ROADMAP.md

MLX Training Framework Roadmap

Current Status (v0.1.0) ✅

Core Features

• Interactive CLI experience with step-by-step workflow
• Hardware detection and optimization for Apple Silicon
• Basic model building and training
• Dataset management (synthetic, HuggingFace, custom)
• Real-time training visualization
• Basic error handling and recovery
• Model export (MLX and GGUF formats)
• Hardware-aware configuration suggestions

Short-term Goals (v0.2.0) 🎯

Configuration Management

• YAML-based configuration system
• Command-specific configuration profiles
• Configuration validation and schema support
• Auto-save and load configurations

Enhanced Logging

• Structured logging with timestamps
• Log levels (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)
• Log rotation and archival
• Training session logs with unique identifiers

Training Management

• Improved checkpoint/resume functionality
• Automatic backup of training state
• Training session recovery
• Multi-session management

Documentation

• Command-specific help documentation
• Interactive examples
• Common use case guides
• Troubleshooting guide

Medium-term Goals (v0.3.0) 🌟

Experiment Tracking

• Built-in metrics visualization
• Experiment comparison tools
• Training run history
• Performance analytics

Distributed Features

• Enhanced device discovery
• Automatic load balancing
• Fault tolerance
• Network optimization

Model Management

• Model versioning system
• A/B testing support
• Model performance comparison
• Model registry integration

Testing and Validation

• Automated testing suite
• Performance benchmarking
• Model validation tools
• Dataset validation

Long-term Goals (v1.0.0) 🚀

Enterprise Features

• Role-based access control
• Audit logging
• Resource quotas
• Multi-tenant support

Advanced Optimization

• Auto-tuning of hyperparameters
• Dynamic resource allocation
• Advanced memory optimization
• Performance profiling

Integration and Ecosystem

• Integration with popular ML platforms
• Plugin system
• API ecosystem
• Community contribution tools

Security and Compliance

• Enhanced security features
• Compliance reporting
• Data privacy tools
• Access control policies

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

1. Feature Development

   • Pick an item from the roadmap
   • Open an issue for discussion
   • Submit a pull request

2. Testing and Validation

   • Test on different Apple Silicon devices
   • Report bugs and issues
   • Suggest improvements

3. Documentation

   • Improve existing documentation
   • Add examples and tutorials
   • Create video guides

4. Community

   • Share your experience
   • Help other users
   • Suggest new features

Version History

v0.1.0 (Current)

• Initial release
• Basic training workflow
• Hardware optimization
• Model export

v0.2.0 (Planned)

• Enhanced configuration system
• Improved logging
• Better training management
• Expanded documentation

v0.3.0 (Planned)

• Experiment tracking
• Advanced distributed features
• Model versioning
• Comprehensive testing

v1.0.0 (Planned)

• Enterprise features
• Advanced optimization
• Full ecosystem integration
• Security and compliance