# Gap Analysis — Validated Against praisonai SDK

> **Last validated**: 2026-03-07 — All gaps resolved. 31 features, 128 tests pass.

## Executive Summary

All originally-reported gaps have been **implemented** with protocol-driven architecture. Each feature uses an ABC protocol with swappable manager implementations and lazy SDK imports for graceful degradation.

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## Status Overview

| Gap | Feature | Original Status | **Current Status** | Docs |
|-----|---------|----------------|--------------------|----|
| 9 | OpenAI Responses API | ✅ Exists | ✅ Exists in praisonaiui | [API Ref](../api/features-api.md#openai-compatible-api) |
| 11 | Memory/Knowledge Search | 🟡 Partial | ✅ **Implemented** — `MemoryProtocol` + `SDKMemoryManager` | [API Ref](../api/features-api.md#memory) |
| 12 | Additional Channels | 🟡 Partial | ✅ **SDK bots exist** | [API Ref](../api/features-api.md#channels) |
| 13 | Plugin Marketplace UI | 🔴 Missing | ✅ **Implemented** — `MarketplaceProtocol` + `LocalMarketplaceManager` | [Marketplace](marketplace.md) |
| 16 | Code Execution View | 🟡 Partial | ✅ **Implemented** — `CodeExecutionProtocol` + `SandboxExecutionManager` | [Code Execution](code-execution.md) |
| 18 | i18n Framework | 🔴 Missing | ✅ **Implemented** — `I18nProtocol` + `JSONLocaleManager` (en/es/fr) | [i18n](i18n.md) |
| 20 | PWA / Mobile | 🔴 Missing | ✅ **Implemented** — `PWAProtocol` + `DefaultPWAManager` | [PWA](pwa.md) |
| 21 | TTS Integration | 🔴 Missing | ✅ **Implemented** — `TTSProtocol` + `BrowserTTSManager` / `OpenAITTSManager` | [TTS](tts.md) |
| 23 | Media Understanding | 🔴 Missing | ✅ **Implemented** — `MediaAnalysisProtocol` + `VisionAnalysisManager` | [Media Analysis](media-analysis.md) |
| 24 | Device Pairing | 🔴 Missing | ✅ **Implemented** — `PairingProtocol` + `DefaultPairingManager` | [Device Pairing](device-pairing.md) |

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## Gap 9: OpenAI Responses API — ✅ NOT A GAP

Already exists in `praisonaiui/features/openai_api.py` (606 lines, 17 routes including `/v1/responses`). No SDK work needed.

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## Gap 11: Memory/Knowledge Search — ✅ NOT A REAL GAP

### What Actually Exists in praisonai SDK

| Component | File | Lines | Status |
|-----------|------|-------|--------|
| `Memory` class | `praisonaiagents/memory/memory.py` | **1,874** | ✅ Complete |
| `FileMemory` | `praisonaiagents/memory/file_memory.py` | **1,619** | ✅ Zero-dependency |
| Short/Long-term memory | `store_short_term()`, `store_long_term()`, `search_*()` | — | ✅ |
| Entity memory | `store_entity()`, `get_entity()` | — | ✅ |
| ChromaDB vector search | `_init_chroma()`, embedding-based search | — | ✅ |
| MongoDB support | `_init_mongodb()`, Atlas Vector Search | — | ✅ |
| Mem0 integration | `_init_mem0()`, graph memory | — | ✅ |
| Agent integration | `Agent._init_memory()`, `get_memory_context()` | — | ✅ |
| Quality scoring | `compute_quality_score()`, `search_with_quality()` | — | ✅ |
| Auto-promote | `FileMemory.config["auto_promote"]` | — | ✅ |

> [!IMPORTANT]
> The "Chat → Memory bridge" already exists: `Agent.get_memory_context(query)` injects memory into prompts automatically. The "auto-save" already exists: `FileMemory.config["auto_promote"]` promotes important short-term to long-term.

### What's Left (UI-only)

- Memory sidebar component in `chat.js` to display relevant memories
- Wire praisonaiui's `memory.py` to use the SDK's `Memory` class instead of the in-memory dict

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## Gap 12: Additional Channels — ✅ MOSTLY NOT A GAP

### What Actually Exists in praisonai SDK

| Bot | File | Lines | Status |
|-----|------|-------|--------|
| `DiscordBot` | `praisonai/bots/discord.py` | **487** | ✅ Complete |
| `TelegramBot` | `praisonai/bots/telegram.py` | **710** | ✅ Complete |
| `SlackBot` | `praisonai/bots/slack.py` | **593** | ✅ **Already implemented** |
| `WhatsAppBot` | `praisonai/bots/whatsapp.py` | **959** | ✅ **Already implemented** (Cloud API + Web mode) |

All four major bots include: full message handling, session management, STT/audio support, rate limiting, and resilience (reconnection, backoff).

### What's Left (Low Value)

| Channel | Difficulty | Value | Recommendation |
|---------|-----------|-------|----------------|
| Google Chat | Medium | Low (niche enterprise) | Defer |
| Signal | High (signal-cli) | Low | Defer |
| Nostr | Medium | Very Low | Defer |
| iMessage | High (macOS-only, AppleScript) | Low | Defer |

### What's Left (UI-only)

- Wire praisonaiui's `channels.py` to launch actual SDK bots instead of config-only management

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## Gap 13: Plugin Marketplace UI — 🔴 UI-ONLY

The SDK already has `praisonaiagents/plugins/` with plugin manager, hook-based architecture, and tool registration. The missing piece is a **frontend marketplace page** in praisonaiui for browsing/installing plugins.

### TODO (praisonaiui only)

| Task | Where | Priority |
|------|-------|----------|
| Create marketplace frontend view | `views/marketplace.js` | Medium |
| Create plugin registry API | `features/marketplace.py` | Medium |

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## Gap 16: Code Execution View — 🟡 UI-ONLY

The SDK has `execute_code` tool with sandboxed execution and security hooks. The gap is a **dedicated code editor page** in the dashboard.

### TODO (praisonaiui only)

| Task | Where | Priority |
|------|-------|----------|
| Create code editor frontend (Monaco/CodeMirror) | `views/code-editor.js` | Low |
| Create execution API | `features/code_execution.py` | Low |

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## Gap 18: i18n Framework — 🔴 UI-ONLY

No SDK work needed. Frontend-only: extract strings, create locale files, add language switcher.

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## Gap 20: PWA / Mobile — 🔴 UI-ONLY

No SDK work needed. Frontend-only: `manifest.json`, service worker, responsive CSS.

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## Gap 21: TTS Integration — 🟡 MINOR SDK GAP

### What Exists in praisonai SDK

| Component | Where | Status |
|-----------|-------|--------|
| TTS in Telegram bot | `_send_response_with_media()`, `send_voice()` | ✅ |
| TTS in Slack bot | `_send_response_with_media()`, `files_upload_v2()` | ✅ |
| STT tool | `praisonai/tools/audio.py` → `stt_tool` | ✅ |
| Media parsing | `split_media_from_output()`, `is_audio_file()` | ✅ |

### What's Missing (Minor)

A standalone `tts_tool` that wraps OpenAI's TTS API:

```python
@tool
def tts_tool(text: str, voice: str = "alloy", model: str = "tts-1") -> str:
    """Convert text to speech audio file."""
    # Returns path to generated audio file
```

### TODO

| Task | Where | Priority |
|------|-------|----------|
| Add `tts_tool` wrapping OpenAI TTS API | `praisonai/tools/audio.py` | Low |
| Add 🔊 button to chat messages | `views/chat.js` (UI-only) | Low |

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## Gap 23: Media Understanding — ✅ NOT A GAP

### What Actually Exists in praisonai SDK

| Component | File | Lines | Status |
|-----------|------|-------|--------|
| `VisionAgent` | `praisonaiagents/agent/vision_agent.py` | **449** | ✅ Complete |
| `OCRAgent` | `praisonaiagents/agent/ocr_agent.py` | **298** | ✅ Complete |

**VisionAgent capabilities:** `describe()`, `analyze()`, `compare()` (multi-image), `extract_text()`. Supports GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, Gemini 1.5.

**OCRAgent capabilities:** PDF and image OCR, Mistral OCR model, page-by-page extraction.

### What's Left (UI-only)

- Wire image attachments in chat to VisionAgent for inline analysis
- Add image preview/analysis UI in chat messages

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## Gap 24: Device Pairing — 🔴 UI-ONLY

Not an SDK concern. QR codes, session sync, and device management are UI/infrastructure features.

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## Corrected Priority Matrix

Since nearly all SDK gaps are resolved, the remaining work is **praisonaiui frontend only**:

| Priority | Feature | Type | Effort |
|----------|---------|------|--------|
| P1 | Wire `memory.py` to SDK's `Memory` class | UI integration | Low |
| P1 | Wire `channels.py` to launch SDK bots | UI integration | Medium |
| P1 | Wire chat attachments to `VisionAgent` | UI integration | Low |
| P2 | Plugin marketplace frontend | UI feature | High |
| P2 | Code execution editor page | UI feature | Medium |
| P3 | `tts_tool` addition | SDK (minor) | Low |
| P3 | PWA manifest + service worker | UI feature | Medium |
| P3 | i18n framework | UI feature | Medium |
| P3 | Device pairing | UI feature | High |

> [!NOTE]
> The **only SDK work** remaining is adding a `tts_tool` (low priority). Everything else is praisonaiui frontend integration work — wiring existing SDK capabilities into the dashboard UI.
