How this was produced

This gap report was generated from the site activity snapshot for the period 2026-05-20 to 2026-05-27. Analysis covers 57 new/updated documents, 6 active authors, and 131 raw events. The dominant workstreams this period are SQLite/daemon performance investigation (sql-busy), identity UX design iterations, and document command design solutions. No comment activity was detected on any document.

Open gaps

🔴 High priority

SQLite contention resolution plan lacks a consolidated decision record

Evidence: sql-busy, actions, global-picture, linear-performance-techniques-plan-web--electron

Why it matters: The sql-busy thread has generated 20+ documents exploring WAL mode, backoffs, daemon pooling, and Erlang principles, but no single document captures which approaches were adopted, rejected, or deferred.

Proposed action: Create a synthesis document that consolidates the decisions from the actions document and the global-picture analysis into a single decision record.

Identity design user stories lack a cross-referenced UX flow map

Evidence: identity-design-user-stories, sign-in-clicking-the-avatar, join-a-site-with-an-existing-identity, log-in-on-a-second-device

Why it matters: Four separate user stories exist but there is no document showing how they connect into a coherent identity UX flow (e.g., does "sign in via avatar" precede or follow "join a site with existing identity"?).

Proposed action: Create a flow diagram document that maps the sequence and branching between these user stories, linked from the parent vault-ux-flows-iterations- document.

🟡 Medium priority

Document commands design solutions lack a rationale for chosen approach

Evidence: document-commands/-design-solutions, versions-history

Why it matters: The design solutions document exists but the rationale for why specific command patterns were chosen over alternatives is not captured.

Proposed action: Add a "Decision rationale" section to the design solutions document that explains trade-offs considered.

Performance benchmarking lacks a standardized methodology document

Evidence: performance-reports, performance-gabo-laptop-2026-05-26-2022, debugsqlite-2026-05-26-2320, debugnetwork-2026-05-26-2324

Why it matters: Multiple performance reports exist but there is no documented standard for how benchmarks should be run, what metrics to capture, or how to compare results across environments.

Proposed action: Create a performance benchmarking methodology document that defines standard test conditions, metrics, and reporting format.

🟢 Low priority / parking lot

"Add search to a query block" issue lacks linked design exploration

Evidence: add-search-to-a-query-block

Why it matters: This issue was updated but no design document or tech talk explores the implementation approach.

Proposed action: Link any existing design exploration or create a lightweight proposal document.

Suggested owner: open

"Adding cover and icon to the document" issue lacks UX rationale

Evidence: adding-cover-and-icon-to-the-document

Why it matters: The issue exists but there is no documented rationale for why covers and icons are needed or how they fit into the document model.

Proposed action: Add a brief design rationale comment or link to the relevant HIL design principles.

Suggested owner: open

Contradictions detected

No contradictions detected this period. The sql-busy thread shows exploratory divergence (multiple approaches being investigated in parallel) but no explicit contradictions between documents.

Stale or potentially outdated content

Tech sync meeting notes from 2026-05-21 — 20206-05-21--tech-sync was updated on 2026-05-26 but the filename contains a typo ("20206" instead of "2026"). This may cause confusion in chronological sorting.

sql-busy parent document — sql-busy was last updated 2026-05-22 but many child documents were updated through 2026-05-27. The parent may not reflect the latest state of the investigation.

Patterns

Deep investigative thread pattern: The sql-busy thread shows a pattern of one author (hm://z6MkrbYsRzKb1VABdvhsDSAk6JK8fAszKsyHhcaZigYeWCou) creating many narrow, single-topic documents (WAL, backoffs, contention, daemon pool, vacuum, rollback) and then synthesizing them into a global-picture document. This is a healthy knowledge production pattern.

Identity UX iteration pattern: Two authors (hm://z6MkkGNjfnikRkxK9EaxMPYy3HYxNGkRyXTWxxRtynB2kyeb and <hm://z6