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+# KNELPerf — performance-organization compute workbench [#927]
+# Statistics + constraint-solving for fleet perf analysis (Ultix scheduler
+# redesign first customer). Founder-directed naming: KNELPerf- prefix.
+# Images are pinned versions (never :latest). Storage in named volumes.
+name: knelperf
+
+services:
+  ortools:
+    image: python:3.12.7-slim
+    container_name: KNELPerf-ortools
+    command: bash -c "pip install --no-cache-dir --root-user-action=ignore 'ortools==9.11.4210' 'pandas==2.2.3' 'numpy==2.1.3' && sleep infinity"
+    volumes:
+      - knelperf-workspace:/workspace
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  julia:
+    image: julia:1.10.9
+    container_name: KNELPerf-julia
+    command: bash -c "julia -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add([\"JuMP\",\"HiGHS\",\"DataFrames\",\"StatsBase\",\"CSV\"])' && sleep infinity"
+    volumes:
+      - knelperf-workspace:/workspace
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  minizinc:
+    image: minizinc/minizinc:2.8.7
+    container_name: KNELPerf-minizinc
+    command: bash -c "minizinc --version && sleep infinity"
+    volumes:
+      - knelperf-workspace:/workspace
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  rstats:
+    image: rocker/r-ver:4.4.1
+    container_name: KNELPerf-r
+    command: bash -c "R -q -e 'install.packages(c(\"dplyr\",\"forecast\",\"lubridate\"), repos=\"https://cloud.r-project.org\")' && sleep infinity"
+    volumes:
+      - knelperf-workspace:/workspace
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  knelperf-workspace: