community-intelligence

Community Intelligence Methodology

Extract behavioral specifications from user-generated content: tutorials, blog posts, reviews, forum threads, issue reports, video transcripts, and changelogs. These are external observations of behavior by real users — zero structural contamination, pure behavioral surface.

When to Use This Mode

Use Community Intelligence mode when:

• The target product has active users who write about it
• Official documentation has gaps (community fills in what docs miss)
• You need observed behavior to corroborate or contradict official claims
• Edge cases, defaults, and undocumented behavior need coverage
• Version-specific behavioral changes need tracking

This mode runs independently of all other intelligence sources. It requires only web access. All output is public origin and goes to workspace/public/community/.

Why Community Content Matters

Official documentation describes intended behavior. Community content describes observed behavior. The gap between the two is where edge cases, undocumented features, surprising defaults, and breaking changes live.

A tutorial author who writes "when I ran tool --flag, it output X" has performed a runtime observation. A GitHub issue that says "expected Y but got Z" documents a behavioral contract violation. A blog post walkthrough that shows step-by-step output is equivalent to a test vector recorded by a human.

1. Search Channels

Search proceeds across six channels. Execute multiple patterns per channel before moving on.

digraph community_search {
    rankdir=TB;

    "Start community research" [shape=doublecircle];
    "Channel 1: Tutorials & blog posts" [shape=box];
    "Channel 2: Forums & Q&A" [shape=box];
    "Channel 3: Issue trackers" [shape=box];
    "Channel 4: Reviews & marketplace" [shape=box];
    "Channel 5: Version-specific content" [shape=box];
    "Channel 6: Video content" [shape=box];
    "Diminishing returns?" [shape=diamond];
    "Source budget exhausted?" [shape=diamond];
    "Build consensus analysis" [shape=box];
    "Write claims, consensus, gaps" [shape=box];
    "Research complete" [shape=doublecircle];

    "Start community research" -> "Channel 1: Tutorials & blog posts";
    "Channel 1: Tutorials & blog posts" -> "Channel 2: Forums & Q&A";
    "Channel 2: Forums & Q&A" -> "Channel 3: Issue trackers";
    "Channel 3: Issue trackers" -> "Channel 4: Reviews & marketplace";
    "Channel 4: Reviews & marketplace" -> "Channel 5: Version-specific content";
    "Channel 5: Version-specific content" -> "Channel 6: Video content";
    "Channel 6: Video content" -> "Diminishing returns?";
    "Diminishing returns?" -> "Build consensus analysis" [label="yes"];
    "Diminishing returns?" -> "Source budget exhausted?" [label="no"];
    "Source budget exhausted?" -> "Build consensus analysis" [label="yes"];
    "Source budget exhausted?" -> "Channel 1: Tutorials & blog posts" [label="no, continue"];
    "Build consensus analysis" -> "Write claims, consensus, gaps";
    "Write claims, consensus, gaps" -> "Research complete";
}