Model
Canonical hierarchy
change_requests -> work_items -> domains -> tasks
Open Contract
Work Breakdown Spec v1
A shared schema for reliable import, validation, and audit-friendly exchange.
Calculation
Pricing semantics
amount = effort * rate_per_md with deterministic rate fallback: task -> domain -> root.
Compatibility
Legacy payload support
Legacy domains -> works structures are accepted and normalized to canonical format.
Specification assets and tooling
- Schema:
spec/work-breakdown-spec-v1.schema.json - Specification text:
spec/WORK_BREAKDOWN_SPEC_v1.md - Changelog:
spec/CHANGELOG.md - Examples:
examples/spec/*.json
CLI support
--export-spec-jsonwrites canonical JSON.--canonical-onlyvalidates/transforms input without generating report artifacts.