Roadmap

What we're building, what's coming next, and what's parked. This file is intentionally thin — every entry links to the spec under specs/ where the real conversation lives. If something here looks stale, the linked spec is the source of truth.

Want to influence the roadmap? Open a feature request, drop into Discord, or claim a Good First Issue and start shipping.

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Now — actively shipping

Specs being implemented or about to merge.

• 097 — AI-native contributor onboarding — shep doctor, contributor entity, lane-based grooming, monthly recap, and the static repo polish you're reading right now.
• 096 — AI release notes — supervisor-gated multi-channel publish for release notes; pattern reused by the contributor recap.
• 095 — DevRel release notes — release-notes generation foundation that 096 builds on.
• 094 — Control center SDD mode — spec-driven mode in the dashboard control center.

Next — designed, queued

Specs with research and a plan, waiting for implementation capacity.

• 093 — Agent collaboration & supervision — supervisor approval gate that every external side-effect runs through.
• 091 — Apps-only surface — collapse non-app surfaces into a focused, application-shaped UX.
• 090 — AI code review — agent-driven PR review on top of the supervisor gate.
• 089 — Branding & onboarding overhaul — first-run polish, lane copy, contributor positioning.
• 089 — Discord README badge — surface the existing Discord community on the README.
• 088 — Import repo upstream — pulling existing GitHub issues into Shep's intake pipeline.
• 088 — CLI application management — application lifecycle from the terminal.

Later — captured, not scheduled

Ideas with a spec but no committed slot. Help wanted on any of these.

• 087 — Dynamic model catalog — runtime model discovery so we don't ship a hardcoded list.
• 087 — Project management spec — first-class project / portfolio modeling.
• 086 — Multi-provider AI SDK — broader provider coverage behind IAgentExecutorProvider.
• 085 — Electron desktop wrapper — native desktop shell over the existing web dashboard.
• 085 — Playground prototypes — disposable spike surface for trying ideas without spec ceremony.

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How this list is maintained

• New specs (/shep-kit:new-feature) land under specs/NNN-feature-name/ and are added to Later by default.
• Specs being actively implemented move to Now when their feature branch is open.
• Specs are removed from this file once they merge — the CHANGELOG.md and the relevant recaps/YYYY-MM.md are the long-term record.

If a spec you care about isn't here, it either hasn't been written yet (file one) or has already shipped (check CHANGELOG.md).

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Related

• CONTRIBUTING.md — how to contribute
• GOOD_FIRST_ISSUES.md — curated issues to start with
• ARCHITECTURE.md — 10-minute tour of the codebase
• specs/ — every active and historical spec