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Shelby Protocol provides a complete architecture for decentralized storage using Clay Codes erasure coding, organizing data into 10MB chunksets split across placement groups of 16 storage providers. This enables 10-of-16 data recovery while minimizing redundancy overhead and coordinating reads and writes through on-chain placement group tracking.

Shelby Protocol's write workflow chunks data into 1MB pieces within 10MB chunksets, applies Clay Codes erasure coding to create redundant coded blocks, distributes blocks across a 16-node placement group, and registers the blob with canonical naming in a flat namespace on-chain for coordinated access.

Shelby Protocol supports both standard and optimized read procedures by retrieving data from storage providers in a placement group. Clay Codes erasure coding guarantees recovery from any 10 of 16 providers, while on-chain placement group tracking and RPC server coordination ensure efficient blob access and validation.

Shelby Protocol integrates with private networks like DoubleZero Fiber to optimize performance and enable comprehensive auditing of storage provider operations. This architecture reduces latency for read/write procedures while maintaining secure, coordinated access across placement groups.

Shelby Protocol applies Clay Codes erasure coding to ensure that 10 of 16 storage providers are sufficient to reconstruct any blob. This approach balances durability requirements against storage overhead, eliminating the need for full replication while maintaining high availability across placement groups.

Shelby Protocol uses canonical blob naming within a flat namespace to enable deterministic access patterns. Combined with placement group tracking and storage provider coordination, this naming scheme allows clients to locate and retrieve erasure-coded blobs reliably across the decentralized storage network.