# Development Iteration Guidance
# Generated: 2025-06-08
# For AI agent developers
## PRIORITY_MATRIX
### HIGH_PRIORITY (Start immediately, Complexity 3-4)
1. **Complete document processing validation** - Testing framework exists, validation needed
- **Files**: `mcp_server/document_processing/`, `test_document_*.py`
- **Action**: Run comprehensive validation tests, update status documentation
- **Impact**: BLOCKING production claims, supports roadmap accuracy
2. **Publish performance benchmark results** - Framework complete, results unpublished
- **Files**: `mcp_server/benchmarks/`, create `docs/performance/`
- **Action**: Execute benchmark suite, document results
- **Impact**: SUPPORTING production readiness claims
3. **Clean up documentation structure** - 27 status reports clutter root directory
- **Action**: Move `*_SUMMARY.md`, `*_REPORT.md` files to `docs/status/`
- **Impact**: Professional presentation, easier navigation
4. **Verify legal compliance** - LICENSE and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md created, ensure proper referencing
- **Action**: Validate all documentation references LICENSE file correctly
- **Impact**: BLOCKING legal distribution
### MEDIUM_PRIORITY (Next sprint, Complexity 2-3)
1. **Production deployment automation** - Docker configs exist, automation incomplete
- **Files**: `docker-compose.production.yml`, `k8s/`, create automation scripts
- **Action**: Complete deployment automation scripts
- **Impact**: COMPLETING Phase 4 of roadmap
2. **Architecture diagram updates** - Some PlantUML files need implementation alignment
- **Files**: `architecture/level4/*.puml`
- **Action**: Update diagrams to match current 85% implementation
- **Impact**: MAINTAINING documentation quality
3. **User documentation creation** - Technical docs exist, user guides missing
- **Action**: Create `docs/user-guide/` with getting-started documentation
- **Impact**: SUPPORTING adoption and usability
### LOW_PRIORITY (Future iterations, Complexity 1-2)
1. **Documentation consistency improvements** - Minor formatting and link updates
2. **Additional testing coverage** - Expand edge case testing
3. **Performance optimizations** - Fine-tune existing operational system
## ARCHITECTURAL_READINESS_ASSESSMENT
### READY_FOR_IMPLEMENTATION (85% architectural design complete)
- **Plugin Framework**: GenericTreeSitterPlugin pattern established, ready for additional languages
- **Semantic Search**: Voyage AI + Qdrant integration operational, ready for enhancements
- **Storage Layer**: SQLite + FTS5 pattern established, ready for scaling optimizations
- **API Gateway**: FastAPI endpoints operational, ready for additional MCP tools
### NEEDS_ARCHITECTURAL_WORK
- **Container Interface Definition**: Architecture documented, implementation interfaces need formalization
- **External Module Interfaces**: Plugin communication patterns need interface contracts
- **Performance Monitoring**: Prometheus integration exists, architectural patterns need documentation
### BLOCKED_DEPENDENCIES
- **Performance Claims**: Blocked by benchmark result publication
- **Production Readiness**: Blocked by deployment automation completion
- **User Adoption**: Blocked by user documentation creation
## COMPLEXITY_IMPACT_ANALYSIS
### HIGH_COMPLEXITY_ITEMS (Complexity 4-5)
- **Container Interface Definition**: Complex due to MCP protocol requirements and plugin interactions
- **Semantic Search Enhancements**: Complex due to ML/AI integration and vector database management
- **Real-time Indexing Optimization**: Complex due to file system monitoring and distributed processing
### MEDIUM_COMPLEXITY_ITEMS (Complexity 2-3)
- **Document Processing Validation**: Moderate complexity, clear testing patterns exist
- **Production Deployment Automation**: Moderate complexity, infrastructure patterns established
- **Architecture Diagram Updates**: Moderate complexity, clear documentation patterns
### LOW_COMPLEXITY_ITEMS (Complexity 1)
- **Documentation cleanup**: Simple file organization task
- **Legal compliance verification**: Simple reference validation
- **Performance result publication**: Simple report generation
## DEVELOPMENT_SEQUENCE_RECOMMENDATION
**Week 1: Foundation Validation (Complexity 3)**
- Complete document processing validation
- Publish performance benchmark results
- Clean up documentation structure
- Verify legal compliance
**Week 2: Production Readiness (Complexity 2-3)**
- Complete production deployment automation
- Update architecture diagrams
- Create user documentation structure
- Validate all integration points
**Week 3: Enhancement and Optimization (Complexity 2-4)**
- Interface-first development: Container Interface Definition
- External Module Interfaces formalization
- Performance monitoring architectural documentation
- Advanced feature planning
**Parallel work streams:**
- Documentation updates (ongoing, low complexity)
- Testing and validation (per component, varies)
- Architecture refinement (as needed, medium complexity)
## VALIDATION_CHECKPOINTS
**After Week 1 validation:**
1. **Architecture Alignment Check**:
- Run markdown table of contents generator
- Verify architecture-roadmap synchronization maintains 85%
- Update implementation percentages in workspace.dsl
2. **Documentation Consistency Check**:
- Validate all CLAUDE.md → AGENTS.md navigation
- Check for broken internal links
- Ensure root directory only contains essential files
3. **Production Readiness Assessment**:
- Verify benchmark results support performance claims
- Validate legal compliance for distribution
- Check deployment automation completeness
**After Week 2 completion:**
4. **Implementation Status Update**:
- Update roadmap completion from 85% to realistic current state
- Refresh AGENTS.md files with latest guidance
- Validate architectural implementation alignment
5. **User Experience Validation**:
- Test user documentation clarity
- Validate deployment automation reliability
- Check production monitoring effectiveness
## INTERFACE-FIRST_DEVELOPMENT_PRIORITY
Following ROADMAP.md Next Steps hierarchy:
### HIGHEST_PRIORITY: Container Interface Definition (Complexity 4)
**Files to Create/Modify**:
- `mcp_server/interfaces/IAPIContainer.py`
- `mcp_server/interfaces/IDataContainer.py`
- `architecture/code/container-interfaces.puml`
**Implementation Steps**:
1. Define external-facing API contract
2. Specify request/response formats
3. Document authentication requirements
4. Define error handling patterns
### HIGH_PRIORITY: External Module Interfaces (Complexity 3)
**Files to Create/Modify**:
- `mcp_server/plugins/interfaces/IPluginService.py`
- `mcp_server/document_processing/interfaces/IDocumentProcessor.py`
- `architecture/code/plugin-module-interface.puml`
**Implementation Steps**:
1. Define plugin lifecycle interface
2. Specify document processing contracts
3. Document module communication patterns
4. Define plugin discovery protocols
## SUCCESS_METRICS
**Week 1 Success Criteria**:
- [ ] Document processing validation: 48/48 tests passing
- [ ] Performance benchmarks: Results published in docs/performance/
- [ ] Documentation: Root directory contains only essential files
- [ ] Legal: All references to LICENSE verified
**Week 2 Success Criteria**:
- [ ] Deployment: Automated deployment scripts operational
- [ ] Architecture: All diagrams reflect 85% implementation
- [ ] User docs: Getting started guide published
- [ ] Integration: All system components validated
**Overall Project Health**:
- **Implementation Status**: Maintain 85%+ completion accuracy
- **Architecture Alignment**: Maintain 85%+ design-implementation match
- **Documentation Quality**: All AI agent guidance current and actionable
- **Production Readiness**: Clear deployment path with automation
## RISK_MITIGATION
**Documentation Drift Risk**:
- Update architecture files when implementation changes
- Maintain AGENTS.md currency with weekly reviews
- Keep roadmap percentages accurate
**Complexity Management Risk**:
- Follow interface-first development hierarchy
- Complete validation before claiming production readiness
- Maintain clear separation between AI agent and human documentation
**Production Readiness Risk**:
- Complete benchmark publication before production claims
- Validate deployment automation thoroughly
- Ensure monitoring and alerting operational
