Last Updated: 2026-05-04 Owner: Docs-Dev Summary: Master navigation page for the full QuantMatrix documentation set, organized by project phase and user role.
QuantMatrix Documentation Master Index¶
This is the master navigation document for the QuantMatrix documentation set.
Its purpose is to make it easy to find the right document at the right stage of the project: - planning - architecture - implementation - testing - operations - deployment - trade review - incident response - release readiness
Use this as the top-level entry point for the entire documentation pack.
1. Recommended Reading Order¶
If you are starting from scratch, read in this order:
- Architecture Design Prompt
- Repository Structure Guide
- Implementation Spec Prompt
- Trade Analytics Spec Prompt
- Documentation Catalog
- TODO and Next Steps
- UI Document Alignment Review
- MkDocs Platform Guide
- Module Build Checklist Pack
- Operations Runbook
- Live Trading Go-Live Checklist
- Incident Response Playbook
- Daily Trade Review Template
- Production Readiness Review Template
- Release Change Checklist
- Post-Incident Review Template
- Deployment Guide
- Project Roadmap and Milestone Plan
- Notion-Style Execution Tracker
- Milestone Sprint Plan: First 4 Weeks
- Week 1 Execution Board
- Data Dictionary and Schema Reference
- API Reference Document
- Strategy Catalog Template
- Event Contract Reference
- Documentation Contributor Workflow
- Documentation Style Guide
- Documentation Changelog
- GitHub Docs Check-In Steps
- GitHub Pages Publishing Checklist
- MkDocs Build Prompt
2. Core Design Documents¶
These documents define what QuantMatrix is and how it should be built.
Architecture Design Prompt¶
- Purpose: generate the full system design document
- Best use: component boundaries, technology choices, data flow, reliability planning
- Files:
- Markdown
Implementation Spec Prompt¶
- Purpose: turn architecture into an implementation-ready engineering specification
- Best use: modules, files, APIs, schemas, configs, build order
- Files:
- Markdown
Trade Analytics Spec Prompt¶
- Purpose: define how trades are captured, analyzed, explained, and turned into recommendations
- Best use: post-trade learning, feature capture, analytics schema, recommendations
- Files:
- Markdown
TODO and Next Steps¶
- Purpose: keep the current documentation recommendations and immediate follow-up work visible
- Best use: docs maintenance, portal evolution, deciding when to move to MkDocs
- Files:
- Markdown
UI Document Alignment Review¶
- Purpose: compare the current MomentumTrader implementation against the QuantMatrix documentation set
- Best use: resolving doc drift, identifying current-state vs target-state gaps, aligning UI and API docs
- Files:
- Markdown
Documentation Catalog¶
- Purpose: provide a single inventory view of all documents using title, tags, owner, and last-updated metadata
- Best use: quick discovery, ownership lookup, metadata-driven navigation, maintenance reviews
- Files:
- Markdown
Repository Structure Guide¶
- Purpose: define how the repository should be organized across UI apps, APIs, backend processes, shared code, infrastructure, and documentation
- Best use: repository cleanup, monorepo planning, future project placement, and Git organization decisions
- Files:
- Markdown
MkDocs Build Prompt¶
- Purpose: provide a reusable prompt to recreate or continue the MkDocs documentation-platform setup
- Best use: AI-assisted docs-platform work, environment rebuilds, handoff to another engineer or model
- Files:
- Markdown
MkDocs Platform Guide¶
- Purpose: explain why the MkDocs site exists, how it is stored, versioned, built, deployed, and accessed locally
- Best use: docs platform onboarding, repository setup, local preview workflow, and GitHub Pages handoff
- Files:
- Markdown
GitHub Pages Publishing Checklist¶
- Purpose: provide a safe, step-by-step path from local MkDocs preview to hosted GitHub Pages publishing
- Best use: repository setup, Pages enablement, first publish validation, and hosted docs handoff
- Files:
- Markdown
GitHub Docs Check-In Steps¶
- Purpose: explain exactly how to move the docs from the Codex workspace into the real GitHub repository and commit only the documentation assets
- Best use: first repository check-in, docs-only commit flow, and GitHub onboarding from a non-git local folder
- Files:
- Markdown
3. Build and Delivery Documents¶
These documents help the engineering team build safely and in the right order.
Module Build Checklist Pack¶
- Purpose: module-by-module build completion checklist
- Best use: implementation tracking, readiness checks, dependency-aware build flow
- Files:
- Markdown
Release Change Checklist¶
- Purpose: lightweight release checklist for everyday changes
- Best use: bug fixes, feature releases, config updates, UI changes, broker or analytics changes
- Files:
- Markdown
Production Readiness Review Template¶
- Purpose: formal go / no-go review before major releases or live changes
- Best use: live rollout, broker changes, major strategy or risk changes
- Files:
- Markdown
Project Roadmap and Milestone Plan¶
- Purpose: sequence the platform into dependency-aware delivery milestones
- Best use: roadmap planning, milestone review, execution sequencing
- Files:
- Markdown
Notion-Style Execution Tracker¶
- Purpose: convert milestones into tasks, owners, dependencies, and status tracking
- Best use: execution management, weekly reviews, delivery tracking
- Files:
- Markdown
Milestone Sprint Plan: First 4 Weeks¶
- Purpose: turn the roadmap into a concrete first-month execution plan
- Best use: immediate build sequencing, weekly delivery focus, and first-month coordination
- Files:
- Markdown
Week 1 Execution Board¶
- Purpose: turn the first sprint week into an owner-based execution board
- Best use: immediate task sequencing, daily focus, and end-of-week review
- Files:
- Markdown
4. Operations and Runtime Documents¶
These documents are for operating QuantMatrix safely day to day.
Operations Runbook¶
- Purpose: day-to-day operating manual
- Best use: startup, shutdown, monitoring, reconciliation, emergency procedures
- Files:
- Markdown
Live Trading Go-Live Checklist¶
- Purpose: final readiness gate before real capital is used
- Best use: first live launch, major live changes, restricted-capital rollout planning
- Files:
- Markdown
Deployment Guide¶
- Purpose: deployment path from local to paper to live
- Best use: environment setup, rollout order, validation, rollback
- Files:
- Markdown
5. Incident and Recovery Documents¶
These documents help the team respond well when something goes wrong.
Incident Response Playbook¶
- Purpose: in-the-moment response instructions during incidents
- Best use: broker outages, duplicate orders, mismatches, emergency halts
- Files:
- Markdown
Post-Incident Review Template¶
- Purpose: structured review after an incident
- Best use: severity 1 and 2 events, safety failures, reconciliation failures, serious operational issues
- Files:
- Markdown
6. Trading Review and Learning Documents¶
These documents support daily learning and iterative improvement.
Daily Trade Review Template¶
- Purpose: end-of-session review
- Best use: performance review, winner/loser analysis, execution review, next-session improvements
- Files:
- Markdown
Strategy Catalog Template¶
- Purpose: standardize how individual strategies are documented and reviewed
- Best use: strategy onboarding, tuning history, paper-to-live promotion readiness
- Files:
- Markdown
7. Data and Contract Reference Documents¶
These documents define the shared contracts that keep modules aligned.
Data Dictionary and Schema Reference¶
- Purpose: define entities, tables, Redis keys, enums, and field meanings
- Best use: implementation alignment, analytics alignment, schema review
- Files:
- Markdown
API Reference Document¶
- Purpose: define REST-style runtime contracts
- Best use: frontend/backend alignment, testing, endpoint implementation
- Files:
- Markdown
Event Contract Reference¶
- Purpose: define internal stream and event payload contracts
- Best use: Redis stream integration, replay, analytics, consumer implementation
- Files:
- Markdown
8. Suggested Usage by Project Phase¶
Phase A: Define the System¶
Use: - Architecture Design Prompt - Implementation Spec Prompt - Trade Analytics Spec Prompt - UI Document Alignment Review
Phase B: Build the Platform¶
Use: - Module Build Checklist Pack - Project Roadmap and Milestone Plan - Notion-Style Execution Tracker - Milestone Sprint Plan: First 4 Weeks - Week 1 Execution Board - Release Change Checklist
Phase C: Prepare for Runtime¶
Use: - Operations Runbook - Deployment Guide - Production Readiness Review Template
Phase D: Prepare for Live Trading¶
Use: - Live Trading Go-Live Checklist - Incident Response Playbook
Phase E: Learn and Improve¶
Use: - Daily Trade Review Template - Post-Incident Review Template - Trade Analytics Spec Prompt
Phase F: Lock Down Contracts¶
Use: - Data Dictionary and Schema Reference - API Reference Document - Event Contract Reference - Strategy Catalog Template
Phase G: Maintain The Documentation System¶
Use: - Documentation Catalog - TODO and Next Steps - MkDocs Platform Guide - GitHub Docs Check-In Steps - GitHub Pages Publishing Checklist - Documentation Contributor Workflow - Documentation Style Guide - Documentation Changelog - MkDocs Build Prompt
9. Suggested Usage by Role¶
For Architects / Lead Engineers¶
- Architecture Design Prompt
- Implementation Spec Prompt
- Trade Analytics Spec Prompt
- Production Readiness Review Template
- Data Dictionary and Schema Reference
- Event Contract Reference
For Backend / Platform Engineers¶
- Implementation Spec Prompt
- UI Document Alignment Review
- Module Build Checklist Pack
- Deployment Guide
- Release Change Checklist
- API Reference Document
- Data Dictionary and Schema Reference
- Event Contract Reference
For Operators¶
- Operations Runbook
- Live Trading Go-Live Checklist
- Incident Response Playbook
- Daily Trade Review Template
For Strategy Owners¶
- Trade Analytics Spec Prompt
- Daily Trade Review Template
- Production Readiness Review Template
- Strategy Catalog Template
For Project Leads / Delivery Owners¶
- Project Roadmap and Milestone Plan
- UI Document Alignment Review
- Notion-Style Execution Tracker
- Milestone Sprint Plan: First 4 Weeks
- Week 1 Execution Board
- Release Change Checklist
- Production Readiness Review Template
For Documentation Maintainers¶
- Documentation Catalog
- TODO and Next Steps
- MkDocs Platform Guide
- GitHub Docs Check-In Steps
- GitHub Pages Publishing Checklist
- Documentation Contributor Workflow
- Documentation Style Guide
- Documentation Changelog
- MkDocs Build Prompt
10. Minimum Starter Set¶
If you want the smallest useful doc set to start work, begin with: - Architecture Design Prompt - Implementation Spec Prompt - Module Build Checklist Pack - Operations Runbook
11. Full Documentation Set¶
Current document set:
- Architecture Design Prompt
- Implementation Spec Prompt
- Trade Analytics Spec Prompt
- Documentation Catalog
- TODO and Next Steps
- UI Document Alignment Review
- MkDocs Platform Guide
- Module Build Checklist Pack
- Operations Runbook
- Live Trading Go-Live Checklist
- Incident Response Playbook
- Daily Trade Review Template
- Production Readiness Review Template
- Release Change Checklist
- Post-Incident Review Template
- Deployment Guide
- Project Roadmap and Milestone Plan
- Notion-Style Execution Tracker
- Milestone Sprint Plan: First 4 Weeks
- Week 1 Execution Board
- Data Dictionary and Schema Reference
- API Reference Document
- Strategy Catalog Template
- Event Contract Reference
- Documentation Contributor Workflow Markdown
- Documentation Style Guide Markdown
- Documentation Changelog Markdown
- GitHub Docs Check-In Steps
- GitHub Pages Publishing Checklist
- MkDocs Build Prompt Markdown
12. Recommended Next Additions¶
Possible next documents: - Broker onboarding checklist - Redis consumer group reference - OpenAPI / JSON schema package - first release notes template - paper-trading readiness checklist