---
id: capability.infotech.oss-integration-continuity
name: Managed Continuity For OSS Integrations
summary: Turns proven open-source integrations into structured, maintainable, continuously managed assets
  with clear boundaries and update loops, so they remain robust and transparent as upstream evolves.
owner: open-reuse
status: draft
domain: infotech
tags:
- oss
- integration
- maintenance
maturity:
  discovery:
    current: D2
    target: D4
    confidence: medium
    rationale: SCOPE.md and INTENT.md document the core idea (structured, maintainable integration assets
      with update loops) clearly; note README.md is a stale repo-seed template leftover — SCOPE/INTENT
      are authoritative.
  availability:
    current: A1
    target: A3
    confidence: low
    rationale: Python package (`open-reuse`) with tests and .gitea CI present, but availability confidence
      is low pending independent verification of a working install/CLI path during this sweep.
external_evidence:
  completeness:
    level: C1
    confidence: low
    basis: scope_vs_intent_and_consumer_expectations
    satisfied_expectations:
    - framework/service-model concept for sustainable reuse under change documented in INTENT.md
    broken_expectations: []
    out_of_scope_expectations: []
  reliability:
    level: R0
    confidence: low
    basis: consumer_quality_signals
    known_reliability_risks:
    - README.md is stale/misleading (leftover repo-seed template text) — needs fixing regardless of registry
      status
    - availability not independently verified (no CLI run during this sweep)
discovery:
  intent: Ensure that valuable OSS integrations, once pragmatically created, become robust, transparent,
    and continuously maintainable long-term dependencies rather than silent rot.
  includes:
  - structured integration-asset model
  - update-loop tracking for upstream evolution
  excludes:
  - the integrations themselves (this repo manages the meta-layer, not specific integrations)
  assumptions: []
  use_cases: []
  research_memos: []
availability:
  current_level: A1
  target_level: A3
  current_artifacts:
  - Python package (`open-reuse`)
  target_artifacts: []
  consumption_modes:
  - library import
relations:
  depends_on: []
  supports: []
  related_to: []
evidence:
  documentation:
  - SCOPE.md
  - INTENT.md
  tests:
  - tests/
  - .gitea/
  consumer_feedback: []
  bug_reports: []
  incidents: []
consumer_guidance:
  recommended_for:
  - teams wanting a structured process for keeping OSS integrations maintainable over time
  not_recommended_for:
  - consumers needing a stable published API today (not independently verified in this sweep)
  known_limitations:
  - README.md needs fixing (stale repo-seed leftover); availability not independently verified this sweep
promotion_history: []
---

# Managed Continuity For OSS Integrations

## Overview

`open-reuse` turns proven open-source integrations into structured, maintainable, continuously managed assets — the goal is not merely reuse, but sustainable reuse under change, with clear boundaries and update loops as upstream evolves.

## Assessment notes

### Discovery

SCOPE.md and INTENT.md document the core idea (structured, maintainable integration assets with update loops) clearly; note README.md is a stale repo-seed template leftover — SCOPE/INTENT are authoritative.

### Availability

Python package (`open-reuse`) with tests and .gitea CI present, but availability confidence is low pending independent verification of a working install/CLI path during this sweep.

### Completeness

First-pass honest assessment from the REUSE-WP-0017 coverage campaign
(reuse-surface). No external consumer feedback exists yet; levels reflect
scope-vs-intent documentation quality, not internal code quality.

### Reliability

No production consumer telemetry exists yet; reliability level is
intentionally conservative pending REUSE-WP-0019 reuse-telemetry evidence.

## Promotion checklist

- [x] ID follows `capability.<domain>.<name>` pattern
- [x] Maturity enums match `specs/CapabilityMaturityStandard.md`
- [x] `external_evidence` is populated separately from `maturity`
- [ ] Relations reference valid capability IDs (none yet)
- [x] Index entry added in `registry/indexes/capabilities.yaml`