# Open Questions

These are the first decisions to resolve before the roadmap hardens.

## Product questions

- What is the exact first workflow: assembly, flashing, or repair?
- Which single station or bench should anchor the pilot?
- Which user role should we optimize for first?
- What is the minimum outcome that proves the concept?

## Architecture questions

- What is the authoritative store for jobs and evidence?
- What should be file-based versus database-backed?
- Which integrations must be local and which may be remote?
- How much logic belongs in Theia extensions versus backend services?

## Data questions

- What artifact types must be supported first?
- Which procedure formats are required on day one?
- How should audit history be represented?
- What is the export format for review and archiving?

## Security questions

- What roles are required?
- What actions must be permissioned?
- What should remain operable offline?
- What evidence must be tamper-evident?

## Community questions

- How will this project explain itself to open source contributors?
- What parts are reusable beyond electronics workflows?
- What is the contribution path for new device or station integrations?

## Decision log rule

When a choice is made, record:

- the decision
- the date
- the rationale
- the tradeoff accepted
- the next thing that the decision unlocks