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CODITECT Core - Comprehensive Project Plan

Product: AZ1.AI CODITECT - Distributed Intelligence Framework Repository: CODITECT-core (Primary Product / CODITECT Brain) Owner: AZ1.AI INC. Author: Hal Casteel, Founder/CEO/CTO Version: 1.0.0 Status: Operational Foundation → Evolution to Full Autonomy Last Updated: December 4, 2025


Executive Summary

CODITECT Core is the foundational distributed intelligence framework that serves as the "brain" for the entire AZ1.AI CODITECT platform. This repository contains the complete agent orchestration system, command framework, skills library, and training materials that enable autonomous AI-powered project development from concept to production.

Product Classification

This is AZ1.AI's PRIMARY PRODUCT - the CODITECT brain that powers:

  • Local-first installation (no cloud dependency)
  • Optional cloud sync and collaboration
  • Distributed intelligence architecture via .coditect symlink chain
  • Complete project lifecycle automation
  • Zero catastrophic forgetting via MEMORY-CONTEXT system
  • Comprehensive operator training (4-6 hour certification)

Current Status

Operational Foundation (v1.0+): ✅ EXPANDED Dec 4, 2025

  • ✅ all specialized AI agents across 8 domains (⭐ +2 Nov 22: project-discovery-specialist, project-structure-optimizer)
  • ✅ all slash commands for autonomous workflows (⭐ +4 Nov 22: /new-project, /analyze-hooks, /web-search-hooks, /generate-project-plan-hooks)
  • ✅ all production skills with transferable capabilities (⭐ +2 Nov 21: submodule management skills)
  • ✅ MEMORY-CONTEXT system (7,507+ messages preserved, +148 unique Nov 22)
  • ✅ Comprehensive training system (55,000+ words)
  • ✅ Distributed intelligence architecture (symlink chain)
  • ✅ Local-first installer (GUI + CLI + Bash)
  • ✅ Multi-LLM compatibility (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Cursor, Cody)
  • ✅ Claude Code Hooks Framework (4000+ line analysis + 3 implementation commands)
  • ✅ Project Creation Workflow (/new-project - complete project initialization automation)
  • ✅ Production Documentation Standards (⭐ +8 files upgraded Dec 4: 86% Grade A quality, +2,043 lines)

Framework Maturity

  • Core Framework: 78% complete (7/9 orchestration modules operational)
  • Agent System: Production-ready with 52 specialized agents (⭐ +2 new Nov 22)
  • Command System: all commands operational and documented (⭐ +4 new Nov 22)
  • Skills Library: all skills with 254+ reusable assets catalogued (⭐ +2 new Nov 21)
  • Training System: Complete 4-6 hour certification path (55,000+ words)
  • Installation: Cross-platform automated installers working
  • Hooks Framework: 4000+ lines of analysis and 3 production-ready commands (NEW Nov 22)
  • Documentation Quality: 86% Grade A standards compliance (⭐ +8 files upgraded Dec 4)
  • Total Components: 177 (all agents + all commands + all skills + all scripts)

Critical Gap for Full Autonomy

  • ❌ Inter-agent communication (agents cannot send tasks to each other)
  • ❌ Message Bus infrastructure (RabbitMQ)
  • ❌ Agent Discovery Service (Redis-based registry)
  • ❌ Task Queue Manager (persistent queue with dependencies)
  • ❌ Circuit Breaker and resilience patterns
  • ❌ Comprehensive test coverage (currently <10%)
  • ❌ Production monitoring and observability

Strategic Positioning

Commercial Product Strategy

  1. Local-First Open Core - Free local installation, commercial cloud features
  2. Training & Certification - Revenue from operator training programs
  3. Enterprise Features - Team collaboration, advanced analytics, priority support
  4. Platform Services - Cloud sync, marketplace, analytics dashboard

Market Differentiation

  • Only distributed intelligence framework for project development
  • Zero vendor lock-in - works locally without cloud dependency
  • MEMORY-CONTEXT system eliminates catastrophic forgetting
  • Complete training system - 4-6 hour certification vs. competitors' weeks
  • Multi-LLM compatibility - not locked to single AI provider

Table of Contents

  1. Architecture Overview
  2. Current Operational Status
  3. Implementation Roadmap
  4. Hooks Implementation Framework
  5. CODITECT Next-Generation (Autonomous Platform)
  6. Multi-Agent Orchestration Strategy
  7. Quality Gates & Testing
  8. Success Metrics
  9. Budget & Resource Requirements
  10. Risks & Mitigation
  11. Dependencies & Integration
  12. Long-Term Evolution

Architecture Overview

Distributed Intelligence Architecture

Core Concept: .coditect symlink chain enables intelligence at every project node

Master Repository (coditect-rollout-master)
├── .coditect/ (git submodule → coditect-core)
│ ├── agents/ # All specialized AI agents
│ ├── commands/ # All slash commands
│ ├── skills/ # all production skills
│ ├── scripts/ # 21 Python automation scripts
│ ├── user-training/ # 55K+ words training materials
│ ├── MEMORY-CONTEXT/ # Session preservation system
│ └── docs/ # 25 architectural documents

├── .claude -> .coditect (symlink for Claude Code compatibility)

└── submodules/
├── coditect-cloud-backend/
│ ├── .coditect -> ../../.coditect
│ └── .claude -> .coditect
├── coditect-cloud-frontend/
│ ├── .coditect -> ../../.coditect
│ └── .claude -> .coditect
└── (42 total submodules with distributed intelligence)

Why This Matters

  • Every submodule has access to full CODITECT intelligence
  • Run Claude Code from any directory → same all agents, all commands, 24 skills
  • Single source of truth (git submodule updates propagate automatically)
  • Resilience: damage to one node doesn't disable system
  • Scalability: add nodes without redesigning architecture

System Components

1. Agent Framework (all agents)

Business Intelligence (6 agents)

  • venture-capital-business-analyst
  • competitive-market-analyst
  • business-intelligence-analyst
  • software-design-architect
  • software-design-document-specialist
  • ai-curriculum-specialist

Technical Development (see config/component-counts.json)

  • rust-expert-developer
  • actix-web-specialist
  • foundationdb-expert
  • frontend-react-TypeScript-expert
  • database-architect
  • multi-tenant-architect
  • websocket-protocol-designer
  • wasm-optimization-expert
  • terminal-integration-specialist
  • testing-specialist
  • security-specialist
  • monitoring-specialist
  • devops-engineer
  • cloud-architect
  • k8s-statefulset-specialist
  • codi-* specialists (QA, DevOps, Test, Documentation)

Research & Analysis (8 agents)

  • codebase-analyzer
  • codebase-locator
  • codebase-pattern-finder
  • thoughts-analyzer
  • thoughts-locator
  • web-search-researcher
  • research-agent
  • prompt-analyzer-specialist

Quality Assurance (6 agents)

  • rust-qa-specialist
  • codi-qa-specialist
  • codi-test-engineer
  • qa-reviewer
  • adr-compliance-specialist
  • CODITECT-adr-specialist

Project Management (5 agents)

  • orchestrator (multi-agent coordination)
  • project-organizer
  • skill-quality-enhancer
  • novelty-detection-specialist
  • script-utility-analyzer

Content & Documentation (4 agents)

  • educational-content-generator
  • assessment-creation-agent
  • codi-documentation-writer
  • senior-architect

Code Review (3 agents)

  • orchestrator-code-review
  • cloud-architect-code-reviewer
  • ai-specialist

2. Command System (all commands)

Research & Discovery (see config/component-counts.json)

  • /research - Web research and analysis
  • /research-codebase - Codebase analysis
  • /research-codebase_generic - Generic codebase research
  • /research-codebase_nt - Non-terminal codebase research
  • /smart-research - Intelligent research workflows
  • /multi-agent-research - Coordinated research
  • /ralph-research - RALPH research workflows
  • /analyze - Deep analysis
  • /complexity-gauge - Complexity assessment
  • /deliberation - Decision analysis
  • /agent-dispatcher - Agent selection
  • /COMMAND-GUIDE - Command decision trees

Planning & Strategy (8 commands)

  • /create-plan - Project plan generation
  • /validate-plan - Plan validation
  • /implement-plan - Plan execution
  • /ralph-plan - RALPH planning
  • /founder-mode - Strategic planning
  • /strategy - Strategic analysis
  • /oneshot - Single-command execution
  • /generate-project-plan - Automated project planning

Development & Implementation (see config/component-counts.json)

  • /implement - Feature implementation
  • /feature-development - Feature workflows
  • /prototype - Rapid prototyping
  • /rust-scaffold - Rust project scaffolding
  • /component-scaffold - Component generation
  • /typescript-scaffold - TypeScript scaffolding
  • /code-explain - Code documentation
  • /document - Documentation generation
  • /db-migrations - Database migrations
  • /create-worktree - Git worktree management
  • /tdd-cycle - TDD workflows
  • /debug - Debugging assistance
  • /smart-debug - Intelligent debugging
  • /error-analysis - Error analysis
  • /error-trace - Distributed tracing

Quality Assurance (9 commands)

  • /ai-review - AI code review
  • /local-review - Local review
  • /full-review - Comprehensive review
  • /security-sast - SAST scanning
  • /security-deps - Dependency scanning
  • /security-hardening - Security hardening
  • /test-generate - Test generation
  • /optimize - Performance optimization
  • /tech-debt - Technical debt analysis

Deployment & Operations (see config/component-counts.json)

  • /config-validate - Configuration validation
  • /monitor-setup - Monitoring setup
  • /slo-implement - SLO implementation
  • /incident-response - Incident management
  • /commit - CI commit workflows
  • /commit - Git commit automation
  • /describe-pr - CI PR descriptions
  • /describe-pr - PR documentation
  • /pr-enhance - PR enhancement
  • /export-dedup - Session export with deduplication

Context Management (4 commands)

  • /context-save - Context preservation
  • /context-restore - Context restoration
  • /create-handoff - Handoff documentation
  • /resume-handoff - Handoff resumption

Educational (3 commands)

  • /generate-curriculum-content - Curriculum automation
  • /optimize-work-reuse - Work reuse optimization
  • /notebooklm-optimize - NotebookLM formatting

Utility (see config/component-counts.json)

  • /refactor-clean - Code refactoring
  • /suggest-agent - Agent suggestions
  • /skill-enhance - Skill improvement
  • /evaluation-framework - Evaluation setup
  • /google-cloud-build - GCP Cloud Build
  • /gcp-cleanup - GCP resource cleanup
  • /foundationdb-queries - FDB query optimization
  • /communication-protocols - Protocol design
  • /internal-comms - Internal communication
  • /cross-file-update - Cross-file updates
  • /deployment-archeology - Deployment analysis
  • /build-deploy - Build and deploy automation
  • /coditect-router - AI command router (NEW!)

3. Skills Library (all production skills)

Development Skills

  • code-editor (7 variations)
  • code-analysis-planning-editor (5 variations)
  • framework-patterns (5 variations)
  • rust-backend-patterns (3 variations)
  • production-patterns (5 variations)

Project Management Skills

  • ai-curriculum-development (5 variations)
  • multi-agent-workflow (4 variations)
  • evaluation-framework (5 variations)

Infrastructure Skills

  • build-deploy-workflow (4 variations)
  • google-cloud-build (3 variations)
  • foundationdb-queries (3 variations)
  • gcp-resource-cleanup (4 variations)
  • deployment-archeology (3 variations)

Communication Skills

  • communication-protocols (5 variations)
  • internal-comms (5 variations)
  • document-skills (6 variations)
  • cross-file-documentation-update (4 variations)

Optimization Skills

  • notebooklm-content-optimization (3 variations)
  • search-strategies (5 variations)
  • token-cost-tracking (4 variations)

Quality Skills

  • git-workflow-automation (4 variations)

Total Skill Variations: 24 skill families with 254+ catalogued reusable assets

4. MEMORY-CONTEXT System

Purpose: Eliminate catastrophic forgetting across sessions

Architecture

MEMORY-CONTEXT/
├── checkpoints/ # Automated checkpoint creation
├── sessions/ # Session exports with deduplication
├── dedup_state/ # Deduplication tracking
│ ├── checkpoint_index.json
│ ├── global_hashes.json
│ └── unique_messages.jsonl
└── exports-archive/ # Historical session exports

Features

  • Automated session export on command completion
  • Content deduplication (80%+ reduction via hashing)
  • Checkpoint creation with git integration
  • Session continuity across multiple sessions
  • Privacy-controlled sharing model
  • Token optimization through reuse detection

Performance

  • 6,400+ messages preserved
  • 80%+ deduplication rate
  • <100ms export time
  • Automated cascade push to master repository

Integration

  • Export-dedup command: /export-dedup
  • Checkpoint creation: python scripts/create-checkpoint.py
  • Privacy controls: scripts/privacy_manager.py
  • Session analysis: NESTED LEARNING processor

5. Training System

Comprehensive Operator Training (55,000+ words)

Quick Start Path (30 minutes)

  • 1-2-3-ONBOARDING-HOWTO-QUICK-GUIDE.md
  • Environment setup
  • First agent invocation
  • Basic command usage

Comprehensive Certification (4-6 hours)

  1. Module 1: Foundations (1 hour)

    • CODITECT-OPERATOR-TRAINING-SYSTEM.md
    • Architecture understanding
    • Environment setup
    • Tool mastery
  2. Module 2: Business Discovery (1 hour)

    • Market research
    • Value proposition
    • Product-market fit
    • GTM strategy
  3. Module 3: Technical Specification (1.5 hours)

    • C4 architecture diagrams
    • Database design
    • API specifications
    • ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
  4. Module 4: Project Management (1 hour)

    • PROJECT-PLAN creation
    • TASKLIST management
    • Checkpoint system
    • Progress tracking
  5. Module 5: Advanced Operations (1.5 hours)

    • MEMORY-CONTEXT system
    • Multi-session continuity
    • Agent orchestration
    • Command workflows

Supporting Materials

  • Live demo scripts with narration
  • Sample project templates
  • Interactive setup tools
  • Troubleshooting guide
  • FAQ and glossary
  • Progress tracker
  • Assessments and certification exams

Delivery Methods

  • Self-guided online learning
  • Interactive CLI setup wizard
  • Live demo narration scripts
  • Hands-on exercises
  • Certification assessments

Current Operational Status

Production-Ready Components

✅ Agent System (100% Operational)

  • All all agents documented and callable
  • Task Tool Proxy Pattern working
  • Agent invocation via natural language or explicit calls
  • Multi-agent coordination via orchestrator

✅ Command System (100% Operational)

  • All all commands documented
  • Command execution via slash syntax
  • AI Command Router (CODITECT-router) for intelligent selection
  • Decision trees and workflow guides

✅ Skills Library (100% Operational)

  • 24 skill families documented
  • 254+ reusable assets catalogued
  • Work reuse optimizer functional
  • Token savings tracking (13.8-27.6x ROI)

✅ MEMORY-CONTEXT System (100% Operational)

  • Session export with deduplication (80%+ reduction)
  • Checkpoint automation with git integration
  • Privacy manager (zero critical leaks)
  • NESTED LEARNING pattern extraction

✅ Training System (100% Operational)

  • 13 core training documents (55K+ words)
  • Quick start (30 min) and comprehensive (4-6 hr) paths
  • Live demo scripts with narration
  • Sample templates and assessments
  • Interactive setup wizard

✅ Installation System (100% Operational)

  • GUI installer (tkinter-based, cross-platform)
  • CLI installer (Python-based, universal)
  • Bash installer (Unix/Linux/macOS)
  • Automated dependency installation
  • Platform detection and configuration

✅ Documentation (100% Current)

  • README.md (33KB, updated today)
  • Claude.md (17KB, updated today)
  • WHAT-IS-CODITECT.md (26KB, comprehensive architecture)
  • 25 architectural documents in docs/
  • Complete API reference

Operational Gaps (Roadmap to 100% Autonomy)

❌ Inter-Agent Communication (Critical P0)

  • Current: Human-in-the-loop orchestration
  • Needed: Message Bus (RabbitMQ) for agent-to-agent tasks
  • Impact: Prevents fully autonomous workflows

❌ Agent Discovery Service (Critical P0)

  • Current: Hard-coded agent selection
  • Needed: Redis-based capability registry
  • Impact: Cannot dynamically discover and load-balance agents

❌ Task Queue Manager (Critical P0)

  • Current: Synchronous task execution
  • Needed: Persistent queue with dependency resolution
  • Impact: No parallelism, no automatic unblocking

❌ Resilience Patterns (High P1)

  • Current: No circuit breakers, no retry logic
  • Needed: Circuit Breaker Service, Retry Policy Engine
  • Impact: System crashes on transient failures

❌ Distributed State Management (High P1)

  • Current: No coordination across agents
  • Needed: Redis-based distributed locks, state sync
  • Impact: Race conditions in multi-agent workflows

❌ Comprehensive Testing (High P1)

  • Current: <10% test coverage
  • Needed: 80%+ coverage (unit + integration + E2E)
  • Impact: Low confidence in changes, frequent regressions

❌ Production Monitoring (Medium P1)

  • Current: No metrics, traces, or logs
  • Needed: Prometheus + Jaeger + Grafana + Loki
  • Impact: No visibility into system behavior

❌ Deployment Automation (Medium P2)

  • Current: Manual deployment
  • Needed: Docker + K8s + CI/CD pipelines
  • Impact: Slow deployment, configuration drift

Hooks Implementation Framework (NEW Nov 22 - PHASE 1A & 1B COMPLETE)

Status: ✅ Production-Ready (Phase 1A & 1B Complete) → Phase 2 Planning

Comprehensive 3-Command Workflow

  1. /analyze-hooks - Readiness Assessment (5-step workflow) ✅ Complete

    • Assess CODITECT processes that could use hooks automation
    • Identify security and permission requirements
    • Document hook configuration patterns
    • Design CODITECT-specific hook strategy
    • Assessment readiness report with implementation blockers
  2. /web-search-hooks - Industry Research (6-step workflow) ✅ Complete

    • Research official Claude Code hooks documentation
    • Analyze community implementations (10+ examples)
    • Study production deployment patterns
    • Research security and compliance approaches
    • Competitive analysis (vs VS Code, JetBrains, etc.)
    • Validate CODITECT strategy against best practices
  3. /generate-project-plan-hooks - Implementation Planning (8-step workflow) ✅ Complete

    • Synthesize analysis and research findings
    • Create 4-phase implementation roadmap (7 weeks)
    • Design detailed task breakdowns (100+ tasks)
    • Define resource and budget requirements
    • Create comprehensive risk assessment
    • Develop monitoring and success metrics
    • Generate 6 comprehensive planning documents

Deliverables Created

  • ✅ HOOKS-COMPREHENSIVE-ANALYSIS.md (4000+ lines - research and strategy)
  • ✅ commands/analyze-hooks.md (production-ready command)
  • ✅ commands/web-search-hooks.md (production-ready command)
  • ✅ commands/generate-project-plan-hooks.md (production-ready command)
  • ✅ .CODITECT/hooks/README.md (400 lines - configuration guide)

Phase 1A: Quick Wins - COMPLETE ✅ (2 weeks)

6 production-ready hooks implemented (3,200+ lines of code):

  1. Component Validation Hook - PreToolUse (Write)

    • ✅ Validates agents/skills/commands against STANDARDS.md
    • ✅ Enforces YAML frontmatter, naming conventions, content length
    • ✅ Blocks invalid components before creation
    • ✅ Execution time: <50ms (typical)
    • Files: component-validation.sh + validate_component.py
  2. Prompt Enhancement Hook - UserPromptSubmit

    • ✅ Auto-enhances prompts with CODITECT context
    • ✅ Detects prompt intent (agent, hook, project, etc.)
    • ✅ Adds relevant documentation hints without duplication
    • ✅ Execution time: <50ms (typical)
    • Files: prompt-enhancement.sh + enhance_prompt.py
  3. Documentation Sync Hook - PostToolUse (Write)

    • ✅ Auto-updates AGENT-INDEX.md, COMPLETE-INVENTORY.md
    • ✅ Keeps documentation in sync with component creation
    • ✅ Runs in background (non-blocking)
    • ✅ Execution time: <200ms (background)
    • Files: documentation-sync.sh + sync_documentation.py

Phase 1B: Quality Automation - COMPLETE ✅ (2 weeks)

  1. Pre-Commit Quality Checks - PostToolUse (Bash)

    • ✅ Runs Python syntax, Bash syntax, Markdown, JSON validation
    • ✅ Logs quality report to .quality-check-report.txt
    • ✅ Runs in background after commits (non-blocking)
    • ✅ Execution time: <1s (background)
    • Files: pre_commit_quality.py
  2. Standards Compliance Validation - PreToolUse (Edit)

    • ✅ Enforces file naming conventions (kebab-case, snake_case, etc.)
    • ✅ Detects security issues (hardcoded secrets, dangerous commands)
    • ✅ Validates content standards (YAML, markdown structure)
    • ✅ Blocks non-compliant changes
    • ✅ Execution time: <100ms (typical)
    • Files: standards-compliance.sh + standards_compliance.py
  3. Quality Gate Enforcement - PostToolUse (Bash)

    • ✅ Validates commit messages (minimum length, conventional format)
    • ✅ Warns about large commits, missing tests
    • ✅ Logs detailed metrics to .quality-gate-report.txt
    • ✅ Runs in background after commits (non-blocking)
    • ✅ Execution time: <500ms (background)
    • Files: quality_gate_enforcement.py

Phase 2: Advanced Features - COMPLETE ✅ (2 weeks)

3 Advanced Hooks Implemented (3,800 lines):

  1. Multi-Tool Orchestration Hook (1,600 lines)

    • ✅ Detects workflow patterns (component creation, code generation, testing, deployment)
    • ✅ Tracks tool sequence and validates prerequisites
    • ✅ Provides workflow guidance for next steps
    • ✅ Maintains session state for complex workflows
    • ✅ Execution time: <100ms
  2. Performance Optimization Detection Hook (1,600 lines)

    • ✅ Identifies Python anti-patterns (nested loops, string concatenation, N+1 queries)
    • ✅ Identifies Bash anti-patterns (excessive piping, subshells, inefficient commands)
    • ✅ Detects file size and nesting issues
    • ✅ Suggests optimization strategies
    • ✅ Execution time: <500ms
  3. Dependency Management Hook (1,600 lines)

    • ✅ Extracts and tracks all dependencies (agents, skills, commands, imports, external)
    • ✅ Detects circular dependencies and missing dependencies
    • ✅ Maintains dependency graph for system resilience
    • ✅ Detects unused imports
    • ✅ Execution time: <200ms

Phase 3: Production Hardening - COMPLETE ✅ (1 week)

3 Production Hardening Hooks Implemented (2,900 lines):

  1. Monitoring & Observability Hook (1,400 lines)

    • ✅ Collects comprehensive execution metrics (count, duration, success rate, error rate)
    • ✅ Tracks per-tool and per-event metrics
    • ✅ Records execution traces with timestamps
    • ✅ Monitors system health (healthy, warning, degraded)
    • ✅ Execution time: <50ms (minimal overhead)
  2. Error Recovery & Resilience Hook (1,500 lines)

    • ✅ Classifies errors (transient vs permanent)
    • ✅ Implements circuit breaker pattern
    • ✅ Provides automatic retry policies with exponential backoff
    • ✅ Tracks error recovery attempts
    • ✅ Enables 99.9% uptime resilience
  3. Performance Profiling & Tuning Hook (1,400 lines)

    • ✅ Profiles all hook execution times
    • ✅ Calculates percentiles (p95, p99)
    • ✅ Detects performance degradation and bottlenecks
    • ✅ Tracks execution trends (stable, improving, degrading)
    • ✅ Storage: <10MB for 1000+ profiles

Implementation Results

  • ✅ 11 hooks total implemented and deployed (Phase 1: 6 + Phase 2-3: 6 additional)
  • ✅ 7,000+ lines of production code (Phase 1: 3,200 + Phase 2-3: 3,800)
  • ✅ Comprehensive error handling, observability, and resilience
  • ✅ Configuration guides for all phases
  • ✅ Ready for beta testing and production deployment

Expected Benefits (All Phases 1-3)

  • Phase 1A & 1B: 75% reduction in code review time, <5% standards violations, 100% documentation sync
  • Phase 2: 50% reduction in bug escape rate, early performance issue detection, dependency tracking
  • Phase 3: 99.9% uptime achievable, automatic error recovery, complete observability, performance optimization

Success Criteria

  • ✅ 11 hooks implemented and tested
  • ✅ All hooks production-ready with comprehensive error handling
  • ✅ <300ms overhead on critical path (Phase 1 blocking hooks)
  • ✅ <500ms total overhead (all hooks)
  • ✅ Zero catastrophic failures from standards violations
  • ✅ Complete observability and monitoring
  • ✅ Automatic error recovery with circuit breaker patterns
  • ✅ Performance profiling and bottleneck detection
  • ⏸️ 95%+ developer adoption (pending beta testing)
  • ⏸️ 40%+ reduction in code review time (pending beta testing)

Hooks Configuration

All hooks configured in .coditect/hooks/README.md with:

  • JSON configuration examples
  • Matcher patterns and event types
  • Troubleshooting guide
  • Hook development guide
  • Performance characteristics
  • Integration examples
  • HOOKS-COMPREHENSIVE-ANALYSIS.md - Complete research (4000+ lines)
  • .coditect/hooks/README.md - Phase 1 configuration guide (400+ lines)
  • .coditect/hooks/PHASE2-3-ADVANCED-HOOKS.md - Phase 2-3 guide (600+ lines)
  • commands/analyze-hooks.md - Readiness assessment workflow
  • commands/web-search-hooks.md - Research methodology
  • commands/generate-project-plan-hooks.md - Implementation planning
  • .coditect/hooks/*.py files (11 production hook implementations, 7,000+ lines)
  • .coditect/hooks/*.sh files (bash wrappers for all hooks)

Implementation Roadmap

Phase 0: Foundation (COMPLETE) ✅

Timeline: Completed November 2025 Status: Operational

Deliverables

  • ✅ all specialized AI agents
  • ✅ all slash commands
  • ✅ all production skills
  • ✅ MEMORY-CONTEXT system
  • ✅ Training system (55K+ words)
  • ✅ Distributed intelligence architecture
  • ✅ Cross-platform installers
  • ✅ Documentation (150K+ words)

Success Criteria

  • ✅ Framework usable for project development
  • ✅ Training materials enable operator certification
  • ✅ Local-first installation works on macOS/Linux/Windows
  • ✅ All agents and commands documented and callable

Phase 1C: Multi-Provider LLM Integration (COMPLETE) ✅

Timeline: Completed November 23, 2025 Status: Operational Achievement: 7 multi-provider LLM integrations, 44/44 tests passing, 75% coverage

Overview

Phase 1C implemented a comprehensive multi-provider LLM integration system that enables CODITECT agents to execute tasks using 7 different LLM providers through a unified interface. This foundational capability is critical for autonomous operation and cost optimization.

Key Accomplishments

✅ 7 LLM Providers Implemented

  • Anthropic Claude (anthropic_llm.py) - 79% test coverage

    • AsyncAnthropic client integration
    • System message separation support
    • Models: Claude-3-5-sonnet, Claude-3-opus, Claude-3-haiku
    • Cost: $0.003/1K tokens
  • OpenAI GPT-4 (openai_llm.py) - 76% test coverage

    • AsyncOpenAI client integration
    • Models: gpt-4, gpt-4o, o1-preview
    • Cost: $0.0025/1K tokens
  • Google Gemini (gemini.py) - 73% test coverage

    • GenerativeModel integration
    • Models: gemini-pro, gemini-pro-vision
    • Cost: FREE (rate-limited)
  • Hugging Face (huggingface_llm.py) - 74% test coverage

    • AsyncInferenceClient integration
    • 100,000+ models available
    • Cost: FREE (rate-limited)
  • Ollama (ollama_llm.py) - 69% test coverage

    • Local inference via HTTP API
    • Models: llama3.2, mistral, codellama, etc.
    • Cost: $0 (100% private, runs locally)
  • LM Studio (lmstudio_llm.py) - 75% test coverage

    • Local inference via OpenAI-compatible API
    • GGUF model support
    • Cost: $0 (100% private, runs locally)
  • Search-Augmented LLM (search_augmented_llm.py) - 31% test coverage

    • Wrapper pattern for any base LLM
    • DuckDuckGo web search integration
    • Auto-detection of queries needing current information
    • Cost: Base LLM cost + $0

✅ Unified Architecture

  • BaseLlm abstract interface (83% coverage) - ensures all providers implement identical interface
  • LlmFactory provider registry (78% coverage) - centralized provider management, dynamic instantiation
  • Lazy Loading - SDKs imported only when providers instantiated
  • Async-First - all providers use asyncio for non-blocking concurrent execution

✅ TaskExecutor Integration

  • Modified orchestration/executor.py to integrate LlmFactory (61% coverage post-integration)
  • Graceful degradation: LlmFactory → script-based execution fallback
  • Metadata tracking: provider, model, execution_method
  • Support for both enum and string agent types
  • Duration tracking with completed_at timestamps

✅ Comprehensive Testing

  • 44/44 tests passing (100% pass rate)
  • 3 test suites created:
    • test_llm_factory.py - 15 tests (factory functionality)
    • test_llm_providers_fixed.py - 17 tests (provider functionality)
    • test_executor_llm_integration.py - 12 tests (TaskExecutor integration)
  • Mocking strategy: Patch actual SDK imports (not module attributes) for lazy-loaded dependencies
  • Coverage: 75% average (professional quality for v1.0)

✅ Documentation

  • PHASE-1C-STATUS-REPORT.md (28KB, 30 pages) - comprehensive technical documentation
  • PHASE-1C-QUICK-REFERENCE.md (7KB, 6 pages) - quick-start guide for daily reference
  • PHASE-1C-COMPLETION-SUMMARY.md (15KB) - executive summary
  • docs/06-research-analysis/completion-reports/README.md - completion report index

Technical Implementation

Files Created (14 files)

  • llm_abstractions/__init__.py - Package initialization
  • llm_abstractions/base_llm.py - Abstract base class
  • llm_abstractions/anthropic_llm.py - Claude provider
  • llm_abstractions/openai_llm.py - GPT-4 provider
  • llm_abstractions/gemini.py - Google Gemini
  • llm_abstractions/huggingface_llm.py - HuggingFace
  • llm_abstractions/ollama_llm.py - Ollama local
  • llm_abstractions/lmstudio_llm.py - LM Studio local
  • llm_abstractions/search_augmented_llm.py - RAG wrapper
  • llm_abstractions/llm_factory.py - Provider registry
  • tests/test_llm_factory.py - Factory tests
  • tests/test_llm_providers_fixed.py - Provider tests
  • tests/test_executor_llm_integration.py - Integration tests
  • pyproject.toml - Package configuration

Files Modified (3 files)

  • orchestration/executor.py - LlmFactory integration
  • requirements.txt - Added 6 LLM SDK dependencies
  • .gitignore - Added API key protection patterns

Cost Analysis

Monthly Cost Estimate (1,000 tasks)

  • 500 tasks via Claude: $10.50
  • 250 tasks via GPT-4: $4.38
  • 250 tasks via Ollama (local): $0
  • Total: ~$15/month

Cost Optimization Strategies

  1. Use local LLMs (Ollama/LM Studio) for dev/test → FREE
  2. Use Gemini for high-volume tasks → Nearly FREE
  3. Use Claude/GPT-4 for critical production tasks → Premium quality

Integration Roadmap (Phase 2)

Current State: LLMs operational but not yet connected to agents/commands/skills

Phase 2A: Agent-to-LLM Bindings (2-3 days)

  • Create .claude/config/agent-llm-bindings.yaml
  • Map all agents to specific LLM providers
  • Implement AgentLlmConfig loader

Phase 2B: Slash Command Pipeline (3-4 days)

  • Connect /analyze, /implement, etc. to agents
  • Route commands → agents → LLMs
  • Return results to user
  • Programmatic command execution via Python API

Phase 2B.1: REST API for Commands (2-3 days)

  • FastAPI/Flask REST endpoints for command execution
  • WebSocket support for streaming results
  • JWT authentication and API key management
  • Rate limiting and quota enforcement
  • OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
  • API client SDK (Python)
  • Integration tests for all endpoints

Phase 2C: Skill Execution Pipeline (2-3 days)

  • Convert all skills to executable Python
  • Enable skill → agent invocation

Phase 2D: Memory Integration (3-4 days)

  • Index 7,507+ messages in ChromaDB
  • Enable LLMs to search memory context

Phase 2E: Multi-Agent Orchestration (8-10 days)

  • RabbitMQ message bus for agent-to-agent communication
  • Agent Discovery Service (Redis)
  • Task Queue Manager
  • Full autonomous operation

Total Phase 2 Timeline: 22-29 days

Success Criteria

Technical

  • ✅ 7 LLM providers production-ready
  • ✅ Unified interface across all providers
  • ✅ 44/44 tests passing
  • ✅ 75% average code coverage
  • ✅ TaskExecutor integration working
  • ✅ Graceful fallback to scripts

Documentation

  • ✅ Comprehensive status report (30 pages)
  • ✅ Quick reference guide (6 pages)
  • ✅ Integration roadmap documented
  • ✅ Per-provider setup guides

Deliverables

  • ✅ 7 operational LLM providers
  • ✅ LlmFactory unified interface
  • ✅ TaskExecutor integration
  • ✅ 44 tests with 75% coverage
  • ✅ Complete documentation package

Next Steps

Immediate (Week of Nov 23-30)

  1. Begin Phase 2A: Agent-to-LLM bindings design
  2. Create agent-llm-bindings.yaml schema
  3. Test binding configuration with 5-10 agents

Phase 2 (20-26 days)

  1. Complete agent bindings (all all agents)
  2. Implement slash command pipeline
  3. Convert skills to executable format
  4. Integrate MEMORY-CONTEXT with LLMs
  5. Build multi-agent orchestration

Phase 1: Foundation Infrastructure (8 Weeks)

Timeline: January 2026 - February 2026 Effort: 160 hours (2 engineers × 4 weeks) Priority: P0 (Critical - Blocks Full Autonomy)

Objectives

  • Enable inter-agent communication
  • Implement agent discovery and registration
  • Build persistent task queue with dependencies
  • Achieve first autonomous agent-to-agent workflow

Week 1-2: Core Infrastructure

Tasks

  1. Infrastructure Setup (2 days)

    • Provision RabbitMQ cluster (3 nodes, HA)
    • Provision Redis cluster (3 nodes, HA)
    • Setup staging environment
    • Configure networking and security
  2. Agent Discovery Service (3 days)

    • Design capability-based registry schema
    • Implement Redis-based agent registry
    • Add agent registration on startup
    • Implement capability-based lookup
    • Add health check integration
    • Write unit tests (80%+ coverage)
  3. Message Bus Implementation (4 days)

    • Design message schema (task, result, error)
    • Implement RabbitMQ publisher
    • Implement RabbitMQ consumer
    • Add priority queues (high, medium, low)
    • Implement dead letter queue
    • Add message acknowledgment
    • Write integration tests

Week 3-4: Task Queue & Testing

Tasks

  1. Task Queue Manager (4 days)
  • Design task dependency graph
  • Implement Redis-backed queue
  • Add dependency resolution logic
  • Implement automatic task unblocking
  • Add task timeout and cancellation
  • Implement queue prioritization
  • Write unit and integration tests
  1. Integration & Testing (3 days)

    • End-to-end test: orchestrator → agent A → agent B → result
    • Load test: 100 concurrent tasks
    • Failure test: agent crash recovery
    • Performance test: latency <5s
    • Write integration test suite
    • Document architecture and APIs
  2. Documentation & Training (1 day)

    • Update architecture diagrams
    • Document agent registration process
    • Create agent development guide
    • Update training materials

Milestone 1 Success Criteria

  • ✅ Agents can discover each other by capability
  • ✅ Agents can send tasks to other agents via message bus
  • ✅ Task queue resolves dependencies and unblocks automatically
  • ✅ First autonomous multi-agent workflow completes
  • ✅ 80%+ test coverage on new code
  • ✅ Latency <5s from task enqueue to agent start

Deliverables

  • Agent Discovery Service (operational)
  • Message Bus (operational)
  • Task Queue Manager (operational)
  • Integration test suite (80%+ coverage)
  • Architecture documentation (updated)

Phase 2: Resilience & Recovery (4 Weeks)

Timeline: March 2026 Effort: 80 hours (2 engineers × 2 weeks) Priority: P0 (Critical - Production Readiness)

Objectives

  • Implement circuit breaker patterns
  • Add retry logic with exponential backoff
  • Implement distributed state management
  • Achieve 99.9% uptime and <60s recovery time

Week 1: Resilience Patterns

Tasks

  1. Circuit Breaker Service (2 days)

    • Design circuit breaker states (closed, open, half-open)
    • Implement PyBreaker integration
    • Add failure threshold configuration
    • Implement automatic recovery testing
    • Write unit tests
  2. Retry Policy Engine (2 days)

    • Design retry policies (exponential backoff, jitter)
    • Implement configurable retry logic
    • Add idempotency checks
    • Implement max retry limits
    • Write integration tests
  3. Integration & Testing (1 day)

    • Test transient failure recovery
    • Test circuit breaker trip and recovery
    • Stress test under high load

Week 2: Distributed State

Tasks

  1. Distributed State Manager (3 days)
  • Design state synchronization protocol
  • Implement Redis distributed locks
  • Add S3 state backup and restore
  • Implement conflict resolution (last-write-wins)
  • Write unit and integration tests
  1. Stress Testing & Validation (2 days)
    • Chaos testing: random agent failures
    • Network partition testing
    • State consistency validation
    • Performance benchmarking
    • Write stress test suite

Milestone 2 Success Criteria

  • ✅ System recovers from transient failures automatically
  • ✅ Circuit breakers prevent cascade failures
  • ✅ Retry logic handles 99% of transient errors
  • ✅ Distributed state remains consistent under failures
  • ✅ Recovery time <60 seconds
  • ✅ 99.9% uptime achieved in testing

Deliverables

  • Circuit Breaker Service (operational)
  • Retry Policy Engine (operational)
  • Distributed State Manager (operational)
  • Stress test suite (comprehensive)
  • Chaos engineering playbook

Phase 3: Observability (4 Weeks)

Timeline: April 2026 Effort: 80 hours (2 engineers × 2 weeks) Priority: P1 (High - Production Operations)

Objectives

  • Implement metrics collection (Prometheus)
  • Add distributed tracing (Jaeger)
  • Setup structured logging (Loki)
  • Build operational dashboards (Grafana)

Week 1: Metrics & Tracing

Tasks

  1. Metrics Collection (3 days)

    • Setup Prometheus server
    • Instrument agent execution time
    • Instrument task queue depth
    • Instrument error rates
    • Add custom business metrics
    • Configure alerting rules
  2. Distributed Tracing (2 days)

    • Setup Jaeger collector
    • Add OpenTelemetry instrumentation
    • Implement trace context propagation
    • Add custom span attributes
    • Configure sampling policies

Week 2: Logging & Dashboards

Tasks

  1. Structured Logging (2 days)
  • Setup Loki log aggregation
  • Implement structured logging (JSON)
  • Add correlation IDs
  • Configure log retention policies
  • Add log-based alerts
  1. Grafana Dashboards (2 days)

    • Create system health dashboard
    • Create agent performance dashboard
    • Create task queue dashboard
    • Create error analysis dashboard
    • Configure alert integrations (Slack, PagerDuty)
  2. Documentation (1 day)

    • Write observability runbook
    • Document metric definitions
    • Create troubleshooting guide
    • Update training materials

Milestone 3 Success Criteria

  • ✅ Full observability stack operational (Prometheus, Jaeger, Loki, Grafana)
  • ✅ Real-time visibility into system behavior
  • ✅ Alerts configured for critical events
  • ✅ Dashboards enable rapid troubleshooting
  • ✅ Observability runbook documented

Deliverables

  • Prometheus metrics collection (operational)
  • Jaeger distributed tracing (operational)
  • Loki structured logging (operational)
  • Grafana dashboards (4+ dashboards)
  • Observability runbook

Phase 4: Production Readiness (4 Weeks)

Timeline: May 2026 Effort: 80 hours (2 engineers × 2 weeks) Priority: P1/P2 (Medium - Production Polish)

Objectives

  • Implement CLI integration
  • Generate comprehensive API documentation
  • Build deployment automation (Docker, K8s)
  • Achieve production readiness certification

Week 1: CLI & API Documentation

Tasks

  1. CLI Integration (3 days)

    • Design CLI command structure
    • Implement agent invocation via CLI
    • Add task status monitoring
    • Implement task cancellation
    • Add shell completion scripts
    • Write CLI user guide
  2. API Documentation (2 days)

    • Generate OpenAPI spec
    • Setup API documentation site (Swagger/Redoc)
    • Add API usage examples
    • Document authentication and authorization
    • Create API client libraries

Week 2: Deployment & Load Testing

Tasks

  1. Deployment Automation (3 days)
  • Create Docker images (agent, orchestrator, worker)
  • Write Kubernetes manifests
  • Implement Helm charts
  • Setup CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
  • Add deployment verification tests
  1. Load Testing (2 days)
    • Design load test scenarios (100+ concurrent tasks)
    • Implement load test suite (Locust)
    • Run performance benchmarks
    • Identify and fix bottlenecks
    • Document performance characteristics

Milestone 4 Success Criteria

  • ✅ CLI enables full system control
  • ✅ API documentation comprehensive and accurate
  • ✅ Deployment automation handles staging + production
  • ✅ System handles 100+ concurrent tasks reliably
  • ✅ Production readiness certified

Deliverables

  • CLI tool (operational)
  • API documentation (complete)
  • Docker images (published)
  • Kubernetes deployment (operational)
  • Load test suite (comprehensive)
  • Performance benchmark report

Phase 5: Universal Agents v2.0 (12 Weeks)

Timeline: June 2026 - August 2026 Effort: 240 hours (2 engineers × 6 weeks) Priority: P2 (Medium - Future Platform Evolution)

Objectives

  • Complete Universal Agent Framework v2.0
  • Achieve cross-platform compatibility (Claude, GPT, Gemini)
  • Implement Context Awareness DNA
  • Enable plug-and-play agent marketplace

Current Status

  • Universal agents v2.0: 12.5% complete
  • all agents templates created
  • Architecture documented
  • Cross-platform compatibility researched

Detailed Plan: See universal-agents-v2/README.md

Success Criteria

  • ✅ Universal agents work across Claude, GPT, Gemini
  • ✅ Context Awareness DNA functional
  • ✅ Agent marketplace supports plug-and-play
  • ✅ Backward compatibility with v1.0 maintained

CODITECT Next-Generation (Autonomous Platform) - ACTIVE

Purpose: Comprehensive autonomous solution that evolves from Phase 0-5, representing the complete end-to-end autonomous platform.

Current Status: ✅ Repository Active - submodules/labs/coditect-next-generation

Repository Details

  • Location: submodules/labs/coditect-next-generation
  • URL: https://github.com/coditect-ai/coditect-next-generation.git
  • Category: Labs (Research & Next-Generation Features)
  • Git Reference: Registered as submodule in master repository
  • Symlink Structure: Contains .coditect distributed intelligence symlinks

Submodule Integration

Added to Master Repository

# Registered in .gitmodules
[submodule "submodules/labs/coditect-next-generation"]
path = submodules/labs/coditect-next-generation
url = https://github.com/coditect-ai/coditect-next-generation.git

Access Patterns

  1. From master repository root: cd submodules/labs/coditect-next-generation
  2. Distributed intelligence via symlink chain
  3. Independent git management (own commits, branches, tags)
  4. Synchronized with master via git submodule update commands

Vision

The evolution of CODITECT beyond the foundational 5-phase rollout (Phases 0-5) represents the complete end-to-end autonomous platform that combines all core capabilities into a unified, production-grade system designed for enterprise deployment.

What's Included

  • Complete autonomous operation (no human-in-the-loop required)
  • Full inter-agent communication and task orchestration (via message bus + agent discovery)
  • Production-grade resilience, monitoring, and observability
  • Enterprise features (team collaboration, advanced analytics, audit logs)
  • Universal agent framework v2.0 fully integrated
  • Hooks framework fully deployed and optimized
  • Complete training and certification system
  • Marketplace and plugin ecosystem

Development Phases (Post-Phase 5)

  1. Phase 6: Enterprise Integration (Q3 2026)

    • Complete autonomous operation framework
    • Full inter-agent communication working
    • Production-grade monitoring and observability
    • Enterprise security features
  2. Phase 7: Marketplace & Ecosystem (Q4 2026)

    • Plugin architecture finalized
    • Marketplace features operational
    • Community contributions enabled
    • Third-party agent/skill/command development
  3. Phase 8: Full Autonomy (Q1 2027)

    • 95%+ autonomous operation
    • Minimal human-in-the-loop required
    • Advanced optimization and ML-based decision making
    • Self-healing capabilities

Key Deliverables

Core Documentation

  • AUTONOMOUS-SYSTEM-ARCHITECTURE.md - Complete system design with message bus and agent discovery patterns
  • ENTERPRISE-DEPLOYMENT-GUIDE.md - Production deployment procedures for GKE and Cloud Run
  • AUTONOMOUS-OPERATION-MANUAL.md - Full operational procedures and runbooks
  • CERTIFICATION-PROGRAM.md - Enterprise training and certification for operators

Advanced Features

  • MARKETPLACE-DEVELOPER-GUIDE.md - Plugin and custom agent/skill/command development
  • INTER-AGENT-COMMUNICATION-PATTERNS.md - Message bus protocols and patterns
  • RESILIENCE-AND-RECOVERY.md - Circuit breaker, retry, and recovery strategies
  • OBSERVABILITY-PATTERNS.md - Monitoring, tracing, and alerting configuration

Integration with Core Framework

Dependencies on CODITECT Core

  • All all agents from CODITECT-core form the base agent pool
  • All all commands provide orchestration primitives
  • All all skills enable cross-project code reuse
  • MEMORY-CONTEXT system enables persistent state
  • Training system serves as foundation for enterprise certification

Complementary Components

  • New agents specific to autonomous operation (10+ new agents)
  • Advanced orchestration commands (8-10 new commands)
  • Enterprise skills for team collaboration (6-8 new skills)
  • Distributed infrastructure for message bus and agent discovery (3 new services)

Timeline & Milestones

Current Timeline

  • Phase 5 (Core Framework): Complete by August 2026
  • Phase 6 (Enterprise Integration): September - November 2026
  • Phase 7 (Marketplace): December 2026 - February 2027
  • Phase 8 (Full Autonomy): March - June 2027

Public Release Target: Q2 2027 (fully autonomous production platform)

Success Criteria

  • 95%+ autonomous operation (minimal human-in-the-loop)
  • <5s task dispatch latency
  • 99.9% system uptime
  • <60s error recovery time
  • 80%+ test coverage
  • 70%+ agent utilization rate
  • 50+ enterprise customer deployments
  • Enterprise security audit passed (SOC2, HIPAA ready)

Multi-Agent Orchestration Strategy

Orchestration Patterns

1. Sequential Execution

Pattern: Task A → Task B → Task C → Result

Use Cases

  • Multi-phase project planning (discovery → strategy → execution)
  • Code review workflows (lint → test → security scan → manual review)
  • Deployment pipelines (build → test → deploy → verify)

Implementation

# Orchestrator invokes agents sequentially
result_a = await agent_discovery.find("research-agent").execute(task_a)
result_b = await agent_discovery.find("analysis-agent").execute(task_b, input=result_a)
result_c = await agent_discovery.find("implementation-agent").execute(task_c, input=result_b)
return result_c

2. Parallel Execution

Pattern

        ┌─ Task A ─┐
Input ──┼─ Task B ─┼─→ Aggregate → Result
└─ Task C ─┘

Use Cases

  • Codebase research (3 agents search different aspects in parallel)
  • Quality assurance (security scan + code review + performance test)
  • Market research (competitor analysis + customer research + trend analysis)

Implementation

# Orchestrator invokes agents in parallel
tasks = [
agent_discovery.find("codebase-locator").execute(task_a),
agent_discovery.find("codebase-analyzer").execute(task_b),
agent_discovery.find("thoughts-locator").execute(task_c)
]
results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
return synthesize(results)

3. Conditional Branching

Pattern

Input → Agent A → Decision
├─ [Pass] → Agent B → Result
└─ [Fail] → Agent C → Retry → Agent A

Use Cases

  • Bug fixing (analyze → if simple fix → apply, else → deep research)
  • Code generation (generate → if tests pass → done, else → refine)
  • Deployment (validate → if ready → deploy, else → fix → validate)

Implementation

# Orchestrator makes decisions based on agent results
result_a = await agent_discovery.find("analysis-agent").execute(task_a)
if result_a.confidence > 0.8:
return await agent_discovery.find("implementation-agent").execute(task_b, input=result_a)
else:
research = await agent_discovery.find("research-agent").execute(task_c)
return await agent_discovery.find("analysis-agent").execute(task_a, input=research)

4. Recursive Decomposition

Pattern

Complex Task → Orchestrator → Subtasks
├─ Subtask 1 → Orchestrator → Sub-subtasks
├─ Subtask 2 → Agent → Result
└─ Subtask 3 → Orchestrator → ...

Use Cases

  • Feature development (break into components → break into functions)
  • Documentation generation (break by module → break by class)
  • Testing (break by feature → break by scenario)

Implementation

# Orchestrator recursively decomposes tasks
async def decompose(task):
if task.is_atomic():
agent = agent_discovery.find_by_capability(task.required_capability)
return await agent.execute(task)
else:
subtasks = task.decompose()
results = [await decompose(subtask) for subtask in subtasks]
return task.synthesize(results)

Agent Communication Protocols

Message Schema

{
"task_id": "uuid-v4",
"source_agent": "orchestrator",
"target_agent": "codebase-analyzer",
"task_type": "analysis",
"priority": "high",
"payload": {
"prompt": "Analyze authentication flow in backend/src/middleware/auth.rs",
"context": {...},
"constraints": {...}
},
"dependencies": ["task-uuid-1", "task-uuid-2"],
"timeout": 300,
"retry_policy": {
"max_retries": 3,
"backoff": "exponential"
},
"created_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Result Schema

{
"task_id": "uuid-v4",
"status": "completed",
"agent": "codebase-analyzer",
"result": {
"analysis": "...",
"file_references": [...],
"confidence": 0.95
},
"execution_time_ms": 4500,
"token_usage": {
"input": 1200,
"output": 800
},
"completed_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:05Z"
}

Task Dependencies & Graph Resolution

Dependency Types

  1. Data Dependency: Task B needs output from Task A
  2. Resource Dependency: Task B needs resource locked by Task A
  3. Temporal Dependency: Task B must run after Task A completes
  4. Capability Dependency: Task B needs agent with capability X

Dependency Resolution Algorithm

class TaskGraph:
def resolve_dependencies(self, task_id):
"""Returns tasks that can execute after task_id completes"""
completed_tasks.add(task_id)
ready_tasks = []

for task in pending_tasks:
if all(dep in completed_tasks for dep in task.dependencies):
ready_tasks.append(task)
pending_tasks.remove(task)

return ready_tasks

def enqueue_ready_tasks(self, ready_tasks):
"""Enqueue tasks based on priority"""
for task in sorted(ready_tasks, key=lambda t: t.priority, reverse=True):
message_bus.publish(task.target_agent, task.to_message())

Load Balancing & Agent Selection

Capability-Based Selection

class AgentDiscovery:
def find_by_capability(self, capability: str, constraints: dict = None):
"""Find agent by capability with optional constraints"""
candidates = self.registry.get(capability, [])

# Filter by constraints (language, domain, specialization)
if constraints:
candidates = [a for a in candidates if a.matches(constraints)]

# Load balance: select least-loaded agent
return min(candidates, key=lambda a: a.current_load())

Agent Health Monitoring

class AgentHealth:
def is_healthy(self, agent_id: str) -> bool:
"""Check if agent is healthy and responsive"""
last_heartbeat = self.get_last_heartbeat(agent_id)
if time.time() - last_heartbeat > 60: # 1 minute timeout
return False

error_rate = self.get_error_rate(agent_id, window=300) # 5 min
return error_rate < 0.05 # <5% errors


Quality Gates & Testing

Testing Strategy

Unit Testing (Target: 80%+ coverage)

Scope

  • Agent registration and discovery
  • Message bus publish/subscribe
  • Task queue enqueue/dequeue
  • Dependency resolution
  • Circuit breaker state transitions
  • Retry logic

Framework: pytest with pytest-asyncio Coverage Tool: coverage.py with branch coverage CI Integration: GitHub Actions on every commit

Example

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_agent_discovery_by_capability():
"""Test finding agent by capability"""
registry = AgentDiscovery()
registry.register("agent-1", capabilities=["code-analysis"])

agent = registry.find_by_capability("code-analysis")
assert agent.id == "agent-1"

Integration Testing

Scope

  • End-to-end multi-agent workflows
  • Message bus → task queue → agent execution
  • Circuit breaker + retry integration
  • Distributed state synchronization

Framework: pytest with Docker Compose (spin up RabbitMQ, Redis) CI Integration: GitHub Actions (run on PR)

Example

@pytest.mark.integration
async def test_multi_agent_workflow():
"""Test orchestrator → agent A → agent B → result"""
task = create_task("research-codebase")
result = await orchestrator.execute(task)

assert result.status == "completed"
assert len(result.agent_chain) == 3 # orchestrator + 2 agents
assert result.execution_time < 10_000 # <10s

Stress Testing

Scope

  • 100+ concurrent tasks
  • Agent failure and recovery
  • Network partition handling
  • Memory and CPU usage under load

Framework: Locust for load generation + Prometheus for metrics Environment: Staging cluster (3 RabbitMQ nodes, 3 Redis nodes)

Scenarios

  1. Sustained Load: 50 tasks/sec for 10 minutes
  2. Burst Load: 200 tasks/sec for 1 minute
  3. Chaos: Random agent failures (10% failure rate)
  4. Network Partition: Simulate network split

Success Criteria

  • Latency p95 <5s under sustained load
  • No task loss (100% completion)
  • Recovery time <60s after agent failure
  • No memory leaks (stable memory usage)

End-to-End Testing

Scope

  • Complete user workflows (CLI → agents → result)
  • Real-world scenarios (feature development, bug fixing, deployment)
  • Training material validation

Framework: Playwright for CLI automation CI Integration: Nightly runs

Example Scenarios

  1. Feature Development: /feature-development "Add user profile editing" → generates code + tests + docs
  2. Bug Fixing: /smart-debug "JWT token expiring too quickly" → locates + analyzes + fixes + verifies
  3. Deployment: /config-validate → /commit → /describe-pr → full deployment workflow

Quality Gates

Pre-Commit Gates

Required

  • All unit tests pass
  • Code coverage ≥80%
  • Linting passes (ruff, black, mypy)
  • No security vulnerabilities (bandit)

Tool: pre-commit hooks

Pre-Merge Gates (PR)

Required

  • All integration tests pass
  • Code review approved (2 reviewers)
  • Architecture review (for major changes)
  • Documentation updated
  • CHANGELOG.md updated

Tool: GitHub Actions + CODEOWNERS

Pre-Release Gates

Required

  • All E2E tests pass
  • Stress tests pass
  • Performance benchmarks meet targets
  • Security audit complete
  • Documentation complete and accurate
  • Training materials updated

Tool: Release checklist + manual verification

Code Quality Standards

Python Code

  • PEP 8 compliance (enforced by ruff)
  • Type hints on all functions (enforced by mypy)
  • Docstrings on all public APIs (Google style)
  • Max cyclomatic complexity: 10
  • Max function length: 50 lines
  • Max file length: 500 lines

Documentation

  • All public APIs documented
  • Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for major decisions
  • README.md in every module
  • Inline comments for complex logic

Git Workflow

  • Conventional Commits format
  • Branch naming: feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/
  • Squash merge to main
  • Signed commits required

Success Metrics

Quantitative Metrics

System Performance

MetricCurrentTarget (Phase 1)Target (Phase 4)Measurement
Autonomy0% (human-in-loop)80%95%% tasks without human intervention
Latency (p95)N/A<10s<5sTask enqueue → agent start
Throughput1 task/min20 tasks/min100 tasks/minConcurrent tasks/minute
ReliabilityN/A99% uptime99.9% uptime% time system available
Recovery TimeN/A<120s<60sFailure → recovery
Test Coverage<10%60%80%+% code covered by tests
Agent UtilizationN/A50%70%% time agents busy
Error RateN/A<5%<1%% failed tasks

Business Metrics

MetricCurrentTarget (6 months)Target (12 months)Measurement
AdoptionInternal100 beta users1,000 usersActive monthly users
RetentionN/A70%85%30-day retention rate
Training CompletionN/A60%80%% users completing certification
NPS ScoreN/A4060Net Promoter Score
Support TicketsN/A<10/week<5/weekAverage tickets per week

Qualitative Metrics

User Experience

Target State

  • Ease of Use: Users can start productive work within 30 minutes (quick start path)
  • Documentation Quality: Users find answers to 90% of questions in docs
  • Error Messages: Clear, actionable error messages with resolution steps
  • Performance: System feels responsive (<5s latency perceived as "fast")

Measurement

  • User surveys (monthly)
  • Support ticket analysis
  • Session recordings (with permission)
  • Training completion metrics

Developer Experience

Target State

  • Agent Development: New agents can be created in <1 day
  • Testing: Test suite runs in <5 minutes
  • Deployment: Deploy to production in <30 minutes
  • Debugging: Issues can be diagnosed within 15 minutes (observability)

Measurement

  • Developer surveys (quarterly)
  • Time-to-first-agent metric
  • CI/CD pipeline duration
  • Mean time to resolution (MTTR)

Budget & Resource Requirements

Team Requirements

Phase 1-4 (20 weeks)

Engineering Team

  • 2× Full-Stack Engineers (Python, async/await, distributed systems)

    • Skills: RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes
    • Experience: 3+ years building distributed systems
    • Duration: 20 weeks full-time
  • 1× DevOps Engineer (part-time)

    • Skills: Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, CI/CD
    • Experience: 2+ years SRE/DevOps
    • Duration: 4 weeks (Weeks 1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 11-12)

Total Engineering Effort: 320 hours (40 hours/week × 2 engineers × 4 weeks per phase)

Infrastructure Budget

Development & Staging (8 weeks)

ComponentSpecsCost/MonthTotal (8 weeks)
RabbitMQ cluster3× n1-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 7.5GB RAM)$150$300
Redis cluster3× n1-standard-1 (1 vCPU, 3.75GB RAM)$100$200
PostgreSQLdb-n1-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 7.5GB RAM)$80$160
Monitoring stackPrometheus + Grafana + Jaeger (n1-standard-2)$70$140
S3 storage100GB state backups$3$6
Network egress50GB/month$7$14
Subtotal$410/month$820

Production (Annual)

ComponentSpecsCost/MonthAnnual
RabbitMQ cluster3× n1-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 13GB RAM)$250$3,000
Redis cluster3× n1-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 13GB RAM)$200$2,400
PostgreSQLdb-n1-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 13GB RAM)$150$1,800
Monitoring stackn1-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 13GB RAM)$100$1,200
S3 storage500GB state backups$12$144
CloudFront CDN1TB egress/month$90$1,080
Load balancerNetwork load balancer$20$240
Subtotal$822/month$9,864/year

Total Infrastructure Budget

  • Development (8 weeks): $820
  • Production (Annual): $9,864
  • First Year Total: $10,684

Software & Tools Budget

ToolPurposeCost/MonthAnnual
GitHub EnterpriseCode hosting, CI/CD$21/user × 3$756
SentryError tracking$26$312
PagerDutyOn-call alerting$21/user × 2$504
Datadog (optional)Advanced monitoring$0 (using Prometheus/Grafana)$0
Subtotal$89/month$1,068/year

Total Budget Summary

Implementation (Phases 1-4, 20 weeks)

CategoryAmountNotes
Engineering Labor$100,0002 engineers × 4 months @ market rate
Infrastructure (Dev/Staging)$8208 weeks development
Software & Tools$1782 months
Contingency (10%)$10,100Unexpected costs
Total$111,098One-time implementation

Ongoing Operations (Annual)

CategoryAmountNotes
Infrastructure (Production)$9,864See production table
Software & Tools$1,068GitHub, Sentry, PagerDuty
Support & Maintenance$20,0001 engineer part-time
Contingency (10%)$3,093Unexpected costs
Total$34,025/yearRecurring operational costs

Risks & Mitigation

Technical Risks

Risk 1: Distributed System Complexity (HIGH)

Description: Building a distributed system with message bus, agent discovery, and task queues is complex and error-prone.

Impact: Delays, bugs, cost overruns

Probability: 60%

Mitigation

  • Use proven technologies (RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL)
  • Follow best practices from docs/MULTI-AGENT-ARCHITECTURE-BEST-PRACTICES.md
  • Start with simple use cases, iterate to complex
  • Comprehensive testing at every phase (unit + integration + E2E)
  • Code reviews by experienced distributed systems engineers

Contingency

  • Budget 10% contingency for unexpected issues
  • Phase 1 includes 20% buffer time for debugging
  • Fallback: Simplify initial implementation, defer advanced features

Risk 2: Performance Bottlenecks (MEDIUM)

Description: System may not meet latency (<5s) or throughput (100 tasks/min) targets.

Impact: Poor user experience, limited scalability

Probability: 40%

Mitigation

  • Benchmark early and often (every sprint)
  • Design for horizontal scalability (stateless agents)
  • Use connection pooling, caching, and async I/O
  • Profile and optimize hot paths
  • Conduct stress testing before production

Contingency

  • Reduce throughput target to 50 tasks/min initially
  • Implement job prioritization to ensure critical tasks are fast
  • Add more infrastructure resources if needed

Risk 3: Inter-Agent Protocol Breaking Changes (MEDIUM)

Description: Changes to message schema or task queue could break existing agents.

Impact: Agent compatibility issues, rework required

Probability: 30%

Mitigation

  • Version all message schemas
  • Support multiple protocol versions simultaneously
  • Comprehensive integration tests for all agents
  • Gradual rollout with backward compatibility

Contingency

  • Maintain v1 protocol support indefinitely
  • Document migration guide for agents
  • Provide automated migration tools

Operational Risks

Risk 4: Test Coverage Insufficient (MEDIUM)

Description: Achieving 80%+ test coverage is time-consuming and may be deprioritized.

Impact: Bugs in production, low confidence in changes

Probability: 40%

Mitigation

  • Make test coverage a quality gate (PR cannot merge <80%)
  • Allocate dedicated time for testing in each phase
  • Use TDD (test-driven development) for new features
  • Automate test generation where possible

Contingency

  • Reduce coverage target to 70% initially
  • Focus on critical path coverage first
  • Incrementally increase coverage over time

Risk 5: Monitoring Gaps (LOW)

Description: Observability stack may not capture all critical metrics.

Impact: Inability to diagnose issues, slow incident response

Probability: 20%

Mitigation

  • Design monitoring requirements upfront (Phase 3)
  • Review metrics with experienced SRE
  • Simulate failure scenarios and verify observability
  • Gradual rollout to staging before production

Contingency

  • Add missing metrics as issues are discovered
  • Supplement with manual logging and debugging tools
  • Conduct post-mortems to identify blind spots

Business Risks

Risk 6: Market Adoption Lower Than Expected (MEDIUM)

Description: Users may not adopt CODITECT as quickly as projected.

Impact: Lower revenue, ROI delayed

Probability: 30%

Mitigation

  • Comprehensive training system (4-6 hour certification)
  • Free local-first installation (no barrier to entry)
  • Active community building (Discord, forums, content)
  • Gather user feedback early and iterate

Contingency

  • Focus on high-value enterprise customers (B2B > B2C)
  • Offer free trial of cloud features
  • Partner with consulting firms for implementation services

Risk 7: Competitor Catches Up (LOW)

Description: Competitors may build similar distributed intelligence frameworks.

Impact: Market differentiation eroded

Probability: 20%

Mitigation

  • Move fast: achieve full autonomy before competitors
  • Build strong network effects (agent marketplace, community)
  • Patent key innovations (distributed intelligence architecture)
  • Focus on superior training and user experience

Contingency

  • Emphasize unique features (MEMORY-CONTEXT, training system)
  • Build strong brand and community loyalty
  • Offer superior support and services

Dependencies & Integration

External Dependencies

Critical (Blocking)

DependencyVersionPurposeRisk
RabbitMQ3.12+Message busLow (mature, stable)
Redis7.0+Agent registry, task queue, distributed locksLow (mature, stable)
PostgreSQL15+Persistent stateLow (existing)
Python3.11+RuntimeLow (existing)
Docker24+ContainerizationLow (mature)
Kubernetes1.28+OrchestrationMedium (operational complexity)

High Priority

DependencyVersionPurposeRisk
Prometheus2.45+Metrics collectionLow (mature)
Grafana10.0+DashboardsLow (mature)
Jaeger1.50+Distributed tracingMedium (integration complexity)
Loki2.9+Log aggregationMedium (newer technology)

Medium Priority

DependencyVersionPurposeRisk
Locust2.15+Load testingLow (testing only)
pytest7.4+Unit testingLow (existing)
Anthropic Claude APILatestAI agent executionHigh (third-party API)

Integration Points

1. Claude Code CLI Integration

Current: Claude Code discovers .claude directory, reads Claude.md

Future

  • CLI invokes agents via message bus
  • Real-time task status monitoring
  • Cancellation and retry from CLI

Timeline: Phase 4 (Week 7)

2. MEMORY-CONTEXT System

Current: Session export with deduplication, checkpoint automation

Future

  • Automatic session export on agent completion
  • Integration with task queue (store task history)
  • Cross-session continuity (restore context from previous session)

Timeline: Phase 2 (Week 4)

3. Training System

Current: Static documentation, live demo scripts

Future

  • Interactive training modules (CLI-based)
  • Automated assessment grading
  • Certification badge generation
  • Training analytics dashboard

Timeline: Phase 5+ (post-autonomy)

4. Universal Agents v2.0

Current: 12.5% complete, architecture documented

Future

  • Full cross-platform compatibility (Claude, GPT, Gemini)
  • Context Awareness DNA integration
  • Agent marketplace (plug-and-play)

Timeline: Phase 5 (June-August 2026)


Long-Term Evolution

Platform Vision (2026-2028)

Year 1 (2026): Full Autonomy Achieved

Q1 (Jan-Mar): Phase 1 - Foundation

  • ✅ Inter-agent communication operational
  • ✅ Agent discovery and registration working
  • ✅ Task queue with dependencies functional

Q2 (Apr-Jun): Phase 2-3 - Resilience & Observability

  • ✅ Circuit breaker and retry logic operational
  • ✅ Distributed state management working
  • ✅ Full observability stack deployed

Q3 (Jul-Sep): Phase 4-5 - Production & Universal Agents

  • ✅ Production deployment automated
  • ✅ Universal Agents v2.0 beta released
  • ✅ Cross-platform compatibility (Claude, GPT, Gemini)

Q4 (Oct-Dec): Beta Launch & Iteration

  • ✅ 100 beta users onboarded
  • ✅ Training certification program launched
  • ✅ Community building (Discord, forums)
  • ✅ Feedback-driven iteration

Year 1 Metrics

  • 100 active beta users
  • 70% training completion rate
  • 99.9% system uptime
  • NPS score: 40+

Year 2 (2027): Platform Growth

Q1 (Jan-Mar): Commercial Launch

  • Public launch with marketing campaign
  • Pricing tiers finalized (free local, paid cloud)
  • Enterprise features released (SSO, audit logs)

Q2 (Apr-Jun): Agent Marketplace

  • Agent marketplace launched (plug-and-play)
  • 50+ community-contributed agents
  • Revenue sharing model implemented

Q3 (Jul-Sep): Enterprise Expansion

  • Enterprise onboarding program
  • Dedicated support tiers
  • Custom training and consulting services

Q4 (Oct-Dec): Advanced Analytics

  • Usage analytics dashboard
  • AI-powered recommendations
  • Predictive project planning

Year 2 Metrics

  • 1,000 active users
  • 50+ marketplace agents
  • $100K ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)
  • 85% retention rate

Year 3 (2028): Ecosystem & Scale

Q1 (Jan-Mar): Multi-Tenant Cloud Platform

  • Cloud-hosted CODITECT (SaaS)
  • Team collaboration features
  • Real-time co-editing

Q2 (Apr-Jun): AI Model Integration

  • Support for 10+ AI models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral)
  • Cost optimization (route to cheapest model)
  • Multi-model ensembles

Q3 (Jul-Sep): Enterprise Features

  • White-label customization
  • Private cloud deployment
  • Advanced security (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

Q4 (Oct-Dec): Global Expansion

  • Multi-language support (10 languages)
  • Regional data centers (US, EU, APAC)
  • Partnerships with system integrators

Year 3 Metrics

  • 10,000 active users
  • 200+ marketplace agents
  • $1M ARR
  • 90% retention rate

Technology Evolution

Universal Agents v3.0 (2027)

Features

  • Self-improving agents (learn from past executions)
  • Agent composition (combine agents dynamically)
  • Natural language agent creation (users define agents via chat)

MEMORY-CONTEXT v2.0 (2027)

Features

  • Distributed MEMORY-CONTEXT (share across team)
  • Privacy-controlled sharing (public, team, private)
  • AI-powered pattern extraction (NESTED LEARNING++)
  • Cross-project knowledge transfer

Autonomous Project Manager (2028)

Features

  • End-to-end project automation (zero human input)
  • Proactive issue detection and resolution
  • Automated stakeholder communication
  • Budget and timeline optimization

Appendices

Appendix A: Agent Inventory (all agents)

Business Intelligence (6)

  1. venture-capital-business-analyst
  2. competitive-market-analyst
  3. business-intelligence-analyst
  4. software-design-architect
  5. software-design-document-specialist
  6. ai-curriculum-specialist

Technical Development (18)

  1. rust-expert-developer
  2. actix-web-specialist
  3. foundationdb-expert
  4. frontend-react-TypeScript-expert
  5. database-architect
  6. multi-tenant-architect
  7. websocket-protocol-designer
  8. wasm-optimization-expert
  9. terminal-integration-specialist
  10. testing-specialist
  11. security-specialist
  12. monitoring-specialist
  13. devops-engineer
  14. cloud-architect
  15. k8s-statefulset-specialist
  16. codi-qa-specialist
  17. codi-devops-engineer
  18. codi-test-engineer

Research & Analysis (8)

  1. codebase-analyzer
  2. codebase-locator
  3. codebase-pattern-finder
  4. thoughts-analyzer
  5. thoughts-locator
  6. web-search-researcher
  7. research-agent
  8. prompt-analyzer-specialist

Quality Assurance (6)

  1. rust-qa-specialist
  2. qa-reviewer
  3. adr-compliance-specialist
  4. CODITECT-adr-specialist
  5. cloud-architect-code-reviewer
  6. orchestrator-code-review

Project Management (5)

  1. orchestrator
  2. project-organizer
  3. skill-quality-enhancer
  4. novelty-detection-specialist
  5. script-utility-analyzer

Content & Documentation (4)

  1. educational-content-generator
  2. assessment-creation-agent
  3. codi-documentation-writer
  4. senior-architect

AI Specialist (3)

  1. ai-specialist
  2. orchestrator-detailed-backup
  3. orchestrator (backup variant)

Appendix B: Command Inventory (all commands)

See docs/SLASH-COMMANDS-REFERENCE.md for complete catalog.

Appendix C: Skills Inventory (see config/component-counts.json)

See skills/README.md for complete catalog with 254+ reusable assets.

Appendix D: Architecture Documents

  1. WHAT-IS-CODITECT.md - Distributed intelligence architecture
  2. docs/AUTONOMOUS-AGENT-SYSTEM-DESIGN.md - System architecture with code
  3. docs/ORCHESTRATOR-PROJECT-PLAN.md - 8-week implementation plan
  4. docs/MULTI-AGENT-ARCHITECTURE-BEST-PRACTICES.md - 70K+ word research
  5. docs/MEMORY-CONTEXT-ARCHITECTURE.md - Context preservation system
  6. docs/PLATFORM-EVOLUTION-ROADMAP.md - Long-term vision
  7. diagrams/distributed-intelligence-architecture.md - Visual architecture

Appendix E: Training Materials

  1. user-training/CODITECT-OPERATOR-TRAINING-SYSTEM.md - Complete 4-6 hour certification
  2. user-training/1-2-3-ONBOARDING-HOWTO-QUICK-GUIDE.md - 30-minute quick start
  3. user-training/CODITECT-OPERATOR-ASSESSMENTS.md - Certification exams
  4. user-training/live-demo-scripts/ - Step-by-step demonstrations
  5. user-training/sample-project-templates/ - Real-world examples

Conclusion

CODITECT Core is the foundational distributed intelligence framework that enables autonomous AI-powered project development from concept to production. With 78% of the core framework operational and a clear 20-week roadmap to 100% autonomy, CODITECT is positioned to be the first and best distributed intelligence platform for software development.

Key Strengths

  • ✅ Operational foundation with all agents, all commands, 24 skills
  • ✅ Comprehensive training system (4-6 hour certification)
  • ✅ MEMORY-CONTEXT system eliminates catastrophic forgetting
  • ✅ Local-first architecture (no vendor lock-in)
  • ✅ Multi-LLM compatibility (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Cursor, Cody)
  • ✅ Distributed intelligence via symlink chain

Critical Path to Full Autonomy

  1. Phase 1 (8 weeks): Inter-agent communication, agent discovery, task queue
  2. Phase 2 (4 weeks): Resilience (circuit breaker, retry, distributed state)
  3. Phase 3 (4 weeks): Observability (Prometheus, Jaeger, Grafana, Loki)
  4. Phase 4 (4 weeks): Production readiness (CLI, API docs, deployment automation)

Investment: $111K implementation + $34K/year operations ROI: 29% Year 1, 858% Year 2, break-even Month 9 Recommendation: STRONG INVEST with 95% confidence in achieving full autonomy

Next Steps

  1. Review and approve this PROJECT-PLAN.md
  2. Allocate 2 full-stack engineers + 1 DevOps engineer (part-time)
  3. Provision infrastructure (RabbitMQ, Redis, monitoring stack)
  4. Begin Phase 1: Week 1 - Agent Discovery Service implementation

Document Status: Complete and ready for execution Author: Hal Casteel, Founder/CEO/CTO, AZ1.AI INC. Last Updated: November 20, 2025 Version: 1.0.0