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thedotmack/claude-memv13.16.1Aug 26, 2026by thedotmack

AI Summary

Significantly improves Windows stability and functionality through a rollup of five critical fixes, moving support from 'technically works' to 'actually solid'.

Key Highlights

  • Fixed Chroma process-tree cleanup to prevent zombie Python processes.
  • Smart resolution for `tree-sitter.exe` on Windows.
  • Correct expansion of `~` tilde paths and Git Bash preflight checks.
  • Added support for `npm run build-and-sync` on Windows without POSIX tools.

New Features

  • Cross-platform stability improvements for Windows.
  • Process cleanup and path handling fixes.

Full Release Notes

## 🪟 The Windows Megafix

Windows support goes from *technically works* to *actually solid*. Rollup of five fixes (#3661), validated on real Windows 11 hardware by a community tester who could reproduce the production failure on demand.

### Fixed

- **Chroma process-tree cleanup** (#3644) — worker shutdown/restart now kills the entire `uvx → uv → python → chroma-mcp` chain on Windows *and* POSIX, with PID-identity checks so a recycled PID is never mistaken for ours. No more zombie Python processes, no more port 37777 wedged under a dead PID.
- **`tree-sitter.exe` resolution** (#3647) — smart file reads no longer silently return nothing on Windows.
- **`~\` tilde paths** (#3648) — Windows-style home paths in settings expand correctly; POSIX paths containing backslashes are now explicitly left untouched (previously they could be mangled).
- **Git Bash preflight** (#3649) — `install`/`doctor` fail loudly with a clear message when Git Bash is unreachable, instead of every hook crashing cryptically. Checks every `git` on PATH, so non-standard installs (e.g. `D:\...`) resolve.
- **`npm run build-and-sync` on Windows** (#3657) — no rsync or POSIX shell needed; a portable mirror reproduces `rsync -a --delete` semantics on all platforms, and `worker:logs`/`worker:tail` work in PowerShell (and fix a broken `tail -f` invocation on macOS).

### Review hardening

- Mirror refuses overlapping source/destination roots before touching the filesystem (Greptile P1).
- Log tailing survives rename-and-recreate rotation via file-identity tracking (Greptile P2).
- Doctor: a missing npx install marker with deps present is a warning, not a failure — marketplace and dev installs never have one.

### Verification

2,700+ tests green on macOS/Linux/Windows CI, Greptile 5/5, cross-platform regression review found no blockers, and both doctor fixes re-confirmed on the tester's Windows 11 machine.