AI Features Phase B Planned

AI Features apply machine learning to a merchant's data to surface forecasts, anomalies and recommendations - helping owners make data-driven decisions. This module is planned for Phase B; no capabilities are built yet.

1. Identity

Property	Value
Module ID	EXT-04
Tier	Extended
Status	Planned
Phase	P1-P3
Priority	LOW
Primary users	Owner / Manager

2. Purpose & Scope

Included	Excluded
Revenue & demand forecasting	Manual report building (see Reports)
Anomaly detection & smart alerts	Raw data warehousing
Recommendations & insights	Third-party BI tooling
Natural-language queries	-

3. Capabilities

Capability	What the user can do
Revenue forecasting	See predicted future sales
Demand prediction	Plan stock from predicted demand
Anomaly detection	Get alerts on unusual patterns
Recommendations	Receive business suggestions
Natural-language queries	Ask questions of business data

No AI capability is implemented today; all rows are roadmap.

4. Module Dependencies

Depends on	Why
Reports	Aggregated metrics are the model inputs
Inventory	Stock data feeds demand prediction
Customer	Customer data feeds behavior analysis

5. Backend Packages

Implementation detail lives in the developer docs - this section only maps the module to the services that power it.

Package	Role	Developer docs
-	No backend package yet - planned	-

Engineering Mapping (Feature ⇄ Package)

The horizontal axis of the Feature Spine - each business feature (<AREA> in the URD) maps to its engineering home. Reciprocal: the package docs link back here.

Feature	Dev package	Status
INS Insights	-	Planned

6. Key User Flows

7. Roles & Permissions

Role	Can	Cannot
Owner	View all AI insights (planned)	-
Manager	View insights for their scope (planned)	Export underlying model data

8. Status & Roadmap

Phase	Capabilities
P1	Revenue forecasting, smart alerts
P2	Demand prediction, recommendations
P3	Natural-language queries, anomaly detection

9. Related Pages

• URD
• PRDs
• Reports · Inventory · Customer