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