-# Ponnala — Source Metadata Investigation
+# Ponnala — Source Repository Investigation
+
**Model**: Claude Opus 4.6
-**Date**: 2026-03-12
## Source Repository
-- **URL**: No source block present
-- **Commit**: N/A
-- **Status**: absent
-## What Was Done
-The existing source metadata was reviewed. No source block was found in METADATA.pb.
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Repository | [appajid/ponnala](https://github.com/appajid/ponnala) |
+| Commit | `c1366dc5361da5f9dd8ed1c8864efc259a77672e` |
+| Date | 2014-12-09 |
+| Confidence | High |
+
+## Investigation
+
+The METADATA.pb for Ponnala had no source block. The upstream repository was identified as appajid/ponnala, by designer Appaji Ambarisha Darbha (Silicon Andhra).
+
+### Source Types Available
+
+- **SFD** (FontForge): `Ponnala.sfd`
+- **UFO**: `Ponnala.ufo/` (contains `fontinfo.plist`, `features.fea`, `glyphs/`)
+- **License**: `OFL.txt`
+
+### Buildability
+
+The repository contains both SFD and UFO sources. The UFO format is gftools-builder compatible. A `config.yaml` could potentially be created for this family, though the UFO may be an older format that needs testing with current tooling.
+
+### Notes
+
+- Telugu script display typeface from the Silicon Andhra project
+- The UFO contains FontLab v2 OTL data (`com.fontlab.v2.otl.ttx.xml`), indicating it was likely exported from FontLab
+- No existing `config.yaml` in either the upstream repo or the google/fonts family directory
+
+### Actions Taken
+
+A source block was added to METADATA.pb pointing to commit `c1366dc` (2014-12-09, "Updated character combinations and Latin Character"), which is the latest commit in the repository.
+
+## Build Configuration (Override)
-## Notes
-Designer: Appaji Ambarisha Darbha. Script: Telugu (Telu). Category: DISPLAY. Copyright: Silicon Andhra (fonts.siliconandhra.org).
+An override `config.yaml` has been created in the google/fonts family directory, referencing `Ponnala.ufo` from `appajid/ponnala`. This is a best-effort starting point for reproducible builds — the shipped binary was likely built with different tool versions and may not match exactly.