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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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL%203.0-blue.svg" alt="License">
</a>
<a href="package.json">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-4.3.1-green.svg" alt="Version">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-5.1.2-green.svg" alt="Version">
</a>
<a href="package.json">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D18.0.0-brightgreen.svg" alt="Node">
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Restart Claude Code. Context from previous sessions will automatically appear in
**Key Features:**
- 🧠 **Persistent Memory** - Context survives across sessions
- 📊 **Progressive Disclosure** - Layered memory retrieval with token cost visibility
- 🔍 **7 Search Tools** - Query your project history via MCP
- 🔍 **9 Search Tools** - Query your project history via MCP
- 🖥️ **Web Viewer UI** - Real-time memory stream at http://localhost:37777
- 🤖 **Automatic Operation** - No manual intervention required
- 🔗 **Citations** - Reference past decisions with `claude-mem://` URIs
@@ -85,12 +86,13 @@ npx mintlify dev
### Architecture
- **[Overview](docs/architecture/overview.mdx)** - System components & data flow
- **[Architecture Evolution](docs/architecture-evolution.mdx)** - The journey from v3 to v4
- **[Architecture Evolution](docs/architecture-evolution.mdx)** - The journey from v3 to v5
- **[Hooks Architecture](docs/hooks-architecture.mdx)** - How Claude-Mem uses lifecycle hooks
- **[Hooks Reference](docs/architecture/hooks.mdx)** - 5 lifecycle hooks explained
- **[Hooks Reference](docs/architecture/hooks.mdx)** - 7 hook scripts explained
- **[Worker Service](docs/architecture/worker-service.mdx)** - HTTP API & PM2 management
- **[Database](docs/architecture/database.mdx)** - SQLite schema & FTS5 search
- **[MCP Search](docs/architecture/mcp-search.mdx)** - 7 search tools & examples
- **[MCP Search](docs/architecture/mcp-search.mdx)** - 9 search tools & examples
- **[Viewer UI](docs/VIEWER.md)** - Web-based memory stream visualization
### Configuration & Development
- **[Configuration](docs/configuration.mdx)** - Environment variables & settings
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ npx mintlify dev
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Session Start → Inject context from last 10 sessions
│ Session Start → Inject recent observations as context
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
@@ -124,10 +126,11 @@ npx mintlify dev
```
**Core Components:**
1. **5 Lifecycle Hooks** - SessionStart, UserPromptSubmit, PostToolUse, Stop, SessionEnd
2. **Worker Service** - HTTP API on port 37777 managed by PM2
3. **SQLite Database** - Stores sessions, observations, summaries with FTS5 search
4. **7 MCP Search Tools** - Query historical context with citations
1. **7 Lifecycle Hook Scripts** - smart-install, context-hook, user-message-hook, new-hook, save-hook, summary-hook, cleanup-hook
2. **Worker Service** - HTTP API on port 37777 with web viewer UI, managed by PM2
3. **SQLite Database** - Stores sessions, observations, summaries with FTS5 full-text search
4. **9 MCP Search Tools** - Query historical context with citations and timeline analysis
5. **Chroma Vector Database** - Hybrid semantic + keyword search for intelligent context retrieval
See [Architecture Overview](docs/architecture/overview.mdx) for details.
@@ -135,15 +138,17 @@ See [Architecture Overview](docs/architecture/overview.mdx) for details.
## MCP Search Tools
Claude-Mem provides 7 specialized search tools:
Claude-Mem provides 9 specialized search tools:
1. **search_observations** - Full-text search across observations
2. **search_sessions** - Full-text search across session summaries
3. **search_user_prompts** - Search raw user requests
4. **find_by_concept** - Find by concept tags
5. **find_by_file** - Find by file references
6. **find_by_type** - Find by type (decision, bugfix, feature, etc.)
7. **get_recent_context** - Get recent session context
4. **find_by_concept** - Find by concept tags (discovery, problem-solution, pattern, etc.)
5. **find_by_file** - Find observations referencing specific files
6. **find_by_type** - Find by type (decision, bugfix, feature, refactor, discovery, change)
7. **get_recent_context** - Get recent session context for a project
8. **get_context_timeline** - Get unified timeline of context around a specific point in time
9. **get_timeline_by_query** - Search for observations and get timeline context around best match
**Example Queries:**
```
@@ -151,24 +156,39 @@ search_observations with query="authentication" and type="decision"
find_by_file with filePath="worker-service.ts"
search_user_prompts with query="add dark mode"
get_recent_context with limit=5
get_context_timeline with anchor="S890" depth_before=10 depth_after=10
get_timeline_by_query with query="viewer UI implementation" mode="auto"
```
See [MCP Search Tools Guide](docs/usage/search-tools.mdx) for detailed examples.
---
## What's New in v4.3.1
## What's New in v5.1.2
**Critical Fix:**
- **SessionStart hook context injection**: Fixed context not being injected into new sessions
- npm install output was polluting hook JSON responses
- Changed npm loglevel to `--loglevel=silent` for clean output
- Context injection now works reliably across all sessions
**🎨 Theme Toggle (v5.1.2):**
- Light/dark mode support in viewer UI
- System preference detection
- Persistent theme settings across sessions
- Smooth transitions between themes
**Code Quality:**
- Consolidated hooks architecture by removing wrapper layer
- Fixed double shebang issues in hook executables
- Simplified codebase maintenance
**🖥️ Web-Based Viewer UI (v5.1.0):**
- Real-time memory stream visualization at http://localhost:37777
- Server-Sent Events (SSE) for instant updates
- Infinite scroll pagination with automatic deduplication
- Project filtering to focus on specific codebases
- Settings persistence (sidebar state, selected project)
- Auto-reconnection with exponential backoff
**⚡ Smart Install Caching (v5.0.3):**
- Eliminated redundant npm installs on every session (2-5s → 10ms)
- Caches version in `.install-version` file
- Only runs npm install when needed (first time, version change, missing deps)
**🔍 Hybrid Search Architecture (v5.0.0):**
- Chroma vector database for semantic search
- Combined with FTS5 keyword search
- Intelligent context retrieval with 90-day recency filtering
See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for complete version history.