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ROADMAP (Consensus-Driven)

This roadmap reflects external model critique across technical architecture, adoption/security, and accounting controls.

Positioning (Now)

• Mission: replace legacy ERP and accounting software with an open, agent-native system of record.
• Execution strategy: ship protocol hardening first, then controls and vertical depth to complete replacement.

v0.3 — Protocol Hardening (Now)

• Full SHA-256 hashes (64-char hex)
• Canonicalized hashing (stable key ordering, nested objects)
• Genesis hash standardized (64 zeroes)
• specVersion field for entries and validators
• CAS append protocol (expected_prev_hash) for race-safe writes
• Idempotency key convention for retry-safe posting

v0.4 — Authenticity & Tamper Hardening

• Per-entry signatures (Ed25519)
• Key IDs, rotation, revocation policy
• Periodic signed checkpoints in snapshots/
• Optional external root anchoring

v0.5 — Money & Currency Safety

• Integer minor-unit amounts (amount_minor) as canonical
• Required currency on financial lines
• Decimal precision and rounding policy docs

v0.6 — Minimal Control Layer

• Period close / lock semantics (period-close + lock rules)
• Required actor attribution for financial entries
• Attachment integrity hashes (not path-only evidence)

Vertical Strategy

Keep base small. Push industry complexity to forks:

• pm-in-a-box
• dentist-in-a-box
• hvac-in-a-box
• etc.

Launch Gate

• Go now for OSS launch with explicit replacement intent.
• Ship in phases (v0.3 → v0.6) to earn production trust while maintaining aggressive replacement trajectory.