morethanadiagnosis-hub/openspec/changes/2025-11-17-forum-mvp/proposal.md

Proposal: Community Forum MVP

Status: draft Authors: Community + Platform Teams Owners: Community Lead, Architecture Lead Created: 2025-11-17 Scope: spec Related: openspec/specs/feature-forum.md

Summary

• Deliver the initial forum: categories, threads, posts, reactions, moderation, and notifications with full cross‑platform parity.

Motivation

• The forum is the core community space; MVP unlocks structured peer support with strong safety and privacy.

Requirements

• Accessibility: screen reader parity, keyboard nav, large text, reduced motion.
• Privacy & Safety: pseudonyms, reporting/flagging, moderation queues, content policies.
• Realtime: live updates for new posts; presence/typing optional.
• Notifications: push (mobile) and email (web); user controls.

Architecture & API

• Endpoints: categories, threads, posts, reactions; moderation actions.
• Realtime channel for thread updates; idempotent writes; pagination.

Data Model

• ForumCategory, ForumThread, ForumPost with ownership, timestamps, soft‑delete.

Migration

• Map any existing forum‑like Wix content where applicable.

Test Plan

• Unit/integration for API; E2E for critical flows; a11y checks.

Rollout

• Feature flag; pilot group; monitoring; rollback plan.

Acceptance Criteria

• Cross‑platform parity verified; a11y and compliance checks pass; moderation workflows validated.

Slash Commands

• /review areas=mobile,web,backend,accessibility,security,compliance
• /apply spec=openspec/specs/feature-forum.md
• /archive link=<PR>