FAQ
Short, practical answers to common questions about domains, tokenization, TLDs, and Namefi.

How to Use Namefi in OpenAI Codex: Search, Register and Manage DNS
Connect OpenAI Codex (CLI, IDE extension, desktop app) to Namefi over MCP, then search, register and manage DNS for a domain. Exact config and fixes.
- 15 min read
- By Fenwei Bian

How to Buy Domains with Your AI Agent (Claude, Codex and More)
Which way to connect an AI agent to a domain registrar (MCP, REST, CLI or WebMCP), how to pay, what to approve yourself, and where to go for Claude, Codex, Cursor and more.
- 12 min read
- By Fenwei Bian

How to Use the Namefi API: Keys, Requests, DNS and Payment
Get a Namefi API key, authenticate with x-api-key, search availability, register a domain, manage DNS records, and handle errors and payment.
- 12 min read
- By Fenwei Bian

Can an AI Agent Own a Domain? WHOIS, Custody & Tokens
The registrant must be a legal person, but custody can be delegated. WHOIS, API keys, and tokenized domains — the custody spectrum explained.
- 11 min read
- By Aileen Wright

Buy a Domain with Claude: Namefi MCP Step-by-Step Guide
Connect Claude to the Namefi MCP server and register a real domain from one conversation. Exact config, an annotated transcript, and troubleshooting.
- 13 min read
- By Fenwei Bian

Taxes and Accounting for Domain Investors
How domain investors handle taxes: inventory vs. capital assets, cost basis, when income is recognized, and expensing renewals. Educational, not advice.
- 11 min read
- By Aileen Wright

Tax and Accounting Questions for Tokenized Domains (Things to Discuss with Your Professional)
A non-advice, plain-language survey of the tax and accounting questions tokenized domain owners commonly ask — cost basis, sales, holding period, business vs personal, gifting, estates. Bring these questions to a real professional.
- 8 min read
- By Fenwei Bian

What Are Tokenized Domains? Domain Tokenization Explained
Tokenized domains explained in plain language. Learn what a tokenized domain is, how to tokenize a domain, how domain tokenization works, and how tokenized domain ownership differs from traditional domains and Web3 names like ENS.
- 14 min read
- By Aileen Wright

What Are xStocks? How Tokenized Stocks Work and Their Risks
Understand what xStocks are, how they work, how they differ from owning shares, and the custody, trading, and eligibility risks to check.
- 9 min read
- By Aileen Wright
Why Tokenize Domains On-Chain? Isn't That Redundant?
This article explains why traditional domains can add an on-chain token-control layer, including its interoperability benefits and the registration and legal limits that remain.
- 8 min read
- By Aileen Wright

Complete Domain Name Terminology Guide - Essential Terms for Domain Investors
Learn domain terminology, including domain names, URLs, hostnames and the domain name space, plus essential domain investing terms.
- 9 min read
- By Fenwei Bian

Domain Names Explained: Find a Name You Can Actually Use
Understand domain names and URLs, check an available name through a registrar, and plan registration, DNS, hosting, and renewal as separate tasks.
- 6 min read
- By Fenwei Bian