1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index c61af9d..ab20416 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import { getDefaultToolStates } from "./tools";
 
+/**
+ * A message stored in the persisted chat history.
+ * Only user and assistant messages are persisted — system and tool messages
+ * are transient (injected per-request by the agent loop).
+ */
+export interface PersistedMessage {
+	role: "user" | "assistant";
+	content: string;
+}
+
 export interface AIPulseSettings {
 	ollamaUrl: string;
 	model: string;
@@ -11,6 +21,7 @@ export interface AIPulseSettings {
 	systemPromptFile: string;
 	injectVaultContext: boolean;
 	vaultContextRecentFiles: number;
+	chatHistory: PersistedMessage[];
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AIPulseSettings = {
@@ -24,4 +35,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AIPulseSettings = {
 	systemPromptFile: "agent.md",
 	injectVaultContext: false,
 	vaultContextRecentFiles: 20,
+	chatHistory: [],
 };