below are some points identified to go forward with the standard library

Note
details might be missing, very likely, so feel free to ask questions about this roadmap!
this list can be made better 😉

❗ TODO

• structuring the architecture of the library
  • an example at amtoine/test-nu-std
  • stdlib: make the library a standalone crate #8770
  • add LICENSE to nu-std #8803
  • remove nu_cli crate dependency from nu_std #8807
  • stdlib: refactor into a multi-module library #8815
  • ❗ the NAMESPACE
    • submodules FEATURE: fix the namespace of the standard library (not testing) #9193
    • main commands appears it has been fixed
    • expose modules, e.g. log, to the outside
    • REFACTOR: move run-tests and fix the std assert namespace #9303
• populating the source base with command ideas, from the rust source base or from nu_scripts
  • the full list: standard library: a few ideas of commands #8311
  • an open discussion: moving commands from `rust` to the `std` library #9061
• discuss a versioning system to tie the library to a nushell revision and avoid conflicts
  • the original discussion at #standard-library/stdlib versioning

✔️ DONE

• define the distribution of std.nu
  • stdlib: add an automatic loading of "prelude" commands #8627
• define an easy way to use std.nu (e.g. if it's in NU_LIB_DIRS it's just use std.nu)
  • i think it has been solved for free in stdlib: add an automatic loading of "prelude" commands #8627 => a simple use std or use std ... from anywhere inside nushell, without the std.nu file on disk will work
• bring the tests to the main CI
  • standard library: bring the tests into the main CI #8525
• write a clear CONTRIBUTING.md
  • stdlib: write a CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines for developers #8810
  • CONTRIBUTING.md for standard library #8824
  • Replace #8824: CONTRIBUTING.md for standard library #8894

Note
see

• the opened issues
• the opened PRs
• and all of them here