diff --git a/tddai/coverage_analyzer.py b/tddai/coverage_analyzer.py
index 18e3fd19..ecde2647 100644
--- a/tddai/coverage_analyzer.py
+++ b/tddai/coverage_analyzer.py
@@ -110,9 +110,14 @@ class CoverageAnalyzer:
 
             # API/Interface patterns
             (r'(create|generate|parse|validate|convert|process)\s+([^.]+)', 'critical', 'core_function'),
+            (r'(read|store|save|load|retrieve|fetch)\s+([^.]+)', 'critical', 'data_operation'),
             (r'(input|output|parameter|argument):\s*([^.]+)', 'important', 'io_validation'),
             (r'(returns?|outputs?)\s+([^.]+)', 'important', 'output_validation'),
 
+            # Data operations - common in simple issues
+            (r'(file|database|storage|content)\s+([^.]+)', 'important', 'data_handling'),
+            (r'(schema|json|markdown|ast)\s+([^.]+)', 'important', 'format_handling'),
+
             # Error handling patterns
             (r'(error|exception|fail|invalid)\s+([^.]+)', 'important', 'error_handling'),
             (r'edge case:\s*([^.]+)', 'important', 'edge_case'),
@@ -136,16 +141,54 @@ class CoverageAnalyzer:
                     keywords=keywords
                 ))
 
-        # Add default requirements if none found
-        if not requirements:
+        # Add enhanced requirements if few found (especially for simple issues)
+        if len(requirements) <= 2:
             title = issue_data.title if hasattr(issue_data, 'title') else issue_data.get('title', '')
+
+            # Extract more detailed requirements from title
+            title_words = title.lower().split()
+
+            # Add basic functionality requirement
             requirements.append(TestRequirement(
                 category='basic_functionality',
-                description='Basic functionality as described in issue',
+                description=f'Basic functionality: {title}',
                 priority='critical',
                 keywords=self._extract_keywords(title)
             ))
 
+            # Add specific requirements based on title analysis
+            if any(word in title_words for word in ['read', 'load', 'fetch', 'get']):
+                requirements.append(TestRequirement(
+                    category='input_validation',
+                    description='Input validation and file reading',
+                    priority='critical',
+                    keywords=['read', 'input', 'validation', 'file']
+                ))
+
+            if any(word in title_words for word in ['store', 'save', 'write', 'database']):
+                requirements.append(TestRequirement(
+                    category='storage_operation',
+                    description='Data storage and persistence',
+                    priority='critical',
+                    keywords=['store', 'save', 'database', 'persistence']
+                ))
+
+            if any(word in title_words for word in ['schema', 'json', 'format']):
+                requirements.append(TestRequirement(
+                    category='format_handling',
+                    description='Schema/format validation and processing',
+                    priority='important',
+                    keywords=['schema', 'json', 'format', 'validation']
+                ))
+
+            # Add error handling requirement for all functionality
+            requirements.append(TestRequirement(
+                category='error_handling',
+                description='Error handling and edge cases',
+                priority='important',
+                keywords=['error', 'exception', 'validation', 'edge']
+            ))
+
         return requirements
 
     def _extract_keywords(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
@@ -247,12 +290,18 @@ class CoverageAnalyzer:
         for requirement in requirements:
             # Check if requirement is covered by existing tests
             requirement_keywords = set(requirement.keywords)
-            coverage_overlap = requirement_keywords.intersection(covered_keywords)
 
-            # If less than 50% of keywords are covered, consider it a gap
-            coverage_ratio = len(coverage_overlap) / len(requirement_keywords) if requirement_keywords else 0
+            if requirement_keywords:
+                coverage_overlap = requirement_keywords.intersection(covered_keywords)
+                # If less than 50% of keywords are covered, consider it a gap
+                coverage_ratio = len(coverage_overlap) / len(requirement_keywords)
 
-            if coverage_ratio < 0.5:
+                if coverage_ratio < 0.5:
+                    gap = self._create_coverage_gap(requirement)
+                    gaps.append(gap)
+            else:
+                # If no keywords could be extracted, always consider it a gap
+                # (This prevents false positives where we can't determine coverage)
                 gap = self._create_coverage_gap(requirement)
                 gaps.append(gap)
 
@@ -310,16 +359,18 @@ class CoverageAnalyzer:
         # Check coverage for each requirement
         for requirement in requirements:
             requirement_keywords = set(requirement.keywords)
+
             if requirement_keywords:
+                # Need actual keyword overlap for coverage
                 coverage_ratio = len(requirement_keywords.intersection(covered_keywords)) / len(requirement_keywords)
                 if coverage_ratio >= 0.5:  # Consider 50%+ keyword coverage as "covered"
                     covered_requirements += 1
             else:
-                # If no keywords, assume covered if any tests exist
-                if existing_tests:
-                    covered_requirements += 1
+                # If no keywords extracted, this requirement is NOT covered
+                # (This prevents false positives for untested functionality)
+                pass
 
-        return (covered_requirements / total_requirements) * 100
+        return (covered_requirements / total_requirements) * 100 if total_requirements > 0 else 0.0
 
     def _generate_recommendations(self, issue_data: Dict, gaps: List[CoverageGap]) -> List[str]:
         """Generate recommendations for improving test coverage."""