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tegwick b81ce5631d feat: implement Phase 2 - Markdown Schema Loader
Completed Phase 2 of the schema-of-schemas implementation with full
markdown schema support. This enables schemas to be authored as
markdown files with rich documentation and embedded JSON schemas.

Core Implementation (markitect/schema_loader.py):
- MarkdownSchemaLoader class with comprehensive parsing capabilities
- YAML frontmatter extraction with error handling
- JSON code block extraction with section preference (## Schema Definition)
- Metadata merging with x-markitect-source tracking
- Schema saving with template support and round-trip capability
- Helper methods: list_json_blocks(), validate_schema_structure()

Test Coverage (tests/test_schema_loader.py):
- 35 comprehensive unit tests (100% passing)
- Tests for loading, parsing, saving, round-trip conversion
- Edge case handling (empty files, binary files, malformed blocks)
- Fixed binary file test to use invalid UTF-8 sequences

Example Schema (markitect/schemas/manpage-schema-v1.0.md):
- First markdown schema following naming convention
- Complete manpage schema with frontmatter + documentation + JSON
- Demonstrates section classification and content control
- Shows proper structure for future schema authors

Documentation (roadmap/schema-of-schemas/SCHEMA_LOADER_GUIDE.md):
- Comprehensive user guide (600+ lines)
- API reference with examples
- Best practices and troubleshooting
- Integration patterns for CLI and validator

Progress Tracking:
- Updated TODO.md with Phase 2 completion
- Updated CHANGELOG.md with implementation details
- Next: Phase 3 - Schema-for-Schemas Metaschema

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Todofile

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The format is based on Keep a Todofile V0.0.1.

The structure organizes future tasks by their impact, just as a changelog organizes past changes by their impact.


[Unreleased] - Active Vibe-Coding State 💡

This section is for tasks currently being discussed with or worked on by the coding assistant. These are the ephemeral, flow-of-thought tasks.

Schema-of-Schemas Implementation (Active - Phase 2)

Status: Phase 2 - Markdown Schema Loader (Completed ) Workplan: See roadmap/schema-of-schemas/WORKPLAN.md

Current Goals:

  1. Establish naming convention: {domain}-schema-v{major}.{minor}.md
  2. Implement filename validation logic
  3. Create markdown schema loader
  4. Create example markdown schema
  5. Build schema-for-schemas metaschema (Next: Phase 3)
  6. Migrate existing schemas to new format

Phase 1 Tasks (Completed ):

  • Write markitect/schema_naming.py with validation logic
  • Add unit tests for filename validation (50 tests, 100% passing)
  • Create SCHEMA_NAMING_SPEC.md documentation

Phase 2 Tasks (Completed ):

  • Implement MarkdownSchemaLoader class (markitect/schema_loader.py, 515 lines)
  • Add frontmatter extraction (YAML)
  • Add JSON code block extraction with section preference
  • Add metadata merging with x-markitect-source tracking
  • Write comprehensive unit tests (35 tests, 100% passing)
  • Create example markdown schema (manpage-schema-v1.0.md)
  • Create SCHEMA_LOADER_GUIDE.md documentation

Next Phases:

  • Phase 3: Schema-for-Schemas Metaschema (2 days)
  • Phase 4: Schema Migration (1-2 days)
  • Phase 5: CLI & Documentation Updates (1 day)
  • Phase 6: Testing & Validation (1 day)

Expected Completion: 6-7 days remaining


Extract Capability-Capability from Issue-Facade (Paused)

Context: Issue-facade currently provides two capabilities:

  1. issue-tracking (explicit in CAPABILITY-issue-tracking.yaml) - Issue management across platforms
  2. capability-capability (implicit) - Patterns and tools for creating/managing capabilities

The capability-capability includes:

  • Feedback pattern (feedback/ directory, .capability/feedback CLI tool, documentation)
  • Detachment facility (.capability/detach script for clean capability removal)
  • Integration pattern (.capability/integrate.sh for project integration)
  • CAPABILITY-*.yaml specification format
  • ReusableCapabilitiesArchitecture.md (complete specification)
  • Directory conventions (_family/implementation, visible/hidden patterns)

Goal: Extract capability-capability to separate reusable-capability repository so it can be used by any capability in the markitect ecosystem.

Approach: Step-by-step extraction, starting with specification.

Phase 1: Specification & Planning (Current)

  • Create CAPABILITY-capability.yaml in issue-facade to explicitly declare the implicit capability
  • Define what belongs to capability-capability family vs issue-tracking family
  • Document the capability-capability API surface (what tools/patterns it provides)
  • Identify all files/directories to extract
  • Plan extraction strategy (copy vs move, how to maintain during transition)

Phase 2: Repository Creation

  • Create reusable-capability repository structure
  • Extract ReusableCapabilitiesArchitecture.md to new repo
  • Extract feedback pattern (directory structure, CLI tool, README)
  • Extract detachment facility (.capability/detach)
  • Extract integration scripts (.capability/integrate.sh, integration-checklist.md)
  • Create CAPABILITY-capability.yaml in new repo (canonical version)
  • Add README.md for reusable-capability repo

Phase 3: Integration & Testing

  • Update issue-facade to depend on reusable-capability (as integrated capability)
  • Integrate reusable-capability into issue-facade using _capability/reusable-capability pattern
  • Test that issue-facade still works with extracted capability
  • Update issue-facade documentation to reference both capabilities it provides/uses
  • Verify feedback system still works
  • Verify detachment still works

Phase 4: Dogfooding & Validation

  • Choose another markitect capability for dogfooding
  • Integrate reusable-capability into that capability
  • Add feedback system to new capability
  • Add detachment facility to new capability
  • Document learnings and refine reusable-capability based on real-world usage
  • Update ReusableCapabilitiesArchitecture.md with insights

Current Step: Phase 1, Task 1 - Create CAPABILITY-capability.yaml


Completed Tasks

Recent completed tasks have been documented in _issue-tracking/issue-facade/CHANGELOG.md following Keep a Changelog format.

2026-01-04 - Phase 2: Schema Refinement Tools & Terminology Example

  • Implemented schema-analyze command to detect rigidity issues
  • Implemented schema-refine command with automatic loosening logic
  • Added interactive mode to schema-refine for fine-grained control
  • Created comprehensive test suite (33 unit tests, 100% passing)
  • Wrote user guide documentation with examples and workflows
  • Successfully tested on example schemas (reduced rigidity from 60/100 to 24/100)
  • Integrated into CLI with proper exit codes and error handling
  • Moved SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_WORKPLAN.md to todo/ directory
  • Created terminology validation example (examples/terminology/)

Key Features Delivered:

  • Rigidity score calculation (0-100 scale)
  • Automatic detection of exact counts, const values, overly specific numbers
  • Path navigation for nested schema properties
  • Dry-run mode for previewing changes
  • Interactive approval workflow
  • Comprehensive reporting (normal and verbose modes)

Terminology Example:

  • Complete terminology document structure (terminology-example.md)
  • JSON schema with MarkiTect extensions (terminology-schema.json)
  • Demonstrates schema usage for non-manpage documents
  • Validates term definitions, synonyms, related terms, examples
  • Includes content control and validation rules
  • Full documentation and usage examples (README.md)

2026-01-04 - Phase 2: Markdown Schema Loader

  • Implemented MarkdownSchemaLoader class (markitect/schema_loader.py, 515 lines)
  • YAML frontmatter extraction with validation
  • JSON code block extraction with "Schema Definition" section preference
  • Metadata merging with x-markitect-source tracking
  • Schema saving with template support and round-trip capability
  • Comprehensive test suite (35 unit tests, 100% passing)
  • Created example markdown schema (manpage-schema-v1.0.md)
  • Created SCHEMA_LOADER_GUIDE.md with complete usage documentation

Key Features Delivered:

  • Markdown-first schema format with embedded JSON
  • Frontmatter metadata merges into schema ($id, version, status)
  • Automatic detection of multiple JSON blocks
  • Schema structure validation helper
  • Error handling for binary files and invalid formats
  • List JSON blocks helper for debugging
  • Full round-trip save/load capability

Example Markdown Schema:

  • manpage-schema-v1.0.md demonstrating complete format
  • Includes frontmatter, documentation, and JSON schema
  • Shows section classification and content control
  • Follows naming convention: {domain}-schema-v{major}.{minor}.md

2025-12-17 - Architecture Refactoring

  • Implemented ReusableCapabilitiesArchitecture v0.1
  • Added feedback capability to issue-facade
  • Created detachment facility
  • Refactored to family-based directory structure (_issue-tracking/issue-facade)
  • Made feedback directory visible (feedback/ not .feedback/)
  • Renamed to explicit family declaration (CAPABILITY-issue-tracking.yaml)
  • Created CHANGELOG.md documenting v1.0.0