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basicmachines-co-basic-memory/src/basic_memory/cli/commands/tool.py
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Paul Hernandez 8730067f3a feat: Feature/517 local mcp cloud mode (#522)
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-26 19:51:49 -06:00

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"""CLI tool commands for Basic Memory."""
import sys
from typing import Annotated, List, Optional
import typer
from loguru import logger
from rich import print as rprint
from basic_memory.cli.app import app
from basic_memory.cli.commands.command_utils import run_with_cleanup
from basic_memory.cli.commands.routing import force_routing, validate_routing_flags
from basic_memory.config import ConfigManager
# Import prompts
from basic_memory.mcp.prompts.continue_conversation import (
continue_conversation as mcp_continue_conversation,
)
from basic_memory.mcp.prompts.recent_activity import (
recent_activity_prompt as recent_activity_prompt,
)
from basic_memory.mcp.tools import build_context as mcp_build_context
from basic_memory.mcp.tools import read_note as mcp_read_note
from basic_memory.mcp.tools import recent_activity as mcp_recent_activity
from basic_memory.mcp.tools import search_notes as mcp_search
from basic_memory.mcp.tools import write_note as mcp_write_note
from basic_memory.schemas.base import TimeFrame
from basic_memory.schemas.memory import MemoryUrl
from basic_memory.schemas.search import SearchItemType
tool_app = typer.Typer()
app.add_typer(tool_app, name="tool", help="Access to MCP tools via CLI")
@tool_app.command()
def write_note(
title: Annotated[str, typer.Option(help="The title of the note")],
folder: Annotated[str, typer.Option(help="The folder to create the note in")],
project: Annotated[
Optional[str],
typer.Option(
help="The project to write to. If not provided, the default project will be used."
),
] = None,
content: Annotated[
Optional[str],
typer.Option(
help="The content of the note. If not provided, content will be read from stdin. This allows piping content from other commands, e.g.: cat file.md | basic-memory tools write-note"
),
] = None,
tags: Annotated[
Optional[List[str]], typer.Option(help="A list of tags to apply to the note")
] = None,
local: bool = typer.Option(
False, "--local", help="Force local API routing (ignore cloud mode)"
),
cloud: bool = typer.Option(False, "--cloud", help="Force cloud API routing"),
):
"""Create or update a markdown note. Content can be provided as an argument or read from stdin.
Content can be provided in two ways:
1. Using the --content parameter
2. Piping content through stdin (if --content is not provided)
Use --local to force local routing when cloud mode is enabled.
Use --cloud to force cloud routing when cloud mode is disabled.
Examples:
# Using content parameter
basic-memory tools write-note --title "My Note" --folder "notes" --content "Note content"
# Using stdin pipe
echo "# My Note Content" | basic-memory tools write-note --title "My Note" --folder "notes"
# Using heredoc
cat << EOF | basic-memory tools write-note --title "My Note" --folder "notes"
# My Document
This is my document content.
- Point 1
- Point 2
EOF
# Reading from a file
cat document.md | basic-memory tools write-note --title "Document" --folder "docs"
# Force local routing in cloud mode
basic-memory tools write-note --title "My Note" --folder "notes" --content "..." --local
"""
try:
validate_routing_flags(local, cloud)
# If content is not provided, read from stdin
if content is None:
# Check if we're getting data from a pipe or redirect
if not sys.stdin.isatty():
content = sys.stdin.read()
else: # pragma: no cover
# If stdin is a terminal (no pipe/redirect), inform the user
typer.echo(
"No content provided. Please provide content via --content or by piping to stdin.",
err=True,
)
raise typer.Exit(1)
# Also check for empty content
if content is not None and not content.strip():
typer.echo("Empty content provided. Please provide non-empty content.", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
# look for the project in the config
config_manager = ConfigManager()
project_name = None
if project is not None:
project_name, _ = config_manager.get_project(project)
if not project_name:
typer.echo(f"No project found named: {project}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
# use the project name, or the default from the config
project_name = project_name or config_manager.default_project
with force_routing(local=local, cloud=cloud):
note = run_with_cleanup(mcp_write_note.fn(title, content, folder, project_name, tags))
rprint(note)
except ValueError as e:
typer.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
if not isinstance(e, typer.Exit):
typer.echo(f"Error during write_note: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
raise
@tool_app.command()
def read_note(
identifier: str,
project: Annotated[
Optional[str],
typer.Option(
help="The project to use for the note. If not provided, the default project will be used."
),
] = None,
page: int = 1,
page_size: int = 10,
local: bool = typer.Option(
False, "--local", help="Force local API routing (ignore cloud mode)"
),
cloud: bool = typer.Option(False, "--cloud", help="Force cloud API routing"),
):
"""Read a markdown note from the knowledge base.
Use --local to force local routing when cloud mode is enabled.
Use --cloud to force cloud routing when cloud mode is disabled.
"""
try:
validate_routing_flags(local, cloud)
# look for the project in the config
config_manager = ConfigManager()
project_name = None
if project is not None:
project_name, _ = config_manager.get_project(project)
if not project_name:
typer.echo(f"No project found named: {project}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
# use the project name, or the default from the config
project_name = project_name or config_manager.default_project
with force_routing(local=local, cloud=cloud):
note = run_with_cleanup(mcp_read_note.fn(identifier, project_name, page, page_size))
rprint(note)
except ValueError as e:
typer.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
if not isinstance(e, typer.Exit):
typer.echo(f"Error during read_note: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
raise
@tool_app.command()
def build_context(
url: MemoryUrl,
project: Annotated[
Optional[str],
typer.Option(help="The project to use. If not provided, the default project will be used."),
] = None,
depth: Optional[int] = 1,
timeframe: Optional[TimeFrame] = "7d",
page: int = 1,
page_size: int = 10,
max_related: int = 10,
local: bool = typer.Option(
False, "--local", help="Force local API routing (ignore cloud mode)"
),
cloud: bool = typer.Option(False, "--cloud", help="Force cloud API routing"),
):
"""Get context needed to continue a discussion.
Use --local to force local routing when cloud mode is enabled.
Use --cloud to force cloud routing when cloud mode is disabled.
"""
try:
validate_routing_flags(local, cloud)
# look for the project in the config
config_manager = ConfigManager()
project_name = None
if project is not None:
project_name, _ = config_manager.get_project(project)
if not project_name:
typer.echo(f"No project found named: {project}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
# use the project name, or the default from the config
project_name = project_name or config_manager.default_project
with force_routing(local=local, cloud=cloud):
context = run_with_cleanup(
mcp_build_context.fn(
project=project_name,
url=url,
depth=depth,
timeframe=timeframe,
page=page,
page_size=page_size,
max_related=max_related,
)
)
# Use json module for more controlled serialization
import json
context_dict = context.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
print(json.dumps(context_dict, indent=2, ensure_ascii=True, default=str))
except ValueError as e:
typer.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
if not isinstance(e, typer.Exit):
typer.echo(f"Error during build_context: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
raise
@tool_app.command()
def recent_activity(
type: Annotated[Optional[List[SearchItemType]], typer.Option()] = None,
depth: Optional[int] = 1,
timeframe: Optional[TimeFrame] = "7d",
local: bool = typer.Option(
False, "--local", help="Force local API routing (ignore cloud mode)"
),
cloud: bool = typer.Option(False, "--cloud", help="Force cloud API routing"),
):
"""Get recent activity across the knowledge base.
Use --local to force local routing when cloud mode is enabled.
Use --cloud to force cloud routing when cloud mode is disabled.
"""
try:
validate_routing_flags(local, cloud)
with force_routing(local=local, cloud=cloud):
result = run_with_cleanup(
mcp_recent_activity.fn(
type=type, # pyright: ignore [reportArgumentType]
depth=depth,
timeframe=timeframe,
)
)
# The tool now returns a formatted string directly
print(result)
except ValueError as e:
typer.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
if not isinstance(e, typer.Exit):
typer.echo(f"Error during recent_activity: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
raise
@tool_app.command("search-notes")
def search_notes(
query: str,
permalink: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--permalink", help="Search permalink values")] = False,
title: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--title", help="Search title values")] = False,
project: Annotated[
Optional[str],
typer.Option(
help="The project to use for the note. If not provided, the default project will be used."
),
] = None,
after_date: Annotated[
Optional[str],
typer.Option("--after_date", help="Search results after date, eg. '2d', '1 week'"),
] = None,
page: int = 1,
page_size: int = 10,
local: bool = typer.Option(
False, "--local", help="Force local API routing (ignore cloud mode)"
),
cloud: bool = typer.Option(False, "--cloud", help="Force cloud API routing"),
):
"""Search across all content in the knowledge base.
Use --local to force local routing when cloud mode is enabled.
Use --cloud to force cloud routing when cloud mode is disabled.
"""
try:
validate_routing_flags(local, cloud)
# look for the project in the config
config_manager = ConfigManager()
project_name = None
if project is not None:
project_name, _ = config_manager.get_project(project)
if not project_name:
typer.echo(f"No project found named: {project}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
# use the project name, or the default from the config
project_name = project_name or config_manager.default_project
if permalink and title: # pragma: no cover
typer.echo(
"Use either --permalink or --title, not both. Exiting.",
err=True,
)
raise typer.Exit(1)
# set search type
search_type = ("permalink" if permalink else None,)
search_type = ("permalink_match" if permalink and "*" in query else None,)
search_type = ("title" if title else None,)
search_type = "text" if search_type is None else search_type
with force_routing(local=local, cloud=cloud):
results = run_with_cleanup(
mcp_search.fn(
query,
project_name,
search_type=search_type,
page=page,
after_date=after_date,
page_size=page_size,
)
)
# Use json module for more controlled serialization
import json
results_dict = results.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
print(json.dumps(results_dict, indent=2, ensure_ascii=True, default=str))
except ValueError as e:
typer.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
if not isinstance(e, typer.Exit):
logger.exception("Error during search", e)
typer.echo(f"Error during search: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
raise
@tool_app.command(name="continue-conversation")
def continue_conversation(
topic: Annotated[Optional[str], typer.Option(help="Topic or keyword to search for")] = None,
timeframe: Annotated[
Optional[str], typer.Option(help="How far back to look for activity")
] = None,
local: bool = typer.Option(
False, "--local", help="Force local API routing (ignore cloud mode)"
),
cloud: bool = typer.Option(False, "--cloud", help="Force cloud API routing"),
):
"""Prompt to continue a previous conversation or work session.
Use --local to force local routing when cloud mode is enabled.
Use --cloud to force cloud routing when cloud mode is disabled.
"""
try:
validate_routing_flags(local, cloud)
with force_routing(local=local, cloud=cloud):
# Prompt functions return formatted strings directly
session = run_with_cleanup(
mcp_continue_conversation.fn(topic=topic, timeframe=timeframe) # type: ignore[arg-type]
)
rprint(session)
except ValueError as e:
typer.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
if not isinstance(e, typer.Exit):
logger.exception("Error continuing conversation", e)
typer.echo(f"Error continuing conversation: {e}", err=True)
raise typer.Exit(1)
raise
# @tool_app.command(name="show-recent-activity")
# def show_recent_activity(
# timeframe: Annotated[
# str, typer.Option(help="How far back to look for activity")
# ] = "7d",
# ):
# """Prompt to show recent activity."""
# try:
# # Prompt functions return formatted strings directly
# session = asyncio.run(recent_activity_prompt(timeframe=timeframe))
# rprint(session)
# except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
# if not isinstance(e, typer.Exit):
# logger.exception("Error continuing conversation", e)
# typer.echo(f"Error continuing conversation: {e}", err=True)
# raise typer.Exit(1)
# raise