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Professional README redesign for all main documentation files with:

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File Improvements
README.md Enterprise-level with 8 badges, architecture diagrams, Why Cortex section, Providers grid
apps/rook/dashboard/README.md 7 tech badges, SPA architecture diagram, complete structure
dev/README.md 4 badges, testing architecture diagram, troubleshooting tables
docs/huginn/README.md 4 badges, runtime flow diagram, TUI guide, MCP integration docs

Features Added

  • Badges: CI, License, Rust, Node, Vue, Docker, pnpm, TypeScript, Vitest, Playwright, SQLite, MCP
  • ASCII Diagrams: Architecture flows, data pipelines, project structure
  • Tables: Feature comparisons, command references, troubleshooting
  • Quick Navigation: In-page links for easy navigation
  • Code Examples: Copy-paste ready snippets

Validation

pnpm exec markdownlint-cli2 "README.md" "apps/rook/dashboard/README.md" "dev/README.md" "docs/huginn/README.md"
# Summary: 0 issues in 0 files ✅

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Root README:

Dashboard README:

Dev README:

Huginn README:


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@github-actions github-actions Bot added area/docs Documentation and README product/rook Rook LLM gateway, providers, routing, API and dashboard area/dashboard Rook management dashboard and frontend product/huginn Huginn, the Cortex coding agent (personal Rust CLI and TUI) labels Oct 20, 2026
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  • Documentation
    • Replaced the main README with a product-focused overview of Cortex, Rook, and Huginn, including architecture, features, setup, configuration, dashboards, and development resources.
    • Replaced dashboard documentation with expanded setup, architecture, testing, configuration, and contribution guidance.
    • Replaced development documentation with a Docker-based guide covering smoke tests, end-to-end testing, and release-binary validation.
    • Replaced Huginn documentation with expanded installation, CLI, TUI, provider, MCP, security, and usage guidance.

The pull request replaces the root README and the Rook dashboard, development testing, and Huginn guides with expanded documentation for product features, setup, configuration, testing, architecture, and project resources.

Changes: Cortex documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Project overview
README.md
The README documents Rook and Huginn, stated features and architecture, setup and configuration examples, development commands, testing, and project resources.
Rook dashboard and testing guides
apps/rook/dashboard/README.md, dev/README.md
The dashboard guide covers Vue and Vite setup, configuration, project structure, quality checks, and contribution details. The development guide covers Docker smoke tests, Playwright E2E tests, release-binary validation, just commands, and troubleshooting.
Huginn product and usage guide
docs/huginn/README.md
The guide covers local coding-assistant features, installation, CLI and TUI usage, providers, MCP, examples, testing, security practices, and project resources.

Priority: ⚪ Pending latest changes

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 18326

The documentation refresh still blocks fresh Rook setup and can mislead users about Huginn data handling and MCP safety; these issues should be corrected before merge.

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 18326

The change affects 4 systems.

Changed systems: apps/rook, dev, docs, README.md

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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  • observed — apps/rook (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — dev (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — docs (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — README.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in README.md: Replaced the former project title, badges, navigation, and table of contents with Cortex branding, expanded technology badges, product labels, navigation links, and a high-level Rook proxy architecture diagram.
  • observed — Modified behavior in README.md: Added a two-product overview and replaced the former general feature list with Rook-specific proxy flow, authentication, audit logging, caching, fallback behavior, model aliases, streaming, dashboard support, provider listings, and documentation links.
  • observed — Modified behavior in README.md: Added Huginn’s local coding-agent workflow and feature description, then replaced the former product rationale with problem/solution tables and stated proxy, cache, memory, and binary-size metrics.
  • observed — Modified behavior in README.md: Replaced the former installation and quick-start guidance with Rust, Node.js, pnpm, and Docker prerequisites; source-build and dashboard installation commands; minimal server/cache TOML configuration; REST-based provider configuration guidance; health-check and authenticated OpenAI-compatible request examples; development-only auth disabling; and embedded dashboard access instructions.
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Title check Passed The title uses the Conventional Commits format with the docs type, an imperative subject, and a concise description of the README redesign.
Description check Passed The description directly explains the README updates, added badges and diagrams, documentation improvements, and reported validation results.
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Huginn Inward Dependency Boundaries Passed Not applicable. The PR changes only four README files, including docs/huginn/README.md. It does not change crates/huginn/, any Cargo manifest, or the Huginn architecture guard, so ADR-0012 dependency …
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Approvals And Terminal Authority Passed PASS: The pull request changes only four Markdown README files: README.md, apps/rook/dashboard/README.md, dev/README.md, and docs/huginn/README.md. The diff contains no Huginn source, approval…
Rook Architecture And Provider Contracts Passed Not applicable. The reviewed range changes only four README files: README.md, apps/rook/dashboard/README.md, dev/README.md, and docs/huginn/README.md. It does not change Rook domain, application, infr…
Security And Supply Chain Regressions Passed PASS: The reviewed range changes only four README.md files. It does not change executable code, dependencies, CI, configuration defaults, or logging/auth/provider implementations. The new Huginn guida…
External Compatibility And Regression Tests Passed PASS: The reviewed range changes only four README.md files: README.md, apps/rook/dashboard/README.md, dev/README.md, and docs/huginn/README.md. No source, configuration, API contract, CLI, session, or…
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PASS: The reviewed range changes only four README.md files. It does not change executable code, dependencies, CI, configuration defaults, or logging/auth/provider implementations. The new Huginn guidance warns that MCP servers are unsandboxed and require trust, and the Rook auth-disable note is explicitly marked for development only. No concrete exploitable security or supply-chain regression is introduced by this documentation-only PR.

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Review comments at @apps/rook/dashboard/README.md:
- Line 206: Update the repository-relative links in the dashboard README,
including the E2E Testing Guide and the other referenced links, to traverse from
apps/rook/dashboard to the repository root before targeting their files; use the
appropriate ../../../ prefixes so links resolve to dev/README.md,
docs/rook/README.md, and CONTRIBUTING.md.

Review comments at @dev/README.md:
- Around line 312-313: Correct the relative links in the resource table: update
the Compose File link to docker-compose.yml and the Rook Architecture link to
../docs/rook/architecture.md, preserving their labels and descriptions.
- Around line 122-128: Update the E2E documentation to match the canonical
./dev/e2e/run-api-keys-e2e.sh --test runner: describe its single
rook:e2e-api-keys container, in-memory audit data, and SQLite database at
/tmp/rook-e2e.db on container tmpfs; replace dev/compose.e2e.yml commands with
just test-e2e, just test-e2e-dev, and just test-e2e-cleanup, while documenting
dev/docker-compose.test.yml separately as the integration workflow.

Review comments at @docs/huginn/README.md:
- Line 213: Update the HUGINN_API_KEY entry in the provider configuration table
to indicate that it is required only for authentication-dependent providers,
while preserving optional usage for mock and local Ollama providers and aligning
with resolve_api_key()’s optional behavior.
- Line 12: Update the README privacy statements, including the tagline and
duplicate statements below, to avoid claiming that no data leaves the machine;
describe local execution more narrowly while acknowledging that configured cloud
providers and external MCP servers may receive code, prompts, or tool output.
- Around line 333-338: Update the MCP command examples in the README to pin
reviewed versions for each registry package instead of using unpinned npx
references, and add concise guidance that every MCP server must be trusted
because it runs unsandboxed with the user’s operating-system permissions.
- Around line 413-415: Update the security table near the Code access, Tool
execution, and Session data entries to describe only implemented controls:
distinguish workspace-scoped file access from unsandboxed shell and MCP tools,
state that file edits, terminal commands, and MCP calls require explicit
approval, and remove the unsupported claim of optional SQLite encryption.
- Around line 432-433: Update the Rook and Cortex links in the documentation
table to use paths relative to docs/huginn: point Rook to ../rook/README.md and
Cortex to ../README.md.

Review comments at @README.md:
- Line 286: Update the documented dashboard-opening step to work on both
supported desktop targets by using a cross-platform approach, such as providing
the Linux xdg-open alternative alongside the macOS open command, or instructing
users to open the URL manually.
- Line 159: Qualify the unqualified privacy claims in the README documentation,
including the Key Features table and the repeated Huginn README statement, to
state that code stays local only when using a local provider and that remote
providers receive prompts and file context. Keep the existing privacy messaging
otherwise unchanged.
- Line 164: Update the MCP Setup link in the README navigation to use the
generated anchor “#-mcp-integration” instead of the current anchor with an extra
hyphen; leave the Docs and TUI Guide links unchanged.

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🟡 Minor · Document MCP configuration instead of --mcp · README.md:331-339

docs/huginn/README.md:331-339
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document MCP configuration instead of --mcp

The Cli parser has no --mcp option. A copied command can therefore fail during argument parsing before chat starts. MCP servers load from the TOML [[mcp]] configuration, not from command-line flags.

Suggested fix
-# Run with an MCP server
-huginn --mcp "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem" chat
-
-# Multiple servers
-huginn \
-  --mcp "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem" \
-  --mcp "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-git" \
-  chat
+Configure MCP servers in the Huginn TOML file:
+
+```toml
+[[mcp]]
+name = "filesystem"
+command = "/absolute/path/to/npx"
+args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"]
+
+[[mcp]]
+name = "git"
+command = "/absolute/path/to/npx"
+args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-git"]
+```
+
+Then run:
+
+```bash
+huginn --config /path/to/config.toml chat
+```
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Review comment at @docs/huginn/README.md around lines 331 - 339:
Replace the unsupported --mcp command examples in the MCP section with TOML
configuration using [[mcp]] entries, including name, npx command, and args for
the filesystem and git servers, then show starting chat with --config. Keep the
documentation focused on the supported Cli configuration flow.
🟡 Minor · Document the required prompt argument. · README.md:201-207

docs/huginn/README.md:201-207
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document the required prompt argument.

Run requires a prompt: String, so copying huginn --json run can fail during CLI parsing. Document the positional prompt:

Suggested fix
-| `huginn --json run` | JSON output (for scripting) |
+| `huginn --json run "<prompt>"` | JSON output (for scripting) |
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Review comment at @docs/huginn/README.md around lines 201 - 207:
Update the CLI usage table entry for huginn --json run to include the required
positional "<prompt>" argument, matching the existing huginn run example and the
Run command’s prompt requirement.
🟡 Minor · Use an existing Huginn test command. · README.md:410-415

docs/huginn/README.md:410-415
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use an existing Huginn test command.

--test integration selects a test target named integration, but apps/huginn defines no such target. Copying this command can fail with Cargo’s “no test target named integration” error. Use the package-wide command instead.

Suggested fix
-cargo test -p huginn --test integration
+cargo test -p huginn
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Review comment at @docs/huginn/README.md around lines 410 - 415:
Update the Huginn test command in the documentation to use the package-wide
`cargo test -p huginn` invocation instead of targeting the nonexistent
`integration` test target.
🟡 Minor · Remove the unsupported HUGINN_WORKSPACE setting. · README.md:209-214

docs/huginn/README.md:209-214
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the unsupported HUGINN_WORKSPACE setting.

Config::fill_from_env() reads only HUGINN_BASE_URL and HUGINN_MODEL. Workspace selection uses the CLI --workspace option. Setting HUGINN_WORKSPACE from this table has no effect.

Suggested fix
-| `HUGINN_WORKSPACE` | No | Default workspace path |
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Review comment at @docs/huginn/README.md around lines 209 - 214:
Remove the HUGINN_WORKSPACE row from the environment-variable configuration
table; workspace selection is handled by the CLI --workspace option, while
Config::fill_from_env() only reads HUGINN_BASE_URL and HUGINN_MODEL.
🟡 Minor · Replace the unavailable dashboard scripts. · README.md:219-227

apps/rook/dashboard/README.md:219-227
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Replace the unavailable dashboard scripts.

The dashboard package defines no format or lint scripts. Running these documented commands does not perform the stated checks. Document the available type-check command instead.

Suggested fix
-### Code Style
+### Type Check
 
-# Format
-pnpm format
-
-# Lint
-pnpm lint
+pnpm typecheck
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Review comment at @apps/rook/dashboard/README.md around lines 219 - 227:
Update the README’s “Code Style” section to document the available type-check
workflow instead: rename it to “Type Check,” remove the unavailable format and
lint commands, and show the package’s pnpm typecheck command.
🟡 Minor · Update the dashboard structure examples to use current paths. · README.md:118-159

apps/rook/dashboard/README.md:118-159
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the dashboard structure examples to use current paths.

The documented paths do not exist. Developers cannot navigate to those source files, and selecting e2e/dashboard.spec.ts with Playwright cannot discover a test. Use the current paths instead.

Suggested fix
-│   │   ├── DashboardView.vue
+│   │   ├── HomeView.vue
...
-│   ├── api/
+│   ├── lib/
...
-│   │   └── client.ts
+│   │   └── api.ts
...
-│   └── dashboard.spec.ts
+│   └── vue.spec.ts
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Review comment at @apps/rook/dashboard/README.md around lines 118 - 159:
Update the dashboard structure examples in the README to reflect the current
paths: rename DashboardView.vue to HomeView.vue, replace the api directory with
lib, rename client.ts to api.ts, and rename e2e/dashboard.spec.ts to
e2e/vue.spec.ts. Leave unrelated structure entries unchanged.
🟡 Minor · Do not document DEV_PORT=8091 as an alternate smoke-test port. · README.md:283-292

dev/README.md:283-292
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not document DEV_PORT=8091 as an alternate smoke-test port.

dev/run.sh always targets host port 8090, and dev/docker-compose.dev.yml fixes the mapping to 8090:3773. DEV_PORT=8091 has no effect, so copying this command can still conflict with a process using port 8090.

Suggested fix
-# Or use different port
-export DEV_PORT=8091
+# The smoke workflow uses port 8090
 just dev-up
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Review comment at @dev/README.md around lines 283 - 292:
Remove the misleading DEV_PORT=8091 alternate-port instructions from the “Port
already in use” section. Update the example to state that the smoke workflow
uses port 8090 and retain the just dev-up command, referencing dev/run.sh and
dev/docker-compose.dev.yml behavior.
🟡 Minor · Use the existing dashboard E2E path. · README.md:202-207

dev/README.md:202-207
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the existing dashboard E2E path.

The table lists e2e/dashboard.spec.ts, but the dashboard E2E tree contains e2e/vue.spec.ts instead. Developers cannot locate or run the test named in the guide.

Suggested fix
-| `e2e/dashboard.spec.ts` | Navigation, settings, audit logs |
+| `e2e/vue.spec.ts` | Navigation, settings, audit logs |
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minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @dev/README.md around lines 202 - 207:
Update the E2E test table entry to reference the existing e2e/vue.spec.ts file
instead of the nonexistent dashboard.spec.ts, while preserving the listed
coverage description.
🟡 Minor · Replace the nonexistent recipes with the supported commands. · README.md:224-237

dev/README.md:224-237
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Replace the nonexistent recipes with the supported commands.

The four documented recipes are absent from justfile, so copying them fails during recipe lookup. Use just build for the release build and dev/e2e-test.sh test [distro] for the distro tests.

Suggested fix
-just build-release
+just build

-just test-multi
+dev/e2e-test.sh test

-just test-ubuntu
+dev/e2e-test.sh test ubuntu

-just test-alpine
+dev/e2e-test.sh test alpine
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Review comment at @dev/README.md around lines 224 - 237:
Update the Commands examples in the development README to use the supported
commands: replace just build-release with just build, and replace the distro
test recipes with dev/e2e-test.sh test, optionally followed by ubuntu or alpine.
🟡 Minor · Install dashboard dependencies before building Rook. · README.md:227-236

README.md:227-236
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Install dashboard dependencies before building Rook.

A fresh checkout has no apps/rook/dashboard/node_modules/.bin/vite or apps/rook/dashboard/dist. The documented cargo build --release -p rook command therefore fails before the documented run command. Add the dashboard install step before the build.

Suggested fix
 cd cortex
 
+# Install dashboard dependencies
+pnpm install --dir apps/rook/dashboard
+
 # Build Rook
 cargo build --release -p rook
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Review comment at @README.md around lines 227 - 236:
Update the Rook setup commands in the README to install dashboard dependencies
with pnpm install --dir apps/rook/dashboard after changing into the repository
and before cargo build --release -p rook.
🟡 Minor · Configure the API key used by the request example. · README.md:268-279

README.md:268-279
🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Configure the API key used by the request example.

The setup omits [auth.api_keys], but Rook enables authentication by default. The request therefore sends an unprovisioned your-api-key value and can be rejected instead of returning chat completions. Add a matching API key to the setup, or disable authentication for this local example.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at @README.md around lines 268 - 279:
Update the README request example setup to account for Rook’s default
authentication: either provision the shown your-api-key under auth.api_keys or
explicitly disable authentication, ensuring the example request can successfully
return chat completions.
🟡 Minor · Remove the nonexistent just doctor command. · README.md:369-377

README.md:369-377
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Remove the nonexistent just doctor command.

The current justfile defines just setup but no doctor recipe. A user who copies this setup block reaches just doctor and gets a missing-recipe error. Remove the verification block or replace it with an available command.

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 # Install dependencies
 just setup
-
-# Verify tools
-just doctor
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Update the README Setup section to remove the nonexistent just doctor
verification block, leaving the valid just setup command unchanged.
🟡 Minor · Pass the quick-start config path to Rook. · README.md:235-263

README.md:235-263
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Pass the quick-start config path to Rook.

The quick-start creates ./rook.toml, but cargo run --release -p rook does not set ROOK_CONFIG. Rook therefore loads the platform config path and ignores the documented file.

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-cargo run --release -p rook
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🟡 Minor · Fix the inline Rook configuration example. · README.md:243-263

README.md:243-263
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Fix the inline Rook configuration example.

The TOML syntax is valid, but the file cannot deserialize into RookConfig because it omits the required cache field. The providers tables and routing.combos are not recognized configuration fields and are silently ignored, so they do not configure providers or combos.

Use the schema in docs/rook/configuration.md, and direct users to /api/providers for provider setup.

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-[ [providers] ]
-name = "openai"
-type = "openai"
-api_key = "sk-..."
-
-[ [providers] ]
-name = "anthropic"
-type = "anthropic"
-api_key = "sk-ant-..."
-
 [routing]
 strategy = "priority"
-combos = [
-  ["openai/gpt-4o", "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet"],
-]
+
+[cache]
+enabled = true
+ttl_secs = 300
+
+# Configure providers through the Provider CRUD API.
+# See docs/rook/configuration.md.
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- Around line 219-227: Update the README’s “Code Style” section to document the
available type-check workflow instead: rename it to “Type Check,” remove the
unavailable format and lint commands, and show the package’s pnpm typecheck
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- Around line 118-159: Update the dashboard structure examples in the README to
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- Around line 283-292: Remove the misleading DEV_PORT=8091 alternate-port
instructions from the “Port already in use” section. Update the example to state
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- Around line 202-207: Update the E2E test table entry to reference the existing
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- Around line 224-237: Update the Commands examples in the development README to
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- Around line 331-339: Replace the unsupported --mcp command examples in the MCP
section with TOML configuration using [[mcp]] entries, including name, npx
command, and args for the filesystem and git servers, then show starting chat
with --config. Keep the documentation focused on the supported Cli configuration
flow.
- Around line 201-207: Update the CLI usage table entry for huginn --json run to
include the required positional "<prompt>" argument, matching the existing
huginn run example and the Run command’s prompt requirement.
- Around line 410-415: Update the Huginn test command in the documentation to
use the package-wide `cargo test -p huginn` invocation instead of targeting the
nonexistent `integration` test target.
- Around line 209-214: Remove the HUGINN_WORKSPACE row from the
environment-variable configuration table; workspace selection is handled by the
CLI --workspace option, while Config::fill_from_env() only reads HUGINN_BASE_URL
and HUGINN_MODEL.

Review comments at @README.md:
- Around line 227-236: Update the Rook setup commands in the README to install
dashboard dependencies with pnpm install --dir apps/rook/dashboard after
changing into the repository and before cargo build --release -p rook.
- Around line 268-279: Update the README request example setup to account for
Rook’s default authentication: either provision the shown your-api-key under
auth.api_keys or explicitly disable authentication, ensuring the example request
can successfully return chat completions.
- Around line 369-377: Update the README Setup section to remove the nonexistent
just doctor verification block, leaving the valid just setup command unchanged.
- Around line 235-263: Update the quick-start command near the “Run it” section
to set ROOK_CONFIG to ./rook.toml before invoking cargo run --release -p rook,
ensuring Rook loads the configuration file created by the preceding setup.
- Around line 243-263: Update the inline Rook configuration example so it
matches the RookConfig schema: remove the unsupported providers tables and
routing.combos entries, add the required cache section with enabled and
ttl_secs, and note that providers should be configured through /api/providers
with the configuration documentation as reference.

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- Line 335: Update the filesystem server args configuration to append the
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the repository’s actual allowed directory.
- Line 335: Update the documented @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem
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🟠 Major · Add the required routing configuration. · README.md:246-254

README.md:246-254
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Add the required routing configuration.

The documented TOML omits the required [routing] table and strategy field. Rook loads this file during startup, so the documented command can fail during configuration deserialization.

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 [cache]
 enabled = true
 ttl_secs = 3600
+
+[routing]
+strategy = "priority"
 EOF
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Update the documented rook.toml heredoc to include the required [routing] table
with strategy set to "priority", alongside the existing server and cache
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🟡 Minor · Correct the port mapping in the architecture diagram. · README.md:52-53

dev/README.md:52-53
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Correct the port mapping in the architecture diagram.

The diagram assigns 8090 → 3773 to the container that includes Path 3. dev/e2e-test.sh uses port 8081 for Ubuntu and 8082 for Alpine. Label 8090 for the smoke path, and document 8081 and 8082 for multi-distro validation.

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Update the architecture diagram’s port labels to show 8090 for the smoke path
and document 8081 for Ubuntu and 8082 for Alpine multi-distro validation,
replacing the incorrect 8090 → 3773 mapping while preserving the diagram layout.
🟡 Minor · Document the required encryption variables before startup. · README.md:257

README.md:257
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Document the required encryption variables before startup.

With the default provider_crud.enabled = true, startup requires both ENCRYPTION_PASSPHRASE and ENCRYPTION_SALT. Without them, the documented command cannot start the server, so users cannot reach /api/providers. Add these variables to the fresh-start instructions before the startup command.

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+export ENCRYPTION_PASSPHRASE="replace-with-a-secure-passphrase"
+export ENCRYPTION_SALT="replace-with-a-unique-salt"
+
 > **Note:** Providers are configured via the REST API at `/api/providers` after startup.
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Update the README fresh-start instructions to export ENCRYPTION_PASSPHRASE and
ENCRYPTION_SALT with placeholder values before the startup command, ensuring the
documented flow can start the server and reach the /api/providers endpoint.
🟡 Minor · Document the required setup before this request. · README.md:266-273

README.md:266-273
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Document the required setup before this request.

The Quick Start does not create an API key or configure a provider before it sends this request. The literal your-api-key cannot authenticate as an active key. Even with a real key, the empty provider registry can fail to route gpt-4. Document first-run bootstrap, API-key creation, and provider creation, or clearly label this request as a template.

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 > **Note:** Providers are configured via the REST API at `/api/providers` after startup.
+> Before running the request below, complete first-run bootstrap, create an active API key through `/api/api-keys`, and add an active provider through `POST /api/providers` that supports `gpt-4`. Replace `your-api-key` with the returned key.
 > See [Configuration](docs/rook/configuration.md) for full configuration options.
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Update the Quick Start documentation immediately before the chat completions
curl example to state that first-run bootstrap must be completed, an active API
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for the smoke path and document 8081 for Ubuntu and 8082 for Alpine multi-distro
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diagram layout.

Review comments at @README.md:
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required [routing] table with strategy set to "priority", alongside the existing
server and cache configuration.
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ENCRYPTION_PASSPHRASE and ENCRYPTION_SALT with placeholder values before the
startup command, ensuring the documented flow can start the server and reach the
/api/providers endpoint.
- Around line 266-273: Update the Quick Start documentation immediately before
the chat completions curl example to state that first-run bootstrap must be
completed, an active API key created through /api/api-keys, and an active
provider supporting gpt-4 added through POST /api/providers; instruct users to
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