docs: comprehensive v5.1.2 documentation update

This commit brings all documentation up to date with the current v5.1.2
codebase, addressing 12+ critical discrepancies and adding 2 major new
documentation files.

## Files Modified (18 documentation files):

### Root Documentation:
- README.md: Updated version badge (4.3.1 → 5.1.2), tool count (7 → 9),
  added viewer UI and theme toggle features, updated "What's New" section
- CHANGELOG.md: Added 8 missing releases (v4.3.2 through v5.1.2) with
  comprehensive release notes
- CLAUDE.md: Removed hardcoded personal paths, documented all 14 worker
  endpoints (was 8), added Chroma integration overview, updated v5.x releases

### Mintlify Documentation (docs/):
- introduction.mdx: Updated search tool count to 9, added viewer UI and
  theme toggle to features
- configuration.mdx: Added smart-install.js documentation, clarified data
  directory locations, added CLAUDE_CODE_PATH env var, explained observations
  vs sessions, updated hook configuration examples
- development.mdx: Added comprehensive viewer UI development section (103 lines),
  updated build output filenames (search-server.mjs)
- usage/search-tools.mdx: Added get_context_timeline and get_timeline_by_query
  documentation with examples, updated tool count to 9
- architecture/overview.mdx: Updated to 7 hook files, 9 search tools, added
  Chroma to tech stack, enhanced component details with viewer UI
- architecture/hooks.mdx: Added smart-install.js and user-message-hook.js
  documentation, updated hook count to 7
- architecture/worker-service.mdx: Documented all 14 endpoints organized by
  category (Viewer & Health, Data Retrieval, Settings, Session Management)
- architecture/mcp-search.mdx: Added timeline tools documentation, updated
  tool count to 9, fixed filename references (search-server.mjs)
- architecture-evolution.mdx: Added complete v5.x release history (v5.0.0
  through v5.1.2), updated title to "v3 to v5"
- hooks-architecture.mdx: Updated to "Seven Hook Scripts", added smart-install
  and user-message-hook documentation
- troubleshooting.mdx: Added v5.x specific issues section (viewer, theme toggle,
  SSE, Chroma, PM2 Windows fix)

### New Documentation Files:
- docs/VIEWER.md: Complete 400+ line guide to web viewer UI including architecture,
  features, usage, development, API integration, performance considerations
- docs/CHROMA.md: Complete 450+ line guide to vector database integration including
  hybrid search architecture, semantic search explanation, performance benchmarks,
  installation, configuration, troubleshooting

## Key Corrections Made:

1.  Updated version badges and references: 4.3.1 → 5.1.2
2.  Corrected search tool count: 7 → 9 (added get_context_timeline, get_timeline_by_query)
3.  Fixed MCP server filename: search-server.js → search-server.mjs
4.  Updated hook count: 5 → 7 (added smart-install.js, user-message-hook.js)
5.  Documented all 14 worker endpoints (was 8, incorrectly claimed 6 were missing)
6.  Removed hardcoded personal file paths
7.  Added Chroma vector database documentation
8.  Added viewer UI comprehensive documentation
9.  Updated CHANGELOG with all missing v4.3.2-v5.1.2 releases
10.  Clarified data directory locations (production vs development)
11.  Added smart-install.js caching system documentation
12.  Updated SessionStart hook configuration examples

## Documentation Statistics:

- Total files modified: 18
- New files created: 2
- Lines added: ~2,000+
- Version mismatches fixed: 2 critical
- Missing features documented: 5+ major
- Missing tools documented: 2 MCP tools
- Missing endpoints documented: 6 API endpoints

## Impact:

Documentation now accurately reflects the current v5.1.2 codebase with:
- Complete viewer UI documentation (v5.1.0)
- Theme toggle feature (v5.1.2)
- Hybrid search architecture with Chroma (v5.0.0)
- Smart install caching (v5.0.3)
- All 7 hook scripts documented
- All 9 MCP search tools documented
- All 14 worker service endpoints documented
- Comprehensive troubleshooting for v5.x issues

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Alex Newman
2025-11-06 13:59:10 -05:00
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@@ -51,9 +51,15 @@ Claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin providing persistent memory across sessions.
- `SessionStore` = CRUD, `SessionSearch` = FTS5 queries
**MCP Search Server** (`src/servers/search-server.ts`)
- Exposes 8 search tools to Claude Code
- Exposes 9 search tools to Claude Code
- Configured in `plugin/.mcp.json`
- Built to `plugin/search-server.js` (ESM format)
- Built to `plugin/search-server.mjs` (ESM format)
**Chroma Vector Database** (`src/services/sync/ChromaSync.ts`)
- Hybrid semantic + keyword search architecture
- Automatic vector embedding synchronization
- 90-day recency filtering for relevant results
- Combined with SQLite FTS5 for optimal search performance
**Viewer UI** (`src/ui/viewer/`)
- React + TypeScript web interface accessible at http://localhost:37777
@@ -296,8 +302,16 @@ Use this when:
- Need complete implementation context
- Issue might be a subtle inconsistency between files
## Recent Changes (v5.1.0)
## Recent Changes
### v5.1.2 - Theme Toggle
**Theme Support**: Light/dark mode for viewer UI
- User-selectable theme with persistent settings
- Automatic system preference detection
- Smooth transitions between themes
- Settings stored in browser localStorage
### v5.1.0 - Web-Based Viewer UI
**Major Feature**: Web-Based Viewer UI for Real-Time Memory Stream
- Production-ready viewer accessible at http://localhost:37777
- Real-time visualization via Server-Sent Events (SSE) - see observations, sessions, and prompts as they happen
@@ -307,15 +321,29 @@ Use this when:
- Auto-reconnection with exponential backoff
- GPU-accelerated animations for smooth interactions
**New Worker Endpoints** (8 HTTP/SSE endpoints, +500 lines):
- `/api/prompts` - Paginated user prompts with project filtering
- `/api/observations` - Paginated observations with project filtering
- `/api/summaries` - Paginated session summaries with project filtering
- `/api/stats` - Database statistics (total counts by project)
- `/api/projects` - List of unique project names
- `/stream` - Server-Sent Events for real-time updates
- `/` - Serves viewer HTML
- `/health` - Health check endpoint
**Worker Service API Endpoints** (14 HTTP/SSE endpoints total):
*Viewer & Health:*
- `GET /` - Serves viewer HTML (self-contained React app)
- `GET /health` - Health check endpoint
- `GET /stream` - Server-Sent Events for real-time updates
*Data Retrieval:*
- `GET /api/prompts` - Paginated user prompts with project filtering
- `GET /api/observations` - Paginated observations with project filtering
- `GET /api/summaries` - Paginated session summaries with project filtering
- `GET /api/stats` - Database statistics (total counts by project)
*Settings:*
- `GET /api/settings` - Get current viewer settings
- `POST /api/settings` - Update viewer settings
*Session Management:*
- `POST /sessions/:sessionDbId/init` - Initialize new session
- `POST /sessions/:sessionDbId/observations` - Add observations to session
- `POST /sessions/:sessionDbId/summarize` - Generate session summary
- `GET /sessions/:sessionDbId/status` - Get session status
- `DELETE /sessions/:sessionDbId` - Delete session (graceful cleanup)
**Database Enhancements** (+98 lines in SessionStore):
- `getRecentPrompts()` - Paginated prompts with OFFSET/LIMIT
@@ -333,12 +361,21 @@ Use this when:
**Why This Matters**: Users can now visualize their memory stream in real-time. See exactly what claude-mem is capturing as you work, filter by project, and understand the context being injected into sessions.
### Previous Release (v5.0.3)
### v5.0.3 - Smart Install Caching
**Smart Caching Installer for Windows Compatibility**:
- Eliminated redundant npm install on every SessionStart (2-5s → 10ms)
- Caches version in `.install-version` file
- Only runs npm install when actually needed (first time, version change, missing deps)
- 200x performance improvement for cached installations
### v5.0.0 - Hybrid Search Architecture
**Major Feature**: Chroma Vector Database Integration
- Hybrid semantic + keyword search combining ChromaDB with SQLite FTS5
- ChromaSync service for automatic vector embedding synchronization (738 lines)
- 90-day recency filtering for contextually relevant results
- New MCP tools: `get_context_timeline` and `get_timeline_by_query`
- Performance: Semantic search <200ms with 8,000+ vector documents
- Enhanced all 9 MCP search tools with hybrid search capabilities
## Configuration Users Can Set
@@ -388,11 +425,12 @@ Real-time visibility into memory stream helps users understand what's being capt
## File Locations
**Source**: `/Users/alexnewman/Scripts/claude-mem/src/`
**Built Plugin**: `/Users/alexnewman/Scripts/claude-mem/plugin/`
**Installed Plugin**: `~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/`
**Database**: `~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db`
**Usage Logs**: `~/.claude-mem/usage-logs/usage-YYYY-MM-DD.jsonl`
**Source**: `<project-root>/src/` - TypeScript source files
**Built Plugin**: `<project-root>/plugin/` - Compiled JavaScript outputs
**Installed Plugin**: `~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/` - User's installed plugin location
**Database**: `~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db` - SQLite database with observations, sessions, summaries
**Chroma Database**: `~/.claude-mem/chroma/` - Vector embeddings for semantic search
**Usage Logs**: `~/.claude-mem/usage-logs/usage-YYYY-MM-DD.jsonl` - Daily API usage tracking
## Quick Reference