The Roadmap

A transparent look at what we've built, what we're working on, and where better-openclaw is heading. Our goal is to build the ultimate open-source, vendor-agnostic stack builder.

Q1 2026

Core Infrastructure Engine

Completed

The foundation of better-openclaw. A robust engine capable of generating complex Docker Compose stacks in seconds.

  • 90+ Service Catalog across 21 categories
  • Interactive CLI Wizard with dependency resolution
  • REST API for programmatic stack generation
  • Web Builder UI with live preview

Q2 2026

User Experience & Persistence

In Progress

Moving from stateless generation to stateful user accounts, enabling cloud saves and community sharing.

  • User Accounts via Better-Auth (Email, Magic Link, Passkeys)
  • Cloud Save & Favorite Stacks in PostgreSQL
  • Transactional emails via Unsend
  • Animated Data Visualization in Blog Posts

Multi-Agent Framework Support

Completed

Users can choose from 8 agent frameworks as their primary orchestrator, with optional companion frameworks for hybrid stacks.

  • 8 pluggable frameworks (OpenClaw, CoPaw, NanoClaw, NanoBot, ZeroClaw, MemU, Claude Code, Codex)
  • Companion framework multi-select for hybrid stacks
  • Framework-aware CLI wizard, Web UI, MCP tools, and API
  • Per-framework gateway containers, configs, env vars, and network names

Sandboxed AI Code Execution

In Progress

Enabling AI agents to execute code safely in isolated containers with OpenSandbox integration, supporting multi-language runtimes and VNC desktop preview.

  • OpenSandbox service with gVisor secure runtime and Docker socket management
  • Multi-language sandboxes (Python, JS/TS, Java, Go, Bash) with resource limits
  • VNC desktop preview for live GUI sandboxes (XFCE, Chrome, VS Code Web)
  • Pre-pull image system with 3-tier priority for optimized deployment

Centralized Operations Logger

Completed

A unified structured logging system across all packages (CLI, API, MCP) for full observability into generation pipelines, deployments, and server interactions.

  • OperationsLogger with pluggable sinks (Console, File/NDJSON, Callback)
  • Correlation IDs linking related operations across packages
  • StepTracker for multi-step operations with per-step timing and outcomes
  • Automatic sensitive data redaction and size-based log rotation

Q3 2026

Enterprise Deployments

Upcoming

Bridging the gap between homelabs and enterprise production with advanced deployment targets and native execution.

  • Native Bare-Metal Recipes (PostgreSQL, Caddy, Redis)
  • Team Collaboration (Organization Stacks)
  • Advanced Deployment Targets (AWS ECS, Kubernetes)
  • Distributed Environment Variables UI

Q4 2026

Platform Extensibility

Planned

Empowering developers to extend the better-openclaw ecosystem with their own custom logic and automated backups.

  • Automated Stack Backups to MinIO/S3
  • Custom Skill Pack Builder GUI
  • AI-Driven Stack Optimization Suggestions
  • Community Plugin Marketplace
Have a feature request? Let us know on GitHub.