diff --git a/apis/c/node/node_api.h b/apis/c/node/node_api.h
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+#include <stddef.h>
+
+void *init_dora_context_from_env();
+void free_dora_context(void *dora_context);
+
+void *dora_next_input(void *dora_context);
+void read_dora_input_id(void *dora_input, char **out_ptr, size_t *out_len);
+void read_dora_input_data(void *dora_input, char **out_ptr, size_t *out_len);
+void free_dora_input(void *dora_input);
+
+int dora_send_output(void *dora_context, char *id_ptr, size_t id_len, char *data_ptr, size_t data_len);