Is It Out of Scope? — Web development

Is building an internal wiki out of scope for a web development project?

Yes. An internal wiki is its own application, separate from the client-facing site the development scope was quoted against.

This overlaps with #52's internal-tool pattern — a client wants a second, separate application for their own team's use, distinct from the public site.

Is it out of scope?

Yes. Whether self-hosted or built from scratch, an internal wiki is its own application with its own auth and editing workflow — a separate build from the client-facing site.

Clause typically implicated

Clause typically implicated

Deliverables clauseThe scoped build was the client-facing site; an internal wiki is a distinct, unquoted application.

Example contract wording

Example contract wording (illustrative, not legal advice)

An internal wiki is its own application — separate auth, separate editing workflow — outside what we scoped for the main site. I can quote it as its own project.

How MarginFlow flags it

MarginFlow flags internal-wiki build requests outside_scope on development contracts unless the SOW explicitly listed a second internal application as a deliverable.

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