feat: v0.13.0 pre (#122)

Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/basic_memory/cli/app.py

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 import typer
 
+from basic_memory.config import get_project_config
+from basic_memory.mcp.project_session import session
+
 
 def version_callback(value: bool) -> None:
     """Show version and exit."""
@@ -39,25 +42,6 @@ def app_callback(
 ) -> None:
     """Basic Memory - Local-first personal knowledge management."""
 
-    # We use the project option to set the BASIC_MEMORY_PROJECT environment variable
-    # The config module will pick this up when loading
-    if project:  # pragma: no cover
-        import os
-        import importlib
-        from basic_memory import config as config_module
-
-        # Set the environment variable
-        os.environ["BASIC_MEMORY_PROJECT"] = project
-
-        # Reload the config module to pick up the new project
-        importlib.reload(config_module)
-
-        # Update the local reference
-        global app_config
-        from basic_memory.config import app_config as new_config
-
-        app_config = new_config
-
     # Run initialization for every command unless --version was specified
     if not version and ctx.invoked_subcommand is not None:
         from basic_memory.config import app_config
@@ -65,6 +49,21 @@ def app_callback(
 
         ensure_initialization(app_config)
 
+        # Initialize MCP session with the specified project or default
+        if project:  # pragma: no cover
+            # Use the project specified via --project flag
+            current_project_config = get_project_config(project)
+            session.set_current_project(current_project_config.name)
+
+            # Update the global config to use this project
+            from basic_memory.config import update_current_project
+
+            update_current_project(project)
+        else:
+            # Use the default project
+            current_project = app_config.default_project
+            session.set_current_project(current_project)
+
 
 # Register sub-command groups
 import_app = typer.Typer(help="Import data from various sources")