refactor: Organize worker into clean route-based HTTP architecture

Major architectural improvements to the worker service:

- Extracted monolithic WorkerService (~1900 lines) into organized route classes
- New HTTP layer with dedicated route handlers:
  - SessionRoutes: Session lifecycle operations
  - DataRoutes: Data retrieval endpoints
  - SearchRoutes: Search/MCP proxy operations
  - SettingsRoutes: Settings and configuration
  - ViewerRoutes: Health, UI, and SSE streaming
- Added comprehensive README documenting worker architecture
- Improved build script to handle worker service compilation
- Added context-generator for hook context operations

This is Phase 1 of worker refactoring - pure code reorganization with zero
functional changes. All existing behavior preserved while improving
maintainability and code organization.

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

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

scripts/build-hooks.js

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ const SEARCH_SERVER = {
   source: 'src/servers/search-server.ts'
 };
 
+const CONTEXT_GENERATOR = {
+  name: 'context-generator',
+  source: 'src/services/context-generator.ts'
+};
+
 async function buildHooks() {
   console.log('🔨 Building claude-mem hooks and worker service...\n');
 
@@ -117,6 +122,26 @@ async function buildHooks() {
     const searchServerStats = fs.statSync(`${hooksDir}/${SEARCH_SERVER.name}.cjs`);
     console.log(`✓ search-server built (${(searchServerStats.size / 1024).toFixed(2)} KB)`);
 
+    // Build context generator
+    console.log(`\n🔧 Building context generator...`);
+    await build({
+      entryPoints: [CONTEXT_GENERATOR.source],
+      bundle: true,
+      platform: 'node',
+      target: 'node18',
+      format: 'cjs',
+      outfile: `${hooksDir}/${CONTEXT_GENERATOR.name}.cjs`,
+      minify: true,
+      logLevel: 'error',
+      external: ['better-sqlite3'],
+      define: {
+        '__DEFAULT_PACKAGE_VERSION__': `"${version}"`
+      }
+    });
+
+    const contextGenStats = fs.statSync(`${hooksDir}/${CONTEXT_GENERATOR.name}.cjs`);
+    console.log(`✓ context-generator built (${(contextGenStats.size / 1024).toFixed(2)} KB)`);
+
     // Build each hook
     for (const hook of HOOKS) {
       console.log(`\n🔧 Building ${hook.name}...`);

src/services/worker/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+# Worker Service Architecture
+
+## Overview
+
+The Worker Service is an Express HTTP server that handles all claude-mem operations. It runs on port 37777 (configurable via `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT`) and is managed by PM2.
+
+## Request Flow
+
+```
+Hook (plugin/scripts/*-hook.js)
+  → HTTP Request to Worker (localhost:37777)
+    → Route Handler (http/routes/*.ts)
+      → MCP Server Tool (for search) OR Domain Service (for session/data)
+        → Database (SQLite3 + Chroma vector DB)
+```
+
+## Directory Structure
+
+```
+src/services/worker/
+├── README.md                     # This file
+├── WorkerService.ts              # Slim orchestrator (~150 lines)
+├── http/                         # HTTP layer
+│   ├── middleware.ts             # Shared middleware (logging, CORS, etc.)
+│   └── routes/                   # Route handlers organized by domain
+│       ├── SessionRoutes.ts      # Session lifecycle (init, observations, summarize, complete)
+│       ├── DataRoutes.ts         # Data retrieval (get observations, summaries, prompts, stats)
+│       ├── SearchRoutes.ts       # Search/MCP proxy (all search endpoints)
+│       ├── SettingsRoutes.ts     # Settings, MCP toggle, branch switching
+│       └── ViewerRoutes.ts       # Health check, viewer UI, SSE stream
+└── domain/                       # Business logic (existing services, NO CHANGES in Phase 1)
+    ├── DatabaseManager.ts        # SQLite connection management
+    ├── SessionManager.ts         # Session state tracking
+    ├── SDKAgent.ts               # Claude Agent SDK for observations/summaries
+    ├── SSEBroadcaster.ts         # Server-Sent Events for real-time updates
+    ├── PaginationHelper.ts       # Query pagination utilities
+    ├── SettingsManager.ts        # User settings CRUD
+    └── BranchManager.ts          # Git branch operations
+```
+
+## Route Organization
+
+### ViewerRoutes.ts
+- `GET /health` - Health check endpoint
+- `GET /` - Serve viewer UI (React app)
+- `GET /stream` - SSE stream for real-time updates
+
+### SessionRoutes.ts
+Session lifecycle operations (use domain services directly):
+- `POST /sessions/init` - Initialize new session
+- `POST /sessions/:sessionId/observations` - Add tool usage observations
+- `POST /sessions/:sessionId/summarize` - Trigger session summary
+- `GET /sessions/:sessionId/status` - Get session status
+- `DELETE /sessions/:sessionId` - Delete session
+- `POST /sessions/:sessionId/complete` - Mark session complete
+- `POST /sessions/claude-id/:claudeId/observations` - Add observations by claude_id
+- `POST /sessions/claude-id/:claudeId/summarize` - Summarize by claude_id
+- `POST /sessions/claude-id/:claudeId/complete` - Complete by claude_id
+
+### DataRoutes.ts
+Data retrieval operations (use domain services directly):
+- `GET /observations` - List observations (paginated)
+- `GET /summaries` - List session summaries (paginated)
+- `GET /prompts` - List user prompts (paginated)
+- `GET /observations/:id` - Get observation by ID
+- `GET /sessions/:sessionId` - Get session by ID
+- `GET /prompts/:id` - Get prompt by ID
+- `GET /stats` - Get database statistics
+- `GET /projects` - List all projects
+- `GET /processing` - Get processing status
+- `POST /processing` - Set processing status
+
+### SearchRoutes.ts
+All search operations (proxy to MCP server):
+- `GET /search` - Unified search (observations + sessions + prompts)
+- `GET /timeline` - Unified timeline context
+- `GET /decisions` - Decision-type observations
+- `GET /changes` - Change-related observations
+- `GET /how-it-works` - How-it-works explanations
+- `GET /search/observations` - Search observations
+- `GET /search/sessions` - Search sessions
+- `GET /search/prompts` - Search prompts
+- `GET /search/by-concept` - Find by concept tag
+- `GET /search/by-file` - Find by file path
+- `GET /search/by-type` - Find by observation type
+- `GET /search/recent-context` - Get recent context
+- `GET /search/context-timeline` - Get context timeline
+- `GET /context/preview` - Preview context
+- `GET /context/inject` - Inject context
+- `GET /search/timeline-by-query` - Timeline by search query
+- `GET /search/help` - Search help
+
+### SettingsRoutes.ts
+Settings and configuration (use domain services directly):
+- `GET /settings` - Get user settings
+- `POST /settings` - Update user settings
+- `GET /mcp/status` - Get MCP server status
+- `POST /mcp/toggle` - Toggle MCP server on/off
+- `GET /branch/status` - Get git branch info
+- `POST /branch/switch` - Switch git branch
+- `POST /branch/update` - Pull branch updates
+
+## Current State (Phase 1)
+
+**Phase 1** is a pure code reorganization with ZERO functional changes:
+- Extract route handlers from WorkerService.ts monolith
+- Organize into logical route classes
+- Keep all existing behavior identical
+
+**MCP vs Direct DB Split** (inherited, not changed in Phase 1):
+- Search operations → MCP server (claude-mem-search)
+- Session/data operations → Direct DB access via domain services
+
+## Future Phase 2
+
+Phase 2 will unify the architecture:
+1. Expand MCP server to handle ALL operations (not just search)
+2. Convert all route handlers to proxy through MCP
+3. Move database logic from domain services into MCP tools
+4. Result: Worker becomes pure HTTP → MCP proxy for maximum portability
+
+This separation allows the worker to be deployed anywhere (as a CLI tool, cloud service, etc.) without carrying database dependencies.
+
+## Adding New Endpoints
+
+1. Choose the appropriate route file based on the endpoint's purpose
+2. Add the route handler method to the class
+3. Register the route in the `setupRoutes()` method
+4. Import any needed domain services in the constructor
+5. Follow the existing patterns for error handling and logging
+
+Example:
+```typescript
+// In DataRoutes.ts
+private async handleGetFoo(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    const result = await this.dbManager.getFoo();
+    res.json(result);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get foo failed', {}, error as Error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+  }
+}
+
+// Register in setupRoutes()
+app.get('/foo', this.handleGetFoo.bind(this));
+```
+
+## Key Design Principles
+
+1. **Progressive Disclosure**: Navigate from high-level (WorkerService.ts) to specific routes to implementation details
+2. **Single Responsibility**: Each route class handles one domain area
+3. **Dependency Injection**: Route classes receive only the services they need
+4. **Consistent Error Handling**: All handlers use try/catch with logger.failure()
+5. **Bound Methods**: All route handlers use `.bind(this)` to preserve context

src/services/worker/http/middleware.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * HTTP Middleware for Worker Service
+ *
+ * Extracted from WorkerService.ts for better organization.
+ * Handles request/response logging, CORS, JSON parsing, and static file serving.
+ */
+
+import express, { Request, Response, NextFunction, RequestHandler } from 'express';
+import cors from 'cors';
+import path from 'path';
+import { getPackageRoot } from '../../../shared/paths.js';
+import { logger } from '../../../utils/logger.js';
+
+/**
+ * Create all middleware for the worker service
+ * @param summarizeRequestBody - Function to summarize request bodies for logging
+ * @returns Array of middleware functions
+ */
+export function createMiddleware(
+  summarizeRequestBody: (method: string, path: string, body: any) => string
+): RequestHandler[] {
+  const middlewares: RequestHandler[] = [];
+
+  // JSON parsing with 50mb limit
+  middlewares.push(express.json({ limit: '50mb' }));
+
+  // CORS
+  middlewares.push(cors());
+
+  // HTTP request/response logging
+  middlewares.push((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    // Skip logging for static assets and health checks
+    if (req.path.startsWith('/health') || req.path === '/' || req.path.includes('.')) {
+      return next();
+    }
+
+    const start = Date.now();
+    const requestId = `${req.method}-${Date.now()}`;
+
+    // Log incoming request with body summary
+    const bodySummary = summarizeRequestBody(req.method, req.path, req.body);
+    logger.info('HTTP', `→ ${req.method} ${req.path}`, { requestId }, bodySummary);
+
+    // Capture response
+    const originalSend = res.send.bind(res);
+    res.send = function(body: any) {
+      const duration = Date.now() - start;
+      logger.info('HTTP', `← ${res.statusCode} ${req.path}`, { requestId, duration: `${duration}ms` });
+      return originalSend(body);
+    };
+
+    next();
+  });
+
+  // Serve static files for web UI (viewer-bundle.js, logos, fonts, etc.)
+  const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
+  const uiDir = path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', 'ui');
+  middlewares.push(express.static(uiDir));
+
+  return middlewares;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Summarize request body for logging
+ * Used to avoid logging sensitive data or large payloads
+ */
+export function summarizeRequestBody(method: string, path: string, body: any): string {
+  if (!body || Object.keys(body).length === 0) return '';
+
+  // Session init
+  if (path.includes('/init')) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  // Observations
+  if (path.includes('/observations')) {
+    const toolName = body.tool_name || '?';
+    const toolInput = body.tool_input;
+    const toolSummary = logger.formatTool(toolName, toolInput);
+    return `tool=${toolSummary}`;
+  }
+
+  // Summarize request
+  if (path.includes('/summarize')) {
+    return 'requesting summary';
+  }
+
+  return '';
+}

src/services/worker/http/routes/DataRoutes.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+/**
+ * Data Routes
+ *
+ * Handles data retrieval operations: observations, summaries, prompts, stats, processing status.
+ * All endpoints use direct database access via domain services.
+ */
+
+import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import path from 'path';
+import { readFileSync, statSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
+import { homedir } from 'os';
+import { getPackageRoot } from '../../../../shared/paths.js';
+import { getWorkerPort } from '../../../../shared/worker-utils.js';
+import { logger } from '../../../../utils/logger.js';
+import { PaginationHelper } from '../../PaginationHelper.js';
+import { DatabaseManager } from '../../DatabaseManager.js';
+import { SessionManager } from '../../SessionManager.js';
+import { SSEBroadcaster } from '../../SSEBroadcaster.js';
+import type { WorkerService } from '../../../worker-service.js';
+
+export class DataRoutes {
+  constructor(
+    private paginationHelper: PaginationHelper,
+    private dbManager: DatabaseManager,
+    private sessionManager: SessionManager,
+    private sseBroadcaster: SSEBroadcaster,
+    private workerService: WorkerService,
+    private startTime: number
+  ) {}
+
+  setupRoutes(app: express.Application): void {
+    // Pagination endpoints
+    app.get('/api/observations', this.handleGetObservations.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/summaries', this.handleGetSummaries.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/prompts', this.handleGetPrompts.bind(this));
+
+    // Fetch by ID endpoints
+    app.get('/api/observation/:id', this.handleGetObservationById.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/session/:id', this.handleGetSessionById.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/prompt/:id', this.handleGetPromptById.bind(this));
+
+    // Metadata endpoints
+    app.get('/api/stats', this.handleGetStats.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/projects', this.handleGetProjects.bind(this));
+
+    // Processing status endpoints
+    app.get('/api/processing-status', this.handleGetProcessingStatus.bind(this));
+    app.post('/api/processing', this.handleSetProcessing.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get paginated observations
+   */
+  private handleGetObservations(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const { offset, limit, project } = this.parsePaginationParams(req);
+      const result = this.paginationHelper.getObservations(offset, limit, project);
+      res.json(result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get observations failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get paginated summaries
+   */
+  private handleGetSummaries(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const { offset, limit, project } = this.parsePaginationParams(req);
+      const result = this.paginationHelper.getSummaries(offset, limit, project);
+      res.json(result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get summaries failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get paginated user prompts
+   */
+  private handleGetPrompts(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const { offset, limit, project } = this.parsePaginationParams(req);
+      const result = this.paginationHelper.getPrompts(offset, limit, project);
+      res.json(result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get prompts failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get observation by ID
+   * GET /api/observation/:id
+   */
+  private handleGetObservationById(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+      if (isNaN(id)) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid observation ID' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const store = this.dbManager.getSessionStore();
+      const observation = store.getObservationById(id);
+
+      if (!observation) {
+        res.status(404).json({ error: `Observation #${id} not found` });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.json(observation);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get observation by ID failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get session by ID
+   * GET /api/session/:id
+   */
+  private handleGetSessionById(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+      if (isNaN(id)) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid session ID' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const store = this.dbManager.getSessionStore();
+      const sessions = store.getSessionSummariesByIds([id]);
+
+      if (sessions.length === 0) {
+        res.status(404).json({ error: `Session #${id} not found` });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.json(sessions[0]);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get session by ID failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get user prompt by ID
+   * GET /api/prompt/:id
+   */
+  private handleGetPromptById(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+      if (isNaN(id)) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid prompt ID' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const store = this.dbManager.getSessionStore();
+      const prompts = store.getUserPromptsByIds([id]);
+
+      if (prompts.length === 0) {
+        res.status(404).json({ error: `Prompt #${id} not found` });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.json(prompts[0]);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get prompt by ID failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get database statistics (with worker metadata)
+   */
+  private handleGetStats(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const db = this.dbManager.getSessionStore().db;
+
+      // Read version from package.json
+      const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
+      const packageJsonPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'package.json');
+      const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
+      const version = packageJson.version;
+
+      // Get database stats
+      const totalObservations = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM observations').get() as { count: number };
+      const totalSessions = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM sdk_sessions').get() as { count: number };
+      const totalSummaries = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM session_summaries').get() as { count: number };
+
+      // Get database file size and path
+      const dbPath = path.join(homedir(), '.claude-mem', 'claude-mem.db');
+      let dbSize = 0;
+      if (existsSync(dbPath)) {
+        dbSize = statSync(dbPath).size;
+      }
+
+      // Worker metadata
+      const uptime = Math.floor((Date.now() - this.startTime) / 1000);
+      const activeSessions = this.sessionManager.getActiveSessionCount();
+      const sseClients = this.sseBroadcaster.getClientCount();
+
+      res.json({
+        worker: {
+          version,
+          uptime,
+          activeSessions,
+          sseClients,
+          port: getWorkerPort()
+        },
+        database: {
+          path: dbPath,
+          size: dbSize,
+          observations: totalObservations.count,
+          sessions: totalSessions.count,
+          summaries: totalSummaries.count
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get stats failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get list of distinct projects from observations
+   * GET /api/projects
+   */
+  private handleGetProjects(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const db = this.dbManager.getSessionStore().db;
+
+      const rows = db.prepare(`
+        SELECT DISTINCT project
+        FROM observations
+        WHERE project IS NOT NULL
+        GROUP BY project
+        ORDER BY MAX(created_at_epoch) DESC
+      `).all() as Array<{ project: string }>;
+
+      const projects = rows.map(row => row.project);
+
+      res.json({ projects });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get projects failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get current processing status
+   * GET /api/processing-status
+   */
+  private handleGetProcessingStatus(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    const isProcessing = this.sessionManager.isAnySessionProcessing();
+    const queueDepth = this.sessionManager.getTotalActiveWork(); // Includes queued + actively processing
+    res.json({ isProcessing, queueDepth });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set processing status (called by hooks)
+   * NOTE: This now broadcasts computed status based on active processing (ignores input)
+   */
+  private handleSetProcessing(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      // Broadcast current computed status (ignores manual input)
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      const isProcessing = this.sessionManager.isAnySessionProcessing();
+      const queueDepth = this.sessionManager.getTotalQueueDepth();
+      const activeSessions = this.sessionManager.getActiveSessionCount();
+      logger.debug('WORKER', 'Processing status broadcast', { isProcessing, queueDepth, activeSessions });
+
+      res.json({ status: 'ok', isProcessing });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Failed to broadcast processing status', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse pagination parameters from request query
+   */
+  private parsePaginationParams(req: Request): { offset: number; limit: number; project?: string } {
+    const offset = parseInt(req.query.offset as string, 10) || 0;
+    const limit = Math.min(parseInt(req.query.limit as string, 10) || 20, 100); // Max 100
+    const project = req.query.project as string | undefined;
+
+    return { offset, limit, project };
+  }
+}

src/services/worker/http/routes/SearchRoutes.ts

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+/**
+ * Search Routes
+ *
+ * Handles all search operations by proxying to the MCP search server.
+ * All endpoints call MCP tools via the client connection.
+ */
+
+import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import path from 'path';
+import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
+import { getPackageRoot } from '../../../../shared/paths.js';
+import { logger } from '../../../../utils/logger.js';
+
+export class SearchRoutes {
+  constructor(
+    private mcpClient: Client
+  ) {}
+
+  setupRoutes(app: express.Application): void {
+    // Unified endpoints (new consolidated API)
+    app.get('/api/search', this.handleUnifiedSearch.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/timeline', this.handleUnifiedTimeline.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/decisions', this.handleDecisions.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/changes', this.handleChanges.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/how-it-works', this.handleHowItWorks.bind(this));
+
+    // Backward compatibility endpoints
+    app.get('/api/search/observations', this.handleSearchObservations.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/search/sessions', this.handleSearchSessions.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/search/prompts', this.handleSearchPrompts.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/search/by-concept', this.handleSearchByConcept.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/search/by-file', this.handleSearchByFile.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/search/by-type', this.handleSearchByType.bind(this));
+
+    // Context endpoints
+    app.get('/api/context/recent', this.handleGetRecentContext.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/context/timeline', this.handleGetContextTimeline.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/context/preview', this.handleContextPreview.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/context/inject', this.handleContextInject.bind(this));
+
+    // Timeline and help endpoints
+    app.get('/api/timeline/by-query', this.handleGetTimelineByQuery.bind(this));
+    app.get('/api/search/help', this.handleSearchHelp.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unified search (observations + sessions + prompts)
+   * GET /api/search?query=...&type=observations&format=index&limit=20
+   */
+  private async handleUnifiedSearch(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'search',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Unified search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unified timeline (anchor or query-based)
+   * GET /api/timeline?anchor=123 OR GET /api/timeline?query=...
+   */
+  private async handleUnifiedTimeline(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'timeline',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Unified timeline failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Semantic shortcut for finding decision observations
+   * GET /api/decisions?format=index&limit=20
+   */
+  private async handleDecisions(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'decisions',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Decisions search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Semantic shortcut for finding change-related observations
+   * GET /api/changes?format=index&limit=20
+   */
+  private async handleChanges(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'changes',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Changes search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Semantic shortcut for finding "how it works" explanations
+   * GET /api/how-it-works?format=index&limit=20
+   */
+  private async handleHowItWorks(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'how_it_works',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'How it works search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Search observations (use /api/search?type=observations instead)
+   * GET /api/search/observations?query=...&format=index&limit=20&project=...
+   */
+  private async handleSearchObservations(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'search_observations',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Search session summaries
+   * GET /api/search/sessions?query=...&format=index&limit=20
+   */
+  private async handleSearchSessions(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'search_sessions',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Search user prompts
+   * GET /api/search/prompts?query=...&format=index&limit=20
+   */
+  private async handleSearchPrompts(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'search_user_prompts',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Search observations by concept
+   * GET /api/search/by-concept?concept=discovery&format=index&limit=5
+   */
+  private async handleSearchByConcept(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'find_by_concept',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Search by file path
+   * GET /api/search/by-file?filePath=...&format=index&limit=10
+   */
+  private async handleSearchByFile(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'find_by_file',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Search observations by type
+   * GET /api/search/by-type?type=bugfix&format=index&limit=10
+   */
+  private async handleSearchByType(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'find_by_type',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get recent context (summaries and observations for a project)
+   * GET /api/context/recent?project=...&limit=3
+   */
+  private async handleGetRecentContext(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'get_recent_context',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get context timeline around an anchor point
+   * GET /api/context/timeline?anchor=123&depth_before=10&depth_after=10&project=...
+   */
+  private async handleGetContextTimeline(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'get_context_timeline',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generate context preview for settings modal
+   * GET /api/context/preview?project=...
+   */
+  private async handleContextPreview(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      // Dynamic import to use BUILT context-hook function
+      const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
+      const contextHookPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', 'scripts', 'context-hook.js');
+      const { contextHook } = await import(contextHookPath);
+
+      // Get project from query parameter
+      const projectName = req.query.project as string;
+
+      if (!projectName) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Project parameter is required' });
+      }
+
+      // Use project name as CWD (contextHook uses path.basename to get project)
+      const cwd = `/preview/${projectName}`;
+
+      // Generate preview context (with colors for terminal display)
+      const contextText = await contextHook(
+        {
+          session_id: 'preview-' + Date.now(),
+          cwd: cwd
+        },
+        true  // useColors=true for ANSI terminal output
+      );
+
+      // Return as plain text
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
+      res.send(contextText);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Context preview generation failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({
+        error: 'Failed to generate context preview',
+        message: (error as Error).message
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Context injection endpoint for hooks
+   * GET /api/context/inject?project=...&colors=true
+   *
+   * Returns pre-formatted context string ready for display.
+   * Use colors=true for ANSI-colored terminal output.
+   */
+  private async handleContextInject(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const projectName = req.query.project as string;
+      const useColors = req.query.colors === 'true';
+
+      if (!projectName) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Project parameter is required' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Import context generator (runs in worker, has access to database)
+      // Note: After bundling, context-generator.cjs is in the same directory as worker-service.cjs
+      const { generateContext } = await import('./context-generator.cjs');
+
+      // Use project name as CWD (generateContext uses path.basename to get project)
+      const cwd = `/context/${projectName}`;
+
+      // Generate context
+      const contextText = await generateContext(
+        {
+          session_id: 'context-inject-' + Date.now(),
+          cwd: cwd
+        },
+        useColors
+      );
+
+      // Return as plain text
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
+      res.send(contextText);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Context injection failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({
+        error: 'Failed to generate context',
+        message: (error as Error).message
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get timeline by query (search first, then get timeline around best match)
+   * GET /api/timeline/by-query?query=...&mode=auto&depth_before=10&depth_after=10
+   */
+  private async handleGetTimelineByQuery(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const result = await this.mcpClient.callTool({
+        name: 'get_timeline_by_query',
+        arguments: req.query
+      });
+      res.json(result.content);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Search failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get search help documentation
+   * GET /api/search/help
+   */
+  private handleSearchHelp(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    res.json({
+      title: 'Claude-Mem Search API',
+      description: 'HTTP API for searching persistent memory',
+      endpoints: [
+        {
+          path: '/api/search/observations',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Search observations using full-text search',
+          parameters: {
+            query: 'Search query (required)',
+            format: 'Response format: "index" or "full" (default: "full")',
+            limit: 'Number of results (default: 20)',
+            project: 'Filter by project name (optional)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/search/sessions',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Search session summaries using full-text search',
+          parameters: {
+            query: 'Search query (required)',
+            format: 'Response format: "index" or "full" (default: "full")',
+            limit: 'Number of results (default: 20)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/search/prompts',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Search user prompts using full-text search',
+          parameters: {
+            query: 'Search query (required)',
+            format: 'Response format: "index" or "full" (default: "full")',
+            limit: 'Number of results (default: 20)',
+            project: 'Filter by project name (optional)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/search/by-concept',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Find observations by concept tag',
+          parameters: {
+            concept: 'Concept tag (required): discovery, decision, bugfix, feature, refactor',
+            format: 'Response format: "index" or "full" (default: "full")',
+            limit: 'Number of results (default: 10)',
+            project: 'Filter by project name (optional)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/search/by-file',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Find observations and sessions by file path',
+          parameters: {
+            filePath: 'File path or partial path (required)',
+            format: 'Response format: "index" or "full" (default: "full")',
+            limit: 'Number of results per type (default: 10)',
+            project: 'Filter by project name (optional)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/search/by-type',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Find observations by type',
+          parameters: {
+            type: 'Observation type (required): discovery, decision, bugfix, feature, refactor',
+            format: 'Response format: "index" or "full" (default: "full")',
+            limit: 'Number of results (default: 10)',
+            project: 'Filter by project name (optional)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/context/recent',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Get recent session context including summaries and observations',
+          parameters: {
+            project: 'Project name (default: current directory)',
+            limit: 'Number of recent sessions (default: 3)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/context/timeline',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Get unified timeline around a specific point in time',
+          parameters: {
+            anchor: 'Anchor point: observation ID, session ID (e.g., "S123"), or ISO timestamp (required)',
+            depth_before: 'Number of records before anchor (default: 10)',
+            depth_after: 'Number of records after anchor (default: 10)',
+            project: 'Filter by project name (optional)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/timeline/by-query',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Search for best match, then get timeline around it',
+          parameters: {
+            query: 'Search query (required)',
+            mode: 'Search mode: "auto", "observations", or "sessions" (default: "auto")',
+            depth_before: 'Number of records before match (default: 10)',
+            depth_after: 'Number of records after match (default: 10)',
+            project: 'Filter by project name (optional)'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/api/search/help',
+          method: 'GET',
+          description: 'Get this help documentation'
+        }
+      ],
+      examples: [
+        'curl "http://localhost:37777/api/search/observations?query=authentication&format=index&limit=5"',
+        'curl "http://localhost:37777/api/search/by-type?type=bugfix&limit=10"',
+        'curl "http://localhost:37777/api/context/recent?project=claude-mem&limit=3"',
+        'curl "http://localhost:37777/api/context/timeline?anchor=123&depth_before=5&depth_after=5"'
+      ]
+    });
+  }
+}

src/services/worker/http/routes/SessionRoutes.ts

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+/**
+ * Session Routes
+ *
+ * Handles session lifecycle operations: initialization, observations, summarization, completion.
+ * These routes manage the flow of work through the Claude Agent SDK.
+ */
+
+import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import { getWorkerPort } from '../../../../shared/worker-utils.js';
+import { logger } from '../../../../utils/logger.js';
+import { stripMemoryTagsFromJson } from '../../../../utils/tag-stripping.js';
+import { SessionManager } from '../../SessionManager.js';
+import { DatabaseManager } from '../../DatabaseManager.js';
+import { SDKAgent } from '../../SDKAgent.js';
+import { SSEBroadcaster } from '../../SSEBroadcaster.js';
+import type { WorkerService } from '../../../worker-service.js';
+
+export class SessionRoutes {
+  constructor(
+    private sessionManager: SessionManager,
+    private dbManager: DatabaseManager,
+    private sdkAgent: SDKAgent,
+    private sseBroadcaster: SSEBroadcaster,
+    private workerService: WorkerService
+  ) {}
+
+  setupRoutes(app: express.Application): void {
+    // Legacy session endpoints (use sessionDbId)
+    app.post('/sessions/:sessionDbId/init', this.handleSessionInit.bind(this));
+    app.post('/sessions/:sessionDbId/observations', this.handleObservations.bind(this));
+    app.post('/sessions/:sessionDbId/summarize', this.handleSummarize.bind(this));
+    app.get('/sessions/:sessionDbId/status', this.handleSessionStatus.bind(this));
+    app.delete('/sessions/:sessionDbId', this.handleSessionDelete.bind(this));
+    app.post('/sessions/:sessionDbId/complete', this.handleSessionComplete.bind(this));
+
+    // New session endpoints (use claudeSessionId)
+    app.post('/api/sessions/observations', this.handleObservationsByClaudeId.bind(this));
+    app.post('/api/sessions/summarize', this.handleSummarizeByClaudeId.bind(this));
+    app.post('/api/sessions/complete', this.handleSessionCompleteByClaudeId.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize a new session
+   */
+  private handleSessionInit(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const sessionDbId = parseInt(req.params.sessionDbId, 10);
+      const { userPrompt, promptNumber } = req.body;
+      const session = this.sessionManager.initializeSession(sessionDbId, userPrompt, promptNumber);
+
+      // Get the latest user_prompt for this session to sync to Chroma
+      const db = this.dbManager.getSessionStore().db;
+      const latestPrompt = db.prepare(`
+        SELECT
+          up.*,
+          s.sdk_session_id,
+          s.project
+        FROM user_prompts up
+        JOIN sdk_sessions s ON up.claude_session_id = s.claude_session_id
+        WHERE up.claude_session_id = ?
+        ORDER BY up.created_at_epoch DESC
+        LIMIT 1
+      `).get(session.claudeSessionId) as any;
+
+      // Broadcast new prompt to SSE clients (for web UI)
+      if (latestPrompt) {
+        this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+          type: 'new_prompt',
+          prompt: {
+            id: latestPrompt.id,
+            claude_session_id: latestPrompt.claude_session_id,
+            project: latestPrompt.project,
+            prompt_number: latestPrompt.prompt_number,
+            prompt_text: latestPrompt.prompt_text,
+            created_at_epoch: latestPrompt.created_at_epoch
+          }
+        });
+
+        // Start activity indicator immediately when prompt arrives (work is about to begin)
+        this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+          type: 'processing_status',
+          isProcessing: true
+        });
+
+        // Sync user prompt to Chroma with error logging
+        const chromaStart = Date.now();
+        const promptText = latestPrompt.prompt_text;
+        this.dbManager.getChromaSync().syncUserPrompt(
+          latestPrompt.id,
+          latestPrompt.sdk_session_id,
+          latestPrompt.project,
+          promptText,
+          latestPrompt.prompt_number,
+          latestPrompt.created_at_epoch
+        ).then(() => {
+          const chromaDuration = Date.now() - chromaStart;
+          const truncatedPrompt = promptText.length > 60
+            ? promptText.substring(0, 60) + '...'
+            : promptText;
+          logger.debug('CHROMA', 'User prompt synced', {
+            promptId: latestPrompt.id,
+            duration: `${chromaDuration}ms`,
+            prompt: truncatedPrompt
+          });
+        }).catch(err => {
+          logger.error('CHROMA', 'Failed to sync user_prompt', {
+            promptId: latestPrompt.id,
+            sessionId: sessionDbId
+          }, err);
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Broadcast processing status (based on queue depth)
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      // Start SDK agent in background (pass worker ref for spinner control)
+      logger.info('SESSION', 'Generator starting', {
+        sessionId: sessionDbId,
+        project: session.project,
+        promptNum: session.lastPromptNumber
+      });
+
+      session.generatorPromise = this.sdkAgent.startSession(session, this.workerService)
+        .catch(err => {
+          logger.failure('SDK', 'SDK agent error', { sessionId: sessionDbId }, err);
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          // Clear generator reference when completed
+          logger.info('SESSION', `Generator finished`, { sessionId: sessionDbId });
+          session.generatorPromise = null;
+          // Broadcast status change (generator finished, may stop spinner)
+          this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+        });
+
+      // Broadcast SSE event
+      this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+        type: 'session_started',
+        sessionDbId,
+        project: session.project
+      });
+
+      res.json({ status: 'initialized', sessionDbId, port: getWorkerPort() });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Session init failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Queue observations for processing
+   * CRITICAL: Ensures SDK agent is running to process the queue (ALWAYS SAVE EVERYTHING)
+   */
+  private handleObservations(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const sessionDbId = parseInt(req.params.sessionDbId, 10);
+      const { tool_name, tool_input, tool_response, prompt_number, cwd } = req.body;
+
+      this.sessionManager.queueObservation(sessionDbId, {
+        tool_name,
+        tool_input,
+        tool_response,
+        prompt_number,
+        cwd
+      });
+
+      // CRITICAL: Ensure SDK agent is running to consume the queue
+      const session = this.sessionManager.getSession(sessionDbId);
+      if (session && !session.generatorPromise) {
+        logger.info('SESSION', 'Generator auto-starting (observation)', {
+          sessionId: sessionDbId,
+          queueDepth: session.pendingMessages.length
+        });
+
+        session.generatorPromise = this.sdkAgent.startSession(session, this.workerService)
+          .catch(err => {
+            logger.failure('SDK', 'SDK agent error', { sessionId: sessionDbId }, err);
+          })
+          .finally(() => {
+            // Clear generator reference when completed
+            logger.info('SESSION', `Generator finished`, { sessionId: sessionDbId });
+            session.generatorPromise = null;
+            // Broadcast status change (generator finished, may stop spinner)
+            this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+          });
+      }
+
+      // Broadcast activity status (queue depth changed)
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      // Broadcast SSE event
+      this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+        type: 'observation_queued',
+        sessionDbId
+      });
+
+      res.json({ status: 'queued' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Observation queuing failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Queue summarize request
+   * CRITICAL: Ensures SDK agent is running to process the queue (ALWAYS SAVE EVERYTHING)
+   */
+  private handleSummarize(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const sessionDbId = parseInt(req.params.sessionDbId, 10);
+      const { last_user_message, last_assistant_message } = req.body;
+
+      this.sessionManager.queueSummarize(sessionDbId, last_user_message, last_assistant_message);
+
+      // CRITICAL: Ensure SDK agent is running to consume the queue
+      const session = this.sessionManager.getSession(sessionDbId);
+      if (session && !session.generatorPromise) {
+        logger.info('SESSION', 'Generator auto-starting (summarize)', {
+          sessionId: sessionDbId,
+          queueDepth: session.pendingMessages.length
+        });
+
+        session.generatorPromise = this.sdkAgent.startSession(session, this.workerService)
+          .catch(err => {
+            logger.failure('SDK', 'SDK agent error', { sessionId: sessionDbId }, err);
+          })
+          .finally(() => {
+            // Clear generator reference when completed
+            logger.info('SESSION', `Generator finished`, { sessionId: sessionDbId });
+            session.generatorPromise = null;
+            // Broadcast status change (generator finished, may stop spinner)
+            this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+          });
+      }
+
+      // Broadcast activity status (queue depth changed)
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      res.json({ status: 'queued' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Summarize queuing failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get session status
+   */
+  private handleSessionStatus(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const sessionDbId = parseInt(req.params.sessionDbId, 10);
+      const session = this.sessionManager.getSession(sessionDbId);
+
+      if (!session) {
+        res.json({ status: 'not_found' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.json({
+        status: 'active',
+        sessionDbId,
+        project: session.project,
+        queueLength: session.pendingMessages.length,
+        uptime: Date.now() - session.startTime
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Session status failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete a session
+   */
+  private async handleSessionDelete(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const sessionDbId = parseInt(req.params.sessionDbId, 10);
+      await this.sessionManager.deleteSession(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Mark session complete in database
+      this.dbManager.markSessionComplete(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Broadcast SSE event
+      this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+        type: 'session_completed',
+        sessionDbId
+      });
+
+      res.json({ status: 'deleted' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Session delete failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Complete a session (backward compatibility for cleanup-hook)
+   * cleanup-hook expects POST /sessions/:sessionDbId/complete instead of DELETE
+   */
+  private async handleSessionComplete(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const sessionDbId = parseInt(req.params.sessionDbId, 10);
+      if (isNaN(sessionDbId)) {
+        res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: 'Invalid session ID' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await this.sessionManager.deleteSession(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Mark session complete in database
+      this.dbManager.markSessionComplete(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Broadcast processing status (based on queue depth)
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      // Broadcast SSE event
+      this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+        type: 'session_completed',
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        sessionDbId
+      });
+
+      res.json({ success: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Session complete failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: String(error) });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Queue observations by claudeSessionId (post-tool-use-hook uses this)
+   * POST /api/sessions/observations
+   * Body: { claudeSessionId, tool_name, tool_input, tool_response, cwd }
+   */
+  private handleObservationsByClaudeId(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const { claudeSessionId, tool_name, tool_input, tool_response, cwd } = req.body;
+
+      if (!claudeSessionId) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Missing claudeSessionId' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const store = this.dbManager.getSessionStore();
+
+      // Get or create session
+      const sessionDbId = store.createSDKSession(claudeSessionId, '', '');
+      const promptNumber = store.getPromptCounter(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Privacy check: skip if user prompt was entirely private
+      const userPrompt = store.getUserPrompt(claudeSessionId, promptNumber);
+      if (!userPrompt || userPrompt.trim() === '') {
+        logger.debug('HOOK', 'Skipping observation - user prompt was entirely private', {
+          sessionId: sessionDbId,
+          promptNumber,
+          tool_name
+        });
+        res.json({ status: 'skipped', reason: 'private' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Strip memory tags from tool_input and tool_response
+      let cleanedToolInput = '{}';
+      let cleanedToolResponse = '{}';
+
+      try {
+        cleanedToolInput = tool_input !== undefined
+          ? stripMemoryTagsFromJson(JSON.stringify(tool_input))
+          : '{}';
+      } catch (error) {
+        cleanedToolInput = '{"error": "Failed to serialize tool_input"}';
+      }
+
+      try {
+        cleanedToolResponse = tool_response !== undefined
+          ? stripMemoryTagsFromJson(JSON.stringify(tool_response))
+          : '{}';
+      } catch (error) {
+        cleanedToolResponse = '{"error": "Failed to serialize tool_response"}';
+      }
+
+      // Queue observation
+      this.sessionManager.queueObservation(sessionDbId, {
+        tool_name,
+        tool_input: cleanedToolInput,
+        tool_response: cleanedToolResponse,
+        prompt_number: promptNumber,
+        cwd: cwd || ''
+      });
+
+      // Ensure SDK agent is running
+      const session = this.sessionManager.getSession(sessionDbId);
+      if (session && !session.generatorPromise) {
+        logger.info('SESSION', 'Generator auto-starting (observation)', {
+          sessionId: sessionDbId,
+          queueDepth: session.pendingMessages.length
+        });
+
+        session.generatorPromise = this.sdkAgent.startSession(session, this.workerService)
+          .catch(err => {
+            logger.failure('SDK', 'SDK agent error', { sessionId: sessionDbId }, err);
+          })
+          .finally(() => {
+            logger.info('SESSION', `Generator finished`, { sessionId: sessionDbId });
+            session.generatorPromise = null;
+            this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+          });
+      }
+
+      // Broadcast activity status
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      // Broadcast SSE event
+      this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+        type: 'observation_queued',
+        sessionDbId
+      });
+
+      res.json({ status: 'queued' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Observation by claudeId failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Queue summarize by claudeSessionId (summary-hook uses this)
+   * POST /api/sessions/summarize
+   * Body: { claudeSessionId, last_user_message, last_assistant_message }
+   *
+   * Checks privacy, queues summarize request for SDK agent
+   */
+  private handleSummarizeByClaudeId(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const { claudeSessionId, last_user_message, last_assistant_message } = req.body;
+
+      if (!claudeSessionId) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Missing claudeSessionId' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const store = this.dbManager.getSessionStore();
+
+      // Get or create session
+      const sessionDbId = store.createSDKSession(claudeSessionId, '', '');
+      const promptNumber = store.getPromptCounter(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Privacy check: skip if user prompt was entirely private
+      const userPrompt = store.getUserPrompt(claudeSessionId, promptNumber);
+      if (!userPrompt || userPrompt.trim() === '') {
+        logger.debug('HOOK', 'Skipping summary - user prompt was entirely private', {
+          sessionId: sessionDbId,
+          promptNumber
+        });
+        res.json({ status: 'skipped', reason: 'private' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Queue summarize
+      this.sessionManager.queueSummarize(sessionDbId, last_user_message || '', last_assistant_message);
+
+      // Ensure SDK agent is running
+      const session = this.sessionManager.getSession(sessionDbId);
+      if (session && !session.generatorPromise) {
+        logger.info('SESSION', 'Generator auto-starting (summarize)', {
+          sessionId: sessionDbId,
+          queueDepth: session.pendingMessages.length
+        });
+
+        session.generatorPromise = this.sdkAgent.startSession(session, this.workerService)
+          .catch(err => {
+            logger.failure('SDK', 'SDK agent error', { sessionId: sessionDbId }, err);
+          })
+          .finally(() => {
+            logger.info('SESSION', `Generator finished`, { sessionId: sessionDbId });
+            session.generatorPromise = null;
+            this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+          });
+      }
+
+      // Broadcast activity status
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      res.json({ status: 'queued' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Summarize by claudeId failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Complete session by claudeSessionId (cleanup-hook uses this)
+   * POST /api/sessions/complete
+   * Body: { claudeSessionId }
+   *
+   * Marks session complete, stops SDK agent, broadcasts status
+   */
+  private async handleSessionCompleteByClaudeId(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const { claudeSessionId } = req.body;
+
+      if (!claudeSessionId) {
+        res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: 'Missing claudeSessionId' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const store = this.dbManager.getSessionStore();
+
+      // Find session by claudeSessionId
+      const session = store.findActiveSDKSession(claudeSessionId);
+      if (!session) {
+        // No active session - nothing to clean up (may have already been completed)
+        res.json({ success: true, message: 'No active session found' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const sessionDbId = session.id;
+
+      // Delete from session manager (aborts SDK agent)
+      await this.sessionManager.deleteSession(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Mark session complete in database
+      this.dbManager.markSessionComplete(sessionDbId);
+
+      // Broadcast processing status
+      this.workerService.broadcastProcessingStatus();
+
+      // Broadcast SSE event
+      this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+        type: 'session_completed',
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        sessionDbId
+      });
+
+      res.json({ success: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Session complete by claudeId failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: String(error) });
+    }
+  }
+}

src/services/worker/http/routes/SettingsRoutes.ts

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+/**
+ * Settings Routes
+ *
+ * Handles settings management, MCP toggle, and branch switching.
+ * Settings are stored in ~/.claude-mem/settings.json
+ */
+
+import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import path from 'path';
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, existsSync, renameSync } from 'fs';
+import { homedir } from 'os';
+import { getPackageRoot } from '../../../../shared/paths.js';
+import { logger } from '../../../../utils/logger.js';
+import { SettingsManager } from '../../SettingsManager.js';
+import { getBranchInfo, switchBranch, pullUpdates } from '../../BranchManager.js';
+import {
+  OBSERVATION_TYPES,
+  OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS,
+  DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_TYPES_STRING,
+  DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS_STRING
+} from '../../../../constants/observation-metadata.js';
+
+export class SettingsRoutes {
+  constructor(
+    private settingsManager: SettingsManager
+  ) {}
+
+  setupRoutes(app: express.Application): void {
+    // Settings endpoints
+    app.get('/api/settings', this.handleGetSettings.bind(this));
+    app.post('/api/settings', this.handleUpdateSettings.bind(this));
+
+    // MCP toggle endpoints
+    app.get('/api/mcp/status', this.handleGetMcpStatus.bind(this));
+    app.post('/api/mcp/toggle', this.handleToggleMcp.bind(this));
+
+    // Branch switching endpoints
+    app.get('/api/branch/status', this.handleGetBranchStatus.bind(this));
+    app.post('/api/branch/switch', this.handleSwitchBranch.bind(this));
+    app.post('/api/branch/update', this.handleUpdateBranch.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get environment settings (from ~/.claude/settings.json)
+   */
+  private handleGetSettings(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const settingsPath = path.join(homedir(), '.claude-mem', 'settings.json');
+
+      if (!existsSync(settingsPath)) {
+        // Return defaults if file doesn't exist
+        res.json({
+          CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: 'claude-haiku-4-5',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS: '50',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT: '37777',
+          // Token Economics
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_READ_TOKENS: 'true',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_WORK_TOKENS: 'true',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_AMOUNT: 'true',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_PERCENT: 'true',
+          // Observation Filtering
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_TYPES: DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_TYPES_STRING,
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS: DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS_STRING,
+          // Display Configuration
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT: '5',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_FIELD: 'narrative',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SESSION_COUNT: '10',
+          // Feature Toggles
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_SUMMARY: 'true',
+          CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_MESSAGE: 'false',
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const settingsData = readFileSync(settingsPath, 'utf-8');
+      const settings = JSON.parse(settingsData);
+      const env = settings.env || {};
+
+      res.json({
+        CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: env.CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL || 'claude-haiku-4-5',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS || '50',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT: env.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT || '37777',
+        // Token Economics
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_READ_TOKENS: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_READ_TOKENS || 'true',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_WORK_TOKENS: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_WORK_TOKENS || 'true',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_AMOUNT: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_AMOUNT || 'true',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_PERCENT: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_PERCENT || 'true',
+        // Observation Filtering
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_TYPES: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_TYPES || DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_TYPES_STRING,
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS || DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS_STRING,
+        // Display Configuration
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT || '5',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_FIELD: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_FIELD || 'narrative',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SESSION_COUNT: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SESSION_COUNT || '10',
+        // Feature Toggles
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_SUMMARY: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_SUMMARY || 'true',
+        CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_MESSAGE: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_MESSAGE || 'false',
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get settings failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update environment settings (in ~/.claude/settings.json) with validation
+   */
+  private handleUpdateSettings(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS
+      if (req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS) {
+        const obsCount = parseInt(req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS, 10);
+        if (isNaN(obsCount) || obsCount < 1 || obsCount > 200) {
+          res.status(400).json({
+            success: false,
+            error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS must be between 1 and 200'
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT
+      if (req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT) {
+        const port = parseInt(req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT, 10);
+        if (isNaN(port) || port < 1024 || port > 65535) {
+          res.status(400).json({
+            success: false,
+            error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT must be between 1024 and 65535'
+          });
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Validate context settings
+      const validation = this.validateContextSettings(req.body);
+      if (!validation.valid) {
+        res.status(400).json({
+          success: false,
+          error: validation.error
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Read existing settings
+      const settingsPath = path.join(homedir(), '.claude-mem', 'settings.json');
+      let settings: any = { env: {} };
+
+      if (existsSync(settingsPath)) {
+        const settingsData = readFileSync(settingsPath, 'utf-8');
+        settings = JSON.parse(settingsData);
+        if (!settings.env) {
+          settings.env = {};
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Update all settings from request body
+      const settingKeys = [
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_READ_TOKENS',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_WORK_TOKENS',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_AMOUNT',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_PERCENT',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_TYPES',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_FIELD',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SESSION_COUNT',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_SUMMARY',
+        'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_MESSAGE',
+      ];
+
+      for (const key of settingKeys) {
+        if (req.body[key] !== undefined) {
+          settings.env[key] = req.body[key];
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Write back
+      writeFileSync(settingsPath, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2), 'utf-8');
+
+      logger.info('WORKER', 'Settings updated');
+      res.json({ success: true, message: 'Settings updated successfully' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Update settings failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: String(error) });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * GET /api/mcp/status - Check if MCP search server is enabled
+   */
+  private handleGetMcpStatus(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const enabled = this.isMcpEnabled();
+      res.json({ enabled });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Get MCP status failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * POST /api/mcp/toggle - Toggle MCP search server on/off
+   * Body: { enabled: boolean }
+   */
+  private handleToggleMcp(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const { enabled } = req.body;
+
+      if (typeof enabled !== 'boolean') {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'enabled must be a boolean' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.toggleMcp(enabled);
+      res.json({ success: true, enabled: this.isMcpEnabled() });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Toggle MCP failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * GET /api/branch/status - Get current branch information
+   */
+  private handleGetBranchStatus(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const info = getBranchInfo();
+      res.json(info);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Failed to get branch status', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * POST /api/branch/switch - Switch to a different branch
+   * Body: { branch: "main" | "beta/7.0" }
+   */
+  private async handleSwitchBranch(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const { branch } = req.body;
+
+      if (!branch) {
+        res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: 'Missing branch parameter' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Validate branch name
+      const allowedBranches = ['main', 'beta/7.0'];
+      if (!allowedBranches.includes(branch)) {
+        res.status(400).json({
+          success: false,
+          error: `Invalid branch. Allowed: ${allowedBranches.join(', ')}`
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      logger.info('WORKER', 'Branch switch requested', { branch });
+
+      const result = await switchBranch(branch);
+
+      if (result.success) {
+        // Schedule worker restart after response is sent
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          logger.info('WORKER', 'Restarting worker after branch switch');
+          process.exit(0); // PM2 will restart the worker
+        }, 1000);
+      }
+
+      res.json(result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Branch switch failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * POST /api/branch/update - Pull latest updates for current branch
+   */
+  private async handleUpdateBranch(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      logger.info('WORKER', 'Branch update requested');
+
+      const result = await pullUpdates();
+
+      if (result.success) {
+        // Schedule worker restart after response is sent
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          logger.info('WORKER', 'Restarting worker after branch update');
+          process.exit(0); // PM2 will restart the worker
+        }, 1000);
+      }
+
+      res.json(result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Branch update failed', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: (error as Error).message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Validate context settings from request body
+   */
+  private validateContextSettings(settings: any): { valid: boolean; error?: string } {
+    // Validate boolean string values
+    const booleanSettings = [
+      'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_READ_TOKENS',
+      'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_WORK_TOKENS',
+      'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_AMOUNT',
+      'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_PERCENT',
+      'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_SUMMARY',
+      'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_LAST_MESSAGE',
+    ];
+
+    for (const key of booleanSettings) {
+      if (settings[key] && !['true', 'false'].includes(settings[key])) {
+        return { valid: false, error: `${key} must be "true" or "false"` };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate FULL_COUNT (0-20)
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT) {
+      const count = parseInt(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT, 10);
+      if (isNaN(count) || count < 0 || count > 20) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT must be between 0 and 20' };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate SESSION_COUNT (1-50)
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SESSION_COUNT) {
+      const count = parseInt(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SESSION_COUNT, 10);
+      if (isNaN(count) || count < 1 || count > 50) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SESSION_COUNT must be between 1 and 50' };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate FULL_FIELD
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_FIELD) {
+      if (!['narrative', 'facts'].includes(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_FIELD)) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_FIELD must be "narrative" or "facts"' };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate observation types
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_TYPES) {
+      const types = settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_TYPES.split(',').map((t: string) => t.trim());
+      for (const type of types) {
+        if (type && !OBSERVATION_TYPES.includes(type as any)) {
+          return { valid: false, error: `Invalid observation type: ${type}. Valid types: ${OBSERVATION_TYPES.join(', ')}` };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate observation concepts
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS) {
+      const concepts = settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS.split(',').map((c: string) => c.trim());
+      for (const concept of concepts) {
+        if (concept && !OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS.includes(concept as any)) {
+          return { valid: false, error: `Invalid observation concept: ${concept}. Valid concepts: ${OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS.join(', ')}` };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { valid: true };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if MCP search server is enabled
+   */
+  private isMcpEnabled(): boolean {
+    const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
+    const mcpPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', '.mcp.json');
+    return existsSync(mcpPath);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Toggle MCP search server (rename .mcp.json <-> .mcp.json.disabled)
+   */
+  private toggleMcp(enabled: boolean): void {
+    try {
+      const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
+      const mcpPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', '.mcp.json');
+      const mcpDisabledPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', '.mcp.json.disabled');
+
+      if (enabled && existsSync(mcpDisabledPath)) {
+        // Enable: rename .mcp.json.disabled -> .mcp.json
+        renameSync(mcpDisabledPath, mcpPath);
+        logger.info('WORKER', 'MCP search server enabled');
+      } else if (!enabled && existsSync(mcpPath)) {
+        // Disable: rename .mcp.json -> .mcp.json.disabled
+        renameSync(mcpPath, mcpDisabledPath);
+        logger.info('WORKER', 'MCP search server disabled');
+      } else {
+        logger.debug('WORKER', 'MCP toggle no-op (already in desired state)', { enabled });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Failed to toggle MCP', { enabled }, error as Error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}

src/services/worker/http/routes/ViewerRoutes.ts

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+/**
+ * Viewer Routes
+ *
+ * Handles health check, viewer UI, and SSE stream endpoints.
+ * These are used by the web viewer UI at http://localhost:37777
+ */
+
+import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import path from 'path';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { getPackageRoot } from '../../../../shared/paths.js';
+import { logger } from '../../../../utils/logger.js';
+import { SSEBroadcaster } from '../../SSEBroadcaster.js';
+import { DatabaseManager } from '../../DatabaseManager.js';
+import { SessionManager } from '../../SessionManager.js';
+
+export class ViewerRoutes {
+  constructor(
+    private sseBroadcaster: SSEBroadcaster,
+    private dbManager: DatabaseManager,
+    private sessionManager: SessionManager
+  ) {}
+
+  setupRoutes(app: express.Application): void {
+    app.get('/health', this.handleHealth.bind(this));
+    app.get('/', this.handleViewerUI.bind(this));
+    app.get('/stream', this.handleSSEStream.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Health check endpoint
+   */
+  private handleHealth(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    res.json({ status: 'ok', timestamp: Date.now() });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Serve viewer UI
+   */
+  private handleViewerUI(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    try {
+      const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
+      const viewerPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', 'ui', 'viewer.html');
+      const html = readFileSync(viewerPath, 'utf-8');
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
+      res.send(html);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.failure('WORKER', 'Viewer UI error', {}, error as Error);
+      res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to load viewer UI' });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * SSE stream endpoint
+   */
+  private handleSSEStream(req: Request, res: Response): void {
+    // Setup SSE headers
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/event-stream');
+    res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
+    res.setHeader('Connection', 'keep-alive');
+
+    // Add client to broadcaster
+    this.sseBroadcaster.addClient(res);
+
+    // Send initial_load event with projects list
+    const allProjects = this.dbManager.getSessionStore().getAllProjects();
+    this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+      type: 'initial_load',
+      projects: allProjects,
+      timestamp: Date.now()
+    });
+
+    // Send initial processing status (based on queue depth + active generators)
+    const isProcessing = this.sessionManager.isAnySessionProcessing();
+    const queueDepth = this.sessionManager.getTotalActiveWork(); // Includes queued + actively processing
+    this.sseBroadcaster.broadcast({
+      type: 'processing_status',
+      isProcessing,
+      queueDepth
+    });
+  }
+}