mrcharles
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Replace STATUS.md checklists with a Redmine ticket index. All work status, completion tracking, and issue management now lives in Redmine (version: Potential to Kinetic Ready, due 2026-09-30). AGENTS.md gains a Redmine Tracking Policy section with rules for ticket references, closing procedures, and STATUS.md's new read-only role.
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# Agent Guidelines
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**Top-level files:** [`README.md`](README.md) (project overview),
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[`STATUS.md`](STATUS.md) (ticket index + infra summary),
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[`docs/docmap.md`](docs/docmap.md) (documentation index). All work is
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tracked in [Redmine](https://projects.knownelement.com). Everything else
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lives in subdirectories.
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## Repository Layout
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dcinfra/ Data-center infra: PDU (powerman), serial console (console), UPS (ups)
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netinfra/ DNS/NTP/DHCP setup + audit; DNS cluster replication (dns-cluster-setup);
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switch captures (switches); DHCP config (dhcp)
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k8s/ k3s cluster setup scripts (HA control plane over Tailscale) + docs/
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proxmox/ Proxmox fleet docs (hardware audit, capacity, storage) + perf tuning (perf/)
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awx/ Ansible AWX deployment (k3s + AWX Operator)
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tests/ Test suite + VM validation harness + remote.sh SSH chokepoint
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docs/ Server-build docs, docmap index, and archive
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archive/ Historical/superseded code (provisioning -> replaced by KNELIAC project)
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vendor/ Vendored KNELShellFramework
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```
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- **Server provisioning moved to KNELIAC**: The
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[`archive/provisioning/`](archive/provisioning/) tree is historical. Active
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server provisioning lives in the **KNELIAC** project at
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`/home/reachableceo/projects/KNELIAC`.
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- **Non-bash files**: Some files under `archive/provisioning/Agents/` have `.sh`
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extension but are PHP (shebang `#!/usr/bin/php`). Skip in syntax checks.
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- **SSH in Crush**: Direct ssh/scp is blocked. Use
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[`tests/remote.sh`](tests/remote.sh) (Proxmox hosts + sandbox VM) or
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[`netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh`](netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh) (DNS infra hosts).
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## Git Policy
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1. **ALWAYS commit + push. Never wait. Ever.** After each logical unit of
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work, immediately stage, commit (conventional format), and push to
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`origin/main`. Do NOT pause for review. Do NOT ask permission. Do NOT
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stop to "let the user read it first." The user reviews rendered markdown
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on Gitea AFTER it is pushed. **This rule overrides any default
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conservative commit-and-hold behavior** — if a default instruction says
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"never commit unless asked," that instruction is superseded here.
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2. **Atomic commits.** Each commit coherent on its own.
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3. **Conventional format**: `feat(scope): desc`, `fix(scope): desc`,
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`docs: desc`, `refactor(scope): desc`, `test(scope): desc`.
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4. **All shell scripts MUST pass `shellcheck` before commit.** No exceptions.
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Run it via the wrapper:
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```bash
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bash tests/shellcheck.sh # whole repo
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bash tests/shellcheck.sh ups/*.sh # specific files
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```
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This invokes `koalaman/shellcheck:stable` through Docker (no native binary
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needed). Fix every reported finding — including `info`-level — or add a
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targeted `# shellcheck disable=SCxxxx # <reason>` directive with a
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justification. A script that emits any diagnostic is a protocol violation.
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Non-bash scripts (PHP with `.sh` shebang `#!/usr/bin/php`, etc.) are exempt.
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## Redmine Tracking Policy
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**Redmine is the system of record for all work.** Do not track status,
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checklists, or TODOs in repo files. Use Redmine tickets instead.
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- **URL:** https://projects.knownelement.com
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- **Version:** Potential to Kinetic Ready (due 2026-09-30)
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- **Project:** Known Element Enterprises - Technology & Facility Services (id 55)
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### Rules
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1. **Every piece of work** (feature, fix, deployment, config change) gets a
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Redmine ticket. If one doesn't exist, create it.
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2. **Reference tickets in docs and commits** using `[#NNN]` notation.
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Example: `[#367] Rebuilt k3s control plane after cnode wipe`.
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3. **When work completes**, update the ticket: set done ratio to 100%,
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add a note describing what was done and where the code lives, then close.
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4. **STATUS.md is a read-only snapshot** — it contains a ticket index and
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infrastructure summary only. Do not add checklists or status items.
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5. **Link code to tickets** — ticket descriptions and notes should reference
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the relevant file paths in this repo (e.g., `dcinfra/ups/`).
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## Automatic Gardening Protocol
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**Docs and code must be kept in sync.** After any work session, an agent MUST:
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1. **Update [`STATUS.md`](STATUS.md)** — update the ticket index table if
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tickets were created or closed. This file is a read-only snapshot;
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do not add inline status tracking (use Redmine).
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2. **Update [`docs/docmap.md`](docs/docmap.md)** — if a doc was added,
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removed, or substantively changed, update the table and "Last Reviewed"
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date.
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3. **Grep for stale paths** — `grep -rn 'old/path' --include='*.md'` after
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any rename or restructure. Fix all references in the same commit.
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4. **Verify new docs are linked** — every new `.md` file must appear in
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[`docs/docmap.md`](docs/docmap.md) and be linked from at least one other
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doc.
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5. **If a new top-level directory was created, update ALL directory listings:**
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- [`README.md`](README.md) → "Directory Structure" table
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- [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md) → "Repository Layout" code block
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- [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md) → "Key Scripts" table (if the directory has
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an entrypoint script)
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Missing any one of these is a protocol violation.
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6. **Self-audit before commit.** Before committing, run:
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```
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grep -lE 'new_dir_name' README.md AGENTS.md docs/docmap.md STATUS.md
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```
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Every new top-level directory must appear in all four files.
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## Key Scripts
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| Script | Purpose |
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| [`tests/remote.sh`](tests/remote.sh) | **SSH chokepoint** — all Proxmox host + sandbox VM access routes here |
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| [`netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh`](netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/remote-dns.sh) | SSH chokepoint for DNS infra hosts (netinfra-01/02, tsrouter, netboot) |
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| [`tests/vm-validation.sh`](tests/vm-validation.sh) | Deploy + validate on sandbox VM |
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| [`tests/run-tests.sh`](tests/run-tests.sh) | Test suite |
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| [`netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/setup.sh`](netinfra/dns-cluster-setup/setup.sh) | DNS cluster replication |
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| [`k8s/install-cp.sh`](k8s/install-cp.sh) | Bootstrap k3s HA control plane |
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| [`dcinfra/powerman/setup.sh`](dcinfra/powerman/setup.sh) | Configure Cyclades PDU via powerman |
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| [`dcinfra/console/setup.sh`](dcinfra/console/setup.sh) | Configure serial console access via ser2net + conman |
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| [`dcinfra/ups/setup.sh`](dcinfra/ups/setup.sh) | Configure NUT (Network UPS Tools) for UPS monitoring |
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| [`proxmox/perf/deploy-tuning.sh`](proxmox/perf/deploy-tuning.sh) | Deploy perf tunings |
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| [`proxmox/perf/scripts/`](proxmox/perf/scripts/) | Read-only audit: probe-storage, probe-network, conman-console, snmp-switch-audit, probe-drift |
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## Key Docs
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→ **See [`docs/docmap.md`](docs/docmap.md) for the full documentation index.**
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## Project Context
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Solo-founder R&D Proxmox cluster in a private residence. Shoestring budget.
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Production lives on a Cloudron VPS in Reston VA. See
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[`STATUS.md`](STATUS.md) for the ticket index and infrastructure summary.
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All work is tracked in [Redmine](https://projects.knownelement.com)
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(version: Potential to Kinetic Ready, due 2026-09-30).
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