@andespindola/brainlink 0.1.0-beta.8 → 0.1.0-beta.9

package/docs/AGENT_USAGE.md

@@ -39,9 +39,19 @@ $HOME/.brainlink/vault
 
 `blink server` follows the same rule, so it serves the default Brainlink vault instead of the current working directory.
 
-Use `--vault <path>` for a one-off custom vault, or set `vault` in `brainlink.config.json` / `.brainlink.json` for a workspace-level custom default. Set `BRAINLINK_HOME` when the whole Brainlink home directory should live somewhere else.
+Use `--vault <path>` for a one-off custom vault, or set `vault` in config for a persistent default.
+Configuration precedence is:
+
+1. global: `$BRAINLINK_HOME/brainlink.config.json` (or `$HOME/.brainlink/brainlink.config.json`)
+2. local: `./brainlink.config.json`
+3. local legacy: `./.brainlink.json`
+
+Set `BRAINLINK_HOME` when the whole Brainlink home directory should live somewhere else.
+
+Use `blink config where` and `blink config doctor` to inspect active paths and effective source.
 
 You can also set `defaultAgent` in `brainlink.config.json` / `.brainlink.json` (for example `"defaultAgent": "coding-agent"`). When set, CLI commands and MCP calls reuse it when `--agent`/`agent` is not passed.
+You can set `agentProfiles` to define per-agent defaults for `defaultSearchMode`, `defaultSearchLimit` and `defaultContextTokens`.
 
 `autoIndexOnWrite` (default: `true`) controls whether `add` and MCP write tools index right after writing.
 
@@ -246,7 +256,7 @@ cp docs/templates/agent-note-template.md /tmp/agent-note.md
 When using MCP, use this compact sequence for the same memory discipline:
 
 1. Bootstrap context:
-   - `brainlink_context` with `agent`, `query`, `mode: hybrid`, `limit`.
+   - `brainlink_bootstrap` with `agent`, optional `query`, `mode: hybrid`, `limit`.
 2. Capture durable decisions:
    - `brainlink_add_note` or `brainlink_add_file` with explicit `[[wiki links]]` and `#tags`.
 3. Run maintenance before handoff or before the next step:
@@ -343,6 +353,56 @@ $HOME/.brainlink/vault/
 
 `blink init ./vault` creates a custom vault instead. If the custom vault is empty and the default `$HOME/.brainlink/vault` already has Markdown memory, Brainlink copies that content into the custom vault and reindexes it. Use `blink init ./vault --no-migrate-existing` to intentionally start empty, or `blink init ./vault --migrate-from <old-vault>` to migrate from a specific previous vault. Existing target files are not overwritten; conflicting source files are preserved with a `.conflict-<timestamp>` suffix.
 
+### Configure Defaults
+
+```bash
+blink config where
+blink config get vault
+blink config doctor
+blink config doctor --fix
+blink config set-vault /absolute/path/to/vault
+blink config set-vault /absolute/path/to/vault --global
+```
+
+`config set-vault` updates Brainlink config through CLI. By default it writes local `brainlink.config.json`, appends the vault to `allowedVaults`, and migrates markdown when the target is empty.
+
+### Migrate Vaults Explicitly
+
+```bash
+blink migrate-vault --from ~/.brainlink/vault --to ./team-vault --dry-run
+blink migrate-vault --from ~/.brainlink/vault --to ./team-vault
+blink migrate-vault --from ~/.brainlink/vault --to "s3://my-memory-bucket/brainlink"
+blink migrate-vault --from ~/.brainlink/vault --to ./team-vault --report ./migration-report.json
+```
+
+Use `--dry-run` to preview `copied`, `conflicted`, `unchanged` before writing files.
+
+### Install Agent Integration
+
+```bash
+blink agent install
+blink agent install --self-test
+blink agent upgrade
+blink agent policy --preset fully-auto
+blink agent policy --preset strict
+blink agent install --plugin-path ./plugins/brainlink
+blink agent status
+```
+
+`agent install` configures Brainlink MCP in `~/.codex/config.toml` so compatible agents can use Brainlink by default.
+Use `agent upgrade` on legacy installations to reapply the latest defaults and run self-test diagnostics.
+Use `agent policy --preset fully-auto` to keep startup/read auto-bootstrap enabled, or `agent policy --preset strict` to force explicit bootstrap calls.
+
+### Quickstart Plug-And-Play
+
+```bash
+blink quickstart --json
+blink quickstart --vault ./team-vault --agent coding-agent --query "architecture decisions" --json
+blink quickstart --vault ./team-vault --mcp-only --json
+```
+
+`quickstart` runs index, doctor, stats and validation, marks bootstrap readiness for MCP sessions, optionally returns context, and updates agent integration by default.
+
 ### Add A Note
 
 ```bash
@@ -356,6 +416,7 @@ blink add "Note Title" --vault ./vault --content-file ./notes.md --no-auto-index
 This creates a slugged Markdown file with frontmatter and a heading.
 
 The CLI blocks common secret patterns by default. Do not use `--allow-sensitive` unless the vault is intentionally protected.
+Brainlink also auto-connects notes that have no `[[wiki links]]` by adding a fallback edge to an agent hub note, so new memory does not stay disconnected.
 
 For agent-private memory:
 
@@ -395,6 +456,7 @@ blink search "authentication token policy" --vault ./vault --mode semantic --jso
 ```
 
 This returns matching chunks with title, source path, score, `textScore`, `semanticScore`, `searchMode`, and content.
+If `--mode`/`--limit` are omitted, Brainlink resolves those values from the active agent profile before global defaults.
 
 Search modes:
 
@@ -402,6 +464,8 @@ Search modes:
 - `fts`: lexical SQLite full-text search only.
 - `semantic`: local deterministic embedding similarity with SQLite bucket candidate narrowing.
 
+Hybrid results are cached in-memory for a short TTL and invalidated when `.brainlink/brainlink.db` changes.
+
 ### Build Agent Context
 
 ```bash
@@ -518,6 +582,9 @@ Example MCP client configuration:
 
 Available MCP tools:
 
+- `brainlink_bootstrap`
+- `brainlink_policy`
+- `brainlink_recommendations`
 - `brainlink_context`
 - `brainlink_search`
 - `brainlink_add_note`
@@ -530,9 +597,17 @@ Available MCP tools:
 - `brainlink_broken_links`
 - `brainlink_orphans`
 
+Recommended start of every memory-dependent task: call `brainlink_bootstrap` first, then `brainlink_context` only when additional retrieval is needed. By default, Brainlink enforces bootstrap for MCP read tools and auto-runs bootstrap on reads when state is missing or stale (`autoBootstrapOnRead=true`).
+MCP startup also bootstraps the configured default vault/agent automatically (`autoBootstrapOnStartup=true`), so sessions start warm without manual calls.
+If `autoBootstrapOnRead` is disabled through `brainlink_policy`, read tools return preflight-required responses.
+`brainlink_bootstrap`, `brainlink_policy` and preflight responses include structured `nextActions` so clients can continue tool flows automatically.
+`brainlink_policy` also accepts policy presets (`fully-auto`, `strict`) so MCP clients can switch behavior in one call.
+`brainlink_recommendations` returns the suggested execution order so an agent can follow Brainlink best practices automatically.
+
 MCP clients can pass `vault` and `agent` arguments per tool call. Set `BRAINLINK_ALLOWED_VAULTS` when exposing Brainlink to an external agent process so a tool cannot pass arbitrary vault paths:
 
 `brainlink_graph` returns weighted edges. Agents should prefer higher `weight` and stronger `priority` when deciding which related notes matter most.
+`brainlink_add_note` and `brainlink_add_file` return `writeConnectivity` metadata and guarantee at least one edge for new notes.
 
 ```bash
 export BRAINLINK_ALLOWED_VAULTS="/absolute/path/to/project-vault"

package/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ src/
 
   cli/
     commands/
+      agent-commands.ts
+      config-commands.ts
       read-commands.ts
       write-commands.ts
     main.ts
@@ -57,7 +59,13 @@ src/
       schema.ts
       search-reader.ts
     file-system-vault.ts
+    session-state.ts
     sqlite-index.ts
+
+  mcp/
+    main.ts
+    server.ts
+    tools.ts
 ```
 
 ## Domain
@@ -181,6 +189,9 @@ MCP client
 ```
 
 The MCP adapter stays thin. It validates tool inputs, resolves the configured vault and calls the same application use cases used by the CLI.
+At server startup, Brainlink runs a bootstrap pass on the configured default vault/agent, then keeps enforcing bootstrap policy on read tools.
+When `mode`/`limit`/`tokens` are omitted, MCP read tools resolve per-agent defaults from `agentProfiles` and then fallback to global config defaults.
+Session bootstrap state is persisted in `$BRAINLINK_HOME/session-state.json` so read tools can enforce bootstrap policy per vault/agent and auto-bootstrap reads when configured.
 
 ## Link Resolution
 
@@ -287,10 +298,11 @@ Markdown keeps the system portable, inspectable, Git-friendly, and compatible wi
 ### SQLite As Local Index
 
 SQLite gives fast local search, local vector storage and rebuildable retrieval without forcing users to run external infrastructure.
+Hybrid retrieval also uses a short-lived in-memory cache keyed by vault/query/agent and invalidated by index file mtime to reduce repeated query latency.
 
 ### CLI First
 
-The CLI is the smallest useful integration surface for agents. HTTP is a local inspection adapter, and MCP can be implemented outside this package by wrapping the CLI.
+The CLI is the smallest useful integration surface for agents. HTTP is a local inspection adapter, and Brainlink also ships a built-in MCP server (`brainlink-mcp`) that uses the same application use cases.
 
 ### Functional Core
 

package/docs/QUICKSTART.md

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Quickstart
+
+Use this path when you want Brainlink running as agent memory with the smallest setup.
+
+## 1) Install Brainlink
+
+```bash
+npm install -g @andespindola/brainlink@latest
+```
+
+## 2) Install Agent Integration
+
+```bash
+blink agent install --self-test
+blink agent upgrade
+blink agent policy --preset fully-auto
+blink agent status
+```
+
+For local plugin gallery in this repository:
+
+```bash
+blink agent install --plugin-path ./plugins/brainlink --self-test
+```
+
+One-command setup and readiness check:
+
+```bash
+blink quickstart --query "what should I know before this task?" --json
+```
+
+## 3) Initialize Or Select Vault
+
+```bash
+blink init
+blink config where
+```
+
+To set a different default vault:
+
+```bash
+blink config set-vault /absolute/path/to/vault
+```
+
+Optional per-agent retrieval defaults in `brainlink.config.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "agentProfiles": {
+    "coding-agent": {
+      "defaultSearchMode": "semantic",
+      "defaultSearchLimit": 8,
+      "defaultContextTokens": 2400
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## 4) Run Bootstrap Before Work
+
+MCP clients should call `brainlink_bootstrap` first for each vault/agent session.
+Read tools auto-bootstrap by default when state is missing/stale, and bootstrap/preflight responses include structured `nextActions` for automatic client flows.
+MCP startup also runs bootstrap automatically for the configured default vault/agent.
+
+For CLI workflows:
+
+```bash
+blink context "what should I know before this task?" --mode hybrid --json
+```
+
+## 5) Write Durable Memory
+
+```bash
+blink add "Architecture Decision" --content "Use explicit [[Bounded Context]] links and #tags. #architecture #decision"
+```
+
+## 6) Validate Health
+
+```bash
+blink validate
+blink doctor
+blink stats --extended --json
+```
+
+## 7) Migrate Existing Memory (Optional)
+
+Preview first:
+
+```bash
+blink migrate-vault --from ~/.brainlink/vault --to ./team-vault --dry-run --report ./migration-report.json
+```
+
+Apply:
+
+```bash
+blink migrate-vault --from ~/.brainlink/vault --to ./team-vault --report ./migration-report.json
+```
+
+S3 target:
+
+```bash
+blink migrate-vault --from ~/.brainlink/vault --to "s3://my-memory-bucket/brainlink" --dry-run
+```

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@andespindola/brainlink",
-  "version": "0.1.0-beta.8",
+  "version": "0.1.0-beta.9",
   "description": "Local-first knowledge memory for agents with Markdown, backlinks, indexing and context retrieval.",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",