Product boundaries
Use this page when you need to understand which part of Foundry Project owns a behavior.
Responsibility matrix
| Surface | Owns | Does not own |
|---|---|---|
| Foundry OSD | ADK readiness, media creation, WinPE customization, expert settings, Foundry Connect staging | Live deployment execution on the target device |
| Foundry Connect | Runtime network readiness, provisioned wired and Wi-Fi setup, bootstrap continuation | OS deployment logic or media authoring |
| Foundry Deploy | Catalog loading, target disk selection, OS selection, deployment execution | Building the original ISO or USB media |
| catalog | XML feed generation for operating system, driver, and WinPE metadata | UI, media creation, or deployment execution |
Practical rule
- If the user is preparing media on a workstation, it belongs to Foundry OSD.
- If the user is proving WinPE networking is ready, it belongs to Foundry Connect.
- If the user is selecting OS, disk, drivers, or deployment options, it belongs to Foundry Deploy.
Configuration handoff
Foundry OSD can stage runtime inputs for the other apps:
- Foundry Connect provisioning and network settings.
- Localization, Autopilot, and customization preferences for Foundry Deploy.
Next step
Open Architecture Overview for the runtime sequence.