From ca6067316b8583690da0e98537952ff71895792d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nathan Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:54:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] feat: add roadmap plan for Homelab MCP Gateway expansion with phases and tasks --- .../prompts/plan-homelabMCProadmap.prompt.md | 99 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 99 insertions(+) create mode 100644 .github/prompts/plan-homelabMCProadmap.prompt.md diff --git a/.github/prompts/plan-homelabMCProadmap.prompt.md b/.github/prompts/plan-homelabMCProadmap.prompt.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb5aa87 --- /dev/null +++ b/.github/prompts/plan-homelabMCProadmap.prompt.md @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +## Roadmap Plan: Homelab MCP Gateway Expansion + +### TL;DR +Evolve the current MVP into a production-grade platform by adding shards, hardening the gateway, improving security, expanding observability, and introducing mesh-ready capabilities only when justified. +Estimated total roadmap effort: **8 to 14 weeks** (part-time homelab pace). + +### Planning Assumptions +1. Work is done incrementally with validation after each phase. +2. Existing Traefik shard and gateway baseline are already in place. +3. Priority can shift based on incidents, new integrations, or time constraints. + +--- + +## Phases, Tasks, and Time Estimates + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 1: Foundation Hardening | Gateway health registry and shard auto-disable | 0.5-1 day | Prevents unhealthy shard routing | +| Phase 1: Foundation Hardening | Standard error model and partial-failure handling | 1-2 days | Improves reliability and UX | +| Phase 1: Foundation Hardening | Per-tool timeout/retry policy | 0.5-1 day | Fast resilience win | +| Phase 1: Foundation Hardening | Basic rate limiting/per-client quotas | 1 day | Protects from accidental overload | +| | **Phase 1 Total** | **3-5 days** | | + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 2: Security Baseline | Bearer token auth for gateway and shards | 1-2 days | Start simple, internal tokens | +| Phase 2: Security Baseline | Tool-level RBAC (read vs admin tools) | 1-2 days | Reduces blast radius | +| Phase 2: Security Baseline | Audit logging for every tool invocation | 0.5-1 day | Supports incident review | +| Phase 2: Security Baseline | Secret management pattern (env + vault-ready abstraction) | 1 day | Keeps migration easy later | +| | **Phase 2 Total** | **3.5-6 days** | | + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 3: Documentation Intelligence | Official-source allowlist for doc fetchers | 0.5 day | Limits bad sources | +| Phase 3: Documentation Intelligence | Caching with TTL and source metadata | 1 day | Lower latency, fewer external calls | +| Phase 3: Documentation Intelligence | Summarize-and-cite doc responses | 1 day | Better operator trust | +| Phase 3: Documentation Intelligence | Upstream doc change detection (diff/check) | 1-2 days | Detects API drift | +| | **Phase 3 Total** | **3.5-4.5 days** | | + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 4: Additional Shards | Dozzle shard (logs, stats, search) | 3-5 days | Highest immediate value | +| Phase 4: Additional Shards | Authentik shard (apps/flows/branding) | 4-6 days | IAM controls require care | +| Phase 4: Additional Shards | Gitea shard (repo/webhook/deploy metadata) | 2-4 days | Useful for GitOps visibility | +| Phase 4: Additional Shards | Komodo shard (status + guarded deploy actions) | 3-5 days | Add write guardrails early | +| | **Phase 4 Total** | **12-20 days** | | + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 5: Traefik Shard Maturity | Dry-run mode for route changes | 1 day | Safer ops | +| Phase 5: Traefik Shard Maturity | Rollback snapshots/versioned configs | 1-2 days | Quick recovery path | +| Phase 5: Traefik Shard Maturity | Conflict detection before writes | 1 day | Prevents route collisions | +| Phase 5: Traefik Shard Maturity | Middleware preset library + validation | 1-2 days | Standardization | +| | **Phase 5 Total** | **4-6 days** | | + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 6: Test and Quality | Gateway↔shard contract tests | 1-2 days | Prevents integration regressions | +| Phase 6: Test and Quality | Mock-based shard simulation tests | 1-2 days | Faster local testing | +| Phase 6: Test and Quality | CI checks for templates/scaffolded shards | 1 day | Enforces consistency | +| Phase 6: Test and Quality | Post-deploy smoke test command | 0.5-1 day | Faster validation loop | +| | **Phase 6 Total** | **3.5-6 days** | | + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 7: Observability and Ops | Structured logs with request IDs | 0.5-1 day | Better debugging | +| Phase 7: Observability and Ops | Metrics: latency/error/utilization | 1-2 days | Capacity planning input | +| Phase 7: Observability and Ops | Alerts for shard offline/state drift | 1 day | Operational guardrails | +| Phase 7: Observability and Ops | Optional tracing across gateway/shards | 1-2 days | Add when needed | +| | **Phase 7 Total** | **3.5-6 days** | | + +| Phase | Task | Time to Complete | Notes | +|---|---|---:|---| +| Phase 8: Mesh-Ready Evolution | Service discovery abstraction | 1-2 days | Remove hardcoded endpoints | +| Phase 8: Mesh-Ready Evolution | mTLS-ready client/server wrappers | 2-3 days | Security prep | +| Phase 8: Mesh-Ready Evolution | Inter-service policy model | 1-2 days | Zero-trust stepping stone | +| Phase 8: Mesh-Ready Evolution | Full cross-node mesh pilot (optional) | 3-5 days | Only if justified | +| | **Phase 8 Total** | **7-12 days** | | + +--- + +## Suggested Execution Order (Pragmatic) +1. Phase 1 Foundation Hardening +2. Phase 2 Security Baseline +3. Phase 4 Additional Shards (start with Dozzle first) +4. Phase 3 Documentation Intelligence +5. Phase 5 Traefik Maturity +6. Phase 6 Test and Quality +7. Phase 7 Observability and Ops +8. Phase 8 Mesh-Ready Evolution (optional trigger-based) + +--- + +## Milestone Timing (High Level) +1. **Milestone A (Week 1-2):** Foundation + Security done +2. **Milestone B (Week 3-6):** Dozzle + one additional shard operational +3. **Milestone C (Week 6-8):** Documentation intelligence + Traefik safety features +4. **Milestone D (Week 8-10):** Test harness + operational observability +5. **Milestone E (Week 10+):** Mesh-ready features or full mesh pilot if needed