> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tandemn.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Concepts

> Understand the core ideas behind Tandemn's CLI-first inference orchestration model.

Use these pages to understand how Tandemn works before operating it in a shared environment.

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  <Card title="Architecture" icon="network" href="/concepts/architecture">
    See how the CLI, server, and GPU resources fit together.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Batch inference" icon="layers" href="/concepts/batch-inference">
    Learn why Tandemn focuses on queued inference workloads.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Job lifecycle" icon="route" href="/concepts/job-lifecycle">
    Follow a job from input file to execution.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Models and routing" icon="shuffle" href="/concepts/models-and-routing">
    Understand how model choice and hardware placement relate.
  </Card>
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## CLI-first design

Tandemn is documented as a CLI-first product. Users submit work with `tandemn deploy`; administrators operate the server and cluster environment behind that interface.