# App Vision Roadmap

This roadmap bridges the gap between the current `rdev` CLI engine and the **Orchard Studio** vision.

## Phase 1: Engine Reliability (The "Slack Path")
**Goal:** Prove `rdev` can autonomously build complex systems via CLI/Scripts.
*   *Why:* If the engine can't build Slack/Aeries, the UI is useless.
*   **Tasks:**
    1.  [ ] **Templates:** Complete `worker`, `postgres`, `redis`, `app-react`.
    2.  **Shared Libs:** Implement `pkg/auth`, `pkg/queue`.
    3.  **Validation:** successfully run `slackpath-1` (Auth) and `slackpath-2` (Async).
    4.  **Refactor:** Ensure all templates use the "Secret-First" config pattern.

## Phase 2: The API Lift (The "Tree Runner Migration")
**Goal:** Move orchestration state from local JSON files to the `rdev` Database.
*   *Why:* The Web UI cannot read a JSON file on my laptop. It needs an API.
*   **Tasks:**
    1.  [ ] **Schema:** Create `operations` and `operation_steps` tables in CockroachDB.
    2.  **Port Logic:** Rewrite `tree-runner.sh` logic into `internal/service/orchestrator.go`.
    3.  **Endpoints:** Expose `POST /operations/start`, `GET /operations/{id}`.
    4.  **Verify:** Run `slackpath-3` using `curl` calls to the new API instead of the shell script.

## Phase 3: The Architect & Blueprint (The "Brain")
**Goal:** Enable the "Conversation -> Spec" loop.
*   **Tasks:**
    1.  [ ] **Agent:** Create `architect` persona (specialized in requirements gathering).
    2.  **API:** Create `POST /blueprint/chat` endpoint.
    3.  **Logic:** Implement the "Clarification Loop" (Agent outputting questions vs Agent outputting specs).
    4.  **Verify:** Have a conversation via `curl` that results in a validated Spec artifact.

## Phase 4: Orchard Studio UI (The "Face")
**Goal:** Build the Next.js Frontend.
*   **Tasks:**
    1.  [ ] **Scaffold:** Create `apps/studio` in the `rdev` repo.
    2.  **UI:** Build the Split Screen (Chat + Preview).
    3.  **Integration:** Connect to `rdev-api` (Auth, Operations, Blueprints).
    4.  **Streaming:** Implement the WebSocket client for build logs.

## Phase 5: The "Aeries" Launch
**Goal:** Use Orchard Studio to build Aeries from scratch.
*   **Action:** Click "Social World Seed". Chat with Architect. Watch Aeries deploy.
*   **Success Criteria:** A working multi-agent simulation built without writing a single line of code manually.