> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.arcentra.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Arcentra

> A cloud-native CI/CD control plane for modern engineering systems.

Arcentra is an open-source CI/CD control plane built for teams that need
**centralized orchestration with distributed execution**. It provides a stable
architectural center for pipeline governance, agent scheduling, and long-term
automation evolution.

## Why Arcentra

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  <Card title="Control plane first" icon="layer-group">
    Model pipelines, runs, and state in one coherent system instead of stitching
    together ad-hoc runners.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Distributed execution" icon="diagram-project">
    Schedule work to heterogeneous agents and resource pools while keeping a
    single, governed source of truth.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cloud-native architecture" icon="cloud">
    Designed for Kubernetes and scalable runtime topologies, with gRPC and
    HTTP/WebSocket APIs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Governance ready" icon="shield-halved">
    Built-in observability, auditability, and consistent workflow operations
    across teams.
  </Card>
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## Core capabilities

* **Pipeline orchestration** — multi-stage and DAG workflows; pipeline
  definition decoupled from execution.
* **Agent scheduling** — central control plane with distributed task execution
  across mixed runtime environments.
* **Observability and auditing** — unified logs, metrics, and trace-friendly
  integration with end-to-end execution visibility.
* **Plugin and action model** — interface-driven extension points (Git, SVN,
  Apollo, Nacos, and custom plugins) for long-term platform evolution.

## Where to next

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/en/quickstart">
    Build the binaries, run the control plane, and connect your first agent.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Architecture" icon="sitemap" href="/en/architecture">
    Understand the control plane, agents, and shared pipeline runtime.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pipelines" icon="diagram-project" href="/en/pipelines">
    Learn the pipeline model, DSL, and run lifecycle.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configuration" icon="sliders" href="/en/configuration">
    Reference for `config.toml`, `agent.toml`, and `plugins.toml`.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API reference" icon="terminal" href="/en/api-reference/introduction">
    Overview of the gRPC, HTTP, and WebSocket surfaces.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Development" icon="code" href="/en/development">
    Build, test, generate code, and cut a release.
  </Card>
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## Project status

Arcentra is under active development. Issues, feature proposals, and
architecture discussions are welcome on
[GitHub](https://github.com/arcentrix/arcentra).