# StellaOps Documentation

StellaOps is a deterministic, offline-first container security platform: every verdict links back to concrete evidence (SBOM slices, advisory/VEX observations, reachability proofs, policy explain traces) and can be replayed for audits.

## Two Levels of Documentation

- **High-level (canonical):** the curated guides in `docs/*.md`.
- **Detailed (reference):** deep dives under `docs/**` (module dossiers, architecture notes, API contracts/samples, runbooks, schemas). The entry point is `docs/technical/README.md`.

This documentation set is internal and does not keep compatibility stubs for old paths. Content is consolidated to reduce duplication and outdated pages.

## Start Here

| Goal | Open this |
| --- | --- |
| Understand the product in 2 minutes | [overview.md](overview.md) |
| Run a first scan (CLI) | [quickstart.md](quickstart.md) |
| Browse capabilities | [key-features.md](key-features.md) |
| Roadmap (priorities + definition of "done") | [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) |
| Architecture: high-level overview | [ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md](ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md) |
| Architecture: full reference map | [ARCHITECTURE_REFERENCE.md](ARCHITECTURE_REFERENCE.md) |
| Architecture: user flows (UML) | [technical/architecture/user-flows.md](technical/architecture/user-flows.md) |
| Architecture: module matrix (46 modules) | [technical/architecture/module-matrix.md](technical/architecture/module-matrix.md) |
| Architecture: data flows | [technical/architecture/data-flows.md](technical/architecture/data-flows.md) |
| Architecture: schema mapping | [technical/architecture/schema-mapping.md](technical/architecture/schema-mapping.md) |
| Offline / air-gap operations | [OFFLINE_KIT.md](OFFLINE_KIT.md) |
| Security deployment hardening | [SECURITY_HARDENING_GUIDE.md](SECURITY_HARDENING_GUIDE.md) |
| Ingest advisories (Concelier + CLI) | [CONCELIER_CLI_QUICKSTART.md](CONCELIER_CLI_QUICKSTART.md) |
| Develop plugins/connectors | [PLUGIN_SDK_GUIDE.md](PLUGIN_SDK_GUIDE.md) |
| Console (Web UI) operator guide | [UI_GUIDE.md](UI_GUIDE.md) |
| VEX consensus and issuer trust | [VEX_CONSENSUS_GUIDE.md](VEX_CONSENSUS_GUIDE.md) |
| Vulnerability Explorer guide | [VULNERABILITY_EXPLORER_GUIDE.md](VULNERABILITY_EXPLORER_GUIDE.md) |

## Detailed Indexes

- **Technical index (everything):** [docs/technical/README.md](/docs/technical/)
- **End-to-end workflow flows:** [docs/flows/](/docs/flows/) (16 detailed flow documents)
- **Module dossiers:** [docs/modules/](/docs/modules/)
- **API contracts and samples:** [docs/api/](/docs/api/)
- **Architecture notes / ADRs:** [docs/technical/architecture/](/docs/technical/architecture/), [docs/technical/adr/](/docs/technical/adr/)
- **Operations and deployment:** [docs/operations/](/docs/operations/), [docs/deploy/](/docs/deploy/), [docs/deployment/](/docs/deployment/)
- **Air-gap workflows:** [docs/modules/airgap/guides/](/docs/modules/airgap/guides/)
- **Security deep dives:** [docs/security/](/docs/security/)
- **Benchmarks and fixtures:** [docs/benchmarks/](/docs/benchmarks/), [docs/assets/](/docs/assets/)

## Notes

- The product is **offline-first**: docs and examples should avoid network dependencies and prefer deterministic fixtures.
- Feature exposure is configuration-driven; module dossiers define authoritative schemas and contracts per component.