Codex flagged (review 4397232451) that the hooks locate the CLI via
`command -v basic-memory || command -v bm`, but our own README recommends
connecting the MCP server as `claude mcp add basic-memory -- uvx basic-memory mcp`
— an ephemeral uv run that leaves NO binary on PATH. In that (recommended) setup
both hooks exited before doing anything, so the bridge silently did nothing even
though the MCP server worked.
Both hooks now resolve the CLI invocation as: prefer a `basic-memory`/`bm` binary
(fast), else fall back to `uvx basic-memory`, else `uv tool run basic-memory`, else
silent no-op. The launcher may be multi-token, so the embedded Python splits it with
shlex and prepends it to each command list. The uv cache is already warm from
running the MCP server, so the fallback is cheap.
Verified: with no binary on PATH but uvx present, SessionStart now produces a brief
(previously a silent no-op). Updated the README requirement to note uvx-only works.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Addresses the consolidation direction from issue #866: the Claude Code plugin
should consume the canonical skills/ set, not reinvent a parallel one. Rather
than vendoring copies into the plugin, /basic-memory:setup now offers to install
the shared memory-* skills via `npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory
--path skills` (the existing SPEC-58 distribution path, same source OpenClaw
bundles). The plugin stays "hooks + Claude-Code-specific skills" and pulls the
shared toolkit on demand — skills/ remains the single source of truth, no
duplication in the repo.
Updated the setup interview + apply steps, README, getting-started, and CHANGELOG.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Adds user- and contributor-facing documentation under plugins/claude-code/docs/:
- why-combine-memory.md — the value proposition: two-memories/two-jobs, the
1+1=3 framing, the three personas (thinker / builder / operator) with concrete
use cases, and the official "use both" stance. The "why would I want this" doc.
- getting-started.md — a ~5-minute guided walkthrough: prerequisites, install,
/basic-memory:setup, a capture→checkpoint→brief loop to see it work, the team
workspace path, tuning knobs, and troubleshooting.
- architecture.md — how it works flow by flow, with mermaid diagrams: the bridge
(working memory <-> durable graph), the four surfaces, SessionStart and
PreCompact sequence flows, capture reflexes, team read/share, component map.
Linked all three from the README's new Documentation section. Marked Phase 5
docs done in DESIGN. Migration guide intentionally skipped — v0.4 is a clean
break (uninstall old, install new), noted in the CHANGELOG. Dogfood remains the
open human step.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Implements DESIGN.md Phase 4, grounded in a real two-workspace BM Cloud account.
Recall reads across the team:
- hooks/session-start.sh rewritten to read the primary project (active tasks +
open decisions) AND each configured shared/team project (open decisions) in
parallel via ThreadPoolExecutor. Routes by workspace-qualified name or
external_id UUID (project names collide across workspaces, so bare names won't
route); per-call timeout, capped at 6 shared projects, graceful on any failure.
Adds a "From shared projects (read-only)" section + the share-vs-capture note.
Verified against the real my-team-2 workspace (OAuth routing) and local fixtures.
Deliberate team writes:
- skills/share/SKILL.md → /basic-memory:share <note>: copies a note from the
primary project into a configured teamProjects target's promoteFolder, with
shared_from attribution and a confirmation step. Preserves the note's type so
shared decisions stay findable in the team's structured recall. Pulled forward
from future-work since team usage needs a safe write path.
Safe by default: capture (PreCompact checkpoints, /remember) NEVER writes to a
shared project. The proposed teamProjects.autoWrite flag is deliberately not
shipped — documented as future rather than ship an unenforced flag.
Config: secondaryProjects (read sources) + teamProjects (share targets with
promoteFolder), both requiring qualified names/UUIDs. setup interview step 3 now
configures them via list_workspaces; status reports team read-sources + share
targets; settings.example.json documents the shape. REQUIRED_SKILLS adds share.
Discovery verified: Skills (4): remember, setup, share, status. Passes
`just package-check-claude-code` incl. `claude plugin validate . --strict`.
Updated README (Teams section), CHANGELOG, and DESIGN §6 + Phase 4 status.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Adds the bootstrap interview from DESIGN.md Phase 3 as a prose skill, plus the
first-run nudge that points users to it.
- skills/setup/SKILL.md → /basic-memory:setup: an adaptive ~2-min interview that
maps the Claude Code project to a Basic Memory project (pick existing or create),
seeds the session/decision/task schemas into it, optionally learns the project's
placement conventions (list_directory + sampling, stored in placementConventions),
writes the basicMemory settings block, and enables the capture output style.
- hooks/session-start.sh: nudges toward /basic-memory:setup on first run (when no
basicMemory config block exists). The nudge now survives a failed/empty task
query, so a brand-new user with no project yet still sees it; it stops once setup
writes the config (config presence is the sentinel — no separate file).
- validate_claude_plugin.py: REQUIRED_SKILLS now includes setup.
Corrects the Phase 1 schema-seeding finding: writing a schema file's content via
write_note (CLI or MCP) indexes it as type: schema AND resolves via schema_validate
— the earlier "must use note_type/metadata" conclusion was confounded by the enum
YAML bug (since fixed). Verified end-to-end: all three schemas seed, index, and
resolve (entity=Session/Decision/Task); nudge verified across all config states;
discovery shows Skills (3): setup, remember, status.
Updated README, CHANGELOG, and DESIGN Phase 3 status. Passes
`just package-check-claude-code` incl. `claude plugin validate . --strict`.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Adds the two deliberate-gesture skills from DESIGN.md Phase 2, both as prose
skills (skills are prompts) — robust to arbitrary user text and any MCP server
tool-name prefix, no bundled-script path placeholders.
- skills/remember/SKILL.md → /basic-memory:remember <text>: quick capture to the
rememberFolder (default bm-remember) with a first-line title and manual-capture
tag, via write_note. Model-invocable so "remember that…" triggers it.
- skills/status/SKILL.md → /basic-memory:status: user-only diagnostic
(disable-model-invocation) reporting active project, capture/remember folders,
output-style state, recent session checkpoints, and active-task count.
validate_claude_plugin.py now requires the shipped skill set (REQUIRED_SKILLS)
and validates each skill's name/description frontmatter. Passes
`just package-check-claude-code` incl. `claude plugin validate . --strict`.
Discovery verified end-to-end: installed from a local marketplace and confirmed
via `claude plugin details` — Skills (2): remember, status; Hooks (2):
SessionStart, PreCompact; Agents (0) — namespaced as /basic-memory:<name>.
Updated README (Commands table), CHANGELOG, and DESIGN Phase 2 status.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Reframes the Claude Code plugin as the bridge between Claude's working
memory and Basic Memory's durable graph, per plugins/claude-code/DESIGN.md.
This is the minimal-first vertical slice with a clean break from v0.3.x.
Added:
- hooks/session-start.sh — SessionStart brief: one structured `type: task`
query against the configured (or default) project + always-on recall
prompt. Plain stdout, silent if BM is absent.
- hooks/pre-compact.sh — PreCompact checkpoint: writes a `type: session`
note before compaction (extractive). Only writes when primaryProject is
set, so it never touches an un-opted-in graph.
- output-styles/basic-memory.md — capture reflexes (search-first, typed
decision notes, cite permalinks); keep-coding-instructions: true.
- schemas/{session,decision,task}.md — picoschema seeds (validation: warn)
so plugin-written notes are findable via metadata_filters. task mirrors
the memory-tasks skill.
- settings.example.json — copyable config with sensible defaults.
Removed (clean break):
- the six bundled skills, the basic-memory-manager agent, the
PreToolUse/PostToolUse write_note hooks, the basic-memory config-note
convention, and PLUGIN.md. Equivalent workflows live in top-level skills/.
Other:
- Rewrote scripts/validate_claude_plugin.py for the new layout (hooks +
output-style + schemas; agent dropped; skills optional). Passes
`just package-check-claude-code` incl. `claude plugin validate --strict`.
- Rewrote README around the bridge story; updated CHANGELOG, marketplace
descriptions, and the AGENTS.md package-check note.
- Hooks tested end-to-end against throwaway projects (brief surfaces tasks;
checkpoint writes a queryable session note; both degrade silently).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Paul Hernandez