> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.blueapi.ir/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Open Questions Register for EMEP Development > Tracks unresolved decisions across EMEP phases, including ownership, decision deadlines, impact if unresolved, and current status for each open question. The open questions register captures every unresolved decision that could block EMEP implementation or affect architecture, licensing, performance, or operations. Each question has an owner, a decision deadline, an impact assessment, and a status so the team can prioritize closure before phase gates. ## Open question lifecycle Questions move through a defined lifecycle from opening to resolution. A question can be decided, deferred to a later phase, or closed if it becomes irrelevant. ```mermaid theme={null} flowchart TD A[Opened] --> B[Under Review] B --> C[Decided] B --> D[Deferred] B --> E[Closed] D --> B C --> E ``` ## Open questions register | ID | Question | Owner | Decision needed by | Impact if unresolved | Status | | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | | OQ-001 | Which Persian benchmarks to source and how to license them | Research Lead | Phase 4 gate | Cannot evaluate Persian model quality; blocks [BenchmarkEngine](/evaluation/benchmark-specification) integration | Under Review | | OQ-002 | Reference hardware SKUs for phase-1 pilot | Infrastructure Lead | Phase 1 gate | Cannot size [ModelRegistry](/architecture/component-architecture) or [TensorEngine](/architecture/component-architecture); blocks capacity planning | Under Review | | OQ-003 | Final license compatibility matrix for redistribution | Legal Lead | Phase 8 gate | Blocks [ModelRegistry](/architecture/component-architecture) redistribution feature; may violate open-source licenses | Under Review | | OQ-004 | Signing key custody in air-gapped environment (HSM vendor) | Security Lead | Phase 7 gate | Blocks [ArtifactStore](/architecture/component-architecture) model signing; prevents offline provenance | Under Review | | OQ-005 | Phase timing (calendar vs milestone driven) | PM Lead | Phase 0 gate | Affects [Roadmap](/project/roadmap) scheduling and resource allocation across all phases | Under Review | | OQ-006 | Quantization quality regression thresholds (per bit width) | Evaluation Lead | Phase 6 gate | Cannot gate [QuantizationEngine](/architecture/component-architecture) releases; risks deploying degraded models | Under Review | | OQ-007 | Object storage provider for hot/cold tiers | Infrastructure Lead | Phase 6 gate | Blocks [ArtifactStore](/architecture/component-architecture) tiering implementation; affects cost and latency | Under Review | | OQ-008 | Performance thresholds for phase gates (tokens/sec, TTFT) | Evaluation Lead | Phase 4 gate | Cannot define [KPI Specification](/project/kpi-specification) acceptance criteria; blocks phase advancement | Under Review | | OQ-009 | RPO/RTO targets for disaster recovery | Operations Lead | Phase 8 gate | Blocks [DeploymentManager](/deployment/deployment-specification) DR design; risks unbounded downtime | Under Review | | OQ-010 | Persian benchmark data sources (academic vs proprietary) | Research Lead | Phase 4 gate | Affects licensing and reproducibility of [BenchmarkEngine](/evaluation/benchmark-specification) results | Under Review | | OQ-011 | Enterprise pilot customer selection | Business Lead | Phase 8 gate | Blocks [Enterprise](/enterprise/enterprise-model) pilot scoping; delays revenue validation | Under Review | | OQ-012 | Evaluation harness (LM Evaluation Harness vs HELM vs custom) | Evaluation Lead | Phase 4 gate | Determines [EvaluationEngine](/evaluation/framework) integration path; affects benchmark coverage | Under Review | | OQ-013 | Model provenance signing algorithm (ed25519 baseline vs Sigstore) | Security Lead | Phase 7 gate | Affects [ArtifactStore](/architecture/component-architecture) signature format and verification tooling | Under Review | | OQ-014 | CI/CD provider for offline builds | DevOps Lead | Phase 7 gate | Blocks [DeploymentManager](/deployment/deployment-specification) offline pipeline; affects build reproducibility | Under Review | | OQ-015 | Chosen vector store for optional RAG (Phase 9) | Architecture Lead | Phase 9 gate | Blocks RAG integration design; affects [DatasetRegistry](/architecture/component-architecture) indexing strategy | Under Review | | OQ-016 | Multi-objective aggregation strategy selection (weighted sum vs Pareto only) | Evolution Lead | Phase 5 gate | Determines [FitnessEngine](/evolution/fitness) scoring logic; affects [EvolutionEngine](/evolution/evolution-engine) convergence | Under Review | ## Status definitions * **Opened**: Question identified but not yet under active review. * **Under Review**: Owner is actively gathering input and evaluating options. * **Decided**: A decision has been made and documented. The question moves to Closed once the decision is implemented. * **Deferred**: Decision intentionally postponed to a later phase. The question returns to Under Review when the phase approaches. * **Closed**: Question is resolved or no longer relevant. ## Impact severity levels | Level | Definition | Example | | -------- | ------------------------------------------ | -------------- | | Critical | Blocks a phase gate or core feature | OQ-004, OQ-008 | | High | Significantly affects architecture or cost | OQ-002, OQ-007 | | Medium | Affects implementation details or timeline | OQ-012, OQ-013 | | Low | Minor preference or optimization | OQ-014 | ## Closure target All questions marked Critical or High should be resolved before their respective phase gates. Questions marked Medium should be resolved within two weeks of identification. Questions marked Low can be deferred if they do not affect the current phase. | Phase | Questions to close before gate | | ------- | ------------------------------ | | Phase 0 | OQ-005 | | Phase 1 | OQ-002 | | Phase 4 | OQ-001, OQ-008, OQ-010, OQ-012 | | Phase 5 | OQ-016 | | Phase 6 | OQ-006, OQ-007 | | Phase 7 | OQ-004, OQ-013, OQ-014 | | Phase 8 | OQ-003, OQ-009, OQ-011 | | Phase 9 | OQ-015 |