# User Story Map
**Project:** Obsidian MCP Modernization
**Created:** 2025-10-29
**Purpose:** Visualize agent journey and feature organization
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## Story Mapping Structure
```
USER ACTIVITIES (horizontal)
↓
USER TASKS (horizontal)
↓
USER STORIES (vertical - priority)
```
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## Agent Journey: Using Obsidian MCP
### Activity 1: Initial Discovery & Setup
**Agent starts new task involving Obsidian vault**
#### Task 1.1: Discover available capabilities
- **SDK-001:** Agent analyzes SDK changelog and identifies migration strategy
- **SDK-002:** Agent upgrades SDK dependency and validates compatibility
- **SDK-003:** Agent resolves breaking changes in core server setup
#### Task 1.2: Verify server functionality
- **TOOL-001:** Agent updates all 33 tools for SDK compatibility
- **RESOURCE-001:** Agent updates all 9 resources for protocol compliance
#### Task 1.3: Understand usage patterns
- **LOGGING-001:** Agent implements MCP logging for tool usage tracking
- **LOGGING-002:** Agent creates usage pattern analysis utilities
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### Activity 2: Execute Common Workflows
**Agent performs typical vault operations**
#### Task 2.1: Get context-aware help
- **COMPLETION-001:** Agent implements context-aware completions
- **PROMPT-001:** Agent creates prompt templates for common workflows
#### Task 2.2: Perform advanced operations
- **SAMPLING-001:** Agent implements sampling for LLM integration
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### Activity 3: Validate & Improve
**Agent validates work and identifies improvements**
#### Task 3.1: Ensure quality
- **TEST-001:** Agent validates Phase 1 with comprehensive testing
#### Task 3.2: Make strategic decisions
- **PHASE1-COMPLETE:** Agent documents Phase 1 completion and analyzes go/no-go for Phase 2
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## Release Planning
### Release 1: Foundation (Phase 1 Core)
**Theme:** Modern SDK with protocol compliance
**Includes:**
- SDK-001, SDK-002, SDK-003
- TOOL-001, RESOURCE-001
- LOGGING-001, LOGGING-002
- TEST-001
**Value:** Agents can use modernized MCP with reliable logging
**Timeline:** Week 1-2
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### Release 2: Enhancement (Phase 1 Complete)
**Theme:** Improved first-use effectiveness
**Includes:**
- COMPLETION-001
- PROMPT-001
- SAMPLING-001
- PHASE1-COMPLETE
**Value:** Agents get context-aware help and workflow guidance
**Timeline:** End of Week 2
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### Release 3: Research-Driven (Phase 2 - Conditional)
**Theme:** Data-informed ergonomic improvements
**Includes:**
- RESEARCH-001 through RESEARCH-004
- Items identified from Phase 1 logging analysis
**Value:** Targeted improvements based on real usage patterns
**Timeline:** Week 3-4 (if go decision made)
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## Story Map Evolution
This map will evolve as:
- **Phase 1 completes:** Logging data reveals actual usage patterns
- **Research findings emerge:** New workflows identified
- **Technical debt accumulates:** Capabilities added to restore health
- **Community feedback received:** Real-world patterns incorporated
**Update triggers:**
- After quality reviews
- At phase transitions
- When new workflows discovered
- When scope changes approved
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## Workflow Categories
### Read Operations (Most Common - Expected)
- Get file contents
- Search vault
- List files/directories
- Get metadata
### Write Operations (Moderate Frequency)
- Create/edit notes
- Append content
- Update frontmatter
- Manage tags
### Structural Operations (Lower Frequency)
- Move/rename files
- Create directories
- Reorganize vault
- Batch operations
**Note:** Actual frequency distribution will be validated through LOGGING-002 analysis.
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## Agent Persona Assumptions
**Primary Agent:** Claude Code
**Use Case:** Development workflow documentation and knowledge management
**Expected Behaviors:**
- Reads existing notes for context
- Creates new notes for learnings
- Searches for related information
- Updates frontmatter metadata
- Manages tags for organization
**Pain Points (Hypotheses to Validate):**
- Tool selection when multiple options exist
- Parameter formatting for complex operations
- Error recovery when operations fail
- Understanding vault organization
**Note:** These are assumptions - Phase 1 logging will validate or refute.
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## Story Map Principles
**Outcome-Oriented:**
- Stories describe what agents accomplish, not implementation details
- Acceptance criteria focus on user-observable behavior
- Technical tasks delegated, not tracked in story map
**Data-Driven:**
- Phase 1 logging informs actual usage patterns
- Story priorities adjusted based on real data
- Hypotheses validated through metrics
**Incremental:**
- Stories deliverable independently
- Value delivered with each release
- Feedback loops built into workflow
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**Story Map Status:** Initial draft based on planning assumptions. Will be refined with Phase 1 logging data.
