# Future Features - Job Forge

## 📋 Feature Management Process

This folder captures feature ideas that emerge during development and testing. **No new features are implemented until the current planned scope is complete.**

## 🔄 Process

### 1. **Current Development Phase**
- Focus on planned features in `docs/jobforge_mvp_architecture.md`
- Complete all documented functionality first
- Test thoroughly before considering additions

### 2. **Feature Idea Capture**
- Any new ideas go into `ideas/` folder immediately
- Use the provided template for consistency
- No implementation discussion until current scope is complete

### 3. **Feature Review Process**
When current scope is complete:
- Review all captured ideas in `ideas/`
- Analyze impact, complexity, and value
- Move approved ideas to `approved/` with detailed planning
- Archive or reject ideas that don't fit the vision

### 4. **Implementation Planning**
For approved features:
- Full technical specification
- Update architecture documentation
- Plan integration with existing features
- Estimate development effort

## 📁 Folder Structure

```
future_features/
├── README.md           # This file
├── TEMPLATE.md         # Template for new feature ideas
├── ideas/              # Raw feature ideas (no implementation details)
├── under_review/       # Ideas being analyzed
├── approved/           # Approved features ready for planning
└── archived/           # Rejected or postponed ideas
```

## 🚨 Important Rules

1. **No scope creep** - stick to current plan first
2. **Capture everything** - don't lose good ideas, but don't implement them yet
3. **Proper analysis** - every idea needs careful evaluation before approval
4. **Documentation first** - approved features must be fully documented before implementation

This ensures we complete what we planned while preserving innovation and improvements for future iterations.