chore: change default model from haiku to sonnet

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CLAUDE.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ npm run worker:logs           # View worker logs
 Settings are managed in `~/.claude-mem/settings.json`. The file is auto-created with defaults on first run.
 
 **Core Settings:**
-- `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL` - Model for observations/summaries (default: claude-haiku-4-5)
+- `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL` - Model for observations/summaries (default: claude-sonnet-4-5)
 - `CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS` - Observations injected at SessionStart
 - `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT` - Worker service port (default: 37777)
 - `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST` - Worker bind address (default: 127.0.0.1, use 0.0.0.0 for remote access)

README.md

@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ Settings are managed in `~/.claude-mem/settings.json`. The file is auto-created
 
 | Setting | Default | Description |
 |---------|---------|-------------|
-| `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL` | `claude-haiku-4-5` | AI model for observations |
+| `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL` | `claude-sonnet-4-5` | AI model for observations |
 | `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT` | `37777` | Worker service port |
 | `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST` | `127.0.0.1` | Worker bind address (use `0.0.0.0` for remote access) |
 | `CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR` | `~/.claude-mem` | Data directory location |
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ curl http://localhost:37777/api/settings
 
 ```json
 {
-  "CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL": "claude-haiku-4-5",
+  "CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
   "CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT": "37777",
   "CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS": "50"
 }

docs/context/platform-integration-guide.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ GET /api/context/recent?project=my-project&limit=3
 ### Environment Variables
 
 ```bash
-CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL=claude-haiku-4-5           # Model for observations/summaries
+CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL=claude-sonnet-4-5          # Model for observations/summaries
 CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS=50          # Observations injected at SessionStart
 CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT=37777                # Worker service port
 CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION=3.13              # Python version for chroma-mcp

docs/public/architecture/hooks.mdx

@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ async startSession(session: ActiveSession, worker?: any) {
   const queryResult = query({
     prompt: messageGenerator,
     options: {
-      model: 'claude-haiku-4-5',
+      model: 'claude-sonnet-4-5',
       disallowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', ...],  // Observer-only
       abortController: session.abortController
     }

docs/public/configuration.mdx

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Settings are managed in `~/.claude-mem/settings.json`. The file is auto-created
 
 | Setting                       | Default                         | Description                           |
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-| `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL`            | `haiku`                         | AI model for processing observations  |
+| `CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL`            | `sonnet`                        | AI model for processing observations  |
 | `CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS` | `50`                        | Number of observations to inject      |
 | `CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT`      | `37777`                         | Worker service port                   |
 | `CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS`       | `ListMcpResourcesTool,SlashCommand,Skill,TodoWrite,AskUserQuestion` | Comma-separated tools to exclude from observations |
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Configure which AI model processes your observations.
 
 Shorthand model names automatically forward to the latest version:
 
-- `haiku` - Fast, cost-efficient (default)
-- `sonnet` - Balanced
+- `haiku` - Fast, cost-efficient
+- `sonnet` - Balanced (default)
 - `opus` - Most capable
 
 ### Using the Interactive Script
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Edit `~/.claude-mem/settings.json`:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL": "haiku"
+  "CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL": "sonnet"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Token economics help you understand the value of cached observations vs. re-read
 
 | Setting | Default | Description |
 |---------|---------|-------------|
-| **Model** | haiku | AI model for generating observations |
+| **Model** | sonnet | AI model for generating observations |
 | **Worker Port** | 37777 | Port for background worker service |
 | **MCP search server** | true | Enable Model Context Protocol search tools |
 | **Include last summary** | false | Add previous session's summary to context |
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ npm run worker:logs
 
 ### Invalid Model Name
 
-If you specify an invalid model name, the worker will fall back to `haiku` and log a warning.
+If you specify an invalid model name, the worker will fall back to `sonnet` and log a warning.
 
 Valid shorthand models (forward to latest version):
 - haiku

docs/public/platform-integration.mdx

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GET /api/context/recent?project=my-project&limit=3
 ### Environment Variables
 
 ```bash
-CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL=claude-haiku-4-5           # Model for observations/summaries
+CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL=claude-sonnet-4-5          # Model for observations/summaries
 CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS=50          # Observations injected at SessionStart
 CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT=37777                # Worker service port
 CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION=3.13              # Python version for chroma-mcp

plugin/scripts/context-generator.cjs

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plugin/skills/troubleshoot/operations/reference.md

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ echo '{"env":{"CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT":"37778"}}' > ~/.claude-mem/settings.json
 # Change AI model
 {
   "env": {
-    "CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL": "claude-haiku-4-5"
+    "CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
   }
 }
 ```

src/shared/SettingsDefaultsManager.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class SettingsDefaultsManager {
    * Default values for all settings
    */
   private static readonly DEFAULTS: SettingsDefaults = {
-    CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: 'claude-haiku-4-5',
+    CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: 'claude-sonnet-4-5',
     CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS: '50',
     CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT: '37777',
     CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST: '127.0.0.1',

src/ui/viewer/constants/settings.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Shared across UI components and hooks
  */
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
-  CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: 'claude-haiku-4-5',
+  CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: 'claude-sonnet-4-5',
   CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS: '50',
   CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT: '37777',
   CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST: '127.0.0.1',