Thales Maciel
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Extend the chat ergonomics roadmap now that the core workspace and MCP path are in place for the narrowed chat-host persona. Add the next planned phase around project-aware chat startup, host bootstrap and repair, reviewable agent output, opinionated use-case modes, and faster daily loops so the roadmap keeps pushing toward a repo-aware daily tool instead of a generic VM or SDK story. Document the constraints explicitly: optimize the MCP/chat-host path first, keep disk tools secondary, and take advantage of the current no-users-yet window to make breaking product-shaping changes when needed.
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# LLM Chat Ergonomics Roadmap
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This roadmap picks up after the completed workspace GA plan and focuses on one
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goal:
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make the core agent-workspace use cases feel trivial from a chat-driven LLM
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interface.
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Current baseline is `4.0.0`:
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- `pyro mcp serve` is now the default product entrypoint
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- `workspace-core` is now the default MCP profile
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- one-shot `pyro run` still exists as the terminal companion path
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- workspaces already support seeding, sync push, exec, export, diff, snapshots,
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reset, services, PTY shells, secrets, network policy, and published ports
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- host-specific onramps exist for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode
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- the five documented use cases are now recipe-backed and smoke-tested
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- stopped-workspace disk tools now exist, but remain explicitly secondary
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## What "Trivial In Chat" Means
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The roadmap is done only when a chat-driven LLM can cover the main use cases
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without awkward shell choreography or hidden host-side glue:
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- cold-start repo validation
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- repro plus fix loops
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- parallel isolated workspaces for multiple issues or PRs
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- unsafe or untrusted code inspection
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- review and evaluation workflows
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More concretely, the model should not need to:
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- patch files through shell-escaped `printf` or heredoc tricks
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- rely on opaque workspace IDs without a discovery surface
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- consume raw terminal control sequences as normal shell output
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- choose from an unnecessarily large tool surface when a smaller profile would
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work
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The next gaps for the narrowed persona are now product-shaping rather than raw
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capability gaps:
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- starting from the current repo still needs to feel native from the first chat
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- host setup and repair still lean on manual commands and config copying
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- reviewing what the agent actually did still requires digging through several
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surfaces
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- the five use cases exist as docs and smokes, not yet as explicit product
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modes
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- daily reset and retry loops can still feel heavier than they should
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## Locked Decisions
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- keep the workspace product identity central; do not drift toward CI, queue,
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or runner abstractions
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- keep disk tools secondary and do not make them the main chat-facing surface
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- prefer narrow tool profiles and structured outputs over more raw shell calls
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- optimize the MCP/chat-host path first and keep the CLI companion path good
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enough to validate and debug it
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- lower-level SDK and repo substrate work can continue, but they should not
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drive milestone scope or naming
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- CLI-only ergonomics are allowed when the SDK and MCP surfaces already have the
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structured behavior natively
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- prioritize repo-aware startup, trust, and daily-loop speed before adding more
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low-level workspace surface area
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- breaking changes are acceptable while there are still no users and the
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chat-host product is still being shaped
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- every milestone below must also update docs, help text, runnable examples,
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and at least one real smoke scenario
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## Milestones
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1. [`3.2.0` Model-Native Workspace File Ops](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.2.0-model-native-workspace-file-ops.md) - Done
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2. [`3.3.0` Workspace Naming And Discovery](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.3.0-workspace-naming-and-discovery.md) - Done
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3. [`3.4.0` Tool Profiles And Canonical Chat Flows](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.4.0-tool-profiles-and-canonical-chat-flows.md) - Done
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4. [`3.5.0` Chat-Friendly Shell Output](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.5.0-chat-friendly-shell-output.md) - Done
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5. [`3.6.0` Use-Case Recipes And Smoke Packs](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.6.0-use-case-recipes-and-smoke-packs.md) - Done
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6. [`3.7.0` Handoff Shortcuts And File Input Sources](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.7.0-handoff-shortcuts-and-file-input-sources.md) - Done
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7. [`3.8.0` Chat-Host Onramp And Recommended Defaults](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.8.0-chat-host-onramp-and-recommended-defaults.md) - Done
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8. [`3.9.0` Content-Only Reads And Human Output Polish](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.9.0-content-only-reads-and-human-output-polish.md) - Done
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9. [`3.10.0` Use-Case Smoke Trust And Recipe Fidelity](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.10.0-use-case-smoke-trust-and-recipe-fidelity.md) - Done
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10. [`3.11.0` Host-Specific MCP Onramps](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.11.0-host-specific-mcp-onramps.md) - Done
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11. [`4.0.0` Workspace-Core Default Profile](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.0.0-workspace-core-default-profile.md) - Done
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12. [`4.1.0` Project-Aware Chat Startup](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.1.0-project-aware-chat-startup.md) - Planned
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13. [`4.2.0` Host Bootstrap And Repair](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.2.0-host-bootstrap-and-repair.md) - Planned
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14. [`4.3.0` Reviewable Agent Output](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.3.0-reviewable-agent-output.md) - Planned
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15. [`4.4.0` Opinionated Use-Case Modes](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.4.0-opinionated-use-case-modes.md) - Planned
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16. [`4.5.0` Faster Daily Loops](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.5.0-faster-daily-loops.md) - Planned
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Completed so far:
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- `3.2.0` added model-native `workspace file *` and `workspace patch apply` so chat-driven agents
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can inspect and edit `/workspace` without shell-escaped file mutation flows.
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- `3.3.0` added workspace names, key/value labels, `workspace list`, `workspace update`, and
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`last_activity_at` tracking so humans and chat-driven agents can rediscover and resume the right
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workspace without external notes.
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- `3.4.0` added stable MCP/server tool profiles with `vm-run`, `workspace-core`, and
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`workspace-full`, plus canonical profile-based OpenAI and MCP examples so chat hosts can start
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narrow and widen only when needed.
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- `3.5.0` added chat-friendly shell reads with plain-text rendering and idle batching so PTY
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sessions are readable enough to feed directly back into a chat model.
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- `3.6.0` added recipe docs and real guest-backed smoke packs for the five core workspace use
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cases so the stable product is now demonstrated as repeatable end-to-end stories instead of
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only isolated feature surfaces.
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- `3.7.0` removed the remaining shell glue from canonical CLI workspace flows with `--id-only`,
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`--text-file`, and `--patch-file`, so the shortest handoff path no longer depends on `python -c`
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extraction or `$(cat ...)` expansion.
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- `3.8.0` made `workspace-core` the obvious first MCP/chat-host profile from the first help and
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docs pass while keeping `workspace-full` as the 3.x compatibility default.
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- `3.9.0` added content-only workspace file and disk reads plus cleaner default human-mode
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transcript separation for files that do not end with a trailing newline.
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- `3.10.0` aligned the five guest-backed use-case smokes with their recipe docs and promoted
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`make smoke-use-cases` as the trustworthy verification path for the advertised workspace flows.
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- `3.11.0` added exact host-specific MCP onramps for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode so new
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chat-host users can copy one known-good setup example instead of translating the generic MCP
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config manually.
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- `4.0.0` flipped the default MCP/server profile to `workspace-core`, so the bare entrypoint now
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matches the recommended narrow chat-host profile across CLI, SDK, and package-level factories.
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Planned next:
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- [`4.1.0` Project-Aware Chat Startup](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.1.0-project-aware-chat-startup.md)
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- [`4.2.0` Host Bootstrap And Repair](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.2.0-host-bootstrap-and-repair.md)
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- [`4.3.0` Reviewable Agent Output](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.3.0-reviewable-agent-output.md)
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- [`4.4.0` Opinionated Use-Case Modes](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.4.0-opinionated-use-case-modes.md)
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- [`4.5.0` Faster Daily Loops](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.5.0-faster-daily-loops.md)
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## Expected Outcome
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After this roadmap, the product should still look like an agent workspace, not
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like a CI runner with more isolation.
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The intended model-facing shape is:
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- one-shot work starts with `vm_run`
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- persistent work moves to a small workspace-first contract
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- file edits are structured and model-native
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- workspace discovery is human and model-friendly
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- shells are readable in chat
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- CLI handoff paths do not depend on ad hoc shell parsing
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- the recommended chat-host profile is obvious from the first MCP example
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- the documented smoke pack is trustworthy enough to use as a release gate
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- major chat hosts have copy-pasteable MCP setup examples instead of only a
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generic config template
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- human-mode content reads are copy-paste safe
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- the default bare MCP server entrypoint matches the recommended narrow profile
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- the five core use cases are documented and smoke-tested end to end
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- starting from the current repo feels native from the first chat-host setup
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- supported hosts can be connected or repaired without manual config spelunking
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- users can review one concise summary of what the agent changed and ran
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- the main workflows feel like named modes instead of one giant reference
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- reset and retry loops are fast enough to encourage daily use
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