Alex Newman
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* fix: distinguish connection errors from collection-not-found in ChromaSync Previously, ensureCollection() caught ALL errors from chroma_get_collection_info and assumed they meant "collection doesn't exist". This caused connection errors like "Not connected" to trigger unnecessary collection creation attempts. Now connection-related errors are re-thrown immediately instead of being misinterpreted as missing collections. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: improve error handling for Chroma connection and collection creation * fix: remove dead last_user_message from summarize flow The last_user_message field was extracted from transcripts but never used. In Claude Code transcripts, "user" type messages are mostly tool_results, not actual user input. The user's original request is already stored in user_prompts table. This removes the false warning "Missing last_user_message when queueing summary" which was complaining about missing data that didn't exist and wasn't needed. Changes: - summary-hook: Only extract last_assistant_message - SessionRoutes: Remove last_user_message from request body handling - SessionManager.queueSummarize: Remove lastUserMessage parameter - PendingMessage interface: Remove last_user_message field - SDKSession interface: Remove last_user_message field - All agents: Remove last_user_message from buildSummaryPrompt calls 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * build artifacts for plugin * Enhance error handling across multiple services - Improved logging in `BranchManager.ts` to capture recovery checkout failures. - Updated `PaginationHelper.ts` to log when file paths are plain strings instead of valid JSON. - Enhanced error logging in `SDKAgent.ts` for Claude executable detection failures. - Added logging for plain string handling in `SearchManager.ts` for files read and edited. - Improved logging in `paths.ts` for git root detection failures. - Enhanced JSON parsing error handling in `timeline-formatting.ts` with previews of failed inputs. - Updated `transcript-parser.ts` to log summary of parse errors after processing transcript lines. - Established a baseline for error handling practices in `error-handling-baseline.txt`. - Documented error handling anti-pattern rules in `CLAUDE.md` to prevent silent failures and improve code quality. * Add error handling anti-pattern detection script and guidelines - Introduced `detect-error-handling-antipatterns.ts` to identify common error handling issues in TypeScript code. - Created comprehensive documentation in `CLAUDE.md` outlining forbidden patterns, allowed patterns, and critical path protection rules. - Implemented checks for empty catch blocks, logging practices, and try-catch block sizes to prevent silent failures and improve debugging. - Established a reporting mechanism to summarize detected anti-patterns with severity levels. * feat: add console filter bar and log line parsing with filtering capabilities - Introduced a console filter bar with options to filter logs by level and component. - Implemented parsing of log lines to extract structured data including timestamp, level, component, and correlation ID. - Added functionality to toggle individual and all levels/components for filtering. - Enhanced log line rendering with color coding based on log level and special message types. - Improved responsiveness of the filter bar for smaller screens. --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Claude-Mem: AI Development Instructions
Claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin providing persistent memory across sessions. It captures tool usage, compresses observations using the Claude Agent SDK, and injects relevant context into future sessions.
Architecture
5 Lifecycle Hooks: SessionStart → UserPromptSubmit → PostToolUse → Summary → SessionEnd
Hooks (src/hooks/*.ts) - TypeScript → ESM, built to plugin/scripts/*-hook.js
Worker Service (src/services/worker-service.ts) - Express API on port 37777, Bun-managed, handles AI processing asynchronously
Database (src/services/sqlite/) - SQLite3 at ~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db
Search Skill (plugin/skills/mem-search/SKILL.md) - HTTP API for searching past work, auto-invoked when users ask about history
Chroma (src/services/sync/ChromaSync.ts) - Vector embeddings for semantic search
Viewer UI (src/ui/viewer/) - React interface at http://localhost:37777, built to plugin/ui/viewer.html
Privacy Tags
Dual-Tag System for meta-observation control:
<private>content</private>- User-level privacy control (manual, prevents storage)<claude-mem-context>content</claude-mem-context>- System-level tag (auto-injected observations, prevents recursive storage)
Implementation: Tag stripping happens at hook layer (edge processing) before data reaches worker/database. See src/utils/tag-stripping.ts for shared utilities.
Build Commands
npm run build-and-sync # Build, sync to marketplace, restart worker
Configuration
Settings are managed in ~/.claude-mem/settings.json. The file is auto-created with defaults on first run.
File Locations
- Source:
<project-root>/src/ - Built Plugin:
<project-root>/plugin/ - Installed Plugin:
~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/ - Database:
~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db - Chroma:
~/.claude-mem/chroma/
Requirements
- Bun (all platforms - auto-installed if missing)
- uv (all platforms - auto-installed if missing, provides Python for Chroma)
- Node.js
Documentation
Public Docs: https://docs.claude-mem.ai (Mintlify)
Source: docs/public/ - MDX files, edit docs.json for navigation
Deploy: Auto-deploys from GitHub on push to main
Pro Features Architecture
Claude-mem is designed with a clean separation between open-source core functionality and optional Pro features.
Open-Source Core (this repository):
- All worker API endpoints on localhost:37777 remain fully open and accessible
- Pro features are headless - no proprietary UI elements in this codebase
- Pro integration points are minimal: settings for license keys, tunnel provisioning logic
- The architecture ensures Pro features extend rather than replace core functionality
Pro Features (coming soon, external):
- Enhanced UI (Memory Stream) connects to the same localhost:37777 endpoints as the open viewer
- Additional features like advanced filtering, timeline scrubbing, and search tools
- Access gated by license validation, not by modifying core endpoints
- Users without Pro licenses continue using the full open-source viewer UI without limitation
This architecture preserves the open-source nature of the project while enabling sustainable development through optional paid features.
Important
No need to edit the changelog ever, it's generated automatically.