## What this is An inventory of **all** work required for virtual registries — the Go service, the management API, the monolith UI, and conformance — with what has landed, what is pending, and the dependency structure between them. Verified against `origin/main` and the API on **2026-09-15**. This is a reference index, not a second source of truth: every step below is owned by its own plan Status table, issue or MR, and nothing here overrides them. Plan Status tables have a single writer, so an empty cell there means "not yet recorded", not "not started" — the counts below were derived from merged MRs independently and name the divergence where one exists. > ### The scope posture is contradictory today, and this item does not resolve it > > - AR's roadmap records the **2026-09-07 decision by `@jaime` that the three virtual formats are fast-follows**, not closed-beta scope, and that S17 Phase 6 rows 36–42 cannot be launch scope either since they sit downstream of a fast-follow — [`docs/roadmap/closed-beta.md:435-441`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/roadmap/closed-beta.md#L435-441). > - The canonical, EM-facing scope doc that this epic names as its full scope — [`closed-beta-scope.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/package-stage/unified-artifact-management/-/blob/main/closed-beta-scope.md) — marks **virtual registries `IN`** with the cut **locked** (lines 34, 39, 44, 61, 72) and sets a closed-beta **exit criterion of virtual cache hit ≥70% in at least one partner environment** (line 127). > - `closed-beta.md:440` states that reopening the posture requires a change in **both** files. No such MR exists, and no issue tracks the discrepancy. > > **Deciding which document is right is the first action this item asks for**, because it determines whether the 75 pending steps below are launch scope or fast-follow. ## Where we are **23 of 98 planned steps have landed, plus 0 of 13 conformance catalog rows.** One virtual item carries an `~AR-Blocks::*` label and it is `::GA` ([#1334](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1334)); neither open closed-beta blocker is virtual. | Stream | Spec | Plan | Landed | Pending | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S13 virtual + remote foundation | `S13` Approved | [`2026-07-16-s13-virtual-remote-foundation.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/plans/2026-07-16-s13-virtual-remote-foundation.md) | **15 / 15** ✅ (13 recorded) | — | | S13 collection mode | `S13` Approved | [`2026-09-04-virtual-collection-mode.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/plans/2026-09-04-virtual-collection-mode.md) | **3 / 6** | 3 steps, **none with an MR or a branch** | | S30 Maven virtual | `S30` Approved (!2018) | [`2026-09-10-s30-maven-virtual.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/plans/2026-09-10-s30-maven-virtual.md) | **0 / 25** | all 25, no step MR, no branch | | S31 npm virtual | `S31` Approved (!862) | [`2026-08-21-s31-npm-virtual.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/plans/2026-08-21-s31-npm-virtual.md) | **12 / 19** | 7 steps, all unassigned | | S32 container virtual | `S32` Approved (!972) | [`2026-08-27-s32-container-virtual.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/plans/2026-08-27-s32-container-virtual.md) | **6 / 19** (5 recorded) | 13 steps, 1 partly in flight | | S17 Phase 6 — virtual rows 36–42 | `S17` Approved | [`2026-08-13-s17-phase6-virtual-remote-repositories.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/plans/2026-08-13-s17-phase6-virtual-remote-repositories.md) | **0 / 7** (35 / 42 plan-wide) | 7 rows, 2 open as MRs | | monolith/S05 virtual repository detail | monolith `S05` | [`monolith/2026-09-10-repository-detail-virtual.md`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/blob/main/docs/plans/monolith/2026-09-10-repository-detail-virtual.md) | **2 / 8** | 6 steps, 2 open as MRs | | monolith/S07 Phase 3 virtual CRUD | monolith `S07` | plan MR **!2669 open, not on `main`** | **0 / 14** | all 14; no step MR may open until the plan merges | | Virtual conformance | none — spec unwritten (rc#83) | none — plan unwritten (rc#84) | **0 / 13** catalog rows | all 13, blocked on the spec | ## Dependency graph ```mermaid graph TD classDef done fill:#c3e6cb,stroke:#28a745,color:#155724 classDef open fill:#ffeeba,stroke:#f0ad4e,color:#856404 classDef none fill:#f5c6cb,stroke:#dc3545,color:#721c24 classDef gate fill:#d1ecf1,stroke:#17a2b8,color:#0c5460 S13F["S13 foundation<br/>15/15"]:::done S14["S14 Maven remote<br/>20/20"]:::done S15["S15 npm remote<br/>15/16"]:::open S16["S16 container remote<br/>26/26"]:::done C4["collection Step 4<br/>virtual.Collect<br/>#1247 · no MR"]:::none C5["collection Step 5<br/>cache fallback + veto<br/>#1248 · unassigned"]:::none C6["collection Step 6<br/>per-position wait bound<br/>#1249 · unassigned"]:::none S31S["S31 schema 1-3"]:::done S31M["S31 Step 13 merge+serve<br/>then 14-19"]:::none S32S["S32 schema 1-2<br/>Step 3 pending"]:::open S32A["S32 Step 10a<br/>data-error positions"]:::none S32R["S32 Step 11 facade<br/>budget half = !2622"]:::open S32REST["S32 Steps 4, 8, 9, 10b,<br/>12, 14-18"]:::none S30S["S30 schema 1-3<br/>no MR, no branch"]:::none S30B["S30 Step 10b<br/>wrong-format mark"]:::none S30REST["S30 Steps 4-9, 10a/10c,<br/>11a/11b, 12, 14-20"]:::none S30C["S30 Step 13<br/>collection over positions"]:::none P37["Ph6 37 npm virtual<br/>!2665 open"]:::open P38["Ph6 38 container virtual<br/>!2666 open"]:::open P36["Ph6 36 Maven create/delete"]:::none P39["Ph6 39 Maven upstream store"]:::none P40["Ph6 40 associations Maven"]:::none P41["Ph6 41 associations npm"]:::none P42["Ph6 42 associations container"]:::none I1356["#1356 ordered<br/>upstream_repository_ids"]:::gate I1177["#1177 allow/deny<br/>rule CRUD"]:::gate M1["mono S05 Steps 1-2"]:::done M3["mono S05 Step 3<br/>!255496 open"]:::open M4["mono S05 Step 4<br/>!255515 draft"]:::open M567["mono S05 Steps 5, 6, 7"]:::none M8["mono S05 Step 8<br/>connect to schema"]:::none S07["mono S07 Phase 3<br/>0/14 · plan !2669 open"]:::none RC83["rc#83 conformance spec<br/>unwritten"]:::none RC84["rc#84 conformance plan<br/>unassigned"]:::none RC13["13 catalog rows<br/>all not started"]:::none S13F --> C4 S13F --> S31S S13F --> S32S S13F --> S30S S14 --> S30S S15 --> S31S S16 --> S32S C4 --> C5 C4 --> C6 C4 --> S31M C4 --> S30C S31S --> S31M S31S --> P37 S32S --> S32A S32S --> S32REST S32S --> P38 S32A --> S30B S32REST --> S32R S30S --> S30REST S30S --> P36 S30S --> P39 S30B --> S30REST S30C --> S30REST P36 --> P40 P39 --> P40 P40 --> P41 P40 --> P42 P37 --> P41 P38 --> P42 M1 --> M3 M3 --> M8 M4 --> M567 M567 --> M8 M4 --> S07 M8 --> S07 I1356 --> S07 P40 --> S07 I1177 --> RC13 RC83 --> RC84 RC84 --> RC13 S30REST --> RC13 S31M --> RC13 S32REST --> RC13 ``` **Read the graph as three gates.** `virtual.Collect` (collection Step 4) gates the merge surfaces of both npm and Maven. The **S30 schema** gates five of the seven remaining management-API rows. The **conformance spec** gates all 13 catalog rows. Nothing else on this page has more than one thing waiting on it. ## Completed work | Stream | What landed | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | | S13 foundation | All 15 steps: Lookup/Probe/Fetch, ordered-upstream single-winner resolution, cache freshness, allow/deny rule evaluation, health monitoring, upstream HTTP client. Ships as `internal/virtual` | !969, !970, !971, !1013, !1015, !1017, !1048, !1109–!1112, !1153, !1159–!1161, !1182, !1183, !1279, !1286, !1287, !1290–!1292. Rows 6 and 13 merged but never recorded | | S13 collection mode | Step 1 per-position outcome vocabulary, Step 2 the collection verdict, Step 3 the health gate marks instead of excluding | plan !2357 (09-08), spec amendment !2414 (09-08), steps !2481, !2541, !2422 | | S31 npm virtual | Steps 1–12: all three schemas, datastore reads, hosted + remote upstream lookup and prober, npm coordinate and rule adapter, hosted document read seam, resolver virtual tier, kind-dispatch seam and write unavailability, upstream assembly and memoized lookups, resolution facade and error mapping | plan !1833; !1962, !1971, !1974–!1978, !1983–!1985, !1988, !2061, !2066–!2068, !2098–!2101, !2164, !2165, !2196–!2198, !2255, !2325, !2326 | | S32 container virtual | Steps 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 13: `container_virtual_repositories` and `..._repository_upstreams` schemas, hosted + remote upstream lookup, container coordinate and rule adapter, kind-dispatch seam with write 405s and list 404s | !2159, !2277 (Step 2, **merged 09-11 and still unrecorded**), !2135, !2136, !2118, !2138 | | S30 Maven virtual | Spec and plan only — **no implementation** | spec !2018 (09-02), plan !2493 (09-14) | | S17 Phase 6 | 35 of 42 rows, all of them the remote-repository rows. **None of the seven virtual rows** | !1568–!1900 range, per the plan's Status table | | monolith/S05 virtual detail | Step 1 client upstream-list read, Step 2 kind gate on the artifact connections | plan !2534 (09-11); gitlab!254953, gitlab!255247 (both 09-14) | | Repository-list UI | The Virtual option was **deliberately removed** from the repositories-list Type filter, narrowing the view only and leaving `RepositoryKindEnum`, the GraphQL argument and the service parser intact | gitlab!254982 (09-11), per [#1263](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1263). Re-enabling is a one-file narrowing reversal — but **no step or issue currently owns it** | ## Pending work ### S13 collection mode — 3 steps, the highest-leverage block on this page | Step | Title | State | | --- | --- | --- | | 4 | the collection entry point (`virtual.Collect`) | **no MR, no branch** — [#1247](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1247), `@dmeshcharakou`. Gates S31 Step 13 and S30 Step 13 | | 5 | per-position cache fallback and the veto arm | no MR, no branch — [#1248](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1248), **unassigned** | | 6 | the per-position wait bound | no MR, no branch — [#1249](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1249), **unassigned**. Edits `internal/virtual/resolve.go`, which !2622 and an S30 declaration also write | ### S30 Maven virtual — 25 steps, nothing started | Step | Title | | --- | --- | | 1, 2, 3 | `maven_virtual_repositories`, `..._repository_upstreams`, `..._upstream_rules` schemas — **these three gate S17 Phase 6 rows 36, 39, 40 and transitively 41, 42** | | 4 | datastore reads for the upstream list and rules | | 5 | hosted upstream lookup | | 6 | remote upstream lookup and prober | | 7 | Maven coordinate and rule adapter | | 8 | resolver virtual tier | | 9 | virtual dispatch slot | | 10a | memo adapters and the health reader | | 10b | the wrong-format data-error mark — **merge-order prerequisite: S32 Step 10a must land first** | | 10c | upstream assembly and the fail-closed gates | | 11a, 11b | error mapping; resolution facade | | 12 | streaming metadata merger | | 13 | collection over positions — **cannot open before `virtual.Collect` lands** | | 14 | merged serve surface | | 15 | composition root | | 16a, 16b | merge memory cap; S05 rate-limit wiring | | 17 | winner-path artifact and metadata handler | | 18 | sidecar handler by parent shape | | 19a, 19b | winner-path observability; merge-path observability | | 20 | end-to-end harness and e2e catalog | ### S31 npm virtual — 7 steps, every one unassigned | Step | Title | Issue | | --- | --- | --- | | 13 | metadata merge and serve surface — gated on `virtual.Collect` | [#894](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/894) | | 14 | composition root | [#895](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/895) | | 15 | packument handler | [#896](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/896) | | 16 | dist-tags handler | [#897](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/897) | | 17 | tarball handler | [#898](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/898) | | 18 | observability | [#899](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/899) | | 19 | end-to-end harness and e2e catalog | [#900](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/900) | ### S32 container virtual — 13 steps | Step | Title | State | | --- | --- | --- | | 3 | `container_virtual_upstream_rules` schema | no MR, no branch | | 4 | datastore reads for the upstream list and rules | no MR, no branch | | 8 | flight registry and per-call request state | no MR, no branch; API contract completed by !2333 | | 9 | container probe and the probe-deadline split | no MR, no branch | | 10a | data-error positions in the foundation | no MR, no branch — **blocks S30 Step 10b** | | 10b | upstream assembly and memoized lookups | no MR, no branch | | 11 | resolution facade, error mapping, resolution deadline | **split**: the resolution-budget half is open as !2622 ([#1139](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1139)); the rest has no MR, and the Status table has no row for a partial | | 12 | virtual serve surface | no MR, no branch | | 14 | composition root | no MR, no branch | | 15 | virtual manifest handler | no MR, no branch | | 16 | virtual blob handler | no MR, no branch | | 17 | observability | no MR, no branch | | 18 | end-to-end harness and e2e catalog | no MR, no branch | Tag listing and referrers are **out of scope on virtual** for the MVP per ADR-009, so they are absent by design rather than missing. ### S17 Phase 6 — the 7 virtual management-API rows | Row | Title | State | | --- | --- | --- | | 36 | Virtual create and delete: Maven | no MR — external gate: the **S30 schema migration** | | 37 | Virtual create and delete: npm | **open: !2665**, pipeline green, 0/3 approvals, discussions unresolved | | 38 | Virtual create and delete: container | **open: !2666**, pipeline green, 0/3 approvals | | 39 | Maven virtual upstream store and the delete-side guard | no MR — external gate: the **S30 schema migration** | | 40 | Upstream association routes: Maven | no MR — depends on 36 + 39 | | 41 | Upstream associations: npm | no MR — depends on 37 + 40 | | 42 | Upstream associations: container | no MR — depends on 38 + 40 | ### monolith/S05 virtual repository detail — 6 steps | Step | Title | State | | --- | --- | --- | | 3 | Upstream list field and types | **open: gitlab!255496**, not draft, green, 0/3 approvals | | 4 | Virtual main region and the upstream table | **open Draft: gitlab!255515**, green, no reviewers | | 5 | Virtual sidebar stats | none — gitlab#628666, unassigned | | 6 | Virtual empty state and the setup entry | none — gitlab#628667, unassigned | | 7 | Upstream row actions | none — gitlab#628668, unassigned | | 8 | Connect the virtual detail view to the schema | none — gitlab#628669, unassigned | ### monolith/S07 Phase 3 virtual CRUD — 14 steps, plan not yet merged Plan MR **!2669** is open with a failing pipeline, so under guardrail 3 no step MR may open. Steps: repository id on the shared type · client dissociate · dissociate mutation · client upstream list on create/update · upstream-list argument on the create/update mutations · virtual create route and kind vocabulary · local write layer and the upstream-list eviction helper · upstream sources card and ordered table · upstream picker · create and Save on detail for every kind · virtual create submission · edit-form upstream sources on Save · detail Add/Remove repository · connect the virtual write surfaces to the schema. Step 4 additionally waits on [#1356](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1356). ### Virtual conformance — 13 catalog rows, spec unwritten | Format | Rows (all `not started`) | | --- | --- | | Maven — `docs/catalog/maven.md:129-132` | `upstream-resolution-order` (critical), `metadata-merging` (critical), `degraded-upstream` (high), `allow-deny-rules` (high) | | npm — `docs/catalog/npm.md:154-158` | `upstream-resolution-order`, `packument-merging`, `tarball-url-rewriting` (all critical), `degraded-upstream`, `forwarding-not-found` (high) | | OCI — `docs/catalog/oci.md:157-160` | `upstream-resolution-order` (critical), `tag-list-merge`, `degraded-upstream` (high), `ns-query-routing` (medium) | Every row carries the same block: *"become runnable once a spec adds a multi-upstream configuration surface."* The `allow-deny-rules` row in all three formats additionally waits on [#1177](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1177). ## Related MRs ### Open | MR | Title | Author | State | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | !2665 | S17 Phase 6 37/42 — serve npm's virtual kind | `@hswimelar` | green, 0/3 approvals, discussions unresolved | | !2666 | S17 Phase 6 38/42 — container virtual create and delete | `@hswimelar` | green, 0/3 approvals | | !2669 | `docs(plans)` monolith S07 virtual repository CRUD plan | `@rchanila` | **pipeline failed**, 0/2 approvals — gates 14 steps | | !2644 | `docs(plans)` resolve the S30 prober's terminal-versus-positional exposure | `@mkhalifa3` | green, discussions unresolved | | !2622 | arm the resolution budget inside the resolver (S32 Step 11's budget half) | `@dmeshcharakou` | green, discussions unresolved; three-way file collision on `internal/virtual/resolve.go` | | !2240 | `docs(specs)` amend S32 with merged OCI collections | `@radbatnag` | 12 days, 0/2 approvals, milestone **19.4 (stale)** | | !2231 | `docs(npm)` bound Pattern's doc and name the short-read fail-open | `@radbatnag` | 12 days, discussions unresolved, milestone 19.4 | | gitlab!255496 | monolith/S05 virtual Step 3 | `@fmccawley` | green, 0/3 approvals | | gitlab!255515 | monolith/S05 virtual Step 4 | `@fmccawley` | Draft, no reviewers | ### The gating merges | MR | What it unblocked | | --- | --- | | !2357 (09-08) | The shared collection-mode plan. **Lifted the guardrail-3 block on S30 and S31 step MRs** | | !2493 (09-14) | The S30 plan. S30 step MRs may now open — none has | | !2414 (09-08) | The S13 collection-mode spec amendment | | !2018 (09-02) · !862 (08-14) · !972 (08-26) | The S30, S31 and S32 specs — all three spec gates are cleared | | !2534 (09-11) | The monolith/S05 virtual detail plan | ## Related work items | Item | Title | State | Assignee | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [#1243](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1243) | S13 virtual collection mode implementation | open | `@dmeshcharakou` | | [#1247](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1247) / [#1248](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1248) / [#1249](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1249) | Collection mode Steps 4 / 5 / 6 | open | `@dmeshcharakou` / — / — | | [#1139](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1139) | Arm the resolution budget inside `virtual.Resolver` | open | `@dmeshcharakou` | | [#284](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/284) / [#289](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/289) | S30 Maven virtual spec / implementation | open | `@mkhalifa3` | | [#290](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/290) | S31 npm virtual implementation | open | `@dmeshcharakou` | | [#239](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/239) / [#291](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/291) | S32 container virtual spec / implementation | open | `@radbatnag` | | [#894](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/894)–[#900](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/900) | S31 Steps 13–19 | open | **all unassigned** | | [#314](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/314) | S17 Phase 6: virtual and remote repository CRUD | open | `@hswimelar` | | [#1356](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1356) | S17: accept ordered `upstream_repository_ids` on virtual create and update | open | **unassigned** — gates monolith S07 Phase 3 Step 4 | | [#1177](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1177) | Management API: allow/deny rule CRUD on virtual upstream associations | open | **unassigned** — gates 3 conformance rows | | [#1174](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1174) | Embed upstream repository verdicts in `listUpstreamRepositories` | open | — | | [#991](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/991) / [#992](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/992) / [#993](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/993) | AppSec review: Maven / npm / container virtual format | open | **all three unassigned, none started** | | [#1334](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1334) | npm virtual prober: failed credential read aborts the resolution | open | — · **`AR-Blocks::GA`** | | [#819](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/819) | Repository DELETE answers 500 for the virtual kind | open | — | | [#877](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/877) | Search by name/url on the repository list route for virtual | open | — | | [#1180](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1180) | Public read for remote and virtual container repositories | open | — | | [#1178](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1178) | Container remote and virtual e2e: client pull sequences | open | — | | [#1263](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1263) | Repositories-list toolbar offers filters the contract cannot serve | open | — · origin of the Virtual filter removal | | [#943](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/943) / [#264](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/264) | Maven virtual / container virtual deferred follow-ups | open | `@mkhalifa3` / — | | gitlab#628475 | monolith/S05 virtual repository detail, Steps 1–8 | open | `@fmccawley` | | gitlab#628664–#628669 | monolith/S05 virtual Steps 3–8 | open | Steps 5–8 **unassigned** | | gitlab#628892 | monolith/S05 Step 1 follow-ups | open | `@fmccawley` | | gitlab#629072 | monolith/S07 Phase 3 virtual repository CRUD, Steps 1–14 | open | `@rchanila` | | gitlab#605687 / #605690 / #605691 / #605693 | AR P1: cloud-provider upstreams · higher limits and shareable upstreams · upstream allow/deny lists · Virtual Registries GA transition | open | — · GA scope | | rc[#82](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/registry-conformance/-/work_items/82) / [#83](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/registry-conformance/-/work_items/83) / [#84](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/registry-conformance/-/work_items/84) | Virtual conformance foundation / spec / plan | open | `@sylviashen` / `@sylviashen` / **unassigned** | ## What has no owner Naming these because each one is small and each one blocks something larger. 1. **`virtual.Collect`** ([#1247](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1247)) has no MR and no branch, and gates the merge surfaces of both npm and Maven. It is the single highest-leverage item on this page. 2. **The S30 schema** (Steps 1–3) has no branch, and gates five of the seven remaining management-API rows. 3. **S31 Steps 13–19** are seven consecutive unassigned issues on an otherwise 12/19 plan. 4. **Three AppSec reviews** ([#991](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/991), [#992](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/992), [#993](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/993)) are unassigned and unstarted, one per format. 5. **The conformance plan** (rc#84) is unassigned, and the conformance spec it needs does not exist — so 13 catalog rows cannot start. 6. **Restoring the Virtual option in the repositories-list Type filter** appears in no plan's touched-files table and in no step. S07 Phase 3 Step 6 restores kind vocabulary for the *create* route only. 7. **[#1356](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1356) and [#1177](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry/-/work_items/1177)** are both unassigned contract gaps, each blocking work in another repository. ## Known table drift - **S32 Status row 2 is blank** though !2277 merged 2026-09-11, so that table under-reports by one. - **The S30 plan's `## Dependencies` is stale** at two places (`:1344`, `:2049`): it lists collection-mode Steps 2, 4, 5, 6 as remaining, but Step 2 merged 09-12, before the S30 plan itself merged on 09-14. The actual remaining set is 4, 5, 6, and open MR !2644 does not fix this. - **S13 foundation rows 6 and 13** merged but were never recorded. - **Both monolith virtual plans have entirely empty Status tables**; their step state above comes from MRs and issues, not the tables. - **`docs/roadmap/closed-beta.md` carries a 2026-09-06 data cutoff** and is stale on virtual in three places: it calls !2357 open, says S30 has no plan file or branch, and puts S32 at 5/19. ## Provenance Derived 2026-09-15 from `origin/main`, the GitLab API for `gitlab-org/ops/artifact-registry`, `gitlab-org/gitlab` and `gitlab-org/ops/registry-conformance`, and the ADR mirror under `docs/adr/`. The virtual label in this project is `repo-type::virtual` — `Category:Virtual Registry` scopes the **legacy** monolith Virtual Registry feature, not this one, so it was excluded deliberately. ADR constraints that govern every stream above: ADR-007 (virtual as a `kind=1` peer with per-format child tables), ADR-009 (identical client URLs, writes unavailable, `tags/list` and `referrers` unavailable on virtual in the MVP, `409` on deleting a listed upstream), ADR-004 (20 upstreams per virtual repository), ADR-021 (`create/update/delete_repository_upstream`), ADR-010 (cache retention), ADR-001, ADR-008. The ADR directory is a daily-synced mirror, not the authority.