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Refresh the Elsa roadmap from current evidence. Use when Codex needs to update ROADMAP.md or the public roadmap issue by researching elsa-core, elsa-studio, and elsa-extensions source code, specs, releases, commits, issues, pull requests, and discussions; classify shipped foundations, partial/productization work, roadmap candidates, stale items, and recommendations; then update the roadmap checklist and GitHub issue coherently.

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Elsa Roadmap Refresh

Purpose

Use this skill to refresh Elsa's roadmap from evidence across the Elsa product surface:

  • elsa-workflows/elsa-core
  • elsa-workflows/elsa-studio
  • elsa-workflows/elsa-extensions

The output should be a coherent product roadmap, not a raw issue digest. Ground every substantial change in source code, specs, releases, issues, pull requests, or discussions.

Safety Rules

  • Before editing, run git status --short in elsa-core.
  • Never revert unrelated user changes.
  • If ROADMAP.md or README.md already has uncommitted user edits, stop and report the conflict unless the user explicitly asked to work through it.
  • Edit only roadmap-related files unless the user asks for more.
  • Do not commit, push, or publish unless the user or automation prompt explicitly asks for it.
  • If updating GitHub issue elsa-core#3232, use the final ROADMAP.md body as the issue body.

Evidence Workflow

  1. Read the current roadmap.

    • ROADMAP.md
    • README.md roadmap link, if relevant
    • GitHub issue elsa-workflows/elsa-core#3232

  2. Inspect elsa-core.

    • Source modules under src/modules
    • App hosts under src/apps
    • Specs under specs
    • Docs under doc and design
    • Recent releases, commits, open issues, discussions, and open PRs

  3. Inspect elsa-studio.

    • Source layout and feature modules
    • Designer, diagnostics, auth, localization, embedding, workflow authoring, and instance UX
    • Recent releases, commits, open issues, discussions, and open PRs

  4. Inspect elsa-extensions.

    • Module families and integration foundations
    • Connections, Secrets, Agents, OpenAPI, schedulers, messaging, persistence, data tooling, and package manifests
    • Recent releases, commits, open issues, and open PRs
    • Discussions if enabled; otherwise state that issue/PR signal is the available source

Use gh for GitHub data when available. Prefer local clones when present; otherwise use temporary clones or gh repo clone into /tmp.

Classification Rules

Use these categories consistently:

  • [x] shipped foundation: implemented in source or released enough to build on.
  • [~] partially shipped or needs productization: code exists, but docs, Studio UX, integration, tests, release packaging, or operational readiness are incomplete.
  • [ ] roadmap candidate: valuable capability not yet implemented or only represented by issue/PR/proposal.
  • stale/obsolete: roadmap item is already done, superseded, or no longer matches repository direction.

Be explicit when a conclusion is an inference from evidence rather than a direct source fact.

Roadmap Editing Rules

  • Keep ROADMAP.md product-oriented and exciting, but technically defensible.
  • Preserve the main structure unless a better structure is clearly needed:
    • North Star
    • Capability Checklist
    • Current Foundations
    • Production Confidence
    • Authoring Productivity
    • Integrations And Ecosystem
    • Observability And Operations
    • Security, Identity, And Enterprise Readiness
    • AI-Assisted Workflow Engineering
    • Recommended Sequencing
    • Maintainership Recommendations
  • Update Last refreshed to the current date.
  • Keep issue and PR links close to the claims they support.
  • Prefer platform tracks over long lists of unrelated features.
  • Separate what is already present from what still needs productization.
  • Do not overpromise release dates.

High-Value Themes To Re-Evaluate Each Refresh

  • Runtime recovery, graceful shutdown, distributed execution, scheduler/message reliability
  • Studio designer reliability, state machine authoring, debugging, progress/timeline, embedded components
  • Studio diagnostics, structured logs, console logs, OpenTelemetry, workflow incident timelines
  • Extension Platform, package manifests, Connections, Secrets, generated activities, connector SDK
  • Agents, MCP/tooling, provider matrix, AI-assisted authoring
  • OpenAPI activity provider, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integrations
  • Security, OIDC, tenant/role activity visibility, localization, white-label readiness
  • Marketplace/plugin installation path and package maturity states

Recommended GitHub Commands

gh issue view 3232 --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-core --json title,body,updatedAt,url
gh issue list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-core --state open --limit 200 --json number,title,labels,updatedAt,url
gh issue list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-studio --state open --limit 200 --json number,title,labels,updatedAt,url
gh issue list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-extensions --state open --limit 200 --json number,title,labels,updatedAt,url
gh pr list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-core --state open --limit 100 --json number,title,updatedAt,url
gh pr list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-studio --state open --limit 100 --json number,title,updatedAt,url
gh pr list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-extensions --state open --limit 100 --json number,title,updatedAt,url
gh release list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-core --limit 10
gh release list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-studio --limit 10
gh release list --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-extensions --limit 10

Publishing

When asked to mirror the roadmap to GitHub:

gh issue edit 3232 --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-core --body-file ROADMAP.md

After publishing, verify:

gh issue view 3232 --repo elsa-workflows/elsa-core --json title,url,updatedAt

Final response should summarize changed themes, whether the GitHub issue was updated, and any files left modified.