v10.1.0

thedotmack/claude-memv10.1.0Feb 16, 2026by thedotmack

AI Summary

This release adds SessionStart system message support enabling hooks to display ANSI-colored timeline summaries directly in the CLI, introduces a clickable 'View Observations Live' link, and implements parallel context fetching for improved performance. New installs now default to a cleaner display with hidden token columns and savings amount.

Key Highlights

SessionStart hook now supports systemMessage field for ANSI-colored CLI output
Added clickable 'View Observations Live' link (localhost URL) at session start
Implemented parallel context fetching using Promise.all for better performance
New default settings hide read tokens, work tokens, savings amount, and full observation expansion
Existing users' settings are preserved via ~/.claude-mem/settings.json overrides

New Features

SessionStart systemMessage support with ANSI-colored timeline display
Clickable 'View Observations Live' localhost URL
Parallel markdown and timeline context fetching
Streamlined default settings for new installations (hidden tokens, hidden savings amount, disabled full observation count)

Full Release Notes

## SessionStart System Message & Cleaner Defaults

### New Features

- **SessionStart `systemMessage` support** — Hooks can now display user-visible ANSI-colored messages directly in the CLI via a new `systemMessage` field on `HookResult`. The SessionStart hook uses this to render a colored timeline summary (separate from the markdown context injected for Claude), giving users an at-a-glance view of recent activity every time they start a session.

- **"View Observations Live" link** — Each session start now appends a clickable `http://localhost:{port}` URL so users can jump straight to the live observation viewer.

### Performance

- **Truly parallel context fetching** — The SessionStart handler now uses `Promise.all` to fetch both the markdown context (for Claude) and the ANSI-colored timeline (for user display) simultaneously, eliminating the serial fetch overhead.

### Defaults Changes

- **Cleaner out-of-box experience** — New installs now default to a streamlined context display:
  - Read tokens column: hidden (`CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_READ_TOKENS: false`)
  - Work tokens column: hidden (`CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_WORK_TOKENS: false`)
  - Savings amount: hidden (`CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_SHOW_SAVINGS_AMOUNT: false`)
  - Full observation expansion: disabled (`CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_FULL_COUNT: 0`)
  - Savings percentage remains visible by default

  Existing users are unaffected — your `~/.claude-mem/settings.json` overrides these defaults.

### Technical Details

- Added `systemMessage?: string` to `HookResult` interface (`src/cli/types.ts`)
- Claude Code adapter now forwards `systemMessage` in hook output (`src/cli/adapters/claude-code.ts`)
- Context handler refactored for parallel fetch with graceful fallback (`src/cli/handlers/context.ts`)
- Default settings tuned in `SettingsDefaultsManager` (`src/shared/SettingsDefaultsManager.ts`)