Hydra update of 2023-09-08

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+title: Hydra Team Update
+slug: 2023-09-08-hydra
+authors: [ch1bo]
+tags: [hydra]
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+## High-level summary
+
+This week, the Hydra team improved the commit process with support for inline
+datums. They simplified the chain layer by refactoring how the chain state is
+persisted. Updates to the Hydra tutorial were completed, including CI workflows
+to keep it up-to-date. The team engaged in discussions with researchers about
+incremental commits & decommits, and drafted an architectural decision record
+for a resource-based API. They also explored simpler solutions for the upcoming
+network resilience feature.
+
+## What did the team achieve this week
+
+-   Support InlineScriptDatum in commit
+    [#1043](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1043)
+-   Refactored chain state persistency
+    [#1049](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/pull/1049)
+-   Completed tutorial updates (by adding CI and some cleanup)
+    [#997](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/997)
+-   Intersect Open Source committee meeting
+-   Experimented with various models to better express the \"Network
+    resilience problem\" to find a KISS solution for
+    [#188](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/188)
+-   Drafted and discussed incremental de-/commit features within team
+    and with researchers
+    [#199](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/199) and
+    [#1057](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1057)
+-   Created ADR for a resource based overhaul of the API
+    [#1028](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/pull/1028)
+
+## What are the goals of next week
+
+-   Meetup of Hydra & Mithril contributors in Nantes, France
+-   Integrated cardano-api 8.15 to have GHC 9.6 support
+-   A clear design for incremental commits (decommits are already
+    understood)
+-   An ADR for improving tx construction & observation to not need chain
+    state