diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
     'AlmanacServiceType' => 'applications/almanac/servicetype/AlmanacServiceType.php',
     'AlmanacServiceTypeDatasource' => 'applications/almanac/typeahead/AlmanacServiceTypeDatasource.php',
     'AlmanacServiceTypeTestCase' => 'applications/almanac/servicetype/__tests__/AlmanacServiceTypeTestCase.php',
+    'AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction' => 'applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction.php',
     'AlmanacServiceViewController' => 'applications/almanac/controller/AlmanacServiceViewController.php',
     'AlmanacTransaction' => 'applications/almanac/storage/AlmanacTransaction.php',
     'AlmanacTransactionType' => 'applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacTransactionType.php',
@@ -5331,6 +5332,7 @@
     'AlmanacServiceType' => 'Phobject',
     'AlmanacServiceTypeDatasource' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource',
     'AlmanacServiceTypeTestCase' => 'PhabricatorTestCase',
+    'AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction' => 'AlmanacServiceTransactionType',
     'AlmanacServiceViewController' => 'AlmanacServiceController',
     'AlmanacTransaction' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransaction',
     'AlmanacTransactionType' => 'PhabricatorModularTransactionType',
diff --git a/src/applications/almanac/editor/AlmanacServiceEditEngine.php b/src/applications/almanac/editor/AlmanacServiceEditEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/almanac/editor/AlmanacServiceEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/almanac/editor/AlmanacServiceEditEngine.php
@@ -41,6 +41,37 @@
     return AlmanacService::initializeNewService($service_type);
   }
 
+  protected function newEditableObjectFromConduit(array $raw_xactions) {
+    $type = null;
+    foreach ($raw_xactions as $raw_xaction) {
+      if ($raw_xaction['type'] !== 'type') {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      $type = $raw_xaction['value'];
+    }
+
+    if ($type === null) {
+      throw new Exception(
+        pht(
+          'When creating a new Almanac service via the Conduit API, you '.
+          'must provide a "type" transaction to select a type.'));
+    }
+
+    $map = AlmanacServiceType::getAllServiceTypes();
+    if (!isset($map[$type])) {
+      throw new Exception(
+        pht(
+          'Service type "%s" is unrecognized. Valid types are: %s.',
+          $type,
+          implode(', ', array_keys($map))));
+    }
+
+    $this->setServiceType($type);
+
+    return $this->newEditableObject();
+  }
+
   protected function newEditableObjectForDocumentation() {
     $service_type = new AlmanacCustomServiceType();
     $this->setServiceType($service_type->getServiceTypeConstant());
@@ -101,6 +132,16 @@
         ->setTransactionType(AlmanacServiceNameTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE)
         ->setIsRequired(true)
         ->setValue($object->getName()),
+      id(new PhabricatorTextEditField())
+        ->setKey('type')
+        ->setLabel(pht('Type'))
+        ->setIsConduitOnly(true)
+        ->setTransactionType(
+          AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE)
+        ->setDescription(pht('When creating a service, set the type.'))
+        ->setConduitDescription(pht('Set the service type.'))
+        ->setConduitTypeDescription(pht('Service type.'))
+        ->setValue($object->getServiceType()),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceNameTransaction.php b/src/applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceNameTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceNameTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceNameTransaction.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   public function getTitle() {
     return pht(
       '%s renamed this service from %s to %s.',
-      $this->renderAuthorLink(),
+      $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderOldValue(),
       $this->renderNewValue());
   }
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
     return pht(
       '%s renamed %s from %s to %s.',
-      $this->renderAuthorLink(),
+      $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderObject(),
       $this->renderOldValue(),
       $this->renderNewValue());
diff --git a/src/applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction.php b/src/applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/almanac/xaction/AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+final class AlmanacServiceTypeTransaction
+  extends AlmanacServiceTransactionType {
+
+  const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'almanac:service:type';
+
+  public function generateOldValue($object) {
+    return $object->getServiceType();
+  }
+
+  public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
+    $object->setServiceType($value);
+  }
+
+  public function getTitle() {
+    // This transaction can only be applied during object creation via
+    // Conduit and never generates a timeline event.
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public function validateTransactions($object, array $xactions) {
+    $errors = array();
+
+    if ($this->isEmptyTextTransaction($object->getServiceType(), $xactions)) {
+      $errors[] = $this->newRequiredError(
+        pht('You must select a service type when creating a service.'));
+    }
+
+    $map = AlmanacServiceType::getAllServiceTypes();
+
+    foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
+      if (!$this->isNewObject()) {
+        $errors[] = $this->newInvalidError(
+          pht(
+            'The type of a service can not be changed once it has '.
+            'been created.'),
+          $xaction);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      $new = $xaction->getNewValue();
+      if (!isset($map[$new])) {
+        $errors[] = $this->newInvalidError(
+          pht(
+            'Service type "%s" is not valid. Valid types are: %s.',
+            $new,
+            implode(', ', array_keys($map))));
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $errors;
+  }
+}