tools-only Technical Design: Pre-release Documentation
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- Feature: pre-release-docs
- Status: DRAFT
- Created: 2026-02-01
1. Overview
1.1 Summary
Create 4 governance/architecture documents required for open-source release: LICENSE (MIT), CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, and docs/design-principles.md. Add cross-references from README.md.
1.2 Goals
- Satisfy legal requirements for open-source release (LICENSE)
- Enable external contributions with clear guidelines (CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Establish responsible vulnerability disclosure (SECURITY.md)
- Codify context management as first-class design constraint (design-principles.md)
1.3 Non-Goals
- No code changes
- No CI/CD changes (covered by separate issues #19, #23)
- No pyproject.toml changes (already declares MIT)
2. Key Decisions
Decision: design-principles.md location
Context: Should design principles go in root (PRINCIPLES.md) or docs/?
Decision: docs/design-principles.md
Rationale: Root is for governance docs (LICENSE, CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY). Architectural guidance belongs in docs/ alongside context-engineering.md and commands.md.
3. File Ownership
| File | Task | Operation |
|---|---|---|
| LICENSE | DOC-001 | create |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | DOC-002 | create |
| SECURITY.md | DOC-003 | create |
| docs/design-principles.md | DOC-004 | create |
| README.md | DOC-005 | modify |
4. Risk Assessment
| Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stale tooling info in CONTRIBUTING | Low | Low | Read pyproject.toml for exact config |
| Missing README link location | Low | Low | Grep for existing section structure |
5. Parallel Execution Notes
- Level 1: 4 tasks, fully parallel, zero file overlap
- Level 2: 1 task (README cross-refs), depends on all L1
- Optimal: 4 workers