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+Curio exists to serve the Filecoin ecosystem: specifically the needs of Storage Providers.
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+__Principle__
+Its design follows one principle: build only what a consortium of SPs would intentionally create for themselves on top of the Filecoin Node APIs.
+
+__Fragmentation__
+A fragmented experience is a risk whenever:
+- central tools support some features but not others
+- tools compose poorly
+- learning curves prevent full suite rollout
+To keep Filecoin SPs moving, Curio handles centralized needs, plus non-central matters that can accomplish entirely. For non-central matters it cannot accomplish entirely, APIs & connectors are provided (ex: custom UI, metrics, and notifications).
+
+Curio Storage (team) intends to bring all of the best Filecoin tooling either into Curio or as a connector.
+
+__Configuration__
+Every configuration bring complexity, learning curve, support difficulties, and expectation breakages. 
+
+To protect interoperability and avoid ecosystem fragmentation, Curio avoids arbitrary configuration that deviates from common standards. 
+
+Therefore we allow them judiciously:
+Configuration should:
+- Enable SPs the choice to fit the tool to their unique business
+- Offer a way to enable what an SP can allow, afford, and participate in.
+- Enable conveniences that benefit that business' workflow.
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