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This guide is for developers integrating with Materi or contributing to the platform. If you’re looking for exact API shapes, use the API Reference. If you’re trying to understand service boundaries and data flow, start with the front-door narrative pages and then drill into the Domain Services pages.

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Integration surfaces

  • HTTP (REST): defined by OpenAPI (canonical spec: /openapi/openapi.json)
  • WebSocket collaboration: real-time operations and presence
  • Events: protobuf schemas in shared/proto used for cross-service communication
In this repo, “contract-first” generally means:
  • Update OpenAPI when HTTP behavior changes.
  • Update protobuf schemas when event payloads/types change.
  • Keep narrative docs high-level and link to canonical sources.

How to read this guide

  1. Use Domain Services pages to understand the major service boundaries.
  2. Use API Reference for exact endpoint shapes.
  3. Use Events pages for event-driven integration patterns.

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