Roadmap

The single source of truth for what Iblis intends to build, in what order, and why. Rendered live on https://iblis.meiuxmeiux.com/roadmap. Update via PR — never duplicate this content into the site.

Granularity rule: each phase is a small set of bullets, each bullet is a verifiable outcome. If a bullet wouldn't fit in a single PR description, split it. Anything past v1.0 is intent, not commitment.

Phase 0 — Foundation

• Repo scaffold, charter, feature docs, Justfile.
• Apache vhost template + just provision-vhost / just provision-ssl.
• Placeholder site renders CHANGELOG and ROADMAP from this repo.

Done when: https://iblis.meiuxmeiux.com/ returns 200 with TLS, showing this file.

Phase 1 — Shell skeleton

• Electron + Vite + Svelte 5 app opens on Windows 11 with Mica backdrop.
• Custom titlebar; default dark theme via CSS variables only.
• Empty-state Home view: "Install the engine pack to get started."
• electron-updater wired to a signed release feed served by the site.

Done when: just build produces an installer that opens to the empty state and self-updates on a staged-tag bump.

Phase 2 — Plugin host

• Signed catalog fetch (Ed25519). SHA-256 verified asset downloads.
• Versioned plugin folders, atomic current.txt pointer, instant rollback.
• Sidecar supervision: spawn, health-check, hot-swap, kill-on-quit.

Done when: a stub echo-server plugin installs, updates, rolls back, and removes entirely through the UI — no CLI involved.

Phase 3 — Audio engine plugin (ACE-Step)

• bin/ace-server.exe built in CI (CUDA + CPU fallback).
• manifest.json declares LM + DiT + VAE + embed GGUFs.
• First-run wizard probes VRAM, picks fast / balanced / quality.

Done when: prompt → 48kHz WAV in the library, under 60s on RTX 3090.

Phase 4 — Library + waveform vis

• SQLite schema (tracks, plugin_state, folders, prompts).
• Inline <audio> playback. Drag-out to OS filesystem.
• Folders, rename-in-place, cover upload + cover-regen hook.
• Prompt re-use: every track stores its prompt; one-click "remix this."
• One built-in waveform visualizer; visualizer interface is a plugin slot so future skins/visualizers compose without re-build.

Done when: a non-technical user can produce a track, file it in a folder, rename it, swap its cover, and remix its prompt without docs.

Phase 5 — Stem split + image gen plugins

• Stem splitter plugin (Demucs port or equivalent native binary).
• Image-gen plugin (SDXL-Turbo or Flux-schnell, GGUF preferred).
• Both expose their results into the library's per-track sidecar files.

Done when: generate track → auto-cover via image-gen → split stems → all artifacts visible against the same track row.

Phase 6 — Skinning UI (in-app)

• Theme picker + "edit current skin" panel inside Settings.
• CSS variables only; skins are JSON-described overrides + optional CSS.
• Several first-party skins covering dark / light / "fun flavor" extremes.

Done when: a user switches skins live, edits one, and exports it as a shareable .iblis-skin file. New skins composed against the contract work on every plugin without that plugin knowing the skin exists.

v1.0.0 — MVP launch

All of Phases 0–6 green. Plus:

• The "Easy Mode" / "Sell-your-soul" installer flow (see docs/feature/installer.md).
• PRIVACY.md shipped in the installer.
• Jack has generated 50+ tracks across 5+ genres and is satisfied.

Beyond v1.0 (intent, not commitment)

• BPM / key detection plugins (multiple implementations, user picks).
• Node-based builder (ComfyUI-style) as an optional plugin.
• File-explorer UI as an optional plugin.
• DAW drag-and-drop integration.
• Sample-pack pipeline.
• Auto-mastering chain.
• Share-link plugin (when/if cloud is opened up).
• Credit / cloud-boost system (deliberately last — see charter).