Nextcloud Apps Design (Phase 6)

Status: In Progress (Phase 6 foundation started) Scope: Define how VoiceAssist integrates with Nextcloud via dedicated apps.

Overview

Phase 6 introduces three Nextcloud apps under nextcloud-apps/:

• voiceassist-client – entry point for clinicians to launch the VoiceAssist web client from Nextcloud.
• voiceassist-admin – admin-facing integration surface (e.g., linking VoiceAssist Admin Panel).
• voiceassist-docs – bridges Nextcloud files to the VoiceAssist knowledge base ingestion pipeline.

Each app is currently a skeleton:

• appinfo/info.xml with metadata
• appinfo/routes.php placeholder
• lib/AppInfo/Application.php class stub
• README.md describing status

These apps are not packaged or enabled by default; they are scaffolding for later work.

Goals for Phase 6

• Provide real Nextcloud app structures so documentation references are concrete.
• Design a unified experience where:
  • Clinicians can open VoiceAssist directly from Nextcloud.
  • Admins can route documents from Nextcloud into the medical KB.
  • Permissions align between Nextcloud and VoiceAssist roles.

Future Work

Later in Phase 6 and beyond:

• Implement real routes and controllers in each app.
• Add OAuth/OIDC integration with VoiceAssist auth (see SECURITY_COMPLIANCE.md).
• Connect app UIs to API endpoints in services/api-gateway/app/ for:
  • Document ingestion
  • Calendar and email actions
  • File search and linking

See also:

• NEXTCLOUD_INTEGRATION.md
• phases/PHASE_06_NEXTCLOUD_APPS.md