Roadmap — protoLabs

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Core Engine

Autonomous agent execution with git worktree isolation, dependency-aware scheduling, and model escalation.

✓Kanban board with feature lifecycle management
✓AI agent execution in isolated git worktrees
✓Auto-mode with dependency resolution and topological ordering
✓Tiered model selection policies based on task complexity
✓Auto-escalation on failure with smarter model retry
✓CI pipeline: build, test, format, audit, auto-merge

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Smart Orchestration

Event-driven feature lifecycle with automated decision-making and quality gates.

✓Per-feature state machine (intake, plan, execute, review, merge, done)
✓Fast-path rules engine for routine decisions without LLM calls
✓Automated PR review and merge pipeline
✓Quality gates with automated feedback loops

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Observability & Metrics

Full cost tracking, time-series analytics, and transparent per-feature economics.

✓OpenTelemetry tracing on every agent run
✓Per-feature cost tracking and budget monitoring
✓Time-series dashboard (cost, throughput, cycle time, PR velocity)
✓PR analytics enrichment (commit counts, review timing)
✓Impact reports with historical comparison

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Desktop App

Native macOS application with auto-updater and integrated server.

✓macOS DMG builds (x64 + arm64)
✓Auto-updater with version tag CI workflow
✓E2E test infrastructure
✓Server lifecycle management

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Public Launch

Public changelog, roadmap, and project stats pages.

✓Public changelog with PR history
✓Public roadmap page
✓Stats data pipeline (git + metrics API)
✓Cloudflare Pages deployment

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Idea-to-Ship Pipeline

Drop an idea, get a shipped feature. Automated research, planning, and decomposition with human-in-the-loop decision points.

✓Signal intake with automated PM triage and Opus research
✓SPARC PRD generation with structured decomposition
✓Human-in-the-loop form system for decision gates
✓Auto-approve mode for fully hands-free operation
✓Unified pipeline from idea through deployment

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Content Engine

AI content creation pipeline with multi-stage quality gates, ceremony system, and analytics.

✓Multi-stage content flow (research, outline, draft, review)
✓Antagonistic review for automated quality assurance
✓Ceremony system for project lifecycle milestones
✓Langfuse tracing and cost analytics integration
✓Reflection service for post-project knowledge synthesis

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Engine Visualization

Real-time flow graph showing every engine service, with rich detail panels and live metrics.

✓Interactive flow graph with 3-lane engine topology
✓Rich detail panels with live data per service node
✓Reflection and ceremony observability
✓Stale feature detection and pipeline gate timeouts
✓Domain-specific Zustand stores for UI architecture

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Chat UI 2.0

Complete redesign of the Ava chat interface with rich interactive components and streaming.

✓Rich tool result cards with dynamic registry system
✓Inline citations with hover popovers
✓Chain-of-thought reasoning display with auto-collapse
✓Plan streaming with interactive plan parts
✓Model selector with popover and combobox
✓Message branching with response variants
✓HITL confirmation dialogs for destructive actions

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Automation Engine

LangGraph-based automation system with scheduled flows, run history, and full observability.

✓LangGraph automation flows with per-node instrumentation
✓Automation registry with CRUD API and cron scheduler
✓Run history panel with timestamps and stats
✓Automations settings UI with model picker
✓OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation with Grafana Alloy
✓LLM-powered release notes in auto-release pipeline

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Native Project Management

Built-in project lifecycle, calendar, and file editor — no external dependencies required.

✓Full project lifecycle decoupled from Linear
✓Google Calendar-style month grid with event management
✓Built-in file editor with CodeMirror, 30+ languages, and diff view
✓Three-branch promotion pipeline (dev, staging, main)
✓Compact sidebar nav with ticker bar and quick access
✓Feature flags system for gating in-development features

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Community & Open Source

Open-source release with developer resources, community tooling, and consulting offering.

✓GitHub repo public access (MIT)
✓create-protolab CLI for scaffolding new projects
✓Browser extension template with contribution flywheel
✓Public documentation site with VitePress
✓Methodology guide and prompt library
✓Community Discord with bug triage channel workflow
✓setupLab consulting onboarding pipeline

In Progress

Beta Release

Hardening, polish, and community readiness for the first public beta.

●Bug fixes and stability improvements
●GitHub Issues queue triage and response
●Discord community moderation and onboarding
●Ava Anywhere — agent access from any surface
●Mobile UI improvements and responsive polish
●Beta release packaging and distribution

Planned

Testing & Quality Infrastructure

Comprehensive testing and design system coverage with visual regression, accessibility auditing, and component documentation.

○Storybook component library with interaction tests
○Chromatic CI for visual regression detection
○Accessibility auditing with @storybook/addon-a11y
○E2E test coverage for core user workflows
○UI package extraction — full @protolabsai/ui library

Planned

Multi-Project Workspaces

First-class support for managing multiple projects with shared agents, cross-project dependencies, and unified dashboards.

○Project switcher with workspace-level settings
○Cross-project dependency tracking and resolution
○Unified analytics dashboard across all projects
○Shared agent templates and context files
○Real-time presence detection across desktop and web