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  2. data/.claude/CLAUDE.md +1 -1
  3. data/.claude/rules/claude_memory.generated.md +14 -1
  4. data/.claude/skills/check-memory/SKILL.md +10 -0
  5. data/.claude/skills/improve/SKILL.md +12 -1
  6. data/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +1 -1
  7. data/CHANGELOG.md +70 -0
  8. data/db/migrations/008_add_provenance_line_range.rb +21 -0
  9. data/db/migrations/009_add_docid.rb +39 -0
  10. data/db/migrations/010_add_llm_cache.rb +30 -0
  11. data/docs/improvements.md +72 -1084
  12. data/docs/influence/claude-supermemory.md +498 -0
  13. data/docs/influence/qmd.md +424 -2022
  14. data/docs/quality_review.md +64 -705
  15. data/lib/claude_memory/commands/doctor_command.rb +45 -4
  16. data/lib/claude_memory/commands/explain_command.rb +11 -6
  17. data/lib/claude_memory/commands/stats_command.rb +1 -1
  18. data/lib/claude_memory/core/fact_graph.rb +122 -0
  19. data/lib/claude_memory/core/fact_query_builder.rb +34 -14
  20. data/lib/claude_memory/core/fact_ranker.rb +3 -20
  21. data/lib/claude_memory/core/relative_time.rb +45 -0
  22. data/lib/claude_memory/core/result_sorter.rb +2 -2
  23. data/lib/claude_memory/core/rr_fusion.rb +57 -0
  24. data/lib/claude_memory/core/snippet_extractor.rb +97 -0
  25. data/lib/claude_memory/domain/fact.rb +3 -1
  26. data/lib/claude_memory/index/index_query.rb +2 -0
  27. data/lib/claude_memory/index/lexical_fts.rb +18 -0
  28. data/lib/claude_memory/infrastructure/operation_tracker.rb +7 -21
  29. data/lib/claude_memory/infrastructure/schema_validator.rb +30 -25
  30. data/lib/claude_memory/ingest/content_sanitizer.rb +8 -1
  31. data/lib/claude_memory/ingest/ingester.rb +67 -56
  32. data/lib/claude_memory/ingest/tool_extractor.rb +1 -1
  33. data/lib/claude_memory/ingest/tool_filter.rb +55 -0
  34. data/lib/claude_memory/logging/logger.rb +112 -0
  35. data/lib/claude_memory/mcp/query_guide.rb +96 -0
  36. data/lib/claude_memory/mcp/response_formatter.rb +86 -23
  37. data/lib/claude_memory/mcp/server.rb +34 -4
  38. data/lib/claude_memory/mcp/text_summary.rb +257 -0
  39. data/lib/claude_memory/mcp/tool_definitions.rb +20 -4
  40. data/lib/claude_memory/mcp/tools.rb +133 -120
  41. data/lib/claude_memory/publish.rb +12 -2
  42. data/lib/claude_memory/recall/expansion_detector.rb +44 -0
  43. data/lib/claude_memory/recall.rb +93 -41
  44. data/lib/claude_memory/resolve/resolver.rb +72 -40
  45. data/lib/claude_memory/store/sqlite_store.rb +99 -24
  46. data/lib/claude_memory/sweep/sweeper.rb +6 -0
  47. data/lib/claude_memory/version.rb +1 -1
  48. data/lib/claude_memory.rb +21 -0
  49. metadata +14 -2
  50. data/docs/remaining_improvements.md +0 -330
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  # Code Quality Review - Ruby Best Practices
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- **Review Date:** 2026-01-29 (Updated)
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- **Previous Review:** 2026-01-27
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+ **Review Date:** 2026-02-04
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+ **Previous Review:** 2026-01-29
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+ **Last Quality Update:** 2026-02-04 (21/24 items completed)
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  ## Executive Summary
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- **OUTSTANDING PROGRESS!** The team has achieved major architectural breakthroughs since January 27th:
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- ### Major Wins Since Last Review ✅
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- 1. **Recall.rb Reduced 24%**: 754 → 575 lines, 58 → 11 visible public methods
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- 2. **MCP Tools.rb Refactored 43%**: 1,039 → 592 lines with proper extractions
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- 3. **MCP Modules Extracted**: 683 lines properly separated into 3 new modules:
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- - ResponseFormatter (331 lines) - Pure formatting logic
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- - ToolDefinitions (279 lines) - Tool schemas as data
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- - SetupStatusAnalyzer (73 lines) - Pure status analysis
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- 4. **OperationTracker Fixed**: JSON functions replaced with Ruby JSON handling ✅
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- 5. **DualQueryTemplate Added**: 64 lines, eliminates dual-database query duplication
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- 6. **More Pure Core Classes**: ConceptRanker (74 lines), FactQueryBuilder (154 lines)
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- ### Critical Achievements
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- The codebase has crossed a major quality threshold:
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- - **God objects resolved**: Both Recall and MCP Tools dramatically reduced
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- - **Functional core growing**: 17+ pure logic classes in Core/
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- - **Proper extractions**: ResponseFormatter, ToolDefinitions, SetupStatusAnalyzer
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- - **Strategy emerging**: DualQueryTemplate shows path to full strategy pattern
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- ### Remaining Work
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- Despite excellent progress, some refinements remain:
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- 1. Complete strategy pattern extraction in Recall (legacy mode conditionals still present)
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- 2. Individual tool classes for MCP (optional improvement)
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- 3. String timestamps to DateTime migration
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- 4. Result objects for consistent returns
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- 5. Constructor side effects in LexicalFTS
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- ---
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- ## 1. Sandi Metz Perspective (POODR)
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- ### What's Been Fixed Since Last Review ✅
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- - **Recall.rb reduced 24%**: 754 → 575 lines, method count 58 → visible public methods ~11
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- - **MCP Tools.rb refactored 43%**: 1,039 → 592 lines
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- - **Three major extractions**:
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- - ResponseFormatter (331 lines) - Pure formatting logic
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- - ToolDefinitions (279 lines) - Tool schemas as data
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- - SetupStatusAnalyzer (73 lines) - Pure status analysis
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- - **DualQueryTemplate extracted**: 64 lines, eliminates duplication
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- - **FactQueryBuilder extracted**: 154 lines, pure query construction
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- **Evidence of Progress:**
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- ```ruby
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- # recall.rb:575 total lines (down from 754)
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- # Now clearly organized:
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- # - 11 public query methods (lines 42-124)
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- # - Private implementation methods well-separated
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- # - Uses DualQueryTemplate to eliminate duplication
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- # mcp/tools.rb:592 total lines (down from 1,039)
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- # Clean delegation:
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- def recall(args)
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- results = @recall.query(args["query"], limit: limit, scope: scope)
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- ResponseFormatter.format_recall_results(results) # Extracted!
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- end
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- # New extractions show proper SRP:
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- # response_formatter.rb:331 lines - ONLY formatting
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- # tool_definitions.rb:279 lines - ONLY schemas
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- # setup_status_analyzer.rb:73 lines - ONLY status logic
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- ```
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- ### Issues Remaining
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- #### 🟡 Medium Priority: Complete Strategy Pattern in Recall
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- **Status**: Recall still has legacy mode conditional routing, but impact is now minor:
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- ```ruby
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- **However**, this is now much less problematic because:
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- - Only 10 routing conditionals (down from dozens)
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- - DualQueryTemplate handles dual-mode elegantly
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- - Legacy mode is for backwards compatibility only
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- - File size is reasonable (575 lines)
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- **Sandi Metz Says:** "This is now acceptable. Legacy support is a valid reason for conditionals when the alternative mode is well-isolated."
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- **Recommended (Optional) Fix:**
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- ```ruby
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- # Could complete strategy pattern, but not urgent
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- class Recall
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- def initialize(store_or_manager, **options)
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- @strategy = build_strategy(store_or_manager, options)
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- end
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- ```
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- **Estimated Effort:** 1-2 days (optional refinement)
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- **Priority:** 🟡 Medium (system works well as-is)
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- ## 2. Jeremy Evans Perspective (Sequel Expert)
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- ### What's Been Fixed Since Last Review ✅
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- - **OperationTracker JSON functions FIXED**: Now uses Ruby JSON handling! ✅
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- - **WAL checkpoint added**: `checkpoint_wal` method implemented ✅
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- - **Migrations stable**: 7 proper Sequel migration files
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- - **Transaction safety**: Used consistently in critical operations
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- **Evidence:**
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- **Jeremy Evans Would Say:** "Excellent! This is how you handle JSON in Ruby applications."
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- **Jeremy Evans Would Say:** "Use DateTime columns for proper date operations."
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- **Recommended Fix:**
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- ```ruby
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- **Estimated Effort:** 1-2 days
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- ## 3. Kent Beck Perspective (TDD, Simple Design)
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- ### What's Been Fixed Since Last Review ✅
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- - **DualQueryTemplate**: Beautiful extraction eliminating conditional duplication
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- - **DoctorCommand**: Still exemplary at 31 lines
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- - **OperationTracker**: Now has clean Ruby logic
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- - **Check classes**: 5 specialized classes, each focused
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- **Evidence:**
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- - **SetupStatusAnalyzer**: Pure status logic, returns clear values
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- - **Core modules**: Growing collection of well-behaved objects
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+ | # | Issue | File:Line | Expert |
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+ |---|-------|-----------|--------|
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+ | 17 | DateTime migration (string timestamps) | Multiple files | Jeremy Evans |
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+ | 18 | Strategy pattern in Recall (608 lines) | `recall.rb` | Sandi Metz |
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+ | 19 | Command manager helper (`with_manager`) | `commands/*.rb` | Kent Beck |
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+ | 20 | release_connections polymorphism | `mcp/server.rb:148-156` | Gary Bernhardt |
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+ | 21 | Sweeper mutable state | `sweep/sweeper.rb:16-17` | Gary Bernhardt |
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+ | 22 | Provenance batch insert (`multi_insert`) | `store/store_manager.rb:129-139` | Jeremy Evans |
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+ | 23 | Individual MCP tool classes | `mcp/tools.rb` | Sandi Metz |
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+ | 24 | Result objects for all queries | Multiple files | Avdi Grimm |
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- ## 6. Summary by Expert
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+ ## Risk Assessment
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- | Expert | Status | Key Observations |
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- | **Sandi Metz** | ✅ Excellent | Recall reduced 24%, MCP reduced 43%, proper extractions |
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- | **Jeremy Evans** | ✅ Excellent | JSON functions fixed, WAL checkpoint added, transactions good |
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- | **Kent Beck** | ✅ Excellent | DualQueryTemplate is exemplary, simple design throughout |
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- | **Avdi Grimm** | 🟡 Very Good | ResponseFormatter extracted, could use Result objects |
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- | **Gary Bernhardt** | ✅ Outstanding | 17+ pure logic classes, functional core growing rapidly |
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+ | Area | Risk Level | Notes |
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+ |------|-----------|-------|
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+ | **Performance** | ✅ Low | N+1 queries fixed |
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+ | **Maintainability** | ✅ Low | Long methods decomposed |
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+ | **Correctness** | ✅ Low | databases_exist? fixed, ResultSorter non-mutating |
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+ | **Error Handling** | Low | All bare rescues replaced with specific types |
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+ | **Architecture** | ✅ Low | Strong functional core, proper layering |
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+ | **Testing** | ✅ Low | 1.77:1 ratio, 98 spec files |
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- ## 7. Priority Refactoring Recommendations
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- ### Optional Improvements (Low-Medium Priority)
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- The codebase is now in excellent shape. These are refinements, not critical fixes:
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- #### 1. Complete Strategy Pattern in Recall (Optional)
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- **Target**: Remove legacy mode conditionals
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- **Benefit**: Cleaner architecture, easier testing
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- **Effort**: 1-2 days
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- **Priority:** 🟡 Medium (system works well as-is)
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- #### 2. DateTime Migration (Recommended)
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- **Target**: Convert string timestamps to DateTime columns
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- **Effort**: 1-2 days
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- **Priority:** 🟡 Medium (improvement, not fix)
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- #### 3. Result Objects (Nice to Have)
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- **Target**: Consistent return values across query methods
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- **Benefit**: Clearer error handling, explicit success/failure
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- **Effort**: 1-2 days
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- **Priority:** 🟡 Medium (stylistic improvement)
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- #### 4. Individual Tool Classes (Optional)
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+ ## Metrics
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- **Benefit**: Even cleaner separation, easier to add tools
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+ | Metric | Jan 29 | Feb 4 |
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+ |--------|--------|-------|
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+ | Ruby files (lib) | ~85 | 104 |
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+ | LOC (lib) | ~8,000 | 9,982 |
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+ | Pure logic classes | 17+ | 20+ |
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+ | Test files | 74+ | 98 |
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+ | Test-to-code ratio | ~1.5:1 | 1.77:1 |
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+ | Files >500 lines | 0 | 2 (tools, recall) 🟡 |
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+ | Bare rescues | 0 | 0 ✅ |
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+ | N+1 patterns | 0 | 0 ✅ |
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+ ## File Size Watch List
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+ | File | Lines | Concern |
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+ | `mcp/tools.rb` | ~610 | Consider individual tool classes (#23) |
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+ | `recall.rb` | ~608 | Consider strategy pattern extraction (#18) |
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+ | `store/sqlite_store.rb` | 481 | Trending up — watch for 500 |
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- ## 8. Metrics Comparison
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+ ## Completed (Feb 4, 2026)
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- | Metric | Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 29, 2026 | Change |
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- | Recall lines | 754 | 575 | ✅ -24% |
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- | Recall public methods | 58 | ~11 | ✅ Excellent |
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- | MCP Tools lines | 1,039 | 592 | ✅ -43% |
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- | MCP extracted modules | 0 | 3 (683 lines) | ✅ +683 |
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- | SQLiteStore lines | 383 | 389 | ✅ Stable |
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- | DoctorCommand lines | 31 | 31 | ✅ Stable |
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- | Pure logic classes | 14 | 17+ | ✅ +3 |
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- | God objects | 2 | 0 | ✅ Resolved! |
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- | Migration files | 7 | 7 | ✅ Stable |
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- | Command classes | 16 | 21 | ✅ +5 |
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- | Test files | 64+ | 74+ | ✅ +10 |
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- | OperationTracker JSON | SQLite funcs | Ruby JSON | ✅ Fixed! |
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+ <details>
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+ <summary>21 items completed in 7 atomic commits</summary>
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- **Key Insights:**
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- - ✅ Both god objects resolved through proper extraction
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- - ✅ Functional core growing rapidly (17+ pure classes)
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- - ✅ MCP modules properly separated (683 lines extracted)
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- - ✅ Test coverage improving
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- - ✅ Architecture is sound and maintainable
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+ **Quick Wins (6):** bare rescue in server.rb, tool_extractor.rb, stats_command.rb; ResultSorter mutation; RRFusion mutation; databases_exist? logic
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- ## 9. Positive Observations
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- ### Architectural Excellence
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-
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- 1. **Functional Core Growing**: 17+ pure logic classes with zero I/O
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- 2. **Proper Extractions**: ResponseFormatter, ToolDefinitions, SetupStatusAnalyzer
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- 3. **DualQueryTemplate**: Elegant solution to dual-database queries
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- 4. **FactQueryBuilder**: Clean separation of query construction
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- 5. **ConceptRanker**: Perfect example of pure business logic
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- ### Code Quality Wins
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- - **DoctorCommand**: Still exemplary at 31 lines
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- - **OperationTracker**: Fixed JSON functions, now uses Ruby properly
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- - **WAL Checkpoint**: Implemented for database maintenance
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- - **Transaction Safety**: Consistently used in critical operations
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- - **Check Classes**: 5 specialized, focused classes
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- - **Core Module**: Well-organized pure logic (17+ classes)
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- ### Testing & Maintenance
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-
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- - **74+ spec files**: Growing test coverage
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- - **7 migrations**: Proper Sequel migration system
625
- - **Standard Ruby**: Consistent linting
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- - **Good documentation**: Clear inline comments
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- - **FileSystem abstraction**: Testable without I/O
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- ## 10. Conclusion
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-
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- **The codebase has reached production-quality standards!**
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- ### Major Achievements (Jan 27 → Jan 29)
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- 1. ✅ Recall reduced 24% (754 → 575 lines)
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- 2. ✅ MCP Tools reduced 43% (1,039 → 592 lines)
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- 3. ✅ 3 major extractions (683 lines properly separated)
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- 4. ✅ OperationTracker JSON functions fixed
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- 5. ✅ DualQueryTemplate eliminates duplication
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- 6. ✅ 17+ pure logic classes in functional core
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-
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- ### Current State: Excellent
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-
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- **God objects**: ✅ Resolved through proper extraction
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- **Architecture**: ✅ Sound with clear boundaries
648
- **Testing**: ✅ 74+ spec files, growing coverage
649
- **Code quality**: ✅ Consistently high across modules
650
- **Maintainability**: ✅ Excellent with clear patterns
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-
652
- ### Remaining Work: Optional Refinements
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-
654
- The remaining recommendations are **improvements, not fixes**:
655
- - Complete strategy pattern (optional architectural refinement)
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- - DateTime migration (database best practice)
657
- - Result objects (error handling clarity)
658
- - Individual tool classes (minor organizational improvement)
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-
660
- None of these are critical. The codebase is production-ready.
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-
662
- ### Recommendation
663
-
664
- **Ship it!** The architecture is solid, patterns are clear, and code quality is high. The optional improvements can be done incrementally as part of normal maintenance.
665
-
666
- The team has done outstanding work transforming this codebase from having god objects to having a beautiful functional core with clear boundaries.
95
+ **High Priority (8):** N+1 provenance query; N+1 legacy query; check_setup extraction; detailed_stats extraction; resolve_fact decomposition; ingester transaction body extraction
667
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668
- ---
669
-
670
- **Review completed:** 2026-01-29
671
- **Reviewed by:** Claude Code (comprehensive analysis through expert perspectives)
672
- **Next review:** Recommend after 2-3 months of production use
673
-
674
- **Overall Assessment:** ✅ PRODUCTION READY
675
-
676
- ---
677
-
678
- ## Appendix A: Quick Wins (COMPLETED ✅)
679
-
680
- All quick wins from the previous review have been completed:
681
-
682
- 1. ✅ **Fix JSON functions in OperationTracker** - DONE
683
- - Replaced `Sequel.function(:json_set)` with Ruby JSON handling
684
- - Lines 114-117 and 143-154 now use Ruby JSON.parse/generate
685
-
686
- 2. ✅ **Add WAL checkpoint management** - DONE
687
- - Added `checkpoint_wal` method to SQLiteStore (lines 40-42)
688
- - Available for sweep operations
689
-
690
- 3. ✅ **Extract ResponseFormatter from Tools** - DONE
691
- - Created `MCP::ResponseFormatter` class (331 lines)
692
- - All formatting logic properly separated
693
-
694
- 4. ✅ **Extract ToolDefinitions** - DONE
695
- - Created `MCP::ToolDefinitions` module (279 lines)
696
- - Tool schemas as pure data
697
-
698
- 5. ✅ **Add ConceptRanker to Core** - DONE
699
- - Created `Core::ConceptRanker` (74 lines)
700
- - Pure logic with fast tests
701
-
702
- **All quick wins completed!**
97
+ **Medium Priority (7):** RRFusion mutation; OperationTracker DRY; ToolExtractor bare rescue; databases_exist?; stats_command bare rescue; SchemaValidator.validate extraction; FactGraph.build decomposition
98
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703
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704
100
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705
101
 
706
- ## Appendix B: File Size Report
707
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708
- **No files > 500 lines!** 🎉
709
-
710
- **Medium Files (200-600 lines):**
711
- - `lib/claude_memory/mcp/tools.rb` - 592 lines ✅ (down 43%)
712
- - `lib/claude_memory/recall.rb` - 575 lines ✅ (down 24%)
713
- - `lib/claude_memory/store/sqlite_store.rb` - 389 lines ✅
714
- - `lib/claude_memory/mcp/response_formatter.rb` - 331 lines ✅
715
- - `lib/claude_memory/mcp/tool_definitions.rb` - 279 lines ✅
716
-
717
- **Well-Sized Files (< 200 lines):**
718
- - `lib/claude_memory/cli.rb` - 41 lines ✅
719
- - `lib/claude_memory/commands/doctor_command.rb` - 31 lines ✅
720
- - `lib/claude_memory/core/fact_ranker.rb` - 114 lines ✅
721
- - `lib/claude_memory/core/fact_query_builder.rb` - 154 lines ✅
722
- - `lib/claude_memory/core/concept_ranker.rb` - 74 lines ✅
723
- - `lib/claude_memory/mcp/setup_status_analyzer.rb` - 73 lines ✅
724
- - `lib/claude_memory/recall/dual_query_template.rb` - 64 lines ✅
725
- - Most command files - 30-115 lines ✅
726
- - Check classes - 30-115 lines each ✅
727
- - Domain objects - 30-80 lines ✅
728
- - Value objects - 20-40 lines ✅
729
-
730
- **Migration Files:**
731
- - `db/migrations/*.rb` - 7 files ✅
732
-
733
- ---
734
-
735
- ## Appendix C: Critical Files for Implementation
736
-
737
- Based on this comprehensive review, the most critical files for implementing the remaining optional improvements are:
738
-
739
- - `/Users/valentinostoll/src/claude_memory/lib/claude_memory/recall.rb` - Main query coordinator (575 lines, could complete strategy pattern)
740
- - `/Users/valentinostoll/src/claude_memory/lib/claude_memory/mcp/tools.rb` - Tool handler (592 lines, well-structured, could split further)
741
- - `/Users/valentinostoll/src/claude_memory/lib/claude_memory/store/sqlite_store.rb` - Database layer (389 lines, good for DateTime migration)
742
- - `/Users/valentinostoll/src/claude_memory/lib/claude_memory/resolve/resolver.rb` - Resolution logic (156 lines, uses mutable state)
743
- - `/Users/valentinostoll/src/claude_memory/lib/claude_memory/index/lexical_fts.rb` - FTS indexer (63 lines, has constructor side effect with flag)
102
+ **Next review:** After recall.rb strategy pattern or sqlite_store.rb extraction