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Preseed vs Seed (naming)

Preseed remains the internal document-capture stage of the Seed loop — not a separate product.

Decision (bs-8334): Keep /preseed routes, APIs, and .bootspring/preseed/ as a legacy / internal project-builder stage of the Seed loop. Do not rename production APIs for launch. Do not market “preseed” as a separate product.

Canonical product language

Say this (public)Means
Seed loopIdea → context docs → SEED.md merge → agent files → build
Seed context documentsVision, PRD, audience, etc. that feed merge
Seed generator / BYOKDashboard flow that drafts those context docs with your keys
Internal / stable technical namesRole
bootspring seed *Primary CLI surface
.bootspring/context/Preferred context doc location for seed init / seed merge
.bootspring/preseed/Legacy document store still produced by older wizards and some dashboard builders
/dashboard/projects/:id/preseedDashboard project-builder UI (stack + wizard)
/api/projects/:id/preseed/*Control-plane persistence for that builder

Why we keep the routes

  • Preseed APIs and pages are wired and tested (wizard, studio, upload, generate).
  • The CLI seed pipeline still accepts preseed docs as an input to merge.
  • A full rename would break CLI, dashboard, and stored project settings without launch benefit.

What we change for launch honesty

  1. Docs lead with Seed (bootspring seed init|merge|go), not preseed.
  2. Marketing says “seed context documents,” not “preseed product.”
  3. Dashboard labels preseed pages as Seed project builder (legacy preseed stage).
  4. Support language treats preseed as “project builder / seed docs,” never a second onboarding path.

Operator path (recommended)

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Dashboard path (optional, same loop):

  1. Create a project
  2. Open Seed project builder (/dashboard/projects/:id/preseed)
  3. Fill wizard / stack
  4. Export or merge into local seed docs
  5. Continue with CLI seed merge + build

Non-goals

  • No silent delete of /preseed routes for launch
  • No dual “preseed product” marketing
  • No claim that every agent is production-routed after seed merge

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