* feat: add domain management system with support for multiple domain profiles
- Introduced DomainManager class for loading and managing domain profiles.
- Added support for a default domain ('code') and fallback mechanisms.
- Implemented domain configuration validation and error handling.
- Created types for domain configuration, observation types, and concepts.
- Added new directory for domain profiles and ensured its existence.
- Updated SettingsDefaultsManager to include CLAUDE_MEM_DOMAIN setting.
* Refactor domain management to mode management
- Removed DomainManager class and replaced it with ModeManager for better clarity and functionality.
- Updated types from DomainConfig to ModeConfig and DomainPrompts to ModePrompts.
- Changed references from domains to modes in the settings and paths.
- Ensured backward compatibility by maintaining the fallback mechanism to the 'code' mode.
* feat: add migration 008 to support mode-agnostic observations and refactor service layer references in documentation
* feat: add new modes for code development and email investigation with detailed observation types and concepts
* Refactor observation parsing and prompt generation to incorporate mode-specific configurations
- Updated `parseObservations` function to use 'observation' as a universal fallback type instead of 'change', utilizing active mode's valid observation types.
- Modified `buildInitPrompt` and `buildContinuationPrompt` functions to accept a `ModeConfig` parameter, allowing for dynamic prompt content based on the active mode.
- Enhanced `ModePrompts` interface to include additional guidance for observers, such as recording focus and skip guidance.
- Adjusted the SDKAgent to load the active mode and pass it to prompt generation functions, ensuring prompts are tailored to the current mode's context.
* fix: correct mode prompt injection to preserve exact wording and type list visibility
- Add script to extract prompts from main branch prompts.ts into code.yaml
- Fix prompts.ts to show type list in XML template (e.g., "[ bugfix | feature | ... ]")
- Keep 'change' as fallback type in parser.ts (maintain backwards compatibility)
- Regenerate code.yaml with exact wording from original hardcoded prompts
- Build succeeds with no TypeScript errors
* fix: update ModeManager to load JSON mode files and improve validation
- Changed ModeManager to load mode configurations from JSON files instead of YAML.
- Removed the requirement for an "observation" type and updated validation to require at least one observation type.
- Updated fallback behavior in the parser to use the first type from the active mode's type list.
- Added comprehensive tests for mode loading, prompt injection, and parser integration, ensuring correct behavior across different modes.
- Introduced new mode JSON files for "Code Development" and "Email Investigation" with detailed observation types and prompts.
* Add mode configuration loading and update licensing information for Ragtime
- Implemented loading of mode configuration in WorkerService before database initialization.
- Added PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 to Ragtime directory.
- Created README.md for Ragtime with licensing details and usage guidelines.
* fix: add datasets directory to .gitignore to prevent accidental commits
* refactor: remove unused plugin package.json file
* chore: add package.json for claude-mem plugin with version 7.4.5
* refactor: remove outdated tests and improve error handling
- Deleted tests for ChromaSync error handling, smart install, strip memory tags, and user prompt tag stripping due to redundancy or outdated logic.
- Removed vitest configuration as it is no longer needed.
- Added a comprehensive implementation plan for fixing the modes system, addressing critical issues and improving functionality.
- Created a detailed test analysis report highlighting the quality and effectiveness of the current test suite, identifying areas for improvement.
- Introduced a new plugin package.json for runtime dependencies related to claude-mem hooks.
* refactor: remove parser regression tests to streamline codebase
* docs: update CLAUDE.md to clarify test management and changelog generation
* refactor: remove migration008 for mode-agnostic observations
* Refactor observation type handling to use ModeManager for icons and emojis
- Removed direct mappings of observation types to icons and work emojis in context-generator, FormattingService, SearchManager, and TimelineService.
- Integrated ModeManager to dynamically retrieve icons and emojis based on the active mode.
- Improved maintainability by centralizing the logic for observation type representation.
* Refactor observation metadata constants and update context generator
- Removed the explicit declaration of OBSERVATION_TYPES and OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS from observation-metadata.ts.
- Introduced fallback default strings for DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_TYPES_STRING and DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_CONCEPTS_STRING.
- Updated context-generator.ts to utilize observation types and concepts from ModeManager instead of constants.
* refactor: remove intermediate error handling from hooks (Phase 1)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy - errors propagate and crash loud
instead of being caught, wrapped, and re-thrown at intermediate layers.
Changes:
- Remove try/catch around fetch calls in all hooks - let errors throw
- Add try/catch ONLY around JSON.parse at entry points
- Delete error-handler.ts and hook-error-handler.ts (no longer needed)
- Update worker-utils.ts: functions now throw instead of returning null
- Update transcript-parser.ts: throw on missing path, empty file, malformed JSON
- Remove all handleWorkerError, handleFetchError imports
Philosophy: If something breaks, we KNOW it broke. No silent failures.
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* refactor: remove intermediate error handling from worker service (Phase 2)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy to worker service layer.
Changes:
- worker-service.ts: Remove try/catch from version endpoint, cleanup,
MCP close, process enumeration, force kill, and isAlive check
- SessionRoutes.ts: Remove try/catch from JSON.stringify calls, remove
.catch() from Chroma sync and SDK agent calls
- SettingsRoutes.ts: Remove try/catch from toggleMcp()
- DatabaseManager.ts: Remove .catch() from backfill and close operations
- SDKAgent.ts: Keep outer try/catch (top-level), remove .catch() from
Chroma sync operations
- SSEBroadcaster.ts: Remove try/catch from broadcast and sendToClient
Philosophy: Errors propagate and crash loud. BaseRouteHandler.wrapHandler
provides top-level catching for HTTP routes.
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* refactor: remove error swallowing from SQLite services (Phase 3)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy to database layer.
SessionStore.ts migrations:
- ensureWorkerPortColumn(): Remove outer try/catch, let it throw
- ensurePromptTrackingColumns(): Remove outer try/catch, let it throw
- removeSessionSummariesUniqueConstraint(): Keep inner transaction
rollback, remove outer catch
- addObservationHierarchicalFields(): Remove outer try/catch
- makeObservationsTextNullable(): Keep inner transaction rollback,
remove outer catch
- createUserPromptsTable(): Keep inner transaction rollback, remove
outer catch
- getFilesForSession(): Remove try/catch around JSON.parse
SessionSearch.ts:
- ensureFTSTables(): Remove try/catch, let it throw
Philosophy: Migration errors that are swallowed mean we think the
database is fine when it's not. Keep only inner transaction rollback
try/catch blocks.
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* refactor: remove error hiding from utilities (Phase 4)
Apply "fail fast" error handling strategy to utility layer.
logger.ts:
- formatTool(): Remove try/catch, let JSON.parse throw on malformed input
context-generator.ts:
- loadContextConfig(): Remove try/catch, let parseInt throw on invalid settings
- Transcript extraction: Remove try/catch, let file read errors propagate
ChromaSync.ts:
- close(): Remove nested try/catch blocks, let close errors propagate
Philosophy: No silent fallbacks or hidden defaults. If something breaks,
we know it broke immediately.
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* feat: serve static UI assets and update package root path
- Added middleware to serve static UI assets (JS, CSS, fonts, etc.) in ViewerRoutes.
- Updated getPackageRoot function to correctly return the package root directory as one level up from the current directory.
* feat: Enhance mode loading with inheritance support
- Introduced parseInheritance method to handle parent--override mode IDs.
- Added deepMerge method for recursively merging mode configurations.
- Updated loadMode method to support inheritance, loading parent modes and applying overrides.
- Improved error handling for missing mode files and logging for better traceability.
* fix(modes): correct inheritance file resolution and path handling
* Refactor code structure for improved readability and maintainability
* feat: Add mode configuration documentation and examples
* fix: Improve concurrency handling in translateReadme function
* Refactor SDK prompts to enhance clarity and structure
- Updated the `buildInitPrompt` and `buildContinuationPrompt` functions in `prompts.ts` to improve the organization of prompt components, including the addition of language instructions and footer messages.
- Removed redundant instructions and emphasized the importance of recording observations.
- Modified the `ModePrompts` interface in `types.ts` to include new properties for system identity, language instructions, and output format header, ensuring better flexibility and clarity in prompt generation.
* Enhance prompts with language instructions and XML formatting
- Updated `buildInitPrompt`, `buildSummaryPrompt`, and `buildContinuationPrompt` functions to include detailed language instructions in XML comments.
- Ensured that language instructions guide users to keep XML tags in English while writing content in the specified language.
- Modified the `buildSummaryPrompt` function to accept `mode` as a parameter for consistency.
- Adjusted the call to `buildSummaryPrompt` in `SDKAgent` to pass the `mode` argument.
* Refactor XML prompt generation in SDK
- Updated the buildInitPrompt, buildSummaryPrompt, and buildContinuationPrompt functions to use new placeholders for XML elements, improving maintainability and readability.
- Removed redundant language instructions in comments for clarity.
- Added new properties to ModePrompts interface for better structure and organization of XML placeholders and section headers.
* feat: Update observation prompts and structure across multiple languages
* chore: Remove planning docs and update Ragtime README
Remove ephemeral development artifacts:
- .claude/plans/modes-system-fixes.md
- .claude/test-analysis-report.md
- PROMPT_INJECTION_ANALYSIS.md
Update ragtime/README.md to explain:
- Feature is not yet implemented
- Dependency on modes system (now complete in PR #412)
- Ready to be scripted out in future release
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* fix: Move summary prompts to mode files for multilingual support
Summary prompts were hardcoded in English in prompts.ts, breaking
multilingual support. Now properly mode-based:
- Added summary_instruction, summary_context_label,
summary_format_instruction, summary_footer to code.json
- Updated buildSummaryPrompt() to use mode fields instead of hardcoded text
- Added summary_footer with language instructions to all 10 language modes
- Language modes keep English prompts + language requirement footer
This fixes the gaslighting where we claimed full multilingual support
but summaries were still generated in English.
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* chore: Clean up README by removing local preview instructions and streamlining beta features section
* Add translated README files for Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Chinese languages
* Add new language modes for code development in multiple languages
- Introduced JSON configurations for Code Development in Greek, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.
- Each configuration includes prompts for observations, summaries, and instructions tailored to the respective language.
- Ensured that all prompts emphasize the importance of generating observations without referencing the agent's actions.
* Add multilingual support links to README files in various languages
- Updated README.id.md, README.it.md, README.ja.md, README.ko.md, README.nl.md, README.no.md, README.pl.md, README.pt-br.md, README.ro.md, README.ru.md, README.sv.md, README.th.md, README.tr.md, README.uk.md, README.vi.md, and README.zh.md to include links to other language versions.
- Each README now features a centered paragraph with flags and links for easy navigation between different language documents.
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- Moved SettingsDefaultsManager from worker/settings to shared directory.
- Updated all import paths across the codebase to reflect the new location.
- Removed early-settings.ts as its functionality is now handled by SettingsDefaultsManager.
- Adjusted logger and paths to utilize SettingsDefaultsManager for configuration values.
- Updated paths in troubleshooting documentation to reflect new settings file location.
- Modified diagnostics and reference files to read from ~/.claude-mem/settings.json.
- Introduced getWorkerPort utility for cleaner worker port retrieval.
- Enhanced ChromaSync and SDKAgent to load Python version and Claude path from settings.
- Updated SettingsRoutes to validate new settings: CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL and CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION.
- Added early-settings module to load settings for logger and other early-stage modules.
- Adjusted logger to use early-loaded log level setting.
- Refactored paths to utilize early-loaded data directory setting.
- Removed try-catch blocks in new-hook, save-hook, and summary-hook for cleaner flow.
- Enhanced error handling in save and summary hooks to throw errors instead of logging and returning.
- Introduced ensureWorkerRunning utility to manage worker service lifecycle and health checks.
- Replaced dynamic port allocation with a fixed port for the worker service.
- Simplified path management and removed unused port allocator utility.
- Added database schema initialization for fresh installations and improved migration handling.
BREAKING CHANGES:
- Data directory moved from ~/.claude-mem/ to ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/data/
- Fresh start required - no migration from v3.x databases
- Worker service now auto-starts on SessionStart hook
New Features:
- MCP Search Server with 6 specialized search tools
- FTS5 full-text search across observations and sessions
- Auto-starting worker service in SessionStart hook
- Citation support for search results (claude-mem:// URIs)
Changes:
- Updated paths.ts to use CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT for data directory
- Added worker auto-start logic to context hook
- Updated worker service to write port file to plugin data dir
- Bumped version to 4.0.0 in package.json and plugin.json
- Created comprehensive CHANGELOG.md documenting v4.0.0 changes
- Updated README.md with v4.0.0 breaking changes and features
- Rebuilt all hooks and worker service
Technical Improvements:
- Improved error handling and graceful degradation
- Structured logging across all components
- Enhanced plugin integration with Claude Code
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- Added WorkerService to handle long-running HTTP service with session management.
- Implemented endpoints for initializing, observing, finalizing, checking status, and deleting sessions.
- Integrated with Claude SDK for processing observations and generating responses.
- Added port allocator utility to dynamically find available ports for the service.
- Configured TypeScript settings for the project.
- Removed `path-discovery.ts` service and replaced its usage with a new `paths.ts` module.
- Updated all commands and services to utilize the new path constants and helper functions.
- Ensured all necessary directories are created using the new utility functions.
- Improved code readability and maintainability by centralizing path configurations.
- Removed the rollingLog import and its usage in doctor.ts.
- Deleted the animatedRainbow function from install.ts.
- Removed the log following implementation in logs.ts.
- Deleted the PathResolver class and its related methods in paths.ts.
- Removed the SettingsManager class and its associated methods in settings.ts.
- Deleted the JSONLStorageProvider class and its methods in storage.ts.
- Removed the CompressionError class from types.ts.
- Cleaned up the Platform utility by removing unnecessary methods related to shell and file permissions.
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