diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/github/hyscript7/ascendancy/api/AscendancyAPI.java b/api/src/main/java/io/github/hyscript7/ascendancy/api/AscendancyAPI.java
index 5f223fc..ba94c2e 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/github/hyscript7/ascendancy/api/AscendancyAPI.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/github/hyscript7/ascendancy/api/AscendancyAPI.java
@@ -1,4 +1,34 @@
 package io.github.hyscript7.ascendancy.api;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.ServicePriority;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 
-public class AscendancyAPI {
-}
+public interface AscendancyAPI {
+    class Holder {
+        private static AscendancyAPI INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+    static AscendancyAPI get(){
+        if (Holder.INSTANCE == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("AscendancyAPI instance is not set. Please set it using AscendancyAPI.set() before calling AscendancyAPI.get().");
+        }
+        return Holder.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+    static Optional<AscendancyAPI> fromServicesManager(){
+        if (Optional.ofNullable(Bukkit.getServer().getServicesManager().load(AscendancyAPI.class)).isPresent()) {
+            return Optional.of(Bukkit.getServer().getServicesManager().load(AscendancyAPI.class));
+        }
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    static void set(AscendancyAPI instance, Plugin plugin) throws AscendancyAPIAlreadyInitializedException {
+        if (Holder.INSTANCE != null) {
+            throw new AscendancyAPIAlreadyInitializedException("AscendancyAPI instance is already set. Cannot set it again.");
+        }
+        
+        Holder.INSTANCE = instance;
+        Bukkit.getServicesManager().register(AscendancyAPI.class, Holder.INSTANCE, plugin, ServicePriority.Normal);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/github/hyscript7/ascendancy/api/AscendancyAPIAlreadyInitializedException.java b/api/src/main/java/io/github/hyscript7/ascendancy/api/AscendancyAPIAlreadyInitializedException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..315e8c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/github/hyscript7/ascendancy/api/AscendancyAPIAlreadyInitializedException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package io.github.hyscript7.ascendancy.api;
+
+public class AscendancyAPIAlreadyInitializedException extends RuntimeException {
+    public AscendancyAPIAlreadyInitializedException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+}