Shelfery Assumptions and Open Questions¶
This is the Shelfery-specific assumptions and open-questions register. It
is a companion to, not a replacement for, the company-wide registers at
../../../../docs/governance/assumptions-register.md and
../../../../docs/governance/open-questions.md. Company-wide items that
also affect Shelfery should be tracked in the company-wide registers;
this document is for items specific to this venture.
Working assumptions¶
| # | Assumption | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | The relevant user unit is a household, not necessarily an individual. | Unvalidated; see docs/strategy/target-users-and-jobs.md. |
| A2 | A warm, non-clinical brand tone fits this domain better than a generic SaaS aesthetic. | Brand hypothesis; see docs/strategy/brand-and-positioning.md. |
| A3 | Users are more motivated by reducing waste and regaining a sense of control than by nutrition or meal-planning goals. | Unvalidated. |
| A4 | Low-friction, approximate data entry is more important than precise inventory accuracy. | Drives docs/strategy/product-principles.md; unvalidated. |
Open questions¶
| # | Question | Status | Related |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Is the brand palette (terracotta #A6552E, sage green, off-white #F9F4EF, deep warm brown-black dark mode) formally approved? |
Not approved — provisional only. | docs/strategy/brand-and-positioning.md |
| Q2 | What target platform(s) will Shelfery ship on (web, iOS, Android, other)? | Undecided. | docs/strategy/venture-brief.md |
| Q3 | What will the pricing model be, if any? | Undecided. | docs/strategy/venture-brief.md |
| Q4 | Will Shelfery's implementation code live in this repository (ventures/shelfery/) or in a separate implementation repository? |
Unresolved. | ../../../../docs/decisions/ADR-0007-implementation-repository-boundary-remains-open.md, docs/architecture/repository-boundary.md |
| Q5 | Where will authoritative food-safety and shelf-life data be sourced from, and how will it be kept current? | Not yet selected. | docs/domain/trust-safety-and-food-claims.md |
| Q6 | Will Shelfery support household-sharing or multi-user access, and if so, what would that model look like? | Not yet decided. | docs/strategy/venture-brief.md |
| Q7 | What level of visible endorsement, if any, will Devonshire Digital LLC have on Shelfery-facing surfaces? | Open. | docs/strategy/brand-and-positioning.md |
| Q8 | Will Shelfery include any AI-assisted features (e.g. suggestions, recognition, automation), and if so, what would they be? | Not decided; no AI features should be assumed. | docs/ai/guardrails.md |
Maintenance¶
This register should be updated whenever a Shelfery-specific assumption is
validated or invalidated, or a question is resolved. Resolved items should
be moved to a decision record (an ADR under docs/decisions/, or an update
to the relevant strategy document) rather than simply deleted, so the
venture retains a record of how the decision was reached.