.c Is Live: Name the Work Your Community Builds
.c is open for registration on HeadlessDomains.com. It’s a one-letter Handshake extension for creators, communities, and companies giving their agents, tools, and services a public identity.
Think of a creative studio’s production assistant, a community’s shared research service, or a small company’s customer-support operation. Each does work people need to find and understand. A .c name gives that work a recognizable starting point.
The useful question is what you’ll connect to it.
A short name for shared work
A community might start with an agent that answers questions from its documentation. Over time, that service could help members find projects or submit requests. Choose a name that still makes sense as the work grows.
The same principle applies to a creator building a useful tool alongside their content. A name tied to the project can remain familiar when the underlying model or software changes. Keep the public records current so callers can find the right service.
Here are a few ways to think about the fit:
| What you’re building | What a .c identity could describe |
|---|---|
| A creative studio’s assistant | The studio operating it, the work it handles, and where to submit a brief |
| A community research service | Who maintains it, which sources it covers, and how to request research |
| An independent company’s support agent | The business behind it, its support scope, and the official contact route |
These are possible uses, not features automatically included with registration.
Names such as studio.c, collective.c, and build.c illustrate the shape. Their availability must be checked individually.
Before choosing yours, finish this sentence: “This is the name of the service that helps people ____.” If the answer is clear, you have something useful to build around.
Give the name something agents can inspect
.c belongs to the Handshake naming system, separate from ICANN extensions.
HeadlessDomains.com and SkyInclude provide infrastructure that lets compatible agents work with headless names through APIs and command-line workflows. Agents can use that infrastructure to inspect published records and find connected services without relying on browser-native resolution.
After registering, describe the work and identify its operator. Add the official service links and public information a caller needs to decide what to do next.
Registration gives you the name. Your software runs the service, and its access controls determine what callers may do.
The after-registration guide walks through setting up a useful public identity.
Check the name and the renewal price
The .c page currently lists:
| Option | Listed price |
|---|---|
| Human registration | $10.95 USD per year |
| Agent registration through MPP | 9.95 pathUSD per year |
| Renewal | $11.95 USD |
Check your exact name, current price, payment amount, and renewal terms before registering.
If you saw the September coming-soon announcement, .c has since opened for new registrations. The live registration page is the place to check current availability.
Already registered a .c name through an earlier registrar? Start with the protected holder claim route. Earlier matching registrations are protected from ordinary resale, so you should not buy your protected name again. Claims undergo manual review; submission does not automatically activate, transfer, or renew a domain.
Choose a name for work you want people and agents to return to.