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document: Task Specification - Hybrid Fallback System
version: 1.0.0
status: active
author: Claude Code
created: 2025-06-28
last_updated: 2025-06-28
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# TASK-002: Hybrid Fallback System Implementation
## š Task Overview
**Task ID**: TASK-002
**Title**: Hybrid Fallback System Implementation
**Status**: pending
**Owner**: Claude Desktop
**Priority**: high
**Dependencies**: TASK-001 (completed)
**Created**: 2025-06-28 13:52 EST
**Updated**: 2025-06-28 13:52 EST
## šÆ Objective
Implement a hybrid system that attempts HTTP API calls first, then gracefully falls back to browser automation when API endpoints return 500 errors or are unavailable.
## š Current Context
### Completed Prerequisites
- ā
HTTP API client implementation complete (`/src/api-client.ts`)
- ā
Composition manager with widget creation ready (`/src/composition-manager.ts`)
- ā
MCP server tools updated for API usage (`/src/index-api.ts`)
- ā
Browser automation implementation available (`/src/lib/composition-lifecycle.ts`)
### Identified Issues
- ā Storage API endpoints return 500 Internal Server Error
- ā All API operations currently fail despite valid JWT authentication
- ā
Browser automation confirmed working in previous sessions
## šļø 4-Phase Execution Plan
### Phase 1: Understand Scope, Plan Implementation, Define Deliverables
#### Scope Analysis
```
Hybrid System Components:
āāā Health Check Service
ā āāā API endpoint availability monitoring
ā āāā Response time measurement
ā āāā Error rate tracking
āāā Fallback Strategy Manager
ā āāā Decision logic (API vs Browser)
ā āāā Retry mechanisms
ā āāā Performance tracking
āāā Unified Interface
ā āāā Single entry point for operations
ā āāā Transparent fallback switching
ā āāā Consistent response format
āāā Configuration Management
āāā Fallback preferences
āāā Timeout settings
āāā Retry policies
```
#### Implementation Plan
```
1. Create Health Check Service
- Monitor API endpoints (/storage/v1.0/*)
- Track success/failure rates
- Implement circuit breaker pattern
2. Develop Fallback Strategy Manager
- Decision matrix: API availability vs operation type
- Graceful degradation policies
- Performance metrics collection
3. Build Unified Interface
- Single composition service entry point
- Automatic fallback detection
- Consistent error handling
4. Update MCP Server Integration
- Replace direct API calls with hybrid service
- Maintain existing tool interfaces
- Add fallback status reporting
```
#### Deliverables
```
Primary Artifacts:
āāā /src/services/health-check.ts
āāā /src/services/fallback-strategy.ts
āāā /src/services/hybrid-composition.ts
āāā /src/index-hybrid.ts (Updated MCP server)
āāā /tests/hybrid-system.test.js
āāā /docs/analysis/hybrid-architecture.md
Configuration:
āāā /config/fallback-policy.json
āāā /config/health-check.json
Documentation:
āāā /docs/guides/hybrid-usage.md
āāā /docs/analysis/fallback-performance.md
```
**STOP AND WAIT** - Do not proceed to implementation
**DO NOT** update knowledge graph
**PAUSE** for explicit next-phase instructions
### Phase 2: Implementation
#### Step 1: Create Artifacts
```
Implementation Order:
1. Health Check Service (/src/services/health-check.ts)
- API endpoint monitoring
- Circuit breaker implementation
- Performance metrics
2. Fallback Strategy Manager (/src/services/fallback-strategy.ts)
- Decision logic implementation
- Retry mechanisms
- Error classification
3. Hybrid Composition Service (/src/services/hybrid-composition.ts)
- Unified interface
- Automatic fallback
- Response normalization
4. Updated MCP Server (/src/index-hybrid.ts)
- Integration with hybrid service
- Tool method updates
- Status reporting
5. Test Suite (/tests/hybrid-system.test.js)
- API failure simulation
- Fallback validation
- Performance testing
```
#### Step 2: Validate
```
Testing Protocol:
1. API Availability Testing
- Simulate 500 errors
- Test network timeouts
- Validate circuit breaker
2. Fallback Validation
- Confirm browser automation triggers
- Test seamless switching
- Verify response consistency
3. Performance Benchmarking
- Measure fallback time
- Track success rates
- Monitor resource usage
4. Integration Testing
- MCP server compatibility
- Tool interface validation
- End-to-end workflows
```
**STOP AND WAIT** - Do not proceed to Phase 3
**DO NOT** update knowledge graph
**PAUSE** for explicit next-phase instructions
### Phase 3: Documentation
#### Step 1: Knowledge Graph Updates
```
Entities to Create:
āāā Hybrid Fallback System Entity
āāā Health Check Service Entity
āāā Fallback Strategy Entity
āāā Performance Metrics Entity
Relations to Establish:
āāā System ā Uses ā Health Check
āāā System ā Implements ā Fallback Strategy
āāā MCP Server ā Integrates ā Hybrid System
āāā API Client ā Falls Back To ā Browser Automation
```
#### Step 2: Progress Tracking
```
Documentation Updates:
āāā /docs/progress/2025-06-28.md (update completion)
āāā /docs/architecture/hybrid-system.md (new)
āāā /docs/guides/troubleshooting.md (update)
āāā README.md (update features section)
Status Updates:
āāā Mark TASK-002 as COMPLETED
āāā Document created files
āāā Update deployment checklist
āāā Synchronize all documentation
```
**STOP AND WAIT** - Do not proceed to Phase 4
**DO NOT** update knowledge graph
**PAUSE** for explicit next-phase instructions
### Phase 4: Thorough Verification
#### Validation Protocol
```
1. Implementation Completeness Check
āāā Verify all deliverables created
āāā Check all deliverables tested
āāā Validate artifact functionality
2. System Validation
āāā Test against existing codebase
āāā Validate MCP server compatibility
āāā Confirm fallback reliability
3. Documentation Validation
āāā Verify versioning headers
āāā Check documentation completeness
āāā Validate cross-references
```
#### Verification Checklist
```
Per Task Verification:
ā” Health Check Service implemented and tested
ā” Fallback Strategy Manager functional
ā” Hybrid Composition Service operational
ā” MCP Server integration complete
ā” Test suite passes all scenarios
ā” Documentation complete and versioned
ā” Performance benchmarks recorded
ā” Fallback reliability confirmed
```
## š Related Files
### Dependencies
- `/src/api-client.ts` - HTTP API implementation
- `/src/composition-manager.ts` - Composition operations
- `/src/lib/composition-lifecycle.ts` - Browser automation
- `/correct-jwt-new.txt` - Authentication token
### Analysis References
- `/docs/analysis/api-investigation.md` - API server issues
- `/docs/csharp_interface_api/` - Interface specifications
- `/test-api-*.js` - API testing results
## š Success Criteria
### Primary Goals
1. **Seamless Fallback**: Automatic switch from API to browser automation
2. **Reliability**: >99% operation success rate regardless of API status
3. **Performance**: <2 second fallback detection and switching
4. **Transparency**: Consistent interface for MCP tools
### Secondary Goals
1. **Monitoring**: Real-time health status visibility
2. **Configuration**: Adjustable fallback policies
3. **Metrics**: Performance and reliability tracking
4. **Documentation**: Complete usage and troubleshooting guides
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**Note**: This task ensures the MCP server remains functional regardless of API server availability, providing robust and reliable composition management capabilities.