# MarkiTect Strategic Roadmap

**Target**: Transform MarkiTect into an arc42 architecture documentation system with AI-supported plan-actual comparison capabilities (HolyGrailRequirement).

## 🎯 Strategic Subprojects

### 1. **Schema-Driven Architecture** (Milestone #2)
**Goal**: Schema-first documentation system with validation capabilities
- Issue #5: Generate Schema from Markdown File (HIGH)
- Issue #7: Validate Markdown Against Schema (HIGH)
- Issue #8: Get Validation Errors (HIGH)

### 2. **Template & Stub Generation** (Milestone #3)
**Goal**: arc42-specific templates and automated stub creation
- Issue #6: Generate Markdown Stub from Schema (HIGH)

### 3. **Document Relationships** (Milestone #4)
**Goal**: Complex document relationships and cross-references
- Issue #4: Retrieve All Stored Files (MEDIUM)
- Issue #15: AST Query and Analysis CLI (CRITICAL)

### 4. **Plan-Actual Comparison Engine** (Milestone #5)
**Goal**: AI-supported development guardrails and compliance analysis
- Issue #9: Expose GraphQL Read Interface (LOW)
- Issue #10: Expose GraphQL Write Interface (LOW)
- Issue #16: Performance Validation CLI (MEDIUM)

## 🚀 Foundation Complete
- ✅ Issue #14: Database Query CLI Interface - Major milestone achieved
- ✅ Issue #2: Fast Document Loading & CLI Manipulation
- ✅ Issue #1: Database initialization and front matter parsing
- ✅ 125+ tests passing, complete document manipulation workflow

## 📋 Implementation Priority
1. **CRITICAL** (P0): Issues #13, #15 - Foundation requirements
2. **HIGH** (P1): Issues #5, #6, #7, #8 - Core schema/template system
3. **MEDIUM** (P2): Issues #4, #16 - Relationship management
4. **LOW** (P3): Issues #9, #10 - Advanced AI analysis

## 🎖️ Success Metrics
- **Current**: Complete document manipulation with database querying
- **Phase 1**: Schema validation and template generation operational
- **Phase 2**: Complex document relationships managed
- **Phase 3**: AI-supported plan-actual comparison system deployed

**Strategic Value**: Each subproject delivers standalone value while advancing toward the complete arc42 documentation intelligence system.