# Production Release Gate Requirements Quality Checklist

**Purpose**: Formal release gate with mandatory gating checks - validates comprehensive requirements quality across all domains for production readiness  
**Created**: 2025-10-12  
**Focus**: All domains equally - connection management, error handling, security, configuration, MCP integration, async operations, observability  
**Audience**: Production release gate validation and comprehensive review

## Requirement Completeness

- [ ] CHK001 - Are connection establishment requirements defined for all network conditions (available, unavailable, intermittent)? [Completeness, Spec §FR-001, FR-004, FR-005]
- [ ] CHK002 - Are authentication failure scenarios completely specified with specific error messages? [Completeness, Spec §FR-006]
- [ ] CHK003 - Are timeout behaviors defined for all connection operations (establish, health check, pool wait)? [Completeness, Spec §FR-005, FR-008, FR-013]
- [ ] CHK004 - Are requirements specified for all connection state transitions (connecting, connected, disconnected, reconnecting)? [Completeness, Spec §FR-009]
- [ ] CHK005 - Are pool exhaustion scenarios completely defined with blocking behavior and timeouts? [Completeness, Spec §FR-013]
- [ ] CHK006 - Are connection recovery requirements specified for all failure types (network, server shutdown, credentials change)? [Coverage, Spec §FR-011, Edge Cases EC-001, EC-002]
- [ ] CHK007 - Are virtual host validation requirements defined for nonexistent vhosts? [Completeness, Spec §FR-020, EC-003]
- [ ] CHK008 - Are requirements defined for graceful connection cleanup and resource management? [Completeness, Spec §FR-007]

## Requirement Clarity

- [ ] CHK009 - Is "less than 5 seconds" connection time quantified with specific measurement methodology? [Clarity, Spec §FR-004]
- [ ] CHK010 - Are backoff exponential values explicitly specified with complete sequence? [Clarity, Spec §FR-011]
- [ ] CHK011 - Is "health check in less than 1 second" defined with specific timeout behavior? [Clarity, Spec §FR-008]
- [ ] CHK012 - Are "clear and specific error messages" defined with exact message formats? [Clarity, Spec §FR-006]
- [ ] CHK013 - Is "hybrid heartbeat + events" detection mechanism technically specified? [Clarity, Spec §FR-010]
- [ ] CHK014 - Are pool size and timeout values explicitly quantified (5 connections, 10 seconds)? [Clarity, Spec §FR-013]
- [ ] CHK015 - Is "automatic reconnection in less than 10 seconds" measured from what trigger point? [Clarity, Spec §FR-012]
- [ ] CHK016 - Are configuration parameter validation rules precisely defined (port range, timeout bounds)? [Clarity, Spec §FR-003]

## Requirement Consistency

- [ ] CHK017 - Do timeout values align consistently across connection (30s), health check (1s), and pool wait (10s)? [Consistency, Spec §FR-005, FR-008, FR-013]
- [ ] CHK018 - Are retry policy specifications consistent between functional requirements and user scenarios? [Consistency, Spec §FR-011, User Story 3]
- [ ] CHK019 - Do connection detection mechanisms align between monitoring (FR-010) and recovery (FR-011) requirements? [Consistency]
- [ ] CHK020 - Are parameter loading precedence rules consistent across environment, file, and programmatic sources? [Consistency, Spec §FR-002]
- [ ] CHK021 - Do connection state definitions align between monitoring (FR-009) and user scenarios? [Consistency]
- [ ] CHK022 - Are performance targets consistent between requirements (FR-004, FR-008, FR-012) and success criteria (SC-001, SC-002, SC-003)? [Consistency]

## Acceptance Criteria Quality

- [ ] CHK023 - Can connection establishment success be objectively measured and verified? [Measurability, Spec §FR-004, SC-001]
- [ ] CHK024 - Are health check response times measurable with specific testing methodology? [Measurability, Spec §FR-008, SC-002]
- [ ] CHK025 - Can reconnection timing be reliably measured in automated tests? [Measurability, Spec §FR-012, SC-003]
- [ ] CHK026 - Are error message quality criteria measurable ("clear and actionable")? [Measurability, SC-004]
- [ ] CHK027 - Can connection detection timing be objectively verified? [Measurability, Spec §FR-010, SC-005]
- [ ] CHK028 - Are pool performance metrics measurable under concurrent load? [Measurability, SC-007]
- [ ] CHK029 - Can credential sanitization be programmatically verified in all log outputs? [Measurability, Spec §FR-015, SC-006]

## Scenario Coverage

- [ ] CHK030 - Are requirements defined for connection failures during active operations? [Coverage, Edge Case EC-001]
- [ ] CHK031 - Are authentication change scenarios addressed while connection is active? [Coverage, Edge Case EC-002] 
- [ ] CHK032 - Are server-initiated connection closures handled in requirements? [Coverage, Edge Case EC-005]
- [ ] CHK033 - Are connection limit exceeded scenarios specified? [Coverage, Edge Case EC-004]
- [ ] CHK034 - Are requirements defined for multiple consecutive reconnection failures? [Coverage, Edge Case EC-007]
- [ ] CHK035 - Are concurrent connection request scenarios addressed? [Coverage, Gap]
- [ ] CHK036 - Are requirements specified for connection cleanup during application shutdown? [Coverage, Gap]

## Edge Case Coverage

- [ ] CHK037 - Are requirements defined for system behavior when heartbeat detection fails? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK038 - Are partial connection failures (channel-level) distinguished from full connection failures? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK039 - Are requirements specified for connection attempts during DNS resolution failures? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK040 - Are connection pool deadlock scenarios prevented by requirements? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK041 - Are requirements defined for behavior when server certificates change during connection? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK042 - Are memory leak prevention requirements specified for connection cycling? [Edge Case, Spec §SC-009]

## Non-Functional Requirements

- [ ] CHK043 - Are security requirements defined for credential storage and transmission? [Gap]
- [ ] CHK044 - Are logging requirements specified with structured format and sanitization rules? [Completeness, Spec §FR-014, FR-015]
- [ ] CHK045 - Are performance requirements quantified for concurrent connection scenarios? [Completeness, Spec §SC-007]
- [ ] CHK046 - Are scalability limits defined for connection pool and retry operations? [Gap]
- [ ] CHK047 - Are observability requirements specified for connection metrics and monitoring? [Completeness, Spec §FR-009, FR-014]

## Dependencies & Assumptions

- [ ] CHK048 - Are RabbitMQ server version compatibility requirements documented? [Dependency, Assumptions]
- [ ] CHK049 - Are network environment assumptions explicitly validated (latency, uptime, packet loss)? [Assumption, Assumptions]
- [ ] CHK050 - Are aio-pika library version and feature dependencies specified? [Dependency, Gap]
- [ ] CHK051 - Are Python version requirements aligned with async/await usage patterns? [Dependency, Assumptions]
- [ ] CHK052 - Are default virtual host existence assumptions validated? [Assumption, Assumptions]

## Security Requirements Completeness

- [ ] CHK053 - Are credential transmission security requirements specified (encryption in transit)? [Gap, Security]
- [ ] CHK054 - Are credential storage security requirements defined (encryption at rest, memory protection)? [Gap, Security]
- [ ] CHK055 - Are authentication mechanism requirements specified beyond basic username/password? [Gap, Security]
- [ ] CHK056 - Are authorization requirements defined for connection-level permissions? [Gap, Security]
- [ ] CHK057 - Are security audit logging requirements specified for authentication events? [Gap, Security]
- [ ] CHK058 - Are TLS/SSL configuration requirements defined for secure connections? [Gap, Security]
- [ ] CHK059 - Are certificate validation requirements specified for server authentication? [Gap, Security]
- [ ] CHK060 - Are secure credential rotation requirements defined for operational scenarios? [Gap, Security]

## Configuration Management Requirements

- [ ] CHK061 - Are configuration validation requirements defined for all parameter combinations? [Gap, Configuration]
- [ ] CHK062 - Are configuration file format requirements completely specified (TOML schema)? [Gap, Configuration]
- [ ] CHK063 - Are environment variable naming conventions consistently applied? [Completeness, Spec §FR-002]
- [ ] CHK064 - Are configuration parameter precedence rules unambiguously defined? [Clarity, Spec §FR-002]
- [ ] CHK065 - Are configuration change detection requirements specified for runtime updates? [Gap, Configuration]
- [ ] CHK066 - Are configuration backup and recovery requirements defined? [Gap, Configuration]
- [ ] CHK067 - Are configuration validation error reporting requirements specified? [Gap, Configuration]
- [ ] CHK068 - Are default configuration value requirements documented for all parameters? [Completeness, Spec §FR-019]

## MCP Integration Requirements

- [ ] CHK069 - Are MCP protocol compliance requirements completely specified? [Gap, MCP Integration]
- [ ] CHK070 - Are semantic search accuracy requirements defined for operation discovery? [Gap, MCP Integration]
- [ ] CHK071 - Are ChromaDB local mode configuration requirements specified? [Gap, Spec §FR-017]
- [ ] CHK072 - Are vector embedding model requirements defined (sentence-transformers)? [Gap, MCP Integration]
- [ ] CHK073 - Are MCP tool discovery timeout requirements specified? [Gap, MCP Integration]
- [ ] CHK074 - Are MCP error handling requirements defined for protocol failures? [Gap, MCP Integration]
- [ ] CHK075 - Are MCP tool registration and lifecycle requirements specified? [Gap, MCP Integration]
- [ ] CHK076 - Are search-ids tool response format requirements defined? [Gap, MCP Integration]

## Async Operations Requirements

- [ ] CHK077 - Are async/await pattern compliance requirements specified across all operations? [Gap, Async Operations]
- [ ] CHK078 - Are asyncio event loop requirements defined for concurrent operations? [Gap, Async Operations]
- [ ] CHK079 - Are async exception handling requirements specified for all failure modes? [Gap, Async Operations]
- [ ] CHK080 - Are async resource cleanup requirements defined (connections, channels, contexts)? [Gap, Async Operations]
- [ ] CHK081 - Are async timeout cascade requirements specified (connection -> operation -> pool)? [Gap, Async Operations]
- [ ] CHK082 - Are async deadlock prevention requirements defined for pool management? [Gap, Async Operations]
- [ ] CHK083 - Are async context manager requirements specified for resource safety? [Gap, Async Operations]
- [ ] CHK084 - Are async signal handling requirements defined for graceful shutdown? [Gap, Async Operations]

## Advanced Edge Cases & Error Scenarios

- [ ] CHK085 - Are requirements defined for connection behavior during system suspend/resume? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK086 - Are requirements specified for handling AMQP protocol version negotiation failures? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK087 - Are requirements defined for behavior when system clock changes during operations? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK088 - Are requirements specified for handling out-of-memory conditions during connection? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK089 - Are requirements defined for connection behavior during network interface changes? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK090 - Are requirements specified for handling corrupted configuration files? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK091 - Are requirements defined for behavior when ChromaDB vector database is corrupted? [Edge Case, Gap]
- [ ] CHK092 - Are requirements specified for handling concurrent pool exhaustion scenarios? [Edge Case, Gap]

## Production Readiness Requirements

- [ ] CHK093 - Are monitoring and alerting requirements defined for production deployment? [Gap, Production]
- [ ] CHK094 - Are capacity planning requirements specified (connection limits, memory usage)? [Gap, Production]
- [ ] CHK095 - Are deployment rollback requirements defined for failed updates? [Gap, Production]
- [ ] CHK096 - Are disaster recovery requirements specified for connection state persistence? [Gap, Production]
- [ ] CHK097 - Are load balancing requirements defined for multiple RabbitMQ servers? [Gap, Production]
- [ ] CHK098 - Are circuit breaker requirements specified for cascading failure prevention? [Gap, Production]
- [ ] CHK099 - Are health check endpoint requirements defined for container orchestration? [Gap, Production]
- [ ] CHK100 - Are graceful degradation requirements specified for partial system failures? [Gap, Production]

## Cross-Domain Consistency & Integration

- [ ] CHK101 - Do security requirements align with async operation patterns? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK102 - Do MCP integration requirements align with connection lifecycle management? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK103 - Do configuration requirements support all async operation scenarios? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK104 - Do logging requirements capture all security-relevant events? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK105 - Do error handling requirements span all integration domains consistently? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK106 - Do performance requirements account for all feature interactions? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK107 - Do timeout requirements cascade properly across all system layers? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK108 - Do resource cleanup requirements address all async and connection contexts? [Consistency, Cross-Domain]

## Ambiguities & Conflicts

- [ ] CHK109 - Is "infinite retry" reconciled with application shutdown requirements? [Ambiguity, Spec §FR-011, User Story 3 Scenario 4]
- [ ] CHK110 - Are "events critical" logging criteria precisely defined? [Ambiguity, Spec §FR-014]
- [ ] CHK111 - Is "graceful disconnection" behavior specified when retry is active? [Ambiguity, Gap]
- [ ] CHK112 - Are conflict resolution rules defined when multiple connection parameters sources provide different values? [Gap, Spec §FR-002]
- [ ] CHK113 - Is pool connection reuse behavior specified during reconnection scenarios? [Ambiguity, Gap]
- [ ] CHK114 - Are ChromaDB "local mode" requirements reconciled with MCP protocol expectations? [Ambiguity, Spec §FR-017]
- [ ] CHK115 - Is async context isolation specified for concurrent operations? [Ambiguity, Gap]

## Traceability & Documentation

- [ ] CHK116 - Is a requirement ID scheme established for traceability from tests to specifications? [Traceability, Gap]
- [ ] CHK117 - Are all functional requirements traceable to specific user scenarios? [Traceability]
- [ ] CHK118 - Are success criteria linked to measurable functional requirements? [Traceability]
- [ ] CHK119 - Are edge cases documented with specific requirement coverage? [Traceability, Edge Cases EC-001 through EC-007]
- [ ] CHK120 - Are out-of-scope items clearly documented to prevent scope creep? [Documentation, Out of Scope]
- [ ] CHK121 - Are all cross-domain interactions documented with requirement references? [Traceability, Cross-Domain]
- [ ] CHK122 - Are all production deployment assumptions documented and validated? [Documentation, Production]