Guest
Fast Trial Use
Guests can open the map, ask questions, and explore the public surface. That keeps the product accessible without making people commit before they understand what it does.
Docs / Accounts
Accounts turn the app into a
workspace.
DaedalMap works without login, but signing in should gradually mean more than identity. It is the path toward persistent workspace behavior, account-backed settings, and pack-aware access over time.
Account
Persistent Workspace
Logged-in use is where settings, saved preferences, and eventually sticky data behavior should start to matter. The goal is a workspace that feels continuous across sessions and devices.
Future
Pack And Access Context
Accounts also provide the control plane for entitlements, pack visibility, and different runtime shells, without turning the public map into a walled garden.
What signing in should mean
The basic rule is simple: guest mode should be enough to evaluate the product, while signed-in mode should feel like the start of a durable working environment.
What exists now
The current app already distinguishes between guest and signed-in use for session identity, settings access, and account-backed persistence behavior. That is the beginning of the right direction, not the finished state.
Current direction
- Guest mode remains open and usable for evaluation and lightweight exploration.
- Settings now live on a dedicated page instead of being buried in the sidebar.
- Signed-in mode is the path to stronger workspace continuity, saved preferences, and future sticky data behavior.
What will likely become sticky
Not every request should be cached forever, but some data should become intentionally persistent for signed-in users: chosen overlays, preferred regions, active workspace settings, and eventually selected pack slices or pinned views.
Hosted and local are still different
An account does not erase the difference between hosted and local use. Hosted mode is about convenience, continuity, and managed access. Local use is still important for people who want direct control over runtime and data.