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- Added Mermaid architecture diagram to provide a visual mental model of the system.
- Introduced a GitHub CAUTION alert to clearly communicate experimental status.
- Enhanced badge accessibility with descriptive alt-text and informative titles.
- Applied project-specific visual styles for the Arbiter core component in diagrams.

Co-authored-by: igor-holt <125706350+igor-holt@users.noreply.github.com>
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 # ⚖️ arbiter
 
-[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-![Status: Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Experimental-orange)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg "License: MIT - Open source software license")](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+![Status: Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Experimental-orange "Project Status: Experimental - Not recommended for production use")
+
+> [!CAUTION]
+> This project is currently **Experimental**. It is not recommended for production use and is subject to significant changes.
 
 Dual nature—combining bare-metal virtualized hardware management (aSHARD VRAM pinning) with quantum-accelerated Kubernetes scheduling.
 
@@ -9,6 +12,32 @@ Dual nature—combining bare-metal virtualized hardware management (aSHARD VRAM
 
 `arbiter` is a specialized orchestration layer designed for high-performance computing environments. It bridges the gap between low-level hardware management and cloud-native scheduling, providing a unified interface for managing virtualized resources with precision.
 
+### 🏗️ Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+    subgraph CloudNative [Cloud Native Layer]
+        K8s[Kubernetes Cluster]
+        Workloads[AI Workloads]
+    end
+
+    subgraph Orchestration [Orchestration Layer]
+        Arbiter((Arbiter Core))
+    end
+
+    subgraph Infrastructure [Infrastructure Layer]
+        BareMetal[Bare Metal Resources]
+        VRAM[aSHARD VRAM Pinning]
+    end
+
+    Workloads --> K8s
+    K8s <--> Arbiter
+    Arbiter --> BareMetal
+    Arbiter --> VRAM
+
+    style Arbiter fill:#f96,stroke-width:4px
+```
+
 ## 🚀 Key Features
 
 - 🏗️ **Infrastructure Awareness**: Directly manages bare-metal resources for maximum performance.