# Developers Documentation

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The goal of this documentation is for developers to understand how the Spectra protocol works under the hood and understand how to build on top of it.

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## MetaVaults

MetaVaults are cross-chain managed yield vaults. They primarily aggregate liquidity positions across multiple markets and chains, delegating allocation to permissioned curators while enforcing on-chain safety constraints via [Zodiac](https://www.gnosisguild.org/). MetaVaults use an asynchronous deposit/redeem model ([ERC-7540](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7540)) with epoch-based settlement.

To get started, see the [MetaVaults Overview](https://dev.spectra.finance/metavaults/metavaults).

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