Verae Time × Zapier — system overview

High-level description of the whole system: what it is, which independent git repositories implement it, how it stays up, how it behaves when the local network fails, and how it talks to the central Verae NATS.IO 3-server cluster. New work is added by new address routing, not by teaching Zapier about NATS.

This repo: https://git.georgelambert.org/marchon/overview
Live catalog (PDF by default): https://zapier.georgelambert.org/ · Markdown indexes
Clone: ssh://git@git.georgelambert.org:2223/marchon/overview.git

Table of contents

1. System — what runs where; Zapier never speaks NATS

2. Modules and repositories — every independent Forgejo repo

3. NATS.IO 3-server cluster — JetStream, subjects, who may connect

4. Uptime — replica floors, restart, SSH spread

5. Local network failures — reconnect, silence, pending, failover

6. Address routing — how to add unplanned functions

7. External resources — searches, storage, chain

8. Architectural diagrams — SVG + mermaid

9. Expansion template — verae-nats-process

10. Documentation index — pointer into all other docs

One-screen picture

Zapier → HTTPS zappier-edge → HTTPS verae-middleware → NATS cluster → workers, WORM archives, tree nodes. Chain HTTPS is api.veraetime.net (or MOCK). Fleet keeps minimum copies, including tree nodes.

Independent repositories (Forgejo)

Repo	Role
overview	This document
verae-ops	Docker, Proxmox, VMs, dedicated hardware
verae-nats-process	Model for a new addressed process
master-zapier-plan-draft	Monorepo snapshot
zappier-edge	Metered public HTTPS
verae-middleware	Zapier HTTP + NATS workers
verae-zapier-app	Zapier Platform app
verae-activate	Activate-now app
verae-request-splitter	Hash vs attachments
verae-archive-worm	Bloom WORM node
verae-archive-aggregator	Archive reply merge
verae-tree-node	Merkle leaf proofs
verae-fleet	Replica floor + SSH hosts
verae-zapier-simulator	Trace console
zapier-user-docs	Signup → lookup
zapier-docs-master	Per-module SUMMARY + NATS

Clone any of them: git clone ssh://git@git.georgelambert.org:2223/marchon/<name>.git (SSH port 2223).

Operator console (loopback)

Fleet, message Trace, and Docs share one shell at http://127.0.0.1:3850/ (verae-fleet). Not public. See CONSOLE.pdf.

Where to read next

Start at the top. Architecture is second. Everything else is reference.

1. High-level (non-technical)

Document	What it is
This overview	Whole system in one place
Modules and repositories	Short names of every independent repo
zapier-docs-master	One-line SUMMARY + NATS per module
zapier-user-docs	Signup → register a hash → lookup

2. Architecture

Document	What it is
NATS 3-server cluster	Who may connect; private URLs
Uptime	Replica floors, restart, SSH hosts
Local network failures	Reconnect, bloom silence, failover
Address routing	Unplanned functions as new subjects
External resources	Chain, WORM, tree-node search
Diagrams	SVG + mermaid
Fleet	Operator replica control
Module NATS map	Address table
Archive / bloom	Multipart and multi-receipt
Tree nodes	Bulk Merkle leaves
Composition	zappier + middleware HTTPS

3. Remaining documentation

Document	What it is
Documentation index	A–Z and catalog URLs
Expansion template / verae-nats-process	Copy this to add an address
Operator console	Screenshots of Fleet / Trace / Docs
Simulator	Standalone trace (also inside the console)
Zapier developer setup	CLI / login / push
Live catalog	https://zapier.georgelambert.org/ (PDF) · Markdown indexes

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Credits

Design: Scott Lindsey, George Lambert, NATS.IO, and Grok-Code by Grok.com.