Give Your AI Agent a Real Address with Gaia Domains

Forget unreadable wallet addresses. Gaia Domains are how open-source AI gets discovered, scaled, and trusted.

Running a Gaia Node is already the fastest way to self-host an open-source LLM—but by default, your node lives behind a long, clunky URL tied to a wallet address. That makes it nearly impossible to remember, difficult to share, and invisible to most developer tools.

Gaia Domains fix that.
Think of them as ENS for AI—human-readable names that point to one node or a full cluster of nodes on the Gaia decentralized network.

What Is a Gaia Domain?

A Gaia Domain is more than just a name. It’s a fully programmable access layer for your AI agents:

Element	What It Does
Human-Readable Name	e.g. `finance.gaia.domains`, `qwen72b.gaia.domains`, `yourbrand.gaia.domains`
Single API Endpoint	OpenAI-compatible `/v1` route load-balanced across all nodes in the domain
Specialized Knowledge	Operator defines the LLM and knowledge base every node must run
Discovery Layer	Domains are indexed and tool-callable—no more hunting raw URLs

If you’ve ever used Ethereum Name Service to resolve vitalik.eth, you already get it. Gaia Domains give every AI agent a stable home on the decentralized web.

Why Developers Should Care

Instant Discovery

No more copy-pasting long strings. Share a single memorable domain like coder.gaia.domains and any app—Chat UI, LangChain, IDE extension—can connect immediately.

Built-In Load Balancing

Domains can front one node or fifty. The Gaia runtime automatically spreads requests across available nodes in your cluster.

Consistent Tool-Calling

Each domain is locked to a specific LLM family. That means your function-calling code always works—every node in the cluster speaks the same schema.

Operator-Level Trust

You control which nodes join your domain. Only trusted contributors that meet your quality standards can serve inference traffic.

See It in Action: The MetaMask Domain

Test it live in Postman or any SDK:

jsonCopyEditPOST https://metamask.gaia.domains/v1 { "model": "llama", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Give me a code snippet that integrates the MetaMask SDK in React." } ], "api_key": "GAIA" // free dev key }

What happens next?

The request routes to metamask.gaia.domains.
Gaia automatically selects the least busy node in the cluster.
That node runs a MetaMask-optimized version of the Llama-3 model.
You get a fast, accurate response—no hallucinations, no fluff.

Swap the domain to coder.gaia.domains, qwen72b.gaia.domains, or portrait.gaia.domains and you instantly tap into different models + knowledge, without changing your code.

Why Gaia Domains Matter to the Network

Network Problem	How Gaia Domains Solve It
Undiscoverable Nodes	Domains are indexed on-chain and in DNS, making agents easily searchable
Single-Node Bottlenecks	Domains load-balance across nodes—one offline node doesn’t break your app
Inconsistent Model Output	Operators enforce uniform model and embedding configs per domain
Difficult Tool Integration	Domains offer stable, OpenAI-style endpoints usable in any LLM stack

Launch Your Own Gaia Domain in Minutes

Go to https://www.gaianet.ai/gaia-domain-name
Search for your domain name
Connect your wallet
Choose a tier that fits your traffic and visibility needs
Set up your model, prompt, and domain metadata
Launch—and start routing traffic immediately

Once live, you can manage your domain from the Gaia Dashboard, approve nodes, and monitor usage in real time.

Just Want to Test? Try a Free Public Domain

No setup required—just plug one of these into your OpenAI-compatible tool:

llama8b.gaia.domains — lightweight LLM
whisper.gaia.domains — voice-to-text transcription
portrait.gaia.domains — image generation
coder.gaia.domains — coding assistant
rustcoder.gaia.domains — Rust-focused assistant

Change the domain, change the agent—no config rewrites needed.

Final Thoughts

Gaia Domains provide the perfect gateway to open source AI at scale. In just a few clicks, you gain a user-friendly name for your AI services, harness the synergy of multiple node operators, and potentially earn rewards if your domain thrives.

A memorable, human-readable URL
Seamless routing and clustering across nodes
Immediate compatibility with AI tools and SDKs
Powerful discovery and identity features to stand out

Start here → https://www.gaianet.ai/gaia-domain-name