raceplanner/openspec/changes/new-raceplanner-app/proposal.md

Why

We need a dedicated race planning application to help race organizers and participants coordinate event logistics, track registrations, manage schedules, and communicate important information. Currently, organizers rely on fragmented tools (spreadsheets, email chains, social media) which leads to confusion and missed details.

What Changes

• Create a new web application for race planning and management
• Implement user authentication and role-based access (organizers vs participants)
• Build event creation and management system with scheduling
• Add registration workflow with payment tracking
• Create communication tools (announcements, notifications)
• Build dashboard for tracking key metrics and participant data

Capabilities

New Capabilities

• user-auth: User authentication and authorization system with role-based access control
• event-management: Create, edit, and manage race events with schedules and details
• event-categorization: Categorize events with tags and categories for filtering
• registration-system: Participant registration workflow with form submission, editing, and cancellation
• payment-tracking: Track registration payments and payment status
• announcements: Event announcements and communication system
• dashboard: Dashboard for organizers to view metrics and manage events

Modified Capabilities

Impact

• New web application codebase
• Database schema for users, events, registrations
• API endpoints for all CRUD operations
• Frontend UI components for all features
• Integration with payment processor (future consideration)