diff --git a/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php
index b983097..96301e0 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ class Boot
         WebRoutesRegistering::class => 'onBoot',
     ];
 
-    public function onBoot(): void
+    public function onBoot(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
     {
         app('config')->set('chain', require __DIR__ . '/config.php');
         app()->singleton(DaemonRpc::class);
         app()->singleton(WalletRpc::class);
 
-        // Register API auth middleware
         app('router')->aliasMiddleware('auth.api', \App\Http\Middleware\ApiTokenAuth::class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mod/Explorer/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Explorer/Boot.php
index 7b6e350..f054a79 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Explorer/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Explorer/Boot.php
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ class Boot
         WebRoutesRegistering::class => 'onWebRoutes',
     ];
 
-    public function onWebRoutes(): void
+    public function onWebRoutes(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
     {
-        app('view')->addNamespace('explorer', __DIR__ . '/Views');
-        Route::prefix('explorer')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
-        Route::prefix('v1/explorer')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
+        $event->views('explorer', __DIR__ . '/Views');
+        $event->routes(function () {
+            Route::prefix('explorer')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
+            Route::prefix('v1/explorer')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mod/Gateway/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Gateway/Boot.php
index 05319c1..a12be4b 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Gateway/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Gateway/Boot.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Mod\Gateway;
 
+use Core\Events\FrameworkBooted;
 use Core\Events\WebRoutesRegistering;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Mod\Gateway\Services\GatewayRegistry;
@@ -12,11 +13,16 @@ class Boot
 {
     public static array $listens = [
         WebRoutesRegistering::class => 'onWebRoutes',
+        FrameworkBooted::class => 'onFrameworkBooted',
     ];
 
-    public function onWebRoutes(): void
+    public function onWebRoutes(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
+    {
+        $event->routes(fn () => Route::prefix('v1/gateway')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php'));
+    }
+
+    public function onFrameworkBooted(FrameworkBooted $event): void
     {
         app()->singleton(GatewayRegistry::class);
-        Route::prefix('v1/gateway')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mod/Names/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Names/Boot.php
index 2d18c2d..9c12959 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Names/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Names/Boot.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Mod\Names;
 
-use Core\Events\ApiRoutesRegistering;
 use Core\Events\ConsoleBooting;
 use Core\Events\WebRoutesRegistering;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
@@ -17,20 +16,17 @@ class Boot
         ConsoleBooting::class => 'onConsole',
     ];
 
-    public function onWebRoutes(): void
+    public function onWebRoutes(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
     {
-        app('view')->addNamespace('names', __DIR__ . '/Views');
-        Route::prefix('v1/names')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
-        Route::prefix('names')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
+        $event->views('names', __DIR__ . '/Views');
+        $event->routes(function () {
+            Route::prefix('names')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
+            Route::prefix('v1/names')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
+        });
     }
 
     public function onConsole(ConsoleBooting $event): void
     {
         $event->command(RetryDnsTickets::class);
     }
-
-    public function onApiRoutes(): void
-    {
-        Route::prefix('v1/names')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mod/Pool/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Pool/Boot.php
index 122b7f1..846df99 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Pool/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Pool/Boot.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Mod\Pool;
 
-use Core\Events\ApiRoutesRegistering;
+use Core\Events\FrameworkBooted;
 use Core\Events\WebRoutesRegistering;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Mod\Pool\Services\PoolClient;
@@ -13,19 +13,20 @@ class Boot
 {
     public static array $listens = [
         WebRoutesRegistering::class => 'onWebRoutes',
-        
+        FrameworkBooted::class => 'onFrameworkBooted',
     ];
 
-    public function onWebRoutes(): void
+    public function onWebRoutes(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
+    {
+        $event->routes(function () {
+            Route::prefix('pool')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
+            Route::prefix('v1/pool')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function onFrameworkBooted(FrameworkBooted $event): void
     {
         app()->singleton(PoolClient::class);
         app('config')->set('pool', require __DIR__ . '/config.php');
-        Route::prefix('v1/pool')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
-        Route::prefix('pool')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
-    }
-
-    public function onApiRoutes(): void
-    {
-        Route::prefix('v1/pool')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mod/Proxy/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Proxy/Boot.php
index 3ce87e7..eba5a10 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Proxy/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Proxy/Boot.php
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class Boot
         WebRoutesRegistering::class => 'onWebRoutes',
     ];
 
-    public function onWebRoutes(): void
+    public function onWebRoutes(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
     {
-        Route::prefix('v1/proxy')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
+        $event->routes(fn () => Route::prefix('v1/proxy')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mod/Trade/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Trade/Boot.php
index 070e42d..a4f92ec 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Trade/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Trade/Boot.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Mod\Trade;
 
-use Core\Events\ApiRoutesRegistering;
 use Core\Events\WebRoutesRegistering;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
@@ -12,17 +11,13 @@ class Boot
 {
     public static array $listens = [
         WebRoutesRegistering::class => 'onWebRoutes',
-        
     ];
 
-    public function onWebRoutes(): void
+    public function onWebRoutes(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
     {
-        Route::prefix('v1/trade')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
-        Route::prefix('trade')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
-    }
-
-    public function onApiRoutes(): void
-    {
-        Route::prefix('v1/trade')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
+        $event->routes(function () {
+            Route::prefix('trade')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php');
+            Route::prefix('v1/trade')->group(__DIR__ . '/Routes/api.php');
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Website/Api/Boot.php b/app/Website/Api/Boot.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bce1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Website/Api/Boot.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Website\Api;
+
+use Core\Events\DomainResolving;
+use Core\Events\WebRoutesRegistering;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+
+/**
+ * api.lthn.io — REST API homepage.
+ *
+ * When api.lthn.io is the resolved domain, serves an API reference
+ * landing page at /. API endpoints themselves are registered by Mod
+ * modules via ApiRoutesRegistering.
+ */
+class Boot extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    public static array $domains = [
+        '/^api\.lthn\.io$/',
+        '/^api\.lthn\.sh$/',
+        '/^api\.(test|localhost)$/',
+    ];
+
+    public static array $listens = [
+        DomainResolving::class => 'onDomain',
+        WebRoutesRegistering::class => 'onWebRoutes',
+    ];
+
+    public function register(): void {}
+
+    public function boot(): void
+    {
+        $this->loadViewsFrom(__DIR__ . '/Views', 'api');
+
+        foreach (static::$listens as $event => $method) {
+            Event::listen($event, [$this, $method]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function onDomain(DomainResolving $event): void
+    {
+        foreach (static::$domains as $pattern) {
+            if (preg_match($pattern, $event->domain)) {
+                $event->resolve($this);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function onWebRoutes(WebRoutesRegistering $event): void
+    {
+        $host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? '';
+
+        foreach (static::$domains as $pattern) {
+            if (preg_match($pattern, $host)) {
+                $event->routes(fn () => Route::group([], __DIR__ . '/Routes/web.php'));
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Website/Api/Controllers/ApiDocsController.php b/app/Website/Api/Controllers/ApiDocsController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b73d507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Website/Api/Controllers/ApiDocsController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Website\Api\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Routing\Controller;
+
+/**
+ * api.lthn.io landing page.
+ *
+ *   GET / — API reference and endpoint index
+ */
+class ApiDocsController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index(): \Illuminate\View\View
+    {
+        return view('api::index');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Website/Api/Routes/web.php b/app/Website/Api/Routes/web.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9231965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Website/Api/Routes/web.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use Website\Api\Controllers\ApiDocsController;
+
+// Homepage — API reference (only serves on api.lthn.io domain)
+Route::get('/', [ApiDocsController::class, 'index'])->name('api.index');
diff --git a/app/Website/Api/Views/index.blade.php b/app/Website/Api/Views/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50055bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Website/Api/Views/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<title>.lthn API</title>
+<meta name="description" content="REST API for the Lethean .lthn TLD registrar — names, DNS, proxy, gateway, and blockchain explorer.">
+<style>
+*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+body{font-family:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;background:#0a0e17;color:#e5e7eb;padding:2rem}
+.container{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto}
+h1{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:0.5rem}
+h2{font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:600;margin:2rem 0 0.75rem;color:#e5e7eb}
+p{color:#9ca3af;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:1rem}
+a{color:#818cf8;text-decoration:none}
+a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
+code{background:#111827;padding:0.15rem 0.4rem;border-radius:0.25rem;font-size:0.85rem}
+table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
+th{text-align:left;padding:0.5rem;color:#6b7280;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;border-bottom:1px solid #1f2937}
+td{padding:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #1f2937;font-size:0.85rem}
+.get{background:#065f46;color:#34d399;padding:0.15rem 0.5rem;border-radius:0.2rem;font-size:0.7rem;font-weight:600}
+.post{background:#78350f;color:#fbbf24;padding:0.15rem 0.5rem;border-radius:0.2rem;font-size:0.7rem;font-weight:600}
+.muted{color:#6b7280}
+.card{background:#111827;border:1px solid #1f2937;border-radius:0.5rem;padding:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem}
+.header{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:1rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
+.header .badge{background:rgba(52,211,153,0.15);color:#34d399;padding:0.25rem 0.75rem;border-radius:1rem;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:500}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div class="container">
+    <div class="header">
+        <h1>.lthn API</h1>
+        <span class="badge">v1</span>
+    </div>
+    <p>REST API for the Lethean .lthn TLD registrar. All endpoints return JSON when called with <code>Accept: application/json</code>.</p>
+    <p>Base URL: <code>https://api.lthn.io/v1</code> &middot; Website: <a href="https://lthn.io">lthn.io</a> &middot; Full docs: <a href="https://lthn.io/docs">lthn.io/docs</a></p>
+
+    <h2>Names</h2>
+    <table>
+        <tr><th>Method</th><th>Endpoint</th><th>Description</th></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/names/available/darbs">/v1/names/available/{name}</a></td><td class="muted">Check availability</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/names/lookup/charon">/v1/names/lookup/{name}</a></td><td class="muted">Look up registered name</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/names/directory">/v1/names/directory</a></td><td class="muted">All names by type</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/names/search?q=ch">/v1/names/search?q={query}</a></td><td class="muted">Search names</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="post">POST</span></td><td>/v1/names/register</td><td class="muted">Register a name</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="post">POST</span></td><td>/v1/names/claim</td><td class="muted">Pre-register a claim</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/names/records/charon">/v1/names/records/{name}</a></td><td class="muted">DNS records</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="post">POST</span></td><td>/v1/names/records/{name}</td><td class="muted">Update DNS records</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/names/health">/v1/names/health</a></td><td class="muted">Registrar health</td></tr>
+    </table>
+
+    <h2>Explorer</h2>
+    <table>
+        <tr><th>Method</th><th>Endpoint</th><th>Description</th></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/explorer/info">/v1/explorer/info</a></td><td class="muted">Chain info</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/explorer/stats">/v1/explorer/stats</a></td><td class="muted">Chain statistics</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/explorer/block/100">/v1/explorer/block/{id}</a></td><td class="muted">Block by height or hash</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/explorer/aliases">/v1/explorer/aliases</a></td><td class="muted">All chain aliases</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/explorer/alias/charon">/v1/explorer/alias/{name}</a></td><td class="muted">Alias details</td></tr>
+    </table>
+
+    <h2>Proxy</h2>
+    <table>
+        <tr><th>Method</th><th>Endpoint</th><th>Description</th></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/proxy/status">/v1/proxy/status</a></td><td class="muted">Network availability + pricing</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/proxy/nodes">/v1/proxy/nodes</a></td><td class="muted">List nodes by capability</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="post">POST</span></td><td>/v1/proxy/connect</td><td class="muted">Get gateway connection</td></tr>
+    </table>
+
+    <h2>Gateway</h2>
+    <table>
+        <tr><th>Method</th><th>Endpoint</th><th>Description</th></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="post">POST</span></td><td>/v1/gateway/pair</td><td class="muted">Pair a gateway node</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="post">POST</span></td><td>/v1/gateway/heartbeat</td><td class="muted">Report alive + stats</td></tr>
+        <tr><td><span class="get">GET</span></td><td><a href="/v1/gateway/live">/v1/gateway/live</a></td><td class="muted">Live paired gateways</td></tr>
+    </table>
+
+    <div class="card">
+        <strong>Authentication</strong>
+        <p style="margin-top:0.5rem">Read endpoints (GET) are public. Write endpoints (POST) require <code>Authorization: Bearer {token}</code>. Get keys at <a href="https://order.lthn.ai">order.lthn.ai</a>.</p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>