Building, in the Open.

The decisions, trade-offs and evidence behind Heyrafiki, written by the People building it.

What a Second Session Can Tell a Matching System.

A useful matching system needs feedback without turning private Care into training data. A second Session offers one useful signal, provided its limits stay visible.

25 July 2026 · 5 min readRead

The Empty Room Problem.

Practitioners and private rooms are both unevenly distributed. Many suitable rooms also sit unused during the hours People need Care.

22 July 2026 · 5 min readRead

After Screening: Closing the Path into Licensed Care.

Task-shifting is the best-evidenced answer we have to a shortage of Clinicians. It also leaves one problem unsolved, and that problem is not a clinical one.

18 July 2026 · 5 min readRead

The Parts of Heyrafiki You Can Inspect and Build On.

Heyrafiki publishes its API description, SDK source, developer tools and conformance evidence while the Platform stays private. That boundary gives integrators something concrete to inspect without exposing private Care systems.

2 July 2026 · 3 min readRead

Why Some Heyrafiki Security Controls Stay Private.

Public APIs and SDKs make integration inspectable. Private safety, fraud and verification controls prevent that openness from becoming an operating manual for abuse.

2 July 2026 · 3 min readRead

How Iris Helps You Find a Practitioner Who Fits.

Iris turns a wall of Practitioner profiles into a shortlist a Person can understand. Here is what she filters, what she explains and where her authority ends.

9 July 2026 · 4 min readRead

Why Every Check Uses a Published Instrument.

A useful Self-Assessment names what it measures, how it is scored, who it was studied with and what the result can support. Each Heyrafiki Check keeps that evidence beside the questions.

5 July 2026 · 4 min readRead