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Quilon Documentation

Technical documentation for product usage, architecture, security model, API surfaces, and release operations.

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Start Here

  • New team member: Quickstart -> Architecture -> Security Model
  • Integrating services: REST API -> Realtime Events -> Troubleshooting
  • Operating production: Deployment -> Versioning

Coverage

  • Client architecture and trust boundaries
  • Transport protocol and event-level contract
  • Security assumptions and non-goals
  • Deployment and release operations

Getting Started

Quickstart

Install Quilon, pair devices, and complete your first secure transfer in under 5 minutes.

Updated February 2026 • 6 min

Architecture

System Architecture

Trust boundaries, runtime components, and data flow between desktop, mobile, and relay.

Updated February 2026 • 8 min

Protocol and Session Flows

Socket event model, pairing lifecycle, transfer lifecycle, and failure behavior.

Updated February 2026 • 10 min

Security

Security Model

Threat model assumptions, crypto primitives, and what Quilon can/cannot access.

Updated February 2026 • 9 min

API

REST API Reference

Documented backend routes used by desktop, web, and mobile clients.

Updated February 2026 • 8 min

Realtime Event Reference

Socket.io event contract for auth, presence, clip sync, file transfer, and private share.

Updated February 2026 • 12 min

Operations

Deployment Guide

Production deployment model, required environment variables, and validation workflow.

Updated February 2026 • 9 min

Troubleshooting

Common failures and fast diagnosis steps for desktop, PWA, sockets, and sharing flows.

Updated February 2026 • 7 min

Release

Versioning and Changelog Policy

How Quilon versions desktop releases and how backend compatibility is managed.

Updated February 2026 • 5 min