Public Roadmap

See what we’re building to help your tasks follow you everywhere.

Last Updated: June 9, 2025

✅ Shipped (Phases 1-5)

Phase 1: CLI Foundation

Status: Complete ✅

  • Natural Language Input: Type what you think
  • Git Sync: Version control for tasks
  • Beautiful Terminal UI: Charm.sh powered interface
  • Time Tracking: Start/stop/pause timers
  • Smart Context Detection: Auto-detect projects from git repos
  • Powerful Saved Filters: Create and instantly apply complex filter combinations

Phase 2: Smart Cloud Sync

Status: Complete ✅
Beta Users: Growing daily

  • Multi-Device Sync: Real-time updates across devices
  • Web Dashboard: Visual task overview and device management
  • Secure Authentication: Your data, cryptographically isolated
  • CLI Integration: tycana login, tycana sync, tycana account
  • Privacy-First Analytics: Optional telemetry with full transparency

User Impact: “Finally, my tasks follow me from home to office to coffee shop.” - Beta tester

Phase 3: Calendar Integration & Scheduling

Status: Complete ✅ (June 2025)
Why This Changed Everything: Your CLI tasks, in every calendar app

  • Smart Scheduling: tycana schedule 1 "tomorrow 2pm" with natural language
  • Timeline Visualization: tycana today --timeline shows your day beautifully
  • Universal Calendar Subscriptions: Live feeds for Apple, Google, Outlook
  • ICS Export: tycana export calendar works with any calendar app
  • iOS Compatibility: Solved SSL/header issues for Apple Calendar
  • Timezone Intelligence: Consistent times across CLI and calendar

Phase 4: Design Standards & Polish

Status: Complete ✅ (June 7, 2025)
Why This Matters: Professional daily workflows with meaningful celebration

  • Calm Productivity: Removed operational emojis from routine commands
  • Selective Celebration: Preserved genuine achievement recognition (🔥 streaks, 🏆 milestones)
  • Professional Output: Clean, scannable feedback for daily developer workflows
  • Functional Guidance: Kept 💡 tips for user education and error recovery
  • 19 Commands Standardized: Consistent experience across entire CLI
  • Error Excellence: Clear, actionable error messages without visual noise

Real Usage:

$ tycana schedule 3 "friday 10am" --duration 2h
Scheduled "Review architecture" for Friday, Jun 7 at 10:00 AM (2h)

$ tycana today --timeline
📅 Friday, June 7, 2025
   10:00 AM  │ 📅 Review architecture (2h)
   ➤ 11:30 AM  Now
   2:00 PM   │ ⚡ Sprint planning (due today)

Phase 5: NLP Parser Unification

Status: Complete ✅ (June 9, 2025)
Why This Changed Everything: Natural language that understands what you mean

  • Unified Architecture: Single parser handling all commands consistently
  • Natural Task Selection: tycana done "marketing meeting" finds tasks by title
  • Advanced Date Ranges: "next 3 days", "past week", "until friday" for personal productivity
  • Dual Interface: Natural language for humans, flags for automation
  • Zero Breaking Changes: All existing workflows preserved while adding powerful new capabilities

Real Usage:

$ tycana list "next 3 days"
📋 Tasks due in next 3 days
⚡ Review PR #234              due today
📅 Client presentation         due tomorrow
📅 Sprint planning             due Wednesday

$ tycana done "marketing meeting"
🎉 Completed: Marketing weekly sync

$ tycana list "@work #urgent past 3 days"
📋 Work urgent tasks from past 3 days
⚡ Security patch deployed     completed yesterday
⚡ Database backup restored    completed 2 days ago

Hidden Gem: Saved Filters

The Power User Feature You Didn’t Know You Needed

Create complex filter combinations once, use them instantly:

$ tycana filter save work-urgent --project work --tags urgent --due "this week"
Filter saved: work-urgent

$ tycana filter work-urgent
📋 Applying filter: work-urgent
⚡ Fix authentication bug    @work #urgent    due today
⚡ Deploy hotfix            @work #urgent    due tomorrow

Pre-built filters: work-week, today-focus, overdue-urgent, next-7-days, inbox-review

🔧 Current Focus (June 2025)

Marketing & Launch Preparation

Status: In Progress 🚀
Timeline: 2-3 weeks
Why This Matters: Share the magic of CLI→Calendar integration with the world

What We’re Doing:

  • Demo Creation: Video showcasing terminal to iPhone calendar workflow
  • Content Strategy: Blog posts highlighting unique calendar subscription features
  • Product Hunt Preparation: Assets and messaging for major launch
  • User Testimonials: Gathering feedback from beta users on calendar magic
  • Documentation Polish: Ensuring beta users can easily share Tycana with teams

Launch Goals:

  • Product Hunt launch with “CLI that syncs to your calendar” positioning
  • 1,000+ CLI downloads in first month post-launch
  • 50+ premium trials showcasing calendar subscriptions
  • Community engagement around developer productivity workflows

📋 Next Up (Q3 2025)

AI-Enhanced Planning

Timeline: Following Polish Sprint completion
Why This Matters: Turn your task list into an optimized daily schedule

Intelligence Features:

  • Daily Planning: tycana plan suggests optimal task order based on your patterns
  • Energy Optimization: Learn when you’re most productive for different work types
  • Smart Scheduling: Auto-suggest ideal times for unscheduled tasks
  • Pattern Recognition: “You usually do code reviews in the morning”

Not Another AI Gimmick: One feature done perfectly - daily optimization based on your actual behavior.

Enhanced Pro Features

Focus: Making the Pro experience exceptional for power users

Pro Improvements:

  • Advanced Analytics: Track productivity patterns and time accuracy
  • Extended Calendar Features: Meeting buffer time and travel calculation
  • Team Visibility: Optional calendar sharing for distributed teams
  • API Access: Build custom integrations and workflows

🎯 Future Vision (Q3 2025 & Beyond)

Enhanced Calendar Features

  • Outlook Integration: Based on user demand
  • Meeting Buffer Time: Auto-add prep/debrief time
  • Travel Time: Factor in commute for external meetings
  • Focus Time Protection: Block calendar for deep work

Mobile Experience

  • Progressive Web App: Quick capture on the go
  • Voice Input: Add tasks hands-free
  • Location Reminders: Task alerts based on context
  • Offline First: Sync when connected

Advanced Analytics

  • Time vs. Estimates: How accurate are you?
  • Project Velocity: Track progress over time
  • Productivity Patterns: Understand your rhythms
  • Custom Reports: Export your insights

Developer Workflows

  • IDE Plugins: VS Code, Vim, Emacs
  • Git Integration: Tasks from commits/PRs
  • CI/CD Triggers: Auto-create tasks from builds
  • API Access: Build your own integrations

How We Prioritize

1. Time-Based Features First

Calendar integration and time tracking solve real pain. Tasks without time allocation rarely get done.

2. Individual Productivity

Every feature helps individuals work better. No enterprise complexity.

3. CLI Remains Primary

Web and mobile complement, never replace, the terminal experience.

4. Quality Over Quantity

Fewer features done exceptionally well. No feature creep.

Share Your Input

Beta Testers: Direct email channel with founder
Community: [email protected]
Feature Requests: Share your workflow challenges

What helps us build better:

  • Your specific use cases
  • Workflow pain points
  • Integration needs
  • Productivity blockers

Our Commitments

We Promise:

  • ✅ Monthly roadmap updates
  • ✅ Transparent progress reports
  • ✅ Beta features early access
  • ✅ Your data always portable

We Don’t Promise:

  • ❌ Features that complicate the CLI
  • ❌ Team/enterprise complexity
  • ❌ Sacrificing speed for features
  • ❌ Lock-in mechanisms

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This roadmap reflects our current direction. We adjust based on user feedback and technical discoveries. Major changes are always communicated.

Last updated: June 9, 2025