# After Action Review - Beads Epic Status

**Date**: 2025-12-24
**Author**: Claude Code (Agent)
**Document Type**: Status Report (AAR)
**Status**: Project in execution - 71% completion across major epics

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## Executive Summary

The claude-code-plugins project is on a strong trajectory toward establishing claudecodeplugins.io as the production-grade platform for Claude Code operations. The project is 71% complete overall (132 closed / 187 total beads tasks), with 4 major epics at or near completion and 5 critical epics requiring immediate focus.

**Current Momentum:**

- 3 major epics COMPLETED: CCP CLI Distribution, Website UI Upgrade, CCP Doctor
- 2 major epics IN FLIGHT: CCP Analytics (75% - 3/4 stories done), Interactive Learning Lab (97% - 33/36 tasks done)
- 2 critical epics BLOCKING: QA & Testing (0% - all 6 stories open), 500 Skills Generation (ready to start)

**Critical Path Forward:**
The project is at a decision point. To reach production, we must:

1. Complete QA & Testing (P0) - currently blocking all public releases
2. Finish CCP Analytics attribution model (P1) - 1 story remaining
3. Release Learning Lab integration (P1) - 3 tasks to complete
4. Launch 500 Skills generation (P1) - infrastructure ready, awaiting API integration

**Timeline Impact:**

- If QA testing starts immediately: public release in 5-7 days
- If delayed: release slips to 2-3 weeks
- 500 Skills generation can run in parallel (independent path)

---

## Recent Completions (Last 7 Days)

### Epic-Level Completions

1. **CCP CLI Distribution (0kh.1)** - COMPLETE (all 5 stories + 4 tasks)
   - Delivered: NPM package skeleton, CLI framework, cross-platform testing, documentation

2. **Website Product UI Upgrade (0kh.5)** - COMPLETE (all 5 stories)
   - Delivered: Global search, stack builder, shareable URLs, detail pages, landing page

3. **CCP Doctor (0kh.2)** - COMPLETE (all 3 stories)
   - Delivered: Environment checks, marketplace integrity validation, MCP health checks

4. **Catalog SEO Metadata (0kh.6)** - COMPLETE (2/2 stories)
   - Delivered: Keywords/tags/license/repo fields, sitemap + structured data

### Story-Level Completions

- CCP Analytics: File watchers (0kh.3.1), WebSocket server (0kh.3.2), Dashboard UI (0kh.3.3)
- Learning Lab: All 26 Jupyter notebook conversions + release v4.3.0
- Marketplace: Sponsor blocks, production playbooks framework

### Blocked Epic (Resolved)

- **Standardize pnpm + GitHub Pages** (ic1) - COMPLETE
  - All 5 phases closed: package manager inventory, pnpm adoption, GitHub Pages workflow, enforcement, PR verification

---

## Current State - Epic Breakdown

### P0 Epics

#### 1. CCP Market Share Takeover (0kh) - PARENT EPIC

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 60% (6/10 child epics complete)
**Estimated Effort**: 14,400 minutes (240 hours)
**Critical**: YES - Blocks public release

**Acceptance Criteria**:

- [x] All child epics complete (6/10 done, 4 pending)
- [ ] Website traffic > 5,000/month (not yet measured)
- [ ] NPM downloads > 2,000/month (waiting for public release)
- [ ] Verified plugins > 150 (quality program in planning)
- [ ] Documentation site with 10+ production playbooks (4 started, 6 needed)

**Dependencies**: All child epics
**Blocks**: Public npm release, community distribution

---

#### 2. QA & Testing (0kh.10) - CRITICAL BLOCKER

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 0% (0/6 stories open)
**Estimated Effort**: 1,440 minutes (24 hours)
**Priority**: P0 | **Critical**: YES - Gates all releases

**Description**:
Comprehensive testing in isolated virtual environments before public release. This is the mandatory quality gate preventing any public distribution.

**Current Status**:

```
Stories Remaining:
- Virtual environment testing suite (Docker + VMs)      [P0 - Open]
- Fresh install walkthrough (all 4 package managers)    [P0 - Open]
- Real-world scenario testing                           [P0 - Open]
- Security audit (dependencies + permissions)           [P0 - Open]
- Beta user testing (5-10 real users)                   [P1 - Open]
- Performance benchmarks                                [P1 - Open]
```

**Dependencies**: 5 completed epics (CLI, Website, Doctor, Analytics partial, Doctor complete)
**Blocks**: Public npm publish, all downstream distribution

**Next Steps**:

1. Create Docker/VM test environment
2. Document installation across npm/pnpm/yarn/bun
3. Recruit 5-10 beta testers
4. Run security audit on dependencies
5. Benchmark performance vs. targets

**Estimated Timeline**: 3-5 days with full focus

---

### P1 Epics

#### 3. CCP Analytics (0kh.3) - NEAR COMPLETE

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 75% (3/4 stories complete)
**Estimated Effort**: 2,880 minutes (48 hours)
**Priority**: P1

**Current Status**:

```
Completed Stories (3):
✓ File watchers + event model (0kh.3.1)
✓ WebSocket server + API (0kh.3.2)
✓ UI dashboard - sessions/cost/latency (0kh.3.3)

Remaining (1):
- Plugin/skill/MCP attribution model (best-effort) [P1 - Open]
```

**What's Done**:

- Local daemon with file watchers detecting Claude activity
- WebSocket API serving real-time events
- Desktop dashboard at localhost:3333 showing sessions, costs, latency
- Ready for alpha testing

**Blocker Analysis**:

- Attribution model is complex (best-effort approach)
- Blocks: QA Testing (0kh.10), Mobile Monitor (0kh.4), Verified Program (0kh.7)

**Next Steps**:

1. Define best-effort attribution scope (plugin activations only vs. skill triggers)
2. Implement tracking for primary use case
3. Document limitations
4. Beta test with 2-3 users
5. Consider v2.0 for enhanced attribution

**Estimated Timeline**: 2-3 days to complete

---

#### 4. Interactive Learning Lab (pvx) - NEAR COMPLETE

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 92% (33/36 tasks complete)
**Estimated Effort**: Largely complete
**Priority**: P1 | **User Impact**: HIGH

**Current Status**:

```
Completed Phases (31):
✓ Phase 1: Environment + 7 guide notebooks (Colab-ready)
✓ Phase 2: Codespaces integration (6 tasks)
✓ Phase 3: Advanced features - Streamlit, video, decision tree (6 tasks)
✓ Skills Track: 5 interactive notebooks (what/anatomy/build/advanced/standards)
✓ Plugins Track: 4 interactive notebooks (what/structure/build/MCP)
✓ Orchestration Track: 2 notebooks (01, 02 ported)

Remaining (3):
- Integration 4.2: Add Colab badges to all notebooks      [P1 - Open]
- Integration 4.3: Quality gates & validation              [P1 - Open]
- Release 4.4: Create release PR and v4.1.0               [P1 - Open]
- Orchestration 3.2: Remaining guides to notebooks         [P3 - Open]
```

**What's Delivered**:

- 11 Jupyter notebooks with Colab badges
- Codespaces dev environment (devcontainer.json)
- Complete skills track (5 notebooks)
- Complete plugins track (4 notebooks)
- Orchestration samples

**Blocker Analysis**:

- Integration tasks are final polish, not blockers
- Orchestration 3.2 is P3 (can defer)
- Ready for immediate release after polish

**Next Steps**:

1. Add Colab badges to 3 remaining notebooks
2. Run quality validation on all notebooks
3. Create release PR for v4.1.0 (already v4.3.0 released)
4. Tag release and publish

**Estimated Timeline**: 1 day to complete

---

#### 5. Documentation Site Expansion (0kh.8) - IN PLANNING

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 14% (1/2 stories complete)
**Estimated Effort**: 960 minutes (16 hours)
**Priority**: P1

**Current Status**:

```
Completed Stories (1):
✓ 10 production playbooks framework (0kh.8.1)

Remaining (1):
- Install → verify → monitor flows referencing CLI [P1 - Open]

Pending:
- Pro tier definition (support + analytics hosting) [P1 - Open]
```

**What's Needed**:

- 10 production playbooks (started, needs completion)
- Pro tier documentation
- Integration with CLI tooling

**Next Steps**:

1. Complete first playbook: Multi-Agent Rate Limits (cdq.4)
2. Document 9 additional production scenarios
3. Create pro tier documentation
4. Link from website

**Estimated Timeline**: 1 week to deliver 10 quality playbooks

---

#### 6. 500 Skills Generation System (fwu) - READY TO START

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 0% (ready for Phase 0.5)
**Estimated Effort**: Unknown (infrastructure-dependent)
**Priority**: P1 | **Strategic**: HIGH

**Description**:
Complete system for generating, validating, and deploying 500 standalone Claude Code Agent Skills using Vertex AI Gemini.

**Current Status**:

```
Phases Completed:
- Phase 0: Investigation & Planning [COMPLETE - Ready to proceed]

Phases Pending:
- Phase 0.5: Gemini Testing & CI/CD Setup [OPEN - Ready to start]
  * Gemini API integration testing (h3l)
  * CI/CD pipeline for skill generation (089)
- Phase 1: Gemini Integration
- Phase 2-4: Batch generation (500 skills across 20 categories)
- Phase 5: Deployment
- Phase 6: Monitoring
```

**Dependencies**:

- Vertex AI Gemini access (free tier available - $0)
- Existing validator: scripts/validate-skills-schema.py
- Category templates: planned-skills/categories/
- Enterprise standard: 000-docs/6767-c-DR-STND

**Success Metrics**:

- 500/500 skills generated
- 100% schema validation pass rate
- Search response < 100ms
- User discovery < 30 seconds

**Timeline**:

- Gemini testing: 1-2 days
- Production generation: 7-9 days (free tier) OR 1 day (paid tier -10)

**Next Critical Steps**:

1. Start Phase 0.5.1: Gemini API rate limit testing (h3l)
2. Start Phase 0.5.2: CI/CD pipeline setup (089)
3. Validate batch generation workflow
4. Prepare category configs
5. Launch Phase 1

**Estimated Timeline**: Can start immediately, runs in parallel to QA

---

### P2/P3 Epics (Lower Priority)

#### 7. CCP Chats (0kh.4) - PLANNING

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 0% (1/1 story open)
**Estimated Effort**: Unknown
**Priority**: P2
**Blocked By**: CCP Analytics (attribution model)

**Current**: Mobile UI for live conversation view (open, waiting for analytics foundation)

---

#### 8. Verified Plugins Program (0kh.7) - PLANNING

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 0%
**Estimated Effort**: Unknown
**Priority**: P2
**Blocked By**: CCP Analytics + QA Testing

**Current**: Automated quality badges program (3 stories open)

---

#### 9. Sustainable Funding (0kh.9) - RESEARCH

**Status**: OPEN | **Completion**: 0%
**Estimated Effort**: Unknown
**Priority**: P3

**Current**: Sponsor blocks completed, Pro tier definition needed

---

## Critical Path Analysis

### The Decision Tree

The project has reached a critical juncture. We have two primary paths:

#### Path A: Release-Ready (Recommended)

**Priority Order**:

1. **Complete QA & Testing** (P0, 24 hours) - BLOCKING all releases
   - Creates: Docker test environment
   - Documents: Installation across 4 package managers
   - Validates: Security audit, performance benchmarks
   - Result: Ready for public npm release

2. **Complete CCP Analytics attribution** (P1, 8-16 hours)
   - Implements: Best-effort attribution model
   - Result: Analytics fully functional

3. **Release Learning Lab integration** (P1, 4-8 hours)
   - Finalizes: Colab badges, quality gates, release PR
   - Result: v4.1.0 published

4. **Release CCP suite to npm** (2 hours)
   - Publishes: @claude-code-plugins/ccp
   - Tags: v1.0.0
   - Result: `npx ccp` available globally

**Timeline**: 5-7 days to public release
**Risk Level**: Low (all dependencies complete)

---

#### Path B: Full Feature Release (Optional Parallel)

**Can Run in Parallel** (different team):

- **500 Skills Generation** (fwu) - Infrastructure ready
  - Start Phase 0.5 immediately
  - Generate 500 skills over 7-9 days
  - Deploy to website/CLI simultaneously with NPM release

**Timeline**: 9-11 days to 500 skills in production
**Risk Level**: Medium (API rate limiting, quality validation)

---

### Dependency Graph

```
CCP Market Share Takeover (0kh)
├─ P0 - QA & Testing (0kh.10) [BLOCKER - 0% done]
│  └─ Blocks: Public release
│
├─ P1 - CCP Analytics (0kh.3) [75% done]
│  ├─ Blocks: CCP Chats (0kh.4)
│  ├─ Blocks: Verified Program (0kh.7)
│  └─ Remaining: Attribution model (1 story)
│
├─ P1 - Learning Lab (pvx) [92% done]
│  └─ Remaining: Integration polish (3 tasks)
│
└─ P1 - 500 Skills (fwu) [Ready to start]
   ├─ Phase 0.5: Gemini testing + CI/CD
   └─ Phase 1+: Generation & deployment
```

### Critical Path Timeline

```
Week 1:
  Day 1-2: QA Testing setup (CRITICAL)
  Day 2-3: CCP Analytics attribution + Learning Lab final tasks
  Day 3-4: Beta testing with 5-10 users
  Day 4-5: Security audit + performance validation
  Day 5: Public npm release

Week 2:
  Day 6-9: 500 Skills generation (parallel track)
  Day 9-10: Deploy skills to website + CLI
  Day 10: Announce 500 skills + production playbooks
```

---

## Blockers & Issues

### Critical Blockers

1. **QA & Testing Not Started (P0, CRITICAL)**
   - Status: 0% complete, all 6 stories open
   - Impact: Blocks public release indefinitely
   - Risk: High - no progress for 3+ days
   - Resolution: Assign dedicated resources immediately

2. **CCP Analytics Attribution Model (P1, HIGH)**
   - Status: 1 story remaining, architecture decision needed
   - Impact: Blocks analytics features (CCP Chats, Verified Program)
   - Risk: Medium - design complexity, not implementation
   - Resolution: Define scope (best-effort vs. comprehensive) and implement

### Medium Priority Issues

3. **Learning Lab Integration Polish (P1, MEDIUM)**
   - Status: 3 final tasks open (Colab badges, quality gates, release)
   - Impact: Blocks Learning Lab release
   - Risk: Low - straightforward completion tasks
   - Resolution: 1 day focused work

4. **500 Skills Generation Phase 0.5 (P1, MEDIUM)**
   - Status: Ready to start, awaiting API testing
   - Impact: Can run parallel, doesn't block other work
   - Risk: Medium - Gemini API rate limiting unknown
   - Resolution: Start Phase 0.5.1 immediately (h3l + 089)

5. **Production Playbooks (P1, MEDIUM)**
   - Status: Framework done, 10 playbooks need writing
   - Impact: Documentation completeness, user success
   - Risk: Medium - content creation effort
   - Resolution: Start with Multi-Agent Rate Limits (cdq.4), iterate

### Technical Debt

6. **Plugin Validation Errors (P1, Ongoing)**
   - Status: 8a5 epic tracking validation fixes
   - Impact: Some plugins have schema errors
   - Risk: Low - not blocking, but affects user experience
   - Resolution: Roll into QA validation phase

---

## Resource Requirements

### To Reach Public Release (Path A)

**Total Estimated Effort**: 48-56 hours (1 person, 1 week)

**Breakdown**:

- QA & Testing setup: 24 hours
  - Docker environment: 8 hours
  - Fresh install testing: 8 hours
  - Beta user coordination: 4 hours
  - Security audit: 4 hours

- CCP Analytics attribution: 8-16 hours
  - Architecture/design: 4-8 hours
  - Implementation: 4-8 hours

- Learning Lab integration: 4-8 hours
  - Colab badges: 2 hours
  - Quality gates: 2 hours
  - Release PR: 2 hours

- NPM publishing: 2 hours
  - Package publish: 1 hour
  - Documentation: 1 hour

**Recommended Team**:

- 1 QA/DevOps engineer (QA & Testing)
- 1 Backend engineer (Analytics attribution)
- 1 Documentation engineer (Learning Lab + playbooks)

### To Support 500 Skills (Parallel Path)

**Total Estimated Effort**: 40-80 hours (distributed over 9 days)

**Breakdown**:

- Phase 0.5 testing: 8-16 hours
  - Gemini API testing: 4-8 hours
  - CI/CD pipeline setup: 4-8 hours

- Phase 1-4 generation: 24-48 hours
  - Batch processing monitoring: 8 hours
  - Quality validation: 8-16 hours
  - Issue remediation: 8-24 hours

- Phase 5 deployment: 8-16 hours
  - Website integration: 4-8 hours
  - CLI search index: 2-4 hours
  - Announcement: 2-4 hours

**Recommended Team**:

- 1 Infrastructure engineer (Gemini API, CI/CD)
- 1 QA automation engineer (validation, batch processing)
- 1 Product engineer (website/CLI integration)

---

## Recommendations

### Immediate Actions (Next 24 Hours)

1. **START QA & Testing** (CRITICAL)
   - Assign dedicated person
   - Create Docker/VM environments
   - Document test matrix (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun)
   - Estimate: 8-16 hours initial setup

2. **Scope CCP Analytics Attribution**
   - Decision: Best-effort (track plugin activations) vs. comprehensive
   - Estimate: 2-4 hours design
   - Then: 4-8 hours implementation

3. **Recruit Beta Testers**
   - Identify 5-10 power users
   - Send test invitations
   - Set expectations (1-2 week alpha)
   - Estimate: 2-4 hours outreach

### Week 1 Focus

4. **Complete QA Testing Gate**
   - Run fresh install across all 4 package managers
   - Execute security audit
   - Benchmark performance vs. targets
   - Collect beta feedback
   - Estimate: 16-24 hours validation

5. **Finish CCP Analytics**
   - Implement attribution model
   - Alpha test with 2-3 beta testers
   - Document limitations
   - Estimate: 8-16 hours

6. **Release Learning Lab v4.1.0**
   - Add Colab badges
   - Quality validation
   - Create release PR
   - Estimate: 4-8 hours

### Week 2 Focus

7. **Publish CCP to NPM**
   - Tag v1.0.0
   - Configure CI/CD for releases
   - Publish to @claude-code-plugins/ccp
   - Estimate: 2-4 hours

8. **Launch 500 Skills Generation** (Parallel)
   - Start Phase 0.5.1 (Gemini API testing)
   - Start Phase 0.5.2 (CI/CD setup)
   - Begin batch generation (Phase 1)
   - Estimate: 40-80 hours over 9 days

9. **Expand Production Playbooks**
   - Complete first playbook: Multi-Agent Rate Limits
   - Write 9 additional core scenarios
   - Link from documentation site
   - Estimate: 16-24 hours

### Long-Term (Q1 2026)

10. **Scale Community Features**
    - Verified Plugins Program (requires QA gate + Analytics)
    - CCP Chats mobile UI (requires attribution model)
    - Pro tier offering (requires verified program)

11. **Measure Success Metrics**
    - Website traffic tracking
    - NPM download analytics
    - User adoption by plugin count
    - Community contribution rate

---

## Appendix: Full Epic Tree

### Open Issues Summary

**By Priority**:

- P0: 13 open issues (QA Testing focus)
- P1: 31 open issues (Analytics, Learning Lab, 500 Skills)
- P2: 7 open issues
- P3: 3 open issues

**By Status**:

- Total: 187 issues
- Closed: 132 (71%)
- Open: 54 (29%)
- In Progress: 1
- Blocked: 3

### Major Epic Tree (Status)

```
EPIC: CCP Market Share Takeover (0kh) [OPEN - 60% done, 6/10 complete]
├─ ✓ EPIC: CCP CLI Distribution (0kh.1) [CLOSED - 5/5 stories]
├─ ✓ EPIC: CCP Doctor (0kh.2) [CLOSED - 3/3 stories]
├─ ⚠ EPIC: CCP Analytics (0kh.3) [OPEN - 75% done, 3/4 stories]
│  ├─ ✓ STORY: File watchers + event model (0kh.3.1)
│  ├─ ✓ STORY: WebSocket server + API (0kh.3.2)
│  ├─ ✓ STORY: UI dashboard (0kh.3.3)
│  └─ [ ] STORY: Attribution model (0kh.3.4) [P1]
├─ [ ] EPIC: CCP Chats (0kh.4) [OPEN - 0% done, blocked by 0kh.3]
├─ ✓ EPIC: Website Product UI Upgrade (0kh.5) [CLOSED - 5/5 stories]
├─ ✓ EPIC: Catalog SEO Metadata (0kh.6) [CLOSED - 2/2 stories]
├─ [ ] EPIC: Verified Plugins Program (0kh.7) [OPEN - 0% done, blocked by 0kh.3]
├─ [ ] EPIC: Documentation Site Expansion (0kh.8) [OPEN - 50% done, 1/2 stories]
├─ [ ] EPIC: Sustainable Funding (0kh.9) [OPEN - 0% done, 1/3 stories]
└─ [ ] EPIC: QA & Testing (0kh.10) [OPEN - 0% done, 0/6 stories] **CRITICAL BLOCKER**

EPIC: Interactive Learning Lab (pvx) [OPEN - 92% done, 33/36 complete]
├─ ✓ Skills Track (5 notebooks + validation)
├─ ✓ Plugins Track (4 notebooks)
├─ ⚠ Orchestration Track (3 of 4 notebooks) [1 task pending]
├─ [ ] Integration Phase (3 final tasks)
│  ├─ [ ] Add Colab badges (pvx.34)
│  ├─ [ ] Quality gates (pvx.35)
│  └─ [ ] Release PR v4.1.0 (pvx.36)
└─ [ ] Orchestration 3.2: Remaining guides (pvx.32) [P3]

EPIC: 500 Skills Generation System (fwu) [OPEN - 0% done, ready to start]
├─ ✓ Phase 0: Investigation & Planning
├─ [ ] Phase 0.5: Gemini Testing & CI/CD [READY TO START]
│  ├─ [ ] Gemini API rate limit testing (h3l)
│  └─ [ ] CI/CD pipeline setup (089)
├─ [ ] Phase 1: Gemini Integration (7c0)
├─ [ ] Phases 2-4: Batch Generation (150 + 200 + 150 skills)
├─ [ ] Phase 5: Deployment
└─ [ ] Phase 6: Monitoring & Iteration

Supporting Epics [COMPLETED]:
├─ ✓ EPIC: Standardize pnpm + GitHub Pages (ic1) [5/5 tasks]
├─ ✓ Consolidate Beads Slash Commands (c12) [9/9 tasks]
├─ ✓ Deploy Learning Lab to Nixtla (isq) [CLOSED]
└─ ✓ Identify/Replace Paid Services (707, 3ph, skm) [CLOSED]
```

### Key Beads Tasks by Priority

**P0 CRITICAL** (must complete for release):

- claude-code-plugins-0kh.10.1 through .6: All QA/Testing stories
- claude-code-plugins-0kh.3.4: Analytics attribution model

**P1 HIGH** (completes core features):

- claude-code-plugins-pvx.34-36: Learning Lab final tasks
- claude-code-plugins-fwu Phase 0.5: Skills generation testing
- claude-code-plugins-cdq.4: First production playbook

**P2 MEDIUM** (nice-to-have):

- claude-code-plugins-0kh.10.4-5: Beta testing, performance benchmarks
- claude-code-plugins-pvx.32: Remaining orchestration guides

**P3 LOW** (future enhancements):

- Sustainable Funding features
- Pro tier definition
- Advanced learning modules

---

## Conclusion

The claude-code-plugins project is **67% complete** and ready for final push to public release. The remaining work is clearly defined, mostly straightforward, and achievable in 5-7 days with focused effort.

**The critical path is QA & Testing** - this is the only thing blocking public npm release. Once QA passes, the project is ready to announce to the community.

**Parallel opportunity**: The 500 Skills generation system is infrastructure-ready and can run independently, potentially delivering 500 new Agent Skills to the marketplace simultaneously with the NPM release.

**Next meeting should address**:

1. Who is assigned to QA & Testing (P0)?
2. What is the target release date?
3. Should we pursue Path A (release only) or Path B (release + 500 skills)?
4. What is the budget/timeline for beta user testing?

---

**Document Created**: 2025-12-24 by Claude Code Agent
**Last Updated**: 2025-12-24
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