> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.blueapi.ir/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# EMEP Roadmap: Phases 0 Through 9

> Executive roadmap for the Evolutionary Model Engineering Platform covering all ten phases from research through enterprise deployment and optional RAG integration.

The EMEP roadmap spans ten phases, from foundational research to enterprise pilot deployment. Each phase delivers discrete, testable artifacts and feeds into the next through formal quality gates.

## Phase Timeline

```mermaid theme={null}
gantt
    title EMEP Phase Timeline
    dateFormat YYYY-MM
    section Foundation
    Phase 0 : p0, 2024-01, 3M
    Phase 1 : p1, 2024-04, 2M
    Phase 2 : p2, 2024-06, 2M
    Phase 3 : p3, 2024-08, 2M
    section Core
    Phase 4 : p4, 2024-10, 2M
    Phase 5 : p5, 2024-12, 3M
    Phase 6 : p6, 2025-03, 2M
    section Deployment
    Phase 7 : p7, 2025-05, 2M
    Phase 8 : p8, 2025-07, 3M
    Phase 9 : p9, 2025-10, 2M
```

## Phase Overview

| Phase                              | Focus                                   | Primary Deliverable                           | Dependencies     |
| ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| [Phase 0](/project/phases/phase-0) | Research + Architecture + Documentation | Project Constitution, System Architecture     | None             |
| [Phase 1](/project/phases/phase-1) | Model Registry + Compatibility          | ModelRegistry, ModelCompatibilityAnalyzer     | Phase 0          |
| [Phase 2](/project/phases/phase-2) | Basic Merge Engine                      | MergeEngine (Linear, SLERP, Task Arithmetic)  | Phase 1          |
| [Phase 3](/project/phases/phase-3) | Advanced Merge Strategies               | TIES, DARE, Franken-Merge support             | Phase 2          |
| [Phase 4](/project/phases/phase-4) | Evaluation + Benchmarking               | EvaluationEngine, BenchmarkEngine             | Phase 2          |
| [Phase 5](/project/phases/phase-5) | Evolution Engine                        | EvolutionEngine, CandidateGenerator           | Phase 3, Phase 4 |
| [Phase 6](/project/phases/phase-6) | Quantization + Inference                | QuantizationEngine, InferenceBackend          | Phase 5          |
| [Phase 7](/project/phases/phase-7) | Offline Deployment                      | DeploymentManager, offline artifacts          | Phase 6          |
| [Phase 8](/project/phases/phase-8) | Enterprise Pilot                        | Enterprise model packaging, secure deployment | Phase 7          |
| [Phase 9](/project/phases/phase-9) | Optional RAG                            | RAG architecture integration                  | Phase 8          |

## Critical Path

The critical path runs Phase 0 → Phase 1 → Phase 2 → Phase 3 → Phase 5 → Phase 6 → Phase 7 → Phase 8. Phase 4 and Phase 9 sit on parallel branches. Phase 4 must complete before Phase 5's evaluation integration. Phase 9 is strictly optional and gated on enterprise readiness.

## Quality Gates

Each phase ends with a formal quality gate:

1. Documentation completeness: spec coverage above 80%
2. Test traceability: every requirement linked to a test case
3. Benchmark integrity: no regressions on the [Optimization Set](/evaluation/benchmark-specification)
4. Security review: artifact signing and dependency audit

<Note>
  Phase timing assumes a six-person core team with access to A100-class GPUs. Delays in GPU procurement or benchmark licensing will shift the timeline.
</Note>

## Success Metrics

* Phase 0-3: All specs written, all [tasks](/project/tasks) in DONE state
* Phase 4-5: First evolved candidate produced with PASS status
* Phase 6-7: Sub-100ms inference latency on target hardware
* Phase 8: Enterprise customer sign-off on [offline deployment](/deployment/offline-deployment)
* Phase 9: RAG pipeline integrated with [InferenceBackend](/deployment/inference)