Development Timeline

Where things stand, in order.

This timeline covers what has already happened. It does not promise future release dates.

2024

ByteLite LLC founded by Tash Broadwater in Helena, Montana.

2026-04

Cordel Play established as the first public-facing product direction; Cordel Connect development begins alongside it.

2026-05

Public site content audit: overclaiming language (patent-status framing, specific compression ratios, AGI-adjacent claims) removed in favor of proof-gated status reporting.

2026-07

Cordel Restaurant Partner Program pilot launched (self-serve signup, Stripe test-mode payment, manual review gate). "Cordel App" formally renamed to Cordel Connect.

2026-07

Site rearchitected around the ByteLite LLC technology portfolio (Technologies, Architecture, Products, Progress, Preorder, Company), with Cordel Play and Cordel Connect presented as flagship products within that portfolio.