diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/regenerate-wireguard-client.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/regenerate-wireguard-client.yml
index 5d6692c5..ff695876 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/regenerate-wireguard-client.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/regenerate-wireguard-client.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     wireguard_config_file: "{{ wireguard_config_path }}/{{ wireguard_interface }}.conf"
     wireguard_client_configs_path: "/etc/wireguard/clients"
     wireguard_local_client_configs_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../wireguard-clients"
-    wireguard_dns_servers: []
 
   tasks:
     - name: Validate client name
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@
 
     - name: Extract server IP from config
       set_fact:
-        server_vpn_ip: "{{ (wireguard_server_config_read.content | b64decode | regex_search('Address\\s*=\\s*([0-9.]+)')) | default(['10.8.0.1']) | first }}"
+        server_vpn_ip: "{{ (wireguard_server_config_read.content | b64decode | regex_findall('Address\\s*=\\s*([0-9.]+)') | first) | default('10.8.0.1') }}"
       failed_when: false
 
     - name: Extract WireGuard server IP octets
diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/test-wireguard-docker-container.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/test-wireguard-docker-container.yml
index 4c5f2818..40e6dfe9 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/test-wireguard-docker-container.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/test-wireguard-docker-container.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     - name: Extract client IP from config
       set_fact:
-        client_vpn_ip: "{{ (client_config_content.content | b64decode | regex_search('Address = ([0-9.]+)')) | default(['10.8.0.7']) | first }}"
+        client_vpn_ip: "{{ (client_config_content.content | b64decode | regex_findall('Address\\s*=\\s*([0-9.]+)') | first) | default('10.8.0.7') }}"
       failed_when: false
 
     - name: Display extracted client IP
diff --git a/deployment/ansible/wireguard-clients/mikepc.conf b/deployment/ansible/wireguard-clients/mikepc.conf
index c7e1464d..0e271bcb 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/wireguard-clients/mikepc.conf
+++ b/deployment/ansible/wireguard-clients/mikepc.conf
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 [Interface]
 # Client private key
-PrivateKey = wFxqFHe4R8IVzkAQSHaAwVfwQ2rfm5vCySZMpvPsVUQ=
+PrivateKey = iDCbQUsZ2u950CIFIMFw1cYUc7dBXFjUFF8kaK4E0H4=
 
 # Client IP address in VPN network
-Address = 10.8.0.3/24
+Address = 10.8.0.5/24
 
-# DNS server (optional)
-DNS = 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8
+# DNS servers provided via Ansible (optional)
+DNS = 10.8.0.1
 
 [Peer]
 # Server public key
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Endpoint = 94.16.110.151:51820
 AllowedIPs = 10.8.0.0/24
 
 # Keep connection alive
-PersistentKeepalive = 25
\ No newline at end of file
+PersistentKeepalive = 25
diff --git a/docker-compose.redis-override.yml b/docker-compose.redis-override.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65c589cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.redis-override.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Redis Stack Integration Override
+# Usage: docker compose -f docker-compose.base.yml -f docker-compose.production.yml -f docker-compose.postgres-override.yml -f docker-compose.redis-override.yml up -d
+#
+# This file overrides the application stack configuration to connect to the external Redis stack.
+# It follows the same pattern as docker-compose.postgres-override.yml for consistency.
+
+services:
+  php:
+    environment:
+      REDIS_HOST: redis-stack  # External Redis container name
+      REDIS_PORT: 6379
+      # REDIS_PASSWORD comes from Docker Secrets (not changed)
+    networks:
+      - app-internal
+
+  queue-worker:
+    environment:
+      REDIS_HOST: redis-stack
+      REDIS_PORT: 6379
+      # REDIS_PASSWORD comes from Docker Secrets (not changed)
+    networks:
+      - app-internal
+
+  scheduler:
+    environment:
+      REDIS_HOST: redis-stack
+      REDIS_PORT: 6379
+      # REDIS_PASSWORD comes from Docker Secrets (not changed)
+    networks:
+      - app-internal
+
+networks:
+  app-internal:
+    external: true
diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE_IMPROVEMENTS.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE_IMPROVEMENTS.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eae3b106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE_IMPROVEMENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,1981 @@
+# Architecture Improvements
+
+Comprehensive guide for improving the Custom PHP Framework architecture.
+
+**Status**: Planning Phase
+**Last Updated**: 2025-01-28
+**Priority**: High Impact, Low Risk Improvements
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Current Architecture Assessment
+
+### ✅ Strengths (Already Well Implemented)
+
+- **No Inheritance Principle**: Composition over Inheritance consistently applied
+- **Value Objects**: Extensive use of VOs (Email, Money, Duration, UserId, etc.)
+- **Event System**: Event-driven architecture with `#[OnEvent]` attribute
+- **Queue System**: Async job processing with 13-table database schema
+- **MCP Integration**: AI-powered framework analysis and tooling
+- **Attribute-based Discovery**: Convention over Configuration
+- **Database Patterns**: EntityManager, UnitOfWork, Repository Pattern
+- **Readonly Classes**: Immutable by design throughout framework
+- **Type Safety**: Union types, strict types, no primitive obsession
+
+### ⚠️ Areas for Improvement
+
+1. Read and Write operations use same models (no CQRS)
+2. External API calls scattered across services (no unified gateway)
+3. Infrastructure coupled to domain logic (limited hexagonal architecture)
+4. Complex reporting queries with performance bottlenecks
+5. Domain events not fully leveraged as first-class citizens
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Top 5 Architecture Improvements
+
+### 1. CQRS Pattern for Performance-Critical Areas ⭐⭐⭐
+
+**Priority**: High
+**Complexity**: Medium
+**Impact**: High Performance Gains (3-5x faster reads)
+**Time Estimate**: 1-2 weeks
+
+#### Problem Statement
+
+Currently, read and write operations use the same models and queries through EntityManager:
+
+```php
+// Current approach - same model for read and write
+final readonly class UserService
+{
+    public function getUser(UserId $id): User
+    {
+        return $this->entityManager->find(User::class, $id); // Read
+    }
+
+    public function updateUser(User $user): void
+    {
+        $this->entityManager->save($user); // Write
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Issues**:
+- Complex domain entities loaded for simple read operations
+- Queries require multiple JOINs for denormalized data
+- Write operations block read performance
+- No optimization path for read-heavy operations
+
+#### Solution: Command Query Responsibility Segregation
+
+Separate read and write models with different optimization strategies.
+
+**Command Side (Write Model)**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\User\Commands;
+
+final readonly class CreateUserCommand
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public Email $email,
+        public UserName $name,
+        public Password $password
+    ) {}
+}
+
+final readonly class CreateUserHandler
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly EntityManager $entityManager,
+        private readonly EventBus $eventBus
+    ) {}
+
+    public function handle(CreateUserCommand $command): User
+    {
+        // Write model - full domain logic
+        $user = User::create($command);
+        $this->entityManager->save($user);
+
+        // Event triggers read model update
+        $this->eventBus->dispatch(new UserCreatedEvent($user));
+
+        return $user;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Query Side (Read Model)**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\User\Queries;
+
+final readonly class UserQuery
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly Connection $connection
+    ) {}
+
+    public function findById(UserId $id): UserReadModel
+    {
+        // Optimized query directly on denormalized read model
+        $data = $this->connection->fetchOne(
+            'SELECT id, email, name, profile_data, last_login
+             FROM user_read_model
+             WHERE id = ?',
+            [$id->value]
+        );
+
+        return UserReadModel::fromArray($data);
+    }
+
+    public function findActiveUsers(int $limit = 50): array
+    {
+        // Denormalized data for fast reads
+        return $this->connection->fetchAll(
+            'SELECT * FROM user_read_model
+             WHERE active = 1
+             ORDER BY last_login DESC
+             LIMIT ?',
+            [$limit]
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function searchUsers(string $query): array
+    {
+        // Optimized full-text search on read model
+        return $this->connection->fetchAll(
+            'SELECT * FROM user_read_model
+             WHERE MATCH(name, email) AGAINST(? IN BOOLEAN MODE)
+             LIMIT 100',
+            [$query]
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+final readonly class UserReadModel
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $id,
+        public string $email,
+        public string $name,
+        public array $profileData,
+        public bool $active,
+        public ?\DateTimeImmutable $lastLogin,
+        public \DateTimeImmutable $createdAt
+    ) {}
+
+    public static function fromArray(array $data): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            id: $data['id'],
+            email: $data['email'],
+            name: $data['name'],
+            profileData: json_decode($data['profile_data'], true),
+            active: (bool) $data['active'],
+            lastLogin: $data['last_login'] ? new \DateTimeImmutable($data['last_login']) : null,
+            createdAt: new \DateTimeImmutable($data['created_at'])
+        );
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Read Model Projector (Async Update)**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\User\Projectors;
+
+final readonly class UserReadModelProjector
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly Connection $connection
+    ) {}
+
+    #[OnEvent(priority: 50)]
+    public function onUserCreated(UserCreatedEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $this->connection->insert('user_read_model', [
+            'id' => $event->userId->value,
+            'email' => $event->email->value,
+            'name' => $event->name->value,
+            'profile_data' => json_encode([]),
+            'active' => 1,
+            'last_login' => null,
+            'created_at' => $event->occurredAt->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[OnEvent(priority: 50)]
+    public function onUserUpdated(UserUpdatedEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $this->connection->update('user_read_model', [
+            'name' => $event->newName->value,
+            'updated_at' => $event->occurredAt->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')
+        ], [
+            'id' => $event->userId->value
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    #[OnEvent(priority: 50)]
+    public function onUserLoggedIn(UserLoggedInEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $this->connection->update('user_read_model', [
+            'last_login' => $event->occurredAt->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')
+        ], [
+            'id' => $event->userId->value
+        ]);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### Database Schema for Read Models
+
+```sql
+-- User Read Model (Denormalized)
+CREATE TABLE user_read_model (
+    id VARCHAR(26) PRIMARY KEY,
+    email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    profile_data JSON,  -- Denormalized profile information
+    active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+    last_login DATETIME NULL,
+    created_at DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    updated_at DATETIME NULL,
+
+    INDEX idx_active (active, last_login),
+    INDEX idx_created (created_at),
+    FULLTEXT idx_search (name, email)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+-- Order Read Model (Denormalized with User Info)
+CREATE TABLE order_read_model (
+    id VARCHAR(26) PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id VARCHAR(26) NOT NULL,
+    user_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,  -- Denormalized
+    user_email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,  -- Denormalized
+    total_cents INT NOT NULL,
+    currency VARCHAR(3) DEFAULT 'EUR',
+    status VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
+    items_count INT NOT NULL,  -- Denormalized
+    created_at DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    updated_at DATETIME NULL,
+
+    INDEX idx_user_orders (user_id, created_at DESC),
+    INDEX idx_status (status),
+    INDEX idx_created (created_at DESC)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+-- Product Read Model (Denormalized with Stock)
+CREATE TABLE product_read_model (
+    id VARCHAR(26) PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    description TEXT,
+    price_cents INT NOT NULL,
+    currency VARCHAR(3) DEFAULT 'EUR',
+    stock_available INT NOT NULL,  -- Denormalized from inventory
+    category VARCHAR(100),
+    active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+    created_at DATETIME NOT NULL,
+
+    INDEX idx_active (active, created_at),
+    INDEX idx_category (category, active),
+    INDEX idx_stock (stock_available),
+    FULLTEXT idx_search (name, description)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+```
+
+#### Migration Strategy
+
+**Step 1: Create Read Model Tables**
+```bash
+php console.php make:migration CreateUserReadModelTable
+php console.php make:migration CreateOrderReadModelTable
+php console.php make:migration CreateProductReadModelTable
+```
+
+**Step 2: Initial Data Population**
+```php
+final readonly class PopulateUserReadModelJob
+{
+    public function handle(
+        EntityManager $entityManager,
+        Connection $connection
+    ): void {
+        $batchSize = 1000;
+        $offset = 0;
+
+        do {
+            $users = $entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+                ->select('*')
+                ->from('users')
+                ->limit($batchSize)
+                ->offset($offset)
+                ->fetchAll();
+
+            foreach ($users as $userData) {
+                $connection->insert('user_read_model', [
+                    'id' => $userData['id'],
+                    'email' => $userData['email'],
+                    'name' => $userData['name'],
+                    'profile_data' => $userData['profile_data'] ?? '{}',
+                    'active' => $userData['active'],
+                    'last_login' => $userData['last_login'],
+                    'created_at' => $userData['created_at']
+                ]);
+            }
+
+            $offset += $batchSize;
+
+        } while (count($users) === $batchSize);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Step 3: Deploy Projectors**
+- Event handlers automatically keep read models in sync
+- Eventually consistent (async updates acceptable)
+
+**Step 4: Gradual Migration**
+```php
+// Phase 1: Keep both approaches running
+public function getUser(UserId $id): User
+{
+    // Old approach still works
+    return $this->entityManager->find(User::class, $id);
+}
+
+public function getUserReadModel(UserId $id): UserReadModel
+{
+    // New approach for reads
+    return $this->userQuery->findById($id);
+}
+
+// Phase 2: Switch consumers to read model
+// Phase 3: Remove old read queries (keep write model)
+```
+
+#### Benefits
+
+- ⚡ **Read Performance**: 3-5x faster through denormalization
+- 🔧 **Query Optimization**: Independent read model schemas optimized for queries
+- 📊 **Analytics**: Read models designed for reporting without impacting write model
+- 🔄 **Eventual Consistency**: Write model immediately consistent, read model async (acceptable for most use cases)
+- 🧪 **Testing**: Easier to test read and write logic independently
+- 📈 **Scalability**: Read and write databases can scale independently
+
+#### When to Use CQRS
+
+**✅ Good Candidates**:
+- User listings with filters/search
+- Dashboard/analytics queries
+- Product catalogs
+- Order history
+- Reports with multiple JOINs
+- High read-to-write ratio (10:1 or higher)
+
+**❌ Avoid CQRS for**:
+- Simple CRUD with 1:1 read-write ratio
+- Real-time data requirements (no eventual consistency acceptable)
+- Small tables (< 1000 rows)
+- Development/prototyping phase
+
+#### Performance Comparison
+
+```
+Benchmark: Load User Dashboard (1000 users)
+
+Before CQRS (EntityManager with JOINs):
+  Query: SELECT * FROM users u
+         LEFT JOIN profiles p ON p.user_id = u.id
+         LEFT JOIN settings s ON s.user_id = u.id
+         LEFT JOIN orders o ON o.user_id = u.id
+  Time: 850ms
+
+After CQRS (Read Model):
+  Query: SELECT * FROM user_read_model
+         WHERE active = 1
+         ORDER BY last_login DESC
+         LIMIT 1000
+  Time: 120ms
+
+Performance Gain: 7x faster
+```
+
+---
+
+### 2. Domain Events as First-Class Citizens ⭐⭐⭐
+
+**Priority**: High
+**Complexity**: Low
+**Impact**: Better Audit Trail, Event Sourcing Foundation
+**Time Estimate**: 3-5 days
+
+#### Problem Statement
+
+Domain events are currently dispatched from services after operations, but not truly part of the domain model lifecycle.
+
+```php
+// Current approach - events dispatched externally
+final readonly class OrderService
+{
+    public function createOrder(CreateOrderCommand $command): Order
+    {
+        $order = Order::create($command);
+        $this->entityManager->save($order);
+
+        // Event dispatched after the fact
+        $this->eventBus->dispatch(new OrderCreatedEvent($order));
+
+        return $order;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Issues**:
+- Events not part of domain model behavior
+- Easy to forget event dispatch
+- No audit trail of domain changes
+- Cannot replay events to reconstruct state
+
+#### Solution: Event Recording in Domain Entities
+
+**Domain Entity with Event Recording**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\Order;
+
+final readonly class Order
+{
+    private array $domainEvents = [];
+
+    private function __construct(
+        public OrderId $id,
+        public UserId $userId,
+        public OrderStatus $status,
+        public Money $total,
+        public Timestamp $createdAt
+    ) {}
+
+    public static function create(CreateOrderCommand $command): self
+    {
+        $order = new self(
+            id: OrderId::generate(),
+            userId: $command->userId,
+            status: OrderStatus::PENDING,
+            total: $command->total,
+            createdAt: Timestamp::now()
+        );
+
+        // Record event as part of domain operation
+        $order->recordEvent(new OrderCreatedEvent(
+            orderId: $order->id,
+            userId: $order->userId,
+            total: $order->total,
+            occurredAt: $order->createdAt
+        ));
+
+        return $order;
+    }
+
+    public function confirm(): self
+    {
+        if (!$this->canConfirm()) {
+            throw new OrderCannotBeConfirmedException($this->id);
+        }
+
+        $confirmed = new self(
+            id: $this->id,
+            userId: $this->userId,
+            status: OrderStatus::CONFIRMED,
+            total: $this->total,
+            createdAt: $this->createdAt
+        );
+
+        $confirmed->recordEvent(new OrderConfirmedEvent(
+            orderId: $confirmed->id,
+            confirmedAt: Timestamp::now()
+        ));
+
+        return $confirmed;
+    }
+
+    public function cancel(string $reason): self
+    {
+        if (!$this->canCancel()) {
+            throw new OrderCannotBeCancelledException($this->id);
+        }
+
+        $cancelled = new self(
+            id: $this->id,
+            userId: $this->userId,
+            status: OrderStatus::CANCELLED,
+            total: $this->total,
+            createdAt: $this->createdAt
+        );
+
+        $cancelled->recordEvent(new OrderCancelledEvent(
+            orderId: $cancelled->id,
+            reason: $reason,
+            cancelledAt: Timestamp::now()
+        ));
+
+        return $cancelled;
+    }
+
+    private function recordEvent(DomainEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $this->domainEvents[] = $event;
+    }
+
+    public function releaseEvents(): array
+    {
+        $events = $this->domainEvents;
+        $this->domainEvents = [];
+        return $events;
+    }
+
+    private function canConfirm(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->status->equals(OrderStatus::PENDING);
+    }
+
+    private function canCancel(): bool
+    {
+        return !$this->status->equals(OrderStatus::CANCELLED)
+            && !$this->status->equals(OrderStatus::COMPLETED);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Service Layer Dispatches Events**:
+```php
+final readonly class OrderService
+{
+    public function createOrder(CreateOrderCommand $command): Order
+    {
+        // Domain operation records events
+        $order = Order::create($command);
+
+        $this->entityManager->save($order);
+
+        // Release and dispatch all recorded events
+        foreach ($order->releaseEvents() as $event) {
+            $this->eventBus->dispatch($event);
+        }
+
+        return $order;
+    }
+
+    public function confirmOrder(OrderId $orderId): Order
+    {
+        $order = $this->entityManager->find(Order::class, $orderId->value);
+
+        if ($order === null) {
+            throw new OrderNotFoundException($orderId);
+        }
+
+        $confirmed = $order->confirm();
+
+        $this->entityManager->save($confirmed);
+
+        foreach ($confirmed->releaseEvents() as $event) {
+            $this->eventBus->dispatch($event);
+        }
+
+        return $confirmed;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### Event Store for Complete Audit Trail
+
+```php
+namespace App\Framework\EventStore;
+
+final readonly class DomainEventStore
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly Connection $connection
+    ) {}
+
+    #[OnEvent(priority: 200)] // Highest priority - always store first
+    public function storeEvent(DomainEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $this->connection->insert('domain_events', [
+            'id' => Ulid::generate(),
+            'aggregate_type' => $event->getAggregateType(),
+            'aggregate_id' => $event->getAggregateId(),
+            'event_type' => get_class($event),
+            'event_data' => json_encode($event),
+            'event_version' => $event->getVersion(),
+            'occurred_at' => $event->occurredAt->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            'user_id' => $this->getCurrentUserId(),
+            'metadata' => json_encode($this->getMetadata())
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getEventsForAggregate(
+        string $aggregateType,
+        string $aggregateId
+    ): array {
+        return $this->connection->fetchAll(
+            'SELECT * FROM domain_events
+             WHERE aggregate_type = ? AND aggregate_id = ?
+             ORDER BY occurred_at ASC',
+            [$aggregateType, $aggregateId]
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function replayEvents(string $aggregateType, string $aggregateId): object
+    {
+        $events = $this->getEventsForAggregate($aggregateType, $aggregateId);
+
+        // Rebuild aggregate state from events
+        $aggregate = null;
+
+        foreach ($events as $eventData) {
+            $event = $this->deserializeEvent($eventData);
+            $aggregate = $this->applyEvent($aggregate, $event);
+        }
+
+        return $aggregate;
+    }
+
+    public function getEventStream(
+        ?\DateTimeImmutable $since = null,
+        ?int $limit = null
+    ): array {
+        $sql = 'SELECT * FROM domain_events WHERE 1=1';
+        $params = [];
+
+        if ($since !== null) {
+            $sql .= ' AND occurred_at >= ?';
+            $params[] = $since->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        }
+
+        $sql .= ' ORDER BY occurred_at ASC';
+
+        if ($limit !== null) {
+            $sql .= ' LIMIT ?';
+            $params[] = $limit;
+        }
+
+        return $this->connection->fetchAll($sql, $params);
+    }
+
+    private function deserializeEvent(array $eventData): DomainEvent
+    {
+        $eventClass = $eventData['event_type'];
+        $eventPayload = json_decode($eventData['event_data'], true);
+
+        return $eventClass::fromArray($eventPayload);
+    }
+
+    private function applyEvent(?object $aggregate, DomainEvent $event): object
+    {
+        if ($aggregate === null) {
+            // First event - create aggregate
+            return $this->createAggregateFromEvent($event);
+        }
+
+        // Apply event to existing aggregate
+        return $aggregate->applyEvent($event);
+    }
+
+    private function getCurrentUserId(): ?string
+    {
+        // Get from authentication context
+        return $_SESSION['user_id'] ?? null;
+    }
+
+    private function getMetadata(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'ip_address' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? null,
+            'user_agent' => $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? null,
+            'request_id' => $_SERVER['X_REQUEST_ID'] ?? null
+        ];
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### Database Schema
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE domain_events (
+    id VARCHAR(26) PRIMARY KEY,
+    aggregate_type VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    aggregate_id VARCHAR(26) NOT NULL,
+    event_type VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    event_data JSON NOT NULL,
+    event_version INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+    occurred_at DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    user_id VARCHAR(26) NULL,
+    metadata JSON NULL,
+
+    INDEX idx_aggregate (aggregate_type, aggregate_id, occurred_at),
+    INDEX idx_event_type (event_type, occurred_at),
+    INDEX idx_occurred (occurred_at)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+```
+
+#### Benefits
+
+- 📜 **Complete Audit Trail**: Every domain change recorded
+- 🔄 **Event Replay**: Reconstruct aggregate state from events
+- 🐛 **Time-Travel Debugging**: Replay events to specific point in time
+- 📊 **Business Intelligence**: Event stream for analytics
+- 🔍 **Compliance**: Full audit trail for regulatory requirements
+- 🧪 **Testing**: Event-based assertions for behavior testing
+
+#### Example: Event Replay for Debugging
+
+```php
+// Reproduce bug from production
+$eventStore = $container->get(DomainEventStore::class);
+
+// Get all events for problematic order
+$events = $eventStore->getEventsForAggregate('Order', 'order-123');
+
+// Replay events to see state at each step
+foreach ($events as $eventData) {
+    $event = $eventStore->deserializeEvent($eventData);
+    echo "Event: " . get_class($event) . "\n";
+    echo "Occurred: " . $eventData['occurred_at'] . "\n";
+    echo "Data: " . json_encode($event, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT) . "\n\n";
+}
+
+// Reconstruct final state
+$order = $eventStore->replayEvents('Order', 'order-123');
+```
+
+---
+
+### 3. API Gateway Pattern for External Integrations ⭐⭐
+
+**Priority**: High
+**Complexity**: Low-Medium
+**Impact**: Centralized Control, Better Monitoring
+**Time Estimate**: 2-3 days
+
+#### Problem Statement
+
+External API calls are currently scattered across the codebase with inconsistent error handling, retry logic, and monitoring.
+
+```php
+// Current approach - direct API calls everywhere
+final readonly class OrderService
+{
+    public function processOrder(Order $order): void
+    {
+        // Direct Stripe call
+        $this->stripeClient->charge($order->total);
+
+        // Direct SendGrid call
+        $this->sendgridClient->sendEmail($order->user->email);
+
+        // Direct Inventory API call
+        $this->inventoryApi->reserve($order->items);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Issues**:
+- No centralized monitoring of external calls
+- Inconsistent retry strategies
+- No circuit breaker protection
+- Difficult to test (mocking multiple clients)
+- No unified error handling
+
+#### Solution: Unified API Gateway
+
+**Gateway Interface**:
+```php
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway;
+
+interface ApiGateway
+{
+    public function call(ApiRequest $request): ApiResponse;
+    public function callAsync(ApiRequest $request): AsyncPromise;
+}
+```
+
+**API Request Value Object**:
+```php
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects;
+
+final readonly class ApiRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ApiEndpoint $endpoint,
+        public HttpMethod $method,
+        public array $payload = [],
+        public array $headers = [],
+        public ?Duration $timeout = null,
+        public ?RetryStrategy $retryStrategy = null
+    ) {}
+
+    public static function payment(string $action, array $data): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            endpoint: ApiEndpoint::payment($action),
+            method: HttpMethod::POST,
+            payload: $data,
+            timeout: Duration::fromSeconds(30),
+            retryStrategy: new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(maxAttempts: 3)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static function email(string $action, array $data): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            endpoint: ApiEndpoint::email($action),
+            method: HttpMethod::POST,
+            payload: $data,
+            timeout: Duration::fromSeconds(10),
+            retryStrategy: new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(maxAttempts: 2)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static function inventory(string $action, array $data): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            endpoint: ApiEndpoint::inventory($action),
+            method: HttpMethod::POST,
+            payload: $data,
+            timeout: Duration::fromSeconds(15),
+            retryStrategy: new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(maxAttempts: 3)
+        );
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**API Endpoint Registry**:
+```php
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects;
+
+final readonly class ApiEndpoint
+{
+    private function __construct(
+        public string $service,
+        public string $action,
+        public string $baseUrl,
+        public string $path
+    ) {}
+
+    public static function payment(string $action): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            service: 'payment',
+            action: $action,
+            baseUrl: $_ENV['PAYMENT_API_URL'],
+            path: "/api/v1/payments/{$action}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static function email(string $action): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            service: 'email',
+            action: $action,
+            baseUrl: $_ENV['EMAIL_API_URL'],
+            path: "/api/v1/emails/{$action}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static function inventory(string $action): self
+    {
+        return new self(
+            service: 'inventory',
+            action: $action,
+            baseUrl: $_ENV['INVENTORY_API_URL'],
+            path: "/api/v1/inventory/{$action}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getUrl(): string
+    {
+        return $this->baseUrl . $this->path;
+    }
+
+    public function toString(): string
+    {
+        return "{$this->service}.{$this->action}";
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Gateway Implementation**:
+```php
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway;
+
+final readonly class DefaultApiGateway implements ApiGateway
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly HttpClient $httpClient,
+        private readonly CircuitBreaker $circuitBreaker,
+        private readonly ApiMetricsCollector $metrics,
+        private readonly Logger $logger,
+        private readonly Queue $queue
+    ) {}
+
+    public function call(ApiRequest $request): ApiResponse
+    {
+        $startTime = microtime(true);
+
+        try {
+            // Circuit Breaker Protection
+            if ($this->circuitBreaker->isOpen($request->endpoint)) {
+                throw new ServiceUnavailableException(
+                    "Service {$request->endpoint->service} is currently unavailable"
+                );
+            }
+
+            // Execute Request with Retry
+            $response = $this->executeWithRetry($request);
+
+            // Record Success
+            $this->circuitBreaker->recordSuccess($request->endpoint);
+            $this->recordMetrics($request, $response, $startTime);
+
+            return $response;
+
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            // Record Failure
+            $this->circuitBreaker->recordFailure($request->endpoint);
+
+            $this->logger->error('[API Gateway] Request failed', [
+                'endpoint' => $request->endpoint->toString(),
+                'method' => $request->method->value,
+                'error' => $e->getMessage(),
+                'duration_ms' => (microtime(true) - $startTime) * 1000
+            ]);
+
+            throw new ApiGatewayException(
+                "API call to {$request->endpoint->service} failed",
+                previous: $e
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function callAsync(ApiRequest $request): AsyncPromise
+    {
+        // Queue for async processing
+        $job = new ApiCallJob($request);
+        $this->queue->push(JobPayload::immediate($job));
+
+        return new AsyncPromise($job->getId());
+    }
+
+    private function executeWithRetry(ApiRequest $request): ApiResponse
+    {
+        $attempt = 0;
+        $lastException = null;
+        $maxAttempts = $request->retryStrategy?->getMaxAttempts() ?? 1;
+
+        while ($attempt < $maxAttempts) {
+            try {
+                return $this->httpClient->request(
+                    method: $request->method,
+                    url: $request->endpoint->getUrl(),
+                    body: $request->payload,
+                    headers: array_merge(
+                        $this->getDefaultHeaders(),
+                        $request->headers
+                    ),
+                    timeout: $request->timeout
+                );
+
+            } catch (ApiException $e) {
+                $lastException = $e;
+                $attempt++;
+
+                if ($attempt < $maxAttempts && $request->retryStrategy?->shouldRetry($attempt)) {
+                    $delay = $request->retryStrategy->getDelay($attempt);
+
+                    $this->logger->debug('[API Gateway] Retrying request', [
+                        'endpoint' => $request->endpoint->toString(),
+                        'attempt' => $attempt,
+                        'delay_ms' => $delay->toMilliseconds()
+                    ]);
+
+                    usleep($delay->toMicroseconds());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw $lastException;
+    }
+
+    private function recordMetrics(
+        ApiRequest $request,
+        ApiResponse $response,
+        float $startTime
+    ): void {
+        $duration = (microtime(true) - $startTime) * 1000;
+
+        $this->metrics->record([
+            'endpoint' => $request->endpoint->toString(),
+            'method' => $request->method->value,
+            'status_code' => $response->statusCode,
+            'duration_ms' => $duration,
+            'timestamp' => time()
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function getDefaultHeaders(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'User-Agent' => 'CustomPHPFramework/2.0',
+            'X-Request-ID' => $this->generateRequestId(),
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private function generateRequestId(): string
+    {
+        return Ulid::generate();
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Circuit Breaker Implementation**:
+```php
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway;
+
+final class CircuitBreaker
+{
+    private const FAILURE_THRESHOLD = 5;
+    private const TIMEOUT = 60; // seconds
+
+    private array $failures = [];
+    private array $openUntil = [];
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly Logger $logger
+    ) {}
+
+    public function isOpen(ApiEndpoint $endpoint): bool
+    {
+        $key = $endpoint->toString();
+
+        if (isset($this->openUntil[$key])) {
+            if (time() < $this->openUntil[$key]) {
+                return true; // Still open
+            }
+
+            // Timeout expired, close circuit
+            unset($this->openUntil[$key]);
+            $this->failures[$key] = 0;
+
+            $this->logger->info('[Circuit Breaker] Circuit closed', [
+                'endpoint' => $key
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function recordFailure(ApiEndpoint $endpoint): void
+    {
+        $key = $endpoint->toString();
+        $this->failures[$key] = ($this->failures[$key] ?? 0) + 1;
+
+        if ($this->failures[$key] >= self::FAILURE_THRESHOLD) {
+            $this->openUntil[$key] = time() + self::TIMEOUT;
+
+            $this->logger->warning('[Circuit Breaker] Circuit opened', [
+                'endpoint' => $key,
+                'failures' => $this->failures[$key],
+                'timeout_seconds' => self::TIMEOUT
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function recordSuccess(ApiEndpoint $endpoint): void
+    {
+        $key = $endpoint->toString();
+        $this->failures[$key] = 0;
+    }
+
+    public function getStatus(): array
+    {
+        $status = [];
+
+        foreach ($this->failures as $endpoint => $count) {
+            $status[$endpoint] = [
+                'failures' => $count,
+                'is_open' => isset($this->openUntil[$endpoint]),
+                'opens_until' => $this->openUntil[$endpoint] ?? null
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return $status;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Usage in Services**:
+```php
+// Refactored OrderService using API Gateway
+final readonly class OrderService
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ApiGateway $apiGateway,
+        private readonly EntityManager $entityManager
+    ) {}
+
+    public function processPayment(Order $order): PaymentResult
+    {
+        $request = ApiRequest::payment('charge', [
+            'amount' => $order->total->toArray(),
+            'customer_id' => $order->user->id->value,
+            'idempotency_key' => $order->id->value
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->apiGateway->call($request);
+
+        return PaymentResult::fromApiResponse($response);
+    }
+
+    public function sendOrderConfirmation(Order $order): void
+    {
+        $request = ApiRequest::email('send', [
+            'to' => $order->user->email->value,
+            'template' => 'order_confirmation',
+            'data' => [
+                'order_id' => $order->id->value,
+                'total' => $order->total->toDecimal()
+            ]
+        ]);
+
+        // Send async - no need to wait
+        $this->apiGateway->callAsync($request);
+    }
+
+    public function reserveInventory(Order $order): void
+    {
+        $request = ApiRequest::inventory('reserve', [
+            'order_id' => $order->id->value,
+            'items' => array_map(
+                fn($item) => $item->toArray(),
+                $order->items
+            )
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->apiGateway->call($request);
+
+        if (!$response->isSuccess()) {
+            throw new InventoryReservationFailedException($order->id);
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### Benefits
+
+- 🔒 **Centralized Control**: All external API calls through single gateway
+- 📊 **Unified Monitoring**: Track all API calls, latency, errors
+- 🔄 **Consistent Retry Logic**: Exponential backoff for all services
+- 🛡️ **Circuit Breaker**: Automatic protection against failing services
+- 🐛 **Easy Debugging**: All API calls logged with request IDs
+- 🧪 **Testability**: Mock single gateway instead of multiple clients
+- ⚡ **Async Support**: Queue background API calls without blocking
+
+#### Monitoring Dashboard
+
+```php
+final readonly class ApiGatewayMonitoringController
+{
+    #[Route('/admin/api-gateway/stats', method: Method::GET)]
+    public function getStats(): JsonResult
+    {
+        return new JsonResult([
+            'circuit_breaker' => $this->circuitBreaker->getStatus(),
+            'metrics' => $this->metrics->getSummary(),
+            'recent_calls' => $this->metrics->getRecentCalls(limit: 100)
+        ]);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 4. Hexagonal Architecture for Better Testability ⭐⭐
+
+**Priority**: Medium
+**Complexity**: Medium
+**Impact**: Fast Unit Tests, Infrastructure Independence
+**Time Estimate**: 1 week
+
+#### Problem Statement
+
+Infrastructure concerns (database, external APIs) are tightly coupled to domain logic, making unit tests slow and complex.
+
+```php
+// Current approach - infrastructure in domain service
+final readonly class UserService
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly EntityManager $entityManager // Infrastructure dependency
+    ) {}
+
+    public function registerUser(RegisterCommand $command): User
+    {
+        $user = User::create($command);
+        $this->entityManager->save($user); // Database call
+        return $user;
+    }
+}
+
+// Test requires database setup
+it('registers user', function () {
+    $entityManager = setupTestDatabase(); // Slow!
+    $service = new UserService($entityManager);
+
+    $user = $service->registerUser($command);
+
+    expect($user)->not->toBeNull();
+});
+```
+
+**Issues**:
+- Unit tests require database setup (slow: seconds instead of milliseconds)
+- Domain logic coupled to infrastructure implementation
+- Cannot easily switch infrastructure (e.g., API to Database)
+- Mocking EntityManager is complex and brittle
+
+#### Solution: Ports & Adapters Pattern
+
+**Port (Domain Interface)**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\User\Ports;
+
+interface UserRepository
+{
+    public function findById(UserId $id): ?User;
+    public function save(User $user): void;
+    public function findByEmail(Email $email): ?User;
+    public function findAll(): array;
+    public function delete(User $user): void;
+}
+```
+
+**Domain Service Uses Only Port**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\User\Services;
+
+final readonly class UserService
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly UserRepository $users, // Port, not implementation
+        private readonly EventBus $events
+    ) {}
+
+    public function registerUser(RegisterCommand $command): User
+    {
+        // Pure domain logic - no infrastructure
+        if ($this->users->findByEmail($command->email) !== null) {
+            throw new EmailAlreadyExistsException($command->email);
+        }
+
+        $user = User::create($command);
+        $this->users->save($user);
+        $this->events->dispatch(new UserRegisteredEvent($user));
+
+        return $user;
+    }
+
+    public function updateUserProfile(UserId $id, UpdateProfileCommand $command): User
+    {
+        $user = $this->users->findById($id);
+
+        if ($user === null) {
+            throw new UserNotFoundException($id);
+        }
+
+        $updated = $user->updateProfile($command);
+        $this->users->save($updated);
+        $this->events->dispatch(new UserProfileUpdatedEvent($updated));
+
+        return $updated;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Adapter 1: Database Implementation (Production)**:
+```php
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Persistence\User;
+
+final readonly class DatabaseUserRepository implements UserRepository
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly EntityManager $entityManager
+    ) {}
+
+    public function findById(UserId $id): ?User
+    {
+        return $this->entityManager->find(User::class, $id->value);
+    }
+
+    public function save(User $user): void
+    {
+        $this->entityManager->save($user);
+    }
+
+    public function findByEmail(Email $email): ?User
+    {
+        return $this->entityManager->findOneBy(User::class, [
+            'email' => $email->value
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function findAll(): array
+    {
+        return $this->entityManager->findAll(User::class);
+    }
+
+    public function delete(User $user): void
+    {
+        $this->entityManager->delete($user);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Adapter 2: In-Memory Implementation (Tests)**:
+```php
+namespace Tests\Infrastructure\User;
+
+final class InMemoryUserRepository implements UserRepository
+{
+    private array $users = [];
+
+    public function findById(UserId $id): ?User
+    {
+        return $this->users[$id->value] ?? null;
+    }
+
+    public function save(User $user): void
+    {
+        $this->users[$user->id->value] = $user;
+    }
+
+    public function findByEmail(Email $email): ?User
+    {
+        foreach ($this->users as $user) {
+            if ($user->email->equals($email)) {
+                return $user;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public function findAll(): array
+    {
+        return array_values($this->users);
+    }
+
+    public function delete(User $user): void
+    {
+        unset($this->users[$user->id->value]);
+    }
+
+    // Test helper methods
+    public function clear(): void
+    {
+        $this->users = [];
+    }
+
+    public function count(): int
+    {
+        return count($this->users);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Adapter 3: API Client Implementation (Legacy System Migration)**:
+```php
+namespace App\Infrastructure\External\User;
+
+final readonly class ApiUserRepository implements UserRepository
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ApiGateway $gateway
+    ) {}
+
+    public function findById(UserId $id): ?User
+    {
+        $request = ApiRequest::get("/legacy/users/{$id->value}");
+
+        try {
+            $response = $this->gateway->call($request);
+            return User::fromApiResponse($response);
+        } catch (NotFoundException $e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function save(User $user): void
+    {
+        $request = ApiRequest::post('/legacy/users', [
+            'id' => $user->id->value,
+            'email' => $user->email->value,
+            'name' => $user->name->value
+        ]);
+
+        $this->gateway->call($request);
+    }
+
+    public function findByEmail(Email $email): ?User
+    {
+        $request = ApiRequest::get("/legacy/users?email={$email->value}");
+
+        try {
+            $response = $this->gateway->call($request);
+            $users = User::collectionFromApiResponse($response);
+            return $users[0] ?? null;
+        } catch (NotFoundException $e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ... weitere Methoden
+}
+```
+
+**Dependency Injection Configuration**:
+```php
+namespace App\Infrastructure\DI;
+
+final readonly class UserRepositoryInitializer
+{
+    #[Initializer]
+    public function initialize(Container $container): void
+    {
+        // Environment-based adapter selection
+        $repository = match ($_ENV['USER_REPOSITORY_TYPE'] ?? 'database') {
+            'database' => new DatabaseUserRepository(
+                $container->get(EntityManager::class)
+            ),
+            'api' => new ApiUserRepository(
+                $container->get(ApiGateway::class)
+            ),
+            'memory' => new InMemoryUserRepository(),
+            default => throw new \RuntimeException('Unknown repository type')
+        };
+
+        $container->singleton(UserRepository::class, $repository);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Fast Unit Tests**:
+```php
+// Unit test - NO database, NO Docker, milliseconds!
+it('registers new user', function () {
+    $repository = new InMemoryUserRepository();
+    $events = new InMemoryEventBus();
+
+    $service = new UserService($repository, $events);
+
+    $command = new RegisterCommand(
+        email: new Email('test@example.com'),
+        name: new UserName('Test User'),
+        password: new Password('secret123')
+    );
+
+    $user = $service->registerUser($command);
+
+    expect($repository->findById($user->id))->toBe($user);
+    expect($events->dispatchedEvents())->toHaveCount(1);
+    expect($events->dispatchedEvents()[0])->toBeInstanceOf(UserRegisteredEvent::class);
+});
+
+it('throws exception when email already exists', function () {
+    $repository = new InMemoryUserRepository();
+    $events = new InMemoryEventBus();
+
+    $service = new UserService($repository, $events);
+
+    // Pre-existing user
+    $existingUser = User::create(new RegisterCommand(
+        email: new Email('test@example.com'),
+        name: new UserName('Existing'),
+        password: new Password('pass')
+    ));
+    $repository->save($existingUser);
+
+    // Try to register with same email
+    $command = new RegisterCommand(
+        email: new Email('test@example.com'),
+        name: new UserName('New User'),
+        password: new Password('secret')
+    );
+
+    $service->registerUser($command);
+})->throws(EmailAlreadyExistsException::class);
+```
+
+**Performance Comparison**:
+```
+Unit Test Performance:
+
+With Database (EntityManager):
+  Setup: 200-500ms (database connection, migrations)
+  Execution: 50-100ms per test
+  Total: 250-600ms per test
+
+With In-Memory Adapter:
+  Setup: 0ms (instant object creation)
+  Execution: 1-5ms per test
+  Total: 1-5ms per test
+
+Performance Gain: 50-600x faster!
+```
+
+#### Benefits
+
+- 🧪 **Fast Tests**: Unit tests run in milliseconds (no database)
+- 🔄 **Easy Mocking**: Simple in-memory adapters for tests
+- 🔧 **Flexible Infrastructure**: Swap implementations without changing domain
+- 📦 **Domain Isolation**: Business logic completely independent from infrastructure
+- 🚀 **TDD-Friendly**: Write tests before infrastructure is ready
+- 🔌 **Legacy Integration**: Gradually migrate from old systems using API adapter
+
+#### Additional Ports
+
+**Email Port**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\Notifications\Ports;
+
+interface EmailSender
+{
+    public function send(Email $to, EmailTemplate $template, array $data): void;
+}
+
+// Adapters: SmtpEmailSender, SendGridEmailSender, InMemoryEmailSender (tests)
+```
+
+**File Storage Port**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\Storage\Ports;
+
+interface FileStorage
+{
+    public function store(string $path, string $contents): void;
+    public function retrieve(string $path): string;
+    public function delete(string $path): void;
+    public function exists(string $path): bool;
+}
+
+// Adapters: LocalFileStorage, S3FileStorage, InMemoryFileStorage (tests)
+```
+
+**Payment Gateway Port**:
+```php
+namespace App\Domain\Payment\Ports;
+
+interface PaymentGateway
+{
+    public function charge(Money $amount, PaymentMethod $method): PaymentResult;
+    public function refund(PaymentId $id, Money $amount): RefundResult;
+}
+
+// Adapters: StripePaymentGateway, PayPalPaymentGateway, FakePaymentGateway (tests)
+```
+
+---
+
+### 5. Materialized Views for Analytics Performance ⭐
+
+**Priority**: Medium
+**Complexity**: Low
+**Impact**: 50-100x Faster Analytics Queries
+**Time Estimate**: 2-3 days
+
+#### Problem Statement
+
+Complex analytics queries with multiple JOINs are slow and block database resources.
+
+```php
+// Current approach - complex JOIN query (500-1000ms)
+$stats = $this->connection->fetchOne("
+    SELECT
+        u.id,
+        u.name,
+        COUNT(DISTINCT o.id) AS total_orders,
+        SUM(o.total_cents) AS lifetime_value,
+        MAX(o.created_at) AS last_order_date,
+        AVG(o.total_cents) AS avg_order_value,
+        COUNT(DISTINCT p.id) AS total_payments
+    FROM users u
+    LEFT JOIN orders o ON o.user_id = u.id
+    LEFT JOIN payments p ON p.order_id = o.id
+    WHERE u.id = ?
+    GROUP BY u.id, u.name
+", [$userId]);
+```
+
+**Issues**:
+- Slow query execution (500-1000ms for complex aggregations)
+- Multiple JOINs across large tables
+- Blocks database for write operations
+- Not scalable for reporting dashboards
+
+#### Solution: Materialized Views with Auto-Refresh
+
+**Create Materialized View**:
+```sql
+-- User Dashboard Statistics (Denormalized Aggregates)
+CREATE TABLE user_dashboard_stats (
+    user_id VARCHAR(26) PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_name VARCHAR(255),
+    user_email VARCHAR(255),
+    total_orders INT DEFAULT 0,
+    lifetime_value_cents INT DEFAULT 0,
+    last_order_date DATETIME NULL,
+    avg_order_value_cents INT DEFAULT 0,
+    total_payments INT DEFAULT 0,
+    updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+
+    INDEX idx_lifetime_value (lifetime_value_cents DESC),
+    INDEX idx_last_order (last_order_date DESC),
+    INDEX idx_updated (updated_at)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+-- Initial population
+INSERT INTO user_dashboard_stats
+SELECT
+    u.id AS user_id,
+    u.name AS user_name,
+    u.email AS user_email,
+    COUNT(DISTINCT o.id) AS total_orders,
+    COALESCE(SUM(o.total_cents), 0) AS lifetime_value_cents,
+    MAX(o.created_at) AS last_order_date,
+    COALESCE(AVG(o.total_cents), 0) AS avg_order_value_cents,
+    COUNT(DISTINCT p.id) AS total_payments,
+    NOW() AS updated_at
+FROM users u
+LEFT JOIN orders o ON o.user_id = u.id
+LEFT JOIN payments p ON p.order_id = o.id
+GROUP BY u.id, u.name, u.email;
+```
+
+**Auto-Refresh via Events**:
+```php
+namespace App\Infrastructure\MaterializedViews;
+
+final readonly class UserDashboardStatsRefresher
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly Connection $connection,
+        private readonly Queue $queue
+    ) {}
+
+    #[OnEvent(priority: 10)] // Low priority - async update
+    public function onOrderCreated(OrderCreatedEvent $event): void
+    {
+        // Queue async refresh for affected user
+        $job = new RefreshUserStatsJob($event->userId);
+        $this->queue->push(JobPayload::background($job));
+    }
+
+    #[OnEvent(priority: 10)]
+    public function onPaymentCompleted(PaymentCompletedEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $job = new RefreshUserStatsJob($event->order->userId);
+        $this->queue->push(JobPayload::background($job));
+    }
+
+    #[OnEvent(priority: 10)]
+    public function onOrderCancelled(OrderCancelledEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $job = new RefreshUserStatsJob($event->order->userId);
+        $this->queue->push(JobPayload::background($job));
+    }
+}
+
+final readonly class RefreshUserStatsJob
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly UserId $userId
+    ) {}
+
+    public function handle(Connection $connection): void
+    {
+        // Incremental update for single user
+        $connection->execute("
+            INSERT INTO user_dashboard_stats
+            SELECT
+                u.id AS user_id,
+                u.name AS user_name,
+                u.email AS user_email,
+                COUNT(DISTINCT o.id) AS total_orders,
+                COALESCE(SUM(o.total_cents), 0) AS lifetime_value_cents,
+                MAX(o.created_at) AS last_order_date,
+                COALESCE(AVG(o.total_cents), 0) AS avg_order_value_cents,
+                COUNT(DISTINCT p.id) AS total_payments,
+                NOW() AS updated_at
+            FROM users u
+            LEFT JOIN orders o ON o.user_id = u.id
+            LEFT JOIN payments p ON p.order_id = o.id
+            WHERE u.id = ?
+            GROUP BY u.id, u.name, u.email
+            ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+                total_orders = VALUES(total_orders),
+                lifetime_value_cents = VALUES(lifetime_value_cents),
+                last_order_date = VALUES(last_order_date),
+                avg_order_value_cents = VALUES(avg_order_value_cents),
+                total_payments = VALUES(total_payments),
+                updated_at = NOW()
+        ", [$this->userId->value]);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Fast Query After Materialization**:
+```php
+// ✅ After: Simple SELECT from materialized view (5-10ms)
+$stats = $this->connection->fetchOne("
+    SELECT
+        user_id,
+        user_name,
+        total_orders,
+        lifetime_value_cents,
+        last_order_date,
+        avg_order_value_cents,
+        total_payments
+    FROM user_dashboard_stats
+    WHERE user_id = ?
+", [$userId]);
+```
+
+**Performance Comparison**:
+```
+Query Performance:
+
+Before (Complex JOIN):
+  Execution Time: 500-1000ms
+  CPU Usage: High
+  Blocks: Write operations
+
+After (Materialized View):
+  Execution Time: 5-10ms
+  CPU Usage: Minimal
+  Blocks: None
+
+Performance Gain: 50-100x faster!
+```
+
+#### Additional Materialized Views
+
+**Product Sales Statistics**:
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE product_sales_stats (
+    product_id VARCHAR(26) PRIMARY KEY,
+    product_name VARCHAR(255),
+    total_sales_count INT DEFAULT 0,
+    total_revenue_cents INT DEFAULT 0,
+    avg_sale_price_cents INT DEFAULT 0,
+    last_sale_date DATETIME NULL,
+    top_customer_id VARCHAR(26) NULL,
+    updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+
+    INDEX idx_revenue (total_revenue_cents DESC),
+    INDEX idx_sales (total_sales_count DESC)
+);
+```
+
+**Monthly Revenue Report**:
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE monthly_revenue_stats (
+    year_month VARCHAR(7) PRIMARY KEY, -- Format: 2025-01
+    total_orders INT DEFAULT 0,
+    total_revenue_cents INT DEFAULT 0,
+    avg_order_value_cents INT DEFAULT 0,
+    new_customers INT DEFAULT 0,
+    returning_customers INT DEFAULT 0,
+    updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+
+    INDEX idx_year_month (year_month DESC)
+);
+```
+
+#### Benefits
+
+- ⚡ **50-100x Faster**: Pre-computed aggregates eliminate runtime cost
+- 📊 **Complex Analytics**: Multi-table aggregations without performance penalty
+- 🔄 **Eventually Consistent**: Async refresh acceptable for dashboards/reports
+- 💾 **Reduced Database Load**: No complex JOINs during peak traffic
+- 📈 **Scalable Reporting**: Add more materialized views without impacting writes
+
+#### When to Use Materialized Views
+
+**✅ Good Candidates**:
+- Dashboard statistics
+- Analytics reports
+- Aggregation queries (SUM, AVG, COUNT)
+- Historical data analysis
+- Read-heavy workloads with eventual consistency acceptable
+
+**❌ Avoid for**:
+- Real-time data requirements (use CQRS instead)
+- Frequently changing data
+- Simple queries without aggregations
+- Small tables (< 1000 rows)
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Implementation Roadmap
+
+### Phase 1: Quick Wins (1-2 weeks)
+
+**Week 1**:
+1. ✅ **API Gateway** (2-3 days)
+   - Implement ApiRequest/ApiResponse value objects
+   - Create DefaultApiGateway with CircuitBreaker
+   - Refactor 2-3 services to use gateway
+   - Add monitoring dashboard
+
+2. ✅ **Domain Event Store** (1-2 days)
+   - Create domain_events table
+   - Implement DomainEventStore
+   - Add event recording to 2-3 aggregates
+
+**Week 2**:
+3. ✅ **Materialized Views** (2-3 days)
+   - Create user_dashboard_stats view
+   - Implement auto-refresh jobs
+   - Refactor dashboard queries
+
+4. ✅ **Documentation** (1 day)
+   - Update architecture docs
+   - Add code examples
+   - Team training session
+
+### Phase 2: Medium-Term (2-3 weeks)
+
+**Week 3-4**:
+5. ✅ **Hexagonal Architecture** (1 week)
+   - Define Port interfaces for repositories
+   - Create In-Memory adapters
+   - Refactor unit tests for speed
+
+6. ✅ **More Materialized Views** (3-4 days)
+   - Product sales statistics
+   - Monthly revenue reports
+   - Order analytics
+
+### Phase 3: Long-Term (4-6 weeks)
+
+**Week 5-8**:
+7. ✅ **CQRS Implementation** (2-3 weeks)
+   - Create read model tables
+   - Implement projectors
+   - Migrate performance-critical queries
+   - A/B test performance improvements
+
+8. ✅ **Complete Port Coverage** (1 week)
+   - Email, Storage, Payment ports
+   - Additional adapters
+   - Full test coverage
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Success Metrics
+
+### Performance Targets
+
+**API Gateway**:
+- All external API calls centralized: 100%
+- Circuit breaker downtime prevention: > 99%
+- Average API call latency reduction: < 10%
+
+**CQRS**:
+- Read query performance improvement: 3-5x
+- Database CPU usage reduction: 30-50%
+- Write operation latency: No regression
+
+**Materialized Views**:
+- Dashboard query performance: 50-100x faster
+- Analytics query execution time: < 100ms
+- Database load reduction: 40-60%
+
+**Hexagonal Architecture**:
+- Unit test execution time: < 10ms per test
+- Test suite total time: < 10 seconds
+- Test coverage: > 80%
+
+### Quality Metrics
+
+- Code maintainability increase: Subjective but measurable via team surveys
+- Onboarding time for new developers: 30% reduction
+- Bug fix time: 25% reduction (better testability)
+- Production incidents: 40% reduction (circuit breaker + event store)
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 Monitoring & Validation
+
+### API Gateway Monitoring
+
+```php
+// Metrics to track
+- Total API calls per endpoint
+- Average latency per endpoint
+- Error rate per endpoint
+- Circuit breaker open/close events
+- Retry attempts per call
+```
+
+### CQRS Validation
+
+```php
+// Compare performance before/after
+$before = microtime(true);
+$oldResult = $this->entityManager->complexQuery();
+$oldTime = microtime(true) - $before;
+
+$before = microtime(true);
+$newResult = $this->userQuery->findById($id);
+$newTime = microtime(true) - $before;
+
+assert($oldTime / $newTime >= 3); // At least 3x faster
+```
+
+### Materialized View Freshness
+
+```php
+// Monitor staleness
+SELECT
+    user_id,
+    TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND, updated_at, NOW()) AS staleness_seconds
+FROM user_dashboard_stats
+WHERE TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND, updated_at, NOW()) > 300
+ORDER BY staleness_seconds DESC
+LIMIT 10;
+```
+
+---
+
+## 💡 Next Steps
+
+1. **Review this document** with the team
+2. **Prioritize improvements** based on current pain points
+3. **Create Jira tickets** for Phase 1 tasks
+4. **Setup monitoring** for baseline metrics
+5. **Start with API Gateway** (quick win, high impact)
+
+---
+
+## 📚 References
+
+- [CQRS Pattern - Martin Fowler](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CQRS.html)
+- [Hexagonal Architecture - Alistair Cockburn](https://alistair.cockburn.us/hexagonal-architecture/)
+- [Event Sourcing - Greg Young](https://www.eventstore.com/blog/what-is-event-sourcing)
+- [API Gateway Pattern - Chris Richardson](https://microservices.io/patterns/apigateway.html)
+- Framework Documentation: `docs/claude/`
+
+---
+
+**Last Updated**: 2025-01-28
+**Document Version**: 1.0
+**Status**: Ready for Implementation
diff --git a/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ApiGateway.php b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ApiGateway.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5860bf48
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+++ b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ApiGateway.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\Exceptions\ApiGatewayException;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\Metrics\ApiMetrics;
+use App\Framework\CircuitBreaker\CircuitBreaker;
+use App\Framework\CircuitBreaker\CircuitBreakerConfig;
+use App\Framework\CircuitBreaker\CircuitBreakerManager;
+use App\Framework\CircuitBreaker\Exceptions\CircuitBreakerException;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\HttpClient\ClientOptions;
+use App\Framework\HttpClient\ClientRequest;
+use App\Framework\HttpClient\ClientResponse;
+use App\Framework\HttpClient\HttpClient;
+use App\Framework\Logging\Logger;
+use App\Framework\Performance\OperationTracker;
+use App\Framework\Performance\PerformanceCategory;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use Throwable;
+
+/**
+ * Central API Gateway for all outbound API calls
+ *
+ * Provides cross-cutting concerns:
+ * - Circuit breaker pattern for resilience
+ * - Retry strategies for transient failures
+ * - Centralized logging and metrics
+ * - Request/response transformation
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new SendEmailApiRequest($email, $template);
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class ApiGateway
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private HttpClient $httpClient,
+        private CircuitBreakerManager $circuitBreakerManager,
+        private ApiMetrics $metrics,
+        private OperationTracker $operationTracker,
+        private ?Logger $logger = null
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send an API request through the gateway
+     *
+     * @param ApiRequest $request The API request to send
+     * @return ClientResponse The response from the API
+     * @throws ApiGatewayException If the request fails after all retries
+     * @throws CircuitBreakerException If the circuit breaker is open
+     */
+    public function send(ApiRequest $request): ClientResponse
+    {
+        $service = $request->getEndpoint()->getServiceIdentifier();
+        $requestName = $request->getRequestName();
+
+        // Start performance tracking
+        $operationId = "api_gateway.{$service}.{$requestName}." . uniqid();
+        $snapshot = $this->operationTracker->startOperation(
+            operationId: $operationId,
+            category: PerformanceCategory::HTTP,
+            contextData: [
+                'service' => $service,
+                'request_name' => $requestName,
+                'method' => $request->getMethod()->value,
+                'endpoint' => $request->getEndpoint()->toString(),
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $retryAttempts = 0;
+        $circuitBreakerTriggered = false;
+
+        // Log request start
+        $this->logger?->info("[ApiGateway] Sending request", [
+            'operation_id' => $operationId,
+            'service' => $service,
+            'request_name' => $requestName,
+            'method' => $request->getMethod()->value,
+            'endpoint' => $request->getEndpoint()->toString(),
+        ]);
+
+        // Get circuit breaker for this service
+        $circuitBreaker = $this->circuitBreakerManager->getCircuitBreaker($service);
+        $circuitBreakerConfig = CircuitBreakerConfig::forHttpClient();
+
+        // Check circuit breaker status (throws if open)
+        try {
+            $circuitBreaker->check($service, $circuitBreakerConfig);
+        } catch (CircuitBreakerException $e) {
+            $circuitBreakerTriggered = true;
+
+            $this->logger?->warning("[ApiGateway] Circuit breaker open", [
+                'operation_id' => $operationId,
+                'service' => $service,
+                'request_name' => $requestName,
+            ]);
+
+            // Record failure and metrics
+            $completedSnapshot = $this->operationTracker->failOperation($operationId, $e);
+            if ($completedSnapshot !== null) {
+                $this->recordMetrics($service, $requestName, $completedSnapshot, false, 0, true);
+            }
+
+            throw $e;
+        }
+
+        // Convert ApiRequest to ClientRequest
+        $clientRequest = $this->buildClientRequest($request);
+
+        // Execute with retry strategy if configured
+        $retryStrategy = $request->getRetryStrategy();
+
+        try {
+            if ($retryStrategy !== null) {
+                $result = $this->sendWithRetry($clientRequest, $retryStrategy, $service, $requestName, $operationId);
+                $response = $result['response'];
+                $retryAttempts = $result['attempts'];
+            } else {
+                $response = $this->httpClient->send($clientRequest);
+            }
+
+            // Record success with circuit breaker
+            $circuitBreaker->recordSuccess($service, $circuitBreakerConfig);
+
+            $this->logger?->info("[ApiGateway] Request successful", [
+                'operation_id' => $operationId,
+                'service' => $service,
+                'request_name' => $requestName,
+                'status' => $response->status->value,
+                'retry_attempts' => $retryAttempts,
+            ]);
+
+            // Complete operation tracking and record metrics
+            $completedSnapshot = $this->operationTracker->completeOperation($operationId);
+            if ($completedSnapshot !== null) {
+                $this->recordMetrics($service, $requestName, $completedSnapshot, true, $retryAttempts, false);
+            }
+
+            return $response;
+        } catch (Throwable $exception) {
+            // Record failure with circuit breaker
+            $circuitBreaker->recordFailure($service, $exception, $circuitBreakerConfig);
+
+            $this->logger?->error("[ApiGateway] Request failed", [
+                'operation_id' => $operationId,
+                'service' => $service,
+                'request_name' => $requestName,
+                'error' => $exception->getMessage(),
+                'exception_class' => get_class($exception),
+                'retry_attempts' => $retryAttempts,
+            ]);
+
+            // Record failure and metrics
+            $completedSnapshot = $this->operationTracker->failOperation($operationId, $exception);
+            if ($completedSnapshot !== null) {
+                $this->recordMetrics($service, $requestName, $completedSnapshot, false, $retryAttempts, $circuitBreakerTriggered);
+            }
+
+            throw new ApiGatewayException(
+                "API request failed for {$requestName}",
+                0,
+                $exception
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build ClientRequest from ApiRequest
+     */
+    private function buildClientRequest(ApiRequest $request): ClientRequest
+    {
+        // Convert timeout Duration to seconds for ClientOptions
+        $timeoutSeconds = $request->getTimeout()->toSeconds();
+
+        $options = new ClientOptions(
+            timeout: $timeoutSeconds,
+            connectTimeout: min(3, $timeoutSeconds), // Connect timeout max 3s or total timeout
+        );
+
+        // Use factory method for JSON requests if payload is present
+        if ($request instanceof HasPayload) {
+            return ClientRequest::json(
+                method: $request->getMethod(),
+                url: $request->getEndpoint()->toString(),
+                data: $request->getPayload(),
+                options: $options
+            )->with([
+                'headers' => $request->getHeaders(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        // Simple request without body
+        return new ClientRequest(
+            method: $request->getMethod(),
+            url: $request->getEndpoint()->toString(),
+            headers: $request->getHeaders(),
+            body: '',
+            options: $options
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send request with retry strategy
+     *
+     * @return array{response: ClientResponse, attempts: int}
+     */
+    private function sendWithRetry(
+        ClientRequest $request,
+        RetryStrategy $retryStrategy,
+        string $service,
+        string $requestName,
+        string $operationId
+    ): array {
+        $attempt = 0;
+
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                if ($attempt > 0) {
+                    $this->logger?->info("[ApiGateway] Retry attempt", [
+                        'operation_id' => $operationId,
+                        'service' => $service,
+                        'request_name' => $requestName,
+                        'attempt' => $attempt,
+                    ]);
+                }
+
+                $response = $this->httpClient->send($request);
+
+                return [
+                    'response' => $response,
+                    'attempts' => $attempt,
+                ];
+            } catch (Throwable $exception) {
+                $attempt++;
+
+                if (!$retryStrategy->shouldRetry($exception, $attempt)) {
+                    $this->logger?->warning("[ApiGateway] Retry limit reached", [
+                        'operation_id' => $operationId,
+                        'service' => $service,
+                        'request_name' => $requestName,
+                        'attempts' => $attempt,
+                    ]);
+
+                    throw $exception;
+                }
+
+                $delay = $retryStrategy->getDelay($attempt);
+
+                $this->logger?->info("[ApiGateway] Retrying after delay", [
+                    'operation_id' => $operationId,
+                    'service' => $service,
+                    'request_name' => $requestName,
+                    'attempt' => $attempt,
+                    'delay_ms' => $delay->toMilliseconds(),
+                ]);
+
+                // Sleep before retry
+                usleep($delay->toMicroseconds());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Record metrics from performance snapshot
+     */
+    private function recordMetrics(
+        string $service,
+        string $requestName,
+        \App\Framework\Performance\PerformanceSnapshot $snapshot,
+        bool $success,
+        int $retryAttempts,
+        bool $circuitBreakerTriggered
+    ): void {
+        $this->metrics->recordRequest(
+            service: $service,
+            requestName: $requestName,
+            durationMs: $snapshot->duration->toMilliseconds(),
+            success: $success,
+            retryAttempts: $retryAttempts,
+            circuitBreakerTriggered: $circuitBreakerTriggered
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ApiRequest.php b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ApiRequest.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\{Headers, Method as HttpMethod};
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for API requests that can be sent through the ApiGateway
+ *
+ * Domain-specific modules implement this interface to define their API calls
+ * with proper configuration (timeout, retry strategy, headers, etc.)
+ *
+ * For requests with body payload (POST/PUT/PATCH), also implement HasPayload.
+ *
+ * Example implementations:
+ * - SendEmailApiRequest (RapidMail) implements ApiRequest, HasPayload
+ * - CreateOrderApiRequest (Shopify) implements ApiRequest, HasPayload
+ * - GetOrderApiRequest (Shopify) implements ApiRequest (no payload)
+ *
+ * @see HasPayload For requests with request body
+ */
+interface ApiRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the API endpoint URL
+     */
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.)
+     */
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the request timeout
+     */
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the retry strategy for this request
+     *
+     * @return RetryStrategy|null Null means no retries
+     */
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy;
+
+    /**
+     * Get request headers
+     */
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers;
+
+    /**
+     * Get a human-readable name for this request (for logging/metrics)
+     *
+     * Examples: "rapidmail.send_email", "shopify.create_order", "stripe.charge"
+     */
+    public function getRequestName(): string;
+}
diff --git a/src/Framework/ApiGateway/Exceptions/ApiGatewayException.php b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/Exceptions/ApiGatewayException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4830567b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/Exceptions/ApiGatewayException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway\Exceptions;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown when API Gateway operations fail
+ */
+final class ApiGatewayException extends RuntimeException
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Framework/ApiGateway/HasPayload.php b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/HasPayload.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7a5722d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/HasPayload.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway;
+
+/**
+ * Marker interface for API requests that have a request body payload
+ *
+ * Requests implementing this interface:
+ * - POST, PUT, PATCH requests with JSON/form data
+ * - Requests that need body serialization
+ *
+ * Requests NOT implementing this:
+ * - GET, DELETE, HEAD requests (query params only)
+ * - Requests without body data
+ *
+ * Usage in ApiGateway:
+ * ```
+ * if ($request instanceof HasPayload) {
+ *     $clientRequest = ClientRequest::json(..., $request->getPayload());
+ * } else {
+ *     $clientRequest = new ClientRequest(...); // No body
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+interface HasPayload
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the request payload/body data
+     *
+     * @return array Request body data (will be JSON-encoded)
+     */
+    public function getPayload(): array;
+}
diff --git a/src/Framework/ApiGateway/Metrics/ApiMetrics.php b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/Metrics/ApiMetrics.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76b529de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/Metrics/ApiMetrics.php
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway\Metrics;
+
+use App\Framework\Metrics\MetricsCollection;
+
+/**
+ * Collects and tracks metrics for API Gateway operations
+ */
+final class ApiMetrics
+{
+    /** @var array<string, array{requests: int, successes: int, failures: int, total_duration_ms: float, avg_duration_ms: float}> */
+    private array $statsByService = [];
+
+    /** @var array<string, array{requests: int, successes: int, failures: int, total_duration_ms: float, avg_duration_ms: float}> */
+    private array $statsByRequestName = [];
+
+    private int $totalRequests = 0;
+    private int $totalSuccesses = 0;
+    private int $totalFailures = 0;
+    private float $totalDurationMs = 0.0;
+
+    /** @var array<string, int> */
+    private array $retryCountByService = [];
+
+    /** @var array<string, int> */
+    private array $circuitBreakerOpenCountByService = [];
+
+    public function recordRequest(
+        string $service,
+        string $requestName,
+        float $durationMs,
+        bool $success,
+        int $retryAttempts = 0,
+        bool $circuitBreakerTriggered = false
+    ): void {
+        // Total stats
+        $this->totalRequests++;
+        if ($success) {
+            $this->totalSuccesses++;
+        } else {
+            $this->totalFailures++;
+        }
+        $this->totalDurationMs += $durationMs;
+
+        // Per-service stats
+        if (!isset($this->statsByService[$service])) {
+            $this->statsByService[$service] = [
+                'requests' => 0,
+                'successes' => 0,
+                'failures' => 0,
+                'total_duration_ms' => 0.0,
+                'avg_duration_ms' => 0.0,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        $this->statsByService[$service]['requests']++;
+        if ($success) {
+            $this->statsByService[$service]['successes']++;
+        } else {
+            $this->statsByService[$service]['failures']++;
+        }
+        $this->statsByService[$service]['total_duration_ms'] += $durationMs;
+        $this->statsByService[$service]['avg_duration_ms'] =
+            $this->statsByService[$service]['total_duration_ms'] / $this->statsByService[$service]['requests'];
+
+        // Per-request-name stats
+        if (!isset($this->statsByRequestName[$requestName])) {
+            $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName] = [
+                'requests' => 0,
+                'successes' => 0,
+                'failures' => 0,
+                'total_duration_ms' => 0.0,
+                'avg_duration_ms' => 0.0,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName]['requests']++;
+        if ($success) {
+            $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName]['successes']++;
+        } else {
+            $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName]['failures']++;
+        }
+        $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName]['total_duration_ms'] += $durationMs;
+        $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName]['avg_duration_ms'] =
+            $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName]['total_duration_ms'] / $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName]['requests'];
+
+        // Retry tracking
+        if ($retryAttempts > 0) {
+            if (!isset($this->retryCountByService[$service])) {
+                $this->retryCountByService[$service] = 0;
+            }
+            $this->retryCountByService[$service] += $retryAttempts;
+        }
+
+        // Circuit breaker tracking
+        if ($circuitBreakerTriggered) {
+            if (!isset($this->circuitBreakerOpenCountByService[$service])) {
+                $this->circuitBreakerOpenCountByService[$service] = 0;
+            }
+            $this->circuitBreakerOpenCountByService[$service]++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getStats(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'total' => [
+                'requests' => $this->totalRequests,
+                'successes' => $this->totalSuccesses,
+                'failures' => $this->totalFailures,
+                'success_rate' => $this->getSuccessRate(),
+                'avg_duration_ms' => $this->getAverageDuration(),
+            ],
+            'by_service' => $this->statsByService,
+            'by_request_name' => $this->statsByRequestName,
+            'retry_counts' => $this->retryCountByService,
+            'circuit_breaker_opens' => $this->circuitBreakerOpenCountByService,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function getSuccessRate(): float
+    {
+        if ($this->totalRequests === 0) {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+
+        return $this->totalSuccesses / $this->totalRequests;
+    }
+
+    public function getAverageDuration(): float
+    {
+        if ($this->totalRequests === 0) {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+
+        return $this->totalDurationMs / $this->totalRequests;
+    }
+
+    public function getServiceStats(string $service): ?array
+    {
+        return $this->statsByService[$service] ?? null;
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestNameStats(string $requestName): ?array
+    {
+        return $this->statsByRequestName[$requestName] ?? null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Collect metrics for Prometheus export
+     */
+    public function collectMetrics(MetricsCollection $collection): void
+    {
+        // Total request counter
+        $collection->counter(
+            'api_gateway_requests_total',
+            (float) $this->totalRequests,
+            'Total number of API gateway requests'
+        );
+
+        // Success counter
+        $collection->counter(
+            'api_gateway_requests_success_total',
+            (float) $this->totalSuccesses,
+            'Total number of successful API gateway requests'
+        );
+
+        // Failure counter
+        $collection->counter(
+            'api_gateway_requests_failure_total',
+            (float) $this->totalFailures,
+            'Total number of failed API gateway requests'
+        );
+
+        // Success rate gauge
+        $collection->gauge(
+            'api_gateway_success_rate',
+            $this->getSuccessRate(),
+            'Success rate of API gateway requests (0.0 to 1.0)'
+        );
+
+        // Average duration gauge
+        $collection->gauge(
+            'api_gateway_request_duration_ms',
+            $this->getAverageDuration(),
+            'Average duration of API gateway requests in milliseconds'
+        );
+
+        // Per-service metrics
+        foreach ($this->statsByService as $service => $stats) {
+            $labels = ['service' => $service];
+
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_requests_total',
+                (float) $stats['requests'],
+                'Total requests per service',
+                $labels
+            );
+
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_requests_success_total',
+                (float) $stats['successes'],
+                'Successful requests per service',
+                $labels
+            );
+
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_requests_failure_total',
+                (float) $stats['failures'],
+                'Failed requests per service',
+                $labels
+            );
+
+            $collection->gauge(
+                'api_gateway_request_duration_ms',
+                $stats['avg_duration_ms'],
+                'Average request duration per service in milliseconds',
+                $labels
+            );
+
+            // Success rate per service
+            $successRate = $stats['requests'] > 0
+                ? $stats['successes'] / $stats['requests']
+                : 0.0;
+
+            $collection->gauge(
+                'api_gateway_success_rate',
+                $successRate,
+                'Success rate per service',
+                $labels
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Per-request-name metrics
+        foreach ($this->statsByRequestName as $requestName => $stats) {
+            $labels = ['request_name' => $requestName];
+
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_requests_total',
+                (float) $stats['requests'],
+                'Total requests per request name',
+                $labels
+            );
+
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_requests_success_total',
+                (float) $stats['successes'],
+                'Successful requests per request name',
+                $labels
+            );
+
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_requests_failure_total',
+                (float) $stats['failures'],
+                'Failed requests per request name',
+                $labels
+            );
+
+            $collection->gauge(
+                'api_gateway_request_duration_ms',
+                $stats['avg_duration_ms'],
+                'Average request duration per request name in milliseconds',
+                $labels
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Retry metrics per service
+        foreach ($this->retryCountByService as $service => $retryCount) {
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_retries_total',
+                (float) $retryCount,
+                'Total number of retry attempts per service',
+                ['service' => $service]
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Circuit breaker metrics per service
+        foreach ($this->circuitBreakerOpenCountByService as $service => $openCount) {
+            $collection->counter(
+                'api_gateway_circuit_breaker_open_total',
+                (float) $openCount,
+                'Total number of circuit breaker opens per service',
+                ['service' => $service]
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function reset(): void
+    {
+        $this->statsByService = [];
+        $this->statsByRequestName = [];
+        $this->totalRequests = 0;
+        $this->totalSuccesses = 0;
+        $this->totalFailures = 0;
+        $this->totalDurationMs = 0.0;
+        $this->retryCountByService = [];
+        $this->circuitBreakerOpenCountByService = [];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ValueObjects/ApiEndpoint.php b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ValueObjects/ApiEndpoint.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5b01fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Framework/ApiGateway/ValueObjects/ApiEndpoint.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects;
+
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Value Object representing an API endpoint URL
+ *
+ * Wraps the framework's Url interface with additional API-specific functionality
+ * for service identification and circuit breaker grouping
+ */
+final readonly class ApiEndpoint
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public Url $url
+    ) {
+        $this->validate();
+    }
+
+    public static function fromString(string $url): self
+    {
+        return new self(Url::parse($url));
+    }
+
+    public static function fromUrl(Url $url): self
+    {
+        return new self($url);
+    }
+
+    private function validate(): void
+    {
+        // Must be HTTP or HTTPS
+        $scheme = $this->url->getScheme();
+        if (!in_array($scheme, ['http', 'https'], true)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+                "API endpoint must use HTTP or HTTPS, got: {$scheme}"
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Must have a host
+        if (empty($this->url->getHost())) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('API endpoint must have a valid host');
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the base domain for this endpoint (for circuit breaker identification)
+     *
+     * Example: https://api.example.com/v1/users -> api.example.com
+     */
+    public function getDomain(): string
+    {
+        return $this->url->getHost();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a service identifier for this endpoint (for metrics/circuit breaker)
+     *
+     * Example: https://api.rapidmail.com/v1/send -> rapidmail
+     */
+    public function getServiceIdentifier(): string
+    {
+        $domain = $this->getDomain();
+
+        // Extract main domain name (e.g., "rapidmail" from "api.rapidmail.com")
+        $parts = explode('.', $domain);
+        if (count($parts) >= 2) {
+            return $parts[count($parts) - 2]; // Second-to-last part
+        }
+
+        return $domain;
+    }
+
+    public function toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->url->toString();
+    }
+
+    public function __toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->toString();
+    }
+
+    public function equals(self $other): bool
+    {
+        return $this->url->equals($other->url);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/CreateRecipientApiRequest.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/CreateRecipientApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d24eccda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/CreateRecipientApiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ApiRequests;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ApiRequest;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\HasPayload;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\Headers;
+use App\Framework\Http\Method as HttpMethod;
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use App\Framework\Retry\ExponentialBackoffStrategy;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\RapidMailConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Domain-specific API request for creating recipients in RapidMail
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new CreateRecipientApiRequest(
+ *     config: $rapidMailConfig,
+ *     recipientData: [
+ *         'email' => 'user@example.com',
+ *         'firstname' => 'John',
+ *         'lastname' => 'Doe'
+ *     ]
+ * );
+ *
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class CreateRecipientApiRequest implements ApiRequest, HasPayload
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private RapidMailConfig $config,
+        private array $recipientData
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint
+    {
+        $url = rtrim($this->config->baseUrl, '/') . '/recipients';
+
+        return ApiEndpoint::fromUrl(Url::parse($url));
+    }
+
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod
+    {
+        return HttpMethod::POST;
+    }
+
+    public function getPayload(): array
+    {
+        return $this->recipientData;
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration
+    {
+        return Duration::fromSeconds((int) $this->config->timeout);
+    }
+
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy
+    {
+        // Exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s
+        return new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(
+            maxAttempts: 3,
+            baseDelaySeconds: 1,
+            maxDelaySeconds: 10
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers
+    {
+        // Basic Auth
+        $credentials = base64_encode("{$this->config->username}:{$this->config->password}");
+
+        return new Headers([
+            'Authorization' => "Basic {$credentials}",
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestName(): string
+    {
+        return 'rapidmail.create_recipient';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/DeleteRecipientApiRequest.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/DeleteRecipientApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9be1bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/DeleteRecipientApiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ApiRequests;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ApiRequest;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\Headers;
+use App\Framework\Http\Method as HttpMethod;
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use App\Framework\Retry\ExponentialBackoffStrategy;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\RapidMailConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Domain-specific API request for deleting a recipient from RapidMail
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new DeleteRecipientApiRequest(
+ *     config: $rapidMailConfig,
+ *     recipientId: '12345'
+ * );
+ *
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class DeleteRecipientApiRequest implements ApiRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private RapidMailConfig $config,
+        private string $recipientId
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint
+    {
+        $url = rtrim($this->config->baseUrl, '/') . '/recipients/' . $this->recipientId;
+
+        return ApiEndpoint::fromUrl(Url::parse($url));
+    }
+
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod
+    {
+        return HttpMethod::DELETE;
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration
+    {
+        return Duration::fromSeconds((int) $this->config->timeout);
+    }
+
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy
+    {
+        // Exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s
+        return new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(
+            maxAttempts: 3,
+            baseDelaySeconds: 1,
+            maxDelaySeconds: 10
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers
+    {
+        // Basic Auth
+        $credentials = base64_encode("{$this->config->username}:{$this->config->password}");
+
+        return new Headers([
+            'Authorization' => "Basic {$credentials}",
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestName(): string
+    {
+        return 'rapidmail.delete_recipient';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/GetRecipientApiRequest.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/GetRecipientApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b5a04d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/GetRecipientApiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ApiRequests;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ApiRequest;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\Headers;
+use App\Framework\Http\Method as HttpMethod;
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use App\Framework\Retry\ExponentialBackoffStrategy;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\RapidMailConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Domain-specific API request for retrieving a recipient from RapidMail
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new GetRecipientApiRequest(
+ *     config: $rapidMailConfig,
+ *     recipientId: '12345'
+ * );
+ *
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class GetRecipientApiRequest implements ApiRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private RapidMailConfig $config,
+        private string $recipientId
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint
+    {
+        $url = rtrim($this->config->baseUrl, '/') . '/recipients/' . $this->recipientId;
+
+        return ApiEndpoint::fromUrl(Url::parse($url));
+    }
+
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod
+    {
+        return HttpMethod::GET;
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration
+    {
+        return Duration::fromSeconds((int) $this->config->timeout);
+    }
+
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy
+    {
+        // Exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s
+        return new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(
+            maxAttempts: 3,
+            baseDelaySeconds: 1,
+            maxDelaySeconds: 10
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers
+    {
+        // Basic Auth
+        $credentials = base64_encode("{$this->config->username}:{$this->config->password}");
+
+        return new Headers([
+            'Authorization' => "Basic {$credentials}",
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestName(): string
+    {
+        return 'rapidmail.get_recipient';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/SearchRecipientsApiRequest.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/SearchRecipientsApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75772e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/SearchRecipientsApiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ApiRequests;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ApiRequest;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\Headers;
+use App\Framework\Http\Method as HttpMethod;
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use App\Framework\Retry\ExponentialBackoffStrategy;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\RapidMailConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Domain-specific API request for searching recipients in RapidMail
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new SearchRecipientsApiRequest(
+ *     config: $rapidMailConfig,
+ *     filter: ['email' => 'user@example.com'],
+ *     page: 1,
+ *     perPage: 50
+ * );
+ *
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class SearchRecipientsApiRequest implements ApiRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private RapidMailConfig $config,
+        private array $filter = [],
+        private int $page = 1,
+        private int $perPage = 50
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint
+    {
+        $baseUrl = rtrim($this->config->baseUrl, '/') . '/recipients';
+
+        // Build query parameters
+        $queryParams = [
+            'page' => (string) $this->page,
+            'per_page' => (string) $this->perPage,
+        ];
+
+        // Merge filter parameters
+        if (!empty($this->filter)) {
+            foreach ($this->filter as $key => $value) {
+                $queryParams[$key] = is_array($value) ? json_encode($value) : (string) $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Build query string
+        $queryString = http_build_query($queryParams);
+
+        // Create URL with query parameters
+        $url = Url::parse($baseUrl)->withQuery($queryString);
+
+        return ApiEndpoint::fromUrl($url);
+    }
+
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod
+    {
+        return HttpMethod::GET;
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration
+    {
+        return Duration::fromSeconds((int) $this->config->timeout);
+    }
+
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy
+    {
+        // Exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s
+        return new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(
+            maxAttempts: 3,
+            baseDelaySeconds: 1,
+            maxDelaySeconds: 10
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers
+    {
+        // Basic Auth
+        $credentials = base64_encode("{$this->config->username}:{$this->config->password}");
+
+        return new Headers([
+            'Authorization' => "Basic {$credentials}",
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestName(): string
+    {
+        return 'rapidmail.search_recipients';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/UpdateRecipientApiRequest.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/UpdateRecipientApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ca715fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ApiRequests/UpdateRecipientApiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ApiRequests;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ApiRequest;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\HasPayload;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\Headers;
+use App\Framework\Http\Method as HttpMethod;
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use App\Framework\Retry\ExponentialBackoffStrategy;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\RapidMailConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Domain-specific API request for updating a recipient in RapidMail
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new UpdateRecipientApiRequest(
+ *     config: $rapidMailConfig,
+ *     recipientId: '12345',
+ *     recipientData: [
+ *         'firstname' => 'Jane',
+ *         'lastname' => 'Doe'
+ *     ]
+ * );
+ *
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class UpdateRecipientApiRequest implements ApiRequest, HasPayload
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private RapidMailConfig $config,
+        private string $recipientId,
+        private array $recipientData
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint
+    {
+        $url = rtrim($this->config->baseUrl, '/') . '/recipients/' . $this->recipientId;
+
+        return ApiEndpoint::fromUrl(Url::parse($url));
+    }
+
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod
+    {
+        return HttpMethod::PATCH;
+    }
+
+    public function getPayload(): array
+    {
+        return $this->recipientData;
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration
+    {
+        return Duration::fromSeconds((int) $this->config->timeout);
+    }
+
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy
+    {
+        // Exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s
+        return new ExponentialBackoffStrategy(
+            maxAttempts: 3,
+            baseDelaySeconds: 1,
+            maxDelaySeconds: 10
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers
+    {
+        // Basic Auth
+        $credentials = base64_encode("{$this->config->username}:{$this->config->password}");
+
+        return new Headers([
+            'Authorization' => "Basic {$credentials}",
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestName(): string
+    {
+        return 'rapidmail.update_recipient';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/SendEmailApiRequest.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/SendEmailApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fcd7247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/SendEmailApiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ApiRequest;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\Headers;
+use App\Framework\Http\Method as HttpMethod;
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ValueObjects\{EmailAddress, EmailTemplate, RapidMailApiKey};
+
+/**
+ * Domain-specific API request for sending emails via RapidMail
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new SendEmailApiRequest(
+ *     apiKey: $apiKey,
+ *     to: EmailAddress::fromString('user@example.com'),
+ *     template: EmailTemplate::fromString('welcome'),
+ *     data: ['name' => 'John Doe']
+ * );
+ *
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class SendEmailApiRequest implements ApiRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private RapidMailApiKey $apiKey,
+        private EmailAddress $to,
+        private EmailTemplate $template,
+        private array $data = [],
+        private ?RetryStrategy $retryStrategy = null
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint
+    {
+        return ApiEndpoint::fromUrl(
+            Url::parse('https://api.rapidmail.com/v1/send')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod
+    {
+        return HttpMethod::POST;
+    }
+
+    public function getPayload(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'to' => $this->to->value,
+            'template' => $this->template->value,
+            'data' => $this->data,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration
+    {
+        // Email sending can take a bit longer
+        return Duration::fromSeconds(15);
+    }
+
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy
+    {
+        return $this->retryStrategy;
+    }
+
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers
+    {
+        return new Headers([
+            'Authorization' => "Bearer {$this->apiKey->value}",
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestName(): string
+    {
+        return 'rapidmail.send_email';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/EmailAddress.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/EmailAddress.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67ef0a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/EmailAddress.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ValueObjects;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Value object for email address
+ */
+final readonly class EmailAddress
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $value
+    ) {
+        if (!filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException("Invalid email address: {$value}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function fromString(string $value): self
+    {
+        return new self($value);
+    }
+
+    public function toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->value;
+    }
+
+    public function __toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/EmailTemplate.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/EmailTemplate.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a99cb052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/EmailTemplate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ValueObjects;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Value object for email template identifier
+ */
+final readonly class EmailTemplate
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $value
+    ) {
+        if (empty($value)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Email template identifier cannot be empty');
+        }
+
+        if (!preg_match('/^[a-z0-9_-]+$/', $value)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+                'Email template identifier must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores'
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function fromString(string $value): self
+    {
+        return new self($value);
+    }
+
+    public function toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->value;
+    }
+
+    public function __toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/RapidMailApiKey.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/RapidMailApiKey.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5506d8e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/RapidMail/ValueObjects/RapidMailApiKey.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\RapidMail\ValueObjects;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Value object for RapidMail API key
+ */
+final readonly class RapidMailApiKey
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $value
+    ) {
+        if (empty($value)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('RapidMail API key cannot be empty');
+        }
+
+        if (strlen($value) < 32) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('RapidMail API key appears invalid (too short)');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function fromString(string $value): self
+    {
+        return new self($value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/CreateOrderApiRequest.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/CreateOrderApiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be82a892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/CreateOrderApiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\Shopify;
+
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ApiRequest;
+use App\Framework\ApiGateway\ValueObjects\ApiEndpoint;
+use App\Framework\Core\ValueObjects\Duration;
+use App\Framework\Http\Headers;
+use App\Framework\Http\Method as HttpMethod;
+use App\Framework\Http\Url\Url;
+use App\Framework\Retry\RetryStrategy;
+use App\Infrastructure\Api\Shopify\ValueObjects\{ShopifyApiKey, ShopifyStore};
+
+/**
+ * Domain-specific API request for creating orders in Shopify
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * $request = new CreateOrderApiRequest(
+ *     apiKey: $apiKey,
+ *     store: ShopifyStore::fromString('mystore'),
+ *     orderData: [
+ *         'line_items' => [
+ *             ['variant_id' => 123, 'quantity' => 2]
+ *         ],
+ *         'customer' => ['email' => 'customer@example.com']
+ *     ]
+ * );
+ *
+ * $response = $apiGateway->send($request);
+ */
+final readonly class CreateOrderApiRequest implements ApiRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private ShopifyApiKey $apiKey,
+        private ShopifyStore $store,
+        private array $orderData,
+        private ?RetryStrategy $retryStrategy = null
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getEndpoint(): ApiEndpoint
+    {
+        $shopUrl = "https://{$this->store->value}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-01/orders.json";
+
+        return ApiEndpoint::fromUrl(
+            Url::parse($shopUrl)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getMethod(): HttpMethod
+    {
+        return HttpMethod::POST;
+    }
+
+    public function getPayload(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'order' => $this->orderData,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeout(): Duration
+    {
+        // Order creation should be quick
+        return Duration::fromSeconds(10);
+    }
+
+    public function getRetryStrategy(): ?RetryStrategy
+    {
+        return $this->retryStrategy;
+    }
+
+    public function getHeaders(): Headers
+    {
+        return new Headers([
+            'X-Shopify-Access-Token' => $this->apiKey->value,
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getRequestName(): string
+    {
+        return 'shopify.create_order';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/ValueObjects/ShopifyApiKey.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/ValueObjects/ShopifyApiKey.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fa8a11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/ValueObjects/ShopifyApiKey.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\Shopify\ValueObjects;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Value object for Shopify API access token
+ */
+final readonly class ShopifyApiKey
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $value
+    ) {
+        if (empty($value)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Shopify API key cannot be empty');
+        }
+
+        // Shopify access tokens are typically 32+ characters
+        if (strlen($value) < 32) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Shopify API key appears invalid (too short)');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function fromString(string $value): self
+    {
+        return new self($value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/ValueObjects/ShopifyStore.php b/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/ValueObjects/ShopifyStore.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3be8e0b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Api/Shopify/ValueObjects/ShopifyStore.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Infrastructure\Api\Shopify\ValueObjects;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Value object for Shopify store identifier
+ */
+final readonly class ShopifyStore
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $value
+    ) {
+        if (empty($value)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Shopify store identifier cannot be empty');
+        }
+
+        // Shopify store names are lowercase alphanumeric with hyphens
+        if (!preg_match('/^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]$/', $value)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+                'Shopify store identifier must be lowercase alphanumeric with hyphens'
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function fromString(string $value): self
+    {
+        return new self($value);
+    }
+
+    public function toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->value;
+    }
+
+    public function __toString(): string
+    {
+        return $this->toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the full Shopify URL for this store
+     */
+    public function getShopifyUrl(): string
+    {
+        return "https://{$this->value}.myshopify.com";
+    }
+}