Make Access optional for Evaluation

README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ Evaluation does not own:
 - generic form rendering and submission runtime; those belong in `govoplan-forms` and `govoplan-forms-runtime`
 - BI dashboards and long-term reporting infrastructure
 
+## Optional Access Integration
+
+`govoplan-access` is optional. With Access installed, Evaluation can use
+identity resolution, permission checks, and role templates. Without Access,
+Evaluation remains usable for reduced flows such as public-link questionnaires,
+local participant lists, or tenant-local response collection.
+
 ## Development Install
 
 ```bash

pyproject.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 authors = [{ name = "GovOPlaN" }]
 dependencies = [
   "govoplan-core>=0.1.8",
-  "govoplan-access>=0.1.8",
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]

src/govoplan_evaluation/backend/manifest.py

@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ DOCUMENTATION = (
         body=(
             "Evaluation owns structured post-process feedback, surveys, scoring, rubrics, recurring "
             "evaluation runs, aggregation, and export-ready results. It may import poll response "
-            "collections as context, but lightweight decision and availability polls remain owned by Poll."
+            "collections as context, but lightweight decision and availability polls remain owned by Poll. "
+            "Access is optional: when installed, Evaluation can use principal resolution, permission "
+            "evaluation, and role templates; without it, reduced local or public-link response flows "
+            "remain possible."
         ),
         layer="available",
         documentation_types=("admin",),
@@ -79,9 +82,9 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
     id=MODULE_ID,
     name=MODULE_NAME,
     version=MODULE_VERSION,
-    dependencies=("access",),
-    optional_dependencies=("poll", "scheduling", "calendar", "campaigns", "forms", "forms-runtime", "files", "reporting", "dashboard", "portal", "mail", "notifications"),
-    required_capabilities=(CAPABILITY_AUTH_PRINCIPAL_RESOLVER, CAPABILITY_AUTH_PERMISSION_EVALUATOR),
+    dependencies=(),
+    optional_dependencies=("access", "poll", "scheduling", "calendar", "campaigns", "forms", "forms-runtime", "files", "reporting", "dashboard", "portal", "mail", "notifications"),
+    optional_capabilities=(CAPABILITY_AUTH_PRINCIPAL_RESOLVER, CAPABILITY_AUTH_PERMISSION_EVALUATOR),
     provides_interfaces=(
         ModuleInterfaceProvider(name="evaluation.feedback", version="0.1.8"),
         ModuleInterfaceProvider(name="evaluation.scoring", version="0.1.8"),

tests/test_manifest.py

@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ class EvaluationManifestTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertIsInstance(manifest, ModuleManifest)
         self.assertEqual(manifest.id, "evaluation")
-        self.assertIn("access", manifest.dependencies)
+        self.assertNotIn("access", manifest.dependencies)
+        self.assertIn("access", manifest.optional_dependencies)
+        self.assertFalse(manifest.required_capabilities)
+        self.assertIn("auth.principalResolver", manifest.optional_capabilities)
         self.assertIn("poll", manifest.optional_dependencies)
         self.assertIn("evaluation.result_aggregation", {interface.name for interface in manifest.provides_interfaces})
         self.assertIn("poll.response_collection", {interface.name for interface in manifest.requires_interfaces})