- Updated all instances of `npm run worker:restart` to `claude-mem restart` in documentation and code comments for consistency.
- Modified error messages and logging to reflect the new command structure.
- Adjusted worker management commands in various troubleshooting documents.
- Changed the worker status check message to guide users towards the new command.
* fix: shorten MCP server name to prevent tool name length errors (#358)
Root cause: Claude Code prefixes MCP tool names with
`mcp__plugin_{plugin-name}_{server-name}__` which was 43 chars
for `mcp__plugin_claude-mem_claude-mem-search__`. Combined with
`progressive_description` (22 chars) this exceeded the 64 char limit.
Changes:
- Shortened MCP server name from 'claude-mem-search' to 'mem-search'
(saves 8 chars, new prefix is 35 chars)
- Renamed `progressive_description` tool to `help` (saves 18 chars)
- Updated SKILL.md to reference new `help` tool name
- Updated internal Server constructor name for consistency
All tool names now safely under 64 char limit:
- Longest is now `get_batch_observations` at 56 chars total
- `help` is only 39 chars total
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* refactor: rename get_batch_observations to get_observations
The plural form naturally implies multiple items can be fetched,
following WordPress conventions. Simpler and clearer naming.
Also saves 6 additional characters for MCP tool name length.
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* docs: update all references to renamed MCP tools
Updated documentation and code comments to reflect:
- progressive_description → help
- get_batch_observations → get_observations
Files updated:
- docs/public/usage/claude-desktop.mdx
- docs/public/architecture/worker-service.mdx
- src/services/worker/FormattingService.ts
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* feat: Add batch fetching for observations and update documentation
- Implemented a new endpoint for fetching multiple observations by IDs in a single request.
- Updated the DataRoutes to include a POST /api/observations/batch endpoint.
- Enhanced SKILL.md documentation to reflect changes in the search process and batch fetching capabilities.
- Increased the default limit for search results from 5 to 40 for better usability.
* feat!: Fix timeline parameter passing with SearchManager alignment
BREAKING CHANGE: Timeline MCP tools now use standardized parameter names
- anchor_id → anchor
- before → depth_before
- after → depth_after
- obs_type → type (timeline tool only)
Fixes timeline endpoint failures caused by parameter name mismatch between
MCP layer and SearchManager. Adds new SessionStore methods for fetching
prompts and session summaries by ID.
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* docs: reframe timeline parameter fix as bug fix, not breaking change
The timeline tools were completely broken due to parameter name mismatch.
There's nothing to migrate from since the old parameters never worked.
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* Refactor mem-search documentation and optimize API tool definitions
- Updated SKILL.md to emphasize batch fetching for observations, clarifying usage and efficiency.
- Removed deprecated tools from mcp-server.ts and streamlined tool definitions for clarity.
- Enhanced formatting in FormattingService.ts for better output readability.
- Adjusted SearchManager.ts to improve result headers and removed unnecessary search tips from combined text.
* Refactor FormattingService and SearchManager for table-based output
- Updated FormattingService to format search results as tables, including methods for formatting observations, sessions, and user prompts.
- Removed JSON format handling from SearchManager and streamlined result formatting to consistently use table format.
- Enhanced readability and consistency in search tips and formatting logic.
- Introduced token estimation for observations and improved time formatting.
* refactor: update documentation and API references for version bump and search functionalities
* Refactor code structure for improved readability and maintainability
* chore: change default model from haiku to sonnet
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* feat: unify timeline formatting across search and context services
Extract shared timeline formatting utilities into reusable module to align
MCP search output format with context-generator's date/file-grouped format.
Changes:
- Create src/shared/timeline-formatting.ts with reusable utilities
(parseJsonArray, formatDateTime, formatTime, formatDate, toRelativePath,
extractFirstFile, groupByDate)
- Refactor context-generator.ts to use shared utilities
- Update SearchManager.search() to use date/file grouping
- Add search-specific row formatters to FormattingService
- Fix timeline methods to extract actual file paths from metadata
instead of hardcoding 'General'
- Remove Work column from search output (kept in context output)
Result: Consistent date/file-grouped markdown formatting across both
systems while maintaining their different column requirements.
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* refactor: remove redundant legend from search output
Remove legend from search/timeline results since it's already shown
in SessionStart context. Saves ~30 tokens per search result.
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* Refactor session summary rendering to remove links
- Removed link generation for session summaries in context generation and search manager.
- Updated output formatting to exclude links while maintaining the session summary structure.
- Adjusted related components in TimelineService to ensure consistency across the application.
* fix: move skillPath declaration outside try block to fix scoping bug
The skillPath variable was declared inside the try block but referenced
in the catch block for error logging. Since const is block-scoped, this
would cause a ReferenceError when the error handler executes.
Moved skillPath declaration before the try block so it's accessible in
both try and catch scopes.
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* fix: address PR #317 code review feedback
**Critical Fixes:**
- Replace happy_path_error__with_fallback debug calls with proper logger methods in mcp-server.ts
- All HTTP API calls now use logger.debug/error for consistent logging
**Code Quality Improvements:**
- Extract 90-day recency window magic numbers to named constants
- Added RECENCY_WINDOW_DAYS and RECENCY_WINDOW_MS constants in SearchManager
**Documentation:**
- Document model cost implications of Haiku → Sonnet upgrade in CHANGELOG
- Provide clear migration path for users who want to revert to Haiku
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* refactor: simplify CHANGELOG - remove cost documentation
Removed model cost comparison documentation per user feedback.
Kept only the technical code quality improvements.
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- Removed all instances of happy_path_error__with_fallback from various hooks, services, and utilities.
- Introduced logger.happyPathError for consistent logging of unexpected nulls and fallback values.
- Updated the logger utility to include a new happyPathError method with enhanced context and stack trace.
- Deprecated silent-debug utility as all logging functionality has been migrated to the logger.
On Windows systems, `localhost` resolves to IPv6 (::1) while the worker
binds to IPv4 (127.0.0.1), causing MCP tool connections to fail.
This change uses the existing getWorkerHost() function which correctly
returns the configured host address (defaulting to 127.0.0.1).
Fixes connection failures on Windows where localhost prefers IPv6.
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- Replaced instances of silentDebug with happy_path_error__with_fallback across multiple files to improve error logging and handling.
- Updated the utility function to provide clearer semantics for error handling when expected values are missing.
- Introduced a script to find potential silent failures in the codebase that may need to be addressed with the new error handling approach.
- 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.
- Updated all documentation references from search-server to mcp-server
- Removed legacy search-server.cjs file
- Updated debug log messages to use [mcp-server] prefix
- Updated build output references in docs
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Created database.ts with proper database result types and replaced 38+ 'as any' casts throughout the codebase with proper type annotations.
Changes:
- Created src/types/database.ts with TableColumnInfo, IndexInfo, and database record types
- Fixed all type casts in SessionStore.ts (migrations, query results)
- Fixed type casts in SessionSearch.ts, SettingsManager.ts, SettingsRoutes.ts
- Improved MCP server JSON schema typing
All builds pass and worker service runs successfully.
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- Added optional chaining and nullish coalescing to handle potential undefined values in Chroma results and timeline items.
- Updated logging statements to provide clearer information when no results are found.
- Refactored destructuring of parameters in findByConcept and findByFile methods for consistency.
- Extracted timeline-related functionality from mcp-server.ts to a dedicated TimelineService class.
- Added methods to build, filter, and format timeline items based on observations, sessions, and prompts.
- Introduced interfaces for TimelineItem and TimelineData to standardize data structures.
- Implemented sorting and grouping of timeline items by date, with markdown formatting for output.
- Included utility methods for date and time formatting, as well as token estimation.
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