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+# Phase 2: Provider Migration - Context
+
+**Gathered:** 2026-02-10
+**Status:** Ready for planning
+
+<domain>
+## Phase Boundary
+
+Replace raw `setState()` calls with Provider pattern (ChangeNotifier/Consumer) for reactive state management. Wire all shared app state through the widget tree. Remove trip tracking feature entirely. This phase does not fix overlay reliability or GPS optimization — those are Phases 3 and 4.
+
+</domain>
+
+<decisions>
+## Implementation Decisions
+
+### State granularity
+- **Separate providers per concern**: GpsDataManager (extends ChangeNotifier), SettingsProvider (theme + units combined), OverlayProvider
+- No TripProvider — trip tracking (distance, trip time, trip reset) is being **removed entirely**
+- Metrics panel UI removed entirely — no coordinates/accuracy/distance display
+- GpsDataManager exposes only live GPS data: speed, heading, accuracy, position
+
+### Singleton lifecycle
+- GpsDataManager **extends ChangeNotifier directly** (not wrapped by a separate provider)
+- **Singleton accessor removed** — all access goes through Provider via BuildContext
+- Placed at **root of widget tree** — disposed with app shutdown, not navigation
+- SettingsProvider loads eagerly from **pre-initialized SharedPreferences** in main() — no splash, no flash of defaults
+
+### Overlay data flow
+- **OverlayProvider owns all overlay messaging** — GPS data, theme, units all pushed from one place
+- OverlayProvider listens to GpsDataManager stream continuously, **skips sends when overlay inactive** (if-check, not unsubscribe)
+- OverlayProvider reads from SettingsProvider for theme/unit changes
+- **Heartbeat/polling mechanism stripped** during migration — replaced with simple boolean flag. Phase 3 builds proper detection.
+
+### Migration strategy
+- **Big bang migration** — all providers wired in one pass, no temporary coexistence of setState and Provider
+- `setState` **preserved for purely local widget state** (animation toggles, expand/collapse) — Provider for all shared/app state
+- **Granular Consumer/Selector widgets** — wrap individual widgets that depend on specific state (e.g., speed text, heading text), not broad screen sections
+- Trip data, metrics panel, and all related code **removed in this phase**
+
+### Claude's Discretion
+- Exact Consumer vs Selector usage per widget (performance optimization choices)
+- Provider initialization order and MultiProvider arrangement
+- How to handle permission state (whether it needs its own provider or stays procedural)
+- Timer and stream subscription cleanup patterns in dispose
+
+</decisions>
+
+<specifics>
+## Specific Ideas
+
+- GpsDataManager already has broadcast streams — migration path is: add ChangeNotifier mixin, call notifyListeners() from existing stream handlers, remove singleton factory
+- SettingsProvider replaces the inline theme/unit cycling logic that currently lives in SpeedometerScreen
+- Overlay communication simplification: strip polling timer, keep only the shareData() push mechanism with active/inactive boolean
+
+</specifics>
+
+<deferred>
+## Deferred Ideas
+
+- Trip tracking / route recording — explicitly removed, could return as a future milestone feature
+- Metrics panel with coordinates/accuracy — removed, could return as debug/developer mode
+- Overlay reliability fixes (stale data, detection) — Phase 3
+- GPS adaptive precision — Phase 4
+
+</deferred>
+
+---
+
+*Phase: 02-provider-migration*
+*Context gathered: 2026-02-10*