diff --git a/docs/roadmap.md b/docs/roadmap.md
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+++ b/docs/roadmap.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Roadmap - core
+# Roadmap — core
 
 _Auto-regenerated 2026-04-15 from `docs/specs/`._
 
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ _(none)_
 
 ## Next (proposed)
 
+- **2026-04-15-roadmap-placeholder** _(proposed)_ `placeholder`
 - **2026-04-15-ecosystem-roadmap-specs** _(proposed)_ `roadmap,specs,ecosystem`
 
 ## Recently shipped
diff --git a/docs/specs/2026-04-15-roadmap-placeholder/spec.md b/docs/specs/2026-04-15-roadmap-placeholder/spec.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+status: proposed
+created: 2026-04-15
+owner: lucassantana
+pr:
+tags: placeholder
+---
+
+# roadmap-placeholder
+
+## Goal
+
+Bootstrap the spec + roadmap workflow for core. Future feature work uses
+`docs/specs/<date>-<slug>/{spec,tasks}.md` with YAML frontmatter and regenerates
+`docs/roadmap.md` from spec `status:`.
+
+## Next
+
+Replace this placeholder with real proposed / active / shipped specs as work
+lands. See companion repo `ai-dev-toolkit/kit/specs/README.md` for the tooling
+(`python3 ~/.claude/rag-index/specs.py new|list|ship|roadmap`).
diff --git a/docs/specs/2026-04-15-roadmap-placeholder/tasks.md b/docs/specs/2026-04-15-roadmap-placeholder/tasks.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Tasks — roadmap-placeholder
+
+- [ ] Replace placeholder with real specs as they land.