Fix GitHub issues #76, #74, #75 + session lifecycle improvements (#77)

* Refactor context-hook: Fix anti-patterns and improve maintainability

This refactor addresses all anti-patterns documented in CLAUDE.md, improving code quality without changing behavior.

**Dead Code Removed:**
- Eliminated unused useIndexView parameter throughout
- Cleaned up entry point logic

**Magic Numbers → Named Constants:**
- CHARS_PER_TOKEN_ESTIMATE = 4 (token estimation)
- SUMMARY_LOOKAHEAD = 1 (explains +1 in query)
- Added clarifying comment for DISPLAY_SESSION_COUNT

**Code Duplication Eliminated:**
- Reduced 34 lines to 4 lines with renderSummaryField() helper
- Replaced 4 identical summary field rendering blocks

**Error Handling Added:**
- parseJsonArray() now catches JSON.parse exceptions
- Prevents session crashes from malformed data

**Type Safety Improved:**
- Added SessionSummary interface (replaced inline type cast)
- Added SummaryTimelineItem for timeline items
- Proper Map typing: Map<string, TimelineItem[]>

**Variable Naming Clarity:**
- summariesWithOffset → summariesForTimeline
- isMostRecent → shouldShowLink (explains purpose)
- dayTimelines → itemsByDay
- nextSummary → olderSummary (correct chronology)

**Better Documentation:**
- Explained confusing timeline offset logic
- Removed apologetic comments, added clarifying ones

**Impact:**
- 28 lines saved from duplication elimination
- Zero behavioral changes (output identical)
- Improved maintainability and type safety

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* Fix context-hook to respect settings.json contextDepth

The context-hook was ignoring the user's contextDepth setting from the web UI (stored in ~/.claude-mem/settings.json) and always using the default of 50 observations.

**Problem:**
- Web UI sets contextDepth in ~/.claude-mem/settings.json
- Context-hook only read from process.env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS
- User's preference of 7 observations was ignored, always showing 50

**Solution:**
- Added getContextDepth() function following same pattern as getWorkerPort()
- Priority: settings.json > env var > default (50)
- Validates contextDepth is a positive number

**Testing:**
- Verified with contextDepth: 7 → shows 7 observations ✓
- Verified with contextDepth: 3 → shows 3 observations ✓
- Settings properly respected on every session start

**Files Changed:**
- src/hooks/context-hook.ts: Added getContextDepth() + imports
- plugin/scripts/context-hook.js: Built output

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* Fix context-hook to read from correct settings file location

**Critical Bug Fix:**
Previous commit read from completely wrong location with wrong field name.

**What was wrong:**
- Reading from: ~/.claude-mem/settings.json (doesn't exist)
- Looking for: contextDepth (wrong field)
- Result: Always falling back to default of 50

**What's fixed:**
- Reading from: ~/.claude/settings.json (correct location)
- Looking for: env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS (correct field)
- Matches pattern used in worker-service.ts

**Testing:**
- With CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS: "15" → shows 15 observations ✓
- With CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS: "5" → shows 5 observations ✓
- Web UI settings now properly respected

**Files Changed:**
- src/hooks/context-hook.ts: Fixed path and field name in getContextDepth()
- plugin/scripts/context-hook.js: Built output

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* Fix GitHub issues #76, #74, #75 + session lifecycle improvements

Bug Fixes:
- Fix PM2 'Process 0 not found' error (#76): Changed pm2 restart to pm2 start (idempotent)
- Fix troubleshooting skill distribution (#74, #75): Moved from .claude/skills/ to plugin/skills/

Session Lifecycle Improvements:
- Added session lifecycle context to SDK agent prompt
- Changed summary framing from "final report" to "progress checkpoint"
- Updated summary prompts to use progressive tense ("so far", "actively working on")
- Added buildContinuationPrompt() for prompt #2+ to avoid re-initialization
- SessionManager now restores prompt counter from database
- SDKAgent conditionally uses init vs continuation prompt based on prompt number

These changes improve context-loading task handling and reduce incorrect "file not found" reports in summaries (partial fix for #73 - awaiting user feedback).

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* Release v5.3.0: Session lifecycle improvements and bug fixes

Improvements:
- Session prompt counter now restored from DB on worker restart
- Continuation prompts for prompt #2+ (lightweight, avoids re-init)
- Summary framing changed from "final report" to "progress checkpoint"
- PM2 start command (idempotent, fixes "Process 0 not found" error)
- Troubleshooting skill moved to plugin/skills/ for proper distribution

Technical changes:
- SessionManager loads prompt_counter from DB on initialization
- SDKAgent uses buildContinuationPrompt() for requests #2+
- Updated summary prompt to clarify mid-session checkpoints
- Fixed worker-utils.ts to use pm2 start instead of pm2 restart
- Moved .claude/skills/troubleshoot → plugin/skills/troubleshoot

Fixes:
- GitHub issue #76: PM2 "Process 0 not found" error
- GitHub issue #74, #75: Troubleshooting skill not distributed
- GitHub issue #73 (partial): Context-loading tasks reported as failed

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Alex Newman
2025-11-09 16:44:58 -05:00
committed by GitHub
parent 4c1f7b4ff1
commit fda069bb07
15 changed files with 200 additions and 163 deletions
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@@ -4,13 +4,38 @@
*/
import path from 'path';
import { homedir } from 'os';
import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
import { stdin } from 'process';
import { SessionStore } from '../services/sqlite/SessionStore.js';
// Configuration: Read from environment or use defaults
const DISPLAY_OBSERVATION_COUNT = parseInt(process.env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS || '50', 10);
// Summaries are supplementary - show last 10 for context but not configurable
const DISPLAY_SESSION_COUNT = 10;
/**
* Get context depth from settings
* Priority: ~/.claude/settings.json > env var > default
*/
function getContextDepth(): number {
try {
const settingsPath = path.join(homedir(), '.claude', 'settings.json');
if (existsSync(settingsPath)) {
const settings = JSON.parse(readFileSync(settingsPath, 'utf-8'));
if (settings.env?.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS) {
const count = parseInt(settings.env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS, 10);
if (!isNaN(count) && count > 0) {
return count;
}
}
}
} catch {
// Fall through to env var or default
}
return parseInt(process.env.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS || '50', 10);
}
// Configuration: Read from settings.json or environment
const DISPLAY_OBSERVATION_COUNT = getContextDepth();
const DISPLAY_SESSION_COUNT = 10; // Recent sessions for timeline context
const CHARS_PER_TOKEN_ESTIMATE = 4; // Rough estimate for token counting
const SUMMARY_LOOKAHEAD = 1; // Fetch one extra summary for offset calculation
export interface SessionStartInput {
session_id?: string;
@@ -50,11 +75,27 @@ interface Observation {
created_at_epoch: number;
}
interface SessionSummary {
id: number;
sdk_session_id: string;
request: string | null;
investigated: string | null;
learned: string | null;
completed: string | null;
next_steps: string | null;
created_at: string;
created_at_epoch: number;
}
// Helper: Parse JSON array safely
function parseJsonArray(json: string | null): string[] {
if (!json) return [];
const parsed = JSON.parse(json);
return Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : [];
try {
const parsed = JSON.parse(json);
return Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : [];
} catch (err) {
return [];
}
}
// Helper: Format date with time
@@ -92,8 +133,7 @@ function formatDate(dateStr: string): string {
// Helper: Estimate token count for text
function estimateTokens(text: string | null): number {
if (!text) return 0;
// Rough estimate: ~4 characters per token
return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
return Math.ceil(text.length / CHARS_PER_TOKEN_ESTIMATE);
}
// Helper: Convert absolute paths to relative paths
@@ -104,6 +144,16 @@ function toRelativePath(filePath: string, cwd: string): string {
return filePath;
}
// Helper: Render a summary field (investigated, learned, etc.)
function renderSummaryField(label: string, value: string | null, color: string, useColors: boolean): string[] {
if (!value) return [];
if (useColors) {
return [`${color}${label}:${colors.reset} ${value}`, ''];
}
return [`**${label}**: ${value}`, ''];
}
// Helper: Get all observations for given sessions
function getObservations(db: SessionStore, sessionIds: string[]): Observation[] {
if (sessionIds.length === 0) return [];
@@ -125,7 +175,7 @@ function getObservations(db: SessionStore, sessionIds: string[]): Observation[]
/**
* Context Hook Main Logic
*/
async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false, useIndexView: boolean = false): Promise<string> {
async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false): Promise<string> {
const cwd = input?.cwd ?? process.cwd();
const project = cwd ? path.basename(cwd) : 'unknown-project';
@@ -146,13 +196,14 @@ async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false
`).all(project, DISPLAY_OBSERVATION_COUNT) as Observation[];
// Get recent summaries (optional - may not exist for recent sessions)
// Fetch one extra for offset calculation
const recentSummaries = db.db.prepare(`
SELECT id, sdk_session_id, request, investigated, learned, completed, next_steps, created_at, created_at_epoch
FROM session_summaries
WHERE project = ?
ORDER BY created_at_epoch DESC
LIMIT ?
`).all(project, DISPLAY_SESSION_COUNT + 1) as Array<{ id: number; sdk_session_id: string; request: string | null; investigated: string | null; learned: string | null; completed: string | null; next_steps: string | null; created_at: string; created_at_epoch: number }>;
`).all(project, DISPLAY_SESSION_COUNT + SUMMARY_LOOKAHEAD) as SessionSummary[];
// If we have neither observations nor summaries, show empty state
if (allObservations.length === 0 && recentSummaries.length === 0) {
@@ -210,28 +261,37 @@ async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false
output.push('');
}
// Create unified timeline with both observations and summaries
// Prepare summaries for timeline display
// The most recent summary shows full details (investigated, learned, etc.)
// Older summaries only show as timeline markers (no link needed)
const mostRecentSummaryId = recentSummaries[0]?.id;
// Create offset summaries
const summariesWithOffset = displaySummaries.map((summary, i) => {
// Most recent keeps its own time, others offset to next summary's time
const nextSummary = i === 0 ? null : recentSummaries[i + 1];
interface SummaryTimelineItem extends SessionSummary {
displayEpoch: number;
displayTime: string;
shouldShowLink: boolean;
}
const summariesForTimeline: SummaryTimelineItem[] = displaySummaries.map((summary, i) => {
// For visual grouping, display each summary at the time range it covers
// Most recent: shows at its own time (current session)
// Older: shows at the previous (older) summary's time to mark the session range
const olderSummary = i === 0 ? null : recentSummaries[i + 1];
return {
...summary,
displayEpoch: nextSummary ? nextSummary.created_at_epoch : summary.created_at_epoch,
displayTime: nextSummary ? nextSummary.created_at : summary.created_at,
isMostRecent: summary.id === mostRecentSummaryId
displayEpoch: olderSummary ? olderSummary.created_at_epoch : summary.created_at_epoch,
displayTime: olderSummary ? olderSummary.created_at : summary.created_at,
shouldShowLink: summary.id !== mostRecentSummaryId
};
});
type TimelineItem =
| { type: 'observation'; data: Observation }
| { type: 'summary'; data: typeof summariesWithOffset[0] };
| { type: 'summary'; data: SummaryTimelineItem };
const timeline: TimelineItem[] = [
...timelineObs.map(obs => ({ type: 'observation' as const, data: obs })),
...summariesWithOffset.map(summary => ({ type: 'summary' as const, data: summary }))
...summariesForTimeline.map(summary => ({ type: 'summary' as const, data: summary }))
];
// Sort chronologically
@@ -242,18 +302,18 @@ async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false
});
// Group by day for rendering
const dayTimelines = new Map<string, typeof timeline>();
const itemsByDay = new Map<string, TimelineItem[]>();
for (const item of timeline) {
const itemDate = item.type === 'observation' ? item.data.created_at : item.data.displayTime;
const day = formatDate(itemDate);
if (!dayTimelines.has(day)) {
dayTimelines.set(day, []);
if (!itemsByDay.has(day)) {
itemsByDay.set(day, []);
}
dayTimelines.get(day)!.push(item);
itemsByDay.get(day)!.push(item);
}
// Sort days chronologically
const sortedDays = Array.from(dayTimelines.entries()).sort((a, b) => {
const sortedDays = Array.from(itemsByDay.entries()).sort((a, b) => {
const aDate = new Date(a[0]).getTime();
const bDate = new Date(b[0]).getTime();
return aDate - bDate;
@@ -288,7 +348,7 @@ async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false
// Render summary
const summary = item.data;
const summaryTitle = `${summary.request || 'Session started'} (${formatDateTime(summary.displayTime)})`;
const link = summary.isMostRecent ? '' : `claude-mem://session-summary/${summary.id}`;
const link = summary.shouldShowLink ? `claude-mem://session-summary/${summary.id}` : '';
if (useColors) {
const linkPart = link ? `${colors.dim}[${link}]${colors.reset}` : '';
@@ -383,41 +443,10 @@ async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false
// Add full summary details for most recent session
const mostRecentSummary = recentSummaries[0];
if (mostRecentSummary && (mostRecentSummary.investigated || mostRecentSummary.learned || mostRecentSummary.completed || mostRecentSummary.next_steps)) {
if (mostRecentSummary.investigated) {
if (useColors) {
output.push(`${colors.blue}Investigated:${colors.reset} ${mostRecentSummary.investigated}`);
} else {
output.push(`**Investigated**: ${mostRecentSummary.investigated}`);
}
output.push('');
}
if (mostRecentSummary.learned) {
if (useColors) {
output.push(`${colors.yellow}Learned:${colors.reset} ${mostRecentSummary.learned}`);
} else {
output.push(`**Learned**: ${mostRecentSummary.learned}`);
}
output.push('');
}
if (mostRecentSummary.completed) {
if (useColors) {
output.push(`${colors.green}Completed:${colors.reset} ${mostRecentSummary.completed}`);
} else {
output.push(`**Completed**: ${mostRecentSummary.completed}`);
}
output.push('');
}
if (mostRecentSummary.next_steps) {
if (useColors) {
output.push(`${colors.magenta}Next Steps:${colors.reset} ${mostRecentSummary.next_steps}`);
} else {
output.push(`**Next Steps**: ${mostRecentSummary.next_steps}`);
}
output.push('');
}
output.push(...renderSummaryField('Investigated', mostRecentSummary.investigated, colors.blue, useColors));
output.push(...renderSummaryField('Learned', mostRecentSummary.learned, colors.yellow, useColors));
output.push(...renderSummaryField('Completed', mostRecentSummary.completed, colors.green, useColors));
output.push(...renderSummaryField('Next Steps', mostRecentSummary.next_steps, colors.magenta, useColors));
}
// Footer with MCP search instructions
@@ -433,12 +462,11 @@ async function contextHook(input?: SessionStartInput, useColors: boolean = false
}
// Entry Point - handle stdin/stdout
const useIndexView = process.argv.includes('--index');
const forceColors = process.argv.includes('--colors'); // Add this line
const forceColors = process.argv.includes('--colors');
if (stdin.isTTY || forceColors) { // Modify this line to include forceColors
if (stdin.isTTY || forceColors) {
// Running manually from terminal - print formatted output with colors
contextHook(undefined, true, useIndexView).then(contextOutput => {
contextHook(undefined, true).then(contextOutput => {
console.log(contextOutput);
process.exit(0);
});
@@ -448,7 +476,7 @@ if (stdin.isTTY || forceColors) { // Modify this line to include forceColors
stdin.on('data', (chunk) => input += chunk);
stdin.on('end', async () => {
const parsed = input.trim() ? JSON.parse(input) : undefined;
const contextOutput = await contextHook(parsed, false, useIndexView);
const contextOutput = await contextHook(parsed, false);
const result = {
hookSpecificOutput: {
hookEventName: "SessionStart",
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@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ CRITICAL: Record what was BUILT/FIXED/DEPLOYED/CONFIGURED, not what you (the obs
User's Goal: ${userPrompt}
Date: ${new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]}
SESSION LIFECYCLE: You will observe tool executions, create observations, generate progress summaries when requested, and receive continuation prompts as the session progresses.
WHAT TO RECORD
--------------
Focus on deliverables and capabilities:
@@ -154,26 +156,31 @@ export function buildObservationPrompt(obs: Observation): string {
}
/**
* Build prompt to generate request summary
* Build prompt to generate progress summary
*/
export function buildSummaryPrompt(session: SDKSession): string {
return `THIS REQUEST'S SUMMARY
===============
Think about the last request, and write a summary of what was done, what was learned, and what's next.
return `PROGRESS SUMMARY CHECKPOINT
===========================
Write progress notes of what was done, what was learned, and what's next. This is a checkpoint to capture progress so far.
IMPORTANT! DO NOT summarize the observation process itself - you are summarizing a DIFFERENT claude code session, not this one.
User's Original Request: ${session.user_prompt}
Respond in this XML format:
<summary>
<request>[What did the user request? Form a title that reflects the actual request: ${session.user_prompt}]</request>
<investigated>[Was anything explored? What was it?]</investigated>
<learned>[Did you learn anything? What was learned about how things work?]</learned>
<completed>[Did you do any work? What shipped? What does the system now do?]</completed>
<next_steps>[What are the next steps?]</next_steps>
<notes>[Additional insights]</notes>
<request>[Short title related to the most recent prompt]</request>
<investigated>[What has been explored so far? What was examined?]</investigated>
<learned>[What have you learned about how things work?]</learned>
<completed>[What work has been completed so far? What has shipped or changed?]</completed>
<next_steps>[What are you actively working on or planning to work on next in this session?]</next_steps>
<notes>[Additional insights or observations about the current progress]</notes>
</summary>
IMPORTANT: This is not the end of the session. You will receive more requests to process, and more tool usages to observe and record. The summary helps keep track of progress. Always write at least a minimal summary explaining where we are at currently, even if you didn't learn anything new or complete any work.`;
FRAMING: This is a mid-session progress checkpoint. The session is ongoing - you may receive more requests and tool executions after this summary. Write "next_steps" as the current trajectory of work (what's actively being worked on or coming up next), not as post-session future work. Always write at least a minimal summary explaining current progress, even if work is still in early stages.`;
}
/**
* Build prompt for continuation of existing session
*/
export function buildContinuationPrompt(userPrompt: string, promptNumber: number): string {
return `User's request #${promptNumber}: ${userPrompt}`;
}
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { DatabaseManager } from './DatabaseManager.js';
import { SessionManager } from './SessionManager.js';
import { logger } from '../../utils/logger.js';
import { parseObservations, parseSummary } from '../../sdk/parser.js';
import { buildInitPrompt, buildObservationPrompt, buildSummaryPrompt } from '../../sdk/prompts.js';
import { buildInitPrompt, buildObservationPrompt, buildSummaryPrompt, buildContinuationPrompt } from '../../sdk/prompts.js';
import type { ActiveSession, SDKUserMessage, PendingMessage } from '../worker-types.js';
// Import Agent SDK (assumes it's installed)
@@ -110,12 +110,14 @@ export class SDKAgent {
* Create event-driven message generator (yields messages from SessionManager)
*/
private async *createMessageGenerator(session: ActiveSession): AsyncIterableIterator<SDKUserMessage> {
// Yield initial user prompt with context
// Yield initial user prompt with context (or continuation if prompt #2+)
yield {
type: 'user',
message: {
role: 'user',
content: buildInitPrompt(session.project, session.claudeSessionId, session.userPrompt)
content: session.lastPromptNumber === 1
? buildInitPrompt(session.project, session.claudeSessionId, session.userPrompt)
: buildContinuationPrompt(session.userPrompt, session.lastPromptNumber)
},
session_id: session.claudeSessionId,
parent_tool_use_id: null,
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class SessionManager {
pendingMessages: [],
abortController: new AbortController(),
generatorPromise: null,
lastPromptNumber: 0,
lastPromptNumber: this.dbManager.getSessionStore().getPromptCounter(sessionDbId),
startTime: Date.now()
};
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@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function ensureWorkerRunning(): Promise<void> {
const pm2Path = path.join(packageRoot, "node_modules", ".bin", "pm2");
const ecosystemPath = path.join(packageRoot, "ecosystem.config.cjs");
execSync(`"${pm2Path}" restart "${ecosystemPath}"`, {
execSync(`"${pm2Path}" start "${ecosystemPath}"`, {
cwd: packageRoot,
stdio: 'pipe'
});