Caro Product Roadmap 2026

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Product Roadmap 2026

Your loyal shell companion

62 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

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
Q2 2026 Launch
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%.
v1.1.0

Core Improvements

Production-ready core functionality

Due: February 15, 2026 48 days 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

✓ All critical bugs resolved
✓ Performance benchmarks established
✓ Stable HF model download working
✓ 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.
v1.2.0

Website & Documentation

Public launch, marketing, and documentation

Due: March 31, 2026 93 days 0/25 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)
  • Terminal Trove directory submission (#TBD)

Community

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

Success Criteria

✓ Professional website live at caro.sh
✓ Comprehensive documentation available
✓ Marketing materials ready for launch
✓ 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.
v2.0.0

Advanced Features

Innovation and advanced capabilities

Due: June 30, 2026 184 days 1/22 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)
  • Terminal Trove knowledge integration (#TBD)

Code Quality

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

Success Criteria

✓ Karo distributed intelligence prototype working
✓ Voice synthesis integration functional
✓ Advanced safety rules operational
✓ 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

Project Tracking

Product Development 36 items Marketing & DevRel 29 items
Presenter Notes: Strategic themes guide our quarterly priorities. Foundation → Launch → Innovation is the natural progression. All work is tracked in GitHub Projects for transparency.

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62 Total Items
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6 Months to v2.0
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