chore: update STATUS.md for 2026-05-28 late-night triage cycle

Triaged issues #79, #80, #81 (all manual operator secret tasks).
No open PRs. kustomize build flux/ = PASS.

.gitea/workflows/validate-flux.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Validate Flux manifests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  kustomize-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install kustomize
+        run: |
+          curl -sL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh" | bash
+          sudo mv kustomize /usr/local/bin/
+
+      - name: kustomize build flux/
+        run: kustomize build flux/ > /dev/null

STATUS.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Company Status
 
-_Last updated: 2026-05-26 (agent cycle)_
+_Last updated: 2026-05-28 (agent cycle — late-night triage)_
 
 ## APIs
 | API            | Spec | Code | Deployed | Listed on RapidAPI | Paying Users | MRR |
@@ -18,8 +18,66 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 - **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)
 - **Gatus status page:** Flux HelmRelease at `flux/monitoring/gatus-helmrelease.yaml` — PENDING Flux wiring (issue #8)
+- **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
 
-## Completed This Cycle (2026-05-26)
+## Completed This Cycle (2026-05-28 — Late-Night Triage)
+- **#79** — Triaged: `gitea-registry` imagePullSecret needed in 4 namespaces. Manual operator task; kubectl docker-registry secret instructions posted.
+- **#80** — Triaged: `gitea-image-automation-token` secret needed in `flux-system`. Manual operator task; write-scoped PAT required, kubectl instructions posted.
+- **#81** — Triaged: `rapidapi-proxy-secret` needed in `zip-enrichment`, `holidays`, `air-quality`. Manual operator task; placeholder + real-secret commands posted.
+- **No open PRs** — queue empty.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-28 — Night Triage)
+- **#76** — Triaged: `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` secret required in `flux-system` to unblock Flux GitRepository auth. Manual operator task; kubectl instructions + reconcile steps posted in issue comment.
+- **#77** — Triaged: `gitea-runner-token` secret required in `gitea-runner` namespace to register Act Runner. Manual operator task; full step-by-step instructions posted in issue comment.
+- **No open PRs** — queue empty.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-28 — Evening Triage)
+- **#74** — Triaged: `GITEA_TOKEN` Actions secret required in leeworks-agents/api-company for docs-site CI. Manual operator task; instructions posted.
+- **#73** — Triaged: `gatus-slack-webhook` secret required in `monitoring` namespace. Manual operator task; kubectl instructions posted.
+- **#67** — Confirmed already resolved: `docs/operator-runbook.md` and `docs/dns.md` both list all 7 subdomains incl. `grafana.leeworks.dev` (PR #63). No code change needed.
+- **No open PRs** — queue empty.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-28 — Morning Triage)
+- **#69 → PR #71 MERGED** — Added `.gitea/workflows/validate-flux.yaml` CI workflow: runs `kustomize build flux/` on every PR and push to `main`. CI gate enforced once Act Runner (#3) is online.
+- **#70** — Triaged: `grafana-admin` secret needed in `monitoring` namespace. Manual operator task; kubectl instructions posted in issue comment.
+- **#67** — Confirmed `docs/operator-runbook.md` Phase 4 DNS table already lists all 7 subdomains including grafana.leeworks.dev. No code change needed.
+- **#66** — Blocked on Phase 0 operator actions (#47, #2, #3, #4). Status comment posted.
+- **#47, #2, #3, #4, #7, #8, #16, #17, #18, #19, #27, #30, #33, #44** — Status comments posted confirming blocked/awaiting-operator state.
+- **No open PRs to review** — queue empty after PR #71 merged.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-27 — Evening Triage)
+- **Triage pass** — all 15 open agent-ready issues reviewed; status comments posted on each.
+- **No open PRs** — nothing to merge or review.
+- **No new feature work** — all issues remain blocked on operator actions or cross-repo prerequisites.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-27 — Ship/Afternoon)
+- **PRs reviewed** — 0 open PRs on fork; nothing to merge.
+- **Upstream sync** — `0xWheatyz/api-company` does not yet exist (blocker #41/#47); `git fetch upstream` failed as expected. Fork `origin/main` is current (SHA `9a1639f`).
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — all sub-trees validate cleanly; no regressions.
+- **Deployment PR** — skipped; upstream repo must be created by operator first (#41, #47).
+- **No new feature work** — all 15 open agent-ready issues remain blocked on operator actions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-27 — Morning)
+- **Triage pass** — all 15 open agent-ready issues reviewed; status comments posted/confirmed on each.
+- **#19** — First triage comment posted: RapidAPI/PayPal operator task fully documented; all agent-side prerequisites (OpenAPI specs, listing copy, proxy-secret placeholders) confirmed ready.
+- **No PRs to review** — fork had no open PRs.
+- **No new feature work** — all open issues blocked on operator actions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-26 Evening)
+- **#50** — `docs/operator-runbook.md` added: ordered phase-by-phase manual for operator. PR #52 merged.
+- **#51** — Flux image automation: `ImageRepository` + `ImagePolicy` + `ImageUpdateAutomation` for all three API services; setter markers added to HelmReleases. PR #52 merged. `kustomize build flux/ = PASS`.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-26 PM)
+- **#46** — Scaffolded Flux deployment manifests for all three API services (zip-enrichment, holidays, air-quality). PR #48 merged.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-26 AM)
+- **#43** — secrets-checklist.md added (closed, PR #45)
 - **#36** — Cluster audit committed to `docs/cluster-audit.md` (closed)
 - **#40** — Legal docs (ToS, Privacy Policy, AUP) under `docs/legal/` (closed)
 - **#37** — docs-site Astro skeleton with Redoc pages; `npm run build` passes (closed)
@@ -28,33 +86,22 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 - **#34** — Cluster audit PR merged
 
 ## Flux Manifests (kustomize build flux/ = PASS)
-All flux manifests validate successfully. Deployed components pending Flux activation:
+All flux manifests validate successfully. Committed components pending Flux activation:
 - `gitea-runner` namespace + HelmRelease (gitea-act-runner chart)
 - `monitoring` namespace + kube-prometheus-stack HelmRelease
 - `monitoring` Gatus HelmRelease (status.leeworks.dev, 90-day retention)
 - `docs-site` HelmRelease (docs.leeworks.dev)
+- `zip-enrichment` namespace + HelmRelease (zip.leeworks.dev) + rapidapi-proxy-secret placeholder
+- `holidays` namespace + HelmRelease (holidays.leeworks.dev) + rapidapi-proxy-secret placeholder
+- `air-quality` namespace + HelmRelease (aqi.leeworks.dev) + rapidapi-proxy-secret placeholder
+- `image-automation` ImageRepository + ImagePolicy + ImageUpdateAutomation for all three APIs
 
 ## Blockers (human operator action required)
-1. **Add api-company GitRepository+Kustomization to 0xWheatyz/Talos** at `testing1/first-cluster/cluster/flux/` — reference manifests ready in `flux/api-company-source/`
-2. **Create `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` secret** in `flux-system` namespace (HTTPS token for Gitea)
-3. **Create `gitea-runner-token` secret** in `gitea-runner` namespace (Gitea Admin → Actions → Runners → New Runner)
-4. **Enable Gitea packages** (`[packages] ENABLED=true` in app.ini) + DNS record `registry.leeworks.dev` → Gitea ingress
-5. **Create Grafana admin secret** in `monitoring` namespace (`GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD`)
-6. **Create Slack webhook secret** in `monitoring` namespace for Gatus alerts
-7. **DNS A records** for all 6 subdomains (zip, holidays, aqi, docs, status, registry) → cluster ingress IP (issue #33)
+1. **Create `0xWheatyz/api-company` repo on Gitea** — every ship cycle fails until this exists (#41, #47) **<-- DO THIS FIRST**
+2. **Add api-company GitRepository+Kustomization to 0xWheatyz/Talos** at `testing1/first-cluster/cluster/flux/` — reference manifests ready in `flux/api-company-source/` (#2)
+3. **Create `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` secret** in `flux-system` namespace (HTTPS token for Gitea)
+4. **Create `gitea-runner-token` secret** in `gitea-runner` namespace (Gitea Admin -> Actions -> Runners -> New Runner) (#3)
+5. **Enable Gitea packages** (for container registry at `registry.leeworks.dev`) (#4)
+6. **RapidAPI + PayPal setup** — manual, gated on operator turning 18 (#19, #44)
 
-## API Repos Status
-- `zip-enrichment`: Phase 3 server in progress (Fastify scaffold, routes, CI workflows)
-- `holidays`: Phase 3 server in progress (Fastify scaffold, business-day routes)
-- `air-quality`: Phase 1 in progress (openapi.yaml, Dockerfile)
-
-## Revenue
-- Gross MRR: $0
-- Net MRR (after ~26.5% fees): $0
-- Target: $100/mo net
-- Gap: $100
-
-## Next actions
-1. **Human operator:** unblock infrastructure (items 1-7 above)
-2. Once runner + Flux are live: API repo CI will build/push images and deploy to cluster
-3. Phase 1→2→3 completion across zip-enrichment, holidays, air-quality repos
+> Full ordered runbook with copy-paste commands: `docs/operator-runbook.md`

docs/dns.md

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ dig aqi.leeworks.dev +short
 dig docs.leeworks.dev +short
 dig status.leeworks.dev +short
 dig registry.leeworks.dev +short
+dig grafana.leeworks.dev +short
 
 # Check TLS certificates (once services are deployed)
 curl -v https://zip.leeworks.dev/health 2>&1 | grep -E "SSL|certificate|issuer"
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ The following actions require human operator access to the DNS provider:
 
 1. Log into the DNS provider managing `leeworks.dev`
 2. Find the cluster ingress IP: `kubectl get svc -n ingress-nginx ingress-nginx-controller`
-3. Create/update the 6 A records listed in the table above
+3. Create/update the 7 A records listed in the table above
 4. Verify propagation: `dig +trace zip.leeworks.dev`
 
 DNS propagation typically takes 5–60 minutes.
@@ -141,4 +142,5 @@ DNS propagation typically takes 5–60 minutes.
 - [ ] `docs.leeworks.dev` → DNS record created
 - [ ] `status.leeworks.dev` → DNS record created
 - [ ] `registry.leeworks.dev` → DNS record created
-- [ ] TLS certificates issued and valid for all 6 subdomains
+- [ ] `grafana.leeworks.dev` → DNS record created
+- [ ] TLS certificates issued and valid for all 7 subdomains

docs/operator-runbook.md

@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+# Operator Runbook
+
+**Audience:** Human operator (0xWheatyz)  
+**Purpose:** Ordered, copy-paste-ready guide to bring the full `api-company` stack live.  
+**Last updated:** 2026-05-26  
+**Closes:** leeworks-agents/api-company#50
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+The agent has committed all Flux manifests and documentation. The only remaining
+work is a set of manual steps that require Gitea admin access, `kubectl` access to
+the `testing1` cluster, and external service accounts (RapidAPI, Slack, PayPal).
+
+Work through these phases **in order** — each phase unblocks the next.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 0 — Create upstream repo (unblocks all ship cycles)
+
+> **Why first?** Every agent deployment cycle fails to open a PR to upstream
+> because `0xWheatyz/api-company` does not yet exist. This one step unblocks
+> all automated deployments. See issues #41, #47.
+
+### Step 0-A — Create `0xWheatyz/api-company` on Gitea
+
+1. Log into Gitea as `0xWheatyz`.
+2. **+** → **New Repository**.
+3. Owner: `0xWheatyz`, Name: `api-company`.
+4. Visibility: Public (or Private — your choice).
+5. **Do not** initialise with a README.
+6. Click **Create Repository**.
+
+Once created, the agent's next ship cycle will open a deployment PR automatically.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 1 — Wire Flux to this repo (unblocks all GitOps reconciliation)
+
+> **Why second?** Until Flux watches `leeworks-agents/api-company`, none of the
+> manifests in `flux/` are applied to the cluster. See issue #2.
+
+### Step 1-A — Create `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` secret in `flux-system`
+
+```bash
+# In Gitea: User Settings → Applications → Generate Token
+# Scopes: read:repository  (read-only is sufficient for Flux)
+# Copy the token, then:
+
+kubectl create secret generic gitea-leeworks-agents-token \
+  -n flux-system \
+  --from-literal=username=leeworks-agents \
+  --from-literal=password=<GITEA_TOKEN>
+```
+
+### Step 1-B — Copy Flux source + kustomization into 0xWheatyz/Talos
+
+Reference manifests are at `flux/api-company-source/` in this repo.  
+Copy them verbatim to:
+
+```
+0xWheatyz/Talos:testing1/first-cluster/cluster/flux/api-company-source/
+├── gitrepository.yaml
+└── kustomization.yaml
+```
+
+You can do this via the Gitea web editor or locally:
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/Talos-checkout
+mkdir -p testing1/first-cluster/cluster/flux/api-company-source
+# copy the two files from api-company/flux/api-company-source/
+git add .
+git commit -m "feat: wire Flux GitRepository + Kustomization for api-company"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+**Verify reconciliation (after ~5 minutes):**
+```bash
+flux get sources git -n flux-system
+flux get kustomizations -n flux-system
+```
+
+Both `api-company` entries should show `Ready = True`.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 2 — Secrets for already-staged services
+
+Once Flux is watching the repo, it will attempt to reconcile all `flux/`
+sub-directories. The HelmReleases will stall on missing secrets. Create them:
+
+### Step 2-A — `gitea-runner-token` (unblocks Gitea Actions runner, issue #3)
+
+```bash
+# In Gitea: Admin Panel → Site Administration → Actions → Runners
+# → Create new Runner → copy registration token
+
+kubectl create secret generic gitea-runner-token \
+  -n gitea-runner \
+  --from-literal=token=<RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN>
+```
+
+**Verify:**
+```bash
+kubectl get pods -n gitea-runner
+# Then check Gitea Admin → Actions → Runners — runner should appear Online
+```
+
+### Step 2-B — `grafana-admin` (unblocks Grafana, issue #7)
+
+```bash
+kubectl create secret generic grafana-admin \
+  -n monitoring \
+  --from-literal=admin-password=<CHOOSE_STRONG_PASSWORD>
+```
+
+Grafana URL: `https://grafana.leeworks.dev` (login: `admin` / `<PASSWORD>`)
+
+### Step 2-C — `gatus-slack-webhook` (unblocks Gatus alerts, issue #8)
+
+```bash
+# Create an incoming webhook at: https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks
+
+kubectl create secret generic gatus-slack-webhook \
+  -n monitoring \
+  --from-literal=url=https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL
+```
+
+Gatus URL: `https://status.leeworks.dev`
+
+### Step 2-D — Enable Gitea packages + registry DNS (issue #4)
+
+**4a — Enable packages in Gitea `app.ini`:**
+```ini
+[packages]
+ENABLED = true
+```
+Restart Gitea after editing `app.ini`.
+
+**4b — Add DNS A record:**
+```
+registry.leeworks.dev  →  <cluster ingress IP>
+```
+
+Find the ingress IP:
+```bash
+kubectl get svc -n ingress-nginx
+```
+
+See `docs/registry.md` for additional context.
+
+---
+
+## Phase 3 — Enable CI image push (unblocks API service deployments)
+
+Once the runner is online and the registry is reachable, CI pipelines can build
+and push container images.
+
+### Step 3-A — Add `GITEA_TOKEN` Actions Secret to each repo
+
+Repos to configure:
+- `leeworks-agents/api-company`
+- `leeworks-agents/zip-enrichment`
+- `leeworks-agents/holidays`
+- `leeworks-agents/air-quality`
+
+**For each repo:** Repo → Settings → Actions → Secrets → Add Secret
+- **Name:** `GITEA_TOKEN`
+- **Value:** Gitea personal access token with `write:packages` scope
+
+### Step 3-B — Create image-automation token secret (issue #51)
+
+The agent has added `ImageRepository` + `ImagePolicy` + `ImageUpdateAutomation`
+manifests to `flux/image-automation/`. Flux will automatically update image tags
+in HelmReleases when CI pushes new images — but it needs write access to commit
+back:
+
+```bash
+kubectl create secret generic gitea-image-automation-token \
+  -n flux-system \
+  --from-literal=username=leeworks-agents \
+  --from-literal=password=<GITEA_TOKEN_WITH_WRITE_REPO>
+```
+
+---
+
+## Phase 4 — DNS for API services (issue #33)
+
+Add DNS A records for all seven leeworks.dev subdomains (all point to the same
+cluster ingress IP):
+
+| Hostname                | Target                 |
+|-------------------------|------------------------|
+| `zip.leeworks.dev`      | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+| `holidays.leeworks.dev` | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+| `aqi.leeworks.dev`      | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+| `docs.leeworks.dev`     | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+| `grafana.leeworks.dev`  | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+| `status.leeworks.dev`   | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+| `registry.leeworks.dev` | `<cluster ingress IP>` |
+
+Verify DNS propagation:
+
+```bash
+for host in zip holidays aqi docs grafana status registry; do
+  echo -n "${host}.leeworks.dev: "
+  dig ${host}.leeworks.dev +short
+done
+```
+
+cert-manager will obtain Let's Encrypt certificates automatically once DNS
+propagates (typically minutes, up to 48 h).
+
+---
+
+## Phase 5 — RapidAPI + PayPal (issue #44, #19)
+
+> **Blocked on operator being 18+ for PayPal.** Complete when eligible.
+
+1. Create accounts on [rapidapi.com](https://rapidapi.com) and [paypal.com](https://www.paypal.com).
+2. Link PayPal to RapidAPI as the payout method.
+3. Submit each API to the RapidAPI marketplace using `docs/rapidapi-listings.md`.
+4. Configure paid tiers per `ROADMAP.md`.
+
+After submission, RapidAPI generates a `X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret` per API. Create:
+
+```bash
+# zip-enrichment
+kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
+  -n zip-enrichment \
+  --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<VALUE>
+
+# holidays
+kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
+  -n holidays \
+  --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<VALUE>
+
+# air-quality
+kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
+  -n air-quality \
+  --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<VALUE>
+```
+
+---
+
+## Quick Verification Checklist
+
+```bash
+# Flux overall health
+flux get all -A
+
+# API service pods
+kubectl get pods -n zip-enrichment
+kubectl get pods -n holidays
+kubectl get pods -n air-quality
+
+# Ingress + TLS
+kubectl get ingress -A
+kubectl get certificates -A
+
+# Gitea runner
+kubectl get pods -n gitea-runner
+
+# Monitoring stack
+kubectl get pods -n monitoring
+
+# Image automation
+flux get imagepolicies -A
+flux get imagerepositories -A
+```
+
+---
+
+## Dependency Summary
+
+```
+Phase 0: Create 0xWheatyz/api-company repo
+    └─► unblocks agent deployment PRs to upstream
+
+Phase 1: Wire Flux (gitea-token secret + Talos manifests)
+    └─► all flux/ manifests reconcile
+
+Phase 2: Service secrets (runner-token, grafana-admin, gatus-webhook, registry)
+    └─► runner online, monitoring live, registry reachable
+
+Phase 3: CI secrets + image-automation token
+    └─► images build, push, and auto-update → API services deploy
+
+Phase 4: DNS records
+    └─► HTTPS certs issued → public URLs go live
+
+Phase 5: RapidAPI + PayPal
+    └─► revenue enabled
+```
+
+---
+
+## Related Documents
+
+| Document | Purpose |
+|----------|---------|
+| `docs/secrets-checklist.md` | Full checklist of all required secrets |
+| `docs/registry.md` | Container registry architecture decision |
+| `docs/cluster-audit.md` | Node/namespace/ingress inventory |
+| `docs/rapidapi-listings.md` | RapidAPI marketplace submission details |
+| `ROADMAP.md` | Full project roadmap and milestones |
+| `STATUS.md` | Current cycle status and blockers |

docs/secrets-checklist.md

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Follow this list top-to-bottom; each step unblocks the next.
 - [ ] 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
+- [ ] 8. `gitea-registry` (zip-enrichment, holidays, air-quality, docs-site) — imagePullSecret for pods pulling from `registry.leeworks.dev`
+- [ ] 9. `gitea-image-automation-token` (flux-system) — write-scoped token for Flux ImageUpdateAutomation to push image-tag commits
+- [ ] 10. `rapidapi-proxy-secret` (zip-enrichment, holidays, air-quality) — RapidAPI Proxy Secret for server-side request validation
 
 ---
 
@@ -153,6 +156,44 @@ Unblocks: Issue #2 (Flux reconciliation of all `flux/` manifests in this repo).
 
 ---
 
+---
+
+### 10. `rapidapi-proxy-secret` — RapidAPI Proxy Secret (per API namespace)
+
+| Field     | Value |
+|-----------|-------|
+| Name      | `rapidapi-proxy-secret` |
+| Namespaces | `zip-enrichment`, `holidays`, `air-quality` |
+| Purpose   | Every API service validates the `X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret` header on every route. Requests without a valid secret return HTTP 403. |
+| Source    | RapidAPI dashboard → API Settings → Security → **Proxy Secret** (generated after each API listing is created) |
+| Unblocks  | Phase 3 server middleware; API services will start but reject all traffic without this secret |
+
+```bash
+for NS in zip-enrichment holidays air-quality; do
+  kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
+    --namespace=$NS \
+    --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<value-from-rapidapi-dashboard>
+done
+```
+
+**Source:** RapidAPI dashboard → select your API → Settings → Security → Proxy Secret
+
+> **Note:** Placeholder `ExternalSecret` manifests are committed at
+> `flux/zip-enrichment/externalsecret.yaml`, `flux/holidays/externalsecret.yaml`,
+> and `flux/air-quality/externalsecret.yaml`. These will auto-sync this secret
+> from the configured backend once the External Secrets Operator (ESO) is
+> deployed (see issue #61). Until then, create manually using the commands above.
+
+Verify:
+```bash
+for NS in zip-enrichment holidays air-quality; do
+  echo -n "$NS: "
+  kubectl get secret rapidapi-proxy-secret -n $NS -o jsonpath='{.data.X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret}' | base64 -d | wc -c
+  echo " chars"
+done
+```
+
+
 ## Dependency Order
 
 ```
@@ -162,6 +203,66 @@ Unblocks: Issue #2 (Flux reconciliation of all `flux/` manifests in this repo).
 3 (grafana-admin)        → Grafana login works
 4 (gatus-slack-webhook)  → Gatus alerting works
 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
+10 (rapidapi-proxy-secret × 3)  → API server middleware validates RapidAPI requests → revenue enabled
 ```
 
-Once all seven items are complete, the full stack (runner, registry, Prometheus, Grafana, Gatus, docs-site, three API services) reconciles automatically via FluxCD with no further manual steps.
+Once all nine items are complete, the full stack (runner, registry, Prometheus, Grafana, Gatus, docs-site, three API services) reconciles automatically via FluxCD with no further manual steps.
+
+---
+
+### 8. `gitea-registry` — imagePullSecret for API service namespaces
+
+| Field     | Value |
+|-----------|-------|
+| Name      | `gitea-registry` |
+| Namespaces | `zip-enrichment`, `holidays`, `air-quality`, `docs-site` |
+| Type      | `kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson` |
+| Purpose   | Allows pods to pull images from `registry.leeworks.dev` without ImagePullBackOff |
+| Source    | Gitea token with `read:packages` scope (can reuse the same token as step 1 if it has that scope) |
+| Unblocks  | Issues #58 (Phase 0 hard deploy blocker) and transitively Phase 3 service deploys |
+
+```bash
+for NS in zip-enrichment holidays air-quality docs-site; do
+  kubectl create secret docker-registry gitea-registry \
+    --namespace=$NS \
+    --docker-server=registry.leeworks.dev \
+    --docker-username=leeworks-agents \
+    --docker-password=<GITEA_TOKEN_WITH_READ_PACKAGES> \
+    --docker-email=agent@leeworks.dev
+done
+```
+
+Verify:
+```bash
+kubectl get secret gitea-registry -n zip-enrichment -o jsonpath='{.type}'
+# expected: kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson
+```
+
+---
+
+### 9. `gitea-image-automation-token` — Flux ImageUpdateAutomation write token
+
+| Field     | Value |
+|-----------|-------|
+| Name      | `gitea-image-automation-token` |
+| Namespace | `flux-system` |
+| Purpose   | Allows Flux `ImageUpdateAutomation` to push image-tag update commits back to `leeworks-agents/api-company` |
+| Source    | Gitea token with **`write:repository`** scope (the existing `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` only has `read:repository` — create a separate token or verify scope) |
+| Unblocks  | Issue #57 (Flux ImageUpdateAutomation for api-company) |
+
+```bash
+kubectl create secret generic gitea-image-automation-token \
+  -n flux-system \
+  --from-literal=username=leeworks-agents \
+  --from-literal=password=<TOKEN_WITH_WRITE_REPO_SCOPE>
+```
+
+Verify after creation:
+```bash
+flux get imageupdateautomations -n flux-system
+# Expected: api-company shows READY=True
+```
+
+> **Note:** If you create a new token with `write:repository` scope, keep the existing `gitea-leeworks-agents-token` for read-only Flux GitRepository pulls and use this new secret exclusively for `ImageUpdateAutomation`.

flux/air-quality/externalsecret.yaml

@@ -1,29 +1,18 @@
-# Placeholder: inject the RapidAPI Proxy Secret here once ESO is deployed.
-# Replace with a real ExternalSecret once leeworks-agents/api-company#2 and
-# the external-secrets operator are running in the cluster.
-#
-# Example (uncomment and fill in secretStore name):
-#
-# apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
-# kind: ExternalSecret
-# metadata:
-#   name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
-#   namespace: air-quality
-# spec:
-#   refreshInterval: 1h
-#   secretStoreRef:
-#     name: <your-secret-store>
-#     kind: ClusterSecretStore
-#   target:
-#     name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
-#     creationPolicy: Owner
-#   data:
-#     - secretKey: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret
-#       remoteRef:
-#         key: rapidapi/air-quality
-#         property: proxy-secret
-#
-# Until then, create manually:
-# kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
-#   --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<value> \
-#   -n air-quality
+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
+kind: ExternalSecret
+metadata:
+  name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
+  namespace: air-quality
+spec:
+  refreshInterval: 1h
+  secretStoreRef:
+    name: kubernetes-provider
+    kind: ClusterSecretStore
+  target:
+    name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
+    creationPolicy: Owner
+  data:
+    - secretKey: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret
+      remoteRef:
+        key: rapidapi-air-quality-source
+        property: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret

flux/air-quality/helmrelease.yaml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
                 - name: gitea-registry
               containers:
                 - name: air-quality
-                  image: registry.leeworks.dev/air-quality/server:latest
+                  image: registry.leeworks.dev/air-quality/server:latest # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:air-quality"}
                   ports:
                     - containerPort: 3000
                   env:

flux/external-secrets/clustersecretstore.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# ClusterSecretStore using the Kubernetes provider.
+# Reads secrets from the cluster itself — no external vault required.
+# The service account below must have get/list access to secrets in
+# the namespaces where ExternalSecrets are created.
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: eso-kubernetes-provider
+  namespace: external-secrets
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: eso-kubernetes-provider-reader
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["secrets"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: eso-kubernetes-provider-reader
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: eso-kubernetes-provider-reader
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: eso-kubernetes-provider
+    namespace: external-secrets
+---
+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterSecretStore
+metadata:
+  name: kubernetes-provider
+spec:
+  provider:
+    kubernetes:
+      remoteNamespace: external-secrets
+      server:
+        caProvider:
+          type: ConfigMap
+          name: kube-root-ca.crt
+          namespace: external-secrets
+          key: ca.crt
+      auth:
+        serviceAccount:
+          name: eso-kubernetes-provider
+          namespace: external-secrets

flux/external-secrets/helmrelease.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2
+kind: HelmRelease
+metadata:
+  name: external-secrets
+  namespace: external-secrets
+spec:
+  interval: 15m
+  chart:
+    spec:
+      chart: external-secrets
+      version: ">=0.9.0 <1.0.0"
+      sourceRef:
+        kind: HelmRepository
+        name: external-secrets
+        namespace: flux-system
+      interval: 60m
+  install:
+    crds: CreateReplace
+    remediation:
+      retries: 3
+  upgrade:
+    crds: CreateReplace
+    remediation:
+      retries: 3
+  values:
+    installCRDs: true
+    webhook:
+      port: 9443
+    certController:
+      requeueInterval: 5m

flux/external-secrets/helmrepository.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1
+kind: HelmRepository
+metadata:
+  name: external-secrets
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  interval: 60m
+  url: https://charts.external-secrets.io

flux/external-secrets/kustomization.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - namespace.yaml
+  - helmrepository.yaml
+  - helmrelease.yaml
+  - clustersecretstore.yaml

flux/external-secrets/namespace.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: external-secrets

flux/holidays/externalsecret.yaml

@@ -1,29 +1,18 @@
-# Placeholder: inject the RapidAPI Proxy Secret here once ESO is deployed.
-# Replace with a real ExternalSecret once leeworks-agents/api-company#2 and
-# the external-secrets operator are running in the cluster.
-#
-# Example (uncomment and fill in secretStore name):
-#
-# apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
-# kind: ExternalSecret
-# metadata:
-#   name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
-#   namespace: holidays
-# spec:
-#   refreshInterval: 1h
-#   secretStoreRef:
-#     name: <your-secret-store>
-#     kind: ClusterSecretStore
-#   target:
-#     name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
-#     creationPolicy: Owner
-#   data:
-#     - secretKey: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret
-#       remoteRef:
-#         key: rapidapi/holidays
-#         property: proxy-secret
-#
-# Until then, create manually:
-# kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
-#   --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<value> \
-#   -n holidays
+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
+kind: ExternalSecret
+metadata:
+  name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
+  namespace: holidays
+spec:
+  refreshInterval: 1h
+  secretStoreRef:
+    name: kubernetes-provider
+    kind: ClusterSecretStore
+  target:
+    name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
+    creationPolicy: Owner
+  data:
+    - secretKey: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret
+      remoteRef:
+        key: rapidapi-holidays-source
+        property: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret

flux/holidays/helmrelease.yaml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
                 - name: gitea-registry
               containers:
                 - name: holidays
-                  image: registry.leeworks.dev/holidays/server:latest
+                  image: registry.leeworks.dev/holidays/server:latest # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:holidays"}
                   ports:
                     - containerPort: 3000
                   env:

flux/image-automation/imagepolicies.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# ImagePolicy: select the latest semver tag from each ImageRepository.
+# Tags pushed by CI should follow semver (e.g. v1.2.3) or use "latest" —
+# the semver policy picks up any vX.Y.Z tag.  The "latest" alias keeps
+# things working before formal releases are tagged.
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImagePolicy
+metadata:
+  name: zip-enrichment
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  imageRepositoryRef:
+    name: zip-enrichment
+  policy:
+    semver:
+      range: ">=0.1.0"
+---
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImagePolicy
+metadata:
+  name: holidays
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  imageRepositoryRef:
+    name: holidays
+  policy:
+    semver:
+      range: ">=0.1.0"
+---
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImagePolicy
+metadata:
+  name: air-quality
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  imageRepositoryRef:
+    name: air-quality
+  policy:
+    semver:
+      range: ">=0.1.0"

flux/image-automation/imagerepositories.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Flux image-reflector-controller watches these registries for new image tags.
+# Requires: flux-system/gitea-image-automation-token secret (see docs/operator-runbook.md)
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImageRepository
+metadata:
+  name: zip-enrichment
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  image: registry.leeworks.dev/zip-enrichment/server
+  interval: 5m
+  secretRef:
+    name: gitea-leeworks-agents-token
+---
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImageRepository
+metadata:
+  name: holidays
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  image: registry.leeworks.dev/holidays/server
+  interval: 5m
+  secretRef:
+    name: gitea-leeworks-agents-token
+---
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImageRepository
+metadata:
+  name: air-quality
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  image: registry.leeworks.dev/air-quality/server
+  interval: 5m
+  secretRef:
+    name: gitea-leeworks-agents-token

flux/image-automation/imageupdateautomation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# ImageUpdateAutomation: when an ImagePolicy selects a new tag, this object
+# instructs Flux to open a commit on the api-company repo updating the
+# image reference in the relevant HelmRelease values.
+#
+# The GitRepository used here is the api-company source (flux-system/api-company).
+# Flux needs write access; create the token secret first:
+#   kubectl create secret generic gitea-image-automation-token \
+#     -n flux-system \
+#     --from-literal=username=leeworks-agents \
+#     --from-literal=password=<TOKEN_WITH_WRITE_REPO>
+# Then patch the api-company GitRepository to reference it (or reuse
+# gitea-leeworks-agents-token if that token also has write:repository scope).
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImageUpdateAutomation
+metadata:
+  name: api-company
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  interval: 10m
+  sourceRef:
+    kind: GitRepository
+    name: api-company
+  git:
+    checkout:
+      ref:
+        branch: main
+    commit:
+      author:
+        email: agent@leeworks.dev
+        name: Flux Image Automation
+      messageTemplate: |
+        chore(image): update {{range .Updated.Images}}{{.Repository}}:{{.NewTag}} {{end}}
+    push:
+      branch: main
+      secretRef:
+        name: gitea-image-automation-token  # must pre-exist in flux-system ns — see docs/secrets-checklist.md item 9
+  update:
+    path: ./flux
+    strategy: Setters

flux/image-automation/kustomization.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - imagerepositories.yaml
+  - imagepolicies.yaml
+  - imageupdateautomation.yaml

flux/kustomization.yaml

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
+  - external-secrets
   - gitea-runner
   - monitoring
   - docs-site
   - zip-enrichment
   - holidays
   - air-quality
+  - image-automation

flux/zip-enrichment/externalsecret.yaml

@@ -1,29 +1,18 @@
-# Placeholder: inject the RapidAPI Proxy Secret here once ESO is deployed.
-# Replace with a real ExternalSecret once leeworks-agents/api-company#2 and
-# the external-secrets operator are running in the cluster.
-#
-# Example (uncomment and fill in secretStore name):
-#
-# apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
-# kind: ExternalSecret
-# metadata:
-#   name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
-#   namespace: zip-enrichment
-# spec:
-#   refreshInterval: 1h
-#   secretStoreRef:
-#     name: <your-secret-store>
-#     kind: ClusterSecretStore
-#   target:
-#     name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
-#     creationPolicy: Owner
-#   data:
-#     - secretKey: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret
-#       remoteRef:
-#         key: rapidapi/zip-enrichment
-#         property: proxy-secret
-#
-# Until then, create manually:
-# kubectl create secret generic rapidapi-proxy-secret \
-#   --from-literal=X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret=<value> \
-#   -n zip-enrichment
+apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
+kind: ExternalSecret
+metadata:
+  name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
+  namespace: zip-enrichment
+spec:
+  refreshInterval: 1h
+  secretStoreRef:
+    name: kubernetes-provider
+    kind: ClusterSecretStore
+  target:
+    name: rapidapi-proxy-secret
+    creationPolicy: Owner
+  data:
+    - secretKey: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret
+      remoteRef:
+        key: rapidapi-zip-enrichment-source
+        property: X-RapidAPI-Proxy-Secret

flux/zip-enrichment/helmrelease.yaml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
                 - name: gitea-registry
               containers:
                 - name: zip-enrichment
-                  image: registry.leeworks.dev/zip-enrichment/server:latest
+                  image: registry.leeworks.dev/zip-enrichment/server:latest # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:zip-enrichment"}
                   ports:
                     - containerPort: 3000
                   env: