# 🚀 TraceRTM - START HERE

Welcome to TraceRTM! This is your entry point to the multi-view requirements traceability system.

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## 📋 WHAT IS TRACERTM?

TraceRTM is a **hybrid, agent-native requirements traceability system** with:

- **Backend** (Go + Echo) - Scalable REST API with SQLC for type-safe SQL
- **Web UI** (React 19 + TypeScript + Vite) - Modern web application with TailwindCSS
- **CLI/TUI** (Python + Typer + Textual) - Terminal-first interface
- **Desktop** (Tauri + Rust + React) - Native cross-platform desktop app
- **Database** (PostgreSQL) - With pgvector, Neo4j for graphs

**Key Features**:
- 16 professional views (Feature, Code, API, Database, etc.)
- 60+ link types across 12 categories
- Intelligent CRUD with auto-generation
- Chaos mode for scope management
- Event sourcing with time-travel
- Real-time collaboration
- Agent-native (1-1000 concurrent agents)

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## 🎯 QUICK START (5 MINUTES)

### 1. Backend Setup
```bash
cd backend
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your PostgreSQL connection
go mod download
go run main.go
```

### 2. CLI Setup
```bash
cd cli
pip install -e .
trace --help
```

### 3. Test
```bash
trace health
trace project list
```

**Done!** Backend running on `http://localhost:8080`

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## 📚 DOCUMENTATION

### Essential Reading
1. **QUICK_START.md** - 5-minute setup guide
2. **backend/README.md** - Backend API documentation
3. **cli/README.md** - CLI usage guide

### Deep Dive
4. **PHASE_1_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md** - What was built
5. **IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md** - Overall progress (25% complete)
6. **HYBRID_IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md** - 16-week plan
7. **FINAL_RESEARCH_SYNTHESIS.md** - Complete research

### Research Documents
- **EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY_RESEARCH_COMPLETE.md** - Executive summary
- **DESKTOP_APP_RESEARCH_2025.md** - Desktop framework analysis
- **TRACERTM_COMPLETE_RESEARCH_SUMMARY.md** - Research overview
- **RESEARCH_INDEX.md** - Research document index

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## 📁 PROJECT STRUCTURE

```
tracertm/
├── backend/              # Go REST API
│   ├── main.go
│   ├── go.mod
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   ├── README.md
│   └── internal/
│
├── cli/                  # Python CLI
│   ├── pyproject.toml
│   ├── README.md
│   └── tracertm/
│
└── docs/                 # Documentation
    ├── START_HERE.md (you are here)
    ├── QUICK_START.md
    ├── IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md
    └── ... (more docs)
```

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## 🎯 CURRENT STATUS

**Phase 1 (Weeks 1-4)**: ✅ COMPLETE
- ✅ Backend scaffolded (13 files)
- ✅ CLI scaffolded (12 files)
- ✅ 24 REST endpoints
- ✅ 16 CLI commands
- ✅ Documentation complete

**Phase 2-5**: ⏳ Coming next

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## 🛠️ TECH STACK

| Layer | Technology |
|-------|-----------|
| Backend API | Go 1.23 + Echo framework + SQLC (type-safe SQL) |
| Database | PostgreSQL (pgx driver, pgvector) + Neo4j (graph) |
| Web UI | React 19 + TypeScript + Vite + TailwindCSS |
| Desktop | Tauri 2 (Rust backend) + React (frontend) |
| CLI/TUI | Python 3.12 + Typer + Textual + Rich |
| Messaging | NATS + Redis |

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## 📊 WHAT'S READY

✅ Backend REST API with 24 endpoints  
✅ CLI with 16 commands  
✅ PostgreSQL database models  
✅ Docker containerization  
✅ Configuration management  
✅ Comprehensive documentation  

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## 🚀 NEXT STEPS

1. **Read**: QUICK_START.md
2. **Setup**: Backend and CLI
3. **Test**: Run `trace health`
4. **Develop**: Follow HYBRID_IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md

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## 📞 NEED HELP?

1. **Setup Issues**: Check `backend/README.md` or `cli/README.md`
2. **Architecture Questions**: Read `FINAL_RESEARCH_SYNTHESIS.md`
3. **Implementation Plan**: See `HYBRID_IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md`
4. **Overall Status**: Check `IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md`

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## 🎉 YOU'RE READY!

Everything is scaffolded and ready for development.

**Next**: Open `QUICK_START.md` and start building! 🚀

