Claude Conversation Memory System

# Test Session Charters: Claude Conversation Memory MCP Server ## Session 1: Security & Data Protection **Priority: HIGH | Duration: 90 minutes** ### Charter Explore the security characteristics of the conversation memory system, particularly around file handling, data exposure, and access controls, to identify vulnerabilities that could compromise personal conversation data. ### Areas to Test - **File System Security**: Directory traversal, path injection, permission handling - **Data Protection**: Information disclosure in logs, error messages, temporary files - **Input Validation**: Malicious content handling, JSON injection attacks - **Storage Security**: File permissions, access controls, data visibility ### Setup - Fresh MCP server installation - Sample conversations with sensitive test data - File system monitoring tools - Log file access for error message review ### Key Risk Questions - Can malicious file paths access system files outside storage directory? - Do error messages or logs expose personal conversation content? - Are stored files properly protected from unauthorized access? - Can malformed input corrupt or expose index data? ### Test Strategy Tags - **Risk Testing**: Security vulnerabilities - **Claims Testing**: Security assertions in PRD - **Domain Testing**: File path boundaries, input validation --- ## Session 2: FastMCP Integration & Compatibility **Priority: CRITICAL | Duration: 60 minutes** ### Charter Verify the FastMCP protocol implementation and Claude Desktop integration to ensure reliable tool discovery, execution, and error handling in the target environment. ### Areas to Test - **MCP Protocol Compliance**: Tool signatures, parameter validation, response formats - **Claude Desktop Integration**: Tool discovery, execution, result display - **Error Handling**: Network failures, server restarts, invalid requests - **Environment Compatibility**: WSL/Ubuntu environment, Python dependencies ### Setup - Claude Desktop with MCP server configured - Network monitoring for MCP communication - Server restart capabilities - Invalid parameter test cases ### Key Risk Questions - Are all tools properly discovered and accessible in Claude Desktop? - Do tool parameters validate correctly and provide helpful errors? - How does the system handle server failures or restarts? - Are responses formatted correctly for Claude Desktop display? ### Test Strategy Tags - **Flow Testing**: End-to-end tool execution - **Stress Testing**: Server restart scenarios - **Claims Testing**: Integration requirements --- ## Session 3: Core Functionality Deep Dive **Priority: MEDIUM | Duration: 90 minutes** ### Charter Thoroughly exercise the three main tools (search, add, summarize) to verify correct functionality, data handling, and user workflows under normal operating conditions. ### Areas to Test - **Search Functionality**: Query processing, relevance scoring, result formatting - **Conversation Storage**: File creation, indexing, topic extraction - **Weekly Summaries**: Date calculations, content analysis, output formatting - **Data Persistence**: Index updates, file organization, topic tracking ### Setup - Variety of test conversations (different topics, dates, sizes) - Known search queries with expected results - Multiple weeks of conversation data for summary testing - Index file backup for recovery testing ### Key Risk Questions - Do searches return relevant and accurate results? - Are conversations stored and indexed correctly? - Do weekly summaries provide useful insights? - Is the file organization logical and sustainable? ### Test Strategy Tags - **Function Testing**: Core capabilities - **User Testing**: Realistic usage scenarios - **Domain Testing**: Date ranges, content types --- ## Session 4: Edge Cases & Error Handling **Priority: MEDIUM | Duration: 60 minutes** ### Charter Explore boundary conditions, malformed inputs, and error scenarios to verify graceful failure handling and system resilience under adverse conditions. ### Areas to Test - **Input Validation**: Empty queries, invalid dates, oversized content - **File System Errors**: Permission denied, disk full, missing directories - **Data Corruption**: Malformed JSON, missing index files, broken file links - **Boundary Conditions**: Very large conversations, many search results ### Setup - Controlled error scenarios (full disk simulation, permission changes) - Malformed test data (invalid JSON, corrupted files) - Boundary value test cases - System resource monitoring ### Key Risk Questions - How does the system handle invalid or missing inputs? - Are error messages helpful and non-revealing of sensitive data? - Can the system recover from index corruption or missing files? - What happens at the limits of system capacity? ### Test Strategy Tags - **Stress Testing**: Resource exhaustion scenarios - **Risk Testing**: Error condition exploration - **Domain Testing**: Boundary value analysis --- ## Session 5: Performance & Scale Testing **Priority: LOW | Duration: 60 minutes** ### Charter Evaluate system performance under realistic load conditions and identify potential scalability limitations for long-term usage. ### Areas to Test - **Search Performance**: Response times with growing conversation datasets - **Storage Efficiency**: File system usage, index size growth - **Memory Usage**: Python process memory consumption during operations - **Concurrent Operations**: Multiple simultaneous tool calls ### Setup - Large dataset of conversations (100+ files) - Performance monitoring tools - Memory profiling capabilities - Concurrent request simulation ### Key Risk Questions - How does search performance degrade with more conversations? - Are there memory leaks or resource accumulation issues? - Can the system handle multiple simultaneous operations? - What are the practical limits for dataset size? ### Test Strategy Tags - **Stress Testing**: Performance under load - **Flow Testing**: Sustained operation patterns - **Tool-Supported Testing**: Automated performance measurement --- ## Charter Usage Notes ### Session Structure Each session should follow this flow: 1. **Setup** (10-15 min): Environment preparation, test data loading 2. **Exploration** (60-75 min): Focused testing per charter 3. **Recording** (5-10 min): Session notes, bug reports, issues ### Charter Flexibility - Charters are guidelines, not rigid scripts - Follow interesting bugs or unexpected behavior - Adjust scope based on findings - Document any charter deviations in session notes ### Stopping Heuristics - Time box expired (stay within session duration) - Critical blocker found (security issue, integration failure) - Charter objectives achieved - Diminishing returns (no new insights being gained) ### Deliverables Per Session - Session report following SBTM template - Bug reports for any issues found - Updated test data and scenarios for future use - Risk assessment updates based on findings