unraid-docker-manager/.planning/STATE.md

Project State — Unraid Docker Manager

Current Position

• Milestone: v1.2 — Modularization & Polish
• Phase: 10 of 13 (Workflow Modularization) — COMPLETE + UAT GAP CLOSURE
• Status: Ready for Phase 10.1
• Last activity: 2026-02-04 — Completed 10-07 (UAT gap closure)

Progress

v1.0: [██████████] 100% SHIPPED
v1.1: [██████████] 100% SHIPPED

v1.2: [███░░░░░░░] 25%

Phase 10:   Workflow Modularization         [██████████] 100% COMPLETE (+ 10-07 UAT fixes)
Phase 10.1: Aggressive Modularization       [          ] Pending (INSERTED)
Phase 10.2: Better Logging & Log Management [          ] Pending (INSERTED)
Phase 11:   Update All & Callback Limits    [          ] Pending
Phase 12:   Polish & Audit                  [          ] Pending
Phase 13:   Documentation Overhaul          [          ] Pending

Phase 10 Completion Summary

Plan	Description	Status
10-01	Orphan node cleanup	Complete
10-02	Container Update sub-workflow	Complete
10-03	Container Actions sub-workflow	Complete
10-04	Integration verification	Complete
10-05	Complete modularization (batch, logs)	Complete
10-06	Remediation: routing, logs, cleanup	Complete
10-07	UAT gap closure (5 fixes)	Complete

Achievements:

• 3 sub-workflows created and deployed (Update, Actions, Logs)
• All container operations consolidated (no duplicate logic)
• Old inline batch execution path removed
• Legacy callbacks modernized to new format
• Main workflow: 209 -> 192 nodes (-8%)
• 6 Python helper scripts removed
• UAT gaps closed: race condition, data chain errors, fuzzy matching, refresh errors

Key Artifacts

• n8n-workflow.json — Main workflow (192 nodes)
• n8n-container-update.json — ID: 7AvTzLtKXM2hZTio92_mC
• n8n-container-actions.json — ID: fYSZS5PkH0VSEaT5
• n8n-container-logs.json — ID: oE7aO2GhbksXDEIw

Technical Notes

n8n typeVersion 1.2 requirement:

"workflowId": { "__rl": true, "mode": "list", "value": "<id>" }

Docker API success detection:

• 204 No Content = success (empty response body)
• Check !response.message && !response.error

Sub-workflow input contracts:

• Container Update: containerId, containerName, chatId, messageId, responseMode
• Container Actions: containerId, containerName, action, chatId, messageId, responseMode
• Container Logs: containerId/containerName, lineCount, chatId, messageId, responseMode

Data chain pattern (10-07):

• Use $('Build Progress Message').item.json to reference data across async nodes
• Do not rely on $json after Telegram API calls (response overwrites data)

Accumulated Decisions

Phase	Decision	Rationale
10-05	Use placeholder workflow ID for logs sub-workflow	ID assigned by n8n on import
10-05	Retain Parse Logs Command in main workflow	Handles error cases before sub-workflow call
10-06	Remove old batch inline path	Migrated to bexec: callback format, uses sub-workflow
10-06	Defer aggressive modularization to 10.1	Core goals achieved, deeper work needs separate phase
10-07	Timestamp on logs refresh	Prevents "message not modified" error, shows freshness
10-07	Fuzzy matching in logs sub-workflow	Simpler than duplicating Docker query infrastructure

Next Step

Phase 10.1: Aggressive Workflow Modularization

Goal: Decompose main workflow to ~50-80 nodes with domain sub-workflows:

• UX/Keyboard sub-workflow (batch selection UI, pagination)
• Container Status sub-workflow (list, status display)
• Confirmation sub-workflow (all confirmation dialogs)

Run /gsd:plan-phase 10.1 to create execution plans.

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