Release v3.6.9

Published from npm package build
Source: https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem-source

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,27 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 
+## [3.6.9] - 2025-09-14
+
+### Added
+- Display current date and time at the top of session-start hook output for better temporal context
+
+### Changed
+- Enhanced session-start hook formatting with emoji icons and separator lines for improved readability
+
+
+## [3.6.8] - 2025-09-14
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed publish command failing when no version-related memories exist for changelog generation
+
+
+## [3.6.6] - 2025-09-14
+
+### Fixed
+- Resolved compaction errors when processing large conversation histories by reducing chunk size limits to stay within Claude's context window
+
+
 ## [3.6.5] - 2025-09-14
 
 ### Changed

commands/save.md

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ allowed-tools: Bash
 description: Write an overview and save with claude-mem
 ---
 **Write an overview** of the current conversation context and:
-1. **Add it to claude-mem** using the chroma MCP tools  
-2. **IMPORTANT! Save the overview to index** using the claude-mem CLI tool: `claude-mem save "your overview message"`
+1. **Add it to claude-mem** using the chroma MCP tools. Always use primitive types (strings, numbers, booleans) when calling MCP Chroma tools directly. Arrays should be comma-separated strings, and nested objects should be flattened.
+2. **Save the overview to index** using the claude-mem CLI tool: `claude-mem save "your overview message"`

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "3.6.5",
+  "version": "3.6.9",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",

src/commands/changelog.ts

@@ -393,8 +393,34 @@ Start searching now.` :
     }
 
     if (memories.length === 0) {
-      console.log('\n⚠️  No version-related memories found. Try compressing more sessions first.');
-      process.exit(1);
+      console.log('\n⚠️  No version-related memories found for this version.');
+      console.log('   This is normal for the first release or when no changes were tracked.');
+      console.log('   Creating a placeholder changelog entry...');
+
+      // Create a minimal placeholder entry
+      const placeholderEntry: ChangelogEntry = {
+        version: versionsToSearch[0], // Use the first (current) version
+        date: todayStr,
+        type: 'Changed',
+        description: 'Initial release or minor updates',
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        generatedAt: new Date().toISOString()
+      };
+
+      // Save the placeholder entry
+      if (!fs.existsSync(projectChangelogDir)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(projectChangelogDir, { recursive: true });
+      }
+
+      const jsonlContent = JSON.stringify(placeholderEntry) + '\n';
+      fs.appendFileSync(changelogJsonlPath, jsonlContent);
+
+      console.log(`✅ Created placeholder changelog entry for v${versionsToSearch[0]}`);
+
+      // Generate the CHANGELOG.md with the placeholder
+      await updateChangelogFromJsonl(options);
+
+      return; // Exit successfully
     }
 
     console.log(`✅ Found ${memories.length} version-related memories\n`);

src/core/compression/ChunkManager.ts

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export interface ChunkedMessage {
 }
 
 export class ChunkManager {
-  private static readonly DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS = 28000;
-  private static readonly DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES = 98000;
+  private static readonly DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS = 22400;  // Reduced by 20% from 28000
+  private static readonly DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES = 78400;   // Reduced by 20% from 98000
   private static readonly DEFAULT_CONTEXT_OVERLAP = 2;
   private static readonly CHARS_PER_TOKEN_ESTIMATE = 3.5;
 

src/prompts/templates/context/ContextTemplates.ts

@@ -559,6 +559,22 @@ export function outputSessionStartContent(params: {
   const { projectName, memoryCount, lastSessionTime, recentObjects } = params;
   const width = getWrapWidth();
 
+  // Start with current date and time at the top
+  const now = new Date();
+  const dateTimeFormatted = now.toLocaleString('en-US', {
+    weekday: 'long',
+    year: 'numeric',
+    month: 'long',
+    day: 'numeric',
+    hour: '2-digit',
+    minute: '2-digit',
+    timeZoneName: 'short',
+  });
+
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(wrapText(`📅 ${dateTimeFormatted}`, width));
+  console.log(makeLine('─', width));
+
   // Extract overviews for user display - get more to show session grouping
   const overviews = extractOverviews(recentObjects, 10, projectName);