Allow disabling automatic observation injection on startup (allow setting to 0)

[github-actions[bot]]

Originally posted as issue #2875 by @wardehuang
#2875

Hi there,

First of all, thank you for creating this fantastic plugin! It has been incredibly helpful for my workflow.

I am writing to request a feature regarding the automatic injection of recent context when starting a new session. Currently, every time I open a new Claude Code session, the plugin automatically injects the most recent observations.

While I see the value in this, my personal workflow often requires starting with a completely clean slate. Instead of having memories injected automatically, I prefer to manually prompt the agent to recall past context using the mem-search skill only when it is specifically needed.

In the current settings panel (under the "Loading" section), it seems we are not allowed to set the "Observations" value to 0 to bypass this behavior.

Proposed Solution:
Could you please consider adding an option to disable this automatic injection?

Allowing 0 as a valid input for the "Observations" field.

Or, adding a simple "Disable auto-injection on startup" toggle.

Having this choice would give users more flexibility over their token usage and initial context window.

Thank you very much for your time, consideration, and for maintaining such a great tool!

[Amar07Singh]

Hey @github-actions — how's your experience scaling Claude Code with claude-mem?

Do things start lagging and forcing you into annoying loop-and-reprompt cycles as the code grows, or is it keeping up?