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Last updated: 2026-05-09.

Read these first, in order

  1. docs/constraints-and-separation.md — binding governance. Overrides anything else when in tension.
  2. docs/discovery/customer-zero-profile.md — named design partner: GMI.
  3. This document.
  4. The rest of docs/ as needed.

The signed employment contract that informs the constraints memo is intentionally not kept in this repo. Refer to the original document directly when needed.

Current stage

Discovery / problem validation, conducted under strict separation from concurrent employment with the Employer. No MVP scoping, taxonomy work, API design, or roadmap yet — those are deferred until validation produces evidence.

What has been decided

  • Strict resource and data separation from the Employer. See docs/constraints-and-separation.md.
  • No public launch, soft launch, outreach, or commercial activity during employment.
  • Customer zero: Global Music Imports (GMI). Pre-existing personal connection. Confirmed no commercial relationship with the Employer; no brand overlap.
  • Engagement scope with GMI during employment: data sharing + design-partner feedback only. No selling help, intros, or marketing collaboration.

What is deferred until post-employment

  • Multi-retailer interview sprint per docs/discovery/customer-discovery-plan.md.
  • Outreach to other retailers, suppliers, distributors, or industry contacts.
  • Sales / marketing collaboration with GMI.
  • Public web presence, indexed pages, ABN registration, or any commercial step.

What's stale or partial in this repo

  • docs/discovery/customer-discovery-plan.md — the active interview sprint is deferred. Risk-ranked assumptions and decision rule remain useful.
  • docs/discovery/open-questions.md — partially answered (customer zero is now GMI).
  • docs/brief/product-brief.md — original brief; the MVP it describes is unvalidated hypothesis.
  • docs/discovery/assumptions-and-hypotheses.md — original assumption log; superseded for risk-ranking purposes by the customer discovery plan.

Each stale doc carries a status banner pointing here.

Active next steps

  1. Get sample import data from the GMI co-founder, with documented (email-level) permission.
  2. Workflow walkthrough call with GMI.
  3. Author docs/discovery/retailer-workflow-and-pain-map.md from the walkthrough notes.
  4. Then: thin-wedge build plan on personal hardware, using synthetic + GMI-provided data.

Repo map

  • CLAUDE.md — repo behaviour rules and stage awareness.
  • STATUS.md — this file.
  • docs/constraints-and-separation.md — binding governance.
  • docs/discovery/customer-zero-profile.md — design-partner profile (GMI).
  • docs/discovery/customer-discovery-plan.md — partially deferred (banner).
  • docs/discovery/assumptions-and-hypotheses.md — original assumption log.
  • docs/discovery/open-questions.md — partially answered (banner).
  • docs/brief/product-brief.md — original brief, unvalidated hypothesis (banner).
  • docs/templates/decision-memo-template.md — template.
  • docs/api/, docs/decisions/, docs/roadmap/, docs/taxonomy/ — empty, intentionally.
  • .claude/rules/ — repo rule files referenced by CLAUDE.md.