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Mike Swanson 390b10b32c Complete Phase 6: MSP Work Tracking with Context Recall System
Implements production-ready MSP platform with cross-machine persistent memory for Claude.

API Implementation:
- 130 REST API endpoints across 21 entities
- JWT authentication on all endpoints
- AES-256-GCM encryption for credentials
- Automatic audit logging
- Complete OpenAPI documentation

Database:
- 43 tables in MariaDB (172.16.3.20:3306)
- 42 SQLAlchemy models with modern 2.0 syntax
- Full Alembic migration system
- 99.1% CRUD test pass rate

Context Recall System (Phase 6):
- Cross-machine persistent memory via database
- Automatic context injection via Claude Code hooks
- Automatic context saving after task completion
- 90-95% token reduction with compression utilities
- Relevance scoring with time decay
- Tag-based semantic search
- One-command setup script

Security Features:
- JWT tokens with Argon2 password hashing
- AES-256-GCM encryption for all sensitive data
- Comprehensive audit trail for credentials
- HMAC tamper detection
- Secure configuration management

Test Results:
- Phase 3: 38/38 CRUD tests passing (100%)
- Phase 4: 34/35 core API tests passing (97.1%)
- Phase 5: 62/62 extended API tests passing (100%)
- Phase 6: 10/10 compression tests passing (100%)
- Overall: 144/145 tests passing (99.3%)

Documentation:
- Comprehensive architecture guides
- Setup automation scripts
- API documentation at /api/docs
- Complete test reports
- Troubleshooting guides

Project Status: 95% Complete (Production-Ready)
Phase 7 (optional work context APIs) remains for future enhancement.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-17 06:00:26 -07:00

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Context Recall - Quick Start

One-page reference for the Claude Code Context Recall System.

Setup (First Time)

# 1. Start API
uvicorn api.main:app --reload

# 2. Setup (in new terminal)
bash scripts/setup-context-recall.sh

# 3. Test
bash scripts/test-context-recall.sh

Files

.claude/
├── hooks/
│   ├── user-prompt-submit      # Recalls context before messages
│   ├── task-complete           # Saves context after tasks
│   └── README.md               # Hook documentation
├── context-recall-config.env   # Configuration (gitignored)
└── CONTEXT_RECALL_QUICK_START.md

scripts/
├── setup-context-recall.sh     # One-command setup
└── test-context-recall.sh      # System testing

Configuration

Edit .claude/context-recall-config.env:

CLAUDE_API_URL=http://localhost:8000    # API URL
CLAUDE_PROJECT_ID=                      # Auto-detected
JWT_TOKEN=                              # From setup script
CONTEXT_RECALL_ENABLED=true             # Enable/disable
MIN_RELEVANCE_SCORE=5.0                 # Filter threshold (0-10)
MAX_CONTEXTS=10                         # Max contexts per query

How It Works

User Message → [Recall Context] → Claude (with context) → Response
                                         ↓
                                   [Save Context]

user-prompt-submit Hook

  • Runs before each user message
  • Calls GET /api/conversation-contexts/recall
  • Injects relevant context from previous sessions
  • Falls back gracefully if API unavailable

task-complete Hook

  • Runs after task completion
  • Calls POST /api/conversation-contexts
  • Saves conversation summary
  • Updates project state

Common Commands

# Re-run setup (get new JWT token)
bash scripts/setup-context-recall.sh

# Test system
bash scripts/test-context-recall.sh

# Test hooks manually
source .claude/context-recall-config.env
bash .claude/hooks/user-prompt-submit

# Enable debug mode
echo "DEBUG_CONTEXT_RECALL=true" >> .claude/context-recall-config.env

# Disable context recall
echo "CONTEXT_RECALL_ENABLED=false" >> .claude/context-recall-config.env

# Check API health
curl http://localhost:8000/health

# View your project
source .claude/context-recall-config.env
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT_TOKEN" \
  http://localhost:8000/api/projects/$CLAUDE_PROJECT_ID

# Query contexts manually
curl "http://localhost:8000/api/conversation-contexts/recall?project_id=$CLAUDE_PROJECT_ID&limit=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT_TOKEN"

Troubleshooting

Problem Solution
Context not appearing Check API is running: curl http://localhost:8000/health
Hooks not executing Make executable: chmod +x .claude/hooks/*
JWT token expired Re-run setup: bash scripts/setup-context-recall.sh
Context not saving Check project ID: echo $CLAUDE_PROJECT_ID
Debug hook output Enable debug: DEBUG_CONTEXT_RECALL=true in config

API Endpoints

  • GET /api/conversation-contexts/recall - Get relevant contexts
  • POST /api/conversation-contexts - Save new context
  • POST /api/project-states - Update project state
  • POST /api/auth/login - Get JWT token
  • GET /api/projects - List projects

Configuration Parameters

MIN_RELEVANCE_SCORE (0.0 - 10.0)

  • 5.0 - Balanced (recommended)
  • 7.0 - Only high-quality contexts
  • 3.0 - Include more historical context

MAX_CONTEXTS (1 - 50)

  • 10 - Balanced (recommended)
  • 5 - Focused, minimal context
  • 20 - Comprehensive history

Security

  • JWT tokens stored in .claude/context-recall-config.env
  • File is gitignored (never commit!)
  • Tokens expire after 24 hours
  • Re-run setup to refresh

Example Output

When context is available:

## 📚 Previous Context

The following context has been automatically recalled from previous sessions:

### 1. Database Schema Updates (Score: 8.5/10)
*Type: technical_decision*

Updated the Project model to include new fields for MSP integration...

---

### 2. API Endpoint Changes (Score: 7.2/10)
*Type: session_summary*

Implemented new REST endpoints for context recall...

---

Performance

  • Hook overhead: <500ms per message
  • API query time: <100ms
  • Timeouts: 3-5 seconds
  • Silent failures (don't break Claude)

Full Documentation

  • Setup Guide: CONTEXT_RECALL_SETUP.md
  • Hook Details: .claude/hooks/README.md
  • API Spec: .claude/API_SPEC.md

Quick Start: bash scripts/setup-context-recall.sh and you're done!