APEX Proposals

Proposals for APEX framework enhancements and integrations.

Structure

proposals/
├── PROPOSAL-NAME.md           # Proposal document
└── proposal-name/             # Optional: images/diagrams for that proposal
    └── architecture.png

Active Proposals

Proposal	Status	Owner	Description
Monorepo Hierarchy	DRAFT	Bob	3-level domain/product/initiative structure
Cursor Integration	DRAFT	Bob	Cursor IDE integration with custom instructions
Shadow Vampire Pipeline	DRAFT	Bob	Monolith data extraction & shadow pipeline strategy
Polaris Architecture	DRAFT	Bob	Unified architecture direction replacing North Star
APEX Workflow Revisions	DRAFT	Bob	Comprehensive APEX workflow enhancements with enterprise patterns
LOE in Proposals	DRAFT	Bob	Add structured Level of Effort field to proposal frontmatter schema

Historical Proposals

Proposal	Status	Description
Process Proposal	IMPLEMENTED	Git-based PDP/Spec process
Tooling Proposal	IMPLEMENTED	Tools and workflows

Proposal Lifecycle

DRAFT - Initial proposal, gathering feedback
REVIEW - Ready for stakeholder review
APPROVED - Accepted, ready for implementation
IMPLEMENTED - Completed and deployed
REJECTED - Not accepted (archived with rationale)

Creating a Proposal

# Create proposal document
touch proposals/MY-PROPOSAL.md

# If images needed, create directory
mkdir proposals/my-proposal
# Add images there: proposals/my-proposal/diagram.png