// Guide for implementing features across all storage variants. Use when the user is adding or modifying storage layer functionality.
| name | storage-variant-guide |
| description | Guide for implementing features across all storage variants. Use when the user is adding or modifying storage layer functionality. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Grep, Glob |
When implementing a feature that touches the storage layer:
app/src/.../storage/impl/sql/) — this is the canonical implementationapp/src/.../storage/impl/kafkasql/) — uses a Kafka journal pattern;
state changes are serialized as Kafka messages and replayedapp/src/.../storage/impl/gitops/) — file-based, git-backedapp/src/.../storage/impl/kubernetesops/) — ConfigMap-basedstorage/decorator/) if the feature needs cross-cutting behaviorGuide for updating SDKs when REST API changes are made. Use when the user modifies REST API endpoints, request/response models, or the OpenAPI spec.
Security review checklist. Use when the conversation involves authentication, authorization, OIDC, secrets, or TLS configuration changes.