# 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>