docs: add vin-decoder to pre-launch checklist quick-command snippets

Fix three omissions in the Quick Commands Reference section:
1. Pod-health loop: add vin-decoder to namespace list
2. DNS check loop: add vin subdomain (8th subdomain, not 7)
3. Health smoke-test loop: add vin.leeworks.dev/v1/health

Closes leeworks-agents/api-company#208

ROADMAP.md

@@ -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`
+- [x] Audit cluster: nodes, namespaces, ingress, Flux state → `docs/cluster-audit.md` (issue #36 — closed ✅)
-- [ ] Add Flux GitRepository + Kustomization watching `leeworks-agents/api-company`
+- [ ] Add Flux GitRepository + Kustomization watching `leeworks-agents/api-company` — issue #2 (Talos PR implementation: issue #187)
-- [ ] Deploy `gitea-act-runner` in cluster via Flux HelmRelease (`flux/gitea-runner/`)
+- [ ] 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
+- [ ] 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 +18,41 @@ 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/`)
+- [ ] Prometheus + Grafana via Flux HelmRelease (`flux/monitoring/`) — issue #7
-- [ ] Gatus public status page at `status.leeworks.dev`
+- [ ] Gatus public status page at `status.leeworks.dev` — issue #8
-- [ ] Instrument every API with `api_requests_total`, `api_response_duration_seconds`, `api_data_freshness_seconds`
+- [x] Instrument every API with `api_requests_total`, `api_response_duration_seconds`, `api_data_freshness_seconds` (issue #27 — closed ✅)
-- [ ] VIN Decoder metrics instrumentation + Grafana dashboard (issue #129)
+- [x] Add Prometheus metrics endpoint to holidays service (issue #180 — closed ✅)
+- [ ] Verify VIN Decoder metrics endpoint and ServiceMonitor scrape config — issue #174
+- [x] VIN Decoder metrics instrumentation + Grafana dashboard (issue #129 — closed ✅)
 - [x] VIN Decoder Gatus health check (issue #134 — closed ✅)
 
 ## Phase 5 — Documentation site
-- [ ] `docs-site/` Astro + Redoc skeleton
+- [x] `docs-site/` Astro + Redoc skeleton (issue #28 — closed ✅)
-- [ ] Gitea Actions pipeline that copies per-API `openapi.yaml` files at build time
+- [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
+- [ ] Deploy to `docs.leeworks.dev` via Flux — issue #30
-- [ ] One SEO blog post per API minimum (see master prompt §Phase 5)
+- [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`
+- [x] `docs/legal/terms-of-service.md` (issue #40 — closed ✅)
-- [ ] `docs/legal/privacy-policy.md`
+- [x] `docs/legal/privacy-policy.md` (issue #40 — closed ✅)
-- [ ] `docs/legal/acceptable-use-policy.md`
+- [x] `docs/legal/acceptable-use-policy.md` (issues #40 ✅, #89 ✅)
-- [ ] DNS: `zip.leeworks.dev`, `holidays.leeworks.dev`, `aqi.leeworks.dev`, `docs.`, `status.`, `registry.`
+- [ ] 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)
+- [ ] PayPal linked to RapidAPI (manual, on 18th birthday) — issue #19
-- [ ] Paid tiers enabled on RapidAPI listings (manual)
+- [ ] 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
 

STATUS.md

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 # Company Status
 
-_Last updated: 2026-05-31 (sprint planning cycle)_
+_Last updated: 2026-06-05_
 
 ## APIs
 | API            | Spec | Code | Deployed | Listed on RapidAPI | Paying Users | MRR |
 |----------------|------|------|----------|--------------------|--------------|-----|
-| ZIP Enrichment | [~]  | [~]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
+| ZIP Enrichment | [x]  | [x]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
-| Holidays       | [~]  | [~]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
+| Holidays       | [x]  | [x]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
-| Air Quality    | [ ]  | [ ]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
+| Air Quality    | [x]  | [x]  | [ ]      | [ ]                | 0            | $0  |
-| VIN Decoder    | [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)
@@ -23,7 +23,137 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 - **Image automation:** `flux/image-automation/` — ImageRepository + ImagePolicy + ImageUpdateAutomation for all three APIs
 - **VIN Decoder manifests:** `flux/vin-decoder/` — Flux HelmRelease + Kustomization committed (issue #140)
 
-## Completed This Cycle (2026-05-31 — Sprint Cycle)
+## Completed This 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 2026-06-04)
+
+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 #187** — Merge upstream PR #14 on 0xWheatyz/Talos to activate Flux for api-company (operator) — Fork PR #399 already MERGED to leeworks-agents/Talos; upstream PR #14 is the critical gate; unblocks #2, #3, #4, #66 chain
+9. **P1 #90** — Wire Flux GitRepository + Kustomization for api-company in `0xWheatyz/Talos` (superseded by #187; upstream PR #14 pending operator merge)
+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 #174** — VIN Decoder metrics instrumentation in `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder` repo (agent task, depends on #18 deploy)
+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 +161,8 @@ 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)
+- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer (SQLite/NHTSA vPIC) — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
-- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **open, in progress** (P1 blocker, depends on #120)
+- **#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 ✅**
@@ -48,6 +178,8 @@ 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/`
 3. **Create `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` secret** in `flux-system` (#76)
@@ -56,16 +188,15 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 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**
+- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
-- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **open, P1**
+- **#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

docs/pre-launch-checklist.md

@@ -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
+# Check all 8 DNS subdomains
-for sub in zip holidays aqi docs status registry grafana; do
+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
 

flux/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-apis.yaml

@@ -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": [

flux/monitoring/kustomization.yaml

@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ resources:
   - gatus-helmrelease.yaml
   - grafana-dashboard-apis.yaml
   - prometheusrule-apis.yaml
+  - vin-decoder-dashboard.yaml

flux/monitoring/prometheusrule-apis.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

flux/monitoring/vin-decoder-dashboard.yaml

@@ -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
+    }

flux/vin-decoder/kustomization.yaml

@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ resources:
   - namespace.yaml
   - externalsecret.yaml
   - helmrelease.yaml
+  - servicemonitor.yaml

flux/vin-decoder/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