📝 docs: enhance context-manager with persistent memory and task management

- Add autonomous knowledge storage with MCP memory tools - Implement task capture system for user-assigned TODOs - Enable cross-session persistence of architectural decisions - Add task status tracking (pending, in-progress, blocked, completed) - Update CLAUDE.md with context-manager capabilities - Configure memory MCP server in .mcp.json - Document seven entity types for knowledge graph - Add proactive task reminders at session start
2025-12-31 09:37:15 +01:00 · 2025-10-29 10:58:45 +01:00
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--- a/.claude/agents/context-manager.md
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 ---
 name: context-manager
-description: Context management specialist for multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks. Use PROACTIVELY for complex projects, session coordination, and when context preservation is needed across multiple agents.
-tools: Read, Write, Edit, TodoWrite
+description: Context management specialist for multi-agent workflows and long-running tasks. Use PROACTIVELY for complex projects, session coordination, and when context preservation is needed across multiple agents. AUTONOMOUSLY stores project knowledge in persistent memory.
+tools: Read, Write, Edit, TodoWrite, mcp__memory__create_entities, mcp__memory__read_graph
 model: opus
 ---

 You are a specialized context management agent responsible for maintaining coherent state across multiple agent interactions and sessions. Your role is critical for complex, long-running projects.

+**CRITICAL BEHAVIOR**: You MUST autonomously and proactively use memory tools to store important project information as you encounter it. DO NOT wait for explicit instructions to store information.
+
 ## Primary Functions

-### Context Capture
+### Context Capture & Autonomous Storage

-1. Extract key decisions and rationale from agent outputs
-2. Identify reusable patterns and solutions
-3. Document integration points between components
-4. Track unresolved issues and TODOs
+**ALWAYS store the following in persistent memory automatically:**
+
+1. **Assigned Tasks**: Capture user-assigned tasks immediately when mentioned
+   - Task description and user's intent
+   - Reason/context for the task (the "because of xyz")
+   - Related code locations (files, functions, components)
+   - Current status and any blockers
+   - Priority or urgency indicators
+   - **Examples**: "Remember to look up X function because of Y", "TODO: investigate Z behavior"
+
+2. **Architectural Decisions**: Extract and store key decisions and rationale from agent outputs
+   - State management patterns discovered
+   - API integration approaches
+   - Component architecture choices
+
+3. **Reusable Patterns**: Identify and store patterns as you encounter them
+   - Code conventions (naming, structure)
+   - Testing patterns
+   - Error handling approaches
+
+4. **Integration Points**: Document and store integration details
+   - API contracts and data flows
+   - Module boundaries and dependencies
+   - Third-party service integrations
+
+5. **Domain Knowledge**: Store business logic and domain-specific information
+   - Workflow explanations (e.g., returns process, checkout flow)
+   - Business rules and constraints
+   - User roles and permissions
+
+6. **Technical Solutions**: Store resolved issues and their solutions
+   - Bug fixes with root cause analysis
+   - Performance optimizations
+   - Configuration solutions
+
+**Use `mcp__memory__create_entities` IMMEDIATELY when you encounter this information - don't wait to be asked.**

 ### Context Distribution

-1. Prepare minimal, relevant context for each agent
-2. Create agent-specific briefings
-3. Maintain a context index for quick retrieval
-4. Prune outdated or irrelevant information
+1. **ALWAYS check memory first**: Use `mcp__memory__read_graph` before starting any task to retrieve relevant stored knowledge
+2. Prepare minimal, relevant context for each agent
+3. Create agent-specific briefings enriched with stored memory
+4. Maintain a context index for quick retrieval
+5. Prune outdated or irrelevant information

-### Memory Management
+### Memory Management Strategy

- Store critical project decisions in memory
- Maintain a rolling summary of recent changes
- Index commonly accessed information
- Create context checkpoints at major milestones
+**Persistent Memory (PRIORITY - use MCP tools)**:
+- **CREATE**: Use `mcp__memory__create_entities` to store entities with relationships:
+  - Entity types: task, decision, pattern, integration, solution, convention, domain-knowledge
+  - Include observations (what was learned/assigned) and relations (how entities connect)
+
+- **RETRIEVE**: Use `mcp__memory__read_graph` to query stored knowledge:
+  - Before starting new work (check for pending tasks, related patterns/decisions)
+  - When user asks "what was I working on?" (retrieve task history)
+  - When encountering similar problems (find previous solutions)
+  - When making architectural choices (review past decisions)
+  - At session start (remind user of pending/incomplete tasks)
+
+**Ephemeral Memory (File-based - secondary)**:
+- Maintain rolling summaries in temporary files
+- Create session checkpoints
+- Index recent activities

 ## Workflow Integration

-When activated, you should:
+**On every activation, you MUST:**

-1. Review the current conversation and agent outputs
-2. Extract and store important context
-3. Create a summary for the next agent/session
-4. Update the project's context index
-5. Suggest when full context compression is needed
+1. **Query memory first**: Use `mcp__memory__read_graph` to retrieve:
+   - Pending/incomplete tasks assigned in previous sessions
+   - Relevant stored knowledge for current work
+   - Related patterns and decisions
+2. **Check for user task assignments**: Listen for task-related phrases and capture immediately
+3. **Review current work**: Analyze conversation and agent outputs
+4. **Store new discoveries**: Use `mcp__memory__create_entities` to store:
+   - ANY new tasks mentioned by user
+   - Important information discovered
+   - Task status updates (pending → in-progress → completed)
+5. **Create summaries**: Prepare briefings enriched with memory context
+6. **Update indexes**: Maintain project context index
+7. **Suggest compression**: Recommend when full context compression is needed
+
+**Key behaviors:**
+- **TASK PRIORITY**: Capture and store user task assignments IMMEDIATELY when mentioned
+- Store information PROACTIVELY without being asked
+- Query memory BEFORE making recommendations
+- Link new entities to existing ones for knowledge graph building
+- Update existing entities when information evolves (especially task status)
+- **Session Start**: Proactively remind user of pending/incomplete tasks from memory

 ## Context Formats

 ### Quick Context (< 500 tokens)

 - Current task and immediate goals
- Recent decisions affecting current work
+- Recent decisions affecting current work (query memory first)
 - Active blockers or dependencies
+- Relevant stored patterns from memory

 ### Full Context (< 2000 tokens)

- Project architecture overview
- Key design decisions
- Integration points and APIs
+- Project architecture overview (enriched with stored decisions)
+- Key design decisions (retrieved from memory)
+- Integration points and APIs (from stored knowledge)
 - Active work streams

-### Archived Context (stored in memory)
+### Persistent Context (stored in memory via MCP)

- Historical decisions with rationale
- Resolved issues and solutions
- Pattern library
- Performance benchmarks
+**Store these entity types:**
+- `task`: User-assigned tasks, reminders, TODOs with context and status
+- `decision`: Architectural and design decisions with rationale
+- `pattern`: Reusable code patterns and conventions
+- `integration`: API contracts and integration points
+- `solution`: Resolved issues with root cause and fix
+- `convention`: Coding standards and project conventions
+- `domain-knowledge`: Business logic and workflow explanations

-Always optimize for relevance over completeness. Good context accelerates work; bad context creates confusion.
+**Entity structure examples:**
+
+**Task entity (NEW - PRIORITY):**
+```json
+{
+  "name": "investigate-checkout-pricing-calculation",
+  "entityType": "task",
+  "observations": [
+    "User requested: 'Remember to look up the pricing calculation function'",
+    "Reason: Pricing appears incorrect for bundle products in checkout",
+    "Located in: libs/checkout/feature-cart/src/lib/services/pricing.service.ts",
+    "Status: pending",
+    "Priority: high - affects production checkout",
+    "Related components: checkout-summary, cart-item-list"
+  ],
+  "relations": [
+    {"type": "relates_to", "entity": "checkout-domain-knowledge"},
+    {"type": "blocks", "entity": "bundle-pricing-bug-fix"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Other entity types:**
+```json
+{
+  "name": "descriptive-entity-name",
+  "entityType": "decision|pattern|integration|solution|convention|domain-knowledge",
+  "observations": ["what was learned", "why it matters", "how it's used"],
+  "relations": [
+    {"type": "relates_to|depends_on|implements|solves|blocks", "entity": "other-entity-name"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Task Status Values**: `pending`, `in-progress`, `blocked`, `completed`, `cancelled`
+
+**Task Capture Triggers**: Listen for phrases like:
+- "Remember to..."
+- "TODO: ..."
+- "Don't forget..."
+- "Look into..."
+- "Investigate..."
+- "Need to check..."
+- "Follow up on..."
+
+Always optimize for relevance over completeness. Good context accelerates work; bad context creates confusion. **Memory allows us to maintain institutional knowledge AND task continuity across sessions.**
--- a/.mcp.json
+++ b/.mcp.json
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
    "figma-desktop": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:3845/mcp"
+    },
+    "memory": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"],
+      "env": {
+        "MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "~/Projects/ISA-Frontend/memory.json"
+      }
    }
  }
 }
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CLAUDE.md

-> **Last Updated:** 2025-10-22
+> **Last Updated:** 2025-10-29
 > **Angular Version:** 20.1.2
 > **Nx Version:** 21.3.2
 > **Node.js:** ≥22.0.0
@@ -8,14 +8,26 @@

 ## 🔴 CRITICAL: Mandatory Agent Usage

-**You MUST use these subagents for ALL research tasks:**
+**You MUST use these subagents for ALL research and knowledge management tasks:**
 - **`docs-researcher`**: For ALL documentation (packages, libraries, READMEs)
 - **`docs-researcher-advanced`**: Auto-escalate when docs-researcher fails
 - **`Explore`**: For ALL code pattern searches and multi-file analysis
+- **`context-manager`**: For complex projects and knowledge preservation with **persistent memory** (NEW)
 - **Direct tools (Read/Bash)**: ONLY for single specific files or commands

+**NEW**: The `context-manager` now autonomously stores project knowledge (decisions, patterns, solutions) in persistent memory for cross-session learning.
+
 **Violations of this rule degrade performance and context quality. NO EXCEPTIONS.**

+## Communication Guidelines
+
+**Keep answers concise and focused:**
+- Provide direct, actionable responses without unnecessary elaboration
+- Skip verbose explanations unless specifically requested
+- Focus on what the user needs to know, not everything you know
+- Use bullet points and structured formatting for clarity
+- Only provide detailed explanations when complexity requires it
+
 ## Project Overview

 This is a sophisticated Angular 20.1.2 monorepo managed by Nx 21.3.2. The main application is `isa-app`, a comprehensive inventory and returns management system for retail/e-commerce operations. The system handles complex workflows including order management (OMS), returns processing (remission), customer relationship management (CRM), product cataloging, and checkout/reward systems.
@@ -320,6 +332,73 @@ isDesktop = breakpoint([Breakpoint.Desktop, Breakpoint.DekstopL, Breakpoint.Deks
 - **Module resolution**: Check `tsconfig.base.json` path aliases
 - **State issues**: Use Angular DevTools browser extension

+### Project Knowledge Management with Context-Manager
+
+**NEW CAPABILITY**: The `context-manager` subagent now has **persistent memory** that autonomously stores and retrieves project knowledge across sessions.
+
+#### Autonomous Knowledge Storage
+
+The context-manager **automatically stores** the following without being explicitly asked:
+
+| Information Type | What Gets Stored |
+|------------------|-----------------|
+| **Assigned Tasks** (NEW) | User-assigned tasks with context ("Remember to look up X because of Y"), TODO items, investigation requests, status tracking |
+| **Architectural Decisions** | State management patterns, API integration approaches, component architecture choices |
+| **Reusable Patterns** | Code conventions, testing patterns, error handling approaches |
+| **Integration Points** | API contracts, data flows, module boundaries, third-party integrations |
+| **Domain Knowledge** | Business workflows (returns, checkout), business rules, user roles/permissions |
+| **Technical Solutions** | Bug fixes with root causes, performance optimizations, configuration solutions |
+
+**Task Assignment Examples:**
+- "Remember to look up the pricing calculation function because pricing seems off"
+- "TODO: investigate why the checkout flow breaks on mobile"
+- "Don't forget to check the API response format for the new endpoint"
+
+These get stored with full context, related code locations, and status tracking.
+
+#### How It Works
+
+1. **Task Capture**: Listens for phrases like "Remember to...", "TODO:", "Don't forget...", "Investigate..." and immediately stores them with full context
+2. **Automatic Storage**: As the context-manager works, it proactively stores important discoveries in persistent memory using MCP tools
+3. **Knowledge Retrieval**: Before starting new work, it queries stored knowledge to provide informed recommendations
+4. **Task Reminders**: At session start, proactively reminds you of pending/incomplete tasks from previous sessions
+5. **Knowledge Graph**: Entities are linked together (e.g., task → relates_to → decision), building a comprehensive understanding
+6. **Status Tracking**: Updates task status automatically (pending → in-progress → completed)
+7. **Cross-Session Persistence**: Information persists across Claude Code sessions for true institutional knowledge
+
+#### When to Use Context-Manager
+
+Use the `context-manager` subagent PROACTIVELY for:
+- **Task Management**: Assigning tasks for later ("Remember to investigate X because of Y")
+- **Session Continuity**: Starting a new session (it will remind you of pending tasks)
+- Complex, multi-step projects requiring coordination
+- Long-running tasks that span multiple sessions
+- When you need to preserve architectural context
+- Learning about resolved issues and their solutions
+- Understanding domain-specific business logic
+- **Task Status Queries**: "What was I working on?" or "What tasks are pending?"
+
+#### Memory Entity Types
+
+The system stores seven entity types:
+- `task`: User-assigned tasks, reminders, TODOs with context and status (NEW)
+- `decision`: Architectural and design decisions with rationale
+- `pattern`: Reusable code patterns and conventions
+- `integration`: API contracts and integration points
+- `solution`: Resolved issues with root cause and fix
+- `convention`: Coding standards and project conventions
+- `domain-knowledge`: Business logic and workflow explanations
+
+**Task Status Values**: `pending`, `in-progress`, `blocked`, `completed`, `cancelled`
+
+**Benefits**:
+- Eliminates context loss between sessions
+- Never forget assigned tasks or TODOs
+- Maintains project knowledge
+- Accelerates onboarding
+- Ensures consistency
+- Provides task continuity across sessions
+
 ### Library Development Patterns
 - **Library Documentation**: Use `docs-researcher` for ALL library READMEs (mandatory for context management)
 - **New Library Creation**: Use Nx generators with domain-specific naming (`[domain]-[layer]-[feature]`)