From ae90b26995fcbfeb7f5bd2a03692eb5a35320841 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Newman <thedotmack@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 02:13:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: Release v4.0.4 - Revert to local marketplace
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Reverted from GitHub-hosted marketplace to local marketplace file installation method. This allows us to resolve issues with better-sqlite3 native module builds before enabling GitHub marketplace distribution.

Changes:
- Simplified .claude-plugin/marketplace.json (removed metadata, version fields)
- Updated README installation instructions to use local .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
- Bumped version to 4.0.4

Installation now requires cloning the repo and using:
/plugin marketplace add .claude-plugin/marketplace.json

Will restore GitHub marketplace method once native module issues are resolved.

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

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .claude-plugin/marketplace.json | 10 +---------
 README.md                       | 14 +++++++++-----
 package.json                    |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index de2acf2b..03138212 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -3,19 +3,11 @@
   "owner": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"
   },
-  "metadata": {
-    "description": "Alex Newman's Claude Code plugins",
-    "version": "1.0.0"
-  },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
       "source": "./plugin",
-      "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
-      "version": "4.0.3",
-      "author": {
-        "name": "Alex Newman"
-      }
+      "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 746017ff..7b7d3237 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Claude-Mem seamlessly preserves context across sessions by automatically capturing tool usage observations, generating semantic summaries, and making them available to future sessions. This enables Claude to maintain continuity of knowledge about projects even after sessions end or reconnect.
 
 [![License: AGPL-3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL%203.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-4.0.0-green.svg)](package.json)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-4.0.4-green.svg)](package.json)
 [![Node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D18.0.0-brightgreen.svg)](package.json)
 
 ---
@@ -184,13 +184,17 @@ SQLite database (`${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/data/claude-mem.db`) with tables:
 node --version  # Should be >= 18.0.0
 ```
 
-### Method 1: Claude Code Marketplace (Recommended)
+### Method 1: Local Marketplace Installation (Recommended)
 
-Install directly from Claude Code using the plugin marketplace:
+Install using the local marketplace file:
 
 ```bash
-# Add the marketplace
-/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
+# Clone or download the repository
+git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
+cd claude-mem
+
+# Add the local marketplace to Claude Code
+/plugin marketplace add .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
 
 # Install the plugin
 /plugin install claude-mem
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3dc9032f..0b636041 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "4.0.3",
+  "version": "4.0.4",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",