diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 567f9b6e58..75a199a8c7 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
@@ -115,6 +121,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
@@ -128,6 +137,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
@@ -141,6 +153,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
@@ -154,6 +169,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
@@ -167,6 +185,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
@@ -180,6 +201,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
             "group": {
                 "kind": "build",
@@ -197,6 +221,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
             "group": {
                 "kind": "build",
@@ -214,6 +241,9 @@
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
             "group": {
                 "kind": "build",
@@ -224,6 +254,9 @@
             "label": "test",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet test",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
             "group": {
                 "kind": "test",
                 "isDefault": true
diff --git a/akd/Cargo.lock b/akd/Cargo.lock
index e9af85112d..67a409f2a4 100644
--- a/akd/Cargo.lock
+++ b/akd/Cargo.lock
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "akd",
  "blake3",
+ "config",
+ "serde",
  "uuid",
 ]
 
@@ -2635,6 +2637,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2f87b8aa10b915a06587d0dec516c282ff295b475d94abf425d62b57710070a2"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
+ "serde",
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
diff --git a/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/Cargo.toml b/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/Cargo.toml
index a638a86b49..5a8dbae381 100644
--- a/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ license-file.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-akd = { workspace = true }
+akd.workspace = true
 blake3 = "1.8.2"
-uuid = "1.18.1"
+config = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+uuid = { version = "1.18.1", features = ["serde"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
+
+[features]
+config = ["dep:config", "dep:serde"]
+default = ["config"]
diff --git a/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/src/config.rs b/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca3d14819d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::INSTALLATION_CONTEXT;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct BitwardenAkdConfiguration {
+    pub installation_id: uuid::Uuid,
+}
+
+impl BitwardenAkdConfiguration {
+    /// Initialize the global installation context for Bitwarden AKD.
+    /// Must be called once before any use.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Returns an error like [`OnceLock<Vec<u8>>`](std::sync::OnceLock) if called more than once.
+    pub fn init(&self) -> Result<(), Vec<u8>> {
+        INSTALLATION_CONTEXT.set(self.installation_id.into_bytes().into())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/src/lib.rs b/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/src/lib.rs
index 01b0f990c7..ca81bb21d8 100644
--- a/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/src/lib.rs
+++ b/akd/crates/bitwarden-akd-configuration/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@
 
 //! Define the Bitwarden V1 configuration
 
+#[cfg(feature = "config")]
+pub mod config;
+
 use akd::configuration::Configuration;
 use akd::hash::{Digest, DIGEST_BYTES};
-use akd::{
-    AkdLabel, AkdValue, AzksValue, AzksValueWithEpoch, NodeLabel, VersionFreshness,
-};
-use uuid::Uuid;
+use akd::{AkdLabel, AkdValue, AzksValue, AzksValueWithEpoch, NodeLabel, VersionFreshness};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 /// Bitwarden installation ID for instance separation
 static INSTALLATION_CONTEXT: OnceLock<Vec<u8>> = OnceLock::new();
@@ -99,11 +100,7 @@ impl Configuration for BitwardenV1Configuration {
         AzksValue([0u8; 32])
     }
 
-    fn hash_leaf_with_value(
-        value: &akd::AkdValue,
-        epoch: u64,
-        nonce: &[u8],
-    ) -> AzksValueWithEpoch {
+    fn hash_leaf_with_value(value: &akd::AkdValue, epoch: u64, nonce: &[u8]) -> AzksValueWithEpoch {
         let commitment = Self::generate_commitment_from_nonce_client(value, nonce);
         Self::hash_leaf_with_commitment(commitment, epoch)
     }