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[Phase 16] Write the SBOM / supply-chain standard (prerequisite of S12)

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
18/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
markdown, python

Research direction

Read the Phase 16 roadmap at docs/roadmap/phase-16-trust-surface-hardening.md lines 904-908, the layout rules in documentation.md, and the severity handling in check_pip_audit.py. The standard goes under docs/standards/ and is linked from docs/standards/README.md. Done means every decision (CycloneDX version, completeness rules, retention, severity tiers) is a checkable rule and S12 can be reviewed against it.

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Description

documentation phase: 16 source: roadmap

Roadmap · Phase 16 · prerequisite of step S12 · size M · planned in docs/roadmap/phase-16-trust-surface-hardening.md:904-908

Summary

SBOMs appear only as descriptive prose and one command; nothing states what a correct SBOM is or what the supply-chain gates mean. Phase 16 S12 has nothing to be reviewed against until this exists.

What the standard must settle

  • The CycloneDX version.
  • Component completeness: root exclusion, bom-ref uniqueness, license coverage, dependency graph.
  • The retention channel and window.
  • The meaning of each check_pip_audit.py severity tier.

Acceptance criteria

  • The standard lives under docs/standards/ in the layout documentation.md prescribes and is listed in docs/standards/README.md.
  • It answers every point above with a rule a reviewer can check, not a description.
  • Phase 16 step S12 can be reviewed against it.

Planned in docs/roadmap/phase-16-trust-surface-hardening.md (read at f94595f). Unit IDs (F-W20260729-…) come from the 2026-07-29/30 full-project review; the issue numbers next to them are the October 2026 review's records of the same defects.

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Merged PRs (30d)
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