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+# mc-webui v2 — Development Status
+
+## Current Status: Planning Phase 0
+
+**Last updated:** 2026-02-28
+
+## Completed
+
+### PRD (Product Requirements Document)
+- Created comprehensive PRD with architecture decisions
+- Resolved all 5 open questions:
+  1. **Console:** meshcli-compatible syntax with structured output (tables/cards)
+  2. **TCP transport:** YES — dual transport via `MeshCore.create_tcp()` (PR #22)
+  3. **Multi-device:** YES — `DeviceRegistry` pattern, Phase 4
+  4. **WebSocket push:** YES — Flask-SocketIO `/chat` namespace replaces polling
+  5. **Backup:** YES — built-in SQLite backup with API endpoint
+- Confirmed Raspberry Pi 3+ compatibility (lower resource usage than v1)
+- Documents:
+  - `docs/PRD-mc-webui-2.md` (source, 713 lines)
+  - `docs/PRD-mc-webui-2-en.html` (shareable English)
+  - `docs/PRD-mc-webui-2-pl.html` (shareable Polish)
+
+### Key Architecture Decisions
+- **Branch strategy:** In-place evolution on `v2` branch (not a new repo)
+- **Database:** SQLite with WAL mode (replacing JSONL files)
+- **Container:** Single container (replacing two-container bridge)
+- **Framework:** Flask kept (with Flask-SocketIO added)
+- **Device communication:** `meshcore` Python library (>=2.2.0) — direct async API
+
+## Development Phases
+
+| Phase | Name | Status |
+|-------|------|--------|
+| 0 | Infrastructure & Foundation | **Planning** |
+| 1 | Direct Device Communication | Pending |
+| 2 | Feature Parity + Enhancements | Pending |
+| 3 | Advanced Features | Pending |
+| 4 | Multi-device & Scaling | Pending |
+
+## Next Steps
+- Create detailed implementation plan for Phase 0
+- Phase 0 scope: v2 branch, SQLite schema, Database class, project structure, env config