docs: update STATUS.md for 2026-06-08 triage cycle #240

All 28 open agent-ready issues triaged and commented. All confirmed blocked on operator critical path: - #47: create 0xWheatyz/api-company (HTTP 404) - #218: merge 0xWheatyz/Talos PR #14 (Flux activation) - #33/#106/#150: configure DNS for all 8 subdomains kustomize build flux/ = PASS 0 open PRs, 0 new issues, 0 issues closed.
Merge pull request 'docs: fix stale TBD Grafana dashboard reference in metrics-standard.md (#238 )' (#239 ) from feature/fix-metrics-standard-grafana-ref-238 into main
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@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ Cross-repo milestones. Per-API phases live in each API repo's ROADMAP.md.
 > **As of 2026-05-30, a 4th API (VIN Decoder) has been added. Per-API phases also live in `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder`.**

 ## Phase 0 — Orientation (one-time)
- [ ] Audit cluster: nodes, namespaces, ingress, Flux state → `docs/cluster-audit.md`
- [ ] Add Flux GitRepository + Kustomization watching `leeworks-agents/api-company`
- [ ] Deploy `gitea-act-runner` in cluster via Flux HelmRelease (`flux/gitea-runner/`)
- [ ] Stand up `registry.leeworks.dev` (container registry) — required before any API CI works
+- [x] Audit cluster: nodes, namespaces, ingress, Flux state → `docs/cluster-audit.md` (issue #36 — closed ✅)
+- [ ] Add Flux GitRepository + Kustomization watching `leeworks-agents/api-company` — issue #218 (fork PR #399 merged to leeworks-agents/Talos; awaiting operator merge of 0xWheatyz/Talos PR #14)
+- [ ] Deploy `gitea-act-runner` in cluster via Flux HelmRelease (`flux/gitea-runner/`) — issue #3
+- [ ] Stand up `registry.leeworks.dev` (container registry) — required before any API CI works — issue #4
+- [ ] Validate ESO HelmRelease deployment and ExternalSecret sync for all 4 API namespaces — issue #178
+- [ ] Extend full-stack Flux validation checklist to cover VIN Decoder — issue #179 (extends #66)

 ## Phase 1 — API Contracts
 Each API repo writes its `openapi.yaml` first and lints it. Spec is the source of truth.
@@ -16,36 +18,42 @@ Each API repo writes its `openapi.yaml` first and lints it. Spec is the source o

 ## Phase 2 — Data
 Per-API: pull free public data sources, cache locally (SQLite or in-memory), schedule monthly re-seed.
- VIN Decoder: NHTSA vPIC as data source — SQLite cache seeded on demand (issue #120)
+- [x] VIN Decoder: NHTSA vPIC as data source — SQLite cache seeded on demand (issue #120 — closed ✅)

 ## Phase 3 — Servers
 Per-API: implement Fastify/FastAPI service matching `openapi.yaml` exactly. RapidAPI proxy-secret middleware on every route.
- VIN Decoder: Fastify server implementation (issue #121)
+- [x] VIN Decoder: Fastify server implementation (issue #121 — closed ✅)

 ## Phase 4 — Monitoring
- [ ] Prometheus + Grafana via Flux HelmRelease (`flux/monitoring/`)
- [ ] Gatus public status page at `status.leeworks.dev`
- [ ] Instrument every API with `api_requests_total`, `api_response_duration_seconds`, `api_data_freshness_seconds`
- [ ] VIN Decoder metrics instrumentation + Grafana dashboard (issue #129)
+- [ ] Prometheus + Grafana via Flux HelmRelease (`flux/monitoring/`) — issue #7
+- [ ] Gatus public status page at `status.leeworks.dev` — issue #8
+- [x] Instrument every API with `api_requests_total`, `api_response_duration_seconds`, `api_data_freshness_seconds` (issue #27 — closed ✅)
+- [x] Add Prometheus metrics endpoint to holidays service (issue #180 — closed ✅)
+- [ ] Verify VIN Decoder metrics endpoint and ServiceMonitor scrape config — issue #231
+- [x] VIN Decoder metrics instrumentation + Grafana dashboard (issue #129 — closed ✅)
 - [x] VIN Decoder Gatus health check (issue #134 — closed ✅)
+- [x] Enable Alertmanager in kube-prometheus-stack + configure Slack receiver for SLO alerts (issue #210 — closed ✅)

 ## Phase 5 — Documentation site
- [ ] `docs-site/` Astro + Redoc skeleton
- [ ] Gitea Actions pipeline that copies per-API `openapi.yaml` files at build time
- [ ] Deploy to `docs.leeworks.dev` via Flux
- [ ] One SEO blog post per API minimum (see master prompt §Phase 5)
+- [x] `docs-site/` Astro + Redoc skeleton (issue #28 — closed ✅)
+- [x] Gitea Actions pipeline that copies per-API `openapi.yaml` files at build time (issues #29 ✅, #38 ✅, #85 ✅)
+- [ ] Deploy to `docs.leeworks.dev` via Flux — issue #30
+- [x] One SEO blog post per API minimum (issues #39 ✅ — ZIP/Holidays/AirQuality, #124 ✅ — VIN Decoder)
 - [x] VIN Decoder docs page (issue #123 — closed ✅)
 - [x] VIN Decoder SEO blog post (issue #124 — closed ✅)

 ## Phase 6 — Pre-launch
- [ ] `docs/legal/terms-of-service.md`
- [ ] `docs/legal/privacy-policy.md`
- [ ] `docs/legal/acceptable-use-policy.md`
- [ ] DNS: `zip.leeworks.dev`, `holidays.leeworks.dev`, `aqi.leeworks.dev`, `docs.`, `status.`, `registry.`
+- [x] `docs/legal/terms-of-service.md` (issue #40 — closed ✅)
+- [x] `docs/legal/privacy-policy.md` (issue #40 — closed ✅)
+- [x] `docs/legal/acceptable-use-policy.md` (issues #40 ✅, #89 ✅)
+- [ ] DNS: `zip.leeworks.dev`, `holidays.leeworks.dev`, `aqi.leeworks.dev`, `docs.`, `status.`, `registry.` — issues #33, #106, #150
 - [x] VIN Decoder DNS `vin.leeworks.dev` (issue #130 — closed ✅)
 - [x] VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing (issue #131 — closed ✅ as tracker; operator action required)
- [ ] PayPal linked to RapidAPI (manual, on 18th birthday)
- [ ] Paid tiers enabled on RapidAPI listings (manual)
+- [ ] PayPal linked to RapidAPI (manual, on 18th birthday) — issue #19
+- [ ] Paid tiers enabled on RapidAPI listings (manual) — issues #44 (original 3), #151 (VIN Decoder)
+
+- [ ] Execute pre-launch checklist before go-live — issue #166
+- [ ] Publish launch announcement (HN, Reddit, Twitter, Dev.to) — issue #167

 ## Revenue target

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 # Company Status

-_Last updated: 2026-05-31 (sprint planning cycle)_
+_Last updated: 2026-06-08 (cycle #240)_

 ## APIs
 | API            | Spec | Code | Deployed | Listed on RapidAPI | Paying Users | MRR |
 |----------------|------|------|----------|--------------------|--------------|-----|
-| ZIP Enrichment | [~]  | [~]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
-| Holidays       | [~]  | [~]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
-| Air Quality    | [ ]  | [ ]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
-| VIN Decoder    | [x]  | [ ]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
+| ZIP Enrichment | [x]  | [x]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
+| Holidays       | [x]  | [x]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
+| Air Quality    | [x]  | [x]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
+| VIN Decoder    | [x]  | [x]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |

 Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started

 ## Infrastructure
 - Cluster nodes: 3 control plane (10.0.1.3, .4, .5) + workers (testing1)
- **Flux wiring (api-company):** Manifests staged at `flux/api-company-source/` — PENDING Talos merge (issue #2)
+- **Flux wiring (api-company):** `flux/api-company-source/` — Fork PR #399 **MERGED** to leeworks-agents/Talos; upstream PR #14 open on 0xWheatyz/Talos — awaiting operator merge to activate Flux (issue #2)
 - **Gitea Actions runner:** Flux manifest committed at `flux/gitea-runner/` — PENDING runner token secret + Talos wiring (issue #3)
 - **Container registry:** Gitea built-in registry selected; docs/registry.md committed — PENDING Gitea packages enabled (issue #4)
 - **Prometheus + Grafana:** Flux HelmRelease at `flux/monitoring/` — PENDING Flux wiring + Grafana secret (issue #7)
@@ -22,8 +22,231 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 - **API service manifests:** `flux/zip-enrichment/`, `flux/holidays/`, `flux/air-quality/` scaffolded (PR #48, closes #46)
 - **Image automation:** `flux/image-automation/` — ImageRepository + ImagePolicy + ImageUpdateAutomation for all three APIs
 - **VIN Decoder manifests:** `flux/vin-decoder/` — Flux HelmRelease + Kustomization committed (issue #140)
+- **Alertmanager:** `flux/monitoring/helmrelease.yaml` — enabled with Slack receiver config (`gatus-slack-webhook` secret); PR #212 open (issue #210)

-## Completed This Cycle (2026-05-31 — Sprint Cycle)
+## Completed This Cycle (2026-06-08 — Triage Cycle #240)
+
+- **Triage** — All 28 open `agent-ready` issues reviewed and commented with current status (2026-06-08).
+  - **All issues confirmed blocked** on the same critical-path operator tasks: #47 (create `0xWheatyz/api-company`), #218 (merge Talos PR #14), #33/#106/#150 (DNS).
+  - **No agent-implementable work found** — all open issues are either manual operator tasks or gated on Flux/cluster activation; kubectl unreachable from agent environment.
+  - **28 issues triaged** — status comments posted on all open `agent-ready` issues.
+  - **0 new issues created** — no gaps found; all ROADMAP items remain grounded in open issues.
+  - **0 issues closed** — no stale issues; oldest open issue is #3 from 2026-05-18 (21 days < 30-day threshold).
+  - **0 label changes** — all existing labels correct.
+  - **0 open PRs** — nothing to review or merge.
+  - **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no manifest regressions.
+- **Critical path unchanged:** (1) Operator creates `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) Operator merges `0xWheatyz/Talos` PR #14 (#218), (3) Operator configures DNS for all 8 subdomains (#33, #106, #150).
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-07 — Triage Cycle #232)
+
+- **Triage** — All 28 open `agent-ready` issues reviewed and commented with current status (2026-06-07).
+  - **All issues confirmed blocked** on the same critical-path operator tasks: #47 (create `0xWheatyz/api-company`), #218 (merge Talos PR #14), #33/#106/#150 (DNS).
+  - **No agent-implementable work found** — all open issues are either manual operator tasks or gated on Flux/cluster activation; kubectl unreachable from agent environment.
+  - **1 new issue triaged** — #231 commented with @qa-engineer assessment; BLOCKED on #218.
+  - **0 new issues created** — no gaps found; all ROADMAP items remain grounded in open issues.
+  - **0 issues closed** — no stale issues.
+  - **0 label changes** — all existing labels correct.
+  - **0 open PRs** — nothing to review or merge.
+  - **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no manifest regressions.
+- **Critical path unchanged:** (1) Operator creates `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) Operator merges `0xWheatyz/Talos` PR #14 (#218), (3) Operator configures DNS for all 8 subdomains (#33, #106, #150).
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-06 — Sprint Planning Cycle #227)
+
+
+
+- **Sprint Planning** — Full ROADMAP cross-reference + backlog triage completed (2026-06-06).
+  - **ROADMAP cross-reference:** All 18 unchecked items confirmed grounded in open issues — **zero gaps**.
+    - Phase 0: #3, #4, #66, #76–#83, #126–#128, #173, #178, #179, #203, #218 — all tracked.
+    - Phase 4: #7, #8, #174 — all tracked.
+    - Phase 5: #30 — tracked.
+    - Phase 6: #19, #33, #44, #106, #116, #139, #150, #151, #161, #166, #167 — all tracked.
+  - **Staleness check:** Oldest open issue is #3 / #4 from 2026-05-18 (19 days) — **below 30-day threshold; zero closures**.
+  - **Label audit:** All priority/complexity labels confirmed correct from cycle #221 audit — **zero changes**.
+  - **0 new issues created** — no roadmap gaps found.
+  - **0 issues closed** — no stale issues.
+  - **0 label changes** — all existing labels correct.
+  - **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no manifest regressions.
+- **Critical path unchanged:** (1) Operator creates `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) Operator merges `0xWheatyz/Talos` PR #14 (#218), (3) Operator configures DNS for all 8 subdomains (#33, #106, #150).
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-06 — Triage Cycle #226)
+
+- **Triage** — All 28 open `agent-ready` issues reviewed and commented with current status (2026-06-06).
+  - **All issues confirmed blocked** on the same critical-path operator tasks: #47 (create `0xWheatyz/api-company`), #218 (merge Talos PR #14), #33/#106/#150 (DNS).
+  - **No agent-implementable work found** — all open issues are either manual operator tasks or gated on Flux/cluster activation.
+  - **0 new issues created** — no gaps found; all ROADMAP items are grounded in open issues.
+  - **0 issues closed** — no issues are stale or resolvable by agent action.
+  - **0 PRs open** — nothing to review or merge.
+  - **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no manifest regressions.
+- **Current critical path unchanged:** (1) Operator creates `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) Operator merges `0xWheatyz/Talos` PR #14 (#218), (3) Operator configures DNS for all 8 subdomains (#33, #106, #150).
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-06 — Sprint Planning Cycle #221)
+
+- **#221** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-06 sprint planning cycle (this entry). Last-updated date confirmed 2026-06-06.
+- **0 new issues created** — all ROADMAP unchecked items confirmed grounded in open issues (35 open issues, zero gaps).
+- **0 issues closed** — oldest open issue is #3 from 2026-05-18 (19 days < 30-day stale threshold).
+- **3 label changes:**
+  - #106 (grafana.leeworks.dev DNS): added `blocked` label (missing despite dependency on #47)
+  - #150 (vin.leeworks.dev DNS): added `blocked` label (missing despite dependency on #47)
+  - #203 (ClusterIssuer verification): downgraded P1 → P2 (gated on DNS #33, not a first-order blocker)
+- **Critical path unchanged:** Operator must (1) create `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) merge upstream Talos PR #14 (#218) to activate Flux, (3) configure DNS (#33, #106, #150).
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no manifest regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-06 — Docs Cycle #219)
+
+- **#219** — STATUS.md Current Blockers updated: removed closed issues #187 and #90; replaced with open issue #218 (Operator: merge 0xWheatyz/Talos upstream PR #14 to activate Flux GitOps for api-company). Critical Path item 2 updated to reference #218. `kustomize build flux/` = PASS.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-05 — Sprint Planning Cycle #215)
+
+- **#215** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-05 sprint planning cycle (this entry). Last-updated date confirmed 2026-06-05.
+- **1 new issue created:** #214 (ROADMAP.md Phase 4 Alertmanager annotation — documentation gap filed).
+- **0 issues closed** — no stale issues; oldest open issue is #2 from 2026-05-18 (18 days < 30-day threshold).
+- **0 label/priority changes** — all existing labels confirmed correct.
+- **ROADMAP cross-reference:** all unchecked items confirmed grounded in open issues; 1 new documentation gap found and filed (#214 — Alertmanager / Slack receiver missing from ROADMAP.md Phase 4).
+- **Critical path unchanged:** Operator must (1) create `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) merge upstream Talos PR #14 (#187) to activate Flux, (3) configure DNS (#33, #106, #150).
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+- **0 open PRs** — nothing to review or merge.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-05 — Sprint Planning Cycle #211)
+
+- **#211** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-05 sprint planning cycle (this entry). Last-updated date confirmed 2026-06-05.
+- **1 new issue implemented:** #210 (Enable Alertmanager + Slack receiver — gap identified by roadmap cross-reference); PR #212 opened to `leeworks-agents/api-company` with `kustomize build flux/` = PASS.
+- **0 issues closed** — oldest open issue is #2 from 2026-05-18 (18 days old — under 30-day stale threshold).
+- **0 label changes** — all priority/complexity labels confirmed correct.
+- **ROADMAP cross-reference:** 18 unchecked items confirmed grounded in open issues; 1 new gap found and filed (#210 — Alertmanager was missing from roadmap coverage).
+- **Current Blockers unchanged:** Operator must (1) create `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) merge upstream Talos PR #14 (#187) to activate Flux, (3) configure DNS (#33, #106, #150).
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+- **1 open PR** — PR #212 (Alertmanager enable + Slack receiver): `kustomize build flux/` PASS; pending merge.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-05 — Sprint Planning Cycle #206)
+
+- **#206** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-05 sprint planning cycle (this entry). Last-updated date set to 2026-06-05.
+- **Completed outcomes from 2026-06-04 sprint planning cycle recorded:**
+  - Issue #204 (smoke-tests): reopened and relabeled `blocked` — was prematurely closed while prerequisites (DNS #33/#150, Flux #2/#187) are still open.
+  - ROADMAP cross-reference: all 18 unchecked items confirmed grounded in open issues (zero gaps).
+  - Staleness check: oldest open issue is #2 from 2026-05-18 (18 days, under 30-day threshold — no closures).
+  - Label audit: no label changes required — all existing priority/complexity labels are correct.
+- **Critical path confirmed:** Operator must (1) create `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) merge upstream Talos PR #14 (#187) to activate Flux, (3) configure DNS (#33, #106, #150).
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+- **0 open PRs** — nothing to review or merge.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-04 — Triage Cycle #204)
+
+- **Triage** — All 29 open `agent-ready` issues reviewed and commented with current status (2026-06-04).
+  - **#204** (smoke tests): ❌ BLOCKED — all HTTP endpoints timeout; DNS not configured; kubectl unreachable.
+  - **#203** (ClusterIssuer): ❌ BLOCKED — kubectl not accessible from agent environment.
+  - **#187, #90, #2** (Flux wiring): Waiting on operator to merge upstream Talos PR #14.
+  - **#179, #178, #66** (validation checklists): Blocked on Flux active + cluster access.
+  - **#174** (VIN metrics): `kustomize build flux/` PASS; blocked on cluster deploy.
+  - **#173, #81, #128, #126, #127, #83, #80, #79, #77, #76, #74, #73, #70** (secrets): Manual operator tasks, all documented.
+  - **#167, #166** (launch/pre-launch): Blocked on DNS + Flux + RapidAPI + PayPal.
+  - **#161, #151, #150, #139, #116, #106, #47, #44, #33, #30, #19, #8, #7, #4, #3**: Manual operator tasks or blocked on operator actions.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+- **0 PRs open** — nothing to review or merge.
+- **Critical path unchanged:** Operator must (1) create `0xWheatyz/api-company` (#47), (2) merge upstream Talos PR #14 (#187) to activate Flux.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-04 — Sprint Planning Cycle #200/#201)
+
+- **#200** — STATUS.md Infrastructure section updated: Flux wiring row for `flux/api-company-source/` updated to reflect Fork PR #399 **MERGED** to leeworks-agents/Talos; upstream PR #14 open on 0xWheatyz/Talos awaiting operator merge. Current Blockers updated to note upstream PR #14 as critical gate.
+- **#201** — Sprint planning STATUS.md update for 2026-06-04 cycle. Issues #200 and #201 created this cycle. ROADMAP cross-reference: all 18 unchecked items confirmed grounded in open issues (no gaps). Staleness check: oldest open issue is #2 from 2026-05-18 (17 days, not stale — threshold 30 days). Priority review: all labels confirmed appropriate. Critical path: operator-gated on 0xWheatyz/Talos PR #14 merge.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-04 — Sprint Planning Cycle #198)
+
+- **#198** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-04 sprint planning cycle. Last updated date set to 2026-06-04.
+- **Sprint Summary:** 0 new code issues created (all ROADMAP items grounded — all 18 unchecked items have corresponding open issues). 0 issues closed (no stale; oldest is #2 at 17 days). 0 label changes. Critical path is entirely operator-gated: Talos merge of #187 unblocks the #2/#3/#4 chain.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-04 — Sprint Planning Cycle #196)
+
+- **#196** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-04 sprint planning cycle. Last updated date set to 2026-06-04.
+- **Sprint Summary:** ROADMAP cross-reference complete — all 18 unchecked items have corresponding open issues (no gaps). 1 new issue created: #196 (this STATUS.md update). 0 issues closed (no stale issues; oldest open issue is #2 from 2026-05-18, only 17 days old). 0 label changes (all priority/complexity labels correct). Critical path remains entirely operator-gated.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-03 — Sprint Planning Cycle #193/#194)
+
+- **#194** — ROADMAP.md annotated with missing issue cross-references: Phase 0 issue #2 entry updated to reference implementation issue #187; Phase 6 entries added for issue #166 (pre-launch checklist) and #167 (launch announcement). Closes leeworks-agents/api-company#194.
+- **#193** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-03 sprint planning cycle. Current Blockers confirmed accurate; #80 (gitea-image-automation-token) listed. Closes leeworks-agents/api-company#193.
+- **Sprint Summary:** 2 new documentation issues created (#193 STATUS.md update, #194 ROADMAP annotation). 0 issues closed. 0 stale. Critical path entirely operator-gated.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-03 — Audit Cycle #190/#191)
+
+- **#190** — ZIP Enrichment API audit complete: `openapi.yaml` present at repo root (57 KB, OpenAPI 3.0.3); server entry point `src/server.js`; all routes confirmed implemented; `X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret` preHandler middleware on all routes except `/health`; `/metrics` Prometheus endpoint present; STATUS.md ZIP Enrichment Spec and Code rows updated to `[x]`. Closes leeworks-agents/api-company#190.
+- **#191** — Holidays API audit complete: `openapi.yaml` present at repo root (13 KB, OpenAPI 3.0.3); server entry point `src/server.js`; all routes confirmed implemented; `X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret` preHandler middleware on all routes except `/health` and `/metrics`; `/metrics` Prometheus endpoint present (issue #180 confirmed done); STATUS.md Holidays Spec and Code rows updated to `[x]`. Closes leeworks-agents/api-company#191.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-03 — Sprint Planning Cycle)
+
+- **#188** — STATUS.md updated for 2026-06-03 sprint planning cycle (this entry). Last updated date set to 2026-06-03.
+- **#187** — Talos PR for api-company Flux source manifests: PR #399 on `leeworks-agents/Talos` confirmed valid; upstream deploy PR created targeting `0xWheatyz/Talos`.
+- **#186** — Air Quality API audit complete: `openapi.yaml` ✅ exists at repo root in `leeworks-agents/air-quality`; server implementation ✅ present (`src/server.ts`, `src/app.ts`, `src/routes/`); STATUS.md Air Quality row updated to `[x]/[x]`.
+- **#178** relabeled — added `blocked` label (depends on #173 + Flux active).
+- **#174** relabeled — added `blocked` label (depends on #18 deploy + #7 monitoring).
+- **Current Blockers updated:** #187 added before #90 (same unblock target, more actionable).
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-02 — Sprint Planning Cycle #175/#176)
+
+- **#176** — ROADMAP.md Phase 6 unchecked items annotated with issue cross-references: DNS — issues #33, #106, #150; PayPal — issue #19; Paid tiers — issues #44 (original 3), #151 (VIN Decoder). No checked items changed.
+- **#175** — STATUS.md updated with 2026-06-02 sprint planning cycle results (this entry). Last updated date set to 2026-06-02.
+- **Sprint Summary:** 2 new documentation issues created (#175 STATUS.md update, #176 ROADMAP Phase 5/6 annotation). 0 code issues created (all ROADMAP items already covered by existing issues). 0 issues closed (none stale). 0 reprioritizations.
+- **Current Blockers updated:** #173 (ESO source secrets in `external-secrets` ns) and #174 (VIN Decoder metrics instrumentation) added.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-02 — Sprint Planning Cycle)
+
+- **#171** — ROADMAP.md Phase 0 unchecked items annotated with issue #2, #3, #4; Phase 4 unchecked items annotated with issue #7, #8, #27; Phase 5 unchecked item annotated with issue #30. No checked-off items changed.
+- **#170** — STATUS.md updated with 2026-06-02 sprint planning cycle results (this entry). Last updated date set to 2026-06-02.
+- **Sprint Summary:** 2 new issues created (#171, #170), 0 issues closed this cycle, 0 stale found.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions confirmed.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-02 — Triage Cycle #168)
+- **#168** — STATUS.md cleanup: removed all stale “open, in progress” references to #120 and #121 (both confirmed closed ✅ in leeworks-agents/vin-decoder). Historical sections corrected. VIN Decoder Code column confirmed `[x]`.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-01 — Sprint Planning Cycle)
+- **#163** — ROADMAP.md Phase 2 and Phase 3 VIN Decoder bullets marked `[x]` with closed ✅ references for issues #120 and #121.
+- **#164** — STATUS.md Current Blockers updated: removed #120 and #121 (both confirmed closed ✅). Top actionable agent task updated to #163.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-01 — Triage Cycle)
+- **#158** — STATUS.md updated with 2026-06-01 current blockers and sprint summary.
+- **#156** — ROADMAP.md checkboxes updated: Phase 4 VIN Decoder metrics, Phase 5 docs-site/pipeline/blog, Phase 6 legal docs all checked off.
+- **VIN Decoder Code `[x]`** — leeworks-agents/vin-decoder data layer (#120) and Fastify server (#121) confirmed merged; STATUS.md Code column updated.
+- **PR #160 closed** — had merge conflicts and ROADMAP.md regressions (unchecked completed items). Clean fix applied here.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Current Blockers (as of 2026-06-07)
+
+In dependency order — operator tasks unless noted:
+
+1. **P1 #47** — Create `0xWheatyz/api-company` upstream repo (operator) — **highest priority, unblocks everything**
+2. **P1 #76** — Create `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` secret in `flux-system` (operator)
+3. **P1 #77** — Create `gitea-runner-token` secret in `gitea-runner` namespace (operator)
+4. **P1 #79** — Create `gitea-registry` imagePullSecrets in all API namespaces (operator)
+5. **P1 #83** — Configure `GITEA_TOKEN` Actions secret in zip-enrichment, holidays, air-quality repos (operator)
+6. **P1 #126** — Configure `GITEA_TOKEN` Actions secret in vin-decoder repo (operator — depends on #122 ✅)
+7. **P1 #127** — Create `gitea-registry` imagePullSecret in `vin-decoder` namespace (operator)
+8. **P1 #218** — Operator: merge 0xWheatyz/Talos upstream PR #14 to activate Flux GitOps for api-company — Fork PR #399 already MERGED to leeworks-agents/Talos; upstream PR #14 is the critical gate; unblocks #2, #3, #4, #66 chain (replaces closed #187 and #90)
+10. **P2 #80** — Create `gitea-image-automation-token` secret in `flux-system` namespace (operator) — enables Flux image automation
+11. **P2 #173** — Create ESO source secrets in `external-secrets` namespace for RapidAPI proxy-secret syncing (operator) — blocks ESO sync
+12. **P2 #231** — Verify VIN Decoder metrics endpoint and ServiceMonitor scrape config in live cluster (depends on #218 — Flux must be active first)
+13. **P2 #178** — Validate ESO HelmRelease deployment and ExternalSecret sync for all 4 API namespaces (depends on #173 + Flux active)
+14. **P2 #179** — Execute extended full-stack Flux validation checklist including VIN Decoder (depends on #126, #127, #128)
+
+## Sprint Summary (2026-06-01 — Sprint Planning Cycle)
+- **Issues closed this cycle:** 0
+- **New issues created this cycle:** 1 (#163 — ROADMAP/STATUS cleanup after #120/#121)
+- **Stale issues found:** 0
+- **Top actionable agent task:** #163 (pure doc update, immediately actionable)
+- **Critical path:** Entirely operator-gated after #163 is merged (see Current Blockers)
+
+## Sprint Summary (2026-06-01)
+- **Issues closed since last STATUS update (#146):** #145–#154 — VIN Decoder sprint docs + infra (✅ all closed)
+- **Issues opened this sprint:** #150 (vin DNS reminder), #151 (VIN Decoder RapidAPI tiers), #155 (if applicable), #156 (ROADMAP.md update), #157 (full-stack validation), #158 (STATUS.md update), #163 (ROADMAP/STATUS cleanup post-#120/#121), #164 (STATUS.md sprint planning update)
+- **Top actionable agent task:** #163 (ROADMAP/STATUS doc cleanup for #120/#121 — pure doc update, immediately actionable)
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-31 — Sprint Cycle)
 - **#146** — STATUS.md updated to reflect VIN Decoder sprint wave (#117–#141): APIs table row added, completed wave documented, blockers updated.
 - **#145** — ROADMAP.md updated to reference VIN Decoder as 4th API across all phases (Phase 1–6). `kustomize build flux/` = PASS.
 - **PR #147 opened** — docs: update ROADMAP.md and STATUS.md for VIN Decoder sprint wave (closes #145, #146).
@@ -31,8 +254,8 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 ## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-30 — VIN Decoder Sprint Wave)
 ### VIN Decoder issues #117–#141 — status as of 2026-05-31:
 - **#117** — VIN Decoder spec + feasibility — **closed ✅** (`apis/vin-decoder/openapi.yaml` merged)
- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer (SQLite/NHTSA vPIC) — **open, in progress** (P1 blocker)
- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **open, in progress** (P1 blocker, depends on #120)
+- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer (SQLite/NHTSA vPIC) — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
+- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
 - **#122** — Create `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder` repo — **closed ✅**
 - **#123** — VIN Decoder docs page — **closed ✅**
 - **#124** — VIN Decoder SEO blog post — **closed ✅**
@@ -48,24 +271,25 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 - **#141** — Pricing page updated for VIN Decoder — **closed ✅** (PR #144 merged)

 ## Critical Path (operator must complete in order)
+See **Current Blockers** section above for the full ordered list as of 2026-06-01.
+
 1. **Create `0xWheatyz/api-company` repo** (#47) — **highest priority, unblocks everything**
-2. **Add api-company Flux source to Talos** (#90) — needs Talos PR, reference manifests at `flux/api-company-source/`
+2. **Merge upstream Talos PR #14 to activate Flux for api-company** (#218) — manifests already committed; operator must merge 0xWheatyz/Talos PR #14
 3. **Create `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` secret** in `flux-system` (#76)
 4. **Create `gitea-runner-token` secret** in `gitea-runner` (#77)
 5. **Enable Gitea packages + DNS for `registry.leeworks.dev`** (#4)
 6. **All other secrets** (#70, #73, #74, #79, #80, #81, #83) follow in order

 ## Blockers — VIN Decoder critical path
- **P1: #120** — VIN Decoder data layer (NHTSA vPIC SQLite cache) — agent work pending
- **P1: #121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — agent work pending, depends on #120
 - **P1: #127** — Create `gitea-registry` imagePullSecret in `vin-decoder` namespace — operator manual task
+- **P2: #126** — Configure `GITEA_TOKEN` secret in `vin-decoder` repo — operator manual task
 - **P2: #128** — Create `rapidapi-proxy-secret` in `vin-decoder` namespace — operator manual task
- **P2: #129** — VIN Decoder Prometheus metrics instrumentation — agent work pending, depends on #121
+- ~~**P2: #129** — VIN Decoder Prometheus metrics instrumentation~~ — **closed ✅** (PR merged)
 - **P3: #139** — Add RAPIDAPI_VIN_* Actions secrets — operator task, depends on RapidAPI listing (#131)

 ## New Issues This Sprint (2026-05-30, #120–#146)
- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer — **open, P1**
- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **open, P1**
+- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
+- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
 - **#126** — Operator: GITEA_TOKEN secret in vin-decoder repo — manual operator task
 - **#127** — Operator: gitea-registry imagePullSecret in vin-decoder namespace — manual operator task, P1 blocker
 - **#128** — Operator: rapidapi-proxy-secret in vin-decoder namespace — manual operator task
@@ -286,7 +286,11 @@ annotations:

 ## Grafana Dashboard

-A reference dashboard JSON is available at `docs/grafana-api-dashboard.json` (TBD — will be committed once Grafana is deployed per issue #7).
+Grafana dashboards are committed as Flux ConfigMaps and are auto-loaded by Grafana via the `grafana_dashboard: "1"` label:
+- `flux/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-apis.yaml` — consolidated 4-API dashboard (all APIs)
+- `flux/monitoring/vin-decoder-dashboard.yaml` — VIN Decoder-specific dashboard
+
+Dashboards will load automatically once Grafana is deployed (issue #7) and Flux is active (issue #218).

 Key panels to include:
 1. Request rate by API and status (`rate(api_requests_total[5m])`)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 **Audience:** Human operator (0xWheatyz)  
 **Purpose:** Ordered, copy-paste-ready guide to bring the full `api-company` stack live.  
-**Last updated:** 2026-05-26  
+**Last updated:** 2026-06-01  
 **Closes:** leeworks-agents/api-company#50

 ---
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Repos to configure:
 - `leeworks-agents/zip-enrichment`
 - `leeworks-agents/holidays`
 - `leeworks-agents/air-quality`
+- `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder` (see also Phase 4-A Step 4)

 **For each repo:** Repo → Settings → Actions → Secrets → Add Secret
 - **Name:** `GITEA_TOKEN`
@@ -186,9 +187,9 @@ kubectl create secret generic gitea-image-automation-token \

 ---

-## Phase 4 — DNS for API services (issue #33)
+## Phase 4 — DNS for API services (issues #33, #106, #150)

-Add DNS A records for all seven leeworks.dev subdomains (all point to the same
+Add DNS A records for **all eight** leeworks.dev subdomains (all point to the same
 cluster ingress IP):

 | Hostname                | Target                 |
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ cluster ingress IP):
 | `zip.leeworks.dev`      | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
 | `holidays.leeworks.dev` | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
 | `aqi.leeworks.dev`      | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+| `vin.leeworks.dev`      | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
 | `docs.leeworks.dev`     | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
 | `grafana.leeworks.dev`  | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
 | `status.leeworks.dev`   | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ cluster ingress IP):
 Verify DNS propagation:

 ```bash
-for host in zip holidays aqi docs grafana status registry; do
+for host in zip holidays aqi vin docs grafana status registry; do
  echo -n "${host}.leeworks.dev: "
  dig ${host}.leeworks.dev +short
 done
@@ -215,6 +217,76 @@ propagates (typically minutes, up to 48 h).

 ---

+---
+
+## Phase 4-A — VIN Decoder namespace setup (issues #126, #127, #128, #139)
+
+Before VIN Decoder pods can start, the following manual steps are required.
+Do these alongside Phase 3 (they are independent of the DNS batch):
+
+### Step 4A-1 — Create `vin-decoder` namespace
+
+```bash
+kubectl create namespace vin-decoder --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+```
+
+### Step 4A-2 — Create `gitea-registry` imagePullSecret in `vin-decoder` namespace (issue #127)
+
+Reuse the same Gitea token with `read:packages` scope from secrets checklist item #8.
+
+```bash
+kubectl create secret docker-registry gitea-registry \
+  --namespace=vin-decoder \
+  --docker-server=registry.leeworks.dev \
+  --docker-username=leeworks-agents \
+  --docker-password=<GITEA_TOKEN_WITH_READ_PACKAGES> \
+  --docker-email=agent@leeworks.dev
+```
+
+Verify:
+```bash
+kubectl get secret gitea-registry -n vin-decoder -o jsonpath='{.type}'
+# Expected: kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson
+```
+
+### Step 4A-3 — Create `rapidapi-proxy-secret` in `vin-decoder` namespace (issue #128)
+
+**Now (placeholder — unblocks deploy testing):**
+```bash
+kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
+  --namespace=vin-decoder \
+  --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=PLACEHOLDER_REPLACE_AFTER_RAPIDAPI_LISTING
+```
+
+**After VIN Decoder is listed on RapidAPI (Phase 5), update with real secret:**
+```bash
+kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
+  -n vin-decoder \
+  --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<VIN_RAPIDAPI_PROXY_SECRET> \
+  --save-config --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+```
+
+### Step 4A-4 — Add `GITEA_TOKEN` Actions secret to `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder` repo (issue #126)
+
+Gitea → `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder` → Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions
+- **Name:** `GITEA_TOKEN`
+- **Value:** Gitea personal access token with `write:packages` scope
+
+Verify it appears in the repo's Actions Secrets list before the next push to `main`.
+
+### Step 4A-5 — Add RapidAPI VIN secrets to `leeworks-agents/api-company` Actions (issue #139)
+
+> **Blocked** — requires VIN Decoder to be listed on RapidAPI first (issue #131 tracker; operator action required).
+
+Once the VIN Decoder listing is live:
+
+Gitea → `leeworks-agents/api-company` → Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions
+
+| Secret name               | Where to find it |
+|---------------------------|------------------|
+| `RAPIDAPI_VIN_API_ID`     | RapidAPI dashboard → VIN Decoder listing → Overview |
+| `RAPIDAPI_VIN_VERSION_ID` | RapidAPI dashboard → VIN Decoder listing → Versions tab |
+
 ## Phase 5 — RapidAPI + PayPal (issue #44, #19)

 > **Blocked on operator being 18+ for PayPal.** Complete when eligible.
@@ -241,8 +313,25 @@ kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
 kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
  -n air-quality \
  --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<VALUE>
+
+# vin-decoder (updates the placeholder secret from Phase 4-A Step 3)
+kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
+  -n vin-decoder \
+  --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<VIN_VALUE> \
+  --save-config --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
 ```

+Also configure VIN Decoder pricing tiers on RapidAPI (issue #151):
+
+| Tier  | Monthly Price | Request Limit  | Rate Limit  |
+|-------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
+| Free  | $0            | 100 req/mo     | 5 req/min   |
+| Basic | $9            | 5,000 req/mo   | 60 req/min  |
+| Pro   | $19           | 20,000 req/mo  | 200 req/min |
+| Ultra | $49           | 100,000 req/mo | 500 req/min |
+
+Confirm VIN Decoder revenue flows through the same PayPal account as the other 3 APIs.
+
 ---

 ## Quick Verification Checklist
@@ -287,12 +376,22 @@ Phase 2: Service secrets (runner-token, grafana-admin, gatus-webhook, registry)

 Phase 3: CI secrets + image-automation token
    └─► images build, push, and auto-update → API services deploy
+    (includes leeworks-agents/vin-decoder GITEA_TOKEN — Step 3-A)

-Phase 4: DNS records
+Phase 4: DNS records (8 subdomains including vin.leeworks.dev)
    └─► HTTPS certs issued → public URLs go live

-Phase 5: RapidAPI + PayPal
-    └─► revenue enabled
+Phase 4-A: VIN Decoder namespace setup (#126, #127, #128)
+    4A-1: vin-decoder namespace created
+    4A-2: gitea-registry imagePullSecret in vin-decoder (#127)
+    4A-3: rapidapi-proxy-secret placeholder in vin-decoder (#128)
+    4A-4: GITEA_TOKEN Actions secret in vin-decoder repo (#126)
+    4A-5: RAPIDAPI_VIN_API_ID + RAPIDAPI_VIN_VERSION_ID Actions secrets (#139)
+          [blocked on VIN Decoder RapidAPI listing]
+    └─► VIN Decoder pods start; CI can push images
+
+Phase 5: RapidAPI + PayPal (all 4 APIs including VIN Decoder; issue #151)
+    └─► revenue enabled for all 4 APIs
 ```

 ---
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Use this checklist as the final go-live gate — run through every item the day
 flux get all

 # Check API pod health
-for ns in zip-enrichment holidays air-quality docs-site; do
+for ns in zip-enrichment holidays air-quality vin-decoder docs-site; do
  echo "=== $ns ==="
  kubectl get pods -n $ns
 done
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ done
 # Verify TLS certs
 kubectl get certificates -A

-# Check all 7 DNS subdomains
-for sub in zip holidays aqi docs status registry grafana; do
+# Check all 8 DNS subdomains
+for sub in zip holidays aqi vin docs status registry grafana; do
  echo "$sub.leeworks.dev -> $(dig $sub.leeworks.dev +short)"
 done

 # Smoke test health endpoints
-for svc in "zip.leeworks.dev/health" "holidays.leeworks.dev/health" "aqi.leeworks.dev/health"; do
+for svc in "zip.leeworks.dev/health" "holidays.leeworks.dev/health" "aqi.leeworks.dev/health" "vin.leeworks.dev/v1/health"; do
  echo "$svc: $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' https://$svc)"
 done

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Follow this list top-to-bottom; each step unblocks the next.
 - [ ] 1. `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` (flux-system) — unblocks Flux GitRepository auth
 - [ ] 2. `gitea-runner-token` (gitea-runner) — unblocks Gitea Actions runner registration
 - [ ] 3. `grafana-admin` (monitoring) — unblocks Grafana login
- [ ] 4. `gatus-slack-webhook` (monitoring) — unblocks Gatus alert notifications
+- [ ] 4. `gatus-slack-webhook` (monitoring) — unblocks Gatus alert notifications AND Alertmanager Slack SLO alerts
 - [ ] 5. `GITEA_TOKEN` in each API repo's Actions Secrets — unblocks CI image push
 - [ ] 6. Gitea packages enabled + DNS record for `registry.leeworks.dev` — unblocks image push to registry
 - [ ] 7. Add api-company Flux source + kustomization to 0xWheatyz/Talos — unblocks all GitOps reconciliation
@@ -92,9 +92,12 @@ Grafana will be accessible at `https://grafana.leeworks.dev` (login: `admin` / `
 |-----------|-------|
 | Name      | `gatus-slack-webhook` |
 | Namespace | `monitoring` |
-| Purpose   | Gatus posts downtime alerts to a Slack channel via incoming webhook |
+| Purpose   | Gatus posts downtime alerts to a Slack channel via incoming webhook. Also mounted by Alertmanager (`alertmanagerSpec.secrets`) to send SLO / firing-alert Slack notifications. |
 | Source    | Slack → Your workspace → Apps → Incoming Webhooks → Add to Slack → copy webhook URL |
-| Unblocks  | Issue #8 (Gatus status page at `status.leeworks.dev`) |
+| Unblocks  | Issue #8 (Gatus status page at `status.leeworks.dev`); Alertmanager Slack receiver (issue #210) |
+| Consumers | **Two components** share this secret: (1) **Gatus** (`flux/monitoring/gatus-helmrelease.yaml`) — public status-page alerts; (2) **Alertmanager** (`flux/monitoring/helmrelease.yaml` via `alertmanagerSpec.secrets`) — SLO / firing-alert Slack notifications |
+
+> **Note (dual consumer):** Creating this one secret (`gatus-slack-webhook` in the `monitoring` namespace) unblocks **both** Gatus alert delivery AND Alertmanager's Slack receiver. The Alertmanager configuration references this secret at `global.slack_api_url_file: /etc/alertmanager/secrets/gatus-slack-webhook/url` (enabled in PR #212 / issue #210).

 ```bash
 kubectl create secret generic gatus-slack-webhook \
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
 1 (gitea-leeworks-token) → Flux can pull this repo over HTTPS
 2 (gitea-runner-token)   → runner online → CI runs
 3 (grafana-admin)        → Grafana login works
-4 (gatus-slack-webhook)  → Gatus alerting works
+4 (gatus-slack-webhook)  → Gatus alerting works + Alertmanager Slack SLO alerts
 5 + 6 (GITEA_TOKEN + registry packages) → CI pushes images → API services deploy
 8 (gitea-registry)       → pods can pull images from registry.leeworks.dev → services start
 9 (gitea-image-automation-token) → Flux ImageUpdateAutomation pushes tag-update commits
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ data:
  api-dashboard.json: |
    {
      "annotations": { "list": [] },
-      "description": "Request rate, latency, error rate, and data freshness for zip-enrichment, holidays, and air-quality APIs",
+      "description": "Request rate, latency, error rate, and data freshness for zip-enrichment, holidays, air-quality, and vin-decoder APIs",
      "editable": true,
      "graphTooltip": 1,
      "panels": [
@@ -85,7 +85,25 @@ spec:
                action: replace
                target_label: kubernetes_pod_name
    alertmanager:
-      enabled: false  # Enable when alert routing is configured
+      enabled: true
+      config:
+        global:
+          slack_api_url_file: /etc/alertmanager/secrets/gatus-slack-webhook/url
+        route:
+          receiver: slack-api-alerts
+          group_by: [alertname, namespace]
+          group_wait: 30s
+          group_interval: 5m
+          repeat_interval: 4h
+        receivers:
+          - name: slack-api-alerts
+            slack_configs:
+              - channel: '#api-alerts'
+                title: '{{ .CommonAnnotations.summary }}'
+                text: '{{ range .Alerts }}{{ .Annotations.description }}{{ end }}'
+      alertmanagerSpec:
+        secrets:
+          - gatus-slack-webhook
    kubeStateMetrics:
      enabled: true
    nodeExporter:
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ resources:
  - gatus-helmrelease.yaml
  - grafana-dashboard-apis.yaml
  - prometheusrule-apis.yaml
+  - vin-decoder-dashboard.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ spec:
        - alert: APIHighErrorRate
          expr: |
            (
-              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{status=~"5..", job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"}[5m]))
+              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{status=~"5..", job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"}[5m]))
              /
-              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"}[5m]))
+              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"}[5m]))
            ) > 0.05
          for: 5m
          labels:
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ spec:
        - alert: APIHighErrorRate
          expr: |
            (
-              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{status=~"5..", job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"}[5m]))
+              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{status=~"5..", job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"}[5m]))
              /
-              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"}[5m]))
+              sum by (job) (rate(api_requests_total{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"}[5m]))
            ) > 0.20
          for: 5m
          labels:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spec:
          expr: |
            histogram_quantile(
              0.95,
-              sum by (job, le) (rate(api_response_duration_seconds_bucket{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"}[5m]))
+              sum by (job, le) (rate(api_response_duration_seconds_bucket{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"}[5m]))
            ) > 2
          for: 5m
          labels:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
        # -------------------------------------------------------------------
        - alert: APIDataStale
          expr: |
-            api_data_freshness_seconds{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"} > 2592000
+            api_data_freshness_seconds{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"} > 2592000
          for: 30m
          labels:
            severity: warning
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ spec:
        # -------------------------------------------------------------------
        - alert: APIDataCriticallyStale
          expr: |
-            api_data_freshness_seconds{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"} > 5184000
+            api_data_freshness_seconds{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"} > 5184000
          for: 1h
          labels:
            severity: critical
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ spec:
        # -------------------------------------------------------------------
        - alert: APIDown
          expr: |
-            absent(up{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"} == 1)
+            absent(up{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"} == 1)
            or
-            up{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality"} == 0
+            up{job=~"zip|holidays|air-quality|vin-decoder"} == 0
          for: 2m
          labels:
            severity: critical
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: grafana-dashboard-vin-decoder
+  namespace: monitoring
+  labels:
+    grafana_dashboard: "1"
+data:
+  vin-decoder-dashboard.json: |
+    {
+      "annotations": { "list": [] },
+      "description": "Request rate, latency, error rate, and cache hit ratio for the VIN Decoder API",
+      "editable": true,
+      "graphTooltip": 1,
+      "panels": [
+        {
+          "collapsed": false,
+          "gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 0 },
+          "id": 1,
+          "title": "VIN Decoder — Request Rate",
+          "type": "row"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": { "type": "prometheus", "uid": "prometheus" },
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": { "mode": "palette-classic" },
+              "custom": { "axisLabel": "requests/sec", "drawStyle": "line", "fillOpacity": 10, "lineWidth": 1, "showPoints": "never" },
+              "unit": "reqps"
+            },
+            "overrides": []
+          },
+          "gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 0, "y": 1 },
+          "id": 2,
+          "options": {
+            "legend": { "calcs": ["mean", "max"], "displayMode": "table", "placement": "bottom" },
+            "tooltip": { "mode": "multi" }
+          },
+          "targets": [
+            {
+              "expr": "sum by (route) (rate(api_requests_total{api=\"vin-decoder\"}[5m]))",
+              "legendFormat": "{{route}}",
+              "refId": "A"
+            }
+          ],
+          "title": "Request Rate by Route",
+          "type": "timeseries"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": { "type": "prometheus", "uid": "prometheus" },
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": { "mode": "palette-classic" },
+              "custom": { "axisLabel": "", "drawStyle": "line", "fillOpacity": 10, "lineWidth": 1, "showPoints": "never" },
+              "unit": "percentunit"
+            },
+            "overrides": []
+          },
+          "gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 1 },
+          "id": 3,
+          "options": {
+            "legend": { "calcs": ["mean", "last"], "displayMode": "table", "placement": "bottom" },
+            "tooltip": { "mode": "multi" }
+          },
+          "targets": [
+            {
+              "expr": "sum(rate(api_requests_total{api=\"vin-decoder\",status_code=~\"5..\"}[5m])) / sum(rate(api_requests_total{api=\"vin-decoder\"}[5m]))",
+              "legendFormat": "5xx error rate",
+              "refId": "A"
+            }
+          ],
+          "title": "5xx Error Rate",
+          "type": "timeseries"
+        },
+        {
+          "collapsed": false,
+          "gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 9 },
+          "id": 10,
+          "title": "VIN Decoder — Latency",
+          "type": "row"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": { "type": "prometheus", "uid": "prometheus" },
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": { "mode": "palette-classic" },
+              "custom": { "axisLabel": "seconds", "drawStyle": "line", "fillOpacity": 5, "lineWidth": 1, "showPoints": "never" },
+              "unit": "s"
+            },
+            "overrides": []
+          },
+          "gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 10 },
+          "id": 4,
+          "options": {
+            "legend": { "calcs": ["mean", "max"], "displayMode": "table", "placement": "bottom" },
+            "tooltip": { "mode": "multi" }
+          },
+          "targets": [
+            {
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.50, sum by (route, le) (rate(api_response_duration_seconds_bucket{api=\"vin-decoder\"}[5m])))",
+              "legendFormat": "P50 {{route}}",
+              "refId": "A"
+            },
+            {
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.95, sum by (route, le) (rate(api_response_duration_seconds_bucket{api=\"vin-decoder\"}[5m])))",
+              "legendFormat": "P95 {{route}}",
+              "refId": "B"
+            },
+            {
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, sum by (route, le) (rate(api_response_duration_seconds_bucket{api=\"vin-decoder\"}[5m])))",
+              "legendFormat": "P99 {{route}}",
+              "refId": "C"
+            }
+          ],
+          "title": "Response Latency P50 / P95 / P99 by Route",
+          "type": "timeseries"
+        },
+        {
+          "collapsed": false,
+          "gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 18 },
+          "id": 20,
+          "title": "VIN Decoder — Cache & Data Freshness",
+          "type": "row"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": { "type": "prometheus", "uid": "prometheus" },
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": { "mode": "thresholds" },
+              "thresholds": {
+                "steps": [
+                  { "color": "green", "value": null },
+                  { "color": "yellow", "value": 2592000 },
+                  { "color": "red", "value": 5184000 }
+                ]
+              },
+              "unit": "s"
+            },
+            "overrides": []
+          },
+          "gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 0, "y": 19 },
+          "id": 5,
+          "options": { "reduceOptions": { "calcs": ["lastNotNull"] }, "orientation": "auto", "textMode": "auto", "colorMode": "background" },
+          "targets": [
+            {
+              "expr": "api_data_freshness_seconds{api=\"vin-decoder\"}",
+              "legendFormat": "data freshness",
+              "refId": "A"
+            }
+          ],
+          "title": "Data Freshness (seconds since last NHTSA fetch)",
+          "type": "stat"
+        }
+      ],
+      "refresh": "1m",
+      "schemaVersion": 38,
+      "tags": ["vin-decoder", "api-company"],
+      "title": "VIN Decoder API",
+      "uid": "vin-decoder-api",
+      "version": 1
+    }
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ spec:
                - name: vin-decoder
                  image: registry.leeworks.dev/vin-decoder/api:latest # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:vin-decoder"}
                  ports:
-                    - containerPort: 3000
+                    - name: http
+                      containerPort: 3000
                  env:
                    - name: RAPIDAPI_PROXY_SECRET
                      valueFrom:
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ spec:
          selector:
            app: vin-decoder
          ports:
-            - port: 80
+            - name: http
+              port: 80
              targetPort: 3000
      - apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
        kind: Ingress
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ resources:
  - namespace.yaml
  - externalsecret.yaml
  - helmrelease.yaml
+  - servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: vin-decoder
+  namespace: vin-decoder
+  labels:
+    release: kube-prometheus-stack
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: vin-decoder
+  endpoints:
+    - port: http
+      path: /metrics
+      interval: 30s