Shared platform: search and analytics taxonomy across all public sites

[ryparker-ai-assistant]

Summary

Define a shared search and analytics taxonomy so all public sites can evolve without each one inventing its own incompatible model.

Problem Statement

Congress.wiki, SCOTUS.wiki, WhiteHouse.wiki, and WriteToGov now share a broader product ecosystem. Search, click analytics, query taxonomy, and user-intent measurement should not fragment into four unrelated systems. A light shared plan now will make cross-site learning and future product work much easier.

Scope

• Define core search-event naming shared across sites
• Identify which result/entity concepts should stay site-specific vs shared
• Document the minimum taxonomy for result clicks, no-result queries, and top-level intents
• Establish how site-level search work should relate to shared analytics

Out of Scope

• Implementing every search improvement immediately
• Migrating all current search code in one issue
• BI dashboard buildout

Acceptance Criteria

• Shared search/analytics terms are documented well enough to implement consistently
• The taxonomy supports both site-specific entities and cross-site reporting
• Future search issues can reference one shared vocabulary instead of redefining events each time
• The plan is lightweight enough to use, not just admire