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# System overview

High-level architecture and responsibilities.

Explains system zones and responsibilities.

### High-Level Architecture

IntelFactor consists of two primary layers:

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  subgraph OT[Zone 1: Production (OT)]
    CAM[Cameras / sensors] --> EDGE[Edge node]
    EDGE --> DET[Inspection + guardrails]
    DET --> EVT[(Local event DB)]
    DET --> EVID[(Local evidence store)]
    DET --> RCA[Local RCA / decision support]
  end

  subgraph SITE[Zone 2: Site data zone (on-prem)]
    HUB[Site hub services]
    HUB --> PG[(Relational DB)]
    HUB --> OBJ[(Object storage)]
    HUB --> DASH[Dashboards]
    HUB --> REG[Model / artifact registry]
  end

  subgraph REMOTE[Zone 3: Remote access (optional)]
    VPN[VPN / jump host]
    OBS[Monitoring / alerts]
  end

  EDGE -. controlled conduit .-> HUB
  VPN -. maintenance only .-> HUB
  HUB --> OBS
```

### Edge Layer

* Captures production signals
* Executes inspection logic
* Classifies outcomes
* Packages evidence
* Emits structured events

### Cloud Layer

* Ingests inspection events
* Stores inspection records
* Provides aggregated analytics
* Supports dashboards and reporting

Each layer has clearly defined responsibilities and failure boundaries.

### Next steps

* [Deployment overview](/docs/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/deployment-overview.md)
* [Edge pipeline](/docs/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/edge-pipeline.md)
* [Interfaces](/docs/intelfactor-ai/architecture-and-data/interfaces.md)