Fixes #2350 (from #2118). The Anthropic client logged `cache_creation_input_tokens` and `cache_read_input_tokens` and then returned only `input_tokens` and `output_tokens`, so every cached Patrol run reached the usage ledger, the cost preview, the budget check and the weekly digest with its cache buckets missing. #2350 reproduced the loss on both the `Chat` and `ChatStream` paths. Both response paths now carry the two buckets as fields disjoint from `InputTokens` (streaming assigns them from `message_start` and the final cumulative `message_delta` rather than summing). The agentic loops, Patrol responses and run records sum them beside the ordinary totals, the usage ledger and its persisted copies keep them, and `cost.EstimateUsageUSD` prices each bucket at Anthropic's published cache rates (5-minute write 1.25x, read 0.1x of the input rate), falling back to the input rate for providers without a known cache price. Spend summaries, the digest spend, the cost projection medians and the usage export expose the buckets and price them the same way. `InputTokens` keeps its meaning everywhere, so the telemetry token buckets are unchanged. Proof: `anthropic_test.go` (both response paths keep the buckets; the final delta does not double them), `pricing_anthropic_test.go`, `store_test.go`, `patrol_digest_test.go`, `patrol_cost_projection_test.go`, `cost_persistence_test.go`, and `ai_handlers_more_test.go` for the export in both formats. This repairs lost accounting data; it is not a measured provider bill or a claim of savings across six-hourly runs.
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- Production deployment and security — least-privilege Proxmox setup, root-agent boundaries, discovery, supply-chain verification, plan limits, scale evidence, and a rollout checklist.
- Upgrade from Pulse v5 — migration prerequisites, rollback, agent continuity, and post-upgrade checks.
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- Deployment models — data locations, lifecycle, and differences between supported deployment paths.
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Platforms and agents
- Proxmox Backup Server
- Proxmox Mail Gateway
- Docker and Podman
- Kubernetes and Helm
- TrueNAS SCALE and CORE
- Unified Agent
- Agent security
- VM disk monitoring
- ZFS monitoring
- Temperature monitoring
VMware vSphere support is early access. Current builds expose dedicated vSphere inventory and recovery context, but operators should validate the integration against their own vCenter before production use.
Monitoring and operations
- Metrics history
- Recovery data
- Webhooks
- Automatic updates
- Centralized agent management (Pro)
- Operational trust model
- Current product screenshots
Pulse Intelligence
- Assistant, Patrol, and external-agent overview
- Patrol modes and safety
- Assistant safety model
- External agent HTTP and MCP substrate
Patrol watch-only analysis is available on Community with a local model or the operator's own provider. Investigation and governed fixes require the relevant Pulse Pro capabilities.
Security, privacy, and access
- Production deployment and security
- Security review scope
- Authentication and credential storage review packet
- Security guide
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- OIDC and SSO
- Proxy authentication
- Role-based access control (Pro)
- Audit logging (Pro)
- Reverse proxy configuration
- Code-signing policy
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- Relay and Pulse Mobile handoff
- Multi-tenant organizations (Enterprise/custom)
- Provider-hosted MSP operations (request-assisted)
Pulse Cloud is not generally available. Ordinary self-hosted Pulse remains the primary installation path; MSP and Enterprise access are explicit commercial paths rather than defaults in self-hosted setup.
Development and reference
Detailed design notes and dated migration specifications may remain in this directory for maintainers, but they are not operator setup guides unless they are linked from the sections above.
Previous versions and migrations
- Upgrade from v4 to v5
- Retired unified-navigation migration — historical context only; current Pulse uses platform-shaped navigation.
- Move a Pulse installation
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