Codd Restore

CoDD Restore

Reconstruct design documents from extracted code facts for brownfield projects. Unlike /codd-generate (which creates docs from requirements), /codd-restore asks "what IS the current design?" — reconstructing intent from code structure.

When to Use

• After codd extract has generated extracted docs in codd/extracted/
• After codd plan --init has generated wave_config from extracted docs (or requirements)
• When you have an existing codebase with no design documentation
• When you want to infer requirements from code (wave 0 / requirements docs)

Do NOT use this for greenfield projects with requirements — use /codd-generate instead.

Brownfield Flow

codd extract          # Step 1: Static analysis → codd/extracted/
codd plan --init      # Step 2: Extracted docs → wave_config (auto-detects brownfield)
codd restore --wave 0 # Step 3a: Infer requirements from code facts
codd restore --wave 2 # Step 3b: Reconstruct system design
codd restore --wave 3 # Step 3c: Reconstruct detailed design
codd scan --path .    # Step 4: Build dependency graph

Requirements Inference (Wave 0)

When restoring a document under docs/requirements/, the restore command switches to requirements inference mode:

• Infers functional requirements from modules, classes, API routes, and function signatures
• Infers non-functional requirements from code patterns (async = performance, rate limiting = scalability, RLS = security)
• Infers constraints from frameworks, libraries, and architectural patterns
• Marks non-obvious inferences with [inferred] so humans can verify

Important limitations (the prompt explicitly warns the AI about these):

• Cannot know features that were planned but never implemented
• Cannot distinguish bugs from intentional behavior
• Cannot know business context not reflected in code

These are inferred requirements — describing what was built, not original intent. Human review is essential.

Prerequisite Checks

Before every restore run, verify:

1. codd/codd.yaml exists with wave_config.
2. codd/extracted/ contains extracted docs (run codd extract first if missing).
3. For Wave 2+, verify that earlier waves have been restored or exist already.
4. Confirm you are in the intended project root.

If any prerequisite fails, stop and resolve it.

Recommended Workflow

Follow this loop for each wave:

1. Restore the target wave:

   codd restore --wave 0 --path .
   

   Replace 0 with the current wave number.

2. Read every restored document and confirm:

   • the content accurately describes the existing codebase
   • inferred requirements are reasonable and marked with [inferred]
   • no hallucinated capabilities were introduced
   • the document body starts directly with content, not AI meta commentary

3. Validate frontmatter and dependency references:

   codd validate --path .
   

4. Refresh the dependency graph:

   codd scan --path .
   

5. Pause for HITL confirmation before the next wave:

   • After requirements inference: 推定要件を確認しました。Wave 2（システム設計の復元）に進みますか？
   • After any later wave: Wave Nの設計書を復元しました。Wave N+1 に進みますか？

HITL Gates

Human review is mandatory between waves. Restored documents describe "what IS" but may misinterpret intent. Do not proceed automatically.

• Review goal 1: confirm restored content matches the actual codebase behavior
• Review goal 2: flag any inferred requirements that are actually bugs or unintended behavior
• Review goal 3: add business context the AI could not infer from code

If the human rejects a wave, revise with --force, re-validate, and request approval again.

Greenfield vs Brownfield Decision

Troubleshooting

• Error: no extracted documents found
  • Run codd extract first to generate extracted docs from source code.
• Error: wave_config has no entries for wave N
  • Run codd plan --init to generate wave_config from extracted docs.
• Restored content hallucinated capabilities not in the code
  • Use --force to regenerate, or manually edit the restored document.
• Inferred requirements too vague
  • Check that codd extract captured enough detail. Re-run extract with more source dirs if needed.

Guardrails

• Use the codd command, not python -m codd.cli.
• Restore one wave at a time.
• Do not skip human approval gates — restored docs need human verification of intent.
• Do not advance to the next wave while validation is failing.
• Do not use restore for greenfield projects with existing requirements.