SuperClaude/docs/Development/ROADMAP.md

SuperClaude Development Roadmap

Last Updated: 2025-10-14 Version: 4.1.5

🎯 Vision

Transform SuperClaude into a self-improving development platform with PM Agent mode as the always-active meta-layer, enabling continuous context preservation, systematic knowledge management, and intelligent orchestration of all development activities.

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📊 Phase Overview

Phase	Status	Timeline	Focus
Phase 1	✅ Completed	Week 1	Documentation Structure
Phase 2	🔄 In Progress	Week 2-3	PM Agent Mode Integration
Phase 3	⏳ Planned	Week 4-5	Serena MCP Integration
Phase 4	⏳ Planned	Week 6-7	Documentation Strategy
Phase 5	🔬 Research	Week 8+	Auto-Activation System

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Phase 1: Documentation Structure ✅

Goal: Create comprehensive documentation foundation for development

Timeline: Week 1 (2025-10-14 ~ 2025-10-20)

Status: ✅ Completed

Tasks

• Create docs/Development/ directory structure
• Write ARCHITECTURE.md - System overview with PM Agent position
• Write ROADMAP.md - Phase-based development plan with checkboxes
• Write TASKS.md - Current task tracking system
• Write PROJECT_STATUS.md - Implementation status dashboard
• Write pm-agent-integration.md - Integration guide and procedures

Deliverables

• docs/Development/ARCHITECTURE.md - Complete system architecture
• docs/Development/ROADMAP.md - This file (development roadmap)
• docs/Development/TASKS.md - Task management with checkboxes
• docs/Development/PROJECT_STATUS.md - Current status and metrics
• docs/Development/pm-agent-integration.md - Integration procedures

Success Criteria

• Documentation structure established
• Architecture clearly documented
• Roadmap with phase breakdown complete
• Task tracking system functional
• Status dashboard provides visibility

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Phase 2: PM Agent Mode Integration 🔄

Goal: Integrate PM Agent mode as always-active meta-layer

Timeline: Week 2-3 (2025-10-21 ~ 2025-11-03)

Status: 🔄 In Progress (30% complete)

Tasks

Documentation Updates

• Update superclaude/Commands/pm.md with Session Lifecycle
• Update superclaude/Agents/pm-agent.md with PDCA Cycle
• Create docs/pm-agent-implementation-status.md
• Update docs/User-Guide/agents.md - Add PM Agent section
• Update docs/User-Guide/commands.md - Add /sc:pm command

Core Implementation

• Implement superclaude/Core/session_lifecycle.py
  • Session start hooks
  • Context restoration logic
  • User report generation
  • Error handling and fallback
• Implement superclaude/Core/pdca_engine.py
  • Plan phase automation
  • Do phase tracking
  • Check phase self-evaluation
  • Act phase documentation
• Implement superclaude/Core/memory_ops.py
  • Serena MCP wrapper
  • Memory operation abstractions
  • Checkpoint management
  • Session state handling

Testing

• Unit tests for session_lifecycle.py
• Unit tests for pdca_engine.py
• Unit tests for memory_ops.py
• Integration tests for PM Agent flow
• Test auto-activation at session start

Deliverables

• Updated pm.md and pm-agent.md - Design documentation
• pm-agent-implementation-status.md - Status tracking
• superclaude/Core/session_lifecycle.py - Session management
• superclaude/Core/pdca_engine.py - PDCA automation
• superclaude/Core/memory_ops.py - Memory operations
• tests/test_pm_agent.py - Comprehensive test suite

Success Criteria

• PM Agent mode loads at session start
• Session Lifecycle functional
• PDCA Cycle automated
• Memory operations working
• All tests passing (>90% coverage)

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Phase 3: Serena MCP Integration ⏳

Goal: Full Serena MCP integration for session persistence

Timeline: Week 4-5 (2025-11-04 ~ 2025-11-17)

Status: ⏳ Planned

Tasks

MCP Configuration

• Install and configure Serena MCP server
• Update ~/.claude/.claude.json with Serena config
• Test basic Serena operations
• Troubleshoot connection issues

Memory Operations Implementation

• Implement list_memories() integration
• Implement read_memory(key) integration
• Implement write_memory(key, value) integration
• Implement delete_memory(key) integration
• Test memory persistence across sessions

Think Operations Implementation

• Implement think_about_task_adherence() hook
• Implement think_about_collected_information() hook
• Implement think_about_whether_you_are_done() hook
• Integrate with TodoWrite completion tracking
• Test self-evaluation triggers

Cross-Session Testing

• Test context restoration after restart
• Test checkpoint save/restore
• Test memory persistence durability
• Test multi-project memory isolation
• Performance testing (memory operations latency)

Deliverables

• Serena MCP Server - Configured and operational
• superclaude/Core/serena_client.py - Serena MCP client wrapper
• superclaude/Core/think_operations.py - Think hooks implementation
• docs/troubleshooting/serena-setup.md - Setup guide
• tests/test_serena_integration.py - Integration test suite

Success Criteria

• Serena MCP server operational
• All memory operations functional
• Think operations trigger correctly
• Cross-session persistence verified
• Performance acceptable (<100ms per operation)

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Phase 4: Documentation Strategy ⏳

Goal: Implement systematic documentation lifecycle

Timeline: Week 6-7 (2025-11-18 ~ 2025-12-01)

Status: ⏳ Planned

Tasks

Directory Structure

• Create docs/temp/ template structure
• Create docs/patterns/ template structure
• Create docs/mistakes/ template structure
• Add README.md to each directory explaining purpose
• Create .gitignore for temporary files

File Templates

• Create hypothesis-template.md for Plan phase
• Create experiment-template.md for Do phase
• Create lessons-template.md for Check phase
• Create pattern-template.md for successful patterns
• Create mistake-template.md for error records

Lifecycle Automation

• Implement 7-day temporary file cleanup
• Create docs/temp → docs/patterns migration script
• Create docs/temp → docs/mistakes migration script
• Automate "Last Verified" date updates
• Implement duplicate pattern detection

Knowledge Management

• Implement pattern extraction logic
• Implement CLAUDE.md auto-update mechanism
• Create knowledge graph visualization
• Implement pattern search functionality
• Create mistake prevention checklist generator

Deliverables

• docs/temp/, docs/patterns/, docs/mistakes/ - Directory templates
• superclaude/Core/doc_lifecycle.py - Lifecycle automation
• superclaude/Core/knowledge_manager.py - Knowledge extraction
• scripts/migrate_docs.py - Migration utilities
• tests/test_doc_lifecycle.py - Lifecycle test suite

Success Criteria

• Directory templates functional
• Lifecycle automation working
• Migration scripts reliable
• Knowledge extraction accurate
• CLAUDE.md auto-updates verified

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Phase 5: Auto-Activation System 🔬

Goal: PM Agent activates automatically at every session start

Timeline: Week 8+ (2025-12-02 onwards)

Status: 🔬 Research Needed

Research Phase

• Research Claude Code initialization hooks
• Investigate session start event handling
• Study existing auto-activation patterns
• Analyze Claude Code plugin system (if available)
• Review Anthropic documentation on extensibility

Tasks

Hook Implementation

• Identify session start hook mechanism
• Implement PM Agent auto-activation hook
• Test activation timing and reliability
• Handle edge cases (crash recovery, etc.)
• Performance optimization (minimize startup delay)

Context Restoration

• Implement automatic context loading
• Test memory restoration at startup
• Verify user report generation
• Handle missing or corrupted memory
• Graceful fallback for new sessions

Integration Testing

• Test across multiple sessions
• Test with different project contexts
• Test memory persistence durability
• Test error recovery mechanisms
• Performance testing (startup time impact)

Deliverables

• superclaude/Core/auto_activation.py - Auto-activation system
• docs/Developer-Guide/auto-activation.md - Implementation guide
• tests/test_auto_activation.py - Auto-activation tests
• Performance Report - Startup time impact analysis

Success Criteria

• PM Agent activates at every session start
• Context restoration reliable (>99%)
• User report generated consistently
• Startup delay minimal (<500ms)
• Error recovery robust

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🚀 Future Enhancements (Post-Phase 5)

Multi-Project Orchestration

• Cross-project knowledge sharing
• Unified pattern library
• Multi-project context switching
• Project-specific memory namespaces

AI-Driven Pattern Recognition

• Machine learning for pattern extraction
• Automatic best practice identification
• Predictive mistake prevention
• Smart knowledge graph generation

Enhanced Self-Evaluation

• Advanced think operations
• Quality scoring automation
• Performance regression detection
• Code quality trend analysis

Community Features

• Pattern sharing marketplace
• Community knowledge contributions
• Collaborative PDCA cycles
• Public pattern library

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📊 Metrics & KPIs

Phase Completion Metrics

Metric	Target	Current	Status
Documentation Coverage	100%	40%	🔄 In Progress
PM Agent Integration	100%	30%	🔄 In Progress
Serena MCP Integration	100%	0%	⏳ Pending
Documentation Strategy	100%	0%	⏳ Pending
Auto-Activation	100%	0%	🔬 Research

Quality Metrics

Metric	Target	Current	Status
Test Coverage	>90%	0%	⏳ Pending
Context Restoration Rate	100%	N/A	⏳ Pending
Session Continuity	>95%	N/A	⏳ Pending
Documentation Freshness	<7 days	N/A	⏳ Pending
Mistake Prevention	<10% recurring	N/A	⏳ Pending

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🔄 Update Schedule

• Weekly: Task progress updates
• Bi-weekly: Phase milestone reviews
• Monthly: Roadmap revision and priority adjustment
• Quarterly: Long-term vision alignment

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Last Verified: 2025-10-14 Next Review: 2025-10-21 (1 week) Version: 4.1.5