Team-Based Parallel Development Strategy

Core Team Structure (6-8 Teams)

Team 1: Core Infrastructure (2-3 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── Repository structure & shared libraries
├── Event schemas & canonicalization  
├── Cryptographic primitives (Ed25519, BLS, VRF)
├── CID generation & content addressing
├── Common data structures & interfaces
└── Integration test framework

Deliverable: Foundation that all other teams depend on

Team 2: P2P Networking (2-3 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── libp2p host implementation
├── gossipsub with exact mesh parameters
├── DHT for content discovery
├── Rate limiting & peer reputation
├── Topic management (events/*, revocations/*, etc.)
└── HTTP bridge for internal services

Deliverable: p2p-gateway service Dependencies: Core Infrastructure schemas

Team 3: Storage & Persistence (2-3 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── fullnode (RocksDB + blob storage)
├── Event indexing strategies
├── Mirror services (checkpoints, rules, StatusLists)
├── lognode (Trillian personality)
├── Database schemas & migrations
└── Proof serving infrastructure

Deliverable: fullnode + lognode services Dependencies: Core Infrastructure, some P2P coordination

Team 4: Trust Scoring Engine (2-3 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── Complete scoring algorithm implementation
├── Decay functions & diversity weighting
├── Vouch budget enforcement
├── Graph analytics for anti-collusion
├── Score caching & incremental updates
└── Proof bundling for verification

Deliverable: scorer service Dependencies: Core Infrastructure, Storage for reading events

Team 5: Identity & Credentials (2-3 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── DID method implementation (did:key, did:web)
├── VC-JWT & SD-JWT integration
├── StatusList 2021 revocation
├── Wallet key management
├── Credential presentation flows
└── issuer service for VC issuance

Deliverable: walletd service + issuer service Dependencies: Core Infrastructure, some P2P for publishing

Team 6: Consensus & Governance (2-3 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── Checkpoint committee implementation
├── BLS threshold signature aggregation
├── VRF-based committee selection
├── rules-registry with time-locks
├── Committee rotation logic
└── Governance proposal system

Deliverable: checkpointor + rules-registry services Dependencies: Core Infrastructure, Storage for checkpoints

Team 7: Client Applications (3-4 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── Web wallet interface
├── Mobile wallet (React Native/Flutter)
├── Desktop wallet application
├── Demo applications (forum, marketplace)
├── API client libraries
└── Developer documentation

Deliverable: User-facing applications Dependencies: Most other services via APIs

Team 8: DevOps & Integration (2-3 devs)

Responsibilities:
├── Docker containerization
├── Kubernetes deployment configs
├── CI/CD pipelines
├── Monitoring & observability setup
├── Integration testing infrastructure
└── Production deployment automation

Deliverable: Complete deployment pipeline Dependencies: All services

Development Stages & Integration Points

Stage 1: Foundation

Team Priority Order:
1. Core Infrastructure
2. P2P Networking, Storage, Identity
3. Scoring, Consensus
4. Client Apps, DevOps

Stage 2: Service Integration

Integration Milestones:
├── Core + P2P: Event publishing works
├── Storage + P2P: Event persistence & retrieval
├── Scoring + Storage: Score computation from events
├── Identity + All: Full vouch → score flow
├── Consensus + All: Checkpoint creation & verification
└── DevOps: All services running in containers

Stage 3: Application Integration

End-to-End Flows:
├── Wallet creates & publishes vouch
├── Storage persists, Scoring updates
├── Consensus creates checkpoint
├── Wallet fetches score with proofs
├── Demo app verifies score ≥ threshold
└── Full monitoring & alerting

Team Coordination Strategy

1. Interface-First Development

Each team starts by defining their service’s:

• gRPC/HTTP API contracts
• Database schemas
• Configuration interfaces
• Error types and handling

2. Shared Repository Structure

/services
  /core-infrastructure/    # Team 1
  /p2p-gateway/           # Team 2  
  /fullnode/              # Team 3a
  /lognode/               # Team 3b
  /scorer/                # Team 4
  /walletd/               # Team 5a
  /issuer/                # Team 5b
  /checkpointor/          # Team 6a
  /rules-registry/        # Team 6b
  /client-apps/           # Team 7
  /deploy/                # Team 8

/shared                   # Owned by Team 1
  /internal/events/       # Event schemas
  /internal/crypto/       # Crypto primitives
  /internal/api/          # API definitions
  /internal/config/       # Configuration

3. Weekly Integration Cycles

Monday: Team updates & dependency planning
Wednesday: Integration builds & conflict resolution  
Friday: End-to-end testing & weekly demo

4. Dependency Management

# Clear dependency graph
core-infrastructure: []
p2p-gateway: [core-infrastructure]
storage: [core-infrastructure, p2p-gateway]
scoring: [core-infrastructure, storage]
identity: [core-infrastructure, p2p-gateway]
consensus: [core-infrastructure, storage]
clients: [ALL_SERVICES]
devops: [ALL_SERVICES]

AI Agent Integration per Team

Each team can use AI agents for:

• Boilerplate generation within their service boundaries
• Test suite creation for their components
• Documentation generation for their APIs
• Performance optimization within their domain

But human coordination handles:

• Cross-service API design
• Integration testing
• Architectural decisions
• Conflict resolution

Success Metrics & Gates

Phase 1 Gate: “Services Start”

• ✅ All service interfaces defined
• ✅ Core infrastructure APIs stable
• ✅ Each service can start & expose health checks

Phase 2 Gate: “Basic Integration”

• ✅ Vouch event: create → publish → store → score
• ✅ All services communicate via defined APIs
• ✅ Basic monitoring & logging working

Phase 3 Gate: “End-to-End Demo”

• ✅ Complete user flow: vouch → score → verify
• ✅ Demo applications working
• ✅ Production deployment ready

Risk Mitigation

Integration Hell Prevention:

• Daily integration builds from all teams
• Shared API testing contracts
• Early & frequent cross-team communication

Scope Creep Control:

• Teams stick to exact architecture specifications
• Changes require cross-team approval
• AI agents prevent feature drift within services

Dependency Bottlenecks:

• Core Infrastructure team prioritizes blockers
• Mock services for parallel development
• Clear escalation paths for conflicts

This approach lets you scale development horizontally while maintaining architectural coherence. Each team can move fast within their domain while integration points keep everyone aligned.