Now that persist is required (no default) on useCachedResource()/refresh(),
every call site that previously relied on the implicit persist:true default
needs an explicit decision. Full audit, decision rule: money/identity/
peer-identity payloads -> false; static/aggregate/non-identifying data ->
true; ambiguous cases fail safe to false and are called out below.
persist:false (financial / identity / peer-identity payload):
- LightningChannelsPanel.vue: lnd.channels, lnd.closed-channels (open/closed
Lightning channel balances — wallet data, same class as CR-01's lnd-info)
- Cloud.vue: cloud.paid-items (carries paid_sats + purchase history),
cloud.peer-nodes (PeerNode carries did/pubkey/onion)
- Cloud.vue/PeerFiles.vue: cloud.my-files — not a clean money/identity/
peer-identity case, but a private per-user file listing; chosen false as
the fail-safe default per the audit rule, flagged here for review
- Credentials.vue: credentials.identities, credentials.list
- Federation.vue: federation.nodes (FederatedNode carries did — matches
Mesh.vue's already-persist:false federation.nodes decision)
- FipsSeedAnchorsCard.vue: server.fips-seed-anchors (SeedAnchor carries npub)
- Server.vue + FipsNetworkCard.vue: server.fips-summary corrected from
persist:true to persist:false — this shared cache key's real fips.status
response carries npub (this node's own FIPS identity key), which
Server.vue's narrower local type didn't surface but FipsNetworkCard.vue's
fuller FipsStatus type does; both call sites must agree since a mismatch
trips the dev-only entry() persist-consistency warning. Found during this
audit, not part of the originally-scoped call-site list — corrected as a
same-class T-02-01 violation. serverTabCache.test.ts updated to match.
persist:true (aggregate/status/public data, no identity or money):
- AppDetails.vue: app-details:bitcoin-sync (block height/sync progress)
- Cloud.vue: cloud.section-counts (bare per-section item counts);
cloud.peer-browse (browsePeer()/loadCatalog()'s direct resources.refresh()
calls now pass { persist: true } explicitly, matching the pre-existing
decision already documented at peerBrowseEntry())
- Federation.vue: federation.dwn-status (sync status/counters only)
- MarketplaceAppDetails.vue: app-details:versions (public catalog metadata)
- Monitoring.vue: monitoring.current/history/alerts/alert-rules (system
metrics and alert metadata only)
- OpenWrtGateway.vue: server.openwrt-status (network/router status, matches
sibling server.* resources)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Archipelago
Self-sovereign Bitcoin node OS and manifest-driven app platform.
Archipelago is a bootable personal server OS for Bitcoin infrastructure,
self-hosted apps, mesh communication, decentralized identity, and federation.
Apps are packaged as declarative manifest.yml files and run as rootless
Podman containers managed by the Rust backend.
What is here
core/- Rust workspace: backend API, container runtime, security, OpenWrt helpers, and performance/resource management.neode-ui/- Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend.apps/- app manifests and custom app container sources.docker/- supporting container build contexts for UI companion surfaces.image-recipe/- bootable image/ISO build inputs.Android/- Android companion app.scripts/- development, release, deployment, and validation tooling.docs/- architecture, app packaging, operations, API, and roadmap docs.
Platform model
Archipelago is built as a developer-ready app platform, not a fixed appliance:
- Apps are declared in
apps/<app-id>/manifest.yml. - The Rust parser in
core/container/src/manifest.rsis the canonical schema. - The orchestrator compiles manifests to rootless Podman/Quadlet runtime state.
- App data lives under
/var/lib/archipelago/<app-id>/. - Secrets are generated or read from
/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/and injected through Podman secrets rather than static environment values. - Release and app catalogs are signed and verified against a pinned trust anchor.
Start with:
- Architecture
- Developer Guide
- App Developer Guide
- App Manifest Spec
- Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan
- Operations Runbook
- Troubleshooting
Quick start
Frontend
cd neode-ui
npm install
npm start
The dev UI runs at http://localhost:8100 with a mock backend on :5959.
Backend
cd core
cargo build
cargo test --all-features
Linux is the supported backend runtime and release-build target. macOS is fine for frontend work and many Rust compile/test loops, but host integration tests that touch Podman, systemd, networking, or image build paths require Linux.
App manifests
./scripts/validate-app-manifest.sh apps/filebrowser/manifest.yml
python3 scripts/generate-app-catalog.py
python3 scripts/check-app-catalog-drift.py --release --strict
scripts/generate-app-catalog.py requires Python with PyYAML installed.
Documentation map
| Doc | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Architecture | System layers, crates, data paths, security model |
| Developer Guide | Local setup, code workflow, testing |
| API Reference | JSON-RPC API overview |
| App Developer Guide | How to package and test apps |
| App Manifest Spec | Manifest schema and validation rules |
| Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan | ngit/NIP-34 contribution workflow and maintainer model |
| Apps README | Packaged app catalog overview |
| Image Recipe | Bootable image build flow |
| Operations Runbook | Production operations and recovery |
| Open Source Readiness | Public-release cleanup checklist |
| Roadmap | Shipped, in-progress, and planned work |
| Unified Task Tracker | Launch hardening task list |
| Archive | Historical plans, audits, and handoffs |
Contributing
Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request. For security issues, follow SECURITY.md and do not open a public issue.
License
Archipelago is licensed under the MIT License. Third-party notices are listed in NOTICE and generated license inventories in component release artifacts.