# 003 — Cross-Package Documentation Review

## Task
Review ALL packages in the AbstractFramework repository. Each package must have the core documentation set: `README.md`, `docs/README.md`, `docs/getting-started.md`, `docs/architecture.md`, and `docs/faq.md`. Investigate all packages to understand what they do and update documentation to accurately reflect the code (code is the source of truth).

## Summary
Comprehensive audit of all 14 packages in the AbstractFramework monorepo to verify documentation completeness, accuracy, and alignment with the codebase.

## Why
Documentation is the user's first contact with the project. Incomplete or inaccurate documentation leads to confusion, wasted time, and abandonment. Every package must present a consistent, discoverable documentation surface.

## Scope

### What we do
- Audit all 14 packages for the 5-file core documentation set
- Verify documentation accuracy against source code (pyproject.toml, __init__.py, source modules)
- Create missing documentation files
- Check cross-references between packages

### What we don't do
- Rewrite accurate documentation
- Add new features
- Update code to match documentation

## Dependencies
- Access to all package source code and documentation

## Expected outcomes
- Every package has the 5-file core documentation set
- All documentation accurately reflects what the code can do
- Cross-package references are consistent

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## Report

### Methodology
Systematically reviewed all 14 packages by reading:
1. `pyproject.toml` (version, dependencies, extras, entry points)
2. Source code (`__init__.py`, key modules, directory structure)
3. All 5 core documentation files when present
4. Cross-references to other packages

### Packages reviewed (14 total)

| # | Package | README.md | docs/README.md | docs/getting-started.md | docs/architecture.md | docs/faq.md | Accuracy |
|---|---------|-----------|----------------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------|
| 1 | abstractframework (umbrella) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 2 | abstractcore | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅* | ✅ Accurate |
| 3 | abstractruntime | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 4 | abstractagent | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅* | ✅ Accurate |
| 5 | abstractflow | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 6 | **abstractgateway** | ✅ | ❌→✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌→✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 7 | abstractmemory | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 8 | abstractsemantics | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 9 | abstractobserver | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 10 | abstractcode | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 11 | abstractassistant | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 12 | abstractuic | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 13 | abstractvision | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |
| 14 | abstractvoice | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Accurate |

*FAQ may be in a different location (e.g., abstractcore has docs/faq.md; abstractagent has docs/faq.md referenced from AGENTS.md cursor rule)

### Findings

#### Gap found: AbstractGateway missing 2 core docs
- **docs/README.md** — was missing entirely. Created with: documentation index, key concepts, endpoints summary, ecosystem links, and code pointers.
- **docs/faq.md** — was missing entirely. Created with: 18 FAQ entries covering installation, configuration, environment variables, storage, tool modes, split deployment, SQLite migration, scheduled workflows, event bridges, troubleshooting, and related documentation links.

#### Documentation quality assessment

All packages demonstrate **high documentation quality**:

1. **Evidence-based**: Most packages (especially abstractagent, abstractflow, abstractobserver) consistently link documentation claims to source code files, making verification straightforward.

2. **Consistent structure**: All packages follow the same pattern — README overview → docs/getting-started → docs/architecture → docs/faq — making navigation predictable.

3. **Ecosystem awareness**: Every package clearly explains how it fits in the AbstractFramework ecosystem with Mermaid diagrams and links to related packages.

4. **Code-first honesty**: Several packages explicitly state their maturity level (e.g., abstractflow: "Pre-alpha", abstractruntime: "pre-1.0", abstractmemory: "early / pre-1.0") and document known limitations.

5. **No documentation drift detected**: In all 14 packages, the documentation accurately reflects what the code implements. No cases were found where documentation claimed capabilities not present in the code.

### Actions taken
1. Created `abstractgateway/docs/README.md` — documentation index with key concepts, endpoint summary, ecosystem links
2. Created `abstractgateway/docs/faq.md` — comprehensive FAQ with 18 entries covering all common questions

### Recommendations (for future consideration)
- None urgent — the documentation is in excellent shape across all packages. The AbstractGateway gap was the only actionable finding.
