The platform is organized as layers, each with a distinct responsibility, connected rather than siloed.
How the platform is structured
Each layer — governance, standards, architecture and so on — is a distinct discipline, but every layer is designed to work with the others, not in isolation.
Layers and their responsibilities
Governance defines decision rights and operating rules; Architecture records significant design decisions; Delivery makes releases predictable and repeatable.
How architecture decisions are recorded
Significant design decisions are captured as Architecture Decision Records, documented alongside their context and trade-offs, not just their outcome.
Examples
A sample configuration, a component summary table, and a short tabbed overview of how this architecture is typically introduced to a new team.
A minimal environment configuration for a local ETES instance:
ETES_API_URL=https://api.etes.local
ETES_ENV=development
ETES_LOG_LEVEL=info| Component | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| API Gateway | Service | Routes and authenticates incoming platform requests. |
| Standards Engine | Service | Evaluates content and configuration against active standards. |
| Documentation Store | Data | Holds versioned article content and metadata. |
The platform is organized into a small set of cooperating services rather than a single monolith, so each concern can evolve independently.
Each service reads its configuration from environment variables at startup, with no shared mutable configuration store between them.
Services expose a versioned HTTP API; internal calls between services use the same contracts as external integrations.