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+# Mai Project Roadmap
+
+## Overview
+
+Mai's development is organized into three major milestones, each delivering distinct capabilities while building toward the full vision of an autonomous, self-improving AI agent.
+
+---
+
+## v1.0 Core - Foundation Systems
+**Goal:** Establish core AI agent infrastructure with local model support, safety guardrails, and conversational foundation.
+
+### Phase 1: Model Interface & Switching
+- Connect to LMStudio for local model inference
+- Auto-detect available models in LMStudio
+- Intelligently switch between models based on task and availability
+- Manage model context efficiently (conversation history, system prompt, token budget)
+
+### Phase 2: Safety & Sandboxing
+- Implement sandbox execution environment for generated code
+- Multi-level security assessment (LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH/BLOCKED)
+- Audit logging with tamper detection
+- Resource-limited container execution
+
+### Phase 3: Resource Management
+- Detect available system resources (CPU, RAM, GPU)
+- Select appropriate models based on resources
+- Request more resources when bottlenecks detected
+- Graceful scaling from low-end hardware to high-end systems
+
+### Phase 4: Memory & Context Management
+- Store conversation history locally (file-based or lightweight DB)
+- Recall past conversations and learn from them
+- Compress memory as it grows to stay efficient
+- Distill long-term patterns into personality layers
+- Proactively surface relevant context from memory
+
+### Phase 5: Conversation Engine
+- Multi-turn context preservation
+- Reasoning transparency and clarifying questions
+- Complex request handling with task breakdown
+- Natural timing and human-like response patterns
+
+**Milestone v1.0 Complete:** Mai has a working local foundation with models, safety, memory, and natural conversation.
+
+---
+
+## v1.1 Interfaces & Intelligence
+**Goal:** Add interaction interfaces and self-improvement capabilities to enable Mai to improve her own code.
+
+### Phase 6: CLI Interface
+- Command-line interface for direct terminal interaction
+- Session history persistence
+- Resource usage and processing state indicators
+- Approval integration for code changes
+
+### Phase 7: Self-Improvement System
+- Analyze own code to identify improvement opportunities
+- Generate code changes (Python) to improve herself
+- AST validation for syntax/import errors
+- Second-agent review for safety and breaking changes
+- Auto-apply non-breaking improvements after review
+
+### Phase 8: Approval Workflow
+- User approval via CLI and Dashboard
+- Second reviewer (agent) checks for breaking changes
+- Dashboard displays pending changes with reviewer feedback
+- Real-time approval status updates
+
+### Phase 9: Personality System
+- Unshakeable core personality (values, tone, boundaries)
+- Personality applied through system prompt + behavior config
+- Learn and adapt personality layers based on interactions
+- Agency and refusal capabilities for value violations
+- Values-based guardrails to prevent misuse
+
+### Phase 10: Discord Interface
+- Discord bot for conversation and approval notifications
+- Direct message and channel support with context preservation
+- Approval reactions (thumbs up/down for changes)
+- Fallback to CLI when Discord unavailable
+- Retry mechanism if no response within 5 minutes
+
+**Milestone v1.1 Complete:** Mai can improve herself safely with human oversight and communicate through Discord.
+
+---
+
+## v1.2 Presence & Mobile
+**Goal:** Add visual presence, voice capabilities, and native mobile support for rich cross-device experience.
+
+### Phase 11: Offline Operations
+- Full offline functionality (all inference, memory, improvement local)
+- Discord connectivity optional with graceful degradation
+- Message queuing when offline, send when reconnected
+- Smaller models available for tight resource scenarios
+
+### Phase 12: Voice Visualization
+- Real-time visualization of audio input during voice conversations
+- Low-latency waveform/frequency display
+- Visual feedback for speech detection and processing
+- Works on both desktop and Android
+
+### Phase 13: Desktop Avatar
+- Visual representation using static image or VRoid model
+- Avatar expressions respond to conversation context (mood/state)
+- Efficient rendering on RTX3060 and mobile devices
+- Customizable appearance (multiple models or user-provided image)
+
+### Phase 14: Android App
+- Native Android app with local model inference
+- Standalone operation (works without desktop instance)
+- Voice input/output with low-latency processing
+- Avatar and visualizer integrated in mobile UI
+- Efficient resource management for battery and CPU
+
+### Phase 15: Device Synchronization
+- Sync conversation history and memory with desktop
+- Synchronized state without server dependency
+- Conflict resolution for divergent changes
+- Efficient delta-based sync protocol
+
+**Milestone v1.1 Complete:** Mai has visual presence and works seamlessly across desktop and Android devices.
+
+---
+
+## Phase Dependencies & Execution Path
+
+```
+v1.0 Core (Phases 1-5)
+  ↓
+v1.1 Interfaces (Phases 6-10)
+  ├─ Parallel: Phase 6 (CLI), Phase 7-8 (Self-Improvement), Phase 9 (Personality)
+  └─ Then: Phase 10 (Discord)
+  ↓
+v1.2 Presence (Phases 11-15)
+  ├─ Parallel: Phase 11 (Offline), Phase 12 (Voice Viz)
+  ├─ Then: Phase 13 (Avatar)
+  ├─ Then: Phase 14 (Android)
+  └─ Finally: Phase 15 (Sync)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria by Milestone
+
+### v1.0 Core ✓
+- [x] Local models working via LMStudio
+- [x] Sandbox for safe code execution
+- [x] Memory persists and retrieves correctly
+- [x] Natural conversation flow maintained
+- [ ] **Next:** Move to v1.1
+
+### v1.1 Interfaces
+- [ ] CLI interface fully functional
+- [ ] Self-improvement system generates valid changes
+- [ ] Second-agent review prevents unsafe changes
+- [ ] Discord bot responds to commands and approvals
+- [ ] Personality system maintains core values
+- [ ] **Next:** Move to v1.2
+
+### v1.2 Presence
+- [ ] Full offline operation validated
+- [ ] Voice visualization renders in real-time
+- [ ] Avatar responds appropriately to conversation
+- [ ] Android app syncs with desktop
+- [ ] All features work on mobile
+- [ ] **Release:** v1.0 complete
+
+---
+
+## Constraints & Considerations
+
+- **Hardware baseline**: Must run on RTX3060 (desktop) and modern Android devices (2022+)
+- **Offline-first**: All core functionality works without internet
+- **Local models only**: No cloud APIs for core inference
+- **Safety critical**: Second-agent review on all changes
+- **Git tracked**: All modifications version-controlled
+- **Python venv**: All dependencies in `.venv`
+
+---
+
+## Key Metrics
+
+- **Total Requirements**: 99 (mapped across 15 phases)
+- **Core Infrastructure**: Phases 1-5
+- **Interface & Intelligence**: Phases 6-10
+- **Visual & Mobile**: Phases 11-15
+- **Coverage**: 100% of requirements
+
+---
+
+*Roadmap created: 2026-01-26*
+*Based on fresh planning with Android, visualizer, and avatar features*