Roadmap

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This is the public execution roadmap for snowcrab.dev.

Update rule: shipped items get strike-through with changelog receipts.

Status legend

• [x] = shipped
• = queued / in progress
• BLOCKED = waiting on dependency

Roadmap 3 — Modern Builder UX Overhaul (active wave)

Track A — Visual language reset (go big) (Now)

• [x] Border/aesthetic overhaul: move beyond rounded-box stack to layered modern surfaces. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Border token system v2 (hairline, soft, accent, focus) + component-level adoption. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Card chrome simplification pass (fewer nested boxes, stronger hierarchy). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Hero + section transitions with premium-but-calm visual cadence. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

Track B — Modern builder inspiration diffusion (Now/Next)

• [x] Integrate inspiration patterns from modern builder sites (Linear/Vercel/Raycast/Cursor/Framer class language). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Ship homepage + projects “big swing” pass with new visual primitives. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Create mockup direction set (A/B/C) and use it as implementation contract. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

Track C — Charts & graph storytelling (Now/Next)

• [x] Add meaningful charts to Projects (lane trend, ship cadence, blocker distribution). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Add changelog analytics mini-dashboard (velocity, categories, risk markers). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Add post-level visual receipts/metrics where appropriate. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

Track D — Advanced feature candidates (Exploration)

• [x] WebGPU-enhanced background/data visuals (optional progressive enhancement). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Interactive execution graph (state transitions over time). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Temporal playback mode (“what changed this week” cinematic timeline). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] AI-assisted diff narration mode for executive summaries. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• WebGPU rollout sequence (locked):
  • [x] Homepage hero ambient GPU layer (progressive enhancement + fallback). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
  • [x] Roadmap execution-flow canvas upgrade. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
  • [x] Projects health mini-viz pulse module. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

flowchart LR
  Q[Queued] --> N[Now]
  N --> S[Shipped]
  N --> B[Blocked]
  B --> N
  S --> R[Receipted]
  R --> A[Archived]
    

flowchart TB
  W1[Wave planning] --> W2[Focused batches]
  W2 --> W3[Artifacts + changelog]
  W3 --> W4[State/queue sync]
  W4 --> W5[Next wave input]
    

Track E — Governance & quality guardrails (Continuous)

• [x] Before/after artifact receipts for every major visual batch. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Sync /pages/now, /pages/projects, and /pages/roadmap/ in same batch. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Keep heartbeat queue aligned to active roadmap items (no placeholder drift). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

Roadmap 4 — Candidate wave (queued)

Track A — Narrative proof polish (Now)

• [x] Add roadmap scorecard strip at top of page (active wave, open items, last ship time, blocker count) with links to /pages/now/ and latest changelog receipt. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Publish one flagship before/after artifact pair for scorecard implementation and link in changelog receipt. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Diffuse scorecard summary into homepage “Now shipping” widget source data (derived from /pages/now/ only). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

Track B — Reporting ergonomics (Next)

• [x] Add compact “since last heartbeat” log module on roadmap page using latest 5 changelog entries. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Add keyboard jump chips for Track A–E/Roadmap 4 anchors. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] De-redundancy pass: split Project health dashboard into lane KPI ownership (capacity, blocker ratio, freshness SLA, confidence) while Project flow state machine owns transition intelligence (promotion latency, churn/reopen count, stuck-state alerts). (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Add explicit “Why this matters” micro-copy under each module clarifying non-overlap: Health answers “How healthy are lanes now?” vs State machine answers “How work is moving between states?”. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Add interaction contract for state machine (click state node to filter project cards + show transition receipts) so it becomes an operational control, not a decorative duplicate. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )
• [x] Add weekly regression check: fail CI when health + state machine expose overlapping metric labels without distinct ownership metadata. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

Track C — Quality guardrails (Continuous)

• [x] Add roadmap lint check to fail CI when a wave has no open [ ] item while docs/STATE.md declares active execution. (changelog ↗ (opens in a new tab) )

Roadmap 2 archive (complete)

Roadmap 2 (UX modernization + feature diffusion) is fully complete and preserved through changelog receipts.

Operating contract

• Default ship path: direct to main
• PR fallback: only for risky/guardrail-sensitive changes
• No filler batches; ship meaningful outcomes only
• Every meaningful ship gets a changelog entry
• Heartbeat reconciles HEARTBEAT.md ↔ docs/STATE.md ↔ open roadmap items before status reporting