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Org Mode
169 lines
13 KiB
Org Mode
#+TITLE: OpenCortex Evolutionary Roadmap
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#+STARTUP: content
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* The Evolutionary Roadmap
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The roadmap is designed working backwards from SOTA parity (V 1.0.0), guiding each version toward a fully autonomous, self-editing agent. Each version builds on the previous, with features designed to be implemented in pure Common Lisp + Org-mode.
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** Non-Negotiable Identity
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- Pure Common Lisp + Org-mode. No JSON. No YAML. No external databases.
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- Single-address-space memory (Lisp hash tables in RAM — the agent IS the memory).
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- "Thin harness, fat skills" — complexity lives at the edges, not the kernel.
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- One agent composed of many skills. Concurrency via bordeaux-threads (shared memory).
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- Plists everywhere — homoiconic communication between all components.
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** Version Roadmap
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*** v0.1.0: The Autonomous Foundation — CURRENT RELEASE ✅
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The secure, auditable Lisp kernel. All core infrastructure in place.
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| Component | Status | Notes |
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|-----------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Perceive-Reason-Act pipeline | ✅ | 3-stage metabolic loop |
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| Skills engine with jailed loading | ✅ | defskill, topological sort, hot-reload |
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| Policy skill (6 invariants) | ✅ | Transparency, Autonomy, Bloat, Modularity, Mentorship, Sustainability |
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| Bouncer skill | ✅ | Command whitelist guard functions |
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| Memory (org-object + Merkle) | ✅ | Hash tables, snapshots, rollback |
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| Lisp validator skill | ✅ | Syntax validation before eval |
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| Scribe + Gardener skills | ✅ | Heartbeat-driven distillation + audit |
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| LLM gateway (OpenRouter + Ollama) | ✅ | Provider cascade |
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| Shell actuator | ✅ | Safe command execution |
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| Emacs bridge via Swank | ✅ | Point/buffer updates |
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| FiveAM test suite | ✅ | Memory, boot, pipeline, act, communication |
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| Credentials vault | ✅ | Encrypted storage |
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*** v0.2.0: Interactive Refinement ✅
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The "Brain" meets the "Machine." Standardization and professionalization of the user interface and environment.
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| Feature | Status | Notes |
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| :--- | :---: | :--- |
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| Minimalist Kernel | ✅ | Purified harness targeting I/O & Memory only. |
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| Sovereign Skills | ✅ | Diagnostics and Configuration extracted to Userland. |
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| POSIX/XDG Compliance | ✅ | Standardized paths (~/.config, ~/.local). |
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| Professional TUI | ✅ | Styled, scrollable, and verified Lisp interface. |
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| Onboarding Wizard | ✅ | Modular Lisp setup for multiple LLM providers. |
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| Linkage Command | ✅ | Real-time verification of external gateways (Telegram). |
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| Self-Editing | ✅ | Detects errors, applies fixes, learns from outcomes. |
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| Memory Rollback | ✅ | Snap back to known-good state on critical errors. |
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*** v0.3.0: Event Orchestration + HITL
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Unified control plane and Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) state management.
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| Feature | Description |
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|--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| org-skill-event-orchestrator | Unified hooks + cron + routing. Three tiers: =:REFLEX= (no LLM), =:COGNITION= (light LLM), =:REASONING= (full LLM). |
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| Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) | Continuation-based interaction. The agent can "suspend" its cognitive loop to ask for permission or clarification and resume precisely where it left off. |
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| org-skill-context-manager | Stack-based project scoping. =push-context= / =pop-context=. Path resolution relative to context. |
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| Memory scope segmentation | =:scope= property on org-objects: memex/session/project. Scope-aware retrieval. |
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| Model-tier routing | Complexity-based model selection: heartbeat → tiny, user → medium, reasoning → large. |
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| Slash commands | =M-x= style command palette in TUI. Commands defined in Org-mode. |
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| Asynchronous Embedding Gateway | Provider-agnostic vector generation (Ollama, local llama.cpp) via background worker. |
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| Telegram Gateway Skill | Full implementation of the message receiver for linked Telegram bots. |
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*** v0.4.0: Long-Horizon Planning + Git Workflows
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Structured tracking, failure handling, and course correction for multi-step engineering work.
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| Feature | Description |
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|------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| org-skill-long-horizon | Decompose tasks into Org-mode headline trees. Terminal states: =:done= / =:blocked= / =:stuck=. Parent summarises children. Branch pruning. |
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| org-skill-git-steward | Status, diff, commit, push, branch. Policy enforces commit-before-modify. |
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| TDD runner | FiveAM on file save. =:test-failure= events. Hook into self-fix for auto-repair. |
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| Deep Emacs integration | Full org-agenda awareness. Navigate, clock time, refile, archive. |
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*** v0.5.0: Interactive Actuation & Environment Stewardship
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Interactive terminal sessions and autonomous dependency management.
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| Feature | Description |
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| Interactive PTY Actuator | Stream long-running process output to the context window (e.g., `npm run dev`, REPLs) with async interrupt control. |
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| The Environment Steward | Autonomously detect missing dependencies (e.g., "Command not found"), propose an installation command, and retry the failed action. |
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*** v0.6.0: Concurrency + Creator + GTD
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The agent bootstraps itself and manages parallel workstreams.
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| Feature | Description |
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| org-skill-sub-agent-manager | Lightweight Lisp-native sub-agents (via bordeaux-threads) that share memory but have isolated execution contexts for background work. |
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| org-skill-creator | LLM drafts complete skill org-file from natural language. Mandatory: syntax validation → jail-load → test → register. |
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| org-skill-architect | Scan =:STATUS: FROZEN= PRDs. Generate Phase B PROTOCOL. |
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| org-skill-gtd | Full GTD cycle: capture, clarify, organize, reflect, engage. org-gtd v4.0 DAG (=:TRIGGER:=, =:BLOCKER:=). |
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| Consensus loop | Run multiple providers for critical decisions. Compare results, detect disagreements. |
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| Web research | Headless Chromium via Python bridge. Text extraction, screenshots, Gemini Web UI automation. |
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*** v0.7.0: Visual Grounding & MCP Bridge
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Multimodal visual interaction and ecosystem-wide tool compatibility.
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| Feature | Description |
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| Computer Use / Vision | Allow the agent to request host OS or browser screenshots, analyze the UI, and issue precise X/Y coordinate click/type commands via an X11/Wayland bridge. |
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| MCP Gateway Bridge | Lisp-native client for the Model Context Protocol, allowing OpenCortex to connect to the entire ecosystem of external tools and data sources. |
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*** v0.8.0: The Evaluation Harness
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Automated benchmarking to mathematically prove the agent's reasoning capabilities.
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| Feature | Description |
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| SWE-Bench Harness | Automated pipeline that clones repositories, feeds GitHub issues, tracks the multi-step resolution trajectory, runs tests, and scores success. |
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*** v1.0.0: SOTA Parity
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Feature-complete agent competitive with commercial agents. All features reimplemented in pure Lisp.
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| Area | Status | Notes |
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| Self-improvement | ✅ v0.2.0 | Self-edit + lisp-repair |
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| Planning | ✅ v0.4.0 | Task tree DAGs with terminal states |
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| Tool ecosystem | 🟡 v0.4.0 | 10+ cognitive tools |
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| Context window | ✅ v0.3.0 | Semantic search + scope segmentation |
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| Safety | ✅ v0.1.0 | 6 Policy invariants + formal verification |
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| Multi-step tasks | ✅ v0.4.0 | Task trees with failure handling |
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| Code editing | ✅ v0.2.0 | Full org-mode file read/write |
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| Memory | ✅ v0.2.0 | Vector recall in org-object |
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| Emacs integration | ✅ v0.2.0 | Full org-mode control |
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| Autonomy | ✅ v0.1.0 | 100% local capable (Ollama) |
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*** v2.0.0: Lisp Machine Emergence
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From Lisp-using agent to true Lisp machine. Agent IS the Emacs process.
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| Feature | Description |
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| Lish: Lisp editor | Org-mode as IDE. Org-babel for interactive evaluation. Full REPL in TUI. No bridge needed. |
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| Lish: Shell replacement | Lisp-based shell that speaks plists. Org-mode buffers as file system. |
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*** v3.0.0: Neurosymbolic Maturity
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Deterministic planner takes the wheel. LLM relegated to semantic translation.
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| Feature | Description |
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| Deterministic planner | Pure Lisp task scheduler. No LLM needed for planning. |
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| Self-correcting gates | Gates learn from false positives (user override patterns). |
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*** v4.0.0: AI Stack Internalized
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The agent understands its own weights. No external inference.
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| Feature | Description |
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| Llama.cpp in Lisp | FFI binding. No Python subprocess. Pure Common Lisp inference. |
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| Weights as sexps | Neural weights as Lisp data structures. Homoiconic model introspection. |
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*** v5.0.0: True Agency
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World models, temporal reasoning, goal persistence across restarts.
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| Feature | Description |
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| World models | Predictive models of user behavior, project dynamics, system state. |
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| Temporal reasoning | Scheduling, deadlines, elapsed duration awareness. |
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| Goal persistence | Goals survive restarts. Long-term projects in org-objects. |
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