* feat: add domain management system with support for multiple domain profiles
- Introduced DomainManager class for loading and managing domain profiles.
- Added support for a default domain ('code') and fallback mechanisms.
- Implemented domain configuration validation and error handling.
- Created types for domain configuration, observation types, and concepts.
- Added new directory for domain profiles and ensured its existence.
- Updated SettingsDefaultsManager to include CLAUDE_MEM_DOMAIN setting.
* Refactor domain management to mode management
- Removed DomainManager class and replaced it with ModeManager for better clarity and functionality.
- Updated types from DomainConfig to ModeConfig and DomainPrompts to ModePrompts.
- Changed references from domains to modes in the settings and paths.
- Ensured backward compatibility by maintaining the fallback mechanism to the 'code' mode.
* feat: add migration 008 to support mode-agnostic observations and refactor service layer references in documentation
* feat: add new modes for code development and email investigation with detailed observation types and concepts
* Refactor observation parsing and prompt generation to incorporate mode-specific configurations
- Updated `parseObservations` function to use 'observation' as a universal fallback type instead of 'change', utilizing active mode's valid observation types.
- Modified `buildInitPrompt` and `buildContinuationPrompt` functions to accept a `ModeConfig` parameter, allowing for dynamic prompt content based on the active mode.
- Enhanced `ModePrompts` interface to include additional guidance for observers, such as recording focus and skip guidance.
- Adjusted the SDKAgent to load the active mode and pass it to prompt generation functions, ensuring prompts are tailored to the current mode's context.
* fix: correct mode prompt injection to preserve exact wording and type list visibility
- Add script to extract prompts from main branch prompts.ts into code.yaml
- Fix prompts.ts to show type list in XML template (e.g., "[ bugfix | feature | ... ]")
- Keep 'change' as fallback type in parser.ts (maintain backwards compatibility)
- Regenerate code.yaml with exact wording from original hardcoded prompts
- Build succeeds with no TypeScript errors
* fix: update ModeManager to load JSON mode files and improve validation
- Changed ModeManager to load mode configurations from JSON files instead of YAML.
- Removed the requirement for an "observation" type and updated validation to require at least one observation type.
- Updated fallback behavior in the parser to use the first type from the active mode's type list.
- Added comprehensive tests for mode loading, prompt injection, and parser integration, ensuring correct behavior across different modes.
- Introduced new mode JSON files for "Code Development" and "Email Investigation" with detailed observation types and prompts.
* Add mode configuration loading and update licensing information for Ragtime
- Implemented loading of mode configuration in WorkerService before database initialization.
- Added PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 to Ragtime directory.
- Created README.md for Ragtime with licensing details and usage guidelines.
* fix: add datasets directory to .gitignore to prevent accidental commits
* refactor: remove unused plugin package.json file
* chore: add package.json for claude-mem plugin with version 7.4.5
* refactor: remove outdated tests and improve error handling
- Deleted tests for ChromaSync error handling, smart install, strip memory tags, and user prompt tag stripping due to redundancy or outdated logic.
- Removed vitest configuration as it is no longer needed.
- Added a comprehensive implementation plan for fixing the modes system, addressing critical issues and improving functionality.
- Created a detailed test analysis report highlighting the quality and effectiveness of the current test suite, identifying areas for improvement.
- Introduced a new plugin package.json for runtime dependencies related to claude-mem hooks.
* refactor: remove parser regression tests to streamline codebase
* docs: update CLAUDE.md to clarify test management and changelog generation
* refactor: remove migration008 for mode-agnostic observations
* Refactor observation type handling to use ModeManager for icons and emojis
- Removed direct mappings of observation types to icons and work emojis in context-generator, FormattingService, SearchManager, and TimelineService.
- Integrated ModeManager to dynamically retrieve icons and emojis based on the active mode.
- Improved maintainability by centralizing the logic for observation type representation.
* Refactor observation metadata constants and update context generator
- Removed the explicit declaration of OBSERVATION_TYPES and OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS from observation-metadata.ts.
- Introduced fallback default strings for DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_TYPES_STRING and DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS_STRING.
- Updated context-generator.ts to utilize observation types and concepts from ModeManager instead of constants.
* refactor: remove intermediate error handling from hooks (Phase 1)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy - errors propagate and crash loud
instead of being caught, wrapped, and re-thrown at intermediate layers.
Changes:
- Remove try/catch around fetch calls in all hooks - let errors throw
- Add try/catch ONLY around JSON.parse at entry points
- Delete error-handler.ts and hook-error-handler.ts (no longer needed)
- Update worker-utils.ts: functions now throw instead of returning null
- Update transcript-parser.ts: throw on missing path, empty file, malformed JSON
- Remove all handleWorkerError, handleFetchError imports
Philosophy: If something breaks, we KNOW it broke. No silent failures.
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* refactor: remove intermediate error handling from worker service (Phase 2)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy to worker service layer.
Changes:
- worker-service.ts: Remove try/catch from version endpoint, cleanup,
MCP close, process enumeration, force kill, and isAlive check
- SessionRoutes.ts: Remove try/catch from JSON.stringify calls, remove
.catch() from Chroma sync and SDK agent calls
- SettingsRoutes.ts: Remove try/catch from toggleMcp()
- DatabaseManager.ts: Remove .catch() from backfill and close operations
- SDKAgent.ts: Keep outer try/catch (top-level), remove .catch() from
Chroma sync operations
- SSEBroadcaster.ts: Remove try/catch from broadcast and sendToClient
Philosophy: Errors propagate and crash loud. BaseRouteHandler.wrapHandler
provides top-level catching for HTTP routes.
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* refactor: remove error swallowing from SQLite services (Phase 3)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy to database layer.
SessionStore.ts migrations:
- ensureWorkerPortColumn(): Remove outer try/catch, let it throw
- ensurePromptTrackingColumns(): Remove outer try/catch, let it throw
- removeSessionSummariesUniqueConstraint(): Keep inner transaction
rollback, remove outer catch
- addObservationHierarchicalFields(): Remove outer try/catch
- makeObservationsTextNullable(): Keep inner transaction rollback,
remove outer catch
- createUserPromptsTable(): Keep inner transaction rollback, remove
outer catch
- getFilesForSession(): Remove try/catch around JSON.parse
SessionSearch.ts:
- ensureFTSTables(): Remove try/catch, let it throw
Philosophy: Migration errors that are swallowed mean we think the
database is fine when it's not. Keep only inner transaction rollback
try/catch blocks.
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* refactor: remove error hiding from utilities (Phase 4)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy to utility layer.
logger.ts:
- formatTool(): Remove try/catch, let JSON.parse throw on malformed input
context-generator.ts:
- loadContextConfig(): Remove try/catch, let parseInt throw on invalid settings
- Transcript extraction: Remove try/catch, let file read errors propagate
ChromaSync.ts:
- close(): Remove nested try/catch blocks, let close errors propagate
Philosophy: No silent fallbacks or hidden defaults. If something breaks,
we know it broke immediately.
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* feat: serve static UI assets and update package root path
- Added middleware to serve static UI assets (JS, CSS, fonts, etc.) in ViewerRoutes.
- Updated getPackageRoot function to correctly return the package root directory as one level up from the current directory.
* feat: Enhance mode loading with inheritance support
- Introduced parseInheritance method to handle parent--override mode IDs.
- Added deepMerge method for recursively merging mode configurations.
- Updated loadMode method to support inheritance, loading parent modes and applying overrides.
- Improved error handling for missing mode files and logging for better traceability.
* fix(modes): correct inheritance file resolution and path handling
* Refactor code structure for improved readability and maintainability
* feat: Add mode configuration documentation and examples
* fix: Improve concurrency handling in translateReadme function
* Refactor SDK prompts to enhance clarity and structure
- Updated the `buildInitPrompt` and `buildContinuationPrompt` functions in `prompts.ts` to improve the organization of prompt components, including the addition of language instructions and footer messages.
- Removed redundant instructions and emphasized the importance of recording observations.
- Modified the `ModePrompts` interface in `types.ts` to include new properties for system identity, language instructions, and output format header, ensuring better flexibility and clarity in prompt generation.
* Enhance prompts with language instructions and XML formatting
- Updated `buildInitPrompt`, `buildSummaryPrompt`, and `buildContinuationPrompt` functions to include detailed language instructions in XML comments.
- Ensured that language instructions guide users to keep XML tags in English while writing content in the specified language.
- Modified the `buildSummaryPrompt` function to accept `mode` as a parameter for consistency.
- Adjusted the call to `buildSummaryPrompt` in `SDKAgent` to pass the `mode` argument.
* Refactor XML prompt generation in SDK
- Updated the buildInitPrompt, buildSummaryPrompt, and buildContinuationPrompt functions to use new placeholders for XML elements, improving maintainability and readability.
- Removed redundant language instructions in comments for clarity.
- Added new properties to ModePrompts interface for better structure and organization of XML placeholders and section headers.
* feat: Update observation prompts and structure across multiple languages
* chore: Remove planning docs and update Ragtime README
Remove ephemeral development artifacts:
- .claude/plans/modes-system-fixes.md
- .claude/test-analysis-report.md
- PROMPT_INJECTION_ANALYSIS.md
Update ragtime/README.md to explain:
- Feature is not yet implemented
- Dependency on modes system (now complete in PR #412)
- Ready to be scripted out in future release
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* fix: Move summary prompts to mode files for multilingual support
Summary prompts were hardcoded in English in prompts.ts, breaking
multilingual support. Now properly mode-based:
- Added summary_instruction, summary_context_label,
summary_format_instruction, summary_footer to code.json
- Updated buildSummaryPrompt() to use mode fields instead of hardcoded text
- Added summary_footer with language instructions to all 10 language modes
- Language modes keep English prompts + language requirement footer
This fixes the gaslighting where we claimed full multilingual support
but summaries were still generated in English.
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* chore: Clean up README by removing local preview instructions and streamlining beta features section
* Add translated README files for Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Chinese languages
* Add new language modes for code development in multiple languages
- Introduced JSON configurations for Code Development in Greek, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.
- Each configuration includes prompts for observations, summaries, and instructions tailored to the respective language.
- Ensured that all prompts emphasize the importance of generating observations without referencing the agent's actions.
* Add multilingual support links to README files in various languages
- Updated README.id.md, README.it.md, README.ja.md, README.ko.md, README.nl.md, README.no.md, README.pl.md, README.pt-br.md, README.ro.md, README.ru.md, README.sv.md, README.th.md, README.tr.md, README.uk.md, README.vi.md, and README.zh.md to include links to other language versions.
- Each README now features a centered paragraph with flags and links for easy navigation between different language documents.
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* fix: prevent initialization promise from resolving on failure
Background initialization was resolving the promise even when it failed,
causing the readiness check to incorrectly indicate the worker was ready.
Now the promise stays pending on failure, ensuring /api/readiness
continues returning 503 until initialization succeeds.
Fixes critical issue #1 from nonsense audit.
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* fix: improve error handling in context inject and settings update routes
* Enhance error handling for ChromaDB failures in SearchManager
- Introduced a flag to track ChromaDB failure states.
- Updated logging messages to provide clearer feedback on ChromaDB initialization and failure.
- Modified the response structure to inform users when semantic search is unavailable due to ChromaDB issues, including installation instructions for UVX/Python.
* refactor: remove deprecated silent-debug utility functions
* Enhance error handling and validation in hooks
- Added validation for required fields in `summary-hook.ts` and `save-hook.ts` to ensure necessary inputs are provided before processing.
- Improved error messages for missing `cwd` in `save-hook.ts` and `transcript_path` in `summary-hook.ts`.
- Cleaned up code by removing unnecessary error handling logic and directly throwing errors when required fields are missing.
- Updated binary file `mem-search.zip` to reflect changes in the plugin.
* fix: improve error handling in summary hook to ensure errors are not masked
* fix: add error handling for unknown message content format in transcript parser
* fix: log error when failing to notify worker of session end
* Refactor date formatting functions: move to shared module
- Removed redundant date formatting functions from SearchManager.ts.
- Consolidated date formatting logic into shared timeline-formatting.ts.
- Updated functions to accept both ISO date strings and epoch milliseconds.
* Refactor tag stripping functions to extract shared logic
- Introduced a new internal function `stripTagsInternal` to handle the common logic for stripping memory tags from both JSON and prompt content.
- Updated `stripMemoryTagsFromJson` to utilize the new internal function, simplifying its implementation.
- Modified `stripMemoryTagsFromPrompt` to also call `stripTagsInternal`, reducing code duplication and improving maintainability.
- Removed redundant type checks and logging from both functions, as they now rely on the internal function for processing.
* Refactor settings validation in SettingsRoutes
- Consolidated multiple individual setting validations into a single validateSettings method.
- Updated handleUpdateSettings to use the new validation method for improved maintainability.
- Each setting now has its validation logic encapsulated within validateSettings, ensuring a single source of truth for validation rules.
* fix: add error logging to ProcessManager.getPidInfo()
Previously getPidInfo() returned null silently for three cases:
1. File not found (expected - no action needed)
2. JSON parse error (corrupted file - now logs warning)
3. Type validation failure (malformed data - now logs warning)
This fix adds warning logs for cases 2 and 3 to provide visibility
into PID file corruption issues. Logs include context like parsed
data structure or error message with file path.
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* fix: remove overly defensive try-catch in SessionRoutes
Remove unnecessary try-catch block that was masking potential errors when
checking file paths for session-memory meta-observations. Property access
on parsed JSON objects never throws - existing truthiness checks already
safely handle undefined/null values.
Issue #12 from nonsense audit: SessionRoutes catch-all exception masking
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* fix: remove redundant try-catch from getWorkerPort()
Simplified getWorkerPort() by removing unnecessary try-catch wrapper.
SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile() already handles missing files
by returning defaults, and .get() never throws - making the catch
block completely redundant.
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* refactor: eliminate ceremonial wrapper in hook-response.ts
Replace buildHookResponse() function with direct constant export.
Most hook responses were calling a function just to return the same
constant object. Only SessionStart with context needs special handling.
Changes:
- Export STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE constant directly
- Simplify createHookResponse() to only handle SessionStart special case
- Update all hooks to use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE instead of function call
- Eliminate buildHookResponse() function with redundant branching
Files modified:
- src/hooks/hook-response.ts: Export constant, simplify function
- src/hooks/new-hook.ts: Use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE
- src/hooks/save-hook.ts: Use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE
- src/hooks/summary-hook.ts: Use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE
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* fix: make getWorkerHost() consistent with getWorkerPort()
- Use SettingsDefaultsManager.get('CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR') for path resolution
instead of hardcoded ~/.claude-mem (supports custom data directories)
- Add caching to getWorkerHost() (same pattern as getWorkerPort())
- Update clearPortCache() to also clear host cache
- Both functions now have identical patterns: caching, consistent path
resolution, and same error handling via SettingsDefaultsManager
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* refactor: inline single-use timeout constants in ProcessManager
Remove 6 timeout constants used only once each, inlining their values
directly at the point of use. Following YAGNI principle - constants
should only exist when used multiple times.
Removed constants:
- PROCESS_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS (5000ms)
- HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS (10000ms)
- HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS (200ms)
- HEALTH_CHECK_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS (1000ms)
- PROCESS_EXIT_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS (100ms)
- HTTP_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS (2000ms)
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* fix: replace overly broad path filter in HTTP logging middleware
Replace `req.path.includes('.')` with explicit static file extension
checking to prevent incorrectly skipping API endpoint logging.
- Add `staticExtensions` array with legitimate asset types
- Use `.endsWith()` matching instead of `.includes()`
- API endpoints containing periods (if any) now logged correctly
- Static assets (.js, .css, .svg, etc.) still skip logging as intended
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* refactor: expand logger.formatTool() to handle all tool types
Replace hard-coded tool formatting for 4 tools with comprehensive coverage:
File operations (Read, Edit, Write, NotebookEdit):
- Consolidated file_path handling for all file operations
- Added notebook_path support for NotebookEdit
- Shows filename only (not full path)
Search tools (Glob, Grep):
- Glob: shows pattern
- Grep: shows pattern (truncated if > 30 chars)
Network tools (WebFetch, WebSearch):
- Shows URL or query (truncated if > 40 chars)
Meta tools (Task, Skill, LSP):
- Task: shows subagent_type or description
- Skill: shows skill name
- LSP: shows operation type
This eliminates the "hard-coded 4 tools" limitation and provides
meaningful log output for all tool types.
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* fix: remove all truncation from logger.formatTool()
Truncation hides critical debugging information. Show everything:
- Bash: full command (was truncated at 50 chars)
- File operations: full path (was showing filename only)
- Grep: full pattern (was truncated at 30 chars)
- WebFetch/WebSearch: full URL/query (was truncated at 40 chars)
- Task: full description (was truncated at 30 chars)
Logs exist to provide complete information. Never hide details.
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* refactor: replace array indexing with regex capture for drive letter
Use explicit regex capture group to extract Windows drive letter instead
of assuming cwd[0] is always the first character. Safer and more explicit.
- Changed cwd.match(/^[A-Z]:\\/i) to cwd.match(/^([A-Z]):\\/i)
- Extract drive letter from driveMatch[1] instead of cwd[0]
- Restructured control flow to avoid nested conditionals
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* fix: return computed values from DataRoutes processing endpoint
The handleSetProcessing endpoint was computing queueDepth and
activeSessions but not including them in the response. This commit
includes all computed values in the API response.
- Return queueDepth and activeSessions in /api/processing response
- Eliminates dead code pattern where values are computed but unused
- API callers can now access these metrics
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* fix: move error handling into SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile()
Wrap the entire loadFromFile() method in try-catch so it handles ALL
error cases (missing file, corrupted JSON, permission errors, I/O failures)
instead of forcing every caller to add redundant try-catch blocks.
This follows DRY principle: one function owns error handling, all callers
stay simple and clean.
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* Refactor hook response handling and optimize token estimation
- Removed the HookType and HookResponse types and the createHookResponse function from hook-response.ts to simplify the response handling for hooks.
- Introduced a standardized hook response for all hooks in hook-response.ts.
- Moved the estimateTokens function from SearchManager.ts to timeline-formatting.ts for better reusability and clarity.
- Cleaned up redundant estimateTokens function definitions in SearchManager.ts.
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- Updated all instances of `npm run worker:restart` to `claude-mem restart` in documentation and code comments for consistency.
- Modified error messages and logging to reflect the new command structure.
- Adjusted worker management commands in various troubleshooting documents.
- Changed the worker status check message to guide users towards the new command.
* chore: bump version to 7.3.6 in package.json
* Enhance worker readiness checks and MCP connection handling
- Updated health check endpoint to /api/readiness for better initialization tracking.
- Increased timeout for health checks and worker startup retries, especially for Windows.
- Added initialization flags to track MCP readiness and overall worker initialization status.
- Implemented a timeout guard for MCP connection to prevent hanging.
- Adjusted logging to reflect readiness state and errors more accurately.
* fix(windows): use Bun PATH detection in worker wrapper
Phase 2/8: Fix Bun PATH Detection in Worker Wrapper
- Import getBunPath() in worker-wrapper.ts for Bun detection
- Add Bun path resolution before spawning inner worker process
- Update spawn call to use detected Bun path instead of process.execPath
- Add logging to bun-path.ts when PATH detection succeeds
- Add logging when fallback paths are used
- Add Windows-specific validation for .exe extension
- Log warning with searched paths when Bun not found
- Fail fast with clear error message if Bun cannot be detected
This ensures worker-wrapper uses the correct Bun executable on Windows
even when Bun is not in PATH, fixing issue #371 where users reported
"Bun not in PATH" errors despite Bun being installed.
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* fix(windows): standardize child process spawning with windowsHide
Phase 3/8: Standardize Child Process Spawning (Windows)
Changes:
- Added windowsHide flag to ChromaSync MCP subprocess spawn
- Added Windows-specific process tracking (childPid) in ChromaSync
- Force-kill subprocess on Windows before closing transport to prevent zombie processes
- Updated cleanupOrphanedProcesses() to support Windows using PowerShell Get-CimInstance
- Use taskkill /T /F for proper process tree cleanup on Windows
- Audited BranchManager - confirmed windowsHide already present on all spawn calls
This prevents PowerShell windows from appearing during ChromaSync operations
and ensures proper cleanup of subprocess trees on Windows.
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* fix(windows): enhance socket cleanup with recursive process tree management
Phase 4/8: Enhanced Socket Cleanup & Process Tree Management
Changes:
- Added recursive process tree enumeration in worker-wrapper.ts for Windows
- Enhanced killInner() to enumerate all descendants before killing
- Added fallback individual process kill if taskkill /T fails
- Added 10s timeout to ChromaSync.close() in DatabaseManager to prevent hangs
- Force nullify ChromaSync even on close failure to prevent resource leaks
- Improved logging to show full process tree during cleanup
This ensures complete cleanup of all child processes (ChromaSync MCP subprocess,
Python processes, etc.) preventing socket leaks and CLOSE_WAIT states.
Addresses: #363, #361
* fix(windows): consolidate project name extraction with drive root handling
Phase 5/8: Project Name Extraction Consolidation
- Created shared getProjectName() utility in src/utils/project-name.ts
- Handles edge case: drive roots (C:\, J:\) now return "drive-X" format
- Handles edge case: null/undefined/empty cwd now returns "unknown-project"
- Fixed missing null check bug in new-hook.ts
- Replaced duplicated path.basename(cwd) logic in:
- src/hooks/context-hook.ts
- src/hooks/new-hook.ts
- src/services/context-generator.ts
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* fix(windows): increase timeouts and improve error messages
Phase 6/8: Increase Timeouts & Improve Error Messages
- Enhanced logger.ts with platform prefix (WIN32/DARWIN) and PID in all logs
- Added comprehensive Windows troubleshooting to ProcessManager error messages
- Enhanced Bun detection error message with Windows-specific troubleshooting
- All error messages now include GitHub issue numbers and docs links
- Windows timeout already increased to 2.0x multiplier in previous phases
Changes:
- src/utils/logger.ts: Added platform prefix and PID to all log output
- src/services/process/ProcessManager.ts: Enhanced error messages with troubleshooting steps
- src/utils/bun-path.ts: Added Windows-specific Bun detection error guidance
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* fix(windows): add comprehensive Windows CI testing
Phase 7/8: Add Windows CI Testing
- Create automated Windows testing workflow
- Test worker startup/shutdown cycles
- Verify Bun PATH detection on Windows
- Test rapid restart scenarios
- Validate port cleanup after shutdown
- Check for zombie processes
- Run on all pushes and PRs to main/fix/feature branches
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* ci(windows): remove build steps from Windows CI workflow
Build files are already included in the plugin folder, so npm install
and npm run build are unnecessary steps in the CI workflow.
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* revert: remove Windows CI workflow
The CI workflow cannot be properly implemented in the current architecture
due to limitations in testing the worker service in CI environments.
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* security: add PID validation and improve ChromaSync timeout handling
Address critical security and reliability issues identified in PR review:
**Security Fixes:**
- Add PID validation before all PowerShell/taskkill command execution
- Validate PIDs are positive integers to prevent command injection
- Apply validation in worker-wrapper.ts, worker-service.ts, and ChromaSync.ts
**Reliability Improvements:**
- Add timeout handling to ChromaSync client.close() (10s timeout)
- Add timeout handling to ChromaSync transport.close() (5s timeout)
- Implement force-kill fallback when ChromaSync close operations timeout
- Prevents hanging on shutdown and ensures subprocess cleanup
**Implementation Details:**
- PID validation checks: Number.isInteger(pid) && pid > 0
- Applied before all execSync taskkill calls on Windows
- Applied in process enumeration (Get-CimInstance) PowerShell commands
- ChromaSync.close() uses Promise.race for timeout enforcement
- Graceful degradation with force-kill fallback on timeout
Addresses PR #378 review feedback
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* Refactor ChromaSync client and transport closure logic
- Removed timeout handling for closing the Chroma client and transport.
- Simplified error logging for client and transport closure.
- Ensured subprocess cleanup logic is more straightforward.
* fix(worker): streamline Windows process management and cleanup
* revert: remove speculative LLM-generated complexity
Reverts defensive code that was added speculatively without user-reported issues:
- ChromaSync: Remove PID extraction and explicit taskkill (wrapper handles this)
- worker-wrapper: Restore simple taskkill /T /F (validated in v7.3.5)
- DatabaseManager: Remove Promise.race timeout wrapper
- hook-constants: Restore original timeout values
- logger: Remove platform/PID additions to every log line
- bun-path: Remove speculative logging
Keeps only changes that map to actual GitHub issues:
- #374: Drive root project name fix (getProjectName utility)
- #363: Readiness endpoint and Windows orphan cleanup
- #367: windowsHide on ChromaSync transport
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On Windows, Bun doesn't properly release socket handles when the worker
process exits, causing "zombie ports" that remain bound even after all
processes are dead. This required a system reboot to clear.
Solution: Introduce a wrapper process (worker-wrapper.cjs) that:
- Spawns the actual worker as a child with IPC channel
- On restart/shutdown, uses `taskkill /T /F` to kill the entire process tree
- Exits itself, allowing hooks to start fresh
The wrapper has no sockets, so Bun's socket cleanup bug doesn't affect it.
When the wrapper kills the inner worker tree and exits, the port is properly
released and can be immediately reused.
Key changes:
- New worker-wrapper.ts for Windows process lifecycle management
- ProcessManager starts wrapper on Windows, worker directly on Unix
- Worker sends IPC messages to wrapper for restart/shutdown
- Health endpoint now includes debug info (build ID, managed status, hasIpc)
Tested: Restart API now properly releases port and new worker binds to same port.
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Adds proper PowerShell escaping to prevent theoretical command injection
in Start-Process arguments on Windows.
Security Context:
- All paths (bunPath, script, MARKETPLACE_ROOT) are application-controlled
- Not user input - derived from system paths and installation directories
- If attacker could modify these, they already have filesystem access
- This includes direct access to ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db
- Nevertheless, proper escaping follows security best practices
Changes:
- Added escapePowerShellString() helper for PowerShell single-quote escaping
- Escapes all path arguments before PowerShell command construction
- Added security context comment explaining threat model
Fixes: Security concern raised in PR #339 review
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This is a backup of all work done by the 3 Phase 1 agents:
Agent A - Command Injection Fix (Issue #354):
- Fixed command injection in BranchManager.ts
- Fixed unnecessary shell usage in bun-path.ts
- Added comprehensive security test suite
- Created SECURITY.md and SECURITY_AUDIT_REPORT.md
Agent B - Observation Persistence Fix (Issue #353):
- Added PendingMessageStore from PR #335
- Integrated persistent queue into SessionManager
- Modified SDKAgent to mark messages complete
- Updated SessionStore with pending_messages migration
- Updated worker-types.ts with new interfaces
Agent C - Batch Endpoint Verification (Issue #348):
- Created batch-observations.test.ts
- Updated worker-service.mdx documentation
Also includes:
- Documentation context files (biomimetic, windows struggles)
- Build artifacts from agent testing
This work will be re-evaluated after v7.3.0 release.
Fixes blank console windows appearing on Windows 11 when spawning the worker process.
## Problem
On Windows, `windowsHide: true` doesn't work when combined with `detached: true` in child_process.spawn().
This is a Node.js limitation (nodejs/node#21825) that **Bun also inherits** because Bun uses Node.js process spawning semantics.
Result: Blank console windows with "claude" title appear during claude-mem operations.
## Solution
Use PowerShell's `Start-Process -WindowStyle Hidden` on Windows to properly hide console windows.
Unix platforms continue using standard `spawn()` with `detached: true`.
## Testing
Validated by ToxMox on Windows 11 in PR #315:
- windowsHide approach: ❌ Still shows blank consoles
- PowerShell approach: ✅ Properly hides windows
## Implementation
```typescript
// Windows: PowerShell workaround
Start-Process -FilePath 'bun' -ArgumentList '${script}' -WindowStyle Hidden
// Unix: Standard spawn (works fine)
spawn(bunPath, [script], { detached: true })
```
## Notes
- Affects BOTH Bun and Node.js runtimes on Windows
- This is a **high-priority fix** for Windows users
- Keeps Bun runtime (doesn't address zombie socket issue)
- Zombie socket issue is separate and requires different solution
## References
- Issue: #304 (Multiple visible console windows on Windows 11)
- Testing: PR #315 (ToxMox's detailed analysis)
- Node.js bug: nodejs/node#21825
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Add 2-second delay before worker restart in ensureWorkerVersionMatches() to
give files time to sync. Fixes issue where MCP server would fail after plugin
updates because restart happened too quickly.
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* feat: Add batch fetching for observations and update documentation
- Implemented a new endpoint for fetching multiple observations by IDs in a single request.
- Updated the DataRoutes to include a POST /api/observations/batch endpoint.
- Enhanced SKILL.md documentation to reflect changes in the search process and batch fetching capabilities.
- Increased the default limit for search results from 5 to 40 for better usability.
* feat!: Fix timeline parameter passing with SearchManager alignment
BREAKING CHANGE: Timeline MCP tools now use standardized parameter names
- anchor_id → anchor
- before → depth_before
- after → depth_after
- obs_type → type (timeline tool only)
Fixes timeline endpoint failures caused by parameter name mismatch between
MCP layer and SearchManager. Adds new SessionStore methods for fetching
prompts and session summaries by ID.
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* docs: reframe timeline parameter fix as bug fix, not breaking change
The timeline tools were completely broken due to parameter name mismatch.
There's nothing to migrate from since the old parameters never worked.
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* Refactor mem-search documentation and optimize API tool definitions
- Updated SKILL.md to emphasize batch fetching for observations, clarifying usage and efficiency.
- Removed deprecated tools from mcp-server.ts and streamlined tool definitions for clarity.
- Enhanced formatting in FormattingService.ts for better output readability.
- Adjusted SearchManager.ts to improve result headers and removed unnecessary search tips from combined text.
* Refactor FormattingService and SearchManager for table-based output
- Updated FormattingService to format search results as tables, including methods for formatting observations, sessions, and user prompts.
- Removed JSON format handling from SearchManager and streamlined result formatting to consistently use table format.
- Enhanced readability and consistency in search tips and formatting logic.
- Introduced token estimation for observations and improved time formatting.
* refactor: update documentation and API references for version bump and search functionalities
* Refactor code structure for improved readability and maintainability
* chore: change default model from haiku to sonnet
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* feat: unify timeline formatting across search and context services
Extract shared timeline formatting utilities into reusable module to align
MCP search output format with context-generator's date/file-grouped format.
Changes:
- Create src/shared/timeline-formatting.ts with reusable utilities
(parseJsonArray, formatDateTime, formatTime, formatDate, toRelativePath,
extractFirstFile, groupByDate)
- Refactor context-generator.ts to use shared utilities
- Update SearchManager.search() to use date/file grouping
- Add search-specific row formatters to FormattingService
- Fix timeline methods to extract actual file paths from metadata
instead of hardcoding 'General'
- Remove Work column from search output (kept in context output)
Result: Consistent date/file-grouped markdown formatting across both
systems while maintaining their different column requirements.
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* refactor: remove redundant legend from search output
Remove legend from search/timeline results since it's already shown
in SessionStart context. Saves ~30 tokens per search result.
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* Refactor session summary rendering to remove links
- Removed link generation for session summaries in context generation and search manager.
- Updated output formatting to exclude links while maintaining the session summary structure.
- Adjusted related components in TimelineService to ensure consistency across the application.
* fix: move skillPath declaration outside try block to fix scoping bug
The skillPath variable was declared inside the try block but referenced
in the catch block for error logging. Since const is block-scoped, this
would cause a ReferenceError when the error handler executes.
Moved skillPath declaration before the try block so it's accessible in
both try and catch scopes.
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* fix: address PR #317 code review feedback
**Critical Fixes:**
- Replace happy_path_error__with_fallback debug calls with proper logger methods in mcp-server.ts
- All HTTP API calls now use logger.debug/error for consistent logging
**Code Quality Improvements:**
- Extract 90-day recency window magic numbers to named constants
- Added RECENCY_WINDOW_DAYS and RECENCY_WINDOW_MS constants in SearchManager
**Documentation:**
- Document model cost implications of Haiku → Sonnet upgrade in CHANGELOG
- Provide clear migration path for users who want to revert to Haiku
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* refactor: simplify CHANGELOG - remove cost documentation
Removed model cost comparison documentation per user feedback.
Kept only the technical code quality improvements.
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- Removed all instances of happy_path_error__with_fallback from various hooks, services, and utilities.
- Introduced logger.happyPathError for consistent logging of unexpected nulls and fallback values.
- Updated the logger utility to include a new happyPathError method with enhanced context and stack trace.
- Deprecated silent-debug utility as all logging functionality has been migrated to the logger.
- Added a new line after the command to run for restarting the worker in the error message.
- Included an additional instruction to restart Claude Code after running the worker restart command.
* Enhance error logging in hooks
- Added detailed error logging in context-hook, new-hook, save-hook, and summary-hook to capture status, project, port, and relevant session information on failures.
- Improved error messages thrown in save-hook and summary-hook to include specific context about the failure.
* Refactor migration logging to use console.log instead of console.error
- Updated SessionSearch and SessionStore classes to replace console.error with console.log for migration-related messages.
- Added notes in the documentation to clarify the use of console.log for migration messages due to the unavailability of the structured logger during constructor execution.
* Refactor SDKAgent and silent-debug utility to simplify error handling
- Updated SDKAgent to use direct defaults instead of happy_path_error__with_fallback for non-critical fields such as last_user_message, last_assistant_message, title, filesRead, filesModified, concepts, and summary.request.
- Enhanced silent-debug documentation to clarify appropriate use cases for happy_path_error__with_fallback, emphasizing its role in handling unexpected null/undefined values while discouraging its use for nullable fields with valid defaults.
* fix: correct happy_path_error__with_fallback usage to prevent false errors
Fixes false "Missing cwd" and "Missing transcript_path" errors that were
flooding silent.log even when values were present.
Root cause: happy_path_error__with_fallback was being called unconditionally
instead of only when the value was actually missing.
Pattern changed from:
value: happy_path_error__with_fallback('Missing', {}, value || '')
To correct usage:
value: value || happy_path_error__with_fallback('Missing', {}, '')
Fixed in:
- src/hooks/save-hook.ts (PostToolUse hook)
- src/hooks/summary-hook.ts (Stop hook)
- src/services/worker/http/routes/SessionRoutes.ts (2 instances)
Impact: Eliminates false error noise, making actual errors visible.
Addresses issue #260 - users were seeing "Missing cwd" errors despite
Claude Code correctly passing all required fields.
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* Enhance error logging and handling across services
- Improved error messages in SessionStore to include project context when fetching boundary observations and timestamps.
- Updated ChromaSync error handling to provide more informative messages regarding client initialization failures, including the project context.
- Enhanced error logging in WorkerService to include the package path when reading version fails.
- Added detailed error logging in worker-utils to capture expected and running versions during health checks.
- Extended WorkerErrorMessageOptions to include actualError for more informative restart instructions.
* Refactor error handling in hooks to use standardized fetch error handler
- Introduced a new error handler `handleFetchError` in `shared/error-handler.ts` to standardize logging and user-facing error messages for fetch failures across hooks.
- Updated `context-hook.ts`, `new-hook.ts`, `save-hook.ts`, and `summary-hook.ts` to utilize the new error handler, improving consistency and maintainability.
- Removed redundant imports and error handling logic related to worker restart instructions from the hooks.
* feat: add comprehensive error handling tests for hooks and ChromaSync client
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Fixes ENOENT error on first install when ~/.claude-mem/ directory
doesn't exist yet. The startWorker() function tried to write the
.pm2-migrated marker file without first creating the parent directory.
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Removes bun-wrapper indirection. Hooks are compiled JavaScript that work perfectly with Node. Worker still uses Bun where performance matters. Fixes#264
- Updated multiple hooks (context-hook, new-hook, save-hook, summary-hook, user-message-hook) to throw errors using `getWorkerRestartInstructions` for improved user guidance on worker connection issues.
- Enhanced `handleWorkerError` function to utilize the new error message generator for consistent error reporting.
- Modified `ensureWorkerRunning` function to provide detailed instructions based on the worker's state, including port information.
- Introduced `getWorkerRestartInstructions` utility in `error-messages.ts` to generate platform-aware error messages for worker failures.
Updated built plugin files with latest changes including localhost
binding security improvements and enhanced runtime detection.
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Critical improvement for seamless upgrades across all versions.
Changes:
1. Added /api/version endpoint to worker service
- Returns current worker version from package.json
2. Added version checking in worker-utils.ts
- getPluginVersion() - reads plugin's package.json version
- getWorkerVersion() - fetches version from worker API
- ensureWorkerVersionMatches() - compares and restarts if needed
3. Modified ensureWorkerRunning()
- Now calls ensureWorkerVersionMatches() after health check
- Automatically restarts worker when version mismatch detected
- Logs version mismatch for debugging
Impact:
- Users no longer need to manually restart worker after upgrades
- Eliminates connection errors from running old worker code
- Critical for v7.1.1 (Bun auto-install) and all future releases
- Fixes the issue where PR #236 changes weren't applied until manual restart
Testing:
- Version endpoint working: returns {"version":"7.1.0"}
- Worker health check: passing
- Auto-restart logic: triggers on version mismatch
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Previously skipped Windows PM2 cleanup based on assumption that PM2
wasn't used on Windows. However, this left potential orphaned processes.
Changes:
- Remove platform check (process.platform !== 'win32')
- Run PM2 cleanup on Mac/Linux/Windows consistently
- Create .pm2-migrated marker on all platforms
- Update documentation to reflect cross-platform behavior
Rationale:
- Quality migration should clean up ALL orphaned processes
- Error handling (try/catch) already makes this safe
- Even if PM2 had Windows issues, cleanup won't hurt
- Consistent behavior across platforms is better UX
Impact:
- Windows users will get PM2 cleanup on first hook trigger
- Marker file now created on Windows (prevents repeated attempts)
- No breaking changes (errors caught and ignored)
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- Implemented a method to check if Bun is available in the system PATH.
- Updated the startWithBun method to return an error if Bun is not found.
- Enhanced PID file parsing to validate required fields and their types.
- Cleaned up stale PID files if the process is no longer alive.
fix(SettingsRoutes): clear port cache after updating settings
- Added a call to clearPortCache after writing updated settings to ensure the application uses the latest configuration.
- Updated shebangs in user-message-hook.js, worker-cli.js, and worker-service.cjs to use Bun instead of Node.
- Modified build-hooks.js to generate Bun-compatible shebangs in built scripts.
- Enhanced sync-marketplace.cjs to trigger a worker restart after syncing files via an HTTP request.
- Improved worker-cli.ts to exit with appropriate status codes after executing commands.
- Added build-worker-binary.js to create a Windows executable for the worker service using Bun's compile feature.
- Replaced hardcoded migration port with dynamic port retrieval using `getWorkerPort()` in worker-cli.ts.
- Updated context generator to clarify error handling comments.
- Introduced timeout constants in ProcessManager for better maintainability.
- Configured SQLite settings using constants for mmap size and cache size in DatabaseManager.
- Added timeout constants for Git and NPM commands in BranchManager.
- Enhanced error logging in FormattingService and SearchManager to provide more context on failures.
- Removed deprecated silentDebug function and replaced its usage with logger.debug.
- Updated tests to use dynamic worker port retrieval instead of hardcoded values.
- Introduced `/api/admin/restart` and `/api/admin/shutdown` endpoints in WorkerService for restarting and shutting down the service.
- Updated error message in hook-error-handler to provide clearer instructions for restarting the worker.
- Refactored worker-utils to remove PM2 dependency and implement ProcessManager for starting the worker service.
- Cleaned up legacy PM2 references and provided new manual start instructions.
* Fix critical session persistence bug in new-hook
Restores the second POST call to /sessions/:sessionDbId/init that was
incorrectly removed as "duplicate" in the hooks refactor.
The two POST calls serve different purposes:
- POST /api/sessions/init: Creates DB session, saves prompt (no SDK agent)
- POST /sessions/:sessionDbId/init: Starts the SDK agent session
Without the second call, the SDK agent never started, causing:
- First prompts saved to DB but never processed
- Subsequent prompts queued but no agent running to consume them
- Each new prompt creating orphaned sessions instead of continuing
This fix restores proper session continuation across multiple prompts.
Fixes conversation fragmentation reported in production.
* updated agent-sdk
* Skip meta-observations for session-memory file operations
Added a check to skip meta-observations when file operations (Edit, Write, Read, NotebookEdit) are performed on session-memory files. If the file path includes 'session-memory', a debug log is generated and the response indicates that the observation was skipped.
* refactor: Clean up hook-response and new-hook files
- Removed 'PreCompact' hook type and associated logic from hook-response.ts for improved type safety.
- Deleted extensive architecture comments in new-hook.ts to streamline code readability.
- Simplified debug logging in new-hook.ts to reduce verbosity.
- Enhanced ensureWorkerRunning function in worker-utils.ts with a final health check before throwing errors.
- Added a new documentation file outlining the hooks cleanup process and future improvements.
* Refactor cleanup and user message hooks
- Updated cleanup-hook.js to improve error handling and remove unnecessary input checks.
- Simplified user-message-hook.js by removing time-sensitive announcements and streamlining output.
- Enhanced logging functionality in both hooks for better debugging and clarity.
* Refactor error handling in hooks to use centralized error handler
- Introduced `handleWorkerError` function in `src/shared/hook-error-handler.ts` to manage worker-related errors.
- Updated `context-hook.ts`, `new-hook.ts`, `save-hook.ts`, and `summary-hook.ts` to utilize the new error handler, simplifying error management and improving code readability.
- Removed repetitive error handling logic from individual hooks, ensuring consistent user-friendly messages for connection issues.
* Refactor user-message and summary hooks to utilize shared transcript parser; introduce hook exit codes
- Moved user message extraction logic to a new shared module `transcript-parser.ts` for better code reuse.
- Updated `summary-hook.ts` to use the new `extractLastMessage` function for retrieving user and assistant messages.
- Replaced direct exit code usage in `user-message-hook.ts` with constants from `hook-constants.ts` for improved readability and maintainability.
- Added `HOOK_EXIT_CODES` to `hook-constants.ts` to standardize exit codes across hooks.
* Refactor hook input interfaces to enforce required fields
- Updated `SessionStartInput`, `UserPromptSubmitInput`, `PostToolUseInput`, and `StopInput` interfaces to require `session_id`, `transcript_path`, and `cwd` fields, ensuring better type safety and clarity in hook inputs.
- Removed optional index signatures from these interfaces to prevent unintended properties and improve code maintainability.
- Adjusted related hook implementations to align with the new interface definitions.
* Refactor save-hook to remove tool skipping logic; enhance summary-hook to handle spinner stopping with error logging; update SessionRoutes to load skip tools from settings; add CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS to SettingsDefaultsManager for configurable tool exclusion.
* Document CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS setting in public docs
Added documentation for the new CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS configuration
setting in response to PR review feedback. Users can now discover and
customize which tools are excluded from observations.
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- Enhanced logging functionality in user-message-hook.js to include better formatting and error handling.
- Updated worker-utils.ts to escape single quotes in PowerShell commands and added checks for global PM2 installation.
- Improved readability and maintainability of the code by restructuring and clarifying variable names.
**Problem:**
Worker service crashed on startup with:
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'get')
at new Wd (.../worker-service.cjs:52:131469)
**Root Cause:**
Circular dependency between SettingsDefaultsManager and logger:
1. SettingsDefaultsManager imports logger
2. logger imports SettingsDefaultsManager
3. logger constructor calls SettingsDefaultsManager.get() at init time
4. When CommonJS resolves the cycle, SettingsDefaultsManager is undefined
**Solution:**
Break the circular dependency by making logger lazy-load its configuration:
- Change logger.level from initialized in constructor to lazy-loaded
- Add getLevel() method that loads on first access
- Update all level checks to use getLevel()
This allows SettingsDefaultsManager to import logger without triggering
the circular dependency, since logger no longer accesses SettingsDefaultsManager
during module initialization.
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- Moved SettingsDefaultsManager from worker/settings to shared directory.
- Updated all import paths across the codebase to reflect the new location.
- Removed early-settings.ts as its functionality is now handled by SettingsDefaultsManager.
- Adjusted logger and paths to utilize SettingsDefaultsManager for configuration values.
- Replaced instances of silentDebug with happy_path_error__with_fallback across multiple files to improve error logging and handling.
- Updated the utility function to provide clearer semantics for error handling when expected values are missing.
- Introduced a script to find potential silent failures in the codebase that may need to be addressed with the new error handling approach.
- Introduced a new module `hook-constants.ts` to define timeout constants for various hooks.
- Updated `cleanup-hook.ts`, `context-hook.ts`, `save-hook.ts`, and `summary-hook.ts` to utilize the new `HOOK_TIMEOUTS.DEFAULT` for fetch timeouts instead of hardcoded values.
- Adjusted worker utility timeouts in `worker-utils.ts` to use constants from `hook-constants.ts`, improving maintainability and consistency across the codebase.
- Added silent debugging for settings file loading failures in early-settings.ts.
- Improved error logging in worker-utils.ts for health check and worker startup failures, including detailed error information and context.
- Removed direct database operations in new-hook.ts and replaced them with an HTTP call to initialize sessions.
- Added error handling for HTTP requests and improved logging for session initialization.
- Updated SessionRoutes to handle new session initialization and privacy checks.
- Enhanced privacy tag stripping logic to prevent saving fully private prompts.
- Improved overall error handling and debugging messages throughout the session management process.
- Updated paths in troubleshooting documentation to reflect new settings file location.
- Modified diagnostics and reference files to read from ~/.claude-mem/settings.json.
- Introduced getWorkerPort utility for cleaner worker port retrieval.
- Enhanced ChromaSync and SDKAgent to load Python version and Claude path from settings.
- Updated SettingsRoutes to validate new settings: CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL and CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION.
- Added early-settings module to load settings for logger and other early-stage modules.
- Adjusted logger to use early-loaded log level setting.
- Refactored paths to utilize early-loaded data directory setting.
This PR addresses issue #193 affecting Windows installations of claude-mem.
## Bug 1: Missing ecosystem.config.cjs in packaged plugin
**Problem**: The ecosystem.config.cjs file was not included in the plugin
package, causing PM2 to fail when trying to start the worker from cache.
**Fix**: Added `plugin/ecosystem.config.cjs` with correct path for packaged
structure (`./scripts/worker-service.cjs` instead of `./plugin/scripts/`).
## Bug 2: Incorrect MCP Server Path (src/services/worker-service.ts)
**Problem**: Path `__dirname, '..', '..', 'plugin', 'scripts', 'mcp-server.cjs'`
only worked in dev structure, failed in packaged plugin.
**Error produced**:
```
Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\...\claude-mem\plugin\scripts\mcp-server.cjs'
[ERROR] [SYSTEM] Background initialization failed MCP error -32000: Connection closed
```
**Fix**: Changed to `path.join(__dirname, 'mcp-server.cjs')` since mcp-server.cjs
is in the same directory as worker-service.cjs after bundling.
## Bug 3: Missing smart-install.js in plugin package
**Problem**: smart-install.js was referenced in hooks.json but not included
in the plugin/ directory for cache deployment.
**Fix**: Added `plugin/scripts/smart-install.js` that uses `createRequire()`
to resolve modules from MARKETPLACE_ROOT.
## Bug 4: hooks.json incorrect path
**Problem**: Referenced `/../scripts/smart-install.js` but CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT
points to the plugin/ directory.
**Fix**: Changed to `/scripts/smart-install.js`.
## Bug 5: Windows Worker Startup - Visible Console Windows
**Problem**: PM2 ignores windowsHide option on Windows, opening visible
console windows when starting the worker service.
**Fix**: Use PowerShell `Start-Process -WindowStyle Hidden` on Windows while
keeping PM2 for Unix systems (src/shared/worker-utils.ts).
## Additional Improvements
- Increased worker startup timeouts for Windows (500ms health check, 1000ms
wait between retries, 15 retries = 15s total vs previous 5s)
- Added `windowsHide: true` to root ecosystem.config.cjs for PM2
## Note on Assertion Failure
The Windows libuv assertion failure `!(handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_CLOSING)`
at `src\win\async.c:76` is a known upstream issue in Claude Code (Issue #7579),
triggered by fetch() calls on Windows. This is NOT caused by worker spawning
and cannot be fixed in claude-mem.
Tested on Windows 11 with Node.js v24.
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- Introduced SettingsDefaultsManager to centralize default settings and loading logic.
- Updated context-generator, SDKAgent, SettingsRoutes, and worker-utils to utilize the new manager for loading settings.
- Removed redundant code for reading settings from files and environment variables.
- Ensured fallback to default values when settings file is missing or invalid.
Created database.ts with proper database result types and replaced 38+ 'as any' casts throughout the codebase with proper type annotations.
Changes:
- Created src/types/database.ts with TableColumnInfo, IndexInfo, and database record types
- Fixed all type casts in SessionStore.ts (migrations, query results)
- Fixed type casts in SessionSearch.ts, SettingsManager.ts, SettingsRoutes.ts
- Improved MCP server JSON schema typing
All builds pass and worker service runs successfully.
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Extracted SQL query from handleSessionInit route handler into SessionStore.getLatestUserPrompt()
method to fix abstraction leak and improve type safety.
Changes:
- Added getLatestUserPrompt() method to SessionStore with proper return type
- Replaced raw SQL query in SessionRoutes with type-safe method call
- Removed direct database access through dbManager.getSessionStore().db
- Improved separation of concerns (data layer vs HTTP layer)
Benefits:
- Type safety: Explicit return type instead of 'as any' cast
- Maintainability: SQL query logic belongs in data layer
- Testability: Can test query logic independently from HTTP layer
- Consistency: Follows existing pattern of query methods in SessionStore
Phase 3 Complete: SQL abstraction leak fixed in session init endpoint.
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* fix: Hide console window on Windows when spawning child processes
Add windowsHide: true to spawnSync and execSync calls to prevent
empty console windows from appearing on Windows when hooks execute.
Fixes two spawn points:
- worker-utils.ts: PM2 spawn when starting worker service
- user-message-hook.ts: Node spawn for context display
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html (windowsHide option)
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* fix: Add windowsHide to remaining execSync calls for complete Windows console window hiding
This completes the Windows console window fix by adding `windowsHide: true` to all remaining `execSync` calls:
- src/services/worker-service.ts:220 - pgrep command for orphaned process detection
- src/services/worker-service.ts:226 - pkill command for process cleanup
- src/services/worker/SDKAgent.ts:414 - where/which claude command for finding executable
These operations are less frequent than the user-prompt hook, but should still avoid spawning console windows on Windows for a complete fix.
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* feat: Add dual-tag system for meta-observation control
Implements <private> and <claude-mem-context> tag stripping at hook layer
to give users fine-grained control over what gets persisted in observations
and enable future real-time context injection without recursive storage.
**Features:**
- stripMemoryTags() function in save-hook.ts
- Strips both <private> and <claude-mem-context> tags before sending to worker
- Always active (no configuration needed)
- Comprehensive test suite (19 tests, all passing)
- User documentation for <private> tag
- Technical architecture documentation
**Architecture:**
- Edge processing pattern (filter at hook, not worker)
- Defensive type handling with silentDebug
- Supports multiline, nested, and multiple tags
- Enables strategic orchestration for internal tools
**User-Facing:**
- <private> tag for manual privacy control (documented)
- Prevents sensitive data from persisting in observations
**Infrastructure:**
- <claude-mem-context> tag ready for real-time context feature
- Prevents recursive storage when context injection ships
**Files:**
- src/hooks/save-hook.ts: Core implementation
- tests/strip-memory-tags.test.ts: Test suite (19/19 passing)
- docs/public/usage/private-tags.mdx: User guide
- docs/public/docs.json: Navigation update
- docs/context/dual-tag-system-architecture.md: Technical docs
- plugin/scripts/save-hook.js: Built hook
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* fix: Strip private tags from user prompts and skip memory ops for fully private prompts
Fixes critical privacy bug where <private> tags were not being stripped from
user prompts before storage in user_prompts table, making private content
searchable via mem-search.
Changes:
1. new-hook.ts: Skip memory operations for fully private prompts
- If cleaned prompt is empty after stripping tags, skip saveUserPrompt
- Skip worker init to avoid wasting resources on empty prompts
- Logs: "(fully private - skipped)"
2. save-hook.ts: Skip observations for fully private prompts
- Check if user prompt was entirely private before creating observations
- Respects user intent: fully private prompt = no observations at all
- Prevents "thoughts pop up" issue where private prompts create public observations
3. SessionStore.ts: Add getUserPrompt() method
- Retrieves prompt text by session_id and prompt_number
- Used by save-hook to check if prompt was private
4. Tests: Added 4 new tests for fully private prompt detection (16 total, all passing)
5. Docs: Updated private-tags.mdx to reflect correct behavior
- User prompts ARE now filtered before storage
- Private content never reaches database or search indices
Privacy Protection:
- Fully private prompts: No user_prompt saved, no worker init, no observations
- Partially private prompts: Tags stripped, content sanitized before storage
- Zero leaks: Private content never indexed or searchable
Addresses reviewer feedback on PR #153 about user prompt filtering.
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* feat: Enhance memory tag handling and indexing in user prompts
- Added a new index `idx_user_prompts_lookup` on `user_prompts` for improved query performance based on `claude_session_id` and `prompt_number`.
- Refactored memory tag stripping functionality into dedicated utility functions: `stripMemoryTagsFromJson` and `stripMemoryTagsFromPrompt` for better separation of concerns and reusability.
- Updated hooks (`new-hook.ts` and `save-hook.ts`) to utilize the new tag stripping functions, ensuring private content is not stored or searchable.
- Removed redundant inline tag stripping functions from hooks to streamline code.
- Added tests for the new tag stripping utilities to ensure functionality and prevent regressions.
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