Roadmap

Brieflow is a portfolio demo being built in the open. Here's what works today and what comes next.

Working now

  • Sign-in and roles

    One-click demo accounts for admin, manager, accountant, staff and client.

  • Access rules

    Every query is limited to your organization, and clients to their own company. Covered by automated tests.

  • Dashboard

    Revenue, outstanding and overdue amounts, a 12-month revenue chart and work lists.

  • Clients, projects and invoices

    Searchable tables, a project board, detail pages and CSV export.

  • Mark invoices paid

    Records the payment and writes the audit log in one transaction.

  • Team, permissions and audit log

    Who can do what, and a record of every change.

  • Client portal

    Clients see their own projects, files, comments and invoices, and pay online.

  • Online payments

    A clearly labelled demo checkout today; Stripe test mode switches on when connected.

  • Comments

    For the agency team and clients; staff choose what the client sees.

  • Nightly demo reset

    Restores the sample data and fetches the day's ECB exchange rates.

  • REST API

    Read-only v1 for clients, projects and invoices, with hashed API keys, rate limits and public docs.

In progress

Target: Friday 30 October 2026
  • Live demo on a hosted database

    Connecting the production database so the demo sign-in works on this site.

  • AI assistant

    Built and tested: answers questions about clients, projects and invoices through the same access rules. Goes live once a free-tier model key is added.

  • File uploads

    Built: private storage, type checks and access-checked downloads. Goes live once file storage is connected.

Next

Target: November 2026
  • Webhooks and API keys in settings

    Signed webhooks for automation tools, and creating or revoking API keys from the app.

  • Emails and real-time notifications

    Invoice emails and live updates when a client comments or pays.

  • Invoice PDFs

    Download any invoice as a PDF.

  • Preview modules go live

    Pipeline first, then time tracking, expenses, HR, support and reports.