feat: add zero-configuration Brainy service template with augmentation-first architecture

- Implement WebSocket augmentation for real-time communication - Implement WebRTC augmentation for peer-to-peer connections - Implement HTTP augmentation as minimal REST fallback - Add auto-discovery augmentation for data pattern analysis - Add adaptive storage augmentation for intelligent resource management - Add environment adapter augmentation for universal compatibility - Template auto-detects environment (browser, Node.js, serverless, containers) - Intelligent transport selection (WebRTC → WebSocket → HTTP) - Automatic storage optimization (memory → filesystem → S3) - Zero configuration required - just npm start - Includes intelligent verb scoring by default - Works in any environment without configuration - Full documentation and examples included
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+# Dependencies
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--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:24-alpine
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    python3 \
+    make \
+    g++ \
+    git
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Download Brainy models for offline operation
+RUN npm run download-models
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Create logs directory
+RUN mkdir -p logs
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S brainy -u 1001 -G nodejs
+
+# Change ownership
+RUN chown -R brainy:nodejs /app
+USER brainy
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=30s --retries=3 \
+    CMD node -e "fetch('http://localhost:3000/health/liveness').then(r=>r.ok?process.exit(0):process.exit(1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))"
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/README.md
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+# Brainy Service Template
+
+**Zero-configuration, intelligent service template built with Brainy's native augmentation system.**
+
+This template embodies Brainy's core tenets: **zero configuration**, **intelligent adaptation**, and **augmentation-first architecture**. It automatically adapts to any environment (browser, Node.js, serverless, containers) and uses WebRTC, WebSocket, and HTTP transport layers as needed.
+
+## Features
+
+🧠 **Zero Configuration**
+- Auto-detects optimal storage (memory → filesystem → S3)
+- Intelligent transport selection (WebRTC → WebSocket → HTTP)
+- Environment adaptation (browser, Node.js, serverless, containers)
+- Self-optimizing performance and caching
+
+🔌 **Augmentation-First Architecture**
+- WebSocket Augmentation - Real-time queries and updates
+- WebRTC Augmentation - Peer-to-peer Brainy connections
+- HTTP Augmentation - Minimal REST API for universal access
+- Auto-Discovery Augmentation - Understand your data patterns
+- Adaptive Storage Augmentation - Intelligent resource management
+- Environment Adapter - Works everywhere automatically
+
+🌐 **Universal Compatibility**
+- Browser (OPFS, IndexedDB, WebRTC peer-to-peer)
+- Node.js (filesystem, worker threads, clustering)
+- Serverless (memory, fast cold starts)
+- Docker/Containers (volumes, health checks)
+- Kubernetes (pod-aware, service mesh ready)
+- Edge computing (ultra-low latency, minimal footprint)
+
+⚡ **Intelligent Features**
+- Intelligent Verb Scoring (enabled by default)
+- Automatic relationship weighting and confidence scoring
+- Learning from usage patterns and feedback
+- Real-time performance optimization
+- Data quality analysis and recommendations
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Zero-Config Instant Start
+
+```bash
+# Copy template
+cp -r examples/brainy-service-template my-brainy-service
+cd my-brainy-service
+npm install
+
+# Start with ZERO configuration - everything auto-detected!
+npm start
+```
+
+**That's it!** The service automatically:
+- ✅ Detects your environment (Node.js, browser, container, etc.)
+- ✅ Chooses optimal storage (memory → filesystem → S3)
+- ✅ Enables best transport layers (WebRTC → WebSocket → HTTP)
+- ✅ Configures intelligent verb scoring
+- ✅ Sets up real-time capabilities
+- ✅ Optimizes performance for your hardware
+
+### 2. Access Your Brainy Service
+
+The service automatically provides multiple ways to interact:
+
+```javascript
+// WebSocket (real-time, best performance)
+const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:3001')
+ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+  type: 'search',
+  payload: { query: 'machine learning', limit: 10 }
+}))
+
+// WebRTC (peer-to-peer, direct connection)
+// Client code automatically generated at http://localhost:3002
+
+// HTTP (universal fallback)
+curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/search \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"query": "machine learning", "limit": 10}'
+```
+
+### 3. Optional: Environment Variables
+
+Only set these if you want to override the intelligent defaults:
+
+```bash
+# Storage preference (auto-detected by default)
+export BRAINY_STORAGE_TYPE=s3
+export BRAINY_S3_BUCKET=my-brainy-data
+
+# Transport preference (all enabled by default)
+export BRAINY_TRANSPORTS=websocket,http  # disable WebRTC
+
+# Port preference (3000 by default)
+export PORT=8080
+```
+
+## API Endpoints
+
+### Entities
+- `POST /api/entities` - Create entity
+- `GET /api/entities/:id` - Get entity by ID
+- `PUT /api/entities/:id` - Update entity
+- `DELETE /api/entities/:id` - Delete entity
+- `GET /api/entities` - List entities (paginated)
+- `POST /api/entities/search` - Search entities
+
+### Relationships
+- `POST /api/relationships` - Create relationship
+- `GET /api/relationships/:id` - Get relationship by ID
+- `PUT /api/relationships/:id` - Update relationship
+- `DELETE /api/relationships/:id` - Delete relationship
+- `GET /api/relationships` - List relationships (paginated)
+
+### Intelligent Scoring (when enabled)
+- `POST /api/scoring/feedback/:id` - Provide feedback for learning
+- `GET /api/scoring/stats` - Get scoring statistics
+- `POST /api/scoring/export` - Export learning data
+- `POST /api/scoring/import` - Import learning data
+- `DELETE /api/scoring/stats` - Clear statistics
+- `POST /api/scoring/analyze` - Analyze relationship patterns
+- `GET /api/scoring/recommendations/:entityId` - Get recommendations
+
+### Health & Monitoring
+- `GET /health` - Overall health check
+- `GET /health/liveness` - Kubernetes liveness probe
+- `GET /health/readiness` - Kubernetes readiness probe
+- `GET /health/metrics` - System metrics
+
+## Configuration Options
+
+### Basic Configuration
+
+```json
+{
+  "service": {
+    "name": "my-service",
+    "port": 3000,
+    "cors": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "origins": ["http://localhost:3000"]
+    }
+  },
+  "brainy": {
+    "storage": {
+      "type": "filesystem|memory|s3",
+      "path": "./data",
+      "s3": {
+        "bucket": "my-bucket",
+        "region": "us-east-1"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Advanced Features
+
+```json
+{
+  "brainy": {
+    "features": {
+      "intelligentVerbScoring": true,
+      "realTimeUpdates": true,
+      "distributedMode": false
+    },
+    "intelligentVerbScoring": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "enableSemanticScoring": true,
+      "enableFrequencyAmplification": true,
+      "enableTemporalDecay": true,
+      "temporalDecayRate": 0.01,
+      "minWeight": 0.1,
+      "maxWeight": 1.0,
+      "baseConfidence": 0.5,
+      "learningRate": 0.1
+    },
+    "cache": {
+      "autoTune": true,
+      "hotCacheMaxSize": 10000
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Deployment
+
+### Development
+
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
+### Production (Local)
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+npm start
+```
+
+### Docker
+
+```bash
+docker build -t my-brainy-service .
+docker run -p 3000:3000 my-brainy-service
+```
+
+### Docker Compose
+
+```bash
+docker-compose up
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Description | Default |
+|----------|-------------|---------|
+| `NODE_ENV` | Environment | `development` |
+| `PORT` | Server port | `3000` |
+| `BRAINY_STORAGE_TYPE` | Storage type | `filesystem` |
+| `BRAINY_STORAGE_PATH` | Storage path | `./data` |
+| `BRAINY_INTELLIGENT_SCORING` | Enable scoring | `false` |
+| `LOG_LEVEL` | Logging level | `info` |
+
+## Examples
+
+### Adding Entities with Smart Relationships
+
+```javascript
+// Add entities
+const person = await fetch('/entities', {
+  method: 'POST',
+  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+  body: JSON.stringify({
+    data: 'John is a senior software developer with expertise in React and Node.js',
+    metadata: { type: 'person', name: 'John' }
+  })
+})
+
+const project = await fetch('/entities', {
+  method: 'POST',
+  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+  body: JSON.stringify({
+    data: 'E-commerce platform built with React and Node.js',
+    metadata: { type: 'project', name: 'ShopApp' }
+  })
+})
+
+// Add relationship (with intelligent scoring if enabled)
+const relationship = await fetch('/relationships', {
+  method: 'POST',
+  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+  body: JSON.stringify({
+    sourceId: person.id,
+    targetId: project.id,
+    type: 'contributesTo',
+    // weight is automatically computed if intelligent scoring is enabled
+    metadata: { role: 'lead developer' }
+  })
+})
+```
+
+### Providing Learning Feedback
+
+```javascript
+// Correct a relationship weight (helps the system learn)
+await fetch(`/relationships/${relationshipId}/feedback`, {
+  method: 'POST',
+  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+  body: JSON.stringify({
+    weight: 0.9,  // corrected weight
+    confidence: 0.85,  // corrected confidence
+    type: 'correction'
+  })
+})
+```
+
+### Semantic Search
+
+```javascript
+const results = await fetch('/entities/search', {
+  method: 'POST',
+  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+  body: JSON.stringify({
+    query: 'experienced React developer',
+    limit: 10,
+    threshold: 0.7
+  })
+})
+```
+
+## Directory Structure
+
+```
+brainy-service-template/
+├── src/
+│   ├── controllers/
+│   │   ├── entities.js
+│   │   ├── relationships.js
+│   │   └── scoring.js
+│   ├── middleware/
+│   │   ├── auth.js
+│   │   ├── validation.js
+│   │   └── errorHandler.js
+│   ├── services/
+│   │   ├── brainyService.js
+│   │   └── scoringService.js
+│   ├── utils/
+│   │   ├── config.js
+│   │   ├── logger.js
+│   │   └── helpers.js
+│   └── app.js
+├── config/
+│   ├── default.json
+│   ├── development.json
+│   └── production.json
+├── docker/
+│   ├── Dockerfile
+│   └── docker-compose.yml
+├── tests/
+│   ├── integration/
+│   └── unit/
+└── docs/
+    └── api.md
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests
+npm test
+
+# Run with coverage
+npm run test:coverage
+
+# Run integration tests
+npm run test:integration
+```
+
+## Customization
+
+### Adding Custom Endpoints
+
+```javascript
+// src/controllers/custom.js
+export const customEndpoint = async (req, res) => {
+  const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+  
+  // Your custom logic using Brainy
+  const results = await brainyService.search(req.body.query)
+  
+  res.json({ results })
+}
+```
+
+### Custom Augmentations
+
+```javascript
+// src/services/customAugmentation.js
+import { ICognitionAugmentation } from '@soulcraft/brainy'
+
+export class CustomAugmentation implements ICognitionAugmentation {
+  // Your custom augmentation logic
+}
+```
+
+## Monitoring & Observability
+
+The template includes built-in monitoring:
+
+- **Health checks**: `/health` endpoint
+- **Metrics**: Request counts, response times, error rates
+- **Logging**: Structured JSON logging with correlation IDs
+- **Performance**: Automatic performance tracking for Brainy operations
+
+## Production Considerations
+
+### Security
+
+- Input validation and sanitization
+- Rate limiting
+- CORS configuration  
+- Environment-based secrets management
+
+### Performance
+
+- Connection pooling
+- Request caching
+- Automatic cache tuning
+- Background processing for heavy operations
+
+### Reliability
+
+- Graceful shutdown handling
+- Circuit breaker patterns
+- Retry logic with exponential backoff
+- Health checks for dependencies
+
+## Support & Documentation
+
+- [Brainy Documentation](../../docs/)
+- [Intelligent Verb Scoring Guide](../../docs/guides/intelligent-verb-scoring.md)
+- [API Reference](./docs/api.md)
+- [Configuration Examples](./config/)
+
+## License
+
+This template is provided under the same license as Brainy.
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/config/default.json
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+{
+  "service": {
+    "name": "brainy-service-template",
+    "port": 3000,
+    "cors": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "origins": ["http://localhost:3000", "http://localhost:3001"]
+    },
+    "rateLimit": {
+      "windowMs": 900000,
+      "maxRequests": 100
+    }
+  },
+  "brainy": {
+    "storage": {
+      "type": "filesystem",
+      "path": "./data"
+    },
+    "features": {
+      "intelligentVerbScoring": false,
+      "realTimeUpdates": false,
+      "distributedMode": false,
+      "metadataIndexing": true
+    },
+    "intelligentVerbScoring": {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "enableSemanticScoring": true,
+      "enableFrequencyAmplification": true,
+      "enableTemporalDecay": true,
+      "temporalDecayRate": 0.01,
+      "minWeight": 0.1,
+      "maxWeight": 1.0,
+      "baseConfidence": 0.5,
+      "learningRate": 0.1
+    },
+    "cache": {
+      "autoTune": true,
+      "hotCacheMaxSize": 5000
+    },
+    "logging": {
+      "verbose": false
+    }
+  },
+  "logging": {
+    "level": "info",
+    "format": "json",
+    "timestamp": true
+  },
+  "health": {
+    "timeout": 5000
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/config/development.json
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+{
+  "service": {
+    "port": 3000
+  },
+  "brainy": {
+    "features": {
+      "intelligentVerbScoring": true
+    },
+    "intelligentVerbScoring": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "baseConfidence": 0.6
+    },
+    "logging": {
+      "verbose": true
+    }
+  },
+  "logging": {
+    "level": "debug"
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/config/production.json
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+{
+  "service": {
+    "cors": {
+      "origins": ["https://yourdomain.com"]
+    },
+    "rateLimit": {
+      "windowMs": 900000,
+      "maxRequests": 1000
+    }
+  },
+  "brainy": {
+    "storage": {
+      "type": "s3",
+      "s3": {
+        "bucketName": "${BRAINY_S3_BUCKET}",
+        "region": "${BRAINY_S3_REGION}",
+        "accessKeyId": "${BRAINY_S3_ACCESS_KEY}",
+        "secretAccessKey": "${BRAINY_S3_SECRET_KEY}"
+      }
+    },
+    "cache": {
+      "hotCacheMaxSize": 50000
+    }
+  },
+  "logging": {
+    "level": "warn"
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/config/test.json
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+{
+  "service": {
+    "name": "brainy-service-test",
+    "port": 0
+  },
+  "brainy": {
+    "storage": {
+      "type": "memory"
+    },
+    "features": {
+      "intelligentVerbScoring": true,
+      "realTimeUpdates": false,
+      "distributedMode": false
+    },
+    "intelligentVerbScoring": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "enableSemanticScoring": true,
+      "enableFrequencyAmplification": true,
+      "enableTemporalDecay": false,
+      "baseConfidence": 0.6,
+      "learningRate": 0.1
+    },
+    "cache": {
+      "autoTune": false,
+      "hotCacheMaxSize": 1000
+    },
+    "logging": {
+      "level": "error"
+    }
+  },
+  "logging": {
+    "level": "error",
+    "format": "json"
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  brainy-service:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+      - LOG_LEVEL=info
+    volumes:
+      - brainy_data:/app/data
+      - ./logs:/app/logs
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/health/liveness"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 30s
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    
+  # Example with S3-compatible storage (MinIO)
+  minio:
+    image: minio/minio:latest
+    ports:
+      - "9000:9000"
+      - "9001:9001"
+    environment:
+      - MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin
+      - MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin123
+    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
+    volumes:
+      - minio_data:/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:9000/minio/health/live"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+    profiles:
+      - s3
+
+  # Brainy service with S3 storage
+  brainy-service-s3:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3001:3000"
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+      - LOG_LEVEL=info
+      - BRAINY_STORAGE_TYPE=s3
+      - BRAINY_S3_BUCKET=brainy-data
+      - BRAINY_S3_ENDPOINT=http://minio:9000
+      - BRAINY_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=minioadmin
+      - BRAINY_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin123
+      - BRAINY_S3_REGION=us-east-1
+    depends_on:
+      minio:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/health/liveness"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 30s
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    profiles:
+      - s3
+
+volumes:
+  brainy_data:
+    driver: local
+  minio_data:
+    driver: local
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    driver: bridge
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "brainy-service-template",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "description": "Zero-configuration, intelligent service template using Brainy's native augmentation system",
+  "main": "src/app.js",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node src/app.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon src/app.js --ignore tests/",
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:watch": "vitest",
+    "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
+    "build": "echo 'No build step required - zero configuration!'",
+    "lint": "eslint src/ --ext .js",
+    "format": "prettier --write src/",
+    "docker:build": "docker build -t brainy-service .",
+    "docker:run": "docker run -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 -p 3002:3002 brainy-service",
+    "docker:compose": "docker-compose up",
+    "download-models": "node -e \"import('@soulcraft/brainy').then(brainy => brainy.downloadModels())\"",
+    "health-check": "curl -f http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "brainy",
+    "vector-database",
+    "graph-database",
+    "semantic-search",
+    "ai",
+    "machine-learning",
+    "template",
+    "service",
+    "augmentation",
+    "websocket",
+    "webrtc",
+    "zero-config",
+    "intelligent-adaptation",
+    "real-time",
+    "peer-to-peer",
+    "universal-compatibility"
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@soulcraft/brainy": "^0.51.2",
+    "ws": "^8.14.2",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "compression": "^1.7.4",
+    "winston": "^3.11.0",
+    "config": "^3.3.9"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "vitest": "^1.0.4",
+    "supertest": "^6.3.3",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^1.0.4",
+    "nodemon": "^3.0.2",
+    "eslint": "^8.56.0",
+    "prettier": "^3.1.1"
+  },
+  "brainyConfig": {
+    "augmentations": [
+      "websocket",
+      "webrtc", 
+      "http",
+      "autoDiscovery",
+      "adaptiveStorage",
+      "environmentAdapter"
+    ],
+    "transports": {
+      "websocket": { "port": 3001, "realtime": true },
+      "webrtc": { "port": 3002, "peerToPeer": true },
+      "http": { "port": 3000, "minimal": true }
+    },
+    "features": {
+      "zeroConfiguration": true,
+      "intelligentAdaptation": true,
+      "intelligentVerbScoring": true,
+      "autoDiscovery": true,
+      "adaptivePerformance": true
+    }
+  },
+  "author": "David Snelling (david@soulcraft.com)",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18.0.0"
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/app.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/app.js
@ -0,0 +1,431 @@
+import { BrainyData } from '@soulcraft/brainy'
+import { logger } from './utils/logger.js'
+
+// Brainy-native augmentations
+import { WebSocketAugmentation } from './augmentations/websocketAugmentation.js'
+import { WebRTCAugmentation } from './augmentations/webrtcAugmentation.js'
+import { HttpAugmentation } from './augmentations/httpAugmentation.js'
+import { AutoDiscoveryAugmentation } from './augmentations/autoDiscoveryAugmentation.js'
+import { AdaptiveStorageAugmentation } from './augmentations/adaptiveStorageAugmentation.js'
+import { EnvironmentAdapterAugmentation } from './augmentations/environmentAdapterAugmentation.js'
+
+/**
+ * Zero-configuration Brainy service template that adapts to any environment
+ * Uses Brainy's native augmentation system for all functionality
+ */
+class BrainyServiceTemplate {
+  constructor(options = {}) {
+    this.options = {
+      // Zero configuration by default - everything auto-detected
+      autoDetectEverything: true,
+      
+      // Intelligent adaptation enabled
+      intelligentAdaptation: true,
+      
+      // Communication preferences (auto-detected if not specified)
+      preferredTransports: options.transports || 'auto', // 'auto', 'websocket', 'webrtc', 'http'
+      
+      // Storage preference (auto-detected if not specified)
+      storagePreference: options.storage || 'auto', // 'auto', 'memory', 'filesystem', 's3', 'distributed'
+      
+      // Environment adaptation
+      adaptToEnvironment: true,
+      
+      ...options
+    }
+    
+    this.db = null
+    this.isInitialized = false
+    this.activeTransports = []
+    this.capabilities = null
+  }
+
+  async initialize() {
+    if (this.isInitialized) {
+      return this.db
+    }
+
+    logger.info('🧠 Initializing Brainy Service Template with zero configuration...')
+
+    try {
+      // Step 1: Detect environment capabilities
+      this.capabilities = await this.detectEnvironmentCapabilities()
+      logger.info('Environment capabilities detected', this.capabilities)
+
+      // Step 2: Build intelligent Brainy configuration
+      const brainyConfig = await this.buildIntelligentBrainyConfig()
+      
+      // Step 3: Initialize Brainy with intelligent defaults
+      this.db = new BrainyData(brainyConfig)
+      await this.db.init()
+
+      // Step 4: Add environment-specific augmentations
+      await this.addIntelligentAugmentations()
+
+      this.isInitialized = true
+      
+      logger.info('🚀 Brainy Service Template ready!', {
+        storage: brainyConfig.storage?.type || 'auto-detected',
+        transports: this.activeTransports,
+        environment: this.capabilities.environment,
+        augmentations: this.db.augmentations?.length || 0
+      })
+
+      return this.db
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to initialize Brainy Service Template:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async detectEnvironmentCapabilities() {
+    const capabilities = {
+      // Environment detection
+      environment: this.detectEnvironmentType(),
+      
+      // Memory and performance
+      memory: {
+        available: Math.floor(process.memoryUsage().heapTotal / 1024 / 1024), // MB
+        isHighMemory: process.memoryUsage().heapTotal > 500 * 1024 * 1024
+      },
+      
+      // Network capabilities
+      network: await this.detectNetworkCapabilities(),
+      
+      // Storage capabilities
+      storage: await this.detectStorageCapabilities(),
+      
+      // Runtime characteristics
+      runtime: {
+        isLongRunning: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || !!process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST,
+        isPersistent: !this.isServerlessEnvironment(),
+        supportsWorkers: typeof Worker !== 'undefined' || typeof require !== 'undefined'
+      },
+      
+      // Platform detection
+      platform: {
+        isNode: typeof process !== 'undefined',
+        isBrowser: typeof window !== 'undefined',
+        isEdge: this.isEdgeEnvironment(),
+        isServerless: this.isServerlessEnvironment(),
+        isContainer: this.isContainerEnvironment()
+      }
+    }
+
+    return capabilities
+  }
+
+  detectEnvironmentType() {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') return 'browser'
+    if (process.env.VERCEL || process.env.NETLIFY) return 'serverless'
+    if (process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST) return 'kubernetes'
+    if (process.env.AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME) return 'lambda'
+    if (this.isContainerEnvironment()) return 'container'
+    return 'node'
+  }
+
+  async detectNetworkCapabilities() {
+    return {
+      supportsWebSocket: true, // Available in most environments
+      supportsWebRTC: typeof RTCPeerConnection !== 'undefined' || this.capabilities?.platform?.isNode,
+      supportsHTTP: true,
+      supportsPeerToPeer: !this.isServerlessEnvironment(),
+      hasPublicIP: !this.isPrivateNetwork(),
+      preferredPort: this.detectPreferredPort()
+    }
+  }
+
+  async detectStorageCapabilities() {
+    const capabilities = {
+      memory: true,
+      filesystem: false,
+      s3: false,
+      distributed: false
+    }
+
+    // Test filesystem access
+    try {
+      if (typeof require !== 'undefined') {
+        const fs = require('fs')
+        fs.accessSync('.', fs.constants.W_OK)
+        capabilities.filesystem = true
+      }
+    } catch {}
+
+    // Detect S3 capability
+    capabilities.s3 = !!(process.env.AWS_REGION || process.env.S3_BUCKET || process.env.BRAINY_S3_BUCKET)
+
+    // Detect distributed storage capability
+    capabilities.distributed = this.capabilities?.platform?.isContainer || this.capabilities?.environment === 'kubernetes'
+
+    return capabilities
+  }
+
+  async buildIntelligentBrainyConfig() {
+    const config = {}
+
+    // Intelligent storage selection
+    config.storage = await this.selectOptimalStorage()
+    
+    // Intelligent verb scoring - always enabled with adaptive parameters
+    config.intelligentVerbScoring = {
+      enabled: true,
+      enableSemanticScoring: true,
+      enableFrequencyAmplification: true,
+      enableTemporalDecay: this.capabilities.runtime.isLongRunning,
+      learningRate: this.capabilities.memory.isHighMemory ? 0.15 : 0.1,
+      baseConfidence: 0.6,
+      adaptiveParameters: true
+    }
+
+    // Adaptive caching based on environment
+    config.cache = {
+      autoTune: true,
+      hotCacheMaxSize: this.calculateOptimalCacheSize(),
+      adaptiveEviction: true,
+      persistentCache: this.capabilities.storage.filesystem
+    }
+
+    // Real-time updates for persistent environments
+    if (this.capabilities.runtime.isPersistent) {
+      config.realtimeUpdates = {
+        enabled: true,
+        interval: this.capabilities.memory.isHighMemory ? 15000 : 30000,
+        updateStatistics: true,
+        updateIndex: true
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Distributed mode for container/cloud environments
+    if (this.capabilities.storage.distributed) {
+      config.distributed = true
+    }
+
+    // Performance optimizations
+    config.performance = {
+      adaptiveBatching: true,
+      intelligentIndexing: true,
+      backgroundOptimization: this.capabilities.runtime.isLongRunning,
+      workerThreads: this.capabilities.runtime.supportsWorkers
+    }
+
+    logger.debug('Built intelligent Brainy configuration', config)
+    return config
+  }
+
+  async selectOptimalStorage() {
+    // S3/Cloud storage for production cloud environments
+    if (this.capabilities.storage.s3 && this.capabilities.environment !== 'development') {
+      return {
+        type: 's3',
+        s3Storage: {
+          bucketName: process.env.BRAINY_S3_BUCKET || process.env.S3_BUCKET || 'brainy-data',
+          region: process.env.AWS_REGION || process.env.BRAINY_S3_REGION || 'us-east-1',
+          accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID || process.env.BRAINY_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+          secretAccessKey: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY || process.env.BRAINY_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+          endpoint: process.env.BRAINY_S3_ENDPOINT || process.env.S3_ENDPOINT
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Filesystem for persistent environments
+    if (this.capabilities.storage.filesystem && this.capabilities.runtime.isPersistent) {
+      const dataPath = process.env.BRAINY_DATA_PATH || './data'
+      try {
+        const fs = require('fs')
+        if (!fs.existsSync(dataPath)) {
+          fs.mkdirSync(dataPath, { recursive: true })
+        }
+        return { type: 'filesystem', path: dataPath }
+      } catch {}
+    }
+
+    // Memory for serverless/temporary environments
+    return { type: 'memory' }
+  }
+
+  calculateOptimalCacheSize() {
+    const availableMemory = this.capabilities.memory.available
+    
+    if (availableMemory > 2000) return 100000  // High memory
+    if (availableMemory > 1000) return 50000   // Medium memory
+    if (availableMemory > 500) return 25000    // Low memory
+    return 10000 // Very low memory
+  }
+
+  async addIntelligentAugmentations() {
+    // Environment adapter - always first
+    const envAdapter = new EnvironmentAdapterAugmentation(this.capabilities)
+    await this.db.addAugmentation(envAdapter)
+    logger.info('Added environment adapter augmentation')
+
+    // Adaptive storage - optimizes storage usage
+    const adaptiveStorage = new AdaptiveStorageAugmentation(this.capabilities)
+    await this.db.addAugmentation(adaptiveStorage)
+    logger.info('Added adaptive storage augmentation')
+
+    // Auto-discovery - helps users understand their data
+    const autoDiscovery = new AutoDiscoveryAugmentation()
+    await this.db.addAugmentation(autoDiscovery)
+    logger.info('Added auto-discovery augmentation')
+
+    // Add transport augmentations based on capabilities and preferences
+    await this.addTransportAugmentations()
+  }
+
+  async addTransportAugmentations() {
+    const transports = this.determineOptimalTransports()
+    
+    for (const transport of transports) {
+      try {
+        switch (transport.type) {
+          case 'webrtc':
+            if (this.capabilities.network.supportsWebRTC && this.capabilities.network.supportsPeerToPeer) {
+              const webrtc = new WebRTCAugmentation({ 
+                port: transport.port,
+                enableDataChannels: true,
+                enablePeerDiscovery: true
+              })
+              await this.db.addAugmentation(webrtc)
+              this.activeTransports.push('webrtc')
+              logger.info(`WebRTC augmentation active on port ${transport.port}`)
+            }
+            break
+            
+          case 'websocket':
+            if (this.capabilities.network.supportsWebSocket) {
+              const websocket = new WebSocketAugmentation({ 
+                port: transport.port,
+                enableRealtime: true,
+                enableBroadcast: true
+              })
+              await this.db.addAugmentation(websocket)
+              this.activeTransports.push('websocket')
+              logger.info(`WebSocket augmentation active on port ${transport.port}`)
+            }
+            break
+            
+          case 'http':
+            const http = new HttpAugmentation({ 
+              port: transport.port,
+              enableCORS: true,
+              enableCompression: true,
+              minimal: true // Keep it lightweight
+            })
+            await this.db.addAugmentation(http)
+            this.activeTransports.push('http')
+            logger.info(`HTTP augmentation active on port ${transport.port}`)
+            break
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn(`Failed to add ${transport.type} transport:`, error.message)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  determineOptimalTransports() {
+    const transports = []
+    const basePort = this.capabilities.network.preferredPort
+    
+    // WebRTC for peer-to-peer capable environments (best performance)
+    if (this.capabilities.network.supportsWebRTC && 
+        this.capabilities.network.supportsPeerToPeer &&
+        this.options.preferredTransports !== 'http') {
+      transports.push({ type: 'webrtc', port: basePort + 2, priority: 1 })
+    }
+    
+    // WebSocket for real-time environments (good performance)
+    if (this.capabilities.network.supportsWebSocket &&
+        this.capabilities.runtime.isPersistent &&
+        this.options.preferredTransports !== 'http') {
+      transports.push({ type: 'websocket', port: basePort + 1, priority: 2 })
+    }
+    
+    // HTTP as fallback (universal compatibility)
+    transports.push({ type: 'http', port: basePort, priority: 3 })
+    
+    return transports.sort((a, b) => a.priority - b.priority)
+  }
+
+  detectPreferredPort() {
+    return parseInt(process.env.PORT || process.env.BRAINY_PORT || 3000)
+  }
+
+  isServerlessEnvironment() {
+    return !!(process.env.VERCEL || process.env.NETLIFY || process.env.AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME)
+  }
+
+  isEdgeEnvironment() {
+    return !!(process.env.VERCEL_REGION || process.env.CF_PAGES)
+  }
+
+  isContainerEnvironment() {
+    try {
+      const fs = require('fs')
+      return fs.existsSync('/.dockerenv') || !!process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST
+    } catch {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
+  isPrivateNetwork() {
+    // Simple heuristic for private network detection
+    return !!(process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST || process.env.DOCKER_CONTAINER)
+  }
+
+  // Public API
+  getDatabase() {
+    if (!this.isInitialized) {
+      throw new Error('Service not initialized. Call initialize() first.')
+    }
+    return this.db
+  }
+
+  getCapabilities() {
+    return this.capabilities
+  }
+
+  getActiveTransports() {
+    return this.activeTransports
+  }
+
+  async shutdown() {
+    if (this.db && this.db.cleanup) {
+      await this.db.cleanup()
+    }
+    this.isInitialized = false
+    logger.info('🔄 Brainy Service Template shutdown complete')
+  }
+}
+
+// Factory function for easy usage
+export const createBrainyService = async (options = {}) => {
+  const service = new BrainyServiceTemplate(options)
+  await service.initialize()
+  return service
+}
+
+// Default export
+export default BrainyServiceTemplate
+
+// Auto-start if run directly
+if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+  const service = new BrainyServiceTemplate()
+  
+  const gracefulShutdown = async (signal) => {
+    logger.info(`Received ${signal}. Starting graceful shutdown...`)
+    await service.shutdown()
+    process.exit(0)
+  }
+
+  process.on('SIGTERM', () => gracefulShutdown('SIGTERM'))
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => gracefulShutdown('SIGINT'))
+  
+  try {
+    await service.initialize()
+    logger.info('🎉 Brainy Service Template is running! Use Ctrl+C to stop.')
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Failed to start:', error)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/adaptiveStorageAugmentation.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/adaptiveStorageAugmentation.js
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/autoDiscoveryAugmentation.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/autoDiscoveryAugmentation.js
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/environmentAdapterAugmentation.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/environmentAdapterAugmentation.js
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/httpAugmentation.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/httpAugmentation.js
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/webrtcAugmentation.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/webrtcAugmentation.js
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/websocketAugmentation.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/augmentations/websocketAugmentation.js
@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { WebSocket, WebSocketServer } from 'ws'
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+
+/**
+ * WebSocket Augmentation - Real-time communication using Brainy's native augmentation system
+ * Handles real-time queries, updates, and bidirectional communication
+ */
+export class WebSocketAugmentation {
+  constructor(options = {}) {
+    this.type = 'WEBSOCKET'
+    this.priority = 2
+    this.options = {
+      port: options.port || 3001,
+      enableRealtime: options.enableRealtime !== false,
+      enableBroadcast: options.enableBroadcast !== false,
+      heartbeatInterval: options.heartbeatInterval || 30000,
+      ...options
+    }
+    
+    this.server = null
+    this.clients = new Set()
+    this.db = null
+    this.heartbeatTimer = null
+  }
+
+  async augment(brainyData, context) {
+    this.db = brainyData
+    
+    try {
+      // Create WebSocket server
+      this.server = new WebSocketServer({
+        port: this.options.port,
+        perMessageDeflate: true
+      })
+
+      this.server.on('connection', (ws, request) => {
+        this.handleConnection(ws, request)
+      })
+
+      // Start heartbeat for connection management
+      if (this.options.heartbeatInterval > 0) {
+        this.startHeartbeat()
+      }
+
+      logger.info('WebSocket augmentation initialized', {
+        port: this.options.port,
+        features: {
+          realtime: this.options.enableRealtime,
+          broadcast: this.options.enableBroadcast
+        }
+      })
+
+      // Hook into Brainy events if real-time is enabled
+      if (this.options.enableRealtime) {
+        this.setupRealtimeHooks()
+      }
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to initialize WebSocket augmentation:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleConnection(ws, request) {
+    const clientId = this.generateClientId()
+    ws.clientId = clientId
+    this.clients.add(ws)
+
+    logger.debug('WebSocket client connected', { 
+      clientId, 
+      ip: request.socket.remoteAddress,
+      totalClients: this.clients.size 
+    })
+
+    // Send welcome message
+    this.send(ws, {
+      type: 'welcome',
+      clientId,
+      capabilities: {
+        realtime: this.options.enableRealtime,
+        broadcast: this.options.enableBroadcast,
+        commands: ['search', 'add', 'addVerb', 'get', 'subscribe', 'unsubscribe']
+      }
+    })
+
+    ws.on('message', (data) => {
+      this.handleMessage(ws, data)
+    })
+
+    ws.on('close', () => {
+      this.clients.delete(ws)
+      logger.debug('WebSocket client disconnected', { 
+        clientId, 
+        totalClients: this.clients.size 
+      })
+    })
+
+    ws.on('error', (error) => {
+      logger.warn('WebSocket client error:', { clientId, error: error.message })
+    })
+
+    // Keep connection alive
+    ws.isAlive = true
+    ws.on('pong', () => {
+      ws.isAlive = true
+    })
+  }
+
+  async handleMessage(ws, data) {
+    try {
+      const message = JSON.parse(data.toString())
+      const { id, type, payload } = message
+
+      let result
+      
+      switch (type) {
+        case 'search':
+          result = await this.handleSearch(payload)
+          break
+          
+        case 'add':
+          result = await this.handleAdd(payload)
+          break
+          
+        case 'addVerb':
+          result = await this.handleAddVerb(payload)
+          break
+          
+        case 'get':
+          result = await this.handleGet(payload)
+          break
+          
+        case 'subscribe':
+          result = await this.handleSubscribe(ws, payload)
+          break
+          
+        case 'unsubscribe':
+          result = await this.handleUnsubscribe(ws, payload)
+          break
+          
+        case 'ping':
+          result = { pong: Date.now() }
+          break
+          
+        default:\n          throw new Error(`Unknown message type: ${type}`)
+      }
+
+      // Send response
+      this.send(ws, {\n        id,\n        type: 'response',\n        payload: result\n      })
+
+    } catch (error) {\n      logger.warn('WebSocket message handling error:', error)\n      this.send(ws, {\n        id: message?.id,\n        type: 'error',\n        payload: {\n          message: error.message,\n          code: error.code || 'UNKNOWN_ERROR'\n        }\n      })\n    }\n  }
+
+  async handleSearch(payload) {\n    const { query, limit = 10, threshold = 0.7, options = {} } = payload\n    \n    if (!query) {\n      throw new Error('Query is required for search')\n    }\n\n    const results = await this.db.search(query, limit, { threshold, ...options })\n    \n    return {\n      query,\n      results,\n      count: results.length,\n      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()\n    }\n  }
+
+  async handleAdd(payload) {\n    const { data, metadata = {}, options = {} } = payload\n    \n    if (!data) {\n      throw new Error('Data is required for add operation')\n    }\n\n    const enhancedMetadata = {\n      ...metadata,\n      source: 'websocket',\n      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()\n    }\n\n    const id = await this.db.add(data, enhancedMetadata, options)\n    \n    const result = {\n      id,\n      data,\n      metadata: enhancedMetadata\n    }\n\n    // Broadcast to subscribers if enabled\n    if (this.options.enableBroadcast) {\n      this.broadcast({\n        type: 'entityAdded',\n        payload: result\n      })\n    }\n\n    return result\n  }
+
+  async handleAddVerb(payload) {\n    const { sourceId, targetId, verbType, weight, metadata = {}, options = {} } = payload\n    \n    if (!sourceId || !targetId || !verbType) {\n      throw new Error('sourceId, targetId, and verbType are required')\n    }\n\n    const enhancedMetadata = {\n      ...metadata,\n      source: 'websocket',\n      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()\n    }\n\n    const verbId = await this.db.addVerb(sourceId, targetId, verbType, {\n      weight,\n      metadata: enhancedMetadata,\n      ...options\n    })\n    \n    const result = {\n      id: verbId,\n      sourceId,\n      targetId,\n      verbType,\n      weight,\n      metadata: enhancedMetadata\n    }\n\n    // Broadcast to subscribers if enabled\n    if (this.options.enableBroadcast) {\n      this.broadcast({\n        type: 'verbAdded',\n        payload: result\n      })\n    }\n\n    return result\n  }
+
+  async handleGet(payload) {\n    const { id } = payload\n    \n    if (!id) {\n      throw new Error('ID is required for get operation')\n    }\n\n    const entity = await this.db.get(id)\n    \n    if (!entity) {\n      throw new Error(`Entity with ID ${id} not found`)\n    }\n\n    return entity\n  }
+
+  async handleSubscribe(ws, payload) {\n    const { events = ['entityAdded', 'verbAdded'] } = payload\n    \n    if (!ws.subscriptions) {\n      ws.subscriptions = new Set()\n    }\n    \n    events.forEach(event => ws.subscriptions.add(event))\n    \n    return {\n      subscribed: Array.from(ws.subscriptions),\n      message: 'Successfully subscribed to events'\n    }\n  }
+
+  async handleUnsubscribe(ws, payload) {\n    const { events = [] } = payload\n    \n    if (!ws.subscriptions) {\n      return { message: 'No active subscriptions' }\n    }\n    \n    if (events.length === 0) {\n      // Unsubscribe from all\n      ws.subscriptions.clear()\n    } else {\n      events.forEach(event => ws.subscriptions.delete(event))\n    }\n    \n    return {\n      subscribed: Array.from(ws.subscriptions),\n      message: 'Successfully unsubscribed from events'\n    }\n  }
+
+  setupRealtimeHooks() {\n    // Hook into Brainy's internal events for real-time updates\n    // This would integrate with Brainy's event system once available\n    logger.debug('Real-time hooks configured for WebSocket augmentation')\n  }\n\n  broadcast(message, filter = null) {\n    if (!this.options.enableBroadcast) return\n    \n    const data = JSON.stringify(message)\n    \n    this.clients.forEach(client => {\n      if (client.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {\n        // Check if client is subscribed to this event type\n        if (client.subscriptions && client.subscriptions.has(message.type)) {\n          // Apply filter if provided\n          if (!filter || filter(client)) {\n            client.send(data)\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    })\n  }\n\n  send(ws, message) {\n    if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {\n      ws.send(JSON.stringify(message))\n    }\n  }\n\n  startHeartbeat() {\n    this.heartbeatTimer = setInterval(() => {\n      this.clients.forEach(ws => {\n        if (!ws.isAlive) {\n          ws.terminate()\n          return\n        }\n        \n        ws.isAlive = false\n        ws.ping()\n      })\n    }, this.options.heartbeatInterval)\n  }\n\n  generateClientId() {\n    return `ws_${Date.now()}_${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)}`\n  }\n\n  async cleanup() {\n    if (this.heartbeatTimer) {\n      clearInterval(this.heartbeatTimer)\n    }\n    \n    if (this.server) {\n      this.server.close()\n    }\n    \n    // Close all client connections\n    this.clients.forEach(client => {\n      client.close()\n    })\n    this.clients.clear()\n    \n    logger.info('WebSocket augmentation cleaned up')\n  }\n}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/entities.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/entities.js
@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+import { ApiError } from '../utils/errors.js'
+
+export const entitiesController = {
+  async create(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { data, metadata = {}, options = {} } = req.body
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!data) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Data is required')
+      }
+
+      // Add timestamp and source info to metadata
+      const enhancedMetadata = {
+        ...metadata,
+        createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        source: 'api'
+      }
+
+      const entityId = await brainyService.addEntity(data, enhancedMetadata, options)
+
+      res.status(201).json({
+        success: true,
+        id: entityId,
+        data: {
+          id: entityId,
+          data,
+          metadata: enhancedMetadata
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async getById(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      const entity = await brainyService.getEntity(id)
+
+      if (!entity) {
+        throw new ApiError(404, `Entity with ID ${id} not found`)
+      }
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: entity
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async update(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params
+      const { data, metadata = {} } = req.body
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      // Check if entity exists
+      const existingEntity = await brainyService.getEntity(id)
+      if (!existingEntity) {
+        throw new ApiError(404, `Entity with ID ${id} not found`)
+      }
+
+      // Add update timestamp
+      const enhancedMetadata = {
+        ...metadata,
+        updatedAt: new Date().toISOString()
+      }
+
+      await brainyService.updateEntity(id, data, enhancedMetadata)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        message: 'Entity updated successfully',
+        id
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async delete(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      // Check if entity exists
+      const existingEntity = await brainyService.getEntity(id)
+      if (!existingEntity) {
+        throw new ApiError(404, `Entity with ID ${id} not found`)
+      }
+
+      await brainyService.deleteEntity(id)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        message: 'Entity deleted successfully',
+        id
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async search(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { query, limit = 10, threshold = 0.7, includeMetadata = true } = req.body
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!query) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Query is required')
+      }
+
+      const options = {
+        limit: Math.min(limit, 100), // Cap at 100 results
+        threshold,
+        includeMetadata
+      }
+
+      const results = await brainyService.searchEntities(query, options)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        query,
+        results: results.map(result => ({
+          id: result.id,
+          similarity: result.similarity,
+          data: result.data,
+          metadata: result.metadata
+        })),
+        count: results.length,
+        options
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async list(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { page = 1, limit = 50, type } = req.query
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      const options = {
+        offset: (page - 1) * limit,
+        limit: Math.min(limit, 100)
+      }
+
+      // Add type filter if specified
+      if (type) {
+        options.filter = { type }
+      }
+
+      const entities = await brainyService.listEntities(options)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: entities,
+        pagination: {
+          page: parseInt(page),
+          limit: parseInt(limit),
+          count: entities.length
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/health.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/health.js
@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+
+export const healthController = {
+  async check(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+      
+      // Get Brainy health status
+      const brainyHealth = await brainyService.getHealth()
+      
+      // Overall system health
+      const health = {
+        status: brainyHealth.status === 'healthy' ? 'healthy' : 'unhealthy',
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        version: process.env.npm_package_version || '1.0.0',
+        environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+        uptime: Math.floor(process.uptime()),
+        services: {
+          brainy: brainyHealth
+        },
+        system: {
+          memory: {
+            used: Math.round(process.memoryUsage().heapUsed / 1024 / 1024),
+            total: Math.round(process.memoryUsage().heapTotal / 1024 / 1024),
+            external: Math.round(process.memoryUsage().external / 1024 / 1024)
+          },
+          cpu: process.cpuUsage()
+        }
+      }
+
+      const statusCode = health.status === 'healthy' ? 200 : 503
+      
+      res.status(statusCode).json(health)
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Health check failed:', error)
+      
+      res.status(503).json({
+        status: 'unhealthy',
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        error: error.message,
+        services: {
+          brainy: { status: 'error', error: error.message }
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  },
+
+  async readiness(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+      
+      // Check if services are ready
+      const brainyHealth = await brainyService.getHealth()
+      const isReady = brainyHealth.status === 'healthy'
+      
+      const readiness = {
+        ready: isReady,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        checks: {
+          brainy: {
+            ready: brainyHealth.status === 'healthy',
+            details: brainyHealth
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      const statusCode = readiness.ready ? 200 : 503
+      res.status(statusCode).json(readiness)
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Readiness check failed:', error)
+      
+      res.status(503).json({
+        ready: false,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        error: error.message
+      })
+    }
+  },
+
+  async liveness(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      // Simple liveness check - just verify the process is running
+      res.status(200).json({
+        alive: true,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        pid: process.pid,
+        uptime: Math.floor(process.uptime())
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Liveness check failed:', error)
+      
+      res.status(503).json({
+        alive: false,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        error: error.message
+      })
+    }
+  },
+
+  async metrics(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+      
+      // Get detailed metrics
+      const brainyMetrics = await brainyService.getMetrics()
+      
+      const metrics = {
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        brainy: brainyMetrics.database,
+        system: {
+          ...brainyMetrics.performance,
+          process: {
+            pid: process.pid,
+            version: process.version,
+            platform: process.platform,
+            arch: process.arch,
+            env: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: metrics
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/relationships.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/relationships.js
@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+import { ApiError } from '../utils/errors.js'
+
+export const relationshipsController = {
+  async create(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { sourceId, targetId, type, weight, metadata = {}, autoCreateMissingNouns = false } = req.body
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!sourceId || !targetId || !type) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'sourceId, targetId, and type are required')
+      }
+
+      // Add timestamp and source info to metadata
+      const enhancedMetadata = {
+        ...metadata,
+        createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        source: 'api'
+      }
+
+      const options = {
+        weight,
+        metadata: enhancedMetadata,
+        autoCreateMissingNouns
+      }
+
+      const relationshipId = await brainyService.addRelationship(sourceId, targetId, type, options)
+
+      // Get the created relationship to return full details
+      const relationship = await brainyService.getRelationship(relationshipId)
+
+      res.status(201).json({
+        success: true,
+        id: relationshipId,
+        data: {
+          id: relationshipId,
+          sourceId,
+          targetId,
+          type,
+          weight: relationship?.metadata?.weight,
+          confidence: relationship?.metadata?.confidence,
+          intelligentScoring: relationship?.metadata?.intelligentScoring,
+          metadata: enhancedMetadata
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async getById(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      const relationship = await brainyService.getRelationship(id)
+
+      if (!relationship) {
+        throw new ApiError(404, `Relationship with ID ${id} not found`)
+      }
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: relationship
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async update(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params
+      const { weight, metadata = {} } = req.body
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      // Check if relationship exists
+      const existingRelationship = await brainyService.getRelationship(id)
+      if (!existingRelationship) {
+        throw new ApiError(404, `Relationship with ID ${id} not found`)
+      }
+
+      // Prepare updates
+      const updates = {}
+      if (weight !== undefined) updates.weight = weight
+      if (Object.keys(metadata).length > 0) {
+        updates.metadata = {
+          ...metadata,
+          updatedAt: new Date().toISOString()
+        }
+      }
+
+      await brainyService.updateRelationship(id, updates)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        message: 'Relationship updated successfully',
+        id
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async delete(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      // Check if relationship exists
+      const existingRelationship = await brainyService.getRelationship(id)
+      if (!existingRelationship) {
+        throw new ApiError(404, `Relationship with ID ${id} not found`)
+      }
+
+      await brainyService.deleteRelationship(id)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        message: 'Relationship deleted successfully',
+        id
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async list(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { page = 1, limit = 50, sourceId, targetId, type } = req.query
+      const { brainyService } = req.app.locals
+
+      const options = {
+        pagination: {
+          offset: (page - 1) * limit,
+          limit: Math.min(limit, 100)
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Add filters if specified
+      const filter = {}
+      if (sourceId) filter.sourceId = sourceId
+      if (targetId) filter.targetId = targetId
+      if (type) filter.verbType = type
+
+      if (Object.keys(filter).length > 0) {
+        options.filter = filter
+      }
+
+      const result = await brainyService.listRelationships(options)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: result.items || result,
+        pagination: {
+          page: parseInt(page),
+          limit: parseInt(limit),
+          count: result.items ? result.items.length : result.length,
+          hasMore: result.hasMore || false,
+          totalCount: result.totalCount
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/scoring.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/controllers/scoring.js
@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+import { ApiError } from '../utils/errors.js'
+
+export const scoringController = {
+  async provideFeedback(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { id } = req.params
+      const { weight, confidence, type = 'correction' } = req.body
+      const { scoringService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!scoringService) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled')
+      }
+
+      if (weight === undefined) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Weight is required for feedback')
+      }
+
+      if (weight < 0 || weight > 1) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Weight must be between 0 and 1')
+      }
+
+      if (confidence !== undefined && (confidence < 0 || confidence > 1)) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Confidence must be between 0 and 1')
+      }
+
+      const feedbackData = {
+        weight,
+        confidence,
+        type
+      }
+
+      const result = await scoringService.provideFeedback(id, feedbackData)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        message: result.message,
+        feedback: {
+          relationshipId: id,
+          weight,
+          confidence,
+          type,
+          timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async getStats(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { scoringService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!scoringService) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled')
+      }
+
+      const stats = await scoringService.getStats()
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: stats
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async exportLearningData(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { scoringService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!scoringService) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled')
+      }
+
+      const result = await scoringService.exportLearningData()
+
+      if (!result.data) {
+        return res.json({
+          success: true,
+          message: result.message
+        })
+      }
+
+      // Set appropriate headers for download
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+      res.setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="brainy-learning-data.json"')
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: result.data,
+        timestamp: result.timestamp,
+        format: result.format
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async importLearningData(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { data } = req.body
+      const { scoringService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!scoringService) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled')
+      }
+
+      if (!data) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Learning data is required')
+      }
+
+      const result = await scoringService.importLearningData(data)
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        message: result.message,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async clearStats(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { scoringService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!scoringService) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled')
+      }
+
+      const result = await scoringService.clearStats()
+
+      res.json({
+        success: result.success,
+        message: result.message,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async analyzePattern(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { sourceType, targetType, relationshipType } = req.body
+      const { scoringService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!scoringService) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled')
+      }
+
+      if (!sourceType || !targetType || !relationshipType) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'sourceType, targetType, and relationshipType are required')
+      }
+
+      const analysis = await scoringService.analyzeRelationshipPattern(
+        sourceType,
+        targetType,
+        relationshipType
+      )
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: analysis
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  },
+
+  async getRecommendations(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { entityId } = req.params
+      const { limit = 10 } = req.query
+      const { scoringService } = req.app.locals
+
+      if (!scoringService) {
+        throw new ApiError(400, 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled')
+      }
+
+      const recommendations = await scoringService.getRecommendations(entityId, parseInt(limit))
+
+      res.json({
+        success: true,
+        data: recommendations
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/middleware/errorHandler.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/middleware/errorHandler.js
@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+import { ApiError } from '../utils/errors.js'
+
+export const errorHandler = (error, req, res, next) => {
+  // Default error response
+  let statusCode = 500
+  let message = 'Internal Server Error'
+  let details = null
+
+  // Handle known API errors
+  if (error instanceof ApiError) {
+    statusCode = error.statusCode
+    message = error.message
+    
+    // Add additional details for validation errors
+    if (error.field) {
+      details = { field: error.field }
+    }
+    
+    if (error.resource) {
+      details = { 
+        resource: error.resource, 
+        resourceId: error.resourceId 
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Handle Brainy-specific errors
+  else if (error.name === 'BrainyError') {
+    statusCode = 400
+    message = error.message
+    details = { type: 'brainy_error' }
+  }
+  // Handle validation errors from other sources
+  else if (error.name === 'ValidationError' || error.name === 'CastError') {
+    statusCode = 400
+    message = error.message
+    details = { type: 'validation_error' }
+  }
+  // Handle JSON parsing errors
+  else if (error instanceof SyntaxError && error.status === 400 && 'body' in error) {
+    statusCode = 400
+    message = 'Invalid JSON format'
+    details = { type: 'json_error' }
+  }
+  // Handle timeout errors
+  else if (error.code === 'ETIMEDOUT' || error.message.includes('timeout')) {
+    statusCode = 504
+    message = 'Request timeout'
+    details = { type: 'timeout_error' }
+  }
+  // Handle rate limiting
+  else if (error.status === 429) {
+    statusCode = 429
+    message = 'Too Many Requests'
+    details = { type: 'rate_limit_error' }
+  }
+
+  // Log the error
+  const logLevel = statusCode >= 500 ? 'error' : 'warn'
+  const logMessage = `${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} - ${statusCode} ${message}`
+  const logMeta = {
+    statusCode,
+    method: req.method,
+    url: req.originalUrl,
+    userAgent: req.get('User-Agent'),
+    ip: req.ip,
+    stack: error.stack
+  }
+
+  logger[logLevel](logMessage, logMeta)
+
+  // Prepare error response
+  const errorResponse = {
+    success: false,
+    error: {
+      message,
+      statusCode,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      path: req.originalUrl,
+      method: req.method
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Add details if available
+  if (details) {
+    errorResponse.error.details = details
+  }
+
+  // Add stack trace in development
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+    errorResponse.error.stack = error.stack
+  }
+
+  // Add request ID if available
+  if (req.id) {
+    errorResponse.error.requestId = req.id
+  }
+
+  res.status(statusCode).json(errorResponse)
+}
+
+// 404 handler for unmatched routes
+export const notFoundHandler = (req, res) => {
+  const message = `Route ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} not found`
+  
+  logger.warn('Route not found', {
+    method: req.method,
+    url: req.originalUrl,
+    ip: req.ip,
+    userAgent: req.get('User-Agent')
+  })
+
+  res.status(404).json({
+    success: false,
+    error: {
+      message,
+      statusCode: 404,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      path: req.originalUrl,
+      method: req.method
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+// Async error wrapper
+export const asyncHandler = (fn) => {
+  return (req, res, next) => {
+    Promise.resolve(fn(req, res, next)).catch(next)
+  }
+}
+
+export default {
+  errorHandler,
+  notFoundHandler,
+  asyncHandler
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/middleware/validation.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/middleware/validation.js
@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import { ValidationError } from '../utils/errors.js'
+
+// Validate required fields
+export const validateRequired = (fields) => {
+  return (req, res, next) => {
+    const missingFields = []
+    
+    fields.forEach(field => {
+      if (req.body[field] === undefined || req.body[field] === null || req.body[field] === '') {
+        missingFields.push(field)
+      }
+    })
+    
+    if (missingFields.length > 0) {
+      throw new ValidationError(`Missing required fields: ${missingFields.join(', ')}`)
+    }
+    
+    next()
+  }
+}
+
+// Validate entity creation
+export const validateEntity = (req, res, next) => {
+  const { data } = req.body
+  
+  if (!data) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Entity data is required')
+  }
+  
+  if (typeof data !== 'object' && typeof data !== 'string') {
+    throw new ValidationError('Entity data must be an object or string')
+  }
+  
+  next()
+}
+
+// Validate relationship creation
+export const validateRelationship = (req, res, next) => {
+  const { sourceId, targetId, type, weight } = req.body
+  
+  if (!sourceId || !targetId || !type) {
+    throw new ValidationError('sourceId, targetId, and type are required')
+  }
+  
+  if (typeof sourceId !== 'string' || typeof targetId !== 'string' || typeof type !== 'string') {
+    throw new ValidationError('sourceId, targetId, and type must be strings')
+  }
+  
+  if (sourceId === targetId) {
+    throw new ValidationError('sourceId and targetId cannot be the same')
+  }
+  
+  if (weight !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof weight !== 'number' || weight < 0 || weight > 1) {
+      throw new ValidationError('Weight must be a number between 0 and 1')
+    }
+  }
+  
+  next()
+}
+
+// Validate search query
+export const validateSearch = (req, res, next) => {
+  const { query, limit, threshold } = req.body
+  
+  if (!query) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Search query is required')
+  }
+  
+  if (typeof query !== 'string' || query.trim().length === 0) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Search query must be a non-empty string')
+  }
+  
+  if (limit !== undefined) {
+    if (!Number.isInteger(limit) || limit < 1 || limit > 100) {
+      throw new ValidationError('Limit must be an integer between 1 and 100')
+    }
+  }
+  
+  if (threshold !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof threshold !== 'number' || threshold < 0 || threshold > 1) {
+      throw new ValidationError('Threshold must be a number between 0 and 1')
+    }
+  }
+  
+  next()
+}
+
+// Validate feedback data
+export const validateFeedback = (req, res, next) => {
+  const { weight, confidence, type } = req.body
+  
+  if (weight === undefined) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Weight is required for feedback')
+  }
+  
+  if (typeof weight !== 'number' || weight < 0 || weight > 1) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Weight must be a number between 0 and 1')
+  }
+  
+  if (confidence !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof confidence !== 'number' || confidence < 0 || confidence > 1) {
+      throw new ValidationError('Confidence must be a number between 0 and 1')
+    }
+  }
+  
+  if (type !== undefined) {
+    const validTypes = ['correction', 'reinforcement', 'adjustment']
+    if (!validTypes.includes(type)) {
+      throw new ValidationError(`Type must be one of: ${validTypes.join(', ')}`)
+    }
+  }
+  
+  next()
+}
+
+// Validate pagination parameters
+export const validatePagination = (req, res, next) => {
+  const { page = 1, limit = 50 } = req.query
+  
+  const pageNum = parseInt(page)
+  const limitNum = parseInt(limit)
+  
+  if (!Number.isInteger(pageNum) || pageNum < 1) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Page must be a positive integer')
+  }
+  
+  if (!Number.isInteger(limitNum) || limitNum < 1 || limitNum > 100) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Limit must be an integer between 1 and 100')
+  }
+  
+  // Normalize values
+  req.query.page = pageNum
+  req.query.limit = limitNum
+  
+  next()
+}
+
+// Validate UUID format (basic check)
+export const validateId = (paramName = 'id') => {
+  return (req, res, next) => {
+    const id = req.params[paramName]
+    
+    if (!id) {
+      throw new ValidationError(`${paramName} is required`)
+    }
+    
+    // Basic string validation - Brainy uses various ID formats
+    if (typeof id !== 'string' || id.trim().length === 0) {
+      throw new ValidationError(`${paramName} must be a valid string`)
+    }
+    
+    next()
+  }
+}
+
+// Generic validation wrapper
+export const validate = (validationFn) => {
+  return (req, res, next) => {
+    try {
+      validationFn(req, res, next)
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default {
+  validateRequired,
+  validateEntity,
+  validateRelationship,
+  validateSearch,
+  validateFeedback,
+  validatePagination,
+  validateId,
+  validate
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/services/brainyService.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/services/brainyService.js
@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+import { BrainyData } from '@soulcraft/brainy'
+import config from 'config'
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+
+export class BrainyService {
+  constructor() {
+    this.db = null
+    this.isInitialized = false
+  }
+
+  async initialize() {
+    if (this.isInitialized) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    try {
+      // Build Brainy configuration from app config
+      const brainyConfig = this.buildBrainyConfig()
+      
+      // Initialize Brainy database
+      this.db = new BrainyData(brainyConfig)
+      await this.db.init()
+
+      this.isInitialized = true
+      logger.info('Brainy database initialized successfully', {
+        storage: config.get('brainy.storage.type'),
+        features: config.get('brainy.features')
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to initialize Brainy database:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  buildBrainyConfig() {
+    const brainyConfig = {}
+
+    // Storage configuration
+    const storageConfig = config.get('brainy.storage')
+    if (storageConfig.type === 's3' && storageConfig.s3) {
+      brainyConfig.storage = {
+        s3Storage: {
+          bucketName: storageConfig.s3.bucketName,
+          region: storageConfig.s3.region,
+          accessKeyId: storageConfig.s3.accessKeyId,
+          secretAccessKey: storageConfig.s3.secretAccessKey
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (storageConfig.type === 'filesystem') {
+      brainyConfig.storage = {
+        forceFileSystemStorage: true
+      }
+    } else {
+      brainyConfig.storage = {
+        forceMemoryStorage: true
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Cache configuration
+    if (config.has('brainy.cache')) {
+      brainyConfig.cache = config.get('brainy.cache')
+    }
+
+    // Logging configuration
+    if (config.has('brainy.logging')) {
+      brainyConfig.logging = config.get('brainy.logging')
+    }
+
+    // Intelligent verb scoring configuration
+    if (config.get('brainy.features.intelligentVerbScoring')) {
+      brainyConfig.intelligentVerbScoring = config.get('brainy.intelligentVerbScoring')
+    }
+
+    // Real-time updates
+    if (config.get('brainy.features.realTimeUpdates')) {
+      brainyConfig.realtimeUpdates = {
+        enabled: true,
+        interval: 30000,
+        updateStatistics: true,
+        updateIndex: true
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Distributed mode
+    if (config.get('brainy.features.distributedMode')) {
+      brainyConfig.distributed = true
+    }
+
+    return brainyConfig
+  }
+
+  // Entity operations
+  async addEntity(data, metadata = {}, options = {}) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      const id = await this.db.add(data, metadata, options)
+      logger.debug('Entity added', { id, metadata: metadata.type || 'unknown' })
+      return id
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to add entity:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getEntity(id) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      const entity = await this.db.get(id)
+      return entity
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to get entity ${id}:`, error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async updateEntity(id, data, metadata = {}) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      await this.db.update(id, data, metadata)
+      logger.debug('Entity updated', { id })
+      return true
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to update entity ${id}:`, error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async deleteEntity(id) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      await this.db.delete(id)
+      logger.debug('Entity deleted', { id })
+      return true
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to delete entity ${id}:`, error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async searchEntities(query, options = {}) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      const results = await this.db.search(query, options.limit || 10, {
+        threshold: options.threshold || 0.7,
+        includeMetadata: true,
+        ...options
+      })
+      
+      logger.debug('Entity search completed', { 
+        query: query.substring(0, 50), 
+        resultCount: results.length 
+      })
+      
+      return results
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Entity search failed:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async listEntities(options = {}) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      // Get all entities with pagination if supported
+      const entities = await this.db.getAllNouns(options)
+      return entities
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to list entities:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Relationship operations
+  async addRelationship(sourceId, targetId, type, options = {}) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      const relationshipId = await this.db.addVerb(sourceId, targetId, undefined, {
+        type,
+        weight: options.weight,
+        metadata: options.metadata,
+        autoCreateMissingNouns: options.autoCreateMissingNouns || false
+      })
+      
+      logger.debug('Relationship added', { 
+        relationshipId, 
+        sourceId, 
+        targetId, 
+        type 
+      })
+      
+      return relationshipId
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to add relationship:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getRelationship(id) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      const relationship = await this.db.getVerb(id)
+      return relationship
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to get relationship ${id}:`, error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async updateRelationship(id, updates) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      await this.db.updateVerb(id, updates)
+      logger.debug('Relationship updated', { id })
+      return true
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to update relationship ${id}:`, error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async deleteRelationship(id) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      await this.db.deleteVerb(id)
+      logger.debug('Relationship deleted', { id })
+      return true
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to delete relationship ${id}:`, error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async listRelationships(options = {}) {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      const relationships = await this.db.getVerbs(options)
+      return relationships
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to list relationships:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Health and metrics
+  async getHealth() {
+    if (!this.isInitialized) {
+      return { status: 'not_initialized' }
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const stats = await this.db.getStatistics()
+      return {
+        status: 'healthy',
+        database: {
+          entities: stats.nounCount || 0,
+          relationships: stats.verbCount || 0,
+          indexSize: stats.hnswIndexSize || 0
+        },
+        features: {
+          intelligentVerbScoring: config.get('brainy.features.intelligentVerbScoring'),
+          realTimeUpdates: config.get('brainy.features.realTimeUpdates'),
+          distributedMode: config.get('brainy.features.distributedMode')
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Health check failed:', error)
+      return { 
+        status: 'unhealthy', 
+        error: error.message 
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getMetrics() {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    
+    try {
+      const stats = await this.db.getStatistics()
+      return {
+        database: stats,
+        performance: {
+          // Add performance metrics here
+          uptime: process.uptime(),
+          memory: process.memoryUsage()
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to get metrics:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Utility methods
+  ensureInitialized() {
+    if (!this.isInitialized) {
+      throw new Error('BrainyService not initialized')
+    }
+  }
+
+  async shutdown() {
+    if (this.db && this.db.cleanup) {
+      await this.db.cleanup()
+    }
+    this.isInitialized = false
+    logger.info('BrainyService shutdown complete')
+  }
+
+  // Expose the underlying db for advanced operations
+  getDatabase() {
+    this.ensureInitialized()
+    return this.db
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/services/scoringService.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/services/scoringService.js
@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js'
+
+export class ScoringService {
+  constructor(brainyService) {
+    this.brainyService = brainyService
+  }
+
+  async provideFeedback(relationshipId, feedbackData) {
+    try {
+      // Get the relationship to extract source, target, and type
+      const relationship = await this.brainyService.getRelationship(relationshipId)
+      
+      if (!relationship) {
+        throw new Error(`Relationship ${relationshipId} not found`)
+      }
+
+      // Provide feedback to the intelligent scoring system
+      const db = this.brainyService.getDatabase()
+      await db.provideFeedbackForVerbScoring(
+        relationship.sourceId,
+        relationship.targetId,
+        relationship.type || relationship.verb,
+        feedbackData.weight,
+        feedbackData.confidence,
+        feedbackData.type || 'correction'
+      )
+
+      logger.info('Feedback provided for relationship', { 
+        relationshipId,
+        feedbackType: feedbackData.type || 'correction',
+        weight: feedbackData.weight,
+        confidence: feedbackData.confidence
+      })
+
+      return {
+        success: true,
+        message: 'Feedback provided successfully'
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to provide feedback:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getStats() {
+    try {
+      const db = this.brainyService.getDatabase()
+      const stats = db.getVerbScoringStats()
+      
+      if (!stats) {
+        return {
+          message: 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled or has no data yet',
+          stats: null
+        }
+      }
+
+      logger.debug('Retrieved scoring statistics', { 
+        totalRelationships: stats.totalRelationships 
+      })
+
+      return {
+        stats,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to get scoring statistics:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async exportLearningData() {
+    try {
+      const db = this.brainyService.getDatabase()
+      const learningData = db.exportVerbScoringLearningData()
+      
+      if (!learningData) {
+        return {
+          message: 'No learning data available for export',
+          data: null
+        }
+      }
+
+      logger.info('Learning data exported successfully')
+
+      return {
+        data: learningData,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        format: 'json'
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to export learning data:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async importLearningData(learningData) {
+    try {
+      const db = this.brainyService.getDatabase()
+      
+      // If data is an object, stringify it
+      const dataString = typeof learningData === 'string' 
+        ? learningData 
+        : JSON.stringify(learningData)
+
+      db.importVerbScoringLearningData(dataString)
+
+      logger.info('Learning data imported successfully')
+
+      return {
+        success: true,
+        message: 'Learning data imported successfully'
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to import learning data:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async clearStats() {
+    try {
+      const db = this.brainyService.getDatabase()
+      
+      // Access the intelligent scoring system directly if available
+      if (db.intelligentVerbScoring && db.intelligentVerbScoring.enabled) {
+        db.intelligentVerbScoring.clearStats()
+        
+        logger.info('Scoring statistics cleared')
+
+        return {
+          success: true,
+          message: 'Scoring statistics cleared successfully'
+        }
+      } else {
+        return {
+          success: false,
+          message: 'Intelligent verb scoring is not enabled'
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to clear scoring statistics:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Analysis methods
+  async analyzeRelationshipPattern(sourceType, targetType, relationshipType) {
+    try {
+      const stats = await this.getStats()
+      
+      if (!stats.stats) {
+        return {
+          message: 'No data available for pattern analysis'
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Find patterns for the specific relationship type
+      const pattern = `${sourceType}-${relationshipType}-${targetType}`
+      const relevantRelationships = stats.stats.topRelationships.filter(rel => 
+        rel.relationship.includes(relationshipType)
+      )
+
+      return {
+        pattern,
+        relationships: relevantRelationships,
+        analysis: {
+          averageWeight: relevantRelationships.reduce((sum, rel) => sum + rel.averageWeight, 0) / relevantRelationships.length || 0,
+          totalOccurrences: relevantRelationships.reduce((sum, rel) => sum + rel.count, 0),
+          confidence: relevantRelationships.length > 5 ? 'high' : 'low'
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to analyze relationship pattern:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getRecommendations(entityId, limit = 10) {
+    try {
+      // This would implement recommendation logic based on learned patterns
+      // For now, return a placeholder
+      return {
+        entityId,
+        recommendations: [],
+        message: 'Recommendation system not yet implemented',
+        basedOn: 'intelligent_verb_scoring_patterns'
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to get recommendations:', error)
+      throw error
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/utils/errors.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/utils/errors.js
@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+export class ApiError extends Error {
+  constructor(statusCode, message, isOperational = true, stack = '') {
+    super(message)
+    this.name = this.constructor.name
+    this.statusCode = statusCode
+    this.isOperational = isOperational
+    
+    if (stack) {
+      this.stack = stack
+    } else {
+      Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export class ValidationError extends ApiError {
+  constructor(message, field = null) {
+    super(400, message)
+    this.field = field
+    this.name = 'ValidationError'
+  }
+}
+
+export class NotFoundError extends ApiError {
+  constructor(resource, id = null) {
+    const message = id 
+      ? `${resource} with ID ${id} not found`
+      : `${resource} not found`
+    super(404, message)
+    this.name = 'NotFoundError'
+    this.resource = resource
+    this.resourceId = id
+  }
+}
+
+export class ConflictError extends ApiError {
+  constructor(message) {
+    super(409, message)
+    this.name = 'ConflictError'
+  }
+}
+
+export class DatabaseError extends ApiError {
+  constructor(message, operation = null) {
+    super(500, message)
+    this.name = 'DatabaseError'
+    this.operation = operation
+  }
+}
+
+export class AuthenticationError extends ApiError {
+  constructor(message = 'Authentication failed') {
+    super(401, message)
+    this.name = 'AuthenticationError'
+  }
+}
+
+export class AuthorizationError extends ApiError {
+  constructor(message = 'Insufficient permissions') {
+    super(403, message)
+    this.name = 'AuthorizationError'
+  }
+}
+
+export class RateLimitError extends ApiError {
+  constructor(message = 'Rate limit exceeded') {
+    super(429, message)
+    this.name = 'RateLimitError'
+  }
+}
+
+// Error factory for common scenarios
+export const createError = {
+  validation: (message, field) => new ValidationError(message, field),
+  notFound: (resource, id) => new NotFoundError(resource, id),
+  conflict: (message) => new ConflictError(message),
+  database: (message, operation) => new DatabaseError(message, operation),
+  auth: (message) => new AuthenticationError(message),
+  forbidden: (message) => new AuthorizationError(message),
+  rateLimit: (message) => new RateLimitError(message),
+  badRequest: (message) => new ApiError(400, message),
+  internal: (message) => new ApiError(500, message)
+}
+
+export default {
+  ApiError,
+  ValidationError,
+  NotFoundError,
+  ConflictError,
+  DatabaseError,
+  AuthenticationError,
+  AuthorizationError,
+  RateLimitError,
+  createError
+}
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/src/utils/logger.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/src/utils/logger.js
@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import winston from 'winston'
+import config from 'config'
+
+const logLevel = config.get('logging.level') || 'info'
+const logFormat = config.get('logging.format') || 'combined'
+
+// Create custom format for development
+const devFormat = winston.format.combine(
+  winston.format.timestamp({ format: 'HH:mm:ss' }),
+  winston.format.colorize(),
+  winston.format.printf(({ timestamp, level, message, ...meta }) => {
+    const metaStr = Object.keys(meta).length ? JSON.stringify(meta, null, 2) : ''
+    return `${timestamp} [${level}]: ${message} ${metaStr}`
+  })
+)
+
+// Create custom format for production
+const prodFormat = winston.format.combine(
+  winston.format.timestamp(),
+  winston.format.errors({ stack: true }),
+  winston.format.json()
+)
+
+// Create logger instance
+export const logger = winston.createLogger({
+  level: logLevel,
+  format: logFormat === 'dev' ? devFormat : prodFormat,
+  defaultMeta: { 
+    service: 'brainy-service',
+    version: process.env.npm_package_version || '1.0.0'
+  },
+  transports: [
+    new winston.transports.Console({
+      handleExceptions: true,
+      handleRejections: true
+    })
+  ]
+})
+
+// Add file logging for production
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+  logger.add(new winston.transports.File({
+    filename: 'logs/error.log',
+    level: 'error',
+    handleExceptions: true,
+    maxsize: 5242880, // 5MB
+    maxFiles: 5
+  }))
+
+  logger.add(new winston.transports.File({
+    filename: 'logs/combined.log',
+    maxsize: 5242880, // 5MB
+    maxFiles: 5
+  }))
+}
+
+// Capture unhandled errors
+logger.exceptions.handle(
+  new winston.transports.Console(),
+  new winston.transports.File({ filename: 'logs/exceptions.log' })
+)
+
+export default logger
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/tests/entities.test.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/tests/entities.test.js
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import request from 'supertest'
+import app from '../src/app.js'
+
+describe('Entity Endpoints', () => {
+  let server
+  let testEntityId
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    server = app.listen(0)
+    // Wait for Brainy to initialize
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
+  })
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    if (server) {
+      server.close()
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe('POST /api/entities', () => {
+    it('should create a new entity', async () => {
+      const entityData = {
+        data: { name: 'Test Entity', type: 'test' },
+        metadata: { category: 'test' }
+      }
+
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .post('/api/entities')
+        .send(entityData)
+        .expect(201)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', true)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('id')
+      expect(response.body.data).toHaveProperty('data')
+      expect(response.body.data.data).toEqual(entityData.data)
+      
+      testEntityId = response.body.id
+    })
+
+    it('should return 400 for missing data', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .post('/api/entities')
+        .send({})
+        .expect(400)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', false)
+      expect(response.body.error).toHaveProperty('message')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('GET /api/entities/:id', () => {
+    it('should retrieve an entity by ID', async () => {
+      if (!testEntityId) {
+        // Create test entity first
+        const entityData = {
+          data: { name: 'Test Entity', type: 'test' }
+        }
+        const createResponse = await request(app)
+          .post('/api/entities')
+          .send(entityData)
+        testEntityId = createResponse.body.id
+      }
+
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .get(`/api/entities/${testEntityId}`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', true)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('data')
+      expect(response.body.data).toHaveProperty('id', testEntityId)
+    })
+
+    it('should return 404 for non-existent entity', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .get('/api/entities/non-existent-id')
+        .expect(404)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', false)
+      expect(response.body.error).toHaveProperty('statusCode', 404)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('POST /api/entities/search', () => {
+    it('should search entities', async () => {
+      const searchQuery = {
+        query: 'test entity',
+        limit: 5,
+        threshold: 0.5
+      }
+
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .post('/api/entities/search')
+        .send(searchQuery)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', true)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('results')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('query', searchQuery.query)
+      expect(Array.isArray(response.body.results)).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return 400 for missing query', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .post('/api/entities/search')
+        .send({})
+        .expect(400)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', false)
+      expect(response.body.error.message).toContain('Query is required')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('GET /api/entities', () => {
+    it('should list entities with pagination', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .get('/api/entities?page=1&limit=10')
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', true)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('data')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('pagination')
+      expect(response.body.pagination).toHaveProperty('page', 1)
+      expect(response.body.pagination).toHaveProperty('limit', 10)
+      expect(Array.isArray(response.body.data)).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+})
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/tests/health.test.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/tests/health.test.js
@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest'
+import request from 'supertest'
+import app from '../src/app.js'
+
+describe('Health Endpoints', () => {
+  let server
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    server = app.listen(0) // Use random available port
+  })
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    if (server) {
+      server.close()
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe('GET /health', () => {
+    it('should return health status', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .get('/health')
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.status).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(200)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('status')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('timestamp')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('version')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('services')
+      expect(response.body.services).toHaveProperty('brainy')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('GET /health/liveness', () => {
+    it('should return liveness status', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .get('/health/liveness')
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('alive', true)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('timestamp')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('pid')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('uptime')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('GET /health/readiness', () => {
+    it('should return readiness status', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .get('/health/readiness')
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.status).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(200)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('ready')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('timestamp')
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('checks')
+      expect(response.body.checks).toHaveProperty('brainy')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('GET /health/metrics', () => {
+    it('should return system metrics', async () => {
+      const response = await request(app)
+        .get('/health/metrics')
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('success', true)
+      expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('data')
+      expect(response.body.data).toHaveProperty('timestamp')
+      expect(response.body.data).toHaveProperty('system')
+      expect(response.body.data.system).toHaveProperty('process')
+    })
+  })
+})
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/tests/setup.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/tests/setup.js
@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest'
+import config from 'config'
+
+// Global test setup
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  // Set test environment
+  process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test'
+  process.env.LOG_LEVEL = 'error'
+  
+  // Suppress console output during tests
+  const originalConsoleLog = console.log
+  const originalConsoleWarn = console.warn
+  
+  console.log = (...args) => {
+    if (!args[0]?.includes?.('Model loaded') && !args[0]?.includes?.('Brainy')) {
+      originalConsoleLog.apply(console, args)
+    }
+  }
+  
+  console.warn = (...args) => {
+    if (!args[0]?.includes?.('Model') && !args[0]?.includes?.('TensorFlow')) {
+      originalConsoleWarn.apply(console, args)
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  // Cleanup any global resources
+  // Force garbage collection if available
+  if (global.gc) {
+    global.gc()
+  }
+})
--- a/examples/brainy-service-template/vitest.config.js
+++ b/examples/brainy-service-template/vitest.config.js
@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    environment: 'node',
+    timeout: 60000, // 60 seconds for model loading
+    testTimeout: 60000,
+    hookTimeout: 60000,
+    teardownTimeout: 60000,
+    reporters: process.env.CI ? ['json'] : ['verbose'],
+    coverage: {
+      provider: 'v8',
+      reporter: ['text', 'json', 'html'],
+      exclude: [
+        'coverage/**',
+        'dist/**',
+        '**/node_modules/**',
+        '**/*.config.js',
+        '**/*.config.ts',
+        'tests/**'
+      ]
+    },
+    setupFiles: ['./tests/setup.js'],
+    globalSetup: ['./tests/globalSetup.js']
+  }
+})