> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.alienbase.xyz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.alienbase.xyz/roadmap.md).

# Roadmap

Alien Base's mission is to be the human-friendly trading hub on Base — a full-stack platform that aggregates the entire chain's liquidity behind a CEX-quality interface, with custom protocols built on top to push capital efficiency further than any single DEX could.

> *Last updated: July 6, 2026.* *For what already shipped, see the* [*Changelog*](/changelog.md)*. This page focuses on what's coming.*

## Right now

The active build cycle is the **Alien Base 2.0** rollout authorized by [AIP-5](https://snapshot.org/#/alienbase-dex.eth/proposal/0x9328ecc5a0d2527a1e73fd30085e7ba2120a985b7782ce843f15ee2ddf38ca63) (April 2026). The team is shipping the new tokenomics and the next product layer in parallel:

| Workstream                            | Status                                       | What's in it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trading terminal + Epsilon Router** | **Shipped — July 2026**                      | Full app redesign around a TradingView-powered trading terminal, plus the on-chain Epsilon Router ([`0x303c…2580`](https://basescan.org/address/0x303ca5c65AabCb1CE242DF93F478c41E0E4D2580)) with native order types: Limit, Take Profit, Stop Loss, Trailing Stop, trigger-price DCA, stop-loss DCA. Audited. See [Epsilon](/trading/epsilon.md). |
| **Mothership** (ALM)                  | Pre-launch — audit in flight, alpha imminent | Custom-built Automated Liquidity Manager. First "from-scratch" Alien Base protocol. Multi-range V3 management with strategy-plugin architecture. Public alpha launches with strict supply caps.                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Alien Base 2.0 tokenomics**         | Onchain rollout in progress                  | POL Fund, Dev Line of Credit, govALB token, raised supply cap (cap raise not yet executed on-chain). See [ALB Token](/alb-and-esalb/alb-token.md#alien-base-2-0-aip-5).                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Vaults**                            | Live since Jan 2026; redesigned July 2026    | Unifies V3 strategy vaults (Wide / Narrow / Ultra Narrow / Classic V3), Locked earn (esALB + esLP), and Legacy farms in one page.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Explorer** (Epsilon Analytics)      | Live since May 2025                          | Chain-wide Explorer, GoPlus-powered token safety checks, per-pool charts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

## Q3–Q4 2026

Themes for the rest of 2026 (subject to DAO and operating-budget refresh):

* **Mothership Beta** — wider access, multiple strategies, strategy marketplace where third-party LP managers earn fees on user capital.
* **Token Generator v2** — comprehensive launchpad with fair-launch tooling. Replaces and extends the current Token Generator MVP.
* **Analytics & Visualization Revamp** — on-chart order overlays + PnL tracking on top of the live TradingView terminal. Deeper Explorer insights including wallet-cluster analysis (multi-wallets per user, bot detection, whale activity, team-sell detection).
* **Automated esALB reward distribution** — modular fee payouts to esALB stakers, designed to plug into future ALM expansions.
* **Migration of remaining team-controlled contracts** to the DAO Multisig — see the [onchain control surface](/reference/audits-and-security.md#onchain-control-surface) for which contracts are still team-owned.

## Bigger horizons

Alien Base has consistently set ambitious long-term targets. The list below is honest about which ideas are active engineering and which are research / vision.

| Idea                                      | Status             | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Mothership marketplace**                | Active engineering | "Marketplace of liquidity managers": third-party strategists publish strategies, attract user capital, earn fees. The Mothership architecture was designed for this from day one.                                                                                                           |
| **Project Quasar** (lending / IL options) | Research / on hold | Originally pitched as the next product after V3; deprioritized in favor of Mothership and Epsilon Router. Reaffirmed in the [Oct 2025 roadmap](https://medium.com/@alienbase/alien-base-roadmap-plotting-the-next-phase-of-the-invasion-11ede525e2ea) for "2025+" but no shipped artifacts. |
| **Project Nebula** (next-gen AMM)         | Long-term vision   | The original "everything in one AMM" vision: 50× concentrated liquidity, single-sided LP, no forced 50/50 split, instant liquidity for derivatives. No active engineering yet; will follow Mothership maturity.                                                                             |
| **Multi-chain expansion**                 | On hold            | The 2025 B3 deployment was [explicitly classified as not having delivered](https://medium.com/@alienbase/alien-base-roadmap-plotting-the-next-phase-of-the-invasion-11ede525e2ea) in the Oct 2025 retro. The team is now more cautious about high-investment cross-chain partnerships.      |

## What we're not building

A short list of things we've explicitly decided against — not because they don't exist on Earth, but because they don't fit Alien Base's strategy:

* **Yet-another-launchpad** detached from a DEX. Token Generator v2 is integrated with the trading and liquidity stack, not a standalone fundraising venue.
* **Inflationary-only farming as a long-term mechanism.** AIP-5 retired the fixed-halving farming model in favor of POL + buyback-and-burn.
* **A copy-paste perp DEX.** Project Quasar is the leveraged-trading thesis, but only in a form that uses LP capital efficiently (impermanent-loss-as-options) — not as a generic GMX/dYdX clone.

## How decisions get made

Major direction shifts happen via Snapshot proposal in the [`alienbase-dex.eth`](https://snapshot.org/#/alienbase-dex.eth) space. Anyone holding 100,000+ ALB can submit a proposal; see [How to Propose](/governance/how-to-propose.md). The full history of past votes is on the [AIP Index](/governance/aip-index.md).

For day-to-day product priorities, the team posts updates on [Discord](https://discord.gg/alienbase) and longer-form articles on [Medium](https://medium.com/@alienbase).
