# AN-<id> Topic | Feature Title
## Metadata
- Type: Analysis
- Status: Draft | Complete | Cancelled | Archived
## Links
- Related Analyses:
- [AN-<id>-<topic>](../analysis/AN-<id>-<topic>.md)
- Related Requirements:
- [FR-<id>-<name>](../requirements/FR-<id>-<name>.md)
- [NFR-<id>-<name>](../requirements/NFR-<id>-<name>.md)
- Related ADRs:
- [ADR-<id>-<title>](../adr/ADR-<id>-<title>.md)
- Related Tasks:
- [T-<id>-<task>](../tasks/T-<id>-<task>/README.md)
## Executive Summary
`[1-2 paragraph summary of the analysis scope, key findings, and recommendations]`
## Problem Space
### Current State
`[What exists today? What are the pain points?]`
### Desired State
`[What do we want to achieve? What would success look like?]`
### Gap Analysis
`[What's the delta between current and desired state?]`
## Stakeholder Analysis
| `[User group]` | `[What they need]` | High/Medium/Low | P0/P1/P2 |
## Research & Discovery
### User Feedback
`[Surveys, interviews, support tickets, forum discussions]`
### Competitive Analysis
`[How do similar tools handle this?]`
### Technical Investigation
`[POCs, benchmarks, API exploration, feasibility studies]`
### Data Analysis
`[Metrics, logs, usage patterns if available]`
## Discovered Requirements
> Capture potential requirements as solution-agnostic problem statements focused on the problem to solve rather than any specific implementation.
### Functional Requirements (Potential)
- [ ] **FR-DRAFT-1**: `[Requirement description]` → Will become FR-<id>
- Rationale: `[Why this is needed]`
- Acceptance Criteria: `[Measurable criteria]`
- [ ] **FR-DRAFT-2**: `[Requirement description]` → Will become FR-<id>
- Rationale: `[Why this is needed]`
- Acceptance Criteria: `[Measurable criteria]`
### Non-Functional Requirements (Potential)
- [ ] **NFR-DRAFT-1**: `[Constraint/quality attribute]` → Will become NFR-<id>
- Category: Performance | Security | Usability | Reliability
- Rationale: `[Why this constraint matters]`
- Target: `[Specific measurable target]`
## Design Considerations
### Technical Constraints
`[Known limitations, platform requirements, dependencies]`
### Potential Approaches
1. **Option A**: `[Description]`
- Pros: `[Benefits]`
- Cons: `[Drawbacks]`
- Effort: High/Medium/Low
2. **Option B**: `[Description]`
- Pros: `[Benefits]`
- Cons: `[Drawbacks]`
- Effort: High/Medium/Low
### Architecture Impact
`[Will this require new ADRs? What decisions need to be made?]`
## Risk Assessment
| `[Risk description]` | High/Medium/Low | High/Medium/Low | `[How to address]` |
## Open Questions
- [ ] `[Question that needs investigation]`
- [ ] `[Decision that needs to be made]` → Next step: `[Where to resolve (e.g., draft ADR via docs/adr/ADR-<id>-<title>.md, create requirements docs/requirements/FR-<id>-<capability>.md per TDL)]`
- [ ] `[Information that needs gathering]` → Method: `[How to obtain insight]`
## Recommendations
### Immediate Actions
1. `[What should be done right away]`
2. `[Quick wins or critical fixes]`
### Next Steps
1. [ ] Create formal requirements: FR-<id>, NFR-<id>
2. [ ] Draft ADR for: `[Architectural decision needed]`
3. [ ] Create task for: `[Implementation work]`
4. [ ] Further investigation: `[What needs more analysis]`
### Out of Scope
`[What we explicitly decided NOT to do and why]`
## Appendix
### References
`[External documents, standards, articles that informed this analysis]`
### Raw Data
`[Survey results, benchmark outputs, logs - anything that supports the analysis]`
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