Product Roadmap 2026
Caro

Caro

Your loyal shell companion

60 Planned Items
3 Milestones
6 Months
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Presenter Notes: Welcome to the Caro Product Roadmap presentation. This deck covers our 6-month development plan across 3 major milestones. Use arrow keys or swipe to navigate.

Timeline Overview

Our journey from foundation to innovation

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v1.1.0 February 15, 2026
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v1.2.0 March 31, 2026
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v2.0.0 June 30, 2026
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Q1 2026 Foundation
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Q2 2026 Launch
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Q3 2026 Innovation
Presenter Notes: This timeline shows our three major release milestones. Q1 focuses on foundation work, Q2 on public launch, Q3 on advanced features. Current overall progress: 2%.
๐ŸŽฏ v1.1.0

Core Improvements

Production-ready core functionality

๐Ÿ“… Due: February 15, 2026 โณ 48 days ๐Ÿ“Š 0/15 items

Critical

  • Fix error blocking release (#150)

High Priority

  • Hugging Face model download (#10)
  • Performance analysis & optimization (#132)
  • Build LLM evaluation harness (#135)

Infrastructure

  • Benchmark suite (#9)
  • Property-based tests (#8)
  • Automated GitHub releases (#157)

Enhancements

  • Development practices (#145)
  • Interface architecture (#146)
  • Machine resource assessment (#147)
  • Local directory context (#152)

Success Criteria

โœ“ All critical bugs resolved
โœ“ Performance benchmarks established
โœ“ Stable HF model download working
โœ“ Comprehensive test coverage
Presenter Notes: v1.1.0 is our production-ready release. Critical bug fix is the top priority. HF model download and performance work follow. This milestone establishes our foundation for public launch.
๐ŸŒ v1.2.0

Website & Documentation

Public launch, marketing, and documentation

๐Ÿ“… Due: March 31, 2026 โณ 93 days ๐Ÿ“Š 0/24 items

Website

  • Interactive terminal landing page (#130)
  • Website value proposition (#138)
  • SEO & social meta tags (#156)
  • ASCII art morphs (#151)

Documentation

  • Docs site with Astro Starlight (#139)
  • Comprehensive manual (#158)
  • LLM architecture docs (#148)
  • Open source guide (#149)

Marketing

  • 12-month strategic roadmap (#134)
  • Launch strategy analysis (#136)
  • Content pipeline for UGC (#137)
  • Multi-channel announcement (#143)

Community

  • Project mission & values (#144)
  • Attribution & credits page (#142)
  • Simplified Chinese translation (#159)

Success Criteria

โœ“ Professional website live at caro.sh
โœ“ Comprehensive documentation available
โœ“ Marketing materials ready for launch
โœ“ Community engagement channels established
Presenter Notes: v1.2.0 is our public launch milestone. Website, documentation, and marketing are the focus. This is when we go from soft launch to full public availability.
๐Ÿš€ v2.0.0

Advanced Features

Innovation and advanced capabilities

๐Ÿ“… Due: June 30, 2026 โณ 184 days ๐Ÿ“Š 1/21 items

Distributed Intelligence

  • Karo distributed terminal system (#133)
  • Jazz integration for cross-device sync (#154)

Safety & Rules

  • Dogma rule engine architecture (#126)
  • Security hardening features (#6)

AI Enhancements

  • Voice synthesis for Caro (#160)
  • Exo cluster connection (#162)
  • Yappus-Term features (#153)

Code Quality

  • JSON Schema for TOML config (#11)
  • Rustdoc examples (#7)
  • FromStr traits (#5)

Success Criteria

โœ“ Karo distributed intelligence prototype working
โœ“ Voice synthesis integration functional
โœ“ Advanced safety rules operational
โœ“ Platform for future innovation established
Presenter Notes: v2.0.0 is our innovation milestone. Karo distributed intelligence and voice synthesis are flagship features. This positions Caro as a next-generation AI shell companion.

Strategic Themes

Our quarterly focus areas for 2026

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Q1 2026

Foundation

Establish production-ready core, optimize performance, build reliable infrastructure

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Q2 2026

Launch

Public website launch, comprehensive documentation, marketing and community building

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Q3 2026

Innovation

Advanced AI features, distributed intelligence, voice interaction, next-gen capabilities

Presenter Notes: Strategic themes guide our quarterly priorities. Foundation โ†’ Launch โ†’ Innovation is the natural progression. All work is tracked in GitHub Projects for transparency.
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60 Total Items
2% Complete
6 Months to v2.0

๐Ÿ• "Every contribution makes Caro a better companion!"

Presenter Notes: Thank you for viewing the Caro Product Roadmap! We welcome contributions from the community. Star us on GitHub and join our journey to revolutionize shell interaction.

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