diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index da3013f8a6..eadb0808a4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ name = "daemon"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
+ "libredox",
+ "redox-scheme",
+ "redox_syscall 0.7.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/daemon/Cargo.toml b/daemon/Cargo.toml
index 3dba6f6671..d4cf2cdc86 100644
--- a/daemon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/daemon/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 libc.workspace = true
+libredox.workspace = true
+redox-scheme.workspace = true
+redox_syscall.workspace = true
diff --git a/daemon/src/lib.rs b/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 8967469d93..eb18ee6c4d 100644
--- a/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 #![feature(never_type)]
 
 use std::io::{self, PipeWriter, Read, Write};
-use std::os::fd::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd};
+use std::os::fd::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::process::Command;
 
+use libredox::Fd;
+use redox_scheme::Socket;
+use redox_scheme::scheme::{SchemeAsync, SchemeSync};
+
+unsafe fn get_fd(var: &str) -> RawFd {
+    let fd: RawFd = std::env::var(var).unwrap().parse().unwrap();
+    if unsafe { libc::fcntl(fd, libc::F_SETFD, libc::FD_CLOEXEC) } == -1 {
+        panic!(
+            "daemon: failed to set CLOEXEC flag for {var} fd: {}",
+            io::Error::last_os_error()
+        );
+    }
+    fd
+}
+
 #[must_use = "Daemon::ready must be called"]
 pub struct Daemon {
     write_pipe: PipeWriter,
 }
 
 impl Daemon {
-    pub fn new<F: FnOnce(Daemon) -> !>(f: F) -> ! {
-        let write_pipe = unsafe {
-            io::PipeWriter::from_raw_fd(std::env::var("INIT_NOTIFY").unwrap().parse().unwrap())
-        };
+    pub fn new(f: impl FnOnce(Daemon) -> !) -> ! {
+        let write_pipe = unsafe { io::PipeWriter::from_raw_fd(get_fd("INIT_NOTIFY")) };
 
         f(Daemon { write_pipe })
     }
@@ -25,10 +38,10 @@ impl Daemon {
     pub fn spawn(mut cmd: Command) {
         let (mut read_pipe, write_pipe) = io::pipe().unwrap();
 
-        // Pass pipe to child
+        // Pass notify pipe to child
         if unsafe { libc::fcntl(write_pipe.as_raw_fd(), libc::F_SETFD, 0) } == -1 {
             eprintln!(
-                "daemon: failed to unset CLOEXEC flag for pipe: {}",
+                "daemon: failed to unset CLOEXEC flag for notify pipe: {}",
                 io::Error::last_os_error()
             );
             return;
@@ -57,3 +70,103 @@ impl Daemon {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[must_use = "SchemeDaemon::ready must be called"]
+pub struct SchemeDaemon {
+    write_pipe: PipeWriter,
+}
+
+impl SchemeDaemon {
+    pub fn new(f: impl FnOnce(SchemeDaemon) -> !) -> ! {
+        let write_pipe = unsafe { io::PipeWriter::from_raw_fd(get_fd("INIT_NOTIFY")) };
+
+        f(SchemeDaemon { write_pipe })
+    }
+
+    pub fn ready_with_fd(self, cap_fd: Fd) -> syscall::Result<()> {
+        syscall::call_wo(
+            self.write_pipe.as_raw_fd() as usize,
+            &cap_fd.into_raw().to_ne_bytes(),
+            syscall::CallFlags::FD,
+            &[],
+        )?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn ready_sync_scheme<S: SchemeSync>(
+        self,
+        socket: &Socket,
+        scheme: &mut S,
+    ) -> syscall::Result<()> {
+        let cap_id = scheme.scheme_root()?;
+        let cap_fd = socket.create_this_scheme_fd(0, cap_id, 0, 0)?;
+        self.ready_with_fd(Fd::new(cap_fd))
+    }
+
+    pub fn ready_async_scheme<S: SchemeAsync>(
+        self,
+        socket: &Socket,
+        scheme: &mut S,
+    ) -> syscall::Result<()> {
+        let cap_id = scheme.scheme_root()?;
+        let cap_fd = socket.create_this_scheme_fd(0, cap_id, 0, 0)?;
+        self.ready_with_fd(Fd::new(cap_fd))
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn(mut cmd: Command, scheme_name: &str) {
+        let (read_pipe, write_pipe) = io::pipe().unwrap();
+
+        // Pass notify pipe to child
+        if unsafe { libc::fcntl(write_pipe.as_raw_fd(), libc::F_SETFD, 0) } == -1 {
+            eprintln!(
+                "daemon: failed to unset CLOEXEC flag for notify pipe: {}",
+                io::Error::last_os_error()
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+        cmd.env("INIT_NOTIFY", format!("{}", write_pipe.as_raw_fd()));
+
+        if let Err(err) = cmd.spawn() {
+            eprintln!("daemon: failed to execute {cmd:?}: {err}");
+            return;
+        }
+        drop(write_pipe);
+
+        let mut new_fd = usize::MAX;
+        let fd_bytes = unsafe {
+            core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(
+                core::slice::from_mut(&mut new_fd).as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8,
+                core::mem::size_of::<usize>(),
+            )
+        };
+        loop {
+            match syscall::call_ro(
+                read_pipe.as_raw_fd() as usize,
+                fd_bytes,
+                syscall::CallFlags::FD | syscall::CallFlags::FD_UPPER,
+                &[],
+            ) {
+                Err(syscall::Error {
+                    errno: syscall::EINTR,
+                }) => continue,
+                Ok(0) => {
+                    eprintln!("daemon: {cmd:?} exited without notifying readiness");
+                    return;
+                }
+                Ok(1) => break,
+                Ok(n) => {
+                    eprintln!("daemon: incorrect amount of fds {n} returned");
+                    return;
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    eprintln!("daemon: failed to wait for {cmd:?}: {err}");
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let current_namespace_fd = libredox::call::getns().expect("TODO");
+        libredox::call::register_scheme_to_ns(current_namespace_fd, scheme_name, new_fd)
+            .expect("TODO");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/main.rs b/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/main.rs
index cf16e22a8d..78bf3e9cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/main.rs
+++ b/drivers/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/main.rs
@@ -7,23 +7,22 @@
 //! In the future fbbootlogd may also pull from logd as opposed to have logd push logs to it. And it
 //! it could display a boot splash like plymouth instead of a boot log when booting in quiet mode.
 
-use std::io::Write;
 use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
 
 use event::EventQueue;
 use inputd::ConsumerHandleEvent;
 use libredox::errno::EAGAIN;
 use orbclient::Event;
-use redox_scheme::{scheme::register_sync_scheme, RequestKind, SignalBehavior, Socket};
+use redox_scheme::{RequestKind, SignalBehavior, Socket};
 
 use crate::scheme::FbbootlogScheme;
 
 mod scheme;
 
 fn main() {
-    daemon::Daemon::new(daemon);
+    daemon::SchemeDaemon::new(daemon);
 }
-fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
+fn daemon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     let event_queue = EventQueue::new().expect("fbbootlogd: failed to create event queue");
 
     event::user_data! {
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
             .create_this_scheme_fd(0, 0, 0, 0)
             .expect("fbbootlogd: failed to create log fd");
         // Add ourself as log sink
-        let mut log_file = libredox::Fd::open(
+        let log_file = libredox::Fd::open(
             "/scheme/log/add_sink",
             libredox::flag::O_WRONLY | libredox::flag::O_CLOEXEC,
             0,
@@ -69,15 +68,12 @@ fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
             .expect("fbbootlogd: failed to send log fd to log scheme.");
     }
 
-    register_sync_scheme(&socket, "fbbootlog", &mut scheme)
-        .expect("fbbootlog: failed to register scheme to namespace");
+    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut scheme);
 
     // This is not possible for now as fbbootlogd needs to open new displays at runtime for graphics
     // driver handoff. In the future inputd may directly pass a handle to the display instead.
     //libredox::call::setrens(0, 0).expect("fbbootlogd: failed to enter null namespace");
 
-    daemon.ready();
-
     for event in event_queue {
         match event.expect("fbbootlogd: failed to get event").user_data {
             Source::Scheme => {
diff --git a/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/main.rs b/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/main.rs
index 3d74e8b31b..fde9044242 100644
--- a/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/main.rs
+++ b/drivers/graphics/fbcond/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use inputd::ConsumerHandleEvent;
 use libredox::errno::{EAGAIN, EINTR};
 use orbclient::Event;
 use redox_scheme::{
-    scheme::{register_sync_scheme, Op, SchemeResponse, SchemeSync},
+    scheme::{Op, SchemeResponse, SchemeSync},
     CallerCtx, RequestKind, Response, SignalBehavior, Socket,
 };
 use std::env;
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ mod scheme;
 mod text;
 
 fn main() {
-    daemon::Daemon::new(daemon);
+    daemon::SchemeDaemon::new(daemon);
 }
-fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
+fn daemon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     let vt_ids = env::args()
         .skip(1)
         .map(|arg| arg.parse().expect("invalid vt number"))
@@ -46,15 +46,12 @@ fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
 
     let mut scheme = FbconScheme::new(&vt_ids, &mut event_queue);
 
-    register_sync_scheme(&socket, "fbcon", &mut scheme)
-        .expect("fbcond: failed to register scheme to namespace");
+    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut scheme);
 
     // This is not possible for now as fbcond needs to open new displays at runtime for graphics
     // driver handoff. In the future inputd may directly pass a handle to the display instead.
     // libredox::call::setrens(0, 0).expect("fbcond: failed to enter null namespace");
 
-    daemon.ready();
-
     let mut blocked = Vec::new();
 
     // Handle all events that could have happened before registering with the event queue.
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ fn handle_event(
                 RequestKind::Cancellation(cancellation_request) => {
                     if let Some(i) = blocked
                         .iter()
-                        .position(|(op, caller)| caller.id == cancellation_request.id)
+                        .position(|(_op, caller)| caller.id == cancellation_request.id)
                     {
                         let (blocked_req, _) = blocked.remove(i);
                         let resp = Response::err(EINTR, blocked_req);
diff --git a/drivers/inputd/src/main.rs b/drivers/inputd/src/main.rs
index ea3e13bbc2..4629d5e064 100644
--- a/drivers/inputd/src/main.rs
+++ b/drivers/inputd/src/main.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use inputd::{ControlEvent, VtEvent, VtEventKind};
 
 use libredox::errno::ESTALE;
-use redox_scheme::scheme::{register_sync_scheme, SchemeSync};
+use redox_scheme::scheme::SchemeSync;
 use redox_scheme::{CallerCtx, OpenResult, RequestKind, Response, SignalBehavior, Socket};
 
 use orbclient::{Event, EventOption};
@@ -552,13 +552,12 @@ impl SchemeSync for InputScheme {
     }
 }
 
-fn deamon(deamon: daemon::Daemon) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+fn deamon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Create the ":input" scheme.
     let socket_file = Socket::create()?;
     let mut scheme = InputScheme::new();
 
-    register_sync_scheme(&socket_file, "input", &mut scheme)?;
-    deamon.ready();
+    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket_file, &mut scheme);
 
     loop {
         scheme.has_new_events = false;
@@ -632,7 +631,7 @@ fn deamon(deamon: daemon::Daemon) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
-fn daemon_runner(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
+fn daemon_runner(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     deamon(daemon).unwrap();
     unreachable!();
 }
@@ -697,6 +696,6 @@ fn main() {
             common::file_level(),
         );
 
-        daemon::Daemon::new(daemon_runner);
+        daemon::SchemeDaemon::new(daemon_runner);
     }
 }
diff --git a/init.d/00_runtime b/init.d/00_runtime
index c8fd9e1b54..58973a9c23 100644
--- a/init.d/00_runtime
+++ b/init.d/00_runtime
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export PATH /scheme/initfs/bin
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH /scheme/initfs/lib
 export RUST_BACKTRACE 1
 rtcd
-notify nulld
-notify zerod
-notify randd
+scheme null nulld
+scheme zero zerod
+scheme rand randd
diff --git a/init.d/10_logging b/init.d/10_logging
index 63a23fc339..bc1528d194 100644
--- a/init.d/10_logging
+++ b/init.d/10_logging
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-notify logd
+scheme log logd
 stdio /scheme/log
-notify ramfs logging
+scheme logging ramfs logging
diff --git a/init.d/20_graphics b/init.d/20_graphics
index a286364179..414b0b4d97 100644
--- a/init.d/20_graphics
+++ b/init.d/20_graphics
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-notify inputd
+scheme input inputd
 notify vesad
 unset FRAMEBUFFER_ADDR FRAMEBUFFER_VIRT FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH FRAMEBUFFER_HEIGHT FRAMEBUFFER_STRIDE
 #TODO: unset FRAMEBUFFER1 and beyond?
-notify fbbootlogd
+scheme fbbootlog fbbootlogd
 # Activate framebuffer log VT, which disables kernel graphical debug
 inputd -A 1
-notify fbcond 2
+scheme fbcon fbcond 2
diff --git a/init/src/main.rs b/init/src/main.rs
index 3bb439aaa7..9ff4cbacb3 100644
--- a/init/src/main.rs
+++ b/init/src/main.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ fn run_command(cmd: Command, config: &InitConfig) {
 
             daemon::Daemon::spawn(command);
         }
+        Command::Scheme(scheme, cmd, args) => {
+            if config.skip_cmd.contains(&cmd) {
+                eprintln!("init: skipping '{} {}'", cmd, args.join(" "));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let mut command = process::Command::new(&cmd);
+            for arg in args {
+                command.arg(arg);
+            }
+
+            daemon::SchemeDaemon::spawn(command, &scheme);
+        }
         Command::Regular(cmd, args) => {
             let mut command = process::Command::new(cmd.clone());
             for arg in args {
diff --git a/init/src/script.rs b/init/src/script.rs
index 06ae2bf42c..50d8ae2e5f 100644
--- a/init/src/script.rs
+++ b/init/src/script.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     // Service
     Nowait(String, Vec<String>),
     Notify(String, Vec<String>),
+    Scheme(String, String, Vec<String>),
     Regular(String, Vec<String>),
 
     // Modify env
@@ -110,6 +111,16 @@ impl Command {
 
                 Ok(Command::Notify(cmd, args.collect()))
             }
+            "scheme" => {
+                let Some(scheme) = args.next() else {
+                    return Err("init: failed to run scheme: no argument".to_owned());
+                };
+                let Some(cmd) = args.next() else {
+                    return Err("init: failed to run scheme: missing command".to_owned());
+                };
+
+                Ok(Command::Scheme(scheme, cmd, args.collect()))
+            }
             _ => Ok(Command::Regular(cmd, args.collect())),
         }
     }
diff --git a/logd/src/main.rs b/logd/src/main.rs
index 3f35617e3c..43c81e2707 100644
--- a/logd/src/main.rs
+++ b/logd/src/main.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
-use redox_scheme::{
-    scheme::{register_sync_scheme, SchemeSync},
-    RequestKind, Response, SignalBehavior, Socket,
-};
+use redox_scheme::{scheme::SchemeSync, RequestKind, Response, SignalBehavior, Socket};
 use std::process;
 
 use crate::scheme::LogScheme;
 
 mod scheme;
 
-fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
+fn daemon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     let socket = Socket::create().expect("logd: failed to create log scheme");
 
     let mut scheme = LogScheme::new(&socket);
 
-    register_sync_scheme(&socket, "log", &mut scheme)
-        .expect("logd: failed to register scheme to namespace");
+    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut scheme);
 
     libredox::call::setrens(0, 0).expect("logd: failed to enter null namespace");
 
-    daemon.ready();
-
     while let Some(request) = socket
         .next_request(SignalBehavior::Restart)
         .expect("logd: failed to read events from log scheme")
@@ -50,5 +44,5 @@ fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    daemon::Daemon::new(daemon);
+    daemon::SchemeDaemon::new(daemon);
 }
diff --git a/logd/src/scheme.rs b/logd/src/scheme.rs
index 28ef562ddc..b723733f49 100644
--- a/logd/src/scheme.rs
+++ b/logd/src/scheme.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::mem;
 use std::os::fd::{FromRawFd, RawFd};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Sender};
 
 use redox_scheme::scheme::SchemeSync;
diff --git a/ramfs/src/main.rs b/ramfs/src/main.rs
index b675c6f4b6..1f10421948 100644
--- a/ramfs/src/main.rs
+++ b/ramfs/src/main.rs
@@ -8,19 +8,18 @@ use redox_scheme::{RequestKind, SignalBehavior};
 use self::scheme::Scheme;
 
 fn main() {
-    daemon::Daemon::new(daemon);
+    daemon::SchemeDaemon::new(daemon);
 }
 
-fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
+fn daemon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     let scheme_name = env::args().nth(1).expect("Usage:\n\tramfs SCHEME_NAME");
 
     let socket = redox_scheme::Socket::create().expect("ramfs: failed to create socket");
 
     let mut scheme = Scheme::new(scheme_name.clone()).expect("ramfs: failed to initialize scheme");
 
-    redox_scheme::scheme::register_sync_scheme(&socket, &scheme_name, &mut scheme)
-        .expect("ramfs: failed to register to namespace");
-    daemon.ready();
+    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut scheme);
+
     libredox::call::setrens(0, 0).expect("ramfs: failed to enter null namespace");
 
     loop {
diff --git a/randd/src/main.rs b/randd/src/main.rs
index 0bc50a5173..c5fda18122 100644
--- a/randd/src/main.rs
+++ b/randd/src/main.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ pub const MODE_READ: u16 = 0o4;
 use raw_cpuid::CpuId;
 
 use redox_scheme::{
-    scheme::{register_sync_scheme, SchemeSync},
-    CallerCtx, OpenResult, RequestKind, Response, SignalBehavior, Socket,
+    scheme::SchemeSync, CallerCtx, OpenResult, RequestKind, SignalBehavior, Socket,
 };
 use syscall::data::Stat;
 use syscall::flag::{EventFlags, O_CREAT, O_EXCL, O_RDONLY, O_RDWR, O_WRONLY};
 use syscall::schemev2::NewFdFlags;
-use syscall::{Error, Result, EACCES, EBADF, EEXIST, ENOENT, EOPNOTSUPP, EPERM, MODE_CHR};
+use syscall::{Error, Result, EACCES, EBADF, EEXIST, ENOENT, EPERM, MODE_CHR};
 
 // Create an RNG Seed to create initial seed from the rdrand intel instruction
 use rand_core::SeedableRng;
@@ -465,15 +464,12 @@ impl SchemeSync for RandScheme {
     }
 }
 
-fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
+fn daemon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     let socket = Socket::create().expect("randd: failed to create rand scheme");
 
     let mut scheme = RandScheme::new();
 
-    register_sync_scheme(&socket, "rand", &mut scheme)
-        .expect("randd: failed to register scheme to namespace");
-
-    daemon.ready();
+    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut scheme);
 
     libredox::call::setrens(0, 0).expect("randd: failed to enter null namespace");
 
@@ -497,5 +493,5 @@ fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    daemon::Daemon::new(daemon);
+    daemon::SchemeDaemon::new(daemon);
 }
diff --git a/zerod/src/main.rs b/zerod/src/main.rs
index 6dc8b75931..bde902d892 100644
--- a/zerod/src/main.rs
+++ b/zerod/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use redox_scheme::{scheme::register_sync_scheme, RequestKind, SignalBehavior, Socket};
+use redox_scheme::{RequestKind, SignalBehavior, Socket};
 
 use scheme::ZeroScheme;
 
@@ -10,27 +10,20 @@ enum Ty {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    daemon::Daemon::new(daemon);
+    daemon::SchemeDaemon::new(daemon);
 }
 
-fn daemon(daemon: daemon::Daemon) -> ! {
+fn daemon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     let ty = match &*std::env::args().next().unwrap() {
         "nulld" => Ty::Null,
         "zerod" => Ty::Zero,
         _ => panic!("needs to be called as either nulld or zerod"),
     };
 
-    let name = match ty {
-        Ty::Null => "null",
-        Ty::Zero => "zero",
-    };
     let socket = Socket::create().expect("zerod: failed to create zero scheme");
     let mut zero_scheme = ZeroScheme(ty);
 
-    register_sync_scheme(&socket, name, &mut zero_scheme)
-        .expect("zerod: failed to register scheme to namespace");
-
-    daemon.ready();
+    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut zero_scheme);
 
     libredox::call::setrens(0, 0).expect("zerod: failed to enter null namespace");