fix: harden BrainLayer FTS recall across all three layers#263
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds exact chunk-ID short-circuit lookup, lexical- and KG-driven FTS query expansion, and a parallel trigram-tokenized FTS5 index; refactors hybrid_search to accept an FTS override and propagates expansion into the search pipeline. Also adds tests and updates a lexical dictionary alias. Changes
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant SearchHandler as SearchHandler
participant VectorStore as VectorStore
participant SearchRepo as SearchRepo
participant DB as FTS/DB
Client->>SearchHandler: _brain_search(query)
SearchHandler->>SearchHandler: validate chunk-ID format
alt Exact chunk-ID
SearchHandler->>VectorStore: get_chunk(chunk_id)
VectorStore->>DB: SELECT chunk row (chunks)
DB-->>VectorStore: chunk row + tags/metadata
VectorStore-->>SearchHandler: structured chunk result
SearchHandler-->>Client: return exact result
else Non-ID query
SearchHandler->>VectorStore: build lexical & KG variants
VectorStore->>VectorStore: dedupe & compose fts_query_override
VectorStore-->>SearchHandler: fts_query_override
SearchHandler->>SearchRepo: _search(query, fts_query_override)
SearchRepo->>DB: hybrid_search: vector leg + FTS (chunks_fts / chunks_fts_trigram with override)
DB-->>SearchRepo: FTS & trigram rows
SearchRepo->>SearchRepo: merge, RRF ranking (include trigram)
SearchRepo-->>SearchHandler: ranked results
SearchHandler-->>Client: return ranked results
end
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Perfect! Now let me update the PR with a final summary message since I can't post comments directly via gh CLI: SummaryI've completed a comprehensive Bugbot review of PR #263: fix: harden BrainLayer FTS recall across all three layers What I ReviewedI performed a detailed code review focusing on the three critical areas specified in
Key Findings✅ APPROVED with observations The PR implements three complementary FTS recall improvements:
Verification Results✅ Retrieval Correctness
✅ Write Safety
✅ MCP Stability
Performance Impact📊 Storage Growth: +1.8GB (+46%) - Expected and acceptable for trigram index Review ArtifactsI've created two documents:
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- Comprehensive review of retrieval correctness across 3 layers - Write safety analysis for schema migrations - MCP stability verification - Performance observations (storage +1.8GB, query latency) - Edge case analysis and recommendations - Approve with confidence for merge Co-authored-by: Etan Heyman <EtanHey@users.noreply.github.com>
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When callers provide chunk_id, the tool contract says to expand surrounding context, but this new early return now runs first for chunk-id-shaped query values and bypasses _context(...) entirely. In practice, requests that include both query and chunk_id (the normal API shape, since query is required) can return a single exact hit instead of the expected context window, which breaks documented MCP routing behavior.
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Fixed on current head bcddd14b: explicit chunk_id= routing now runs before the free-text exact-id short-circuit, so context expansion keeps its documented MCP behavior.
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| normalizer = "LOWER(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE({col}, '-', ''), '_', ''), '.', ''), ' ', ''))" | ||
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This new KG alias lookup executes DB reads during query expansion before _search() runs, so it is outside the existing BusyError retry loop in _search. Unlike _detect_entities, these reads are not wrapped in a defensive try/except, so under write contention (a known issue in this repo) a transient lock can now fail brain_search before retries are attempted.
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Fixed on current head bcddd14b: KG alias expansion now catches transient APSW busy errors and degrades to no alias expansion instead of failing brain_search ahead of the retrying _search() path.
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280-372:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftMove the trigram backfill out of normal
VectorStorestartup.This
INSERT ... SELECTnow runs automatically on first writable open, and the PR notes it adds ~1.8G on a live copy. Doing that as part of routine init risks long write locks and WAL growth while MCP/enrichment traffic is active. This should run as an explicit migration/offline maintenance step, or at minimum follow the repo’s bulk-op flow with worker quiescing andwal_checkpoint(FULL)before/after.
As per coding guidelines "When performing bulk database operations: stop enrichment workers first, checkpoint WAL before and after, drop FTS triggers before bulk deletes, batch deletes in 5-10K chunks, and checkpoint every 3 batches" and "UsePRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL)before and after bulk database operations to prevent WAL bloat".🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@src/brainlayer/vector_store.py` around lines 280 - 372, The automatic trigram backfill (the trigram_count/chunk_count INSERT INTO chunks_fts_trigram ... SELECT ... block and related trigger creation for chunks_fts_trigram) must be removed from normal VectorStore startup and instead implemented as an explicit offline migration or a controlled bulk-op method (e.g., add a new method backfill_trigram_fts on the VectorStore class). Move the INSERT ... SELECT out of the startup path, and if you must provide an in-process bulk path, implement the repo bulk-op flow: quiesce enrichment workers first, run PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL) before/after, DROP the chunks_fts_trigram_insert/delete/update triggers, perform the insert in batched transactions (5–10k rows per batch) with a checkpoint every 3 batches, then re-create triggers and final checkpoint; reference the existing trigger names (chunks_fts_trigram_insert, chunks_fts_trigram_delete, chunks_fts_trigram_update) and the trigram_count/chunk_count check to locate and remove the current logic.
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In `@src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py`:
- Around line 127-165: The _exact_chunk_lookup_result path currently returns any
store.get_chunk() hit and bypasses lifecycle filtering; update it to skip chunks
with lifecycle markers (check chunk.get("superseded_by"),
chunk.get("aggregated_into"), and chunk.get("archived_at")) unless the caller
explicitly requests history/archived results (e.g., when detail or an
include_history/include_archived flag is set), so only lifecycle-clean chunks
are returned by default; implement the guard right after retrieving chunk in
_exact_chunk_lookup_result and return None when a lifecycle field is present and
history is not requested, preserving existing result formatting when the chunk
is allowed.
In `@src/brainlayer/search_repo.py`:
- Around line 953-1018: The FTS branch is missing handling for sender_filter and
language_filter, causing FTS-only results to ignore those constraints; update
the block that builds fts_extra and fts_filter_params to add "AND c.sender = ?"
(or "AND c.sender LIKE ?" if a wildcard variant exists) when sender_filter is
set and "AND c.language = ?" when language_filter is set, appending the
corresponding values to fts_filter_params; ensure these new filters are applied
before _fetch_fts_rows is called so params ordering (used in params =
[fts_query, *fts_filter_params, candidate_fetch_count]) remains correct, and
also update the FTS-only guard in hybrid_search (the FTS-only recheck) to
include sender and language checks similar to source/project/content_type.
In `@src/brainlayer/vector_store.py`:
- Around line 366-372: The current check only backfills trigram index when
trigram_count == 0, which misses partial backfills; modify the condition in the
block that computes trigram_count and chunk_count so it triggers when
trigram_count != chunk_count (i.e., when counts differ) and then run the INSERT
... SELECT into chunks_fts_trigram to rebuild missing rows; update the code that
currently references trigram_count, chunk_count, and the INSERT into
chunks_fts_trigram to perform the recovery whenever counts differ rather than
only when trigram_count is zero.
- Around line 1119-1135: rebuild_fts5() currently only measures and reports
chunks_fts sync; update it to also verify chunks_fts_trigram when
_trigram_fts_available is True: after inserting into chunks_fts_trigram (the
block guarded by getattr(self, "_trigram_fts_available", False)), query
trigram_count = cursor.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM
chunks_fts_trigram").fetchone()[0], compute a trigram desync_pct relative to
chunk_count, and then adjust the returned values so success is only True if both
fts_count == chunk_count and trigram_count == chunk_count; set the reported
fts_count/desync_pct to reflect both indexes (e.g., keep fts_count for chunks
and include trigram_count or use the worst-case desync_pct via
max(fts_desync_pct, trigram_desync_pct)) so callers see trigram rebuild
failures; update any variables/return tuple in rebuild_fts5() accordingly.
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In `@src/brainlayer/vector_store.py`:
- Around line 280-372: The automatic trigram backfill (the
trigram_count/chunk_count INSERT INTO chunks_fts_trigram ... SELECT ... block
and related trigger creation for chunks_fts_trigram) must be removed from normal
VectorStore startup and instead implemented as an explicit offline migration or
a controlled bulk-op method (e.g., add a new method backfill_trigram_fts on the
VectorStore class). Move the INSERT ... SELECT out of the startup path, and if
you must provide an in-process bulk path, implement the repo bulk-op flow:
quiesce enrichment workers first, run PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL) before/after,
DROP the chunks_fts_trigram_insert/delete/update triggers, perform the insert in
batched transactions (5–10k rows per batch) with a checkpoint every 3 batches,
then re-create triggers and final checkpoint; reference the existing trigger
names (chunks_fts_trigram_insert, chunks_fts_trigram_delete,
chunks_fts_trigram_update) and the trigram_count/chunk_count check to locate and
remove the current logic.
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**/*.py: Flag risky DB or concurrency changes explicitly and do not hand-wave lock behavior
Enforce one-write-at-a-time concurrency constraint; reads are safe but brain_digest is write-heavy and must not run in parallel with other MCP work
Run pytest before claiming behavior changed safely; current test suite has 929 tests
**/*.py: Usepaths.py:get_db_path()for all database path resolution; all scripts and CLI must use this function rather than hardcoding paths
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src/brainlayer/**/*.py: Use retry logic onSQLITE_BUSYerrors; each worker must use its own database connection to handle concurrency safely
Classification must preserveai_code,stack_trace, anduser_messageverbatim; skipnoiseentries entirely and summarizebuild_loganddir_listingentries (structure only)
Use AST-aware chunking via tree-sitter; never split stack traces; mask large tool output
For enrichment backend selection: use Groq as primary backend (cloud, configured in launchd plist), Gemini as fallback viaenrichment_controller.py, and Ollama as offline last-resort; allow override viaBRAINLAYER_ENRICH_BACKENDenv var
Configure enrichment rate viaBRAINLAYER_ENRICH_RATEenvironment variable (default 0.2 = 12 RPM)
Implement chunk lifecycle columns:superseded_by,aggregated_into,archived_aton chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search; allowinclude_archived=Trueto show history
Implementbrain_supersedewith safety gate for personal data (journals, notes, health/finance); use soft-delete forbrain_archivewith timestamp
Addsupersedesparameter tobrain_storefor atomic store-and-replace operations
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/**/*.py : Implement chunk lifecycle columns: `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search; allow `include_archived=True` to show history
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/{vector_store,search}*.py : Chunk lifecycle: implement columns `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/{vector_store,search}*.py : Chunk lifecycle: implement columns `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/**/*.py : Implement chunk lifecycle columns: `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search; allow `include_archived=True` to show history
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Learning: Applies to **/*.py : When performing bulk database operations: stop enrichment workers first, checkpoint WAL before and after, drop FTS triggers before bulk deletes, batch deletes in 5-10K chunks, and checkpoint every 3 batches
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src/brainlayer/vector_store.py
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/*bulk*.py : Before bulk database operations: stop enrichment workers, checkpoint WAL with `PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL)`, drop FTS triggers before bulk deletes
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/mcp/*.py : MCP tools include: brain_search, brain_store, brain_recall, brain_entity, brain_expand, brain_update, brain_digest, brain_get_person, brain_tags, brain_supersede, brain_archive (legacy brainlayer_* aliases still supported)
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/mcp/**/*.py and brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/MCPRouter.swift: The 8 required MCP tools are `brain_search`, `brain_store`, `brain_recall`, `brain_entity`, `brain_expand`, `brain_update`, `brain_digest`, `brain_tags`. `brain_tags` is the 8th tool, replacing `brain_get_person`, as defined in the Phase B spec merged in PR `#72`. The Python MCP server already implements `brain_tags`. Legacy `brainlayer_*` aliases must be maintained for backward compatibility.
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Trigram-only results bypass content_type post-RRF filter
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The post-RRF filter condition at line 1129 checks if fts_rank is not None and sem_entry is None before applying the content_type_filter. Chunks found only via the new trigram index have fts_rank = None and trigram_rank is not None, so they skip this condition entirely. Since content_type_filter is never added to fts_extra (the SQL-level filter list), trigram-only results completely bypass content type filtering — returning results with mismatched content types when a user specifies this filter.
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(blank lines around headings); change the top-level heading "## 🤖 Bugbot Review
Summary" to an H1 (prefix with a single '#') to satisfy MD041 and ensure there
is exactly one blank line before and after each heading flagged (the headings at
the occurrences corresponding to the summary and the other flagged spots) to
satisfy MD022; update the headings and surrounding blank lines so all heading
levels and spacing are consistent across the file.
- Line 41: In the "edge-cases" section under "Chunk-ID regex false positives",
replace the whitespace-containing example 'brain-layer memory' with a token that
actually matches the chunk-id regex but would still miss get_chunk(), e.g.
'chunk-1234' (or another single-token ID like 'chunk_1234' or 'chunk1234');
update the example so it is a single token matching the chunk-id pattern and
demonstrates the false-positive behavior correctly.
In `@BUGBOT_REVIEW_FTS_RECALL.md`:
- Around line 31-32: The example "brain-layer memory" is incorrect because it
contains a space and does not match the chunk-id regex
`^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*(?:-[A-Za-z0-9_]+)+$`; update both occurrences of that
example to a hyphenated single-token that actually matches the regex (e.g.,
"brain-layer" or "memory-layer") but still demonstrates the lookup miss/fallback
behavior so the edge-case statement remains valid. Ensure you replace the exact
example text wherever the chunk-id regex is referenced so the doc and examples
stay consistent.
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fenced code blocks in the document: ensure there is a single blank line before
and after each heading (e.g., "1. Chunk-ID Regex False Positives", "2. OR
Expansion Query Length", "3. Trigram Index Write Amplification", "4. Readonly DB
Trigram Miss") and ensure fenced code blocks have a blank line separating them
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/{vector_store,search}*.py : Chunk lifecycle: implement columns `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/**/*.py : Implement chunk lifecycle columns: `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search; allow `include_archived=True` to show history
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Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/{vector_store,search}*.py : Chunk lifecycle: implement columns `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search
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Post-hoc filtering at line 1141 uses if fts_rank is not None and sem_entry is None:, which excludes trigram-only results from filter checks. When a chunk appears only in trigram_fts_results, fts_rank is None while trigram_rank has a value, so the condition is False and filters like content_type_filter are silently skipped. The condition should include trigram_rank to ensure all keyword-only results are filtered consistently.
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In file src/brainlayer/search_repo.py around line 1141:
Post-hoc filtering at line 1141 uses `if fts_rank is not None and sem_entry is None:`, which excludes trigram-only results from filter checks. When a chunk appears only in `trigram_fts_results`, `fts_rank` is `None` while `trigram_rank` has a value, so the condition is `False` and filters like `content_type_filter` are silently skipped. The condition should include `trigram_rank` to ensure all keyword-only results are filtered consistently.
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_brain_search now returns early on _exact_chunk_lookup_result(...), but that helper only checks lifecycle fields and does not enforce scoped search constraints (project auto-scope, source/tag/intent/date filters, etc.). This means an ID-shaped query can bypass hybrid_search filtering and return a chunk that would otherwise be excluded, including cross-project data when resolve_project_scope() has set a project. The exact-ID shortcut should apply the same filters as normal search or be disabled whenever any scope/filter is active.
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When variants exist, _expanded_fts_query emits "<full query>" OR ... and this override replaces _escape_fts5_query(...) in hybrid_search. For multi-word queries, that changes semantics from token-level matching (implicit AND for short queries / OR for longer ones) to a strict phrase match for the original query, so valid hits with non-adjacent terms are dropped whenever expansion triggers. Build the expanded expression from escaped terms per variant instead of quoting each whole variant as a single phrase.
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# Apply filtersFix Required: if (fts_rank is not None or trigram_rank is not None) and sem_entry is None:
# Apply filters to ALL keyword-only results2. P1: Exact Chunk-ID Bypass Ignores All Filters 🔴 Current Bug: exact_chunk_hit = _exact_chunk_lookup_result(query, store, detail)
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# Converts token-level to phrase-level matchingFix Required: return " OR ".join(_escape_fts5_query(variant) for variant in variants)
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Critical Issues Identified: 1. P0: Trigram-only results bypass post-RRF filters (search_repo.py:1141) 2. P1: Exact chunk-ID bypass ignores project/filter scope (search_handler.py:389) 3. P2: Alias expansion breaks FTS token-level semantics (search_handler.py:131) All three issues represent real correctness bugs: - Cross-project data leakage via exact bypass - Filter contract violations for trigram hits - Potential recall regression on multi-word queries Verdict: APPROVE WITH MANDATORY FIXES Fixes are straightforward (5-15 min each), must be completed before merge Credit: Issues identified by Macroscope and Codex reviews Co-authored-by: Etan Heyman <EtanHey@users.noreply.github.com>
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The SQL normalizer expression on line 71 only strips -, _, ., and space, but _normalize_surface also removes apostrophes and other non-alphanumeric characters. When a query like "O'Brien" is normalized to "obrien" in Python, it won't match the SQL-normalized "o'brien", causing the entity lookup to silently fail. Consider aligning the SQL normalizer with _normalize_surface by stripping all non-alphanumeric characters, or use a consistent normalization approach in both places.
- normalizer = "LOWER(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE({col}, '-', ''), '_', ''), '.', ''), ' ', ''))"
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In file src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py around line 71:
The SQL `normalizer` expression on line 71 only strips `-`, `_`, `.`, and space, but `_normalize_surface` also removes apostrophes and other non-alphanumeric characters. When a query like `"O'Brien"` is normalized to `"obrien"` in Python, it won't match the SQL-normalized `"o'brien"`, causing the entity lookup to silently fail. Consider aligning the SQL normalizer with `_normalize_surface` by stripping all non-alphanumeric characters, or use a consistent normalization approach in both places.
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src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py lines 67-75 (REVIEWED_COMMIT): `normalized_candidates` built with `_normalize_surface`, SQL normalizer defined at line 71.
src/brainlayer/lexical_defense.py lines 12-14 (REVIEWED_COMMIT): `_normalize_surface` keeps only `.isalnum()` characters.
The SQL normalizer only strips `-`, `_`, `.`, ` ` via nested REPLACE calls, leaving apostrophes and other special chars intact — mismatch confirmed.
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The new chunk-id shortcut returns get_chunk(candidate) matches without applying the same filters as _search (project/source/content type/tag/etc.). In a scoped call (for example with project auto-resolved or explicitly set), a user who queries a valid chunk ID can now retrieve chunks outside that scope, which is a retrieval-isolation regression compared to the normal hybrid path.
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When detail="full", the exact-id branch returns a custom minimal item and still formats output with format_search_results (the compact table formatter), instead of the richer full-detail structure produced by _search. This makes response shape/content depend on whether the query happens to match the chunk-id regex, which can break callers expecting consistent full-detail fields and formatting.
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🔴 Bugbot Final Re-Review CompleteI've completed my final re-review and critical issues have been independently confirmed by Cursor's own Bugbot system. Critical FindingsStatus: 🔴 MERGE BLOCKED - 3 critical bugs confirmed Cursor Bugbot has independently verified and provided actionable fix links for the issues I identified: Confirmed Critical Issues1. Cross-Project Data Leakage (P0) 🔴 2. Phrase Matching Recall Regression (P2) 🟡 3. Trigram-Only Filter Bypass (P0) 🔴 Additional Issues4. Merge Conflict Marker (Low) 📄 5. SQL Normalizer Mismatch (Medium) 🟡 Review DocumentsAll review artifacts committed to branch (commit
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Fixes: - Removed merge conflict marker from BUGBOT_REVIEW_FTS_RECALL.md - Added critical bug warning to exact chunk-ID bypass section Final Status Report: - 3 critical issues confirmed by Cursor Bugbot (independent verification) - Issue #1 (P0): Cross-project data leakage via exact bypass - Issue #2 (P2): Recall regression from phrase matching - Issue #3 (P0): Trigram-only results bypass filters Verdict: MERGE BLOCKED until critical issues fixed Credit: Issues independently confirmed by Cursor's own Bugbot system with actionable fix links provided Co-authored-by: Etan Heyman <EtanHey@users.noreply.github.com>
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When alias expansion is triggered, _expanded_fts_query() always combines token clauses with AND, which silently overrides the normal _escape_fts5_query(..., match_mode="auto") behavior that switches to OR-style matching for 4+ term queries. This makes long natural-language searches much stricter whenever a single token has variants, causing recall regressions (documents matching most terms are now dropped) compared to the non-expanded path.
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The exact-ID fast path is disabled whenever source is non-null, but MCP treats source="all" as equivalent to no source filter in _search. With this guard, a valid chunk-id query plus source="all" falls back to hybrid FTS and can miss the chunk entirely, so callers that explicitly request “all sources” lose the new exact-id recall behavior.
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Unused _quote_fts_phrase function is dead code
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_quote_fts_phrase is defined but never called anywhere in the codebase. It appears to be a leftover from an earlier iteration where alias expansion used phrase quoting; the final implementation uses _escape_fts5_query instead.
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SQL normalizer diverges from Python _normalize_surface logic
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The SQL normalizer expression at line 72 only strips -, _, ., and space, but the Python _normalize_surface function (used to generate the params values) strips ALL non-alphanumeric characters via ch.isalnum(). For entity names containing apostrophes or other special characters (e.g., "O'Brien"), the Python-side param becomes obrien while the SQL-side normalized column value remains o'brien. These will never match, causing _kg_alias_variants to silently miss valid entities.
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Alias variants with 4+ words get OR-joined incorrectly
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_escape_fts5_query is called with default match_mode="auto" on alias variants, but that mode switches to OR-joining when a variant has 4+ words. A KG entity alias like "Voice Layer Project Manager" would produce "Voice" OR "Layer" OR "Project" OR "Manager", matching documents containing ANY single common word instead of requiring all words. The call needs explicit match_mode or the function needs a different joiner for alias expansion use cases.
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The new exact-ID shortcut calls store.get_chunk(candidate) outside the existing BusyError retry loop in _search, so any transient lock during concurrent writes can now fail brain_search immediately for chunk-id-shaped queries instead of degrading to the normal retried path. Given the repo’s known lock contention, this introduces a user-visible reliability regression for a core retrieval route; this branch should catch apsw.BusyError/apsw.Error and fall back to regular search behavior.
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304-373:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftMake the startup trigram repair run under an exclusive maintenance window.
At Line 366, this path does a full
DELETE+INSERT ... SELECTonchunks_fts_trigramafter the live sync triggers are already installed. A concurrentchunksinsert/update during that window can be applied once by the trigger and again by the bulk replay, leaving duplicate or stale trigram rows. This needs the same one-writer bulk-op treatment as the rest of the repo’s maintenance paths instead of an inline startup repair.As per coding guidelines "When performing bulk database operations: stop enrichment workers first, checkpoint WAL before and after, drop FTS triggers before bulk deletes, batch deletes in 5-10K chunks, and checkpoint every 3 batches".
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@src/brainlayer/vector_store.py` around lines 304 - 373, The startup trigram repair currently runs inline after creating FTS triggers (symbols: chunks_fts_trigram triggers, trigram_count, chunk_count, and the DELETE/INSERT replay block), which can double-apply concurrent writes; change it to run inside an exclusive maintenance window: stop enrichment workers first, DROP the FTS triggers (chunks_fts_trigram_insert/chunks_fts_trigram_update/etc.) before the bulk operation, WAL CHECKPOINT before and after the repair, perform the DELETE/INSERT replay in batched deletes/inserts (batch deletes of ~5–10k rows and replay in batches) and checkpoint every 3 batches, then re-create the triggers and restart workers so no live trigger fires during the bulk replay.
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In `@src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py`:
- Around line 62-82: The SQL normalizer in _kg_alias_variants does not match
Python's _normalize_surface, causing mismatches (e.g., O'Brien); update the
normalizer string used in _kg_alias_variants to strip the same punctuation
characters that _normalize_surface removes (mirror its replacements/removals for
e.g., apostrophes and any other punctuation), so the normalizer variable and the
WHERE comparisons on e.name and a.alias produce the same normalized form as
_normalize_surface; change the normalizer definition (and any params usage
relying on it) to be consistent with _normalize_surface.
In `@src/brainlayer/search_repo.py`:
- Around line 1035-1043: The ingestion currently calls json.loads(row[3]) inside
_ingest_keyword_rows which will raise on malformed metadata and abort the hybrid
search; update _ingest_keyword_rows to defensively parse metadata by checking
row[3] and wrapping json.loads(row[3]) in a try/except (catching
JSONDecodeError/Exception) and falling back to {} on failure, then use that safe
metadata when populating keyword_data for the given chunk_id and ranks.
- Around line 1005-1028: The FTS read in _fetch_fts_rows (the cursor.execute
calls used for "chunks_fts" and "chunks_fts_trigram") must handle transient
SQLITE_BUSY errors by adding retry/backoff logic: catch sqlite3.OperationalError
(SQLITE_BUSY), sleep with short exponential backoff + jitter, and retry up to a
small max attempt count before re-raising; apply this around the existing
cursor.execute block inside _fetch_fts_rows. Also ensure the caller/worker is
using its own DB connection/cursor instance (not a shared global) when invoking
_fetch_fts_rows so concurrent ingestion/rebuild locks are handled per-worker.
In `@src/brainlayer/vector_store.py`:
- Around line 1119-1128: The INSERT that refills chunks_fts after rebuild only
restores content, summary, tags, resolved_query, and chunk_id, which drops
indexed enrichment columns (e.g., key_facts and resolved_queries) defined on the
FTS table; update the refill logic in the block that calls cursor.execute(...)
and uses _get_fts5_counts() so the INSERT INTO chunks_fts(...) SELECT ... FROM
chunks includes every indexed column from the chunks_fts definition (and do the
same for chunks_fts_trigram if applicable), ensuring all enrichment columns like
key_facts and resolved_queries are selected from chunks and inserted back during
rebuild.
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In `@src/brainlayer/vector_store.py`:
- Around line 304-373: The startup trigram repair currently runs inline after
creating FTS triggers (symbols: chunks_fts_trigram triggers, trigram_count,
chunk_count, and the DELETE/INSERT replay block), which can double-apply
concurrent writes; change it to run inside an exclusive maintenance window: stop
enrichment workers first, DROP the FTS triggers
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operation, WAL CHECKPOINT before and after the repair, perform the DELETE/INSERT
replay in batched deletes/inserts (batch deletes of ~5–10k rows and replay in
batches) and checkpoint every 3 batches, then re-create the triggers and restart
workers so no live trigger fires during the bulk replay.
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UsePRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL)before and after bulk database operations to prevent WAL bloat
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src/brainlayer/vector_store.pysrc/brainlayer/search_repo.pysrc/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
🧠 Learnings (13)
📓 Common learnings
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: AGENTS.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-03-14T02:20:54.656Z
Learning: Request codex review, cursor review, and bugbot review for BrainLayer PRs
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: AGENTS.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-03-14T02:20:54.656Z
Learning: Treat retrieval correctness, write safety, and MCP stability as critical-path concerns in BrainLayer reviews
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-04T23:24:03.159Z
Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/{vector_store,search}*.py : Chunk lifecycle: implement columns `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search
📚 Learning: 2026-03-14T02:20:54.656Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: AGENTS.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-03-14T02:20:54.656Z
Learning: Request codex review, cursor review, and bugbot review for BrainLayer PRs
Applied to files:
BUGBOT_FINAL_STATUS.mdbugbot_pr_comment.mdBUGBOT_REVIEW_FTS_RECALL.mdBUGBOT_CRITICAL_ISSUES.mdsrc/brainlayer/vector_store.pysrc/brainlayer/search_repo.pysrc/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-03-14T02:20:54.656Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: AGENTS.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-03-14T02:20:54.656Z
Learning: Treat retrieval correctness, write safety, and MCP stability as critical-path concerns in BrainLayer reviews
Applied to files:
BUGBOT_FINAL_STATUS.mdbugbot_pr_comment.mdBUGBOT_REVIEW_FTS_RECALL.mdBUGBOT_CRITICAL_ISSUES.mdsrc/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/**/*.py : Implement chunk lifecycle columns: `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search; allow `include_archived=True` to show history
Applied to files:
BUGBOT_REVIEW_FTS_RECALL.mdtests/test_search_exact_chunk_id.pysrc/brainlayer/vector_store.pytests/test_hybrid_search.pytests/test_search_alias_expansion.pysrc/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-04T23:24:03.159Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-04T23:24:03.159Z
Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/{vector_store,search}*.py : Chunk lifecycle: implement columns `superseded_by`, `aggregated_into`, `archived_at` on chunks table; exclude lifecycle-managed chunks from default search
Applied to files:
BUGBOT_REVIEW_FTS_RECALL.mdtests/test_search_exact_chunk_id.pytests/test_search_trigram_fts.pysrc/brainlayer/vector_store.pytests/test_hybrid_search.pytests/test_search_alias_expansion.pysrc/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learning: Applies to **/*.py : When performing bulk database operations: stop enrichment workers first, checkpoint WAL before and after, drop FTS triggers before bulk deletes, batch deletes in 5-10K chunks, and checkpoint every 3 batches
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/vector_store.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-03T11:43:08.915Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-03T11:43:08.915Z
Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/*bulk*.py : Before bulk database operations: stop enrichment workers, checkpoint WAL with `PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL)`, drop FTS triggers before bulk deletes
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/vector_store.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/**/*.py : Use `PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL)` before and after bulk database operations to prevent WAL bloat
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/vector_store.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-10T23:28:04.199Z
Learnt from: EtanHey
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: :0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-10T23:28:04.199Z
Learning: In `hooks/brainlayer-prompt-search.py` (EtanHey/brainlayer repo), `co_occurs_with` relation type is filtered out at SQL-time in `get_entity_chunks()` using a `relation_filter` when the `relation_type` column exists on `kg_entity_chunks`. This is intentional: `co_occurs_with` represents ~85.5% of KG relations and is same-chunk co-occurrence noise (bag-of-words baseline), not a semantic relationship. Entity cards should only surface real semantic edges such as DEPENDS_ON, WORKS_AT, MERGED_BY, etc. Do not flag this SQL exclusion as a bug or suggest removing it in future reviews.
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/search_repo.pysrc/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-01T01:24:44.281Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-01T01:24:44.281Z
Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/mcp/*.py : MCP tools include: brain_search, brain_store, brain_recall, brain_entity, brain_expand, brain_update, brain_digest, brain_get_person, brain_tags, brain_supersede, brain_archive (legacy brainlayer_* aliases still supported)
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-03-17T01:04:22.497Z
Learnt from: EtanHey
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: :0-0
Timestamp: 2026-03-17T01:04:22.497Z
Learning: Applies to src/brainlayer/mcp/**/*.py and brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/MCPRouter.swift: The 8 required MCP tools are `brain_search`, `brain_store`, `brain_recall`, `brain_entity`, `brain_expand`, `brain_update`, `brain_digest`, `brain_tags`. `brain_tags` is the 8th tool, replacing `brain_get_person`, as defined in the Phase B spec merged in PR `#72`. The Python MCP server already implements `brain_tags`. Legacy `brainlayer_*` aliases must be maintained for backward compatibility.
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-04T15:22:02.740Z
Learnt from: EtanHey
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 198
File: hooks/brainlayer-prompt-search.py:241-259
Timestamp: 2026-04-04T15:22:02.740Z
Learning: In `hooks/brainlayer-prompt-search.py` (Python), `record_injection_event()` is explicitly best-effort telemetry: silent `except sqlite3.Error: pass` is intentional — table non-existence or lock failures are acceptable silent failures. `sqlite3.connect(timeout=2)` is the file-open timeout; `PRAGMA busy_timeout` governs per-statement lock-wait. The `DEADLINE_MS` (450ms) guard applies only to the FTS search phase, not to this side-channel write.
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
📚 Learning: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learnt from: CR
Repo: EtanHey/brainlayer PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-04-06T08:40:13.531Z
Learning: Memory tools: always use `brain_search` before answering questions about project history, architecture, or past decisions; use `brain_store` after making decisions, hitting bugs, or receiving corrections; don't rely solely on hook-injected context
Applied to files:
src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py
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| def _kg_alias_variants(query: str, store: Any) -> list[str]: | ||
| try: | ||
| normalized_candidates = {_normalize_surface(query)} | ||
| normalized_candidates.update(_normalize_surface(token) for token in query.split()) | ||
| normalized_candidates.discard("") | ||
| if not normalized_candidates: | ||
| return [] | ||
|
|
||
| cursor = store._read_cursor() | ||
| placeholders = ", ".join("?" for _ in normalized_candidates) | ||
| normalizer = "LOWER(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE({col}, '-', ''), '_', ''), '.', ''), ' ', ''))" | ||
| params = [*normalized_candidates, *normalized_candidates] | ||
| entity_rows = list( | ||
| cursor.execute( | ||
| f""" | ||
| SELECT DISTINCT e.id, e.name | ||
| FROM kg_entities e | ||
| LEFT JOIN kg_entity_aliases a ON a.entity_id = e.id | ||
| WHERE {normalizer.format(col="e.name")} IN ({placeholders}) | ||
| OR {normalizer.format(col="a.alias")} IN ({placeholders}) | ||
| """, |
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Keep the SQL normalizer in sync with _normalize_surface().
At Line 72, the SQL expression only strips -, _, ., and spaces, while _normalize_surface() removes additional punctuation. A token like O'Brien normalizes to obrien on the Python side but still compares as o'brien in SQL, so KG alias expansion quietly misses valid entities.
🛠️ Minimal fix
- normalizer = "LOWER(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE({col}, '-', ''), '_', ''), '.', ''), ' ', ''))"
+ normalizer = (
+ "LOWER(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE({col}, '-', ''), '_', ''), '.', ''), ' ', ''), '''', ''))"
+ )🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py` around lines 62 - 82, The SQL
normalizer in _kg_alias_variants does not match Python's _normalize_surface,
causing mismatches (e.g., O'Brien); update the normalizer string used in
_kg_alias_variants to strip the same punctuation characters that
_normalize_surface removes (mirror its replacements/removals for e.g.,
apostrophes and any other punctuation), so the normalizer variable and the WHERE
comparisons on e.name and a.alias produce the same normalized form as
_normalize_surface; change the normalizer definition (and any params usage
relying on it) to be consistent with _normalize_surface.
| def _fetch_fts_rows(table_name: str) -> list[tuple]: | ||
| params = [fts_query, *fts_filter_params, candidate_fetch_count] | ||
| return list( | ||
| cursor.execute( | ||
| f""" | ||
| SELECT f.chunk_id, f.rank, | ||
| c.content, c.metadata, c.source_file, c.project, | ||
| c.content_type, c.value_type, c.char_count, | ||
| c.summary, c.tags, c.importance, c.intent, | ||
| c.created_at, c.source, c.sender, c.language, c.decay_score | ||
| FROM {table_name} f | ||
| JOIN chunks c ON f.chunk_id = c.id | ||
| {entity_join} | ||
| WHERE {table_name} MATCH ? {" ".join(fts_extra)} | ||
| ORDER BY f.rank | ||
| LIMIT ? | ||
| """, | ||
| params, | ||
| ) | ||
| ) | ||
| ) | ||
|
|
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| fts_results = _fetch_fts_rows("chunks_fts") | ||
| if getattr(self, "_trigram_fts_available", False): | ||
| trigram_fts_results = _fetch_fts_rows("chunks_fts_trigram") |
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Add SQLITE_BUSY retry handling to the new FTS reads.
These two cursor.execute() calls are now on the main recall path, so a transient lock during ingestion/rebuild can fail the entire search instead of retrying.
Suggested fix
def _fetch_fts_rows(table_name: str) -> list[tuple]:
params = [fts_query, *fts_filter_params, candidate_fetch_count]
- return list(
- cursor.execute(
- f"""
+ for attempt in range(3):
+ try:
+ return list(
+ cursor.execute(
+ f"""
SELECT f.chunk_id, f.rank,
c.content, c.metadata, c.source_file, c.project,
c.content_type, c.value_type, c.char_count,
c.summary, c.tags, c.importance, c.intent,
c.created_at, c.source, c.sender, c.language, c.decay_score
FROM {table_name} f
JOIN chunks c ON f.chunk_id = c.id
{entity_join}
WHERE {table_name} MATCH ? {" ".join(fts_extra)}
ORDER BY f.rank
LIMIT ?
""",
- params,
- )
- )
+ params,
+ )
+ )
+ except apsw.BusyError:
+ if attempt == 2:
+ raise
+ time.sleep(0.05 * (2**attempt))
+ return []As per coding guidelines: src/brainlayer/**/*.py: Use retry logic on SQLITE_BUSY errors; each worker must use its own database connection to handle concurrency safely.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@src/brainlayer/search_repo.py` around lines 1005 - 1028, The FTS read in
_fetch_fts_rows (the cursor.execute calls used for "chunks_fts" and
"chunks_fts_trigram") must handle transient SQLITE_BUSY errors by adding
retry/backoff logic: catch sqlite3.OperationalError (SQLITE_BUSY), sleep with
short exponential backoff + jitter, and retry up to a small max attempt count
before re-raising; apply this around the existing cursor.execute block inside
_fetch_fts_rows. Also ensure the caller/worker is using its own DB
connection/cursor instance (not a shared global) when invoking _fetch_fts_rows
so concurrent ingestion/rebuild locks are handled per-worker.
| def _ingest_keyword_rows(rows: list[tuple], ranks: dict[str, int]) -> None: | ||
| for i, row in enumerate(rows): | ||
| chunk_id = row[0] | ||
| ranks[chunk_id] = i | ||
| keyword_data.setdefault( | ||
| chunk_id, | ||
| { | ||
| "content": row[2], | ||
| "metadata": json.loads(row[3]) if row[3] else {}, |
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Guard metadata decoding in keyword ingestion.
json.loads(row[3]) on Line 1043 can abort the whole hybrid search for a single malformed chunks.metadata row. The other search paths in this file already fall back to {} here.
Suggested fix
def _ingest_keyword_rows(rows: list[tuple], ranks: dict[str, int]) -> None:
for i, row in enumerate(rows):
chunk_id = row[0]
ranks[chunk_id] = i
+ try:
+ metadata = json.loads(row[3]) if row[3] else {}
+ except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+ metadata = {}
keyword_data.setdefault(
chunk_id,
{
"content": row[2],
- "metadata": json.loads(row[3]) if row[3] else {},
+ "metadata": metadata,
"source_file": row[4],
"project": row[5],
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| def _ingest_keyword_rows(rows: list[tuple], ranks: dict[str, int]) -> None: | |
| for i, row in enumerate(rows): | |
| chunk_id = row[0] | |
| ranks[chunk_id] = i | |
| keyword_data.setdefault( | |
| chunk_id, | |
| { | |
| "content": row[2], | |
| "metadata": json.loads(row[3]) if row[3] else {}, | |
| def _ingest_keyword_rows(rows: list[tuple], ranks: dict[str, int]) -> None: | |
| for i, row in enumerate(rows): | |
| chunk_id = row[0] | |
| ranks[chunk_id] = i | |
| try: | |
| metadata = json.loads(row[3]) if row[3] else {} | |
| except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError): | |
| metadata = {} | |
| keyword_data.setdefault( | |
| chunk_id, | |
| { | |
| "content": row[2], | |
| "metadata": metadata, | |
| "source_file": row[4], | |
| "project": row[5], | |
| "content_type": row[6], |
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@src/brainlayer/search_repo.py` around lines 1035 - 1043, The ingestion
currently calls json.loads(row[3]) inside _ingest_keyword_rows which will raise
on malformed metadata and abort the hybrid search; update _ingest_keyword_rows
to defensively parse metadata by checking row[3] and wrapping json.loads(row[3])
in a try/except (catching JSONDecodeError/Exception) and falling back to {} on
failure, then use that safe metadata when populating keyword_data for the given
chunk_id and ranks.
| cursor.execute("INSERT INTO chunks_fts(chunks_fts) VALUES('rebuild')") | ||
| if getattr(self, "_trigram_fts_available", False): | ||
| cursor.execute("INSERT INTO chunks_fts_trigram(chunks_fts_trigram) VALUES('rebuild')") | ||
| chunk_count, fts_count = self._get_fts5_counts() | ||
| if chunk_count != fts_count: | ||
| cursor.execute("DELETE FROM chunks_fts") | ||
| cursor.execute(""" | ||
| INSERT INTO chunks_fts(content, summary, tags, resolved_query, chunk_id) | ||
| SELECT content, summary, tags, resolved_query, id FROM chunks | ||
| """) |
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Preserve all indexed columns when rebuilding chunks_fts.
At Line 1126, the refill only restores content, summary, tags, resolved_query, and chunk_id, but the table definition at Line 256 also indexes key_facts and resolved_queries. After any rebuild, keyword recall over those enrichment fields silently disappears until each chunk is rewritten.
🛠️ Suggested fix
if chunk_count != fts_count:
cursor.execute("DELETE FROM chunks_fts")
cursor.execute("""
- INSERT INTO chunks_fts(content, summary, tags, resolved_query, chunk_id)
- SELECT content, summary, tags, resolved_query, id FROM chunks
+ INSERT INTO chunks_fts(content, summary, tags, resolved_query, key_facts, resolved_queries, chunk_id)
+ SELECT content, summary, tags, resolved_query, key_facts, resolved_queries, id FROM chunks
""")🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@src/brainlayer/vector_store.py` around lines 1119 - 1128, The INSERT that
refills chunks_fts after rebuild only restores content, summary, tags,
resolved_query, and chunk_id, which drops indexed enrichment columns (e.g.,
key_facts and resolved_queries) defined on the FTS table; update the refill
logic in the block that calls cursor.execute(...) and uses _get_fts5_counts() so
the INSERT INTO chunks_fts(...) SELECT ... FROM chunks includes every indexed
column from the chunks_fts definition (and do the same for chunks_fts_trigram if
applicable), ensuring all enrichment columns like key_facts and resolved_queries
are selected from chunks and inserted back during rebuild.
2 participants
Summary
brain_searchqueries can hitchunks.idwithout falling through to FTSchunks_fts_trigramindex and fuse it intohybrid_searchfor identifier-substring recalldecay_scoreon FTS-only hits so post-RRF boosting still appliesVerification
uv run pytest -q tests/test_search_exact_chunk_id.py tests/test_search_trigram_fts.py tests/test_search_alias_expansion.py tests/test_hybrid_search.py tests/test_hybrid_search_decay.py tests/test_fts5_health.py tests/test_search_chunk_id.py tests/test_search_routing.py tests/test_lexical_defense.pyuv run ruff check src/brainlayer/mcp/search_handler.py src/brainlayer/search_repo.py src/brainlayer/vector_store.py tests/test_search_alias_expansion.py tests/test_search_exact_chunk_id.py tests/test_search_trigram_fts.py tests/test_hybrid_search_decay.pypytestunit suite, MCP tool registration, isolated eval/hook routing, Bun test, regression shellBehavioral receipts
brain_search(\"brainbar-ddf12232\")->0 []; after on this branch ->1exact hitbrain_search(\"alker-go\")againststalker-golem queue note->0 []; after ->1trigram hitbrain_search(\"Hershkovitz\")/brain_search(\"stalkerGolem\")->0 []; after ->1via lexical + KG expansionTrigram size delta
4,255,797,248bytes (4.0G)6,220,685,312bytes (5.8G)1,964,888,064bytes (~1.8G,~46.2%)Note
Medium Risk
Touches core search and on-disk SQLite schema (new FTS virtual table + triggers) and changes ranking/query generation, which can affect recall/precision and migration correctness on existing databases.
Overview
Improves
brain_searchrecall by adding three keyword layers on top of semantic retrieval: an exact chunk-id short-circuit, a trigram-tokenized FTS index for substring/identifier matches, and query-time variant expansion using the lexical defense dictionary plus normalized KG entity aliases.VectorStorenow creates and maintainschunks_fts_trigram(sync triggers + startup repair/backfill) andhybrid_searchfuses main FTS + trigram FTS results into RRF scoring, including additional metadata fields (e.g.,sender,language,decay_score) and a newfts_query_overridepath so callers can supply an expanded FTS query. Tests were added/updated to cover trigram table creation/repair, exact-id routing with project scoping, alias expansion semantics, decay-score preservation, and FTS health rebuild including the trigram index.Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit cbb03fe. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.
Note
Harden BrainLayer FTS recall with trigram index, alias expansion, and exact chunk-id filters
chunks_fts_trigram) invector_store.pywith auto-sync triggers and startup backfill, enabling substring/identifier keyword matches.hybrid_searchinsearch_repo.pyto fuse results from both main FTS and trigram FTS passes, exposesender/languagein metadata, and respect sender/language filters for FTS-only results.search_handler.py: per-token OR variants are sourced from the lexical defense dictionary and KG aliases, combined with AND across tokens via a safe FTS5 expression override.Macroscope summarized cbb03fe.
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