diff --git a/capabilities.py b/capabilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cd52615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/capabilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+__filename__ = "capabilities.py"
+__author__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__license__ = "AGPL3+"
+__version__ = "0.0.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__email__ = "bob@freedombone.net"
+__status__ = "Production"
+
+from auth import createPassword
+
+def sendCapabilitiesRequest(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,domain: str) -> None:
+
+    capId=createPassword(32)
+    capRequest = {
+        "id": httpPrefix+"://"+domain+"/caps/request/"+capId,
+        "type": "Request",
+        "capability": ["inbox:write", "objects:read"],
+        "actor": httpPrefix+"://"+domain
+    }
+        
diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index c6d5b67c..c448f289 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # check that the post is to an expected path
         if not (self.path.endswith('/outbox') or \
                 self.path.endswith('/inbox') or \
+                self.path.endswith('/caps/new') or \
                 self.path=='/sharedInbox'):
             print('Attempt to POST to invalid path '+self.path)
             self.send_response(400)
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 352b95e9..d9cdb996 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ __status__ = "Production"
 
 from person import createPerson
 from person import createSharedInbox
+from person import createCapabilitiesInbox
 from person import setPreferredNickname
 from person import setBio
 from webfinger import webfingerHandle
@@ -313,4 +314,8 @@ if not os.path.isdir(baseDir+'/accounts/sharedinbox@'+domain):
     print('Creating shared inbox')
     createSharedInbox(baseDir,'sharedinbox',domain,port,httpPrefix)
 
+if not os.path.isdir(baseDir+'/accounts/capabilities@'+domain):
+    print('Creating capabilities account which can sign requests')
+    createCapabilitiesInbox(baseDir,'capabilities',domain,port,httpPrefix)
+
 runDaemon(baseDir,domain,port,httpPrefix,federationList,useTor,debug)
diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index fcc5d954..18534687 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -128,13 +128,19 @@ def createSharedInbox(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str,port: int, \
     """Generates the shared inbox
     """
     return createPersonBase(baseDir,nickname,domain,port,httpPrefix,True,None)
+
+def createCapabilitiesInbox(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str,port: int, \
+                            httpPrefix: str) -> (str,str,{},{}):
+    """Generates the capabilities inbox to sign requests
+    """
+    return createPersonBase(baseDir,nickname,domain,port,httpPrefix,True,None)
    
 def validNickname(nickname: str) -> bool:
     forbiddenChars=['.',' ','/','?',':',';','@']
     for c in forbiddenChars:
         if c in nickname:
             return False
-    reservedNames=['inbox','outbox','following','followers','sharedinbox']
+    reservedNames=['inbox','outbox','following','followers','sharedinbox','capabilities']
     if nickname in reservedNames:
         return False
     return True