Enhancement: Clarify Memory Core healthcheck response for hybrid database strategy #7690

Author: tobiu

ai/mcp/server/memory-core/openapi.yaml

@@ -514,6 +514,11 @@ components:
                 managed:
                   type: boolean
                   example: true
+                strategy:
+                  type: string
+                  enum: [managed, external, unknown]
+                  description: "Indicates how the ChromaDB process is managed (e.g., by this service or externally)."
+                  example: "managed"
             connection:
               type: object
               properties:

ai/mcp/server/memory-core/services/HealthService.mjs

@@ -265,10 +265,17 @@ class HealthService extends Base {
 
         // If we made it here with no errors, report success
         if (payload.status === 'healthy') {
-            payload.details.push('ChromaDB is running and all collections are accessible');
+            if (payload.database.process.managed) {
+                payload.details.push('Connected to a server-managed ChromaDB instance');
+            } else {
+                payload.details.push('Connected to an externally managed ChromaDB instance');
+            }
             payload.details.push('All features are operational');
         }
 
+        // Add strategy for clarity
+        payload.database.process.strategy = payload.database.process.managed ? 'managed' : 'external';
+
         return payload;
     }