routstr_protocol/RIP-03.md

RIP-03: Frontend Discovery

Defines the web or app interface for browsing and filtering available inference nodes based on social network and evolving evals.

Features

• List active nodes from Nostr Kind 40500.
• Filter by:
  • Supported model(s)
  • Region
  • Price range
  • Social network proximity (follow graph)
  • Average rating (from evals)
• Future: Toggle eval visibility once RIP-04 is live.

UI Components

• Search Bar: Free text for node-id or description.
• Filters Panel: Sliders and checkboxes.
• Node Card:
  • Description
  • Models
  • Price
  • Rating summary
  • Connect button (opens external client)

Data Flow

1. Subscribe to Nostr Kind 40500 & 31555 events.
2. Maintain in-memory index, update on new events.
3. Join with evals to compute live scores.
4. Render node list with applied filters.

Metrics

• Query performance: ≤200 ms for 1 k nodes.
• Real-time updates: UI refresh on new events.