v9.0.4: worker-service.cjs contains hardcoded version '9.0.3' causing infinite restart loop

[Regis-RCR]

Bug Description

The pre-built plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs was not regenerated before the 9.0.4 release. It still contains the hardcoded version string from the previous release:

var zne="9.0.3"  // Should be "9.0.4"

Impact

This causes the plugin's version check logic to continuously detect a mismatch between:

• Plugin version (from package.json): 9.0.4
• Worker version (from /api/version endpoint): 9.0.3

The result is an infinite worker restart loop after every MCP request, preventing reliable observation creation.

Root Cause

The build script scripts/build-hooks.js correctly reads the version from package.json and injects it via esbuild:

define: {
  '__DEFAULT_PACKAGE_VERSION__': `"${version}"`
}

However, the bundle in plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs was not regenerated before publishing v9.0.4.

Verification

# Check version in package.json
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/main/package.json | grep version
# Returns: "version": "9.0.4"

# Check version in pre-built bundle
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/main/plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs | grep -o 'var zne="[^"]*"'
# Returns: var zne="9.0.3"  <- WRONG

Temporary Workaround

Users can manually patch their local installation:

sed -i.bak 's/var zne="9\.0\.3"/var zne="9.0.4"/g' \
  ~/.claude/plugins/cache/thedotmack/claude-mem/9.0.4/scripts/worker-service.cjs

Suggested Fix

1. Run node scripts/build-hooks.js to regenerate the bundle
2. Consider adding a CI check to verify version consistency before releases

Environment

• macOS Darwin 25.2.0
• Bun v1.3.3
• claude-mem v9.0.4

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Note: This is the same issue that affected v9.0.3 (the bundle contained "9.0.2"). The build process needs a version consistency check.

[tulensrma]

Confirming this issue and the workaround.

Symptoms observed:

• Observations not being saved (only user prompts were stored)
• Worker logs showed SDK Starting and Creating message generator but no Response received or Observation saved
• Constant restarts: Worker version mismatch detected - auto-restarting {pluginVersion=9.0.4, workerVersion=9.0.3}

Root cause verified:

• ~/.claude/plugins/cache/thedotmack/claude-mem/9.0.4/scripts/worker-service.cjs contains hardcoded "9.0.3"
• .claude-plugin/plugin.json reports version 9.0.4
• Every PostToolUse hook triggered version check → mismatch → shutdown → restart
• SDK processing killed before observations could complete

Workaround confirmed working:

sed -i 's/"9\.0\.3"/"9.0.4"/g' ~/.claude/plugins/cache/thedotmack/claude-mem/9.0.4/scripts/worker-service.cjs

After applying, the worker stays running and observations are being saved correctly again.

[MohammedSiddiqui]

Also confirming the issue exists and the workaround temporarily fixes the issue

[thedotmack]

Fixed in v9.0.5+. Same root cause as #665 — pre-built worker bundle is now regenerated during each release. Please update to v9.1.1 (latest).