Research index
Status at a glance for all Sovereign Edge research notes. Open the individual file for full findings, sources, and open questions.
What a research doc is
A research doc captures an open-ended technical or strategic question that doesn't yet have a concrete, committed design: findings, options considered, and a recommendation — lighter than a formal design doc, and not deleted once decided. It's the working record of why, kept even after the decision is folded into CONCEPT.md, docs/epics/, and ROADMAP.md.
Not every research doc needs to conclude with a definitive design — "not now" or "rejected" is a valid, useful outcome to record.
Each doc carries its metadata (status, scope, date, summary) as YAML frontmatter rather than a bold-label header block — scope here is the platform axis (mobile/desktop/shared), distinct from the summary field's description of the actual subject matter. Unlike epics, a research doc's scope is mostly permanent: it describes what the question concerns (RN toolchain choice, phone hardware) more often than where code currently lives, so don't expect these to migrate the way an epic's scope can.
| Doc | Title | Status | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Sovereign Edge: concept, positioning, and connector architecture | Decided | Shared |
| 0002 | React Native framework choice: Expo vs. Community CLI | Decided | Mobile |
| 0003 | Model download verification: why MD5, not SHA-256 | Superseded in part | Mobile |
| 0004 | Connector manifest schema: format, validation, and the templating surface | Decided | Shared |
| 0005 | Calendar connector: scope and platform fit | Decided | Mobile |
| 0006 | Files/document summarization: connector or chat feature? | Decided (architecture) | Shared |
| 0007 | Text-to-speech: chat feature, not a connector | Decided | Shared |
| 0008 | Health connector: why "step count" isn't HealthKit | Decided (redefine scope) | Mobile |
| 0009 | Device connector: what's actually left after alarms drop out | Decided | Mobile |
| 0010 | Desktop shell technology: Tauri vs. Electron vs. React Native desktop | Decided | Desktop |
| 0011 | Desktop calendar connector: platform fit across macOS, Windows, Linux | Decided | Shared |
| 0012 | Knowledge base and retrieval: where the corpus lives, and what that decides | Open — decision pending | Shared |