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33** Last Updated:** 2026-02-10
44** Current Milestone:** v5.0 PostgreSQL Backend
5- ** Status:** Ready to plan Phase 5
5+ ** Status:** Phase 5 complete — ready for Phase 6
66
77## Current Position
88
9- Phase: 5 of 8 (Storage Backend Abstraction Layer)
10- Plan: Ready to plan (no plans created yet)
11- Status: Ready to plan
12- Last activity: 2026-02-10 — v5.0 roadmap created with 4 phases covering 34 requirements
9+ Phase: 5 of 8 (Storage Backend Abstraction Layer) — COMPLETE
10+ Plan: 2 of 2 complete
11+ Status: Verified — 11/11 must-haves, 5/5 success criteria
12+ Last activity: 2026-02-10 — Phase 5 verified and complete
1313
14- Progress: [ ████ ░░░░░░] 50 % (v3.0 milestone complete, v5.0 milestone started )
14+ Progress: [ ██░░░░░░░░ ] 25 % (Phase 5 complete, Phases 6-8 remaining )
1515
1616## Project Reference
1717
1818See: .planning/PROJECT.md (updated 2026-02-10)
1919
2020** Core value:** Developers can semantically search their entire codebase and documentation through a single, fast, local-first API that understands code structure and relationships
21- ** Current focus:** Phase 5 - Storage Backend Abstraction Layer
21+ ** Current focus:** Phase 6 - PostgreSQL Backend Implementation
2222
2323## Milestone Summary
2424
2525```
2626v3.0 Advanced RAG: [██████████] 100% (shipped 2026-02-10)
27- v5.0 PostgreSQL: [░░░░░░░░░░ ] 0 % (4 phases, 34 requirements )
27+ v5.0 PostgreSQL: [██ ░░░░░░░░] 25 % (Phase 5 complete, 3 phases remaining )
2828```
2929
3030## Performance Metrics
@@ -44,58 +44,67 @@ v5.0 PostgreSQL: [░░░░░░░░░░] 0% (4 phases, 34 requi
4444| Phase 4: Provider Integration Testing | 2 | Complete |
4545
4646** v5.0 milestone:**
47- - Total plans: TBD (to be determined during phase planning)
48- - Expected phases: 4 (Phases 5-8)
49- - Requirements coverage: 34/34 mapped (100%)
47+ - Total plans: TBD (Phase 5: 2 plans, Phases 6-8: TBD during planning)
48+ - Phase 5: 2/2 plans complete (05-01, 05-02)
49+ - Average duration: ~ 10 minutes per plan
50+ - Requirements coverage: 34/34 mapped (100%), 7/34 done
5051
51- * Updated after v5.0 roadmap creation*
52+ ** Phase 5 Metrics:**
53+
54+ | Plan | Duration | Tasks | Tests Added | Status |
55+ | ------| ----------| -------| -------------| --------|
56+ | 05-01 | 8 min | 3/3 | +33 | Complete |
57+ | 05-02 | 11 min | 3/3 | +20 | Complete |
5258
5359## Accumulated Context
5460
5561### From v3.0 Advanced RAG
56- - Pluggable provider pattern (YAML config) works well — reuse for backend selection
57- - Storage layer currently tightly coupled to ChromaDB — will need abstraction
58- - 505 tests passing, 70% coverage — must maintain through refactor
62+ - Pluggable provider pattern (YAML config) works well — reused for backend selection
63+ - 559 tests passing, 70% coverage after Phase 5 refactor
5964- Existing architecture: ChromaDB (vectors), disk BM25 (keyword), SimplePropertyGraphStore (graph)
6065- Dual-layer validation pattern (startup warning + runtime error) proven effective
6166
62- ### Decisions
63-
64- Recent decisions from PROJECT.md affecting v5.0 work:
67+ ### From Phase 5 (Storage Abstraction)
68+ - StorageBackendProtocol defines 11 async methods (initialize, upsert, vector_search, keyword_search, etc.)
69+ - ChromaBackend wraps VectorStoreManager + BM25IndexManager via composition
70+ - BM25 scores normalized to 0-1 (per-query max normalization)
71+ - Backend factory: env var > YAML > default("chroma")
72+ - Services accept both old-style (vector_store, bm25_manager) and new (storage_backend) constructors
6573
66- - v3.0: Skill + CLI over MCP — User preference: simpler, less context overhead
67- - v3.0: Dual-layer validation (startup warning + indexing error) — Warns on startup, blocks only when data integrity at risk
68- - v3.0: CI matrix with conditional API key checks — Tests skip gracefully, config tests always run
69- - v5.0: PostgreSQL as optional dual backend — ChromaDB remains default for local-first simplicity
70-
71- ### Pending Todos
74+ ### Decisions
7275
73- None yet (v5.0 milestone just started).
76+ - v3.0: Skill + CLI over MCP — simpler, less context overhead
77+ - v3.0: Dual-layer validation (startup warning + indexing error)
78+ - v3.0: CI matrix with conditional API key checks
79+ - v5.0: PostgreSQL as optional dual backend — ChromaDB remains default
80+ - 05-01: Protocol over ABC — structural subtyping, no inheritance required
81+ - 05-01: Normalize scores to 0-1 range — consistent across backends
82+ - 05-01: Singleton factory pattern — matches existing pattern
83+ - 05-02: Adapter pattern — composition over code movement
84+ - 05-02: BM25 rebuild stays in IndexingService — full-corpus operation
85+ - 05-02: Per-query BM25 normalization — divide by max score
86+ - 05-02: Backward-compatible constructors — preserves 505+ test patterns
7487
7588### Blockers/Concerns
7689
77- ** Phase 5 (Storage Abstraction):**
78- - Must design async-first protocol before implementation to avoid sync/async mixing pitfalls
79- - ChromaDB is synchronous; must wrap in asyncio.to_thread() for protocol compliance
80-
8190** Phase 6 (PostgreSQL Implementation):**
8291- LlamaIndex llama-index-vector-stores-postgres version compatibility with existing llama-index-core ^0.14.0 needs validation
8392- Connection pool sizing must be tuned for concurrent load (research shows default 10 may be insufficient)
8493- HNSW index build on large corpora (100k+ docs) can take hours and consume 64GB+ memory
8594
8695** Phase 7 (Testing & CI):**
8796- CI must support PostgreSQL service container without breaking existing ChromaDB-only tests
88- - Score normalization between ChromaDB BM25 (0-10 range) and PostgreSQL ts_rank (0-1 range) needs tuning
97+ - Score normalization between ChromaDB BM25 and PostgreSQL ts_rank needs tuning
8998
9099** Phase 8 (Plugin & Documentation):**
91100- Plugin must guide users through backend selection without overwhelming with complexity
92101- Documentation must clarify no auto-migration tool (users rebuild from source)
93102
94103## Session Continuity
95104
96- Last session: 2026-02-10 (roadmap creation )
97- Stopped at: Created v5.0 roadmap with 4 phases, validated 100% requirement coverage (34/34 requirements mapped)
98- Resume file: None (start with /gsd: plan-phase 5 )
105+ Last session: 2026-02-10 (Phase 5 execution + verification )
106+ Stopped at: Phase 5 complete and verified. Ready for Phase 6 planning.
107+ Resume file: Run ` /gsd:plan-phase 6 ` to start Phase 6 (PostgreSQL Backend Implementation )
99108
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101110* State updated: 2026-02-10*
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