ProductRequirementsSpecV0.1 *Repository Scoping Requirements* # **Product Requirements Document (PRD)** ## **Repository Scoping (v0.1)** --- # 1. **Purpose** The **Repository Scoping** provides a structured, inspectable orientation layer for code repositories by mapping them from **abilities → capabilities → features → implementation → evidence**. It enables developers, architects, and agents to: * understand what a repository is useful for * inspect how it implements that usefulness * compare repositories based on real functionality * search repositories using natural language --- # 2. **Problem Statement** Modern code repositories suffer from **orientation opacity**: * usefulness is unclear from structure alone * README files are incomplete or misleading * functionality is scattered across code * reuse decisions rely on tribal knowledge This results in: * wasted time exploring repositories * duplicated work * poor architectural decisions * low reuse of existing assets --- # 3. **Goals** ## 3.1 Primary Goal > Enable users to **register a repository and understand its usefulness within minutes** via an inspectable ability map. --- ## 3.2 Secondary Goals * enable **natural language search** across repositories * provide **traceability from abstraction to code** * establish a **foundation for proof-of-ability integration** * support both **human and agent interaction** --- ## 3.3 Non-Goals (v0.1) * full automated benchmarking * advanced ontology enforcement * marketplace features * monetization features * full CI/CD integration --- # 4. **Users** ## 4.1 Developer / Architect * needs to find reusable functionality * needs to understand unfamiliar repos quickly ## 4.2 Repository Owner * wants their repo to be understandable and discoverable ## 4.3 Registry Curator * ensures quality and correctness of extracted data ## 4.4 Agent / Automation * queries registry programmatically --- # 5. **Core Concepts** ```text Ability = why the repository is useful Capability = what behavior it provides Feature = how the behavior is exposed/implemented Evidence = why the capability can be trusted ``` --- # 6. **Product Scope (MVP)** ## 6.1 Included * repository registration * repository analysis (semi-automated) * ability/capability/feature extraction (assisted) * human review and correction * searchable registry * inspectable repository view --- ## 6.2 Excluded * automated full-code understanding engine * distributed indexing * deep static analysis * real-time synchronization * full dependency graph modeling --- # 7. **Functional Requirements** --- ## 7.1 Repository Registration ### FR-01 User can register a repository via Git URL. ### FR-02 System validates repository access. ### FR-03 System stores repository metadata. --- ## 7.2 Repository Analysis ### FR-04 System clones or accesses repository contents. ### FR-05 System extracts: * languages * structure * interfaces (API, CLI, etc.) * documentation files * tests --- ## 7.3 Ability Extraction ### FR-06 System generates candidate abilities based on: * README * documentation * examples ### FR-07 Each ability includes: * name * description * confidence * source references --- ## 7.4 Capability Extraction ### FR-08 System identifies candidate capabilities from: * modules * APIs * tests * code structure ### FR-09 Capabilities include: * inputs * outputs * linked abilities * description --- ## 7.5 Feature Extraction ### FR-10 System identifies concrete features: * endpoints * CLI commands * modules * configuration interfaces ### FR-11 Each feature includes: * type * implementation location * linked capability --- ## 7.6 Evidence Linking ### FR-12 System identifies potential evidence: * tests * examples * benchmarks * docs ### FR-13 User can manually attach evidence to capabilities. --- ## 7.7 Review and Curation ### FR-14 User can review extracted abilities, capabilities, features. ### FR-15 User can edit, delete, or merge entries. ### FR-16 User can approve registry entry. --- ## 7.8 Search ### FR-17 User can search using natural language. ### FR-18 System maps queries to abilities/capabilities. ### FR-19 Search results include: * repository name * matching ability * matching capability * confidence --- ## 7.9 Inspection UI ### FR-20 User can view repository profile. ### FR-21 UI shows hierarchical structure: ```text Ability → Capability → Feature → Code ``` ### FR-22 User can drill down to: * feature details * code locations * evidence --- ## 7.10 API Access ### FR-23 System exposes API endpoints for: * search * repository retrieval * capability lookup --- # 8. **Non-Functional Requirements** --- ## 8.1 Performance * search results returned within < 2 seconds * repository analysis < 2 minutes for medium repos --- ## 8.2 Scalability * support 100–1,000 repositories (MVP) * architecture allows later horizontal scaling --- ## 8.3 Usability * repository can be registered in < 2 minutes * inspection view understandable within 1 minute --- ## 8.4 Extensibility * schema versioned * ability to extend capability model later --- ## 8.5 Reliability * analysis failures do not corrupt registry * partial results allowed --- # 9. **Data Model (Simplified)** ```yaml Repository: id name url description metadata Ability: id name description confidence Capability: id name description inputs outputs ability_refs Feature: id name type location capability_refs Evidence: id type reference capability_refs ``` --- # 10. **User Experience** --- ## 10.1 Key Screens ### 1. Repository Registration * input URL * confirm metadata ### 2. Analysis View * detected structure * proposed abilities/capabilities/features ### 3. Review Interface * edit/approve entries ### 4. Search Page * natural language search * result list ### 5. Repository Profile Page * ability map * drill-down navigation * code links --- # 11. **Success Metrics** --- ## 11.1 Product Metrics * time to understand a repository < 5 minutes * number of repositories indexed * number of successful searches * user engagement with inspection view --- ## 11.2 Qualitative Metrics * “I understand what this repo does now” * “I found something reusable” * “This saved me time” --- # 12. **Risks** --- ## 12.1 Extraction Quality Risk * automated inference may be inaccurate **Mitigation:** human review required --- ## 12.2 Over-Complexity Risk * ontology becomes too heavy **Mitigation:** keep schema minimal in v0.1 --- ## 12.3 Adoption Risk * users may not contribute metadata **Mitigation:** provide value via auto-analysis first --- # 13. **Future Extensions** * integration with CI/CD for live updates * ability benchmarking integration (ties back to GIL) * capability maturity scoring * dependency graph across repositories * marketplace / discovery layer * automated code reasoning agents --- # 14. **Positioning** > The Repository Scoping is the missing orientation layer between raw code and practical reuse—making repositories understandable, comparable, and actionable. xxx