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 This specification describes the parameters used in the manifest for a Codex client application.
 
-## Background
+## Manifest
-The manifest is used to encode datasets with the a Codex client. 
+The manifest is used to encode datasets with the a Codex client node. 
 The file contains key-value pairs.
 
-
+### Parameters
-## Manifest Parameters
 
 ```json
 
@@ -42,81 +41,29 @@ The file contains key-value pairs.
 	
 }
 
-
 ```
 
 The structured format used is JSON.
 
-`treeCid`
+| attribute | type | description |
-
+|-----------|------|-------------|
-- Root of the merkle root
+| `treeCid` | string | A hash based on [CIDv1](https://github.com/multiformats/cid#cidv1). The root of the merkle tree |
-- Hash based on CIDv1
+| `datasetSize` | bytes | Total size of all blocks, after data is chunked. |
-
+| `blockSize` | bytes | Size of each contained block. |
-`datasetSize`
+| `codec` | [MultiCodec](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec) |  A dataset codec. |
-
+| `hcodec` | [MultiCodec](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec) | A multihash codec. |
-- Total size of all blocks, after data is chunked
+| `version` | string | The CID version |
-- it SHOULD be in bytes
+| `protected` | bool | The protected datasets have erasure coded info, If true, `ecK`, `ecM`, `originalTreeCid`, `originalDatasetSize`, and `protectedStrategy` SHOULD be used.|
-
+| `ecK` | int | The number of blocks to encode. |
-`blockSize`
+| `ecM` | int | The number of resulting parity blocks. |
-
+| `originalTreeCid` | string | The original root of the dataset being erasure coded. |
-- Size of each contained block
+| `originalDatasetSize` | bytes | The size of the original dataset. |
-
+| `protectedStrategy` | enum | An indexing strategy used to build the slot roots. |
-`codec`
+| `verifiable` | bool | Verifiable datasets can be used to generate storage proofs. If true, `verifyRoot`, `slotRoots`, `cellSize`, and `verifiableStrategy` SHOULD be used. |
-
+| `verifyRoot` | string | The root of the top level merkle tree built from slot roots. |
-- Dataset codec
+| `slotRoots` | array[string] | Individual slot root built from the original dataset blocks. |
-
+| `cellSize` | bytes | The size of each slot cell. |
-`hcodec`
+| `verifiableStrategy` | enum | Indexing strategy used to build the slot roots. |
-
-- Multihash codec
-
-`version`
-
-- CID version
-
-`protected`
-
-- Protected datasets have erasure coded info
-- Only if `true`
-
-`ecK`
-
-- Number of blocks to encode
-
-`ecM`
-
-- Number of resulting parity blocks
-
-`originalTreeCid`
-
-- The original root of the dataset being erasure coded
-
-`originalDatasetSize`
-
-- The size of the original dataset
-
-`protectedStrategy`
-
-- Indexing strategy used to build the slot roots
-
-`verifiable`
-
-- Verifiable datasets can be used to generate storage proofs
-
-`verifyRoot`
-
-- Root of the top level merkle tree built from slot roots
-
-`slotRoots`
-
-- Individual slot root built from the original dataset blocks
-
-`cellSize`
-
-- Size of each slot cell
-
-`verifiableStrategy`
-
-- Indexing strategy used to build the slot roots
 
 ## Copyright
 
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 ## References
 
+- [MultiCodec](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec)
+- [CIDv1](https://github.com/multiformats/cid#cidv1)
+