diff --git a/packages/capabilities/package.json b/packages/capabilities/package.json
index 08729a0e1..da57c07df 100644
--- a/packages/capabilities/package.json
+++ b/packages/capabilities/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
     "rules": {
       "unicorn/prefer-number-properties": "off",
       "unicorn/prefer-export-from": "off",
-      "unicorn/no-array-reduce": "off"
+      "unicorn/no-array-reduce": "off",
+      "jsdoc/no-undefined-types": "error"
     },
     "env": {
       "mocha": true
diff --git a/packages/capabilities/src/access.js b/packages/capabilities/src/access.js
index 46bd046c2..dc18d3dab 100644
--- a/packages/capabilities/src/access.js
+++ b/packages/capabilities/src/access.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export const access = top.derive({
   to: capability({
     can: 'access/*',
     with: URI.match({ protocol: 'did:' }),
-    derives: equalWith,
   }),
   derives: equalWith,
 })
@@ -100,3 +99,12 @@ export const session = capability({
     key: DID.match({ method: 'key' }),
   },
 })
+
+export const claim = base.derive({
+  to: capability({
+    can: 'access/claim',
+    with: DID.match({ method: 'key' }).or(DID.match({ method: 'mailto' })),
+    derives: equalWith,
+  }),
+  derives: equalWith,
+})
diff --git a/packages/capabilities/test/capabilities/access.test.js b/packages/capabilities/test/capabilities/access.test.js
index 383227337..c12f1e2c4 100644
--- a/packages/capabilities/test/capabilities/access.test.js
+++ b/packages/capabilities/test/capabilities/access.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { access } from '@ucanto/validator'
 import { Verifier } from '@ucanto/principal/ed25519'
 import * as Access from '../../src/access.js'
 import { alice, bob, service, mallory } from '../helpers/fixtures.js'
+import * as Ucanto from '@ucanto/interface'
+import { delegate, invoke } from '@ucanto/core'
 
 describe('access capabilities', function () {
   it('should self issue', async function () {
@@ -222,4 +224,150 @@ describe('access capabilities', function () {
       })
     }, /Expected a did:mailto: but got "did:NOT_MAILTO:web3.storage:test" instead/)
   })
+
+  describe('access/claim', () => {
+    // ensure we can use the capability to produce the invocations from the spec at https://github.com/web3-storage/specs/blob/576b988fb7cfa60049611963179277c420605842/w3-access.md
+    it('can create/access delegations from spec', async () => {
+      const audience = service.withDID('did:web:web3.storage')
+      /**
+       * @type {Array<(arg: { issuer: Ucanto.Signer<Ucanto.DID<'key'>>}) => Ucanto.IssuedInvocation<Ucanto.InferInvokedCapability<typeof Access.claim>>>}
+       */
+      const examples = [
+        // https://github.com/web3-storage/specs/blob/576b988fb7cfa60049611963179277c420605842/w3-access.md#accessclaim
+        ({ issuer }) => {
+          return Access.claim.invoke({
+            issuer,
+            audience,
+            with: issuer.did(),
+          })
+        },
+      ]
+      for (const example of examples) {
+        const invocation = await example({ issuer: bob }).delegate()
+        const result = await access(invocation, {
+          capability: Access.claim,
+          principal: Verifier,
+          authority: audience,
+        })
+        assert.ok(
+          result.error !== true,
+          'result of access(invocation) is not an error'
+        )
+        assert.deepEqual(
+          result.audience.did(),
+          audience.did(),
+          'result audience did is expected value'
+        )
+        assert.equal(
+          result.capability.can,
+          'access/claim',
+          'result capability.can is access/claim'
+        )
+        assert.deepEqual(result.capability.nb, {}, 'result has empty nb')
+      }
+    })
+    it('can be derived', async () => {
+      /** @type {Array<Ucanto.Ability>} */
+      const cansThatShouldDeriveAccessClaim = ['*', 'access/*']
+      for (const can of cansThatShouldDeriveAccessClaim) {
+        const invocation = await invoke({
+          issuer: alice,
+          audience: service,
+          capability: {
+            can: 'access/claim',
+            with: bob.did(),
+          },
+          proofs: [
+            await delegate({
+              issuer: bob,
+              audience: alice,
+              capabilities: [
+                {
+                  can,
+                  with: bob.did(),
+                },
+              ],
+            }),
+          ],
+        }).delegate()
+        const result = await access(invocation, {
+          capability: Access.claim,
+          principal: Verifier,
+          authority: service,
+        })
+        assert.ok(
+          result.error !== true,
+          'result of access(invocation) is not an error'
+        )
+      }
+    })
+    it('cannot invoke when .with uses unexpected did method', async () => {
+      const issuer = bob.withDID('did:foo:bar')
+      assert.throws(
+        () =>
+          Access.claim.invoke({
+            issuer,
+            audience: service,
+            // @ts-ignore - expected complaint from compiler. We want to make sure there is an equivalent error at runtime
+            with: issuer.did(),
+          }),
+        `Invalid 'with'`
+      )
+    })
+    it('does not authorize invocations whose .with uses unexpected did methods', async () => {
+      const issuer = bob
+      const audience = service
+      const invocation = await delegate({
+        issuer,
+        audience,
+        capabilities: [
+          {
+            can: 'access/claim',
+            with: issuer.withDID('did:foo:bar').did(),
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+      const result = await access(
+        // @ts-ignore - expected complaint from compiler. We want to make sure there is an equivalent error at runtime
+        invocation,
+        {
+          capability: Access.claim,
+          principal: Verifier,
+          authority: audience,
+        }
+      )
+      assert.ok(result.error, 'result of access(invocation) is an error')
+      assert.deepEqual(result.name, 'Unauthorized')
+      assert.ok(
+        result.delegationErrors.find((e) =>
+          e.message.includes('but got "did:foo:bar" instead')
+        ),
+        'a result.delegationErrors message mentions invalid with value'
+      )
+    })
+    it('does not authorize invocations whose .with is not an issuer in proofs', async () => {
+      const issuer = bob
+      const audience = service
+      const invocation = await Access.claim
+        .invoke({
+          issuer,
+          audience,
+          // note: this did is not same as issuer.did() so issuer has no proof that they can use this resource
+          with: alice.did(),
+        })
+        .delegate()
+      const result = await access(invocation, {
+        capability: Access.claim,
+        principal: Verifier,
+        authority: audience,
+      })
+      assert.ok(result.error, 'result of access(invocation) is an error')
+      assert.deepEqual(result.name, 'Unauthorized')
+      assert.ok(
+        result.failedProofs.find((e) => {
+          return /Capability (.+) is not authorized/.test(e.message)
+        })
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })