@askexenow/exe-os 0.8.92 → 0.8.94

package/dist/bin/backfill-conversations.js

@@ -1755,9 +1755,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/backfill-responses.js

@@ -1755,9 +1755,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/backfill-vectors.js

@@ -1757,9 +1757,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/cli.js

@@ -1455,9 +1455,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os6.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os6.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;
@@ -12412,10 +12419,11 @@ async function validateModel(log) {
 }
 async function runSetupWizard(opts = {}) {
   const {
-    skipModel = false,
+    skipModel: skipModelOpt = false,
     skipModelValidation = false,
     log = (msg) => process.stderr.write(msg + "\n")
   } = opts;
+  let skipModel = skipModelOpt;
   const rl = opts.createReadline ? opts.createReadline() : createInterface3({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stderr });
   try {
     log("");
@@ -12592,9 +12600,16 @@ async function runSetupWizard(opts = {}) {
     }
     log("");
     if (!state.completedSteps.includes(3)) {
+      const totalGB = getTotalMemoryGB();
+      if (totalGB <= 8) {
+        log(`System: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB RAM detected`);
+        log("Skipping embedding model download (keyword search mode).");
+        log("Vector search requires 16GB+ RAM. Your search uses keyword matching,");
+        log("which works great for most use cases.");
+        skipModel = true;
+      }
       if (!skipModel) {
         const freeGB = getAvailableMemoryGB();
-        const totalGB = getTotalMemoryGB();
         if (freeGB < 2) {
           log(`\u26A0 Low memory detected: ${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free of ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total`);
           log("  Close other applications (browser, Slack, etc.) before continuing.");
@@ -12953,6 +12968,9 @@ async function runSetupWizard(opts = {}) {
     log("Encryption: SQLCipher (local) + AES-256-GCM (sync)");
     if (!skipModel) {
       log("Model: " + LOCAL_FILENAME);
+      log("Search: hybrid (vector + keyword)");
+    } else if (getTotalMemoryGB() <= 8) {
+      log("Search: keyword only (8GB RAM \u2014 vector search requires 16GB+)");
     }
     if (createdEmployees.length > 0) {
       log("Team: " + createdEmployees.map((e) => `${e.name} (${e.role})`).join(", "));

package/dist/bin/exe-assign.js

@@ -311,9 +311,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/exe-boot.js

@@ -495,9 +495,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/exe-gateway.js

@@ -1901,9 +1901,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/exe-link.js

@@ -646,9 +646,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/exe-rename.js

@@ -330,9 +330,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/exe-search.js

@@ -2727,9 +2727,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/exe-session-cleanup.js

@@ -454,9 +454,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/git-sweep.js

@@ -726,9 +726,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/scan-tasks.js

@@ -726,9 +726,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/bin/setup.js

@@ -455,9 +455,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;
@@ -5802,10 +5809,11 @@ async function validateModel(log) {
 }
 async function runSetupWizard(opts = {}) {
   const {
-    skipModel: skipModel2 = false,
+    skipModel: skipModelOpt = false,
     skipModelValidation = false,
     log = (msg) => process.stderr.write(msg + "\n")
   } = opts;
+  let skipModel2 = skipModelOpt;
   const rl = opts.createReadline ? opts.createReadline() : createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stderr });
   try {
     log("");
@@ -5982,9 +5990,16 @@ async function runSetupWizard(opts = {}) {
     }
     log("");
     if (!state.completedSteps.includes(3)) {
+      const totalGB = getTotalMemoryGB();
+      if (totalGB <= 8) {
+        log(`System: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB RAM detected`);
+        log("Skipping embedding model download (keyword search mode).");
+        log("Vector search requires 16GB+ RAM. Your search uses keyword matching,");
+        log("which works great for most use cases.");
+        skipModel2 = true;
+      }
       if (!skipModel2) {
         const freeGB = getAvailableMemoryGB();
-        const totalGB = getTotalMemoryGB();
         if (freeGB < 2) {
           log(`\u26A0 Low memory detected: ${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free of ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total`);
           log("  Close other applications (browser, Slack, etc.) before continuing.");
@@ -6343,6 +6358,9 @@ async function runSetupWizard(opts = {}) {
     log("Encryption: SQLCipher (local) + AES-256-GCM (sync)");
     if (!skipModel2) {
       log("Model: " + LOCAL_FILENAME);
+      log("Search: hybrid (vector + keyword)");
+    } else if (getTotalMemoryGB() <= 8) {
+      log("Search: keyword only (8GB RAM \u2014 vector search requires 16GB+)");
     }
     if (createdEmployees.length > 0) {
       log("Team: " + createdEmployees.map((e) => `${e.name} (${e.role})`).join(", "));

package/dist/gateway/index.js

@@ -1894,9 +1894,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/commit-complete.js

@@ -725,9 +725,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/error-recall.js

@@ -2729,9 +2729,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/ingest-worker.js

@@ -526,9 +526,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/instructions-loaded.js

@@ -354,9 +354,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/notification.js

@@ -363,9 +363,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/post-compact.js

@@ -597,9 +597,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/pre-compact.js

@@ -725,9 +725,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/pre-tool-use.js

@@ -764,9 +764,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/prompt-ingest-worker.js

@@ -1825,9 +1825,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/prompt-submit.js

@@ -2764,9 +2764,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/response-ingest-worker.js

@@ -1836,9 +1836,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/session-end.js

@@ -728,9 +728,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/session-start.js

@@ -2747,9 +2747,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/stop.js

@@ -623,9 +623,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/subagent-stop.js

@@ -604,9 +604,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/hooks/summary-worker.js

@@ -496,9 +496,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/index.js

@@ -980,9 +980,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os6.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os6.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/cloud-sync.js

@@ -314,9 +314,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/database.js

@@ -167,9 +167,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/db-daemon-client.js

@@ -164,9 +164,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os2.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os2.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/device-registry.js

@@ -259,9 +259,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os3.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os3.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/embedder.js

@@ -333,9 +333,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os2.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os2.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/exe-daemon-client.js

@@ -166,9 +166,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os2.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os2.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/exe-daemon.js

@@ -1141,9 +1141,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/lib/hybrid-search.js

@@ -2726,9 +2726,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os4.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os4.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/mcp/server.js

@@ -352,9 +352,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os2.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os2.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/runtime/index.js

@@ -767,9 +767,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os6.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os6.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/dist/tui/App.js

@@ -992,9 +992,16 @@ function findPackageRoot() {
 function spawnDaemon() {
   const freeGB = os5.freemem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
   const totalGB = os5.totalmem() / (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
-  if (freeGB < 1.5 && totalGB <= 8) {
+  if (totalGB <= 8) {
     process.stderr.write(
-      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only. Close other apps and retry.
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB system \u2014 embedding daemon disabled. Using keyword search only. Minimum 16GB recommended for vector search.
+`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (totalGB <= 16 && freeGB < 4) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[exed-client] SKIP: low memory (${freeGB.toFixed(1)}GB free / ${totalGB.toFixed(0)}GB total). Embedding daemon not started \u2014 using keyword search only.
 `
     );
     return;

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@askexenow/exe-os",
-  "version": "0.8.92",
+  "version": "0.8.94",
   "description": "AI employee operating system — persistent memory, task management, and multi-agent coordination for Claude Code.",
   "license": "CC-BY-NC-4.0",
   "type": "module",