Three phases,each complete on its ownterms.
Each phase ships a complete product, not a waypoint that only works when finished. Phase 1 is the realm. Phase 2 deepens it. Phase 3 makes it native.
A roadmap that says yes to everything is not a roadmap. Each phase has a definition of “done,” and each definition requires the entire phase — not most of it.
Foundation
All nine components in production. Public mainnet running with a real validator cohort. SDK, Wallet, and Scan usable by external builders. Federation v1 supports inter-system access. The realm is operationally a place, not a project.
Foundation in build
- Architecture lock complete
- Sigil and Witness in active build
- Substrate decision committed
Application tier build
- Synod, Vigil, and Commons move design → build
- Foundation tier reaches first internal release
- SDK takes its earliest usable shape
SDK alpha and lifecycle
- Nexa and Charter advance to working build
- SDK reaches alpha for early-access builders
- Wallet and Scan take first integrated form
Public testnet
- SDK beta; public testnet live
- First full component set on testnet
- Partner pilots begin; Charter v1 utility tokens validating
Phase 1 mainnet
- Mainnet launch; all nine components in production
- Public SDK release
- Federation v1 online
Stabilization
- Mainnet stabilization; validator cohort expansion
- Phase 2 component foundations enter design
- Phase 1 reaches steady-state operation
Enterprise depth
Enterprise compliance
KYC/AML-compatible Sigil tiers. Regulatory reporting hooks. Institutional-grade onboarding with compliance-level attestation.
Digital twins
On-chain representations of physical systems. Real-world asset state tracked through Witness. Physical infrastructure participates in the realm.
Charter v2
Full tokenization model: regulated securities where jurisdiction permits, utility tokens with lifecycle management, and fractional asset infrastructure.
Marketplace primitives
Charter-based marketplace support. Xyress does not run a marketplace — these are the primitives that marketplace operators build on top of.
Native substrate
Native substrate
The chain Xyress was always designed for. Custom cryptographic primitives, AI-native consensus operations, and governance designed from first principles.
AI in consensus
AI participates in consensus operations under bounded authority. Behavior attributed, ranked, and governed — consistent with how every AI actor in the realm works.
Full co-equality
Phase 1 is co-equal at the product surface. Phase 3 is co-equal in the substrate itself — the moment where the architectural commitment becomes the chain.
Long horizon
Phase 3 is deliberately positioned at the long horizon. What it will look like in detail depends on what Phase 1 and Phase 2 teach. The direction is fixed; the precise form is not.
What’s not on this roadmap.
A Xyress-operated marketplace for Charter-issued tokens.
A foundation-model training operation or competing AI research track.
An enterprise infrastructure product that abandons the realm architecture for faster enterprise adoption.
A governance token or speculative instrument before the platform has proven its utility.
Pivots to adjacent categories that would dilute the identity, trust, and AI co-equality thesis.