Merge pull request #193 from alimaredia/data-prep-utils

Introduce new utils repo

Author: courtneypacheco

docs/support-utils/support-utils-repo.md

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+# Create Separate Repo for User Utilities
+
+## Idea Overview
+
+Create a separate repository within the `instructlab` GitHub org called `support-utils`.
+This repository would house scripts and notebooks outside of the scope of the LAB Methodology implemented in the [Instructlab Core](https://github.com/instructlab/instructlab) repository that enhance the InstructLab experience.
+Many users and community members already have such scripts they use day to day.
+The `support-utils` repo would be a place where the maintainers of the InstructLab project can collect and curate them for the benefit of the community.
+Scripts in this repository may become features or incorporated in the InstructLab Core repository after use and review by users and developers.
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+The repository will have two categories of scripts. Scripts either live in the `hack` and `beta` directories.
+
+```bash
+support-utils
+|
+|
+|- beta
+|
+|- hack
+```
+
+The `hack` directory is open for the contribution of scripts of any quality.
+
+Scripts in the `beta` directory will be required to have documentation, and automated functional testing.
+These scripts are meant to be run by users for feedback and may graduate into full blown features in other InstructLab repos.
+
+Beyond this initial structure, the structure within those two directories will evolve as scripts are contributed to each.
+
+## Additional Info
+
+A few areas of focus for the first scripts that will be added to the repository are:
+
+- Automating qna.yaml creation
+- Assessing document readiness knowing the limitations of Docling
+- Visualizing synthetically generated data for inspection
+
+This repo would not be released as a package on PYPI but initially as just `.zip` and `.tar.gz` files on GitHub.
+Releases would serve the purpose of giving users having specific versions of scripts in `beta` and for development project management purposes.