## Session Continuity

Last session: 
Stopped at: Session resumed, proceeding to discuss Phase 2 context
Resume file: [updated if applicable]
# Project State

## Project Reference
**Core Value**: ALwrity is an AI-powered content creation platform that helps users generate various types of content including podcasts, videos, blogs, and social media content.

**Current Focus**: Based on recent development activity, the team is implementing Phase 2 of the WaveSpeed AI integration roadmap - Hyper-Personalization features for the Persona system, including voice training and avatar creation.

## Current Position
**Phase**: 2 of 3 - Hyper-Personalization
**Plan**: 3 of 5 - Persona Avatar Creation & Integration
**Status**: In Progress - Working on avatar service implementation and frontend UI for avatar creation

## Progress
Progress: [███████░░] 70%

## Recent Decisions
1. **Avatar Service Architecture**: Decided to create a shared avatar service in backend/services/wavespeed/avatar/ for reuse across LinkedIn and Persona modules
2. **UI Framework**: Continuing with Material-UI (MUI) for consistent avatar creation interface
3. **Storage Strategy**: Using cloud storage for avatar assets with metadata tracking in PostgreSQL
4. **Generation Queue**: Implementing asynchronous processing for avatar generation to prevent API timeouts

## Pending Todos
- [ ] Complete avatar generation API endpoints
- [ ] Implement avatar library management UI
- [ ] Add avatar preview functionality
- [ ] Create avatar upload/download capabilities
- [ ] Integrate avatar selection into Persona dashboard
- [ ] Add usage tracking and cost estimation for avatar generation
- [ ] Write comprehensive tests for avatar service
- [ ] Update documentation for avatar feature

## Blockers/Concerns
- **WaveSpeed API Rate Limits**: Need to implement proper queuing and retry mechanisms
- **Storage Costs**: Avatar storage could become expensive at scale - need to implement cleanup policies
- **Generation Time**: Avatar generation can take 30-60 seconds - need to improve user experience during wait
- **Quality Consistency**: Ensuring generated avatars maintain consistent quality across different inputs

## Session Continuity
Last session: 2026-04-21 06:57:00
Stopped at: Session resumed, proceeding to planning Phase 2 avatar creation work
Resume file: .planning/phases/02-persona-hyper-personalization/03-avatar-creation/CONTINUE-HERE.md