CODITECT Composable Product Suite - Orchestration Plan
Initiative: Transform CODITECT into a Modular, Composable Product Suite Status: Phase 1 - Research (In Progress) Created: 2025-11-26 Owner: Hal Casteel, Founder/CEO/CTO Duration: 8+ weeks (7 phases)
Vision Statement
Transform coditect-rollout-master from a monolithic 46-submodule repository into a composable product suite where:
- Each submodule = distinct product/feature component
- Components work standalone OR as integrated suite
- Modular, Lego-like architecture (customers pick and choose)
- Parallel development across independent teams
- Unified data model and MEMORY-CONTEXT linking all components
- Combined memory across entire suite
- Clear, understandable boundaries with well-defined interfaces
- Customer choice - select components à la carte or full suite
Architecture Principles
- Composability - Components snap together like Legos
- Independence - Each component can run standalone
- Interoperability - Shared data model enables seamless integration
- Unified Memory - MEMORY-CONTEXT links all components with combined memory
- Customer Choice - Select components à la carte or full suite
- Parallel Development - Teams work independently on components
- Clear Boundaries - Well-defined interfaces and responsibilities
Current State Analysis
Repository Structure (As-Is)
46 Submodules across 8 Categories:
coditect-rollout-master/
├── submodules/
│ ├── core/ # 3 repos - Core CODITECT framework
│ ├── cloud/ # 4 repos - Cloud platform (SaaS)
│ ├── dev/ # 10 repos - Developer tools and CLI
│ ├── market/ # 2 repos - Agent marketplace
│ ├── docs/ # 5 repos - Documentation sites
│ ├── ops/ # 5 repos - Operations and distribution
│ ├── gtm/ # 7 repos - Go-to-market materials
│ └── labs/ # 10 repos - Research and next-generation
Problems with Current Structure
- Unclear component boundaries - Is dev/ a product or infrastructure?
- No unified data model - Each submodule manages its own data independently
- No MEMORY-CONTEXT integration - Session memory doesn't cross components
- Mixed customer visibility - Internal tools mixed with customer products
- Difficult to understand - 8 categories don't map to customer value
- No composition strategy - Can't easily combine components
- Monolithic deployment - All-or-nothing approach
Opportunities
- Transform into product suite - Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365 model
- Enable customer choice - Pick components that fit their needs
- Unified memory across all components - Seamless cross-component workflows
- Parallel team development - Independent work with clear interfaces
- Clear value proposition - Products vs infrastructure vs research
- Marketplace opportunities - Component marketplace like WordPress/Shopify
7-Phase Execution Plan
Phase 1: Research Composable Architectures ⚡ IN PROGRESS
Duration: 1 week Owner: Web Search Researcher Agent Status: Active
Objectives:
- Research successful product suite architectures (Adobe, Microsoft, Atlassian)
- Understand microservices composition patterns
- Study micro-frontends architecture
- Analyze plugin/extension architectures
- Investigate unified data layer patterns (event sourcing, shared state)
- Review component marketplace models (WordPress, Shopify)
Key Research Questions:
- How do successful product suites maintain independence while enabling integration?
- How is unified memory/state managed across independent components?
- What are best practices for component boundaries?
- How do customers discover and select components?
- What pricing models work for modular product suites?
- How are dependencies managed between components?
Deliverables:
- Research findings document (30-50 pages)
- Best practices catalog
- Architecture pattern library
- Case studies from successful product suites
- Recommendations for CODITECT architecture
Agent Coordination:
Task(
subagent_type="web-search-researcher",
description="Research composable product suite architectures",
prompt="Research successful product suite architectures and patterns..."
)
Phase 2: Design Unified Data Model 📋 PENDING
Duration: 1-2 weeks Owners: Senior Architect Agent, FoundationDB Expert Agent Dependencies: Phase 1 complete
Objectives:
- Design unified data model covering all components
- Create MEMORY-CONTEXT integration specification
- Define event bus for component communication
- Establish shared configuration schema
- Design cross-component analytics model
- Define data consistency guarantees
Key Design Areas:
Identity & Authentication:
- User identity across all components
- Cross-component SSO (Single Sign-On)
- Permission inheritance
- Session management
Project/Workspace Context:
- Shared project metadata
- Workspace associations
- Cross-component project linking
- Folder/organization hierarchy
MEMORY-CONTEXT Schema:
- Unified session format
- Checkpoint synchronization
- Export/import standards
- Cross-component memory linking
- Combined memory queries
Event Bus:
- Component communication protocol
- Event schemas and versioning
- Pub/sub patterns
- Event replay capabilities
Shared Configuration:
- Component discovery
- Feature flags
- Preferences and settings
- Integration configurations
Cross-Component Analytics:
- Usage tracking across components
- User journey mapping
- Performance metrics
- Error aggregation
Deliverables:
- Unified data model specification (50-75 pages)
- MEMORY-CONTEXT integration guide
- Event bus architecture document
- Database schema definitions (FoundationDB)
- API contracts for data access
- Data migration strategy
Phase 3: Define Product-Based Component Categories 📋 PENDING
Duration: 1 week Owner: Software Design Architect Agent Dependencies: Phases 1-2 complete
Objectives:
- Analyze current 8 categories and redefine based on product suite model
- Map categories to customer value propositions
- Define component types (platform, product, service, extension, infrastructure, research)
- Establish category naming conventions
- Create category documentation structure
Current Categories Analysis:
Existing 8 Categories:
core/- Framework and shared intelligence (3 repos)cloud/- Deployment and infrastructure (4 repos)dev/- Development tools (10 repos)labs/- Experimental research (10 repos)market/- Business intelligence (2 repos)operations/- Operational tooling (5 repos)docs/- Documentation (5 repos)gtm/- Go-to-market (7 repos)
Problems:
- Inconsistent naming (ops vs operations)
- Mixed concerns (dev has both tools and utilities)
- Unclear customer visibility (which are products?)
- No clear dependency hierarchy
New Category Structure (Proposed):
Option A: Product-Centric
submodules/
├── platform/ # Core platform components (required)
├── products/ # Customer-facing applications (à la carte)
├── services/ # Backend services (compose into products)
├── extensions/ # Optional add-ons and integrations
├── infrastructure/ # Deployment and ops (hidden from customers)
└── research/ # Experimental and POC work (internal)
Option B: Vertical Slicing
submodules/
├── core-platform/ # Essential foundation (required)
├── developer-tools/ # IDE, CLI, automation (product)
├── collaboration/ # Multi-user, marketplace (product)
├── analytics/ # Insights, reporting (product)
├── enterprise/ # SSO, compliance, governance (product)
├── integrations/ # Third-party extensions (extensions)
├── infrastructure/ # Deployment, monitoring (hidden)
└── labs/ # Research and experiments (internal)
Option C: Hybrid (Recommended)
submodules/
├── platform/ # Required foundation
│ ├── coditect-core
│ ├── coditect-data-layer
│ └── coditect-memory-context
│
├── products/ # Customer-facing applications
│ ├── developer-suite/
│ │ ├── coditect-cli
│ │ ├── coditect-ide
│ │ └── coditect-automation
│ ├── collaboration-suite/
│ │ ├── coditect-marketplace
│ │ └── coditect-social
│ └── enterprise-suite/
│ ├── coditect-sso
│ └── coditect-compliance
│
├── services/ # Backend microservices
│ ├── auth-service
│ ├── analytics-service
│ └── notification-service
│
├── extensions/ # Optional integrations
│ ├── github-integration
│ ├── slack-integration
│ └── vscode-extension
│
├── infrastructure/ # Internal deployment
│ ├── terraform-configs
│ ├── k8s-manifests
│ └── monitoring-setup
│
└── research/ # Experimental work
├── next-generation
└── experimental-agents
Deliverables:
- Category definitions document (30-40 pages)
- Category-to-value mapping
- Migration plan from old to new structure
- Naming conventions guide
- Component placement decision tree
Phase 4: Map Current Submodules to Components 📋 PENDING
Duration: 2 weeks Owner: Codebase Analyzer Agent Dependencies: Phases 1-3 complete
Objectives:
- Analyze all 46 current submodules
- Determine component type for each
- Identify dependencies between submodules
- Assess customer value (standalone vs suite-only)
- Recommend keep/merge/split/delete for each submodule
Analysis Framework:
For each submodule, determine:
- Component Type: Platform, Product, Service, Extension, Infrastructure, Research
- Category Placement: Which new category should it belong to?
- Dependencies: What other components does it require?
- Capabilities: What does it provide to other components?
- Data Model: What data does it read/write?
- MEMORY-CONTEXT Integration: How does it integrate with unified memory?
- Customer Visibility: User-facing or internal?
- Standalone Value: Can it work independently?
- Suite Value: What additional value when combined with other components?
- Recommendation: Keep as-is, merge with another, split into multiple, or delete
Deliverables:
- Component catalog (100+ pages)
- One page per submodule with analysis
- Dependency graph
- Data model summary
- Integration requirements
- Consolidation recommendations
- Split/merge proposals
- Deletion candidates with justification
- Final recommended component count (likely 30-40 from current 46)
Phase 5: Design Component Interfaces & Integration Patterns 📋 PENDING
Duration: 2 weeks Owner: Senior Architect Agent Dependencies: Phases 1-4 complete
Objectives:
- Define standard interfaces for component composition
- Create MEMORY-CONTEXT integration patterns
- Design event bus integration
- Establish configuration schemas
- Define health check and monitoring contracts
- Create versioning and compatibility strategy
Component Interface Specification:
1. Initialization Contract
component_manifest:
name: "coditect-cli"
version: "2.0.0"
type: "product"
category: "developer-suite"
dependencies:
required:
- "coditect-core >= 2.0.0"
- "coditect-data-layer >= 1.5.0"
optional:
- "coditect-ide >= 1.0.0"
provides:
capabilities:
- "cli_commands"
- "project_scaffolding"
- "agent_orchestration"
configuration:
schema: "./config-schema.json"
defaults: "./config-defaults.yaml"
memory_context:
integration: "full"
session_scope: "global"
checkpoint_support: true
2. Discovery Protocol
- How components find each other at runtime
- Capability-based service discovery
- Version negotiation
- Fallback strategies when optional components missing
3. Event Bus Integration
- Standard event schemas
- Pub/sub patterns
- Event filtering and routing
- Event replay for new components
4. Data Access Patterns
- Unified data layer API
- Transaction boundaries
- Cache coordination
- Conflict resolution
5. MEMORY-CONTEXT Integration Pattern
Standard Directory Structure:
component-root/
├── MEMORY-CONTEXT/
│ ├── sessions/ # Component-specific sessions
│ ├── checkpoints/ # Component checkpoints
│ ├── shared/ # Cross-component shared context
│ │ ├── links/ # Links to other components' sessions
│ │ └── events/ # Cross-component events
│ └── exports/ # Export format for migration
Session Linking Across Components:
{
"session_id": "sess_2025-11-26_cli_001",
"component": "coditect-cli",
"timestamp": "2025-11-26T10:30:00Z",
"parent_session": "sess_2025-11-26_ide_042",
"related_sessions": [
{
"component": "coditect-marketplace",
"session_id": "sess_2025-11-26_market_015",
"relationship": "triggered_by"
}
],
"shared_context": {
"project_id": "proj_12345",
"user_id": "user_67890",
"workspace_id": "ws_abc123"
}
}
Checkpoint Coordination:
- Components checkpoint independently
- Cross-component checkpoint markers
- Restore coordination protocol
- Conflict resolution on restore
Export/Import for Component Migration:
- Standard export format
- Component-specific extensions
- Migration validation
- Rollback procedures
Deliverables:
- Component interface specification (75-100 pages)
- MEMORY-CONTEXT integration guide (40-50 pages)
- Event schemas catalog (30-40 pages)
- Configuration schema templates
- Health check protocol
- Versioning strategy document
- Code examples and templates
Phase 6: Create Comprehensive Reorganization Documentation 📋 PENDING
Duration: 2 weeks Owner: Project Organizer Agent + Documentation Specialists Dependencies: Phases 1-5 complete
Objectives:
- Synthesize all research and design work into comprehensive documentation
- Create migration guides for each component type
- Document customer selection process
- Establish parallel development workflows
- Create architecture decision records
Documents to Create:
1. ARCHITECTURE-VISION.md
- Overall vision and principles
- Biological inspiration (distributed nervous system)
- Benefits of composable architecture
- Comparison with monolithic approach
- Success metrics
2. COMPONENT-CATALOG.md
- Complete list of components (30-40 components)
- Category assignments
- Component descriptions
- Dependencies
- Standalone vs suite value
- Pricing tier recommendations
3. UNIFIED-DATA-MODEL.md
- Complete data model specification
- FoundationDB schema
- Event bus architecture
- MEMORY-CONTEXT integration
- API contracts
- Data flow diagrams
4. CATEGORY-DEFINITIONS.md
- Platform, Products, Services, Extensions, Infrastructure, Research
- What each category contains and why
- Category boundaries
- Naming conventions
- Directory structure
5. COMPONENT-INTERFACES.md
- Standard interfaces and integration patterns
- Initialization contracts
- Discovery protocols
- Event bus patterns
- Configuration schemas
- Health checks
- Versioning strategy
6. MIGRATION-ROADMAP.md
- Step-by-step reorganization plan
- 8-sprint timeline (16 weeks)
- Phased migration approach
- Risk mitigation strategies
- Rollback procedures
- Testing strategy
7. CUSTOMER-SELECTION-GUIDE.md
- How customers choose components
- Component picker tool design
- Pricing model by component
- Bundle recommendations
- Use case mapping (which components for which scenarios)
8. PARALLEL-DEVELOPMENT-GUIDE.md
- How teams work independently on components
- Integration testing strategy
- Release coordination
- Cross-team communication
- Dependency management
9. ADR-001-COMPOSABLE-ARCHITECTURE.md
- Architecture Decision Record
- Context: Why move to composable architecture
- Decision: Product suite model
- Consequences: Benefits and trade-offs
- Alternatives considered
10. ADR-002-UNIFIED-MEMORY.md
- Architecture Decision Record
- Context: Need for cross-component memory
- Decision: Unified MEMORY-CONTEXT integration
- Implementation: Event bus + shared storage
- Consequences: Performance, complexity, benefits
Deliverables:
- 10 comprehensive documentation files (300+ pages total)
- Migration checklists
- Testing procedures
- Rollback plans
- Team assignments
Phase 7: Develop Implementation Roadmap 📋 PENDING
Duration: 1 week Owner: Project Manager Agent Dependencies: Phases 1-6 complete
Objectives:
- Create detailed 8-sprint (16-week) implementation plan
- Assign tasks to teams
- Define checkpoints and milestones
- Establish success criteria for each sprint
- Create monitoring and reporting dashboards
8-Sprint Implementation Plan (Draft):
Sprint 1-2: Foundation (Weeks 1-4)
- Goal: Establish unified data layer and MEMORY-CONTEXT integration
- Tasks:
- Implement unified data model in FoundationDB
- Create MEMORY-CONTEXT integration library
- Build event bus infrastructure (RabbitMQ/Redis)
- Implement component discovery service
- Create configuration management system
- Write integration tests for data layer
- Success Criteria:
- Components can read/write to unified data layer
- MEMORY-CONTEXT sessions link across components
- Event bus passes 1000+ messages/sec under load
- Component discovery works with 10+ components
Sprint 3-4: Component Migration - Platform & Core Products (Weeks 5-8)
- Goal: Migrate platform and highest-priority products to new structure
- Tasks:
- Reorganize platform components (core, data-layer, memory-context)
- Migrate developer-suite products (CLI, IDE, automation)
- Implement component interfaces for migrated components
- Create migration scripts for data
- Update documentation for migrated components
- Test standalone operation of each component
- Success Criteria:
- Platform components operational in new structure
- 3 product suites migrated successfully
- All components pass integration tests
- Zero data loss in migration
Sprint 5-6: Component Migration - Services & Extensions (Weeks 9-12)
- Goal: Migrate backend services and extension components
- Tasks:
- Reorganize services (auth, analytics, notifications)
- Migrate extensions (integrations, plugins)
- Implement service mesh for inter-service communication
- Create extension marketplace infrastructure
- Build component picker UI
- Test cross-component workflows
- Success Criteria:
- All services operational with new interfaces
- Extensions can be installed/removed dynamically
- Component picker allows customer selection
- Cross-component workflows functional
Sprint 7-8: Polish & Production Readiness (Weeks 13-16)
- Goal: Production hardening and customer launch
- Tasks:
- Load testing (1000+ concurrent users)
- Security audit of component boundaries
- Documentation completion (user guides, API docs)
- Customer onboarding workflow
- Monitoring dashboards for each component
- Migration guides for existing users
- Beta testing with 50-100 users
- Final production deployment
- Success Criteria:
- System handles 1000+ concurrent users
- Zero critical security vulnerabilities
- 90%+ documentation coverage
- 80%+ beta user satisfaction
- Successful production deployment
Deliverables:
- Detailed sprint plans (8 sprints, 200+ tasks)
- Task assignments by team
- Milestone definitions
- Success criteria checklist
- Risk register with mitigation plans
- Budget estimate ($500K-$1M engineering effort)
- Resource requirements (teams, infrastructure)
Success Metrics
Phase 1 Success (Research)
- 50+ page research document completed
- 10+ case studies analyzed
- 20+ best practices documented
- Recommendations presented to stakeholders
- Go/no-go decision made
Phase 2 Success (Unified Data Model)
- Complete data model specification
- MEMORY-CONTEXT integration guide
- Event bus architecture designed
- Schema validated with database experts
- API contracts reviewed and approved
Phase 3 Success (Component Categories)
- New category structure defined
- All 46 submodules categorized
- Migration plan created
- Naming conventions established
- Stakeholder approval received
Phase 4 Success (Submodule Mapping)
- Component catalog completed (46 → 30-40 components)
- Dependency graph created
- Merge/split recommendations made
- Customer value assessment for each component
- Deletion candidates identified
Phase 5 Success (Component Interfaces)
- Interface specification completed
- MEMORY-CONTEXT patterns documented
- Event schemas defined
- Configuration templates created
- Code examples available
Phase 6 Success (Documentation)
- 10 major documents completed (300+ pages)
- ADRs created and approved
- Migration roadmap finalized
- Customer guides written
- Parallel development workflows documented
Phase 7 Success (Implementation Roadmap)
- 8-sprint plan created (200+ tasks)
- Teams assigned
- Budget approved
- Infrastructure provisioned
- Implementation kickoff scheduled
Risk Management
Critical Risks
1. Data Migration Complexity
- Risk: Data loss or corruption during migration to unified data model
- Impact: HIGH
- Probability: MEDIUM
- Mitigation:
- Extensive backup procedures
- Dry-run migrations on copies
- Incremental migration approach
- Rollback procedures tested
- Data validation at every step
2. Component Dependency Hell
- Risk: Circular dependencies or version conflicts between components
- Impact: HIGH
- Probability: MEDIUM
- Mitigation:
- Strict dependency graph enforcement
- Semantic versioning required
- Automated dependency checking
- Clear upgrade paths documented
3. MEMORY-CONTEXT Integration Complexity
- Risk: Cross-component memory linking doesn't work as expected
- Impact: MEDIUM
- Probability: MEDIUM
- Mitigation:
- Prototype integration early (Sprint 1-2)
- Incremental rollout component by component
- Fallback to component-isolated memory if needed
4. Customer Confusion
- Risk: Customers don't understand which components to choose
- Impact: MEDIUM
- Probability: HIGH
- Mitigation:
- Create component picker tool
- Provide use case-based recommendations
- Offer bundles (starter, pro, enterprise)
- Clear documentation and video guides
5. Team Coordination Overhead
- Risk: Parallel development leads to integration conflicts
- Impact: MEDIUM
- Probability: MEDIUM
- Mitigation:
- Clear component boundaries
- Weekly integration sync meetings
- Automated integration testing
- Dedicated integration team
Budget Estimate
Engineering Effort
Phase 1-7 (Planning & Design): 8 weeks
- Senior Architect: 320 hours @ $150/hr = $48,000
- Product Manager: 160 hours @ $100/hr = $16,000
- Technical Writer: 160 hours @ $75/hr = $12,000
- Subtotal: $76,000
Sprint 1-8 (Implementation): 16 weeks
- Backend Engineers (3): 1,920 hours @ $125/hr = $240,000
- Frontend Engineers (2): 1,280 hours @ $125/hr = $160,000
- DevOps Engineer (1): 640 hours @ $125/hr = $80,000
- QA Engineer (1): 640 hours @ $100/hr = $64,000
- Subtotal: $544,000
Total Engineering: $620,000
Infrastructure Costs
Development (4 months):
- Cloud infrastructure: $5,000/month × 4 = $20,000
- Database (FoundationDB cluster): $3,000/month × 4 = $12,000
- Event bus (RabbitMQ/Redis): $2,000/month × 4 = $8,000
- Monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana): $1,000/month × 4 = $4,000
- Subtotal: $44,000
Production (Ongoing):
- Cloud infrastructure: $10,000/month
- Database: $5,000/month
- Event bus: $3,000/month
- Monitoring: $2,000/month
- Total: $20,000/month
Grand Total
One-Time Investment: $664,000 Ongoing Monthly: $20,000
Timeline Summary
| Phase | Duration | Dependencies | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1: Research | 1 week | None | Research findings (50 pages) |
| Phase 2: Unified Data Model | 1-2 weeks | Phase 1 | Data model spec (75 pages) |
| Phase 3: Component Categories | 1 week | Phases 1-2 | Category definitions (40 pages) |
| Phase 4: Submodule Mapping | 2 weeks | Phases 1-3 | Component catalog (100 pages) |
| Phase 5: Component Interfaces | 2 weeks | Phases 1-4 | Interface spec (100 pages) |
| Phase 6: Documentation | 2 weeks | Phases 1-5 | 10 docs (300 pages) |
| Phase 7: Implementation Roadmap | 1 week | Phases 1-6 | Sprint plans (200+ tasks) |
| Sprint 1-8: Implementation | 16 weeks | Phases 1-7 | Production system |
Total Duration: 26-27 weeks (6-7 months) Planning: 10-11 weeks Implementation: 16 weeks
Next Steps
Immediate (This Week)
- ✅ Create orchestration plan (this document)
- ⚡ Begin Phase 1 research (web-search-researcher agent)
- ⏸️ Schedule stakeholder review meeting
- ⏸️ Allocate budget for planning phases
Week 2
- ⏸️ Complete Phase 1 research
- ⏸️ Begin Phase 2 data model design
- ⏸️ Present findings to leadership
- ⏸️ Get approval to proceed with Phases 3-7
Weeks 3-10
- ⏸️ Complete Phases 2-6 (design and documentation)
- ⏸️ Create detailed implementation plan (Phase 7)
- ⏸️ Recruit/assign engineering teams
- ⏸️ Provision infrastructure for development
Weeks 11-26
- ⏸️ Execute Sprint 1-8 implementation
- ⏸️ Weekly progress reviews
- ⏸️ Beta testing (Sprint 7-8)
- ⏸️ Production launch
Stakeholder Communication
Weekly Status Reports
Format:
- Phase/Sprint progress (% complete)
- Completed deliverables
- Blockers and risks
- Next week's priorities
- Budget variance
Distribution:
- Leadership team
- Engineering managers
- Product managers
- Architecture review board
Monthly Reviews
Topics:
- Architecture decisions made
- Progress vs plan
- Budget vs actuals
- Risk assessment updates
- Timeline adjustments
- Go/no-go checkpoints
Document Status
Version: 1.0 Status: Draft - Phase 1 In Progress Last Updated: 2025-11-26 Next Review: Weekly (during Phase 1-7)
Approvals Required:
- CEO/CTO Approval
- Architecture Review Board
- Product Management
- Engineering Leadership
- Finance (budget approval)
Author: Claude Code Orchestrator Agent Owner: Hal Casteel, Founder/CEO/CTO, AZ1.AI INC Copyright: © 2025 AZ1.AI INC. All rights reserved.