Building stacks

Note: This page is a stub. Full documentation is coming soon.

The Forge is the visual builder for composing stacks. It is the primary surface in the Mantler web app.

The slot model

Each stack is built by filling layer slots left to right:

1. Pick a Machine from from your registered machines.
2. Pick a Runtime. The palette filters to runtimes known to work on the selected machine.
3. Pick a Model. The palette filters to models compatible with the selected runtime and machine.
4. Optionally add Harness, Orchestrator, and Endpoint layers.

The compatibility panel updates in real time as you make selections. When the combination is valid and all required layers are filled, the Forge button activates.

Saving and naming

Give your stack a name before forging. Names are visible in the workbench and in the /v1/models API response.

What happens when you forge

Clicking Forge creates the mantle record. The stack is not deployed yet — deployment is a separate step. See Deploying.