Date: 2025-11-29 Author: ding Version: 1.0 Project Type: web-app Project Level: 4 Status: Draft
This Product Requirements Document (PRD) defines the functional and non-functional requirements for Claude Code Hub. It serves as the source of truth for what will be built and provides traceability from requirements through implementation.
Related Documents:
docs/product-brief-claude-code-hub-2025-11-29.mdClaude Code Hub is an intelligent AI API proxy platform designed for agile development teams, AI-driven development teams, startups, and small-medium software companies. It provides observable, highly available AI coding infrastructure with multi-provider auto-switching, circuit breaker, seamless retry, complete logging, and billing management - ideal for team collaboration and shared usage scenarios.
Functional Requirements (FRs) define what the system does - specific features and behaviors.
Each requirement includes:
| Status | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ IMPLEMENTED | 24 | 65% |
| ⚠️ PARTIAL | 10 | 27% |
| ❌ NOT_IMPLEMENTED | 3 | 8% |
| Total | 37 | 100% |
Last Updated: 2025-11-29
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall support CRUD operations for upstream AI API providers, allowing administrators to add, configure, update, enable/disable, and remove providers.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: None
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall support multiple provider types with appropriate protocol handling:
claude - Standard Anthropic APIclaude-auth - Claude relay services (Bearer auth only)codex - OpenAI Codex/Response APIgemini - Google Gemini APIgemini-cli - Gemini CLI formatopenai-compatible - OpenAI-compatible APIsAcceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-001
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall automatically select the optimal provider for each request based on:
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-001, FR-005
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall implement per-provider circuit breaker pattern to prevent cascading failures:
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-001
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall maintain session stickiness to route consecutive requests from the same conversation to the same provider, improving cache hit rates and reducing costs.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-003
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall bidirectionally convert between different API formats:
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-002
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall automatically retry failed requests on alternative providers without user awareness.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-003, FR-004
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall support multi-tenant user management with per-user quotas and limits.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: None
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall support API key creation and management with per-key limits.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-008
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall authenticate API requests using API keys and admin requests using admin token.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-009
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall enforce multi-dimensional rate limits:
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-008, FR-009
Priority: Should Have
Gap: Provider-level concurrent session limiting is implemented, but user-level enforcement is missing.
Description: System shall limit concurrent active sessions per user/provider to prevent resource exhaustion.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-005, FR-011
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall log all proxy requests with comprehensive metadata for debugging and analytics.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-010
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall provide real-time monitoring dashboard showing system health and activity.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-013
Priority: Should Have
Gap: No export capability (CSV, JSON). Limited time range aggregations.
Description: System shall aggregate and display usage statistics at multiple granularities.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-013
Priority: Should Have
Gap: No force-terminate capability for admin. No real-time token accumulation tracking during streaming.
Description: System shall display currently active sessions with details.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-005, FR-013
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall display health status of each provider including circuit breaker state.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-004
Priority: Could Have
Gap: Missing weekly/all-time time periods. No optional anonymization of usernames.
Description: System shall display usage leaderboard showing top users by various metrics.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-015
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall provide comprehensive admin dashboard for system management.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-010
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall support configurable error classification rules for intelligent error handling.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-004, FR-007
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall filter requests containing sensitive or prohibited content.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-010
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall maintain model pricing data for accurate cost calculation.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: None
Priority: Could Have
Description: System shall track and optionally enforce minimum client versions.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-010
Priority: Should Have
Gap: No configuration versioning/history tracking.
Description: System shall support runtime configuration without restart.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-019
Priority: Could Have
Gap: Only admin alerts implemented. User-targeted notifications and read/unread state not implemented.
Description: System shall support in-app notifications for users.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-008
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall provide Claude Messages API-compatible endpoint.
Acceptance Criteria:
/v1/messages accepts Claude formatDependencies: FR-006
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall provide OpenAI Chat Completions API-compatible endpoint.
Acceptance Criteria:
/v1/chat/completions accepts OpenAI formatDependencies: FR-006
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall provide Codex Response API-compatible endpoint for CLI tools.
Acceptance Criteria:
/v1/responses accepts Codex formatDependencies: FR-006
Priority: Should Have
Gap: Not all Server Actions are documented. Some endpoints missing from OpenAPI spec.
Description: System shall auto-generate OpenAPI documentation for all API endpoints.
Acceptance Criteria:
/api/actions/openapi.json/api/actions/docs/api/actions/scalarDependencies: None
Priority: Could Have
Gap: Infrastructure exists (mcpPassthrough field) but not wired up to actual request flow.
Description: System shall support MCP (Model Context Protocol) passthrough for enhanced capabilities.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-002
Priority: Could Have
Description: System shall fetch and display real-time balance/quota information from providers.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-001
Priority: Could Have
Gap: Only exclusion of exhausted providers implemented. Deprioritization and smooth transition not implemented.
Description: System shall incorporate real-time quota data into provider selection.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-031, FR-003
Priority: Should Have
Gap: No bulk redirect import capability.
Description: System shall support per-provider model name mapping/redirects.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-001
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall support HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 proxy for upstream connections.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-001
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall support per-provider timeout configuration.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: FR-001
Priority: Won't Have (this phase)
Description: System shall support multiple database backends: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: None
Priority: Won't Have (this phase)
Description: System shall provide desktop client application for lightweight local deployment.
Acceptance Criteria:
Dependencies: None
Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) define how the system performs - quality attributes and constraints.
Priority: Must Have
Description: Proxy shall add minimal latency overhead to API requests.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: AI coding tools are latency-sensitive; excessive overhead degrades user experience.
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall handle high concurrent session load.
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Rationale: Team usage patterns create concurrent spikes during work hours.
Priority: Must Have
Description: Streaming responses shall be reliable and efficient.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: Streaming is the primary usage mode for AI coding tools.
Priority: Must Have
Description: Authentication shall be secure and resistant to common attacks.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: API keys provide access to paid AI services; compromise has financial impact.
Priority: Must Have
Description: Sensitive data shall be protected in transit and at rest.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: Platform handles sensitive API keys and potentially confidential code.
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall filter prohibited content effectively.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: Teams may need to enforce content policies for compliance.
Priority: Must Have
Description: System shall maintain high availability through fault tolerance.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: AI coding tools are critical for developer productivity; downtime is costly.
Priority: Should Have
Description: System shall scale horizontally to handle increased load.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: Usage grows with team size; vertical scaling has limits.
Priority: Should Have
Description: Admin interface shall support multiple languages.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: Global developer community; English-only limits adoption.
Priority: Should Have
Description: Admin interface shall work on various screen sizes.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: Admins may need to check status from various devices.
Priority: Must Have
Description: Codebase shall maintain high quality standards.
Acceptance Criteria:
any types without justificationRationale: Open source project; code quality affects contributor experience.
Priority: Should Have
Description: APIs shall be well-documented and discoverable.
Acceptance Criteria:
Rationale: Self-service adoption requires clear documentation.
Epics are logical groupings of related functionality that will be broken down into user stories during sprint planning (Phase 4).
Each epic maps to multiple functional requirements and will generate 2-10 stories.
Description: Implement the foundational proxy functionality that routes requests to upstream providers with intelligent selection, failover, and format conversion.
Functional Requirements:
Story Count Estimate: 8-10
Priority: Must Have
Business Value: This is the core value proposition of CCH - without this, there is no product. Enables seamless multi-provider experience with high availability.
Description: Implement multi-tenant user management with authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.
Functional Requirements:
Story Count Estimate: 6-8
Priority: Must Have
Business Value: Enables team usage model with per-user quotas, essential for cost control and fair resource allocation.
Description: Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and analytics for operational visibility.
Functional Requirements:
Story Count Estimate: 6-8
Priority: Should Have
Business Value: Provides observability into system operation, enables cost tracking, and helps identify issues before they impact users.
Description: Implement admin dashboard with comprehensive system management capabilities.
Functional Requirements:
Story Count Estimate: 7-9
Priority: Should Have
Business Value: Enables system administrators to manage CCH effectively without direct database access or code changes.
Description: Implement API endpoints compatible with major AI coding tool formats.
Functional Requirements:
Story Count Estimate: 5-7
Priority: Must Have
Business Value: Enables CCH to work with all major AI coding tools without client-side changes.
Description: Implement advanced provider management features for optimized scheduling and operations.
Functional Requirements:
Story Count Estimate: 5-7
Priority: Could Have
Business Value: Enables more intelligent resource utilization and supports advanced deployment scenarios (proxied environments, custom providers).
Description: Expand platform capabilities for broader deployment scenarios.
Functional Requirements:
Story Count Estimate: 4-6
Priority: Won't Have (this phase)
Business Value: Enables lightweight deployment without PostgreSQL/Redis infrastructure and provides local-first option for individual developers.
User stories follow the format: "As a [user type], I want [goal] so that [benefit]."
These are preliminary stories. Detailed stories will be created in Phase 4 (Implementation).
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| Version | Date | Author | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2025-11-29 | ding | Initial PRD |
Run /architecture to create system architecture based on these requirements.
The architecture will address:
After architecture is complete, run /sprint-planning to:
This document was created using BMAD Method v6 - Phase 2 (Planning)
To continue: Run /workflow-status to see your progress and next recommended workflow.
| Epic ID | Epic Name | Functional Requirements | Story Count (Est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPIC-001 | Core Proxy Engine | FR-001, FR-002, FR-003, FR-004, FR-005, FR-006, FR-007 | 8-10 |
| EPIC-002 | User & Access Management | FR-008, FR-009, FR-010, FR-011, FR-012 | 6-8 |
| EPIC-003 | Monitoring & Analytics | FR-013, FR-014, FR-015, FR-016, FR-017, FR-018 | 6-8 |
| EPIC-004 | Administration Console | FR-019, FR-020, FR-021, FR-022, FR-023, FR-024, FR-025 | 7-9 |
| EPIC-005 | API Compatibility Layer | FR-026, FR-027, FR-028, FR-029, FR-030 | 5-7 |
| EPIC-006 | Advanced Provider Intelligence | FR-031, FR-032, FR-033, FR-034, FR-035 | 5-7 |
| EPIC-007 | Platform Expansion | FR-036, FR-037 | 4-6 |
Total Estimated Stories: 41-55
| Priority | Count | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Must Have | 16 | FR-001 to FR-011, FR-013, FR-019, FR-026, FR-027 |
| Should Have | 14 | FR-012, FR-014 to FR-017, FR-020 to FR-024, FR-028, FR-029, FR-033 to FR-035 |
| Could Have | 5 | FR-018, FR-025, FR-030, FR-031, FR-032 |
| Won't Have | 2 | FR-036, FR-037 |
| Priority | Count | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Must Have | 7 | NFR-001 to NFR-005, NFR-007, NFR-011 |
| Should Have | 5 | NFR-006, NFR-008 to NFR-010, NFR-012 |