---
id: REUSE-WP-0017
type: workplan
title: "Capability coverage campaign: seed or explicitly close all empty scaffolds"
domain: infotech
repo: reuse-surface
status: active
owner: claude-code
topic_slug: helix-forge
created: "2026-07-06"
updated: "2026-07-06"
state_hub_workstream_id: "a2d83504-fcd0-4561-8688-b77a01cb7f06"
---

# Capability coverage campaign: seed or explicitly close all empty scaffolds

The federation infrastructure is complete (61/61 repos established and
hub-registered, WP-0014/0015), but **51 of 61 roster repos publish zero
capabilities**. The federated index carries 24 capabilities, concentrated in a
handful of custodian-core repos. A registry that answers most queries with
"nothing found" trains agents to stop querying — content coverage is the
prerequisite for the consumption loop (REUSE-WP-0018) and the automation loop
(REUSE-WP-0019).

**Goal:** every roster repo either publishes ≥1 capability entry or carries an
explicit, machine-readable `no-reusable-capability` marker with a rationale.
"Empty" becomes informative instead of ambiguous.

**Baseline:** 10/61 repos with ≥1 capability; 51 empty scaffolds; 7 seed-ready
(gap report 2026-07-06).
**Target:** 0 ambiguous scaffolds; coverage ratio surfaced in `report gaps`
and CI.

## Approach

1. **Classify before drafting.** Sweep the 51 empty scaffolds and bucket each:
   `has-capability` (draft entries) vs `no-capability` (mark explicitly —
   experiments, forks, canon/docs-only repos, probes).
2. **Draft with existing tooling.** `reuse-surface establish --discover` +
   llm-connect per repo produces first-pass entries at honest low maturity
   (typically D1–D2 / A0–A1); no invented evidence.
3. **Human review gate.** Drafts land as branches/commits flagged for review;
   nothing publishes to the federated index without a human pass (same pattern
   as CUST-WP-0050 repo classification).
4. **Publish + recompose.** After review: publish-check, hub state refresh,
   `federation compose`, catalog/graph regeneration.

## Dependencies

| Dependency | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| llm-connect | llm-connect | drafting backend for `establish --discover` |
| local-repo-roster.yaml | reuse-surface | 61-repo roster, sweep source of truth |
| .repo-classification.yaml | the-custodian | classification signals for the no-capability bucket |
| config-atlas publish fix | config-atlas | 303 publish blocker (T06) |
| Sibling repo write access | Bernd | drafts commit into sibling checkouts at `~/<slug>/` |

## Design decisions

- **`no-capability` marker format:** a `registry/NO_CAPABILITIES.md` file with
  frontmatter (`reason`, `reviewed`, `revisit`) in the sibling repo, plus a
  `capability_status: none` field in the roster row. `report gaps` treats
  marked repos as resolved, not empty.
- **Honest maturity floor:** first-pass entries never claim above D2/A2/C2/R1
  without cited on-disk evidence (WP-0016 evidence gates apply).
- **Batch execution:** repos are processed in cohorts of ~10 via
  `/ralph-workplan`; each cohort ends with validate + gap-report delta.

---

## Extend Gap Report And Roster For Explicit No-Capability Status

```task
id: REUSE-WP-0017-T01
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "90fe5bf2-7c03-4af5-bc4a-e5d608c7e879"
```

- Add `capability_status: has | none | pending` to roster schema and
  `local-repo-roster.yaml` handling (default `pending` for empty scaffolds)
- `report gaps`: split "Empty scaffolds" into "Unclassified" and
  "Explicitly none (n)"; add a coverage ratio headline
  (`repos with capabilities or explicit none / total`)
- Define `registry/NO_CAPABILITIES.md` template in `templates/`
- Pytest coverage for both report paths

## Classification Sweep Of The 51 Empty Scaffolds

```task
id: REUSE-WP-0017-T02
status: todo
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "17ea8783-1344-4d04-8f7f-f93859ae4a20"
```

- For each empty-scaffold repo: read INTENT/SCOPE/README + top-level layout,
  bucket `has-capability` vs `no-capability` with a one-line rationale
- Output: `history/2607xx-coverage-classification.md` table (repo, bucket,
  rationale, candidate capability ids for the has bucket)
- Cross-check against `.repo-classification.yaml` where available
- **Human review checkpoint:** Bernd confirms the bucket split before T03/T04

## Mark No-Capability Repos

```task
id: REUSE-WP-0017-T03
status: wait
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "3465cebf-84f9-4d67-8d8a-cca9771f2f06"
```

Blocked on T02 review. For each confirmed `no-capability` repo:

- Write `registry/NO_CAPABILITIES.md` from template into the sibling checkout
- Set `capability_status: none` in the roster
- Commit in sibling repo with a uniform message referencing this workplan

## Draft Capability Entries For Has-Capability Repos

```task
id: REUSE-WP-0017-T04
status: wait
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "20d67516-331b-46bd-8a90-1170139313c2"
```

Blocked on T02 review. In cohorts of ~10 repos:

- `reuse-surface establish --discover` with llm-connect per repo
- Manual tightening: id namespace (`capability.<domain>.<verb>`), scope
  boundary, honest vectors, relations to existing federated capabilities
- `reuse-surface validate` + `overlaps` check per cohort (no duplicate
  semantics vs the existing 24)
- Drafts committed in sibling repos, flagged for human review; roster
  `capability_status: has`

## Human Review And Publish Pass

```task
id: REUSE-WP-0017-T05
status: wait
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "56b68b6f-4dca-4fed-925f-d20783dc40d9"
```

- Bernd reviews drafted entries per cohort (maturity honesty, scope, ids)
- After approval: sibling repos push; `establish --publish-check` per repo;
  hub registrations refreshed where raw URLs changed
- `reuse-surface federation compose` + catalog + graph regeneration in this repo

## Fix config-atlas Publish Blocker

```task
id: REUSE-WP-0017-T06
status: todo
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "1a04b60a-b982-4b5f-ae20-955bc88d4204"
```

- Diagnose the 303 on the config-atlas raw index URL (same block class as the
  earlier state-hub/feature-control issue)
- Note: likely interacts with the Gitea→Forgejo host transition
  (REUSE-WP-0019-T01); if the new Forgejo raw URL scheme fixes it, record that
  and close here
- Target: 61/61 publish pass

## Closeout: Coverage Metrics, Docs, SCOPE Update

```task
id: REUSE-WP-0017-T07
status: wait
priority: low
state_hub_task_id: "24ac37bf-2509-4077-9aa3-c09a599dd644"
```

- `report gaps` shows 0 unclassified scaffolds; record final coverage ratio
- Update `SCOPE.md` Current State (capability count, coverage), regenerate
  `docs/CapabilityCatalog.md`, graph, search catalog
- `history/` milestone note; progress event + fix-consistency

---

## Acceptance

- [ ] Every roster repo is `has` or `none` — zero `pending`
- [ ] All `none` repos carry a reviewed `registry/NO_CAPABILITIES.md`
- [ ] Federated index capability count reflects the seeded entries; 0 collision warnings
- [ ] 61/61 publish pass (config-atlas unblocked)
- [ ] Coverage ratio visible in `report gaps` and CI output
- [ ] No entry claims maturity without on-disk evidence citations

## Out of scope

- Consumption/plan-check tooling (REUSE-WP-0018)
- Forgejo webhooks/automation (REUSE-WP-0019)
- Maturity promotions beyond honest first-pass levels
- Multi-domain federation (all entries remain `helix_forge`)