Roadmap

Where protoLabs is headed. Everything here was planned, decomposed, and shipped by AI agents — orchestrated by one human architect.

4 completed
1 in progress
2 planned

Last updated February 19, 2026

Shipped

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
  • ✓Model hierarchy: Haiku for small tasks, Sonnet for standard, Opus for architectural
  • ✓Auto-escalation on failure (retry with more capable model)
  • ✓CI pipeline: build, test, format, audit, auto-merge
Shipped

Lead Engineer & Signal Routing

Event-driven orchestration with fast-path rules, signal classification, and per-feature state machine.

  • ✓Lead Engineer state machine (INTAKE > PLAN > EXECUTE > REVIEW > MERGE > DONE)
  • ✓Signal intake and classification (ops vs GTM routing)
  • ✓Fast-path rules engine (pure functions, no LLM for routine decisions)
  • ✓Escalation pipeline with HITL gates
  • ✓Antagonistic review for PRD quality
Shipped

Observability & Metrics

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

  • ✓Langfuse OTEL tracing on every API call
  • ✓Metrics ledger with per-feature cost tracking ($0.56 avg/feature)
  • ✓Time-series dashboard (cost, throughput, cycle time, PR velocity)
  • ✓GitHub PR enrichment (commit counts, review timing)
  • ✓Impact reports with historical comparison
Shipped

Desktop App

Electron build for macOS with auto-updater, IPC testing, and CI workflows.

  • ✓macOS DMG builds (x64 + arm64)
  • ✓Auto-updater with version tag CI workflow
  • ✓Playwright + IPC test infrastructure
  • ✓Server lifecycle management in Electron
In Progress

Public Launch Infrastructure

Changelog, roadmap, and stats pages. Content pipeline. Media blitz preparation.

  • ●Public changelog with 690+ PR entries
  • ●Public roadmap page
  • ●Stats data pipeline (git + ledger)
  • ●Blog post drafts: "I Stopped Coding" + "SaaS Is Dead"
  • ●Twitter/X content strategy and calendar
Planned

Command Bar & Quick Actions

Keyboard-driven command palette for the desktop and web app.

  • ○Cmd+K command bar with fuzzy search
  • ○Feature quick-create from command bar
  • ○Agent launch shortcuts
  • ○Navigation between board, terminal, settings
Planned

Community & Open Source

Public repo, create-protolab CLI, and $49 lifetime Pro tier.

  • ○GitHub repo public access
  • ○create-protolab npx CLI for scaffolding new projects
  • ○$49 lifetime Pro: methodology guide, agent templates, prompt library
  • ○Discord community
  • ○setupLab consulting offering