Cells 1.0
:warning: Cells 1.0 has mostly been re-purposed to Protocells (https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-com/gl-infra/-/epics/1616).
What's remaining under this epic will be re-evaluated post-Protocells
## Cells 1.0 (on hold)
[Cells 1.0](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/architecture/design-documents/cells/iterations/cells-1.0/) is the first of the [3 iterations](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/architecture/design-documents/cells/#cells-iterations) for the Cells project.
Cells 1.0 comes with a few limitations:
- For internal customers only
- Organizations are private
- Users cannot interact with other Organizations (including GitLab Org)
- Groups and projects are private in the Organization
Reference:
- [Cells Blueprint](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/architecture/design-documents/cells/)
- [Organization Blueprint](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/architecture/design-documents/organization/)
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## Project Work
### :hourglass: Work In Progress
These epics are currently in progress
| **Topic** | **Start Date** | **Target End Date** | **Summary** |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------|-------------|
| [Phase 11 : CDot Production Readiness](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/13241) <br/> @bhrai (+0 participants) <br/> | 2024-02-10 | | **2025-07-07**: <br>:newspaper2: **Info:**<br><br>* `None`<br><br>---<br><br>:issue-blocked: : **blockers**<br><br>1 blocked issues is:<br><br>1. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/customers-gitlab-com/-/issues/10026+<br>1. Dependent upon Routing: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/466369+<br><br>---<br><br>:arrow_forward: : **next**<br><br>1. `None`<br><br>_Copied from https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/13241#note_2606462349_<br><!-- STATUS NOTE END --><br><br/><br/>**Nested Epics: 6**<br/><br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/13243+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12815+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12817+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12816+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12818+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14000+ <br/> |
| [Phase 8: Organization Onboarding](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14749) <br/> @kerrizor @nrosandich @peterhegman (+0 participants) <br/> | | | **2025-07-14**: <br>:tada: **Achievements**:<br><br>~"group::project management"<br>+ sent_notifications table already backfilling in .com (\~800M records)<br><br>:issue-blocked: **Blockers**:<br><br>~"group::code review"<br>+ - https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/16677+<br>- Next steps are listed in https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/16677#note_2553896630 but no capacity assigned to it this milestone and engineer assigned to it moved to another team.<br>- Notes migration new plan is in progress: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/444222#note_2463839760<br>- ~"group::code review" is in 100% engineering allocation: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/444222#note_2603869725.<br><br>:arrow_forward: **Next**:<br><br>~"group::project management"<br>+ Continue working on the rest of the tables. Already started with https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/514594 and backfill close to merge on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/514592<br><br>~"group::code review"<br>+ https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/16906+<br>+ MR for https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/527231+ is still in dev:<br>+ First MR is in review: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/197332+.<br>+ Next part of it, still needs to be worked on.<br>+ Work has started for https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/528420+.<br><br><br>:spy: No Updates<br><br>+ ~"group::runner"<br>+ ~"group::remote development"<br>+ ~"group::ci platform"<br>+ ~"group::source code"<br>+ ~"group::import and integrate"<br><br>_Copied from https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14749#note_2624613555_<br><!-- STATUS NOTE END --><br><br/><br/>**Nested Epics: 2**<br/><br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14752+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14750+ <br/> |
### :octagonal_sign: Blocked
Epics that are currently blocked
| **Topic** | **Start Date** | **Target End Date** | **Summary** |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------|-------------|
| [L Partition taggings DB table](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14167) <br/> (+0 participants) <br/> ~"group::ci platform" | | 2024-09-30 | |
### :white_check_mark: Completed Work
Items that have been completed
<details>
| **Topic** | **Started** | **Ended** | **Summary** |
|-----------| ------------| ----------| ------------ |
| [Phase 1: PreQA Cell](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-com/gl-infra/-/epics/1293) <br/> | 2024-05-01 | 2024-08-13 | **2024-08-12**: <br>**Done**:<br><br>Everything! Phase 1 is done closing update in https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-com/gl-infra/-/epics/1293#note_2043764295<br><br>_Copied from https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-com/gl-infra/-/epics/1293#note_2040302659_<br><!-- STATUS NOTE END --><br> |
| [Phase 4: GitLab.com HTTPS Token Routing](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14510) <br/> ~"group::cells infrastructure" | 2024-11-01 | 2025-06-13 | **2025-06-09**: <br>We're waiting for ~"group::editor extensions" to fully support routable tokens before releasing the `routable_pat` feature flag.<br><br>:tada: **achievements**:<br><br>- N/A<br><br>:issue-blocked: **blockers**:<br><br>- CI JWT switch-over is no longer happening in 18.0. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/509578#note_2445709751.<br><br>:arrow_forward: **next**:<br><br>- Waiting for feedback from https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/editor-extensions/meta/-/issues/204#note_2522317461, before releasing the `routable_pat` FF on legacy cell.<br><br>_Copied from https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14510#note_2550741147_<br><!-- STATUS NOTE END --><br><br/><br/>**Nested Epics: 4**<br/><br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/15279+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/15280+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/15281+ <br/>• https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/15282+ <br/> |
</details>
### :rotating_light: Epics that need attention
These linked epics are not in the correct state or missing a workflow label
<details>
| **Topic** | **Links** | **Reason** |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| [Application's Cell readiness [Cells 1.0]](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12922) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Cells Services](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/13164) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Cells 1.0 PoC](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12474) <br/> (+0) <br/> group::cells infrastructure | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [SaaS Platforms Contributions to Cells](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-com/gl-infra/-/epics/1296) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Phase 2: GitLab.com HTTPS Passthrough Proxy](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12775) <br/> @sxuereb (+8) <br/> group::cells infrastructure | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Cells 1.0 - Workflows: User creation](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12581) <br/> (+0) <br/> group::organizations | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Phase 3: GitLab.com HTTPS Session Routing](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14509) <br/> @tkuah (+8) <br/> group::cells infrastructure | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Phase 10: Production Readiness](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14807) <br/> @tkhandelwal3 (+4) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Make Tokens Using add_authentication_token_field Routable](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/18122) <br/> (+0) <br/> group::cells infrastructure | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Support team readiness/involvement - Cells 1.0](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-com/support/-/epics/311) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Phase 7: Cell Initialization](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14514) <br/> @tkuah (+0) <br/> group::organizations | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Phase 9: QA Cell](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14515) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Phase 12: Production Cell](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/13676) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Phase 13: Registry Passthrough Proxy](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14914) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Discover Cells 1.0 impact to your product features](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12231) <br/> (+0) <br/> group::cells infrastructure | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Cells - Security review](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/13101) <br/> (+0) <br/> group::cells infrastructure | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Cells 1.0 Tech debt](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/15136) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
| [Cells - Operations](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12429) <br/> (+0) <br/> | Labeling problem, epic has no workflow label |
</details>
## [Roadmap](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/roadmap?state=all&sort=START_DATE_ASC&layout=MONTHS&timeframe_range_type=THREE_YEARS&epic_iid=12383&search=Phase&progress=COUNT&show_progress=true&show_milestones=false&milestones_type=ALL&show_labels=false)
Epic Color Legend:
- `#1068BF`: Not Started
- `#217645`: On Track
- `#9E5400`: Needs Attention
- `#C91C00`: At Risk
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