issue-core/workplans/ISSUE-WP-0003-railiance01-deployment.md

---
id: ISSUE-WP-0003
type: workplan
title: "Deploy issue-core as a service on railiance01 (ArgoCD GitOps pilot)"
domain: infotech
repo: issue-core
status: active
owner: claude
topic_slug: custodian
created: "2026-06-19"
updated: "2026-06-19"
state_hub_workstream_id: "896ace77-21b3-450b-8fb7-254aefc8c570"
---

# Deploy issue-core as a service on railiance01 (ArgoCD GitOps pilot)

`issue-core` is the authoritative task-lifecycle manager and the REST ingestion
target for activity-core's `IssueSink`. Deployment artifacts are on `main`
(`Dockerfile`, `docker-entrypoint.sh`, `k8s/railiance/`); image
`gitea.coulomb.social/coulomb/issue-core:0.2.0` is built, pushed, and
pullable. The railiance01 cluster still has no `issue-core` workload until
T02 live ArgoCD bootstrap (RAILIANCE-WP-0004-T05) and T04 OpenBao secrets land.

This workplan stands up `issue-core` as a first-class in-cluster service on
railiance01 **via ArgoCD GitOps** — making issue-core the cluster's first
declarative Application and turning on the idle GitOps capability.

## Current state (verified 2026-06-19)

- **Deployment artifacts in-repo:** `Dockerfile`, `docker-entrypoint.sh`, and
  `k8s/railiance/` (Kustomize: ExternalSecret, ConfigMap, Deployment, Service).
  Image builds locally; `docker run` + `GET /healthz` returns 200. Image pushed
  and pullable as `gitea.coulomb.social/coulomb/issue-core:0.2.0` (digest
  `sha256:153fbe43…`). `coulomb` org packages are public — no `imagePullSecret`
  required per `railiance-forge/docs/gitea-container-registry.md`.
- **Dockerfile fix (2026-06-19):** build arg renamed `GITEA_PYPI_INDEX_URL` —
  `ARG PIP_INDEX_URL` leaked into the build env and pip used Gitea as the sole
  index, so dependencies like `click` were not found.
- **railiance01 cluster:** no `issue-core` namespace; no issue-core
  Deployment/Service/Pod in any namespace.
- **Dangling reference:** `activity-core/k8s/railiance/20-runtime.yaml` sets
  `ISSUE_CORE_URL: http://issue-core.issue-core.svc.cluster.local:8010` — a
  service that does not exist, on the **wrong port** (issue-core serves 8765) —
  with `ISSUE_SINK_TYPE: "null"` so emission is disabled. It is a placeholder.
- **Packaging precursor is done:** `ISSUE-WP-0002` published
  `issue-core==0.2.0` to the Coulomb Gitea PyPI index.
- **ArgoCD is installed but unused:** all 7 components healthy (~290d), but
  **0 Applications, 0 ApplicationSets, 0 registered git repos**, only the stock
  `default` AppProject. No `kind: Application` manifests exist in any infra repo.
- **Existing deploy pattern is imperative** (the path we are *replacing* for
  this service): local `docker build` → `k3s ctr images import` (side-load, no
  registry) → `rsync` manifests → `kubectl apply` (see
  `activity-core/k8s/railiance/README.md`).

## Decisions

- **Deployment method = ArgoCD GitOps** (operator decision 2026-06-19).
  issue-core is the pilot Application; the imperative side-load pattern is not
  used for this service.
- **ArgoCD bootstrap owned by `railiance-platform`** (operator decision
  2026-06-19). Platform owns repo registration, AppProject/app-of-apps
  conventions, and the External-Secrets/OpenBao plumbing. issue-core only
  **contributes** its `Application` manifest + workload manifests into the
  agreed GitOps source. T02 is therefore a cross-repo dependency, not
  issue-core work — see handoff to railiance-platform.
- **Backend = cluster Gitea (markitect)** (operator decision 2026-06-19).
  Ingested tasks route to the existing Gitea backend; no new Postgres/PVC.
- **Secret management = OpenBao.** `ISSUE_CORE_API_KEY` is a shared ingestion
  key injected from OpenBao on both issue-core and the activity-core worker.
  ops-warden does **not** vend it (see
  `~/ops-warden/wiki/playbooks/activity-core-issue-sink.md`). Coordinate the
  canonical path with `railiance-platform` (`issue-core-ingestion-api-key`).
- **Image delivery = container registry, not side-load.** GitOps requires a
  pullable image tag in a registry the cluster can reach (the Coulomb Gitea
  container registry); side-loading defeats declarative reproducibility.

## Open questions

- **GitOps source repo.** Resolved by `railiance-platform` as part of the
  bootstrap (T02 dependency): where issue-core's `Application` + manifests are
  expected to live (its own `issue-core/k8s/` vs. a platform GitOps repo) and
  the AppProject/app-of-apps convention to follow.
- **Registry path & pull secret.** Resolved: `gitea.coulomb.social/coulomb/issue-core:<tag>`;
  public org packages need no pull secret (see `railiance-forge` container-registry docs).

---

## Container image published to a pullable registry

```task
id: ISSUE-WP-0003-T01
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "3723e896-3ec9-49b8-86f8-403993444da3"
```

**Goal.** A reproducible, registry-hosted image ArgoCD-managed pods can pull.

- [x] Add `Dockerfile` installing `issue-core[api]>=0.2,<0.3` from the Gitea
  PyPI index (with explicit PyPI primary index). Entrypoint renders
  `backends.json` then `issue serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8765`.
- [x] Local build succeeds; `docker run` + `GET /healthz` returns 200.
- [x] Pushed `gitea.coulomb.social/coulomb/issue-core:0.2.0`; `docker pull`
  succeeds.
- [x] No cluster pull secret needed (`coulomb` org packages are public).
- [ ] `POST /issues/` smoke against a running deployment (deferred to T03/T04
  cluster verification).

## ArgoCD bootstrap (railiance-platform dependency) + issue-core Application

```task
id: ISSUE-WP-0003-T02
status: wait
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "9b199b1d-d3c0-4621-b8f8-58c376cbf878"
```

**Owner split.** ArgoCD bootstrap is **railiance-platform's** (operator
decision 2026-06-19): repo registration in ArgoCD, AppProject/app-of-apps
convention, and the agreed GitOps source layout. This task is `wait` on that
handoff. issue-core's part is to **contribute** the `Application` manifest +
workload manifests into the layout platform defines.

- **(railiance-platform)** Register the GitOps source repo (repository Secret +
  creds); define AppProject for cluster services; publish the source-repo/path
  convention and sync policy.
- [x] **(issue-core)** Workload manifests in `k8s/railiance/` on `main` per
  platform contract (`docs/argocd-gitops.md`). Tenant `Application` lives in
  `railiance-platform/argocd/applications/issue-core.application.yaml`.
- [ ] **(railiance-platform)** RAILIANCE-WP-0004-T05 live bootstrap: register
  repo creds, deploy bootstrap, sync `issue-core` Application.
- [ ] Verify: `kubectl get applications -n argocd` shows `issue-core`
  Synced/Healthy; ArgoCD reconciles a trivial manifest change.

## Kubernetes manifests (namespace, Deployment, Service) in GitOps source

```task
id: ISSUE-WP-0003-T03
status: progress
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "38887dd6-0988-4ad1-bc6b-2a1b8839829f"
```

**Goal.** Declarative manifests in the GitOps source repo, synced by T02.

- [x] `k8s/railiance/` Kustomize bundle (namespace via ArgoCD
  `CreateNamespace=true`).
- [x] Deployment: registry image tag `0.2.0`; port 8765; `/healthz` probes;
  resource requests/limits; env from ExternalSecret (T04) and ConfigMap (T05).
- [x] Service: ClusterIP on **8765** as
  `issue-core.issue-core.svc.cluster.local`.
- [ ] Verify: ArgoCD syncs the manifests; Pod Ready; `/healthz` 200 from a debug
  pod (blocked on T01 push + T02 bootstrap + T04 secrets).

## OpenBao secret: ISSUE_CORE_API_KEY

```task
id: ISSUE-WP-0003-T04
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "ad52527f-6222-4c11-9284-d8a3ed3b49ad"
```

**Goal.** The shared ingestion key delivered to both sides from OpenBao.

- Provision `ISSUE_CORE_API_KEY` in OpenBao at the canonical path (coordinate
  with `railiance-platform`; catalog id `issue-core-ingestion-api-key`).
- Deliver into the issue-core Deployment (T03) and the activity-core worker
  (T06) with the **same** value (External Secrets / Bao injector — match the
  cluster's established mechanism).
- Never write the value to Git, manifests, State Hub, or logs.
- Verify: both pods resolve a non-empty key; auth round-trip (401 without,
  201 with).

## In-cluster backend config (cluster Gitea / markitect)

```task
id: ISSUE-WP-0003-T05
status: progress
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "10923f1e-050d-4f3e-980e-b061fef5f33a"
```

**Goal.** issue-core's `backends.json` inside the cluster points `default` at
the cluster Gitea (markitect) backend.

- [x] ConfigMap `issue-core-backends` with in-cluster Gitea URL
  (`gitea-http.default.svc.cluster.local:3000`); token sentinel `__FROM_ENV__`.
- [x] `docker-entrypoint.sh` renders `~/.config/issue-tracker/backends.json`
  from `BACKENDS_TEMPLATE` + `GITEA_BACKEND_TOKEN` at startup.
- [ ] Verify: a `POST /issues/` creates a real Gitea issue and returns
  `issue_url` (blocked on T04 secrets + in-cluster deployment).

## Wire activity-core to the live service

```task
id: ISSUE-WP-0003-T06
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "96b14cdb-364f-4eab-a80e-dd8b3859c694"
```

**Goal.** activity-core emits to the live issue-core Service.

- Fix `activity-core/k8s/railiance/20-runtime.yaml`:
  `ISSUE_CORE_URL` port `8010 -> 8765`; flip `ISSUE_SINK_TYPE` `null -> rest`
  once issue-core is Ready.
- Inject `ISSUE_CORE_API_KEY` into the activity-core worker from the same
  OpenBao secret (T04).
- **Contract gap:** issue-core requires `triggering_event_id` as a UUID;
  activity-core cron paths may send non-UUID keys (e.g. `"scheduled"`).
  Event-driven emission with real event UUIDs works (the `str()` guard in
  `issue_sink.py`, commit f05c56e, handles UUID objects). Align schemas before
  enabling `rest` for cron-triggered rules.
- Verify: an activity-core run emits a task that lands in cluster Gitea via
  issue-core.

## End-to-end verification + GitOps runbook

```task
id: ISSUE-WP-0003-T07
status: todo
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "8d853b8e-cfca-441d-b817-0a29e37bd66e"
```

**Goal.** Confirm the deployed service is healthy and document the new path.

- ArgoCD Application Synced/Healthy; issue-core Pod Ready; Service reachable
  cluster-internal.
- activity-core → issue-core emission returns 201 and creates a Gitea issue.
- Document the GitOps runbook (image build/push, ArgoCD sync, secret rotation,
  rollback) in `docs/`.
- Emit an `add_progress_event` milestone to the hub on completion.

---

## See also

- `ISSUE-WP-0002` — Gitea PyPI publication (packaging precursor, finished).
- `railiance-apps-WP-0004` I03 — issue-core packaging/image enablement notes.
- `railiance-forge` — Gitea container registry docs.
- `activity-core/docs/issue-core-emission-boundary.md` — emission contract.
- `activity-core/k8s/railiance/README.md` — the imperative pattern being
  superseded for this service.
- `~/ops-warden/wiki/playbooks/activity-core-issue-sink.md` — key routing.