# VAPORA Provisioning Configuration

Complete configuration system for deploying VAPORA using **typedialog** (interactive forms) and **nickel** (configuration generation).

## Quick Start

### Generate Configuration via Interactive Form

```bash
# Start interactive setup wizard
typedialog \
  --form .typedialog/vapora/forms/vapora-main-form.toml \
  --output config/runtime/vapora.custom.toml
```

This generates a customized TOML configuration based on your answers.

### Use Predefined Deployment Profiles

```bash
# Copy example for your deployment mode
cp config/examples/vapora.solo.example.toml config/runtime/vapora.toml

# Or use Nickel to generate
nickel export config/examples/vapora.solo.example.ncl > config/runtime/vapora.json
```

## Directory Structure

```plaintext
provisioning/
├── config/
│   ├── examples/              # Reference configurations for all modes
│   │   ├── vapora.solo.example.toml
│   │   ├── vapora.solo.example.ncl
│   │   ├── vapora.multiuser.example.toml
│   │   ├── vapora.multiuser.example.ncl
│   │   ├── vapora.enterprise.example.toml
│   │   └── vapora.enterprise.example.ncl
│   └── runtime/               # Active configuration (generate or copy here)
│       └── .gitkeep
│
├── schemas/
│   ├── vapora/                # VAPORA service schemas
│   │   ├── main.ncl           # Main unified configuration
│   │   ├── backend.ncl        # Backend (Axum REST API)
│   │   ├── agents.ncl         # Agents with learning profiles
│   │   └── llm-router.ncl     # LLM Router with cost tracking
│   │
│   └── platform/
│       ├── common/
│       │   └── helpers.ncl    # Configuration composition utilities
│       └── defaults/
│           └── deployment/
│               ├── solo.ncl           # Solo mode (dev)
│               ├── multiuser.ncl      # Multiuser (team)
│               └── enterprise.ncl     # Enterprise (production)
│
└── .typedialog/
    └── vapora/
        └── forms/
            ├── vapora-main-form.toml           # Main form with all settings
            └── fragments/                      # Modular form fragments
                ├── backend/
                │   └── auth.toml               # Auth config fragment
                ├── agents/
                │   └── learning-profiles.toml  # Learning & KG config
                ├── llm-router/
                │   └── budget-enforcement.toml # Budget config
                └── frontend/
```

## Deployment Modes

### 1. Solo (Development)

Local development with minimal resources:

- **CPU**: 2 cores
- **Memory**: 2GB
- **Storage**: /tmp/vapora (ephemeral)
- **Database**: Local file-based SurrealDB
- **Coordination**: No NATS (single process)
- **Cost tracking**: Disabled
- **Security**: JWT only, no TLS

**Use for:**
- Local development
- Testing features
- PoC deployments
- Single-user testing

**Generate:**
```bash
cp config/examples/vapora.solo.example.toml config/runtime/vapora.toml
typedialog --form .typedialog/vapora/forms/vapora-main-form.toml --output config/runtime/vapora.toml
```

### 2. Multiuser (Team)

Team collaboration with shared infrastructure:

- **CPU**: 4-8 cores
- **Memory**: 8-16GB
- **Storage**: /var/lib/vapora (persistent)
- **Database**: Remote SurrealDB (WS protocol)
- **Coordination**: NATS JetStream cluster
- **Cost tracking**: Enabled (per-role budgets)
- **Security**: TLS, MFA, audit logging

**Features:**
- Multi-tenant support with workspaces
- Learning profiles for agent improvement
- Cost optimization with budget enforcement
- Swarm coordination for balanced task distribution
- Knowledge graph retention: 30 days

**Use for:**
- Team development environments
- Staging deployments
- Department-scale rollouts
- Cost-controlled production (small teams)

**Generate:**
```bash
cp config/examples/vapora.multiuser.example.toml config/runtime/vapora.toml
# Edit as needed for your infrastructure
```

### 3. Enterprise (Production)

Large-scale production with HA and observability:

- **CPU**: 16+ cores (distributed)
- **Memory**: 32GB+ (distributed)
- **Storage**: High-availability persistent storage
- **Database**: SurrealDB cluster with replication
- **Coordination**: NATS JetStream cluster
- **Cost tracking**: Aggressive (detailed per-token)
- **Security**: Full TLS, MFA, audit logging, RBAC
- **Observability**: Prometheus metrics, OpenTelemetry tracing

**Features:**
- Multi-region deployment support
- All LLM providers enabled (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama)
- Aggressive cost optimization with multi-provider fallback
- 90-day knowledge retention for enterprise learning
- Enterprise-grade backup strategy (6-hour intervals)
- Full distributed tracing and metrics

**Use for:**
- Production deployments (any scale)
- Multi-region rollouts
- Enterprise customers
- Mission-critical systems

**Generate:**
```bash
cp config/examples/vapora.enterprise.example.toml config/runtime/vapora.toml
# Customize for your infrastructure (TLS certs, domains, etc.)
```

## Configuration Layers

### 1. Schema Layer (`.schemas/`)

Defines the structure and types for all configurations:

- **Main schema** (`vapora/main.ncl`) - Unified service configuration
- **Service schemas** - Backend, Agents, LLM Router specifics
- **Deployment schemas** - Mode-specific defaults (solo, multiuser, enterprise)

**Example:**
```nickel
# Backend schema defines structure
{
  host | String | doc "Bind address" | default = "0.0.0.0",
  port | Number | doc "Port" | default = 8001,
  workers | Number | doc "Worker threads" | default = 4,
  # ... more fields
}
```

### 2. Form Layer (`.typedialog/`)

Interactive forms for configuration generation:

- **Main form** - Complete VAPORA setup wizard
- **Fragment forms** - Modular forms for specific features (auth, budgets, learning)

**Example:**
```toml
[[elements]]
name = "backend_port"
nickel_path = ["vapora", "backend", "port"]
prompt = "Backend Port"
default = 8001
type = "number"
```

### 3. Configuration Layer (`config/`)

Generated or manually-customized configurations:

- **Examples** - Reference configs for all modes (TOML + Nickel)
- **Runtime** - Active configurations (generated from forms or copied from examples)

## Key Configuration Concepts

### Cost-Aware LLM Routing

Budget enforcement per role with automatic fallback:

```toml
[llm_router.budget_enforcement]
enabled = true
window = "monthly"

[llm_router.budget_enforcement.role_limits]
architect_cents = 500000      # $5000/month
developer_cents = 300000      # $3000/month
reviewer_cents = 200000       # $2000/month
testing_cents = 100000        # $1000/month
```

When budget is exceeded:
1. Alert threshold triggered (80% default)
2. Automatic fallback to cheaper provider
3. Cost report generated
4. Manual intervention available

### Learning-Based Agent Selection

Agents improve with execution history:

```toml
[agents.learning]
enabled = true
recency_window_days = 7       # Weight recent tasks 3x higher
recency_multiplier = 3.0

[agents.learning.scoring]
load_weight = 0.3             # 30% on agent load
expertise_weight = 0.5        # 50% on expertise profile
confidence_weight = 0.2       # 20% confidence (prevents overfitting)
```

### Knowledge Graph

Temporal execution history with learning curves:

```toml
[agents.knowledge_graph]
enabled = true
retention_days = 90           # Keep 90 days of history
causal_reasoning = true       # Understand task relationships
similarity_search = true      # Recommend past solutions
```

## Customization Guide

### Modify Backend Settings

Edit `schemas/vapora/backend.ncl`:

```nickel
# Change default port
backend = {
  port | Number | default = 9001,
  # ... other fields
}
```

Or in `config/runtime/vapora.toml`:

```toml
[backend]
port = 9001
```

### Add New Service

1. Create schema: `schemas/vapora/newservice.ncl`
2. Add to main schema: `schemas/vapora/main.ncl`
3. Create form: `.typedialog/vapora/forms/fragments/newservice/`
4. Update examples in `config/examples/`

### Override Mode Defaults

Use Nickel composition in `config/runtime/vapora.custom.ncl`:

```nickel
let defaults = import "../../schemas/vapora/main.ncl" in
let mode = import "../../schemas/platform/defaults/deployment/enterprise.ncl" in

let customizations = {
  backend.port = 9001,
  llm_router.budget_enforcement.window = "weekly",
} in

std.record.merge defaults (std.record.merge mode customizations)
```

## Deployment

### Via Docker Compose

Use generated config with docker-compose:

```bash
# Generate config
cp config/examples/vapora.multiuser.example.toml config/runtime/vapora.toml

# Start services (requires docker-compose.yml that reads this config)
docker compose up -d
```

### Via Kubernetes

Convert Nickel to Kubernetes manifests:

```bash
# Export config as JSON
nickel export config/runtime/vapora.multiuser.ncl > config/runtime/vapora.json

# Use ConfigMap in K8s
kubectl create configmap vapora-config --from-file=vapora.json
```

### Via Provisioning Script

Use Nushell scripts to apply configuration:

```bash
# Read config and validate
nu scripts/deploy-vapora.nu \
  --config config/runtime/vapora.toml \
  --mode multiuser
```

## Validation

### Validate Nickel Configuration

```bash
# Type check
nickel typecheck config/runtime/vapora.custom.ncl

# Export to JSON
nickel export config/runtime/vapora.custom.ncl > vapora.json

# Validate JSON structure
jq . vapora.json
```

### Validate TOML Configuration

```bash
# Use toml-cli or similar
toml-cli validate config/runtime/vapora.toml

# Or via Rust
cargo build -p vapora-backend --features config-validation
```

### Test Configuration

```bash
# Dry-run backend with config
cd ../../crates/vapora-backend
cargo run --features dry-run -- --config ../../provisioning/config/runtime/vapora.toml
```

## Environment Variables

Override configuration values with environment variables:

```bash
# Backend
export VAPORA_BACKEND_PORT=9001
export VAPORA_BACKEND_WORKERS=8

# Database
export SURREAL_URL=ws://surrealdb:8000
export SURREAL_USER=root
export SURREAL_PASS=secret

# Agents
export VAPORA_AGENTS_MAX_INSTANCES=20

# LLM Router
export VAPORA_ROUTER_BUDGET_ENABLED=true

# Providers
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
```

## Security Considerations

### Solo Mode

- ⚠️ No TLS (HTTP only)
- ⚠️ No MFA
- ⚠️ Local storage (not backed up)
- **Use only for local development**

### Multiuser Mode

- ✅ TLS enabled
- ✅ MFA available
- ✅ Audit logging
- ✅ JWT tokens with 1-hour TTL
- **Suitable for internal teams**

### Enterprise Mode

- ✅ Enforced TLS
- ✅ MFA required
- ✅ Full audit logging
- ✅ JWT + refresh tokens
- ✅ RBAC-ready (integrates with Cedar)
- ✅ Encrypted secrets in transit
- **Production-ready**

## Troubleshooting

### Configuration Not Applied

1. Check file is in `config/runtime/`
2. Verify TOML syntax: `toml-cli validate vapora.toml`
3. Check environment variables aren't overriding
4. Restart services after config changes

### Port Already in Use

Edit configuration:

```toml
[backend]
port = 9001  # Change from 8001
```

### Database Connection Timeout

Check URL and connectivity:

```bash
# Test SurrealDB
curl -i http://localhost:8000/health

# Update config
[database]
url = "ws://surrealdb.example.com:8000"
```

### Cost Tracking Not Working

Ensure provider credentials are set:

```bash
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
```

## Advanced Topics

### Custom Scoring Formula

Modify learning profile weights in agents schema:

```nickel
[agents.learning.scoring]
load_weight = 0.2      # Reduce load importance
expertise_weight = 0.6 # Increase expertise importance
confidence_weight = 0.2
```

### Multi-Region Deployment

Create regional config:

```nickel
let defaults = import "../../schemas/vapora/main.ncl" in
let enterprise = import "../../schemas/platform/defaults/deployment/enterprise.ncl" in

{
  ..enterprise,
  frontend.api_url = "https://us-west.vapora.production",
  database.url = "ws://surrealdb-us-west.internal:8000",
}
```

### Budget Alerts and Actions

Define custom budget thresholds in `llm_router`:

```toml
[llm_router.budget_enforcement]
near_threshold_percent = 70  # Alert at 70%
auto_fallback = true         # Auto-fallback to cheaper
```

## References

- [VAPORA Architecture](../../docs/architecture.md)
- [Nickel Language](https://nickel-lang.org/)
- [typedialog Documentation](https://github.com/typedoc/typedialog)
- [SurrealDB Configuration](https://surrealdb.com/docs/deployment)
- [NATS JetStream](https://docs.nats.io/nats-concepts/jetstream)

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**Generated**: January 12, 2026
**VAPORA Version**: 1.2.0
**Last Updated**: January 12, 2026