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docs: comprehensive v5.1.2 documentation update

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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

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2025-11-06 13:59:10 -05:00
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@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ description: "Environment variables and settings for Claude-Mem"
## Environment Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| `CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT` | Set by Claude Code | Plugin installation directory |
| `CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR` | `~/.claude-mem/` | Data directory (dev override) |
| `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT`| `37777` | Worker service port |
| `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL` | `claude-sonnet-4-5` | AI model for processing observations |
| `NODE_ENV` | `production` | Environment mode |
| `FORCE_COLOR` | `1` | Enable colored logs |
| Variable | Default | Description |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| `CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT` | Set by Claude Code | Plugin installation directory |
| `CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR` | `~/.claude-mem/` | Data directory (production default) |
| `CLAUDE_CODE_PATH` | Auto-detected | Path to Claude Code CLI (for Windows) |
| `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT` | `37777` | Worker service port |
| `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL` | `claude-sonnet-4-5` | AI model for processing observations |
| `CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS` | `50` | Number of observations to inject |
| `NODE_ENV` | `production` | Environment mode |
| `FORCE_COLOR` | `1` | Enable colored logs |
## Model Configuration
@@ -49,9 +51,14 @@ Edit `~/.claude/settings.json`:
### Data Directory Structure
The data directory location depends on the environment:
- **Production (installed plugin)**: `~/.claude-mem/` (always, regardless of CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT)
- **Development**: Can be overridden with `CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR`
```
~/.claude-mem/
├── claude-mem.db # SQLite database
├── .install-version # Cached version for smart installer
├── worker.port # Current worker port file
└── logs/
├── worker-out.log # Worker stdout logs
@@ -67,14 +74,17 @@ ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/
├── .mcp.json # MCP server configuration
├── hooks/
│ └── hooks.json # Hook configuration
└── scripts/ # Built executables
├── context-hook.js
├── new-hook.js
├── save-hook.js
├── summary-hook.js
├── cleanup-hook.js
├── worker-service.cjs
└── search-server.js
├── scripts/ # Built executables
│ ├── smart-install.js # Smart installer script
│ ├── context-hook.js # Context injection hook
│ ├── new-hook.js # Session creation hook
│ ├── save-hook.js # Observation capture hook
│ ├── summary-hook.js # Summary generation hook
│ ├── cleanup-hook.js # Session cleanup hook
│ ├── worker-service.cjs # Worker service (CJS)
│ └── search-server.mjs # MCP search server (ESM)
└── ui/
└── viewer.html # Web viewer UI bundle
```
## Plugin Configuration
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ Hooks are configured in `plugin/hooks/hooks.json`:
"SessionStart": [{
"hooks": [{
"type": "command",
"command": "cd \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/..\" && npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error && node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/context-hook.js",
"command": "node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/smart-install.js && node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/context-hook.js",
"timeout": 120
}]
}],
@@ -136,13 +146,13 @@ The MCP search server is configured in `plugin/.mcp.json`:
"mcpServers": {
"claude-mem-search": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/search-server.js"
"command": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/search-server.mjs"
}
}
}
```
This registers the `claude-mem-search` server with Claude Code, making the 7 search tools available in all sessions.
This registers the `claude-mem-search` server with Claude Code, making the 9 search tools available in all sessions.
## PM2 Configuration
@@ -172,6 +182,36 @@ module.exports = {
- **watch**: false (no file watching)
- **max_memory_restart**: 1G (restart if memory exceeds 1GB)
## Context Injection Configuration
### CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS
Controls how many observations are injected into each new session for context continuity.
**Default**: 50 observations
**What it does**:
- Fetches the most recent N observations from the database
- Injects them as context at SessionStart
- Allows Claude to maintain awareness of recent work across sessions
**Configuration** in `~/.claude/settings.json`:
```json
{
"env": {
"CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS": "100"
}
}
```
**Considerations**:
- **Higher values** = More context but slower SessionStart and more tokens used
- **Lower values** = Faster SessionStart but less historical awareness
- Default of 50 balances context richness with performance
**Note**: This injects individual observations, not entire sessions. Each observation represents a single tool execution (Read, Write, Edit, etc.) that was compressed into a semantic learning.
## Customization
### Custom Data Directory
@@ -213,12 +253,14 @@ Modify timeouts in `plugin/hooks/hooks.json`:
```
Recommended values:
- SessionStart: 120s (needs time for npm install and context retrieval)
- SessionStart: 120s (needs time for smart install check and context retrieval)
- UserPromptSubmit: 60s
- PostToolUse: 120s (can process many observations)
- Stop: 60s
- SessionEnd: 60s
**Note**: With smart install caching (v5.0.3+), SessionStart is typically very fast (10ms) unless dependencies need installation.
### Worker Memory Limit
Modify PM2 memory limit in `ecosystem.config.cjs`: