Simplified dependency installation by moving from TypeScript runtime bootstrap to bash-based checks in plugin manifest. This reduces complexity and code size while maintaining the same functionality.
Changes:
- Added bash conditional dependency checks to all 5 hooks in hooks.json
- Check runs before each hook: [ ! -d "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/node_modules" ] && cd "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts" && npm install || true
- Reverted all hook TypeScript files to use simple static imports (removed dynamic imports)
- Removed src/shared/bootstrap.ts (44 lines)
- Removed ensureDependencies() calls from all hook entry points
Benefits:
- Simpler architecture using native bash instead of TypeScript
- Net reduction of 157 lines of code
- No runtime overhead when dependencies already installed
- Uses plugin manifest's command hook feature as intended
- Faster and more efficient
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Fixed better-sqlite3 distribution by implementing self-bootstrapping hooks
that auto-install dependencies on first run. This eliminates the need for
users to have native compilation tools or manually install dependencies.
## Solution
Instead of bundling 25MB of better-sqlite3 binaries in git or requiring
manual npm install, hooks now bootstrap themselves on first execution:
1. Created `src/shared/bootstrap.ts` with `ensureDependencies()` function
2. Added bootstrap calls to all hook entry points (context, new, save, summary, cleanup)
3. Created `plugin/scripts/package.json` declaring better-sqlite3 dependency
4. Bootstrap checks if `node_modules` exists, runs `npm install` if missing
5. npm automatically downloads prebuilt better-sqlite3 binary for user's platform
## Changes
**Core Bootstrap System:**
- Added src/shared/bootstrap.ts: Auto-install dependencies using npm
- Modified all hooks (context, new, save, summary, cleanup) to call ensureDependencies()
- Created plugin/scripts/package.json with better-sqlite3 dependency
**Build & Distribution:**
- Removed node_modules copying logic from build script
- Build output is now compact (hooks + package.json, no binaries)
- Updated marketplace.json to point to GitHub for direct installation
**Documentation:**
- Updated README: GitHub Marketplace installation is now recommended method
- Installation instructions emphasize no compilation needed
- Version bumped to 4.0.5 throughout
## Benefits
- ✅ No git bloat (repo stays small, no 25MB binaries committed)
- ✅ No compilation needed (npm downloads prebuilt binaries)
- ✅ Works on all platforms (npm handles platform-specific binaries)
- ✅ Zero manual steps (hooks bootstrap themselves automatically)
- ✅ Idempotent (skips install if dependencies already exist)
Installation now works via simple:
```
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem
/plugin install claude-mem
```
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- Updated `new-hook.js` to streamline logging and session management.
- Enhanced database schema initialization and migration processes.
- Improved error handling for worker startup in `worker-utils.ts`, ensuring PM2 binary and ecosystem config existence before spawning.
- Added detailed error messages for missing dependencies and spawn failures.
- 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.
- Deleted the install.ts command file, removing the installation logic for the Claude Memory System.
- Removed logs.ts command file, eliminating the log viewing functionality.
- Deleted restore.ts command file, which handled restoring files from trash.
- Removed status.ts command file, which provided system status checks.
- Deleted trash-empty.ts and trash-view.ts command files, removing trash management features.
- Removed trash.ts command file, which handled moving files to trash.
- Deleted uninstall.ts command file, eliminating the uninstallation process for the memory system.
- Updated new.ts hook to enforce plugin mode for Claude Code integration.
- Cleaned up config.ts by removing unused export for CLI_NAME.
- 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.
- Updated CODEMAP to reflect changes in fallback methods for package root discovery.
- Removed the `detectClaudePath` function and replaced its usage with direct references to `PACKAGE_NAME`.
- Eliminated the `claudePath` property from Settings interface and user settings configuration.
- Cleaned up path discovery logic by removing the npm list command method.
- Removed the `findExecutable` method from the Platform utility as it was no longer needed.
- 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.
- Deleted MemoryStore, OverviewStore, SessionStore, StreamingSessionStore, and TranscriptEventStore classes to streamline database interactions.
- Removed logger and rolling log utilities to simplify logging mechanisms.
- Updated index file to reflect the removal of stores and logging functionalities.
Alex Newman