CATz — Canary Agent Taskforce
GrowDirect LLC's methodology vault. The pack of trained, principal-aware AI agents + human delivery lead that observes a retailer's operation, translates what it sees into the canonical retail data model, and produces engagement-grade deliverables. Engagement model, capability framework, artifact templates, role playbooks, partnerships, standards adoption.
Method
- method/overview — CATz method in one page
- method/catz-method-detail — full CDF phase and workstream detail (Scaffold / Seed / Show, RACI matrix, risk register)
- method/cloud-architecture-options — cloud platform decision framework (AWS / GCP / Azure, tenant isolation, scaling path)
- method/data-economics — data ingress/egress economics and the own-your-data argument (cost model, hostage dynamic, crossover math)
- method/retail-diagnostic — 7-section diagnostic frame
- method/it-architecture-options — multi-option architecture evaluation frame
- Phases — method/phases/phase-1-assess-and-design · method/phases/phase-2-select-and-implement
- Workstreams —
method/workstreams/(commercial, supply chain, finance, store ops, space/range/display, people/labor, property/assets, loss prevention, technology) - Artifacts —
method/artifacts/(SDD, interface spec, context diagram, traceability matrix) - Roles —
method/roles/(architect, engineer, writer, PMO, data detective, digital plumber)
Capability model — CBM v2
- cbm-v2/overview — how GrowDirect extends retail CBM
- cbm-v2/agent-strategy — AI-agent workforce as first-class function
- cbm-v2/data-protection-and-governance — PII, hash-chain evidence, compliance
- cbm-v2/pmo — program management
- cbm-v2/arb — architecture review board
About GrowDirect
- about/growdirect-llc — the company
- about/founder — founder bio
- about/licenses-and-standards — ARTS adoption, certifications, partnerships
Partnerships & standards
- partnerships/api-partners
- partnerships/integration-partners
- partnerships/standards-bodies — ARTS, NRF, PCI SSC
Siblings
- Canary-Retail-Brain — product brand and architecture (separate vault)
- Canary Retail — product code (separate repo)
- GrowDirect platform — internal, not externally shared