docs: add a grouped documentation index; fix references to now-local-only docs

Two concrete, verifiable documentation gaps from the open-source review:

- docs/ had no index. Adds docs/README.md grouping the 60-odd published docs by
  task — getting started, architecture, app development, design docs, ADRs,
  security, roadmap — in the bitcoin/bitcoin doc/ style the plan called for.
  Every link in it resolves (checked). The top-level README now points at it as
  the front door rather than duplicating the list.

- ROADMAP.md and tests/lifecycle/TESTING.md linked docs/multinode-testing-plan.md,
  which moved to local-only (it is a fleet node inventory, not published). Those
  references now describe the scope split in prose instead of pointing at a file
  that is not in the public tree.

The index is honest about what is missing: it names the three app-developer
docs the plan flagged as gaps (quadlet compilation, container lifecycle,
secrets materialisation) as not-yet-written, and points at the authoritative
code for each rather than pretending they exist.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Documentation map
The full, grouped index lives at **[docs/README.md](docs/README.md)**. The most
common entry points:
| Doc | Purpose |
|-----|---------|
| [Architecture](docs/architecture.md) | System layers, crates, data paths, security model |
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# Archipelago documentation
Start here. This index groups the docs by what you're trying to do. The
authoritative behaviour is always the code in `core/`; where a doc and the code
disagree, the code wins and the doc is a bug.
## Getting started
- [User Walkthrough](user-walkthrough.md) — setting up and using a node, from hardware to daily use
- [Talking to your node](COMMANDS.md) — the conversational command surface
- [Seed Verification](SEED-VERIFICATION.md) — independently verify your 24-word backup
- [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) — common problems and how to resolve them
- [Gamepad / Controller Navigation](GAMEPAD-NAV.md) — driving the UI from a controller
## Architecture
- [Architecture](architecture.md) — the system at a glance
- [Multi-Node Architecture](multi-node-architecture.md) — how nodes relate across a fleet
- [API Reference](api-reference.md) — the JSON-RPC surface
## App development
- [App Developer Guide](app-developer-guide.md) — build and package a containerized app
- [App Manifest Specification](app-manifest-spec.md) — the manifest schema, field by field
- [Registry-Distributed Manifests](registry-manifest-design.md) — how manifests reach nodes via the signed catalog
- [Decentralized Marketplace Protocol](marketplace-protocol.md) — publishing apps via an external registry
- [Bitcoin RPC Relay](bitcoin-rpc-relay.md) — letting an external wallet reach the node's Bitcoin RPC
- [Companion Pairing QR](companion-pairing-qr.md) — the pairing handoff contract
- [TV input inside iframe apps](tv-input-iframe-apps.md) — keyboard/gamepad routing into embedded apps
> **Known gap (tracked):** three app-developer references named in the
> open-source plan are not yet written — how a manifest compiles to a
> Quadlet/systemd unit, the container-lifecycle reconciler state machine, and
> the `generated_secrets` materialisation flow. Until they land, the source of
> truth is the code: `core/archipelago/src/container/quadlet*.rs`,
> `prod_orchestrator.rs`, and `container::secrets` respectively.
## Design docs
These record why a thing is built the way it is. They are design records, not
step-by-step guides, and some predate the current implementation.
- [Registry-Distributed Manifests](registry-manifest-design.md)
- [DHT Distribution](dht-distribution-design.md)
- [Bitcoin Multi-Version](bitcoin-multi-version-design.md)
- [Dual Ecash](dual-ecash-design.md)
- [Hardware Signer](hardware-signer-design.md)
- [Manifest Hooks](manifest-hooks-design.md)
- [Meshroller Integration](meshroller-integration-design.md)
- [Nostr Git Source Hosting](nostr-git-source-hosting.md)
- [Nostr Identity Import](nostr-identity-import-plan.md) · [Nostr Signer Login (research)](nostr-signer-login-research.md)
- [Streaming Ecash (phase 4)](phase4-streaming-ecash-plan.md)
- [App Packaging Migration](APP-PACKAGING-MIGRATION-PLAN.md)
## Decisions (ADRs)
- [ADR-001: Podman over Docker](adr/001-podman-over-docker.md)
- [ADR-002: DID Key Method for Node Identity](adr/002-did-key-method.md)
- [ADR-003: Nostr Relays for Discovery](adr/003-nostr-for-discovery.md)
- [ADR-004: Tor Hidden Services for Peer Communication](adr/004-tor-for-peer-communication.md)
- [ADR-005: ChaCha20-Poly1305 for Backup Encryption](adr/005-chacha20-backup-encryption.md)
- [ADR-006: Nostr Relays for Marketplace Discovery](adr/006-nostr-marketplace-discovery.md)
- [ADR-007: DID-Based Federation Trust](adr/007-did-federation-trust.md)
- [ADR-008: Dual Key Strategy (Ed25519 + Secp256k1)](adr/008-dual-key-strategy.md)
- [ADR-009: Manifest-Level Container Security](adr/009-manifest-container-security.md)
- [ADR-011: DWN Deprioritization](adr/011-dwn-deprioritization.md)
## Security
- [Security Policy](../SECURITY.md) — how to report a vulnerability
- [PSBT Signing Architecture](security/PSBT-SIGNING-ARCHITECTURE.md)
- [Bitcoin RPC Proxy Exposure](security/BITCOIN-RPC-PROXY-EXPOSURE.md)
- [Entropy Enforcement (KEY-05)](security/KEY-05-ENTROPY-ENFORCEMENT.md)
## Roadmap & history
- [Roadmap](ROADMAP.md) — where the project is going
- [archive/](archive/README.md) — superseded design and status documents, kept for provenance
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## 🔄 In progress
- **Multinode pass** — run the same production gate across the whole test
fleet, plus cross-node federation/mesh suites
([`multinode-testing-plan.md`](multinode-testing-plan.md)). This is the
current exit criterion.
fleet, plus cross-node federation/mesh suites. This is the current exit
criterion.
- **Quadlet default flip** — flip the validated Quadlet path from opt-in to
default fleet-wide; eliminates the last container-flapping root cause.
- **Container-flapping elimination** — reconciler churn and failed-unit
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(install / UI reachable / stop / start / restart / reinstall / reboot-survive
/ archipelago-restart-survive / uninstall) **5× green on .228** — run ON the node
(`ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5`).
(Multinode / fleet `docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`, separate.)
(Multinode / fleet testing is tracked separately.)
before any release.
4. **Data-driven apps** — install/uninstall needs only the app's manifest +
catalog entry. **No host OS changes** (no apt, no /etc, no host units) and
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The migration's aim, restated as **five pillars** (every app must satisfy all fi
green on .228 (run ON the node) → catalog/registry updated (`app-catalog/catalog.json`
+ `releases/app-catalog.json`, rebuilt image pushed to the mirror) → tracker
cell ticked. Only then move to the next app. (Fleet/multinode verification is a
separate pass`docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`.)
separate pass, tracked internally.)
**.228 testing constraint:** do NOT touch `bitcoin-knots`, `electrumx`, or
`lnd` on .228 — they are synced and healthy; destructive cycles there would
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ don't add session logs here.
| L6 — Performance | Cold install latency, reconcile-tick cost, podman call count per lifecycle event | timed bats + Prometheus (TBD) | ~60s per benchmark |
Release gate: **L0+L1+L2+L3 green × 20 iterations** on .228 (run ON the node; 5× for
now). Multinode/fleet `docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`. L4+L5+L6 are quality gates
now). Multinode/fleet testing is a separate pass. L4+L5+L6 are quality gates
we add as they mature; not blocking the v1.7.52 tag.
## Coverage matrix — current state
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ priority-ordered list of what's still open across these):
1. ☑ Bitcoin-stops fix verified live on a fresh node (`tests/lifecycle/bats/bitcoin-knots.bats`
stop/restart tier, part of the green single-node gate)
2.`ARCHY_ITERATIONS=5 tests/lifecycle/run-gate.sh` returns 0 **run ON .228** — GREEN 2026-06-23, 5/5, 0 failures
3. ☐ Multinode/fleet (.198 + others) — tracked separately in `docs/multinode-testing-plan.md`,
3. ☐ Multinode/fleet — tracked separately,
the actual next exit criterion, NOT satisfied yet
4. ☐ The L3 `backend-survives-archipelago-restart` suite passes fleet-wide default-on
(Phase 3 Quadlet is merged + validated but still opt-in via `ARCHIPELAGO_USE_QUADLET_BACKENDS`