Where we're going

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

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

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

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

Public changelog, roadmap, and project stats pages.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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