Re-Review: Kustomize deployment overlays -- prod and dev

review-1695-2026-07-02-v2 Review

review approved

Project

Verdict: APPROVED

Re-review of board item #1695 after refinement. All 6 issues from the initial review (review-1695-2026-07-02) have been addressed. Scope is solid, traceability complete, file targets verified against the actual landscaping-assistant reference pattern.

Previous Findings -- Resolution

[x] Dev overlay file targets incomplete -- FIXED: 6 dev files added (configmap.yaml, ingress.yaml, namespace.yaml, service.yaml plus the 2 originals), matching landscaping-assistant pattern exactly
[x] Prod rename patches undocumented -- FIXED: kustomization.yaml description now includes "inline rename patches (Deployment, Service, ServiceMonitor from 'app' to 'kalshi-assistant')"
[x] Dependencies undocumented -- FIXED: Lineage changed from "Standalone" to "Depends on #7 (service onboarding -- creates namespace and ArgoCD app), #1 (Rails scaffold -- produces container image)"
[x] No dev-specific acceptance criteria -- FIXED: 3 dev ACs added (kalshi-dev namespace, nginx proxy routes, kustomize build dev succeeds)
[x] Architecture notes missing -- FIXED: arch-kustomize and arch-k8s-deploy notes created in pal-e-docs, both active, project kalshi-assistant
[x] Cross-repo note missing -- FIXED: callout added "PR targets ldraney/pal-e-deployments, not this repo"

Template Completeness

[x] Type -- Feature
[x] Lineage -- Depends on #7, #1
[x] Repo -- ldraney/pal-e-deployments
[x] User Story -- present
[x] Context -- present, references landscaping-assistant model
[x] File Targets -- 9 files (3 prod, 6 dev)
[x] Feature Flag -- none
[x] Acceptance Criteria -- 9 criteria
[x] Test Expectations -- kustomize build command provided
[x] Constraints -- pattern, namespace, port, secrets documented
[x] Checklist -- PR, build, SOPS, no unrelated changes
[x] Related -- project and arch note referenced

Traceability

[x] story:platform-setup label -- verified in project-kalshi-assistant user-stories table
[x] story note verified -- "Platform Setup" entry exists with link to story-kalshi-assistant-platform-setup
[x] arch:kustomize label -- arch-kustomize note exists (active, project kalshi-assistant)
[x] arch:k8s-deploy label -- arch-k8s-deploy note exists (active, project kalshi-assistant)
[x] Forgejo issue -- ldraney/kalshi-assistant#9, state: open

File Targets

[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/prod/kustomization.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/prod/kustomization.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/prod/deployment-patch.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/prod/deployment-patch.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/prod/secrets.enc.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/prod/secrets.enc.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/dev/kustomization.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/dev/kustomization.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/dev/deployment.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/dev/deployment.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/dev/configmap.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/dev/configmap.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/dev/ingress.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/dev/ingress.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/dev/namespace.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/dev/namespace.yaml
[x] overlays/kalshi-assistant/dev/service.yaml -- to create; matches landscaping-assistant/dev/service.yaml

All 9 file targets verified against the actual landscaping-assistant overlay in pal-e-deployments. Pattern match is exact (3 prod files, 6 dev files, identical names). No kalshi-assistant overlay exists yet (expected).

Repo Placement

Issue filed on ldraney/kalshi-assistant, work targets ldraney/pal-e-deployments. Cross-repo callout clearly documented in issue body. Implementing agent must PR against pal-e-deployments. Acceptable -- issue is scoped to the project, code lives in the deployment repo.

Dependencies

#7 Service onboarding (board item #1694, sprint:1) -- creates namespace, Harbor project, ArgoCD app. Must complete before this ticket. Currently in backlog. Documented in Lineage.
#1 Rails app scaffold (board item #1686, sprint:1) -- produces the container image that prod overlay deploys. Must complete before this ticket. Currently in backlog. Documented in Lineage.

Sprint ordering is consistent: dependencies are sprint:1, this ticket is sprint:2.

Acceptance Criteria

9 criteria, all agent-verifiable:

[x] kustomize build prod -- testable via provided command
[x] SOPS encryption -- verifiable with sops decrypt
[x] Init container db:prepare -- verifiable in YAML
[x] Liveness/readiness probes -- verifiable in YAML
[x] Resource limits -- verifiable in YAML
[x] Security context -- verifiable in YAML
[x] Dev namespace -- verifiable via kustomize build
[x] Dev nginx proxy -- verifiable in YAML
[x] kustomize build dev -- testable via command

Test command provided: cd ~/pal-e-deployments && kustomize build overlays/kalshi-assistant/prod. All criteria are concrete and machine-verifiable.

Blast Radius

Low. Creates new files only in a new overlay directory. No existing services or overlays are modified. No shared base files are touched.

Decomposition Assessment

9 acceptance criteria exceeds the >5 threshold. However, all files are in one repo, follow an established pattern (landscaping-assistant), and the work is mechanical pattern-copy with service-specific values. Estimated agent time: 3-5 minutes. No decomposition needed.

Note

The arch-kustomize note's diagram shows a slightly different file structure (base/ directory, rename-patches.yaml, servicemonitor.yaml) than what the actual landscaping-assistant pattern and this issue's file targets use. The issue spec correctly follows the real pattern. The arch note may warrant a minor update to align with the actual implementation, but this does not affect the ticket scope.

Recommendation

No action needed. All previous findings resolved. Ticket is ready for implementation.