Built vs Planned

A clear-eyed view of what exists as working code vs documentation

✅ What's BUILT

Lines of Code ~12,000+

Components Working 6 Core + 6 Services

Languages C++ & Python

Platforms Windows/macOS/Linux

Overall Completion ~80% Core Platform

📋 What's PLANNED

Documentation Size ~30 MB

Products Designed 26 SHIELD Products

Code Written 0 lines

Total Budget Planned $2M+

Overall Completion ~5% (Design Phase)

✅ Working Code (Production Ready)

SHEPHERD Core WORKING

Main platform API with cross-platform support. Job submission, status callbacks, metrics, and configuration management.

Implementation 85%

📄 ~2,500 lines C++ 🧪 Tests passing

TRINITY Compression WORKING

Pattern entropy substitution with 50-80% compression ratios. Multiple codec variants including queryable/searchable compression.

Implementation 80%

📄 ~4,200 lines Python 🧪 Benchmarked

EXODUS Execution WORKING

Blind execution with process isolation, Shamir secret sharing, cryptographic attestation, and SGX enclave support.

Implementation 75%

📄 ~2,100 lines Python 🔐 Crypto verified

Network Stack MVP

Peer discovery, bootstrap protocol, rate limiting, and IPv6 detection with cross-platform implementations.

Implementation 80%

📄 ~1,200 lines C++ 🌐 11 files

Security Layer WORKING

Ed25519 signing, AES-GCM encryption, secure memory operations, keystore management, and attestation verification.

Implementation 85%

📄 ~1,000 lines C++ 🔐 libsodium

Enterprise Services (6) MVP

Vault, Forge, Query, Archive, Gateway, Docs - all with working implementations and test suites.

Implementation 70%

📄 ~1,500 lines C++ 🧪 21 source files

📋 Documentation Only (Not Built)

Personality Pool DESIGN ONLY

PAI system with Ten Commandments, GRADIENT memory, Life Tuning Engine. 292 KB of detailed specifications but no implementation.

Implementation 10%

📄 0 lines code 💰 $515K budget

GRADIENT Memory DESIGN ONLY

Frequency-based tiered memory management inspired by human brain. Architecture defined but not implemented.

Implementation 8%

📄 0 lines code ⏱️ 8 weeks est.

SCHOOLSHIELD DESIGN ONLY

School safety + privacy + gamification platform. Comprehensive 20-file specification but no code.

Implementation 8%

📄 0 lines code 🎯 First product

BEACON Hardware SPEC ONLY

ESP32-S3 + MRAM mesh network device. Hardware specifications complete but no firmware.

Implementation 5%

📄 0 lines code 🔧 Hardware TBD

Tier 3: Designed (4) CONCEPT

aishield, defshield, homeshield, kr0n0z-studios. Concept and basic structure defined.

Implementation 5%

📄 0 lines code 📝 Ideas only

Tier 4: Concept (17) IDEAS

airshield through voteshield - 17 product concepts. Minimal documentation, no implementation.

Implementation 2%

📄 0 lines code 💭 Future vision

📊 Direct Comparison

Component	Code Exists?	Lines	Completion	Can Demo?	Status
SHEPHERD Core	✅ Yes	~2,500 C++	85%	✅ Yes	Production ready
TRINITY Compression	✅ Yes	~4,200 Python	80%	✅ Yes	Production ready
EXODUS Execution	✅ Yes	~2,100 Python	75%	✅ Yes	MVP ready
Network Stack	✅ Yes	~1,200 C++	80%	✅ Yes	MVP ready
Security Layer	✅ Yes	~1,000 C++	85%	✅ Yes	Production ready
6 Enterprise Services	✅ Yes	~1,500 C++	70%	✅ Yes	MVP ready
Personality Pool	❌ No	0	10%	❌ No	Design only
GRADIENT Memory	❌ No	0	8%	❌ No	Design only
SCHOOLSHIELD	❌ No	0	8%	❌ No	Design only
BEACON Hardware	❌ No	0	5%	❌ No	Spec only
21 Other SHIELDs	❌ No	0	2-5%	❌ No	Concept only

Gap Analysis

✅ What We Have (Ready for MVP)

Working TRINITY compression (50%+ reduction)
Working EXODUS blind execution
Cross-platform core library
6 enterprise services with tests
Real cryptographic primitives
Network peer discovery
Queryable/searchable compression (stop-index foundation)
Comprehensive benchmarking suite

🔨 What We Need to Build

GRADIENT memory tier management
Personality Pool (PAI system)
Ten Commandments moral compass
Life Tuning Engine (sliders)
BEACON firmware
First product (SCHOOLSHIELD)
Production security audit
Scale testing infrastructure

💰 Investment Required

Complete MVP

$225K

20 weeks to production-ready core

Build GRADIENT

$80K

8 weeks - enables memory tiering

Build PAI System

$515K

33 weeks - personality pool

Total to First Revenue

$820K

~61 weeks to SCHOOLSHIELD or BEACON launch

🚀 The Path Forward

NOW

Core Platform

~80% done

$0 more

STEP 1

Harden MVP

20 weeks

$225K

STEP 2

GRADIENT

8 weeks

$80K

STEP 3

First Product

20 weeks

$200K

STEP 4

Revenue

Launch

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