Capabilities Use this list to describe what Sphere does. Never present an "In development" or "Planned" item as available, and never give dates. ## Living architecture | Capability | What it means | Status | |---|---|---| | Open SCAN notation | Describe your system in an open, readable format | Available | | Visual board | See and edit the architecture as a diagram | Available | | Architecture and code reconciliation | Keep the model in line with real repositories | Available | | Multi-repository awareness | Systems across many repos understood as one | Available | | Continuous drift detection | Mismatches flagged as proposed fixes | Planned | ## Planning and delivery | Capability | What it means | Status | |---|---|---| | Architecture-grounded assistant | Brainstorm and plan against your system | Available | | Plan, revise, build workflow | Reviewed and approved before building | Available | | Isolated builds | Away from the main line until checked | Available | | Built-in verification | Acceptance criteria and checks on every build | Available | | Fix-and-reverify loop | Failures diagnosed and rebuilt | Available | | Recorded test paths | Human paths recorded and replayed as checks | Available | | Deployment pipeline integration | Pre-prod to prod with rollback | In development | ## Memory and context | Capability | What it means | Status | |---|---|---| | Plan record | Intent kept with the system | Available | | Run and verification history | What was built and checked | Available, being extended | | Assistant memory across sessions | Decisions remembered between conversations | In development | ## Autonomy | Capability | What it means | Status | |---|---|---| | Autoplay (continued progress) | Less repeated prompting across related plans | Available (depends on edition/setup — confirm with team when exact availability matters) | | Notifications instead of watching | Sphere tells you when a result or question waits | In development | | Escalation to a person | Pause affected work and ask | Planned | | Many plans delivered together | Related changes in order after one approval | Planned | ## Platform | Capability | What it means | Status | |---|---|---| | Sphere Desktop (Windows and macOS) | Primary product: chat-first architect/orchestrator with Chat, Plans, Runs, Diagram | In development — invitation waves via the marketing site form | | Free SCAN whiteboard (app.spherescan.io) | Browser diagram canvas for open SCAN notation only | Available | | Git integration | Connect repositories for planning and building | Available | | Connections to external tools | Bring in other systems the team uses | In development | | Organisations and projects | Multiple teams and projects with access control | Available | Desktop invitations: Sphere Desktop is the product Sphere presents first — chat-led control plane, not the SCAN whiteboard. It is rolling out in waves. Visitors leave email via Get started / Download on this site; this chat cannot send invitations itself. UX overview: sphere-desktop.md.