feat: add comprehensive architecture documentation
- Add AGENT-ONBOARDING.md for AI agents - Add ARCHITECTURE.md with full system overview - Add TECH-STACK.md with complete technology inventory - Add DOMAIN-MODEL.md with entities and bounded contexts - Add CODING-CONVENTIONS.md with patterns and practices - Add GLOSSARY.md with terminology reference - Add C4 diagrams (Context and Container levels) - Add 10 ADRs documenting key decisions: - Talos Linux, NATS, MessagePack, Multi-GPU strategy - GitOps with Flux, KServe, Milvus, Dual workflow engines - Envoy Gateway - Add specs directory with JetStream configuration - Add diagrams for GPU allocation and data flows Based on analysis of homelab-k8s2 and llm-workflows repositories and kubectl cluster-info dump data.
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# Record Architecture Decisions
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* Status: accepted
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* Date: 2025-11-30
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* Deciders: Billy Davies
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* Technical Story: Initial setup of homelab documentation
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## Context and Problem Statement
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As the homelab infrastructure grows in complexity with AI/ML services, multi-GPU configurations, and event-driven architectures, we need a way to document and communicate significant architectural decisions. Without documentation, the rationale behind choices gets lost, making future changes risky and onboarding difficult.
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## Decision Drivers
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* Need to preserve context for why decisions were made
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* Enable future maintainers (including AI agents) to understand the system
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* Provide a structured way to evaluate alternatives
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* Support the wiki/design process for iterative improvements
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## Considered Options
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* Informal documentation in README files
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* Wiki pages without structure
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* Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
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* No documentation (rely on code)
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## Decision Outcome
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Chosen option: "Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)", because they provide a structured format that captures context, alternatives, and consequences. They're lightweight, version-controlled, and well-suited for technical decisions.
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### Positive Consequences
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* Clear historical record of decisions
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* Structured format makes decisions searchable
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* Forces consideration of alternatives
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* Git-versioned alongside code
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* AI agents can parse and understand decisions
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### Negative Consequences
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* Requires discipline to create ADRs
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* May accumulate outdated decisions over time
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* Additional overhead for simple decisions
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## Pros and Cons of the Options
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### Informal README documentation
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* Good, because low friction
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* Good, because close to code
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* Bad, because no structure for alternatives
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* Bad, because decisions get buried in prose
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### Wiki pages
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* Good, because easy to edit
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* Good, because supports rich formatting
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* Bad, because separate from code repository
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* Bad, because no enforced structure
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### ADRs
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* Good, because structured format
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* Good, because version controlled
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* Good, because captures alternatives considered
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* Good, because industry-standard practice
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* Bad, because requires creating new files
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* Bad, because may seem bureaucratic for small decisions
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### No documentation
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* Good, because no overhead
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* Bad, because context is lost
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* Bad, because makes onboarding difficult
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* Bad, because risky for future changes
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## Links
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* Based on [MADR template](https://adr.github.io/madr/)
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* [ADR GitHub organization](https://adr.github.io/)
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