GridVerse MVP Roadmap

Overview
- This document outlines the practical, production-oriented roadmap for the GridVerse MVP, focusing on cross-domain energy optimization with a graph-contract registry and an adapter marketplace. It mirrors the design described in the project brief and aligns with the current repository structure (Objects, Morphisms, Functors, a lightweight ADMM-like solver, and a TLS-ready EnergiBridge).

Phases and milestones (8–12 weeks)
- Phase 0 (0–2 weeks): Protocol skeleton
  - Finalize core primitives: Objects, Morphisms, PlanDelta, and small contract schemas.
  - Publish 0.2 contract schemas and examples.
  - Implement two starter adapters (e.g., a DER controller and a building load controller) with TLS transport placeholders.
  - Wire a minimal ADMM-lite solver scaffold and delta-sync demo.
  - Deliverables: DSL sketch, two starter adapters, EnergiBridge skeleton, basic conformance tests.

- Phase 1 (2–4 weeks): Governance and conformance
  - Introduce governance ledger scaffolding and a lightweight identity model (DID-like or short-lived certs).
  - Implement a simple conformance harness to validate adapters against contract schemas.
  - Implement secure delta-sync with bounded staleness for offline/partitioned operation.
  - Deliverables: Governance scaffold, conformance tests, validated delta-sync demo.

- Phase 2 (4–6 weeks): Marketplace and codegen stub
  - Add adapter marketplace entry points, a minimal codegen path, and a reference UI sketch for graph-based device-constraint composition.
  - Extend contract registry with versioning and per-message metadata for replay protection.
  - Deliverables: Marketplace API, codegen stub, UI wireframes, extended registry contracts.

- Phase 3 (6–12 weeks): Cross-domain pilot and HIL validation
  - Introduce a simulated second domain (e.g., HVAC or water pumping) and demonstrate cross-domain planning.
  - Conduct hardware-in-the-loop validation with 2–3 devices and measure plan quality, convergence, and latency.
  - Deliverables: End-to-end cross-domain demo, KPI dashboards, and a publishable MVP package.

Architecture notes
- EnergiBridge: Canonical bridge that maps GridVerse primitives to a vendor-agnostic, CatOpt-inspired representation. Keys: Objects -> LocalProblems, Morphisms -> SharedSignals, PlanDelta -> incremental decisions, DualVariables -> coupling signals, Governance -> AuditLog.
- Graph-of-Contracts registry: Versioned contracts and schemas with per-message metadata for replay protection and auditing.
- Adapter Marketplace: Starter adapters plus user-contributed adapters. Each adapter exposes a clean interface and can be instrumented with a codegen fallback.
- Simulation & HIL: Lightweight digital twin support and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds for cross-domain evaluation.

Kickoff and collaboration
- If you’d like, I can draft concrete toy contracts and a minimal two-adapter MVP to bootstrap EnergiBridge interoperability in this repo.
- Owner roles, milestones, and a lightweight governance plan will be defined as soon as the team aligns on priorities.

Usage alignment
- The current repository already implements the MVP scaffolds (core contracts, registry, TLS-ready bridge, and starter adapters). ROADMAP.md serves as the living plan to guide future work and onboarding.

End of roadmap