## Template Usage Methodology

**This is a methodology template, not application code.** Use this template to:

1. **Configure Your AI Environment**: Adapt these patterns to your specific AI platform
2. **Establish Standards**: Use as organizational standards for context persistence
3. **Guide Implementation**: Follow these patterns when implementing persistence
4. **Validate Quality**: Use these criteria to validate any implementation

### Platform-Specific Application

#### For Claude/Anthropic Users
- Apply file-based persistence patterns
- Use conversation export/import methodology
- Configure privacy protection patterns

#### For ChatGPT/OpenAI Users  
- Apply conversation history methodology
- Use custom instructions persistence patterns
- Configure cross-session continuity

#### For v0/Vercel Users
- Apply browser storage methodology
- Use project persistence patterns
- Configure workspace continuity

#### For IDE-Based AI (Cursor, etc.)
- Apply workspace persistence patterns
- Use project context methodology
- Configure development workflow integration

# Context Persistence Configuration Template

## Configuration Overview
**Configuration Type:** Context Persistence Engine  
**Target Environment:** [IDE Environment - Claude Code/Cursor AI/V0/JetBrains/etc.]  
**Configuration Version:** 1.0  
**Last Updated:** [Date]  

## Storage Configuration

### Storage Tier Configuration
\```yaml
storage_tiers:
  hot_storage:
    enabled: true
    technology: "[in_memory_cache|redis|memcached]"
    capacity_limit: "[memory_limit_mb]"
    access_time_target: "10ms"
    retention_policy: "session_duration"
    
  warm_storage:
    enabled: true
    technology: "[ssd_database|local_filesystem|distributed_cache]"
    capacity_limit: "[storage_limit_gb]"
    access_time_target: "100ms"
    retention_policy: "30_days"
    
  cold_storage:
    enabled: true
    technology: "[object_storage|compressed_archives|cloud_storage]"
    capacity_limit: "[storage_limit_tb]"
    access_time_target: "1000ms"
    retention_policy: "1_year"
\```

### Storage Location Configuration
\```yaml
storage_locations:
  file_system:
    base_path: "[base_storage_path]"
    directory_structure:
      - "contexts/"
      - "contexts/hot/"
      - "contexts/warm/"
      - "contexts/cold/"
      - "contexts/archive/"
    
  database:
    connection_string: "[database_connection]"
    table_prefix: "bmad_context_"
    schema_version: "1.0"
    
  cloud_storage:
    provider: "[aws_s3|azure_blob|gcp_storage]"
    bucket_name: "[storage_bucket]"
    region: "[storage_region]"
    credentials: "[credential_configuration]"
\```

## Serialization Configuration

### Serialization Strategy
\```yaml
serialization:
  default_strategy: "[structured|binary|hybrid]"
  
  structured_serialization:
    format: "json"
    schema_validation: true
    pretty_print: false
    compression: "gzip"
    
  binary_serialization:
    format: "msgpack"
    compression: "lz4"
    type_preservation: true
    
  hybrid_serialization:
    metadata_format: "json"
    content_format: "binary"
    threshold_size: "1mb"
\```

### Compression Configuration
\```yaml
compression:
  enabled: true
  algorithm: "[gzip|lz4|zstd|brotli]"
  compression_level: "[1-9]"
  minimum_size_threshold: "1kb"
  
  per_tier_settings:
    hot_storage:
      compression: false
    warm_storage:
      compression: true
      algorithm: "lz4"
    cold_storage:
      compression: true
      algorithm: "zstd"
      level: 6
\```

## Security Configuration

### Encryption Settings
\```yaml
encryption:
  enabled: true
  default_algorithm: "[AES-256|ChaCha20|AES-128]"
  
  encryption_levels:
    none:
      description: "No encryption applied"
      use_cases: ["public_data", "non_sensitive_context"]
      
    standard:
      description: "Standard encryption for general data"
      algorithm: "AES-256"
      key_derivation: "PBKDF2"
      
    high:
      description: "High security encryption for sensitive data"
      algorithm: "ChaCha20"
      key_derivation: "Argon2"
      additional_protection: "key_rotation"
\```

### Access Control Configuration
\```yaml
access_control:
  enabled: true
  default_policy: "deny"
  
  permission_levels:
    read:
      description: "Read access to context data"
      validation: "user_authentication"
      
    write:
      description: "Modify context data"
      validation: "ownership_or_delegation"
      
    share:
      description: "Share context with others"
      validation: "sharing_permissions"
      
    delete:
      description: "Delete context data"
      validation: "ownership_and_confirmation"
\```

## Performance Configuration

### Caching Settings
\```yaml
caching:
  enabled: true
  
  memory_cache:
    size_limit: "[cache_size_mb]"
    eviction_policy: "lru"
    ttl: "5_minutes"
    
  query_cache:
    enabled: true
    size_limit: "[query_cache_size]"
    ttl: "10_minutes"
    
  index_cache:
    enabled: true
    preload_common_indices: true
    refresh_interval: "1_hour"
\```

### Performance Targets
\```yaml
performance_targets:
  serialization_time: "50ms"
  deserialization_time: "100ms"
  storage_write_latency: "200ms"
  storage_read_latency: "100ms"
  restoration_time: "500ms"
  
  throughput_targets:
    contexts_per_second: 100
    storage_operations_per_second: 500
    concurrent_users: 50
\```

## Lifecycle Configuration

### Expiration Policies
\```yaml
expiration_policies:
  default_policy: "time_based"
  
  time_based_expiration:
    working_memory: "session_end"
    short_term_memory: "7_days"
    episodic_memory: "30_days"
    semantic_memory: "1_year"
    procedural_memory: "permanent"
    long_term_memory: "permanent"
    
  usage_based_expiration:
    enabled: true
    access_frequency_threshold: 0.1
    relevance_score_threshold: 0.3
    
  size_based_expiration:
    enabled: true
    storage_limit_threshold: "80%"
    cleanup_target: "60%"
\```

### Cleanup Configuration
\```yaml
cleanup:
  enabled: true
  schedule: "daily_at_2am"
  
  cleanup_actions:
    archive:
      enabled: true
      criteria: "older_than_90_days"
      compression: true
      
    delete:
      enabled: true
      criteria: "older_than_1_year"
      confirmation_required: true
      
    compress:
      enabled: true
      criteria: "older_than_7_days"
      algorithm: "zstd"
\```

## Monitoring Configuration

### Metrics Collection
\```yaml
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  
  metrics:
    performance_metrics:
      - "serialization_time"
      - "storage_latency"
      - "restoration_time"
      - "cache_hit_ratio"
      
    system_metrics:
      - "storage_usage"
      - "memory_usage"
      - "error_rates"
      - "availability"
      
    business_metrics:
      - "context_creation_rate"
      - "restoration_success_rate"
      - "user_satisfaction"
\```

### Alerting Configuration
\```yaml
alerting:
  enabled: true
  
  alert_rules:
    high_error_rate:
      threshold: "5%"
      duration: "5_minutes"
      severity: "warning"
      
    storage_full:
      threshold: "90%"
      duration: "1_minute"
      severity: "critical"
      
    performance_degradation:
      threshold: "2x_baseline"
      duration: "10_minutes"
      severity: "warning"
\```

## Integration Configuration

### Memory Architecture Integration
\```yaml
memory_integration:
  enabled: true
  
  coordination_settings:
    immediate_persistence: ["critical_contexts", "user_preferences"]
    deferred_persistence: ["working_memory", "temporary_artifacts"]
    no_persistence: ["system_cache", "computed_values"]
    
  event_handling:
    memory_created: "evaluate_persistence_need"
    memory_updated: "update_persistent_copy"
    memory_deleted: "cleanup_persistent_copy"
\```

### Orchestrator Integration
\```yaml
orchestrator_integration:
  enabled: true
  
  event_publishing:
    context_persisted: true
    context_restored: true
    context_expired: true
    
  workflow_integration:
    session_start: "restore_user_context"
    session_end: "persist_session_state"
    project_switch: "save_and_restore_context"
\```

## Environment-Specific Configuration

### IDE Environment Settings
\```yaml
ide_environment:
  type: "[claude_code|cursor_ai|v0|jetbrains|vscode]"
  
  claude_code:
    storage_mechanism: "file_system"
    base_path: ".claude/bmad/contexts/"
    format: "markdown_with_yaml_frontmatter"
    
  cursor_ai:
    storage_mechanism: "workspace_storage"
    api_integration: "cursor_storage_api"
    format: "json"
    
  v0:
    storage_mechanism: "browser_storage"
    primary_storage: "indexeddb"
    fallback_storage: "localstorage"
    
  jetbrains:
    storage_mechanism: "plugin_storage"
    configuration_location: ".idea/bmad/"
    format: "xml"
\```

## Backup and Recovery Configuration

### Backup Settings
\```yaml
backup:
  enabled: true
  schedule: "daily_at_1am"
  
  backup_strategy:
    full_backup: "weekly"
    incremental_backup: "daily"
    retention_period: "30_days"
    
  backup_location:
    primary: "[primary_backup_location]"
    secondary: "[secondary_backup_location]"
    cloud_backup: "[cloud_backup_configuration]"
\```

### Recovery Settings
\```yaml
recovery:
  enabled: true
  
  recovery_options:
    point_in_time_recovery: true
    selective_recovery: true
    cross_environment_recovery: true
    
  recovery_testing:
    schedule: "monthly"
    validation: "automated_testing"
    documentation: "recovery_procedures"
\```

## Configuration Validation

### Validation Rules
\```yaml
validation:
  required_fields:
    - "storage_tiers.warm_storage.technology"
    - "serialization.default_strategy"
    - "security.encryption.enabled"
    - "performance_targets.restoration_time"
    
  validation_rules:
    - "storage_capacity_limits_are_positive"
    - "performance_targets_are_achievable"
    - "encryption_algorithms_are_supported"
    - "backup_locations_are_accessible"
\```

### Configuration Testing
\```yaml
testing:
  configuration_validation: true
  connectivity_testing: true
  performance_benchmarking: true
  security_validation: true
  
  test_schedule:
    validation: "on_configuration_change"
    connectivity: "daily"
    performance: "weekly"
    security: "monthly"
\```

---

## Configuration Instructions

1. **Copy this template** to your BMAD Method configuration directory
2. **Customize the values** in brackets `[value]` for your specific environment
3. **Validate the configuration** using the provided validation rules
4. **Test the configuration** before deploying to production
5. **Document any customizations** for future reference

## Support and Troubleshooting

For configuration support:
- Review the Context Persistence Engine documentation
- Check the troubleshooting guide for common issues
- Validate configuration syntax and values
- Test configuration in a development environment first

This template provides a comprehensive configuration framework for implementing context persistence within your specific BMAD Method environment.