diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/key.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/key.js
index 837ffc7d..06aaa1fe 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/key.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/key.js
@@ -62,3 +62,8 @@ exports.TOTAL_TIPS = 'totalTips'
 exports.PROFILE_BINARY = 'profileBinary'
 
 exports.POSTS_NEW = 'posts'
+
+// For Coordinates
+exports.COORDINATES = 'coordinates'
+
+exports.COORDINATE_INDEX = 'coordinateIndex'
diff --git a/services/schema/index.js b/services/schema/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bccac2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/schema/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+const getGunUser = () => require('../gunDB/Mediator').getUser()
+const Key = require('../gunDB/contact-api/key')
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('../gunDB/contact-api/SimpleGUN').ISEA} ISEA
+ * @typedef { 'spontaneousPayment' | 'tip' | 'service' | 'product' | 'other' } OrderType
+ * 
+ * This represents a settled order only, unsettled orders have no coordinate
+ * @typedef {object} CoordinateOrder
+ * @prop {string} fromLndPub
+ * @prop {string} toLndPub
+ * @prop {string} fromGunPub
+ * @prop {string} toGunPub
+ * @prop {boolean} inbound
+ * 
+ * @prop {string=} ownerGunPub Reserved for buddy system:
+ * can be undefined, '', 'me', or node owner pub key to represent node owner, 
+ * otherwise it represents a buddy  
+ * 
+ * @prop {number} coordinateIndex can be payment_index, or add_index depending on if it's a payment  or an invoice
+ * @prop {string} coordinateHash can be payment_hash, or r_hash depending on if it's a payment  or an invoice,
+ * if it's a r_hash, must be hex encoded
+ * 
+ * @prop {OrderType} type
+ * @prop {number} amount
+ * @prop {string=} description
+ * @prop {string=} metadata JSON encoded string to store extra data for special use cases
+ * @prop {number=} timestamp timestamp will be added at processing time if empty
+ * 
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @param {CoordinateOrder} order 
+ */
+const checkOrderInfo = (order = {}) => {
+  const {
+    fromLndPub,
+    toLndPub,
+    fromGunPub,
+    toGunPub,
+    inbound,
+    type,
+    amount,
+    description,
+    coordinateIndex,
+    coordinateHash,
+    metadata,
+  } = order
+
+  if (typeof fromLndPub !== 'string' || fromLndPub === '') {
+    return 'invalid or no "fromLndPub" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (typeof toLndPub !== 'string' || toLndPub === '') {
+    return 'invalid or no "toLndPub" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (typeof fromGunPub !== 'string' || fromGunPub === '') {
+    return 'invalid or no "fromGunPub" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (typeof toGunPub !== 'string' || toGunPub === '') {
+    return 'invalid or no "toGunPub" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (typeof inbound !== 'boolean') {
+    return 'invalid or no "inbound" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (typeof type !== 'string' || type === '') {
+    return 'invalid or no "type" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (typeof amount !== 'number') {
+    return 'invalid or no "amount" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+
+  if (typeof coordinateIndex !== 'number') {
+    return 'invalid or no "coordinateIndex" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (typeof coordinateHash !== 'string' || coordinateHash === '') {
+    return 'invalid or no "coordinateHash" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+
+  if (description && (typeof description !== 'string' || description === '')) {
+    return 'invalid "description" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  if (metadata && (typeof metadata !== 'string' || metadata === '')) {
+    return 'invalid "metadata" field provided to order coordinate'
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+class SchemaManager {
+  constructor({ memIndex = false }) {//config flag?
+    this.memIndex = memIndex
+    this.orderCreateIndexCallbacks.push(this.dateIndexCreateCb) //create more Cbs and p
+  }
+
+  dateIndexName = 'dateIndex'
+
+  memIndex = false //save the index data in memory for faster access
+
+  // MEM INDEX, will be used only if memIndex === true
+  memDateIndex = {} //not implemented yet
+
+  memGunPubIndex = {} //not implemented yet
+
+  memLndPubIndex = {} //not implemented yet
+
+  memTypeIndex = {} //not implemented yet
+  //
+
+  /**
+   * @type {((order : CoordinateOrder,coordinate : string)=>void)[]}
+   */
+  orderCreateIndexCallbacks = []
+
+  /**
+   * @param {CoordinateOrder} orderInfo
+   * @param {ISEA} SEA 
+   */
+  async AddOrder(orderInfo, SEA) {
+
+    const checkErr = checkOrderInfo(orderInfo)
+    if (checkErr) {
+      throw new Error(checkErr)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @type {CoordinateOrder}
+     */
+    const filteredOrder = {
+      fromLndPub: orderInfo.fromLndPub,
+      toLndPub: orderInfo.toLndPub,
+      fromGunPub: orderInfo.fromGunPub,
+      toGunPub: orderInfo.toGunPub,
+      inbound: orderInfo.inbound,
+      ownerGunPub: orderInfo.ownerGunPub,
+      coordinateIndex: orderInfo.coordinateIndex,
+      coordinateHash: orderInfo.coordinateHash,
+      type: orderInfo.type,
+      amount: orderInfo.amount,
+      description: orderInfo.description,
+      metadata: orderInfo.metadata,
+
+      timestamp: orderInfo.timestamp || Date.now(),
+    }
+    const orderString = JSON.stringify(filteredOrder)
+    const mySecret = require('../gunDB/Mediator').getMySecret()
+    const encryptedOrderString = await SEA.encrypt(orderString, mySecret)
+    const coordinatePub = filteredOrder.inbound ? filteredOrder.toLndPub : filteredOrder.fromLndPub
+    const coordinate = `${coordinatePub}__${filteredOrder.coordinateIndex}__${filteredOrder.coordinateHash}`
+    await new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      getGunUser()
+        .get(Key.COORDINATES)
+        .get(coordinate)
+        .put(encryptedOrderString, ack => {
+          if (ack.err && typeof ack.err !== 'number') {
+            rej(
+              new Error(
+                `Error saving coordinate order to user-graph: ${ack}`
+              )
+            )
+          } else {
+            res()
+          }
+        })
+    })
+
+    //update all indexes with 
+    this.orderCreateIndexCallbacks.forEach(cb => cb(filteredOrder, coordinate))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @param {CoordinateOrder} orderInfo 
+   * @param {string} coordinate 
+   */
+  dateIndexCreateCb(orderInfo, coordinate) {
+    const date = new Date(orderInfo.timestamp)
+    //use UTC for consistency?
+    const year = date.getUTCFullYear().toString()
+    const month = date.getUTCMonth().toString()
+
+    getGunUser()
+      .get(Key.COORDINATE_INDEX)
+      .get(this.dateIndexName)
+      .get(year)
+      .get(month)
+      .set(coordinate)
+  }
+}
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