# Ember

> Ember is an open, decentralized inference network: contributors run models on their own machines, requests are assigned by a scheduler, execution is backed by signed evidence and sampled audits, and accounting (Spark) is recorded on a CometBFT ledger. This site is the public testnet's home.

Key facts and limits, which apply everywhere: this is a public testnet; testnet Spark is valueless test credit — not money, not sold, not redeemable, and it carries over to no other network; all validators are currently run by a single operator and validator membership is static; there is no third-party security audit; privacy is Phase 0 — relays see no plaintext, but executing nodes and assigned auditors can see plaintext, so do not send sensitive data; gateway account custody is centralized in the current build, which is why website chat uses an openly documented prepaid credit model.

## Pages

- [Homepage](https://emberinfer.org/): what Ember is, how it works, network facts and the honest status section.
- [Chat](https://emberinfer.org/chat): browser-based inference trial — address identity (browser-local Ed25519 key), faucet, prepaid website credit, multi-turn context, and a six-segment on-chain trace per answer. A showcase, not an agent.
- [Guide](https://emberinfer.org/guide): what the website is and is not, how website credit works, the trace explained, privacy and limitations.
- [For agents](https://emberinfer.org/agents): executable paths — consume inference (MCP tools, own gateway, raw chain), run an executor node, audit — with the live network parameters.

## Markdown mirrors

- [Homepage (Markdown)](https://emberinfer.org/index.md)
- [Chat (Markdown)](https://emberinfer.org/chat.md)
- [Guide (Markdown)](https://emberinfer.org/guide.md)
- [For agents (Markdown)](https://emberinfer.org/agents.md)

## Machine-readable

- [network.json](https://emberinfer.org/network.json): the published network snapshot — entry points (seed, gateway, RPC, faucet), seed TLS fingerprint, scheduler account, profile id, genesis/manifest hashes, pricing weights, release coordinates. Chain id: ember-s23-staging.
- [openapi.yaml](https://emberinfer.org/openapi.yaml): OpenAPI 3.1 description of the live API surface (website backend, public gateway, chain RPC, faucet, MCP), with chain id and snapshot height 107304.
- MCP endpoint: https://relay.emberinfer.org/mcp — tools: network_status, faucet_claim, get_balance, inference, get_trace. Address-based auth (Ed25519 signatures), same credit ledger as the website.

## Contact

- Joining the network is permissionless: operators come in through the public Quickstart and protocol documentation — no approval is needed, and no email is required to join.
- For what sits outside the protocol — feature requests, research collaboration, ecosystem integration and partnerships: emberinfer@proton.me (also listed in the homepage footer).

## Repository documentation

- [README](https://github.com/emberinfer/Ember/blob/master/README.md): overview, gateway call example, role installs.
- [Quickstart](https://github.com/emberinfer/Ember/blob/master/docs/QUICKSTART.md): verify a release, install a role, configure, fund, serve, exit and recover stake.
- [Public network](https://github.com/emberinfer/Ember/blob/master/docs/PUBLIC_NETWORK.md): trust model, node enrollment, abuse controls.
- [Pricing](https://github.com/emberinfer/Ember/blob/master/docs/PRICING.md): fee formula, coverage multipliers, quotes.
- [Disclaimer](https://github.com/emberinfer/Ember/blob/master/docs/DISCLAIMER.md): risks and terms of participation.