fix: add missing formatDateTime import in SearchManager

The get_context_timeline mem-search function was broken due to formatDateTime being used but not imported from timeline-formatting.ts. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
chore: bump version to 7.4.4 and update mem-search.zip
2025-12-20 20:39:07 -05:00 · 2025-12-20 20:11:48 -05:00 · 2025-12-20 19:45:27 -05:00 · 2025-12-20 19:43:59 -05:00 · 2025-12-20 19:41:33 -05:00 · 2025-12-20 17:48:47 -05:00
70 changed files with 1449 additions and 1200 deletions
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "7.3.8",
+      "version": "7.4.5",
      "source": "./plugin",
      "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions"
    }
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ See [operations/workflow.md](operations/workflow.md) for detailed step-by-step p
 7. Commit and create git tag
 8. Push and create GitHub release
 9. Generate CHANGELOG.md from releases and commit
+10. Post Discord notification

 ## Common Scenarios

@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ See [operations/scenarios.md](operations/scenarios.md) for examples:
 - Create git tag with format `vX.Y.Z`
 - Create GitHub release from the tag
 - Generate CHANGELOG.md from releases after creating release
+- Post Discord notification after release
 - Ask user if version type is unclear

 **NEVER:**
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ Before considering the task complete:
 - [ ] Commit and tags pushed to remote
 - [ ] GitHub release created from the tag
 - [ ] CHANGELOG.md generated and committed
+- [ ] Discord notification sent

 ## Reference Commands

@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ git push
 - No manual editing required
 - Single source of truth: GitHub releases

+## Step 11: Discord Notification
+
+Post release announcement to the Discord updates channel:
+
+```bash
+# Send Discord notification with release details
+npm run discord:notify vX.Y.Z
+```
+
+This fetches the release notes from GitHub and posts a formatted embed to the Discord updates channel configured in `.env`.
+
 ## Verification

 After completing all steps, verify:
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+datasets/
 node_modules/
 dist/
 *.log
@@ -4,6 +4,83 @@ 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/).

+## [7.4.4] - 2025-12-21
+
+## What's Changed
+
+* Code quality: comprehensive nonsense audit cleanup (20 issues) by @thedotmack in #400
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/compare/v7.4.3...v7.4.4
+
+## [7.4.3] - 2025-12-20
+
+Added Discord notification script for release announcements.
+
+### Added
+- `scripts/discord-release-notify.js` - Posts formatted release notifications to Discord using webhook URL from `.env`
+- `npm run discord:notify <version>` - New npm script to trigger Discord notifications
+- Updated version-bump skill workflow to include Discord notification step
+
+### Configuration
+Set `DISCORD_UPDATES_WEBHOOK` in your `.env` file to enable release notifications.
+
+## [7.4.2] - 2025-12-20
+
+Patch release v7.4.2
+
+## Changes
+- Refactored worker commands from npm scripts to claude-mem CLI
+- Added path alias script
+- Fixed Windows worker stop/restart reliability (#395)
+- Simplified build commands section in CLAUDE.md
+
+## [7.4.1] - 2025-12-19
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- **MCP Server**: Redirect logs to stderr to preserve JSON-RPC protocol (#396)
+  - MCP uses stdio transport where stdout is reserved for JSON-RPC messages
+  - Console.log was writing startup logs to stdout, causing Claude Desktop to parse log lines as JSON and fail
+
+## [7.4.0] - 2025-12-18
+
+## What's New
+
+### MCP Tool Token Reduction
+
+Optimized MCP tool definitions for reduced token consumption in Claude Code sessions through progressive parameter disclosure.
+
+**Changes:**
+- Streamlined MCP tool schemas with minimal inline definitions
+- Added `get_schema()` tool for on-demand parameter documentation
+- Enhanced worker API with operation-based instruction loading
+
+This release improves session efficiency by reducing the token overhead of MCP tool definitions while maintaining full functionality through progressive disclosure.
+
+## [7.3.9] - 2025-12-18
+
+## Fixes
+
+- Fix MCP server compatibility and web UI path resolution
+
+This patch release addresses compatibility issues with the MCP server and resolves path resolution problems in the web UI.
+
+## [7.3.8] - 2025-12-18
+
+## Security Fix
+
+Added localhost-only protection for admin endpoints to prevent DoS attacks when worker service is bound to 0.0.0.0 for remote UI access.
+
+### Changes
+- Created `requireLocalhost` middleware to restrict admin endpoints
+- Applied to `/api/admin/restart` and `/api/admin/shutdown`
+- Returns 403 Forbidden for non-localhost requests
+
+### Security Impact
+Prevents unauthorized shutdown/restart of worker service when exposed on network.
+
+Fixes security concern raised in #368.
+
 ## [7.3.7] - 2025-12-17

 ## Windows Platform Stabilization
@@ -33,12 +33,7 @@ Claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin providing persistent memory across sessions.
 ## Build Commands

 ```bash
-npm run build-and-sync        # Build, sync to marketplace, restart worker (most common)
-npm run build                 # Compile TypeScript only
-npm run sync-marketplace      # Copy to ~/.claude/plugins only
-npm run worker:restart        # Restart worker service only
-npm run worker:status         # Check worker status
-npm run worker:logs           # View worker logs
+npm run build-and-sync        # Build, sync to marketplace, restart worker
 ```

 **Viewer UI**: http://localhost:37777
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ If you're experiencing issues, describe the problem to Claude and the troublesho

 **Common Issues:**

- Worker not starting → `npm run worker:restart`
+- Worker not starting → `claude-mem restart`
 - No context appearing → `npm run test:context`
 - Database issues → `sqlite3 ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db "PRAGMA integrity_check;"`
 - Search not working → Check FTS5 tables exist
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pm2 logs claude-mem-worker    # View logs
 ```bash
 npm run worker:start    # Start worker
 npm run worker:stop     # Stop worker
-npm run worker:restart  # Restart worker
+claude-mem restart  # Restart worker
 npm run worker:status   # Check status
 npm run worker:logs     # View logs
 ```
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ No migration logic runs on subsequent sessions.
 | `pm2 list` | `npm run worker:status` | Shows worker status |
 | `pm2 start <script>` | `npm run worker:start` | Start worker |
 | `pm2 stop claude-mem-worker` | `npm run worker:stop` | Stop worker |
-| `pm2 restart claude-mem-worker` | `npm run worker:restart` | Restart worker |
+| `pm2 restart claude-mem-worker` | `claude-mem restart` | Restart worker |
 | `pm2 delete claude-mem-worker` | `npm run worker:stop` | Remove worker |
 | `pm2 logs claude-mem-worker` | `npm run worker:logs` | View logs |
 | `pm2 describe claude-mem-worker` | `npm run worker:status` | Detailed status |
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ pm2 save  # Persist the deletion
 rm ~/.claude-mem/.pm2-migrated

 # Restart worker
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ### Scenario 2: Stale PID File (Process Dead)
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ lsof -i :37777
 kill -9 <PID>

 # Restart worker
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ### Common Error Messages
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ If searches fail, check worker service:

 ```bash
 npm run worker:status       # Check status
-npm run worker:restart      # Restart worker
+claude-mem restart      # Restart worker
 npm run worker:logs         # View logs
 ```

@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ npm run worker:start
 npm run worker:stop

 # Restart worker
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart

 # View logs
 npm run worker:logs
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Edit `~/.claude-mem/settings.json`:

 Then restart the worker:
 ```bash
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ### Custom Model
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Edit `~/.claude-mem/settings.json`:
 Then restart the worker:
 ```bash
 export CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL=opus
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ### Custom Skip Tools
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Enable debug logging:

 ```bash
 export DEBUG=claude-mem:*
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 npm run worker:logs
 ```

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ npm run worker:logs

 1. Restart worker after changes:
   ```bash
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 2. Verify environment variables:
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ If port 37777 is already in use:

 2. Restart worker:
   ```bash
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 3. Verify new port:
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ npm run build
 1. Make changes to React components in `src/ui/viewer/`
 2. Build: `npm run build`
 3. Sync to installed plugin: `npm run sync-marketplace`
-4. Restart worker: `npm run worker:restart`
+4. Restart worker: `claude-mem restart`
 5. Refresh browser at http://localhost:37777

 **Hot Reload**: Not currently supported. Full rebuild + restart required for changes.
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export async function createObservation(

 ```bash
 export DEBUG=claude-mem:*
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 npm run worker:logs
 ```

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ git checkout beta/endless-mode
 npm install

 # Restart the worker
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 **To return to stable:**
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ npm run worker:restart
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
 git checkout main
 npm install
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ## Summary
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ npm run worker:status
 npm run worker:logs

 # Restart
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart

 # Stop
 npm run worker:stop
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION=3.13              # Python version for chroma-mcp
 ```bash
 npm run build                 # Compile TypeScript (hooks + worker)
 npm run sync-marketplace      # Copy to ~/.claude/plugins
-npm run worker:restart        # Restart worker
+claude-mem restart        # Restart worker
 npm run worker:logs           # View worker logs
 npm run worker:status         # Check worker status
 ```
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ The skill includes comprehensive diagnostics, automated repair sequences, and de

 4. Restart worker service:
   ```bash
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 5. Check for port conflicts:
   ```bash
   # If port 37777 is in use by another service
   export CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT=38000
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 ### Theme Toggle Not Persisting
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ The skill includes comprehensive diagnostics, automated repair sequences, and de

 5. Restart worker and refresh browser:
   ```bash
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 ### Chroma/Python Dependency Issues (v5.0.0+)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ The skill includes comprehensive diagnostics, automated repair sequences, and de
 3. Or use a different port:
   ```bash
   export CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT=38000
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 4. Verify new port:
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ The skill includes comprehensive diagnostics, automated repair sequences, and de

 4. Restart worker:
   ```bash
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 ## Hook Issues
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ The skill includes comprehensive diagnostics, automated repair sequences, and de

 2. Restart worker:
   ```bash
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 3. Clean up old data (see "Database Too Large" above)
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ The skill includes comprehensive diagnostics, automated repair sequences, and de

 ```bash
 export DEBUG=claude-mem:*
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 npm run worker:logs
 ```

@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ SELECT created_at, tool_name FROM observations ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 10

 **Cause**: Worker not running or port mismatch.

-**Solution**: Restart worker with `npm run worker:restart`.
+**Solution**: Restart worker with `claude-mem restart`.

 ### "Database is locked"

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ npm run worker:start
 npm run worker:stop

 # Restart worker service
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart

 # View worker logs
 npm run worker:logs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ This design ensures that private content never reaches the database, search indi
 1. Verify correct syntax: `<private>content</private>`
 2. Check `~/.claude-mem/silent.log` for errors
 3. Ensure worker is running: `npm run worker:status`
-4. Restart worker: `npm run worker:restart`
+4. Restart worker: `claude-mem restart`

 ### Partial Content Stored

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ If search isn't working, check the worker service:

 ```bash
 npm run worker:status       # Check worker status
-npm run worker:restart      # Restart if needed
+claude-mem restart      # Restart if needed
 npm run worker:logs         # View logs
 ```

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "7.3.8",
+  "version": "7.4.5",
  "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
  "keywords": [
    "claude",
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
    "worker:status": "bun plugin/scripts/worker-cli.js status",
    "worker:logs": "tail -n 50 ~/.claude-mem/logs/worker-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log",
    "changelog:generate": "node scripts/generate-changelog.js",
+    "discord:notify": "node scripts/discord-release-notify.js",
    "usage:analyze": "node scripts/analyze-usage.js",
    "usage:today": "node scripts/analyze-usage.js $(date +%Y-%m-%d)",
    "translate-readme": "bun scripts/translate-readme/cli.ts -v -o docs/i18n README.md",
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "7.3.8",
+  "version": "7.4.5",
  "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
  "author": {
    "name": "Alex Newman"
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "claude-mem-plugin",
-  "version": "7.3.8",
+  "version": "7.4.4",
  "private": true,
  "description": "Runtime dependencies for claude-mem bundled hooks",
  "type": "module",
@@ -253,6 +253,97 @@ function installUv() {
  }
 }

+/**
+ * Install the claude-mem CLI command to PATH
+ * Creates a wrapper script in ~/.local/bin (Unix) or %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\claude-mem (Windows)
+ */
+function installCLI() {
+  const CLI_NAME = 'claude-mem';
+  const WORKER_CLI = join(ROOT, 'plugin', 'scripts', 'worker-cli.js');
+
+  if (IS_WINDOWS) {
+    // Windows: Create .cmd file in LocalAppData
+    const cliDir = join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA || join(homedir(), 'AppData', 'Local'), 'Programs', 'claude-mem');
+    const cliPath = join(cliDir, `${CLI_NAME}.cmd`);
+    const markerPath = join(cliDir, '.cli-installed');
+
+    // Skip if already installed
+    if (existsSync(markerPath)) return;
+
+    try {
+      // Create directory if needed
+      if (!existsSync(cliDir)) {
+        execSync(`mkdir "${cliDir}"`, { stdio: 'ignore', shell: true });
+      }
+
+      // Get Bun path for the wrapper
+      const bunPath = getBunPath() || 'bun';
+
+      // Create the wrapper script
+      const cmdContent = `@echo off
+"${bunPath}" "${WORKER_CLI}" %*
+`;
+      writeFileSync(cliPath, cmdContent);
+      writeFileSync(markerPath, new Date().toISOString());
+
+      console.error(`✅ CLI installed: ${cliPath}`);
+      console.error('');
+      console.error('📋 Add to PATH (run once in PowerShell as Admin):');
+      console.error(`   [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";${cliDir}", "User")`);
+      console.error('');
+      console.error('   Then restart your terminal and use: claude-mem start|stop|restart|status');
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`⚠️  Could not install CLI: ${error.message}`);
+      console.error(`   You can still use: bun "${WORKER_CLI}" <command>`);
+    }
+  } else {
+    // Unix: Create shell script in ~/.local/bin
+    const cliDir = join(homedir(), '.local', 'bin');
+    const cliPath = join(cliDir, CLI_NAME);
+    const markerPath = join(ROOT, '.cli-installed');
+
+    // Skip if already installed
+    if (existsSync(markerPath) && existsSync(cliPath)) return;
+
+    try {
+      // Create directory if needed
+      if (!existsSync(cliDir)) {
+        execSync(`mkdir -p "${cliDir}"`, { stdio: 'ignore', shell: true });
+      }
+
+      // Get Bun path for the wrapper
+      const bunPath = getBunPath() || 'bun';
+
+      // Create the wrapper script
+      const shContent = `#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# claude-mem CLI wrapper - manages the worker service
+exec "${bunPath}" "${WORKER_CLI}" "$@"
+`;
+      writeFileSync(cliPath, shContent, { mode: 0o755 });
+      writeFileSync(markerPath, new Date().toISOString());
+
+      console.error(`✅ CLI installed: ${cliPath}`);
+
+      // Check if ~/.local/bin is in PATH
+      const pathDirs = (process.env.PATH || '').split(':');
+      const localBinInPath = pathDirs.some(p => p === cliDir || p === '$HOME/.local/bin' || p.endsWith('/.local/bin'));
+
+      if (!localBinInPath) {
+        console.error('');
+        console.error('📋 Add to PATH (add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):');
+        console.error('   export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"');
+        console.error('');
+        console.error('   Then restart your terminal and use: claude-mem start|stop|restart|status');
+      } else {
+        console.error('   Usage: claude-mem start|stop|restart|status');
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`⚠️  Could not install CLI: ${error.message}`);
+      console.error(`   You can still use: bun "${WORKER_CLI}" <command>`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
 * Check if dependencies need to be installed
 */
@@ -351,6 +442,9 @@ try {
    installDeps();
    console.error('✅ Dependencies installed');
  }
+
+  // Step 4: Install CLI to PATH
+  installCLI();
 } catch (e) {
  console.error('❌ Installation failed:', e.message);
  process.exit(1);
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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@@ -212,3 +212,118 @@ help(topic="all")  # Get complete guide
 - ALWAYS get timeline context to understand what was happening
 - ALWAYS use `get_observations` when fetching 2+ observations
 - The workflow is optimized: search → timeline → batch fetch = 10-100x faster
+
+---
+
+## Tool Reference
+
+Comprehensive parameter documentation for all memory tools. For MCP usage, call `help(topic="search")` to load specific tool docs.
+
+### search
+
+Search across all memory types (observations, sessions, prompts).
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `query` (string, optional) - Search term for full-text search
+- `limit` (number, optional) - Maximum results to return. Default: 20, Max: 100
+- `offset` (number, optional) - Number of results to skip. Default: 0
+- `project` (string, required) - Project name to filter by
+- `type` (string, optional) - Filter by type: "observations", "sessions", "prompts"
+- `dateStart` (string, optional) - Start date filter (YYYY-MM-DD or epoch ms)
+- `dateEnd` (string, optional) - End date filter (YYYY-MM-DD or epoch ms)
+- `obs_type` (string, optional) - Filter observations by type (comma-separated): bugfix, feature, decision, discovery, change
+- `orderBy` (string, optional) - Sort order: "date_desc" (default), "date_asc", "relevance"
+
+**Returns:** Table of results with IDs, timestamps, types, titles
+
+### timeline
+
+Get chronological context around a specific point in time or observation.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `anchor` (number, optional) - Observation ID to center timeline around. If not provided, uses most recent result from query
+- `query` (string, optional) - Search term to find anchor automatically (if anchor not provided)
+- `depth_before` (number, optional) - Items before anchor. Default: 5, Max: 20
+- `depth_after` (number, optional) - Items after anchor. Default: 5, Max: 20
+- `project` (string, required) - Project name to filter by
+
+**Returns:** Exactly `depth_before + 1 + depth_after` items in chronological order, with observations, sessions, and prompts interleaved
+
+### get_recent_context
+
+Get the most recent observations from current or recent sessions.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `limit` (number, optional) - Maximum observations to return. Default: 10, Max: 50
+- `project` (string, required) - Project name to filter by
+
+**Returns:** Recent observations in reverse chronological order
+
+### get_context_timeline
+
+Get timeline context around a specific observation ID.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `anchor` (number, required) - Observation ID to center timeline around
+- `depth_before` (number, optional) - Items before anchor. Default: 5, Max: 20
+- `depth_after` (number, optional) - Items after anchor. Default: 5, Max: 20
+- `project` (string, optional) - Project name to filter by
+
+**Returns:** Timeline items centered on the anchor observation
+
+### get_observation
+
+Fetch a single observation by ID with full details.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `id` (number, required) - Observation ID to fetch
+
+**Returns:** Complete observation object with title, subtitle, narrative, facts, concepts, files, timestamps
+
+### get_observations
+
+Batch fetch multiple observations by IDs. Always prefer this over individual fetches for 2+ observations.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `ids` (array of numbers, required) - Array of observation IDs to fetch
+- `orderBy` (string, optional) - Sort order: "date_desc" (default), "date_asc"
+- `limit` (number, optional) - Maximum observations to return. Default: no limit
+- `project` (string, optional) - Project name to filter by
+
+**Returns:** Array of complete observation objects, 10-100x faster than individual fetches
+
+### get_session
+
+Fetch a single session by ID with metadata.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `id` (number, required) - Session ID to fetch (just the number, not "S2005" format)
+
+**Returns:** Session object with ID, start time, end time, project, model info
+
+### get_prompt
+
+Fetch a single prompt by ID with full text.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `id` (number, required) - Prompt ID to fetch
+
+**Returns:** Prompt object with ID, text, timestamp, session reference
+
+### help
+
+Load detailed instructions for specific topics or all documentation.
+
+**Parameters:**
+
+- `topic` (string, optional) - Specific topic to load: "workflow", "search", "timeline", "get_recent_context", "get_context_timeline", "get_observation", "get_observations", "get_session", "get_prompt", "all". Default: "all"
+
+**Returns:** Formatted documentation for the requested topic
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ npm run worker:status
 If the worker is stopped, restart it:

 ```bash
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```
 ```

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ npm run worker:status
 ```bash
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/ && \
 npm install && \
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ## Fix: Stale PID File
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:37777/health
 mkdir -p ~/.claude-mem && \
 echo '{"CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT":"37778"}' > ~/.claude-mem/settings.json && \
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/ && \
-npm run worker:restart && \
+claude-mem restart && \
 sleep 2 && \
 curl -s http://127.0.0.1:37778/health
 ```
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:37778/health
 cp ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db.backup && \
 sqlite3 ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db "PRAGMA integrity_check;" && \
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/ && \
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 **If integrity check fails, recreate database:**
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ npm run worker:restart
 # WARNING: This deletes all memory data
 mv ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db.old && \
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/ && \
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ## Fix: Clean Reinstall
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ find ~/.claude-mem/logs/ -name "worker-*.log" -mtime +7 -delete

 # Restart worker for fresh log
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 **Note:** Logs auto-rotate daily, manual cleanup rarely needed.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Quick fixes for frequently encountered claude-mem problems.
 3. Restart worker and start new session:
   ```bash
   cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 4. Create a test observation: `/skill version-bump` then cancel
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Quick fixes for frequently encountered claude-mem problems.
 4. If FTS5 out of sync, restart worker (triggers reindex):
   ```bash
   cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 ## Issue: Port Conflicts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Quick fixes for frequently encountered claude-mem problems.
   mkdir -p ~/.claude-mem
   echo '{"CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT":"37778"}' > ~/.claude-mem/settings.json
   cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 ## Issue: Database Corrupted
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Quick fixes for frequently encountered claude-mem problems.
   ```bash
   rm ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db
   cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   # Worker will create new database
   ```

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ If FTS5 counts don't match, triggers may have failed. Restart worker to rebuild:

 ```bash
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 The worker will rebuild FTS5 indexes on startup if they're out of sync.
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ sqlite3 ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM observations;"
   ```bash
   mv ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db.archive
   cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-   npm run worker:restart
+   claude-mem restart
   ```

 ## Database Recovery
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ npm run worker:status
 npm run worker:start

 # Restart worker
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart

 # Stop worker
 npm run worker:stop
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ npm run worker:start
 ```bash
 # Restart worker (stops and starts)
 cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart

 # Or manually stop and start
 npm run worker:stop
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ npm run worker:start
 **Port conflict:**
 ```bash
 echo '{"CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT":"37778"}' > ~/.claude-mem/settings.json
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 **Stale PID file:**
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ If fails, backup and recreate database.
 **Out of memory:**
 Check if database is too large or memory leak. Restart:
 ```bash
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 **Port conflict race condition:**
 Another process grabbing port intermittently. Change port:
 ```bash
 echo '{"CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT":"37778"}' > ~/.claude-mem/settings.json
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart
 ```

 ## Worker Management Commands
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ npm run worker:start
 npm run worker:stop

 # Restart worker
-npm run worker:restart
+claude-mem restart

 # View logs
 npm run worker:logs
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ All should return appropriate responses (HTML for viewer, JSON for APIs).
 |---------|---------|----------------|
 | Check if running | `npm run worker:status` | Shows PID and uptime |
 | Worker not running | `npm run worker:start` | Worker starts successfully |
-| Worker crashed | `npm run worker:restart` | Worker restarts |
+| Worker crashed | `claude-mem restart` | Worker restarts |
 | View recent errors | `grep -i error ~/.claude-mem/logs/worker-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log \| tail -20` | Shows recent errors |
 | Port in use | `lsof -i :37777` | Shows process using port |
 | Stale PID | `rm ~/.claude-mem/worker.pid && npm run worker:start` | Removes stale PID and starts |
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ async function buildHooks() {
        '__DEFAULT_PACKAGE_VERSION__': `"${version}"`
      },
      banner: {
-        js: '#!/usr/bin/env bun'
+        js: '#!/usr/bin/env node'
      }
    });

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Post release notification to Discord
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   node scripts/discord-release-notify.js v7.4.2
+ *   node scripts/discord-release-notify.js v7.4.2 "Custom release notes"
+ *
+ * Requires DISCORD_UPDATES_WEBHOOK in .env file
+ */
+
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
+import { resolve, dirname } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const projectRoot = resolve(__dirname, '..');
+
+function loadEnv() {
+  const envPath = resolve(projectRoot, '.env');
+  if (!existsSync(envPath)) {
+    console.error('❌ .env file not found');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const envContent = readFileSync(envPath, 'utf-8');
+  const webhookMatch = envContent.match(/DISCORD_UPDATES_WEBHOOK=(.+)/);
+
+  if (!webhookMatch) {
+    console.error('❌ DISCORD_UPDATES_WEBHOOK not found in .env');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  return webhookMatch[1].trim();
+}
+
+function getReleaseNotes(version) {
+  try {
+    const notes = execSync(`gh release view ${version} --json body --jq '.body'`, {
+      encoding: 'utf-8',
+      cwd: projectRoot,
+    }).trim();
+    return notes;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function cleanNotes(notes) {
+  // Remove Claude Code footer and clean up
+  return notes
+    .replace(/🤖 Generated with \[Claude Code\].*$/s, '')
+    .replace(/---\n*$/s, '')
+    .trim();
+}
+
+function truncate(text, maxLength) {
+  if (text.length <= maxLength) return text;
+  return text.slice(0, maxLength - 3) + '...';
+}
+
+async function postToDiscord(webhookUrl, version, notes) {
+  const cleanedNotes = notes ? cleanNotes(notes) : 'No release notes available.';
+  const repoUrl = 'https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem';
+
+  const payload = {
+    embeds: [
+      {
+        title: `🚀 claude-mem ${version} released`,
+        url: `${repoUrl}/releases/tag/${version}`,
+        description: truncate(cleanedNotes, 2000),
+        color: 0x7c3aed, // Purple
+        fields: [
+          {
+            name: '📦 Install',
+            value: 'Update via Claude Code plugin marketplace',
+            inline: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: '📚 Docs',
+            value: '[docs.claude-mem.ai](https://docs.claude-mem.ai)',
+            inline: true,
+          },
+        ],
+        footer: {
+          text: 'claude-mem • Persistent memory for Claude Code',
+        },
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+
+  const response = await fetch(webhookUrl, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const errorText = await response.text();
+    throw new Error(`Discord API error: ${response.status} - ${errorText}`);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const version = process.argv[2];
+  const customNotes = process.argv[3];
+
+  if (!version) {
+    console.error('Usage: node scripts/discord-release-notify.js <version> [notes]');
+    console.error('Example: node scripts/discord-release-notify.js v7.4.2');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`📣 Posting release notification for ${version}...`);
+
+  const webhookUrl = loadEnv();
+  const notes = customNotes || getReleaseNotes(version);
+
+  if (!notes && !customNotes) {
+    console.warn('⚠️  Could not fetch release notes from GitHub, proceeding without them');
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await postToDiscord(webhookUrl, version, notes);
+    console.log('✅ Discord notification sent successfully!');
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Failed to send Discord notification:', error.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main();
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-/**
- * One-time script to extract tool handlers from mcp-server.ts into SearchManager.ts
- */
-
-import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-import { dirname, join } from 'path';
-
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
-const projectRoot = join(__dirname, '..');
-
-const mcpServerPath = join(projectRoot, 'src/servers/mcp-server.ts');
-const outputPath = join(projectRoot, 'src/services/worker/SearchManager.ts');
-
-console.log('Reading mcp-server.ts...');
-const content = readFileSync(mcpServerPath, 'utf-8');
-
-// Extract just the sections we need by finding line numbers
-// This is more reliable than parsing
-
-// Extract tool handler bodies by finding each "handler: async (args: any) => {"
-// and extracting until the matching closing brace
-
-const extractHandlerBody = (content, startPattern) => {
-  const lines = content.split('\n');
-  const startIdx = lines.findIndex(line => line.includes(startPattern));
-
-  if (startIdx === -1) return null;
-
-  // Find the "handler: async (args: any) => {" line
-  let handlerIdx = -1;
-  for (let i = startIdx; i < Math.min(startIdx + 30, lines.length); i++) {
-    if (lines[i].includes('handler: async (args: any) => {')) {
-      handlerIdx = i;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (handlerIdx === -1) return null;
-
-  // Extract the body by counting braces
-  let braceCount = 0;
-  let bodyLines = [];
-  let started = false;
-
-  for (let i = handlerIdx; i < lines.length; i++) {
-    const line = lines[i];
-
-    for (const char of line) {
-      if (char === '{') {
-        braceCount++;
-        started = true;
-      } else if (char === '}') {
-        braceCount--;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (started) {
-      bodyLines.push(line);
-    }
-
-    if (started && braceCount === 0) {
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Remove the first line (handler wrapper) and last line (closing brace)
-  if (bodyLines.length > 2) {
-    bodyLines = bodyLines.slice(1, -1);
-  }
-
-  return bodyLines.join('\n');
-};
-
-// Tool name to search pattern mapping
-const tools = {
-  'search': "name: 'search'",
-  'timeline': "name: 'timeline'",
-  'decisions': "name: 'decisions'",
-  'changes': "name: 'changes'",
-  'how_it_works': "name: 'how_it_works'",
-  'search_observations': "name: 'search_observations'",
-  'search_sessions': "name: 'search_sessions'",
-  'search_user_prompts': "name: 'search_user_prompts'",
-  'find_by_concept': "name: 'find_by_concept'",
-  'find_by_file': "name: 'find_by_file'",
-  'find_by_type': "name: 'find_by_type'",
-  'get_recent_context': "name: 'get_recent_context'",
-  'get_context_timeline': "name: 'get_context_timeline'",
-  'get_timeline_by_query': "name: 'get_timeline_by_query'"
-};
-
-console.log('Extracting tool handlers...');
-const handlers = {};
-
-for (const [toolName, pattern] of Object.entries(tools)) {
-  console.log(`  Extracting ${toolName}...`);
-  const body = extractHandlerBody(content, pattern);
-  if (body) {
-    handlers[toolName] = body;
-    console.log(`    ✓ ${body.split('\n').length} lines`);
-  } else {
-    console.log(`    ✗ Not found`);
-  }
-}
-
-console.log(`\nExtracted ${Object.keys(handlers).length}/${Object.keys(tools).length} handlers`);
-
-// Now generate SearchManager.ts
-console.log('\nGenerating SearchManager.ts...');
-
-const methodBodies = Object.entries(handlers).map(([toolName, body]) => {
-  // Convert tool name to camelCase method name
-  const methodName = toolName.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (_, letter) => letter.toUpperCase());
-
-  // Replace standalone function calls with class methods
-  let processedBody = body
-    .replace(/formatSearchTips\(\)/g, 'this.formatter.formatSearchTips()')
-    .replace(/formatObservationIndex\(/g, 'this.formatter.formatObservationIndex(')
-    .replace(/formatSessionIndex\(/g, 'this.formatter.formatSessionIndex(')
-    .replace(/formatUserPromptIndex\(/g, 'this.formatter.formatUserPromptIndex(')
-    .replace(/formatObservationResult\(/g, 'this.formatter.formatObservationResult(')
-    .replace(/formatSessionResult\(/g, 'this.formatter.formatSessionResult(')
-    .replace(/formatUserPromptResult\(/g, 'this.formatter.formatUserPromptResult(')
-    .replace(/filterTimelineByDepth\(/g, 'this.timeline.filterByDepth(')
-    .replace(/\bsearch\./g, 'this.sessionSearch.')
-    .replace(/\bstore\./g, 'this.sessionStore.')
-    .replace(/queryChroma\(/g, 'this.queryChroma(')
-    .replace(/normalizeParams\(/g, 'this.normalizeParams(')
-    .replace(/chromaClient/g, 'this.chromaSync');
-
-  return `  /**
-   * Tool handler: ${toolName}
-   */
-  async ${methodName}(args: any): Promise<any> {
-${processedBody}
-  }`;
-}).join('\n\n');
-
-const searchManagerContent = `/**
- * SearchManager - Core search orchestration for claude-mem
- * Extracted from mcp-server.ts to centralize business logic in Worker services
- *
- * This class contains all tool handler logic that was previously in the MCP server.
- * The MCP server now acts as a thin HTTP wrapper that calls these methods via HTTP.
- */
-
-import { SessionSearch } from '../sqlite/SessionSearch.js';
-import { SessionStore } from '../sqlite/SessionStore.js';
-import { ChromaSync } from '../sync/ChromaSync.js';
-import { FormattingService } from './FormattingService.js';
-import { TimelineService, TimelineItem } from './TimelineService.js';
-import { ObservationSearchResult, SessionSummarySearchResult, UserPromptSearchResult } from '../sqlite/types.js';
-import { silentDebug } from '../../utils/silent-debug.js';
-
-const COLLECTION_NAME = 'cm__claude-mem';
-
-export class SearchManager {
-  constructor(
-    private sessionSearch: SessionSearch,
-    private sessionStore: SessionStore,
-    private chromaSync: ChromaSync,
-    private formatter: FormattingService,
-    private timeline: TimelineService
-  ) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Query Chroma vector database via ChromaSync
-   */
-  private async queryChroma(
-    query: string,
-    limit: number,
-    whereFilter?: Record<string, any>
-  ): Promise<{ ids: number[]; distances: number[]; metadatas: any[] }> {
-    return await this.chromaSync.queryChroma(query, limit, whereFilter);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Helper to normalize query parameters from URL-friendly format
-   * Converts comma-separated strings to arrays and flattens date params
-   */
-  private normalizeParams(args: any): any {
-    const normalized: any = { ...args };
-
-    // Parse comma-separated concepts into array
-    if (normalized.concepts && typeof normalized.concepts === 'string') {
-      normalized.concepts = normalized.concepts.split(',').map((s: string) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-    }
-
-    // Parse comma-separated files into array
-    if (normalized.files && typeof normalized.files === 'string') {
-      normalized.files = normalized.files.split(',').map((s: string) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-    }
-
-    // Parse comma-separated obs_type into array
-    if (normalized.obs_type && typeof normalized.obs_type === 'string') {
-      normalized.obs_type = normalized.obs_type.split(',').map((s: string) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-    }
-
-    // Parse comma-separated type (for filterSchema) into array
-    if (normalized.type && typeof normalized.type === 'string' && normalized.type.includes(',')) {
-      normalized.type = normalized.type.split(',').map((s: string) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-    }
-
-    // Flatten dateStart/dateEnd into dateRange object
-    if (normalized.dateStart || normalized.dateEnd) {
-      normalized.dateRange = {
-        start: normalized.dateStart,
-        end: normalized.dateEnd
-      };
-      delete normalized.dateStart;
-      delete normalized.dateEnd;
-    }
-
-    return normalized;
-  }
-
-${methodBodies}
-}
-`;
-
-writeFileSync(outputPath, searchManagerContent, 'utf-8');
-
-console.log(`\n✅ SearchManager.ts generated at ${outputPath}`);
-console.log(`   Total methods: ${Object.keys(handlers).length + 2} (${Object.keys(handlers).length} tools + queryChroma + normalizeParams)`);
-console.log(`   File size: ${(searchManagerContent.length / 1024).toFixed(1)} KB`);
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ async function cleanupHook(input?: SessionEndInput): Promise<void> {
    }
  } catch (error: any) {
    // Worker might not be running - that's okay (non-critical)
+    // But we should still log it for visibility
+    console.error('[cleanup-hook] Failed to notify worker of session end:', error.message);
  }

  console.log('{"continue": true, "suppressOutput": true}');
@@ -1,72 +1,11 @@
-export type HookType = 'SessionStart' | 'UserPromptSubmit' | 'PostToolUse' | 'Stop';
-
-export interface HookResponseOptions {
-  reason?: string;
-  context?: string;
-}
-
-export interface HookResponse {
-  continue?: boolean;
-  suppressOutput?: boolean;
-  stopReason?: string;
-  hookSpecificOutput?: {
-    hookEventName: 'SessionStart';
-    additionalContext: string;
-  };
-}
-
-function buildHookResponse(
-  hookType: HookType,
-  success: boolean,
-  options: HookResponseOptions
-): HookResponse {
-  if (hookType === 'SessionStart') {
-    if (success && options.context) {
-      return {
-        continue: true,
-        suppressOutput: true,
-        hookSpecificOutput: {
-          hookEventName: 'SessionStart',
-          additionalContext: options.context
-        }
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      continue: true,
-      suppressOutput: true
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (hookType === 'UserPromptSubmit' || hookType === 'PostToolUse') {
-    return {
-      continue: true,
-      suppressOutput: true
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (hookType === 'Stop') {
-    return {
-      continue: true,
-      suppressOutput: true
-    };
-  }
-
-  return {
-    continue: success,
-    suppressOutput: true,
-    ...(options.reason && !success ? { stopReason: options.reason } : {})
-  };
-}
-
 /**
- * Creates a standardized hook response using the HookTemplates system.
+ * Standard hook response for all hooks.
+ * Tells Claude Code to continue processing and suppress the hook's output.
+ *
+ * Note: SessionStart uses context-hook.ts which constructs its own response
+ * with hookSpecificOutput for context injection.
 */
-export function createHookResponse(
-  hookType: HookType,
-  success: boolean,
-  options: HookResponseOptions = {}
-): string {
-  const response = buildHookResponse(hookType, success, options);
-  return JSON.stringify(response);
-}
+export const STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE = JSON.stringify({
+  continue: true,
+  suppressOutput: true
+});
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { stdin } from 'process';
-import { createHookResponse } from './hook-response.js';
+import { STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE } from './hook-response.js';
 import { ensureWorkerRunning, getWorkerPort } from '../shared/worker-utils.js';
 import { handleWorkerError } from '../shared/hook-error-handler.js';
 import { handleFetchError } from './shared/error-handler.js';
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function newHook(input?: UserPromptSubmitInput): Promise<void> {
    // Check if prompt was entirely private (worker performs privacy check)
    if (initResult.skipped && initResult.reason === 'private') {
      console.error(`[new-hook] Session ${sessionDbId}, prompt #${promptNumber} (fully private - skipped)`);
-      console.log(createHookResponse('UserPromptSubmit', true));
+      console.log(STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE);
      return;
    }

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function newHook(input?: UserPromptSubmitInput): Promise<void> {
    handleWorkerError(error);
  }

-  console.log(createHookResponse('UserPromptSubmit', true));
+  console.log(STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE);
 }

 // Entry Point
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 */

 import { stdin } from 'process';
-import { createHookResponse } from './hook-response.js';
+import { STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE } from './hook-response.js';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
 import { ensureWorkerRunning, getWorkerPort } from '../shared/worker-utils.js';
 import { HOOK_TIMEOUTS } from '../shared/hook-constants.js';
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ async function saveHook(input?: PostToolUseInput): Promise<void> {
    workerPort: port
  });

+  // Validate required fields before sending to worker
+  if (!cwd) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing cwd in PostToolUse hook input for session ${session_id}, tool ${tool_name}`);
+  }
+
  try {
    // Send to worker - worker handles privacy check and database operations
    const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/sessions/observations`, {
@@ -53,13 +58,7 @@ async function saveHook(input?: PostToolUseInput): Promise<void> {
        tool_name,
        tool_input,
        tool_response,
-        cwd: cwd || logger.happyPathError(
-          'HOOK',
-          'Missing cwd in PostToolUse hook input',
-          undefined,
-          { session_id, tool_name },
-          ''
-        )
+        cwd
      }),
      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(HOOK_TIMEOUTS.DEFAULT)
    });
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ async function saveHook(input?: PostToolUseInput): Promise<void> {
    handleWorkerError(error);
  }

-  console.log(createHookResponse('PostToolUse', true));
+  console.log(STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE);
 }

 // Entry Point
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 */

 import { stdin } from 'process';
-import { createHookResponse } from './hook-response.js';
+import { STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE } from './hook-response.js';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
 import { ensureWorkerRunning, getWorkerPort } from '../shared/worker-utils.js';
 import { HOOK_TIMEOUTS } from '../shared/hook-constants.js';
@@ -39,16 +39,14 @@ async function summaryHook(input?: StopInput): Promise<void> {

  const port = getWorkerPort();

+  // Validate required fields before processing
+  if (!input.transcript_path) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing transcript_path in Stop hook input for session ${session_id}`);
+  }
+
  // Extract last user AND assistant messages from transcript
-  const transcriptPath = input.transcript_path || logger.happyPathError(
-    'HOOK',
-    'Missing transcript_path in Stop hook input',
-    undefined,
-    { session_id },
-    ''
-  );
-  const lastUserMessage = extractLastMessage(transcriptPath, 'user');
-  const lastAssistantMessage = extractLastMessage(transcriptPath, 'assistant', true);
+  const lastUserMessage = extractLastMessage(input.transcript_path, 'user');
+  const lastAssistantMessage = extractLastMessage(input.transcript_path, 'assistant', true);

  logger.dataIn('HOOK', 'Stop: Requesting summary', {
    workerPort: port,
@@ -56,6 +54,8 @@ async function summaryHook(input?: StopInput): Promise<void> {
    hasLastAssistantMessage: !!lastAssistantMessage
  });

+  let summaryError: Error | null = null;
+
  try {
    // Send to worker - worker handles privacy check and database operations
    const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/sessions/summarize`, {
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ async function summaryHook(input?: StopInput): Promise<void> {

    logger.debug('HOOK', 'Summary request sent successfully');
  } catch (error: any) {
+    summaryError = error;
    handleWorkerError(error);
  } finally {
-    // Stop processing spinner
+    // Stop processing spinner (non-critical operation, errors are logged but don't block)
    try {
      const spinnerResponse = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/processing`, {
        method: 'POST',
@@ -99,7 +100,12 @@ async function summaryHook(input?: StopInput): Promise<void> {
    }
  }

-  console.log(createHookResponse('Stop', true));
+  // Re-throw summary error after cleanup to ensure it's not masked by finally block
+  if (summaryError) {
+    throw summaryError;
+  }
+
+  console.log(STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE);
 }

 // Entry Point
@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@
 * Maintains MCP protocol handling and tool schemas
 */

+// CRITICAL: Redirect console.log to stderr BEFORE any imports
+// MCP uses stdio transport where stdout is reserved for JSON-RPC protocol messages.
+// Any logs to stdout break the protocol (Claude Desktop parses "[2025..." as JSON array).
+const _originalConsoleLog = console.log;
+console.log = (...args: any[]) => console.error(...args);
+
 import { Server } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/index.js';
 import { StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js';
 import {
  CallToolRequestSchema,
  ListToolsRequestSchema,
 } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
-import { z } from 'zod';
-import { zodToJsonSchema } from 'zod-to-json-schema';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
 import { getWorkerPort, getWorkerHost } from '../shared/worker-utils.js';

@@ -35,6 +39,72 @@ const TOOL_ENDPOINT_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
  'help': '/api/instructions'
 };

+/**
+ * Detailed parameter schemas for each tool
+ */
+const TOOL_SCHEMAS: Record<string, any> = {
+  search: {
+    query: { type: 'string', description: 'Full-text search query' },
+    type: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter by type: tool_use, tool_result, prompt, summary' },
+    obs_type: { type: 'string', description: 'Observation type filter' },
+    concepts: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated concept tags' },
+    files: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated file paths' },
+    project: { type: 'string', description: 'Project name filter' },
+    dateStart: { type: ['string', 'number'], description: 'Start date (ISO or timestamp)' },
+    dateEnd: { type: ['string', 'number'], description: 'End date (ISO or timestamp)' },
+    limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Max results (default: 10)' },
+    offset: { type: 'number', description: 'Result offset for pagination' },
+    orderBy: { type: 'string', description: 'Sort order: created_at, relevance' }
+  },
+  timeline: {
+    query: { type: 'string', description: 'Search query to find anchor point' },
+    anchor: { type: 'number', description: 'Observation ID as timeline center' },
+    depth_before: { type: 'number', description: 'Observations before anchor (default: 5)' },
+    depth_after: { type: 'number', description: 'Observations after anchor (default: 5)' },
+    type: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter by type' },
+    concepts: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated concept tags' },
+    files: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated file paths' },
+    project: { type: 'string', description: 'Project name filter' }
+  },
+  get_recent_context: {
+    limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Max results (default: 20)' },
+    type: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter by type' },
+    concepts: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated concept tags' },
+    files: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated file paths' },
+    project: { type: 'string', description: 'Project name filter' },
+    dateStart: { type: ['string', 'number'], description: 'Start date' },
+    dateEnd: { type: ['string', 'number'], description: 'End date' }
+  },
+  get_context_timeline: {
+    anchor: { type: 'number', description: 'Observation ID (required)', required: true },
+    depth_before: { type: 'number', description: 'Observations before anchor' },
+    depth_after: { type: 'number', description: 'Observations after anchor' },
+    type: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter by type' },
+    concepts: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated concept tags' },
+    files: { type: 'string', description: 'Comma-separated file paths' },
+    project: { type: 'string', description: 'Project name filter' }
+  },
+  get_observations: {
+    ids: { type: 'array', items: { type: 'number' }, description: 'Array of observation IDs (required)', required: true },
+    orderBy: { type: 'string', description: 'Sort order' },
+    limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Max results' },
+    project: { type: 'string', description: 'Project filter' }
+  },
+  help: {
+    operation: { type: 'string', description: 'Operation type: "observations", "timeline", "sessions", etc.' },
+    topic: { type: 'string', description: 'Specific topic for help' }
+  },
+  get_observation: {
+    id: { type: 'number', description: 'Observation ID (required)', required: true }
+  },
+  get_session: {
+    id: { type: 'number', description: 'Session ID (required)', required: true }
+  },
+  get_prompt: {
+    id: { type: 'number', description: 'Prompt ID (required)', required: true }
+  }
+};
+
 /**
 * Call Worker HTTP API endpoint
 */
@@ -182,25 +252,47 @@ async function verifyWorkerConnection(): Promise<boolean> {

 /**
 * Tool definitions with HTTP-based handlers
- * Descriptions removed - use progressive_description tool for parameter documentation
+ * Minimal descriptions - use help() tool with operation parameter for detailed docs
 */
 const tools = [
+  {
+    name: 'get_schema',
+    description: 'Get parameter schema for a tool. Call get_schema(tool_name) for details',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: { tool_name: { type: 'string' } },
+      required: ['tool_name']
+    },
+    handler: async (args: any) => {
+      // Validate tool_name to prevent prototype pollution
+      const toolName = args.tool_name;
+      if (typeof toolName !== 'string' || !Object.hasOwn(TOOL_SCHEMAS, toolName)) {
+        return {
+          content: [{
+            type: 'text' as const,
+            text: `Unknown tool: ${toolName}\n\nAvailable tools: ${Object.keys(TOOL_SCHEMAS).join(', ')}`
+          }],
+          isError: true
+        };
+      }
+
+      const schema = TOOL_SCHEMAS[toolName];
+      return {
+        content: [{
+          type: 'text' as const,
+          text: `# ${toolName} Parameters\n\n${JSON.stringify(schema, null, 2)}`
+        }]
+      };
+    }
+  },
  {
    name: 'search',
-    description: 'Search memory',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      query: z.string().optional(),
-      type: z.enum(['observations', 'sessions', 'prompts']).optional(),
-      obs_type: z.string().optional(),
-      concepts: z.string().optional(),
-      files: z.string().optional(),
-      project: z.string().optional(),
-      dateStart: z.union([z.string(), z.number()]).optional(),
-      dateEnd: z.union([z.string(), z.number()]).optional(),
-      limit: z.number().min(1).max(100).default(20),
-      offset: z.number().min(0).default(0),
-      orderBy: z.enum(['relevance', 'date_desc', 'date_asc']).default('date_desc')
-    }),
+    description: 'Search memory. All parameters optional - call get_schema("search") for details',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+      additionalProperties: true
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      const endpoint = TOOL_ENDPOINT_MAP['search'];
      return await callWorkerAPI(endpoint, args);
@@ -208,17 +300,12 @@ const tools = [
  },
  {
    name: 'timeline',
-    description: 'Timeline context',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      query: z.string().optional(),
-      anchor: z.number().optional(),
-      depth_before: z.number().min(0).max(100).default(10),
-      depth_after: z.number().min(0).max(100).default(10),
-      type: z.string().optional(),
-      concepts: z.string().optional(),
-      files: z.string().optional(),
-      project: z.string().optional()
-    }),
+    description: 'Timeline context. All parameters optional - call get_schema("timeline") for details',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+      additionalProperties: true
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      const endpoint = TOOL_ENDPOINT_MAP['timeline'];
      return await callWorkerAPI(endpoint, args);
@@ -226,16 +313,12 @@ const tools = [
  },
  {
    name: 'get_recent_context',
-    description: 'Recent context',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      limit: z.number().min(1).max(100).default(30),
-      type: z.string().optional(),
-      concepts: z.string().optional(),
-      files: z.string().optional(),
-      project: z.string().optional(),
-      dateStart: z.union([z.string(), z.number()]).optional(),
-      dateEnd: z.union([z.string(), z.number()]).optional()
-    }),
+    description: 'Recent context. All parameters optional - call get_schema("get_recent_context") for details',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+      additionalProperties: true
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      const endpoint = TOOL_ENDPOINT_MAP['get_recent_context'];
      return await callWorkerAPI(endpoint, args);
@@ -243,16 +326,18 @@ const tools = [
  },
  {
    name: 'get_context_timeline',
-    description: 'Timeline around ID',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      anchor: z.number(),
-      depth_before: z.number().min(0).max(100).default(10),
-      depth_after: z.number().min(0).max(100).default(10),
-      type: z.string().optional(),
-      concepts: z.string().optional(),
-      files: z.string().optional(),
-      project: z.string().optional()
-    }),
+    description: 'Timeline around observation ID',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        anchor: {
+          type: 'number',
+          description: 'Observation ID (required). Optional params: get_schema("get_context_timeline")'
+        }
+      },
+      required: ['anchor'],
+      additionalProperties: true
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      const endpoint = TOOL_ENDPOINT_MAP['get_context_timeline'];
      return await callWorkerAPI(endpoint, args);
@@ -260,10 +345,12 @@ const tools = [
  },
  {
    name: 'help',
-    description: 'Usage help',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      topic: z.enum(['workflow', 'search_params', 'examples', 'all']).default('all')
-    }),
+    description: 'Get detailed docs. All parameters optional - call get_schema("help") for details',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+      additionalProperties: true
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      const endpoint = TOOL_ENDPOINT_MAP['help'];
      return await callWorkerAPI(endpoint, args);
@@ -271,43 +358,70 @@ const tools = [
  },
  {
    name: 'get_observation',
-    description: 'Fetch by ID',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      id: z.number()
-    }),
+    description: 'Fetch observation by ID',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: {
+          type: 'number',
+          description: 'Observation ID (required)'
+        }
+      },
+      required: ['id']
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      return await callWorkerAPIWithPath('/api/observation', args.id);
    }
  },
  {
    name: 'get_observations',
-    description: 'Batch fetch',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      ids: z.array(z.number()),
-      orderBy: z.enum(['date_desc', 'date_asc']).optional(),
-      limit: z.number().optional(),
-      project: z.string().optional()
-    }),
+    description: 'Batch fetch observations',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        ids: {
+          type: 'array',
+          items: { type: 'number' },
+          description: 'Array of observation IDs (required). Optional params: get_schema("get_observations")'
+        }
+      },
+      required: ['ids'],
+      additionalProperties: true
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      return await callWorkerAPIPost('/api/observations/batch', args);
    }
  },
  {
    name: 'get_session',
-    description: 'Session by ID',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      id: z.number()
-    }),
+    description: 'Fetch session by ID',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: {
+          type: 'number',
+          description: 'Session ID (required)'
+        }
+      },
+      required: ['id']
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      return await callWorkerAPIWithPath('/api/session', args.id);
    }
  },
  {
    name: 'get_prompt',
-    description: 'Prompt by ID',
-    inputSchema: z.object({
-      id: z.number()
-    }),
+    description: 'Fetch prompt by ID',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: {
+          type: 'number',
+          description: 'Prompt ID (required)'
+        }
+      },
+      required: ['id']
+    },
    handler: async (args: any) => {
      return await callWorkerAPIWithPath('/api/prompt', args.id);
    }
@@ -333,7 +447,7 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
    tools: tools.map(tool => ({
      name: tool.name,
      description: tool.description,
-      inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(tool.inputSchema) as Record<string, unknown>
+      inputSchema: tool.inputSchema
    }))
  };
 });
@@ -382,7 +496,7 @@ async function main() {
    if (!workerAvailable) {
      logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Worker not available', undefined, { workerUrl: WORKER_BASE_URL });
      logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Tools will fail until Worker is started');
-      logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Start Worker with: npm run worker:restart');
+      logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'Start Worker with: claude-mem restart');
    } else {
      logger.info('SYSTEM', 'Worker available', undefined, { workerUrl: WORKER_BASE_URL });
    }
@@ -5,18 +5,12 @@ import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import { homedir } from 'os';
 import { DATA_DIR } from '../../shared/paths.js';
 import { getBunPath, isBunAvailable } from '../../utils/bun-path.js';
+import { SettingsDefaultsManager } from '../../shared/SettingsDefaultsManager.js';

 const PID_FILE = join(DATA_DIR, 'worker.pid');
 const LOG_DIR = join(DATA_DIR, 'logs');
 const MARKETPLACE_ROOT = join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplaces', 'thedotmack');

-// Timeout constants
-const PROCESS_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
-const HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
-const HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 200;
-const HEALTH_CHECK_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 1000;
-const PROCESS_EXIT_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 100;
-
 interface PidInfo {
  pid: number;
  port: number;
@@ -99,8 +93,9 @@ export class ProcessManager {
        const escapedBunPath = this.escapePowerShellString(bunPath);
        const escapedScript = this.escapePowerShellString(script);
        const escapedWorkDir = this.escapePowerShellString(MARKETPLACE_ROOT);
+        const escapedLogFile = this.escapePowerShellString(logFile);
        const envVars = `$env:CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT='${port}'`;
-        const psCommand = `${envVars}; Start-Process -FilePath '${escapedBunPath}' -ArgumentList '${escapedScript}' -WorkingDirectory '${escapedWorkDir}' -WindowStyle Hidden -PassThru | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Id`;
+        const psCommand = `${envVars}; Start-Process -FilePath '${escapedBunPath}' -ArgumentList '${escapedScript}' -WorkingDirectory '${escapedWorkDir}' -WindowStyle Hidden -RedirectStandardOutput '${escapedLogFile}' -RedirectStandardError '${escapedLogFile}.err' -PassThru | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Id`;

        const result = spawnSync('powershell', ['-Command', psCommand], {
          stdio: 'pipe',
@@ -169,36 +164,67 @@ export class ProcessManager {
    }
  }

-  static async stop(timeout: number = PROCESS_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS): Promise<boolean> {
+  static async stop(timeout: number = 5000): Promise<boolean> {
    const info = this.getPidInfo();
-    if (!info) return true;

-    try {
-      if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-        // On Windows, use taskkill /T /F to kill entire process tree
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      // Windows: Try graceful HTTP shutdown first - this works regardless of PID file state
+      // because the worker shuts itself down from the inside (via wrapper IPC)
+      const port = info?.port ?? this.getPortFromSettings();
+      const httpShutdownSucceeded = await this.tryHttpShutdown(port);
+
+      if (httpShutdownSucceeded) {
+        // HTTP shutdown succeeded - worker confirmed down, safe to remove PID file
+        this.removePidFile();
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      // HTTP shutdown failed (worker not responding), fall back to taskkill
+      if (!info) {
+        // No PID file and HTTP failed - nothing more we can do
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      const { execSync } = await import('child_process');
+      try {
+        // Use taskkill /T /F to kill entire process tree
        // This ensures the wrapper AND all its children (inner worker, MCP, ChromaSync) are killed
        // which is necessary to properly release the socket and avoid zombie ports
-        const { execSync } = await import('child_process');
-        try {
-          execSync(`taskkill /PID ${info.pid} /T /F`, { timeout: 10000, stdio: 'ignore' });
-        } catch {
-          // Process may already be dead
-        }
-      } else {
-        // On Unix, use signals
+        execSync(`taskkill /PID ${info.pid} /T /F`, { timeout: 10000, stdio: 'ignore' });
+      } catch {
+        // Process may already be dead
+      }
+
+      // Wait for process to actually exit before removing PID file
+      try {
+        await this.waitForExit(info.pid, timeout);
+      } catch {
+        // Timeout waiting - process may still be alive
+      }
+
+      // Only remove PID file if process is confirmed dead
+      if (!this.isProcessAlive(info.pid)) {
+        this.removePidFile();
+      }
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      // Unix: Use signals (unchanged behavior)
+      if (!info) return true;
+
+      try {
        process.kill(info.pid, 'SIGTERM');
        await this.waitForExit(info.pid, timeout);
-      }
-    } catch {
-      try {
-        process.kill(info.pid, 'SIGKILL');
      } catch {
-        // Process already dead
+        try {
+          process.kill(info.pid, 'SIGKILL');
+        } catch {
+          // Process already dead
+        }
      }
-    }

-    this.removePidFile();
-    return true;
+      this.removePidFile();
+      return true;
+    }
  }

  static async restart(port: number): Promise<{ success: boolean; pid?: number; error?: string }> {
@@ -229,6 +255,66 @@ export class ProcessManager {
    return alive;
  }

+  /**
+   * Get worker port from settings file
+   */
+  private static getPortFromSettings(): number {
+    try {
+      const settingsPath = join(DATA_DIR, 'settings.json');
+      const settings = SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile(settingsPath);
+      return parseInt(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT, 10);
+    } catch {
+      return parseInt(SettingsDefaultsManager.get('CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT'), 10);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Try to shut down the worker via HTTP endpoint
+   * Returns true if shutdown succeeded, false if worker not responding
+   */
+  private static async tryHttpShutdown(port: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      // Send shutdown request
+      const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/admin/shutdown`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(2000)
+      });
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      // Wait for worker to actually stop responding
+      return await this.waitForWorkerDown(port, 5000);
+    } catch {
+      // Worker not responding to HTTP - it may be dead or hung
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Wait for worker to stop responding on the given port
+   */
+  private static async waitForWorkerDown(port: number, timeout: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+
+    while (Date.now() - startTime < timeout) {
+      try {
+        await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/health`, {
+          signal: AbortSignal.timeout(500)
+        });
+        // Still responding, wait and retry
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+      } catch {
+        // Worker stopped responding - success
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Timeout - worker still responding
+    return false;
+  }
+
  // Helper methods
  private static getPidInfo(): PidInfo | null {
    try {
@@ -237,10 +323,15 @@ export class ProcessManager {
      const parsed = JSON.parse(content);
      // Validate required fields have correct types
      if (typeof parsed.pid !== 'number' || typeof parsed.port !== 'number') {
+        logger.warn('PROCESS', 'Malformed PID file: missing or invalid pid/port fields', {}, { parsed });
        return null;
      }
      return parsed as PidInfo;
-    } catch {
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.warn('PROCESS', 'Failed to read PID file', {}, {
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+        path: PID_FILE
+      });
      return null;
    }
  }
@@ -269,7 +360,7 @@ export class ProcessManager {
    }
  }

-  private static async waitForHealth(pid: number, port: number, timeoutMs: number = HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS): Promise<{ success: boolean; pid?: number; error?: string }> {
+  private static async waitForHealth(pid: number, port: number, timeoutMs: number = 10000): Promise<{ success: boolean; pid?: number; error?: string }> {
    const startTime = Date.now();
    const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
    // Increase timeout on Windows to account for slower process startup
@@ -287,7 +378,7 @@ export class ProcessManager {
      // Try readiness check (changed from /health to /api/readiness)
      try {
        const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/readiness`, {
-          signal: AbortSignal.timeout(HEALTH_CHECK_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS)
+          signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000)
        });
        if (response.ok) {
          return { success: true, pid };
@@ -296,7 +387,7 @@ export class ProcessManager {
        // Not ready yet, continue polling
      }

-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS));
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
    }

    const timeoutMsg = isWindows
@@ -313,7 +404,7 @@ export class ProcessManager {
      if (!this.isProcessAlive(pid)) {
        return;
      }
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, PROCESS_EXIT_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS));
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
    }

    throw new Error('Process did not exit within timeout');
@@ -178,26 +178,35 @@ export class WorkerService {
    // Instructions endpoint - loads SKILL.md sections on-demand for progressive instruction loading
    this.app.get('/api/instructions', async (req, res) => {
      const topic = (req.query.topic as string) || 'all';
-      // Read SKILL.md from plugin directory
+      const operation = req.query.operation as string | undefined;
+
      // Path resolution: __dirname is build output directory (plugin/scripts/)
      // SKILL.md is at plugin/skills/mem-search/SKILL.md
-      const skillPath = path.join(__dirname, '../skills/mem-search/SKILL.md');
+      // Operations are at plugin/skills/mem-search/operations/*.md

      try {
-        const fullContent = await fs.promises.readFile(skillPath, 'utf-8');
+        let content: string;

-        // Extract section based on topic
-        const section = this.extractInstructionSection(fullContent, topic);
+        if (operation) {
+          // Load specific operation file
+          const operationPath = path.join(__dirname, '../skills/mem-search/operations', `${operation}.md`);
+          content = await fs.promises.readFile(operationPath, 'utf-8');
+        } else {
+          // Load SKILL.md and extract section based on topic (backward compatibility)
+          const skillPath = path.join(__dirname, '../skills/mem-search/SKILL.md');
+          const fullContent = await fs.promises.readFile(skillPath, 'utf-8');
+          content = this.extractInstructionSection(fullContent, topic);
+        }

        // Return in MCP format
        res.json({
          content: [{
            type: 'text',
-            text: section
+            text: content
          }]
        });
      } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('WORKER', 'Failed to load instructions', { topic, skillPath }, error as Error);
+        logger.error('WORKER', 'Failed to load instructions', { topic, operation }, error as Error);
        res.status(500).json({
          content: [{
            type: 'text',
@@ -466,8 +475,7 @@ export class WorkerService {
      logger.info('SYSTEM', 'Background initialization complete');
    } catch (error) {
      logger.error('SYSTEM', 'Background initialization failed', {}, error as Error);
-      // Still resolve to prevent hanging requests, but they'll see searchRoutes is null
-      this.resolveInitialization();
+      // Don't resolve - let the promise remain pending so readiness check continues to fail
      throw error;
    }
  }
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 *
 * This wrapper exists to solve the Windows zombie port problem.
 * The wrapper spawns the actual worker as a child process.
- * When restart/shutdown is requested, the wrapper kills the child
- * and respawns it (or exits), ensuring clean socket cleanup.
+ * When shutdown is requested, the wrapper kills the child and exits.
+ * The hooks will start a fresh wrapper+worker if needed.
 *
 * The wrapper itself has no sockets, so Bun's socket cleanup bug
 * doesn't affect it.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The wrapper does NOT auto-restart the worker on crash.
+ * This is intentional - the hooks handle startup via ensureWorkerRunning().
+ * Auto-restart would cause PID file mismatches and potential infinite loops.
 */

 import { spawn, ChildProcess, execSync } from 'child_process';
@@ -51,10 +55,11 @@ function spawnInner() {
    log(`Inner exited with code=${code}, signal=${signal}`);
    inner = null;

-    // If inner crashed unexpectedly (not during shutdown), respawn it
-    if (!isShuttingDown && code !== 0) {
-      log('Inner crashed, respawning in 1 second...');
-      setTimeout(() => spawnInner(), 1000);
+    // Don't auto-restart - let hooks handle it via ensureWorkerRunning()
+    // Auto-restart causes PID file mismatches and potential infinite loops
+    if (!isShuttingDown) {
+      log('Inner exited unexpectedly, wrapper exiting (hooks will restart if needed)');
+      process.exit(code ?? 1);
    }
  });

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { FormattingService } from './FormattingService.js';
 import { TimelineService, TimelineItem } from './TimelineService.js';
 import { ObservationSearchResult, SessionSummarySearchResult, UserPromptSearchResult } from '../sqlite/types.js';
 import { logger } from '../../utils/logger.js';
-import { formatDate, formatTime, extractFirstFile, groupByDate } from '../../shared/timeline-formatting.js';
+import { formatDate, formatTime, formatDateTime, extractFirstFile, groupByDate, estimateTokens } from '../../shared/timeline-formatting.js';

 const COLLECTION_NAME = 'cm__claude-mem';
 const RECENCY_WINDOW_DAYS = 90;
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export class SearchManager {
        let observations: ObservationSearchResult[] = [];
        let sessions: SessionSummarySearchResult[] = [];
        let prompts: UserPromptSearchResult[] = [];
+        let chromaFailed = false;

        // Determine which types to query based on type filter
        const searchObservations = !type || type === 'observations';
@@ -181,17 +182,19 @@ export class SearchManager {
              logger.debug('SEARCH', 'ChromaDB found no matches (final result, no FTS5 fallback)', {});
            }
          } catch (chromaError: any) {
-            logger.debug('SEARCH', 'ChromaDB failed - returning empty results (FTS5 fallback removed)', { error: chromaError.message });
+            chromaFailed = true;
+            logger.debug('SEARCH', 'ChromaDB failed - semantic search unavailable', { error: chromaError.message });
            logger.debug('SEARCH', 'Install UVX/Python to enable vector search', { url: 'https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/' });
-            // Return empty results - no fallback
+            // Set empty results - will show error message to user
            observations = [];
            sessions = [];
            prompts = [];
          }
        }
-        // ChromaDB not initialized - return empty results (no fallback)
-        else {
-          logger.debug('SEARCH', 'ChromaDB not initialized - returning empty results (FTS5 fallback removed)', {});
+        // ChromaDB not initialized - mark as failed to show proper error message
+        else if (query) {
+          chromaFailed = true;
+          logger.debug('SEARCH', 'ChromaDB not initialized - semantic search unavailable', {});
          logger.debug('SEARCH', 'Install UVX/Python to enable vector search', { url: 'https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/' });
          observations = [];
          sessions = [];
@@ -212,6 +215,14 @@ export class SearchManager {
        }

        if (totalResults === 0) {
+          if (chromaFailed) {
+            return {
+              content: [{
+                type: 'text' as const,
+                text: `⚠️  Vector search failed - semantic search unavailable.\n\nTo enable semantic search:\n1. Install uv: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/\n2. Restart the worker: npm run worker:restart\n\nNote: You can still use filter-only searches (date ranges, types, files) without a query term.`
+              }]
+            };
+          }
          return {
            content: [{
              type: 'text' as const,
@@ -484,41 +495,6 @@ export class SearchManager {
          };
        }

-        // Format timeline (helper functions)
-        const formatDate = (epochMs: number): string => {
-          const date = new Date(epochMs);
-          return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-            month: 'short',
-            day: 'numeric',
-            year: 'numeric'
-          });
-        };
-
-        const formatTime = (epochMs: number): string => {
-          const date = new Date(epochMs);
-          return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-            hour: 'numeric',
-            minute: '2-digit',
-            hour12: true
-          });
-        };
-
-        const formatDateTime = (epochMs: number): string => {
-          const date = new Date(epochMs);
-          return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-            month: 'short',
-            day: 'numeric',
-            hour: 'numeric',
-            minute: '2-digit',
-            hour12: true
-          });
-        };
-
-        const estimateTokens = (text: string | null): number => {
-          if (!text) return 0;
-          return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
-        };
-
        // Format results
        const lines: string[] = [];

@@ -1603,41 +1579,6 @@ export class SearchManager {
          };
        }

-        // Helper functions matching context-hook.ts
-        const formatDate = (epochMs: number): string => {
-          const date = new Date(epochMs);
-          return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-            month: 'short',
-            day: 'numeric',
-            year: 'numeric'
-          });
-        };
-
-        const formatTime = (epochMs: number): string => {
-          const date = new Date(epochMs);
-          return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-            hour: 'numeric',
-            minute: '2-digit',
-            hour12: true
-          });
-        };
-
-        const formatDateTime = (epochMs: number): string => {
-          const date = new Date(epochMs);
-          return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-            month: 'short',
-            day: 'numeric',
-            hour: 'numeric',
-            minute: '2-digit',
-            hour12: true
-          });
-        };
-
-        const estimateTokens = (text: string | null): number => {
-          if (!text) return 0;
-          return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
-        };
-
        // Format results matching context-hook.ts exactly
        const lines: string[] = [];

@@ -1893,41 +1834,6 @@ export class SearchManager {
            };
          }

-          // Helper functions (reused from get_context_timeline)
-          const formatDate = (epochMs: number): string => {
-            const date = new Date(epochMs);
-            return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-              month: 'short',
-              day: 'numeric',
-              year: 'numeric'
-            });
-          };
-
-          const formatTime = (epochMs: number): string => {
-            const date = new Date(epochMs);
-            return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-              hour: 'numeric',
-              minute: '2-digit',
-              hour12: true
-            });
-          };
-
-          const formatDateTime = (epochMs: number): string => {
-            const date = new Date(epochMs);
-            return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-              month: 'short',
-              day: 'numeric',
-              hour: 'numeric',
-              minute: '2-digit',
-              hour12: true
-            });
-          };
-
-          const estimateTokens = (text: string | null): number => {
-            if (!text) return 0;
-            return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
-          };
-
          // Format timeline (reused from get_context_timeline)
          const lines: string[] = [];

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export function createMiddleware(
  // HTTP request/response logging
  middlewares.push((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
    // Skip logging for static assets and health checks
-    if (req.path.startsWith('/health') || req.path === '/' || req.path.includes('.')) {
+    const staticExtensions = ['.html', '.js', '.css', '.svg', '.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.webp', '.woff', '.woff2', '.ttf', '.eot'];
+    const isStaticAsset = staticExtensions.some(ext => req.path.endsWith(ext));
+    if (req.path.startsWith('/health') || req.path === '/' || isStaticAsset) {
      return next();
    }

@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export class DataRoutes extends BaseRouteHandler {
    const queueDepth = this.sessionManager.getTotalQueueDepth();
    const activeSessions = this.sessionManager.getActiveSessionCount();

-    res.json({ status: 'ok', isProcessing });
+    res.json({ status: 'ok', isProcessing, queueDepth, activeSessions });
  });

  /**
@@ -277,19 +277,14 @@ export class SessionRoutes extends BaseRouteHandler {
    // Skip meta-observations: file operations on session-memory files
    const fileOperationTools = new Set(['Edit', 'Write', 'Read', 'NotebookEdit']);
    if (fileOperationTools.has(tool_name) && tool_input) {
-      try {
-        const filePath = tool_input.file_path || tool_input.notebook_path;
-        if (filePath && filePath.includes('session-memory')) {
-          logger.debug('SESSION', 'Skipping meta-observation for session-memory file', {
-            tool_name,
-            file_path: filePath
-          });
-          res.json({ status: 'skipped', reason: 'session_memory_meta' });
-          return;
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        // If we can't parse tool_input, continue normally
-        logger.debug('SESSION', 'Could not check file_path for session-memory filter', { tool_name }, error);
+      const filePath = tool_input.file_path || tool_input.notebook_path;
+      if (filePath && filePath.includes('session-memory')) {
+        logger.debug('SESSION', 'Skipping meta-observation for session-memory file', {
+          tool_name,
+          file_path: filePath
+        });
+        res.json({ status: 'skipped', reason: 'session_memory_meta' });
+        return;
      }
    }

@@ -59,70 +59,8 @@ export class SettingsRoutes extends BaseRouteHandler {
   * Update environment settings (in ~/.claude-mem/settings.json) with validation
   */
  private handleUpdateSettings = this.wrapHandler((req: Request, res: Response): void => {
-    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS
-    if (req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS) {
-      const obsCount = parseInt(req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS, 10);
-      if (isNaN(obsCount) || obsCount < 1 || obsCount > 200) {
-        res.status(400).json({
-          success: false,
-          error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS must be between 1 and 200'
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT
-    if (req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT) {
-      const port = parseInt(req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT, 10);
-      if (isNaN(port) || port < 1024 || port > 65535) {
-        res.status(400).json({
-          success: false,
-          error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT must be between 1024 and 65535'
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST (IP address or 0.0.0.0)
-    if (req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST) {
-      const host = req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST;
-      // Allow localhost variants and valid IP patterns
-      const validHostPattern = /^(127\.0\.0\.1|0\.0\.0\.0|localhost|\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})$/;
-      if (!validHostPattern.test(host)) {
-        res.status(400).json({
-          success: false,
-          error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST must be a valid IP address (e.g., 127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0)'
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL
-    if (req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL) {
-      const validLevels = ['DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARN', 'ERROR', 'SILENT'];
-      if (!validLevels.includes(req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL.toUpperCase())) {
-        res.status(400).json({
-          success: false,
-          error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL must be one of: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, SILENT'
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION (must be valid Python version format)
-    if (req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION) {
-      const pythonVersionRegex = /^3\.\d{1,2}$/;
-      if (!pythonVersionRegex.test(req.body.CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION)) {
-        res.status(400).json({
-          success: false,
-          error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION must be in format "3.X" or "3.XX" (e.g., "3.13")'
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Validate context settings
-    const validation = this.validateContextSettings(req.body);
+    // Validate all settings
+    const validation = this.validateSettings(req.body);
    if (!validation.valid) {
      res.status(400).json({
        success: false,
@@ -274,9 +212,51 @@ export class SettingsRoutes extends BaseRouteHandler {
  });

  /**
-   * Validate context settings from request body
+   * Validate all settings from request body (single source of truth)
   */
-  private validateContextSettings(settings: any): { valid: boolean; error?: string } {
+  private validateSettings(settings: any): { valid: boolean; error?: string } {
+    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS) {
+      const obsCount = parseInt(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS, 10);
+      if (isNaN(obsCount) || obsCount < 1 || obsCount > 200) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS must be between 1 and 200' };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT) {
+      const port = parseInt(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT, 10);
+      if (isNaN(port) || port < 1024 || port > 65535) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT must be between 1024 and 65535' };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST (IP address or 0.0.0.0)
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST) {
+      const host = settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST;
+      // Allow localhost variants and valid IP patterns
+      const validHostPattern = /^(127\.0\.0\.1|0\.0\.0\.0|localhost|\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})$/;
+      if (!validHostPattern.test(host)) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST must be a valid IP address (e.g., 127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0)' };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL) {
+      const validLevels = ['DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARN', 'ERROR', 'SILENT'];
+      if (!validLevels.includes(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL.toUpperCase())) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL must be one of: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, SILENT' };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION (must be valid Python version format)
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION) {
+      const pythonVersionRegex = /^3\.\d{1,2}$/;
+      if (!pythonVersionRegex.test(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION)) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_PYTHON_VERSION must be in format "3.X" or "3.XX" (e.g., "3.13")' };
+      }
+    }
+
    // Validate boolean string values
    const booleanSettings = [
      'CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_READ_TOKENS',
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@

 import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import path from 'path';
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { getPackageRoot } from '../../../../shared/paths.js';
 import { SSEBroadcaster } from '../../SSEBroadcaster.js';
 import { DatabaseManager } from '../../DatabaseManager.js';
@@ -41,7 +41,19 @@ export class ViewerRoutes extends BaseRouteHandler {
   */
  private handleViewerUI = this.wrapHandler((req: Request, res: Response): void => {
    const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
-    const viewerPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', 'ui', 'viewer.html');
+
+    // Try cache structure first (ui/viewer.html), then marketplace structure (plugin/ui/viewer.html)
+    const viewerPaths = [
+      path.join(packageRoot, 'ui', 'viewer.html'),
+      path.join(packageRoot, 'plugin', 'ui', 'viewer.html')
+    ];
+
+    const viewerPath = viewerPaths.find(p => existsSync(p));
+
+    if (!viewerPath) {
+      throw new Error('Viewer UI not found at any expected location');
+    }
+
    const html = readFileSync(viewerPath, 'utf-8');
    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
    res.send(html);
@@ -104,39 +104,45 @@ export class SettingsDefaultsManager {
  /**
   * Load settings from file with fallback to defaults
   * Returns merged settings with defaults as fallback
+   * Handles all errors (missing file, corrupted JSON, permissions) by returning defaults
   */
  static loadFromFile(settingsPath: string): SettingsDefaults {
-    if (!existsSync(settingsPath)) {
+    try {
+      if (!existsSync(settingsPath)) {
+        return this.getAllDefaults();
+      }
+
+      const settingsData = readFileSync(settingsPath, 'utf-8');
+      const settings = JSON.parse(settingsData);
+
+      // MIGRATION: Handle old nested schema { env: {...} }
+      let flatSettings = settings;
+      if (settings.env && typeof settings.env === 'object') {
+        // Migrate from nested to flat schema
+        flatSettings = settings.env;
+
+        // Auto-migrate the file to flat schema
+        try {
+          writeFileSync(settingsPath, JSON.stringify(flatSettings, null, 2), 'utf-8');
+          logger.info('SETTINGS', 'Migrated settings file from nested to flat schema', { settingsPath });
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.warn('SETTINGS', 'Failed to auto-migrate settings file', { settingsPath }, error);
+          // Continue with in-memory migration even if write fails
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Merge file settings with defaults (flat schema)
+      const result: SettingsDefaults = { ...this.DEFAULTS };
+      for (const key of Object.keys(this.DEFAULTS) as Array<keyof SettingsDefaults>) {
+        if (flatSettings[key] !== undefined) {
+          result[key] = flatSettings[key];
+        }
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.warn('SETTINGS', 'Failed to load settings, using defaults', { settingsPath }, error);
      return this.getAllDefaults();
    }
-
-    const settingsData = readFileSync(settingsPath, 'utf-8');
-    const settings = JSON.parse(settingsData);
-
-    // MIGRATION: Handle old nested schema { env: {...} }
-    let flatSettings = settings;
-    if (settings.env && typeof settings.env === 'object') {
-      // Migrate from nested to flat schema
-      flatSettings = settings.env;
-
-      // Auto-migrate the file to flat schema
-      try {
-        writeFileSync(settingsPath, JSON.stringify(flatSettings, null, 2), 'utf-8');
-        logger.info('SETTINGS', 'Migrated settings file from nested to flat schema', { settingsPath });
-      } catch (error) {
-        logger.warn('SETTINGS', 'Failed to auto-migrate settings file', { settingsPath }, error);
-        // Continue with in-memory migration even if write fails
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Merge file settings with defaults (flat schema)
-    const result: SettingsDefaults = { ...this.DEFAULTS };
-    for (const key of Object.keys(this.DEFAULTS) as Array<keyof SettingsDefaults>) {
-      if (flatSettings[key] !== undefined) {
-        result[key] = flatSettings[key];
-      }
-    }
-
-    return result;
  }
 }
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ export function parseJsonArray(json: string | null): string[] {

 /**
 * Format date with time (e.g., "Dec 14, 7:30 PM")
+ * Accepts either ISO date string or epoch milliseconds
 */
-export function formatDateTime(dateStr: string): string {
-  const date = new Date(dateStr);
+export function formatDateTime(dateInput: string | number): string {
+  const date = new Date(dateInput);
  return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
    month: 'short',
    day: 'numeric',
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ export function formatDateTime(dateStr: string): string {

 /**
 * Format just time, no date (e.g., "7:30 PM")
+ * Accepts either ISO date string or epoch milliseconds
 */
-export function formatTime(dateStr: string): string {
-  const date = new Date(dateStr);
+export function formatTime(dateInput: string | number): string {
+  const date = new Date(dateInput);
  return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
    hour: 'numeric',
    minute: '2-digit',
@@ -48,9 +50,10 @@ export function formatTime(dateStr: string): string {

 /**
 * Format just date (e.g., "Dec 14, 2025")
+ * Accepts either ISO date string or epoch milliseconds
 */
-export function formatDate(dateStr: string): string {
-  const date = new Date(dateStr);
+export function formatDate(dateInput: string | number): string {
+  const date = new Date(dateInput);
  return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
    month: 'short',
    day: 'numeric',
@@ -76,6 +79,14 @@ export function extractFirstFile(filesModified: string | null, cwd: string): str
  return files.length > 0 ? toRelativePath(files[0], cwd) : 'General';
 }

+/**
+ * Estimate token count for text (rough approximation: ~4 chars per token)
+ */
+export function estimateTokens(text: string | null): number {
+  if (!text) return 0;
+  return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
+}
+
 /**
 * Group items by date
 *
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ export function extractLastMessage(
                .filter((c: any) => c.type === 'text')
                .map((c: any) => c.text)
                .join('\n');
+            } else {
+              // Unknown content format - log error and skip this message
+              logger.error(
+                'PARSER',
+                'Unknown message content format',
+                {
+                  role,
+                  transcriptPath,
+                  contentType: typeof msgContent,
+                  content: msgContent
+                },
+                new Error('Message content is neither string nor array')
+              );
+              continue;
            }

            if (stripSystemReminders) {
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ const MARKETPLACE_ROOT = path.join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplace
 // Named constants for health checks
 const HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS = getTimeout(HOOK_TIMEOUTS.HEALTH_CHECK);

-// Port cache to avoid repeated settings file reads
+// Cache to avoid repeated settings file reads
 let cachedPort: number | null = null;
+let cachedHost: string | null = null;

 /**
 * Get the worker port number from settings
@@ -26,35 +27,35 @@ export function getWorkerPort(): number {
    return cachedPort;
  }

-  try {
-    const settingsPath = path.join(SettingsDefaultsManager.get('CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR'), 'settings.json');
-    const settings = SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile(settingsPath);
-    cachedPort = parseInt(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT, 10);
-    return cachedPort;
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Fallback to default if settings load fails
-    logger.debug('SYSTEM', 'Failed to load port from settings, using default', { error });
-    cachedPort = parseInt(SettingsDefaultsManager.get('CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT'), 10);
-    return cachedPort;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Clear the cached port value
- * Call this when settings are updated to force re-reading from file
- */
-export function clearPortCache(): void {
-  cachedPort = null;
+  const settingsPath = path.join(SettingsDefaultsManager.get('CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR'), 'settings.json');
+  const settings = SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile(settingsPath);
+  cachedPort = parseInt(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT, 10);
+  return cachedPort;
 }

 /**
 * Get the worker host address
- * Priority: ~/.claude-mem/settings.json > env var > default (127.0.0.1)
+ * Uses CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST from settings file or default (127.0.0.1)
+ * Caches the host value to avoid repeated file reads
 */
 export function getWorkerHost(): string {
-  const settingsPath = path.join(homedir(), '.claude-mem', 'settings.json');
+  if (cachedHost !== null) {
+    return cachedHost;
+  }
+
+  const settingsPath = path.join(SettingsDefaultsManager.get('CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR'), 'settings.json');
  const settings = SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile(settingsPath);
-  return settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST;
+  cachedHost = settings.CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST;
+  return cachedHost;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear the cached port and host values
+ * Call this when settings are updated to force re-reading from file
+ */
+export function clearPortCache(): void {
+  cachedPort = null;
+  cachedHost = null;
 }

 /**
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ export function getWorkerRestartInstructions(
    actualError
  } = options;

-  const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
-
-  // Platform-specific directory paths
-  const pluginDir = isWindows
-    ? '%USERPROFILE%\\.claude\\plugins\\marketplaces\\thedotmack'
-    : '~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack';
-
-  // Platform-specific terminal name
-  const terminal = isWindows
-    ? 'Command Prompt or PowerShell'
-    : 'Terminal';
-
  // Build error message
  const prefix = customPrefix || 'Worker service connection failed.';
  const portInfo = port ? ` (port ${port})` : '';
@@ -43,10 +31,8 @@ export function getWorkerRestartInstructions(
  let message = `${prefix}${portInfo}\n\n`;
  message += `To restart the worker:\n`;
  message += `1. Exit Claude Code completely\n`;
-  message += `2. Open ${terminal}\n`;
-  message += `3. Navigate to: ${pluginDir}\n`;
-  message += `4. Run: npm run worker:restart\n`;
-  message += `5. Restart Claude Code`;
+  message += `2. Run: claude-mem restart\n`;
+  message += `3. Restart Claude Code`;

  if (includeSkillFallback) {
    message += `\n\nIf that doesn't work, try: /troubleshoot`;
@@ -101,27 +101,58 @@ class Logger {
    try {
      const input = typeof toolInput === 'string' ? JSON.parse(toolInput) : toolInput;

-      // Special formatting for common tools
+      // Bash: show full command
      if (toolName === 'Bash' && input.command) {
-        const cmd = input.command.length > 50
-          ? input.command.substring(0, 50) + '...'
-          : input.command;
-        return `${toolName}(${cmd})`;
+        return `${toolName}(${input.command})`;
      }

-      if (toolName === 'Read' && input.file_path) {
-        const path = input.file_path.split('/').pop() || input.file_path;
-        return `${toolName}(${path})`;
+      // File operations: show full path
+      if (input.file_path) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.file_path})`;
      }

-      if (toolName === 'Edit' && input.file_path) {
-        const path = input.file_path.split('/').pop() || input.file_path;
-        return `${toolName}(${path})`;
+      // NotebookEdit: show full notebook path
+      if (input.notebook_path) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.notebook_path})`;
      }

-      if (toolName === 'Write' && input.file_path) {
-        const path = input.file_path.split('/').pop() || input.file_path;
-        return `${toolName}(${path})`;
+      // Glob: show full pattern
+      if (toolName === 'Glob' && input.pattern) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.pattern})`;
+      }
+
+      // Grep: show full pattern
+      if (toolName === 'Grep' && input.pattern) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.pattern})`;
+      }
+
+      // WebFetch/WebSearch: show full URL or query
+      if (input.url) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.url})`;
+      }
+
+      if (input.query) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.query})`;
+      }
+
+      // Task: show subagent_type or full description
+      if (toolName === 'Task') {
+        if (input.subagent_type) {
+          return `${toolName}(${input.subagent_type})`;
+        }
+        if (input.description) {
+          return `${toolName}(${input.description})`;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Skill: show skill name
+      if (toolName === 'Skill' && input.skill) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.skill})`;
+      }
+
+      // LSP: show operation type
+      if (toolName === 'LSP' && input.operation) {
+        return `${toolName}(${input.operation})`;
      }

      // Default: just show tool name
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ export function getProjectName(cwd: string | null | undefined): string {
  if (basename === '') {
    // Extract drive letter on Windows, or use 'root' on Unix
    const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
-    if (isWindows && cwd.match(/^[A-Z]:\\/i)) {
-      const driveLetter = cwd[0].toUpperCase();
-      const projectName = `drive-${driveLetter}`;
-      logger.info('PROJECT_NAME', 'Drive root detected', { cwd, projectName });
-      return projectName;
-    } else {
-      logger.warn('PROJECT_NAME', 'Root directory detected, using fallback', { cwd });
-      return 'unknown-project';
+    if (isWindows) {
+      const driveMatch = cwd.match(/^([A-Z]):\\/i);
+      if (driveMatch) {
+        const driveLetter = driveMatch[1].toUpperCase();
+        const projectName = `drive-${driveLetter}`;
+        logger.info('PROJECT_NAME', 'Drive root detected', { cwd, projectName });
+        return projectName;
+      }
    }
+    logger.warn('PROJECT_NAME', 'Root directory detected, using fallback', { cwd });
+    return 'unknown-project';
  }

  return basename;
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Happy Path Error With Fallback
- *
- * @deprecated This function is deprecated. Use logger.happyPathError() instead.
- * All usages have been migrated to the new logger system which consolidates logs
- * into the regular worker logs instead of separate silent.log files.
- *
- * Migration example:
- * OLD: happy_path_error__with_fallback('Missing value', { data }, 'default')
- * NEW: logger.happyPathError('COMPONENT', 'Missing value', undefined, { data }, 'default')
- *
- * See: src/utils/logger.ts for the new happyPathError method
- * Issue: #312 - Consolidate silent logs into regular worker logs
- */
-
-import { appendFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { homedir } from 'os';
-import { join } from 'path';
-
-const LOG_FILE = join(homedir(), '.claude-mem', 'silent.log');
-
-/**
- * Write an error message to silent.log and return fallback value
- * @param message - Error message describing what went wrong
- * @param data - Optional data to include (will be JSON stringified)
- * @param fallback - Value to return (defaults to empty string)
- * @returns The fallback value (for use in || fallbacks)
- */
-export function happy_path_error__with_fallback(message: string, data?: any, fallback: string = ''): string {
-  const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
-
-  // Capture stack trace to get caller location
-  const stack = new Error().stack || '';
-  const stackLines = stack.split('\n');
-  // Line 0: "Error"
-  // Line 1: "at silentDebug ..."
-  // Line 2: "at <CALLER> ..." <- We want this one
-  const callerLine = stackLines[2] || '';
-  const callerMatch = callerLine.match(/at\s+(?:.*\s+)?\(?([^:]+):(\d+):(\d+)\)?/);
-  const location = callerMatch
-    ? `${callerMatch[1].split('/').pop()}:${callerMatch[2]}`
-    : 'unknown';
-
-  let logLine = `[${timestamp}] [HAPPY-PATH-ERROR] [${location}] ${message}`;
-
-  if (data !== undefined) {
-    try {
-      logLine += ` ${JSON.stringify(data)}`;
-    } catch (error) {
-      logLine += ` [stringify error: ${error}]`;
-    }
-  }
-
-  logLine += '\n';
-
-  try {
-    appendFileSync(LOG_FILE, logLine);
-  } catch (error) {
-    // If we can't write to the log file, fail silently (it's a debug utility after all)
-    // Only write to stderr as a last resort
-    console.error('[silent-debug] Failed to write to log:', error);
-  }
-
-  return fallback;
-}
-
-/**
- * Clear the silent log file
- */
-export function clearSilentLog(): void {
-  try {
-    appendFileSync(LOG_FILE, `\n${'='.repeat(80)}\n[${new Date().toISOString()}] Log cleared\n${'='.repeat(80)}\n\n`);
-  } catch (error) {
-    // Expected: Log file may not be writable
-  }
-}
-
@@ -31,20 +31,10 @@ function countTags(content: string): number {
 }

 /**
- * Strip memory tags from JSON-serialized content (tool inputs/responses)
- *
- * @param content - Stringified JSON content from tool_input or tool_response
- * @returns Cleaned content with tags removed, or '{}' if non-string/invalid
- *
- * Note: Returns '{}' for non-strings because this is used in JSON context
- * where we need a valid JSON object if the input is invalid.
+ * Internal function to strip memory tags from content
+ * Shared logic extracted from both JSON and prompt stripping functions
 */
-export function stripMemoryTagsFromJson(content: string): string {
-  if (typeof content !== 'string') {
-    logger.happyPathError('SYSTEM', 'received non-string for JSON context', undefined, { type: typeof content }, '{}');
-    return '{}';  // Safe default for JSON context
-  }
-
+function stripTagsInternal(content: string): string {
  // ReDoS protection: limit tag count before regex processing
  const tagCount = countTags(content);
  if (tagCount > MAX_TAG_COUNT) {
@@ -62,34 +52,22 @@ export function stripMemoryTagsFromJson(content: string): string {
    .trim();
 }

+/**
+ * Strip memory tags from JSON-serialized content (tool inputs/responses)
+ *
+ * @param content - Stringified JSON content from tool_input or tool_response
+ * @returns Cleaned content with tags removed, or '{}' if invalid
+ */
+export function stripMemoryTagsFromJson(content: string): string {
+  return stripTagsInternal(content);
+}
+
 /**
 * Strip memory tags from user prompt content
 *
 * @param content - Raw user prompt text
- * @returns Cleaned content with tags removed, or '' if non-string/invalid
- *
- * Note: Returns '' (empty string) for non-strings because this is used in prompt context
- * where an empty prompt indicates the user didn't provide any content.
+ * @returns Cleaned content with tags removed
 */
 export function stripMemoryTagsFromPrompt(content: string): string {
-  if (typeof content !== 'string') {
-    logger.happyPathError('SYSTEM', 'received non-string for prompt context', undefined, { type: typeof content }, '');
-    return '';  // Safe default for prompt content
-  }
-
-  // ReDoS protection: limit tag count before regex processing
-  const tagCount = countTags(content);
-  if (tagCount > MAX_TAG_COUNT) {
-    logger.warn('SYSTEM', 'tag count exceeds limit', undefined, {
-      tagCount,
-      maxAllowed: MAX_TAG_COUNT,
-      contentLength: content.length
-    });
-    // Still process but log the anomaly
-  }
-
-  return content
-    .replace(/<claude-mem-context>[\s\S]*?<\/claude-mem-context>/g, '')
-    .replace(/<private>[\s\S]*?<\/private>/g, '')
-    .trim();
+  return stripTagsInternal(content);
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Hook Error Logging', () => {
        handleFetchError(mockResponse, errorText, context);
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.message).toContain('Failed Observation storage for Bash');
-        expect(error.message).toContain('npm run worker:restart');
+        expect(error.message).toContain('claude-mem restart');
      }
    });

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('Hook Error Logging', () => {

      expect(() => {
        handleWorkerError(connError);
-      }).toThrow('npm run worker:restart');
+      }).toThrow('claude-mem restart');
    });

    it('re-throws non-connection errors unchanged', () => {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('Hook Error Logging', () => {
        expect.fail('Should have thrown');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.message).toBe('Something went wrong');
-        expect(error.message).not.toContain('npm run worker:restart');
+        expect(error.message).not.toContain('claude-mem restart');
      }
    });

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe('Hook Error Logging', () => {
        handleFetchError(mockResponse, 'error', context);
      } catch (error: any) {
        // Must include restart command
-        expect(error.message).toMatch(/npm run worker:restart/);
+        expect(error.message).toMatch(/claude-mem restart/);

        // Must be user-facing (no technical jargon)
        expect(error.message).not.toContain('ECONNREFUSED');
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alex Newman	bec05b07ac	fix: add missing formatDateTime import in SearchManager The get_context_timeline mem-search function was broken due to formatDateTime being used but not imported from timeline-formatting.ts. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 20:39:07 -05:00
Alex Newman	a85500aec8	chore: bump version to 7.4.4 and update mem-search.zip	2025-12-20 20:11:48 -05:00
Alex Newman	96497e93d5	chore: update CHANGELOG.md 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 19:45:27 -05:00
Alex Newman	c85dbaa508	chore: bump version to 7.4.4 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 19:43:59 -05:00
Alex Newman	a537433eae	Code quality: comprehensive nonsense audit cleanup (20 issues) (#400 ) * fix: prevent initialization promise from resolving on failure Background initialization was resolving the promise even when it failed, causing the readiness check to incorrectly indicate the worker was ready. Now the promise stays pending on failure, ensuring /api/readiness continues returning 503 until initialization succeeds. Fixes critical issue #1 from nonsense audit. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: improve error handling in context inject and settings update routes * Enhance error handling for ChromaDB failures in SearchManager - Introduced a flag to track ChromaDB failure states. - Updated logging messages to provide clearer feedback on ChromaDB initialization and failure. - Modified the response structure to inform users when semantic search is unavailable due to ChromaDB issues, including installation instructions for UVX/Python. * refactor: remove deprecated silent-debug utility functions * Enhance error handling and validation in hooks - Added validation for required fields in `summary-hook.ts` and `save-hook.ts` to ensure necessary inputs are provided before processing. - Improved error messages for missing `cwd` in `save-hook.ts` and `transcript_path` in `summary-hook.ts`. - Cleaned up code by removing unnecessary error handling logic and directly throwing errors when required fields are missing. - Updated binary file `mem-search.zip` to reflect changes in the plugin. * fix: improve error handling in summary hook to ensure errors are not masked * fix: add error handling for unknown message content format in transcript parser * fix: log error when failing to notify worker of session end * Refactor date formatting functions: move to shared module - Removed redundant date formatting functions from SearchManager.ts. - Consolidated date formatting logic into shared timeline-formatting.ts. - Updated functions to accept both ISO date strings and epoch milliseconds. * Refactor tag stripping functions to extract shared logic - Introduced a new internal function `stripTagsInternal` to handle the common logic for stripping memory tags from both JSON and prompt content. - Updated `stripMemoryTagsFromJson` to utilize the new internal function, simplifying its implementation. - Modified `stripMemoryTagsFromPrompt` to also call `stripTagsInternal`, reducing code duplication and improving maintainability. - Removed redundant type checks and logging from both functions, as they now rely on the internal function for processing. * Refactor settings validation in SettingsRoutes - Consolidated multiple individual setting validations into a single validateSettings method. - Updated handleUpdateSettings to use the new validation method for improved maintainability. - Each setting now has its validation logic encapsulated within validateSettings, ensuring a single source of truth for validation rules. * fix: add error logging to ProcessManager.getPidInfo() Previously getPidInfo() returned null silently for three cases: 1. File not found (expected - no action needed) 2. JSON parse error (corrupted file - now logs warning) 3. Type validation failure (malformed data - now logs warning) This fix adds warning logs for cases 2 and 3 to provide visibility into PID file corruption issues. Logs include context like parsed data structure or error message with file path. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: remove overly defensive try-catch in SessionRoutes Remove unnecessary try-catch block that was masking potential errors when checking file paths for session-memory meta-observations. Property access on parsed JSON objects never throws - existing truthiness checks already safely handle undefined/null values. Issue #12 from nonsense audit: SessionRoutes catch-all exception masking 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: remove redundant try-catch from getWorkerPort() Simplified getWorkerPort() by removing unnecessary try-catch wrapper. SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile() already handles missing files by returning defaults, and .get() never throws - making the catch block completely redundant. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor: eliminate ceremonial wrapper in hook-response.ts Replace buildHookResponse() function with direct constant export. Most hook responses were calling a function just to return the same constant object. Only SessionStart with context needs special handling. Changes: - Export STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE constant directly - Simplify createHookResponse() to only handle SessionStart special case - Update all hooks to use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE instead of function call - Eliminate buildHookResponse() function with redundant branching Files modified: - src/hooks/hook-response.ts: Export constant, simplify function - src/hooks/new-hook.ts: Use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE - src/hooks/save-hook.ts: Use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE - src/hooks/summary-hook.ts: Use STANDARD_HOOK_RESPONSE 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: make getWorkerHost() consistent with getWorkerPort() - Use SettingsDefaultsManager.get('CLAUDE_MEM_DATA_DIR') for path resolution instead of hardcoded ~/.claude-mem (supports custom data directories) - Add caching to getWorkerHost() (same pattern as getWorkerPort()) - Update clearPortCache() to also clear host cache - Both functions now have identical patterns: caching, consistent path resolution, and same error handling via SettingsDefaultsManager 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor: inline single-use timeout constants in ProcessManager Remove 6 timeout constants used only once each, inlining their values directly at the point of use. Following YAGNI principle - constants should only exist when used multiple times. Removed constants: - PROCESS_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS (5000ms) - HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS (10000ms) - HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS (200ms) - HEALTH_CHECK_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS (1000ms) - PROCESS_EXIT_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS (100ms) - HTTP_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS (2000ms) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: replace overly broad path filter in HTTP logging middleware Replace `req.path.includes('.')` with explicit static file extension checking to prevent incorrectly skipping API endpoint logging. - Add `staticExtensions` array with legitimate asset types - Use `.endsWith()` matching instead of `.includes()` - API endpoints containing periods (if any) now logged correctly - Static assets (.js, .css, .svg, etc.) still skip logging as intended 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor: expand logger.formatTool() to handle all tool types Replace hard-coded tool formatting for 4 tools with comprehensive coverage: File operations (Read, Edit, Write, NotebookEdit): - Consolidated file_path handling for all file operations - Added notebook_path support for NotebookEdit - Shows filename only (not full path) Search tools (Glob, Grep): - Glob: shows pattern - Grep: shows pattern (truncated if > 30 chars) Network tools (WebFetch, WebSearch): - Shows URL or query (truncated if > 40 chars) Meta tools (Task, Skill, LSP): - Task: shows subagent_type or description - Skill: shows skill name - LSP: shows operation type This eliminates the "hard-coded 4 tools" limitation and provides meaningful log output for all tool types. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: remove all truncation from logger.formatTool() Truncation hides critical debugging information. Show everything: - Bash: full command (was truncated at 50 chars) - File operations: full path (was showing filename only) - Grep: full pattern (was truncated at 30 chars) - WebFetch/WebSearch: full URL/query (was truncated at 40 chars) - Task: full description (was truncated at 30 chars) Logs exist to provide complete information. Never hide details. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor: replace array indexing with regex capture for drive letter Use explicit regex capture group to extract Windows drive letter instead of assuming cwd[0] is always the first character. Safer and more explicit. - Changed cwd.match(/^[A-Z]:\\/i) to cwd.match(/^([A-Z]):\\/i) - Extract drive letter from driveMatch[1] instead of cwd[0] - Restructured control flow to avoid nested conditionals 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: return computed values from DataRoutes processing endpoint The handleSetProcessing endpoint was computing queueDepth and activeSessions but not including them in the response. This commit includes all computed values in the API response. - Return queueDepth and activeSessions in /api/processing response - Eliminates dead code pattern where values are computed but unused - API callers can now access these metrics 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: move error handling into SettingsDefaultsManager.loadFromFile() Wrap the entire loadFromFile() method in try-catch so it handles ALL error cases (missing file, corrupted JSON, permission errors, I/O failures) instead of forcing every caller to add redundant try-catch blocks. This follows DRY principle: one function owns error handling, all callers stay simple and clean. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * Refactor hook response handling and optimize token estimation - Removed the HookType and HookResponse types and the createHookResponse function from hook-response.ts to simplify the response handling for hooks. - Introduced a standardized hook response for all hooks in hook-response.ts. - Moved the estimateTokens function from SearchManager.ts to timeline-formatting.ts for better reusability and clarity. - Cleaned up redundant estimateTokens function definitions in SearchManager.ts. --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 19:41:33 -05:00
Alex Newman	a8ae879398	chore: bump version to 7.4.3 and update mem-search.zip	2025-12-20 17:48:47 -05:00
Alex Newman	77b733c7d1	chore: update CHANGELOG.md	2025-12-20 17:40:53 -05:00
Alex Newman	84f2061d8f	chore: bump version to 7.4.3 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 17:39:58 -05:00
Alex Newman	1391df4fe8	chore: update CHANGELOG.md 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 17:27:35 -05:00
Alex Newman	71b29af00a	chore: update version to 7.4.2 and replace mem-search.zip	2025-12-20 17:26:56 -05:00
Alex Newman	0768fafd83	chore: bump version to 7.4.2 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 17:19:17 -05:00
Alex Newman	5ce656037e	Refactor worker commands from npm scripts to claude-mem CLI - Updated all instances of `npm run worker:restart` to `claude-mem restart` in documentation and code comments for consistency. - Modified error messages and logging to reflect the new command structure. - Adjusted worker management commands in various troubleshooting documents. - Changed the worker status check message to guide users towards the new command.	2025-12-20 17:16:20 -05:00
Alex Newman	e27f8e4963	added path alias script	2025-12-20 17:03:52 -05:00
ToxMox	af145cfaef	fix(windows): improve worker stop/restart reliability (#395 ) * fix(windows): enable worker logging on Windows Previously, Windows worker startup via PowerShell Start-Process did not redirect stdout/stderr to log files, making debugging startup failures impossible. This adds -RedirectStandardOutput and -RedirectStandardError to capture worker logs to ~/.claude-mem/logs/worker-YYYY-MM-DD.log. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(windows): improve worker stop/restart reliability - Use HTTP shutdown endpoint as primary stop method (worker kills itself) - Only remove PID file after confirming worker is actually dead - Remove auto-respawn from wrapper to prevent PID file mismatches - Wrapper now exits when inner worker crashes (hooks will restart) This hopefully fixes issues where npm run worker:stop would fail silently when the worker was started from hooks, leaving zombie processes. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-20 16:50:32 -05:00
Alex Newman	15fe0cfe3c	docs: simplify build commands section in CLAUDE.md	2025-12-19 18:32:24 -05:00
Alex Newman	c0ed9bbcfd	chore: update CHANGELOG.md	2025-12-19 15:12:42 -05:00
Alex Newman	8040c6d559	fix: redirect MCP server logs to stderr to preserve JSON-RPC protocol MCP uses stdio transport where stdout is reserved for JSON-RPC messages. Console.log was writing startup logs to stdout, causing Claude Desktop to parse "[2025-12-19..." as a JSON array and fail. Fixes #396 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-19 15:11:30 -05:00
Alex Newman	7187220b24	Redirect console.log to stderr in mcp-server.ts to prevent JSON-RPC protocol interference; update mem-search.zip	2025-12-19 15:10:32 -05:00
Alex Newman	ca52950b2a	chore: update CHANGELOG.md 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-17 22:51:42 -05:00
Alex Newman	ee1441f462	chore: bump version to 7.4.0 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-17 22:50:46 -05:00
Alex Newman	c4af31f48d	Optimize MCP tool token usage with schema reference pattern Reduces MCP tool token consumption by ~90% through progressive disclosure. Tools now show minimal schemas with get_schema() for details on demand.	2025-12-17 22:47:30 -05:00
Alex Newman	c2742d5664	chore: bump plugin version to 7.3.9	2025-12-17 19:52:03 -05:00
Alex Newman	0c45919261	chore: update CHANGELOG.md	2025-12-17 19:41:30 -05:00
Alex Newman	a3ab898e04	chore: bump version to 7.3.9	2025-12-17 19:40:46 -05:00
Alex Newman	dea67c0d86	fix: MCP server compatibility and web UI path resolution Fixes #371, #369 Issue #371: MCP server fails when Bun not in PATH - Changed MCP server shebang from `#!/usr/bin/env bun` to `#!/usr/bin/env node` - MCP server now works regardless of whether Bun is in PATH - Worker service correctly uses getBunPath() to find Bun in common install locations Issue #369: Web UI returns ENOENT error - Fixed hardcoded 'plugin/' path in ViewerRoutes - Now checks both cache structure (ui/viewer.html) and marketplace structure (plugin/ui/viewer.html) - Web UI now works from both ~/.claude/plugins/cache and ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces Technical Details: - Updated build-hooks.js to use Node shebang for MCP server (line 169) - Enhanced ViewerRoutes.handleViewerUI() to try multiple path patterns - Added existsSync check to find viewer.html in either location 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-12-17 19:36:03 -05:00
Alex Newman	d13a2c237c	Update mem-search plugin with new features and improvements	2025-12-17 19:26:44 -05:00
Alex Newman	c592f0aa69	chore: update CHANGELOG.md	2025-12-17 19:26:07 -05:00