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Implementation Roadmap

Implementation Roadmap

Generated: 2026-07-22T15:10:59+00:00

Phase 1

  • Objectives: Inventory automation
  • Dependencies: None
  • Risks: Low
  • Effort: S
  • Deliverables: Repository manifest, CSV catalog, validation script
  • Validation criteria: Catalog matches filesystem
  • Exit criteria: All files inventoried

Phase 2

  • Objectives: Metadata normalization
  • Dependencies: Phase 1
  • Risks: Medium
  • Effort: M
  • Deliverables: Schema, linter, normalized status vocabulary
  • Validation criteria: No invalid front matter
  • Exit criteria: 95% required-field coverage

Phase 3

  • Objectives: Concept and relationship layer
  • Dependencies: Phase 2
  • Risks: Medium
  • Effort: M
  • Deliverables: Concept registry, graph edges, lineage model
  • Validation criteria: Concept pages render correctly
  • Exit criteria: Top concepts have canonical owners

Phase 4

  • Objectives: Search stack
  • Dependencies: Phase 3
  • Risks: High
  • Effort: M
  • Deliverables: Lexical index, semantic chunks, ranking model
  • Validation criteria: Golden queries return expected results
  • Exit criteria: Hybrid retrieval beats lexical-only baseline

Phase 5

  • Objectives: Website generation
  • Dependencies: Phases 2-4
  • Risks: Medium
  • Effort: M
  • Deliverables: Astro site, registry pages, graph views
  • Validation criteria: Static build passes
  • Exit criteria: All required sections generated

Phase 6

  • Objectives: AI readiness
  • Dependencies: Phases 3-5
  • Risks: Medium
  • Effort: M
  • Deliverables: Chunking strategy, provenance-rich RAG exports
  • Validation criteria: Citations preserved in retrieval
  • Exit criteria: Agents can answer from repository alone

Phase 7

  • Objectives: Scale hardening
  • Dependencies: All prior phases
  • Risks: High
  • Effort: L
  • Deliverables: Performance tuning, archival strategy, incremental builds
  • Validation criteria: Build remains acceptable at larger fixture sizes
  • Exit criteria: 100k-doc design validated