ROADMAP

What's Next for STING

Open source and community-driven. This roadmap reflects our current priorities and where we're headed.

STING is open source and community-driven. This roadmap reflects our current priorities. Have ideas? Open an issue on GitHub.

Available Now

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Nectar Desktop

ALPHA

  • Mac, Windows, Linux
  • Bee AI with local LLMs
  • Honey Jar knowledge bases
  • Offline-first
  • WebAuthn/Passkey auth
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STING CE Server

ALPHA

  • Self-hosted team deployment
  • Docker Compose (8 containers)
  • Multi-user collaboration
  • Bee AI assistant
  • WebAuthn/Passkey auth
Deploy

In Development

These features are actively being worked on for upcoming releases.

Nectar + STING CE Server Sync

Connect your desktop app to your team's server.

  • Local-first: Keep sensitive work on your machine
  • Team access: Query shared Honey Jars from the server
  • Hybrid AI: Use local LLMs for privacy, cloud AI through the server for power
  • Choose what syncs: Full control over what stays local vs shared

Improved Document Processing

Better handling of more document types.

  • Improved PDF extraction (tables, images, layouts)
  • Better code file support
  • Audio/video transcription
  • Web page ingestion

Enhanced Bee AI

Making the AI assistant smarter and more useful.

  • Better context awareness across conversations
  • Improved citation and source attribution
  • More control over response style and length
  • Multi-model support (Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic)

Planned

Features we're planning but haven't started yet.

Analytics Dashboard

Understand how your knowledge bases are being used.

  • Query patterns and popular topics
  • Document engagement metrics
  • User activity (for server deployments)
  • Export reports

Native Integrations

Work where your team already works.

Available in STING Hive (Enterprise): Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord — Learn about STING Hive →

Planned for Community Edition: Notion, Google Drive, Obsidian

MCP (Model Context Protocol) Support

Connect STING to any tool that supports Anthropic's Model Context Protocol.

  • Standardized way to connect external data sources
  • Growing ecosystem of compatible tools
  • Future-proof architecture

Developer Tools

Build STING into your applications.

  • Python SDK
  • JavaScript/TypeScript SDK
  • REST API documentation
  • Webhooks for events

Future Considerations

We're thinking about these but no commitments yet.

  • Mobile apps (iOS, Android)
  • Browser extension for quick knowledge capture
  • Advanced connector framework for custom data sources
  • Additional embedding model support

Have Ideas?

STING's roadmap is shaped by user feedback. Want to help build these features? Check out the repo, look for issues labeled good first issue or help wanted, or join the Discord to discuss.