diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/CompileConfig.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/CompileConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ca5415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/CompileConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.bsc.langgraph4j;
+
+import org.bsc.langgraph4j.state.BaseCheckpointSaver;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+
+public class CompileConfig {
+
+    private BaseCheckpointSaver checkpointSaver;
+    private String[] interruptBefore = {};
+    private String[] interruptAfter = {};
+
+    public Optional<BaseCheckpointSaver> getCheckpointSaver() { return Optional.ofNullable(checkpointSaver); }
+    public String[] getInterruptBefore() { return interruptBefore; }
+    public String[] getInterruptAfter() { return interruptAfter; }
+
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder {
+        private final CompileConfig config = new CompileConfig();
+
+        public Builder checkpointSaver(BaseCheckpointSaver checkpointSaver) {
+            this.config.checkpointSaver = checkpointSaver;
+            return this;
+        }
+        public Builder interruptBefore(String... interruptBefore) {
+            this.config.interruptBefore = interruptBefore;
+            return this;
+        }
+        public Builder interruptAfter(String... interruptAfter) {
+            this.config.interruptAfter = interruptAfter;
+            return this;
+        }
+        public CompileConfig build() {
+            return config;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private CompileConfig() {}
+
+}
diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/CompiledGraph.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/CompiledGraph.java
index 6336fca..e205b89 100644
--- a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/CompiledGraph.java
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/CompiledGraph.java
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ public class CompiledGraph<State extends AgentState> {
     final Map<String, EdgeValue<State>> edges = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
     private int maxIterations = 25;
+    private final CompileConfig compileConfig;
 
     /**
      * Constructs a CompiledGraph with the given StateGraph.
      *
      * @param stateGraph the StateGraph to be used in this CompiledGraph
      */
-    protected CompiledGraph(StateGraph<State> stateGraph) {
+    protected CompiledGraph(StateGraph<State> stateGraph, CompileConfig compileConfig ) {
         this.stateGraph = stateGraph;
+        this.compileConfig = compileConfig;
         stateGraph.nodes.forEach(n ->
                 nodes.put(n.id(), n.action())
         );
@@ -109,10 +111,11 @@ private String getEntryPoint( State state ) throws Exception {
      * Creates an AsyncGenerator stream of NodeOutput based on the provided inputs.
      *
      * @param inputs the input map
+     * @param config the invoke configuration
      * @return an AsyncGenerator stream of NodeOutput
      * @throws Exception if there is an error creating the stream
      */
-    public AsyncGenerator<NodeOutput<State>> stream(Map<String,Object> inputs ) throws Exception {
+    public AsyncGenerator<NodeOutput<State>> stream(Map<String,Object> inputs, InvokeConfig config ) throws Exception {
 
         return AsyncGeneratorQueue.of(new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(), queue -> {
 
@@ -171,16 +174,27 @@ public AsyncGenerator<NodeOutput<State>> stream(Map<String,Object> inputs ) thro
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an AsyncGenerator stream of NodeOutput based on the provided inputs.
+     *
+     * @param inputs the input map
+     * @return an AsyncGenerator stream of NodeOutput
+     * @throws Exception if there is an error creating the stream
+     */
+    public AsyncGenerator<NodeOutput<State>> stream(Map<String,Object> inputs ) throws Exception {
+        return this.stream( inputs, InvokeConfig.builder().build() );
+    }
     /**
      * Invokes the graph execution with the provided inputs and returns the final state.
      *
      * @param inputs the input map
+     * @param config the invoke configuration
      * @return an Optional containing the final state if present, otherwise an empty Optional
      * @throws Exception if there is an error during invocation
      */
-    public Optional<State> invoke(Map<String,Object> inputs ) throws Exception {
+    public Optional<State> invoke(Map<String,Object> inputs, InvokeConfig config ) throws Exception {
 
-        var sourceIterator = stream(inputs).iterator();
+        var sourceIterator = stream(inputs, config).iterator();
 
         var result = StreamSupport.stream(
                 Spliterators.spliteratorUnknownSize(sourceIterator, Spliterator.ORDERED),
@@ -189,6 +203,17 @@ public Optional<State> invoke(Map<String,Object> inputs ) throws Exception {
         return  result.reduce((a, b) -> b).map( NodeOutput::state);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Invokes the graph execution with the provided inputs and returns the final state.
+     *
+     * @param inputs the input map
+     * @return an Optional containing the final state if present, otherwise an empty Optional
+     * @throws Exception if there is an error during invocation
+     */
+    public Optional<State> invoke(Map<String,Object> inputs ) throws Exception {
+        return this.invoke( inputs, InvokeConfig.builder().build() );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates a drawable graph representation of the state graph.
      *
diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/EdgeValue.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/EdgeValue.java
index 2677ba2..21ef364 100644
--- a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/EdgeValue.java
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/EdgeValue.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 @Value
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
-class EdgeValue<State extends AgentState> {
+public class EdgeValue<State extends AgentState> {
 
     /**
      * The unique identifier for the edge value.
diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/InvokeConfig.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/InvokeConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1588a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/InvokeConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.bsc.langgraph4j;
+
+import org.bsc.langgraph4j.state.CheckpointConfig;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class InvokeConfig {
+
+    private CheckpointConfig checkpointConfig;
+
+    public Optional<CheckpointConfig> getCheckpointConfig() {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(checkpointConfig);
+    }
+
+    static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder {
+
+        private String  checkpointThreadId;
+
+        public Builder checkpointThreadId(String threadId) {
+            this.checkpointThreadId = threadId;
+            return this;
+        }
+        public InvokeConfig build() {
+            InvokeConfig result = new InvokeConfig();
+
+            if( checkpointThreadId != null ) {
+                result.checkpointConfig = CheckpointConfig.of(checkpointThreadId);
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private InvokeConfig() {}
+}
diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/StateGraph.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/StateGraph.java
index 362528b..30ffa4d 100644
--- a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/StateGraph.java
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/StateGraph.java
@@ -198,10 +198,11 @@ private Node<State> makeFakeNode(String id) {
     /**
      * Compiles the state graph into a compiled graph.
      *
+     * @param config the compile configuration
      * @return a compiled graph
      * @throws GraphStateException if there are errors related to the graph state
      */
-    public CompiledGraph<State> compile() throws GraphStateException {
+    public CompiledGraph<State> compile( CompileConfig config ) throws GraphStateException {
         if (entryPoint == null) {
             throw Errors.missingEntryPoint.exception();
         }
@@ -237,6 +238,17 @@ public CompiledGraph<State> compile() throws GraphStateException {
             }
         }
 
-        return new CompiledGraph<>(this);
+        return new CompiledGraph<>(this, config);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Compiles the state graph into a compiled graph.
+     *
+     * @return a compiled graph
+     * @throws GraphStateException if there are errors related to the graph state
+     */
+    public CompiledGraph<State> compile() throws GraphStateException {
+        return compile(CompileConfig.builder().build());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/BaseCheckpointSaver.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/BaseCheckpointSaver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1877c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/BaseCheckpointSaver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.bsc.langgraph4j.state;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public interface BaseCheckpointSaver {
+
+    Collection<Checkpoint> list();
+    Optional<Checkpoint> get( String id );
+    void put( Checkpoint checkpoint );
+}
diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/Checkpoint.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/Checkpoint.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dad10fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/Checkpoint.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.bsc.langgraph4j.state;
+
+import lombok.Value;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class Checkpoint {
+
+    @lombok.Value(staticConstructor="of")
+    public static class Value {
+        AgentState state;
+        String next;
+    }
+
+    private final String id;
+    private final Value value;
+
+    public final String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+    public final Value getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public Checkpoint( Value value ) {
+        this(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), value );
+    }
+    public Checkpoint(String id, Value value) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(id, "id cannot be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value cannot be null");
+        this.id = id;
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/CheckpointConfig.java b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/CheckpointConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b33249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-jdk8/src/main/java/org/bsc/langgraph4j/state/CheckpointConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.bsc.langgraph4j.state;
+
+import lombok.Value;
+
+@Value(staticConstructor = "of")
+public class CheckpointConfig {
+    String threadId;
+}