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# Autonomys Data Lake

Use Autonomys Auto Drive as an off-chain data layer for XYO applications.

Autonomys Auto Drive can provide off-chain application storage while XYO Layer One (XL1) records verifiable references to the stored data. This section is a pre-release integration draft built only around public npm libraries.

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## Choose a path

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Start</td><td><strong>Public-library quickstart</strong></td><td>Install and verify the published storage adapter without relying on a CLI.</td><td><a href="/developers/autonomys-data-lake/quickstart.md">Public-Library Quickstart</a></td></tr><tr><td>Understand</td><td><strong>Architecture</strong></td><td>Separate application storage, payload verification, and XL1 finality.</td><td><a href="/developers/autonomys-data-lake/architecture.md">Architecture</a></td></tr><tr><td>Build</td><td><strong>Integration guide</strong></td><td>Design a bounded store, retrieve, and verify workflow.</td><td><a href="/developers/autonomys-data-lake/integration-guide.md">Integration Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Operate</td><td><strong>Security and recovery</strong></td><td>Protect credentials and reconcile uncertain operations safely.</td><td><a href="/developers/autonomys-data-lake/security-and-recovery.md">Security and Recovery</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Public package boundary

The storage examples use `@xyo-network/archivist-s3`, including its published `auto-drive` entry point. The npm package and its exported TypeScript declarations are the source of truth.

* [View `@xyo-network/archivist-s3` on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@xyo-network/archivist-s3)


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