Define the v1 category spine #28

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christian · 2026-08-02T05:01:03Z

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2026-08-02 05:01:03 +00:00

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Surfaced by the category taxonomy resolution, which established that we curate a small shared spine
of 50-150 leaves in a two-level group -> category structure, each leaf annotated with the UNSPSC
families it subsumes. This ticket decides what actually ships.

Resolve: the group set; the leaves under each; the UNSPSC family annotations per leaf; and the
granularity test that settles borderline calls, since the resolution flagged granularity as the
thing we are most likely to get wrong — too coarse and matching is useless, too fine and every
retailer maps differently.

Scope note from the research: real solicitations are not only goods. Logistics, facilities,
marketing, and professional services all appeared, and GS1 GPC was rejected partly because it
cannot host them. The spine must cover services, not just merchandise.

Useful inputs: the retail structures already surfaced in research (Walmart on Coupa, Target's
Partners Online, Kroger's Supplier Hub) as evidence of the altitude real sourcing events run at,
and the collected RFPs from the artifacts research as a sample to test candidate leaves against.

Parallel in shape to the v1 document type catalogue ticket, and can be worked independently of it.

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## Question Surfaced by the category taxonomy resolution, which established that we curate a small shared spine of 50-150 leaves in a two-level `group -> category` structure, each leaf annotated with the UNSPSC families it subsumes. This ticket decides what actually ships. Resolve: the group set; the leaves under each; the UNSPSC family annotations per leaf; and the granularity test that settles borderline calls, since the resolution flagged granularity as the thing we are most likely to get wrong — too coarse and matching is useless, too fine and every retailer maps differently. Scope note from the research: real solicitations are not only goods. Logistics, facilities, marketing, and professional services all appeared, and GS1 GPC was rejected partly because it cannot host them. The spine must cover services, not just merchandise. Useful inputs: the retail structures already surfaced in research (Walmart on Coupa, Target's Partners Online, Kroger's Supplier Hub) as evidence of the altitude real sourcing events run at, and the collected RFPs from the artifacts research as a sample to test candidate leaves against. Parallel in shape to the v1 document type catalogue ticket, and can be worked independently of it. --- Parent: #1

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