TenantAtlas/docs/product/spec-candidates.md

Spec Candidates

Concrete future specs waiting for prioritization. Each entry has enough structure to become a real spec when the time comes.

Flow: Inbox → Qualified → Planned → Spec created → removed from this file

Last reviewed: 2026-03-08

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Inbox

Ungefiltert. Kurze Notiz reicht. Wöchentlich sichten.

• Dashboard trend visualizations (sparklines, compliance gauge, drift-over-time chart)
• Dashboard "Needs Attention" should be visually louder (alert color, icon, severity weighting)
• Operations table should show duration + affected policy count
• First-run onboarding wizard or checklist for new tenants
• Density control / comfortable view toggle for admin tables
• Inventory landing page may be redundant — consider pure navigation section
• Monitoring hub calmer polling / less UI noise
• Settings change history → explainable change tracking
• Workspace chooser v2: search, sort, favorites, pins, environment badges, last activity

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Qualified

Problem + Nutzen klar. Scope noch offen. Braucht noch Priorisierung.

Exception / Risk-Acceptance Workflow for Findings

• Type: feature
• Source: HANDOVER gap analysis, Spec 111 follow-up
• Problem: Finding has risk_accepted status but no formal exception entity. No workflow to accept risk, track justification, or expire acceptance.
• Why it matters: Enterprise compliance requires documented risk acceptance. Auditors ask "who accepted this and when?"
• Proposed direction: Exception entity linked to Finding, approval flow, expiry tracking, audit trail
• Dependencies: Findings workflow (Spec 111) complete
• Priority: high

Evidence Pack Entity

• Type: feature
• Source: HANDOVER gap, R2 theme completion
• Problem: Review pack export (Spec 109) exists, permission posture (104/105) exists, but no formal "evidence pack" that bundles these for external audit/compliance submission.
• Why it matters: Enterprise customers need a single deliverable for auditors — not separate exports.
• Proposed direction: Evidence pack = curated bundle of review pack + posture report + findings summary + baseline governance state
• Dependencies: Review pack export (109), permission posture (104)
• Priority: high

Policy Lifecycle / Ghost Policies (Spec 900 refresh)

• Type: feature
• Source: Spec 900 draft (2025-12-22), HANDOVER risk #9
• Problem: Policies deleted in Intune remain in TenantAtlas indefinitely. No deletion indicators. Backup items reference "ghost" policies.
• Why it matters: Data integrity, user confusion, backup reliability
• Proposed direction: Soft delete detection during sync, auto-restore on reappear, "Deleted" badge, restore from backup. Draft in Spec 900.
• Dependencies: Inventory sync stable
• Priority: medium

Schema-driven Secret Classification

• Type: hardening
• Source: Spec 120 deferred follow-up
• Problem: Secret redaction currently uses pattern-based detection. A schema-driven approach via GraphContractRegistry metadata would be more reliable.
• Why it matters: Reduces false negatives in secret redaction
• Proposed direction: Central classifier in GraphContractRegistry, regression corpus
• Dependencies: Secret redaction (120) stable, registry completeness (095)
• Priority: medium

Cross-Tenant Compare & Promotion

• Type: feature
• Source: Spec 043 draft, 0800-future-features
• Problem: No way to compare policies between tenants or promote configurations from staging to production.
• Why it matters: Core MSP/enterprise workflow. Identified as top revenue lever in brainstorming.
• Proposed direction: Compare/diff UI, group/scope-tag mapping, promotion plan (preview → dry-run → cutover → verify)
• Dependencies: Inventory sync, backup/restore mature
• Priority: medium (high value, high effort)

System Console Multi-Workspace Operator

• Type: feature
• Source: Spec 113 deferred
• Problem: System console (/system) currently can't select/filter across workspaces for platform operators.
• Why it matters: Platform ops need cross-workspace visibility for troubleshooting and monitoring.
• Proposed direction: New UX + entitlement model for system-level operators
• Dependencies: System console (114) stable
• Priority: low

Workspace Chooser v2

• Type: polish
• Source: Spec 107 deferred backlog
• Problem: Current chooser is functional but basic. Missing search, sort, favorites, environment badges, last activity display.
• Why it matters: MSPs with 10+ workspaces need fast navigation.
• Proposed direction: Search + sort + pins, environment badge (Prod/Test/Staging), last activity per workspace, dropdown switcher in header
• Dependencies: Workspace chooser v1 (107) stable
• Priority: low

Dashboard Polish (Enterprise-grade)

• Type: polish
• Source: Product review 2026-03-08
• Problem: Current dashboard shows raw numbers without context. No trend indicators, no severity weighting, governance card too small.
• Why it matters: First impression for evaluators. Enterprise admins compare with Datadog/Vanta/Drata/Intune Portal.
• Proposed direction: Trend sparklines, compliance gauge, severity-weighted drift table, actionable alert buttons, progressive disclosure
• Dependencies: Baseline governance (101), alerts (099), drift engine (119) stable
• Priority: medium

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Planned

Ready for spec creation. Waiting for slot in active work.

(empty — move items here when prioritized for next sprint)

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Template

### Title
- **Type**: feature | polish | hardening | bug | research
- **Source**: chat | audit | coding discovery | customer feedback | spec N follow-up
- **Problem**:
- **Why it matters**:
- **Proposed direction**:
- **Dependencies**:
- **Priority**: low | medium | high