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+# Phase 1 Plan: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
+
+## Objective
+Deliver a functional MVP of the Visual Assistant, featuring a web-based chat interface, persona selection, static PNG expressions for emotions, and a basic memory system.
+
+---
+
+## Week 1: Project Setup & Foundations
+- Initialise repository and set up version control
+- Establish core directory structure (see Project Overview)
+- Configure Python environment using Poetry
+- Set up basic FastAPI/Flask backend
+- Create placeholder frontend (HTML/CSS/JS)
+- Add initial documentation (README, CONTRIBUTING)
+- Write initial unit tests for setup scripts
+
+**Deliverable:**
+- Running backend and static frontend skeleton
+
+---
+
+## Week 2: Chat Interface & Persona Selection
+- Develop chat interface (basic message input/output)
+- Implement backend chat endpoint
+- Design persona selection UI component
+- Create persona configuration files and sample personas
+- Connect persona selection to backend logic
+- Add tests for chat and persona modules
+
+**Deliverable:**
+- Functional chat interface with persona selection
+
+---
+
+## Week 3: Expressions & Emotion Logic
+- Integrate static PNG images for expressions
+- Implement basic emotion detection (rule-based)
+- Link chat content to expression changes
+- Store and retrieve user state (memory system)
+- Refine persona and expression assets
+- Expand test coverage (emotion logic, memory)
+
+**Deliverable:**
+- Chatbot reflects emotions with PNG expressions
+
+---
+
+## Week 4: Polish, Documentation & Testing
+- Improve UI/UX (styling, accessibility)
+- Review and update documentation
+- Add integration and end-to-end tests
+- Conduct code review and refactoring
+- Prepare MVP demo and deployment scripts
+- Finalise initial changelog and update TODO.md
+
+**Deliverable:**
+- MVP feature-complete, documented, and tested
+
+---
+
+## Review & Checkpoints
+- Weekly reviews to assess progress and adjust plan
+- All code changes documented in CHANGELOG.md
+- Tasks tracked and updated in TODO.md
+
+*Document last updated: 17 April 2025*