Journey to V1.0
From zero to production ready - 4 major milestones
99%
Complete
Alpha - From Zero to Something
100%
Started from scratch, building core patterns inspired by shadcn/ui and ng-zorro
Goals
Project structure Core patterns 15+ components TailwindCSS v4
Deliverables (6/6)
- Nx monorepo with Angular 18+
- Architecture patterns inspired by shadcn/ui
- Core components (Button, Input, Card, etc.)
- TailwindCSS v4 with design tokens
- CVA for type-safe variants
- Basic CLI for component installation
Beta - Community & Growth
100%
Focus on growth and community feedback. Users started adopting the library and providing valuable insights
Goals
Community growth 30+ components CLI improvements Documentation
Deliverables (7/7)
- 30+ production-ready components
- Interactive documentation site
- Enhanced CLI for easy installation
- Dark mode with persistence
- Signal-based inputs (Angular 17+)
- components.json configuration
- Community feedback integration
Release Candidate - Quality & DX
100%
A registry the CLI installs from without touching GitHub, an MCP server so assistants read the real components, and a test suite behind both
Goals
Private registry Better DX Accessibility MCP Server Testing
Deliverables (6/6)
- CLI with private registry (no GitHub fetch)
- Component improvements (DX, accessibility, performance)
- MCP Server for AI integration (Claude, Cursor, VS Code)
- Unit tests with Jest and Testing Library
- E2E testing with Playwright, including a11y checks
- Blocks library (login, signup)
V1.0 - Production Ready
95%
Everything the release needs is published and in use — what is left is the pass over quality before the version number changes
Goals
Stable release Component registry AI integration Accessibility
Deliverables (6/10)
- 49 components, including Chart (Apache ECharts)
- 10 ready-made blocks
- Public registry with a versioned format and JSON Schemas
- Icon catalog served by the registry, family set in components.json
- zard-mcp published on npm, with 9 tools
- Full-screen CLI with five project types, icons and rtl
- Final test pass (unit + e2e)
- Accessibility review
- Bug validation and fixes
- V1.0 published on npm
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