On Windows, Bun doesn't properly release socket handles when the worker
process exits, causing "zombie ports" that remain bound even after all
processes are dead. This required a system reboot to clear.
Solution: Introduce a wrapper process (worker-wrapper.cjs) that:
- Spawns the actual worker as a child with IPC channel
- On restart/shutdown, uses `taskkill /T /F` to kill the entire process tree
- Exits itself, allowing hooks to start fresh
The wrapper has no sockets, so Bun's socket cleanup bug doesn't affect it.
When the wrapper kills the inner worker tree and exits, the port is properly
released and can be immediately reused.
Key changes:
- New worker-wrapper.ts for Windows process lifecycle management
- ProcessManager starts wrapper on Windows, worker directly on Unix
- Worker sends IPC messages to wrapper for restart/shutdown
- Health endpoint now includes debug info (build ID, managed status, hasIpc)
Tested: Restart API now properly releases port and new worker binds to same port.
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Adds proper PowerShell escaping to prevent theoretical command injection
in Start-Process arguments on Windows.
Security Context:
- All paths (bunPath, script, MARKETPLACE_ROOT) are application-controlled
- Not user input - derived from system paths and installation directories
- If attacker could modify these, they already have filesystem access
- This includes direct access to ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db
- Nevertheless, proper escaping follows security best practices
Changes:
- Added escapePowerShellString() helper for PowerShell single-quote escaping
- Escapes all path arguments before PowerShell command construction
- Added security context comment explaining threat model
Fixes: Security concern raised in PR #339 review
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This is a backup of all work done by the 3 Phase 1 agents:
Agent A - Command Injection Fix (Issue #354):
- Fixed command injection in BranchManager.ts
- Fixed unnecessary shell usage in bun-path.ts
- Added comprehensive security test suite
- Created SECURITY.md and SECURITY_AUDIT_REPORT.md
Agent B - Observation Persistence Fix (Issue #353):
- Added PendingMessageStore from PR #335
- Integrated persistent queue into SessionManager
- Modified SDKAgent to mark messages complete
- Updated SessionStore with pending_messages migration
- Updated worker-types.ts with new interfaces
Agent C - Batch Endpoint Verification (Issue #348):
- Created batch-observations.test.ts
- Updated worker-service.mdx documentation
Also includes:
- Documentation context files (biomimetic, windows struggles)
- Build artifacts from agent testing
This work will be re-evaluated after v7.3.0 release.
Fixes blank console windows appearing on Windows 11 when spawning the worker process.
## Problem
On Windows, `windowsHide: true` doesn't work when combined with `detached: true` in child_process.spawn().
This is a Node.js limitation (nodejs/node#21825) that **Bun also inherits** because Bun uses Node.js process spawning semantics.
Result: Blank console windows with "claude" title appear during claude-mem operations.
## Solution
Use PowerShell's `Start-Process -WindowStyle Hidden` on Windows to properly hide console windows.
Unix platforms continue using standard `spawn()` with `detached: true`.
## Testing
Validated by ToxMox on Windows 11 in PR #315:
- windowsHide approach: ❌ Still shows blank consoles
- PowerShell approach: ✅ Properly hides windows
## Implementation
```typescript
// Windows: PowerShell workaround
Start-Process -FilePath 'bun' -ArgumentList '${script}' -WindowStyle Hidden
// Unix: Standard spawn (works fine)
spawn(bunPath, [script], { detached: true })
```
## Notes
- Affects BOTH Bun and Node.js runtimes on Windows
- This is a **high-priority fix** for Windows users
- Keeps Bun runtime (doesn't address zombie socket issue)
- Zombie socket issue is separate and requires different solution
## References
- Issue: #304 (Multiple visible console windows on Windows 11)
- Testing: PR #315 (ToxMox's detailed analysis)
- Node.js bug: nodejs/node#21825
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Add 2-second delay before worker restart in ensureWorkerVersionMatches() to
give files time to sync. Fixes issue where MCP server would fail after plugin
updates because restart happened too quickly.
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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.
- Added a new line after the command to run for restarting the worker in the error message.
- Included an additional instruction to restart Claude Code after running the worker restart command.
* Enhance error logging in hooks
- Added detailed error logging in context-hook, new-hook, save-hook, and summary-hook to capture status, project, port, and relevant session information on failures.
- Improved error messages thrown in save-hook and summary-hook to include specific context about the failure.
* Refactor migration logging to use console.log instead of console.error
- Updated SessionSearch and SessionStore classes to replace console.error with console.log for migration-related messages.
- Added notes in the documentation to clarify the use of console.log for migration messages due to the unavailability of the structured logger during constructor execution.
* Refactor SDKAgent and silent-debug utility to simplify error handling
- Updated SDKAgent to use direct defaults instead of happy_path_error__with_fallback for non-critical fields such as last_user_message, last_assistant_message, title, filesRead, filesModified, concepts, and summary.request.
- Enhanced silent-debug documentation to clarify appropriate use cases for happy_path_error__with_fallback, emphasizing its role in handling unexpected null/undefined values while discouraging its use for nullable fields with valid defaults.
* fix: correct happy_path_error__with_fallback usage to prevent false errors
Fixes false "Missing cwd" and "Missing transcript_path" errors that were
flooding silent.log even when values were present.
Root cause: happy_path_error__with_fallback was being called unconditionally
instead of only when the value was actually missing.
Pattern changed from:
value: happy_path_error__with_fallback('Missing', {}, value || '')
To correct usage:
value: value || happy_path_error__with_fallback('Missing', {}, '')
Fixed in:
- src/hooks/save-hook.ts (PostToolUse hook)
- src/hooks/summary-hook.ts (Stop hook)
- src/services/worker/http/routes/SessionRoutes.ts (2 instances)
Impact: Eliminates false error noise, making actual errors visible.
Addresses issue #260 - users were seeing "Missing cwd" errors despite
Claude Code correctly passing all required fields.
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* Enhance error logging and handling across services
- Improved error messages in SessionStore to include project context when fetching boundary observations and timestamps.
- Updated ChromaSync error handling to provide more informative messages regarding client initialization failures, including the project context.
- Enhanced error logging in WorkerService to include the package path when reading version fails.
- Added detailed error logging in worker-utils to capture expected and running versions during health checks.
- Extended WorkerErrorMessageOptions to include actualError for more informative restart instructions.
* Refactor error handling in hooks to use standardized fetch error handler
- Introduced a new error handler `handleFetchError` in `shared/error-handler.ts` to standardize logging and user-facing error messages for fetch failures across hooks.
- Updated `context-hook.ts`, `new-hook.ts`, `save-hook.ts`, and `summary-hook.ts` to utilize the new error handler, improving consistency and maintainability.
- Removed redundant imports and error handling logic related to worker restart instructions from the hooks.
* feat: add comprehensive error handling tests for hooks and ChromaSync client
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Fixes ENOENT error on first install when ~/.claude-mem/ directory
doesn't exist yet. The startWorker() function tried to write the
.pm2-migrated marker file without first creating the parent directory.
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Removes bun-wrapper indirection. Hooks are compiled JavaScript that work perfectly with Node. Worker still uses Bun where performance matters. Fixes#264
- Updated multiple hooks (context-hook, new-hook, save-hook, summary-hook, user-message-hook) to throw errors using `getWorkerRestartInstructions` for improved user guidance on worker connection issues.
- Enhanced `handleWorkerError` function to utilize the new error message generator for consistent error reporting.
- Modified `ensureWorkerRunning` function to provide detailed instructions based on the worker's state, including port information.
- Introduced `getWorkerRestartInstructions` utility in `error-messages.ts` to generate platform-aware error messages for worker failures.
Updated built plugin files with latest changes including localhost
binding security improvements and enhanced runtime detection.
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Critical improvement for seamless upgrades across all versions.
Changes:
1. Added /api/version endpoint to worker service
- Returns current worker version from package.json
2. Added version checking in worker-utils.ts
- getPluginVersion() - reads plugin's package.json version
- getWorkerVersion() - fetches version from worker API
- ensureWorkerVersionMatches() - compares and restarts if needed
3. Modified ensureWorkerRunning()
- Now calls ensureWorkerVersionMatches() after health check
- Automatically restarts worker when version mismatch detected
- Logs version mismatch for debugging
Impact:
- Users no longer need to manually restart worker after upgrades
- Eliminates connection errors from running old worker code
- Critical for v7.1.1 (Bun auto-install) and all future releases
- Fixes the issue where PR #236 changes weren't applied until manual restart
Testing:
- Version endpoint working: returns {"version":"7.1.0"}
- Worker health check: passing
- Auto-restart logic: triggers on version mismatch
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Previously skipped Windows PM2 cleanup based on assumption that PM2
wasn't used on Windows. However, this left potential orphaned processes.
Changes:
- Remove platform check (process.platform !== 'win32')
- Run PM2 cleanup on Mac/Linux/Windows consistently
- Create .pm2-migrated marker on all platforms
- Update documentation to reflect cross-platform behavior
Rationale:
- Quality migration should clean up ALL orphaned processes
- Error handling (try/catch) already makes this safe
- Even if PM2 had Windows issues, cleanup won't hurt
- Consistent behavior across platforms is better UX
Impact:
- Windows users will get PM2 cleanup on first hook trigger
- Marker file now created on Windows (prevents repeated attempts)
- No breaking changes (errors caught and ignored)
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- Implemented a method to check if Bun is available in the system PATH.
- Updated the startWithBun method to return an error if Bun is not found.
- Enhanced PID file parsing to validate required fields and their types.
- Cleaned up stale PID files if the process is no longer alive.
fix(SettingsRoutes): clear port cache after updating settings
- Added a call to clearPortCache after writing updated settings to ensure the application uses the latest configuration.
- Updated shebangs in user-message-hook.js, worker-cli.js, and worker-service.cjs to use Bun instead of Node.
- Modified build-hooks.js to generate Bun-compatible shebangs in built scripts.
- Enhanced sync-marketplace.cjs to trigger a worker restart after syncing files via an HTTP request.
- Improved worker-cli.ts to exit with appropriate status codes after executing commands.
- Added build-worker-binary.js to create a Windows executable for the worker service using Bun's compile feature.
- Replaced hardcoded migration port with dynamic port retrieval using `getWorkerPort()` in worker-cli.ts.
- Updated context generator to clarify error handling comments.
- Introduced timeout constants in ProcessManager for better maintainability.
- Configured SQLite settings using constants for mmap size and cache size in DatabaseManager.
- Added timeout constants for Git and NPM commands in BranchManager.
- Enhanced error logging in FormattingService and SearchManager to provide more context on failures.
- Removed deprecated silentDebug function and replaced its usage with logger.debug.
- Updated tests to use dynamic worker port retrieval instead of hardcoded values.
- Introduced `/api/admin/restart` and `/api/admin/shutdown` endpoints in WorkerService for restarting and shutting down the service.
- Updated error message in hook-error-handler to provide clearer instructions for restarting the worker.
- Refactored worker-utils to remove PM2 dependency and implement ProcessManager for starting the worker service.
- Cleaned up legacy PM2 references and provided new manual start instructions.
* refactor: Clean up hook-response and new-hook files
- Removed 'PreCompact' hook type and associated logic from hook-response.ts for improved type safety.
- Deleted extensive architecture comments in new-hook.ts to streamline code readability.
- Simplified debug logging in new-hook.ts to reduce verbosity.
- Enhanced ensureWorkerRunning function in worker-utils.ts with a final health check before throwing errors.
- Added a new documentation file outlining the hooks cleanup process and future improvements.
* Refactor cleanup and user message hooks
- Updated cleanup-hook.js to improve error handling and remove unnecessary input checks.
- Simplified user-message-hook.js by removing time-sensitive announcements and streamlining output.
- Enhanced logging functionality in both hooks for better debugging and clarity.
* Refactor error handling in hooks to use centralized error handler
- Introduced `handleWorkerError` function in `src/shared/hook-error-handler.ts` to manage worker-related errors.
- Updated `context-hook.ts`, `new-hook.ts`, `save-hook.ts`, and `summary-hook.ts` to utilize the new error handler, simplifying error management and improving code readability.
- Removed repetitive error handling logic from individual hooks, ensuring consistent user-friendly messages for connection issues.
* Refactor user-message and summary hooks to utilize shared transcript parser; introduce hook exit codes
- Moved user message extraction logic to a new shared module `transcript-parser.ts` for better code reuse.
- Updated `summary-hook.ts` to use the new `extractLastMessage` function for retrieving user and assistant messages.
- Replaced direct exit code usage in `user-message-hook.ts` with constants from `hook-constants.ts` for improved readability and maintainability.
- Added `HOOK_EXIT_CODES` to `hook-constants.ts` to standardize exit codes across hooks.
* Refactor hook input interfaces to enforce required fields
- Updated `SessionStartInput`, `UserPromptSubmitInput`, `PostToolUseInput`, and `StopInput` interfaces to require `session_id`, `transcript_path`, and `cwd` fields, ensuring better type safety and clarity in hook inputs.
- Removed optional index signatures from these interfaces to prevent unintended properties and improve code maintainability.
- Adjusted related hook implementations to align with the new interface definitions.
* Refactor save-hook to remove tool skipping logic; enhance summary-hook to handle spinner stopping with error logging; update SessionRoutes to load skip tools from settings; add CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS to SettingsDefaultsManager for configurable tool exclusion.
* Document CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS setting in public docs
Added documentation for the new CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS configuration
setting in response to PR review feedback. Users can now discover and
customize which tools are excluded from observations.
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- Enhanced logging functionality in user-message-hook.js to include better formatting and error handling.
- Updated worker-utils.ts to escape single quotes in PowerShell commands and added checks for global PM2 installation.
- Improved readability and maintainability of the code by restructuring and clarifying variable names.
**Problem:**
Worker service crashed on startup with:
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'get')
at new Wd (.../worker-service.cjs:52:131469)
**Root Cause:**
Circular dependency between SettingsDefaultsManager and logger:
1. SettingsDefaultsManager imports logger
2. logger imports SettingsDefaultsManager
3. logger constructor calls SettingsDefaultsManager.get() at init time
4. When CommonJS resolves the cycle, SettingsDefaultsManager is undefined
**Solution:**
Break the circular dependency by making logger lazy-load its configuration:
- Change logger.level from initialized in constructor to lazy-loaded
- Add getLevel() method that loads on first access
- Update all level checks to use getLevel()
This allows SettingsDefaultsManager to import logger without triggering
the circular dependency, since logger no longer accesses SettingsDefaultsManager
during module initialization.
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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.
- 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.
- Introduced a new module `hook-constants.ts` to define timeout constants for various hooks.
- Updated `cleanup-hook.ts`, `context-hook.ts`, `save-hook.ts`, and `summary-hook.ts` to utilize the new `HOOK_TIMEOUTS.DEFAULT` for fetch timeouts instead of hardcoded values.
- Adjusted worker utility timeouts in `worker-utils.ts` to use constants from `hook-constants.ts`, improving maintainability and consistency across the codebase.
- Added silent debugging for settings file loading failures in early-settings.ts.
- Improved error logging in worker-utils.ts for health check and worker startup failures, including detailed error information and context.
- 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.
This PR addresses issue #193 affecting Windows installations of claude-mem.
## Bug 1: Missing ecosystem.config.cjs in packaged plugin
**Problem**: The ecosystem.config.cjs file was not included in the plugin
package, causing PM2 to fail when trying to start the worker from cache.
**Fix**: Added `plugin/ecosystem.config.cjs` with correct path for packaged
structure (`./scripts/worker-service.cjs` instead of `./plugin/scripts/`).
## Bug 2: Incorrect MCP Server Path (src/services/worker-service.ts)
**Problem**: Path `__dirname, '..', '..', 'plugin', 'scripts', 'mcp-server.cjs'`
only worked in dev structure, failed in packaged plugin.
**Error produced**:
```
Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\...\claude-mem\plugin\scripts\mcp-server.cjs'
[ERROR] [SYSTEM] Background initialization failed MCP error -32000: Connection closed
```
**Fix**: Changed to `path.join(__dirname, 'mcp-server.cjs')` since mcp-server.cjs
is in the same directory as worker-service.cjs after bundling.
## Bug 3: Missing smart-install.js in plugin package
**Problem**: smart-install.js was referenced in hooks.json but not included
in the plugin/ directory for cache deployment.
**Fix**: Added `plugin/scripts/smart-install.js` that uses `createRequire()`
to resolve modules from MARKETPLACE_ROOT.
## Bug 4: hooks.json incorrect path
**Problem**: Referenced `/../scripts/smart-install.js` but CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT
points to the plugin/ directory.
**Fix**: Changed to `/scripts/smart-install.js`.
## Bug 5: Windows Worker Startup - Visible Console Windows
**Problem**: PM2 ignores windowsHide option on Windows, opening visible
console windows when starting the worker service.
**Fix**: Use PowerShell `Start-Process -WindowStyle Hidden` on Windows while
keeping PM2 for Unix systems (src/shared/worker-utils.ts).
## Additional Improvements
- Increased worker startup timeouts for Windows (500ms health check, 1000ms
wait between retries, 15 retries = 15s total vs previous 5s)
- Added `windowsHide: true` to root ecosystem.config.cjs for PM2
## Note on Assertion Failure
The Windows libuv assertion failure `!(handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_CLOSING)`
at `src\win\async.c:76` is a known upstream issue in Claude Code (Issue #7579),
triggered by fetch() calls on Windows. This is NOT caused by worker spawning
and cannot be fixed in claude-mem.
Tested on Windows 11 with Node.js v24.
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- Introduced SettingsDefaultsManager to centralize default settings and loading logic.
- Updated context-generator, SDKAgent, SettingsRoutes, and worker-utils to utilize the new manager for loading settings.
- Removed redundant code for reading settings from files and environment variables.
- Ensured fallback to default values when settings file is missing or invalid.
* fix: Hide console window on Windows when spawning child processes
Add windowsHide: true to spawnSync and execSync calls to prevent
empty console windows from appearing on Windows when hooks execute.
Fixes two spawn points:
- worker-utils.ts: PM2 spawn when starting worker service
- user-message-hook.ts: Node spawn for context display
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html (windowsHide option)
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* fix: Add windowsHide to remaining execSync calls for complete Windows console window hiding
This completes the Windows console window fix by adding `windowsHide: true` to all remaining `execSync` calls:
- src/services/worker-service.ts:220 - pgrep command for orphaned process detection
- src/services/worker-service.ts:226 - pkill command for process cleanup
- src/services/worker/SDKAgent.ts:414 - where/which claude command for finding executable
These operations are less frequent than the user-prompt hook, but should still avoid spawning console windows on Windows for a complete fix.
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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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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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* fix(context-hook): update savings message to reference mem-search skill
Changed "Use claude-mem search" to "Use the mem-search skill" for clarity.
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* chore: delete outdated docs, experiments, and test results
Removed:
- docs/context/ (moved to private/)
- experiment/ (obsolete)
- test-results/ (stale)
- tests/ (outdated)
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* fix(user-message-hook): update support link to Discord community
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- Added a new script to simulate token savings from Endless Mode using real observation data.
- Introduced functions to calculate token costs with and without Endless Mode, showcasing the differences in context handling.
- Enhanced output to display detailed token usage statistics and potential savings at scale.
- Integrated assumptions for user activity to estimate weekly and annual token savings.
- Updated worker-utils to automatically start the worker using PM2 if not running, improving service reliability.
* feat: Add discovery_tokens for ROI tracking in observations and session summaries
- Introduced `discovery_tokens` column in `observations` and `session_summaries` tables to track token costs associated with discovering and creating each observation and summary.
- Updated relevant services and hooks to calculate and display ROI metrics based on discovery tokens.
- Enhanced context economics reporting to include savings from reusing previous observations.
- Implemented migration to ensure the new column is added to existing tables.
- Adjusted data models and sync processes to accommodate the new `discovery_tokens` field.
* refactor: streamline context hook by removing unused functions and updating terminology
- Removed the estimateTokens and getObservations helper functions as they were not utilized.
- Updated the legend and output messages to replace "discovery" with "work" for clarity.
- Changed the emoji representation for different observation types to better reflect their purpose.
- Enhanced output formatting for improved readability and understanding of token usage.
* Refactor user-message-hook and context-hook for improved clarity and functionality
- Updated user-message-hook.js to enhance error messaging and improve variable naming for clarity.
- Modified context-hook.ts to include a new column key section, improved context index instructions, and added emoji icons for observation types.
- Adjusted footer messages in context-hook.ts to emphasize token savings and access to past research.
- Changed user-message-hook.ts to update the feedback and support message for clarity.
* fix: Critical ROI tracking fixes from PR review
Addresses critical findings from PR #111 review:
1. **Fixed incorrect discovery token calculation** (src/services/worker/SDKAgent.ts)
- Changed from passing cumulative total to per-response delta
- Now correctly tracks token cost for each observation/summary
- Captures token state before/after response processing
- Prevents all observations getting inflated cumulative values
2. **Fixed schema version mismatch** (src/services/sqlite/SessionStore.ts)
- Changed ensureDiscoveryTokensColumn() from version 11 to version 7
- Now matches migration007 definition in migrations.ts
- Ensures consistent version tracking across migration system
These fixes ensure ROI metrics accurately reflect token costs.
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