# Documentation

This directory contains technical documentation for DMS.

## Core References

- `../README.md` - project overview, setup, and quick operations
- `architecture-overview.md` - backend, frontend, and infrastructure architecture
- `api-contract.md` - API endpoint contract grouped by route module
- `data-model-reference.md` - database entity definitions and lifecycle states
- `operations-and-configuration.md` - runtime operations, ports, volumes, and configuration values
- `frontend-design-foundation.md` - frontend visual system, tokens, and UI implementation rules

## Documentation Rules

- Keep this file as the documentation index and add new technical documents here.
- Update referenced documents whenever behavior, routes, models, or runtime configuration change.
- Prefer concise, implementation-backed descriptions with explicit paths to source modules.