We would like to kick off the SCROLL process for EditCheckHeadless and request a Scroll Bearer. We will sort out the details together in the Prologue: which checklist items apply, firm target dates, and who owns what.

SCROLL: EditCheckHeadless

Scroll Bearer: <assigned by SRE before the Prologue>

Component type: ⚙️ Service
What it does: Computes EditCheck suggestions in a headless browser so they can be stored and surfaced outside of VE
Development Owner: Editing
Phabricator tags: Editing-team
Technologies: Node service, headless browser (e.g. Chromium), browser driver (e.g. Puppeteer), Linked Artifact Cache, MW JobQueue
Design or RFC:
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lBi9y2NsdcEHmdAWcH15niF1B8VC-RBy_MoOjUNAUys/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8w4a7je7vcc
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WFPSwZLuoRTNKcmYPaaa0Tbw0APgLX1eJrMXWv-aZ-I/edit?tab=t.ag38af9t0h3p#heading=h.os24hwge58y6
Rough launch timeframe (some users): Q1 FY2526
Rough launch timeframe (all users): Q2 FY2526
Contact Point: @Esanders, @DLynch (Aug-Sep)
Scroll: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/SCROLL/EditCheckHeadless
Wikitech page: <created after the Prologue>

Done

Step	Description	Responsible	Status
1.	Complete all steps SCROLL defines as "Required for soft launch"	Editing Team	Ready to be worked on
2.	Review completed soft launch checklist	SRE via @jhathaway	Not ready
3.	Determine whether the Headless VE Technical Pilot (T432286) is approved for launch	SRE via @jhathaway	Not ready

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Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
Open		None	T360489 [EPIC] Offer edit suggestions as a service
Open		None	T416531 [EPIC] Surface Edit Suggestions outside of VE
Open		None	T431076 [EPIC] Surface specific edit suggestions within articles (Phase 2)
Open		ppelberg	T428816 [EPIC] Surface edit suggestion counts to logged-in editors on articles (Phase 1)
Open		ppelberg	T430712 [EPIC] Launch controlled experiment of surfacing suggestion counts on articles to logged-in editors
Open		None	T426778 [EPIC] Streamline the suggestion browsing and publishing experiences
Open		Esanders	T425597 Suggestion Mode feedback toasts block me from advancing to next suggestion
Open		dchan	T423465 [SPIKE] Investigate creating a top-level model class for Edit Check
Open		GGoncalves-WMF	T428814 [EPIC] Ready server-side suggestions PoC for use in production
Open		ppelberg	T432266 [SPIKE] Define scale requirements for suggestion count controlled experiment (logged-in users)
Open		ppelberg	T432272 Add instrumentation to log suggestion counts shown in read and edit modes
Open		None	T432274 [Suggestion Counts on articles] Report on leading indicators
Open		None	T432288 [SPIKE] Determine cache invalidation approach for on-wiki config changes
Open		MNeisler	T432427 Publish experiment plan: read mode suggestion counts (logged-in)
Open		Ottomata	T432733 Server Side Edit Suggestions - Linked Artifacts Cache precompute job
Open		bmartinezcalvo	T412373 Suggestion Mode: Prioritize suggestions shown to newcomers in Suggestion Mode for the first time
Open		None	T432622 Prompt people to publish after completing first suggestion
Declined		None	T432759 Conduct usability testing of new post-Suggestion publishing prompt
Open		bmartinezcalvo	T412389 Suggestion Mode: Conduct moderated usability testing to understand how users use Suggestion Mode
Resolved	BUG REPORT	medelius	T413280 Suggestion mode - Don't expand any cards until clicked
Open		None	T428193 Suggestion Mode: Entry point in read mode
Open		cjming	T431493 [DE 1.1.9] An instrument that produces edit_survived events
Open		None	T433530 Backfill Edit Suggestion Counts in Linked Artifacts Cache for technical pilot
Open		None	T432286 [MILESTONE] Run technical pilot to evaluate Headless VE resource requirements
Open		None	T432715 Satisfy SCROLL soft launch requirements: EditCheckHeadless
Open		None	T434109 Create Headless VE Helm chart & deployment
Open		dchan	T434129 Create a wikitech page for EditCheckHeadless
Open		dchan	T434134 EditCheckHeadless: Ensure maintainance contact details are correct
Open		None	T431320 Resolve tension between prominence of 'Help' and 'Suggestion Mode'

Event Timeline

Esanders created this task.Tue, Jul 21, 11:08 AM

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Esanders updated the task description. (Show Details)Tue, Jul 21, 11:11 AM

ppelberg triaged this task as High priority.Tue, Jul 21, 3:55 PM

ppelberg added projects: OKR-Work, VisualEditor Suggestion Mode, EditCheck, Editing-team (FY2026-27 Q1 sprint 2).

ppelberg moved this task from Incoming to Dev Doing on the Editing-team (FY2026-27 Q1 sprint 2) board.

ppelberg added a parent task: T432286: [MILESTONE] Run technical pilot to evaluate Headless VE resource requirements.

ppelberg added subscribers: jijiki, Ottomata, GGoncalves-WMF.

Maintenance_bot added a project: VisualEditor.Tue, Jul 21, 4:29 PM

Ottomata merged a task: T431497: Deploy Headless VE in k8s for technical pilot.Tue, Aug 4, 7:23 PM

Ottomata added subscribers: MLechvien-WMF, Scott_French, jhathaway and 4 others.

ppelberg renamed this task from New Scroll Request for: EditCheckHeadless to Satisfy SCROLL soft launch requirements: EditCheckHeadless.Tue, Aug 4, 10:15 PM

ppelberg edited projects, added: Editing-team (FY2026-27 Q1 sprint 3); removed: Editing-team (FY2026-27 Q1 sprint 2).

ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)

ppelberg moved this task from Incoming to Ready for Dev on the Editing-team (FY2026-27 Q1 sprint 3) board.

ppelberg created subtask T434109: Create Headless VE Helm chart & deployment.Wed, Aug 5, 4:14 PM

ppelberg set the point value for this task to 7.Wed, Aug 5, 5:23 PM

dchan added a subtask: T434129: Create a wikitech page for EditCheckHeadless.Wed, Aug 5, 6:39 PM

dchan added a subtask: T434134: EditCheckHeadless: Ensure maintainance contact details are correct.