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-# Stirling-Image
-
-Open-source, self-hostable image manipulation suite. Docker-first deployment.
-
-## Tech Stack
-
-| Layer | Technology |
-|-------|-----------|
-| Frontend | React 19, Vite 6, Tailwind CSS 4, Zustand, react-router-dom v7 |
-| Backend | Fastify 5, tsx (no compile step in dev), Sharp |
-| Database | SQLite via Drizzle ORM (better-sqlite3) |
-| AI/ML | Python sidecar (rembg, RealESRGAN, PaddleOCR, MediaPipe, LaMa) |
-| Docs | VitePress |
-| Testing | Vitest (unit/integration), Playwright (e2e) |
-| CI/CD | GitHub Actions, semantic-release, Docker multi-arch |
-| Linting | Biome (format + lint in one pass) |
-
-## Monorepo Structure
-
-```
-apps/
-  api/          # Fastify backend (port 13490)
-  web/          # Vite + React frontend (port 1349, proxies /api to 13490)
-  docs/         # VitePress documentation
-packages/
-  shared/       # Constants, types, i18n strings
-  image-engine/ # Sharp-based image operations
-  ai/           # Python sidecar bridge for ML models
-tests/
-  unit/         # Vitest unit tests
-  integration/  # Vitest integration tests (full API)
-  e2e/          # Playwright e2e specs (13 files)
-  fixtures/     # Small test images
-```
-
-## Key Conventions
-
-- **Simplicity over complexity** — do not over-engineer
-- **Double quotes**, **semicolons**, **2-space indent** (enforced by Biome)
-- **ES modules** in all workspaces (`"type": "module"`)
-- Conventional commits for semantic-release (`feat:`, `fix:`, `refactor:`, `docs:`, `test:`, `chore:`)
-- API tool routes in `apps/api/src/routes/tools/`
-- Tool UI components in `apps/web/src/components/tools/`
-- i18n strings in `packages/shared/src/i18n/en.ts`
-- Zod for all API input validation
-
-## Commands
-
-```bash
-pnpm dev              # Start all dev servers (web + api)
-pnpm build            # Build all workspaces
-pnpm typecheck        # TypeScript check across monorepo
-pnpm lint             # Biome lint + format check
-pnpm lint:fix         # Biome auto-fix lint + format issues
-pnpm test             # Vitest unit + integration tests
-pnpm test:unit        # Unit tests only
-pnpm test:integration # Integration tests only
-pnpm test:e2e         # Playwright e2e tests
-pnpm test:coverage    # Tests with coverage report
-```
-
-## Database
-
-SQLite via Drizzle ORM. Migrations in `apps/api/drizzle/`.
-
-```bash
-cd apps/api && npx drizzle-kit generate   # Generate migration from schema changes
-cd apps/api && npx drizzle-kit migrate    # Apply pending migrations
-```
-
-Schema: `apps/api/src/db/schema.ts` — tables: users, sessions, settings, jobs, apiKeys, pipelines.
-
-## Do Not Modify Config Files
-
-Biome, TypeScript, and editor config files are protected by hooks. Fix the code to satisfy the linter/compiler, not the other way around. This prevents a common AI failure mode where rules get weakened instead of code getting fixed.
-
-## Model Routing for Subagents
-
-When spawning subagents via the Agent tool, use the cheapest model that can handle the task:
-
-- **Haiku**: File search, simple lookups, grep operations, quick checks
-- **Sonnet**: Standard development, test writing, refactoring, code review
-- **Opus**: Complex architecture decisions, multi-file debugging, planning
-
-This saves significant cost without losing quality on the main session.
-
-## Strategic Compaction
-
-When context gets large, compact at logical phase boundaries:
-
-- **Good times to compact**: After research and before planning. After debugging and before implementing the fix. After completing a major feature.
-- **Bad times to compact**: Mid-implementation. While actively debugging. During a multi-step refactor.
-- **Survives compaction**: This CLAUDE.md, active tasks, git state, memory files
-- **Lost on compaction**: Intermediate reasoning, file contents previously read, conversation flow
-
-## Security
-
-- Never commit `.env`, credentials, or API keys
-- Validate user input at API boundaries with Zod schemas
-- Use parameterized queries (Drizzle ORM handles this)
-- SVG sanitization is already in place for uploads
-- Rate limiting is configured on the API