Multi-platform adapter projects: scope and handoff

An adapter project should separate product responsibilities from platform-specific access, mappings and failures. The existing route name is retained; it is not a claim that a fixed number of platforms has been integrated.

Define the product-to-adapter boundary

Specify the business objects, approved revisions, target accounts and required operations the product sends. The adapter translates fields and source responses, while the product retains business ownership and approval. Confirm whether asset processing, scheduling and reporting belong to this project or existing services.

Validate each platform independently

Maintain an access matrix for the actual app, account type, format and operation. A shared interface cannot grant unavailable permissions. Mark unsupported or unresolved operations explicitly and agree manual handoffs rather than promising that every channel behaves identically.

Accept contracts and recovery together

Use contract samples, duplicate requests, timeouts, expired access and delayed callbacks. Link each job to the external result and preserve source error information. Define compatibility and migration when fields change; unknown outcomes should remain visible until reconciled.

Price ownership and handover

Estimate platform mappings, media handling, acceptance cases, observability and historical migration separately. Deliver API specifications, adapter documentation, source, test evidence and maintenance owners. The product team should be able to add a new adapter without relying on undocumented vendor behavior.

Next step: prepare a reviewable brief

Use the development service scope to identify modules. See the related assessment for the connected decision. Prepare target platforms, account ownership, existing software, redacted samples and acceptance needs. Review cost factors and contact Nara to discuss feasible scope.