diff --git a/src/hooks/context.ts b/src/hooks/context.ts
index bacffe25..5561067e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/context.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/context.ts
@@ -15,54 +15,21 @@ export interface SessionStartInput {
  * Shows user what happened in recent sessions
  */
 export function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput): void {
+  if (!input) {
+    throw new Error('contextHook requires input');
+  }
+
+  const project = input.cwd ? path.basename(input.cwd) : path.basename(path.dirname(input.transcript_path));
+  const db = new HooksDatabase();
+
   try {
-    // Log hook invocation
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Hook fired with input:', JSON.stringify({
-      session_id: input?.session_id,
-      transcript_path: input?.transcript_path,
-      hook_event_name: input?.hook_event_name,
-      source: input?.source,
-      has_input: !!input
-    }));
-
-    // Handle standalone execution (no input provided)
-    if (!input) {
-      console.error('[claude-mem context] No input provided - exiting (standalone mode)');
-      console.log('No input provided - this script is designed to run as a Claude Code SessionStart hook');
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    // Extract project from cwd (same as new-hook to ensure consistency)
-    // If cwd is not available, fall back to extracting from transcript_path
-    const project = input.cwd ? path.basename(input.cwd) : path.basename(path.dirname(input.transcript_path));
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Extracted project name:', project, 'from', input.cwd ? 'cwd' : 'transcript_path');
-
-    // Get recent summaries
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Querying database for recent summaries...');
-    const db = new HooksDatabase();
     const summaries = db.getRecentSummaries(project, 5);
-    db.close();
 
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Database query complete - found', summaries.length, 'summaries');
-
-    // Log preview of each summary found
-    if (summaries.length > 0) {
-      console.error('[claude-mem context] Summary previews:');
-      summaries.forEach((summary, idx) => {
-        const preview = summary.request?.substring(0, 100) || summary.completed?.substring(0, 100) || '(no content)';
-        console.error(`  [${idx + 1}]`, preview + (preview.length >= 100 ? '...' : ''));
-      });
-    }
-
-    // If no summaries, provide helpful message
     if (summaries.length === 0) {
-      console.error('[claude-mem context] No summaries found - outputting empty context message');
       console.log('# Recent Session Context\n\nNo previous sessions found for this project yet.');
-      process.exit(0);
+      return;
     }
 
-    // Format output for Claude
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Building markdown context from summaries...');
     const output: string[] = [];
     output.push('# Recent Session Context');
     output.push('');
@@ -90,7 +57,6 @@ export function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput): void {
         output.push(`**Next Steps:** ${summary.next_steps}`);
       }
 
-      // Show files that were read during the session
       if (summary.files_read) {
         try {
           const files = JSON.parse(summary.files_read);
@@ -98,14 +64,12 @@ export function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput): void {
             output.push(`**Files Read:** ${files.join(', ')}`);
           }
         } catch {
-          // Backwards compatibility: if not valid JSON, show as text
           if (summary.files_read.trim()) {
             output.push(`**Files Read:** ${summary.files_read}`);
           }
         }
       }
 
-      // Show files that were edited/written during the session
       if (summary.files_edited) {
         try {
           const files = JSON.parse(summary.files_edited);
@@ -113,7 +77,6 @@ export function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput): void {
             output.push(`**Files Edited:** ${files.join(', ')}`);
           }
         } catch {
-          // Backwards compatibility: if not valid JSON, show as text
           if (summary.files_edited.trim()) {
             output.push(`**Files Edited:** ${summary.files_edited}`);
           }
@@ -124,25 +87,8 @@ export function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput): void {
       output.push('');
     }
 
-    // Log details about the markdown output
-    const markdownOutput = output.join('\n');
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Markdown built successfully');
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Output length:', markdownOutput.length, 'characters,', output.length, 'lines');
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Output preview (first 200 chars):', markdownOutput.substring(0, 200) + '...');
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Outputting context to stdout for Claude Code injection');
-
-    // Output to stdout for Claude Code to inject
-    console.log(markdownOutput);
-
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Context hook completed successfully');
-    process.exit(0);
-
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    // On error, exit silently - don't block Claude Code
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] ERROR occurred during context hook execution');
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Error message:', error.message);
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Error stack:', error.stack);
-    console.error('[claude-mem context] Exiting gracefully to avoid blocking Claude Code');
-    process.exit(0);
+    console.log(output.join('\n'));
+  } finally {
+    db.close();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/hooks/new.ts b/src/hooks/new.ts
index 21557045..fa7a70c4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/new.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/new.ts
@@ -14,47 +14,30 @@ export interface UserPromptSubmitInput {
  * Initializes SDK memory session in background
  */
 export function newHook(input?: UserPromptSubmitInput): void {
+  if (!input) {
+    throw new Error('newHook requires input');
+  }
+
+  const { session_id, cwd, prompt } = input;
+  const project = path.basename(cwd);
+  const db = new HooksDatabase();
+
   try {
-    // Handle standalone execution (no input provided)
-    if (!input) {
-      console.log('No input provided - this script is designed to run as a Claude Code UserPromptSubmit hook');
-      console.log('\nExpected input format:');
-      console.log(JSON.stringify({
-        session_id: "string",
-        cwd: "string",
-        prompt: "string"
-      }, null, 2));
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    const { session_id, cwd, prompt } = input;
-
-    // Extract project from cwd
-    const project = path.basename(cwd);
-
-    // Check if session already exists
-    const db = new HooksDatabase();
     const existing = db.findActiveSDKSession(session_id);
 
     if (existing) {
-      // Session already initialized, just continue
-      db.close();
       console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-      process.exit(0);
+      return;
     }
 
-    // Create SDK session record
     const sessionId = db.createSDKSession(session_id, project, prompt);
-    db.close();
 
-    // Start SDK worker in background as detached process
     const pluginRoot = process.env.CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT;
 
     if (!pluginRoot) {
-      throw new Error('CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT not set - claude-mem must be installed as a Claude Code plugin');
+      throw new Error('CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT not set');
     }
 
-    // Use bundled worker
     const workerPath = path.join(pluginRoot, 'scripts', 'hooks', 'worker.js');
     const child = spawn('bun', [workerPath, sessionId.toString()], {
       detached: true,
@@ -63,14 +46,8 @@ export function newHook(input?: UserPromptSubmitInput): void {
 
     child.unref();
 
-    // Output hook response
     console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-    process.exit(0);
-
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    // On error, don't block Claude Code
-    console.error(`[claude-mem new error: ${error.message}]`);
-    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-    process.exit(0);
+  } finally {
+    db.close();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/hooks/save.ts b/src/hooks/save.ts
index 35ebf547..44c8d125 100644
--- a/src/hooks/save.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/save.ts
@@ -22,72 +22,40 @@ const SKIP_TOOLS = new Set([
  * Sends tool observations to worker via Unix socket
  */
 export function saveHook(input?: PostToolUseInput): void {
-  try {
-    // Handle standalone execution (no input provided)
-    if (!input) {
-      console.log('No input provided - this script is designed to run as a Claude Code PostToolUse hook');
-      console.log('\nExpected input format:');
-      console.log(JSON.stringify({
-        session_id: "string",
-        cwd: "string",
-        tool_name: "string",
-        tool_input: {},
-        tool_output: {}
-      }, null, 2));
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    const { session_id, tool_name, tool_input, tool_output } = input;
-
-    // Skip certain tools
-    if (SKIP_TOOLS.has(tool_name)) {
-      console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    // Find active SDK session
-    const db = new HooksDatabase();
-    const session = db.findActiveSDKSession(session_id);
-    db.close();
-
-    if (!session) {
-      // No active session yet - this can happen if UserPromptSubmit hasn't run
-      // Just exit silently
-      console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    // Get socket path
-    const socketPath = getWorkerSocketPath(session.id);
-
-    // Send observation via Unix socket
-    const message = {
-      type: 'observation',
-      tool_name,
-      tool_input: JSON.stringify(tool_input),
-      tool_output: JSON.stringify(tool_output)
-    };
-
-    const client = net.connect(socketPath, () => {
-      client.write(JSON.stringify(message) + '\n');
-      client.end();
-    });
-
-    client.on('error', (err) => {
-      // Socket not available - worker may have crashed or not started
-      console.error(`[claude-mem save] Socket error: ${err.message}`);
-      // Continue anyway, don't block Claude
-    });
-
-    client.on('close', () => {
-      console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-      process.exit(0);
-    });
-
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    // On error, don't block Claude Code
-    console.error(`[claude-mem save error: ${error.message}]`);
-    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-    process.exit(0);
+  if (!input) {
+    throw new Error('saveHook requires input');
   }
+
+  const { session_id, tool_name, tool_input, tool_output } = input;
+
+  if (SKIP_TOOLS.has(tool_name)) {
+    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const db = new HooksDatabase();
+  const session = db.findActiveSDKSession(session_id);
+  db.close();
+
+  if (!session) {
+    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const socketPath = getWorkerSocketPath(session.id);
+  const message = {
+    type: 'observation',
+    tool_name,
+    tool_input: JSON.stringify(tool_input),
+    tool_output: JSON.stringify(tool_output)
+  };
+
+  const client = net.connect(socketPath, () => {
+    client.write(JSON.stringify(message) + '\n');
+    client.end();
+  });
+
+  client.on('close', () => {
+    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/hooks/summary.ts b/src/hooks/summary.ts
index 486d6e1c..298b8728 100644
--- a/src/hooks/summary.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/summary.ts
@@ -13,87 +13,31 @@ export interface StopInput {
  * Sends FINALIZE message to worker via Unix socket
  */
 export function summaryHook(input?: StopInput): void {
-  try {
-    // Log hook entry point
-    console.error('[claude-mem summary] Hook fired', {
-      input: input ? { session_id: input.session_id, cwd: input.cwd } : null
-    });
-
-    // Handle standalone execution (no input provided)
-    if (!input) {
-      console.log('No input provided - this script is designed to run as a Claude Code Stop hook');
-      console.log('\nExpected input format:');
-      console.log(JSON.stringify({
-        session_id: "string",
-        cwd: "string"
-      }, null, 2));
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    const { session_id } = input;
-    console.error('[claude-mem summary] Searching for active SDK session', { session_id });
-
-    // Find active SDK session
-    const db = new HooksDatabase();
-    const session = db.findActiveSDKSession(session_id);
-    db.close();
-
-    if (!session) {
-      // No active session - nothing to finalize
-      console.error('[claude-mem summary] No active SDK session found', { session_id });
-      console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    console.error('[claude-mem summary] Active SDK session found', {
-      session_id: session.id,
-      collection_name: session.collection_name,
-      worker_pid: session.worker_pid
-    });
-
-    // Get socket path
-    const socketPath = getWorkerSocketPath(session.id);
-
-    // Send FINALIZE message via Unix socket
-    const message = {
-      type: 'finalize'
-    };
-
-    console.error('[claude-mem summary] Attempting to send FINALIZE message to worker socket', {
-      socketPath,
-      message
-    });
-
-    const client = net.connect(socketPath, () => {
-      console.error('[claude-mem summary] Socket connection established, sending message');
-      client.write(JSON.stringify(message) + '\n');
-      client.end();
-    });
-
-    client.on('error', (err) => {
-      // Socket not available - worker may have already finished or crashed
-      console.error('[claude-mem summary] Socket error occurred', {
-        error: err.message,
-        code: (err as any).code,
-        socketPath
-      });
-      // Continue anyway, don't block Claude
-    });
-
-    client.on('close', () => {
-      console.error('[claude-mem summary] Socket connection closed successfully');
-      console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-      process.exit(0);
-    });
-
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    // On error, don't block Claude Code
-    console.error('[claude-mem summary] Unexpected error in hook', {
-      error: error.message,
-      stack: error.stack,
-      name: error.name
-    });
-    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
-    process.exit(0);
+  if (!input) {
+    throw new Error('summaryHook requires input');
   }
+
+  const { session_id } = input;
+  const db = new HooksDatabase();
+  const session = db.findActiveSDKSession(session_id);
+  db.close();
+
+  if (!session) {
+    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const socketPath = getWorkerSocketPath(session.id);
+  const message = {
+    type: 'finalize'
+  };
+
+  const client = net.connect(socketPath, () => {
+    client.write(JSON.stringify(message) + '\n');
+    client.end();
+  });
+
+  client.on('close', () => {
+    console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
+  });
 }