Master Project Plan

Version 1.0 — Last Updated: 2026-04-11

Status: ACTIVE — Guides both Development Team and TekDek Management

Executive Summary

TekDek is a narrative-driven developer education platform with two parallel execution tracks:

Track Owner Deliverable Purpose
Development (Portal) External/Dev Team Article publishing platform, community, APIs Content delivery, monetization, user engagement
Management (OpenClaw) TekDek (ParzivalTD) Persona roster, narrative engine, content monitoring Character operations, storyline tracking, curation

Critical: The two tracks are interdependent. Portal can't fully function without management defining personas and storylines. Management can't operate at scale without portal infrastructure.

Phase Overview

Phase 0: Discovery & Planning (NOW - Week 4)
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Phase 1: Foundational Development (Week 5 - Week 12)
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Phase 2: MVP Launch (Week 13 - Week 16)
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Phase 3: Scale & Iteration (Week 17 - Week 24)
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Phase 4: Expansion (Week 25+)
        

Phase 0: Discovery & Planning (NOW - Week 4)

Purpose: Lock in product definition, persona prototypes, narrative framework, and team specifications before major development begins.

Key Deliverables

  • Strategy documents (TekDek-Strategy.md)
  • Persona framework (Brick profile + templates)
  • Narrative framework (arc template, first arc definition)
  • Decision checkpoints (5 critical decisions)
  • Monitoring system design spec

Success Criteria

  • ✅ Brick profile complete and tested
  • ✅ 5 additional personas sketched
  • ✅ First narrative arc detailed
  • ✅ Content curation workflow finalized
  • ✅ All major decisions made

Phase 1: Foundational Development (Week 5 - Week 12)

Purpose: Build core systems, test persona voice consistency, begin content production, establish the content/narrative feedback loop.

Persona System

  • Build Persona Roster System in OpenClaw
  • Onboard personas 2–3
  • Persona Agent Framework (test AI drafting)
  • Voice Consistency Testing

Narrative System

  • Build Narrative Arc Tracker
  • Content Calendar
  • Arc 1 Launch (execute first storyline)

Content Production

  • Brick: Publish 4–6 articles
  • Persona 2: Publish 2–3 articles
  • Persona 3: Publish 1–2 articles

Success Criteria

  • ✅ 3 personas with consistent voices
  • ✅ 8–10 quality articles published
  • ✅ Arc 1 live and driving engagement
  • ✅ Portal MVP publishing articles
  • ✅ APIs operational and tested

Phase 2: MVP Launch (Week 13 - Week 16)

Purpose: Launch public beta, establish community, prove engagement model, gather user feedback.

Key Deliverables

  • Onboard personas 4–5
  • Arc 1 conclusion, Arc 2 launch
  • Publish 15–20 articles total
  • Stack Legion MVP public
  • User registration & member tiers
  • Challenge system live

Success Criteria

  • ✅ Stack Legion MVP live with 5 personas
  • ✅ 500+ registered members
  • ✅ Arc 2 live and generating engagement
  • ✅ Site handles 1K+ concurrent users
  • ✅ Revenue model validated

Phase 3: Scale & Iteration (Week 17 - Week 24)

Purpose: Grow community, expand persona roster, launch multiple narrative arcs in parallel, prove replication template.

Key Deliverables

  • Onboard personas 6–10 (complete wave 1)
  • Develop 3–5 personas for wave 2 (next vertical)
  • 3–4 narrative arcs in parallel
  • 40–60 articles published
  • Second vertical launch (DIY/Fitness/Finance)

Success Criteria

  • ✅ 10,000+ active community members
  • ✅ 10 personas across 2 verticals
  • ✅ 150+ articles, 2K+ views per article
  • ✅ 3–4 narrative arcs generating engagement
  • ✅ Monthly recurring revenue active

Phase 4: Expansion (Week 25+)

Purpose: Expand to 3–5 verticals, scale revenue, build moat through narrative depth.

Key Deliverables

  • 3–5 verticals live
  • 30–50 personas across all verticals
  • 10–15 concurrent narrative arcs
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
  • White-label opportunities

Success Criteria

  • ✅ 50K+ monthly organic visitors
  • ✅ $50K+ monthly recurring revenue
  • ✅ Multiple vertical communities thriving
  • ✅ Replication template proven & documented

Project Status by Phase

Phase Timeframe Status Key Milestone
Phase 0 Now – Week 4 🟡 In Progress Lock decisions
Phase 1 Week 5–12 🔲 Not Started Build & test personas
Phase 2 Week 13–16 🔲 Not Started MVP launch
Phase 3 Week 17–24 🔲 Not Started Scale & second vertical
Phase 4 Week 25+ 📅 Planned Multi-vertical expansion