GreenGuard v1.0.0 - Hugging Face Migration

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🌿 GreenGuard v1.0.0 - Production Infrastructure Milestone

This major release marks the successful transition of the GreenGuard backend ecosystem from early development hosting to a production-ready, scalable infrastructure on Hugging Face Spaces. This pivot ensures 24/7 uptime and high performance for the community's botanical needs.

🏗️ Architectural Overhaul

We have decoupled the monolithic backend into specialized microservices for better reliability and maintenance:

• GreenGuard API: The core management service handling community interactions, user data, and plant logs, now hosted as a Dockerized Space.
• Flora Genius AI Service: A dedicated AI microservice running the Gemini-powered RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system and PlantNet identification engine.

🧠 AI & Image Processing Enhancements

• WebP Compatibility: Implemented a server-side image processing layer using the sharp library. The AI service now automatically converts modern .webp images to .jpeg formats, resolving compatibility issues with the PlantNet identification API.
• Improved Accuracy: Refined the plant identification parameters to prioritize leaf-based detection for higher confidence scores.

🤖 DevOps & CI/CD Automation

• GitHub Actions Integration: Created a custom CI/CD workflow (deploy-hf.yml) that automatically syncs code to Hugging Face on every push to main.
• Live Deployment Tracking: Integrated the GitHub Deployments API to provide real-time status updates for the API and AI services directly in the repository sidebar.
• Supabase Maintenance: Implemented an automated "keep-alive" heartbeat to prevent Supabase database pausing during periods of low activity.

📱 Frontend & UX Synchronization

• Production Endpoints: Updated the Vercel-hosted frontend to point to the new Hugging Face production endpoints.
• Technical Logging: Established a structured DAILY_LOG.md system for transparent tracking of system maintenance and updates.

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Deployment Status:

• Frontend: Vercel Production
• API: Hugging Face Space
• AI Service: Hugging Face Space

This milestone marks the completion of the "GreenGuard Complete" backend migration phase.

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