voice-cat/docs/roadmap.md

# Roadmap

The managed rewrite is functionally complete. Work is now release validation, retirement of
the old implementation, and focused product development.

## Release gates

- Windows: published-client smoke test, NVDA navigation, and sustained real calls.
- macOS: VoiceOver matrix, multi-person call, Developer ID signing, notarization, Gatekeeper.
- iOS: physical-device VoiceOver, background/lock, interruption and route recovery, Bluetooth,
  ReplayKit on iOS 18–26, and ScreenCaptureKit audio on iOS 27+.
- Server: build and run the container, validate graceful shutdown, and complete a 30-minute or
  longer concurrent text/voice soak.

## Cleanup

- Remove the retired C++ core, server, CLI, tests, CMake presets, and vcpkg tree.
- Remove the old Swift macOS/iOS applications after retained assets are detached.
- Keep `native/media`, `native/rnnoise`, and `native/apple/broadcast`.
- Remove the old Windows P/Invoke project after shared model types are moved into the managed
  compatibility facade.
- Continue reducing historical documentation to current contracts and operating instructions.

## Deferred product features

- file transfer
- end-to-end media encryption beyond the server-terminated transport encryption
- persistent server-side text history
- key-based user identities
- multi-node/federated servers
- PushKit/CallKit incoming-call behavior

These are not blockers for the current release.