# Trustless Bridge Docs

**Last Reviewed**: 2026-04-13  
**Status**: Active

This directory contains the active design, security, deployment, and operating documentation for the trustless bridge stack.

## Start Here

- [ARCHITECTURE.md](ARCHITECTURE.md) - System design and component layout
- [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) - Security model, controls, and assumptions
- [INTEGRATION.md](INTEGRATION.md) - Integration behavior and surrounding systems
- [DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md](DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md) - Primary deployment guide
- [DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md](DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md) - Deployment execution checklist
- [OPERATIONS_GUIDE.md](OPERATIONS_GUIDE.md) - Operating procedures and maintenance

## Topic Guides

- [ACCESS_CONTROL.md](ACCESS_CONTROL.md)
- [FRAUD_PROOFS.md](FRAUD_PROOFS.md)
- [FORMAL_VERIFICATION.md](FORMAL_VERIFICATION.md)
- [MULTISIG_OPERATIONS.md](MULTISIG_OPERATIONS.md)
- [BOND_SIZING.md](BOND_SIZING.md)
- [CHALLENGE_WINDOW.md](CHALLENGE_WINDOW.md)
- [LIQUIDITY_POOL_ECONOMICS.md](LIQUIDITY_POOL_ECONOMICS.md)
- [RATE_LIMITING.md](RATE_LIMITING.md)
- [RELAYER_FEES.md](RELAYER_FEES.md)
- [MULTI_ASSET.md](MULTI_ASSET.md)
- [DEX_INTEGRATION.md](DEX_INTEGRATION.md)
- [CCIP_AND_SWAP_BRIDGE_COORDINATOR.md](CCIP_AND_SWAP_BRIDGE_COORDINATOR.md)

## Deployment Support

- [DEPLOYMENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md](DEPLOYMENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md)
- [DEPLOYMENT_AUTOMATION.md](DEPLOYMENT_AUTOMATION.md)
- [DEPLOY_CONFIGURE_LIVE_TEST.md](DEPLOY_CONFIGURE_LIVE_TEST.md)
- [ENV_VARIABLES_REFERENCE.md](ENV_VARIABLES_REFERENCE.md)
- [ENV_VARIABLES_CHECKLIST.md](ENV_VARIABLES_CHECKLIST.md)

## Historical Milestones

Older “all complete”, “final status”, and milestone-summary files were moved out of the active surface to:

- [docs/archive/bridge-trustless-milestones/README.md](../archive/bridge-trustless-milestones/README.md)

Use the archive when you need historical delivery snapshots, milestone-by-milestone completion notes, or older status narratives.
