> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://dolphinai.gitbook.io/dolphinai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://dolphinai.gitbook.io/dolphinai/dolphinai-platform/introduce.md).

# Introduce

The DolphinAI platform has several key components that functiontogether to support a decentralized network of AI services. Thesearchitectural components were carefully chosen to create a functional, scalable, and extensible system. The decisions guidingthe development of the architecture focused on blockchaininteractions, AI service integration, and abstraction, with thegoal of building an AI marketplace that is open and easy to integrate.