task-manager/roadmap.md

TaskFlow Development Roadmap

This document outlines the strategic plan for evolving TaskFlow into a multi-user, gamified, and socially integrated productivity platform.

🚀 Phase 1: Advanced Gamification (Current Focus)

Reward Shop & Personal Goals

• Personal Rewards System:
  • Users can set custom rewards (e.g., "Play Video Games", "Buy Gadget").
  • Rewards have an XP/Gold cost.
  • "Pre-defined" rewards for quick start.
• Habit-based Rewards:
  • "Finish all tasks today" -> Bonus Reward.
  • "Goal Reached" -> Bonus XP.
• Full Integration:
  • Transactions history (XP spent).
  • Visual inventory of unlocked "virtual" items (Themes, Badges).
• Localization: Complete German/English translation.

👥 Phase 2: Multi-User & Collaboration

Authentication & Onboarding

• User Management:
  • Registration / Login / Password Reset.
  • Invite-Only Mode: Administrator generates invite links; public registration disabled.
  • First-Time Wizard:
    • Admin setup (create first account).
    • Initial configuration (app name, default language).
• RBAC (Role-Based Access Control):
  • Roles: Admin, User.
  • Permissions management.

Social Features

• Multiplayer:
  • Shared Task Lists: Collaborate on "Household" or "Project" lists.
  • Shared Achievements: Team goals (e.g., "Complete 50 tasks as a group").
• Leaderboards:
  • Leaderboards:
  • Weekly/Monthly XP rankings.
  • "Friends" lists and activity feeds (Implemented via Search/Share).
• Shared Labels:
  • Share a label to automatically share all tasks assigned to that label.
  • Granular permissions for label collaborators (Read/Write).

🛡️ Phase 3: Security & Sessions (New)

• 2-Factor Authentication (2FA):
  • Email-based One-Time Password (OTP) on login.
• Persistent Sessions:
  • "Remember Me" functionality.
  • Long-lived cookies for Mobile/PWA stability.

📅 Phase 4: External Integrations

Calendar Sync

• 2-Way Sync:
  • Google Calendar Integration.
  • Outlook / Apple Calendar (via iCal).
• Smart Scheduling:
  • Auto-block time for tasks in the calendar.

⚙️ Phase 5: Admin & Settings Improvements

• Admin Features:
  • Safe User Deletion: Confirmation modal with specific text input.
  • Dedicated SMTP Settings: Separate page/tab for Mail Server config.
• Account Settings:
  • Password Management: Secure change password modal.
  • Profile Updates: Show Email instead of ID, allow Email changes.
• Infrastructure:
  • Reverse Proxy Compatibility: Ensure app functions correctly behind Nginx/Traefik (Headers, WebSockets, Base URL).
• Audit Logging:
  • Track all task modifications per user.
  • Explicitly distinguish between changes made by a human User vs. the AI Agent.

🛠️ Phase 6: UI/UX & Quality Assurance (Current)

• Localization Audit:
  • Fix missing keys in Settings (Social, Privacy, Administration).
  • Fix tabs and content on Achievements Page.
  • Implement missing Inventory and History views.
• UI Layout Improvements:
  • Tasks Page: Stick Calendar bar to bottom with correct height.
  • Task Creation: Validate and translate "Smart Input" (One-line creation).
  • Sharing: Re-enable/Locate single task sharing button.

🔮 Phase 7: AI & Automation

• MCP Server (Model Context Protocol):
  • Expose TaskFlow as an MCP Server.
  • Tools for creating, reading, updating, and deleting tasks (CRUD).
  • Context providers for reading project state.
• LLM Chat Interface:
  • Integrated Chat UI to talk to your task manager.
  • "What should I do next?" / "Break down this project" (Interactive).
  • Natural language task operations.
• AI Agents: Autonomous sub-agents handling email sorting and scheduling (via AI Chat context).
• AI Knowledge Base:
  • Enable AI to read closed/completed tasks to learn from history.
  • Analyze notes and past items to provide context-aware suggestions (Knowledge Platform).
• Advanced Task Planning:
  • Time Estimation: Optional "rough" time estimates per task (e.g., "2 hours", "half a day").
  • Multi-day / Subtasks:
    • Support for tasks spanning multiple days.
    • Ability to break down tasks into subtasks directly via Chat Agent.
  • AI Integration: AI can read/set estimates and handle multi-day scheduling.
  • Localization: Full translation support for time units and planning interface.

🔔 Phase 8: Notifications & Task Hygiene (New - User Requested)

Smart Notifications

• Browser Notifications:
  • Upcoming tasks for the day.
  • Overdue tasks (iOS + Browser).
  • Unscheduled tasks (iOS + Browser).
• iOS Integration (PWA/Native):
  • Push notifications for upcoming tasks (when installed).
  • Push notifications for overdue tasks.
  • Support for "not scheduled" task alerts.

Task Cleanup

• Unscheduled Tasks List: Dedicated view for tasks without due dates.
• Scheduling Reminder:
  • Notification or In-App Popup preventing user from leaving items unscheduled indefinitely.

📱 Phase 9: Long-term Platform Vision

• Mobile Native App (React Native/Expo).
• Desktop App (Electron/Tauri).

🤖 Phase 10: AI Workflows & Task Hygiene (New - User Requested)

Follow-up Task System

• AI Analysis: Automatically detect completed tasks requiring follow-up (e.g., "Email sent" -> "Check for reply").
• Smart Prompts: Pop-up on completion asking if a follow-up is needed.
• Manual Action: "Create Follow-up" option in Task Card menu (Three dots).

Morning/Evening Routine Mode

• Configuration:
  • Settings to enable/disable.
  • Set Timezone, Morning start time (e.g., 9am), Evening start time (e.g., 10pm).
• Morning Overview:
  • Restricted view showing only early morning tasks.
  • "Plan the Day" button to unlock full functionality.
• Evening Reflection:
  • Read-only view of completed tasks (Mood booster).
  • Simple actions: "Mark as Done" for remaining items or "Move to Tomorrow".
  • Blocking: Prevent adding new distractions after hours.