2.x User Journey Evaluation

Date: 2026-02-28

Scope

This evaluation compares:

  1. Canonical user journeys imported from develop into docs/plans/user_journey/
  2. Exploratory user journeys from the brainstorm corpus in docs/plans/initiatives/2026-02-architecture-discovery-and-restructure/user_journey/

Assessment

  1. Canonical set (this directory):
    • Broad system lifecycle coverage
    • Better fit for long-lived architecture narrative
    • Status remains DRAFT pending explicit ADR-backed adoption
  2. Brainstorm set (initiative-scoped):
    • High-value exploration of ad-hoc specialist and formalization flows
    • Useful for mission evolution and governance experiments
    • Not yet stable enough for canonical architecture baseline

Decision

  1. Keep canonical journeys in docs/plans/user_journey/.
  2. Keep brainstorm journeys initiative-scoped until they are:
    • reconciled with current runtime architecture,
    • mapped to explicit ADR decisions,
    • and accepted as stable behavior.