Potpie Infra Architecture

Potpie Infra Architecture

Use this skill when the task touches environments, adapters, deployment behavior, runtime config, service dependencies, production incidents, or architecture changes.

Fast Path

Start from the service, environment, adapter, or dependency named by the task. Resolve identity before assuming keys:

potpie graph search-entities "<service env adapter dependency>" --limit 10

Read the service neighborhood with the graph workbench:

potpie graph read \
  --subgraph infra_topology \
  --view service_neighborhood \
  --scope service:<service-name> \
  --environment <dev|staging|prod|preview> \
  --depth 2 \
  --direction both \
  --limit 20

Omit --environment only when the task is environment-agnostic. For broad architecture work, run potpie --json graph describe infra_topology --view service_neighborhood --examples before choosing the read shape.

Apply Results

Use infra context for blast radius, where-to-look decisions, deployment changes, adapter selection, and incident debugging. Preserve environment qualifiers; a staging dependency is not proof of a production dependency.

Look for explicit topology facts: DEFINED_IN, DEPLOYED_TO, DEPENDS_ON, USES, EXPOSES, HOSTED_ON, and OWNED_BY.

Record Architecture

Record only source-backed topology or carefully labeled agent inferences. Use authoritative_fact when evidence is an explicit source of truth such as deployment config, service manifest, infra doc, ADR, or user statement. Use agent_claim for lower-authority interpretation.

Use the workbench write flow:

potpie --json graph catalog --task "record infra architecture"
potpie graph search-entities "<service>" --type Service --limit 10
potpie --json graph describe infra_topology --view service_neighborhood --examples
potpie --json graph propose --file mutation.json
potpie --json graph commit <plan_id> --verify
potpie --json graph history --plan <plan_id>

Every durable infra fact needs an environment when the fact differs by environment, evidence when available, and a retrieval-grade description.

Architecture capture is harness-led: inspect authoritative sources and write semantic facts. Do not use scanner-driven graph updates or infer topology from directory names, imports, or package files alone.