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+# Phase 1: Foundation - Context
+
+**Gathered:** 2026-04-10
+**Status:** Ready for planning
+**Mode:** Auto-generated (infrastructure phase — discuss skipped)
+
+<domain>
+## Phase Boundary
+
+The Go binary connects to NetBox with all custom fields provisioned and a write-ahead queue buffering operations during downtime. This phase delivers the project scaffold, NetBox integration layer, HW-XXXXX ID assignment, catalog quality gate, and DragonFlyDB-backed write-ahead queue.
+
+</domain>
+
+<decisions>
+## Implementation Decisions
+
+### Claude's Discretion
+All implementation choices are at Claude's discretion — pure infrastructure phase. Use ROADMAP phase goal, success criteria, and codebase conventions to guide decisions.
+
+Key infrastructure context from user:
+- PostgreSQL at postgresql://homelabby:homelabby_2024_secure@10.5.0.109:5432/homelabby
+- DragonFlyDB (Redis-compatible) at redis://:nUq/IfoIQJf/kouckKHRQOk7vV0NwCuI@10.5.0.10:6379
+- NetBox at http://10.5.0.130:8000/api with token homelab-netbox-api-token-2024
+- SearXNG at http://10.5.0.129:8080/search (no auth)
+- All credentials stored in .env file
+- ClickHouse design system (pure black + neon volt) for UI — not Tokyo Night
+- Go backend with chi router, React TypeScript frontend embedded via go:embed
+- Single binary deployment
+
+</decisions>
+
+<code_context>
+## Existing Code Insights
+
+### Reusable Assets
+- None — greenfield project
+
+### Established Patterns
+- None — this phase establishes the patterns
+
+### Integration Points
+- NetBox REST API (10.5.0.130:8000)
+- DragonFlyDB (10.5.0.10:6379) for write-ahead queue
+- PostgreSQL (10.5.0.109:5432) for local data
+
+</code_context>
+
+<specifics>
+## Specific Ideas
+
+No specific requirements — infrastructure phase. Refer to ROADMAP phase description and success criteria.
+
+</specifics>
+
+<deferred>
+## Deferred Ideas
+
+None — discussion stayed within phase scope.
+
+</deferred>