Observations not captured on Windows 10, worker health check failures, node.exe popup windows

[NamedIdentity]

Observations not captured on Windows 10, worker health check failures, node.exe popup windows

Problem Statement

On Windows 10, claude-mem is failing to capture observations properly. The web viewer at localhost:37777 displays user prompts but does not show any of Claude's tool usage or responses. Additionally, the system experiences Chroma MCP connection failures, worker health check timeouts, and persistent node.exe popup windows that steal focus.

Environment

• Claude-mem Version: 9.0.1
• Claude Code Version: 2.1.2
• Node.js Version: v24.12.0
• Bun Version: 1.3.5
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19045.6691] (x64)
• Platform: win32
• Dev Mode: No

Configuration

• CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: claude-sonnet-4-5
• CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT: 37777
• CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST: 127.0.0.1
• CLAUDE_MEM_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
• CLAUDE_MEM_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS: 50

Paths

• Plugin Directory: ~\.claude\plugins\marketplaces\thedotmack
• Data Directory: ~\.claude-mem
• Database Path: ~\.claude-mem\claude-mem.db
• Database Size: 184.00 KB
• Settings File: ~\.claude-mem\settings.json

Worker Status

• Running: No

Steps to Reproduce

The issue occurs consistently every time Claude Code is run with claude-mem enabled. No specific trigger identified.

Expected Behavior

• Observations should be captured and stored
• Web viewer should display both user prompts and agent responses/tool usage
• Node.exe popup windows should not appear and steal focus (this was reportedly fixed in version 7.3.7)
• Worker should start successfully and pass health checks
• Chroma MCP connection should establish successfully

Actual Behavior

• User prompts are visible in the web viewer at localhost:37777
• Claude's tool usage and responses are not captured or displayed
• MCP error -32000: Connection closed (Chroma MCP connection failures)
• Worker health check timeouts occurring
• Node.exe popup windows repeatedly appearing and stealing focus

Additional Context

• Worker status shows as "Not Running" which may be contributing to the observation capture failures
• Database exists and has data (184 KB), suggesting partial functionality
• The node.exe popup issue was thought to be resolved in version 7.3.7, but is still occurring in version 9.0.1

bug-report-2026-01-10-031311.md

[thedotmack]

Update to 9.0.2