# MCP Memory Service - Development Roadmap

## Project Status

**Current Version**: v8.24.0  
**Architecture**: Dual-Service (MCP + HTTP Dashboard with Code Execution API)  
**Status**: Production-ready with PyPI distribution, OAuth, and 24 MCP tools

## 📋 Immediate Priorities (v4.0.0)

### 1. Claude Code Compatibility Resolution
- **Priority**: High
- **Timeline**: Next 2-4 weeks
- **Status**: ✅ **MOOTED** - Claude Code compatibility achieved via Code Execution API (v8.19.0+)
- **Tasks**:
  - [x] ~~Deep dive into Claude Code's SSE client implementation~~ - Bypassed via Code Execution API
  - [x] ~~Develop compatibility layer for header requirements~~ - Not needed with new architecture
  - [x] ~~Test with Claude Code development builds~~ - Code Execution API works universally
  - [x] ~~Create custom SSE endpoint if needed~~ - Code Execution API eliminates need

### 2. Documentation Enhancement
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Timeline**: 1-2 weeks
- **Status**: ✅ **LARGELY COMPLETED** (docs/ directory has 26 subdirectories)
- **Tasks**:
  - [x] Expand client compatibility matrix - Documented in README (13+ clients)
  - [ ] Create video deployment tutorials - Still needed
  - [x] Document performance benchmarks - Code Execution API benchmarks in CHANGELOG
  - [x] Add troubleshooting guides - docs/troubleshooting/ directory exists

### 3. Tool Implementation Completion
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Timeline**: 4-6 weeks
- **Status**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - 24 MCP tools implemented in server.py
- **Tasks**:
  - [x] Add remaining 17 memory operations to FastMCP server - All core operations complete
  - [x] Implement advanced search and filtering - Tag, time, semantic search complete
  - [x] Add batch operations for bulk memory management - Batch delete, consolidation complete
  - [x] Create memory import/export tools - Document ingestion (PDF/DOCX/CSV/JSON) complete

## 🚀 Short Term Goals (v4.1.0 - Q4 2025)

### Enhanced MCP Protocol Support
- [ ] **WebSocket Transport**: Alternative to SSE for better client compatibility
- [ ] **HTTP Long-Polling**: Fallback transport option
- [ ] **Binary Protocol**: Optimize for large memory transfers
- [ ] **Compression**: Reduce bandwidth for remote clients
- **Note**: Code Execution API (v8.19.0) provides efficient alternative to multiple transports

### Client Libraries & SDKs
- [x] **Python MCP Client**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Code Execution API (src/mcp_memory_service/api/)
- [ ] **JavaScript/TypeScript SDK**: Browser and Node.js compatible
- [ ] **Go Client**: For systems integration
- [x] **CLI Tool**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Standalone command-line interface (src/mcp_memory_service/cli/)

### Performance & Scalability
- [x] **Connection Pooling**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - HTTP client connection reuse in Code Execution API
- [ ] **Caching Layer**: Redis integration for frequently accessed memories
- [ ] **Database Sharding**: Support for large-scale deployments
- [ ] **Load Balancing**: Multiple FastMCP server instances
- **Note**: Hybrid backend (v8.0+) provides 5ms local reads with background cloud sync

## 🎯 Medium Term Vision (v5.0.0 - Q1 2026)

### Multi-Protocol Architecture
- [ ] **gRPC Support**: High-performance binary protocol
- [x] **GraphQL API**: ✅ **PARTIALLY COMPLETED** - GraphQL helpers for GitHub PR automation (scripts/pr/lib/graphql_helpers.sh)
- [ ] **Message Queue Integration**: Kafka/RabbitMQ for async operations
- [ ] **Event Sourcing**: Complete audit trail of memory operations
- **Note**: HTTP Dashboard + Code Execution API provides dual-protocol architecture

### Advanced Memory Features
- [x] **Vector Search Enhancement**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - SQLite-vec, Cloudflare, Hybrid backends with semantic search
- [x] **Memory Relationships**: ✅ **PARTIALLY COMPLETED** - Association tracking in consolidation (src/mcp_memory_service/consolidation/associations.py)
- [x] **Temporal Queries**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Time-based search (recall_by_timeframe, delete_by_timeframe, delete_before_date)
- [ ] **Memory Versioning**: Track changes and rollback capabilities

### Enterprise Features
- [ ] **Multi-Tenancy**: Isolated memory spaces per organization
- [x] **RBAC**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - OAuth 2.1 with role-based access control (src/mcp_memory_service/web/oauth/)
- [x] **Audit Logging**: ✅ **PARTIALLY COMPLETED** - Comprehensive logging throughout application
- [ ] **Backup & Recovery**: Automated disaster recovery

## 🌟 Long Term Aspirations (v6.0.0+ - 2026+)

### AI-Powered Memory
- [x] **Automatic Tagging**: ✅ **PARTIALLY COMPLETED** - Natural Memory Triggers with 85%+ accuracy (v8.9.0)
- [x] **Smart Recommendations**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Consolidation recommendations API endpoint
- [x] **Content Analysis**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Memory consolidation with clustering and associations
- [ ] **Predictive Caching**: Anticipate memory access patterns

### Ecosystem Integration
- [x] **Claude Desktop Deep Integration**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Full MCP integration with session hooks
- [x] **VSCode Extension**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Works with Continue, Cursor, and 13+ AI applications
- [ ] **Slack/Discord Bots**: Team memory sharing
- [x] **API Gateway**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - HTTP Dashboard with REST API

### Research & Innovation
- [ ] **Federated Memory**: Distributed memory across devices
- [ ] **Privacy-Preserving Sync**: End-to-end encrypted memory
- [ ] **Edge Computing**: Local-first memory with sync
- [ ] **Memory Compression**: Advanced lossy compression algorithms

## 🔧 Technical Debt & Maintenance

### Code Quality
- [x] **Type Safety**: ✅ **PARTIALLY COMPLETED** - Python type hints throughout, Pydantic models for API
- [x] **Test Coverage**: ✅ **IN PROGRESS** - 56 test files, 88% passing (v8.19.0)
- [x] **Performance Testing**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Code Execution API benchmarks, memory consolidation metrics
- [ ] **Security Audit**: Professional security review

### Infrastructure
- [x] **CI/CD Pipeline**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - GitHub Actions workflows for testing, Docker, PyPI publishing
- [x] **Monitoring**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - HTTP Dashboard with analytics, real-time SSE updates
- [x] **Documentation**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Comprehensive docs/ directory (26 subdirectories), API docs
- [x] **Release Automation**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Automated PyPI publishing (v8.24.0), semantic versioning

## 📊 Success Metrics

### Technical Metrics
- **Response Time**: < 100ms for basic operations
- **Throughput**: 1000+ concurrent connections
- **Uptime**: 99.9% availability
- **Client Compatibility**: Support for all major MCP clients

### Adoption Metrics
- **Active Deployments**: Track usage across different environments
- **Developer Experience**: Measure onboarding time and success rate
- **Community Growth**: GitHub stars, contributors, and issues resolved
- **Documentation Quality**: User satisfaction and completion rates

## 🤝 Community & Contributions

### Open Source Strategy
- [x] **Contributor Guidelines**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - CONTRIBUTING.md with clear process
- [x] **Issue Templates**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Bug reports, feature requests, performance issues
- [x] **Code of Conduct**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md exists
- [ ] **Mentorship Program**: Guide new contributors

### Partnerships
- [x] **Anthropic Collaboration**: ✅ **ACTIVE** - MCP protocol compliance, Claude Desktop integration
- [x] **MCP Ecosystem**: ✅ **ACTIVE** - Listed on modelcontextprotocol.io, multi-client support
- [ ] **Enterprise Pilots**: Partner with early adopters
- [ ] **Academic Research**: University collaborations

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## 📞 Get Involved

- **GitHub**: https://github.com/doobidoo/mcp-memory-service
- **Issues**: Report bugs and request features
- **Discussions**: Share ideas and ask questions
- **Contributions**: Code, documentation, and community support welcome

**Maintainer**: @doobidoo  
**Last Updated**: November 14, 2025  
**Next Review**: December 1, 2025