# Project State

## Project Reference

See: .planning/PROJECT.md (updated 2026-02-04)

**Core value:** Personal information retrieval through natural conversation - ask about any aspect of your documented life (papers, finances, meals, emails) and get accurate, context-aware answers.
**Current focus:** Phase 1 - Foundation

## Current Position

Phase: 1 of 4 (Foundation)
Plan: 2 of 2 (IMAP Connection & Email Parsing)
Status: Phase complete
Last activity: 2026-02-08 — Completed 01-02-PLAN.md

Progress: [██░░░░░░░░] 25%

## Performance Metrics

**Velocity:**
- Total plans completed: 2
- Average duration: 12.3 minutes
- Total execution time: 0.4 hours

**By Phase:**

| Phase | Plans | Total | Avg/Plan |
|-------|-------|-------|----------|
| 1. Foundation | 2/2 | 24.6 min | 12.3 min |

**Recent Trend:**
- Last 5 plans: 01-01 (11.6 min), 01-02 (13 min)
- Trend: Consistent velocity (~12 min/plan)

*Updated after each plan completion*

## Accumulated Context

### Decisions

Decisions are logged in PROJECT.md Key Decisions table.
Recent decisions affecting current work:

- IMAP only (no SMTP): User wants inbox analytics, not sending capabilities
- Admin-only access: Email is privacy-sensitive, limit to trusted admins
- 30-day retention: Balance utility with privacy/storage concerns
- Scheduled sync: Reduces server load vs real-time polling
- No attachment indexing: Complexity vs value, focus on text content first
- ChromaDB for emails: Reuse existing vector store, no new infrastructure

**Phase 1 Decisions:**

| Decision | Phase-Plan | Date | Impact |
|----------|------------|------|--------|
| FERNET_KEY as environment variable | 01-01 | 2026-02-08 | Simple key management, fails fast if missing |
| Manual migration creation | 01-01 | 2026-02-08 | Docker port conflict, migration matches Aerich format |
| 30-day expiration in model save() | 01-01 | 2026-02-08 | Business logic in domain model, consistent enforcement |
| Use logout() not close() for IMAP | 01-02 | 2026-02-08 | Proper TCP cleanup, prevents connection leaks |
| Prefer plain text over HTML | 01-02 | 2026-02-08 | Less boilerplate, better for RAG indexing |
| Modern EmailMessage API | 01-02 | 2026-02-08 | Handles encoding automatically, fewer errors |

### Pending Todos

None yet.

### Blockers/Concerns

**Pending (Phase 1):**
- Migration application deferred to Phase 2 (Docker environment port conflict)
- Database tables not yet created (aerich upgrade not run)
- Encryption validation pending (no FERNET_KEY set in environment)

## Session Continuity

Last session: 2026-02-08 15:01 UTC
Stopped at: Completed 01-02-PLAN.md (IMAP Connection & Email Parsing)
Resume file: None
Next plan: Phase 1 complete, ready for Phase 2