* 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,
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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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Fixes#353 - Observations not being saved due to incomplete pending messages implementation
Changes:
- PendingMessageStore.markProcessed() now clears tool_input and tool_response
- PendingMessageStore.cleanupProcessed() changed from time-based to count-based retention
- Keeps most recent 100 processed messages for UI display
- SDKAgent.processSDKResponse() calls cleanup after marking messages processed
This prevents the database from growing unbounded with duplicate transcript data.
The pending_messages table now only stores full transcripts for pending/processing
messages, while processed messages keep metadata only.
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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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Release v7.2.0
New Features:
- Automated bug report generator with Claude Agent SDK
- npm run bug-report command with interactive prompts
- Auto-translates foreign languages to English
- Collects comprehensive system diagnostics
- Streams generation progress with character count
- Auto-sanitizes paths for privacy
- Opens GitHub with pre-filled issue
- Updated README and issue templates with bug report instructions
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Removed the process.type = 'renderer' workaround that was causing libuv
assertion failures on Windows. This hack was attempting to hide console
windows but resulted in crashes when process.title was accessed.
Prioritizing stability over cosmetics - console windows may briefly appear
on Windows until the MCP SDK provides proper window hiding support.
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🐛 Bug Fixes
**Windows Installation**
- Fixed Bun PATH detection on Windows after fresh install
- Added fallback to check common install paths before PATH reload
- Improved smart-install.js to use full Bun path when not in PATH
- Added proper path quoting for Windows usernames with spaces
**Worker Startup**
- Fixed worker connection failures in Stop hook
- Added health check retry loop (5 attempts, 500ms intervals)
- Worker now waits up to 2.5s for responsiveness before returning
- Improved error detection for Bun's ConnectionRefused error format
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- Updated all version files
- Updated CHANGELOG with v7.1.1 release notes
- Critical fixes: Windows Bun auto-install, path quoting
- New feature: Automatic worker restart on version updates
- Delete BinaryManager.ts - no longer needed
- Simplify ProcessManager.ts - single Bun spawn path for all platforms
- Update smart-install.js - auto-install Bun if missing (Windows/Unix)
- Update documentation to reflect Bun requirement
This simplifies the codebase by:
- Using Bun consistently across all platforms (hooks + worker)
- Eliminating binary download/hosting complexity
- Zero native dependencies with bun:sqlite
- Auto-installing Bun on first run if not present
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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.
Comprehensive Windows bug fixes release. Thanks to @kat-bell for the
excellent contributions fixing Windows plugin installation and worker
startup issues.
Fix: Ensure worker is running at the beginning of all hook files
- Move ensureWorkerRunning to the start of all hook functions
- Replace waitForPort with ensureWorkerRunning in context-hook
- Ensures worker is started before any other hook logic executes
- Improves error messages when worker fails to start
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- Decorative Product Hunt announcement in terminal with rocket borders
- Product Hunt badge in viewer header with theme-aware switching
- Badge uses separate tracking URL for analytics
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Comprehensive documentation update with current features:
- Updated "What's New" section to highlight v6.4.x features
- Added privacy tags and context configuration to key features
- Fixed default model (claude-haiku-4-5)
- Clarified lifecycle hook count (5 events, 6 scripts)
- Removed outdated MCP server references
- Updated version numbers across all docs
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Added dynamic announcement system to welcome users to our first-ever Live AMA event! 🎉
What's New:
• Time-aware announcement for Live AMA (Dec 1-5, 5-7pm EST)
• Live indicator (🔴) appears during active sessions
• Announcement automatically expires after event ends
Join us for our inaugural AMA! Ask questions, share ideas, and connect with the community. Whether you're a longtime user or just getting started with claude-mem, we'd love to hear from you!
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This release introduces powerful new privacy controls and search improvements:
**New Features:**
- Dual-tag system for meta-observation control
- <private> tags for user-level privacy control
- <claude-mem-context> tags for system-level auto-injected observations
- Privacy tag documentation and inline help in context hook
**Improvements:**
- Simplified search API parameters to eliminate bracket encoding issues
- Improved user messaging for new privacy features
**Technical:**
- Tag stripping happens at hook layer (edge processing)
- Shared utilities in src/utils/tag-stripping.ts
- Database index optimization for user prompts lookup
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