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Stacked on #114 — merge #114 first. The diff here is README.md and CLAUDE.md.

What changes

  • Introduction: describes all three operating modes (tiered, decoupled, standalone partitioned), says how each table gets its mode, and moves the SQL surface into the opening paragraph.
  • Table of contents: mirrors the MkDocs nav; the old Documentation table's descriptions now follow each link, and the table is removed.
  • How It Works: ends with where ColdFront keeps its settings (postgresql.conf and the coldfront schema tables) and how the tools read them.
  • Installing and Configuring ColdFront: one path each, from install through CREATE EXTENSION:
    • with packages
    • in a Docker container (starts the stack with the bundled SeaweedFS store)
    • on bare metal
      Both source paths now build the command-line tools (make build, make compactor).
  • Connecting ColdFront to Lakekeeper and Object Storage: step-by-step for package/bare-metal and for Docker, using SeaweedFS as the evaluation store, plus granting application roles.
  • Support & Resources: replaces the Using ColdFront, Connecting, and Caveats sections with a short list of links.
  • For Developers: groups Contributing, Author, Dependencies, Versioning, and Project Structure.

CLAUDE.md

Updates the documentation rules to match the new README:

  • The README index of the docs is now its Table of Contents, which mirrors the MkDocs nav with a short description after each link, replacing the Documentation table.
  • README.md and docs/index.md share the same introduction; after it, the README is the GitHub landing page (install-and-configure walkthrough, support, developer content) and docs/index.md is the docs-site landing page.

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  • Native SeaweedFS steps are untested outside Docker. The package/bare-metal path runs weed server on the host and points Lakekeeper and set_storage_secret() at localhost:8333. Someone should run it on a host — in particular, whether the iceberg bucket must exist before the warehouse is created.
  • The NaN/array caveat that main added to the README now lives only in docs/caveats.md and Supported Column Types; the README links to the caveats page.

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The README expands its overview of operating modes and configuration. It adds package, Docker, and bare-metal installation steps, Lakekeeper and object-store setup, application-role grants, and project information. CLAUDE.md updates guidance for the README and documentation indexes.

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Operating modes and configuration
README.md, CLAUDE.md
The README describes operating modes, SQL operations, configuration settings, and linked guides. CLAUDE.md defines the distinct roles of the README and documentation landing page and gives index-update rules.
PostgreSQL installation
README.md
Instructions cover package, Docker, and bare-metal installation, including prerequisites, PostgreSQL settings, and extension creation.
Lakekeeper and project reference
README.md
Instructions cover Lakekeeper and object-store setup, warehouse and namespace creation, per-database credentials, and application-role grants. The README adds developer resources, dependency and version information, and license details.

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The bare-metal commands can fail without install and database superuser privileges. More importantly, host Lakekeeper setup may fail on a fresh SeaweedFS store because the guide does not create its iceberg bucket and auto-creation is not guaranteed. Document these prerequisites before merging.

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- Keep `README.md` and `docs/index.md` near-identical, EXCEPT `docs/index.md` is user-facing and omits the developer-specific content that belongs only in a GitHub README: CI badges, build-from-source internals, the project-structure tree, dependency/build tables, and author/contributor info.
- Three indexes point at the pages in `docs/`, each with its own focus: the `mkdocs.yml` `nav:` (everything, including changelog, license and `formal/`), the `README.md` Documentation table (one terse row per guide), and the `docs/index.md` Next Steps list (prose, user-facing, top-level guides only; the per-mode deep dives are reached through `docs/architecture_guides/index.md`, which lists them). Adding, renaming, or removing a guide under `docs/` means updating all three in the same commit; adding a deep dive means the nav, the README table, and the list in `docs/architecture_guides/index.md`. `mkdocs build --strict` passes on a page no index links, so it will not catch this: check by listing `docs/*.md` against each index.
- `README.md` and `docs/index.md` open with the same introduction (what ColdFront is, its three operating modes, and the bakery protocol), differing only in the warning-box syntax and link paths each format needs; change both together. After the introduction they serve different readers: `README.md` is the GitHub landing page, with the install-and-configure walkthrough, support links, and developer content (CI badge, dependencies, versioning, project structure, author); `docs/index.md` is the docs-site landing page and points readers to the walkthroughs and guides.
- Three indexes point at the pages in `docs/`, each with its own focus: the `mkdocs.yml` `nav:` (everything, including changelog, license and `formal/`), the `README.md` Table of Contents (mirrors the nav's titles, order and nesting, with a short description after each link), and the `docs/index.md` Next Steps list (prose, user-facing, top-level guides only; the per-mode deep dives are reached through `docs/architecture_guides/index.md`, which lists them). Adding, renaming, or removing a guide under `docs/` means updating all three in the same commit; adding a deep dive means the nav, the README Table of Contents, and the list in `docs/architecture_guides/index.md`. `mkdocs build --strict` passes on a page no index links, so it will not catch this: check by listing `docs/*.md` against each index.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clarify which indexes to update for a deep dive.

Line 112 says docs/index.md Next Steps contains top-level guides only, but also requires all three indexes to be updated for every guide under docs/. This leaves unclear whether a deep dive belongs in Next Steps. Limit the three-index rule to guides listed in Next Steps, and require deep dives to update the navigation, README Table of Contents, and architecture index.

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- Adding, renaming, or removing a guide under `docs/` means updating all three in the same commit; adding a deep dive means the nav, the README Table of Contents, and the list in `docs/architecture_guides/index.md`.
+ Adding, renaming, or removing a guide under `docs/` means updating the `mkdocs.yml` `nav:` and the `README.md` Table of Contents. Update `docs/index.md` Next Steps only when the guide belongs in that top-level list. For deep dives, also update `docs/architecture_guides/index.md`.
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1. Add the following settings to `postgresql.conf`:

```ini
shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_duckdb,coldfront'
duckdb.extension_directory = '/usr/lib/pgedge/coldfront/duckdb-extensions'
duckdb.allow_unsigned_extensions = true
duckdb.autoinstall_known_extensions = false
coldfront.warehouse = '<warehouse-name>'
coldfront.lakekeeper_endpoint = 'http://<lakekeeper-host>:8181/catalog'
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Configure duckdb.postgres_role for package and bare-metal installs.

coldfront.grant_app_access() raises when duckdb.postgres_role is unset. The package and bare-metal instructions omit this setting, and their installation scripts do not create or configure the DuckDB role. Add the duckdb.postgres_role setting and create the referenced NOLOGIN role before running the non-superuser grant step.

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coldfront.warehouse = '<warehouse-name>'
coldfront.lakekeeper_endpoint = 'http://<lakekeeper-host>:8181/catalog'

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the warehouse name consistent across configuration and creation.

The PostgreSQL and Docker settings allow a custom warehouse name, but both creation payloads hard-code "wh". If an operator uses another value, ColdFront points to a warehouse that this procedure does not create.

Use the configured warehouse value in the POST payload, or set all configuration examples to wh and remove the customization.

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- Around line 249-250: Update the PostgreSQL setup instructions around CREATE
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database. Apply the same clarification to the corresponding instructions noted
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- Around line 229-230: Add both ColdFront write-mode settings to each
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- Around line 352-355: Update the bare-metal DuckDB configuration block
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CREATE ROLE coldfront_duckdb NOLOGIN;
CREATE EXTENSION pg_duckdb;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Create coldfront_duckdb once per PostgreSQL cluster.

CREATE ROLE is cluster-wide, but these instructions also create extensions in a database. If a user repeats the commands for a second database in the same cluster, CREATE ROLE coldfront_duckdb NOLOGIN fails because the role already exists. State that the role is created once per cluster, then run the extension commands in each database.

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duckdb.allow_unsigned_extensions = true
duckdb.postgres_role = 'coldfront_duckdb'
coldfront.warehouse = 'wh'
coldfront.lakekeeper_endpoint = 'http://<lakekeeper-host>:8181/catalog'

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Disable upstream extension auto-install for bare-metal setups.

The bare-metal instructions copy patched extensions into $PGDATA/pg_duckdb/extensions, but omit duckdb.autoinstall_known_extensions = false. When a copied extension is missing, pg_duckdb can then download an unpatched upstream extension. That can reintroduce HTTP 409 failures during concurrent cold writes.

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Update the bare-metal DuckDB configuration block containing
duckdb.allow_unsigned_extensions and coldfront.lakekeeper_endpoint to set
duckdb.autoinstall_known_extensions to false, preventing automatic installation
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- Around line 435-436: Update step 7 in the bare-metal instructions to state
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```bash
cd extension/coldfront
make && make install

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Run make install with install privileges.

On the package-managed PostgreSQL installations described here, PGXS installs into system-owned directories. A normal build user can fail at make install. Build as the current user, then run the install step with sudo.

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     ```
 
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7. Connect to the database, create the role that `duckdb.postgres_role`
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

State that step 7 requires a PostgreSQL superuser.

CREATE ROLE requires CREATEROLE or superuser privileges. The bare-metal instructions do not specify the required connection role. Tell users to run this step as a PostgreSQL superuser, as the package instructions do.

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 6. Restart PostgreSQL. `CREATE EXTENSION coldfront` fails on a server that
     does not preload the extension.
 
-7. Connect to the database, create the role that `duckdb.postgres_role`
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     ```sql
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