BrainDrive V.1 & Roadmap Discussion

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Hi All,

Dave J. and I had a good discussion in today’s weekly dev call livestream around the near term roadmap. You can view the full discussion in the recording linked to above, and here is a summary for anyone following this roadmap thread:

2025 was primarily about building the BrainDrive foundation. That foundation includes:

  • Install + run BrainDrive locally
  • Chat with local models (and optionally API models)
  • Personas (custom system prompts / personalities)
  • Plugin manager (install plugins from any GitHub, or install privately)
  • Page builder (custom interfaces)
  • Document chat (CAG) and local RAG (chat with your docs privately)

Our near-term roadmap is about making these foundational pieces solid and ready for launch.

Where we are today

  1. Install + run BrainDrive locally
  • :white_check_mark: Terminal install works on Linux, Windows, and Mac
  • :yellow_circle: Windows installer is in the final stages (a couple small issues remaining)
  • :red_circle: Mac installer exists but needs testing and we’re assessing scope to get it fully working

Next steps: finalize the Windows installer; investigate Mac installer effort and decide whether it’s in the next launch.

  1. Chat with local + API models
  • :white_check_mark: Done. Local chat works out of the box, and you can optionally install OpenRouter for API-based models.
  1. Personas
  • :white_check_mark: Done. Create personas and use them throughout BrainDrive to tailor model behavior.
  1. Plugin manager
  • :white_check_mark: Done. One-click install from any GitHub (plus updates/removal, and private/offline install options).
  1. Page builder
  • :white_check_mark: Done. Add pages and drag/drop/resize plugins with the WYSIWYG builder.
  1. Document chat (CAG + RAG)
  • :white_check_mark: CAG is done (upload a document and chat with it locally and/or via API models)
  • :yellow_circle: RAG works on Linux and is close on Windows (known issues: PDF dependency, restart behavior, and some performance/install-time investigation)
  • :red_circle: Mac RAG needs a supported turnkey path

Next steps: get RAG fully solid on Windows and establish the Mac RAG path.

Bottom line

The foundation is essentially built. The last “launch-ready” items are:

  • Finalizing installers (Windows + a decision/plan for Mac)
  • Getting local RAG fully solid across Windows and Mac

Questions, comments, concerns, and ideas welcome as always. Just hit the reply button.

Thanks
Dave W.