chore: Bump version to 6.0.5

Automatic cleanup of orphaned MCP server processes on worker startup
Removed manual cleanup notice from session context
Self-healing maintenance on every worker restart

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.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "6.0.4",
+      "version": "6.0.5",
       "source": "./plugin",
       "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions"
     }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ 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/).
 
+## [6.0.4] - 2025-11-17
+
+**Patch Release**
+
+Fixes memory leaks from orphaned uvx/python processes that could accumulate during ChromaDB operations.
+
+**Changes:**
+- Fixed process cleanup in ChromaDB sync operations to prevent orphaned processes
+- Improved resource management for external process spawning
+
+**Full Changelog:** https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/compare/v6.0.3...v6.0.4
+
+## [6.0.3] - 2025-11-16
+
+## What's Changed
+
+Documentation alignment release - merged PR #116 fixing hybrid search architecture documentation.
+
+### Documentation Updates
+- Added comprehensive  guide
+- Updated technical architecture documentation to reflect hybrid ChromaDB + SQLite + timeline context flow
+- Fixed skill operation guides to accurately describe semantic search capabilities
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/compare/v6.0.2...v6.0.3
+
 ## [6.0.2] - 2025-11-14
 
 ## Changes

CLAUDE.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin providing persistent memory across sessions.
 
 **Your Role**: You are working on the plugin itself. When users interact with Claude Code with this plugin installed, your observations get captured and become their persistent memory.
 
-**Current Version**: 6.0.4
+**Current Version**: 6.0.5
 
 ## IMPORTANT: Skills Are Auto-Invoked
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "6.0.4",
+  "version": "6.0.5",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",

plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "6.0.4",
+  "version": "6.0.5",
   "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
   "author": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"

src/services/worker-service.ts

@@ -180,10 +180,45 @@ export class WorkerService {
     this.app.get('/api/search/help', this.handleSearchHelp.bind(this));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Cleanup orphaned MCP server processes (uvx/chroma) from previous sessions
+   */
+  private async cleanupOrphanedProcesses(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const { execSync } = await import('child_process');
+
+      // Find orphaned uvx processes (which spawn chroma servers)
+      try {
+        const processes = execSync('pgrep -fl uvx', { encoding: 'utf-8', stdio: 'pipe' }).trim();
+        if (processes) {
+          const processCount = processes.split('\n').length;
+          logger.info('WORKER', 'Cleaning up orphaned MCP processes', { count: processCount });
+
+          // Kill the processes
+          execSync('pkill -f uvx', { stdio: 'pipe' });
+          logger.success('WORKER', `Cleaned up ${processCount} orphaned MCP server processes`);
+        }
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        // pgrep returns exit code 1 if no processes found (not an error)
+        if (error.status === 1) {
+          logger.debug('WORKER', 'No orphaned MCP processes to clean up');
+        } else {
+          throw error;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Don't fail startup if cleanup fails
+      logger.warn('WORKER', 'Failed to cleanup orphaned processes (non-fatal)', {}, error as Error);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Start the worker service
    */
   async start(): Promise<void> {
+    // Cleanup orphaned processes from previous sessions
+    await this.cleanupOrphanedProcesses();
+
     // Initialize database (once, stays open)
     await this.dbManager.initialize();