Building steadily, growing inevitably

Phase 0: Foundation (Aug-Nov 2025)

Build the irreducible core + plugin infrastructure

Technical Milestones

• Tauri app with menu bar presence ✅
• Right-click folder → Publish flow ✅
• Markdown → HTML with beautiful defaults ✅
• Plugin architecture foundation 📋
• Minimal SSG as default 📋
• moss.host deployment (zero config hosting) 📋
• GitHub Pages for developers 📋

Phase 1: Emergence (Dec 2025-Feb 2026)

Prove value with early adopters through plugin ecosystem

Technical Milestones

• Astro and Hugo SSG plugins
• Plugin marketplace foundation
• Theme system via plugins (10+ beautiful options)
• Publisher plugins (Netlify/Vercel)
• Micropub endpoint plugin for submissions

Phase 2: Cultural Seeds (Mar-May 2026)

Create first cultural moments through plugin ecosystem

Technical Milestones

• Spore server alpha plugin (ActivityPub + WebMention)
• social plugin v1 (embeddable comments)
• Syndication plugins (POSSE to Twitter/Mastodon)
• Plugin development tools and documentation
• Windows support

Phase 3: Network Effects (May-Jul 2026)

Plugin ecosystem becomes self-sustaining

Technical Milestones

• Remote plugin marketplace with discovery
• Plugin monetization and revenue sharing
• Multi-language support plugins (Chinese excellence)
• Advanced hosting plugins (moss.pub tiers)
• Federation plugins (ActivityPub)
• Third-party plugin development thriving

Phase 4: Sustainable Ecosystem (Aug 2026+)

Revenue replaces grants

Technical Milestones

• Enterprise features
• Team collaboration
• Advanced theming system
• Mobile companion app
• Plugin monetization