Early Development — Conception to Alpha

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Project Report: Kiloforge

Generated: 2026-03-11 Period: 2026-03-07 – 2026-03-11


Project Timeline

Duration2026-03-07 – 2026-03-11 (5 calendar days, 5 active days)
Commits1,552 total
Tracks~348 lifetime (126 completed on-disk, 199 archived, 2 pending)
Codebase39,652 lines Go · 21,170 lines TS/TSX · 7 SQL migrations

Daily Activity

DateCommitsSpanTracks CompletedKey Activity
2026-03-07 (Sat)9517:03–23:5914feat(agent): quota tracker with thread-safe aggregation; feat(agent): stream-json parser for CC output; fix: named Docker volume and unauthenticated health check
2026-03-08 (Sun)29200:00–23:4958feat(ui): Kiloforge favicon; feat(routing): dashboard at /, Gitea at /gitea/; fix(test): update gitea client paths
2026-03-09 (Mon)31700:03–21:5376feat(fe): diff viewer into AgentCard; feat(fe): diff viewer components — FileList, FileDiff; fix: WebSocket session context inheritance
2026-03-10 (Tue)56005:05–23:59126feat(history): recovery status filters; feat(detail-page): recovery info and replace action; fix(ci): skip TestResumeDeveloper when CLI unavailable
2026-03-11 (Wed)28800:00–08:5874feat(db): persist MirrorDir in SQLite; feat(cli): update destroy prompt for external mirrors; fix(agent): wire sessionIDCallback in SpawnInteractive

Velocity Progression

PeriodCommitsDescription
Week 10 (2026-03-07 – 2026-03-08)387Project bootstrap through initial dashboard; 72 tracks completed
Week 11 (2026-03-09 – 2026-03-11)1,165Parallel worktree scaling, feature blitz, reliability hardening; 276 tracks completed
MetricValue
Commits/day (active)~310 avg
Peak560 commits on 2026-03-10 (parallel worktree swarm peak)
Week 10 track rate~36 tracks/day avg
Week 11 track rate~92 tracks/day avg (2.6x speedup)
Peak track completions126 tracks on 2026-03-10

Project Phases

Phase 1: Bootstrap & Architecture — 2026-03-07

  • Project inception: conductor-relay renamed to crelay/kiloforge
  • Docker Compose integration, Gitea setup, init/destroy commands
  • Config refactored to port/adapter pattern
  • Agent spawning and stream-JSON parsing
  • 95 commits

Phase 2: Dashboard & Core Features — 2026-03-08

  • React dashboard with Kanban board, agent cards, SSE real-time updates
  • Routing, favicon, theme, track generation UI
  • Agent lifecycle management (spawn, stop, completion callbacks)
  • Worktree build fixes, CI pipeline setup
  • 292 commits

Phase 3: Feature Blitz & E2E Testing — 2026-03-09

  • Diff viewer, interactive terminal, error toasts, admin operations
  • 12 end-to-end test tracks implemented
  • Agent permissions, consent dialogs, random names
  • Embedded skills, WebSocket relay
  • 317 commits

Phase 4: Parallel Scaling & Polish — 2026-03-10

  • Peak velocity: 560 commits, 126 tracks completed in single day
  • Analytics, agent recovery, work stash, branch diff view
  • Dashboard theme alignment, design guide
  • Architecture review, CI reliability hardening
  • SDK adoption, board layout improvements
  • 560 commits

Phase 5: Hardening & Release Prep — 2026-03-11

  • User mirror (BE/FE), project creation, advisor hub
  • CI green track, lint enforcement, documentation overhaul
  • Cortex rebrand, branding cleanup
  • Agent interrupt, idle suspend, diff panel features queued
  • 288 commits

Track Summary

Counts

CategoryCount
Completed (current on-disk)126
Archived (on-disk)199
Pending (not started)2
Lifetime total~348

Pending Tracks

  1. fix-agent-resume-session-id-be — Fix agent resume — capture real Claude session ID from SDK
  2. user-mirror-fe — Surface mirror directory in Command Deck UI

Blockers

No blockers identified.


SLOC Report

Tool: scc Excludes: node_modules, vendor, .git, .agent, rest/gen, storagev1, dist

LanguageFilesCodeCommentsBlanksLinesComplexity
Go28139,6522,6436,28548,5809,679
TypeScript20921,1709802,97125,1211,747
CSS596,636741,0757,7850
Markdown458,96803,53912,5070
YAML93,91952174,1410
SQL718116192160
JSON4102041060
Shell212515341749
Makefile110062112745
JavaScript13131350
HTML11500150
License11600311910
TOTAL62081,0593,74214,19798,99811,480

Processed: 2.84 MB

Breakdown

CategorySLOCShare
Backend (Go)39,65249%
Frontend (TS/CSS/HTML)27,85234%
Config/Infra (YAML/Shell/Makefile)4,1445%
Schema/DB (SQL)1810%
Docs (Markdown)8,96811%
Other (JSON/JS/License)2930%

Cost Estimates

COCOMO (organic model, via scc)

MetricValue
Estimated Cost$2,727,951
Schedule Effort20.14 months
People Required12.03

Function Point Analysis

ComponentCountWeightTotal
External Inputs (EI)22x 488
External Outputs (EO)12x 560
External Inquiries (EQ)18x 472
Internal Logical Files (ILF)7x 1070
External Interface Files (EIF)5x 735
Unadjusted Function Points325

EI (22): CLI commands (init, destroy, add, status, up, down, spawn, stop, resume, board), REST API endpoints (agents CRUD, projects CRUD, tracks, board, notifications, analytics, advisor launch), webhook receiver, file upload EO (12): SSE event streams, agent output streaming, diff views, notification toasts, analytics charts, board state, CSV/report export, health endpoint, quota metrics EQ (18): Agent list/detail/history, project list/detail, track list/status, board columns, notification list, analytics queries, advisor results, log tailing, migration status, config queries ILF (7): SQLite tables — agents, projects, tracks, work_queue, notifications, reliability_events, migrations EIF (5): Docker/Gitea API, Claude Code CLI, filesystem/git, SSH keys, OpenAPI schema

MetricValue
Value Adjustment Factor1.08 (GSC: 43/70)
Adjusted Function Points351

GSC Breakdown (43/70): Data communications (5), Distributed processing (3), Performance (3), Config complexity (4), Transaction rate (4), Online entry (4), End-user efficiency (4), Online update (3), Complex processing (3), Reusability (3), Installation ease (2), Operational ease (2), Multiple sites (1), Facilitate change (2)

RateEstimate
Low ($500/FP)$175,500
Mid ($1,000/FP)$351,000
High ($1,500/FP)$526,500

Parametric (SLOC-based)

MetricValue
SLOC81,059 (functional code)
Productivity range10–20 SLOC/hr
Effort4,053 – 8,106 hours
Cost @ $75–150/hr$303,975 – $1,215,900

Effort by Analogy

Comparable scope: Local dev platform with Go backend (REST + SSE + WebSocket), React dashboard, Docker orchestration, embedded Gitea git forge, SQLite persistence, CLI tooling, AI agent spawning and lifecycle management, real-time observability

ContextEstimate
Freelance/agency$200,000 – $500,000
In-house team (5–6 months)$400,000 – $800,000

AI-Assisted Actual Cost

MetricValue
Active dev time5 days (5 calendar days)
Estimated API cost~$200 – $500
Human timeSolo developer + Claude Code agent swarm; human provides direction and review

Aggregate Cost Summary

ModelLowMidHigh
COCOMO$2,727,951
Function Point Analysis$175,500$351,000$526,500
Parametric (SLOC)$303,975$759,938$1,215,900
Effort by Analogy$200,000$600,000$800,000
Cross-model range$175,500$1,109,722$2,727,951
Aggregate MetricValue
Median estimate~$680,000
Geometric mean~$764,000
Actual (AI-assisted)~$200 – $500
Efficiency factor~1,360x – 3,400x cost reduction vs median

Summary

Built in 5 calendar days with 1,552 commits across 5 active days.

MetricValue
SLOC81,059 (Go, TypeScript, CSS)
Files620
Tracks (lifetime)~348
Tracks completed126 (on-disk) + 199 archived
Tracks pending2
SQL migrations7
Compaction points0
Peak velocity560 commits/day, 126 tracks/day (2026-03-10, parallel swarm)