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v12.3.5

thedotmack/claude-memv12.3.5Apr 20, 2026by thedotmack

AI Summary

Restored all 25 bug fixes from v12.3.3 while surgically removing the bearer-token authentication that broke SessionStart context injection. This release keeps the security hardening but without the auth mechanism.

Key Highlights

  • Restored all 25 fixes from v12.3.3
  • Removed bearer-token auth mechanism entirely
  • Kept security hardening (5MB limit, rate limiter, path traversal)
  • Kept RestartGuard, idle session eviction, WAL checkpoint
  • Added FTS5 fallback when ChromaDB unavailable

New Features

  • 25 bug fixes restored without bearer authentication
  • Security hardening without auth requirements

Full Release Notes

## Restored v12.3.3 fixes minus bearer auth

v12.3.3 shipped 25 bug fixes under "Issue Blowout 2026" but also introduced bearer-token auth that broke SessionStart context injection for everyone. v12.3.4 rolled everything back to v12.3.2 to unblock users.

**v12.3.5 restores all 25 fixes**, with the bearer-auth mechanism surgically removed.

### Kept hardening from v12.3.3
- 5 MB JSON body limit
- In-memory rate limiter (300 req/min/IP)
- Path traversal protection on `watch.context.path`
- `RestartGuard` (time-windowed restart counter)
- Idle session eviction on pool slot allocation
- WAL checkpoint + `journal_size_limit`
- Periodic `clearFailed()` for pending_messages
- FTS5 keyword-search fallback when ChromaDB is unavailable
- `ResponseProcessor` marks non-XML responses as failed (with retry) instead of confirming
- `/health` reports `activeSessions`
- Summarize hook wraps `workerHttpRequest` in try/catch (no more blocking exit code 2)
- UserPromptSubmit session-init waits for worker health on Linux/WSL
- MCP loopback self-check uses `process.execPath` instead of bare `node`
- Nounset-safe `TTY_ARGS` in `docker/claude-mem/run.sh`

### Removed from v12.3.3
- `src/shared/auth-token.ts` (deleted)
- `requireAuth` middleware and its wiring in `Server.ts`/`Middleware.ts`
- `Authorization: Bearer` injection in `worker-utils.ts` (hook client), `ViewerRoutes.ts` (browser token injection), viewer `authFetch`, and the OpenCode plugin

### Upgrade notes
- `~/.claude-mem/worker-auth-token` from a previous 12.3.3 install is harmless and can be deleted.
- If your Claude Code session kept the 12.3.3 daemon alive, restart Claude Code once so the fresh 12.3.5 daemon takes over.