diff --git a/examples/config.path b/examples/config.path
index 579fece5..568b345d 100644
--- a/examples/config.path
+++ b/examples/config.path
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 root = "./"
-luaservice = root.."service/?.lua;"..root.."test/?.lua;"..root.."examples/?.lua"
+luaservice = root.."service/?.lua;"..root.."test/?.lua;"..root.."examples/?.lua;"..root.."test/?/init.lua"
 lualoader = root .. "lualib/loader.lua"
 lua_path = root.."lualib/?.lua;"..root.."lualib/?/init.lua"
 lua_cpath = root .. "luaclib/?.so"
diff --git a/lualib/skynet/service.lua b/lualib/skynet/service.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32d665cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lualib/skynet/service.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+local skynet = require "skynet"
+
+local service = {}
+local cache = {}
+local provider
+
+local function get_provider()
+	provider = provider or skynet.uniqueservice "service_provider"
+	return provider
+end
+
+local function check(func)
+	local info = debug.getinfo(func, "u")
+	assert(info.nups == 1)
+	assert(debug.getupvalue(func,1) == "_ENV")
+end
+
+function service.new(name, mainfunc, ...)
+	local p = get_provider()
+	local addr, booting = skynet.call(p, "lua", "test", name)
+	if addr then
+		service.address = addr
+	else
+		if booting then
+			service.address = skynet.call(p, "lua", "query", name)
+		else
+			check(mainfunc)
+			local code = string.dump(mainfunc)
+			service.address = skynet.call(p, "lua", "launch", name, code, ...)
+		end
+	end
+	cache[name] = service.address
+	return service.address
+end
+
+function service.query(name)
+	if not cache[name] then
+		cache[name] = skynet.call(get_provider(), "lua", "query", name)
+	end
+	return cache[name]
+end
+
+return service
diff --git a/service/service_provider.lua b/service/service_provider.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b04067ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/service_provider.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+local skynet = require "skynet"
+
+local provider = {}
+
+local function new_service(svr, name)
+	local s = {}
+	svr[name] = s
+	s.queue = {}
+	return s
+end
+
+local svr = setmetatable({}, { __index = new_service })
+
+
+function provider.query(name)
+	local s = svr[name]
+	if s.queue then
+		table.insert(s.queue, skynet.response())
+	else
+		if s.address then
+			return skynet.ret(skynet.pack(s.address))
+		else
+			error(s.error)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+local function boot(addr, name, code, ...)
+	local s = svr[name]
+	skynet.call(addr, "lua", "init", code, ...)
+	local tmp = table.pack( ... )
+	for i=1,tmp.n do
+		tmp[i] = tostring(tmp[i])
+	end
+
+	if tmp.n > 0 then
+		s.init = table.concat(tmp, ",")
+	end
+	s.time = skynet.time()
+end
+
+function provider.launch(name, code, ...)
+	local s = svr[name]
+	if s.booting then
+		table.insert(s.queue, skynet.response())
+	else
+		s.booting = true
+		local err
+		local ok, addr = pcall(skynet.newservice,"service_cell", name)
+		if ok then
+			ok, err = xpcall(boot, debug.traceback, addr, name, code, ...)
+		else
+			err = addr
+			addr = nil
+		end
+		s.booting = nil
+		if ok then
+			s.address = addr
+			for _, resp in ipairs(s.queue) do
+				resp(true, addr)
+			end
+			s.queue = nil
+			skynet.ret(skynet.pack(addr))
+		else
+			if addr then
+				skynet.send(addr, "debug", "EXIT")
+			end
+			s.error = err
+			for _, resp in ipairs(s.queue) do
+				resp(false)
+			end
+			s.queue = nil
+			error(err)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+function provider.test(name)
+	local s = svr[name]
+	if s.booting then
+		skynet.ret(skynet.pack(nil, true))	-- booting
+	elseif s.address then
+		skynet.ret(skynet.pack(s.address))
+	elseif s.error then
+		error(s.error)
+	else
+		skynet.ret()	-- nil
+	end
+end
+
+skynet.start(function()
+	skynet.dispatch("lua", function(session, address, cmd, ...)
+		provider[cmd](...)
+	end)
+	skynet.info_func(function()
+		local info = {}
+		for k,v in pairs(svr) do
+			local status
+			if v.booting then
+				status = "booting"
+			elseif v.queue then
+				status = "waiting(" .. #v.queue .. ")"
+			end
+			info[skynet.address(v.address)] = {
+				init = v.init,
+				name = k,
+				time = os.date("%Y %b %d %T %z",math.floor(v.time)),
+				status = status,
+			}
+		end
+		return info
+	end)
+end)
diff --git a/test/testservice/init.lua b/test/testservice/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d69b8973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testservice/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+local skynet = require "skynet"
+local kvdb = require "kvdb"
+
+skynet.start(function()
+	kvdb.set("A", 1)
+	print(kvdb.get "A")
+end)
diff --git a/test/testservice/kvdb.lua b/test/testservice/kvdb.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dcd695d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testservice/kvdb.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+local skynet = require "skynet"
+local service = require "skynet.service"
+
+local kvdb = {}
+
+-- service.address is the default address registered by itself.
+function kvdb.get(key)
+	return skynet.call(service.address, "lua", "get", key)
+end
+
+function kvdb.set(key, value)
+	skynet.call(service.address, "lua", "set", key , value)
+end
+
+-- this function will be injected into an unique service, so don't refer any upvalues
+local function service_mainfunc(...)
+	local skynet = require "skynet"
+
+	skynet.error(...)	-- (...) passed from service.new
+
+	local db = {}
+
+	local command = {}
+
+	function command.get(key)
+		return db[key]
+	end
+
+	function command.set(key, value)
+		db[key] = value
+	end
+
+	-- skynet.start is compatible
+	skynet.dispatch("lua", function(session, address, cmd, ...)
+		skynet.ret(skynet.pack(command[cmd](...)))
+	end)
+end
+
+skynet.init(function()
+	service.new("kvdb", service_mainfunc, "Service Init")
+end)
+
+return kvdb