diff --git a/chi/context.py b/chi/context.py
index f8c1e42..71331c4 100644
--- a/chi/context.py
+++ b/chi/context.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def _check_deprecated(key):
     )
     return deprecated_extra_opts[key]
 
+
 def _is_ipynb() -> bool:
     try:
         from IPython import get_ipython
diff --git a/chi/hardware.py b/chi/hardware.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a703d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chi/hardware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
+
+from .clients import blazar
+from .context import get, RESOURCE_API_URL
+
+import requests
+import logging
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+@dataclass
+class Node:
+    """
+    Represents the Chameleon hardware that goes into a single node.
+    A dataclass for node information directly from the hardware browser.
+    """
+    site: str
+    name: str
+    type: str
+    architecture: dict
+    bios: dict
+    cpu: dict
+    gpu: dict
+    main_memory: dict
+    network_adapters: List[dict]
+    placement: dict
+    storage_devices: List[dict]
+    uid: str
+    version: str
+
+    def next_free_timeslot(self) -> Tuple[datetime, Optional[datetime]]:
+        """
+        Finds the next available timeslot for the hardware using the Blazar client.
+
+        Returns:
+            A tuple containing the start and end datetime of the next available timeslot.
+            If no timeslot is available, returns (end_datetime_of_last_allocation, None).
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+        blazarclient = blazar()
+
+        # Get allocations for this specific host
+        allocations = blazarclient.allocation.get(resource_id=self.uid)
+
+        # Sort allocations by start time
+        allocations.sort(key=lambda x: x['start_date'])
+
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+        if not allocations:
+            return (now, None)
+
+        # Check if there's a free slot now
+        if datetime.fromisoformat(allocations[0]['start_date']) > now:
+            return (now, datetime.fromisoformat(allocations[0]['start_date']))
+
+        # Find the next free slot
+        for i in range(len(allocations) - 1):
+            current_end = datetime.fromisoformat(allocations[i]['end_date'])
+            next_start = datetime.fromisoformat(allocations[i+1]['start_date'])
+
+            if current_end < next_start:
+                return (current_end, next_start)
+
+        # If no free slot found, return the end of the last allocation
+        last_end = datetime.fromisoformat(allocations[-1]['end_date'])
+        return (last_end, None)
+
+def _call_api(endpoint):
+    url = "{0}/{1}.{2}".format(RESOURCE_API_URL, endpoint, "json")
+    LOG.info("Requesting %s from reference API ...", url)
+    resp = requests.get(url)
+    LOG.info("Response received. Parsing to json ...")
+    data = resp.json()
+    return data
+
+def get_nodes(
+        all_sites: bool = False,
+        filter_reserved: bool = False,
+        gpu: Optional[bool] = None,
+        min_number_cpu: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> List[Node]:
+    """
+    Retrieve a list of nodes based on the specified criteria.
+
+    Args:
+        all_sites (bool, optional): Flag to indicate whether to retrieve nodes from all sites.
+            Defaults to False.
+        filter_reserved (bool, optional): Flag to indicate whether to filter out reserved nodes.
+            Defaults to False. (Not Currently implemented)
+        gpu (bool, optional): Flag to indicate whether to filter nodes based on GPU availability.
+            Defaults to None.
+        min_number_cpu (int, optional): Minimum number of CPU logical cores per node.
+            Defaults to None.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Node]: A list of Node objects that match the specified criteria.
+    """
+
+    sites = []
+    if all_sites:
+        sites = [site.get("name") for site in _call_api("sites")['items']]
+    else:
+        sites.append(get("region_name"))
+
+    nodes = []
+
+    for site in sites:
+        # Soufiane: Skipping CHI@EDGE since it is not enrolled in the hardware API,
+        if site == "CHI@Edge":
+            print("Please visit the Hardware discovery page for information about CHI@Edge devices")
+            continue
+
+        endpoint = f"sites/{site.split('@')[1].lower()}/clusters/chameleon/nodes"
+        data = _call_api(endpoint)
+
+        for node_data in data['items']:
+            node = Node(
+                site=site,
+                name=node_data.get("node_name"),
+                type=node_data.get("node_type"),
+                architecture=node_data.get("architecture"),
+                bios=node_data.get("bios"),
+                cpu=node_data.get("processor"),
+                gpu=node_data.get("gpu"),
+                main_memory=node_data.get("main_memory"),
+                network_adapters=node_data.get("network_adapters"),
+                placement=node_data.get("placement"),
+                storage_devices=node_data.get("storage_devices"),
+                uid=node_data.get("uid"),
+                version=node_data.get("version"),
+            )
+
+            if isinstance(node.gpu, list):
+                gpu_filter = gpu is None or (node.gpu and gpu == bool(node.gpu[0]['gpu']))
+            else:
+                gpu_filter = gpu is None or (node.gpu and gpu == bool(node.gpu['gpu']))
+
+            cpu_filter = min_number_cpu is None or node.architecture['smt_size'] >= min_number_cpu
+
+            if gpu_filter and cpu_filter:
+                nodes.append(node)
+
+    return nodes
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