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RLM Implementation Roadmap

Project Plan & Timeline
Version: 1.0
Date: January 13, 2026
Duration: 16 weeks to production scale


Table of Contents

  1. Project Overview
  2. Phase 1: Foundation
  3. Phase 2: Specialists
  4. Phase 3: Optimization
  5. Phase 4: Scale
  6. Resource Requirements
  7. Risk Management
  8. Success Metrics

Project Overview

Vision

Transform CODITECT from "eliminating 60-90% of repetitive work" to "eliminating 60-90% of repetitive work with unlimited context intelligence"—becoming the only platform that handles 10M+ token tasks.

Objectives

  1. Technical: Deploy production-ready RLM infrastructure by Week 4
  2. Product: Launch 3 specialist agents (document, code, workflow) by Week 8
  3. Commercial: Achieve $500K ARR from RLM features by Week 16
  4. Market: Establish competitive moat through 6-month technical lead

Success Criteria

MetricTargetMeasurement
Technical Performance>90% accuracy on 1M+ token tasksBenchmark testing
Cost Efficiency<$1.00 per complex task (median)Production monitoring
Customer Adoption50+ Enterprise customers using RLMUsage analytics
Revenue Impact$500K ARR from RLM featuresFinancial reporting
Customer SatisfactionNPS >80 for RLM usersQuarterly surveys

Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1-4)

Goal

Deploy core RLM infrastructure and validate with 20 customer documents.

Milestones

Week 1: Architecture & Setup

Deliverables:

  • Architecture Review (Day 1-2)

    • Review MIT paper implementation details
    • Design CODITECT-specific architecture
    • Identify integration points with existing skills
    • Document security requirements
  • Environment Setup (Day 3-5)

    • Provision sandboxed Python REPL environment
    • Deploy Redis for checkpoint storage
    • Configure monitoring and logging infrastructure
    • Set up development and staging environments

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 DevOps Engineer, 1 Product Manager
Budget: $15,000


Week 2: Core Implementation

Deliverables:

  • REPL Environment (Day 1-3)

    • Implement SecureREPL class with security validation
    • Add AST parsing for code safety checks
    • Configure memory limits and timeouts
    • Test with malicious code samples
  • LLM Integration (Day 4-5)

    • Implement RecursiveLLMCaller with Claude Sonnet 4
    • Add token tracking and budget enforcement
    • Implement circuit breaker pattern
    • Test recursive depth limits

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 QA Engineer
Budget: $12,000


Week 3: Orchestration & Testing

Deliverables:

  • RLM Orchestrator (Day 1-3)

    • Implement main orchestration loop
    • Add checkpoint/recovery mechanism
    • Integrate with existing CODITECT authentication
    • Build quality gate evaluation
  • Integration Testing (Day 4-5)

    • Test with MIT paper benchmark tasks (S-NIAH, OOLONG)
    • Validate token budgets and cost calculations
    • Test error recovery and circuit breakers
    • Performance testing (10M+ tokens)

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 2 QA Engineers
Budget: $13,000


Week 4: Validation & Documentation

Deliverables:

  • Customer Document Testing (Day 1-2)

    • Test with 20 real customer documents (contracts, codebases)
    • Measure accuracy against manual review
    • Calculate actual costs vs projections
    • Document failure patterns
  • Documentation (Day 3-4)

    • API documentation for developers
    • Operations runbook
    • Security and compliance documentation
    • Customer-facing feature documentation
  • Phase 1 Review (Day 5)

    • Demonstrate to stakeholders
    • Present metrics and learnings
    • Get approval for Phase 2

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 Technical Writer, Product Manager
Budget: $10,000


Phase 1 Deliverables Summary

✅ Production-ready RLM infrastructure
✅ Validated on 20 customer documents
✅ Security audit passed
✅ Documentation complete
✅ Metrics dashboard deployed

Total Phase 1 Budget: $50,000
Total Phase 1 Duration: 4 weeks


Phase 2: Specialists (Weeks 5-8)

Goal

Build and deploy 3 specialist agents optimized for key use cases.

Milestones

Week 5: Document Processor Specialist

Deliverables:

  • Contract Analysis Agent (Day 1-3)

    • Implement CODITECTDocumentProcessor class
    • Integrate with CODITECT pdf skill for text extraction
    • Add batch processing capabilities
    • Create analysis report templates (docx integration)
  • Prompt Engineering (Day 4-5)

    • Optimize system prompts for legal analysis
    • Test on 50 contracts (various industries)
    • Measure accuracy vs attorney review
    • Iterate based on results

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 Domain Expert (Legal), 1 QA Engineer
Budget: $18,000


Week 6: Code Analyzer Specialist

Deliverables:

  • Multi-Repository Analyzer (Day 1-3)

    • Implement CODITECTCodebaseAnalyzer class
    • Add repository loading and indexing
    • Integrate with AST parsing libraries
    • Support for 10+ programming languages
  • Migration Planning (Day 4-5)

    • Build migration plan generation
    • Test on 10 real codebases (various architectures)
    • Validate against manual architect review
    • Create visualization tools for results

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 Domain Expert (Software Architecture), 1 QA Engineer
Budget: $18,000


Week 7: Workflow Executor Specialist

Deliverables:

  • Long-Horizon Orchestrator (Day 1-3)

    • Implement OnboardingWorkflowExecutor class
    • Add state management for 200+ step workflows
    • Integrate with CODITECT's existing workflow engine
    • Build error handling and recovery
  • Testing & Optimization (Day 4-5)

    • Test with 5 customer onboarding workflows
    • Measure completion rate and error rate
    • Optimize for cost and speed
    • Document best practices

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 Product Manager, 1 QA Engineer
Budget: $18,000


Week 8: Customer Pilot Launch

Deliverables:

  • Pilot Program Setup (Day 1-2)

    • Select 3 pilot customers (legal, tech, ops)
    • Configure dedicated environments
    • Train customer teams (2 hours each)
    • Set up success metrics tracking
  • Launch & Support (Day 3-5)

    • Deploy to pilot customers
    • Daily check-ins for first week
    • Monitor usage and collect feedback
    • Rapid iteration on issues
  • Phase 2 Review (Day 5)

    • Present pilot results
    • Share customer feedback
    • Calculate actual vs projected ROI
    • Get approval for Phase 3

Team: 2 Customer Success Managers, 2 Engineers (on-call), Product Manager
Budget: $21,000


Phase 2 Deliverables Summary

✅ 3 production-ready specialist agents
✅ 3 pilot customers actively using RLM
✅ Documented best practices per use case
✅ Initial customer success stories
✅ Validated product-market fit

Total Phase 2 Budget: $75,000
Total Phase 2 Duration: 4 weeks


Phase 3: Optimization (Weeks 9-12)

Goal

Optimize performance, cost, and quality for production scale.

Milestones

Week 9: Performance Optimization

Deliverables:

  • Async Sub-Call Implementation (Day 1-3)

    • Refactor for parallel sub-LLM calls
    • Implement connection pooling
    • Add request batching
    • Target: 3x speedup vs sequential
  • Intelligent Chunking (Day 4-5)

    • Implement semantic chunking (vs uniform)
    • Add document structure detection
    • Optimize chunk sizes per use case
    • Measure impact on accuracy and cost

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 DevOps Engineer
Budget: $20,000


Week 10: Cost Optimization

Deliverables:

  • Model Routing (Day 1-2)

    • Implement intelligent model selection
    • Route by task complexity:
      • Simple → Claude Haiku (cost-efficient)
      • Complex → Claude Sonnet (high-quality)
      • Code → Qwen3-Coder (specialized)
    • Measure cost savings vs uniform approach
  • Token Budget Enforcement (Day 3-5)

    • Add per-customer token budgets
    • Implement usage alerts (95th percentile)
    • Build cost prediction models
    • Create customer-facing usage dashboard

Team: 2 Senior Engineers, 1 Data Analyst
Budget: $18,000


Week 11: Quality Monitoring

Deliverables:

  • Quality Gates Dashboard (Day 1-3)

    • Build real-time quality monitoring
    • Track:
      • Token efficiency (tokens/call)
      • Error rates
      • Success rates
      • Customer satisfaction (inline feedback)
    • Set up automated alerts
  • Trajectory Analysis (Day 4-5)

    • Analyze RLM execution patterns
    • Identify inefficient behaviors (excessive sub-calls)
    • Build recommendations engine
    • Document anti-patterns (Qwen3-style)

Team: 1 Senior Engineer, 1 Data Analyst, 1 ML Engineer
Budget: $22,000


Week 12: Documentation & Training

Deliverables:

  • Customer Documentation (Day 1-2)

    • Write user guides per specialist
    • Create video tutorials (3-5 min each)
    • Build interactive demos
    • Publish FAQ and troubleshooting
  • Sales Enablement (Day 3-4)

    • Train sales team on RLM features
    • Create demo scripts and talk tracks
    • Build ROI calculator for prospects
    • Develop case study templates
  • Phase 3 Review (Day 5)

    • Present optimization results
    • Share pilot customer metrics (now 4-6 weeks in)
    • Get approval for Phase 4 (scale)

Team: 1 Technical Writer, 2 Sales Engineers, 1 Product Marketing Manager
Budget: $20,000


Phase 3 Deliverables Summary

✅ 3x faster execution (async sub-calls)
✅ 40% cost reduction (model routing)
✅ Real-time quality monitoring
✅ Complete customer documentation
✅ Sales team trained and enabled

Total Phase 3 Budget: $80,000
Total Phase 3 Duration: 4 weeks


Phase 4: Scale (Weeks 13-16)

Goal

Scale to 50+ Enterprise customers and $500K ARR.

Milestones

Week 13: Public Launch Preparation

Deliverables:

  • Launch Assets (Day 1-3)

    • Website landing page with RLM messaging
    • Product Hunt submission materials
    • Press release and media kit
    • Customer testimonial videos
  • Marketing Campaign (Day 4-5)

    • LinkedIn ad campaigns (target: legal, tech, ops)
    • Google Ads (keywords: "contract analysis AI")
    • Email campaigns to existing customers
    • Industry publication outreach

Team: 1 Product Marketing Manager, 1 Demand Generation Manager, 1 Designer
Budget: $30,000 (includes ad spend)


Week 14: Public Launch

Deliverables:

  • Launch Events (Day 1)

    • Product Hunt launch
    • LinkedIn announcement
    • Email blast to 10K prospects
    • Webinar: "Unlimited Context AI" (100 attendees target)
  • Sales Blitz (Day 2-5)

    • 10 Enterprise AEs conducting demos
    • Target: 50 qualified leads
    • Goal: 10 closed deals in week 1

Team: 10 Account Executives, 2 Sales Engineers, 1 Product Manager
Budget: $40,000 (includes sales incentives)


Week 15: Rapid Onboarding

Deliverables:

  • Onboarding Sprint (Day 1-5)

    • Onboard 20-30 new Enterprise customers
    • Conduct training sessions (2 hours each)
    • Set up dedicated environments
    • Assign customer success managers
  • Support Scaling (Day 1-5)

    • Expand support team (hire 3 CSMs)
    • Build self-service knowledge base
    • Set up 24/7 on-call rotation
    • Implement chatbot for tier-1 support

Team: 5 Customer Success Managers, 2 Engineers (on-call), 1 Support Lead
Budget: $35,000


Week 16: Results & Planning

Deliverables:

  • Metrics Collection (Day 1-2)

    • Total Enterprise customers using RLM
    • ARR from RLM features
    • Customer success stories documented
    • NPS surveys collected
  • Case Study Production (Day 3-4)

    • Publish 5+ customer case studies
    • Create video testimonials
    • Document quantified results
    • Submit for industry awards
  • Phase 4 Review & Future Planning (Day 5)

    • Present results to leadership
    • Calculate actual vs projected outcomes
    • Plan Phase 5: International expansion
    • Celebrate team success 🎉

Team: Product Manager, Marketing Manager, All Engineering & CS Leads
Budget: $15,000


Phase 4 Deliverables Summary

✅ 50+ Enterprise customers using RLM
✅ $500K ARR from RLM features
✅ 10+ published case studies
✅ Industry recognition (awards, press)
✅ Foundation for continued growth

Total Phase 4 Budget: $120,000
Total Phase 4 Duration: 4 weeks


Resource Requirements

Team Structure

Core Engineering Team (Weeks 1-12)

RoleFTEWeeksCost
Senior Engineer2.012$144,000
QA Engineer1.08$48,000
DevOps Engineer0.512$36,000
ML Engineer0.54$12,000
Data Analyst0.58$20,000
Total4.5 FTE-$260,000

Customer-Facing Team (Weeks 5-16)

RoleFTEWeeksCost
Product Manager1.016$80,000
Customer Success Manager2.012$72,000
Sales Engineer2.08$64,000
Account Executive10.04$200,000 (incl. commissions)
Total15.0 FTE-$416,000

Support Functions (Weeks 9-16)

RoleFTEWeeksCost
Technical Writer0.58$20,000
Product Marketing1.08$40,000
Designer0.54$10,000
Domain Experts0.258$10,000
Total2.25 FTE-$80,000

Budget Summary

PhaseDurationTeam CostInfrastructureMarketingTotal
Phase 14 weeks$40,000$10,000$0$50,000
Phase 24 weeks$60,000$10,000$5,000$75,000
Phase 34 weeks$65,000$10,000$5,000$80,000
Phase 44 weeks$70,000$15,000$35,000$120,000
Total16 weeks$235,000$45,000$45,000$325,000

Infrastructure Costs

development_environment:
compute: $2,000/month (AWS EC2 GPU instances)
storage: $500/month (Redis, S3)
monitoring: $500/month (Datadog, Sentry)
total: $3,000/month

staging_environment:
compute: $1,500/month
storage: $300/month
monitoring: $200/month
total: $2,000/month

production_environment:
compute: $5,000/month (auto-scaling)
storage: $1,000/month
monitoring: $500/month
cdn: $500/month
total: $7,000/month

anthropic_api:
estimated_usage: $3,000/month (Phase 1-2)
estimated_usage: $10,000/month (Phase 3-4)

Risk Management

Technical Risks

RiskProbabilityImpactMitigationOwner
Performance bottleneckMediumHighLoad testing, profiling, optimization sprintEngineering Lead
Security vulnerabilityLowCriticalSecurity audit, penetration testing, bug bountySecurity Eng
Cost overrun (API usage)MediumMediumToken budgets, monitoring alerts, circuit breakersEngineering Lead
Integration issuesLowMediumEarly integration testing, modular designTech Lead
Quality degradationMediumHighQuality gates, trajectory analysis, A/B testingQA Lead

Business Risks

RiskProbabilityImpactMitigationOwner
Low customer adoptionLowHighPilot validation, aggressive demos, ROI proofProduct Manager
Competitor responseHighMediumFast execution, patent filing, customer lock-inCEO/CTO
Pricing resistanceMediumMediumROI calculator, flexible packaging, trialsSales Lead
Implementation delaysMediumHighAgile sprints, daily standups, risk reviewsProgram Manager
Churn from failuresLowHighPilot testing, gradual rollout, support scalingCS Lead

Contingency Plans

If Phase 1 validation fails (<80% accuracy):

  1. Root cause analysis (2 days)
  2. Prompt engineering iteration (1 week)
  3. Architecture adjustments if needed (2 weeks)
  4. Re-test with broader benchmark (3 days)

Timeline Impact: +3 weeks
Budget Impact: +$30K

If customer adoption is slow (<20 customers by Week 16):

  1. Increase trial length (7 days → 30 days)
  2. Offer implementation services (free for first 20 customers)
  3. Expand sales team incentives (2x commission for RLM deals)
  4. Accelerate case study production (pay for customer testimonials)

Timeline Impact: Extend Phase 4 by 4 weeks
Budget Impact: +$50K

If costs exceed projections (>$1.50/task):

  1. Aggressive model routing (more Haiku, less Sonnet)
  2. Implement caching (repeated queries)
  3. Negotiate volume discounts with Anthropic
  4. Reduce max recursion depth (3 → 2)

Performance Impact: -10% accuracy acceptable if cost controlled
Budget Impact: Neutral


Success Metrics

Technical Metrics (Tracked Weekly)

technical_kpis = {
'accuracy': {
'target': 0.90,
'measurement': 'Benchmark testing on long-context tasks',
'critical_threshold': 0.80
},
'cost_per_task': {
'target': 1.00, # USD
'measurement': 'Median cost across all RLM tasks',
'critical_threshold': 2.00
},
'response_time_p95': {
'target': 30, # seconds
'measurement': '95th percentile response time',
'critical_threshold': 60
},
'error_rate': {
'target': 0.05,
'measurement': 'Failed tasks / total tasks',
'critical_threshold': 0.10
},
'token_efficiency': {
'target': 800, # tokens per tool call
'measurement': 'Average tokens per REPL execution',
'critical_threshold': 1200
}
}

Business Metrics (Tracked Weekly)

business_kpis = {
'enterprise_customers_using_rlm': {
'week_4': 0,
'week_8': 3,
'week_12': 10,
'week_16': 50,
'target': 50
},
'rlm_arr': {
'week_4': 0,
'week_8': 36_000, # 3 customers × $999/mo × 12
'week_12': 120_000,
'week_16': 500_000,
'target': 500_000
},
'customer_satisfaction_nps': {
'target': 80,
'measurement': 'Quarterly NPS survey',
'critical_threshold': 60
},
'time_to_value_days': {
'target': 20,
'measurement': 'Days from signup to first ROI',
'critical_threshold': 45
},
'churn_rate': {
'target': 0.05, # 5% monthly
'measurement': 'Customers churning due to RLM issues',
'critical_threshold': 0.10
}
}

Customer Success Metrics (Tracked Monthly)

customer_metrics = {
'avg_time_saved_per_task_hours': {
'target': 3.5,
'measurement': 'Customer self-reported + benchmark',
'critical_threshold': 2.0
},
'avg_roi': {
'target': 300, # 300x ROI
'measurement': 'Customer cost savings / CODITECT cost',
'critical_threshold': 50
},
'usage_frequency': {
'target': 20, # tasks per customer per month
'measurement': 'Active usage tracking',
'critical_threshold': 5
},
'feature_adoption': {
'target': 0.50, # 50% of Enterprise customers
'measurement': 'Customers using RLM / total Enterprise',
'critical_threshold': 0.20
}
}

Reporting Cadence

AudienceFrequencyFormatOwner
Engineering TeamDailySlack standupTech Lead
LeadershipWeeklyDashboard + narrativeProgram Manager
BoardMonthlyExecutive summary + metricsCEO/CTO
CustomersQuarterlySuccess reviewCustomer Success

Communication Plan

Internal Communications

daily_standup:
time: 9:00 AM
duration: 15 minutes
attendees: Engineering team
format: Async in Slack + sync if needed
agenda:
- Yesterday's progress
- Today's plan
- Blockers

weekly_sync:
time: Fridays 2:00 PM
duration: 60 minutes
attendees: Full project team
format: Video call
agenda:
- Week recap (metrics)
- Next week priorities
- Risks and mitigations
- Celebrations

monthly_review:
time: Last Friday of month
duration: 90 minutes
attendees: Leadership + project team
format: In-person presentation
agenda:
- Metrics review
- Customer stories
- Learnings and adjustments
- Budget and timeline status

External Communications

customer_updates:
audience: Pilot customers
frequency: Weekly
channel: Email
content: Progress updates, new features, success stories

sales_enablement:
audience: Sales team
frequency: Bi-weekly
channel: Sales all-hands
content: Demo updates, talk tracks, objection handling

marketing_launches:
audience: Prospects
frequency: Monthly
channel: Blog, email, social
content: Case studies, webinars, thought leadership

Approval & Sign-Off

Budget Approval

PhaseAmountApproverStatus
Phase 1$50,000CTO⬜ Pending
Phase 2$75,000CEO⬜ Pending
Phase 3$80,000CFO⬜ Pending
Phase 4$120,000Board⬜ Pending
Total$325,000--

Go/No-Go Decision Points

MilestoneCriteriaDecision Maker
End of Week 4>80% accuracy on validation setCTO
End of Week 83 pilot customers with >80 NPSCEO
End of Week 12Cost <$1.50/task, quality gates passingCFO
End of Week 16>40 customers, >$400K ARRBoard

Next Steps

Immediate Actions (This Week)

  • Exec team reviews roadmap (Scheduled: [Date])
  • Budget approval meeting (Scheduled: [Date])
  • Assign project manager (Due: [Date])
  • Engineering kickoff (Scheduled: [Date])
  • Select pilot customers (Due: [Date])

Pre-Work Before Phase 1

  • Provision AWS infrastructure
  • Set up project management tools (Jira, Confluence)
  • Create project Slack channel
  • Order hardware if needed
  • Schedule external security audit

Appendix

A. Detailed Gantt Chart

[See separate file: RLM_Gantt_Chart.xlsx]

B. Budget Breakdown

[See separate file: RLM_Budget_Detail.xlsx]

C. Risk Register

[See separate file: RLM_Risk_Register.xlsx]

D. Customer Pilot Plan

[See separate file: RLM_Pilot_Plan.md]

E. Quality Assurance Plan

[See separate file: RLM_QA_Plan.md]


Document Version: 1.0
Last Updated: January 13, 2026
Owner: Program Manager
Approvers: CTO, CEO, CFO


This roadmap is a living document and will be updated weekly based on progress and learnings.