diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "registrar"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "registrar"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb8bd94..63d62f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 # registrar
-Domain registrar manager
+
+Unified domain registrar library.
+
+This crate provides a `DomainRegistrar` trait and a `UnifiedRegistrar` manager
+that can route domain availability checks and registrations across multiple
+registrar providers.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
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+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum RegistrarError {
+    NoRegistrarsConfigured,
+    InvalidRegistrationPeriod(u8),
+    DomainUnavailable,
+    ProviderFailure(String),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for RegistrarError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::NoRegistrarsConfigured => write!(f, "no registrars configured"),
+            Self::InvalidRegistrationPeriod(years) => {
+                write!(f, "invalid registration period: {years} years")
+            }
+            Self::DomainUnavailable => write!(f, "domain is unavailable across all registrars"),
+            Self::ProviderFailure(message) => write!(f, "provider failure: {message}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for RegistrarError {}
+
+pub trait DomainRegistrar {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str;
+    fn is_domain_available(&self, domain: &str) -> Result<bool, RegistrarError>;
+    fn register_domain(&self, domain: &str, years: u8) -> Result<(), RegistrarError>;
+}
+
+pub struct UnifiedRegistrar {
+    registrars: Vec<Box<dyn DomainRegistrar>>,
+}
+
+impl UnifiedRegistrar {
+    pub fn new(registrars: Vec<Box<dyn DomainRegistrar>>) -> Self {
+        Self { registrars }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_registrar(&mut self, registrar: Box<dyn DomainRegistrar>) {
+        self.registrars.push(registrar);
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_domain_available(&self, domain: &str) -> Result<bool, RegistrarError> {
+        if self.registrars.is_empty() {
+            return Err(RegistrarError::NoRegistrarsConfigured);
+        }
+
+        let mut saw_successful_check = false;
+        let mut last_error = None;
+
+        for registrar in &self.registrars {
+            match registrar.is_domain_available(domain) {
+                Ok(true) => return Ok(true),
+                Ok(false) => saw_successful_check = true,
+                Err(error) => last_error = Some(error),
+            }
+        }
+
+        if saw_successful_check {
+            Ok(false)
+        } else if let Some(error) = last_error {
+            Err(RegistrarError::ProviderFailure(format!(
+                "all registrars failed availability checks: {error}"
+            )))
+        } else {
+            Err(RegistrarError::ProviderFailure(
+                "all registrars failed availability checks".to_string(),
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_domain(&self, domain: &str, years: u8) -> Result<String, RegistrarError> {
+        if self.registrars.is_empty() {
+            return Err(RegistrarError::NoRegistrarsConfigured);
+        }
+        if years == 0 || years > 10 {
+            return Err(RegistrarError::InvalidRegistrationPeriod(years));
+        }
+
+        let mut saw_unavailable = false;
+        let mut last_error = None;
+
+        for registrar in &self.registrars {
+            match registrar.is_domain_available(domain) {
+                Ok(true) => match registrar.register_domain(domain, years) {
+                    Ok(()) => return Ok(registrar.name().to_string()),
+                    Err(error) => last_error = Some(error),
+                },
+                Ok(false) => saw_unavailable = true,
+                Err(error) => last_error = Some(error),
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(error) = last_error {
+            Err(error)
+        } else if saw_unavailable {
+            Err(RegistrarError::DomainUnavailable)
+        } else {
+            Err(RegistrarError::ProviderFailure(
+                "all registrars failed during registration attempt".to_string(),
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::cell::RefCell;
+
+    struct MockRegistrar {
+        name: &'static str,
+        available: Result<bool, RegistrarError>,
+        register_result: Result<(), RegistrarError>,
+        registrations: RefCell<Vec<(String, u8)>>,
+    }
+
+    impl MockRegistrar {
+        fn new(
+            name: &'static str,
+            available: Result<bool, RegistrarError>,
+            register_result: Result<(), RegistrarError>,
+        ) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                name,
+                available,
+                register_result,
+                registrations: RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl DomainRegistrar for MockRegistrar {
+        fn name(&self) -> &str {
+            self.name
+        }
+
+        fn is_domain_available(&self, _domain: &str) -> Result<bool, RegistrarError> {
+            self.available.clone()
+        }
+
+        fn register_domain(&self, domain: &str, years: u8) -> Result<(), RegistrarError> {
+            self.registrations
+                .borrow_mut()
+                .push((domain.to_string(), years));
+            self.register_result.clone()
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn availability_returns_true_if_any_provider_has_domain() {
+        let registrar = UnifiedRegistrar::new(vec![
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new("one", Ok(false), Ok(()))),
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new("two", Ok(true), Ok(()))),
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(registrar.is_domain_available("example.com"), Ok(true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn register_uses_first_provider_that_can_register() {
+        let registrar = UnifiedRegistrar::new(vec![
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new("one", Ok(false), Ok(()))),
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new("two", Ok(true), Ok(()))),
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.register_domain("example.com", 1),
+            Ok("two".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn register_returns_unavailable_when_all_reject_domain() {
+        let registrar = UnifiedRegistrar::new(vec![
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new("one", Ok(false), Ok(()))),
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new("two", Ok(false), Ok(()))),
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.register_domain("example.com", 1),
+            Err(RegistrarError::DomainUnavailable)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn availability_returns_failure_when_all_providers_error() {
+        let registrar = UnifiedRegistrar::new(vec![
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new(
+                "one",
+                Err(RegistrarError::ProviderFailure("a".to_string())),
+                Ok(()),
+            )),
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new(
+                "two",
+                Err(RegistrarError::ProviderFailure("b".to_string())),
+                Ok(()),
+            )),
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.is_domain_available("example.com"),
+            Err(RegistrarError::ProviderFailure(
+                "all registrars failed availability checks: provider failure: b".to_string()
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn register_falls_back_when_first_available_provider_fails_registration() {
+        let registrar = UnifiedRegistrar::new(vec![
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new(
+                "one",
+                Ok(true),
+                Err(RegistrarError::ProviderFailure("unable to register".to_string())),
+            )),
+            Box::new(MockRegistrar::new("two", Ok(true), Ok(()))),
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.register_domain("example.com", 1),
+            Ok("two".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_unified_registrar_returns_configuration_error() {
+        let registrar = UnifiedRegistrar::new(Vec::new());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.is_domain_available("example.com"),
+            Err(RegistrarError::NoRegistrarsConfigured)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.register_domain("example.com", 1),
+            Err(RegistrarError::NoRegistrarsConfigured)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn register_rejects_invalid_registration_period() {
+        let registrar = UnifiedRegistrar::new(vec![Box::new(MockRegistrar::new(
+            "one",
+            Ok(true),
+            Ok(()),
+        ))]);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.register_domain("example.com", 0),
+            Err(RegistrarError::InvalidRegistrationPeriod(0))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            registrar.register_domain("example.com", 11),
+            Err(RegistrarError::InvalidRegistrationPeriod(11))
+        );
+    }
+}