Runtime Architecture

This section documents the current ClearEx runtime surface and operational contracts. It is organized by responsibility so new capabilities can be added as separate pages without reorganizing existing docs.

• Architecture Overview
  • Design Goals
  • Layered Runtime Model
  • End-to-End Execution Flow
  • Operational Invariants
  • Analysis Composition Model
• Module Map
  • Core Orchestration
  • Data and Metadata
  • Analysis Modules
  • Supporting Algorithm Packages
• CLI and Execution Modes
  • Command Surface
  • Execution Modes
  • GUI Setup Flow
  • Workflow Selection
  • Examples
  • Spatial Calibration
  • Interchangeable Routine Composition
  • Input Source Resolution
  • Volume Export
  • Progress and Run Lifecycle
  • Visualization Keyframe Capture
  • Movie Rendering and Compilation
• Dask Backends
  • Backend Modes
  • Backend Configuration Model
  • Execution Policy
  • Where Backend Selection Happens
  • Persistence of Last-Used Backend Settings
• Ingestion and Canonical Store
  • Navigate Metadata as Acquisition Entrypoint
  • Source Data Resolution
  • Supported Source Inputs
  • Materialization Execution Model
  • Canonical Store Path Policy
  • Canonical Layout Contract
  • Store-Level Spatial Calibration
  • Materialization Lifecycle
  • Ingestion Progress and Resume
  • Operational Rule for Downstream Analyses
• Provenance and Reproducibility
  • Provenance Goals
  • Storage Layout
  • Run Record Content
  • Structured Audit Events
  • Hash Chain Integrity
  • Latest Output References
  • Spatial Placement Reproducibility
  • History Summaries and Dedup-Aware Execution