# Feature Notes

> Design notes for capabilities Silo adds beyond upstream MinIO — written down before they ship.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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The component pages in this section record where Silo matches MinIO. This subsection records where Silo extends beyond upstream: each page is a design note written before implementation and kept afterwards as the record of what was decided and why. Each page notes its implementation and release status at the top.

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Section pages:

- [Native Health Checks and the Distroless Image](/compatibility/feature/healthcheck/): Why the silo binary grows a healthcheck subcommand, why mc ready had to be retired as a probe, and how the single-binary distroless image is planned.