diff --git a/api_status.md b/api_status.md
index 2955ea0e..45cb046b 100644
--- a/api_status.md
+++ b/api_status.md
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ This table shows which parts of the the [Array API](https://data-apis.org/array-
 |                          | Multi-axis          | :white_check_mark: |            |                              |
 |                          | Boolean array       | :x:                |            | Shape is data dependent, [#73](https://github.com/cubed-dev/cubed/issues/73) |
 | Indexing Functions       | `take`              | :white_check_mark: | 2022.12    |                              |
-| Inspection               | `capabilities`      | :x:                | 2023.12    |                              |
-|                          | `default_device`    | :x:                | 2023.12    |                              |
-|                          | `default_dtypes`    | :x:                | 2023.12    |                              |
-|                          | `devices`           | :x:                | 2023.12    |                              |
-|                          | `dtypes`            | :x:                | 2023.12    |                              |
+| Inspection               | `capabilities`      | :white_check_mark: | 2023.12    |                              |
+|                          | `default_device`    | :white_check_mark: | 2023.12    |                              |
+|                          | `default_dtypes`    | :white_check_mark: | 2023.12    |                              |
+|                          | `devices`           | :white_check_mark: | 2023.12    |                              |
+|                          | `dtypes`            | :white_check_mark: | 2023.12    |                              |
 | Linear Algebra Functions | `matmul`            | :white_check_mark: |            |                              |
 |                          | `matrix_transpose`  | :white_check_mark: |            |                              |
 |                          | `tensordot`         | :white_check_mark: |            |                              |
diff --git a/cubed/__init__.py b/cubed/__init__.py
index 3cd2e6b4..a9e061d9 100644
--- a/cubed/__init__.py
+++ b/cubed/__init__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@
 
 __array_api_version__ = "2022.12"
 
-__all__ += ["__array_api_version__"]
+from .array_api.inspection import __array_namespace_info__
+
+__all__ += ["__array_api_version__", "__array_namespace_info__"]
+
 
 from .array_api.array_object import Array
 
diff --git a/cubed/array_api/__init__.py b/cubed/array_api/__init__.py
index ea0a8c2b..a0c9f8cc 100644
--- a/cubed/array_api/__init__.py
+++ b/cubed/array_api/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 __array_api_version__ = "2022.12"
 
-__all__ += ["__array_api_version__"]
+from .inspection import __array_namespace_info__
+
+__all__ += ["__array_api_version__", "__array_namespace_info__"]
 
 from .array_object import Array
 
diff --git a/cubed/array_api/inspection.py b/cubed/array_api/inspection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc35d1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cubed/array_api/inspection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from cubed.backend_array_api import namespace as nxp
+
+
+class __array_namespace_info__:
+    # capabilities are determined by Cubed, not the backend array API
+    def capabilities(self):
+        return {
+            "boolean indexing": False,
+            "data-dependent shapes": False,
+        }
+
+    # devices and dtypes are determined by the backend array API
+
+    def default_device(self):
+        return nxp.__array_namespace_info__().default_device()
+
+    def default_dtypes(self, *, device=None):
+        return nxp.__array_namespace_info__().default_dtypes(device=device)
+
+    def devices(self):
+        return nxp.__array_namespace_info__().devices()
+
+    def dtypes(self, *, device=None, kind=None):
+        return nxp.__array_namespace_info__().dtypes(device=device, kind=kind)
diff --git a/cubed/tests/test_inspection.py b/cubed/tests/test_inspection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d47fe95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cubed/tests/test_inspection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import cubed.array_api as xp
+
+info = xp.__array_namespace_info__()
+
+
+def test_capabilities():
+    capabilities = info.capabilities()
+    assert capabilities["boolean indexing"] is False
+    assert capabilities["data-dependent shapes"] is False
+
+
+def test_default_device():
+    assert (
+        info.default_device() is None or info.default_device() == xp.asarray(0).device
+    )
+
+
+def test_default_dtypes():
+    dtypes = info.default_dtypes()
+    assert dtypes["real floating"] == xp.asarray(0.0).dtype
+    assert dtypes["complex floating"] == xp.asarray(0.0j).dtype
+    assert dtypes["integral"] == xp.asarray(0).dtype
+    assert dtypes["indexing"] == xp.argmax(xp.zeros(10)).dtype
+
+
+def test_devices():
+    assert len(info.devices()) > 0
+
+
+def test_dtypes():
+    assert len(info.dtypes()) > 0