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+= conflow - Configuration Flow Orchestrator
+
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+Intelligently orchestrate CUE, Nickel, and configuration validation workflows.
+
+image:https://img.shields.io/badge/RSR-Silver-silver[RSR Compliance, link=https://gitlab.com/hyperpolymath/rhodium-standard-repositories]
+image:https://img.shields.io/badge/Rust-1.75+-orange[Rust Version]
+
+== Why conflow?
+
+*Problem:* You have configuration files and you're not sure whether to use CUE, Nickel, or both.
+
+*Solution:* conflow analyzes your configs, recommends the right tool, and orchestrates the entire pipeline.
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+# Instead of:
+nickel export config.ncl > temp.json
+cue vet schema.cue temp.json
+cue export schema.cue --out yaml > deploy.yaml
+rm temp.json
+
+# Just:
+conflow run
+----
+
+== Features
+
+* *Intelligent analysis* - Recommends CUE vs Nickel based on complexity
+* *Pipeline orchestration* - Chain tools with dependency management
+* *Smart caching* - Only re-run what changed
+* *Educational* - Learn why certain tools fit certain problems
+* *Type-safe* - Catch errors before deployment
+* *RSR Integration* - Full Rhodium Standard Repository compliance checking
+
+== Quick Start
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+# Install
+cargo install conflow
+
+# Initialize
+conflow init my-project
+
+# Analyze existing configs
+conflow analyze config.yaml
+
+# Run pipeline
+conflow run
+----
+
+== Example Pipeline
+
+[source,yaml]
+----
+# .conflow.yaml
+version: "1"
+name: "k8s-deployment"
+
+stages:
+  - name: "generate"
+    tool:
+      type: nickel
+      command: export
+      file: config.ncl
+    output: generated/config.json
+
+  - name: "validate"
+    tool:
+      type: cue
+      command: vet
+      schemas: [schemas/k8s.cue]
+    input:
+      from_stage: generate
+    depends_on: [generate]
+
+  - name: "export"
+    tool:
+      type: cue
+      command: export
+      out_format: yaml
+    input:
+      from_stage: generate
+    depends_on: [validate]
+    output: deploy/k8s.yaml
+----
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+$ conflow run
+✓ generate (0.08s)
+✓ validate (0.05s)
+✓ export (0.03s)
+
+Pipeline completed in 0.16s
+----
+
+== When to Use What?
+
+=== Use CUE when:
+
+* ✅ Validating configuration
+* ✅ Expressing constraints
+* ✅ Merging configurations
+* ✅ Simple transformations
+
+=== Use Nickel when:
+
+* ✅ Generating configurations
+* ✅ Complex logic needed
+* ✅ Functions and abstraction
+* ✅ DRY configuration
+
+=== Use Both when:
+
+* ✅ Nickel generates → CUE validates
+* ✅ Complex generation + strict validation
+
+== Commands
+
+[cols="1,2"]
+|===
+|Command |Description
+
+|`conflow init [--template <name>]`
+|Initialize project
+
+|`conflow analyze <files>`
+|Analyze config files
+
+|`conflow run [--stage <name>]`
+|Execute pipeline
+
+|`conflow watch`
+|Watch mode
+
+|`conflow validate`
+|Validate pipeline
+
+|`conflow graph [--format <fmt>]`
+|Show pipeline graph
+
+|`conflow cache stats`
+|Cache statistics
+
+|`conflow cache clear`
+|Clear cache
+
+|`conflow rsr check`
+|Check RSR compliance
+
+|`conflow rsr requirements`
+|List RSR requirements
+|===
+
+== Templates
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+conflow init --template cue-validation     # Simple CUE validation
+conflow init --template nickel-generation  # Nickel config generation
+conflow init --template full-pipeline      # Generate → validate → export
+conflow init --template kubernetes         # Kubernetes manifests
+conflow init --template multi-env          # Multi-environment configs
+----
+
+== RSR Compliance
+
+conflow includes full RSR (Rhodium Standard Repository) integration:
+
+* *Compliance checking* - Validate against RSR requirements
+* *Auto-remediation* - Automatically fix common issues
+* *Badge generation* - Generate compliance badges for CI
+* *Diff reports* - Track compliance changes over time
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+# Check compliance
+conflow rsr check
+
+# Auto-fix issues
+conflow rsr check --fix
+
+# Generate badge
+conflow rsr check --badge badge.svg
+----
+
+== Development
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+# Using Nix (recommended)
+nix develop
+
+# Using just
+just build      # Build
+just test       # Run tests
+just check      # Run all checks
+just install    # Install locally
+----
+
+== Documentation
+
+* link:CLAUDE.md[CLAUDE.md] - AI assistant guidance
+* link:CONTRIBUTING.md[CONTRIBUTING.md] - Contribution guidelines
+* link:SECURITY.md[SECURITY.md] - Security policy
+* link:GOVERNANCE.md[GOVERNANCE.md] - Project governance
+* link:CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md[CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md] - Code of conduct
+
+== RSR Standards
+
+This project follows link:https://gitlab.com/hyperpolymath/rhodium-standard-repositories[Rhodium Standard Repository] guidelines:
+
+* ✅ Memory-safe language (Rust)
+* ✅ Offline-first design
+* ✅ Reproducible builds (Nix)
+* ✅ Comprehensive documentation
+* ✅ SPDX license headers
+* ✅ Security policy
+* ✅ TPCF contribution framework
+
+== License
+
+This project is dual-licensed under:
+
+* Palimpsest-MPL-1.0 License
+* Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+See link:LICENSE.txt[LICENSE.txt] for details.
+
+== Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Please read our link:CONTRIBUTING.md[Contributing Guide] first.
+
+== Links
+
+* *Repository:* https://gitlab.com/hyperpolymath/conflow
+* *Issues:* https://gitlab.com/hyperpolymath/conflow/-/issues
+* *CUE:* https://cuelang.org
+* *Nickel:* https://nickel-lang.org
+* *RSR:* https://gitlab.com/hyperpolymath/rhodium-standard-repositories
+
+
+== Architecture
+
+See link:TOPOLOGY.md[TOPOLOGY.md] for a visual architecture map and completion dashboard.