# Refactoring Checklist

## Goal

Move repeated generic mechanisms out of individual seed standards and into `InfoTechCanonCore`, while keeping domain-specific meaning in each model or standard.

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## 1. Core Mechanisms to Centralize

- [ ] Mapping types
- [ ] Mapping record structure
- [ ] Assimilation process
- [ ] Assimilation workspace structure
- [ ] Profile format
- [ ] Pattern format
- [ ] Validation rule format
- [ ] Conformance levels
- [ ] Lifecycle statuses
- [ ] Artifact statuses
- [ ] Concept statuses
- [ ] Agent brief format
- [ ] Canon Interface Card format
- [ ] Repository layout conventions
- [ ] Machine-readable schema conventions

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## 2. Per-Standard Refactor Checklist

For every model or standard:

- [ ] Declare import of `InfoTechCanonCore`
- [ ] Declare canonical owner namespace
- [ ] Declare owned concepts
- [ ] Declare imported concepts
- [ ] Remove duplicated generic mapping type definitions
- [ ] Remove duplicated generic assimilation process definitions
- [ ] Keep domain-specific mapping targets
- [ ] Keep domain-specific assimilation candidates
- [ ] Keep domain-specific profiles
- [ ] Keep domain-specific validation rules
- [ ] Keep domain-specific anti-patterns
- [ ] Add or update `agent-brief.md`
- [ ] Add concept extraction candidates
- [ ] Add profile extraction candidates
- [ ] Add mapping extraction candidates

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## 3. CARING Refactor Checklist

- [ ] Place CARING under `standards/caring/`
- [ ] Use file name `InfoTechCanonCaringAccessGovernanceStandard.md`
- [ ] Add namespace `itc-caring`
- [ ] Add Canon metadata preface
- [ ] Declare imports from Core, Organization, Governance, Access Control, Security, Data, DevSecOps, Network, Observability, Task, and Tagging
- [ ] Declare CARING-owned concepts
- [ ] Preserve CARING canonical role taxonomy
- [ ] Preserve CARING access descriptor model
- [ ] Preserve declared/effective access distinction
- [ ] Preserve derived and induced capability analysis
- [ ] Add CARING benchmark directory
- [ ] Create CARING access descriptor schema
- [ ] Create CARING mapping-to-kernel document
- [ ] Create CARING agent brief

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## 4. First Schemas to Create

- [ ] `concept.schema.yaml`
- [ ] `standard.schema.yaml`
- [ ] `mapping.schema.yaml`
- [ ] `profile.schema.yaml`
- [ ] `assimilation.schema.yaml`
- [ ] `interface-card.schema.yaml`
- [ ] `agent-brief.schema.yaml`
- [ ] `caring-access-descriptor.schema.yaml`

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## 5. First Generated Views

- [ ] `views/by-standard.md`
- [ ] `views/by-concept.md`
- [ ] `views/by-profile.md`
- [ ] `views/by-mapping-target.md`
- [ ] `views/dependency-graph.md`
- [ ] `views/kernel-overview.md`

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## 6. First Assimilation Workspaces

- [ ] CARING
- [ ] Kubernetes RBAC
- [ ] ServiceNow CSDM
- [ ] OpenTelemetry
- [ ] DCAT / PROV-O
- [ ] SLSA / in-toto