# deployment - Functional Specification

**Version**: v1.2.3 | **Status**: Active | **Last Updated**: March 2026

## Purpose

Deployment documentation and operational guides for production deployment of Codomyrmex systems. This directory contains guides for scaling, monitoring, security hardening, and operational management of production Codomyrmex deployments.

The deployment documentation serves as the operational reference for system administrators and DevOps teams managing Codomyrmex in production environments.

## Overview

Documentation files and guides for deployment.

## Design Principles

### Modularity
- Self-contained components
- Clear boundaries
- Minimal dependencies

### Internal Coherence
- Logical organization
- Consistent patterns
- Unified design

### Parsimony
- Essential elements only
- No unnecessary complexity
- Minimal surface area

### Functionality
- Focus on working solutions
- Forward-looking design
- Current needs focus

### Testing
- Comprehensive coverage
- TDD practices
- Real data analysis

### Documentation
- Self-documenting code
- Clear APIs
- Complete specifications

## Architecture

Deployment architecture utilizes containerized environments managed via Docker and orchestration layers. The system is designed for high availability with automated health checks and centralized logging via `logging_monitoring`.

## Functional Requirements

- **Scalability**: Support horizontal scaling of core AI processing droid handlers.
- **Redundancy**: Critical services must have failover mechanisms documented in `AGENTS.md`.
- **Environment Isolation**: Clear separation between production, staging, and development environments.
- **Deployment Automation**: All deployments must be triggered via standardized scripts in `scripts/deployment/`.

## Quality Standards

- **Availability**: Target 99.9% availability for the centralized event bus and core APIs.
- **Verification**: Post-deployment verification tests must run automatically.
- **Security**: All production secrets must be managed via secure environment variables, never hardcoded.
- **Documentation**: Deployment guides must include rollback procedures.

## Interface Contracts

- **Health Checks**: Standardized `/health` endpoints for all active services.
- **Metrics API**: Export system metrics to Prometheus/Grafana compatible formats.
- **Log Format**: All service logs must follow the structured JSON format specified in `logging_monitoring`.

## Implementation Guidelines

- **Containerization**: Use multi-stage Docker builds to keep image sizes minimal.
- **Config Management**: Centralized configuration loading with validation.
- **Rollback Strategy**: Every deployment must be reversible within minutes if quality gates fail.

## Navigation

- **Human Documentation**: [README.md](README.md)
- **Technical Documentation**: [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md)
- **Parent Directory**: [docs](../README.md)
- **Repository Root**: [../../README.md](../../README.md)
- **Repository SPEC**: [../../SPEC.md](../../SPEC.md)

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