*dtool* and *dserver* stories ============================= This document illustrates design decisions for the *dserver* REST API, for our implementation and for the condensation of several fundamental extensions. In the following, we present user stories of stereotypical actors in the academic world to: (1) summarise the essence of *dtool* :cite:p:`olsson2019lightweight`; (2) distil the need for, and basic requirements on, *dserver*; (3) motivate design decisions for our implementation of *dserver*. .. include:: story_dtool.rst .. include:: story_dserver.rst .. include:: story_plugins.rst .. bibliography::