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Restructure docs/ into a Jekyll-style GitHub Pages site:
- docs/_config.yml (Pages config + nav, excludes internal/)
- docs/index.md (landing: platform + consumer model, Features, Roadmap)
- docs/modules/index.md (catalog: primitives + modules, normalized terms)
- docs/contracts/index.md (schema, fields, sample, multi-contract)
- docs/pipeline/index.md (CI + deploy pipeline, stages mermaid, streaming)
- docs/pipeline/versioning.md (module + deploy-pipeline versioning)
- docs/environments/index.md (platform-managed envs + onboarding, REQ-61)
- docs/consumer-guide.md (renamed from CONSUMER_GUIDE.md; GitHub-only,
  no .gitea, forge->platform runners, L2->modules, composition->pattern,
  updated mermaid with security-checks + infrastructure-apply)
- docs/architecture.md (consolidated from architecture.md +
  architecture-v1.0.md, current-architecture only, normalized terms:
  primitives/modules, platform runners, no L1/L2/forge/gitea in prose)
- Removed docs/architecture-v1.0.md (consolidated) + docs/CONSUMER_GUIDE.md
  (renamed).

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# Versioning
ACDL uses two versioning schemes: one for modules, one for the deploy
pipeline. Both matter to a consumer.
## Module versioning
Primitives and modules use **semver** with three triggers:
- **interface → MAJOR** — a breaking change to the module's inputs/outputs.
- **behavior → MINOR** — a backward-compatible behavior change.
- **lifecycle → PATCH** — a fix or internal change.
A MAJOR bump requires a **new registry entry** (immutable publication); the
old entry enters a **12-month deprecation window**. A module pins its
primitives by `name@semver`; the resolver picks the highest compatible.
Module versions are tracked in
[`registry.json`](https://github.com/acdl/acdl/blob/main/modules/registry.json).
## Deploy-pipeline versioning (the `uses:` tag)
The central deploy pipeline is referenced by a **floating MAJOR + MINOR
tag** in a consumer's contract and CI definition:
```yaml
uses: acdl/pipelines/deploy.yaml@v1.4
```
Version constraints cannot be expressed inside the contract, so the tag in
`uses:` is the only immutability lever a consumer has.
**Unversioned references are discouraged.** Do not use `@main` or a bare
`acdl/pipelines/deploy.yaml``main` is constantly updated and can cause
unexpected failures. Pinning to a MAJOR+MINOR tag means:
- **Immutability** — the pipeline behavior you tested is the behavior you
get. Patch fixes flow within the tag; breaking changes land under the
next MINOR tag (`@v1.5`), which you opt into explicitly.
- **Resilience** — your deployment does not break because an unrelated
change landed on `main`.
- **Reproducibility** — your setup is stable. You upgrade on your schedule
by bumping the tag.
## When a new tag is released
When a new MINOR tag is released (e.g. `@v1.5`), review its changelog and
bump your `uses:` reference when ready. The old tag continues to receive
patch fixes until the next MINOR tag.
## Production-bound references
For production-bound workflows, the platform resolves the current tag to its
SHA (tag for dev/qa, SHA for prod). This prevents a silent patch from
changing a production deployment. The platform provides a CLI command for
the tag → SHA resolution.