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CODITECT Core Component Upgrade Project Plan

CODITECT Core Component Upgrade - Project Plan

Product: CODITECT Core Framework Component Upgrade Repository: coditect-core Owner: AZ1.AI Inc. Author: Hal Casteel, CEO/CTO Version: 1.7.0 (ALL PHASES COMPLETE) Status: PROJECT COMPLETE - Production Ready Last Updated: 2025-12-08


Executive Summary

CODITECT Core Component Upgrade is a systematic initiative to bring the coditect-core framework to full production readiness for pilot release. This project addresses identified gaps in hooks, security skills, API patterns, and performance tooling while strengthening existing capabilities.

Project Classification

Infrastructure Enhancement for:

  • Closing critical functional gaps (hooks, security, API)
  • Enhancing developer experience and automation
  • Ensuring production-grade quality across all components
  • Preparing framework for pilot user release

Current Status

ALL PHASES COMPLETE (v1.7.0): 2025-12-08

  • 343 total components (all agents, all commands, all skills, all scripts, 6 hooks)
  • Phase 1 (P0 Critical Infrastructure): COMPLETE - 13 components added
  • Phase 2 (P1 Enhanced Capabilities): COMPLETE - 11 components added
  • Phase 3 (P2 Coverage Enhancement): COMPLETE - 10 components added
  • Phase 4 (P3 Future Capabilities): COMPLETE - 6 components added

Components Added (40 total):

  • 4 Git Workflow Hooks (pre-commit, pre-push, post-checkout, ci-integration)
  • 9 Security/API Skills (security-audit, secrets-detection, dependency-security, restful-api-design, graphql-design, api-versioning)
  • 6 Cloud/DevOps Skills (load-testing, optimization-patterns, github-actions, terraform-patterns, kubernetes-troubleshooting)
  • 3 Database Skills (postgresql-patterns, migration-strategy, query-optimization)
  • 3 Testing Skills (e2e-testing, visual-regression, contract-testing)
  • 2 Documentation Skills (api-documentation, changelog-automation)
  • 2 Frontend Agents (vue-specialist, svelte-patterns)
  • 3 Security Agents (penetration-testing-agent, compliance-checker-agent, performance-profiler)
  • 2 Mobile Agents (react-native-developer, flutter-developer)
  • 2 Emerging Tech Agents (blockchain-developer, mlops-specialist)
  • 2 Mobile/IoT Skills (mobile-cicd, iot-patterns)
  • 3 Commands (/security-scan, /perf-profile, /dependency-audit)

Framework Access

  • Total Components Available: 343 (single source of truth: config/component-counts.json)
    • all specialized AI agents (+9 from baseline)
    • all slash commands (+3 from baseline)
    • all production skills (+21 from baseline)
    • 105 automation scripts
    • 6 hooks (+4 from baseline)
  • Activation Philosophy: Manual activation on demand (lean by default)
  • Distributed Intelligence: All components accessible via .coditect symlink

Strategic Positioning

Purpose

  1. Close Critical Gaps - Add missing hooks, security skills, and API patterns
  2. Strengthen Existing Capabilities - Enhance coverage in weak areas
  3. Production Readiness - Ensure all components meet quality standards
  4. Pilot Preparation - Ready framework for external user testing

Key Benefits

  • Complete Lifecycle Coverage - Pre-commit through deployment hooks
  • Security-First Development - Native security auditing and vulnerability detection
  • API Excellence - RESTful, GraphQL, and WebSocket design patterns
  • Performance Visibility - Profiling, optimization, and monitoring tools

Table of Contents

  1. Architecture Overview
  2. Gap Analysis Summary
  3. Implementation Roadmap
  4. Phase Details
  5. Quality Gates & Standards
  6. Success Metrics
  7. Dependencies & Integration
  8. Evolution Plan

Architecture Overview

Current Component Distribution

CategoryCountCoverageStatus
Agents71StrongProduction-ready
Commands101StrongProduction-ready
Skills44StrongEnhanced (Phase 1-2 Complete)
Scripts105StrongProduction-ready
Hooks6StrongGap Closed (Phase 1 Complete)

Functional Domain Coverage

DomainAgentsSkillsCommandsOverallPriority
Code Analysis15+520+StrongMaintenance
Documentation10+515+StrongMaintenance
Architecture8+310+StrongMaintenance
Git Workflow5+215+StrongMaintenance
Testing5+18+StrongEnhancement
Orchestration5+210+StrongMaintenance
Security534Strong✅ Complete
DevOps4+55+Strong✅ Complete
Database3+12+ModerateP2
Frontend4+13+ModerateP2
Hooks0 agents6 hooksN/AStrong✅ Complete
API Design131Strong✅ Complete
Performance222Strong✅ Complete
Mobile000MissingP3

Gap Analysis Summary

Critical Gaps (P0) ✅ RESOLVED

Hooks ✅ COMPLETE

  • Current: pre-prompt-submit-hook.md, pre-tool-call-hook.md
  • Missing: pre-commit-hook, pre-push-hook, post-checkout-hook, CI-integration-hook
  • RESOLVED: 6 hooks now available (4 new git workflow hooks added)
  • Impact: Full automated quality gates in git workflow

Security Skills ✅ COMPLETE

  • No dedicated security audit skill
  • No vulnerability scanning skill
  • No compliance checking skill
  • RESOLVED: 3 security skills added (security-audit, secrets-detection, dependency-security)
  • Impact: Automated security processes with consistent coverage

API Design Skills ✅ COMPLETE

  • No RESTful API design patterns skill
  • No GraphQL schema design skill
  • No API versioning/documentation skill
  • RESOLVED: 3 API skills added (restful-api-design, graphql-design, api-versioning)
  • Impact: Consistent, standards-compliant API implementations

High Priority Gaps (P1) ✅ RESOLVED

Performance Tooling ✅ COMPLETE

  • Single performance-related agent (wasm-optimization-expert)
  • No general performance profiling skill
  • No load testing patterns
  • No memory optimization guidance
  • RESOLVED: performance-profiler agent, load-testing skill, optimization-patterns skill, /perf-profile command

Additional Security Agents ✅ COMPLETE

  • Need penetration testing agent
  • Need dependency vulnerability scanner
  • Need secrets detection agent
  • RESOLVED: penetration-testing-agent, compliance-checker-agent, /security-scan, /dependency-audit commands

Cloud/DevOps Enhancement ✅ COMPLETE

  • GitHub Actions skill needed
  • Terraform patterns skill needed
  • Kubernetes troubleshooting skill needed
  • RESOLVED: github-actions skill, terraform-patterns skill, kubernetes-troubleshooting skill

Medium Priority Gaps (P2)

Database Coverage

  • PostgreSQL patterns skill needed
  • Migration strategy skill enhancement
  • Query optimization patterns

Frontend Enhancement

  • Vue.js specialist agent
  • Svelte patterns skill
  • Accessibility testing enhancement

Testing Enhancement

  • E2E testing patterns skill
  • Visual regression testing skill
  • Contract testing skill

Nice-to-Have (P3)

Mobile Development

  • React Native developer agent
  • Flutter developer agent
  • Mobile CI/CD patterns

Emerging Technologies

  • Blockchain development agent
  • ML/MLOps specialist
  • IoT patterns skill

Implementation Roadmap

Phase 1: Critical Infrastructure (P0) ✅ COMPLETE

Focus: Hooks and core security/API skills Components: 13 new components Status: COMPLETE (2025-12-08)

1.1 Git Workflow Hooks ✅

  • pre-commit-hook - Code quality, linting, secrets detection
  • pre-push-hook - Test execution, build verification
  • post-checkout-hook - Dependency sync, environment setup
  • ci-integration-hook - GitHub Actions integration

1.2 Security Skills ✅

  • security-audit-skill - OWASP Top 10, vulnerability scanning
  • secrets-detection-skill - API keys, credentials, PII detection
  • dependency-security-skill - npm/pip audit, CVE tracking

1.3 API Design Skills ✅

  • restful-api-design-skill - REST patterns, OpenAPI specs
  • graphql-design-skill - Schema design, resolvers, mutations
  • api-versioning-skill - Versioning strategies, deprecation

Phase 2: Enhanced Capabilities (P1) ✅ COMPLETE

Focus: Performance, additional security, cloud tooling Components: 11 new components Status: COMPLETE (2025-12-08)

2.1 Performance Tooling ✅

  • performance-profiler-agent - CPU, memory, I/O profiling
  • load-testing-skill - k6, Artillery, Locust patterns
  • optimization-patterns-skill - Caching, lazy loading, bundling

2.2 Security Agents ✅

  • penetration-testing-agent - Automated security testing
  • compliance-checker-agent - SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA checks

2.3 Cloud/DevOps Skills ✅

  • github-actions-skill - CI/CD workflows, actions authoring
  • terraform-patterns-skill - IaC best practices, modules
  • kubernetes-troubleshooting-skill - K8s debugging, optimization

2.4 Additional Commands ✅

  • /security-scan - Automated security scanning command
  • /perf-profile - Performance profiling command
  • /dependency-audit - Dependency vulnerability check

Phase 3: Coverage Enhancement (P2)

Focus: Database, frontend, testing improvements Components: 12-15 new components Priority: P2 - Improves developer experience

3.1 Database Skills

  • postgresql-patterns-skill - Advanced PostgreSQL patterns
  • migration-strategy-skill - Zero-downtime migrations
  • query-optimization-skill - Query analysis, indexing

3.2 Frontend Agents

  • vue-specialist-agent - Vue 3, Composition API, Pinia
  • svelte-patterns-agent - SvelteKit, stores, SSR

3.3 Testing Skills

  • e2e-testing-skill - Playwright, Cypress patterns
  • visual-regression-skill - Percy, Chromatic integration
  • contract-testing-skill - Pact, consumer-driven contracts

3.4 Documentation Enhancement

  • api-documentation-skill - Swagger, Redoc, Stoplight
  • changelog-automation-skill - Conventional commits, releases

Phase 4: Future Capabilities (P3)

Focus: Emerging technologies and mobile Components: 8-10 new components Priority: P3 - Nice to have, future-proofing

4.1 Mobile Development

  • react-native-developer-agent - RN best practices, navigation
  • flutter-developer-agent - Dart, widgets, state management
  • mobile-cicd-skill - Fastlane, App Center, TestFlight

4.2 Emerging Technologies

  • blockchain-developer-agent - Smart contracts, Web3
  • mlops-specialist-agent - ML pipelines, model serving
  • iot-patterns-skill - Edge computing, MQTT, device management

Quality Gates & Standards

Code Quality Standards

Python (95% Compliance Required)

  • Type hints on all functions
  • Comprehensive docstrings
  • Logging (not print)
  • Exit codes (0=success, 1=error, 2=usage)

Bash (80% Compliance Required)

  • set -euo pipefail mandatory
  • Color output for readability
  • Logging functions
  • Help/usage function

Documentation (100% Compliance Required)

  • README.md complete and current
  • YAML frontmatter where applicable
  • Inline code documentation
  • Usage examples provided

Component Standards

Agents - Must follow CODITECT-STANDARD-AGENTS.md

  • YAML frontmatter required
  • Tools specification
  • Model recommendation
  • Context awareness DNA

Skills - Must follow CODITECT-STANDARD-SKILLS.md

  • YAML frontmatter MANDATORY
  • Progressive disclosure (3 levels)
  • Token budget management
  • Examples and templates

Hooks - Must follow CODITECT-STANDARD-HOOKS.md (to be created)

  • Event trigger specification
  • Execution context
  • Error handling
  • Rollback procedures

Git Workflow

Conventional Commits Required

<type>(<scope>): <description>

[optional body]

🤖 Generated with Claude Code
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Commit Types: feat, fix, docs, chore, refactor, test


Success Metrics

Phase 1 (Critical Infrastructure) ✅ ACHIEVED

MetricTargetActualStatus
Hooks Coverage6 hooks6 hooks✅ Met
Security Skills3 skills3 skills✅ Met
API Skills3 skills3 skills✅ Met
Quality Score80%+100%✅ Exceeded

Phase 2 (Enhanced Capabilities) ✅ ACHIEVED

MetricTargetActualStatus
Performance Tools3 components4 components✅ Exceeded
Cloud/DevOps4 skills3 skills + 3 commands✅ Met
Security Agents2 agents2 agents + 2 commands✅ Exceeded
Components Added10-1211✅ Met

Phase 3 (Coverage Enhancement)

MetricTargetMeasurement
Database Coverage3 skillsPostgreSQL, migrations, optimization
Frontend Agents2 agentsVue, Svelte specialists
Testing Skills3 skillsE2E, visual, contract
DocumentationUpdatedAll README files current

Phase 4 (Future Capabilities)

MetricTargetMeasurement
Mobile Support3 componentsRN, Flutter, mobile CI
Emerging Tech3 componentsBlockchain, MLOps, IoT
Total Components350+config/component-counts.json

Dependencies & Integration

External Dependencies

Required

  • Git with hook support
  • Python 3.10+
  • Node.js 18+ (for frontend tooling)
  • Claude Code CLI

Optional

  • Docker (for containerized testing)
  • Kubernetes (for K8s skill testing)
  • GCP/AWS CLI (for cloud skills)

Integration Points

Upstream

  • CODITECT-CORE-STANDARDS (component standards)
  • Anthropic API (Claude integration)

Downstream

  • coditect-rollout-master (submodule consumer)
  • All CODITECT projects (via symlinks)

Tooling Requirements

Hooks Implementation

  • pre-commit framework
  • husky (npm projects)
  • Git native hooks

Security Scanning

  • Semgrep (SAST)
  • Trivy (container scanning)
  • npm audit / pip audit

Performance Testing

  • k6 (load testing)
  • py-spy (Python profiling)
  • clinic.js (Node profiling)

Evolution Plan

Short-Term (30 Days)

  • Complete Phase 1 (P0 critical infrastructure)
  • Create CODITECT-STANDARD-HOOKS.md
  • Implement 4 git workflow hooks
  • Create 3 security skills
  • Create 3 API design skills

Mid-Term (60-90 Days)

  • Complete Phase 2 (P1 enhanced capabilities)
  • Performance profiler agent operational
  • GitHub Actions skill production-ready
  • Security scan command integrated
  • Documentation updated for all new components

Long-Term (6+ Months)

  • Complete Phase 3 (P2 coverage enhancement)
  • Begin Phase 4 (P3 future capabilities)
  • Total component count: 350+
  • Full pilot release preparation
  • External user documentation complete

Notes

Design Decisions

  1. Hooks Priority - Git hooks are P0 because they enable automated quality gates
  2. Security-First - Security skills before performance because security bugs are more costly
  3. Skills over Agents - Skills are more reusable and token-efficient than specialized agents
  4. Incremental Rollout - Phase-based to ensure quality at each step

Future Considerations

  • AI-powered auto-remediation for security findings
  • Self-improving hooks based on team patterns
  • Integration with Linear/Jira for issue tracking
  • Metrics dashboard for component usage analytics

Risks & Mitigation

RiskImpactProbabilityMitigation
Scope creep in P0HighMediumStrict P0 scope, defer to P1
Hook compatibility issuesMediumLowTest across OS/shell environments
Security tool licensingMediumLowPrefer open-source tools (Semgrep)
Token budget for new skillsLowMediumEnforce progressive disclosure

Changelog

v1.0.0 - 2025-12-08 (Planning)

  • Initial project plan created
  • Gap analysis completed
  • P0-P3 priorities established
  • 4-phase roadmap defined
  • Success metrics established

Status: Planning Complete, Ready for Phase 1 Implementation Next Steps: Create COMPONENT-UPGRADE-TASKLIST-WITH-CHECKBOX.md, begin Phase 1 hooks Owner: Hal Casteel, CEO/CTO, AZ1.AI Inc. Copyright: 2025 AZ1.AI Inc. All Rights Reserved