Explanation#

Explanation pages describe the system’s boundaries and the reasons behind its design. Use Reference when you need an exact option or schema.

Architecture

Components, data flow, conda plugin integration, and process ownership.

Deployment models

Compare the CLI, ordinary server, Docker worker, broker service, and internal solver client.

Environment review model

Understand the different evidence supplied by parse, preflight, repair, diff, explain, resolve, and transcode.

Caching and freshness

Repodata, indexes, public responses, private final states, recorded requests, and scheduled refresh.

Performance

Cold and warm costs, concurrency, cache effects, and meaningful measurement.

Security and trust

Solve-only boundaries, local service trust, private channels, and deployment controls.