diff --git a/docs/hermesworld/name-reservations.sql b/docs/hermesworld/name-reservations.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18924c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/hermesworld/name-reservations.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+create extension if not exists pgcrypto;
+
+create table if not exists public.name_reservations (
+  id uuid primary key default gen_random_uuid(),
+  desired_name text not null,
+  normalized_name text not null unique,
+  email text not null,
+  wallet_address text,
+  confirmation_token text not null unique,
+  confirmed_at timestamptz,
+  created_at timestamptz not null default timezone('utc', now())
+);
+
+create index if not exists idx_name_reservations_created_at
+  on public.name_reservations (created_at desc);
+
+alter table public.name_reservations enable row level security;
+
+create policy if not exists "service role manages reservations"
+  on public.name_reservations
+  for all
+  using (auth.role() = 'service_role')
+  with check (auth.role() = 'service_role');
diff --git a/src/routeTree.gen.ts b/src/routeTree.gen.ts
index e0218564..f77321c7 100644
--- a/src/routeTree.gen.ts
+++ b/src/routeTree.gen.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { Route as Swarm2RouteImport } from './routes/swarm2'
 import { Route as SwarmRouteImport } from './routes/swarm'
 import { Route as SkillsRouteImport } from './routes/skills'
 import { Route as SettingsRouteImport } from './routes/settings'
+import { Route as ReserveRouteImport } from './routes/reserve'
 import { Route as ProfilesRouteImport } from './routes/profiles'
 import { Route as PlaygroundRouteImport } from './routes/playground'
 import { Route as OperationsRouteImport } from './routes/operations'
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import { Route as McpRouteImport } from './routes/mcp'
 import { Route as JobsRouteImport } from './routes/jobs'
 import { Route as HermesWorldRouteImport } from './routes/hermes-world'
 import { Route as FilesRouteImport } from './routes/files'
+import { Route as EarlyAccessRouteImport } from './routes/early-access'
 import { Route as DashboardRouteImport } from './routes/dashboard'
 import { Route as ConductorRouteImport } from './routes/conductor'
 import { Route as AgoraRouteImport } from './routes/agora'
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ import { Route as IndexRouteImport } from './routes/index'
 import { Route as SettingsIndexRouteImport } from './routes/settings/index'
 import { Route as ChatIndexRouteImport } from './routes/chat/index'
 import { Route as SettingsProvidersRouteImport } from './routes/settings/providers'
+import { Route as ReserveConfirmRouteImport } from './routes/reserve/confirm'
 import { Route as ChatSessionKeyRouteImport } from './routes/chat/$sessionKey'
 import { Route as ApiWorkspaceRouteImport } from './routes/api/workspace'
 import { Route as ApiTerminalStreamRouteImport } from './routes/api/terminal-stream'
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ import { Route as ApiKnowledgeReadRouteImport } from './routes/api/knowledge/rea
 import { Route as ApiKnowledgeListRouteImport } from './routes/api/knowledge/list'
 import { Route as ApiKnowledgeGraphRouteImport } from './routes/api/knowledge/graph'
 import { Route as ApiKnowledgeConfigRouteImport } from './routes/api/knowledge/config'
+import { Route as ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteImport } from './routes/api/hermesworld/reservations'
 import { Route as ApiDashboardOverviewRouteImport } from './routes/api/dashboard/overview'
 import { Route as ApiClaudeTasksTaskIdRouteImport } from './routes/api/claude-tasks.$taskId'
 import { Route as ApiClaudeProxySplatRouteImport } from './routes/api/claude-proxy/$'
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ import { Route as ApiSessionsSessionKeyStatusRouteImport } from './routes/api/se
 import { Route as ApiSessionsSessionKeyActiveRunRouteImport } from './routes/api/sessions/$sessionKey.active-run'
 import { Route as ApiMcpHubSourcesIdRouteImport } from './routes/api/mcp/hub-sources.$id'
 import { Route as ApiMcpNameLogsRouteImport } from './routes/api/mcp/$name.logs'
+import { Route as ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRouteImport } from './routes/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm'
 
 const WorldRoute = WorldRouteImport.update({
   id: '/world',
@@ -181,6 +186,11 @@ const SettingsRoute = SettingsRouteImport.update({
   path: '/settings',
   getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
 } as any)
+const ReserveRoute = ReserveRouteImport.update({
+  id: '/reserve',
+  path: '/reserve',
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
+} as any)
 const ProfilesRoute = ProfilesRouteImport.update({
   id: '/profiles',
   path: '/profiles',
@@ -221,6 +231,11 @@ const FilesRoute = FilesRouteImport.update({
   path: '/files',
   getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
 } as any)
+const EarlyAccessRoute = EarlyAccessRouteImport.update({
+  id: '/early-access',
+  path: '/early-access',
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
+} as any)
 const DashboardRoute = DashboardRouteImport.update({
   id: '/dashboard',
   path: '/dashboard',
@@ -261,6 +276,11 @@ const SettingsProvidersRoute = SettingsProvidersRouteImport.update({
   path: '/providers',
   getParentRoute: () => SettingsRoute,
 } as any)
+const ReserveConfirmRoute = ReserveConfirmRouteImport.update({
+  id: '/confirm',
+  path: '/confirm',
+  getParentRoute: () => ReserveRoute,
+} as any)
 const ChatSessionKeyRoute = ChatSessionKeyRouteImport.update({
   id: '/chat/$sessionKey',
   path: '/chat/$sessionKey',
@@ -782,6 +802,12 @@ const ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute = ApiKnowledgeConfigRouteImport.update({
   path: '/api/knowledge/config',
   getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
 } as any)
+const ApiHermesworldReservationsRoute =
+  ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteImport.update({
+    id: '/api/hermesworld/reservations',
+    path: '/api/hermesworld/reservations',
+    getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
+  } as any)
 const ApiDashboardOverviewRoute = ApiDashboardOverviewRouteImport.update({
   id: '/api/dashboard/overview',
   path: '/api/dashboard/overview',
@@ -829,6 +855,12 @@ const ApiMcpNameLogsRoute = ApiMcpNameLogsRouteImport.update({
   path: '/logs',
   getParentRoute: () => ApiMcpNameRoute,
 } as any)
+const ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute =
+  ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRouteImport.update({
+    id: '/confirm',
+    path: '/confirm',
+    getParentRoute: () => ApiHermesworldReservationsRoute,
+  } as any)
 
 export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/': typeof IndexRoute
@@ -836,6 +868,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/agora': typeof AgoraRoute
   '/conductor': typeof ConductorRoute
   '/dashboard': typeof DashboardRoute
+  '/early-access': typeof EarlyAccessRoute
   '/files': typeof FilesRoute
   '/hermes-world': typeof HermesWorldRoute
   '/jobs': typeof JobsRoute
@@ -844,6 +877,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/operations': typeof OperationsRoute
   '/playground': typeof PlaygroundRoute
   '/profiles': typeof ProfilesRoute
+  '/reserve': typeof ReserveRouteWithChildren
   '/settings': typeof SettingsRouteWithChildren
   '/skills': typeof SkillsRoute
   '/swarm': typeof SwarmRoute
@@ -919,6 +953,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/api/terminal-stream': typeof ApiTerminalStreamRoute
   '/api/workspace': typeof ApiWorkspaceRoute
   '/chat/$sessionKey': typeof ChatSessionKeyRoute
+  '/reserve/confirm': typeof ReserveConfirmRoute
   '/settings/providers': typeof SettingsProvidersRoute
   '/chat/': typeof ChatIndexRoute
   '/settings/': typeof SettingsIndexRoute
@@ -927,6 +962,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/api/claude-proxy/$': typeof ApiClaudeProxySplatRoute
   '/api/claude-tasks/$taskId': typeof ApiClaudeTasksTaskIdRoute
   '/api/dashboard/overview': typeof ApiDashboardOverviewRoute
+  '/api/hermesworld/reservations': typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteWithChildren
   '/api/knowledge/config': typeof ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute
   '/api/knowledge/graph': typeof ApiKnowledgeGraphRoute
   '/api/knowledge/list': typeof ApiKnowledgeListRoute
@@ -963,6 +999,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/api/update/agent': typeof ApiUpdateAgentRoute
   '/api/update/status': typeof ApiUpdateStatusRoute
   '/api/update/workspace': typeof ApiUpdateWorkspaceRoute
+  '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm': typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute
   '/api/mcp/$name/logs': typeof ApiMcpNameLogsRoute
   '/api/mcp/hub-sources/$id': typeof ApiMcpHubSourcesIdRoute
   '/api/sessions/$sessionKey/active-run': typeof ApiSessionsSessionKeyActiveRunRoute
@@ -974,6 +1011,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/agora': typeof AgoraRoute
   '/conductor': typeof ConductorRoute
   '/dashboard': typeof DashboardRoute
+  '/early-access': typeof EarlyAccessRoute
   '/files': typeof FilesRoute
   '/hermes-world': typeof HermesWorldRoute
   '/jobs': typeof JobsRoute
@@ -982,6 +1020,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/operations': typeof OperationsRoute
   '/playground': typeof PlaygroundRoute
   '/profiles': typeof ProfilesRoute
+  '/reserve': typeof ReserveRouteWithChildren
   '/skills': typeof SkillsRoute
   '/swarm': typeof SwarmRoute
   '/swarm2': typeof Swarm2Route
@@ -1056,6 +1095,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/api/terminal-stream': typeof ApiTerminalStreamRoute
   '/api/workspace': typeof ApiWorkspaceRoute
   '/chat/$sessionKey': typeof ChatSessionKeyRoute
+  '/reserve/confirm': typeof ReserveConfirmRoute
   '/settings/providers': typeof SettingsProvidersRoute
   '/chat': typeof ChatIndexRoute
   '/settings': typeof SettingsIndexRoute
@@ -1064,6 +1104,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/api/claude-proxy/$': typeof ApiClaudeProxySplatRoute
   '/api/claude-tasks/$taskId': typeof ApiClaudeTasksTaskIdRoute
   '/api/dashboard/overview': typeof ApiDashboardOverviewRoute
+  '/api/hermesworld/reservations': typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteWithChildren
   '/api/knowledge/config': typeof ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute
   '/api/knowledge/graph': typeof ApiKnowledgeGraphRoute
   '/api/knowledge/list': typeof ApiKnowledgeListRoute
@@ -1100,6 +1141,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/api/update/agent': typeof ApiUpdateAgentRoute
   '/api/update/status': typeof ApiUpdateStatusRoute
   '/api/update/workspace': typeof ApiUpdateWorkspaceRoute
+  '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm': typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute
   '/api/mcp/$name/logs': typeof ApiMcpNameLogsRoute
   '/api/mcp/hub-sources/$id': typeof ApiMcpHubSourcesIdRoute
   '/api/sessions/$sessionKey/active-run': typeof ApiSessionsSessionKeyActiveRunRoute
@@ -1112,6 +1154,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/agora': typeof AgoraRoute
   '/conductor': typeof ConductorRoute
   '/dashboard': typeof DashboardRoute
+  '/early-access': typeof EarlyAccessRoute
   '/files': typeof FilesRoute
   '/hermes-world': typeof HermesWorldRoute
   '/jobs': typeof JobsRoute
@@ -1120,6 +1163,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/operations': typeof OperationsRoute
   '/playground': typeof PlaygroundRoute
   '/profiles': typeof ProfilesRoute
+  '/reserve': typeof ReserveRouteWithChildren
   '/settings': typeof SettingsRouteWithChildren
   '/skills': typeof SkillsRoute
   '/swarm': typeof SwarmRoute
@@ -1195,6 +1239,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/api/terminal-stream': typeof ApiTerminalStreamRoute
   '/api/workspace': typeof ApiWorkspaceRoute
   '/chat/$sessionKey': typeof ChatSessionKeyRoute
+  '/reserve/confirm': typeof ReserveConfirmRoute
   '/settings/providers': typeof SettingsProvidersRoute
   '/chat/': typeof ChatIndexRoute
   '/settings/': typeof SettingsIndexRoute
@@ -1203,6 +1248,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/api/claude-proxy/$': typeof ApiClaudeProxySplatRoute
   '/api/claude-tasks/$taskId': typeof ApiClaudeTasksTaskIdRoute
   '/api/dashboard/overview': typeof ApiDashboardOverviewRoute
+  '/api/hermesworld/reservations': typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteWithChildren
   '/api/knowledge/config': typeof ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute
   '/api/knowledge/graph': typeof ApiKnowledgeGraphRoute
   '/api/knowledge/list': typeof ApiKnowledgeListRoute
@@ -1239,6 +1285,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/api/update/agent': typeof ApiUpdateAgentRoute
   '/api/update/status': typeof ApiUpdateStatusRoute
   '/api/update/workspace': typeof ApiUpdateWorkspaceRoute
+  '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm': typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute
   '/api/mcp/$name/logs': typeof ApiMcpNameLogsRoute
   '/api/mcp/hub-sources/$id': typeof ApiMcpHubSourcesIdRoute
   '/api/sessions/$sessionKey/active-run': typeof ApiSessionsSessionKeyActiveRunRoute
@@ -1252,6 +1299,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/agora'
     | '/conductor'
     | '/dashboard'
+    | '/early-access'
     | '/files'
     | '/hermes-world'
     | '/jobs'
@@ -1260,6 +1308,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/operations'
     | '/playground'
     | '/profiles'
+    | '/reserve'
     | '/settings'
     | '/skills'
     | '/swarm'
@@ -1335,6 +1384,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/terminal-stream'
     | '/api/workspace'
     | '/chat/$sessionKey'
+    | '/reserve/confirm'
     | '/settings/providers'
     | '/chat/'
     | '/settings/'
@@ -1343,6 +1393,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/claude-proxy/$'
     | '/api/claude-tasks/$taskId'
     | '/api/dashboard/overview'
+    | '/api/hermesworld/reservations'
     | '/api/knowledge/config'
     | '/api/knowledge/graph'
     | '/api/knowledge/list'
@@ -1379,6 +1430,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/update/agent'
     | '/api/update/status'
     | '/api/update/workspace'
+    | '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm'
     | '/api/mcp/$name/logs'
     | '/api/mcp/hub-sources/$id'
     | '/api/sessions/$sessionKey/active-run'
@@ -1390,6 +1442,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/agora'
     | '/conductor'
     | '/dashboard'
+    | '/early-access'
     | '/files'
     | '/hermes-world'
     | '/jobs'
@@ -1398,6 +1451,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/operations'
     | '/playground'
     | '/profiles'
+    | '/reserve'
     | '/skills'
     | '/swarm'
     | '/swarm2'
@@ -1472,6 +1526,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/terminal-stream'
     | '/api/workspace'
     | '/chat/$sessionKey'
+    | '/reserve/confirm'
     | '/settings/providers'
     | '/chat'
     | '/settings'
@@ -1480,6 +1535,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/claude-proxy/$'
     | '/api/claude-tasks/$taskId'
     | '/api/dashboard/overview'
+    | '/api/hermesworld/reservations'
     | '/api/knowledge/config'
     | '/api/knowledge/graph'
     | '/api/knowledge/list'
@@ -1516,6 +1572,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/update/agent'
     | '/api/update/status'
     | '/api/update/workspace'
+    | '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm'
     | '/api/mcp/$name/logs'
     | '/api/mcp/hub-sources/$id'
     | '/api/sessions/$sessionKey/active-run'
@@ -1527,6 +1584,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/agora'
     | '/conductor'
     | '/dashboard'
+    | '/early-access'
     | '/files'
     | '/hermes-world'
     | '/jobs'
@@ -1535,6 +1593,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/operations'
     | '/playground'
     | '/profiles'
+    | '/reserve'
     | '/settings'
     | '/skills'
     | '/swarm'
@@ -1610,6 +1669,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/terminal-stream'
     | '/api/workspace'
     | '/chat/$sessionKey'
+    | '/reserve/confirm'
     | '/settings/providers'
     | '/chat/'
     | '/settings/'
@@ -1618,6 +1678,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/claude-proxy/$'
     | '/api/claude-tasks/$taskId'
     | '/api/dashboard/overview'
+    | '/api/hermesworld/reservations'
     | '/api/knowledge/config'
     | '/api/knowledge/graph'
     | '/api/knowledge/list'
@@ -1654,6 +1715,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/update/agent'
     | '/api/update/status'
     | '/api/update/workspace'
+    | '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm'
     | '/api/mcp/$name/logs'
     | '/api/mcp/hub-sources/$id'
     | '/api/sessions/$sessionKey/active-run'
@@ -1666,6 +1728,7 @@ export interface RootRouteChildren {
   AgoraRoute: typeof AgoraRoute
   ConductorRoute: typeof ConductorRoute
   DashboardRoute: typeof DashboardRoute
+  EarlyAccessRoute: typeof EarlyAccessRoute
   FilesRoute: typeof FilesRoute
   HermesWorldRoute: typeof HermesWorldRoute
   JobsRoute: typeof JobsRoute
@@ -1674,6 +1737,7 @@ export interface RootRouteChildren {
   OperationsRoute: typeof OperationsRoute
   PlaygroundRoute: typeof PlaygroundRoute
   ProfilesRoute: typeof ProfilesRoute
+  ReserveRoute: typeof ReserveRouteWithChildren
   SettingsRoute: typeof SettingsRouteWithChildren
   SkillsRoute: typeof SkillsRoute
   SwarmRoute: typeof SwarmRoute
@@ -1752,6 +1816,7 @@ export interface RootRouteChildren {
   ChatIndexRoute: typeof ChatIndexRoute
   ApiClaudeProxySplatRoute: typeof ApiClaudeProxySplatRoute
   ApiDashboardOverviewRoute: typeof ApiDashboardOverviewRoute
+  ApiHermesworldReservationsRoute: typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteWithChildren
   ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute: typeof ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute
   ApiKnowledgeGraphRoute: typeof ApiKnowledgeGraphRoute
   ApiKnowledgeListRoute: typeof ApiKnowledgeListRoute
@@ -1824,6 +1889,13 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof SettingsRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
     }
+    '/reserve': {
+      id: '/reserve'
+      path: '/reserve'
+      fullPath: '/reserve'
+      preLoaderRoute: typeof ReserveRouteImport
+      parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
+    }
     '/profiles': {
       id: '/profiles'
       path: '/profiles'
@@ -1880,6 +1952,13 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof FilesRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
     }
+    '/early-access': {
+      id: '/early-access'
+      path: '/early-access'
+      fullPath: '/early-access'
+      preLoaderRoute: typeof EarlyAccessRouteImport
+      parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
+    }
     '/dashboard': {
       id: '/dashboard'
       path: '/dashboard'
@@ -1936,6 +2015,13 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof SettingsProvidersRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof SettingsRoute
     }
+    '/reserve/confirm': {
+      id: '/reserve/confirm'
+      path: '/confirm'
+      fullPath: '/reserve/confirm'
+      preLoaderRoute: typeof ReserveConfirmRouteImport
+      parentRoute: typeof ReserveRoute
+    }
     '/chat/$sessionKey': {
       id: '/chat/$sessionKey'
       path: '/chat/$sessionKey'
@@ -2664,6 +2750,13 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof ApiKnowledgeConfigRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
     }
+    '/api/hermesworld/reservations': {
+      id: '/api/hermesworld/reservations'
+      path: '/api/hermesworld/reservations'
+      fullPath: '/api/hermesworld/reservations'
+      preLoaderRoute: typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteImport
+      parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
+    }
     '/api/dashboard/overview': {
       id: '/api/dashboard/overview'
       path: '/api/dashboard/overview'
@@ -2727,9 +2820,27 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof ApiMcpNameLogsRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof ApiMcpNameRoute
     }
+    '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm': {
+      id: '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm'
+      path: '/confirm'
+      fullPath: '/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm'
+      preLoaderRoute: typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRouteImport
+      parentRoute: typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsRoute
+    }
   }
 }
 
+interface ReserveRouteChildren {
+  ReserveConfirmRoute: typeof ReserveConfirmRoute
+}
+
+const ReserveRouteChildren: ReserveRouteChildren = {
+  ReserveConfirmRoute: ReserveConfirmRoute,
+}
+
+const ReserveRouteWithChildren =
+  ReserveRoute._addFileChildren(ReserveRouteChildren)
+
 interface SettingsRouteChildren {
   SettingsProvidersRoute: typeof SettingsProvidersRoute
   SettingsIndexRoute: typeof SettingsIndexRoute
@@ -2890,12 +3001,28 @@ const ApiSwarmMemoryRouteWithChildren = ApiSwarmMemoryRoute._addFileChildren(
   ApiSwarmMemoryRouteChildren,
 )
 
+interface ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteChildren {
+  ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute: typeof ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute
+}
+
+const ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteChildren: ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteChildren =
+  {
+    ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute:
+      ApiHermesworldReservationsConfirmRoute,
+  }
+
+const ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteWithChildren =
+  ApiHermesworldReservationsRoute._addFileChildren(
+    ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteChildren,
+  )
+
 const rootRouteChildren: RootRouteChildren = {
   IndexRoute: IndexRoute,
   SplatRoute: SplatRoute,
   AgoraRoute: AgoraRoute,
   ConductorRoute: ConductorRoute,
   DashboardRoute: DashboardRoute,
+  EarlyAccessRoute: EarlyAccessRoute,
   FilesRoute: FilesRoute,
   HermesWorldRoute: HermesWorldRoute,
   JobsRoute: JobsRoute,
@@ -2904,6 +3031,7 @@ const rootRouteChildren: RootRouteChildren = {
   OperationsRoute: OperationsRoute,
   PlaygroundRoute: PlaygroundRoute,
   ProfilesRoute: ProfilesRoute,
+  ReserveRoute: ReserveRouteWithChildren,
   SettingsRoute: SettingsRouteWithChildren,
   SkillsRoute: SkillsRoute,
   SwarmRoute: SwarmRoute,
@@ -2982,6 +3110,7 @@ const rootRouteChildren: RootRouteChildren = {
   ChatIndexRoute: ChatIndexRoute,
   ApiClaudeProxySplatRoute: ApiClaudeProxySplatRoute,
   ApiDashboardOverviewRoute: ApiDashboardOverviewRoute,
+  ApiHermesworldReservationsRoute: ApiHermesworldReservationsRouteWithChildren,
   ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute: ApiKnowledgeConfigRoute,
   ApiKnowledgeGraphRoute: ApiKnowledgeGraphRoute,
   ApiKnowledgeListRoute: ApiKnowledgeListRoute,
diff --git a/src/routes/api/hermesworld/reservations.ts b/src/routes/api/hermesworld/reservations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..198aa81d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/api/hermesworld/reservations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { createFileRoute } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import {
+  countReservations,
+  createReservation,
+  createSupabaseReservationStore,
+  ReservationValidationError,
+  sendReservationConfirmationEmail,
+} from '@/server/name-reservations'
+import {
+  getClientIp,
+  rateLimit,
+  rateLimitResponse,
+  requireJsonContentType,
+  safeErrorMessage,
+} from '@/server/rate-limit'
+
+function requestBaseUrl(request: Request): string {
+  const url = new URL(request.url)
+  return `${url.protocol}//${url.host}`
+}
+
+export const Route = createFileRoute('/api/hermesworld/reservations')({
+  server: {
+    handlers: {
+      GET: async () => {
+        try {
+          const store = createSupabaseReservationStore()
+          const count = await countReservations(store)
+          return Response.json({ ok: true, count })
+        } catch (error) {
+          return Response.json(
+            { ok: false, error: safeErrorMessage(error) },
+            { status: 500 },
+          )
+        }
+      },
+      POST: async ({ request }) => {
+        const contentTypeError = requireJsonContentType(request)
+        if (contentTypeError) return contentTypeError
+
+        const ip = getClientIp(request)
+        if (!rateLimit(`reserve:${ip}`, 5, 10 * 60 * 1000)) {
+          return rateLimitResponse()
+        }
+
+        try {
+          const body = await request.json()
+          const store = createSupabaseReservationStore()
+          const reservation = await createReservation(body, {
+            store,
+            sendConfirmationEmail: sendReservationConfirmationEmail,
+            baseUrl: requestBaseUrl(request),
+          })
+          return Response.json({
+            ok: true,
+            reservation: {
+              desiredName: reservation.desiredName,
+              email: reservation.email,
+              wallet: reservation.wallet,
+              confirmedAt: reservation.confirmedAt,
+              createdAt: reservation.createdAt,
+            },
+          })
+        } catch (error) {
+          if (error instanceof ReservationValidationError) {
+            return Response.json(
+              { ok: false, error: error.message },
+              { status: error.status },
+            )
+          }
+          return Response.json(
+            { ok: false, error: safeErrorMessage(error) },
+            { status: 500 },
+          )
+        }
+      },
+    },
+  },
+})
diff --git a/src/routes/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm.ts b/src/routes/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b693da2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { createFileRoute } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import {
+  confirmReservation,
+  createSupabaseReservationStore,
+  ReservationValidationError,
+} from '@/server/name-reservations'
+import { safeErrorMessage } from '@/server/rate-limit'
+
+export const Route = createFileRoute('/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm')({
+  server: {
+    handlers: {
+      POST: async ({ request }) => {
+        try {
+          const { token } = (await request.json()) as { token?: string }
+          const store = createSupabaseReservationStore()
+          const reservation = await confirmReservation(token || '', store)
+          if (!reservation) {
+            return Response.json(
+              { ok: false, error: 'Confirmation token not found.' },
+              { status: 404 },
+            )
+          }
+          return Response.json({
+            ok: true,
+            reservation: {
+              desiredName: reservation.desiredName,
+              confirmedAt: reservation.confirmedAt,
+            },
+          })
+        } catch (error) {
+          if (error instanceof ReservationValidationError) {
+            return Response.json(
+              { ok: false, error: error.message },
+              { status: error.status },
+            )
+          }
+          return Response.json(
+            { ok: false, error: safeErrorMessage(error) },
+            { status: 500 },
+          )
+        }
+      },
+    },
+  },
+})
diff --git a/src/routes/early-access.tsx b/src/routes/early-access.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..814a9a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/early-access.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { createFileRoute } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/hooks/use-page-title'
+
+const HERMES_REPO_URL = 'https://github.com/outsourc-e/hermes-workspace'
+const HERMES_DISCORD_URL = 'https://discord.com/invite/agentd'
+
+export const Route = createFileRoute('/early-access')({
+  ssr: false,
+  component: EarlyAccessRoute,
+})
+
+function EarlyAccessRoute() {
+  usePageTitle('HermesWorld — Early Access')
+  return (
+    <main className="relative flex min-h-screen flex-col items-center justify-center overflow-hidden bg-[#03060a] px-4 text-[#f8f3e7] selection:bg-[#d9b35f] selection:text-[#07080d]">
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -z-10">
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,#071018_0%,#03060a_55%,#020305_100%)]" />
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_18%_22%,rgba(217,179,95,.18),transparent_32%),radial-gradient(circle_at_78%_18%,rgba(34,211,238,.16),transparent_30%),radial-gradient(circle_at_82%_78%,rgba(167,139,250,.14),transparent_32%)]" />
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.13] [background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(248,228,172,.12)_1px,transparent_1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(248,228,172,.12)_1px,transparent_1px)] [background-size:72px_72px]" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[760px] rounded-[2rem] border border-[#d9b35f]/24 bg-[#05080e]/82 p-8 shadow-[0_40px_140px_rgba(0,0,0,.52)] backdrop-blur-2xl sm:p-12">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <img src="/hermesworld-logo.svg" alt="HermesWorld" className="h-10 w-10 rounded-2xl shadow-[0_0_34px_rgba(34,211,238,.18)]" />
+          <div>
+            <div className="font-serif text-lg font-bold tracking-[-0.03em] text-[#f8e4ac]">
+              Hermes<span className="text-cyan-200">World</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#bfb49a]/52">
+              Persistent agent RPG
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="mt-8">
+          <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-[#d9b35f]/30 bg-[#d9b35f]/10 px-3 py-1.5 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#f8e4ac]">
+            <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-cyan-200 shadow-[0_0_18px_rgba(34,211,238,.95)]" />
+            Early access — keys rolling out
+          </span>
+          <h1 className="mt-5 font-serif text-4xl font-bold leading-[0.92] tracking-[-0.045em] text-[#fff6df] sm:text-6xl">
+            HermesWorld is opening soon.
+          </h1>
+          <p className="mt-5 max-w-[560px] text-base leading-7 text-[#d7d0bd]/68 sm:text-lg">
+            We are polishing characters, the Agora plaza, and the launch trailer
+            before opening multiplayer to the public. Join Discord for early-access
+            keys and gameplay clips, or pull the open-source workspace and play
+            locally today.
+          </p>
+
+          <div className="mt-8 flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row">
+            <a
+              href={HERMES_DISCORD_URL}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noreferrer"
+              className="group inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-[#ffe7a3]/55 bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,#ffe7a3,#d9a63f)] px-7 py-4 text-sm font-black uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-[#11100b] shadow-[0_30px_90px_rgba(217,179,95,.32),inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,.32)] transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:brightness-110"
+            >
+              Join Discord for keys
+              <span className="ml-2 transition group-hover:translate-x-1">→</span>
+            </a>
+            <a
+              href={HERMES_REPO_URL}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noreferrer"
+              className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-[#d9b35f]/24 bg-[#0b1118]/82 px-6 py-4 text-sm font-black uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-[#f8e4ac]/85 shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,.08)] backdrop-blur-xl transition hover:border-[#d9b35f]/55 hover:bg-[#121823]"
+            >
+              Play locally on GitHub
+            </a>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="mt-8 grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
+            {[
+              ['1', 'Star the repo', 'Star Hermes Workspace on GitHub for updates.'],
+              ['2', 'Hop in Discord', 'Get notified the moment public play is live.'],
+              ['3', 'Watch the trailer', 'The launch trailer drops with the public world.'],
+            ].map(([i, title, copy]) => (
+              <div
+                key={i}
+                className="rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-black/24 p-4 shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,.05)]"
+              >
+                <div className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#d9b35f]/72">
+                  Step {i}
+                </div>
+                <div className="mt-2 text-sm font-bold text-[#fff6df]">{title}</div>
+                <div className="mt-1 text-xs leading-5 text-[#d7d0bd]/55">{copy}</div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="mt-8 text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-[#bfb49a]/50">
+            <a href="/hermes-world" className="hover:text-[#f8e4ac]">
+              ← Back to landing
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/reserve.tsx b/src/routes/reserve.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1e6f3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/reserve.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+import { createFileRoute } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, type FormEvent } from 'react'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/hooks/use-page-title'
+
+type CounterState = {
+  loading: boolean
+  count: number
+  error: string | null
+}
+
+type SubmitState =
+  | { status: 'idle'; message: string | null }
+  | { status: 'submitting'; message: string | null }
+  | { status: 'success'; message: string }
+  | { status: 'error'; message: string }
+
+export const Route = createFileRoute('/reserve')({
+  ssr: false,
+  component: ReserveRoute,
+})
+
+function ReserveRoute() {
+  usePageTitle('Reserve your HermesWorld name')
+
+  const [desiredName, setDesiredName] = useState('')
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+  const [wallet, setWallet] = useState('')
+  const [counter, setCounter] = useState<CounterState>({
+    loading: true,
+    count: 0,
+    error: null,
+  })
+  const [submitState, setSubmitState] = useState<SubmitState>({
+    status: 'idle',
+    message: null,
+  })
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false
+    fetch('/api/hermesworld/reservations', { cache: 'no-store' })
+      .then(async (response) => {
+        const payload = await response.json()
+        if (!response.ok) throw new Error(payload.error || 'Failed to load counter')
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setCounter({ loading: false, count: payload.count || 0, error: null })
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error: Error) => {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setCounter({ loading: false, count: 0, error: error.message })
+        }
+      })
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  const isDisabled = submitState.status === 'submitting'
+  const trimmedName = useMemo(() => desiredName.trim(), [desiredName])
+
+  async function onSubmit(event: FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    setSubmitState({ status: 'submitting', message: null })
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/hermesworld/reservations', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'content-type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          desiredName,
+          email,
+          wallet,
+        }),
+      })
+      const payload = await response.json()
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(payload.error || 'Reservation failed')
+      }
+      setSubmitState({
+        status: 'success',
+        message: `Reserved ${payload.reservation.desiredName}. Check ${payload.reservation.email} for the confirmation link.`,
+      })
+      setDesiredName('')
+      setEmail('')
+      setWallet('')
+      setCounter((current) => ({
+        ...current,
+        count: current.count + 1,
+      }))
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      setSubmitState({
+        status: 'error',
+        message: error?.message || 'Reservation failed',
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <main className="relative min-h-screen overflow-hidden bg-[#03060a] px-4 py-8 text-[#f8f3e7] selection:bg-[#d9b35f] selection:text-[#07080d] sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -z-10">
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,#071018_0%,#03060a_52%,#020305_100%)]" />
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_18%_22%,rgba(217,179,95,.18),transparent_32%),radial-gradient(circle_at_78%_18%,rgba(34,211,238,.16),transparent_30%),radial-gradient(circle_at_82%_78%,rgba(167,139,250,.14),transparent_32%)]" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-6xl flex-col gap-6 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-[0.9fr_1.1fr] lg:gap-10">
+        <section className="rounded-[2rem] border border-[#d9b35f]/24 bg-[#05080e]/82 p-7 shadow-[0_40px_140px_rgba(0,0,0,.52)] backdrop-blur-2xl sm:p-9">
+          <a href="/hermes-world" className="text-[11px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#d9b35f]/72 hover:text-[#f8e4ac]">
+            ← Back to HermesWorld
+          </a>
+          <div className="mt-5 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-[#d9b35f]/30 bg-[#d9b35f]/10 px-3 py-1.5 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#f8e4ac]">
+            Name reservation live
+          </div>
+          <h1 className="mt-5 font-serif text-4xl font-bold leading-[0.92] tracking-[-0.05em] text-[#fff6df] sm:text-6xl">
+            Reserve your HermesWorld name before accounts launch.
+          </h1>
+          <p className="mt-5 max-w-xl text-base leading-7 text-[#d7d0bd]/68 sm:text-lg">
+            Lock your desired handle now. We validate duplicates, profanity, and admin/system names server-side, then email you a confirmation link so the reservation can auto-bind when the account system goes live.
+          </p>
+
+          <div className="mt-8 grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
+            <StatCard
+              label="Reservations"
+              value={counter.loading ? '...' : String(counter.count)}
+              tone="gold"
+              subcopy={counter.error ? 'Counter temporarily unavailable' : 'Public live counter'}
+            />
+            <StatCard label="Name rules" value="3–20" tone="cyan" subcopy="Letters, numbers, underscores" />
+            <StatCard label="Confirmation" value="Email" tone="violet" subcopy="One-click verification" />
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="mt-8 rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-black/24 p-5">
+            <div className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#d9b35f]/72">
+              Reservation notes
+            </div>
+            <ul className="mt-3 space-y-2 text-sm leading-6 text-[#d7d0bd]/64">
+              <li>• Desired names must use letters, numbers, or underscores only.</li>
+              <li>• Duplicate names are rejected immediately.</li>
+              <li>• Wallet is optional today, but helps with future account linking.</li>
+              <li>• Confirmation email required before the reservation is considered locked.</li>
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <section className="rounded-[2rem] border border-[#d9b35f]/24 bg-[#05080e]/88 p-7 shadow-[0_40px_140px_rgba(0,0,0,.52)] backdrop-blur-2xl sm:p-9">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+            <div>
+              <div className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#d9b35f]/72">
+                Reserve handle
+              </div>
+              <div className="mt-2 text-2xl font-bold text-[#fff6df]">
+                {trimmedName ? `Claim ${trimmedName}` : 'Enter your launch-day name'}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="rounded-full border border-cyan-200/22 bg-cyan-200/10 px-3 py-1 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-cyan-100/82">
+              hermes-world.ai/reserve
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <form className="mt-8 space-y-5" onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+            <Field
+              label="Desired name"
+              hint="3-20 chars • alnum + underscore"
+              value={desiredName}
+              onChange={setDesiredName}
+              placeholder="Atlas_Builder"
+              disabled={isDisabled}
+              required
+            />
+            <Field
+              label="Email"
+              hint="We send the confirmation link here"
+              value={email}
+              onChange={setEmail}
+              placeholder="you@example.com"
+              disabled={isDisabled}
+              required
+              type="email"
+            />
+            <Field
+              label="Wallet"
+              hint="Optional today — useful for launch binding"
+              value={wallet}
+              onChange={setWallet}
+              placeholder="0x... or wallet alias"
+              disabled={isDisabled}
+            />
+
+            <button
+              type="submit"
+              disabled={isDisabled}
+              className="inline-flex w-full items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-[#ffe7a3]/55 bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,#ffe7a3,#d9a63f)] px-6 py-4 text-sm font-black uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-[#11100b] shadow-[0_30px_90px_rgba(217,179,95,.32),inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,.32)] transition enabled:hover:-translate-y-0.5 enabled:hover:brightness-110 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-60"
+            >
+              {isDisabled ? 'Submitting…' : 'Reserve name'}
+            </button>
+          </form>
+
+          {submitState.message ? (
+            <div
+              className={[
+                'mt-5 rounded-2xl border px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-6',
+                submitState.status === 'success'
+                  ? 'border-emerald-400/25 bg-emerald-400/10 text-emerald-100'
+                  : submitState.status === 'error'
+                    ? 'border-rose-400/25 bg-rose-400/10 text-rose-100'
+                    : 'border-white/10 bg-white/5 text-[#d7d0bd]',
+              ].join(' ')}
+            >
+              {submitState.message}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
+        </section>
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  )
+}
+
+function Field({
+  label,
+  hint,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  placeholder,
+  disabled,
+  required,
+  type = 'text',
+}: {
+  label: string
+  hint: string
+  value: string
+  onChange: (value: string) => void
+  placeholder: string
+  disabled: boolean
+  required?: boolean
+  type?: string
+}) {
+  return (
+    <label className="block">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+        <span className="text-sm font-bold text-[#fff6df]">{label}</span>
+        <span className="text-[11px] text-[#d7d0bd]/48">{hint}</span>
+      </div>
+      <input
+        type={type}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value)}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        required={required}
+        className="mt-2 h-12 w-full rounded-xl border border-white/10 bg-[#0b1118]/90 px-4 text-sm text-[#fff6df] outline-none ring-0 transition placeholder:text-[#d7d0bd]/30 focus:border-[#d9b35f]/55"
+      />
+    </label>
+  )
+}
+
+function StatCard({
+  label,
+  value,
+  subcopy,
+  tone,
+}: {
+  label: string
+  value: string
+  subcopy: string
+  tone: 'gold' | 'cyan' | 'violet'
+}) {
+  const accent =
+    tone === 'gold'
+      ? 'text-[#f8e4ac] border-[#d9b35f]/24 bg-[#d9b35f]/10'
+      : tone === 'cyan'
+        ? 'text-cyan-100 border-cyan-200/24 bg-cyan-200/10'
+        : 'text-violet-100 border-violet-200/24 bg-violet-200/10'
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-black/24 p-4 shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,.05)]">
+      <div className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#d9b35f]/72">{label}</div>
+      <div className={`mt-3 inline-flex rounded-full border px-3 py-1 text-lg font-black ${accent}`}>
+        {value}
+      </div>
+      <div className="mt-3 text-xs leading-5 text-[#d7d0bd]/55">{subcopy}</div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/reserve/confirm.tsx b/src/routes/reserve/confirm.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..700bba8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/reserve/confirm.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { createFileRoute } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/hooks/use-page-title'
+
+export const Route = createFileRoute('/reserve/confirm')({
+  ssr: false,
+  component: ReserveConfirmRoute,
+})
+
+function ReserveConfirmRoute() {
+  usePageTitle('Confirm HermesWorld reservation')
+  const token = Route.useSearch({ strict: false }).token || ''
+  const [state, setState] = useState<{
+    status: 'loading' | 'success' | 'error'
+    message: string
+  }>({
+    status: 'loading',
+    message: 'Confirming your reservation…',
+  })
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!token) {
+      setState({
+        status: 'error',
+        message: 'Missing confirmation token. Re-open the link from your email.',
+      })
+      return
+    }
+
+    fetch('/api/hermesworld/reservations/confirm', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ token }),
+    })
+      .then(async (response) => {
+        const payload = await response.json()
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          throw new Error(payload.error || 'Confirmation failed')
+        }
+        setState({
+          status: 'success',
+          message: `${payload.reservation.desiredName} is now confirmed for launch.`,
+        })
+      })
+      .catch((error: Error) => {
+        setState({
+          status: 'error',
+          message: error.message,
+        })
+      })
+  }, [token])
+
+  return (
+    <main className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center bg-[#03060a] px-4 text-[#f8f3e7]">
+      <div className="w-full max-w-xl rounded-[2rem] border border-[#d9b35f]/24 bg-[#05080e]/88 p-8 shadow-[0_40px_140px_rgba(0,0,0,.52)] backdrop-blur-2xl sm:p-10">
+        <div className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#d9b35f]/72">
+          Email confirmation
+        </div>
+        <h1 className="mt-4 font-serif text-4xl font-bold leading-[0.95] tracking-[-0.05em] text-[#fff6df]">
+          {state.status === 'success'
+            ? 'Name locked in.'
+            : state.status === 'error'
+              ? 'Confirmation problem.'
+              : 'Confirming reservation…'}
+        </h1>
+        <p className="mt-4 text-base leading-7 text-[#d7d0bd]/68">{state.message}</p>
+        <div className="mt-8 flex flex-wrap gap-3">
+          <a
+            href="/reserve"
+            className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-[#ffe7a3]/55 bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,#ffe7a3,#d9a63f)] px-6 py-3 text-sm font-black uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-[#11100b] shadow-[0_30px_90px_rgba(217,179,95,.32),inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,.32)]"
+          >
+            Back to reserve
+          </a>
+          <a
+            href="/hermes-world"
+            className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-white/10 bg-white/5 px-6 py-3 text-sm font-black uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-[#f8e4ac]"
+          >
+            HermesWorld landing
+          </a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/server/name-reservations.test.ts b/src/server/name-reservations.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..999fc57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/name-reservations.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import {
+  ReservationValidationError,
+  confirmReservation,
+  countReservations,
+  createReservation,
+  validateReservationInput,
+  type NameReservationStore,
+} from './name-reservations'
+
+function makeStore(seed: {
+  reservations?: Array<{
+    id: string
+    desiredName: string
+    normalizedName: string
+    email: string
+    wallet: string | null
+    confirmationToken: string
+    confirmedAt: string | null
+    createdAt: string
+  }>
+} = {}): NameReservationStore {
+  const reservations = [...(seed.reservations || [])]
+
+  return {
+    async findByNormalizedName(normalizedName) {
+      return reservations.find((entry) => entry.normalizedName === normalizedName) || null
+    },
+    async insertReservation(input) {
+      const created = {
+        id: `res_${reservations.length + 1}`,
+        desiredName: input.desiredName,
+        normalizedName: input.normalizedName,
+        email: input.email,
+        wallet: input.wallet,
+        confirmationToken: input.confirmationToken,
+        confirmedAt: null,
+        createdAt: '2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z',
+      }
+      reservations.push(created)
+      return created
+    },
+    async countReservations() {
+      return reservations.length
+    },
+    async confirmByToken(token) {
+      const found = reservations.find((entry) => entry.confirmationToken === token)
+      if (!found) return null
+      if (!found.confirmedAt) {
+        found.confirmedAt = '2026-05-06T12:05:00.000Z'
+      }
+      return found
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+describe('validateReservationInput', () => {
+  it('accepts valid names, emails, and optional wallets', () => {
+    expect(
+      validateReservationInput({
+        desiredName: 'Guild_Mage_7',
+        email: 'player@example.com',
+        wallet: '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678',
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      desiredName: 'Guild_Mage_7',
+      normalizedName: 'guild_mage_7',
+      email: 'player@example.com',
+      wallet: '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678',
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('rejects invalid names before touching storage', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateReservationInput({
+        desiredName: 'bad name',
+        email: 'player@example.com',
+        wallet: '',
+      }),
+    ).toThrowError(ReservationValidationError)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('createReservation', () => {
+  it('rejects profanity, reserved names, and duplicates', async () => {
+    const duplicateStore = makeStore({
+      reservations: [
+        {
+          id: 'res_1',
+          desiredName: 'Atlas',
+          normalizedName: 'atlas',
+          email: 'atlas@example.com',
+          wallet: null,
+          confirmationToken: 'tok_existing',
+          confirmedAt: null,
+          createdAt: '2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+
+    await expect(
+      createReservation(
+        {
+          desiredName: 'admin',
+          email: 'player@example.com',
+          wallet: null,
+        },
+        {
+          store: duplicateStore,
+          sendConfirmationEmail: async () => {},
+          now: () => new Date('2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z'),
+          randomToken: () => 'tok_1',
+        },
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('reserved')
+
+    await expect(
+      createReservation(
+        {
+          desiredName: 'shitmage',
+          email: 'player@example.com',
+          wallet: null,
+        },
+        {
+          store: duplicateStore,
+          sendConfirmationEmail: async () => {},
+          now: () => new Date('2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z'),
+          randomToken: () => 'tok_2',
+        },
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('profanity')
+
+    await expect(
+      createReservation(
+        {
+          desiredName: 'Atlas',
+          email: 'new@example.com',
+          wallet: null,
+        },
+        {
+          store: duplicateStore,
+          sendConfirmationEmail: async () => {},
+          now: () => new Date('2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z'),
+          randomToken: () => 'tok_3',
+        },
+      ),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('already reserved')
+  })
+
+  it('stores a pending reservation and sends a confirmation email', async () => {
+    const store = makeStore()
+    const sent: Array<{ email: string; desiredName: string; confirmationUrl: string }> = []
+
+    const created = await createReservation(
+      {
+        desiredName: 'AgoraScout',
+        email: 'scout@example.com',
+        wallet: 'solana_wallet_123456',
+      },
+      {
+        store,
+        sendConfirmationEmail: async (payload) => {
+          sent.push(payload)
+        },
+        baseUrl: 'https://hermes-world.ai',
+        now: () => new Date('2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z'),
+        randomToken: () => 'tok_new',
+      },
+    )
+
+    expect(created.normalizedName).toBe('agorascout')
+    expect(created.confirmationToken).toBe('tok_new')
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      {
+        email: 'scout@example.com',
+        desiredName: 'AgoraScout',
+        confirmationUrl: 'https://hermes-world.ai/reserve/confirm?token=tok_new',
+      },
+    ])
+    await expect(countReservations(store)).resolves.toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('supports three sequential successful reservations', async () => {
+    const store = makeStore()
+    const sent: string[] = []
+    const attempts = [
+      { desiredName: 'AtlasOne', email: 'player1@example.com', token: 'tok_1' },
+      { desiredName: 'BeaconTwo', email: 'player2@example.com', token: 'tok_2' },
+      { desiredName: 'Cipher_3', email: 'player3@example.com', token: 'tok_3' },
+    ]
+
+    for (const attempt of attempts) {
+      await createReservation(
+        {
+          desiredName: attempt.desiredName,
+          email: attempt.email,
+          wallet: null,
+        },
+        {
+          store,
+          sendConfirmationEmail: async (payload) => {
+            sent.push(payload.desiredName)
+          },
+          baseUrl: 'https://hermes-world.ai',
+          now: () => new Date('2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z'),
+          randomToken: () => attempt.token,
+        },
+      )
+    }
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual(['AtlasOne', 'BeaconTwo', 'Cipher_3'])
+    await expect(countReservations(store)).resolves.toBe(3)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('confirmReservation', () => {
+  it('marks a token as confirmed and returns the reservation', async () => {
+    const store = makeStore({
+      reservations: [
+        {
+          id: 'res_1',
+          desiredName: 'OraclePath',
+          normalizedName: 'oraclepath',
+          email: 'oracle@example.com',
+          wallet: null,
+          confirmationToken: 'tok_confirm',
+          confirmedAt: null,
+          createdAt: '2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+
+    const confirmed = await confirmReservation('tok_confirm', store)
+    expect(confirmed?.confirmedAt).toBe('2026-05-06T12:05:00.000Z')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/server/name-reservations.ts b/src/server/name-reservations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17af2cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/name-reservations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+const NAME_PATTERN = /^[A-Za-z0-9_]{3,20}$/
+const EMAIL_PATTERN = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/
+const WALLET_PATTERN = /^[A-Za-z0-9:_-]{6,120}$/
+
+const DEFAULT_RESERVED_NAMES = [
+  'admin',
+  'administrator',
+  'system',
+  'support',
+  'moderator',
+  'mod',
+  'gm',
+  'hermes',
+  'apollo',
+  'athena',
+  'root',
+]
+
+const PROFANITY_TOKENS = [
+  'shit',
+  'fuck',
+  'bitch',
+  'cunt',
+  'nigger',
+  'fag',
+  'slut',
+  'whore',
+]
+
+export class ReservationValidationError extends Error {
+  status: number
+
+  constructor(message: string, status = 400) {
+    super(message)
+    this.name = 'ReservationValidationError'
+    this.status = status
+  }
+}
+
+export type ReservationInput = {
+  desiredName: string
+  email: string
+  wallet?: string | null
+}
+
+export type ValidatedReservationInput = {
+  desiredName: string
+  normalizedName: string
+  email: string
+  wallet: string | null
+}
+
+export type NameReservationRecord = {
+  id: string
+  desiredName: string
+  normalizedName: string
+  email: string
+  wallet: string | null
+  confirmationToken: string
+  confirmedAt: string | null
+  createdAt: string
+}
+
+export type NameReservationStore = {
+  findByNormalizedName(normalizedName: string): Promise<NameReservationRecord | null>
+  insertReservation(input: {
+    desiredName: string
+    normalizedName: string
+    email: string
+    wallet: string | null
+    confirmationToken: string
+    createdAt: string
+  }): Promise<NameReservationRecord>
+  countReservations(): Promise<number>
+  confirmByToken(token: string): Promise<NameReservationRecord | null>
+}
+
+export type ConfirmationEmailPayload = {
+  email: string
+  desiredName: string
+  confirmationUrl: string
+}
+
+export function normalizeReservationName(value: string): string {
+  return value.trim().toLowerCase()
+}
+
+function getReservedNames(): Set<string> {
+  const extra = (process.env.HERMESWORLD_RESERVED_NAMES || '')
+    .split(',')
+    .map((value) => normalizeReservationName(value))
+    .filter(Boolean)
+  return new Set([...DEFAULT_RESERVED_NAMES, ...extra].map(normalizeReservationName))
+}
+
+function containsProfanity(normalizedName: string): boolean {
+  return PROFANITY_TOKENS.some((token) => normalizedName.includes(token))
+}
+
+export function validateReservationInput(input: ReservationInput): ValidatedReservationInput {
+  const desiredName = input.desiredName.trim()
+  const normalizedName = normalizeReservationName(desiredName)
+  const email = input.email.trim().toLowerCase()
+  const wallet = (input.wallet || '').trim()
+
+  if (!NAME_PATTERN.test(desiredName)) {
+    throw new ReservationValidationError(
+      'Desired name must be 3-20 characters and use only letters, numbers, or underscores.',
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!EMAIL_PATTERN.test(email)) {
+    throw new ReservationValidationError('Enter a valid email address.')
+  }
+
+  if (wallet && !WALLET_PATTERN.test(wallet)) {
+    throw new ReservationValidationError('Wallet format looks invalid.')
+  }
+
+  return {
+    desiredName,
+    normalizedName,
+    email,
+    wallet: wallet || null,
+  }
+}
+
+export function assertNameAllowed(normalizedName: string): void {
+  if (getReservedNames().has(normalizedName)) {
+    throw new ReservationValidationError('That name is reserved for admin/system use.', 409)
+  }
+
+  if (containsProfanity(normalizedName)) {
+    throw new ReservationValidationError('That name fails the profanity filter.', 409)
+  }
+}
+
+export async function createReservation(
+  input: ReservationInput,
+  options: {
+    store: NameReservationStore
+    sendConfirmationEmail: (payload: ConfirmationEmailPayload) => Promise<void>
+    baseUrl?: string
+    now?: () => Date
+    randomToken?: () => string
+  },
+): Promise<NameReservationRecord> {
+  const validated = validateReservationInput(input)
+  assertNameAllowed(validated.normalizedName)
+
+  const existing = await options.store.findByNormalizedName(validated.normalizedName)
+  if (existing) {
+    throw new ReservationValidationError('That name is already reserved.', 409)
+  }
+
+  const token =
+    options.randomToken?.() ||
+    (typeof crypto !== 'undefined' && 'randomUUID' in crypto
+      ? crypto.randomUUID()
+      : `${Date.now()}_${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`)
+  const now = options.now?.() || new Date()
+  const baseUrl = (options.baseUrl || process.env.HERMESWORLD_RESERVE_BASE_URL || 'https://hermes-world.ai').replace(/\/$/, '')
+
+  const record = await options.store.insertReservation({
+    ...validated,
+    confirmationToken: token,
+    createdAt: now.toISOString(),
+  })
+
+  await options.sendConfirmationEmail({
+    email: validated.email,
+    desiredName: validated.desiredName,
+    confirmationUrl: `${baseUrl}/reserve/confirm?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`,
+  })
+
+  return record
+}
+
+export async function confirmReservation(
+  token: string,
+  store: NameReservationStore,
+): Promise<NameReservationRecord | null> {
+  const normalizedToken = token.trim()
+  if (!normalizedToken) {
+    throw new ReservationValidationError('Confirmation token is required.')
+  }
+  return store.confirmByToken(normalizedToken)
+}
+
+export async function countReservations(store: NameReservationStore): Promise<number> {
+  return store.countReservations()
+}
+
+type SupabaseReservationRow = {
+  id: string
+  desired_name: string
+  normalized_name: string
+  email: string
+  wallet_address: string | null
+  confirmation_token: string
+  confirmed_at: string | null
+  created_at: string
+}
+
+function requireEnv(name: string): string {
+  const value = (process.env[name] || '').trim()
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new Error(`${name} is not configured`)
+  }
+  return value
+}
+
+function mapSupabaseRow(row: SupabaseReservationRow): NameReservationRecord {
+  return {
+    id: row.id,
+    desiredName: row.desired_name,
+    normalizedName: row.normalized_name,
+    email: row.email,
+    wallet: row.wallet_address,
+    confirmationToken: row.confirmation_token,
+    confirmedAt: row.confirmed_at,
+    createdAt: row.created_at,
+  }
+}
+
+async function supabaseRequest(path: string, init: RequestInit): Promise<Response> {
+  const url = requireEnv('HERMESWORLD_SUPABASE_URL').replace(/\/$/, '')
+  const key = requireEnv('HERMESWORLD_SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY')
+  return fetch(`${url}/rest/v1/${path}`, {
+    ...init,
+    headers: {
+      apikey: key,
+      authorization: `Bearer ${key}`,
+      'content-type': 'application/json',
+      prefer: 'return=representation',
+      ...(init.headers || {}),
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+export function createSupabaseReservationStore(): NameReservationStore {
+  return {
+    async findByNormalizedName(normalizedName) {
+      const response = await supabaseRequest(
+        `name_reservations?normalized_name=eq.${encodeURIComponent(normalizedName)}&select=*`,
+        { method: 'GET', headers: { prefer: '' } },
+      )
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Failed to query reservations (${response.status})`)
+      }
+      const rows = (await response.json()) as Array<SupabaseReservationRow>
+      return rows[0] ? mapSupabaseRow(rows[0]) : null
+    },
+    async insertReservation(input) {
+      const response = await supabaseRequest('name_reservations', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          desired_name: input.desiredName,
+          normalized_name: input.normalizedName,
+          email: input.email,
+          wallet_address: input.wallet,
+          confirmation_token: input.confirmationToken,
+          created_at: input.createdAt,
+        }),
+      })
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const text = await response.text()
+        if (response.status === 409 || text.includes('duplicate key')) {
+          throw new ReservationValidationError('That name is already reserved.', 409)
+        }
+        throw new Error(`Failed to create reservation (${response.status}): ${text}`)
+      }
+      const rows = (await response.json()) as Array<SupabaseReservationRow>
+      return mapSupabaseRow(rows[0])
+    },
+    async countReservations() {
+      const response = await supabaseRequest('name_reservations?select=id', {
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: { prefer: 'count=exact', range: '0-0' },
+      })
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Failed to count reservations (${response.status})`)
+      }
+      const contentRange = response.headers.get('content-range') || ''
+      const total = Number(contentRange.split('/')[1] || '0')
+      return Number.isFinite(total) ? total : 0
+    },
+    async confirmByToken(token) {
+      const response = await supabaseRequest(
+        `name_reservations?confirmation_token=eq.${encodeURIComponent(token)}`,
+        {
+          method: 'PATCH',
+          body: JSON.stringify({ confirmed_at: new Date().toISOString() }),
+        },
+      )
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Failed to confirm reservation (${response.status})`)
+      }
+      const rows = (await response.json()) as Array<SupabaseReservationRow>
+      return rows[0] ? mapSupabaseRow(rows[0]) : null
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export async function sendReservationConfirmationEmail(
+  payload: ConfirmationEmailPayload,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const apiKey = (process.env.RESEND_API_KEY || '').trim()
+  const from = (process.env.RESERVE_FROM_EMAIL || process.env.RESEND_FROM_EMAIL || '').trim()
+  if (!apiKey || !from) {
+    throw new Error('Email delivery is not configured (missing RESEND_API_KEY or RESERVE_FROM_EMAIL).')
+  }
+
+  const response = await fetch('https://api.resend.com/emails', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
+      'content-type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      from,
+      to: [payload.email],
+      subject: `Confirm your HermesWorld name reservation: ${payload.desiredName}`,
+      html: `<div style="font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#111827">
+  <h2>Confirm your HermesWorld reservation</h2>
+  <p>You asked to reserve <strong>${payload.desiredName}</strong>.</p>
+  <p>Confirm it here:</p>
+  <p><a href="${payload.confirmationUrl}">${payload.confirmationUrl}</a></p>
+  <p>If this wasn't you, ignore this email.</p>
+</div>`,
+    }),
+  })
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const text = await response.text()
+    throw new Error(`Failed to send confirmation email (${response.status}): ${text}`)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/wrangler.jsonc b/wrangler.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f78e03c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrangler.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json",
+  "name": "hermes-world",
+  "compatibility_date": "2026-05-05",
+  "compatibility_flags": ["nodejs_compat"],
+  "main": "@tanstack/react-start/server-entry",
+  "observability": {
+    "enabled": true
+  },
+  "vars": {
+    "HERMES_PUBLIC_DEPLOY": "1",
+    "VITE_PLAYGROUND_STATS_URL": "https://hermes-playground-ws.myaurora-agi.workers.dev/stats"
+  }
+}