📚 Infrastructure Documentation & Reports¶

This directory contains meta-documentation about the AudioLab infrastructure itself - reports, audits, analysis, and historical artifacts.

📂 Directory Structure¶

_docs/
├── README.md                    # This file
├── reports/                     # All reports and documentation
│   ├── audits/                 # Infrastructure audit reports
│   ├── progress/               # Progress and completion reports
│   └── analysis/               # Deep technical analysis
└── archive/                     # Historical scripts and utilities

📊 Reports¶

Audit Reports (`reports/audits/`)¶

Purpose: Infrastructure health checks, compliance verification, module completeness analysis

Contains: - Infrastructure-wide audit reports - Module completion status assessments - Gap analysis and recommendations

These reports provide snapshots of the infrastructure state at specific points in time.

Progress Reports (`reports/progress/`)¶

Purpose: Track infrastructure development progress, document milestones, summarize achievements

Contains: - Weekly completion reports (Week 1, Week 2, etc.) - Setup completion documentation - Executive summaries - Implementation status updates

Use these to understand the evolution of the infrastructure over time.

Technical Analysis (`reports/analysis/`)¶

Purpose: Deep-dive investigations of specific modules or systems

Contains: - Module-specific analysis (e.g., testing framework reality check) - Implementation vs documentation comparisons - Performance analysis - Architecture reviews

These documents are created when we discover discrepancies or need to deeply understand a specific area.

🗄️ Archive (`archive/`)¶

Purpose: Preserve historical scripts and tools that are no longer actively used

Contains: - Temporary setup scripts - One-time audit utilities - Prototype tools - Legacy automation scripts

Note: Files in archive are preserved for historical reference but may not work with current infrastructure.

📝 Naming Conventions¶

Report Files¶

Audit Reports: {MODULE}_AUDIT_REPORT_{DATE}.md or AUDIT_REPORT_CORRECTED_{DATE}.md
Progress Reports: WEEK_{N}_COMPLETION_REPORT.md or {MILESTONE}_COMPLETE.md
Analysis: {MODULE}_{TOPIC}_ANALYSIS.md or {MODULE}_{DISCOVERY}.md

Archive Files¶

Keep original filenames for historical accuracy
Add date suffix if needed: script_name_{YYYYMMDD}.ps1

🎯 Usage Guidelines¶

When to Add Documentation Here¶

Add to reports/audits/ when: - Performing infrastructure health checks - Completing module completeness assessments - Documenting compliance verification

Add to reports/progress/ when: - Completing major milestones (weeks, phases, releases) - Documenting setup completion - Creating executive summaries

Add to reports/analysis/ when: - Deep-diving into specific module implementation - Discovering significant gaps or issues - Performing architecture reviews

Add to archive/ when: - Retiring scripts that served their purpose - Preserving temporary utilities for reference - Storing one-time setup/migration tools

When NOT to Use This Directory¶

Don't add here: - Module-specific docs → Place in module's own directory (e.g., 03_02_build_infrastructure/README.md) - User-facing guides → Place in appropriate module directory - API documentation → Belongs in 03_11_documentation_platform/ - Code comments → Keep in source files - Active scripts → Place in appropriate module's scripts directory

🔍 Finding Information¶

"I want to know the current status of infrastructure"¶

→ Check latest report in reports/progress/

"I need to understand what was implemented in a specific module"¶

→ Look in reports/analysis/ for module-specific deep-dives

"I want to see historical audit results"¶

→ Browse reports/audits/ (sorted by date)

"I need to reference an old setup script"¶

→ Check archive/ (but verify it's still applicable)

📅 Maintenance¶

Regular Tasks¶

When completing major work: Add progress report to reports/progress/
When auditing infrastructure: Add results to reports/audits/
When retiring active scripts: Move to archive/ with date
Quarterly: Review and summarize key findings from reports

File Retention¶

Reports: Keep indefinitely (small text files, valuable history)
Archive: Review annually, remove if truly obsolete (> 2 years old and no longer relevant)

🏗️ History¶

2025-10-16: Created _docs/ structure to organize meta-documentation - Moved 8+ root-level reports into organized structure - Established naming conventions and usage guidelines - Created this README for future reference

Future: As infrastructure evolves, this directory will track its history and provide insights into architectural decisions.

Note: This is meta-documentation about the infrastructure itself. For user-facing documentation, guides, and module-specific docs, always use the module's own directory structure.