diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 72a21bec5..c6e65e25e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/dig v1.7.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/fx v1.9.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v0.10.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190513163551-3ee3066db522
 	gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v2 v2.0.0-20180128182452-d3ae77c26ac8
 	launchpad.net/gocheck v0.0.0-20140225173054-000000000087 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/node/repo/interface.go b/node/repo/interface.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c9823ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/repo/interface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/crypto"
+	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/node/config"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrNoAPIEndpoint     = xerrors.New("no API Endpoint set")
+	ErrRepoAlreadyLocked = xerrors.New("repo is already locked")
+	ErrClosedRepo        = xerrors.New("repo is no longer open")
+)
+
+type Repo interface {
+	// APIEndpoint returns multiaddress for communication with Lotus API
+	APIEndpoint() (multiaddr.Multiaddr, error)
+
+	// Lock locks the repo for exclusive use.
+	Lock() (LockedRepo, error)
+}
+
+type LockedRepo interface {
+	// Close closes repo and removes lock.
+	Close() error
+
+	// Returns datastore defined in this repo.
+	Datastore() (datastore.Datastore, error)
+
+	// Returns config in this repo
+	Config() (*config.Root, error)
+
+	// Libp2pIdentity returns private key for libp2p indentity
+	Libp2pIdentity() (crypto.PrivKey, error)
+
+	// SetAPIEndpoint sets the endpoint of the current API
+	// so it can be read by API clients
+	SetAPIEndpoint(multiaddr.Multiaddr) error
+
+	// Wallet returns store of private keys for Filecoin transactions
+	Wallet() (interface{}, error)
+}
diff --git a/node/repo/memrepo.go b/node/repo/memrepo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de2ace933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/repo/memrepo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
+	dssync "github.com/ipfs/go-datastore/sync"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/crypto"
+	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-lotus/node/config"
+)
+
+type MemRepo struct {
+	api struct {
+		sync.Mutex
+		ma multiaddr.Multiaddr
+	}
+
+	repoLock chan struct{}
+	token    *byte
+
+	datastore datastore.Datastore
+	configF   func() *config.Root
+	libp2pKey crypto.PrivKey
+	wallet    interface{}
+}
+
+type lockedMemRepo struct {
+	mem *MemRepo
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	token *byte
+}
+
+var _ Repo = &MemRepo{}
+
+// MemRepoOptions contains options for memory repo
+type MemRepoOptions struct {
+	Ds        datastore.Datastore
+	ConfigF   func() *config.Root
+	Libp2pKey crypto.PrivKey
+	Wallet    interface{}
+}
+
+// NewMemory creates new memory based repo with provided options.
+// opts can be nil, it  will be replaced with defaults.
+// Any field in opts can be nil, they will be replaced by defaults.
+func NewMemory(opts *MemRepoOptions) *MemRepo {
+	if opts == nil {
+		opts = &MemRepoOptions{}
+	}
+	if opts.ConfigF == nil {
+		opts.ConfigF = config.Default
+	}
+	if opts.Ds == nil {
+		opts.Ds = dssync.MutexWrap(datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+	}
+	if opts.Libp2pKey == nil {
+		pk, _, err := crypto.GenerateEd25519Key(rand.Reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		opts.Libp2pKey = pk
+	}
+
+	return &MemRepo{
+		repoLock: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+
+		datastore: opts.Ds,
+		configF:   opts.ConfigF,
+		libp2pKey: opts.Libp2pKey,
+		wallet:    opts.Wallet,
+	}
+}
+
+func (mem *MemRepo) APIEndpoint() (multiaddr.Multiaddr, error) {
+	mem.api.Lock()
+	defer mem.api.Unlock()
+	if mem.api.ma == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNoAPIEndpoint
+	}
+	return mem.api.ma, nil
+}
+
+func (mem *MemRepo) Lock() (LockedRepo, error) {
+	select {
+	case mem.repoLock <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+		return nil, ErrRepoAlreadyLocked
+	}
+	mem.token = new(byte)
+
+	return &lockedMemRepo{
+		mem:   mem,
+		token: mem.token,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (lmem *lockedMemRepo) checkToken() error {
+	lmem.RLock()
+	defer lmem.RUnlock()
+	if lmem.mem.token != lmem.token {
+		return ErrClosedRepo
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (lmem *lockedMemRepo) Close() error {
+	if err := lmem.checkToken(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	lmem.Lock()
+	defer lmem.Unlock()
+
+	if lmem.mem.token != lmem.token {
+		return ErrClosedRepo
+	}
+
+	lmem.mem.token = nil
+	lmem.mem.api.Lock()
+	lmem.mem.api.ma = nil
+	lmem.mem.api.Unlock()
+	<-lmem.mem.repoLock // unlock
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+func (lmem *lockedMemRepo) Datastore() (datastore.Datastore, error) {
+	if err := lmem.checkToken(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return lmem.mem.datastore, nil
+}
+
+func (lmem *lockedMemRepo) Config() (*config.Root, error) {
+	if err := lmem.checkToken(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return lmem.mem.configF(), nil
+}
+
+func (lmem *lockedMemRepo) Libp2pIdentity() (crypto.PrivKey, error) {
+	if err := lmem.checkToken(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return lmem.mem.libp2pKey, nil
+}
+
+func (lmem *lockedMemRepo) SetAPIEndpoint(ma multiaddr.Multiaddr) error {
+	if err := lmem.checkToken(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	lmem.mem.api.Lock()
+	lmem.mem.api.ma = ma
+	lmem.mem.api.Unlock()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (lmem *lockedMemRepo) Wallet() (interface{}, error) {
+	if err := lmem.checkToken(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return lmem.mem.wallet, nil
+}
diff --git a/node/repo/memrepo_test.go b/node/repo/memrepo_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27b6d9f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/repo/memrepo_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestMemRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := NewMemory(nil)
+	apima, err := repo.APIEndpoint()
+	if assert.Error(t, err) {
+		assert.Equal(t, ErrNoAPIEndpoint, err)
+	}
+	assert.Nil(t, apima, "with no api endpoint, return should be nil")
+
+	lrepo, err := repo.Lock()
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "should be able to lock once")
+	assert.NotNil(t, lrepo, "locked repo shouldn't be nil")
+
+	{
+		lrepo2, err := repo.Lock()
+		if assert.Error(t, err) {
+			assert.Equal(t, ErrRepoAlreadyLocked, err)
+		}
+		assert.Nil(t, lrepo2, "with locked repo errors, nil should be returned")
+	}
+
+	err = lrepo.Close()
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "should be able to unlock")
+
+	lrepo, err = repo.Lock()
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "should be able to relock")
+	assert.NotNil(t, lrepo, "locked repo shouldn't be nil")
+
+	ma, err := multiaddr.NewMultiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/43244")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "creating multiaddr shouldn't error")
+
+	err = lrepo.SetAPIEndpoint(ma)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "setting multiaddr shouldn't error")
+
+	apima, err = repo.APIEndpoint()
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "setting multiaddr shouldn't error")
+	assert.Equal(t, ma, apima, "returned API multiaddr should be the same")
+
+	err = lrepo.Close()
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "should be able to close")
+
+	apima, err = repo.APIEndpoint()
+
+	if assert.Error(t, err) {
+		assert.Equal(t, ErrNoAPIEndpoint, err, "after closing repo, api should be nil")
+	}
+	assert.Nil(t, apima, "with closed repo, apima should be set back to nil")
+
+}