Alex Newman
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* Refactor CLAUDE.md and related files for December 2025 updates - Updated CLAUDE.md in src/services/worker with new entries for December 2025, including changes to Search.ts, GeminiAgent.ts, SDKAgent.ts, and SessionManager.ts. - Revised CLAUDE.md in src/shared to reflect updates and new entries for December 2025, including paths.ts and worker-utils.ts. - Modified hook-constants.ts to clarify exit codes and their behaviors. - Added comprehensive hooks reference documentation for Claude Code, detailing usage, events, and examples. - Created initial CLAUDE.md files in various directories to track recent activity. * fix: Merge user-message-hook output into context-hook hookSpecificOutput - Add footer message to additionalContext in context-hook.ts - Remove user-message-hook from SessionStart hooks array - Fixes issue where stderr+exit(1) approach was silently discarded Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * Update logs and documentation for recent plugin and worker service changes - Added detailed logs for worker service activities from Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026, including initialization patterns, cleanup confirmations, and diagnostic logging. - Updated plugin documentation with recent activities, including plugin synchronization and configuration changes from Dec 3, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026. - Enhanced the context hook and worker service logs to reflect improvements and fixes in the plugin architecture. - Documented the migration and verification processes for the Claude memory system and its integration with the marketplace. * Refactor hooks architecture and remove deprecated user-message-hook - Updated hook configurations in CLAUDE.md and hooks.json to reflect changes in session start behavior. - Removed user-message-hook functionality as it is no longer utilized in Claude Code 2.1.0; context is now injected silently. - Enhanced context-hook to handle session context injection without user-visible messages. - Cleaned up documentation across multiple files to align with the new hook structure and removed references to obsolete hooks. - Adjusted timing and command execution for hooks to improve performance and reliability. * fix: Address PR #610 review issues - Replace USER_MESSAGE_ONLY test with BLOCKING_ERROR test in hook-constants.test.ts - Standardize Claude Code 2.1.0 note wording across all three documentation files - Exclude deprecated user-message-hook.ts from logger-usage-standards test Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: Remove hardcoded fake token counts from context injection Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * Address PR #610 review issues by fixing test files, standardizing documentation notes, and verifying code quality improvements. * fix: Add path validation to CLAUDE.md distribution to prevent invalid directory creation - Add isValidPathForClaudeMd() function to reject invalid paths: - Tilde paths (~) that Node.js doesn't expand - URLs (http://, https://) - Paths with spaces (likely command text or PR references) - Paths with # (GitHub issue/PR references) - Relative paths that escape project boundary - Integrate validation in updateFolderClaudeMdFiles loop - Add 6 unit tests for path validation - Update .gitignore to prevent accidental commit of malformed directories - Clean up existing invalid directories (~/, PR #610..., git diff..., https:) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: Implement path validation in CLAUDE.md generation to prevent invalid directory creation - Added `isValidPathForClaudeMd()` function to validate file paths in `src/utils/claude-md-utils.ts`. - Integrated path validation in `updateFolderClaudeMdFiles` to skip invalid paths. - Added 6 new unit tests in `tests/utils/claude-md-utils.test.ts` to cover various rejection cases. - Updated `.gitignore` to prevent tracking of invalid directories. - Cleaned up existing invalid directories in the repository. * feat: Promote critical WARN logs to ERROR level across codebase Comprehensive log-level audit promoting 38+ WARN messages to ERROR for improved debugging and incident response: - Parser: observation type errors, data contamination - SDK/Agents: empty init responses (Gemini, OpenRouter) - Worker/Queue: session recovery, auto-recovery failures - Chroma: sync failures, search failures (now treated as critical) - SQLite: search failures (primary data store) - Session/Generator: failures, missing context - Infrastructure: shutdown, process management failures - File Operations: CLAUDE.md updates, config reads - Branch Management: recovery checkout failures Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: Address PR #614 review issues - Remove incorrectly tracked tilde-prefixed files from git - Fix absolute path validation to check projectRoot boundaries - Add test coverage for absolute path validation edge cases Closes review issues: - Issue 1: ~/ prefixed files removed from tracking - Issue 3: Absolute paths now validated against projectRoot - Issue 4: Added 3 new test cases for absolute path scenarios Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * build assets and context --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Persistent memory compression system built for Claude Code.
Quick Start • How It Works • Search Tools • Documentation • Configuration • Troubleshooting • License
Claude-Mem seamlessly preserves context across sessions by automatically capturing tool usage observations, generating semantic summaries, and making them available to future sessions. This enables Claude to maintain continuity of knowledge about projects even after sessions end or reconnect.
Quick Start
Start a new Claude Code session in the terminal and enter the following commands:
> /plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
> /plugin install claude-mem
Restart Claude Code. Context from previous sessions will automatically appear in new sessions.
Key Features:
- 🧠 Persistent Memory - Context survives across sessions
- 📊 Progressive Disclosure - Layered memory retrieval with token cost visibility
- 🔍 Skill-Based Search - Query your project history with mem-search skill
- 🖥️ Web Viewer UI - Real-time memory stream at http://localhost:37777
- 💻 Claude Desktop Skill - Search memory from Claude Desktop conversations
- 🔒 Privacy Control - Use
<private>tags to exclude sensitive content from storage - ⚙️ Context Configuration - Fine-grained control over what context gets injected
- 🤖 Automatic Operation - No manual intervention required
- 🔗 Citations - Reference past observations with IDs (access via http://localhost:37777/api/observation/{id} or view all in the web viewer at http://localhost:37777)
- 🧪 Beta Channel - Try experimental features like Endless Mode via version switching
Documentation
📚 View Full Documentation - Browse markdown docs on GitHub
Getting Started
- Installation Guide - Quick start & advanced installation
- Usage Guide - How Claude-Mem works automatically
- Search Tools - Query your project history with natural language
- Beta Features - Try experimental features like Endless Mode
Best Practices
- Context Engineering - AI agent context optimization principles
- Progressive Disclosure - Philosophy behind Claude-Mem's context priming strategy
Architecture
- Overview - System components & data flow
- Architecture Evolution - The journey from v3 to v5
- Hooks Architecture - How Claude-Mem uses lifecycle hooks
- Hooks Reference - 7 hook scripts explained
- Worker Service - HTTP API & Bun management
- Database - SQLite schema & FTS5 search
- Search Architecture - Hybrid search with Chroma vector database
Configuration & Development
- Configuration - Environment variables & settings
- Development - Building, testing, contributing
- Troubleshooting - Common issues & solutions
How It Works
Core Components:
- 5 Lifecycle Hooks - SessionStart, UserPromptSubmit, PostToolUse, Stop, SessionEnd (6 hook scripts)
- Smart Install - Cached dependency checker (pre-hook script, not a lifecycle hook)
- Worker Service - HTTP API on port 37777 with web viewer UI and 10 search endpoints, managed by Bun
- SQLite Database - Stores sessions, observations, summaries
- mem-search Skill - Natural language queries with progressive disclosure
- Chroma Vector Database - Hybrid semantic + keyword search for intelligent context retrieval
See Architecture Overview for details.
MCP Search Tools
Claude-Mem provides intelligent memory search through 4 MCP tools following a token-efficient 3-layer workflow pattern:
The 3-Layer Workflow:
search- Get compact index with IDs (~50-100 tokens/result)timeline- Get chronological context around interesting resultsget_observations- Fetch full details ONLY for filtered IDs (~500-1,000 tokens/result)
How It Works:
- Claude uses MCP tools to search your memory
- Start with
searchto get an index of results - Use
timelineto see what was happening around specific observations - Use
get_observationsto fetch full details for relevant IDs - ~10x token savings by filtering before fetching details
Available MCP Tools:
search- Search memory index with full-text queries, filters by type/date/projecttimeline- Get chronological context around a specific observation or queryget_observations- Fetch full observation details by IDs (always batch multiple IDs)__IMPORTANT- Workflow documentation (always visible to Claude)
Example Usage:
// Step 1: Search for index
search(query="authentication bug", type="bugfix", limit=10)
// Step 2: Review index, identify relevant IDs (e.g., #123, #456)
// Step 3: Fetch full details
get_observations(ids=[123, 456])
See Search Tools Guide for detailed examples.
Beta Features
Claude-Mem offers a beta channel with experimental features like Endless Mode (biomimetic memory architecture for extended sessions). Switch between stable and beta versions from the web viewer UI at http://localhost:37777 → Settings.
See Beta Features Documentation for details on Endless Mode and how to try it.
System Requirements
- Node.js: 18.0.0 or higher
- Claude Code: Latest version with plugin support
- Bun: JavaScript runtime and process manager (auto-installed if missing)
- uv: Python package manager for vector search (auto-installed if missing)
- SQLite 3: For persistent storage (bundled)
Configuration
Settings are managed in ~/.claude-mem/settings.json (auto-created with defaults on first run). Configure AI model, worker port, data directory, log level, and context injection settings.
See the Configuration Guide for all available settings and examples.
Development
See the Development Guide for build instructions, testing, and contribution workflow.
Troubleshooting
If experiencing issues, describe the problem to Claude and the troubleshoot skill will automatically diagnose and provide fixes.
See the Troubleshooting Guide for common issues and solutions.
Bug Reports
Create comprehensive bug reports with the automated generator:
cd ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack
npm run bug-report
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Make your changes with tests
- Update documentation
- Submit a Pull Request
See Development Guide for contribution workflow.
License
This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
Copyright (C) 2025 Alex Newman (@thedotmack). All rights reserved.
See the LICENSE file for full details.
What This Means:
- You can use, modify, and distribute this software freely
- If you modify and deploy on a network server, you must make your source code available
- Derivative works must also be licensed under AGPL-3.0
- There is NO WARRANTY for this software
Note on Ragtime: The ragtime/ directory is licensed separately under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. See ragtime/LICENSE for details.
Support
- Documentation: docs/
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Repository: github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem
- Author: Alex Newman (@thedotmack)
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