Evaluation criteria

Use this checklist when comparing tools in the directory or writing a contribution.

#	Question	Catalog fields
1	What problem am I solving?	problems, workflows
2	Is this tool appropriate?	categories, description, roles
3	License reality?	license.class, license.spdx, notes
4	Realistic run cost?	cost.*
5	Implementation & maintenance difficulty?	implementation.*
6	Which coworking workflows?	workflows
7	Which tasks reduced/augmented (not “replaced”)?	tasks_reduced_or_augmented
8	What data will it hold?	data_privacy
9	Privacy, security, compliance, lock-in risks?	risks
10	Install, backup, update, remove?	Implementation guides, compose packs
11	Integration with the rest of the stack?	integrations, stacks
12	Smallest useful experiment?	implementation.smallest_useful_experiment

Scoring guidance (optional)

If you score tools internally, weight exportability, license fit, and maintenance burden higher than feature checklist length. A simpler tool you can restore from backup beats a feature-rich system nobody understands.