---
description: >-
  Documentation of manual system changes that are not managed by Ansible, as
  required by the project constitution.
tags:
  - manual-overrides
  - infrastructure
  - configuration
last_updated: '2026-03-09'
---

# Manual System Overrides

This document tracks all persistent system changes implemented manually that are not (yet) managed via Ansible roles.

## Principles
1. **Ansible First**: Always prefer automation over manual overrides.
2. **Document Everything**: Any manual change MUST be recorded here with rationale.
3. **Migrate to Code**: Periodically review this list to identify candidates for Ansible migration.

## Active Overrides

| Date | Change | Rationale | Ansible Status |
|------|--------|-----------|----------------|
| 2026-04-02 | Moved LLM models to `/home/mw/models/` (SATA SSD) with symlinks | Free root NVMe space (93%→87%, +25G freed) | Not yet |