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# Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Vision: MCP Ecosystem
## 🎯 Vision Statement
Create a **fully AI-driven Infrastructure as Code platform** that manages your entire home network (and beyond) through natural language conversations. Think "Pulumi meets ChatGPT" - where infrastructure deployment, monitoring, and management happen through intelligent MCP servers that understand context, dependencies, and best practices.
## 🏗️ Architecture Overview
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AI Assistant (Claude) │
│ "Deploy a Minecraft server on VLAN 10" │
└───────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌───────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MCP Orchestrator Server │
│ • Natural language → Infrastructure intent │
│ • Dependency resolution & ordering │
│ • State management & rollback │
│ • Multi-server coordination │
└───────┬───────┬───────┬───────┬───────┬───────┬────────────────┘
│ │ │ │ │ │
┌───────▼──┐ ┌──▼───┐ ┌▼──────┐ ┌▼─────┐ ┌▼────┐ ┌▼──────────┐
│ OPNSense │ │Docker│ │Proxmox│ │ DNS │ │Certs│ │Kubernetes │
│ MCP │ │ MCP │ │ MCP │ │ MCP │ │ MCP │ │ MCP │
└──────────┘ └──────┘ └───────┘ └──────┘ └─────┘ └───────────┘
│ │ │ │ │ │
┌────▼───┐ ┌────▼───┐ ┌───▼──┐ ┌───▼──┐ ┌──▼──┐ ┌─────▼─────┐
│Firewall│ │Contain-│ │ VMs │ │Cloud-│ │Let's│ │ Cluster │
│ VLANs │ │ ers │ │ LXC │ │flare │ │Encr.│ │ Apps │
└────────┘ └────────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ └─────┘ └───────────┘
```
## 🔧 Core Components
### 1. MCP Orchestrator (Master Server)
The brain of the operation - translates high-level intents into coordinated actions across multiple MCP servers.
**Key Features:**
- **Intent Recognition**: Understands "Deploy a game server" means firewall rules + VLAN + container + DNS
- **Dependency Graph**: Knows VLANs must exist before firewall rules reference them
- **Transaction Management**: All-or-nothing deployments with automatic rollback
- **State Reconciliation**: Detects drift and can restore desired state
**Technology Stack:**
```typescript
- Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL (Infrastructure state)
- Redis (Distributed locks & event bus)
- Bull Queue (Async job processing)
- Temporal (Workflow orchestration)
```
### 2. OPNSense MCP Server (Network Foundation) ✅
**Current Implementation:**
- ✅ Firewall rule management
- ✅ VLAN configuration
- ✅ DHCP management
- ✅ Backup/restore operations
- ✅ Enhanced caching with Drizzle + Redis
**Next Steps:**
- HAProxy load balancer configuration
- WireGuard VPN automation
- Traffic shaping policies
- Intrusion detection rules
### 3. Docker MCP Server (Container Platform)
**Planned Features:**
- Container lifecycle management
- Compose stack deployments
- Volume & network management
- Registry operations
- Resource monitoring
**Example Intent:**
```
"Deploy Minecraft server with 4GB RAM on gaming VLAN"
→ Creates container with resource limits
→ Attaches to correct network
→ Configures persistent storage
```
### 4. Proxmox MCP Server (Virtualization)
**Planned Features:**
- VM creation & templates
- LXC container management
- Storage pool operations
- Cluster management
- Snapshot automation
### 5. DNS MCP Server (Name Resolution)
**Planned Features:**
- Cloudflare DNS management
- Local DNS server config
- Split-horizon DNS
- DDNS updates
- Certificate DNS challenges
### 6. Certificate MCP Server (TLS Management)
**Planned Features:**
- Let's Encrypt automation
- Certificate distribution
- Renewal management
- Internal CA operations
## 📊 Data Architecture
### Shared PostgreSQL Schema
```sql
-- Global infrastructure state
CREATE TABLE infrastructure_resources (
id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
type VARCHAR(50), -- 'firewall_rule', 'container', 'vm', etc
provider VARCHAR(50), -- 'opnsense', 'docker', 'proxmox'
name VARCHAR(255),
state JSONB,
dependencies UUID[],
created_at TIMESTAMP,
updated_at TIMESTAMP
);
-- Deployment tracking
CREATE TABLE deployments (
id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
intent TEXT, -- Original user request
plan JSONB, -- Execution plan
status VARCHAR(50),
started_at TIMESTAMP,
completed_at TIMESTAMP,
rollback_data JSONB
);
-- Cross-server events
CREATE TABLE infrastructure_events (
id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
resource_id UUID,
event_type VARCHAR(50),
payload JSONB,
timestamp TIMESTAMP
);
```
### Redis Cache Strategy
```
Keys:
- state:{provider}:{resource_type}:{id} - Resource state
- lock:deployment:{id} - Deployment locks
- queue:events:{provider} - Event queues
- cache:query:{hash} - Query result cache
```
## 🚀 Implementation Roadmap
### Phase 1: Foundation (Current) ✅
- [x] OPNSense MCP with enhanced caching
- [x] PostgreSQL + Redis infrastructure
- [x] Basic firewall & VLAN automation
### Phase 2: Container Platform (Q1 2025)
- [ ] Docker MCP Server
- [ ] Basic orchestrator for OPNSense + Docker
- [ ] Simple deployment workflows
### Phase 3: Advanced Networking (Q2 2025)
- [ ] DNS MCP Server
- [ ] Certificate MCP Server
- [ ] Load balancer automation
- [ ] VPN provisioning
### Phase 4: Virtualization (Q3 2025)
- [ ] Proxmox MCP Server
- [ ] VM template management
- [ ] Automated provisioning
### Phase 5: Intelligence Layer (Q4 2025)
- [ ] ML-based resource optimization
- [ ] Predictive scaling
- [ ] Anomaly detection
- [ ] Cost optimization
## 💡 Example Use Cases
### 1. Game Server Deployment
```
User: "Deploy a Minecraft server for 10 players"
Orchestrator Actions:
1. Create VLAN 20 (Gaming) - OPNSense MCP
2. Configure DHCP range - OPNSense MCP
3. Add firewall rules (port 25565) - OPNSense MCP
4. Deploy container - Docker MCP
5. Create DNS record - DNS MCP
6. Monitor & alert setup - Monitoring MCP
```
### 2. Development Environment
```
User: "Set up a dev environment for the web app"
Orchestrator Actions:
1. Create dev VLAN - OPNSense MCP
2. Provision VM/container - Proxmox/Docker MCP
3. Install dependencies - Config MCP
4. Set up database - Database MCP
5. Configure reverse proxy - OPNSense MCP
6. Generate SSL cert - Certificate MCP
```
### 3. Disaster Recovery
```
User: "Restore production from last Tuesday"
Orchestrator Actions:
1. Identify all resources from timestamp
2. Restore network config - OPNSense MCP
3. Restore VMs/containers - Proxmox/Docker MCP
4. Restore data - Backup MCP
5. Update DNS - DNS MCP
6. Verify connectivity - Monitoring MCP
```
## 🔐 Security Considerations
### Authentication & Authorization
- mTLS between MCP servers
- JWT tokens with scoped permissions
- Audit logging for all operations
### Network Security
- Dedicated management VLAN
- Encrypted communication channels
- Secret management (HashiCorp Vault integration)
### Compliance
- Change tracking & approval workflows
- Automated compliance checks
- Policy as code enforcement
## 🎯 Success Metrics
### Technical KPIs
- Deployment success rate > 99%
- Mean time to provision < 2 minutes
- Automatic rollback success > 95%
- Cache hit ratio > 80%
### Business Value
- 90% reduction in manual configuration
- 75% faster incident resolution
- 100% infrastructure documented as code
- Zero configuration drift
## 🤝 Contributing
### Adding a New MCP Server
1. Implement base MCP interface
2. Add provider-specific logic
3. Register with orchestrator
4. Define resource schemas
5. Add integration tests
### Example MCP Interface
```typescript
interface MCPProvider {
// Resource operations
create(resource: Resource): Promise<Resource>
read(id: string): Promise<Resource>
update(id: string, changes: Partial<Resource>): Promise<Resource>
delete(id: string): Promise<void>
// Bulk operations
list(filter?: Filter): Promise<Resource[]>
// Health & status
health(): Promise<HealthStatus>
// Provider-specific
validateConfig(config: any): Promise<ValidationResult>
}
```
## 🚁 Monitoring & Observability
### Metrics (Prometheus)
- Resource creation/deletion rates
- API response times
- Cache performance
- Queue depths
### Logging (Loki)
- Structured JSON logs
- Correlation IDs
- Request tracing
### Tracing (Jaeger)
- Cross-MCP request flows
- Performance bottlenecks
- Dependency mapping
## 🌟 Future Vision
### AI-Driven Operations
- Predictive maintenance
- Anomaly detection
- Auto-remediation
- Capacity planning
### Multi-Cloud Extension
- AWS MCP Server
- Azure MCP Server
- GCP MCP Server
- Hybrid cloud orchestration
### Enterprise Features
- RBAC with AD/LDAP
- Approval workflows
- Cost tracking
- Compliance reporting
---
**"Infrastructure as conversation, automation as intelligence"**