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Who it is for

Ana Souza, a nursing student in Recife, lost 200 USDC on a token whose creator minted more the day after she bought. On Shelf Swap, the tokens her friends send her get a public safety card first: owner keys, mint authority, liquidity lock and holder concentration. If the card fails there is simply no pool, and when a shelved token turns risky it leaves with days of notice and sells left open, while a slice of every swap fee funds her local crypto meetup.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$100

Yours in 3 to 5 days

The user app: shelf of listed tokens with public safety cards, swap with the fee split shown before signing, the not on the shelf flow for failing tokens, delist notices with sells only, a live safety card builder and listing request, swap receipts, plans and checkout, plus the Uniswap v4 listing hook and card registry deployed on one chain.

You choose: accent color and shop name
You choose: card thresholds
You choose: fee split between LPs, fund and owner
You choose: launch chain

Customfrom $2,400

Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

Everything in Base
Custom features and design
Priority build

Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

What is new

Token scanners (GoPlus, DEXTools lock checks), curated token lists and Uniswap's hook allowlist all exist, but they warn or route; they do not stop a pool from existing. Shelf Swap is built on Uniswap v4 hooks so a pool can only initialize for tokens whose card passes the owner's published rules, buys pause during a delist notice while sells stay open, and the pool fee is split on chain between liquidity providers, a community fund and the owner.

Closest things out there

GoPlus and DEXTools safety scans (warnings, not gates), curated default token lists in DEX front ends, Uniswap v4 permissioned pools (for regulated assets) and the Uniswap hook routing allowlist; in this catalog slow-mint (fair launches) and scam-mirror (scam awareness).

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

It turns 'is this a rug?' from a guess in a group chat into a public card anyone can read, and it never pulls the floor out from under holders overnight.

The Regatta Board

Races Shelf Swap can enter

One live race fits this app. Each one says why, with its prize and countdown. The rule on existing code is on the race page.

Grant roundBaseBase Builder GrantsFundingNot announcedRolling, apply any timeWhy it fits. A safer DEX experience on Base with a public fund may fit builder grants; check current terms.56 other apps can enter tooSee the race

See every race on the board

What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

A community DEX you own, built on Uniswap v4: tokens get a pool only after a public safety card passes, risky ones leave with notice, a slice of every fee funds your community, and you earn your own disclosed slice plus plans and reviews.

Base price · $100

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Illustrated shelf home with first-run onboardingShelf

Three step welcome, the next action (a notice that needs you or checking a token), shelf list and the fund's spending.

Public safety card per tokenShelf

Owner keys, mint authority, LP lock and top holders, each with a pass or fail and the plain reason.

Swap with the fee split shownSwap

Amount, expected output, price impact and the pool fee split between liquidity providers, the community fund and the owner.

Not on the shelf flowSwap

A failing token gets its card and an explanation, no pool, a watch option and a card to send back to the friend who shared it.

Delist notice with sells onlySwap

Notice countdown, buys paused, sells open until the pool closes.

Live safety card builder and listing requestCard

Set keys, mint, lock and holders and see the card against the shelf's rules; passing cards can request a listing.

Swap receipts and your bagReceipts

Each swap with its fee, the slice sent to the fund and the transaction hash, plus holdings with their status.

Plans, pricing sheet and simulated USDC checkoutMe

Browse, Regular and a one time Project review, with locked features and a checkout to the owner's wallet.

Watchlist, invites, share card, permissions and visionMe

Watch tokens in review, invite friends and see the hard limits of the app.

Uniswap v4 listing hook and card registrySwap

Hook that blocks pool creation for tokens without a passing card and pauses buys during a notice, deployed on one chain.

Open the full app demo

Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue dashboardRevenue

Your fee slice, plans and reviews, fund contributions, monthly chart and incoming payments.

Live paywall editorRevenue

Rename tiers, set prices and choose what is gated; the user Plans sheet updates instantly.

Shelf rules and fee splitRules

Minimum lock, lock length, holder cap, timelock policy, notice length, pool fee and the split between LPs, fund and you.

Review queueRules

Shelve or decline listing requests; a failing card cannot be shelved.

Card watcher log and running costsAgent

Hourly re-checks, misreadings and how the watcher adapted, notices opened, and monthly infra costs.

Roadmap with add-on requestsRoadmap

Community votes and a shared registry, each requestable as a scoped build.

Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Card sharing loop and source analyticsGrowth

Publish a fixed card to a token team's holders and see where traders come from.

The money path, built in

How it earns for you

A disclosed slice of every pool fee goes to you and another slice to the community fund, set in the hook. On top, traders can pay for card change alerts and token teams pay once for a priority review that never changes the result.

BrowseFreeSwaps, every safety card and delist notices.

Regular$6 per monthCard change alerts, watchlist and exit reminders during a notice.

Project$149 oncePriority review within 48 hours and a shelf page for a token team.

Pool fee of 0.05 to 1 percent (default 0.30 percent). Default split: 80 percent to liquidity providers, 10 percent to the community fund, 10 percent to the owner, shown before every swap.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

Failing cards sent back to the group chats where risky tokens are posted
Token teams who fix their setup to pass and send their holders to swap here
A monthly community fund report with receipts
Friend invites from people who stopped getting caught by open mints

Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included

The shelf DEX

Uniswap v4 listing hook and card registry
Four check safety cards with hourly re-checks
Delist with notice
Community fund fee share
Plans, reviews and paywall editor

Included

Community votes on the shelf

Votes on borderline cards
Fund spending proposals with a public ledger
Card history per token
Opt-in Telegram card alerts

Add-on from $600

More chains and a shared registry

Pools on two more chains
Public card registry API
Solana card checks
Partner listing fee splits

Add-on from $1,200

The pitch, ready for investors and grant reviewers

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Your 2 minute demo script

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Make it entirely yours

Your shop name, chain, card thresholds, extra checks (for example tax tokens or proxy upgrades), fund governance and token team onboarding are scoped and priced together.

Custom from $2,400

BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The recipe (how it is built, the data, costs, risks, build order, the pitch and the demo script) is unlocked when your app is paid in full.

The need

New traders buy tokens that friends post in group chats, and many lose money to setups any expert could spot: an open mint, a single owner key, unlocked liquidity or a handful of wallets holding most of the supply. Scanners exist, but they only warn, and anyone can create a pool for anything.

What exists and what is new

Scanners such as GoPlus and DEXTools flag risky tokens, DEX front ends ship curated token lists, and Uniswap v4 supports hooks, permissioned pools and a routing allowlist. What is uncommon is a DEX where the safety card is the gate: no passing card, no pool, enforced by a hook, with delists announced in advance and a slice of fees sent to a community fund. Research verdict: the parts exist, the combination is rare. Medium novelty.

The data it runs on

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

1.The mission

Swapping should start with knowing what you are buying, and a community exchange should give back to the community that uses it.

2.Why people can't resist it

No card, no pool A token only gets a pool after its public card passes. Nobody can add one around the rule.

Notice, not overnight When a card starts failing, buys pause and sells stay open for a set number of days before the pool closes.

The fund report Every month, what the community fund received from fees and what it paid for, with receipts.

3.How it works for real

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

4.Pricing

Cost per use: unlocked when your app is paid in full.

Browse Free

Swap anything on the shelf, read every safety card, delist notices in the app.

Regular $6 per month

Alerts when a card you hold changes, watchlist of tokens in review, exit reminders during a notice.

Project $149 once

For token teams: priority review within 48 hours and a shelf page. Paying never changes the result.

5.Growth loop

Failing cards are shared by the people they protect: someone pastes a token, sees it fail, and sends the card back to the chat it came from. Token teams fix their setup to earn a place on the shelf and point their holders to it. The monthly fund report gives the community a reason to keep swapping here.

6.Risks and guardrails

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

7.Build order

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

8.Where this is going

Now
One shelf, four checks, a fund that pays for real things in one community.
Next
Community votes on borderline cards and on how the fund is spent.
Later
A shared card registry other DEXes and wallets read before they show a token.
The world it builds
Rugs get harder because the default place to swap asks the same plain questions of every token, in public.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Shelf Swap

Every crypto community has a group chat where someone posts a token and someone else loses money on it. Owning Shelf Swap means your community gets its own exchange with a rule everyone can read: no passing safety card, no pool. Risky tokens leave with notice, a slice of every swap fee pays for things the community wants, and you earn your own disclosed slice for running it.

What’s stopping you?

“Running a DEX sounds like something only big teams can do.”

You are not building an AMM. Shelf Swap uses Uniswap v4 for the pools and adds one small hook and a registry. Your work is choosing the rules, reviewing listing requests and posting the fund report, all from the console.

“What if a token I shelved still crashes?”

It can, and the app says so next to every swap: a card checks how a token is set up, not where its price goes. You can lose money. Your promise is narrower and keepable: no open mints, no single keys, locked liquidity, no surprise delists.

“Token teams will pressure me to list them.”

The hook decides, not you. A failing card cannot be shelved even if you wanted to. Paid reviews only buy speed, never a pass, and every decision is public.

“Is this legal where I live?”

Rules for running an exchange front end and taking fees differ by country. Many owners start as a community tool with a small fee and take local legal advice before growing. We never promise returns for traders or for you.

A revenue ladder, step by step

A slice of pool fees on swap volume, Regular plans for traders who want alerts, and one time reviews paid by token teams who want a place on the shelf.

$600

$6,000

$20,000

$70,000

One community

400 traders, $300k swapped a month

0.03% owner slice + plans

Regional default

5,000 traders, $3.4M a month, 280 Regular

slice + $6 plans + reviews

Many shelves

12 communities on white label shelves