backpack-ontology 0.3.0 → 0.3.1

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  2. package/package.json +1 -1
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  ### Backpack Local (offline, private)
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- Prefer to keep everything on your machine? No account needed:
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+ Prefer to keep everything on your machine? No account needed.
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+ **If you're using Claude Code, install the plugin** — it bundles this MCP server together with two usage skills that teach Claude how to build and query learning graphs, including an autonomous mining loop for growing a graph from web sources:
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+ ```
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+ /plugin marketplace add NoahIrzinger/backpack-ontology-plugin
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+ /plugin install backpack-ontology-plugin@NoahIrzinger-backpack-ontology-plugin
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+ ```
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+ Restart Claude Code (or run `/reload-plugins`) and you're ready. Plugin repo: [backpack-ontology-plugin](https://github.com/NoahIrzinger/backpack-ontology-plugin).
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+ **Without the plugin (advanced, or other MCP clients):**
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  ```bash
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  claude mcp add backpack-local -s user -- npx backpack-ontology@latest
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  ```
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+ This installs the MCP server directly but without the skills. You'll have the tools but not the guidance on how Claude should use them — the plugin is recommended unless you have a specific reason to skip it.
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  You can always move to Backpack App later by telling Claude "sync my backpack to the cloud".
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  ### Works with other AI tools
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  ## Data and privacy
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- **Backpack Local**: your data is stored as readable JSON files on your computer at `~/.local/share/backpack/ontologies/`. You can inspect, edit, back up, or version-control these files directly.
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+ **Backpack Local**: your data is stored at `~/.local/share/backpack/graphs/<graph-name>/` as an append-only event log per branch (`branches/<branch>/events.jsonl`) plus a materialized snapshot cache (`branches/<branch>/snapshot.json`). Both are human-readable, backupable, and version-controlable. Graphs from earlier versions are migrated to this format automatically on first start — nothing to do.
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  **Backpack App**: your data is stored securely in our cloud infrastructure. See our [privacy policy](https://backpackontology.com/privacy) for details.
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  | Add a new learning graph | `backpack_create` |
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  | Find something | `backpack_search`, `backpack_list_nodes` |
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  | Get full details on an item | `backpack_get_node`, `backpack_get_neighbors` |
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- | Add or update knowledge | `backpack_add_node`, `backpack_update_node`, `backpack_add_edge` |
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- | Bulk import | `backpack_import_nodes` |
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- | Clean up | `backpack_remove_node`, `backpack_remove_edge`, `backpack_delete` |
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+ | Add or update knowledge | `backpack_import_nodes` (preferred, with always-on validation), `backpack_add_node`, `backpack_update_node`, `backpack_add_edge` |
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+ | Audit and clean up drift | `backpack_audit`, `backpack_audit_roles`, `backpack_normalize`, `backpack_health` |
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+ | Snapshot and revert | `backpack_snapshot`, `backpack_versions`, `backpack_rollback`, `backpack_diff` |
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+ | Branches | `backpack_branch_create`, `backpack_branch_switch`, `backpack_branch_list` |
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+ | Collaboration awareness | `backpack_lock_status` (reads the current edit heartbeat on shared graphs) |
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+ | Delete | `backpack_remove_node`, `backpack_remove_edge`, `backpack_delete` |
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+ **Autonomous mining** (plugin-only): the `backpack-mine` skill in the [Claude Code plugin](https://github.com/NoahIrzinger/backpack-ontology-plugin) drives an iteration loop that finds sources on the web, extracts entities and relationships, validates each batch, and stops on convergence. Say "mine &lt;topic&gt; into a learning graph" and the skill takes over.
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  ### Configuration
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package/package.json CHANGED
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  "name": "backpack-ontology",
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- "version": "0.3.0",
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  "description": "A persistent learning graph engine for Claude Code via MCP — structured knowledge that carries forward across sessions",
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  "license": "Apache-2.0",
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  "author": "Noah Irzinger",