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glm-5.1 19b3d3a078 docs: write Phase 0 architecture foundation — ADRs 026-034, spec docs, and task updates
Phase 0a — ADRs (9 new):
- ADR-026: Transport/interface separation (three-layer model)
- ADR-027: Crate decomposition (core, secret, storage, flowgraph, napi, CLI)
- ADR-028: Auth as irpc service (AuthProtocol behind feature flag)
- ADR-029: Identity as core type (Identity + IdentityProvider in alknet-core)
- ADR-030: Static/dynamic config split (ArcSwap, ConfigReloadHandle)
- ADR-031: Forwarding policy (rule-based allow/deny, TransportKind-aware)
- ADR-032: Event boundary discipline (domain, irpc, call protocol boundaries)
- ADR-033: OperationEnv universal composition (three dispatch paths)
- ADR-034: Head/worker terminology (replace hub/spoke)

Phase 0b — New spec documents (7):
- identity.md, services.md, interface.md, configuration.md,
  storage.md, flowgraph.md, secret-service.md

Updated existing docs:
- auth.md: reference identity.md for canonical definitions, add AuthProtocol
- open-questions.md: resolve OQ-12, OQ-16, OQ-18, OQ-22, OQ-23-25
- README.md: add all new docs, ADRs 026-034

Marked 19 architecture tasks as completed.
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---
id: architecture/adr-032-event-boundary-discipline
name: Write ADR-032 — Event boundary discipline
status: completed
depends_on: []
scope: single
risk: low
impact: project
level: implementation
---
## Description
Write ADR-032 establishing event boundary discipline as a hard architectural constraint.
The research (services.md, storage.md) identifies three distinct communication patterns with clear boundaries:
1. **Domain events** (Honker streams) — internal to the owning service, for state reconstruction. Never cross service boundaries without projection.
2. **irpc service calls** — synchronous request-response, within a node or cluster. Internal to the system.
3. **Call protocol events** (EventEnvelope) — cross-node, cross-language integration events. These are what cross boundaries.
The ADR must state this as a hard constraint, not a suggestion. Conflating these three patterns is an anti-pattern that leads to leaky event stores and coupling.
## Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] `docs/architecture/decisions/032-event-boundary-discipline.md` exists
- [ ] ADR follows established format (Status, Context, Decision, Consequences, References)
- [ ] Context explains the three patterns and why conflating them is harmful
- [ ] Decision states: domain events stay within the owning service; irpc calls are synchronous internal boundaries; call protocol events are the only events that cross node boundaries; projection from domain events to integration events is required when crossing boundaries
- [ ] Consequences include: prevents leaky event stores, services are independently deployable, Honker and irpc are implementation details not exposed across boundaries
- [ ] References: research/services.md, research/storage.md, integration-plan.md
## References
- docs/research/services.md — event boundary discipline section
- docs/research/storage.md — Honker integration, event boundaries
- docs/research/integration-plan.md — ADR 032 entry
## Notes
> To be filled by implementation agent
## Summary
> To be filled on completion