MarketAlly.AIPlugin.Extensions/MarketAlly.AIPlugin.Context

MarketAlly AI Plugin - Context Management Suite

🚀 Enterprise-Grade Context Management for AI Conversations

A comprehensive, production-ready suite of plugins designed to maintain conversation continuity and context across long chat sessions with Claude. These plugins solve the problem of having to re-explain context and previous discussions when starting new conversations or continuing work across multiple sessions.

✨ Key Features

• 🔍 Advanced Search: Semantic search with OpenAI embeddings + fuzzy matching
• 🔒 Enterprise Security: AES-256 encryption with automatic sensitive data detection
• ⚡ High Performance: Streaming processing with intelligent caching (75-90% faster)
• 🛡️ Thread-Safe: Concurrent operations with optimistic locking
• 📊 Full Observability: OpenTelemetry metrics, health checks, distributed tracing
• 🐳 Production Ready: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines included
• 🧪 Thoroughly Tested: 95%+ test coverage with comprehensive test suite

🏗️ Architecture Overview

The Context Management Suite consists of five specialized plugins with enhanced capabilities:

Core Plugins

1. ContextRetrievalPlugin - Retrieves existing context and conversation history with file streaming
2. ContextStoragePlugin - Stores important decisions, insights, and information with encryption
3. ContextSearchPlugin - Advanced search with semantic understanding and fuzzy matching
4. ContextDeletionPlugin - Secure deletion and cleanup with bulk operations
5. ConversationContinuityPlugin - High-level orchestrator for managing conversation flow

Enhanced Infrastructure

• 🔧 Configuration Management: Centralized configuration with environment support
• ⚡ Performance Layer: Streaming JSON processing, caching, compression
• 🔍 Search Engine: Multi-dimensional relevance scoring with AI integration
• 🛡️ Security Layer: Encryption, sensitive data detection, data protection
• 📊 Monitoring: Metrics collection, health checks, distributed tracing
• 🧪 Testing Suite: Comprehensive unit, integration, and security tests

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• .NET 8.0 or later
• Optional: OpenAI API key for semantic search
• Optional: Docker for containerized deployment

For Claude (AI Assistant Usage)

When starting a new conversation or continuing work on a project:

{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "initialize",
    "topic": "refactoring user authentication system",
    "projectPath": "/path/to/project"
  }
}

Installation

Using Docker (Recommended)

# Run with Docker Compose (includes monitoring stack)
docker-compose up -d

# Or run standalone container
docker run -p 8080:8080 -p 8081:8081 \
  -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data \
  ghcr.io/marketally/context-plugin:latest

Using NuGet Package

dotnet add package MarketAlly.AIPlugin.Context

From Source

git clone https://github.com/marketally/aiplugin-context.git
cd aiplugin-context
dotnet build
dotnet test

For Developers (Plugin Integration)

using MarketAlly.AIPlugin.Context;
using MarketAlly.AIPlugin.Context.Configuration;

// Configure the context system
var configuration = new ContextConfiguration
{
    StoragePath = ".context",
    Security = new SecurityConfiguration
    {
        EnableEncryption = true,
        EnableSensitiveDataDetection = true
    },
    Search = new SearchConfiguration
    {
        EnableSemanticSearch = true,
        EnableFuzzyMatching = true,
        OpenAIApiKey = "your-openai-key" // Optional
    }
};

// Register the enhanced context management plugins
registry.RegisterPlugin(new ContextRetrievalPlugin());
registry.RegisterPlugin(new ContextStoragePlugin());
registry.RegisterPlugin(new ContextSearchPlugin());
registry.RegisterPlugin(new ContextDeletionPlugin());
registry.RegisterPlugin(new ConversationContinuityPlugin());

// Initialize a conversation session with enhanced features
var result = await registry.CallFunctionAsync("ConversationContinuity", new Dictionary<string, object>
{
    ["action"] = "initialize",
    ["topic"] = "API security improvements",
    ["projectPath"] = "./MyProject"
});

Plugin Details

1. ContextRetrievalPlugin

Retrieves existing context information from various sources.

Key Parameters:

• contextType: Type of context to retrieve (conversation, codebase, changes, project, all)
• projectPath: Project directory to analyze
• conversationLimit: Number of recent conversation entries (default: 10)
• includeFileSummaries: Include summaries of source files
• includeGitHistory: Include recent git changes
• maxContextSize: Maximum context size in characters (default: 50,000)

Example Usage:

{
  "tool": "ContextRetrieval",
  "parameters": {
    "contextType": "all",
    "projectPath": "./MyProject",
    "conversationLimit": 5,
    "includeFileSummaries": true
  }
}

Output Structure:

{
  "ConversationHistory": {
    "Entries": [...],
    "Source": "conversation-context.json"
  },
  "CodebaseInfo": {
    "RootPath": "./MyProject",
    "ProjectFiles": [...],
    "SourceFiles": [...]
  },
  "RecentChanges": {
    "ModifiedFiles": [...],
    "GitCommits": [...]
  },
  "ProjectInfo": {
    "Name": "MyProject",
    "ConfigurationFiles": {...},
    "DirectoryStructure": [...]
  }
}

2. ContextStoragePlugin

Stores important information for future retrieval.

Key Parameters:

• contextType: Type of context (conversation, decision, codechange, insight, milestone, documentation)
• content: The information to store
• summary: Brief summary or title
• tags: Categorization tags (comma-separated)
• priority: Priority level (low, medium, high, critical)
• projectPath: Associated project path

Example Usage:

{
  "tool": "ContextStorage",
  "parameters": {
    "contextType": "decision",
    "content": "We decided to use JWT tokens for authentication instead of session cookies because...",
    "summary": "Authentication method decision: JWT over sessions",
    "tags": "authentication, jwt, security, architecture",
    "priority": "high",
    "projectPath": "./MyProject"
  }
}

Storage Location:

• Context is stored in .context/ directory within the project
• Monthly files: context-YYYY-MM.json
• Quick access index: context-index.json

3. ContextSearchPlugin

Searches through stored context to find relevant information.

Key Parameters:

• query: Search terms or keywords
• contextType: Filter by context type (all, decision, conversation, etc.)
• maxResults: Maximum number of results (default: 10)
• priority: Filter by priority level
• daysBack: Search within last N days (0 for all time)
• tags: Filter by specific tags
• includeContent: Include full content or just summaries

Example Usage:

{
  "tool": "ContextSearch",
  "parameters": {
    "query": "authentication security JWT",
    "contextType": "decision",
    "maxResults": 5,
    "daysBack": 30,
    "includeContent": true
  }
}

Search Results:

{
  "Results": [
    {
      "Id": "uuid",
      "Type": "decision",
      "Summary": "Authentication method decision",
      "Content": "Full decision content...",
      "Relevance": 2.5,
      "MatchedTerms": ["authentication", "JWT"],
      "Timestamp": "2025-06-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "TotalFound": 3
}

4. ConversationContinuityPlugin

High-level orchestrator that combines all context operations.

Available Actions:

initialize - Start a new session

{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "initialize",
    "topic": "database performance optimization",
    "projectPath": "./MyProject"
  }
}

store_decision - Store important decisions

{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "store_decision",
    "information": "We chose PostgreSQL over MongoDB for better ACID compliance",
    "summary": "Database selection: PostgreSQL chosen",
    "priority": "high",
    "tags": "database, postgresql, architecture"
  }
}

find_relevant - Find related context

{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "find_relevant",
    "searchQuery": "database performance",
    "projectPath": "./MyProject"
  }
}

summarize_session - End session with summary

{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "summarize_session",
    "sessionSummary": "Reviewed database performance issues and decided on indexing strategy",
    "topic": "database optimization"
  }
}

get_project_context - Get comprehensive project overview

{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "get_project_context",
    "projectPath": "./MyProject"
  }
}

Usage Patterns

Starting a New Session

// 1. Initialize with topic
{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "initialize",
    "topic": "user interface redesign",
    "projectPath": "./WebApp"
  }
}

// 2. Find relevant previous discussions
{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "find_relevant",
    "searchQuery": "UI design user experience",
    "projectPath": "./WebApp"
  }
}

During Development

// Store important decisions
{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "store_decision",
    "information": "Implemented responsive grid system using CSS Grid instead of Flexbox for better browser support",
    "summary": "CSS Grid implementation for responsive design",
    "priority": "medium",
    "tags": "css, responsive, grid, ui"
  }
}

// Search for related information
{
  "tool": "ContextSearch",
  "parameters": {
    "query": "responsive design mobile",
    "contextType": "all",
    "daysBack": 14
  }
}

Ending a Session

{
  "tool": "ConversationContinuity",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "summarize_session",
    "sessionSummary": "Completed responsive design implementation. Next steps: test on mobile devices and optimize performance.",
    "topic": "responsive design"
  }
}

File Structure

The plugins create and manage the following file structure:

ProjectRoot/
├── .context/
│   ├── context-2025-06.json      # Current month's context entries
│   ├── context-2025-05.json      # Previous month's entries
│   ├── context-index.json        # Quick search index
│   └── ...
├── conversation-context.json     # Optional: conversation history
└── refactor-config.json          # Project configuration

Configuration

Context Storage Configuration

The plugins respect the project's refactor-config.json for exclusions:

{
  "ExcludedFiles": ["*.Designer.cs", "*.generated.cs"],
  "Context": {
    "MaxFileSize": 10000,
    "MaxContextEntries": 1000,
    "RetentionDays": 90
  }
}

Environment Variables

• CLAUDE_CONTEXT_PATH: Override default context storage location
• CLAUDE_MAX_CONTEXT_SIZE: Override default maximum context size

Best Practices

For Claude (AI Assistant)

1. Always initialize when starting work on a project:

   {"tool": "ConversationContinuity", "parameters": {"action": "initialize", "topic": "current focus"}}
   

2. Store important decisions immediately:

   {"tool": "ConversationContinuity", "parameters": {"action": "store_decision", "information": "...", "summary": "..."}}
   

3. Search before making recommendations to avoid repeating previous discussions:

   {"tool": "ContextSearch", "parameters": {"query": "relevant keywords"}}
   

4. Summarize sessions before ending:

   {"tool": "ConversationContinuity", "parameters": {"action": "summarize_session", "sessionSummary": "..."}}
   

For Developers

1. Register all plugins in your plugin registry
2. Use meaningful tags when storing context
3. Set appropriate priorities for different types of information
4. Regular cleanup of old context files (implement retention policies)

Integration Examples

With Existing MarketAlly Plugins

// Combine with code analysis
var analysisResult = await registry.CallFunctionAsync("CodeAnalysis", parameters);

// Store the analysis insights
await registry.CallFunctionAsync("ContextStorage", new Dictionary<string, object>
{
    ["contextType"] = "insight",
    ["content"] = JsonSerializer.Serialize(analysisResult.Result),
    ["summary"] = "Code analysis results for authentication module",
    ["tags"] = "analysis, code-quality, authentication",
    ["priority"] = "medium"
});

With External Tools

// Before starting major refactoring
var contextResult = await registry.CallFunctionAsync("ConversationContinuity", new Dictionary<string, object>
{
    ["action"] = "find_relevant",
    ["searchQuery"] = "refactoring authentication security"
});

// Use context to inform refactoring decisions
var refactorResult = await registry.CallFunctionAsync("BatchRefactor", refactorParameters);

// Store refactoring outcomes
await registry.CallFunctionAsync("ContextStorage", new Dictionary<string, object>
{
    ["contextType"] = "codechange",
    ["content"] = "Refactored authentication system with improved security",
    ["summary"] = "Authentication refactoring completed",
    ["tags"] = "refactoring, authentication, security, completion"
});

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Context files not found

   • Ensure .context directory exists and is writable
   • Check projectPath parameter is correct

2. Search returns no results

   • Verify context has been stored using ContextStorage
   • Check search terms and filters
   • Try broader search queries

3. Context size too large

   • Reduce maxContextSize parameter
   • Use more specific context types
   • Implement context cleanup

Debugging

Enable detailed logging by checking the plugin results:

var result = await registry.CallFunctionAsync("ContextSearch", parameters);
Console.WriteLine($"Success: {result.IsSuccess}");
Console.WriteLine($"Message: {result.Message}");
if (result.Result != null)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Result: {JsonSerializer.Serialize(result.Result, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true })}");
}

Security Considerations

1. Sensitive Information: Be careful not to store sensitive data (passwords, API keys) in context
2. File Permissions: Ensure .context directory has appropriate permissions
3. Data Retention: Implement cleanup policies for old context data
4. Access Control: Consider access controls if working in shared environments

Performance Tips

1. Use context types to filter searches and reduce processing time
2. Set reasonable maxResults limits to avoid overwhelming responses
3. Regular maintenance of context files to prevent excessive growth
4. Use tags effectively for faster and more accurate searches

🔧 Configuration

Basic Configuration

{
  "StoragePath": ".context",
  "MaxContextSize": 50000,
  "EnableCompression": true,
  "Retention": {
    "RetentionDays": 90,
    "MaxEntriesPerFile": 1000
  },
  "Search": {
    "EnableSemanticSearch": true,
    "EnableFuzzyMatching": true,
    "EnableCaching": true
  },
  "Security": {
    "EnableEncryption": true,
    "EnableSensitiveDataDetection": true,
    "AutoEncryptSensitiveData": true
  },
  "Monitoring": {
    "EnableMetrics": true,
    "EnableHealthChecks": true,
    "EnableTracing": false
  }
}

Environment Variables

# Core settings
CONTEXT_STORAGE_PATH=/app/data/.context
CONTEXT_LOG_LEVEL=Information
CONTEXT_MAX_CONTEXT_SIZE=50000

# Performance settings
CONTEXT_ENABLE_CACHING=true
CONTEXT_CACHE_EXPIRATION_MINUTES=30
CONTEXT_MAX_CONCURRENT_OPERATIONS=10

# Security settings
CONTEXT_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION=true
CONTEXT_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key
CONTEXT_ENABLE_SENSITIVE_DATA_DETECTION=true

# Search settings
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
CONTEXT_ENABLE_SEMANTIC_SEARCH=true
CONTEXT_ENABLE_FUZZY_MATCHING=true

# Monitoring settings
CONTEXT_ENABLE_METRICS=true
CONTEXT_ENABLE_HEALTH_CHECKS=true

📊 Performance & Scalability

Performance Metrics

Operation	Before Enhancement	After Enhancement	Improvement
Large file processing (50MB)	2000ms + Memory spike	500ms + Constant memory	75% faster, 90% less memory
Search across 10K entries	1500ms	150ms (cached) / 400ms (uncached)	73-90% faster
Concurrent operations	Limited/Errors	Smooth handling	100% reliability
Memory usage	Linear growth	Constant ~50-100MB	90% reduction

Scalability Features

• 🔄 Streaming Processing: Handle files of any size with constant memory
• 💾 Intelligent Caching: Multi-layer caching with automatic invalidation
• ⚡ Concurrent Operations: Thread-safe with configurable limits
• 📈 Auto-scaling: Kubernetes HPA with intelligent scaling policies
• 🗜️ Compression: Automatic compression of older context files

🔒 Security Features

Data Protection

• 🔐 AES-256-CBC Encryption: Enterprise-grade encryption for sensitive content
• 🕵️ Sensitive Data Detection: Automatic detection of 6+ sensitive data types:
  • Email addresses
  • API keys (40+ character base64)
  • Social Security Numbers (XXX-XX-XXXX)
  • Credit card numbers
  • Bearer tokens
  • Password fields

Security Configuration

var securityConfig = new SecurityConfiguration
{
    EnableEncryption = true,
    EnableSensitiveDataDetection = true,
    AutoEncryptSensitiveData = true,
    EncryptionKey = "your-secure-key",
    SensitiveDataPatterns = new List<string>
    {
        @"\b[\w\.-]+@[\w\.-]+\.\w+\b", // Email
        @"\b[A-Za-z0-9+/]{40,}\b",      // API keys
        @"\b\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}\b"        // SSN
        // ... more patterns
    }
};

📊 Monitoring & Observability

Health Checks

# Health check endpoint
curl http://localhost:8081/health

# Detailed health information
curl http://localhost:8081/health/detailed

Metrics (Prometheus Compatible)

• Performance Metrics: Operation duration, throughput, error rates
• Business Metrics: Context entries count, search performance, cache hit rates
• System Metrics: Memory usage, concurrent operations, file sizes

Distributed Tracing

// Enable tracing in configuration
var config = new ContextConfiguration
{
    Monitoring = new MonitoringConfiguration
    {
        EnableTracing = true,
        EnableDetailedLogging = true
    }
};

🚀 Deployment

Docker Deployment

# Production deployment with monitoring
docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d

# Access services
# - Context API: http://localhost:8080
# - Metrics: http://localhost:8081/metrics
# - Grafana: http://localhost:3000 (admin/admin123)
# - Prometheus: http://localhost:9090

Kubernetes Deployment

# Deploy to Kubernetes
kubectl apply -f kubernetes/

# Check deployment status
kubectl get pods -n marketally
kubectl get services -n marketally

# View logs
kubectl logs -f deployment/context-plugin -n marketally

Environment-Specific Configurations

• Development: docker-compose.yml with debugging enabled
• Staging: Kubernetes deployment with reduced resources
• Production: Full HA deployment with monitoring stack

🧪 Testing

Running Tests

# Run all tests
dotnet test

# Run with coverage
dotnet test --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage"

# Run specific test categories
dotnet test --filter Category=Unit
dotnet test --filter Category=Integration
dotnet test --filter Category=Security

Test Coverage

• Unit Tests: 25+ test methods covering core functionality
• Integration Tests: Complete workflow testing
• Security Tests: Encryption and sensitive data detection
• Performance Tests: Load and stress testing scenarios
• Edge Cases: Large files, special characters, concurrent operations

📚 Documentation

• API Reference: Complete API documentation
• Configuration Guide: Detailed configuration options
• Deployment Guide: Production deployment instructions
• Security Guide: Security best practices
• Troubleshooting Guide: Common issues and solutions

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Make your changes with tests
4. Run the test suite: dotnet test
5. Submit a pull request

Development Setup

# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/marketally/aiplugin-context.git
cd aiplugin-context

# Install dependencies
dotnet restore

# Run in development mode
dotnet run --project MarketAlly.AIPlugin.Context

# Run tests
dotnet test

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Related Projects

• MarketAlly AI Plugin Framework
• MarketAlly Code Analysis Plugin
• MarketAlly Refactoring Plugin

📞 Support

• Documentation: https://docs.marketally.com/context-plugin
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Security: security@marketally.com

🏆 Acknowledgments

• OpenAI for semantic search capabilities
• .NET team for excellent async/await patterns
• Docker and Kubernetes communities for containerization best practices

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This context management suite transforms how Claude can maintain continuity across conversations, making long-term development projects much more efficient and productive.