diff --git a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/__init__.py b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/__init__.py
index 752e4b85..16ee35cb 100755
--- a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/__init__.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def daemon():
 
     def _handle_sig_term(signum, frame):
         sys.exit(0)
-    
+
     with open(filepaths.pid_file, 'w') as f:
         f.write(str(os.getpid()))
 
@@ -77,14 +77,15 @@ def daemon():
     logger.info(
         f"Onionr daemon is running under pid {os.getpid()}", terminal=True)
     events.event('init', threaded=False)
+    events.event('afterinit', threaded=False)
     events.event('daemon_start')
 
     add_onionr_thread(
         clean_block_database, 60, 'clean_block_database', initial_sleep=0)
 
     Thread(
-        target=gossip.start_gossip_threads, 
-        daemon=True, 
+        target=gossip.start_gossip_threads,
+        daemon=True,
         name='start_gossip_threads').start()
 
     try:
diff --git a/src/onionrplugins/pluginapis.py b/src/onionrplugins/pluginapis.py
index c85de443..e8ad7480 100644
--- a/src/onionrplugins/pluginapis.py
+++ b/src/onionrplugins/pluginapis.py
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-plugin_apis = {}
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+#
+from typing import Callable, Dict
+
+# plugin apis are methods intended to be available to the rpc
+# plugin, this is so plugins can provide apis to other plugins
+# plugins add their methods during or before afterinit event
+plugin_apis: Dict[str, Callable] = {}
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diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/rpc/main.py b/static-data/default-plugins/rpc/main.py
index 8d14a07c..e58e84d9 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/rpc/main.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/rpc/main.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import ujson
 jsonrpc.manager.json = ujson
 
 # RPC modules map Onionr APIs to the RPC dispacher
-from rpc import blocks
+from rpc import blocks, pluginrpcmethods
 
 
 class OnionrRPC(object):
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class OnionrRPC(object):
         return response.json
 
 
+def on_afterinit(api, data=None):
+    pluginrpcmethods.add_plugin_rpc_methods()
+
+
 def on_init(api, data=None):
     config = {
         #'server.socket_file': socket_file_path,
@@ -68,4 +72,3 @@ def on_init(api, data=None):
     add_onionr_thread(
         cherrypy.quickstart, 5, 'OnionrRPCServer',
         OnionrRPC(), initial_sleep=0)
-        
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