Development Progress

Follow along as we build Kursal: from paper to production.

6 of 10 milestones completed 60%

Paper & Website

Completed

December 24, 2025

Published the Kursal technical paper and launched the project website.

Prototype

Completed

January 1, 2026

Completed the first working prototype - the core idea works!

Internal API

Completed

April 7, 2026

Building the core API layer that powers the app.

16 / 16 subtasks

Workspace Scaffolding

Core Dependencies

Error Types

Storage Layer

Identity Layer

Crypto Layer

Message Types

Network Layer

Peer ID Rotation

DHT Rendezvous

Contact Management

First Contact: OTP

First Contact: LTC

First Contact: Nearby Share

Messaging Pipeline

Tauri Wrapper

CLI

Completed

April 7, 2026

Set up Kursal relays using the command line!

Local API Server

Completed

May 1st, 2026

Interact with the Kursal app via a built-in API.

Interface

Completed

May 3rd, 2026

Designing and implementing the application interface.

Offline messaging

In Progress

Send and receive messages when contacts are offline. Prototype worked the first time on May 13th!!

First Public Release

In Progress

First stable release of Kursal! Planned to be August 20th 2026! Public beta will be available before this date :)

Groups

Planned

Support for group conversations.

Broadcast Channels

Planned

Broadcast channels for community announcements.