# UC-BoK — Unified Commerce Body of Knowledge

> UC-BoK is a model-driven Unified Commerce Knowledge Platform built on a formal ontology,
> executable schemas, canonical catalogs and a queryable knowledge graph.
>
> Version: 1.2.0-alpha | License: open | Maintainer: Alchemi Retail Tech

UC-BoK provides a vendor-neutral canonical reference for Unified Commerce:
46 business objects, 25 capabilities, 107 domain events, 15 processes,
13 application archetypes, 3 reference architectures, a UCMI maturity assessment engine,
and an operational experience model — all machine-validated and queryable.

## Key Entry Points

- [Home](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/): Overview and audience navigation
- [Meta-model](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/00-charter/005-metamodel-v1/): The UC-BoK meta-model — how knowledge is structured
- [Domain Model](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/04-domain-model/): 10 bounded domains and 46 business objects
- [Capability Model](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/02-capability-model/): 25 capabilities across all domains
- [Business Processes](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/06-business-processes/): 15 end-to-end retail processes
- [Reference Architectures](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/10-reference-architecture/): Fashion, Grocery, Specialty Retail
- [Assessment Framework](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/12-assessment-framework/): UCMI maturity index (0–4 bands)
- [API Catalog](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/09-api/): Canonical UC API surface
- [Event Model](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/08-events/): 107 domain events with taxonomy
- [Vendor Assessment](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/11-vendor-mapping/): Protocol — workshop-required, no self-reports
- [Architecture Decisions](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/adr/): 18 ADRs governing all platform decisions

## Machine-Readable Context

- [AI Context Bundle](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/ai-context/): Full UC-BoK knowledge in one page (optimised for LLM context)
- [llms-full.txt](https://retex-iconic.github.io/uc-bok/llms-full.txt): Complete catalog content as plain text

## Source

- GitHub: https://github.com/retex-iconic/uc-bok
- YAML Catalogs: https://github.com/retex-iconic/uc-bok/tree/main/catalogs
- Ontology Specs: https://github.com/retex-iconic/uc-bok/tree/main/specifications