# Phase 1: Foundation - Context

**Gathered:** 2026-01-29
**Status:** Ready for planning

<domain>
## Phase Boundary

Data persistence and project structure are ready for feature development. This phase creates:
- SQLite database with schema
- Unified entries table (tasks and thoughts via type field)
- Repository layer for typed CRUD operations
- Filesystem storage structure for future images
- Development server serving a basic page

</domain>

<decisions>
## Implementation Decisions

### Claude's Discretion

User opted to skip discussion — foundation is infrastructure. Claude has full discretion on:

- **Data model design**: Entry fields, schema structure, migration approach
- **Project structure**: SvelteKit standard layout, directory organization
- **Repository pattern**: Interface design, method signatures
- **Development workflow**: Hot reload, database initialization

**Guiding principles from research:**
- Use SvelteKit 2.x + Svelte 5 (from STACK.md)
- Use SQLite with better-sqlite3 + Drizzle ORM (from STACK.md)
- Unified entries table with type discriminator, not separate tables (from ARCHITECTURE.md)
- Filesystem storage for images, not database BLOBs (from PITFALLS.md)
- Repository pattern for testable, database-agnostic business logic (from ARCHITECTURE.md)

</decisions>

<specifics>
## Specific Ideas

No specific requirements — follow research recommendations and standard patterns.

</specifics>

<deferred>
## Deferred Ideas

None — discussion skipped for infrastructure phase.

</deferred>

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*Phase: 01-foundation*
*Context gathered: 2026-01-29*
