## Conceptual metaphor : The Cyborg and the Central Nervous System

At the heart of Harmony lies a core belief: in modern, decentralized systems, **software and infrastructure are not separate entities.** They are a single, symbiotic organism—a cyborg.

The software is the electronics, the "mind"; the infrastructure is the biological host, the "body". They live or die, thrive or sink together.

Traditional approaches attempt to manage this complex organism with fragmented tools: static YAML for configuration, brittle scripts for automation, and separate Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for provisioning. This creates a disjointed system that struggles to scale or heal itself, making it inadequate for the demands of fully automated, enterprise-grade clusters.

Harmony's goal is to provide the **central nervous system for this cyborg**. We aim to achieve the full automation of complex, decentralized clouds by managing this integrated entity holistically.

To achieve this, a tool must be both robust and powerful. It must manage the entire lifecycle—deployment, upgrades, failure recovery, and decommissioning—with precision. This requires full control over application packaging and a deep, intrinsic integration between the software and the infrastructure it inhabits.

This is why Harmony uses a powerful, living language like Rust. It replaces static, lifeless configuration files with a dynamic, breathing codebase. It allows us to express the complex relationships and behaviors of a modern distributed system, enabling the creation of truly automated, resilient, and powerful platforms that can thrive.