Claude-mem Plugin Issues on Windows (v8.5.9)

[Pondo82]

Claude-mem Plugin Issues on Windows (v8.5.9)
Environment: Windows 11, Claude Code v2.0.76

Issue 1: Worker Process Instability
The worker daemon fails to stay alive. It starts successfully but dies within seconds/minutes, causing all subsequent hooks to fail. Logs show:
Worker starts on port 37777
Worker dies (no error logged)
Next hook tries to start worker → "Worker failed to start. Is port 37777 in use?" or "Worker failed to start (health check timeout)"
Worker PID in worker.pid file constantly changes as new workers spawn

Issue 2: Summary Hook Failures
The Stop hook (summary-hook.js) fails with "fetch failed" because the worker isn't running when the hook fires. This means:
User prompts ARE captured (UserPromptSubmit hook works)
Assistant responses are NOT captured (Stop hook fails)
Observations are NOT processed into the database

Issue 3: Console Window Popups
Every hook execution spawns visible console windows (cmd.exe flashing) despite:
Adding Windows Defender exclusions for .claude-mem, .bun, .local, .claude\plugins
The windowsHide flag apparently not working on Windows 11
Evidence from Logs

[2026-01-06 09:46:57.445] [INFO ] [HOOK] → Stop: Requesting summary {workerPort=37777}
[2026-01-06 09:46:57.455] [ERROR] [HOOK] summary-hook failed fetch failed
[2026-01-06 10:07:22.556] [ERROR] [HOOK] summary-hook failed fetch failed
[2026-01-06 09:43:33.357] [ERROR] [SYSTEM] ✗ Worker failed to start Failed to start server. Is port 37777 in use?

Expected Behavior
According to changelog, v9.0.0 should fix these with "Windows PowerShell variable escaping in hook execution" and "Improved IPC detection for Windows managed mode" - but /plugin update did not pull v9.0.0.

[github-actions]

A user reported multiple issues with the Claude-mem plugin on Windows (v8.5.9) while running Claude Code v2.0.76 on Windows 11. Three main problems were highlighted: (1) the worker process is unstable, frequently crashing after starting, with logs indicating port conflicts or health check timeouts; (2) the Stop hook for summaries fails to fetch results due to the worker being offline, leading to incomplete logging and data processing in the database; and (3) visible console windows (cmd.exe) keep flashing during hook executions, despite attempts to mitigate this with configuration changes. The expected fixes in version 9.0.0, as noted in the changelog (e.g., better PowerShell variable escaping and improved IPC detection), were not applied because the user’s plugin update did not successfully pull the newer version.

[Aaalice233]

same here...

[thedotmack]

Update to 9.0.2