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Pack 22 - Release-First IA Consolidation Advisory
Status: Active authority (partially superseded by Pack 23 for Platform IA)
Date: 2026-02-20
Precedence: Overrides pack-21.md and lower packs for overlapping IA, naming, and ownership decisions. Pack 23 supersedes Pack 22 for Platform menu placement and Ops/Integrations/Setup ownership boundaries.
1) Intent
- Reframe IA around Stella Ops core loop:
- Release -> Gate (security + ops) -> Promote/Deploy -> Evidence -> Audit/Replay.
- Remove duplicated menus that represent the same lifecycle object from different angles.
- Keep backend semantics strict:
- release identity is immutable and digest-first,
- workflow/run/deployment/promotion are execution artifacts of a release.
2) Canonical mental model
- Release (formerly Bundle): immutable unit of change, identified by digest and metadata.
- Workflow/Pipeline: policy and orchestration template.
- Run: workflow execution instance for a release and context.
- Promotion: environment transition.
- Deployment: apply release to targets/runtimes.
- Hotfix: release type with expedited gate defaults (not a separate product root).
3) Canonical global navigation
Top-level modules:
- Dashboard
- Releases
- Security
- Evidence
- Topology
- Operations
- Integrations
- Administration
Persistent top bar context:
- Search
- Region multi-select
- Environment multi-select (scoped by selected regions)
- Time window selector
- Status indicators (offline/feed/policy/evidence)
4) Consolidation rules
Bundleterm is deprecated in UI:- use
Release.
- use
Create Bundlebecomes:Create Release.
Current Releaseaction label becomes:Deploy Release.
- The following become views inside
Releasesand are not standalone modules:- Runs,
- Deployments,
- Promotions,
- Hotfixes.
Regions & Environmentsis not daily navigation:- global context lives in top bar,
- inventory/setup lives under
Topology.
- Security surface is consolidated:
- Overview,
- Triage,
- Advisories & VEX,
- Supply-Chain Data.
Dispositionis a UX concept embedded in triage/detail:- Effective VEX,
- Waivers/Exceptions,
- Policy Gate Trace.
- VEX/advisory feed configuration belongs to
Integrations, not Security.
5) Canonical module surfaces
Dashboard
- Mission control posture:
- deploying now,
- blocked promotions,
- hotfix lane,
- risk posture,
- evidence posture.
- Quick actions:
- Create Release,
- Create Hotfix,
- Approvals Queue,
- Export Evidence,
- Replay decision capsule.
Releases
- Releases List (standard + hotfix in one list).
- Release Detail tabs:
- Overview,
- Timeline,
- Deploy,
- Security,
- Evidence,
- Audit.
- Approvals Queue (cross-release).
- Activity (cross-release runs timeline).
Security
- Overview:
- blocker-first posture,
- freshness/confidence,
- expiring waivers and conflicts.
- Triage:
- single dataset with pivots and facets,
- sticky evidence rail (
Why,SBOM,Reachability,Effective VEX,Waiver,Policy Trace,Export).
- Advisories & VEX:
- provider health,
- VEX library,
- conflicts and resolution,
- issuer trust.
- Supply-Chain Data:
- SBOM Viewer,
- SBOM Graph,
- SBOM Lake,
- Reachability coverage,
- Coverage/Unknowns.
- Reports:
- optional route family,
- evidence export handoff remains owned by
Evidence.
Evidence
- Audit Log.
- Evidence Packs:
- Export Center,
- Proof Chains,
- Replay and Verify.
- Trust and Signing:
- user-facing trust posture can be reached here,
- admin owner mutations remain governed by Administration scopes.
Topology
- Regions.
- Environments.
- Targets and Hosts.
- Agents.
- Promotion Paths.
- Workflows.
- Gate Profiles.
Implementation update (2026-02-20):
- Dedicated operator pages now back canonical Topology routes:
/topology/overview,/topology/regions+/topology/environments(region-first + flat/graph views),/topology/environments/:environmentId/posture(topology-first tabs),/topology/targets,/topology/hosts,/topology/agents,/topology/promotion-paths.
- Generic inventory fallback remains only for non-primary Topology routes (
/topology/workflows,/topology/gate-profiles). - Region/environment global multi-select filters propagate as comma-joined query scope on Topology reads.
Operations
- Platform Health.
- Orchestrator and Jobs.
- Scheduler.
- Data Integrity.
- Offline Kit.
- Quotas and Limits.
Integrations
- Registries.
- SCM.
- CI/CD.
- Hosts/Targets connectors.
- Secrets.
- Advisory feeds.
- VEX sources/feeds.
- Integration Health.
- Integration Activity.
Administration
- Identity and Access.
- Tenants and Branding.
- Notifications.
- Usage and Limits.
- Policy Governance.
- System.
6) Old-to-new mapping (route/module intent)
| Legacy intent | New canonical placement |
|---|---|
Release Control root |
Split into Releases + Topology |
Bundles |
Releases (rename Bundle -> Release) |
Promotions |
Releases -> Release Detail -> Timeline and Releases -> Activity |
Deployments |
Releases -> Release Detail -> Deploy and Releases -> Activity |
Run Timeline |
Releases -> Activity and Release Detail -> Timeline |
Hotfixes |
Releases filter/type + Dashboard hotfix lane |
Regions & Environments menu |
Top bar context + Topology inventory |
Security & Risk -> VEX and Exceptions |
Security -> Triage disposition rail + Security -> Advisories & VEX |
Security -> SBOM Graph and SBOM Lake |
Security -> Supply-Chain Data tabs |
Security -> Advisory Sources config |
Integrations feeds and source setup |
Platform Ops -> Agents |
Topology -> Agents |
7) Backend dependency directives
- Add/extend v2 contract namespaces for canonical modules:
/api/v2/context/*,/api/v2/releases/*,/api/v2/topology/*,/api/v2/security/*,/api/v2/evidence/*,/api/v2/integrations/*,/api/v2/operations/*.
- Keep legacy aliases during migration window (
/api/v1/*and domain legacy paths) with explicit deprecation telemetry. - Required DB migration families (Platform release DB sequence continues after
046_TrustSigningAdministration.sql):047_GlobalContextAndFilters.sql,048_ReleaseReadModels.sql,049_TopologyInventory.sql,050_SecurityDispositionProjection.sql,051_IntegrationSourceHealth.sql.
8) Planning acceptance gates
- Canonical docs (
source-of-truth.md,authority-matrix.md, contract ledger) updated before sprint execution. - Every new screen/route has endpoint classification:
EXISTS_COMPAT,EXISTS_ADAPT,MISSING_NEW.
- Backend migrations are listed in sprint completion criteria before FE route cutover tasks can be marked done.