diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/.gitignore b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/.gitignore
index 80f57c98cb2..59e3519121b 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/.gitignore
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ replaceFeeDistributor/
 testUpgradedBoard/
 addUsdLemons/
 upgradeProvisionPool/
+upgradeAgoricNames/
+
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/agoricNames.test.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/agoricNames.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d15a8c3beaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/agoricNames.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/* eslint-env node */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Ideas:
+ * - write something new to agoricNames and check vstorage
+ * - can you add a new chain for orc?
+ * - can you add a new psm?
+ * - can you open a vault?
+ */
+
+import '@endo/init';
+import test from 'ava';
+import {
+  evalBundles,
+  agd as agdAmbient,
+  agoric,
+  getDetailsMatchingVats,
+} from '@agoric/synthetic-chain';
+import { makeVstorageKit } from '@agoric/client-utils';
+
+const AGORIC_NAMES_UPGRADE_DIR = 'upgradeAgoricNames';
+const WRITE_AGORIC_NAMES = 'writeToAgoricNames';
+
+const ambientAuthority = {
+  query: agdAmbient.query,
+  follow: agoric.follow,
+  setTimeout,
+  log: console.log,
+};
+
+test.before(async t => {
+  const vstorageKit = await makeVstorageKit(
+    { fetch },
+    { rpcAddrs: ['http://localhost:26657'], chainName: 'agoriclocal' },
+  );
+
+  t.context = {
+    vstorageKit,
+  };
+});
+
+test.serial.only('upgrade agoricNames', async t => {
+  await evalBundles(AGORIC_NAMES_UPGRADE_DIR);
+
+  const vatDetailsAfter = await getDetailsMatchingVats('agoricNames');
+  const { incarnation } = vatDetailsAfter.find(vat =>
+    vat.vatName.endsWith('agoricNames'),
+  );
+
+  t.log(vatDetailsAfter);
+  t.is(incarnation, 1, 'incorrect incarnation');
+  t.pass();
+});
+
+test.serial.only('check all existing values are preserved', async t => {
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  const { vstorageKit } = t.context;
+  const agoricNamesChildren = [
+    'brand',
+    'installation',
+    'instance',
+    'issuer',
+    'oracleBrand',
+    'vbankAsset',
+  ];
+
+  const getAgoricNames = () =>
+    Promise.all(
+      agoricNamesChildren.map(async child => {
+        const content = await vstorageKit.readLatestHead(
+          `published.agoricNames.${child}`,
+        );
+        return [child, Object.fromEntries(content)];
+      }),
+    ).then(rawAgoricNames => Object.fromEntries(rawAgoricNames));
+
+  const agoricNamesBefore = await getAgoricNames();
+  console.log('AGORIC_NAMES_BEFORE', agoricNamesBefore);
+
+  await evalBundles(WRITE_AGORIC_NAMES);
+
+  const agoricNamesAfter = await getAgoricNames();
+  t.like(agoricNamesAfter, agoricNamesBefore);
+
+  agoricNamesChildren.forEach(child =>
+    assert(
+      agoricNamesAfter[child][`test${child}`],
+      'we should be able to add new value',
+    ),
+  );
+});
+
+test.serial.only('check we can add new chains', async t => {
+  await evalBundles('chainInfoTest');
+  t.pass();
+});
+
+test.serial.skip(
+  'check contracts depend on agoricNames are not broken',
+  async t => {},
+);
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/package.json b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/package.json
index 6848af6d060..5b120f2b804 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/package.json
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
       "vats/upgrade-provisionPool.js upgradeProvisionPool",
       "vats/upgrade-paRegistry.js",
       "vats/upgrade-board.js",
-      "testing/test-upgraded-board.js testUpgradedBoard"
+      "testing/test-upgraded-board.js testUpgradedBoard",
+      "vats/upgrade-agoricNames.js upgradeAgoricNames"
     ]
   },
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/writeToAgoricNames/write-to-agoricNames-permit.json b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/writeToAgoricNames/write-to-agoricNames-permit.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0099d415358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/writeToAgoricNames/write-to-agoricNames-permit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "consume": {
+        "agoricNamesAdmin": true
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/writeToAgoricNames/write-to-agoricNames.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/writeToAgoricNames/write-to-agoricNames.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89b37f95cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/p:upgrade-19/writeToAgoricNames/write-to-agoricNames.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// @ts-nocheck
+/* eslint-disable no-undef */
+const writeToAgoricNames = async powers => {
+  const {
+    consume: { agoricNamesAdmin },
+  } = powers;
+
+  console.log('writing to agoricNames...');
+  const agoricNamesChildren = [
+    'brand',
+    'installation',
+    'instance',
+    'issuer',
+    'oracleBrand',
+    'vbankAsset',
+  ];
+
+  await Promise.all(
+    agoricNamesChildren.map(async (child, index) =>
+      E(E(agoricNamesAdmin).lookupAdmin(child)).update(
+        `test${child}`,
+        Far(`test${child}`, { getBoardId: () => `board${index}` }),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  console.log('DONE');
+};
+
+writeToAgoricNames;
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/yarn.lock b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/yarn.lock
index c4f420e2cde..5b018e852c7 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/yarn.lock
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/yarn.lock
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@agoric/vat-data": "npm:^0.5.2"
     "@agoric/vats": "npm:^0.15.1"
     "@agoric/zoe": "npm:^0.26.2"
-    "@agoric/zone": "npm:^0.2.2"
     "@endo/captp": "npm:^4.4.3"
     "@endo/errors": "npm:^1.2.8"
     "@endo/eventual-send": "npm:^1.2.8"
diff --git a/packages/builders/scripts/vats/upgrade-agoricNames.js b/packages/builders/scripts/vats/upgrade-agoricNames.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80716903a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builders/scripts/vats/upgrade-agoricNames.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { makeHelpers } from '@agoric/deploy-script-support';
+
+/** @type {import('@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/externalTypes.js').CoreEvalBuilder} */
+export const defaultProposalBuilder = async ({ publishRef, install }) =>
+  harden({
+    sourceSpec: '@agoric/vats/src/proposals/upgrade-agoricNames-proposal.js',
+    getManifestCall: [
+      'getManifestForUpgradingAgoricNames',
+      {
+        agoricNamesRef: publishRef(
+          install('@agoric/vats/src/vat-agoricNames.js'),
+        ),
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
+/** @type {import('@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/externalTypes.js').DeployScriptFunction} */
+export default async (homeP, endowments) => {
+  const { writeCoreProposal } = await makeHelpers(homeP, endowments);
+  await writeCoreProposal('upgrade-agoricNames', defaultProposalBuilder);
+};
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/proposals/upgrade-agoricNames-proposal.js b/packages/vats/src/proposals/upgrade-agoricNames-proposal.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea169eb640d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vats/src/proposals/upgrade-agoricNames-proposal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { E } from '@endo/far';
+
+/**
+ * @param {BootstrapPowers & {
+ *   consume: {
+ *     vatAdminSvc: VatAdminSvc;
+ *     vatStore: MapStore<
+ *       string,
+ *       import('@agoric/swingset-vat').CreateVatResults
+ *     >;
+ *   };
+ * }} powers
+ * @param {object} options
+ * @param {{ agoricNamesRef: VatSourceRef }} options.options
+ */
+export const upgradeAgoricNames = async (
+  { consume: { vatAdminSvc, vatStore } },
+  options,
+) => {
+  const { agoricNamesRef } = options.options;
+
+  assert(agoricNamesRef.bundleID);
+  const agoricNamesBundleCap = await E(vatAdminSvc).getBundleCap(agoricNamesRef.bundleID);
+  console.log(`BANK BUNDLE ID: `, agoricNamesRef.bundleID);
+
+  const { adminNode } = await E(vatStore).get('agoricNames');
+
+  await E(adminNode).upgrade(agoricNamesBundleCap, {});
+};
+
+export const getManifestForUpgradingAgoricNames = (_powers, { agoricNamesRef }) => ({
+    manifest: {
+      [upgradeAgoricNames.name]: {
+        consume: {
+          vatAdminSvc: 'vatAdminSvc',
+          vatStore: 'vatStore',
+        },
+        produce: {},
+      },
+    },
+    options: { agoricNamesRef },
+  });