Question 1

What is AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Three-tier enterprise system — FastAPI backend, Next.js fleet dashboard, and Windows Python agents — for automated file lifecycle management: filesystem event watching, metadata tracking, policy-driven deletion, and centralized fleet visibility without endpoint UI.

Question 2

What problem does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents solve?

Accepted Answer

Enterprise organizations accumulate massive volumes of files across thousands of Windows endpoints — stale temp files, duplicate assets, outdated logs, orphaned downloads.

Without automated governance, storage costs balloon, sensitive files linger after they're needed, and IT has no fleet-wide view of accumulation patterns. Manual cleanup fails; scheduled tasks are rigid and miss context.

The c…

Question 3

Why was AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents built?

Accepted Answer

IT teams were flying blind on endpoint storage — one laptop with 40GB of stale Downloads, another with years of temp logs, no aggregate view.

I chose a pull-based command model so agents work behind corporate firewalls without inbound ports, and built watchdog heartbeat refresh so bulk delete of thousands of files doesn't get killed by the Windows service timeout at ~2 minutes.

Question 4

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents work at a high level?

Accepted Answer

Built AutoDelete: Windows agents watch filesystem events and track metadata, report to FastAPI central backend, and execute pull-based deletion commands from policy config — with Next.js fleet dashboard for devices, events, and deletion history.

Question 5

What was the business impact of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Centralized fleet visibility into file accumulation, policy-driven automated cleanup without endpoint UI, pull model works across NAT/firewalls, and watchdog heartbeat enables bulk deletes without OS process kills.

Question 6

What type of project is AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents is a Enterprise Automation project delivered in 2025, with AI Engineer ownership across architecture and implementation.

Question 7

What was AI Engineer's role on AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Designed PostgreSQL data model for devices, file_events, commands, and policies with Alembic migrations. Built three-package Windows agent: FileSystemWatcher, FileTracker, and AgentService Windows wrapper. Implemented pull-based command queue API — firewall-friendly agent polling model. Authored watchdog heartbeat refresh for bulk deletion without OS process termination. Delivered Next.js fleet d…

Question 8

What technologies power AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents uses FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Next.js, TypeScript, Python, watchdog, JWT, Docker Compose, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and additional production tooling.

Question 9

What AI capabilities are included in AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Dhruvil Patel built AutoDelete at 1POINT1 — a FastAPI + Next.js + Windows agent platform for fleet-scale file lifecycle management with watchdog filesystem monitoring, pull-based deletion commands, policy-driven cleanup, and centralized fleet dashboard visibility.

Question 10

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents relate to Dhruvil Patel's portfolio?

Accepted Answer

AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents demonstrates production AI engineering in Enterprise Automation, with measurable outcomes and documented architecture.

Question 11

Can I see a live demo of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

No. AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents was built under client confidentiality. Live previews and screenshots are omitted due to client policies and NDAs.

Question 12

Where is the source code for AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Implementation detail is covered in the approach, architecture, and tradeoffs sections of this case study.

Question 13

What happens in approach step 1 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Phase 1 — Data model: devices, file_events, commands, policies tables with Alembic migrations and seed script for dashboard testing.

Question 14

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Phase 1 — Data model: devices, file_events, commands, policies tables with Alem…?

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Phase 1 — Data model: devices, file_events, commands, policies tables with Alembic migrations and seed script for dashboard testing.

Question 15

What happens in approach step 2 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Phase 2 — Agent core: watcher (watchdog events), tracker (scheduled metadata scans), service (Windows service + heartbeat).

Question 16

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Phase 2 — Agent core: watcher (watchdog events), tracker (scheduled metadata sc…?

Accepted Answer

Phase 2 — Agent core: watcher (watchdog events), tracker (scheduled metadata scans), service (Windows service + heartbeat).

Question 17

What happens in approach step 3 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Pull-based commands: agents poll /api/v1/commands/pending every ~30s — no inbound ports or persistent outbound connections required.

Question 18

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Pull-based commands: agents poll /api/v1/commands/pending every ~30s — no inbou…?

Accepted Answer

Pull-based commands: agents poll /api/v1/commands/pending every ~30s — no inbound ports or persistent outbound connections required.

Question 19

What happens in approach step 4 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Device registration: POST register → device_id + JWT; heartbeat every 60s; offline if last heartbeat > 5 minutes.

Question 20

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Device registration: POST register → device_id + JWT; heartbeat every 60s; offl…?

Accepted Answer

Device registration: POST register → device_id + JWT; heartbeat every 60s; offline if last heartbeat > 5 minutes.

Question 21

What happens in approach step 5 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Policy evaluation agent-side: directories, file patterns, age thresholds, notify vs delete actions on daily schedule.

Question 22

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Policy evaluation agent-side: directories, file patterns, age thresholds, notif…?

Accepted Answer

Policy evaluation agent-side: directories, file patterns, age thresholds, notify vs delete actions on daily schedule.

Question 23

What happens in approach step 6 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Watchdog heartbeat during bulk delete: refresh every 100 file operations to prevent Windows service kill on long runs.

Question 24

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Watchdog heartbeat during bulk delete: refresh every 100 file operations to pre…?

Accepted Answer

Watchdog heartbeat during bulk delete: refresh every 100 file operations to prevent Windows service kill on long runs.

Question 25

What happens in approach step 7 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Next.js fleet dashboard: device grid, event timeline, storage analytics by extension/age, command history, policy CRUD.

Question 26

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Next.js fleet dashboard: device grid, event timeline, storage analytics by exte…?

Accepted Answer

Next.js fleet dashboard: device grid, event timeline, storage analytics by extension/age, command history, policy CRUD.

Question 27

What happens in approach step 8 of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Command types: DELETE_FILE, DELETE_DIRECTORY, SCAN_NOW, UPDATE_POLICY — status tracked pending → dispatched → completed/failed.

Question 28

How does AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents handle: Command types: DELETE_FILE, DELETE_DIRECTORY, SCAN_NOW, UPDATE_POLICY — status…?

Accepted Answer

Command types: DELETE_FILE, DELETE_DIRECTORY, SCAN_NOW, UPDATE_POLICY — status tracked pending → dispatched → completed/failed.

Question 29

What challenge 1 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents face?

Accepted Answer

Agent killed during bulk delete of thousands of files

Question 30

How was "Agent killed during bulk delete of thousands of files" solved in AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Watchdog heartbeat refresh every 100 file operations during long-running DELETE commands — resets Windows service timeout.

Question 31

What challenge 2 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents face?

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Corporate firewalls block inbound connections to agents

Question 32

How was "Corporate firewalls block inbound connections to agents" solved in AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Pull-based command model — agents poll /api/v1/commands/pending; no inbound ports or persistent push connections.

Question 33

What challenge 3 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents face?

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Agent version drift across fleet

Question 34

How was "Agent version drift across fleet" solved in AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Backend tracks agent_version per device; dashboard flags outdated agents for upgrade.

Question 35

What challenge 4 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents face?

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Dashboard development without live endpoint fleet

Question 36

How was "Dashboard development without live endpoint fleet" solved in AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Seed script generates ~20 devices and hundreds of realistic file_events for testing.

Question 37

What challenge 5 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents face?

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Multiple Python entrypoints on Windows

Question 38

How was "Multiple Python entrypoints on Windows" solved in AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Single main.py orchestrates watcher + tracker + polling; Windows service wrapper calls main.py only.

Question 39

What challenge 6 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents face?

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No real-time push needed for fleet metrics

Question 40

How was "No real-time push needed for fleet metrics" solved in AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

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Dashboard polls /api/v1/dashboard every 30s; agents batch POST file_events — simpler than WebSocket infra.

Question 41

What result 1 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents achieve?

Accepted Answer

Centralized visibility into file accumulation across entire Windows fleet — device online/offline, event timelines, storage by extension and age.

Question 42

What result 2 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents achieve?

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Policy-driven automated cleanup without endpoint UI or user interaction — example: 2,400 *.tmp files deleted, 3.1 GB freed across 32 agents in one daily run.

Question 43

What result 3 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents achieve?

Accepted Answer

Pull-based command model works across NAT and corporate firewalls without inbound agent ports.

Question 44

What result 4 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents achieve?

Accepted Answer

Watchdog heartbeat enables bulk deletion operations without Windows service process kills.

Question 45

What result 5 did AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents achieve?

Accepted Answer

Seed data enables realistic dashboard development and demos without live agent fleet.

Question 46

What did the team learn from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (insight 1)?

Accepted Answer

Fleet endpoint systems must assume hostile network topology — pull beats push when agents sit behind NAT and strict firewalls.

Question 47

What did the team learn from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (insight 2)?

Accepted Answer

Windows service watchdog timeouts are a real constraint on bulk file operations — heartbeat refresh during iteration is not optional.

Question 48

What did the team learn from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (insight 3)?

Accepted Answer

Agent-side policy evaluation scales better than centralizing every file path decision for thousands of endpoints.

Question 49

What did the team learn from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (insight 4)?

Accepted Answer

Fleet dashboards need seed data as a first-class dev tool — you cannot test aggregation UI without realistic event volume.

Question 50

What did the team learn from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (insight 5)?

Accepted Answer

Single main.py entrypoint prevents deployment confusion when Windows services, installers, and dev scripts multiply.

Question 51

Key takeaway 1 from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Three-tier architecture: FastAPI backend, Next.js fleet dashboard, Windows Python agents

Question 52

Key takeaway 2 from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Pull-based commands work across corporate firewalls — no inbound agent ports

Question 53

Key takeaway 3 from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Watchdog heartbeat refresh enables bulk delete without OS process kills

Question 54

Key takeaway 4 from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Policy-driven cleanup: age thresholds, file patterns, notify vs delete actions

Question 55

Key takeaway 5 from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Fleet visibility: devices, events, storage analytics, deletion history

Question 56

How did AI Engineer contribute to AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (item 1)?

Accepted Answer

Designed PostgreSQL data model for devices, file_events, commands, and policies with Alembic migrations.

Question 57

How did AI Engineer contribute to AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (item 2)?

Accepted Answer

Built three-package Windows agent: FileSystemWatcher, FileTracker, and AgentService Windows wrapper.

Question 58

How did AI Engineer contribute to AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (item 3)?

Accepted Answer

Implemented pull-based command queue API — firewall-friendly agent polling model.

Question 59

How did AI Engineer contribute to AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (item 4)?

Accepted Answer

Authored watchdog heartbeat refresh for bulk deletion without OS process termination.

Question 60

How did AI Engineer contribute to AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents (item 5)?

Accepted Answer

Delivered Next.js fleet dashboard with device status, event timelines, and policy management.

Question 61

How was AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents built?

Accepted Answer

Built AutoDelete: Windows agents watch filesystem events and track metadata, report to FastAPI central backend, and execute pull-based deletion commands from policy config — with Next.js fleet dashboard for devices, events, and deletion history.

Question 62

What was the outcome of AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Centralized fleet visibility into file accumulation, policy-driven automated cleanup without endpoint UI, pull model works across NAT/firewalls, and watchdog heartbeat enables bulk deletes without OS process kills.

Question 63

What did AI Engineer learn from AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Key learnings include Fleet endpoint systems must assume hostile network topology — pull beats push when agents sit behind NAT and strict firewalls., Windows service watchdog timeouts are a real constraint on bulk file operations — heartbeat refresh during iteration is not optional., Agent-side policy evaluation scales better than centralizing every file path decision for thousands of endpoints., Fleet dashboards need seed data as a first-class dev tool — you cannot test aggregation UI without realistic event volume., Single main.py entrypoint prevents deployment confusion when Windows services, installers, and dev scripts multiply..

Question 64

What was AI Engineer's contribution to AutoDelete: Fleet-Scale File Lifecycle Management with Endpoint Agents?

Accepted Answer

Dhruvil Patel contributed across Designed PostgreSQL data model for devices, file_events, commands, and policies with Alembic migrations., Built three-package Windows agent: FileSystemWatcher, FileTracker, and AgentService Windows wrapper., Implemented pull-based command queue API — firewall-friendly agent polling model., Authored watchdog heartbeat refresh for bulk deletion without OS process termination., Delivered Next.js fleet dashboard with device status, event timelines, and policy management., Built device registration + JWT auth flow and heartbeat-based online/offline detection., Created seed script generating ~20 devices and hundreds of file_events for realistic dashboard testing., with ownership from design through deployment.

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