Roadmap

Where we're headed

GudDesk is built in the open. Track our progress across every phase — from foundation features to enterprise scale.

Overall Progress

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28% complete

1

Phase 1: Foundation Gaps

Fill the gaps that every competitor already covers.

18/22

Omnichannel Messaging

2/6
Email channel
WhatsApp Business

send/receive via WhatsApp Cloud API

Facebook Messenger

page inbox integration

Instagram DMs

business account integration

SMS

Twilio integration for text-based support

Unified conversation view

Ticketing & SLAs

5/5
SLA policies
SLA breach alerts
Business hours
Ticket fields
Ticket forms

Customer Data

7/7
Customer identity verification
Customer API
Customer profiles UI
Company profiles
Custom attributes
Customer timeline
Customer segments

CSAT & Feedback

4/4
CSAT surveys
NPS surveys
Survey triggers
Feedback dashboard
2

Phase 2: AI-Native Support

Go beyond suggestions — build autonomous resolution that actually works.

0/17

GudBot (Autonomous AI Agent)

0/8
KB-powered resolution

answer questions directly from knowledge base articles

Conversation handoff

seamlessly escalate to human when AI can't resolve

Confidence scoring

only answer when confidence is high, ask clarifying questions otherwise

Multi-turn conversations

maintain context across messages

Action execution

AI can check order status, update records, trigger workflows

Resolution analytics

track AI resolution rate, handoff rate, CSAT for AI vs human

Per-workspace training

fine-tune responses based on past conversations and corrections

Multilingual support

auto-detect language and respond in the customer's language

AI Copilot for Agents

0/5
Smart compose

real-time reply drafting as agents type

Tone adjustment

rewrite messages to be more professional, friendly, or concise

Similar conversations

surface past conversations with similar issues

Suggested macros

recommend canned responses based on context

Auto-fill ticket fields

extract priority, category, and custom fields from the conversation

AI-Powered Self-Service

0/4
Widget AI answers

answer questions in the widget before a conversation starts

Smart article suggestions

proactively suggest relevant articles based on the page the visitor is on

Guided troubleshooting

step-by-step resolution flows powered by AI

Search with AI

natural language search across the help center

3

Phase 3: Growth & Engagement

Turn support from a cost center into a growth channel.

0/13

Proactive Messaging

0/5
Targeted messages

trigger in-app messages based on user behavior, page, or segment

Banners

site-wide announcements (maintenance, new features, promotions)

Tooltips

contextual help attached to UI elements

Email campaigns

drip sequences for onboarding, re-engagement, or product education

Message scheduling

queue messages for specific times

Product Tours

0/4
Step-by-step tours

guide users through features with highlight overlays

Tour triggers

start tours on sign-up, feature adoption, or manually

Tour analytics

completion rates, drop-off points

No-code tour builder

visual editor for creating tours

Customer Portal

0/4
Branded portal

customers can view their open/closed conversations

Ticket submission

submit and track requests outside of chat

Status page integration

show service status in the portal

Community forum

customer-to-customer Q&A with staff moderation

4

Phase 4: Team & Operations

Scale from a small team to a full support organization.

7/18

Advanced Routing

0/5
Skill-based routing

assign conversations based on agent expertise

Round-robin assignment

distribute conversations evenly across available agents

Load balancing

consider active conversation count when assigning

Queue management

priority queues with configurable rules

Team inboxes

separate inboxes per team (Sales, Support, Billing)

Collaboration

4/4
Collision detection
@mentions
Shared drafts
Side conversations

Workforce Management

3/4
Agent availability
Shift scheduling

define agent schedules and auto-assign based on availability

Performance dashboards
Workload monitoring

Advanced Reporting

0/5
Custom dashboards

drag-and-drop dashboard builder

Report scheduling

email reports daily/weekly/monthly

Export

CSV/PDF export of any report

Funnel analysis

track customer journey from first contact to resolution

Tag-based reporting

volume and trends by conversation tag

5

Phase 5: Platform & Ecosystem

Become the platform others build on.

4/20

Developer Platform

4/8
REST API v1
MCP server
Agent framework
Webhooks v2
npm package / platform SDKs

`@guddesk/widget` npm package, WordPress plugin, Shopify app

OAuth apps

third-party apps can request scoped access to workspaces

App marketplace

directory of community-built integrations

Custom actions

define HTTP actions that agents can trigger from the inbox

Native Integrations

0/6
Salesforce

sync contacts, companies, and conversation history

HubSpot

CRM sync, deal association

Jira

create issues from conversations, track status

GitHub

link conversations to issues, PRs

Shopify

view order history, process refunds from the inbox

Zapier / Make

no-code automation bridge

Infrastructure

0/6
Multi-region

data residency options (US, EU, APAC)

SSO / SAML

enterprise single sign-on

SCIM provisioning

auto-manage team members from IdP

Audit log API

export audit events for compliance

IP allowlisting

restrict API and dashboard access by IP

Role-based permissions

granular custom roles beyond OWNER/ADMIN/AGENT/VIEWER

6

Phase 6: Enterprise

Win the deals that require compliance, scale, and white-glove support.

0/15

Security & Compliance

0/5
SOC 2 Type II

audit and certification

GDPR controls

data deletion requests, consent management, DPA

HIPAA compliance

BAA, encrypted PHI handling

Data retention policies

auto-delete conversations after configurable periods

PII redaction

auto-detect and mask sensitive data in conversations

Scale

0/5
Multi-brand

manage multiple brands/products from one account

Sandbox environments

test configuration changes before deploying

Bulk operations

mass-update, mass-close, mass-assign via API and UI

Rate limiting tiers

higher API limits for enterprise plans

Dedicated infrastructure

single-tenant deployment option

Voice

0/5
Click-to-call

initiate voice calls from the inbox

Call recording

record and attach to conversation

IVR

interactive voice response with routing

Voicemail

voicemail-to-ticket conversion

AI call summarization

auto-transcribe and summarize calls

This roadmap is generated from our open source repository. Want to contribute? Pull requests welcome.