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Step 1 of the v1.0 restructure (ADR-001): the docs cut. No script changes.

  • README to one screen: what the kit does, five commands, a page table, safety, contributing, licence. Repository links are absolute so the same text renders on the site.
  • Site home page is the README via a pymdownx.snippets include, so there is one copy of the text. The landing-page hero and grid cards, and their CSS, are gone.
  • 13 pages to 10:
    • wec.md becomes Collect and absorbs the WEF section of the old Deployment page (generate, set up collector and sources, verify).
    • deployment.md becomes Deploy: Intune and GPO only.
    • architecture.md merges into mapping.md, now Coverage (how the pieces fit, behaviour category table, ATT&CK numbers).
    • faq.md merges into safety.md, now Safety & FAQ.
    • kql.md moves to docs/extras/sentinel-kql.md, outside the nav, linked once from Collect. The kit is SIEM-agnostic; that page is one worked example of the last hop.
    • Filenames of merged pages are kept, so the generated Reference page and its generator are untouched. Only /architecture/, /faq/ and /kql/ change URL.
  • ROADMAP.md removed; planned work moves to issues (list below). Release workflow, CONTRIBUTING and the feature-request template updated accordingly.
  • FAQ Sysmon answer updated: Sysmon is a built-in optional feature on Windows 11 and Server 2025 since February 2026 (Microsoft); the standalone build stays out of scope.
  • Small accuracy fixes picked up on the way: the Commands page said the coverage report joins against OSSEM (it joins the native ATT&CK snapshot); .coderabbit.yaml pointed at a README section that no longer exists.

Verification

  • mkdocs build --strict passes locally (mkdocs-material 9.7.7); the only INFO line is the intentional out-of-nav extras page.
  • tests\Invoke-KitChecks.ps1 passes on Windows PowerShell 5.1 (Reference page drift check included).
  • No remaining references to architecture.md, faq.md, kql.md or ROADMAP.md outside the changelog.
  • CodeRabbit local review, two rounds. Round one (uncommitted diff): 9 findings; 6 fixed (README -BaselineFile over-claim, execution-policy caveats, changelog Sysmon link, "never talks to the internet" now names the two opt-in -Download exceptions, two behaviour-category rows now list the Security log, wecutil gr needs a subscription name). 3 skipped: OS support versions are the project's scope statement, not a Windows behaviour claim; the KQL collection-method logic and the Windows 11 Home field-test note are pre-existing text moved verbatim.
  • Round two (branch vs main): 10 findings, all on docs/extras/sentinel-kql.md, because the rename shows the whole file as changed. All are KQL query-logic and wording points in pre-existing text (_IsBillable literal type, _ResourceId matching case, hostname normalisation in the reconciliation, the "every gap proves a broken hop" claim, DCR stream explanation). Not addressed here: the page is an out-of-scope example and the queries cannot be validated without a workspace. Tracked below as a follow-up.
  • PR reviews: Devin found 2 (docs workflow must watch README.md now that the home page includes it; Collect bullet overstated the default filter mode), both fixed in 5abf0f6 and resolved by Devin. CodeRabbit posted 12; 10 fixed in 2c4798f, the docs-trigger one was already fixed and auto-resolved, and the Windows 11 Home build-number request is left open on purpose (maintainer's own field test; nothing to cite). CI green on every commit.

Roadmap items to move to issues

Open items from the deleted ROADMAP.md, for conversion into issues after merge:

  • Field-test the Intune remediation pack in a real tenant (assignment, schedule, reporting).
  • Settings-catalog / Policy CSP mappings for the audit subcategories and ADMX-backed PowerShell settings.
  • GPO: Group Policy path mapping table per subcategory and registry value; LGPO backup/import artefacts for air-gapped estates; channel sizing at scale; domain controller volume notes.
  • ATT&CK: work the Unmapped curation list down (4 sources at snapshot time); define a refresh cadence for the snapshot.
  • Locale-independent verification (parse auditpol /backup instead of localised /get /r text).
  • Pester-based test suite.
  • Event volume telemetry: a companion script measuring events/hour per setting after the pilot week.
  • WEF: measured Suppress defaults from pilot volume; per-channel filters for the non-Security channels.
  • AutorunsToWinEventLog: diff mode (only new or changed entries); Intune / GPO deployment recipe for the installer.
  • Native Sysmon tier for Windows 11 / Server 2025 (from ADR-001).
  • Sentinel KQL extra: work through the 10 CodeRabbit findings on the moved page against a real workspace, or drop the page.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Documentation
    • Reorganized the README and documentation site with clearer setup, coverage, safety, deployment, and collection guidance.
    • Expanded mapping, Windows Event Forwarding, Windows security-baseline, Intune signing, and execution-policy guidance.
    • Updated links, terminology, supported-system details, contribution instructions, and Sentinel troubleshooting.
    • Improved documentation navigation and clarified filtering and deployment behavior.
    • Removed the standalone roadmap, architecture, and FAQ pages; the roadmap is no longer included in release packages.
    • Added an Unreleased changelog entry summarizing these updates.

Step 1 of the v1.0 restructure (ADR-001). No script changes.

- README reduced to one screen and reused as the site home page through a
  pymdownx.snippets include; landing-page hero and cards removed
- WEC Collector becomes Collect and absorbs the WEF section of Deployment;
  Architecture merges into Coverage; FAQ merges into Safety & FAQ
- Sentinel KQL moves to docs/extras/ outside the nav (kit is SIEM-agnostic)
- ROADMAP.md removed; planned work goes to issues; release zip, CONTRIBUTING
  and the feature-request template updated
- FAQ Sysmon answer updated for built-in Sysmon on Windows 11 / Server 2025
- Accuracy fixes: coverage joins the native ATT&CK snapshot (not OSSEM);
  .coderabbit.yaml pointed at a README section that no longer exists;
  behaviour-category rows now list the Security log where their events land

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The pull request consolidates the README and documentation site, removes roadmap and architecture references, expands coverage and safety guidance, reframes WEC and Intune documentation, and updates navigation, release contents, links, and documentation build triggers.

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Documentation consolidation

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Repository guidance and release references
.coderabbit.yaml, .github/..., CHANGELOG.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, README.md, ROADMAP.md
Contribution planning now uses enhancement issues. Releases no longer include ROADMAP.md. The README now provides the project overview, workflow, documentation links, safety notes, and license information. ROADMAP.md was removed.
Site structure and navigation
mkdocs.yml, .github/workflows/docs.yml, docs/index.md, docs/deployment.md, docs/commands.md, docs/stylesheets/extra.css
The site includes the README, adds Collect and Deploy sections, combines Safety and FAQ, removes obsolete navigation entries, and rebuilds when README.md changes.
Coverage and safety guidance
docs/mapping.md, docs/safety.md, docs/addons.md, docs/baselines.md
Coverage terminology, channel naming, persistence notes, DISA STIG wording, NTLM guidance, and Server 2025 baseline details were updated.
Collection workflow and operational guidance
docs/wec.md, docs/extras/sentinel-kql.md, docs/getting-started.md
Collection guidance now distinguishes configuration writes from read-only operations, documents filtering order, clarifies subscription state, and describes conditional Intune signature-check behavior.

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Devin review on #30: the home page now includes README.md, so the docs
workflow must watch it; and the Collect bullet promised event-ID filtering
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In `@docs/commands.md`:
- Line 63: Update the coverage-status parenthetical in the relevant
documentation to include NotNative and Unmapped, or change it to clearly
indicate the listed statuses are examples. Keep the reference to Coverage
unchanged and ensure the Markdown uses plain, accurate English.

In `@docs/deployment.md`:
- Around line 4-7: Update the deployment documentation wording around the shared
settings table and -BaselineFile to avoid claiming existing deployed artefacts
cannot drift; state that newly generated artefacts match the tested baseline
when regenerated from the same selection, while retaining the instruction to
regenerate after settings changes.

In `@docs/extras/sentinel-kql.md`:
- Around line 285-286: Revise the documentation around the “No subscriptions”
explanation so an empty result from wecutil es is described only as meaning that
no subscription is currently registered, not that the collector was never
configured. Present “never set up” as one possible cause, and add a Microsoft or
Yamato Security reference for any claims about Windows behavior.

In `@docs/mapping.md`:
- Line 121: Update the Channels entries in the affected execution and related
mapping rows to use exact canonical event-log channel paths from the settings
table, including fully qualified AppLocker, Firewall, and
Microsoft-Windows-SmbClient channel names. Preserve the existing coverage while
removing shorthand such as “AppLocker x4” and “SmbClient/Security,” or
explicitly label the column as shorthand and provide the canonical names
separately.

In `@docs/safety.md`:
- Around line 125-128: Update the Windows 11 Home support statement in the
safety documentation to include the exact tested Windows 11 Home build, link
evidence for the apply, verify, and rollback results, and cite authoritative
Microsoft or Yamato Security documentation supporting compatibility of auditpol,
wevtutil, and registry mechanisms.
- Around line 72-73: Update the Windows security behavior claims in
docs/safety.md with direct Microsoft or Yamato Security sources, or document
tested tools and Windows versions with supporting evidence. Cover
PrintService/Operational enablement, WELA configure’s NTLM blocking behavior,
and the meaning of RestrictSendingNTLMTraffic = 1, preserving the existing
claims unless evidence requires correction.
- Around line 144-148: The Alignment section in docs/safety.md must link to
Microsoft’s dedicated Server 2025 security baseline page and qualify the
comparison: state that Process Creation (4688) and
ProcessCreationIncludeCmdLine_Enabled are enabled only with -IncludeHighVolume,
so the default Core tier does not unconditionally meet or exceed the baseline;
retain the accurate claim that the 1 GB Security log exceeds the 192 MB minimum.

In `@docs/wec.md`:
- Around line 7-8: Update the read-only and production-safety statement in the
page to apply only to collector configuration or another explicitly defined
scope, and separately acknowledge local file-writing commands such as Out-File.
Add authoritative Microsoft or Yamato Security references for any claims about
Windows behavior, or remove unsupported behavioral claims.
- Around line 227-228: Revise the filtering-cost statement near the subscription
discussion: either add a Microsoft or Yamato Security citation supporting the
“first and cheapest” claim, or narrow it to the documented behavior that
subscription-side XPath filtering occurs before forwarding and SIEM-side
transformation. Remove any unsupported guarantees about savings across network,
collector disk, agent processing, or SIEM ingestion.

In `@README.md`:
- Line 16: Update the Windows platform description to use the compound adjective
“domain-joined” in place of “domain joined,” without changing the surrounding
wording.
- Around line 8-10: Update the push path filters in the docs workflow so changes
to README.md trigger the documentation build, while preserving the existing
docs/**, mkdocs.yml, and workflow path entries.
- Around line 60-61: Update the README execution-policy guidance and its linked
Getting Started guidance to state that powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy cannot
override MachinePolicy or UserPolicy; direct users to an
administrator-controlled Group Policy change or an approved signing process
instead. Keep Unblock-File as a separate step, describing only its
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- Execution policy: a Group Policy-enforced policy sits above Process
  scope, so neither Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process nor
  powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy overrides it (README, Getting Started)
- Server 2025 OSConfig comparison: 4688 with command line is the
  HighVolume tier, not Core; link the dedicated baseline page
- FAQ: link the deviations table and Microsoft's RestrictSendingNTLMTraffic
  values for the upstream-quirk claims
- Coverage: label the Channels column as shorthand, point to Reference
- Commands: list every coverage status; Deploy: "generated to match", not
  "cannot drift"; Collect: read-only scope and filter-order wording;
  Sentinel extra: empty wecutil es means none registered now
- README: domain-joined

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The generated remediation scripts are unsigned. Intune runs them under
Bypass only when the signature check is off; with it on, the device's
execution policy applies (CodeRabbit on #30, confirmed against
Microsoft's remediation prerequisites).

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