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PRD-000 Product Charter

Document type: Product Charter — Constitutional Foundation
Product ID: PRD-000
Official name: ZAIXOS Experience Platform
Version: 1.1
Date: 2026-07-01
Status: Proposed v1.1 — Architecture Council amendment applied · Pending Class A portfolio ratification
Classification: Internal — Product Authority
Owner: Chief Product Officer (accountable) · Chief Executive Officer (co-owner) · Chief Product Architect (co-owner)

Subordinate to: docs/company/COMPANY_CONSTITUTION.md · docs/strategy/PRODUCT_PORTFOLIO.md · COMPANY_FOUNDATION_FREEZE.md
Technical subordinate: PRD-000_PRODUCT_ARCHITECTURE.md · PRD-000_ENGINEERING_EXECUTION_PLAN.md
Predecessor milestone: M-17 Corporate Surface — COMPLETE (frozen; not modified by this charter)

Portfolio note: Filing this charter does not constitute portfolio admission. PRD-000 remains a planning identifier until Class A amendment to PRODUCT_PORTFOLIO.md and factory gates M-24 → M-25 are satisfied per Constitution Art. XXIV and CP-26.

This document defines why PRD-000 exists, what it owns as a product, who it serves, and how success is measured. It does not define implementation, sprints, module code, or platform internals.


1. Product vision

Why PRD-000 exists

M-17 delivered the Corporate Surface — a static, cite-only trust and evaluation layer at zaixos.com. That surface answers: Who is ZAIXOS? What is proven today? What is direction only?

PRD-000 exists because trust alone does not complete a commercial relationship. Prospects, customers, and partners need a primary interactive experience through which they discover intent, receive structured proposals, approve engagements, and maintain ongoing account relationships — with AI embedded in the workflow, not bolted on as a chat widget.

PRD-000 is the official ZAIXOS Experience Platform: the product that demonstrates what ZAIXOS can build when PL-001, PL-002, and PL-003 are consumed together under governed engineering discipline. It is intended to become Consumer #2 of the shared platform stack and the public interactive face of the company after M-17.

Primary question

What do you want to build — and how do we move from intent to a governed, reviewable engagement?

How PRD-000 differs from the Corporate Surface (M-17)

DimensionM-17 Corporate SurfacePRD-000 Experience Platform
PurposeTrust, credibility, honest evaluationInteractive commercial and customer experience
NatureStatic / SSR marketing surface — no product business logicDynamic application — sessions, CRM, proposals, portal
AIMessaging about AI approach onlyAI as primary interaction model inside governed workflows
Audience outcomeOrient and evaluate; route to ContactDiscover, qualify, propose, approve, deliver, retain
AuthorityM17_CORPORATE_SURFACE_WORKBOOK.md v1.1 — COMPLETE · frozenThis charter + product architecture
Deploy todayInterim Astro site per MD-017_DEPLOY_VEHICLE_DECISION.mdNot authorized until portfolio + engineering gates pass
RelationshipUpstream credibility layer — links into PRD-000 when authorizedDownstream experience layer — does not replace or redesign M-17 IA
Evidence modelTrusted static information — cite-only summaries of authority and proofLive operational experience — real production usage under §2 P-01

M-17 remains the permanent corporate credibility baseline — it provides trusted static information (who we are, what is proven today, what is direction only). PRD-000 provides the live operational experience through which ZAIXOS runs and demonstrates its commercial lifecycle. The surfaces are complementary, not redundant.

PRD-000 extends the apex domain with interactive and commercial capabilities (/solutions, discovery entry, pricing evaluate surfaces, knowledge, customer portal) per PRD-000_PRODUCT_ARCHITECTURE.md §12 — without changing M-17 core navigation or page inventory.

Strategic position

PRD-000 is not a marketing website. It is a vertical-agnostic company experience product that:

  1. Proves multi-platform consumption (ZEP + Design System + AI Platform) as Consumer #2.
  2. Delivers the A2 commercial motion (build & platform partnerships) as an AI-native product experience.
  3. Routes A1 vertical demand to PRD-001 when catalog fit matches — without duplicating PRD-001 domain.
  4. Makes ZAIXOS's AI architecture legible through use, not claims — preview-safe, human-accountable, contract-bound.
  5. Operates as the Living Showcase of ZAIXOS engineering philosophy — see §2 P-01.

2. Product principles

Constitutional principles binding all PRD-000 product decisions. They govern scope, AI strategy, success criteria, and long-term positioning. Implementation detail remains in PRD-000_PRODUCT_ARCHITECTURE.md.

P-01 — Living Showcase Principle

PRD-000 must be defined as the first production environment of ZAIXOS itself.

ZAIXOS is not only a vendor of AI-enabled business systems — it is the first production operator of the platforms and methodology it sells. The company, engineering process, Runtime, AI Platform, Design System, products, workflows, and future systems are built using the same governed engineering discipline offered to customers. PRD-000 is where that discipline becomes observable to the outside world.

RuleRequirement
Operational firstThe company must operate its own commercial lifecycle through PRD-000 — discovery, qualification, proposal, approval, delivery coordination, and customer relationship for A2 partnerships and internal pipeline
Real usageThe platform continuously demonstrates real operational usage rather than marketing claims
Evidence priorityEvidence must come from real production operation whenever possible — platform pins, pipeline states, approval gates, workspace artifacts
Honest labelingCapabilities must always be labeled honestly (Today vs Direction) per Brand P5
No fictionNo fictional customers · no fake success stories · no demo-only marketing
Authority orderOperational evidence has higher authority than promotional content

Living Showcase is an operational product principle. It is not:

  • Marketing
  • Documentation
  • A blog
  • A case study
  • A demo environment

Knowledge center articles, M-17 cite-only summaries, and sales narratives may support evaluation — they do not substitute for Living Showcase proof inside PRD-000.

Governance (product): ZAIXOS internal commercial pipeline runs through PRD-000 — not parallel shadow systems presented as showcase. Synthetic or preview-labeled data is permitted only in explicit preview contexts (e.g. prototype preview stage). Evaluate surfaces that cite platform evidence must link to live operational state where possible.


3. Product mission

Business problem

Organizations evaluating ZAIXOS face two friction points that the Corporate Surface cannot resolve:

Evaluation friction. Build partners and enterprise prospects need structured discovery — requirements, scope boundaries, timeline and cost framing, and a reviewable proposal — not a contact form and email thread alone.

Relationship friction. After initial interest, there is no unified product surface for proposal review, approval, contract handoff, project visibility, and long-term customer self-service. Context fragments across email, documents, and ad hoc tools.

Mission statement

PRD-000 exists to convert qualified intent into governed commercial relationships — through AI-assisted discovery, reviewable proposals, and a durable customer workspace — while routing vertical product demand to portfolio-approved products and proving that ZAIXOS platforms compose into a credible company-scale experience.

Why it exists (company alignment)

Company mandatePRD-000 contribution
Encode operational knowledge in auditable software (COMPANY_MISSION.md)Commercial discovery and delivery artifacts become structured, versioned product data
Strengthen-the-next product economics (CP-15)Second consumer proof reduces cost of future products
Honest operator partnership (Brand P5)Today vs direction labeling; human approval for binding commercial terms
AI in architecture, not hype (Brand P3)Live demonstration of Layer 2 product AI — preview-safe, bounded
Pre-revenue honesty (PRODUCT_PORTFOLIO.md)No implied customers, revenue, or factory autonomy

PRD-000 does not replace company strategy, portfolio authority, or PRD-001 vertical operations.


4. Product scope — what belongs inside PRD-000

Scope is organized by capability domain. Implementation shape is defined in PRD-000_PRODUCT_ARCHITECTURE.md bounded contexts — this charter defines product ownership only.

4.1 Discovery & intelligence

CapabilityProduct intent
AI Solution ArchitectGuides prospects through structured problem framing aligned to catalog templates
Discovery EngineMaintains session state, phases, and continuity from first visit through requirements assembly
Interactive Requirement CollectionCaptures intent, constraints, integrations, and success criteria as structured artifacts
AI Consultant / AI ConversationsMulti-turn discovery dialogue — primary interaction surface for anonymous and authenticated users
Lead QualificationScores and routes intent: vertical product (A1) vs custom build (A2) vs defer

4.2 Commercial generation

CapabilityProduct intent
Proposal GeneratorProduces interactive, versioned proposal drafts from discovery artifacts
Timeline EstimatorFrames delivery phases with explicit assumptions — not guaranteed dates without human review
Cost EstimatorProvides indicative pricing bands; enterprise/final pricing requires human approval (AD-007)
Prototype PreviewPreview-safe visualization of proposed solution shape — direction and scope communication, not production software
Proposal ApprovalCustomer and internal approval workflow with audit trail
Quotation & contract handoffFormal priced quotations and counsel-reviewed contract envelope initiation

4.3 Customer relationship

CapabilityProduct intent
Customer WorkspacePost-close delivery space: milestones, deliverables, member access
Customer PortalAuthenticated self-service: proposals, account settings, workspace visibility
Customer DashboardSummary of active engagements, status, and next actions
Project ProgressMilestone and deliverable tracking with honest status labeling
DocumentsVersioned commercial and delivery documents scoped to organization
ContractsContract records, signature status, integration with e-sign providers
NotificationsTransactional alerts for proposal, approval, and workspace events

4.4 Company experience extensions (post-M17)

These capabilities extend zaixos.com — they are not M-17 pages:

SurfaceProduct intent
Solutions evaluateTemplate-oriented solution exploration for A2
Technology evaluatePlatform consumption credibility for technical diligence
Pricing evaluateHonest pricing posture — pre-revenue and approval-gated where required
Security evaluateSecurity posture summary for diligence — cite evidence, not certifications without record
Knowledge centerCompany-hosted articles and revision history
Public proposal shareToken-scoped read-only proposal links

4.5 Internal operations

CapabilityProduct intent
Staff CRMPipeline: accounts, leads, opportunities, activities, stage automation
Sales approval queuesHuman gate for proposals, enterprise pricing, and non-standard terms
AdministrationRBAC, catalog management, content moderation, analytics
Funnel analyticsProduct-scoped events from visit through closed-won

4.6 Platform consumption (product role, not redesign)

PRD-000 consumes platforms — it does not redefine them:

PlatformProduct consumption
PL-001 ZEPEngineering governance, materialization, ERP validation, local dev
PL-002 Design SystemPublic and authenticated UI primitives, Filament theme
PL-003 AI PlatformConversation, prompts, streaming, memory, context, agents, jobs — via product adapters only
PL-004 (future)Planning intelligence stub — optional enrichment when registered

5. Explicit exclusions — what does NOT belong inside PRD-000

Frozen or external ownership

ExclusionOwnerRule
M-17 Corporate Surface pages and IAM-17 workbook — COMPLETENo redesign; PRD-000 links and extends only
Company constitution, portfolio, brand SSOT bodieszaixos-companyCite-only — never embedded in product repo
Registry inventory authorityzaixos-registryProduct registers when admitted — does not own catalog truth
Platform internalsPL-001 / PL-002 / PL-003 / PL-004Consume contracts — no fork, no redesign
PRD-001 vertical domainPRD-001Clinic CRM, compliance modules, clinic tenancy — route, do not re-host
UBP frozen modules inside PRD-001PRD-001 monolithNot duplicated in PRD-000

Product non-goals

ExclusionRationale
Marketing website as primary identityM-17 owns static trust layer; PRD-000 owns interactive experience
Horizontal CRM as standalone SKUPortfolio-deferred (OD-09); CRM here serves company commercial motion only
Autonomous business executionNo AI-approved binding contracts, pricing, or legal terms without humans
AGI / autonomous executive claimsBrand prohibited claims; Constitution Art. XI
Factory Layer 3 marketingL3 factory not marketable pre-M-24 (BRAND_MESSAGING.md)
Invented portfolio productsCatalog routes only to Approved products (today: PRD-001 only)
Direct LLM provider SDK usage outside AI adaptersPlatform-first AI boundary
Public developer platform at initial GAPost-GA scope per architecture
Real-time WebSocket discovery (initial GA)SSE sufficient; WebSocket deferred
Medical/clinical operationsNo clinical advice; regulated seriousness via product boundaries only
Replacing zaixos-company as company authorityOD-06 — company ≠ product
Living Showcase substitutesMarketing pages, documentation, blog posts, case studies, or demo-only environments do not satisfy §2 P-01 — operational product evidence required
Fictional showcase dataFictional customers, fake success stories, or demo-only marketing presented as production proof — CP-21, Brand prohibited claims

6. Product users

UserDefinitionPrimary needsPrimary surfaces
Internal operator (ZAIXOS)ZAIXOS as organization — first production tenant of PRD-000Run own commercial lifecycle on the same platforms sold to customers; maintain Living Showcase integrityStaff CRM, discovery, proposals, workspace, approval queues
ProspectAnonymous or identified visitor exploring build or partnershipFast orientation, trustworthy discovery, clear next stepDiscovery entry, AI conversation, evaluate pages
CustomerAuthenticated organization member with active or closed commercial relationshipProposal review, approvals, workspace visibility, supportCustomer portal, dashboard, documents
PartnerBuild & platform partner (A2) evaluating governed deliveryEvidence of ZEP discipline, scoped engagement path, diligence materialsDiscovery, technology/security evaluate, proposals
Internal salesStaff owning pipeline and commercial approvalCRM, proposal workflow, approval queues, send/share controlsFilament CRM, proposal administration
EngineeringZAIXOS engineers supporting deliveryWorkspace context, integration hooks, honest status — not public marketingInternal views, workspace, integration refs
ExecutivesCPO, CEO, leadership reviewing pipeline and proofFunnel integrity, consumer #2 proof, honest metricsAnalytics, dashboard summaries, approval queues

Audience routing (inherited from brand — not reinvented):

  • A1 — Product buyers: Catalog fit assessment → route to PRD-001 when rules match.
  • A2 — Build & platform partners: Discovery → proposal → workspace on PRD-000.

Organization model: Customer-owned data scopes to Organization after identity establishment; anonymous discovery may exist before attachment with session migration on authentication. ZAIXOS operates as the first production organization tenant under §2 P-01.


7. Relationship diagram — layer responsibilities

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  COMPANY (zaixos-company)                                       │
│  Constitution · Portfolio · Brand · Strategy · Legal framework│
│  Role: Supreme governance — no application deploy                 │
└────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┘
                             │ constrains (cite-only)

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  CORPORATE SURFACE (M-17) — COMPLETE                            │
│  Static trust & evaluation @ zaixos.com (interim Astro deploy)  │
│  Role: Who we are · trusted static information · honest direction │
│  Does NOT: sessions · CRM · discovery · proposals               │
└────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┘
                             │ links / handoff when PRD-000 live

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  PRD-000 — ZAIXOS EXPERIENCE PLATFORM                           │
│  Interactive commercial & customer product @ zaixos.com extensions│
│  Role: Live operational experience · discover · propose · deliver │
│  Consumer #2 target: PL-001 + PL-002 + PL-003                   │
└────────────┬───────────────────────────────┬────────────────────┘
             │ consumes                      │ routes vertical fit
             ▼                               ▼
┌────────────────────────────┐   ┌────────────────────────────────┐
│  PL-001 Engineering (ZEP)  │   │  PRD-001 Dental Clinic ROS     │
│  PL-002 Design System      │   │  Vertical revenue OS · A1      │
│  PL-003 AI Platform        │   │  Consumer #1 · portfolio Approved│
│  PL-004 ZIP (future stub)  │   └────────────────────────────────┘
│  Role: Shared frozen       │                 │
│  platforms — product       │                 ▼
│  adapters only             │   ┌────────────────────────────────┐
└────────────────────────────┘   │  FUTURE PRODUCTS (PRD-002+)      │
                                 │  Not authorized until portfolio  │
                                 │  admission + factory path        │
                                 └────────────────────────────────┘

Layer responsibility summary

LayerResponsibilityMust not
CompanyStrategy, admission, brand truth, legal frameworkHost product runtime
M-17 Corporate SurfaceTrusted static information, portfolio honesty, evaluation routingRun business logic, AI sessions, or operational showcase
PRD-000Live operational experience; full commercial and customer loop; Living Showcase (§2 P-01)Redefine company strategy or M-17 IA
PL-001 / PL-002 / PL-003Shared engineering, UI, AI runtimeContain product-specific commercial rules
PRD-001Clinic vertical operations end-to-endOwn company-wide discovery or A2 build motion
Future productsAdditional vertical domains when admittedAppear in catalog without portfolio row

8. Customer journey

End-to-end journey PRD-000 must support. Each stage has explicit human accountability and preview-safe AI assistance where AI is involved.

First visit


Conversation ─── AI-assisted discovery; intent capture; fail-closed form fallback


Discovery ─── Structured requirements artifacts; catalog fit assessment (A1 vs A2)


Prototype ─── Preview-safe scope visualization; labeled as proposal communication


Proposal ─── Interactive draft; versioned; shareable via token link


Approval ─── Customer review + internal sales/legal gates; enterprise pricing human-approved


Project ─── Closed-won triggers workspace provisioning; milestones defined


Portal ─── Authenticated self-service; documents, progress, support cases


Long-term relationship ─── Retained workspace history; expansion discovery; catalog routing to products

Journey rules

StageAI roleHuman role
First visit → ConversationGuide questions; assemble contextBrand honesty; no urgency manipulation
DiscoveryStructure requirements; suggest catalog fitSales review for non-standard scope
PrototypeGenerate preview artifactsCustomer interprets as directional, not delivered software
ProposalDraft sections from discoverySales approval before customer send; AD-007 pricing gate
ApprovalNotifications and checklist onlyCustomer sign-off; staff approval for non-standard terms
Project → PortalStatus summaries where implementedDelivery team owns milestone truth
Long-termAssist re-discovery in new sessionsAccount ownership in CRM

M-17 handoff: Corporate Surface CTAs route to PRD-000 discovery entry when live — Contact remains valid fallback until then.

PRD-001 handoff: When catalog fit rules match dental vertical A1 intent, journey routes to PRD-001 evaluation — no merge of product domains.


9. AI strategy

AI credibility in PRD-000 derives from the Living Showcase Principle (§2 P-01) — ZAIXOS operates its own discovery and commercial workflows on PL-003 under the same preview-safe, human-accountable constraints sold to customers. Interface novelty is not the proof; production usage under governance is the proof.

How AI is used

PRD-000 is the company's first product-native demonstration of Layer 2 AI (BRAND_MESSAGING.md) — workflow-embedded, contract-bound, and preview-safe.

UseDescription
Discovery dialogueMulti-turn conversation assembling requirements via PL-003 conversation + memory scoped to session
Solution framingAI Solution Architect persona maps intent to catalog templates and scope boundaries
Artifact generationProposal sections, timeline bands, cost indicators — drafts for review, not binding output
QualificationStructured signals for A1 product route vs A2 build motion
Portal assistanceContextual help inside authenticated tasks — not a generic always-on chatbot

All AI runtime flows through PL-003 via product adapters — no direct provider SDK in business contexts.

Why AI is the interface instead of traditional navigation

Traditional marketing navigation assumes the visitor already knows what to click. PRD-000's primary question — What do you want to build? — is conversation-native:

  1. Intent is unstructured at entry; dialogue reduces evaluation friction faster than static page trees alone.
  2. A2 partnerships require bespoke scope — forms alone cannot capture nuance without fatigue.
  3. Demonstrating AI architecture requires using it under the same constraints ZAIXOS sells: preview, approval, boundaries, fail-closed degradation.
  4. M-17 already provides static orientation; PRD-000 adds the interactive layer without duplicating brochure navigation as the primary model.

Traditional navigation remains for evaluate pages, knowledge, legal links, and wayfinding — AI leads entry and discovery, not every surface.

Boundaries (non-negotiable)

BoundaryRule
No AGI claimsAI assists defined workflows — not general intelligence marketing
No autonomous businessAI does not close deals, sign contracts, or finalize enterprise pricing
Preview-firstGenerated commercial artifacts require review before customer commitment
Fail-closedPL-003 unavailable → structured form fallback + contact path
Cost capsAnonymous session budgets — no unbounded public AI spend
LegalAI does not produce binding contract language without counsel/human review
MemorySession-scoped by default; no training on customer artifacts without explicit future policy
HonestyPartial Layer 2 implementation labeled where shipping status requires
L3 FactoryNot marketed from this product — pre-M-24

Primary interaction model (direction): Users interact with system intelligence inside the task — aligned with brand architecture commitment and honest shipping status.


10. Future roadmap

Roadmap phases are product capability horizons — not implementation schedules. Engineering sequencing lives in PRD-000_ENGINEERING_EXECUTION_PLAN.md.

Current (today)

StateMeaning
M-17 COMPLETECorporate Surface live — frozen IA and content
PRD-000 planningArchitecture authority filed; this charter proposed
PortfolioNot Approved — no product authority repo deploy
Factory7 / 9 gates — Product #2 forbidden until M-24
PlatformsPL-001 @ 1.0.0 GA · PL-002 @ 1.0.0 · PL-003 @ 0.7.0 · PL-004 bootstrap only

Near-term (first product horizons after authorization)

Gated by: Class A portfolio admission · M-24 factory certification · M-25 second consumer authorization · engineering bootstrap.

HorizonCapabilities
H1 — Discovery loopAnonymous discovery session · AI conversation · requirements artifacts · CRM lead creation · fail-closed fallback
H2 — Commercial draftProposal generator · share links · internal sales approval · indicative timeline/cost bands
H3 — Customer identityOrganization model · magic-link auth · portal shell · proposal viewing
H4 — M-17 extension parityIn-product hosting of evaluate extensions without M-17 IA change · workbook §9 migration
H5 — Closed-won deliveryWorkspace provisioning · milestones · basic document store

First production outcome (architecture-aligned): A visitor completes Discovery and receives a reviewable proposal draft with CRM linkage.

Long-term (post-initial GA horizons)

HorizonCapabilities
Commercial maturityQuotation, contract e-sign integration, enterprise approval workflows
Portal depthFull customer dashboard, support cases, knowledge CMS
Catalog expansionRoute to additional portfolio products as Approved — never invented
Developer surfaceExternal read-only catalog API (post-GA architecture scope)
PL-004 enrichmentZIP planning adapter swap when platform registers
Analytics maturityFull funnel instrumentation and executive reporting

Explicitly not long-term promises: Autonomous factory, multiple unapproved products, AGI positioning, or revenue figures without evidence.


11. Success criteria

Measurable business and product outcomes — tracked honestly; pre-revenue baselines apply until commercial evidence exists.

Consumer proof (engineering)

MetricTargetEvidence source
Platform attachmentPL-001 + PL-002 + PL-003 pinned in product .zaixos/platform.lockConsumer #2 parity with PRD-001 pattern
Architecture integrityZero boundary violations in CI architecture suiteERP validation
Reuse measurement≥ 20–33% same-shape reuse vs PRD-001 greenfield (M-25 exit)Factory repeatability gate
No doc embeddingZero copied platform constitution bodies in product repoSSOT audit

Commercial experience (product)

MetricTargetNotes
Discovery completion rateBaseline → improve% sessions reaching requirements-complete state
Proposal draft generation≥ 1 reviewable draft per qualified discoveryFirst production outcome
Time-to-proposal-draftBaseline → improveHours/days from session start to sales-reviewable draft
A1 routing accuracyBaseline → improveCorrect PRD-001 route when dental vertical fit
Human approval compliance100% for enterprise pricingAD-007 — zero auto-finalized enterprise quotes
Fail-closed integrity100% fallback availabilityForm path when PL-003 degraded

Customer relationship (product)

MetricTargetNotes
Proposal share engagementBaseline → improveToken link opens and customer actions
Portal activationBaseline → improveAuthenticated orgs viewing proposals/workspace
Closed-won → workspace100% idempotent provisioningSaga success on approved deals
Support case resolution SLADefined when operationalNot promised pre-GA

Company proof (strategic)

MetricTargetNotes
Live demonstrationProspects experience Layer 2 AI in productCredible A2 diligence surface
Honesty audit passZero prohibited claims in product UIBrand compliance checklist
M-17 coexistenceM-17 IA unchanged; PRD-000 extensions onlyWorkbook §10 parity
Portfolio truthUI reflects Approved products onlyToday: PRD-001 only

Showcase integrity (§2 P-01)

MetricTargetNotes
Internal pipeline in product100% of ZAIXOS commercial opportunities tracked in PRD-000 CRMNo parallel shadow pipeline presented as showcase
Operational evidence linkageEvaluate surfaces cite live platform pins and operational state where possibleEvidence over adjectives
Showcase debtZero unlabeled capabilities shown without internal operational useQuarterly Architecture Council review post-GA
Fiction-free showcaseZero fictional customers, fake success stories, or demo-only marketing as production proofBrand prohibited claims · CP-21
Today vs direction compliance100% of partial capabilities labeled in product UIBrand P5

Admission success (governance)

GateCriterion
Charter ApprovedClass A decision + portfolio row amended
Active (engineering)Product repo + ZEP pin + architecture tests pass
Active (commercial)Named production customer or deployment evidence per OD-02
M-25 exitSecond consumer registered; repeatability gap closed

12. Authority hierarchy (product)

PriorityDocumentRole
1COMPANY_CONSTITUTION.mdSupreme governance
2PRODUCT_PORTFOLIO.mdAdmission and lifecycle
3PRD-000_PRODUCT_CHARTER.mdThis document — product constitutional foundation
4PRD-000_PRODUCT_ARCHITECTURE.mdTechnical architecture — how, bounded contexts, platform consumption
5PRD-000_ENGINEERING_EXECUTION_PLAN.mdEngineering execution sequencing
6Product repository docsImplementation evidence

Conflict resolution: Higher layer wins. This charter does not override portfolio or constitution. Technical architecture must not contradict this charter without charter amendment.

Naming alignment: Public and product identity name is ZAIXOS Experience Platform. Planning documents referencing ZAIXOS Company Platform refer to the same PRD-000 product — update public naming on charter ratification.


13. Ratification requirements

This charter becomes product constitutional authority only when all pass:

#RequirementAuthority
1Class A executive decisionCEO + executive record
2Approved portfolio amendment — PRD-000 row in PRODUCT_PORTFOLIO.mdCPO + CEO
3M-24 factory certification (9/9 gates)Factory readiness
4M-25 Product #2 authorizationEXECUTION_MASTER_ROADMAP
5Architecture Council review — charter ↔ architecture alignmentClass B — amendment applied v1.1
6Brand compliance review — no prohibited claims introducedCMO
7M-17 integrity confirmation — no IA redesignCMO + CIA

Until ratification: status remains Proposed; engineering bootstrap documents are planning artifacts only.


14. Document control

VersionDateChange
1.02026-07-01Initial product charter — post-M17; Experience Platform identity
1.12026-07-01Architecture Council amendment — §2 Product principles (P-01 Living Showcase); M-17 vs PRD-000 evidence model; Internal operator tenant; Showcase integrity metrics; cross-references
FieldValue
SupersedesAd hoc PRD-000 planning references without charter
Superseded byNothing below company/portfolio/constitution
Does not containImplementation, code, sprints, module trees, API specs, database design
Companion documentsArchitecture v1.0 · Engineering execution plan · Bootstrap plan
Next reviewAt Class A portfolio ratification or material product scope change

Citation name for downstream documents: PRD-000 Product Charter v1.1 → file PRD-000_PRODUCT_CHARTER.md


PRD-000 Product Charter v1.1 — Constitutional product foundation. M-17 complete. Living Showcase begins here.

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