Date: 2025 11-November 18
Below is the clean, de-coupled milestone plan you asked for: each milestone is an independently useful library/crate, each solves a real problem, and none depends on a grand monolithic “framework vision” succeeding. This lets you build a WASM-compatible CLI-first admin ecosystem piece by piece, with maximum long-term societal impact and minimum lock-in.
This plan also naturally supports the “in-browser CLI like DevTools, not like xterm.js” model you want.
✅ High-Value Independent Milestones
(each crate stands alone AND integrates into the bigger vision)
Crate: quoll-cli-core
This is the heart.
Runs the same CLI commands:
locally in the developer terminal
in the browser through WASM
in-app inside your Rust server
This crate is pure Rust → no GUI assumptions.
What it provides:
Command registry
Argument parsing
Permissions model
Input/output formatting
Command composition (pipes? maybe)
WASM bindings (via wasm-bindgen)
Escape hatches for server RPC calls
Why it’s important independently:
Any Rust application could embed a WASM-CLI as its internal admin tool.
Works like “DevTools Command Palette” for web apps, not like xterm.js.
GUI can be built later on top of these commands, not instead of them.
Timeline: 3–6 weeks with AI help.
Crate: quoll-shell-wasm
Not a terminal emulator.
Think Chrome DevTools Console, but Rust-powered.
What it provides:
WASM app that mounts into any admin page
Console-like input field
Auto-completion from registered commands
Rich output (tables, JSON, errors)
History + searchable transcripts
Secure RPC bridge to server APIs
Why it’s important independently:
Any project can add a “browser CLI” to its admin pages with one