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Roadmap

This page outlines planned features and improvements for aibox. The internal source of truth is context/BACKLOG.md (BACK-NNN IDs); this page is the public-facing summary.

Current — v0.8.0​

The current release includes:

  • Rust CLI with 16 commands (init, sync, build, start, stop, remove, attach, status, doctor, completions, update, env, backup, reset, audit, audio)
  • Single base-debian image with 21 composable addons (python, rust, node, go, latex, typst, infrastructure, kubernetes, cloud providers, docs frameworks, AI agents)
  • aibox.toml configuration system with 7 sections (aibox, container, context, ai, addons, appearance, audio)
  • 4 work process flavors (minimal, managed, research, product)
  • Context scaffolding with context/shared/ for cross-environment files
  • Named environment management (aibox env create/switch/list/delete/status)
  • aibox sync — reconcile config changes (themes, AI, etc.) without manual file deletion
  • Color theming across Zellij, Vim, Yazi, and lazygit (7 themes) with 6 starship prompt presets
  • Three IDE layouts: dev, focus, cowork (Ctrl+b leader keybindings)
  • AI provider flexibility: Claude, Aider, Gemini — optional, stackable, dynamic layouts
  • Process templates (release, code-review, feature-dev, bug-fix) with SKILL.md support
  • 84 curated skills across 14 categories with reference files
  • Addon bundles (11 total): infrastructure, kubernetes, cloud-aws/gcp/azure, docs-mkdocs/zensical/docusaurus/starlight/mdbook/hugo
  • aibox audit — security scanning (cargo audit, pip-audit, trivy)
  • Shell tools: ripgrep, fd, bat, eza, zoxide, fzf, delta, starship + aliases
  • Yazi file manager with vim-loop (Enter/e to open files)
  • aibox backup, aibox reset, aibox remove/rm
  • Audio support (PulseAudio bridging), shell completions, interactive init
  • Zensical documentation migration (with MkDocs fallback)

Planned — Near Term​

Theming Screenshots (BACK-001)​

Interactive asciinema recordings and screenshot gallery showing all 7 themes across all tools in docs.

Security Review (BACK-002)​

Comprehensive input validation, container security audit, and supply chain review.

External Skill Installation (BACK-024)​

Allow installing skills from external sources beyond the curated list.

Planned — Medium Term​

Skill Eval Framework (BACK-004)​

Test and benchmark skills per Anthropic's skill-creator pattern.

Plugin / Extension System (BACK-007)​

Hook system, custom template overrides, community-distributed features.

Automated Context Migration (BACK-009)​

AI-assisted prompts for schema version upgrades with safe auto-migration for additive changes.

Multi-Service Support (BACK-010)​

Additional docker-compose services, aibox ps/aibox logs commands.

Planned — Long Term​

Remote Development (BACK-011)​

Run aibox environments on remote hosts with local CLI as thin client.

Image Signing (BACK-015)​

sigstore/cosign for published container images.

Zellij Plugin Integration (BACK-008)​

zjstatus (configurable status bar), custom aibox status plugin.