[BUG] v9.0.3 bundle contains hardcoded version "9.0.2" causing infinite restart loop

[Regis-RCR]

Bug Description

The worker-service.cjs bundle in v9.0.3 contains a hardcoded version string "9.0.2" instead of "9.0.3", causing an infinite restart loop.

Root Cause

// In worker-service.cjs (line ~974)
var zne="9.0.2"  // Should be "9.0.3"

// Used in /api/version endpoint:
this.app.get("/api/version",(r,n)=>{
  n.status(200).json({version:zne})  // Returns "9.0.2"
})

The version check logic (cC function) compares:

• pluginVersion from package.json → 9.0.3
• workerVersion from /api/version endpoint → 9.0.2

Since they don't match, the worker triggers an auto-restart after every request.

Symptoms

1. Worker restarts after every hook execution (~100ms lifetime)
2. Log shows repeated pattern:

[INFO] Worker version mismatch detected - auto-restarting {pluginVersion=9.0.3, workerVersion=9.0.2}
[INFO] Shutdown initiated
[INFO] Starting worker daemon

3. Observations may fail to be created due to worker instability
4. High CPU usage from constant restarts

Reproduction Steps

1. Install claude-mem v9.0.3
2. Start Claude Code
3. Execute any tool (Read, Bash, etc.)
4. Observe worker restart loop in logs: ~/.claude-mem/logs/claude-mem-*.log

Verification

# Check package.json version
jq -r '.version' ~/.claude/plugins/cache/thedotmack/claude-mem/9.0.3/package.json
# Output: 9.0.3

# Check hardcoded version in bundle
grep -o 'var zne="[0-9.]*"' ~/.claude/plugins/cache/thedotmack/claude-mem/9.0.3/scripts/worker-service.cjs
# Output: var zne="9.0.2"  <- MISMATCH!

Temporary Workaround

sed -i.backup 's/var zne="9.0.2"/var zne="9.0.3"/' \
  ~/.claude/plugins/cache/thedotmack/claude-mem/9.0.3/scripts/worker-service.cjs

Note: This fix is lost on plugin reinstall.

Suggested Fix

Update the build process to inject the correct version from package.json into the bundle, or ensure the version constant is updated before bundling.

Environment

• claude-mem: 9.0.3
• Claude Code: 2.1.3
• OS: macOS Darwin 25.2.0
• Date discovered: 2026-01-10

Related

This bug may also explain why observations stopped being created for some users after upgrading to 9.0.3, as the worker instability prevents proper message queue processing.

[thedotmack]

Fixed in v9.0.5+. The build pipeline now correctly updates version strings across all bundle files. Please update to v9.1.1 (latest). Related: #667, #669, #689.