Nassila

Roadmap

This page lists user-visible planned work and known gaps. It does not cover internal training or evaluation pipelines.

Current release

Nassila 1.10.1 · Packaged network parity — Keep-my-title / DOI lookup / autocorrect online / input-bar Resolve now work in installed builds (registry calls moved to the main process). Builds on 1.10.0 · Masdar Papers. See Changelog.

Release train (planned)

App versions use worker-themed codenames. Suggested near-term cuts (not dated — announced when ready). Detail aligns with Nassila docs/Nassila-Ouroboros-Future.md §5.

VersionCodenameFocus
2.0.0MaktabOCR + ShahidArabic/vision OCR + table/figure evidence (Tier 3 + multimodal gate)
2.1.0Sanad ArabicFT-7 Arabic train slice + holdout; Arabic-aware mapping

Recommended cut order: 1.8.0 (shipped) → 1.10.0 Masdar Papers (shipped) → (Tier 3 + multimodal gate) → 2.0.0 → 2.1.0.

Sanad FT-6 shipped on Hugging Face (2026-08-21) — Hub/GGUF only; no 1.9.0 installer. Use the current app with updated GGUFs.

2.0.0 — MaktabOCR + Shahid

  • Arabic/vision OCR for scan PDFs (replaces deferred Tesseract ara)
  • Table/figure evidence path (gated on Tier 3 holdout + separate multimodal eval)
  • Model-assisted grey lit: suggest CSL fields — user confirms before apply

2.1.0 — Sanad Arabic

  • FT-7 native Arabic grounding train + frozen AR holdout
  • Until then: Arabic UI yes; Arabic L3 grounding unvalidated

Shipped milestones (recent)

VersionCodenameHighlight
1.10.1Packaged network parityKeep-my-title / DOI lookup / autocorrect online / input-bar Resolve fixed for installed builds
1.10.0Masdar PapersBibliography dedupe; folder-scan PDF attach + targeted re-audit; Wayback availability gating; Resolve title/URL fixes
1.8.0Sanad 9BSole-tier Sanad registry (9B FT-5); Qwen3.5 thinking handling; no-thinking template on the web
1.7.0Integrity BundleStructured DOCX import; dirty-close warning; preflight breakdown; trust & packaging hardening
1.6.0Maktab LoopOCR golden fixtures; cache controls; deterministic Sharh; source-PDF attach
1.5.0Raqim WebMetadata resolver (OG/DC/Schema.org); host extractors; Wayback archive; Rust WASM PDF engine
1.4.0Raqim StatuteLegislation Resolve US/UK/.gov; integrity bundle; Masdar page hints
1.3.1Maktab OCR hardeningOCR packaging; Arabic OCR deferred; eng/fra only; installer size trim
1.3.0Sharh-liteFull Ouroboros train through evidence summary; Repair/Resolve; attach; projects
1.2.1Masdar UXIn-progress audit panel; DOI↔title manual resolve; shortcuts; icon I2
1.2.0Masdar-liteOA PDF text in grounding; live N/M audit progress
1.1.3PolishNotifications; lighter Sanad setup
1.1.2Raqim BridgeSend refs to Bibliography; audit from library
1.1.1Bibliography-firstCurate references before audit
1.1.0SanadManuscript loop + L3 passage grounding

Worker maturity

WorkerToday (1.10.0)Target
RaqimL1/L2, Resolve, statute, web gray lit; Wayback gatingGrey-lit confirm-before-apply → 2.0
SanadL3; 9B FT-6 sole published Hub tierFT-7 Arabic 2.1
MaktabDOCX/pdf.js; Latin Enhanced OCR; Arabic → DOCXArabic/vision OCR → 2.0
MasdarOA PDF + per-ref attach; papers dedupe/folder attachAuto cited-PDF ingest → 2.0+
Tasnif / SharhInline deterministic; Sharh-lite summary (+ dedupe outcome line)Richer templates as warranted
ShahidDisabledTables/figures → 2.0 (gated)

Manuscript loop (Tier 3 direction)

Today: Upload/paste → parse References → L1/L2 → OA PDF/abstract/attach → Sanad when enabled.

Target: One upload; Maktab segments; Masdar ingests cited PDFs; Sanad runs per cite without manual paste; Shahid for tables/figures (2.0.0).

Webpage and grey-web citations

Deterministic path shipped in 1.5.0 Raqim Web. Model-assisted follow-ons planned for 2.0.0:

Baseline and reliability (shipped 1.5.0)

  • HTTP status, content-type, redirect logging
  • Dead-link visibility; paywall / archive hints
  • Host-specific parsers where stable (prefer code over model)

App refinements (no model required)

  • OpenAlex consistency when type stays webpage
  • Locale-aware accessed-date copy
  • Batch re-fetch metadata suggestions
  • Wayback availability gating — shipped 1.10.0

Model-assisted (2.0.0+)

When trained facets ship, they may help with:

ScenarioNotes
Suggest CSL fields from page signalsUser confirms before apply
Platform / grey-literature typingYouTube, social, Substack, etc.
Explain fetch failuresPDF URL, Cloudflare, dead link

Bibliography bridge (shipped)

v1.1.2 sends manuscript References to Bibliography and supports audit from Bibliography library with manuscript-ref:N cite keys. See Bibliography bridge.

Long-term (not scheduled)

After 2.1 — without version numbers or dates until promoted.

ItemNotes
Unified seven-worker GGUF packPrefer independent checkpoints over one huge pack
Full multimodal ShahidBeyond the gated 2.0.0 slice
Embedded browser for institutional loginLast resort after OA, attach, open DOI in browser, library proxy
Default cloud LLMLocal Sanad (9B) stays the primary path
Cloud collaboration / syncNeeds project model and privacy beyond local .nassila files
Open-ended drafting / cover lettersOut of scope — integrity workflow, not authorship
Notification centerNot planned — light toasts only
Fuzzy auto-apply on grey litNear-term path: confirm before apply (2.0.0)
3.0.0 OuroborosClosed loop; crash recovery; signed installers

What we will not promise here

  • A full reference-manager replacement
  • Default cloud LLM (local Sanad remains primary)
  • Automatic paywall bypass via Unpaywall email
  • In-app training tables, eval scores, or internal checkpoint gates
  • Arabic L3 grounding quality until FT-7 ships (2.1.0)