diff --git a/packages/builders/scripts/fast-usdc/init-fast-usdc.js b/packages/builders/scripts/fast-usdc/init-fast-usdc.js
index 08a5d996cdb..5786cb0f0b0 100644
--- a/packages/builders/scripts/fast-usdc/init-fast-usdc.js
+++ b/packages/builders/scripts/fast-usdc/init-fast-usdc.js
@@ -124,11 +124,17 @@ const options = {
     default:
       'ibc/FE98AAD68F02F03565E9FA39A5E627946699B2B07115889ED812D8BA639576A9',
   },
+  chainInfo: { type: 'string' },
+  assetInfo: { type: 'string' },
 };
 const oraclesUsage = 'use --oracle name:address ...';
 
 const feedPolicyUsage = 'use --feedPolicy <policy> ...';
 
+const chainInfoUsage = 'use --chainInfo chainName:CosmosChainInfo ...';
+const assetInfoUsage =
+  'use --assetInfo denom:DenomInfo & {brandKey?: string} ...';
+
 /**
  * @typedef {{
  *   flatFee: string;
@@ -139,6 +145,8 @@ const feedPolicyUsage = 'use --feedPolicy <policy> ...';
  *   oracle?: string[];
  *   usdcDenom: string;
  *   feedPolicy?: string;
+ *   chainInfo: string;
+ *   assetInfo: string;
  * }} FastUSDCOpts
  */
 
@@ -180,7 +188,15 @@ export default async (homeP, endowments) => {
   /** @type {{ values: FastUSDCOpts }} */
   // @ts-expect-error ensured by options
   const {
-    values: { oracle: oracleArgs, net, usdcDenom, feedPolicy, ...fees },
+    values: {
+      oracle: oracleArgs,
+      net,
+      usdcDenom,
+      feedPolicy,
+      chainInfo,
+      assetInfo,
+      ...fees
+    },
   } = parseArgs({ args: scriptArgs, options });
 
   const parseFeedPolicy = () => {
@@ -226,6 +242,15 @@ export default async (homeP, endowments) => {
     };
   };
 
+  const parseChainInfo = () => {
+    if (!chainInfo) throw Error(chainInfoUsage);
+    return JSON.parse(chainInfo);
+  };
+  const parseAssetInfo = () => {
+    if (!assetInfo) throw Error(assetInfoUsage);
+    return JSON.parse(assetInfo);
+  };
+
   /** @type {FastUSDCConfig} */
   const config = harden({
     oracles: parseOracleArgs(),
@@ -234,6 +259,8 @@ export default async (homeP, endowments) => {
     },
     feeConfig: parseFeeConfigArgs(),
     feedPolicy: parseFeedPolicy(),
+    chainInfo: parseChainInfo(),
+    assetInfo: parseAssetInfo(),
   });
 
   await writeCoreEval('start-fast-usdc', utils =>
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js
index 952d26480d1..50dd0de2f18 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import {
 } from '@agoric/internal';
 import { observeIteration, subscribeEach } from '@agoric/notifier';
 import {
+  CosmosChainInfoShape,
+  DenomDetailShape,
   OrchestrationPowersShape,
+  registerChainsAndAssets,
   withOrchestration,
 } from '@agoric/orchestration';
 import { provideSingleton } from '@agoric/zoe/src/contractSupport/durability.js';
@@ -27,9 +30,8 @@ import * as flows from './fast-usdc.flows.js';
 const trace = makeTracer('FastUsdc');
 
 /**
- * @import {Denom} from '@agoric/orchestration';
  * @import {HostInterface} from '@agoric/async-flow';
- * @import {OrchestrationAccount} from '@agoric/orchestration';
+ * @import {CosmosChainInfo, Denom, DenomDetail, OrchestrationAccount} from '@agoric/orchestration';
  * @import {OrchestrationPowers, OrchestrationTools} from '@agoric/orchestration/src/utils/start-helper.js';
  * @import {Vow} from '@agoric/vow';
  * @import {Zone} from '@agoric/zone';
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ export const meta = {
     ...OrchestrationPowersShape,
     feeConfig: FeeConfigShape,
     marshaller: M.remotable(),
+    chainInfo: M.recordOf(M.string(), CosmosChainInfoShape),
+    assetInfo: M.recordOf(M.string(), DenomDetailShape),
   },
 };
 harden(meta);
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ harden(meta);
  * @param {OrchestrationPowers & {
  *   marshaller: Marshaller;
  *   feeConfig: FeeConfig;
+ *   chainInfo: Record<string, CosmosChainInfo>;
+ *   assetInfo: Record<Denom, DenomDetail & { brandKey?: string}>;
  * }} privateArgs
  * @param {Zone} zone
  * @param {OrchestrationTools} tools
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ export const contract = async (zcf, privateArgs, zone, tools) => {
 
   const { USDC } = terms.brands;
   const { withdrawToSeat } = tools.zoeTools;
-  const { chainHub, orchestrateAll, vowTools } = tools;
+  const { baggage, chainHub, orchestrateAll, vowTools } = tools;
   const makeSettler = prepareSettler(zone, {
     statusManager,
     USDC,
@@ -212,6 +218,18 @@ export const contract = async (zcf, privateArgs, zone, tools) => {
     makeLiquidityPoolKit(shareMint, privateArgs.storageNode),
   );
 
+  /** Chain, connection, and asset info can only be registered once */
+  const firstIncarnationKey = 'firstIncarnationKey';
+  if (!baggage.has(firstIncarnationKey)) {
+    baggage.init(firstIncarnationKey, true);
+    registerChainsAndAssets(
+      chainHub,
+      terms.brands,
+      privateArgs.chainInfo,
+      privateArgs.assetInfo,
+    );
+  }
+
   const feedKit = zone.makeOnce('Feed Kit', () => makeFeedKit());
 
   const poolAccountV = zone.makeOnce('PoolAccount', () => makeLocalAccount());
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js
index 96f14569dad..0dce7f375e2 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { deeplyFulfilledObject, makeTracer, objectMap } from '@agoric/internal';
+import { CosmosChainInfoShape, DenomDetailShape } from '@agoric/orchestration';
 import { Fail } from '@endo/errors';
 import { E } from '@endo/far';
 import { makeMarshal } from '@endo/marshal';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import { fromExternalConfig } from './utils/config-marshal.js';
 /**
  * @import {DepositFacet} from '@agoric/ertp/src/types.js'
  * @import {TypedPattern} from '@agoric/internal'
+ * @import {CosmosChainInfo, Denom, DenomDetail} from '@agoric/orchestration';
  * @import {Instance, StartParams} from '@agoric/zoe/src/zoeService/utils'
  * @import {Board} from '@agoric/vats'
  * @import {ManifestBundleRef} from '@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/externalTypes.js'
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ const contractName = 'fastUsdc';
  *   oracles: Record<string, string>;
  *   feeConfig: FeeConfig;
  *   feedPolicy: FeedPolicy & Passable;
+ *   chainInfo: Record<string, CosmosChainInfo & Passable>;
+ *   assetInfo: Record<Denom, DenomDetail & {brandKey?: string}>;
  * }} FastUSDCConfig
  */
 /** @type {TypedPattern<FastUSDCConfig>} */
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ export const FastUSDCConfigShape = M.splitRecord({
   oracles: M.recordOf(M.string(), M.string()),
   feeConfig: FeeConfigShape,
   feedPolicy: FeedPolicyShape,
+  chainInfo: M.recordOf(M.string(), CosmosChainInfoShape),
+  assetInfo: M.recordOf(M.string(), DenomDetailShape),
 });
 
 /**
@@ -149,11 +155,12 @@ export const startFastUSDC = async (
     USDC: await E(USDCissuer).getBrand(),
   });
 
-  const { terms, oracles, feeConfig, feedPolicy } = fromExternalConfig(
-    config?.options, // just in case config is missing somehow
-    brands,
-    FastUSDCConfigShape,
-  );
+  const { terms, oracles, feeConfig, feedPolicy, chainInfo, assetInfo } =
+    fromExternalConfig(
+      config?.options, // just in case config is missing somehow
+      brands,
+      FastUSDCConfigShape,
+    );
   trace('using terms', terms);
   trace('using fee config', feeConfig);
 
@@ -187,6 +194,8 @@ export const startFastUSDC = async (
       storageNode,
       timerService,
       marshaller,
+      chainInfo,
+      assetInfo,
     }),
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md
index e508daf0f99..ec82b58c800 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
           Recorder_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
         },
       },
+      firstIncarnationKey: true,
       orchestration: {
         'Cosmos Orchestration Account Holder_kindHandle': 'Alleged: kind',
         'Local Orchestration Account Kit_kindHandle': 'Alleged: kind',
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap
index 5428f409065..5e8c6efc2ee 100644
Binary files a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap and b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts b/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts
index 8ce9d7b12ea..e7977de6963 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ export const commonSetup = async (t: ExecutionContext<any>) => {
       marshaller,
       timerService: timer,
       feeConfig: makeTestFeeConfig(usdc),
+      chainInfo: {},
+      assetInfo: {},
     },
     facadeServices: {
       agoricNames,