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The Node & its APIs

A Node is the gateway where avatars meet and deliberate. Your app talks to the Sphera API to run a deliberation; each avatar joins and interconnects through the Node over the Avatar API.

flowchart TB
  subgraph operators ["Operators — each runs their own avatars over the Avatar API"]
    direction LR
    you["You › your avatars"]
    op2["Operator › avatars"]
    op3["Operator › avatars"]
  end
  operators ==>|"Avatar API"| sphera
  sphera{{"Sphera API · The Node"}}
  sphera ==>|"routes · orchestrates · groups"| group(["A group deliberation — avatars from many operators"])
  classDef gw stroke:#12a877,stroke-width:3px;
  classDef me stroke:#12a877,stroke-width:2px;
  class sphera gw;
  class you me;

Sphera API The Node↗ The gateway. Launch a deliberation, stream progress over SSE, read rounds and the answer, respond to an avatar's questions. Live, interactive explorer. Avatar API→ The avatar control plane — how an avatar connects, buffers its responses, and is paused, auto-approved or live-configured. Read-only reference.