/blind_test.go b/pkg/covenant/blind_test.go
index 85872e4..a6a4d62 100644
--- a/pkg/covenant/blind_test.go
+++ b/pkg/covenant/blind_test.go
@@ -31,3 +31,24 @@ func TestBlind(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Blind returned %x, want %x", got, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetBlind(t *testing.T) {
+	var nonce primitives.Hash
+	for i := range nonce {
+		nonce[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+
+	got, err := GetBlind(0x1122334455667788, nonce)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetBlind returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want, err := Blind(0x1122334455667788, nonce)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Blind returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("GetBlind returned %x, want %x", got, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/covenant/covenant.go b/pkg/covenant/covenant.go
index a8fce51..5bd8174 100644
--- a/pkg/covenant/covenant.go
+++ b/pkg/covenant/covenant.go
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ func TypeName(ct CovenantType) string {
 	return "UNKNOWN"
 }
 
+// GetTypeName is an alias for TypeName.
+//
+//	name := covenant.GetTypeName(covenant.TypeBid)
+func GetTypeName(ct CovenantType) string {
+	return TypeName(ct)
+}
+
 // IsName returns true if the covenant type is a name-related operation
 // (anything from CLAIM through REVOKE, inclusive).
 //
diff --git a/pkg/covenant/name_test.go b/pkg/covenant/name_test.go
index d003cd3..74e59e6 100644
--- a/pkg/covenant/name_test.go
+++ b/pkg/covenant/name_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ func TestNameFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetTypeName(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := GetTypeName(TypeBid); got != "BID" {
+		t.Fatalf("GetTypeName(TypeBid) = %q, want %q", got, "BID")
+	}
+
+	if got := GetTypeName(CovenantType(99)); got != "UNKNOWN" {
+		t.Fatalf("GetTypeName(99) = %q, want %q", got, "UNKNOWN")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestVerifyString(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name string
diff --git a/pkg/dns/resolve.go b/pkg/dns/resolve.go
index 61bbaa0..f8fe30b 100644
--- a/pkg/dns/resolve.go
+++ b/pkg/dns/resolve.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import (
 	"dappco.re/go/lns/pkg/primitives"
 )
 
+// ServiceName is the registered name for the DNS service group.
+const ServiceName = "dns"
+
 // Service handles DNS resolution for .lthn names against the LNS chain state.
 //
 //	svc := dns.NewService()
@@ -68,6 +71,13 @@ func (s *Service) GetCore() *core.Core {
 	return s.Core()
 }
 
+// GetServiceName returns the registered name for the DNS service group.
+//
+//	name := svc.GetServiceName()
+func (s *Service) GetServiceName() string {
+	return ServiceName
+}
+
 // Resolve normalises a .lthn name and returns its canonical hash.
 //
 // The resolver accepts either a bare name ("example") or a fully qualified
diff --git a/pkg/dns/resolve_test.go b/pkg/dns/resolve_test.go
index b9bd99a..307710f 100644
--- a/pkg/dns/resolve_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dns/resolve_test.go
@@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ func TestCoreAccessors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("GetCore should alias Core")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestServiceName(t *testing.T) {
+	svc := NewService()
+
+	if got := svc.GetServiceName(); got != ServiceName {
+		t.Fatalf("GetServiceName() = %q, want %q", got, ServiceName)
+	}
+}