diff --git a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index b02d59c3..edb608d3 100644
--- a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "4.0.2",
+  "version": "4.0.6",
   "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
   "author": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"
diff --git a/plugin/hooks/hooks.json b/plugin/hooks/hooks.json
index 5a2e640b..48860b98 100644
--- a/plugin/hooks/hooks.json
+++ b/plugin/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
     "SessionStart": [
       {
         "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "[ ! -d \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/node_modules\" ] && cd \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts\" && npm install || true",
-            "timeout": 60000
-          },
           {
             "type": "command",
             "command": "node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/context-hook.js",
@@ -32,11 +27,6 @@
       {
         "matcher": "*",
         "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "[ ! -d \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/node_modules\" ] && cd \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts\" && npm install || true",
-            "timeout": 60000
-          },
           {
             "type": "command",
             "command": "node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/save-hook.js",
@@ -48,11 +38,6 @@
     "Stop": [
       {
         "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "[ ! -d \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/node_modules\" ] && cd \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts\" && npm install || true",
-            "timeout": 60000
-          },
           {
             "type": "command",
             "command": "node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/summary-hook.js",
@@ -64,11 +49,6 @@
     "SessionEnd": [
       {
         "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "[ ! -d \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/node_modules\" ] && cd \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts\" && npm install || true",
-            "timeout": 60000
-          },
           {
             "type": "command",
             "command": "node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cleanup-hook.js",