flakestorm/docs/IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.md

flakestorm Implementation Checklist

This document tracks the implementation progress of flakestorm - The Agent Reliability Engine.

CLI Version (Open Source - Apache 2.0)

Phase 1: Foundation (Week 1-2)

Project Scaffolding

• Initialize Python project with pyproject.toml
• Set up Rust workspace with Cargo.toml
• Create Apache 2.0 LICENSE file
• Write comprehensive README.md
• Create flakestorm.yaml.example template
• Set up project structure (src/flakestorm/*)
• Configure pre-commit hooks (black, ruff, mypy)

Configuration System

• Define Pydantic models for configuration
• Implement YAML loading/validation
• Support environment variable expansion
• Create configuration factory functions
• Add configuration validation tests

Agent Protocol/Adapter

• Define AgentProtocol interface
• Implement HTTPAgentAdapter
• Implement PythonAgentAdapter
• Implement LangChainAgentAdapter
• Create adapter factory function
• Add retry logic for HTTP adapter

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Phase 2: Mutation Engine (Week 2-3)

Ollama Integration

• Create MutationEngine class
• Implement Ollama client wrapper
• Add connection verification
• Support async mutation generation
• Implement batch generation

Mutation Types & Templates

• Define MutationType enum
• Create Mutation dataclass
• Write templates for PARAPHRASE
• Write templates for NOISE
• Write templates for TONE_SHIFT
• Write templates for PROMPT_INJECTION
• Add mutation validation logic
• Support custom templates

Rust Performance Bindings

• Set up PyO3 bindings
• Implement robustness score calculation
• Implement weighted score calculation
• Implement Levenshtein distance
• Implement parallel processing utilities
• Build and test Rust module
• Integrate with Python package

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Phase 3: Runner & Assertions (Week 3-4)

Async Runner

• Create FlakeStormRunner class
• Implement orchestrator logic
• Add concurrency control with semaphores
• Implement progress tracking
• Add setup verification

Invariant System

• Create InvariantVerifier class
• Implement ContainsChecker
• Implement LatencyChecker
• Implement ValidJsonChecker
• Implement RegexChecker
• Implement SimilarityChecker
• Implement ExcludesPIIChecker
• Implement RefusalChecker
• Add checker registry

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Phase 4: CLI & Reporting (Week 4-5)

CLI Commands

• Set up Typer application
• Implement flakestorm init command
• Implement flakestorm run command
• Implement flakestorm verify command
• Implement flakestorm report command
• Implement flakestorm score command
• Add CI mode (--ci --min-score)
• Add rich progress bars

Report Generation

• Create report data models
• Implement HTMLReportGenerator
• Create interactive HTML template
• Implement JSONReportGenerator
• Implement TerminalReporter
• Add score visualization
• Add mutation matrix view

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Phase 5: V2 Features (Week 5-7)

HuggingFace Integration

• Create HuggingFaceModelProvider
• Support GGUF model downloading
• Add recommended models list
• Integrate with Ollama model importing

Vector Similarity

• Create LocalEmbedder class
• Integrate sentence-transformers
• Implement similarity calculation
• Add lazy model loading

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Testing & Quality

Unit Tests

• Test configuration loading
• Test mutation types
• Test assertion checkers
• Test agent adapters
• Test orchestrator
• Test report generation

Integration Tests

• Test full run with mock agent
• Test CLI commands
• Test report generation

Documentation

• Write README.md
• Create IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.md
• Create ARCHITECTURE_SUMMARY.md
• Create API_SPECIFICATION.md
• Create CONTRIBUTING.md
• Create CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md

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Phase 6: Essential Mutations (Week 7-8)

Core Mutation Types

• Add ENCODING_ATTACKS mutation type
• Add CONTEXT_MANIPULATION mutation type
• Add LENGTH_EXTREMES mutation type
• Update MutationType enum with all 8 types
• Create templates for new mutation types
• Update mutation validation for edge cases

Configuration Updates

• Update MutationConfig defaults
• Update example configuration files
• Update orchestrator comments

Documentation Updates

• Update README.md with comprehensive mutation types table
• Add Mutation Strategy section to README
• Update API_SPECIFICATION.md with all 8 types
• Update MODULES.md with detailed mutation documentation
• Add Mutation Types Guide to CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md
• Add Understanding Mutation Types to USAGE_GUIDE.md
• Add Mutation Type Deep Dive to TEST_SCENARIOS.md

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Progress Summary

Phase	Status	Completion
CLI Phase 1: Foundation	✅ Complete	100%
CLI Phase 2: Mutation Engine	✅ Complete	100%
CLI Phase 3: Runner & Assertions	✅ Complete	100%
CLI Phase 4: CLI & Reporting	✅ Complete	100%
CLI Phase 5: V2 Features	✅ Complete	90%
CLI Phase 6: Essential Mutations	✅ Complete	100%
Documentation	✅ Complete	100%

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Next Steps

Immediate (Current Sprint)

1. Rust Build: Compile and integrate Rust performance module
2. Integration Tests: Add full integration test suite
3. PyPI Release: Prepare and publish to PyPI
4. Community Launch: Publish to Hacker News and Reddit

Future Roadmap

See ROADMAP.md for comprehensive roadmap of advanced chaos engineering and adversarial testing features. These are open for community contribution - see CONTRIBUTING.md for how to get involved.