What AI says about Gaia

Gaia is a decentralized, high-performance storage system that lets Blockstack apps store user data using a uniform API and lets users choose backend storage (such as S3 or Azure Blob) via pluggable drivers. A Gaia hub acts as the write/read intermediary: when a user logs in, the app gets a Gaia hub URL and the hub authenticates writes with a private key tied to the user’s address, enabling user-controlled hubs and data. The design emphasizes user control and decentralization, allowing users to switch hubs/backends, while guaranteeing read/write URL consistency and per-address access via signed tokens.