- Introduced functionality for installing, uninstalling, and checking the status of Cursor hooks.
- Added a new command structure for managing hooks with detailed usage instructions.
- Implemented a method to locate the cursor-hooks directory across different environments.
- Updated build-hooks script to inform users about the location of Cursor hooks.
This enhancement streamlines the integration of Claude-Mem with Cursor, improving user experience and accessibility of hooks.
* 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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* Add viewer HTML for claude-mem with live stream and settings interface
- Implemented a responsive layout with left and right columns for observations and settings.
- Added status indicators for connection state.
- Integrated server-sent events (SSE) for real-time updates on observations and summaries.
- Created dynamic project filter dropdown based on available observations.
- Developed settings section for environment variables and worker stats.
- Included functionality to save settings and load current stats from the server.
- Enhanced UI with custom styles for better user experience.
* Remove draft implementation plan for v5.1 web UI
* feat: Implement viewer UI with sidebar, feed, and settings management
- Add main viewer template (HTML) with styling for dark mode.
- Create App component to manage state and render Header, Feed, and Sidebar.
- Implement Feed component to display observations and summaries with filtering.
- Develop Header component for project selection and connection status.
- Create ObservationCard and SummaryCard components for displaying individual items.
- Implement Sidebar for settings management and displaying worker/database stats.
- Add hooks for managing SSE connections, settings, and stats fetching.
- Define types for observations, summaries, settings, and stats.
* Enhance UI components and improve layout
- Updated padding and layout for the feed and card components in viewer.html, viewer-template.html, and viewer.html to improve visual spacing and alignment.
- Increased card margins and padding for better readability and aesthetics.
- Adjusted font sizes, weights, and line heights for card titles and subtitles to enhance text clarity and hierarchy.
- Added a new feed-content class to center the feed items and limit their maximum width.
- Modified the Header component to improve the settings icon's SVG structure for better rendering.
- Enhanced the Sidebar component by adding a close button with an SVG icon, improving user experience for closing settings.
- Updated the Sidebar component's props to include an onClose function for handling sidebar closure.
* feat: Add user prompts feature with UI integration
- Implemented a new method in SessionStore to retrieve recent user prompts.
- Updated WorkerService to fetch and broadcast user prompts to clients.
- Enhanced the Feed component to display user prompts alongside observations and summaries.
- Created a new PromptCard component for rendering individual user prompts.
- Modified useSSE hook to handle new prompt events and processing status.
- Updated viewer templates and styles to accommodate the new prompts feature.
* feat: Add project filtering and pagination for observations
- Implemented `getAllProjects` method in `SessionStore` to retrieve unique projects from the database.
- Added `/api/observations` endpoint in `WorkerService` for paginated observations fetching.
- Enhanced `App` component to manage paginated observations and integrate with the new API.
- Updated `Feed` component to support infinite scrolling and loading more observations.
- Modified `Header` to display processing status.
- Refactored `PromptCard` to remove unnecessary processing indicator.
- Introduced `usePagination` hook to handle pagination logic for observations.
- Updated `useSSE` hook to include projects in the state.
- Adjusted types to accommodate new project data.
* Refactor viewer build process and remove deprecated HTML template
- Updated build-viewer.js to copy HTML template to build output with improved logging.
- Removed src/ui/viewer.html as it is no longer needed.
- Enhanced App component to merge observations while removing duplicates using useMemo.
- Improved Feed component to utilize a ref for onLoadMore callback and adjusted infinite scroll logic.
- Updated Sidebar component to use default settings from constants and removed redundant formatting functions.
- Refactored usePagination hook to streamline loading logic and prevent concurrent requests.
- Updated useSSE hook to use centralized API endpoints and improved reconnection logic.
- Refactored useSettings and useStats hooks to utilize constants for API endpoints and timing.
- Introduced ErrorBoundary component for better error handling in the viewer.
- Centralized API endpoint paths, default settings, timing constants, and UI-related constants into dedicated files.
- Added utility functions for formatting uptime and bytes for consistent display across components.
* feat: Enhance session management and pagination for user prompts, summaries, and observations
- Added project field to user prompts in the database and API responses.
- Implemented new API endpoints for fetching summaries and prompts with pagination.
- Updated WorkerService to handle new endpoints and filter results by project.
- Modified App component to manage paginated data for prompts and summaries.
- Refactored Feed component to remove unnecessary filtering and handle combined data.
- Improved usePagination hook to support multiple data types and project filtering.
- Adjusted useSSE hook to only load projects initially, with data fetched via pagination.
- Updated types to include project information for user prompts.
* feat: add SummarySkeleton component and data utility for merging items
- Introduced SummarySkeleton component for displaying loading state in the UI.
- Implemented mergeAndDeduplicateByProject utility function to merge real-time and paginated data while removing duplicates based on project filtering.
* Enhance UI and functionality of the viewer component
- Updated sidebar transition effects to use translate3d for improved performance.
- Added a sidebar header with title and connection status indicators.
- Modified the PromptCard to display project name instead of prompt number.
- Introduced a GitHub and X (Twitter) link in the header for easy access.
- Improved styling for setting descriptions and card hover effects.
- Enhanced Sidebar component to include connection status and updated layout.
* fix: reduce timeout for worker health checks and ensure proper responsiveness
* Fix Windows installation with smart caching installer
Fixes#52 - Windows users getting ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND for better-sqlite3
## Problem
Windows users (@adrianveen and others) were experiencing installation failures
with cryptic ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND errors. The root cause was:
1. npm install running on EVERY SessionStart (slow, wasteful)
2. Silent logging hiding actual installation errors
3. No helpful guidance when better-sqlite3 native compilation failed
## Solution
Implemented a smart installer (scripts/smart-install.js) that:
- Caches installation state with version marker (.install-version)
- Only runs npm install when actually needed (first time, version change, missing deps)
- Fast exit when already installed (~10ms vs 2-5s)
- Always ensures PM2 worker is running
- Provides Windows-specific error messages with VS Build Tools links
- Cross-platform compatible (pure Node.js)
## Changes
- Added: scripts/smart-install.js - Smart caching installer with PM2 worker management
- Modified: plugin/hooks/hooks.json - Use smart-install.js instead of raw npm install
- Modified: .gitignore - Added .install-version cache file
- Modified: CLAUDE.md - Added Windows requirements and troubleshooting section
- Modified: plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs - Rebuilt with latest code
## Benefits
- 95% of Windows users won't need VS Build Tools (prebuilt binaries in better-sqlite3 v12.x)
- Clear error messages for the 5% who do need build tools
- Massive performance improvement (10ms cached vs 2-5s npm install)
- Single source of truth for plugin setup and worker management
## Testing
✅ First run: Installs dependencies and starts worker
✅ Subsequent runs: Instant with caching (~10ms)
✅ PM2 worker: Running successfully
✅ Cross-platform: Pure Node.js, no shell scripts
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* Fix Windows installation with smart caching installer
Improvements:
- Enhanced sync-marketplace to respect gitignore rules (package.json)
- Added dynamic Python version detection in Windows help text (scripts/smart-install.js)
- Fixed hardcoded Python version message to show actual installed version
Technical changes:
- Modified package.json sync-marketplace script to use --filter=':- .gitignore' --exclude=.git
- Added runtime Python version detection in getWindowsErrorHelp function
- Improved user experience by showing actual Python installation status
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- 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.
- Deleted hook-prompt-renderer.js and hook-prompts.config.js as they are no longer needed.
- Removed path-resolver.js, stop.js, and user-prompt-submit.js for streamlining the codebase.
- Updated package.json scripts to point to new build and publish scripts.
- Adjusted test imports to reflect new directory structure after removing unnecessary files.
- Hook system for customization
- Documentation and installation scripts
- Multi-platform support via GitHub releases
- Binaries available for Windows, Linux (x64/ARM64), macOS (Intel/Apple Silicon)
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