# Roadmap

## Phase 0: Repository Bootstrap

Status: complete.

- Initialize Git repository.
- Connect GitHub remote.
- Add README and contributor docs.
- Add stack-neutral project structure.
- Add lightweight repository health check.

## Phase 1: Source Intake

Status: complete.

- Add Python validation engine.
- Wire MiniCPM through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
- Add CLI harness with seeded test ideas.
- Run the spiral and judge whether pressure is sharp or generic.

## Phase 2: Core Implementation

Status: in progress.

- Build the Gradio app after the engine clears the validation gate.
- Embed the custom Iris canvas/cards UI through HTML/CSS/JS.
- Keep the four-pressure demo flow smooth and screen-recordable.
- Preserve local MiniCPM as the load-bearing AI path.
- Preserve the "pressure, not answer" product rule.

## Phase 3: Release and Hosting

Status: pending.

- Deploy the Gradio app as a Hugging Face Space under the hackathon
  organization.
- Add deployment configuration.
- Add CI checks.
- Add demo video and social post links to the README.
- Prepare release notes, field notes, and operational docs.
- Optional: investigate llama.cpp serving for an extra badge only if it does not
  risk the working local MiniCPM path.