ENGiOS Knowledge

Purpose

ENGiOS Knowledge defines the public product boundary for document library, semantic search, knowledge layers, project collections, and chat-assisted retrieval. It turns an internal operating area into a named product capability without exposing internal implementation detail.

What it governs

This module governs document library, semantic search, knowledge layers, project collections, and chat-assisted retrieval. The documentation should explain why the capability matters, how it supports engineering operations, and how it connects to adjacent modules.

Active capability areas

Active capability areas include Knowledge library, ingestion runs, semantic retrieval, Knowledge Chat, project lessons. These are described as operating capabilities, not as raw endpoint lists or database inventories.

Operational signals

The module creates decision signals around status, review, prioritization, follow-up, and traceability. Public docs should describe those signals in operational language so readers understand the workflow without needing internal access.

The module relates to ENGiOS Core for access and shared conventions, ENGiOS Knowledge for reusable context, and ENGiOS Reporting when activity becomes review material. Additional relationships depend on the workflow described in each section.

Technical posture

The technical posture is controlled disclosure. The docs may mention service families, governed data flow, AI assistance, integrations, and review surfaces, but they must not publish secrets, hosts, full route inventories, private paths, or operational commands.

What is intentionally out of scope

This module does not currently promise public repositories, unrestricted crawler ingestion, and customer taxonomy administration. Those items remain future scope or internal implementation detail until explicitly productized.

Future direction

The next documentation pass should add operator-level examples, lifecycle diagrams, and acceptance criteria once the authenticated application surface is ready to be documented publicly.