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artifact_type: stakeholder-update
version: 1.0
generated_at: 2026-04-18T10:00:00Z
generated_by_skill: foundation-stakeholder-update

meeting_title: "Search Feature Kickoff"
meeting_date: 2026-04-17

project: search-feature
topics:
  - scope
  - capacity

channel: slack
audience_variant: engineering
primary_cta: "confirm no dependency conflicts with your Q2 plans by 2026-04-22"

thread_continuation_of: null

related_recap: 2026-04-17_14-00EST_search-feature-kickoff_recap.md

input_quality: high
confidence: high
visibility: team
status: draft
---

# Stakeholder update: Search Feature Q2 scope + capacity decided

## Shareable update

> [v1.1.0: copy the section below into Slack. Everything below the "End of Shareable update" marker is internal. do not paste.]

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### Slack / Teams variant (primary. matches frontmatter channel)

**Search feature Q2: scope and capacity decided; ship-date pending vendor review**

**TL;DR**

- MVP scope: autocomplete + filters IN, saved searches OUT (deferred to v2)
- Q2 engineering capacity: 8 sprint-weeks committed
- Ship-date deferred 1 week pending Algolia licensing review

**Context**

Kickoff yesterday settled the scope and capacity questions that have been open since January. Ship-date commitment was paused when alex surfaced an Algolia licensing question that needs resolution before we lock a date.

**What this means for engineering**

The scope agreed is narrower than the original proposal, which means no backfill is needed to absorb search work into Q2. If your team has dependencies on design-system components we use for search (autocomplete patterns, filter chips), those should not shift. The main watch-out: if Algolia licensing turns out to be restrictive, we may need to evaluate self-hosting or a different provider, which would touch infra planning.

**What I need from you**

- Confirm no dependency conflicts with your Q2 plans by 2026-04-22
- If you see infra implications from a potential provider change, flag in thread before Monday

More: recap (`2026-04-17_14-00EST_search-feature-kickoff_recap.md`) | [scope draft](https://notion.example/search-scope) | [capacity model](https://sheets.example/q2-capacity)

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### Email variant (alternate)

**Subject**: Search feature Q2 scope and capacity decided; ship-date pending vendor review

Hi engineering leads,

Sending this because yesterday's search-feature kickoff produced scope and capacity decisions that may touch your Q2 planning. Wanted to get this in front of you ahead of Monday sprint planning.

**TL;DR**

- MVP scope: autocomplete + filters IN; saved searches OUT (deferred to v2)
- Q2 engineering capacity: 8 sprint-weeks committed
- Ship-date deferred 1 week pending Algolia licensing review

**Context**

Scope and capacity have been open questions since January. Kickoff yesterday converged both: we narrowed scope relative to the original proposal, which made the capacity commitment (8 sprint-weeks) workable without backfill. The vendor-licensing question emerged in the same meeting and is the one outstanding item.

**What was decided or advanced**

- Scope narrowed: saved-searches deferred to v2; autocomplete and filters held
- 8 sprint-weeks committed for Q2 search work
- Monthly review cadence agreed with CFO for Q2 progress tracking

**What this means for your team**

The narrowed scope means no capacity conflicts for other Q2 commitments. If Algolia licensing turns out to be restrictive, we may need a provider-change evaluation, which would touch infra planning. That is the main watch-out; current estimate is we know by 2026-04-22.

**What I need from you**

- Confirm no dependency conflicts with your Q2 plans by 2026-04-22
- If you see infra implications from a potential provider change, flag before Monday sprint planning

For more detail, see the meeting recap (`2026-04-17_14-00EST_search-feature-kickoff_recap.md`).

Thanks,
jonathan

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### Notion / exec-memo variants

> [For notion and exec-memo variants, see the reference template. Primary output for this example is the slack variant above.]

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## Technical-to-business translation notes

**Translations applied**:

- "autocomplete" kept as-is (engineering audience knows the term)
- "8 sprint-weeks" kept as-is (engineering audience tracks by sprint-week)
- "backfill" kept as-is (engineering-native term)

**Flagged but kept** (may need further review for non-engineering audiences):

- "Algolia licensing". if update goes to non-engineering readers, add context on what Algolia is (search provider) and why licensing matters
- "provider-change evaluation". if wider audience, rephrase as "evaluate different search tooling"

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## Sources & References

### Primary inputs

- Related recap: 2026-04-17_14-00EST_search-feature-kickoff_recap.md
- User-provided audience: engineering
- User-provided CTA: "confirm no dependency conflicts"

### Referenced artifacts

- Recap: 2026-04-17_14-00EST_search-feature-kickoff_recap.md
- Prior update in thread: none (this is the first update for search feature in Q2 planning)

### External references

- [Scope draft](https://notion.example/search-scope)
- [Capacity model](https://sheets.example/q2-capacity)

### Generation context

- **Generated**: 2026-04-18T10:00:00Z
- **Skill version**: 1.0.0
- **Channel**: slack
- **Audience variant**: engineering
- **Thread continuation**: no (first update on this topic in Q2)
- **Input quality**: high. recap was high-quality; all outcomes directly supported
- **Known gaps**: None identified for engineering audience; flagged 2 items that would need translation if this same update goes wider later
- **Translations applied**: 0 for engineering audience (all terminology appropriate); 2 flagged for potential wider-audience use
